AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 428 `* R: R8 n R9 l1 a9 n0 }
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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7 z6 C; s" @! t7 ]7 x8 P4 B( b
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
% _- D) ]5 U$ ] ^& J% `* c; n9 P驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高( N6 I( d2 G: m) R, A
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉: ~- P/ K8 Z( ~6 y4 G* O
日军占领班克伦! {" M- L6 N; ^; Z
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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; U+ k& f: D9 K# ]9 |" x5 `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106 \# I! M0 h! o' k
6 d+ i7 L$ i" ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; b6 {4 i2 J$ S3 G3 y- K
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- u) o$ |2 J" X) e, O2 j
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7 u9 Z+ S7 m( _ A-24 Banshee x 18
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7 b' |* k* O$ U, m3 p' L6 _Allied aircraft losses
- M7 U8 s' d9 X# Z A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
* k$ @, b% l/ ]6 ^* w5 ?+ o A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak% _7 F, B9 _# Y- U) P4 O3 W
7 F2 l# |% N( ^3 o/ g6 KJapanese Ships
7 B8 D$ M6 X' B0 a CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( F: l7 Q- T8 Y5 e+ Y1 R* t4 R DD Inazuma
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7 C( X+ f/ B+ O6 L+ Y# | ` A3 ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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8 r: `$ B) S5 g* c) z CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
% w* w# c: }3 X- G2 y2 A' I xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& }8 |; y# X5 W. [3 C5 D3 p xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
- D9 f' m+ f( W0 k; d xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
) N7 _# h8 t( |+ N9 c9 F' g1 r xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- A+ s5 x( P" c6 E# }: S8 _
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Allied Ships2 `; V: z- Q7 P4 a. X7 Z) [, M' E
CA Northampton
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DD Blue% T1 T- p# y: P% \
DD Helm
& P2 R7 X2 E3 j } DD Mugford& }4 P1 w( K1 s+ {/ p6 [+ H
DD Ralph Talbot6 f }0 `& h6 {9 m7 e
DD Henley& ] M0 R' j, o; h% @5 M$ X. r y
DD Patterson, A6 ^. u) C" v9 f" _/ H
DD Craven
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" [: R7 m3 C7 t0 K) e3 p5 P3 YJapanese ground losses:4 t& D, h# B$ }
3887 casualties reported
0 D d' s3 A/ y Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled7 a) d; C( G1 |) R
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
' v9 @+ D3 k3 n1 j- L- ~+ R+ v Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled6 ^* g) d+ G% L* Z3 r( T
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 p( L3 h; i; K* c- T8 i
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)9 Z* `- y3 T3 k5 K& w3 L
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$ T* q- f! n( V6 f: u% [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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4 f- J( d* f, D4 tRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; y! P* I5 Y3 R* z+ y* M @1 XEstimated time to target is 7 minutes' I! Q; w! u9 _ u
: H( G7 E4 D. M5 ^1 E( DAllied aircraft
1 q5 X. ]8 X) l; T F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
( X$ X( Q8 A/ Y+ b! u" H8 @ SBD-2 Dauntless x 24: [, q- D% W- k. }3 ?7 m
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships1 k, S, g, i% Q9 ]- j& a) H
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
. i1 U. i' H }- t CL Nagara7 @1 j$ D$ L) s' `! P! F5 ^
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
6 Q6 R( B# o, p. ~) s DD Makigumo. }, P4 f5 M$ n9 Y
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
- P( q: s8 a7 o; { 1845 casualties reported$ R) F* Z' X( b" ?
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
: N5 V* H1 z/ {" s3 i1 t Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled: r4 Y2 h9 b# ~7 X7 l
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
4 z4 f. B: z1 O+ C. L Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
$ j O m7 D9 y* F- z+ l Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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" \6 ^# L) j, N8 d7 Y/ M4 e4 kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52$ J: }( _0 }0 {1 J8 o9 u
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 k% ]* R) b: @Estimated time to target is 16 minutes5 ^5 l7 Z, Z$ f* d
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6' [% U }0 w4 e# y* O$ h* g- x
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
! t4 {2 u- O* n% Y! q! M TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged* _8 Q: D$ s4 {# b+ m: j9 x# b
3 ]& x$ p) |) M, c7 lJapanese Ships
1 F% @; Y" s% ?6 ?* j xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% m3 B: ]1 K4 U; O1 W: b, i$ Z xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ m& J. j% ~$ {" ^$ \5 Z
AV Kimikawa Maru
! { T7 a( k* U! G xAK Zinzan Maru
5 d" {) T+ b3 f3 a 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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/ z: S& |5 |6 e) S# W" b% pJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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& j9 h ~9 a: L& l. _! @% z0 ?Allied adjusted defense: 19
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5 V9 G& p( l1 ?" b8 ~Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) . S" j( i. a0 g% v3 |
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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( _2 u! V9 c0 ZCombat modifiers
$ a0 w- j# z$ T8 P) jDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
" P( j) p- j( O" } experience(-)# C) D, f% Y3 U/ q2 N
Attacker:
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9 w6 J+ @& k* Y# H/ S E5 l9 l 102 casualties reported7 L, R6 Y# z" ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
. v8 f( E0 |8 H' m( i. ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled X; v# D' r5 ~/ S: o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! \: o3 v+ P- R! X5 z% Y' W 118 casualties reported
3 V$ X8 P% |9 A' ~( O4 t# K3 ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
* V, K" b. B$ U. C) Y% e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, O0 z8 `& r" d% G6 v; ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" C( x8 V- B" e8 bAssaulting units:
" S; c& V3 p4 r8 S& L6 b8 d0 R 24th Infantry Regiment3 _7 z1 N4 k" l" j# N
1st Kure Assault Division! H: [) {" K% ]' N4 O
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
0 ]( j6 x* c8 h/ A 2nd Field Artillery Regiment( x$ @& W6 |( V ` q
3rd Air Flotilla
" k$ w+ i( b4 Q# v2 j 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:
1 n" G" n* V% } Molukken Garrison Battalion; h v. B2 H1 ]$ X+ m4 Q5 z( x
4th Coastal Gun Battalion/ _& A' B2 J y1 O) o( `4 Z$ F) f& ?
Ambon Base Force |