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
7 Z4 s: a9 D: D3 o# K# j1 M7 y% f) F% _miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
; Q! C/ C0 k- R: L驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高, o+ K' [" y0 L/ f
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
8 x- ?- G! F9 f R日军占领班克伦
8 N+ ~4 _: q, b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6 z4 a+ w. T. |( P+ k
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% n6 J; E+ P0 X9 M* gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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g5 R$ v% V; w2 p5 |& TRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' t7 `0 D% O$ |+ \
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 k6 Z0 B3 ~$ D6 S A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses$ l8 |& Q6 S- { j
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 J2 U! T( {- ?$ u U7 z
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards5 j/ x7 z* |( Q7 O
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Japanese Ships6 w* W- z/ b" Y' G
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk, C5 l! Z: B7 P
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* u8 `' V" E7 y7 k: L+ d xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk3 y) j% U H# y& `! B( k* [
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk1 P1 I7 |& @3 c
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 z) K$ x4 Y% ~
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Allied Ships3 |/ G ]8 c7 V, {5 l
CA Northampton
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DD Blue
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DD Mugford
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DD Henley9 z4 t, ?" I+ P* v8 t6 h% J7 n7 g
DD Patterson
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Japanese ground losses:- R/ Q3 @5 F h9 p0 X9 W4 m* z
3887 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
6 w& [! C3 e J9 _: J9 [ Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled3 [7 j4 d/ {1 r' A. ~' x# s/ H
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
# j; W1 K7 a: f) k1 R, d Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,548 p2 _, W1 M( k U' @) _+ o9 g
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Weather in hex: Light rain- J% S8 S- K- E2 J
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 h# I/ ^, S3 h8 o) n
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes4 X" t4 \+ D& Y
8 _+ Y3 i" Q" E) ]4 mAllied aircraft1 f, V" t& E- H7 O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
( d( x7 u' m% U5 o- C' j- \, m SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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6 g; ?0 z" L. }* k" ?Allied aircraft losses
7 I3 z5 G1 ?& t: F# L' f SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged5 F1 X1 m. e5 ~) ]& Z
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0 k) L$ Q; Y. |6 Y# C q; M) T% \ xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) p' P& {1 T1 ?! [ CL Nagara& y% D7 G! H* L- _7 g) C
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk9 ?& h- W/ P5 n5 W" }
DD Makigumo- N3 ?+ i+ B' @: K8 x) {3 E
xAK Canberra Maru
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4 P4 w) f+ C0 Z) Q5 w- p0 K+ T+ h 1845 casualties reported) h! ?5 u" f! V, y6 ?; p3 r
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
7 T1 G- ]. t, P* W Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
; s) ?* y6 P& S3 I( p' S; | Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
2 A# @( O2 F- R+ e. L/ c3 H Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled); K4 U0 H* Z: V( j0 C: ~1 T; d: W
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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% e/ K' Z& ?0 X; P4 R# K" J. XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky; E* ^8 Z. v7 Z0 N8 ^- \
% Y( b5 u4 |9 ORaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' v( ^" y! ~5 w" ^& L5 eEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft
7 C; u, W7 Q8 S$ j( ? F4F-3 Wildcat x 68 g2 |; U# y+ Q
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3% k! _- B5 T% P
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged" p: F2 O4 k* M. w1 f Y6 C
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ D2 P( P3 W( c% b! Z1 T* ~" ^
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' P [3 [& r3 D+ y3 A+ e
AV Kimikawa Maru
) l6 }6 ?2 {5 K& l+ X xAK Zinzan Maru
7 Z' o' j* C" R, w1 z xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 D3 m3 L: y: Z' Z
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)9 q9 C2 ` H' U
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: S8 x/ Y/ _5 R9 fAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244! D7 r9 D, W0 v% K& Z6 k
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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$ N3 C/ ]+ K2 hJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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J9 p4 x: h8 |8 ^- gJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 18 z' j5 K6 y+ @$ E
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Combat modifiers: ^/ ^3 y6 Z% g5 G
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)4 k% n6 a* V5 t. a7 L
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Attacker: , `* R& N4 @* u4 g3 w; D$ f
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4 O: q& `9 ]! X! p/ d$ h+ e6 Q 102 casualties reported
1 Z; |: O6 G! m( B( h' R Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
" a- [' K5 E( C! ?0 D( u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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118 casualties reported' X% M1 V0 b% R$ x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
2 @/ s% v5 N* w, E7 | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; X: M( V% Y! H' X& N& V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 q8 C( X2 U- h9 lAssaulting units:6 x6 |% V8 O& ]4 d
24th Infantry Regiment
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3rd Air Flotilla , K5 M: J: u. l
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:4 s6 o) Y9 U3 ?1 v X6 e J
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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