AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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7 }7 z3 G: ?1 k$ H& Y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7 z9 r3 x/ V6 g- D2 i" ^1 C! n* Z
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
' T/ I6 U+ Y' W! _& ~% `驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高9 ~* h) I; C% q+ m D
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉# [ F6 \8 V& d/ Y
日军占领班克伦
|1 S9 |( r7 l2 ?" b i' S& r2 e: v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0 P( y8 ^0 K$ e; d: I5 G) J
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1068 c, c; Q* F$ {# C! Z3 i
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9 E8 O8 w8 l! i5 _7 v6 `" gRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- i n2 _5 x7 S; NEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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: J4 R7 g" K, c, {! o( x$ I8 IAllied aircraft, H b2 _! M& P m- k
A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
0 d& b+ Y8 K% ^% R$ j& m% o A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged U1 Y: ~# D1 ^ t, f/ [$ d- P
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak5 u% _! V7 y" X c6 Z# L9 X! @
0 f# J' m5 N& ]+ i }* RJapanese Ships
4 T9 n1 d: P: }# | B. b CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ v' C+ U! M/ `8 k5 ?! z DD Inazuma
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7 M% o) @# b2 NNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards- N. }2 g. q0 R2 J1 @6 W
7 E/ `2 A% i% V5 x2 ~Japanese Ships h* f- f+ w) c9 _2 ?
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk: M% Z a' w9 ^/ q; h
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 J' i# ~/ T% [7 J
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk" Y4 {, E k* F0 P8 W
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
* { y* I6 e7 a3 a8 b) u$ ? xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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1 X, N( Y3 c1 c& i1 @8 K) F9 s% b/ oAllied Ships5 W2 O( j9 g$ }3 S* `) _6 [
CA Northampton% t. L/ k# c' E5 c" T
CA Chester
& O1 w; B1 j- s4 ?, h/ n DD Blue7 @ w0 p% D* O; s, s" `1 S
DD Helm4 f9 y% A& p0 n2 T% i- V
DD Mugford/ E; F) J1 U2 ]* \' ?# {
DD Ralph Talbot
* r. f4 M! k t- `$ l4 ~0 O/ } DD Henley
* R: ]4 b( }, D9 C3 b+ S DD Patterson, P1 E; ?$ [" e2 `
DD Craven* a* W2 n% j+ D% m5 H3 Z; [" T
8 C; U# V9 t1 Y6 }3 e& yJapanese ground losses:
$ P: m. s/ z2 h. W5 V9 l; n 3887 casualties reported: m% ~: `* u$ c$ w% G
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled& F3 g' o! `: \9 t7 ^1 }4 M# s
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
' k0 P& {' _) ?6 n: l' Z; K# w8 Z Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
) q% r( } f; d& V2 P7 L2 F% Z Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
/ a2 A) H5 r7 C6 N+ X Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)1 E+ ]- M+ {1 Y1 N
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/ r% y+ {9 R, Q! FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,547 N+ ]! e; X% B2 j$ D
; ?3 R5 o' ]5 M" M; ]Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., W8 P2 A1 z. G- g3 ]; i5 u/ u
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes& d Y2 y3 n/ Z% u+ L
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Allied aircraft
+ W7 b! m+ H" P( J$ G F4F-3 Wildcat x 64 l& y3 j S0 }6 `
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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7 I2 i: o$ E0 D$ W& k4 C. kAllied aircraft losses
4 a9 Y. j. j1 m" l% j SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged* f7 z: ]5 l3 r
+ h( B. P% h8 y6 h2 }Japanese Ships8 I6 @2 L: t. h+ V1 C2 E
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
! P, _6 l- [; R3 m. |, I CL Nagara8 Z0 t1 s* A* [: j: i9 i
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk7 _% J5 s: U4 h) i. L& J( F
DD Makigumo
; ^# X3 X7 F: q& z! {" T' P" O3 Q xAK Canberra Maru
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e o* D. b! p1 i9 H/ e4 LJapanese ground losses:9 [% e, b/ v5 \
1845 casualties reported
: N6 k& `! q/ Z) z- Z2 C& {# } Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
9 R' d( f( v# |, R1 o Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
3 Y: E& n8 w. c Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled0 G+ E Q- K2 Q5 C: @
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)5 Z+ d$ R" t5 L# u' [ J
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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! z5 x* k8 _. d' r2 FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,523 ?1 D5 o7 ^1 q- Q
" w( T: P$ L& uWeather in hex: Clear sky: z4 D% W1 \0 f( g+ l& [* ^" Z
/ i- v6 V" m h( r8 CRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 w9 c4 F" L5 W( ^+ K/ z
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
1 U* }: x/ j1 e' p+ e ~. b SBD-2 Dauntless x 30 x" l; K: a! u6 c2 n/ r0 W
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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2 a/ r7 b- W" c! s; r7 x& t xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 S Y" _$ Y3 R: A2 R- z5 k$ \- V9 w
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ h0 r( P& M+ ]" Z- R
AV Kimikawa Maru$ y& d! N+ a. M1 N6 V. ^
xAK Zinzan Maru3 c8 p& w( @9 U' V; Z9 P. K6 A
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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5 @" C$ G: F# J1 NJapanese Deliberate attack$ _/ J4 S9 N7 Q; v7 T4 i L
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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4 W$ S% l, V$ G$ a' W$ H! mDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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" I! i+ X ?" f, t9 TJapanese adjusted assault: 30 , o% }% U( S) k; U' y3 I! f; b
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 3 `9 y% v+ F/ g# P, A% N# K8 l/ {
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 1 w. v5 ?7 C5 y2 S: i/ M
9 p* z3 ?- \, b$ }& ^Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 a/ x4 o1 H8 E6 b8 M4 m
* }% ?. H7 u! `0 }0 \Combat modifiers0 ^6 B: m8 Q: e) ^
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-); p4 _/ f+ u' H
experience(-)& B# [' `* L' h- h
Attacker:
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1 U3 J0 }. J# _ 102 casualties reported" U8 P- ]9 [1 k# X. L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
9 d& v' L7 u4 z" {) X( S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- w: C6 U2 Q$ k+ X: V7 P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
6 y( I: B/ u4 l/ ? 118 casualties reported
; ^ W, {+ N5 @0 p' ?) Z- e) n7 q Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled% V, Z' v3 v5 p% |- _+ b5 H3 X& V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 k+ G( o4 t; T9 g1 h$ e" U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: X, U$ X- C( Z& X3 h) k- T4 b" h5 J/ NAssaulting units:
$ M$ u0 i) C! {" ~/ P" I4 R 24th Infantry Regiment
* w2 { v3 _9 Y 1st Kure Assault Division
8 M: n$ G' l1 r& r 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
Q" r' x" g8 _ 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
5 \/ x- v& w# {0 k. Q 3rd Air Flotilla
0 u9 n1 G0 N" Q. y M6 d: g! r1 D 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:
5 Z# a* c# p* x/ e5 Y! J+ t+ B Molukken Garrison Battalion
9 Y- [' q- o7 ]! z, \; h; [ 4th Coastal Gun Battalion+ Y e0 O0 d9 M7 O
Ambon Base Force |