AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42( P. F. |( ~ A
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% R& U( d) c, }% G- _5 w' W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
8 u2 S0 q+ f0 HminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明9 c+ b, R3 f$ Z" ?8 l
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高- X$ c; K% t z
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉3 v$ b8 _3 ?& W* F6 F; J c" O4 q
日军占领班克伦
- [7 m+ r1 J/ I1 T S3 d7 A! ^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
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" U4 }$ y; j" G3 H1 WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ D* q% D( x! [" i6 t3 A+ g0 u
+ U: i& C4 H% Y* z* U0 _- dRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 n1 w- r8 W( i. {8 jEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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1 N4 W3 C9 Y- f9 w5 N) C1 M0 EAllied aircraft* K. y: @; q: u; W6 [# |
A-24 Banshee x 187 b! t) H# x0 o* `6 \5 i" h+ F
) F/ M# n+ U% D% zAllied aircraft losses# z' i0 V1 R7 i$ G
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged( N, Q" F+ l7 G1 u; G# e' n
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak. r5 ~% q# ~8 {- E+ }/ Y
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Japanese Ships" b. m4 e$ ^; V4 d* G- X7 P
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire' \6 ~5 n- B* I& C3 u/ }
DD Inazuma: f2 ]& D' F+ i) Y# T
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards' o# S4 e9 z4 |0 ~- n7 c- _
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Japanese Ships
8 S( w) c6 D }0 o CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk* v0 E% J; `( a3 s. G5 m8 N
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. u8 k: W% r+ `; c$ X) E xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
+ {! k, l. K" _6 B2 u xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
, H. p$ M8 K5 w" T$ k. V8 i/ q xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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+ v; n, R: [7 N+ r% U7 \Allied Ships
1 }: M [! c3 j9 p4 W9 @. X6 Q CA Northampton
; g0 W7 c2 W4 M1 B) m3 K CA Chester; a- `% i E! O4 J4 ]
DD Blue
! c) o$ U$ a2 o' E# s, Y2 [ DD Helm
6 s* Y4 V9 Y- D" Y) d S$ m DD Mugford
7 W7 X# U6 R& S% g: ^( A: m' N+ c DD Ralph Talbot
3 m4 s8 |7 U f2 c: i DD Henley7 s" b; A x9 B7 s1 ?
DD Patterson
, W3 X8 E9 O* l* U. j- H6 G3 a( s DD Craven
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4 M% d* D1 J6 a! ]7 C! k3 _) K& _Japanese ground losses:
2 L/ |+ O8 N7 ~6 m2 g Q9 P/ e 3887 casualties reported6 Q/ z$ b( Z% M; ~2 y3 t" n9 D1 x
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled% V. t; t8 y; f7 q
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
* I6 W# S v) Y/ X* V: W9 _ Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled3 L1 g8 p7 I3 h* ~* L a
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
; |, k7 l6 N! u) G$ @) {6 k Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)2 o; Q/ n6 s- O3 M# W; t2 b
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) u3 a/ s. p+ r* i2 C# c6 B+ D
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes9 ~8 l. S% p6 U" [
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Allied aircraft
4 x9 s S7 h S- L, u* s7 c F4F-3 Wildcat x 6! W7 b- J* X7 v1 C
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24 E4 s3 R, P B3 J( M. G, C6 F9 x$ L
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Allied aircraft losses
9 U! H0 g! I, g9 G% B: J2 M1 g SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged0 m' B. Q; w( T
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Japanese Ships/ L8 ~$ s+ k! L, M; A' X! @
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( v( K" p0 {4 S* d' c [
CL Nagara8 l% N" q7 Z6 e+ U1 `# b7 A
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk& L$ q; ~ w, r4 t1 G; Y( N
DD Makigumo
& T; v3 }* b) T2 F; d xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:# V2 c* U; {: |3 \) r$ R0 j" b
1845 casualties reported7 [7 T. W4 P$ L( G! j
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
0 Q' G- B7 C4 x M: {& Y* d, s Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled8 y' H* i7 i. ^$ ^" u- ^! u* Q
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled5 l8 t2 w+ r; S: i$ }
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ P& }4 N+ m+ X u8 K0 s% z4 ?
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52( O7 \% d4 Y7 _1 G+ l1 v9 g
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Weather in hex: Clear sky: \9 k3 p: @' \# ?5 }& r4 m
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, U" ]6 A% u' J% u/ HEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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1 s! v( c2 E' A3 p; E' r* l- D F4F-3 Wildcat x 69 l, N0 p2 c( f' T; p7 w
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3+ B/ M1 \+ v/ U6 N3 L3 r5 M
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
( C" g, S4 D* x) g# m1 n& @ SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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" b- {: n, N, ^ j w2 iJapanese Ships7 B3 G* a& p& Q% m5 X$ `
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ C/ I0 i* f/ K; s# i! {0 h xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 e6 L1 o2 l1 g. l) j/ t$ X; q
AV Kimikawa Maru
: l( O/ [, M5 g7 ` xAK Zinzan Maru
, d. @, u8 k7 R: r1 K: I& U* b" C6 d xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 K- x' L6 G b& c9 ?3 j
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4 }0 @& o2 k5 W6 TGround combat at Ambon (76,109)" l5 @. u: P, \/ V0 I* B4 d$ ] a
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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# I* @ Z' a' A: [Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 474 n) G% p% L+ H; e3 t) J7 M' K2 T
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 8 ]6 h4 z: }* H2 o0 `1 n7 O; {" J
0 @6 D! j/ ]' [2 NJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) ! w/ C+ H5 r2 }2 G' o! d/ C. V
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 11 e+ A3 ]/ V2 i5 ~
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Combat modifiers8 b+ {: X. T O& v: F0 L
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-), ^/ c& C" [0 B
experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:3 e# c& X/ H* W% S: z& Z4 f
102 casualties reported
' O, A3 C, r6 A Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
' c! `" `8 I/ _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled/ ~2 h" r& E% G& V8 O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; X" x7 j) D; t* r5 f& M% W
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Allied ground losses:
/ W2 c+ r: y( x n) i) { 118 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 `3 }! h& b9 W; j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 f: f, k* W+ k$ N
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Assaulting units:
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1st Kure Assault Division
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment
, n6 F: l9 O% D9 h: u 3rd Air Flotilla 8 Q! Z& E( }- \; B( r2 V5 T, h
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment C D# d0 w- F2 B
2 m* _0 w0 Q# a) f; u8 E, |$ K NDefending units:! \) k9 M! h9 {$ b
Molukken Garrison Battalion
% T# {& S3 L: f3 V, a# [ 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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