AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 422 b5 D- t' J3 h0 Q( U& i
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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
, `* C" p4 ?0 F8 [miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明 O; }1 C2 W- I8 I# |( Q. @8 e
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高; E. a6 r7 ^, e. X$ ?" {
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉" m- D( A! D+ e
日军占领班克伦
+ G5 g# G1 S6 A* ]" U% f ]8 F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 j% B g$ Q+ ?$ G/ ?+ u
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/ n" \! Z+ B6 ?# S. I) H) _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; r* ?7 f2 O: ?8 y
$ E* U; y& K& y# [/ q8 gRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 l# {6 R: |' V4 ^1 m
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes* ` l H" l+ f
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Allied aircraft4 K9 L4 w/ \2 I
A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
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9 C7 Z; w. C6 h A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak2 Y1 ~5 f' G E2 a) ~
3 p d/ X/ ~$ F+ Y" f: YJapanese Ships
; X- w! u- g: [+ B2 c% D- _ CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire# t' Q4 a; g1 _5 L
DD Inazuma3 b8 n3 j Z7 }3 a5 ~# l0 G
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk. }" n. j, {# t6 \9 a9 d* R1 K4 E
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; r. F. f6 F' c) K
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
0 {. g" H7 c1 t+ [: t$ q xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk# f8 l" K8 H; U( O; N8 y
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% C( L6 Q: S" [! [
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Allied Ships, x# c, l7 C% Q' ~
CA Northampton
2 c( Y2 z- ]& H8 f3 W CA Chester
7 I3 l9 x. \* [ DD Blue8 \* A, a+ N' B: z8 ^% |0 F
DD Helm
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DD Ralph Talbot4 {; a7 d, V8 l1 _9 j$ a4 D. {
DD Henley$ {! l! l' I1 n
DD Patterson
8 _, q3 j9 Z) \6 b8 ]6 ^* U( m, n DD Craven7 U6 W/ [" S* M0 L3 F/ O" N
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Japanese ground losses:$ u; ~3 ~, T% p& Q
3887 casualties reported
4 V2 {2 ]: |: e% l, K Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
+ U( i5 b1 E/ h* k, r, ` Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled+ ~+ h- x9 \( n) j: I/ A
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled* r; a6 f) |( y' K$ y1 z
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
1 c. y4 N3 q1 o& x$ N Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)7 G5 w/ R0 u; K6 D
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: ~6 U7 `4 |; aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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$ y9 k3 j Z' R- v( ^Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft( `" c" d0 C' @4 D( _; M3 |$ N( h
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
9 p. `- F+ C" Y) u; o5 c D, t SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged; j: h6 I5 \- X
2 I5 x# n$ q/ s5 V- U3 xJapanese Ships, y: f1 P! u, k# c, a
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" j, d* s7 }% [
CL Nagara+ t- c# ]5 i# h/ \; n: @7 R4 Z5 M
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk3 ]5 |3 s4 A& I- c, T
DD Makigumo" |0 o% O. K3 @* x& Q& F8 n
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
8 U: X8 s1 _1 R% t 1845 casualties reported3 I ]/ b8 ?8 `( U( o
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled/ B- \5 T* `2 U; [0 R1 {) r5 r
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled" y$ E" @- s5 p! v+ M. }
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled. Y" x+ ^: ~- c" t1 q/ E. `# R
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 Z% I" ~# B& X# ~: H
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)' L3 W3 P6 N8 z0 a* F
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52! z6 l9 r+ W# n; q8 }& H
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Weather in hex: Clear sky- l" {8 b- w+ J4 r6 T' j. A
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' J+ {- C! |( c, B3 h0 {/ MEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft
. F; \* `9 F& H* f F4F-3 Wildcat x 6/ ?6 \5 y2 M5 u [- z
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
! T: f0 @# G- E$ F, L5 ?: t TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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5 p5 r7 y/ D) G/ A/ _ F* aAllied aircraft losses- V! Q% N3 c% R' e+ [3 V/ P" `, U6 O
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 E1 d& N8 k; e+ G xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, }4 }# Y; _" _( W xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 E1 ~ g0 I ]" i' w' c: N8 g/ y
AV Kimikawa Maru
) n% G9 u4 A/ @% \* U% |) a! {9 p xAK Zinzan Maru& y/ [+ x/ z/ y$ X) \2 d5 u# n
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 L9 Q0 F, _4 x/ I) T* H" p( f
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* s! v, O2 C9 XGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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5 \" A- c' @$ F u" _( _$ X4 TJapanese Deliberate attack C: ^ y' G2 r& I- {. d) N
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2440 x% o8 i, f. [. Q
* e1 ^; j% }* g: l; _Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 474 {7 H5 F% t- ]. w0 p: ~1 V: Y
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 3 O/ G; C/ I E
3 @& {/ A5 ]* KAllied adjusted defense: 19
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6 f4 D9 i* @5 b% w; ~) l: H xJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) % h! O" t+ j) r) _ `: ~
4 t- |' S1 h. Q' O, [1 t3 SJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 16 R( W' m0 B( O- t3 n# [1 E4 H) J3 X
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Combat modifiers4 v% Q! u" {* w2 O' ?
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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( [2 O0 {. x# N, a+ K) \Attacker:
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. ]0 T% V# }0 F$ x7 PJapanese ground losses:
5 N& `; p- @0 ^! A 102 casualties reported
2 f, p& O$ T+ l0 G Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled/ C K# _- k/ K4 o2 v. L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 t0 K: a# A+ w2 l8 X; h6 B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& n8 u( d3 J8 k: O9 {
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Allied ground losses:
$ f* e* w6 u1 L8 @2 r! l 118 casualties reported4 c: Y0 c+ ~& X, `' }7 s# Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled7 F7 ^0 l/ P. N* T: V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' j/ u! P/ y+ }( a, Z2 _& m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ?4 A+ X! e: I. p6 w% z4 m, v. m
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Assaulting units:
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9 c1 @% g( c: w) m; h( u 1st Kure Assault Division
( K5 l% {3 q6 D$ f: i 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
. _) n& a$ }! x: s5 u 2nd Field Artillery Regiment/ w x* V8 _8 ]9 @8 x& g9 f
3rd Air Flotilla
5 c6 u! J$ [8 A% J q 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units: q- g" g) K: [4 U, F% B
Molukken Garrison Battalion
2 w$ L) F$ [, V+ ?; | d0 @ 4th Coastal Gun Battalion- f8 P9 T5 @' t1 C# F4 T* G' p
Ambon Base Force |