AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42$ @* X9 I, U6 m3 b# o; N/ l
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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
7 _+ k$ M# l. PminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明0 q9 E7 U5 I6 N- Q1 S+ e- X; ?
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
5 U6 K2 B; @6 x' g- ]; A驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉" a+ X+ {; j K+ F6 B
日军占领班克伦
5 b2 ^3 f& U d5 g E6 V: ^ a4 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
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$ h* X8 n- x aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106- C! z6 Q/ E: }- m1 t; ]
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. i5 f; F1 q) D! v. M
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ n: _7 M& s6 |( a( s
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes7 p, F1 |8 o3 Q
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A-24 Banshee x 18
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; O8 x: i L$ X8 k! P, }6 pAllied aircraft losses; G% X9 O; k9 n: N# c
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
" z; X3 p1 s8 n1 K7 ~* g0 l/ R6 u A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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O, Q3 u, A( m8 u% F, zJapanese Ships
4 I1 q: [3 F; ~: a. I CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 Y, p0 a3 e% z1 x3 f
DD Inazuma, b. V8 G; x. ^6 E* y5 q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships x# v1 D# B4 \3 Z% I# S
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
5 q5 U6 [/ }+ z xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 }! H/ @) T+ X- _1 G q/ o% C
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk1 i% o. v) x4 p/ c5 n% I
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk" e# z; u* g/ O* L* }( [9 S' n
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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CA Northampton
9 E/ i( o" X" N8 a$ o CA Chester
4 z' e0 G( R8 ^9 F DD Blue8 x& `3 Z! a; {# _ P& g7 N
DD Helm* |) g- S$ ~( W% Z$ c. M! t( t2 o3 g
DD Mugford0 F/ R7 E" `; {5 Q, l3 x0 J# g5 L2 A t
DD Ralph Talbot
4 c! Q H( Q# x$ E! e DD Henley
; Y( W$ K7 [9 H, P DD Patterson' `5 {8 l4 E6 g, Y. D3 B
DD Craven( Y+ ~. p& j3 t
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Japanese ground losses:
' P" m7 l" l! h6 R! f9 b- |6 _ 3887 casualties reported" i4 P; ]) p' L% z1 i# p
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
8 S' R: D. j/ t( i' W( ?! h6 ^ Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
7 {5 d' V3 W$ E& r- B' s, \ Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
# I+ L m1 Z* e9 g) f4 A Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
$ s4 K$ F0 f; e7 N$ @2 X Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled); }. @) [ m: Q! U, Q4 ]& l' B
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" P+ j/ E6 U& Y7 [% b; oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain2 |6 M' @, d9 n+ s+ }
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 P' h+ E y5 r8 g; {. W! R$ mEstimated time to target is 7 minutes1 D- i+ [, D; k% B; Y& ~2 |
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Allied aircraft
& I4 E3 m! h" E0 _ K1 |6 ] F4F-3 Wildcat x 6" ?( G: ?4 d7 N+ h) d
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses
; i, Y8 u3 d% ]5 S) N9 ]3 t s% G SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged! S2 k- y' |9 q, p
4 }+ h3 ]7 ^) n+ nJapanese Ships
' J. L2 h& \1 U! m7 V# T1 s xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
+ T: q$ \, o$ e# }# W5 k* _ CL Nagara- t7 c' P6 a( J$ F7 h
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
) _0 d$ r0 }$ M# P% `! ~ DD Makigumo- U8 o+ ?# D7 G( A
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
/ e0 j1 q" K/ n( R1 r+ Q9 Q* @; Z 1845 casualties reported
' u6 K. f* A1 J/ S5 n# P6 R8 A Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled; J; f+ V' X% q2 r- p0 Y8 a6 v
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled( \( Q( x# @: i0 v' ~( A2 ~) j
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
* i2 p. w4 V. i+ Q# B- g Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ v( v! x5 B- I- Q
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)6 H$ c" m0 Z, X" T3 [% q; ]2 r T
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9 }: U6 F1 V. j3 t& e; @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52, B: n: F' X% |5 Z( t L) j
: q' G5 T& M0 o9 \Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# S3 A1 V5 p2 T9 z& U) o
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes! ]2 B: V4 T# F. Y w
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Allied aircraft& d/ ^+ y( V$ U9 A' i/ _7 t) R, g2 p9 L# @
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
1 O* f9 m9 ^2 J0 M7 g* K SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
) X+ N3 ]7 \) u( r TBD-1 Devastator x 143 M X, r1 B. f. A$ `4 P4 d
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Allied aircraft losses
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" g3 F# V. [! L% {9 U$ E- W xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' @: [' C$ b+ L) ~; _
AV Kimikawa Maru B+ L5 M; F$ h* I% _: v" F
xAK Zinzan Maru
0 f M, k6 D* @$ z# [ xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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4 G, r# W9 m. y( H. p4 CGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack8 P, Z6 r- W7 U* O
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2443 L6 L T0 |/ \2 D
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47, N* b+ b# J: j, d3 V, p$ [; b
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 ) O7 e& l/ e9 B2 B$ N/ [
; N; v4 e. ^, j) [Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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, ?2 Q/ o4 T4 mCombat modifiers
$ g* i6 p& p* ?5 K0 CDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)" L% {! l# e; u: R6 |. O& [- b% T
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Attacker:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled+ h6 u; L" ]* C6 {5 _/ U" U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
A' D& b1 p" F: v) B& }4 ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:; f5 ^0 p& _% r Z \6 [& {
118 casualties reported
$ Y# |* u/ C8 } Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled$ P- g/ n9 G5 t! U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' g5 }+ b$ F& ?6 A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 ]( f2 F K7 h( C6 p
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Assaulting units:! v* `3 o7 j {9 a
24th Infantry Regiment
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy
& r6 q8 P+ u4 T2 \/ v7 X 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
( K) c2 f! C( n' Y. ~' @( h; Q6 t 3rd Air Flotilla ! j" n+ t( U C
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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+ I1 E% W: H. n$ f1 P. m+ i% ], vDefending units:
$ e' v& f; m' d) N3 b9 u% A5 c5 Z! [ Molukken Garrison Battalion
; e/ ?) G- b9 a5 `5 O- { 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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