AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 427 h+ u" {8 l' l1 q* e+ P
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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
* E1 e; e0 {* s$ p' m5 c3 KminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
9 O" _5 A$ j# g/ `0 w; [驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高 j: y" n# g8 [/ P+ n
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉* R1 P) l) [% F9 p) `
日军占领班克伦5 T. L5 P% k6 K+ y& @* s7 I
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
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0 x/ l- j/ c# ~# c$ W4 e& aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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4 ]: S! p) K( V7 X) k% ]Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 D" g; o% I# X; [- x. [) eEstimated time to target is 7 minutes8 d7 h+ z3 q3 v* j2 d& e
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Allied aircraft
% d# }+ E/ W# G4 w9 y& m7 ]+ _0 c" L A-24 Banshee x 184 n3 l; L+ M# b5 \
: y6 `6 z2 Y* z* F/ ?/ CAllied aircraft losses
1 Y, ]3 j7 ]$ `+ T A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged9 R v& K7 @2 q+ P! w+ T
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships+ h# @$ X" x; g6 S5 K* s
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ G% C6 z5 Z! ?5 Q. P3 t
DD Inazuma
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6 E! P H0 u) T& {4 U5 y3 oNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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& e! v! C9 q" ?$ rJapanese Ships5 \3 z4 o1 O7 U0 A& d
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk4 r7 h! P) l( o
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 q S3 Q5 o5 b$ n" x, i" E% J
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
' r; g# @, z! F! z5 |" S* _/ o; ~ xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk9 {6 M/ N) k0 J2 g; z" P, y2 e& `
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 F$ H7 p8 ?" r/ n$ L8 D" h( [
& G9 x/ ]6 U1 w3 cAllied Ships) J8 W f* w+ z- d) q/ ]
CA Northampton* X( }4 D3 j+ u
CA Chester3 h0 f7 d9 U5 \
DD Blue/ t, W" ~+ s5 X2 Z( @3 R* }4 _; S
DD Helm- s. C0 Z, a" @" p2 |
DD Mugford
7 Y/ W( F7 e& N DD Ralph Talbot! x" J0 {6 b8 _4 j2 H) b/ g0 n
DD Henley( ]2 S" \1 v$ |0 F9 ]% L$ s3 Q5 C
DD Patterson
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Japanese ground losses:
: G8 q; s' S+ s' d 3887 casualties reported z% a) ]- |# @0 {; r- A& z
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
" J4 X9 _/ s- u5 \ Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
9 p6 F) W' {0 m, m4 n% X Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled( [" r4 N3 ^$ k! v4 t# X
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
) r: B' C$ a" N4 T: `( A* |- c. r# r- u 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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# K2 z9 ]. e [7 ` r3 o3 hWeather in hex: Light rain( ~+ P+ s3 v/ z/ f" o
1 b! b9 U3 ?! i6 J, _5 [Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' g$ R2 _6 R; m
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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. P+ q9 j2 h J& yAllied aircraft# _0 d7 V& \8 Y6 r1 r' m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6' b4 W# x8 ]5 X9 \7 z
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses6 t* t ]- l4 R" f U* r
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged; o3 z# E/ `* ?) D0 s: x
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Japanese Ships6 Z: t7 S K9 N1 |( p/ k/ _ M
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
/ D/ k9 [2 F; F/ i" C# {& k CL Nagara
# V$ v- s5 K1 q/ A xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
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7 g p, B! m* e# l" h0 E) _ xAK Canberra Maru% |9 k9 F* X7 P6 u& W
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Japanese ground losses:6 T+ ~; {/ b# h0 Z
1845 casualties reported9 Z# S! ^- a6 J% t7 Y
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled; ~( J% A7 F4 |! Q3 ~
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled" G- @2 P: V J8 e/ a4 f ~1 _
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled3 F7 i" d5 e( N; u7 u
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 `# F2 P* E2 S1 G
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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|; W1 b+ Q1 x6 o3 j/ M2 AWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 Z/ u/ }" S: o; F
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft4 X6 Z7 c; O3 O# ?" s# l. V1 }
F4F-3 Wildcat x 69 b# ~3 d: I2 z' E7 `1 [* H
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3, H5 X0 ^; y: _3 y" H
TBD-1 Devastator x 144 q. ?9 x# r( F% {
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Allied aircraft losses
5 ]( ?+ u! v) b1 ? q+ V5 }9 e SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged" H; j; r {/ v1 M
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Japanese Ships
& i' r' c3 ?/ g xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# h5 G! X* V/ i) s) ^( ~# V xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: u6 {9 g2 h L, q* c
AV Kimikawa Maru
0 K/ M2 I1 `' E2 | xAK Zinzan Maru8 D9 N4 p3 }' \' Z3 s$ Y2 U
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 o# m+ [3 w2 B, }
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)+ \2 j( g2 M3 V; Z
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Japanese Deliberate attack* n7 R, h c) P0 Y# V) R" X
* ~/ L# S0 Z3 j6 }Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2449 O% ?, m9 w: m- p3 m7 u6 x
: p4 T$ Y- d6 r# jDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 g" \+ a6 _: I' C( [" A1 F
5 d2 L4 \' x$ P! `+ J+ K. LCombat modifiers
& g0 h7 d! `9 @# R4 N) RDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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5 Z$ [& @0 h9 X7 y5 S8 @ g _7 U' WAttacker:
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~! |. p: ~3 a# j. G+ {' UJapanese ground losses:% l9 z. E2 F. I
102 casualties reported o9 X! g( b. `) H) ]1 `3 I- }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
" i" n B: r, x' d+ `( W2 {2 v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled; C, y/ [+ m& f2 ]) F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ f( y9 t: E3 q1 n) L) U& fAllied ground losses:
" m) i7 @) q0 P; @ 118 casualties reported: _: y0 {2 x; _7 H" o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
3 ]) T3 @! J# A6 ?* B% h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 V3 _/ K3 e; y" b! J. z R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, s3 N# N# |; F6 w0 d6 W: Q' O4 S3 t
1 C4 s% U+ e5 n) j: QAssaulting units:
8 t* A; G* h# A2 {; o* w: i 24th Infantry Regiment
/ o* W( Q! ]1 G+ u, K 1st Kure Assault Division; P, W) S1 a" Z2 I( u5 W& h" I( P# a
8th Indpt SNLF Coy 2 v/ m. H" W- J. m, p- V7 \+ Q
2nd Field Artillery Regiment* v$ J9 y0 \) ^# ^* s# }, t
3rd Air Flotilla , s) g4 o+ T+ P, }9 u' S! t b
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment5 v4 r9 U: T$ I4 t" H; j
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Molukken Garrison Battalion, L1 D6 T: {; S/ Y9 e% d
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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