AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42' Q4 W+ a4 [& {1 v& O( B
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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8 Y6 v" y$ x! g
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
: {& A, t& Y* e1 S: g6 ]* N驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高3 A6 M2 A, y/ j/ E: i* x/ v- t
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
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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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3 D: }+ D3 w3 K& c1 _- `0 H) QAfternoon 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.0 z7 ?" g3 p8 d$ K
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, T$ T# `& E3 ?0 x; ?
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A-24 Banshee x 188 d1 B3 W7 J2 V* }& P
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) O. H9 m2 g- Z. }( ~+ ^- _ A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged( Z; x" R; ?8 M8 L8 c
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak4 `, s( v1 v$ Q8 C4 n
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Japanese Ships
+ o8 K4 U8 ?" D8 a7 i CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 p0 w& K2 _+ q' J DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
# S2 M2 |& o) c/ V* ^+ Z" j9 y9 m CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
4 D# L9 k4 Y" b: @; Q; W xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 e6 \8 P' v" z8 ?# [7 L% U
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
8 O* [, z3 F1 h$ @6 K/ O xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
# t( f2 w) j$ \! w* a* K2 w xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships/ e) H6 t; }/ }3 A
CA Northampton7 n0 E$ w6 R6 J
CA Chester
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DD Helm4 }$ H) V5 X& O6 a; P
DD Mugford
3 b& }0 c$ q) L9 `5 ] DD Ralph Talbot
! W/ n" N" c9 d$ M: e+ c DD Henley) c6 D2 u) l4 d
DD Patterson6 g$ ^7 w! h6 q6 T; L' N! S
DD Craven
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/ u1 X" n2 n, b) Z3 IJapanese ground losses:
" i( O. F' \; H. P( h: g 3887 casualties reported* Q0 k* I! l8 _. Y* Y2 i
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled8 r9 B* b6 f" c; t
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled$ e+ A7 E) I1 J% _( M) E3 _8 Q( |
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
- ~3 s& ~- R0 o1 V. v, G" E- { Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
. g! Y& ^9 D/ U$ ]& E Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled), K/ y0 d6 A1 R n: M8 _/ K5 P$ E7 K
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,546 Y0 Y: I- F/ @; p j
9 i! v' t. E4 [+ ^+ bWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft1 Y% @. i* h# V! c g% M; M
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
$ y2 A( b- y) s! K2 F! m3 W SBD-2 Dauntless x 24; p+ [& O- R8 ?3 `+ E" q
" O8 _ W) j' F# V2 T* kAllied aircraft losses
3 c, [$ T) a+ x& S, r7 U. W SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires& _! {5 Q4 h* f4 W; z) S. k
CL Nagara
6 S: a7 z" S* e8 P: r xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk# t& T# ~! m T
DD Makigumo% p' Q& E( Y+ Q( [2 L- k2 ^ Z
xAK Canberra Maru
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1845 casualties reported
0 s7 m% b9 E9 i* }1 b7 h1 l9 B0 F+ H Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
' K8 ~4 e# a9 G4 a, H9 T! _% } Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled x; {& ^2 O! V& v% [( ^$ y
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled/ _- W: k5 k5 S+ y
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 r; A( p+ z1 }4 J
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)/ ^, p- f: x0 y8 O' @! M6 @1 V8 [
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) `* a* s9 b% {4 g4 d8 \. b8 \" NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52& t' e' M6 c/ [7 ~% q
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 c9 k* w9 _: f5 G* ~
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes' u& ]* ?8 Z1 m* Y: N
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
" Y2 |* @0 {% l SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
9 m2 d9 L7 ~& n* q TBD-1 Devastator x 14" K! @1 ?4 X. Y
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Allied aircraft losses
0 |7 L4 Q# ` m' r6 ? SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ r9 P5 ]& I! ?* X2 g. }
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& x# _$ z9 i8 ]
AV Kimikawa Maru) o# A8 K0 x3 F! h" p) j
xAK Zinzan Maru
+ n! S+ A7 p' @* r7 E7 h- x xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: k4 U" k9 n3 ~1 d% j- G
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$ d* o& u6 m0 UGround combat at Ambon (76,109)* n& O# ?6 G7 | D
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244! p4 n4 x% r6 s/ k% E+ ^
. e0 n" M. J- `5 _1 ]Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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# q, c4 Z1 g# PAllied adjusted defense: 19
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: Q3 Q6 p3 D# X/ `2 L# CJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) ( l; _2 M$ l5 }& v
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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1 {& w. j/ ] G# dCombat modifiers
+ e8 _) L' W, y8 p$ WDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
! M! v# w/ X" I) B$ K: H" j experience(-)2 A; m9 o1 r7 Z$ E) E8 D
Attacker:
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102 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 }3 f- ~* K/ o) H6 q( m8 o. Z9 c 118 casualties reported1 z. m L0 L8 P. W: n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ h) W# K9 z: y8 k$ n% gAssaulting units:
9 D/ T. x0 M* `# z5 V# D 24th Infantry Regiment6 t' g& H& o4 w+ z$ M
1st Kure Assault Division' f! ?& L, Q5 b* L' T# Y, m( u
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
4 u( z: P8 \3 k+ K5 S) g# s j" f, r 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
5 ]: t. b( O+ l' V7 A7 X* d 3rd Air Flotilla
# `2 Y! s+ ]; _, x5 C8 P! }. _ 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:
, W0 B2 V f! ` X Molukken Garrison Battalion
0 \0 m* H) m+ r# R, Y+ G, g 4th Coastal Gun Battalion( q; e+ U: w' D" p* r% g. V: O C
Ambon Base Force |