AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42. \# i' I s% O1 U5 `
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8 t2 Y" }4 j$ p; r8 ~- E; ^南洋战场,日军驻岛分队扶桑疯狂炮击、登陆安汶岛,并发动进攻,降低城防至1级( S! n- z" R& N i! ~, D3 C
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明" Y: |, ]$ G: S ?
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高; f! f7 V$ T( Y0 ~
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉0 T& G. i2 _# H* Z
日军占领班克伦
# Q% x E, j3 ]6 W9 a北太战场,盟军水面舰队在阿达克岛成功拦截并全歼了日军的登陆船队,天亮后企业号舰载机出击,将附近的日军登陆船队痛扁一顿,获得北太大捷* [1 }9 S* X* X% @8 f& B+ t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106! s- S% s, g5 A0 X7 a5 X1 n( D; k j
/ W% p) a, e+ O/ Z9 HWeather in hex: Heavy cloud0 R- H+ w/ {3 C$ c8 L% ~) r* o& a
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ N4 U3 s3 x$ [, `3 {2 D) [8 kEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft$ M% g; O; R# M9 s6 R
A-24 Banshee x 18/ N0 o9 @; i3 x6 P; s% t8 k
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Allied aircraft losses
! {, E d4 n* y& t A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged# q# J8 d% Z S% q9 W6 [ ^
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak2 f' o$ ]1 R/ g$ u6 o Q
( \8 [' ?! P& U# HJapanese Ships7 |5 w9 T0 W! Q
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 p7 w" ~8 [9 \5 s D" V DD Inazuma. S9 l8 s+ V; l2 f5 y. \/ ~& n8 r
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards8 O8 r% H+ e' J. Z5 t# E! g/ V3 w
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; W/ W9 D& B1 T m6 B CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk i4 T" |" u/ [& H2 L8 E- G
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
d3 w6 \- b+ {9 { _' Z9 W% F' Y xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
, j9 e( T, z2 H' W( r) U; O7 `" L5 z" L xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
o5 }- c+ Z' Q/ ?6 H+ M xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk a$ A4 h6 {) f/ U9 H. a
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CA Northampton
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DD Blue( o; @% ? n5 S1 Y& a! v
DD Helm. ~- g- i6 S! w
DD Mugford0 X# w% @0 t F# B, g
DD Ralph Talbot
- E1 _1 F$ {! I DD Henley
' ~9 @9 j, v @- x! w ? DD Patterson
5 @* v7 @2 s! X7 K, O- C DD Craven4 ~3 `2 W) ~ k
' r' A( D* Z( T$ z3 a9 k. MJapanese ground losses:
# E ?2 @; g0 f( z; k 3887 casualties reported
" @1 B. l: V' N/ _2 [4 Z' N q Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
$ X" i$ A, c- O8 Y Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
' w* o E0 a; {7 u Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
& }6 o% Z$ Q* Y2 r" t Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)* R1 C% b2 F% y' [
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)6 S, Y8 t1 b; O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain M7 Z' G D' H, j8 x4 Y
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
8 z5 G/ E% A! n+ P4 O& Z7 d$ s/ wEstimated time to target is 7 minutes, ]( m% F9 Q% R# L
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Allied aircraft
" g y# g' q* N; M9 O! } F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
, l. [8 ^5 Q" C7 p3 _$ |! @ SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses
& r. W- X' k+ n! F/ v) u SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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& b5 g0 W1 X5 o xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
' R4 Z; v* I) q: [3 ]; C CL Nagara8 e7 H) z4 a9 [4 W7 o7 ~
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
- X) O. f' X. ` DD Makigumo$ I3 h# s- k R. Y$ B- R1 r/ q
xAK Canberra Maru
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1845 casualties reported
/ ]6 }& S0 u: C2 \; [! `5 `$ F$ `9 A5 ? Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled" S8 H6 G6 I* T) F2 m1 v
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
9 \* n0 T1 D8 C/ S2 s) \2 F Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
- ?$ @9 Y6 @; {4 y6 Y6 _ Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 p# K: y9 o O, E
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52- f6 h) v4 a1 K' r4 U
}0 h& S- T+ I3 Q0 LWeather in hex: Clear sky4 e) O/ _$ l! x+ U
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- T3 l6 Z$ O% ~Estimated time to target is 16 minutes& X% m; C- M1 l. {3 U
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Allied aircraft4 C7 l4 Y8 g4 O2 h5 t
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
! d1 C5 W) @! Y6 g& j SBD-2 Dauntless x 3- K6 A( f9 F! y5 X' M+ Q4 c
TBD-1 Devastator x 14' Q( q' [- n7 ^- b- x5 O# k
9 b, q- e% Y' y- @9 b" _# AAllied aircraft losses
: j: K+ J0 _; Y4 P8 o, g( ^1 U SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged: o F0 k! ?& Z. d0 o/ R, r0 Y$ \
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Japanese Ships
6 _7 u4 T7 g7 o M4 S- Z5 t( F$ Q9 C xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; \6 C$ \1 l8 w( }" T. }
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ P$ M/ A" E. \5 y4 L# T AV Kimikawa Maru9 H9 T/ m8 j& X. q( K% J
xAK Zinzan Maru" [6 P5 y& O$ L; I, R! |
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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% u. O6 ?+ f% w/ gJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2445 {3 ` Z# b% n; Z x) d0 W
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47% U5 o( q1 i# Z! i% S+ x8 `: O
: z8 b$ }: e6 d2 @4 R* pJapanese adjusted assault: 30 3 r! ]3 U8 H- C* s; C
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) - u" I# D1 F. g+ O# I, d
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 15 U6 l( Q @: E/ m$ _- q
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Combat modifiers
$ F5 Q6 d; A8 `) D; e! kDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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9 |, Z5 z8 Y2 a4 \Attacker:
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# n5 ~/ w, W/ B; _+ l/ e1 SJapanese ground losses:4 a( r) J2 r8 p
102 casualties reported F2 Q" }6 h' \) b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
2 c' y, A3 h$ i1 O$ Y' s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) {0 ^4 P9 N9 m" i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:; f* e: V# O0 F( X
118 casualties reported
% J5 t/ j6 v7 d3 l$ `; p Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled0 U; e5 G9 `$ I% ?) t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 _0 w$ d( b0 B% I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
& o# m0 V' A4 q* O 24th Infantry Regiment% a# n4 N$ n" ]& T
1st Kure Assault Division
1 ?8 g; i3 K! ? 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
+ j& Y7 l' B# g+ y( @ 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
8 L, }: h2 e6 O2 ?; n/ l8 J; o( Q 3rd Air Flotilla
: c: H; ~+ q4 b! l/ k: [( @% R 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment+ m$ `% R2 H; i U6 Y" K. X
7 K" U* \8 W" Q6 ZDefending units:2 H5 _8 p, p# Z( D; ]
Molukken Garrison Battalion0 N; A( }7 r; x' }
4th Coastal Gun Battalion% _& q/ C& {8 b4 M. f7 R
Ambon Base Force |