AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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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
4 v2 u% g3 h$ p: sminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
3 b" b1 V0 G3 `" V+ x4 F) l* `驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高! E! O1 }9 M) V. r( `0 I
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
8 w/ g. v, N" K) p, f; \! I3 S日军占领班克伦; P! g- x: v& t" o% C% h
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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; c5 T, }8 ~( M% N2 FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1067 i* @, q. l% d9 L9 E# o# h4 o' E
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, ~' d0 @8 J+ n; M
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" P# Q3 ~5 m) e" ^8 {! n+ K hEstimated time to target is 7 minutes' a# |& m$ f) `' d# W9 @' J$ n
* G7 ]6 S0 l# @+ y& W; \Allied aircraft7 ?( r, L( ~. A' s9 @) t( G, |# z
A-24 Banshee x 18' m" S% g: Y% G
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Allied aircraft losses- G" [! `. X+ I& V2 P9 ?3 E/ P% |
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
* v+ ^* F R& |* i3 O# u A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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% Q2 f" b& I! x3 mJapanese Ships
) Z9 b4 |9 k( b) p h/ Z CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire# s0 M- R# H7 z3 ~" D$ }
DD Inazuma$ I+ _& ^; P2 r! k4 S$ R
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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! b7 \6 [9 w! S( d9 DJapanese Ships& Y& q' r" _- [& l5 v
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk3 g/ J' Z2 F" [! `. Z" H) X4 Y
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& u/ ]" W7 s5 @9 s( g xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk5 g. M2 ?- a! W/ d6 a" e/ i6 \; R3 R# k
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk1 A: A+ R, V7 d1 ?+ C" ~
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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CA Northampton
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DD Blue4 ^! r9 o- B2 N$ e( T5 k8 }
DD Helm
' q3 P9 d9 M" \8 {: U& ~% g. m DD Mugford- a H+ M0 t3 f2 J7 `2 K% c6 Y
DD Ralph Talbot5 c% R9 Z- l3 r" D. ~
DD Henley
. A2 V& u5 I: y( y% t" n5 n DD Patterson
" M& r1 o$ ~* v' F4 k8 @8 [ DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:! M/ W# N% ]7 j( ?
3887 casualties reported
8 Q/ U. v; o' @, a) U) h Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled! |0 M: V- f- Q! I$ G2 X9 ~, y
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
* _/ |. Q7 i. [ Q9 L0 S Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled$ p0 J: ~7 Z1 S' }( f v" D8 c
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 L6 N D w4 J
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain8 f9 r" T$ \! f( h6 O& S( J; \+ ^! n1 O
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( }6 _8 D% Y M7 a; w3 TEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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3 K$ ?; w0 F9 [3 Q* i" XAllied aircraft
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SBD-2 Dauntless x 24& Y# I. c! u' a D$ X* t( L2 L$ i
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Allied aircraft losses
9 u. _& a- q, L5 [# C8 H SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships: o9 D% b$ @) m0 D2 t8 J
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ J* q+ c/ R5 B" U3 O# x
CL Nagara
% ^& q. ~( S. Y4 O1 c4 R xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
% u% ?, J9 j; a% V$ O) y+ b5 ] DD Makigumo
( [) r4 Y* u, F- L xAK Canberra Maru0 Q- _, H% e; @
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Japanese ground losses:
& Q2 n7 S0 s5 C2 z/ O$ Q 1845 casualties reported
, x$ m9 j& k% g; G9 L% _) r Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled0 j& c' _3 e+ v$ B! S
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled: Q. v4 B% f/ \+ w3 D
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
) L2 |* a: b. z$ E0 t* N6 J Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 W9 F/ P+ g+ K8 Z
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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8 m. Z2 I+ X7 mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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! C% m! f, G/ c- V0 E2 S4 r* oRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' }' Z! J/ i9 T) u' WEstimated time to target is 16 minutes3 f) {$ S3 l" a' P4 O6 J1 i" \
/ R0 e! r/ s& Z+ U+ CAllied aircraft# u- J0 K" k( u; X, w
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6& w+ ~8 Q* \8 D4 D
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3. b$ g5 l- G5 Y
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 Q$ S2 n7 c" D
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 @% n) F5 ]9 l$ _ xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 k% K+ E' p S, o1 A" C AV Kimikawa Maru
8 l' E9 w& c6 I) d2 D0 [( i" L- a xAK Zinzan Maru
3 Z5 n J! u2 H; z& t5 ` xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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0 Q7 e2 Z ?9 m* w6 y4 {, p6 m: YGround combat at Ambon (76,109)( D3 U: O" D$ k$ A* \6 K Z' R% z
) m, Y1 M) v5 Y4 C* gJapanese Deliberate attack. r" q7 E) I" U+ p
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244- d* [; I3 h/ m
) H0 E, H" s3 u' J. u# UDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 474 y+ X( P! H7 ^. q2 P7 L" ]7 }4 U: A
/ u4 y5 {4 Z5 Z/ FJapanese adjusted assault: 30 $ j8 h; A7 ]' D( A
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) % E4 ]( X) B" ~ v3 T. d
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 15 P' e# K9 M, m' o! j1 m
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Combat modifiers4 H- _- A; m% h. ?
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-). r" z, u" r9 i* O
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Attacker: $ i, L# j# b7 z5 L" y6 `+ @- k
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102 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. V! ~! {4 i$ r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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118 casualties reported
" L1 }+ ]) H3 t4 v5 q. q Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
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24th Infantry Regiment
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy
5 B% } ?$ S" T 2nd Field Artillery Regiment8 D4 x3 G& l. X+ n: m
3rd Air Flotilla
: k: d L4 `, s 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment0 s" ]( a* `% D3 W+ Y
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+ h8 Q) z% m9 ?6 g) t2 A7 \) { Molukken Garrison Battalion# D b, \6 T6 `% O7 K& }3 u
4th Coastal Gun Battalion5 }" L7 v' z5 Y* n$ u5 V- O
Ambon Base Force |