AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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$ e. I$ q; g; v, V$ e' W( f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$ u1 j" B$ y t0 H1 d" \
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
+ p: @3 d- j B+ K( y驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高& x8 x; ?) z" O
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉8 s; ~7 X+ Z) Q9 R9 s8 M! Y
日军占领班克伦
6 z, _# E+ s! f% }0 P: `) \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; Z8 q! [( @! A4 z
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9 w, r% K3 {5 p+ V( L' EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1066 N- h+ W- I" L$ L6 w) @$ O- x
9 T5 O7 m- H. ~2 bWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 S5 J+ {' v. |% V9 qRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( p; T) L" O, NEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft: j. ~1 @; j8 k- K, Z8 r
A-24 Banshee x 18$ V: n7 p9 [) n( v6 q
q6 F+ L$ N. u( H: v* t/ f4 vAllied aircraft losses! [* o6 Z0 {; } X" I; V9 S
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged& }7 J9 p2 i5 a' t
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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2 O! a4 i5 P2 ^1 K: OJapanese Ships, ?; W( A# |# O7 M; A0 G& b4 Z" l
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire" `9 _8 e7 P$ D6 y4 b
DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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4 m$ o$ E! n/ D( C( S CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk2 t% A5 G' U% M3 {. P
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' w, `; e9 w" k xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk8 I. f( F. I& v( i7 e6 o# v; z; Z
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
( Y3 F8 z! D \' _" T' Y% p xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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, u) i1 P1 }$ t& ~; w. m- P CA Northampton8 J' W; C, j! X# l w! j
CA Chester) A: ^$ L" n4 D) N0 ]
DD Blue" @. c/ u- K9 ?" v- q: s
DD Helm1 R% c" w9 d4 \% X- c3 U$ O
DD Mugford4 E/ ] G' ?. a A% `9 M
DD Ralph Talbot
# B# ~% @: R! R, z DD Henley
# K3 c9 b, _7 t7 I& L" [5 i/ Q, H DD Patterson
1 y9 ?$ m \6 N/ { DD Craven# ?4 p* N. s* _/ ]
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Japanese ground losses:
$ R' T" Z9 U; @% ~5 `" c a 3887 casualties reported* y7 g! M; v9 o8 T5 e% }
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
3 ^+ w4 i2 \# q0 U' h- \, l: u Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
2 B# d+ ^) b! V, n Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
. J- s$ t+ z E/ H7 p Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
8 `4 J) c5 p- D1 J K ?* V Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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4 [. g0 [9 O( \. C# j% C7 TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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b- A. P7 s# x3 X+ HRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., X" K$ {- M: \1 P" W
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes# @5 |1 M: z" v! B: r9 o* c
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
2 A" T- ]; g$ q& N SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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0 N( \6 `' ^: v7 a% }5 J9 j2 IAllied aircraft losses
5 O' ]+ ~/ X) k9 [1 q, G& u SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged+ {, R7 ~& A* v
* f7 N7 i( x5 I7 KJapanese Ships5 S4 s3 B( i3 S5 d7 z7 w
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires5 X K8 _; k7 b8 X2 c& B
CL Nagara% o, J3 t9 S5 P' H" K& p
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk8 m" ~+ H8 [. c4 [7 c
DD Makigumo( Q- n5 y( p" a* K0 ~
xAK Canberra Maru
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: D) a# ^" |( G# ?, A 1845 casualties reported3 a3 J- v2 c( G# W' q0 |. z
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled5 e T- c+ |8 ^0 t. J/ R6 @
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled! U# p: w: Y4 |3 D* o5 ?
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled1 a; O2 ]/ L) s. `5 F) h5 `
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ t: N4 l& a) j9 `
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52! `, J0 p* W1 z- U3 |6 f: M
4 x2 U6 O/ Z vWeather in hex: Clear sky5 h* ]% u7 H3 h
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( B4 E- H% ?7 h7 N( \. x3 ?$ x9 rEstimated time to target is 16 minutes3 I* P$ y0 I8 z* {1 c/ P; a- T
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Allied aircraft
/ ^ j1 A# o9 W0 E% z/ R% g F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
3 s' c: v$ Y9 A6 K2 J9 ~4 e SBD-2 Dauntless x 3! H X) ]; ^, q, O5 h
TBD-1 Devastator x 14$ y9 [, p+ E, u! X3 T; v# M
8 z$ J+ U% V: U, UAllied aircraft losses
6 [3 o G$ z1 Y3 ]2 t/ I+ j SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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[6 ~( r% y' f4 B! QJapanese Ships7 R$ C& o1 _' C& _9 M; m7 W
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 v- `( q0 A+ M- H3 F1 R
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( |" o' J9 \+ h; [2 K: U n
AV Kimikawa Maru7 r) F# I2 V5 F* q9 n
xAK Zinzan Maru
' n V* O; h' F# a' t xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 B/ \) a$ S4 d! Y/ V, J! G
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B& L& `" `: I2 k! v F- eGround combat at Ambon (76,109)! {$ b. ^9 F. S( w4 U
$ J4 O# `# |1 [' U, OJapanese Deliberate attack( O5 n& d O% \ p
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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0 |" ]6 R' T: L, UDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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$ Z8 m9 ?% V7 e/ {" RJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 . p- j( d, `. X
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1, e( M) ]1 x9 d! w% N
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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102 casualties reported- p+ ]" v. ~ N+ Q' N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
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! @7 \0 u% E& OAllied ground losses:1 m$ b- ], t. D/ [ i* |
118 casualties reported: O3 y2 a/ T4 s: c0 [7 a4 [; B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 \9 P0 H% b- J0 zAssaulting units:" T: f& E m. j* V' |
24th Infantry Regiment7 c3 E: m# S( u; S
1st Kure Assault Division- J' }6 a9 E1 g: L/ i
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
% f6 y. e1 z, J/ r5 X/ C. e 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, ?0 _" p' C* m; M' j6 ^7 m: e
3rd Air Flotilla
+ A1 H3 ^4 d" I/ d* z3 S 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment# \+ `7 a( H" g' k+ X
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Molukken Garrison Battalion! l( s3 X9 P3 R: {4 }. z' e Y
4th Coastal Gun Battalion7 |: Z6 W' v9 Q4 D
Ambon Base Force |