AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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7 y5 T1 X" J3 M# v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
+ T- N" z h% l) T, ZminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明, d1 \: a7 i' V. m, c
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
: G. U( X; C; Q8 F1 }3 Y驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
& n( s8 _7 G) A$ W! T) ^/ }日军占领班克伦
~8 i( g2 p; ]& G1 S k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; D6 B+ |, L8 E) r' @) b
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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% [3 X' U7 ^# p% ~3 Q6 yWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 g/ b# Y2 m5 I: iRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' g; I- `$ r; @" ?+ Q, B- \
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
- R! q6 Y6 u0 l! e! c* P A-24 Banshee x 18
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A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged( ~; \$ m9 h* {
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships) E$ [# X ^, B8 w
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards }8 D$ O6 @* z$ D& d
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/ ^: f; Y0 n4 S5 w) B3 O6 z CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk/ l9 Z' D" J0 {! _& s6 ]
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk \0 u$ Q: a1 x+ L
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
+ Y% [. w- K; V xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk7 X9 F y. X5 x0 ?
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships* g- y8 T p: j8 `' l3 \+ b3 e
CA Northampton
7 d: w, X/ J" C5 O, g( z CA Chester
8 _% B' e+ d; O/ s0 @ DD Blue
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DD Mugford% ?" _2 O; r5 F3 o! ~
DD Ralph Talbot: U$ c% y2 z8 N5 t
DD Henley8 R0 R) c t4 ~+ ^! T' o/ U
DD Patterson
8 U7 c" l- s' c DD Craven1 G9 Q2 Y% O( |0 q( ~8 [$ X$ ~
, D Y5 W- y* @! o3 [- ]Japanese ground losses:
/ Q2 t' B' I$ Z! Q0 I4 W 3887 casualties reported
( F+ z9 Z: H5 s7 i6 B# h Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled. B1 n1 o3 |! ?. |
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled6 x! J" P% b) H8 I
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
0 L6 U3 T) X% P7 A. n0 Z Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
6 V# u2 O# j" {3 b2 ^# q Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)6 |7 e* I' G* q7 L
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2 [( e; J- ?- zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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& v8 [; d M0 r, ^Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 u' _ _1 ~: `Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft5 B; M2 p- ^7 l- O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 61 X7 j; C l* i
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged1 ^; d3 p, m! N2 N$ {: R
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
X0 f, C$ C6 _' F! @ CL Nagara
4 ]1 n7 b; S9 h* d xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
. P8 _2 b. m$ R! ^ DD Makigumo
: |* b( P) O* |' U2 g xAK Canberra Maru: L, u/ M y& w' w" O
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1845 casualties reported# _" e6 f. i; N. ]! t& w2 z3 Y
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled% i7 g+ o9 P9 r; o6 k
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled5 `6 W# d8 a+ x3 @! P6 j
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
: g0 f7 c& t: t! ^3 r Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)& F) r' `: d% R: ?. _& @* S; _
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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/ Q* y! P( H4 Y; G3 M# v- m3 {8 MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky, d' T9 p# Y8 P
! x7 ^, r' I: vRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 ]# C" |8 R% Z6 o/ ?7 [! o
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft
. }- f* Z: u. T# x6 R0 I) r F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
" _% |2 _$ p( Y" ] SBD-2 Dauntless x 36 I; z6 Z/ s u+ q1 O$ O
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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9 [2 M0 C* p/ n SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged8 f$ T7 f- {8 D |
% b8 {3 Q& v) b6 MJapanese Ships5 ^: O a0 W$ b+ @9 _
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; E5 i* m; u$ A1 e+ F
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% o8 `+ N E3 V" `8 P8 U/ l: u
AV Kimikawa Maru3 F" w0 U3 w- u$ ?, K8 t9 V0 b
xAK Zinzan Maru2 A# v; \ [ ? ^3 D3 [
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 F/ H0 y5 y! D+ c" C
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+ h& _. m9 d" f3 i+ j8 ZGround combat at Ambon (76,109)% f: \# z( ] Q! v2 B' V) |7 X9 i
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2446 N' \7 H( p/ U' e, J6 l z
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 - q/ N, {3 B, Y
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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/ s' v0 T6 X$ b" cJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 13 t! A, ~1 }* g# D7 [8 T
$ Q4 h6 ?( \8 x: C( }' i+ GCombat modifiers5 Q. `9 H, o0 R! f" f$ `$ d* H7 [
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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. u4 e5 f( g0 g# KAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
: {. ?$ \2 e: o 102 casualties reported9 ?9 ^, M( t3 X7 T7 o. ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled; ]/ ^# R% M3 I* z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
) \, R" `, U$ K a0 t5 f( } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) Y! J. ]0 h& n. y* J6 ^
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
) X. `9 J% S6 | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( S0 ~" _/ ^2 Z: OAssaulting units:+ t. d# p" J' V( ~% d9 y
24th Infantry Regiment
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy
# H0 R9 J2 x0 Y$ E: S9 K 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
; `* |/ ]( A. |. r( M 3rd Air Flotilla
2 V0 i% [0 F9 p3 x u& ]7 V 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:3 I9 q! q9 Z9 Q9 Y; z! _
Molukken Garrison Battalion! c4 [2 ?+ T7 |. L# e- P$ C
4th Coastal Gun Battalion! i# c! {2 v2 e# M! s: {/ V
Ambon Base Force |