AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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6 x: O3 O/ S: w% U+ n+ @5 R, A, j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
* K* d/ b, b, |! I( D8 \- IminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明- q% r; _# ^( y
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高( G+ O- r9 ]2 T5 f* _
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
$ Z) w$ [/ E4 ^4 y6 e/ [日军占领班克伦
, e3 t, Z l+ @9 x$ x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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/ \; Q9 ]; v/ h4 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1064 r o- L A1 T( s2 `
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# y; N- Y! ]7 k. E9 B# `$ @
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* \) s+ b5 b5 L/ V! T6 S4 f' _Estimated time to target is 7 minutes/ v/ I5 k9 Z n* l; g$ V
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Allied aircraft
P3 O6 e8 ~( f% a A-24 Banshee x 186 w, J9 |# o) } |% q0 n1 s
% V: m* y! F: h8 `. _# tAllied aircraft losses
$ P5 B6 }! ]+ L* r, v$ ^5 \ A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
4 X! v" D1 s# p1 V6 ^- v A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
( ~$ C% V6 g, F3 k. g) g! `' U CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 p9 _! ?8 V7 _: K2 ~ 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! h0 F/ F1 P+ E6 g2 c* |/ U
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk0 s8 D! L+ ^0 a T& d! S' \2 {$ ]
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 j; U. R7 U7 O$ w/ z
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk. Z( x% h0 V& i7 Z
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
7 @9 N' q7 s+ ], ~& H, j5 x xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 w8 C* l/ e& }; e$ B
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Allied Ships+ `9 u- J7 I6 L1 C G
CA Northampton
' B, v$ q+ [" s. l: y CA Chester9 _/ B' Z8 L5 s" W1 |2 y
DD Blue- j9 F0 ?' Q- L: ^
DD Helm9 [( ]7 [2 T$ R7 M g: M! i9 [
DD Mugford4 T4 Q7 j9 A; f8 E. f: k
DD Ralph Talbot
]4 g6 S; K1 i, i! C$ M DD Henley1 q0 u* D0 p( f: P
DD Patterson# m4 M# N2 H5 d* Y4 M
DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:
( d% f3 g$ P5 u/ g 3887 casualties reported
; O1 j) |: h( R0 o Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
: Y( o% P" Y- A: J& g! U# ] Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled9 Y: N3 v% d! t
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled5 Z3 @6 h: K2 B( \4 |
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
# z3 ]; z. L$ `/ g3 d/ x5 i Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled) q& `0 q& Z% [$ P& i- Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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: f2 J* @. S* ?% hWeather in hex: Light rain
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! }& L/ `1 M* W9 ?7 fRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 A7 l9 p2 N, ?9 ^. V* e
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes6 e# s9 {0 ^# [& N
! s) P2 c4 H1 x( D4 bAllied aircraft
' p6 s5 w' J' v' J F4F-3 Wildcat x 6* k2 l+ {2 K% M) ~5 o; i
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses* [6 h: h# U$ w1 J% `. f+ O
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged2 _$ }' L$ D3 t: U5 ?
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Japanese Ships* b( S7 t3 K9 ^6 \- [
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk* K. ?9 ]' v2 J4 L- Q
DD Makigumo
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Japanese ground losses:
8 q1 l% X" o" q 1845 casualties reported
' q3 E" q& d- u+ W9 \ Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled% G/ g7 V6 {" @. T" m0 X; D
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled- {# w% E1 Z$ _. v4 n% E) h* l( D3 ]
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled, f1 A# ~$ W I I* \* p
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)& E! t" Q7 b$ s% Z. w' Q% f
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)' P: ~: b% H$ w8 k2 H: z+ m
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52 X$ } o. B+ C8 L1 P. i9 S
) G" t1 C; W# sWeather in hex: Clear sky8 ]+ |5 A8 x+ S/ @( \% r
0 p5 x8 j; g' d" pRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ h( \/ o0 Q* l: l9 sEstimated time to target is 16 minutes- H+ @1 L1 C$ Y) Y5 N
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Allied aircraft W5 \5 Z2 |) v( G+ F$ k. S
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6" D! z9 C$ Z, n/ o# a( X# ~
SBD-2 Dauntless x 36 p9 z9 h* b, }, U6 m4 m) y& `
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged7 `7 X8 G% t, |0 h9 `" l& }+ Q
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Japanese Ships
0 `* W0 E* n) J8 O; F8 J3 p xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ p# ?( i' V0 Q6 t7 r9 x
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) K) A; D# [9 y2 q AV Kimikawa Maru
1 }+ D2 y: p4 f; e7 V5 h) y xAK Zinzan Maru
( h3 T9 k8 {+ d/ } xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)# r0 P9 e# l2 g8 R7 h
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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* B% U* [+ j/ \/ e1 w: }! ^% BAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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! l3 h+ h4 e/ j9 o: [, A$ W9 s8 @0 iDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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- f7 B! ^- M: r5 RJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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experience(-)4 G) M1 |' Y; x% I5 v% Y
Attacker:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled2 B) V# v" _/ X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled; v. x$ G" s. a, U8 l0 Y% ?: @& w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ H/ Y; n' F0 C/ [1 R C
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Allied ground losses:3 T0 k9 F) n8 e% K" `
118 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- x' Q; M- H- V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled m4 N; @2 Z! i" Y' ^7 i
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24th Infantry Regiment
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9 U4 s* Z, b8 y! S$ H4 u 2nd Field Artillery Regiment" v( ]) t( A$ a
3rd Air Flotilla ; j5 l8 C' l. T( _8 F$ U+ ^* P
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment2 J" Q4 r5 J1 u3 C! }
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Defending units:7 b# s; m+ v8 ~ e3 A/ ?0 N
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |