AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 429 G9 s$ u( ~. z# l% N- r4 y
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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
2 S& ?* G& X2 ~8 v3 Y. N- vminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
! j3 k( q( ?* T/ m! `' s; q驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
W: F! n& g7 X0 i驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
! H- r' h& Z! f" o B日军占领班克伦! t' _$ g1 @# U5 ?4 l
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, _2 ?1 A) H) y* |' M
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; I0 Q7 a2 W2 M' nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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# d! O9 V& D6 E( m7 BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud+ {. ^ R7 F) Z( ^* z9 B C
2 @5 }& e- [' n1 X a4 U) BRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" P# C: I8 W4 R' _$ bEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
, @& u* e5 j1 `% P/ M A-24 Banshee x 188 |* F6 z& \# T& Q3 c6 l V U
( _7 m9 _8 b5 O' v' d* QAllied aircraft losses
[/ `" D; ]! x7 \1 M9 Q A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
! ^2 N$ O' ^3 G3 ?6 E% z6 H9 h% O A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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( q% T+ k+ d0 L: i. k$ s CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire% X0 C" ?. r! l7 D2 D8 C- R
DD Inazuma6 B+ d- H& A- W& u$ E$ ?0 ^. j
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* B H4 u; z4 J* z- E) a( p3 vNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk- m$ U* {% M% t9 M( r0 h
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 i1 i% c& B% {2 ?0 A
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk% y$ l: } ^+ J( ?( j' |
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk0 N3 G' r/ R+ ^. Z5 b* y8 B* ~
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, l, V6 u2 ^# R- L- O3 |5 z K G
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Allied Ships
H$ P8 t+ V) q! R) W3 ` CA Northampton+ q5 a9 q3 P9 H
CA Chester) s1 S7 i. Q; V) e& b- y
DD Blue4 d' u1 q# f8 J6 O- R2 ], x
DD Helm
8 Y* G' [4 h. b+ T9 G2 K, k DD Mugford% w; f. {6 Z$ K( U( ?9 K
DD Ralph Talbot: i& O6 O; F) @7 O$ `
DD Henley
5 H! Y) b, b, y$ y4 T2 y. ^ DD Patterson
. L6 P+ k/ Z. w DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:% s* Z H3 \2 Q( n4 X& E
3887 casualties reported
$ G0 ]& a! ]" z% L9 Q& ^ Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled) S" v6 S( [+ c# z: u' z* b
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
2 `6 _- H; d5 y4 |' t4 U& H! { Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled- r8 |1 a; R' D. G- ]7 d
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
8 i; G* |( L* v. h8 P Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54, I8 T# I4 E3 H+ e' u+ D
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Weather in hex: Light rain/ c+ G: I# C: _3 h
; h7 F6 q# D7 m8 sRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 ]4 I% i, F6 ^4 P9 [6 d K
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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( ^$ o' R# i4 |- aAllied aircraft
: w M6 j2 z. v4 Y4 r' G1 ?! ] F4F-3 Wildcat x 6; C4 B! v# W& Z+ U
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24: I" e7 J! P$ R5 U# J n Q
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Allied aircraft losses
: A: l) v! b! c- L' |7 h' T" j SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
" l6 e U" L& i; q$ G7 t5 x+ N8 o xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
6 {3 R A/ k& U8 B CL Nagara& [+ O, x# O8 p' Q( i2 e
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk4 H) K) ^# v3 ?- Z3 h2 b Q6 C
DD Makigumo
* L8 h3 J& m2 }% L xAK Canberra Maru& M/ |3 _. e& N4 |* `+ P
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Japanese ground losses:& b& [- l; [8 r5 o* m
1845 casualties reported9 P1 j) M- { ^% w9 y/ V
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
0 }$ W4 `* I: L, f/ \/ ` Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
3 j/ x( q! A( U$ z Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled8 Y) g- ~, \1 B) Y7 a
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
0 Y$ F7 x) M8 d9 W Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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' \; A% y/ {6 ~$ I# v% vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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& D0 K4 o- z6 K8 v/ wWeather in hex: Clear sky8 G. }/ Q1 f2 i+ c; ^; K8 B3 c7 X* U
6 {1 d) F# z0 c7 oRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 K$ V/ y8 {* @# J' r+ BEstimated time to target is 16 minutes& A& U3 Y9 g; W, L; p- m+ H
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Allied aircraft1 ?/ Y( F$ `, H1 r- U. h" B, O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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TBD-1 Devastator x 148 X8 N6 ~ ^8 H- e1 g& J
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Allied aircraft losses* W' E# c& u5 Q
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 d% j e) ?* f$ b xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 N4 E4 \; A) Z5 G: ~' Z xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( E( `) N4 p) @( ?2 |9 p
AV Kimikawa Maru) F# Y& c5 q8 D* i
xAK Zinzan Maru% q; V! G% V2 p) O3 I
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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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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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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2 X {; Z8 L$ s' J5 Q/ K; xAllied adjusted defense: 19 - q& h7 V3 |$ h5 U9 ^6 @8 A! G
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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! V1 u+ [; Z9 H" ]Attacker: , X; Y4 L* ~2 f& v) L
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102 casualties reported, d: y- A- y0 Q1 ^# t/ V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled+ J8 P2 R/ }$ b4 \5 D! Z9 u" S m% @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
0 `; V5 }$ I1 C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, E& E# P: U: e8 Z0 c4 r
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118 casualties reported
7 |, h. R+ L6 ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
O+ c' I, t' y ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:% g. m7 n1 ^$ Z9 } F( i* R
24th Infantry Regiment
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6 W0 D- p- d# P6 I- | 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
2 f: W* o' H3 `7 \. P 2nd Field Artillery Regiment1 N3 X$ }8 K( ]' ~% I* [
3rd Air Flotilla ( \; G+ {7 b* V8 Q' U0 S
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment' Y* ]3 f5 j6 B
; L2 J" M7 a+ b JDefending units:% g/ y9 p4 G2 e" n& N5 P
Molukken Garrison Battalion
/ ^& p+ J: D0 o! ~ 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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