AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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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9 i/ f+ _' {, L: x& Q" C
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明. G9 E+ |" f) S1 n' ^0 G2 U+ N
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高1 _0 ?0 [# Y1 T. a
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉9 U# D# Y& s( m( O* O
日军占领班克伦
. T: e: S% w! P, B5 V1 H+ b0 W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! w3 K: c6 F& l, O) o) ^$ [. Y! c$ W
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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; d* V [; @- ^5 CRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& F8 z) x& a% f) y) w6 EEstimated time to target is 7 minutes+ W4 a1 y/ H" V( |( m2 G" P
0 b7 B) P! ? ~9 rAllied aircraft/ }7 [! r4 T9 X
A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
2 K6 D* e7 ^2 {( i' z A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
# y. m8 V3 T3 G! w, X A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak/ B6 a2 T9 @9 C" N0 J0 e4 a y2 T- ]
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Japanese Ships/ `# c4 ]/ e9 a' Q/ i
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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/ S% I; |, b) h+ a) {2 ]- b+ @; pNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships$ A0 M8 E2 d/ E4 H9 d
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
) f* I. ], P9 g! B; V: l xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# Z1 K* {1 f1 j8 t0 u e xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk2 B3 N5 F$ k j/ W$ V# T; D
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk7 M0 X" o# f# ]
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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CA Northampton+ m, f7 ~+ W# _3 d5 g
CA Chester+ I0 J0 L, ^: T: s! r
DD Blue
2 x- V! u" u1 r1 W DD Helm! R; f6 f u9 X/ J: n0 J
DD Mugford$ s0 S/ @: G7 s. W0 q5 H4 z
DD Ralph Talbot- i, s; k( o Y8 L8 H+ u4 e$ V
DD Henley; k0 R' w( l4 {3 a+ b
DD Patterson8 h$ u o- x4 v% p' Z u& a
DD Craven
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% R8 ^1 }" |$ uJapanese ground losses:
& V5 [" ` W7 g) {& \ 3887 casualties reported0 a0 ~) W+ q4 q9 ]
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
9 B, \; u3 K$ L# @+ c, n* G Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled1 B/ X: m! I" n0 N- `
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
: F0 M% N# u5 s% _ Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
! y9 i- S! i$ _" x2 s- b* @ Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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: O- O1 A5 \# \3 T, Y' Y, z3 k! ]Weather in hex: Light rain
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; k) Y4 t9 _! N! NRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; {1 j B2 W! E9 cEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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) x+ J( m4 N. i* \! cAllied aircraft
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; c* \" P: [5 q- {4 x SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses B% W! a0 E/ h2 Y
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged8 i& [8 q* {5 Z# n
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Japanese Ships
1 I' W0 h( ?' {! s Y% P xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
' z4 l. T3 }! F5 } CL Nagara2 Z; x0 X7 h7 j( C# K; ^3 v( i4 M
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk A& M7 Z1 r/ g" b# C0 n: y
DD Makigumo1 u. u G9 E' i; O7 k4 J
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
5 Y4 I8 p% O; X+ E& K6 k5 {5 Q 1845 casualties reported
; G- q5 i( {, B) w Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled: ^7 p! u) O: f" t0 s m [, r+ [) t
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled$ G! w7 C; h5 J6 K& s3 [1 k) c
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
4 t# t* R! P Y* r, J% g Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
4 M. n6 ~8 j9 [9 P Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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2 P% r r- G1 s6 P/ AWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ B/ f/ }; O7 j! C
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes+ z* f2 B1 R( w. Q5 l, R0 \
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Allied aircraft
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9 f4 a/ |. c. o- g) \/ W SBD-2 Dauntless x 3) |8 L9 \6 I7 M+ V6 Z; V
TBD-1 Devastator x 140 j: k( G9 ^5 B, @* H+ F
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4 b8 M) J G4 T) ?: w$ ~- } SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged1 o& |9 H& w) R! D3 }1 s. ~/ g
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, z2 W& ?- T2 F1 o! j+ G& F1 g9 f xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* X* Q1 Y5 Z" {* p9 C
AV Kimikawa Maru
0 I r+ ~' h, B) X xAK Zinzan Maru
$ [$ T9 j5 F4 Z xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- r X8 N5 e/ p4 E% x) @9 Q% l
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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$ o k, `2 ~) R. p: `Japanese Deliberate attack
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5 x _& e. x! }5 T) P1 yAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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9 m/ n. p4 Y: b6 A: }4 j" q2 n9 [Japanese adjusted assault: 30 " g- r- S& Z& I) E
* i/ m3 i8 R0 C, _Allied adjusted defense: 19
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9 o2 L3 P G2 U3 QJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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& R' K, J: ~, ^Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 12 Y0 Q w# D! Q
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:0 S% t# E- Q, W7 A! n$ P
102 casualties reported; I% I# o; N6 V9 I9 {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled: y% M! J5 M. C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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6 G: ^3 a5 ^/ T+ yAllied ground losses:& `2 s! [) ^1 F1 d2 E6 l
118 casualties reported% x4 Q. f7 A) {. B2 m) n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
4 c4 G0 @& y- y* c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# R, O& a, I/ D7 u: _0 Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( h9 b0 a) ?) A+ v" ~" @1 w0 W
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Assaulting units:% i$ K, D/ W/ X
24th Infantry Regiment
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy & F2 G+ ^$ m6 N& C
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:2 r( C3 Q6 H$ m% t
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |