AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42 b9 i# Y8 V) A3 c* Z! e6 k
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6 q( Q. [. t$ F6 C: x1 C0 a3 `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
- H4 G$ B) e# n: o ^7 E `9 i8 XminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
: T; e8 w; ^, @* f" X% W+ a驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高/ _6 Q6 p3 ^/ }# _% d
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉6 b. b, O: n( w
日军占领班克伦
0 L, u0 X3 u8 _. G; z2 i! O) 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% \ F: g& ?* r8 m: d! x* X* |
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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4 \7 D4 |( q1 R8 |$ c+ Q `Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ v% M f5 ^9 }* j4 i
6 k! \2 U; }; n( Q, Q3 Y' J2 `Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# Z: d; O: z0 v4 ^0 ]+ ^& h
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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! h! E# i2 F: R4 O: T1 sAllied aircraft
$ c& q9 \5 ], b6 {: F9 Q A-24 Banshee x 182 y7 l5 g0 c9 X
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Allied aircraft losses
+ d. ]: P3 @3 v* `( Z& _7 E+ x A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged. z4 m& q. b- I2 y3 X+ J4 Z
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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: P5 o/ C# T( l7 h9 }Japanese Ships
N+ r/ B. D2 q( U3 {( F CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" U7 e. K4 I% }8 w4 ~ y: Z DD Inazuma* a) |2 ?( F% i: E6 j
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. y8 D, Q7 X" v+ W3 PNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards8 g( I% C' _7 @; B% L4 c+ j
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7 Y1 z: i3 J7 R5 f# R CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
3 r# [/ T, m! K8 ` xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 `0 A0 g2 k1 E( h
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
2 ?8 n2 \) b* c* h; P0 T3 p# Z9 A9 J$ v xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
1 P5 W) L2 U! }( r$ Y+ M4 s xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships8 y" v; S4 O+ J4 U$ i) T
CA Northampton' Y; a2 w! B& A: r( {2 E" {
CA Chester
: ?6 n% e8 t- n3 |. X DD Blue9 y4 {4 `1 U' j+ o, f8 E
DD Helm' Q3 T6 M6 P+ J3 j/ ^
DD Mugford- E- Q+ \, N$ d, Y9 }( t5 I9 k2 ?! w/ G
DD Ralph Talbot6 v/ ^% r5 ?4 j$ N
DD Henley
& p" ]$ k& _, B/ ?8 z2 J# f: p DD Patterson/ W0 S- d* l+ l; m& L: C; C
DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:: S, H. e( ~' c& Y8 @
3887 casualties reported
, T4 ^2 ~/ o1 ? Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled/ O1 i- H9 M, X- t
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled; x* d Q- j+ z7 n$ J
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
, G6 P& e' b W) Q8 k3 A" L" g Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
8 `4 Q8 d9 ^# |4 N x/ I Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54" }3 r: ]: @0 j: b% l
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: o/ G$ T$ H5 f) |" g/ I k5 JRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: p* n$ B c! X
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes* T; n0 |: L0 S
2 S& s! {/ U; N4 H; x9 e4 NAllied aircraft$ z# r6 \2 u1 `& P0 d1 J. t* [) z: G
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
% C4 m$ q! s' |- {' r SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged- x1 b. x) ?- S
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4 z4 g! N8 t4 [: B; |% [( t! R- J xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
, L5 j L) R9 z A& o CL Nagara" g- p& h/ n! O% G& T
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
; ^0 T" y7 a7 r7 f" y# ]' d DD Makigumo; j" r) x% x6 k4 q
xAK Canberra Maru
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) F8 n% l- f6 U: R# T" m3 cJapanese ground losses:
' m+ a! e5 m3 H; p0 ^: D 1845 casualties reported
4 D; e' S! S; l3 H Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
. H7 X1 k' G# y- S K' `- f! i Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
1 O9 H/ a1 W; q A+ E7 B8 y! Y Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
# `; D- g8 Q2 X5 b1 j6 D( ~: E$ F Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 P U- i8 \& c; ~! ^
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)2 h) u1 M+ D' I0 Y: L6 g/ Q
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% F) O% I$ x6 {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,526 g, \- R2 G6 ?0 H2 I6 q
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Weather in hex: Clear sky0 \ |: m: v, P9 p" Q
; Q* S: j" k/ X' |Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; E) _- i, i: X' @. mEstimated time to target is 16 minutes# ]/ V6 @% g9 ]+ c- T" C0 A* F
5 `& n/ }' Y' b% eAllied aircraft
/ A" R1 y! |% U( K! B2 r7 l; ~ F4F-3 Wildcat x 68 t, O& U# Y! I& R& ?
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
# f) F- C) l# u" O6 ?% i TBD-1 Devastator x 14, W# U- H# f6 S- X1 K) `
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# z9 H3 j, _! z: k SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 t0 }8 U& k( g) b2 h xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 ~& h1 q0 I" B9 _) D- c xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 s2 V" ]' X; x6 _3 T
AV Kimikawa Maru
/ N k0 \. j) }8 i! ^7 Z xAK Zinzan Maru* [: o2 {) s) o
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)0 ]) ]7 D. B' y' L4 u: X
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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7 a1 M1 ], n& LAttacking 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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' F" p# r# M: |# fJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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/ x# i6 W+ Z8 K( J: b/ HAllied adjusted defense: 19
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/ {5 n& g2 \6 b' T( l9 i5 [Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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2 d0 l* i! A* Y, J0 DJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers& i3 \8 Y8 g) ]
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)- D, O6 {, V/ c4 ] l
experience(-)
! `8 _2 Y4 T3 Q1 B' EAttacker: 9 Y/ m+ }/ k9 ^' I3 ~% |2 ?
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Japanese ground losses:4 A# N* A& q s; Z) b7 E+ n
102 casualties reported3 U+ D ~6 @. y' L d8 [7 D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled- |" Q# |3 `+ g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% P( h# D g8 v i' N. q2 {9 I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ i0 V" _$ b6 `Allied ground losses:, {& k1 S3 A1 q6 X6 [0 _8 m
118 casualties reported
7 _' v$ ^) W* m5 n+ q4 U! u Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled# ?5 B. b F0 Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 m3 ?7 F" a' nAssaulting units:
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1st Kure Assault Division, y- Q4 n# ~- y$ W6 e, b
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
2 O6 k( }# q4 Z' n/ Y2 v 2nd Field Artillery Regiment7 w1 l, r' c; M6 g% H! K
3rd Air Flotilla
+ z: P+ T. Y0 e6 d2 k- z& f 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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2 m, Y' ^# `/ jDefending units:
9 y* ~! ~, _( g* H% ~; U) y Molukken Garrison Battalion3 N+ o, {4 p- X+ W% {
4th Coastal Gun Battalion4 t5 n# w7 g! |( r' Q+ c
Ambon Base Force |