AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42% W9 C7 W+ w7 X: J7 F' k' y
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3 g0 U# H% ?- A7 b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
- A. J7 ^3 A5 DminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明. G% [- ^3 u/ w
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
$ D+ |0 p w) s9 E/ P6 V驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
9 Y1 b0 a* v/ T日军占领班克伦; A8 Y$ p0 o1 a+ H: F7 E
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( |' i" U [9 j- U; r% a5 q% d
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106# }1 Z& x. }: b+ N8 b/ d
+ T: q7 E7 P- T h) |Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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& I/ U! \8 F/ n% WRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 D" A8 ~ ~. t( |Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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8 x7 v5 J9 b @! y# hAllied aircraft ?5 V* A4 u, ^$ d! p3 v' x
A-24 Banshee x 18; s% b# j4 i# }8 ?1 l- a6 ~
3 M1 c7 k6 q# y3 D$ ]! D2 N" dAllied aircraft losses Z- J* u$ c% t) q6 R I5 _ D3 Z
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
% V5 I- ?9 T5 n A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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9 t) S# m/ y" X7 _- zJapanese Ships2 i s: [4 @0 A3 H0 |- E% B
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, E# [! ?. ]: F8 m0 b# t0 R& x DD Inazuma
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+ ]" C, G8 z" t2 ?) `Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards c, e' Q a$ h5 t4 Q( x
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, z" z6 N( F! Y& w0 O CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
j$ U0 A: [/ u, o9 F5 L& Q& c xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* H4 \! z3 _" ` f xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk: a2 C: H" L: B: `0 V
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk. l- y- F* x+ C6 m& R
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& v5 ~" y3 S) C! K9 }- X3 v
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Allied Ships7 ^+ O1 K6 v N# b& S
CA Northampton
3 t, c/ x) b" ^0 @7 r4 w9 U2 c CA Chester, o; J2 Q, s' a% e) j
DD Blue
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DD Mugford7 L, o/ o; q% l3 P% C/ j' J5 N' J
DD Ralph Talbot
& [: r6 g/ _" O l# a$ a; p DD Henley
0 Q; V" N9 c$ X, ^0 @ DD Patterson
3 F' M' V. F7 d. p# b. f3 v DD Craven$ e- j- g! Y. h
& Q. Y' W: z5 [2 ]Japanese ground losses:
% m+ J/ ` M5 N2 w" v" W 3887 casualties reported5 U Q/ _9 a2 q" u4 Z* t
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
1 h, O7 E- y" X W6 m5 { f) Z Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
8 v& Q v, D9 N& k* f. k( W+ U Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled* v9 @6 W% H1 f
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
' K/ u0 u4 l ~$ O5 X6 O3 { Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)$ p `: F; o0 R
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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( X% t/ o2 \* E+ z/ xWeather in hex: Light rain
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0 l+ {0 j% ^3 L: `, T# rRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
. u: z2 t+ B# W* S& NEstimated time to target is 7 minutes g a. m6 T4 V
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Allied aircraft
! H9 ^7 H. V! I0 w" f( F. ?3 ] F4F-3 Wildcat x 6# F$ U0 ^/ H. {+ m
SBD-2 Dauntless x 246 f8 ?( w( r2 b4 K( d
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Allied aircraft losses! k7 d: t) J3 u3 _* K# h- |
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged5 ]% f& n: Y# T% W; q
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Japanese Ships/ M$ [2 h& h: [; X- m$ B
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
: I! S& b( U6 S, ~! r# ] CL Nagara
( L0 H4 I/ l- b- F, i xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk) V1 ^. a( J0 b% l, W
DD Makigumo. o U, T& n! O& l
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:" K$ R4 O, E1 M
1845 casualties reported* h+ Q/ `1 N; A
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled( F9 i3 R8 m7 P' L( @, C
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
h N; y. F8 ~; }1 Q Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled r4 b+ O8 h" [3 ]
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
6 F7 O: v8 h6 {& v T; G2 i 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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1 h+ Z3 R5 L6 j' a; LWeather in hex: Clear sky+ ^) g" [' F, p( m) v' Z/ ^3 d/ Z
2 ]) Q+ i- w- }& p {1 |) q, BRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ E& u% C. m {8 Z. @! V# VEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 t/ s; v! ~. Z# y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60 Q. }8 I; I4 x0 b) A0 P
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3$ a0 v0 T7 V. g' |2 m* g% t$ r+ O
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
4 Z, N8 a' b/ r* ? SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% w# {/ C$ E0 V8 N xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" Z* }' u+ f8 E$ Y. w0 ^/ b$ F+ I xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, [& h& b: {3 H @
AV Kimikawa Maru' R+ j+ p5 J9 n9 ^9 V6 ]
xAK Zinzan Maru4 F: z y/ P% T( L3 @& A4 p
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ s+ q" }6 Z- ^
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack# T& m! f7 y- c; s
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244, \2 c+ V9 q5 f' ?' y6 ~9 Y+ l
' v+ {+ m+ F7 t2 O ~ U2 bDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47- _- Z2 O# k7 h+ D+ b) T
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 6 @" r6 O: |$ }6 v8 N0 w. D; c% N
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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3 _! J$ [$ D2 T oJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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, d% _* h: }- K( u% ]Combat modifiers
8 z$ J5 I- s7 g j5 k8 e y8 G! }Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
% I- h. ]7 \ k8 S experience(-)
1 b$ ^9 P6 m) U, J. {7 C% kAttacker:
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7 `" D& w/ l3 W! UJapanese ground losses:+ G, x- S+ E- j$ f- c' K2 R
102 casualties reported- u/ D) Q& b) D. ~3 h7 ^+ X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
' X8 E7 g4 x! V/ o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled: b9 t! d) _0 N w) b! w+ f) {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 ?" |% e7 r" U& l
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Allied ground losses:
4 j0 b# L ]/ w; _ 118 casualties reported
3 U" `3 ?: ~# K( b$ d. I! L Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled2 m0 _/ P; _* o) C5 E8 ?/ L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 b1 [4 ^- z, ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 {7 d* G" K, E4 u
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Assaulting units:
% F% \, |, D9 z6 N# ?9 X 24th Infantry Regiment" z" b2 y1 E1 D4 @. d4 H
1st Kure Assault Division, n' J, D8 E, K! C3 e- ]( e o3 u
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
7 l+ T( j5 l, ?: F: a 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
^3 C( r0 }- _+ I 3rd Air Flotilla - ^% x9 d2 ?. O
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment: D' A2 t0 d2 z& \' l
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Defending units:- U$ B6 i8 H! Y0 I
Molukken Garrison Battalion3 l: X/ N" U4 u# p& }' t. s& N
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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