AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42 m7 Q5 h+ Q3 x. q; T5 p' }
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" C$ `) x$ p3 L% p) f4 }0 }! S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, u+ B1 C$ ^; Q5 \; y9 {
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
- b3 G8 X3 k7 O% I/ [3 g8 @驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高# a6 b7 \ T8 k/ [; m( K8 n
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
" Z0 c) y/ L$ V& P日军占领班克伦
7 Y9 U' x* e1 y8 k1 `9 Y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( J, K# a; i6 G& c1 M# A4 k# [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; N9 C, Z* c2 g% F7 W) R d
1 X* K1 X) y7 F3 gRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! E/ a$ P& G1 ^' w* CEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
- W( l2 s3 C- T/ f. r A-24 Banshee x 182 d/ i8 K& w1 Q- o; a! V# ]0 D; ]
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Allied aircraft losses; D @4 `/ ?, D; B
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
" O7 j# H" |9 H# h/ u c A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak" ?2 F- o0 \% O0 K
2 c0 e; R+ z9 L2 X- QJapanese Ships
4 @# V$ o) X, U' \ CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 }2 r( O2 M' Z; e6 u DD Inazuma8 @4 K' z3 |- H) r- f
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* H' U) u5 a1 A; }! x5 K9 SNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships0 e0 I1 K% J2 o8 r
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
1 q9 p! p/ q2 k2 @ xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 \: ~$ j( p9 z5 F) w2 s; M. C* s
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk6 [6 V4 o7 u7 m
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
& \8 {, d0 _( |8 o xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships) m9 `$ O' d+ Q2 K: x9 O5 p3 _; @( T
CA Northampton
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DD Helm8 `' r& i+ P; A% Q" m' t/ ~/ p4 z
DD Mugford
4 [5 }4 X I! } DD Ralph Talbot% z- ] A ~$ f0 x. c5 L% t1 p3 z
DD Henley
1 M3 _7 g& c8 S& }; r( C DD Patterson; i# K p( y. Q# h' f5 ^
DD Craven
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& C& S- K' V1 c, \7 v! a5 ^Japanese ground losses:
. x) a n9 W/ x2 h6 j 3887 casualties reported
% A( p/ t/ P4 Y( C Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled, V( T& u$ _9 M5 h. o! ?
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled! n; D; ?; B/ F1 O) g
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
4 X& H4 P& K* j" n6 J ~7 E2 i Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
: B2 \' U0 h/ V Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)- p2 v* a( x( x' D1 E1 i& B) d0 T8 J
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1 Z2 y# U0 f# _0 RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54, I! k6 `5 l" f+ T# f/ C) t
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Weather in hex: Light rain6 G" _" a5 ?1 u3 i5 `$ s1 M$ `
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% V: j7 [. V: \- Q, [5 {# d) q6 v& XEstimated time to target is 7 minutes& J7 I$ T4 ]: \
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Allied aircraft* \: N& x" w M* t9 c/ y: W; C
F4F-3 Wildcat x 63 K( M" z( h. s; X
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24- `( L: F! P5 E1 X$ j. h# j1 B1 f
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Allied aircraft losses$ u% i% \, x5 f) C( J) H1 ^7 v
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged' o C1 p0 O$ u( a
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Japanese Ships( N" j) x1 K9 E! W |6 ~
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, O# N1 d( u$ ]9 y0 w6 i- i
CL Nagara
6 L( q3 x5 f7 f8 H xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
8 [5 `. v5 N2 c" ~- E DD Makigumo
' p- T& ]+ G9 p- p7 x& W+ S: g; W xAK Canberra Maru0 q9 s! ?2 X# I6 w' K$ M
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Japanese ground losses:1 `: {9 j4 q& V5 J! Z$ h
1845 casualties reported
+ q6 K/ M. m- w) \1 { Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
4 } U9 R! Q- F3 b" x Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
4 y( S" X1 ]3 Q6 k0 H* d3 o Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
+ n5 ?) [ s5 b# o r" \1 k% G Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 _+ d+ S5 s$ X% ~$ T3 u8 I5 o
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,528 |: a. S7 h2 y
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 c; d7 N5 m& C( x- u; h% {4 M
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes/ W9 o9 `/ G" _, D
' `6 Y. i0 J8 `. Q2 [3 aAllied aircraft
/ u& P- D3 ^' C7 }$ l F4F-3 Wildcat x 6% E6 r' ~9 r- T/ l8 v7 ~, }
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
% E5 U* p" d; B( G5 p0 z/ N1 a, p TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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. h* f3 U* [, u" C- w+ u5 eJapanese Ships
7 y+ f. d' z! R& j' F7 a6 S' l) | xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* b" h9 H/ }7 O# i) H5 u% C9 ` xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 ?# r* F1 d8 c3 z+ F& B# Y3 S9 ] AV Kimikawa Maru0 v2 p* {4 E% a
xAK Zinzan Maru
9 }8 `; ^6 R# D9 u xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 _- K u7 F0 H5 b+ |; `: b
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2441 F! f: w n4 \! @, f) w; q C
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47, w N( j+ t- r1 h. p* ?
0 R& r3 V8 S; V- h; yJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 ) z, C; d! ~5 b1 y) s2 F4 }
/ E- T5 ^ I L' W3 E7 Q- gJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers
% W$ i6 h% u+ b8 yDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
+ a9 u6 k9 u/ \1 K6 r1 ^3 p% h4 W* W/ x experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:# a+ V/ J% G3 a- c
102 casualties reported
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0 u: P5 ?% b& y/ x" c7 R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 n7 I5 }8 t0 F2 \# _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ V6 I! y; s, k& @
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1 N. \9 k; u+ C) k. v, A 118 casualties reported# d( ?8 C* i1 d/ `; V1 r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled6 Y5 {( j r" k$ m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* \* X2 ?" T) }1 H0 e/ E% J b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ @ j( ~1 U+ s, m1 L2 M- b/ b$ BAssaulting units:0 w1 m7 D4 Y$ E; i8 p/ d
24th Infantry Regiment
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment0 k6 ]9 D: @6 `9 Z0 t
3rd Air Flotilla
" ^. @: P [( z6 a 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment! n- {+ }' @6 j# m
9 x) ~% g2 G$ B1 kDefending units:
$ ^3 T3 Z1 U2 f3 y; ?' A Molukken Garrison Battalion
- a9 ]# o4 R- I1 R( `/ x 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
8 D+ h8 ?$ ]* v2 _ d4 X Ambon Base Force |