AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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( O9 Q7 B, O6 {9 ]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
3 C. A$ M; o$ WminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
( T7 G9 X; L1 l; u6 x驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
% |9 m& W9 p9 [# L, r驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉8 ]1 d6 T% J8 P8 {, [
日军占领班克伦* x6 R1 k) h# ~, X
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5 E& ~9 z( _1 |( l/ m2 {
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2 x' C$ u) _* R, f5 PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# F* m) z5 u6 b7 r; t- _ jEstimated time to target is 7 minutes5 a. k# v' q. I R
' g' j `$ B# K# }$ nAllied aircraft
, q) ]$ h8 F* M" B A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
. K0 }( V- E5 [4 f! H A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged e9 {5 f% e; R8 f
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire( N' \8 U, x: _1 v6 {
DD Inazuma7 J$ @9 T) w# J: u9 M9 X
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% S2 r; D8 u' k( d, L* u5 dNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards6 v: G+ j9 E* Q" i" S& z
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Japanese Ships) V- G) u+ h% x* q5 e2 \
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
2 [- }6 M W- a c) }* [! | ?1 Z xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk z0 [' j! m% y6 E: J
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk- q! K" ^; l$ n4 K( }
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk( W% I6 z6 m* Q" r2 Z0 f% H
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 e/ k1 Z- o( ^, u
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CA Northampton
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DD Blue, i7 M- K# O. |7 E
DD Helm
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. p# h. y" W7 t1 B3 k. ]( w DD Ralph Talbot6 C! ]. V' a0 b, ^& t9 E/ ~
DD Henley/ A6 e8 Q8 ?, W# h
DD Patterson7 g- ~4 @* Z5 R7 Z0 u
DD Craven' T' A2 w! W/ E6 H* n- ]8 D
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Japanese ground losses:
9 Z5 @* L% e- \& ^: ]9 |" ^ 3887 casualties reported- I- M1 K t1 T* f$ o5 M( o3 @& ^( g8 H
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
1 \5 D2 D4 z9 N# ^- n5 g; O$ l Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled4 W; Q! ^9 q! @/ b9 S! y
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled. _: _& {- @2 T1 G
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
& a& z- M& P' J1 ^( S! R Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)5 T: V) _. A* X4 N2 D
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$ r& f; o" P' r( [; m$ oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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$ l0 i; P( i) N+ V0 qRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 C) t) p8 m# c8 z( _7 k8 ~
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes7 z: E4 N1 \2 T+ u$ H
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 67 D" W4 g8 ?1 h X
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses
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, P$ c( w3 P2 x/ I8 q8 w" t' kJapanese Ships
1 |6 T# _+ j! X x xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
0 o! B8 V: M4 N3 R$ X0 r6 t CL Nagara
+ e( W1 [' e3 r xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
; f% c N: O" j DD Makigumo
$ b& [; k- w& h' P: a) ~( F2 S xAK Canberra Maru
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1845 casualties reported
W$ S' l" U5 D2 M Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
- X! o$ j" I3 S- M' C2 k9 D Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled: n/ h. Y+ j1 s. V- r
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
9 E+ T `5 T: q) V, I3 J Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
4 J# l& M# W1 a( o q9 g2 l Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled) e: y3 O; Y9 c- V2 \# E
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52& l7 W$ i( [0 J8 p/ E. [: k" Q! K$ ?
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! W. Z! y+ } t7 H9 r+ a5 X$ L/ k0 R
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6 l' a j% W" z! T
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
$ p, \1 j5 B/ N, |% `# u# R- f TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# L' A9 z( D- b$ U6 \ xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& a% |5 ?: p6 _% x9 r% f: e
AV Kimikawa Maru
1 t% v, u/ U' L! q( u$ a6 {+ A xAK Zinzan Maru( W3 ^' p) C8 b* K, h
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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+ Z; A9 M# {) U% n: J0 D2 [Allied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 5 y; V& q! G1 d6 \' X$ j
8 G( `" Q2 @5 d# u ~! a7 x8 DJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1, ~* P& I- X4 b' g
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Combat modifiers
7 M6 N; B* c1 d. O' o) \Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)$ F/ [; j( C+ a8 f; z! H e
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Attacker: 7 ^/ X @7 J0 x- e1 N
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2 ~7 e! ~8 e- ]0 M9 |' P( E 102 casualties reported
y- r. Q8 k; {0 ~! ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled7 Z! [) a% l W0 g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
0 b9 q" \9 F- p( t3 A+ S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 ` J8 }. m7 B& m
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118 casualties reported
6 x* a$ J. ?* ^( G8 D: f Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
2 c8 U" p6 j9 G( \5 z Q' t7 p; g2 g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# F' ]* ]0 a9 J# d% _1 fAssaulting units:! X& q1 o; b& Z! a
24th Infantry Regiment
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5 k: r' G$ B% f( X$ S5 x8 C+ n9 p! y 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
& E, {4 y: m8 ^5 g( b1 H 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment( \* V% v& V) d! ?6 N6 \6 q; K
6 B. d9 {3 L+ |Defending units:
@6 x( X2 G) b& _, X Molukken Garrison Battalion/ i5 c( e: M- |( g2 ~3 r
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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