AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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0 s, ^2 S% y! p! |1 @; c: ^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% X( m* x) x6 v) z; l; f! u
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
: F% ^- a' z9 X/ m4 L驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高$ ~8 G3 ~- F- e
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉. R f9 {+ A! F9 ?( ?
日军占领班克伦
0 N, f8 T- D) t" { D6 v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' y: R: I3 t- [- h! n. c" U- j+ s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 S5 D8 ^- T5 J0 Q3 d+ V) } |
$ s2 H$ F P8 C$ s# V" n; ~; P2 w7 @Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' B) [4 }9 m9 b* \3 S$ ~Estimated time to target is 7 minutes+ M4 ?+ @6 v, u( w* Z! ^
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Allied aircraft
$ z. |7 x( z- a A-24 Banshee x 181 }& c4 R& L) B3 D9 u
6 V8 c _9 \1 I$ I0 EAllied aircraft losses: \ q2 k& \7 ]8 `' q9 Z$ w
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
) @. J r/ z! x& D2 ] A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak9 [: I- v' n" |: N7 n7 l' }$ M$ D/ J
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Japanese Ships" u* Z: k* u; U% M8 u
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 l' H% {8 h& @$ \: \3 Q6 F DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards9 K% N% }, X6 N4 n! L
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Japanese Ships& B; T# s" L% ~* X% X! c1 u7 h' ]
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
$ A3 O8 K6 Z& {( l3 @ xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: b' h; i5 P* U: C! w
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
; i5 y* s( [7 t0 a2 e, N9 ] xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
' S; m8 P0 b) l/ c& M4 [8 r+ D/ f8 F xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
" N1 d% I! r9 s% f( x! T CA Northampton' b" {3 B: b; l
CA Chester$ F1 Z+ j. L/ A2 j$ `7 R5 x
DD Blue) B4 F x8 K9 h1 j2 b2 ?% Q: K
DD Helm
, v: p# H) X( U7 q( y1 m. H$ j! ^ DD Mugford* F9 q7 v0 Y7 q+ F" C9 p
DD Ralph Talbot
$ g% z1 Y2 C, Y1 c1 ]$ r% ]+ B DD Henley5 ^1 t& v/ T" @& Y6 _3 [& _
DD Patterson1 R- B9 U. G2 Z' q
DD Craven
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% v; @- r' N) k6 L6 B7 S% MJapanese ground losses:
k& i2 k6 a3 c, p' g. u0 R5 j 3887 casualties reported& W- t# ^; D- r$ S! B
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled4 D& m9 X" ^3 Y# r; b
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled i5 N) g9 k( h$ F- C7 L
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
# m. L( L" E A3 b7 w Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 p. |4 S7 R* s8 M% |9 n
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)& R5 a- A5 w- H d3 h* b" [
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' \0 L+ q% u2 W. B3 S( |2 z9 MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54' p5 {/ `5 w8 R4 q
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Weather in hex: Light rain6 ]+ [' O% _- y4 e7 t6 j
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
9 U$ w( N9 y. GEstimated time to target is 7 minutes4 K& q J/ ` e9 D3 j8 c
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Allied aircraft
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( u l' Q E& s x5 N' E$ L2 [& F SBD-2 Dauntless x 24- W! `& ~; f5 b* P
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Allied aircraft losses: z) A" b: S m' j- Q3 |
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged% I5 q/ L% }. d1 ~* w/ M* w* p! l
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Japanese Ships# u1 A$ d) M* Z* q, }" n4 r
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; Q/ B2 s5 Q7 o5 T* \; A
CL Nagara
% T/ J" f1 g6 y' \9 T xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk) @4 i" i7 L+ C& U& x7 R
DD Makigumo
7 E( ?9 H9 [! y" d+ \ xAK Canberra Maru
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) L: }9 L8 C" V2 B/ Q; WJapanese ground losses:
# H2 S% j& x9 t 1845 casualties reported
# g6 J- h& ]' o3 ]- r Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
! F* A8 x; _% w* T/ E* Q) f8 o8 E: \ Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
* b+ d7 i8 P% q( y9 K# g Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled* G3 ?; o" ~3 e" [- _2 n+ K, j. d
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)5 r. x* [) B4 B7 ]' N
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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# {1 b. Y% C" AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52- w2 h- V4 I$ ~1 @- Z
0 K* Z" u8 q$ r. h: t( ~Weather in hex: Clear sky- Y* R' i, L9 v O
& m9 F; A. J h2 T. p: URaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# i, ` k1 `9 s& cEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6+ x" r/ Y2 p! F+ a" p
SBD-2 Dauntless x 31 s! z& t: R, |
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged1 c. ], [: Q3 \& S1 T
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Japanese Ships: g3 q$ ^1 q3 s* b0 i- e
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( i6 ]2 G8 m/ M% e3 ?3 @* S. M xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 } u) }: G2 u) Y8 O AV Kimikawa Maru
) c% r( @& n+ H- k6 q% R" J5 D( Z' \ xAK Zinzan Maru
" F1 _9 N. e! t. E! g xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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: s# J, x4 ~" h" s" f- lJapanese Deliberate attack
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% X$ i% b2 d* u) {1 V% }Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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/ Q1 W& c+ x bDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 477 Z8 N8 h% O$ q' R$ `! Q
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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" l7 v' b7 W) t- C' fAllied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) : z2 Y/ f$ U, q9 _- P0 i/ t0 o
# B& q/ f+ g" z# Y" u1 F; `Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers+ L& v8 V1 l' t* e, _( T5 }
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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. e9 ~) j6 U* I0 D0 f! Y. DAttacker: 4 B+ ^+ l7 K0 O- u
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Japanese ground losses:
6 A5 E( V& J6 z0 Y 102 casualties reported
8 b3 H1 N' y# r1 d9 o, n Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled9 W( Z, }3 c5 U3 G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# d3 H+ d. U( F+ v7 n _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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118 casualties reported+ `9 z* C; E- V: |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
: i% q; b( s& z( a. x$ ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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D& ?. u ?# x1 {; @Assaulting units:
, b' `/ r" H* G7 e2 Q 24th Infantry Regiment
- F3 H1 s- }& ?( O W' _; O 1st Kure Assault Division
- U. m4 ]. Z0 c0 s0 t 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
7 P7 T/ L3 ?& o% s t) c% G 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
4 x) |* j/ B+ D' R6 A( `9 H 3rd Air Flotilla 0 z5 T+ @4 S- ?7 J
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment+ F4 N! s' P1 M6 o* \7 k
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Defending units:* ]; u6 L' R7 ^% l% V$ q/ H
Molukken Garrison Battalion$ l+ g, L9 |5 n6 b
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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