AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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/ D9 q( G0 o% }2 g+ v: b1 u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
" x2 R$ J) j/ M9 _miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明: a4 E: V+ B1 o# B+ f
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高8 @! h2 j6 s% a0 }! H) g; U
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉9 T) O" g7 ~! m! z1 U8 ]
日军占领班克伦
! }) D9 u& g' K) v" z% _5 G. v4 j4 n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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6 m: s0 t0 e, w- _7 y6 YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106/ B+ {3 \' U7 a
4 R! D: ~' ]2 V/ u1 k7 A7 }Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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6 Q& p: E7 L6 |: p$ p2 fRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) Z2 P/ a7 `" ZEstimated time to target is 7 minutes+ b* b4 U) i1 ?! C" X$ Z4 Q% R9 c8 c
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Allied aircraft0 W+ n4 B. y$ @* S4 N3 L
A-24 Banshee x 18( ~. F+ l! n: s
4 c! s; }( P! Q/ |6 b) @Allied aircraft losses
# s6 G1 Q6 x) V- I0 R- ~; f/ y A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
, }9 d5 A% ~: U, O8 C( o1 {" R1 f5 Q A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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6 C* N5 u, s" I$ UJapanese Ships' W- M) ]9 ~1 y" T2 k* g
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 O* l& W( l1 `# R3 N3 i! e1 X
DD Inazuma) {0 E% Z- v! v( V$ ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards" p5 D! i" P2 k" I$ c
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CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk- ~( ]2 b7 D7 a7 d4 [
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 F. D9 r5 [) \& O: F+ X: K xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
7 U$ b) Y# l, Q5 a( s4 P xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk- t) N$ w8 u+ z8 W/ M
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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! C9 X5 J2 ^9 f2 ~. k' YAllied Ships7 a5 A9 x$ u/ c9 L1 C3 ^( H) d
CA Northampton0 R# h5 e! M, c. M8 f4 p$ L
CA Chester$ v* U+ R, H# P+ P9 R8 ]
DD Blue
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DD Mugford
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DD Henley! H1 W( d, b: Q$ j6 _9 I0 J
DD Patterson
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" C/ Y! j: }" g2 A, j0 H- YJapanese ground losses:7 D \" l( r# L7 n8 ?
3887 casualties reported
! ?( S: C/ Y1 h: y% M0 k$ w Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled. Q w0 ?, W' P, m( f. s
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled9 _0 k- m- {& Q! M# ?' Y9 ~: [# P
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
" v0 A) F7 d# J/ v& m* u3 y Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)3 J$ c' d- B. D r2 A* r
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled) G# h, F2 J$ n" I4 s7 Q9 `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,548 ~4 p: B$ n, d9 ?, ]- \1 w
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) V+ v, a+ k) xEstimated time to target is 7 minutes( m/ k' ]- Q9 L- Q; _
$ j- r2 O" D$ w# y" u. zAllied aircraft
% t8 J/ y. r5 o e' t, u F4F-3 Wildcat x 66 Y; T K5 b7 v0 I5 Q/ t% N) q
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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% n7 `7 I' Q+ c3 t# gAllied aircraft losses5 w0 l" b Q! ?6 n& d- U [
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
L5 {9 |' J/ A* V' \ xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires3 F0 H/ T( A2 s- S# x+ U- w
CL Nagara
5 T/ |) \) u$ @* T xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
+ ?5 `* c. Y3 y# ] DD Makigumo/ m; F, T1 z! ?
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:8 H/ {& j; C- W+ m: A- Q% |
1845 casualties reported% F0 L* E8 n( e. x
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled ~# @3 o1 k, R& V7 e% W" [
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled2 b0 n( {- x5 f/ T1 ^3 d
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
' P( s* u% D+ {1 }2 H Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
6 N$ Q& T. _9 h6 i: k Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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( l5 C' {+ i- A% S* [8 r5 lWeather in hex: Clear sky. F! h( v$ {$ z/ S
# [0 o& v+ C7 y2 wRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& H3 P2 L' X6 g5 z: B
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes, w- U1 u/ I4 I8 [- Z9 h6 ?
; _/ b* _( f7 t0 D8 b4 ?Allied aircraft7 q& m& ?2 Y ^; H' r$ _
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
, g' g' B* d* w! O& C SBD-2 Dauntless x 3. G6 F" q; n$ W5 U" r( J
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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5 v; ^; Y0 V2 B' w) d! Y9 {! s xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' e1 o0 L) L0 F& P6 K7 ^ xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 M/ O7 V: [/ I, o7 G
AV Kimikawa Maru' {# R9 y/ v! P( `) o
xAK Zinzan Maru7 V" g* H9 m( b
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. N5 s6 ?" h/ |) ?
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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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) M' c& i, H5 ?7 b- b* vDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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& {, A4 |/ ]. q- n9 ^ ?3 cJapanese adjusted assault: 30 ( L- j2 q# x: U+ L2 a$ _& J: n
) j: F. Q) A) ^+ x* ]8 xAllied adjusted defense: 19
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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(-)) x& T, z' P- L$ Z* x% k) g
experience(-)
! Y/ Q' R. B5 R1 _0 }. mAttacker: * `/ {% ^% _$ W" ~* d' N% B1 z" r3 a
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Japanese ground losses:
0 `- J0 f* p: D5 H4 y g5 e 102 casualties reported
0 Q) ^6 J9 {# L+ T* m Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
5 x; h* M1 `2 t6 A- k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 M, r# a/ @" M# A6 r- I+ d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* A7 z- h: y' j0 T: h0 M
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2 M5 t' R* @# S7 n, n9 ~7 t' E5 M 118 casualties reported
6 v) v$ i6 g: c2 c9 l Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
/ c0 ]# z. B1 q9 g, s% Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 P0 ^. G- h, Y) G6 Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ L2 v. J! a1 q9 f* w! p- R3 L
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Assaulting units:
7 v; x: {. E# q q3 G n4 O) A. | 24th Infantry Regiment
8 V) t0 G& V5 a) d* \ 1st Kure Assault Division
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment9 e. _" D& q0 X. R
3rd Air Flotilla
+ a, f( l8 |: J: [6 P. P+ d7 R 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:1 \- _; C) y: L3 @" a1 z
Molukken Garrison Battalion. n& }, u. x; K! `6 ]' e, S4 N/ [; S
4th Coastal Gun Battalion+ ?4 T+ h0 }( o! {8 [* r |
Ambon Base Force |