AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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7 Y/ |* C0 o4 ?7 O( R; m& S1 G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8 k: @ a: {3 f- T, M" C" A1 {
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
/ C* v( L# ^4 N9 J1 A驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
; L. O7 e. ^/ G! V3 A: ^9 j- Z8 s驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
7 R8 h. I) E. x9 C( |. C日军占领班克伦( |1 v2 p7 e) r- [
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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: ]% V. N1 m9 R- |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106) R( U( F4 c1 g: `. V8 W3 d1 _
4 v1 d8 c( Z2 M& S v8 m/ KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud/ F6 ]- g. _. _0 i" u
/ u4 ~) R$ k" URaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# _/ g9 u3 V. Y/ G" s# {- M. w
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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0 O3 v9 `. i! ?- Z' UAllied aircraft3 e: l4 e5 w8 Y: b
A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses$ J6 s4 F: c* p& E: s, [8 p
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
8 O. {" f% @( _' X+ p7 ? A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak9 i$ z# u* l# ]2 W( I
. M0 l& h8 _1 A+ J+ VJapanese Ships% a2 V" F# k7 |+ O
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire: c: B' q+ u2 f1 }. y7 K, e
DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk3 m# @# k8 J/ K% h0 V& S* j
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, z* G: O& [# n xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
6 z4 Q6 @+ }8 o) ^) |' f( O6 J xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk% l' }& w, R. e( {" T5 W
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships+ Z5 H+ z2 u: |
CA Northampton
; U1 w% u2 b$ Q CA Chester
% r3 ` C( k6 g7 k" L9 t DD Blue
9 c! y. m' m1 c5 M" N DD Helm
\9 s6 r8 B6 q DD Mugford, T3 f* V' u8 k. I* C5 `
DD Ralph Talbot
, n5 z% b5 {) Y. [% m DD Henley
6 X! V. d; U- ^0 {+ L5 u7 @8 ?% B DD Patterson
; `6 I+ B h; y6 B# b; ^ DD Craven$ |3 n& X2 L7 `( X( K% h
' ?9 d5 [( g; H$ j5 C, GJapanese ground losses:9 Z Y5 ~3 O1 m
3887 casualties reported m) q8 S: N7 s" X$ f
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
0 r6 D3 \6 `( ~0 z# U, Q- k. d Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled; r7 G' Z( x6 ?8 {; G
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
( B- U7 Q' `* S9 Q/ j9 } Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
: u5 h: u- W4 J4 c) V Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)4 i* F' W% t/ h
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9 x& D' B1 A4 E! f$ iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,549 w+ p) S: @9 T/ K
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 A4 M1 i* ^! a$ v* P6 N6 s
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes0 B" y: _/ H9 ?" Q, X7 h
4 T1 a9 {8 M# b+ m) UAllied aircraft2 j, ~/ c' b5 s- D+ {9 l: r
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6+ p+ B7 _9 e* C
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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: U, n0 i+ ?$ h& Q9 R5 }Allied aircraft losses
- b; `; t( G$ m2 c/ H SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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" c4 M; }. C" q j$ Q" dJapanese Ships4 U g6 c& r7 n5 D1 s( @
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
# r1 Q- q# ?* `/ R4 T( _ CL Nagara9 k) q1 b* e2 H8 B- |- A! ]) C! g
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk% ^$ X; Y; L8 x {
DD Makigumo3 C# Y" @7 R% `8 }" {% Z$ Z
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:0 d' f( U! J$ K& V
1845 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled( A9 h- g1 R5 Y9 p. l
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled' U, G- C' D3 z7 p! u1 G0 _
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& R0 A b4 x$ a
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes* M$ B+ T2 H2 |+ c x
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1 ?( g8 Y! C; r7 R SBD-2 Dauntless x 39 Y1 F, d& C( a$ b
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged1 D1 F8 d3 g5 j% \: }, w
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6 m Z/ a S b, } xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 T4 D% a* s& I* q( z4 O( J% \3 K
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 q, O! l( C& C: W, k" x AV Kimikawa Maru% |8 {& v9 F2 y$ r0 F
xAK Zinzan Maru
- O- a# I( P4 T C xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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) g9 \7 _& Y) Z7 @9 H* GGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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! D! i2 A% C* H4 k: D0 ], \& u/ TDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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. {$ R( M1 ~* s/ f* ~% i* xJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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! G9 p: k6 n* d9 i6 z& q# ~' [/ sAllied adjusted defense: 19
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- _! h' F+ A, I& w. F2 w0 \$ O! ^Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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3 O2 S3 y% V: o( u5 W5 n5 N" nJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 13 L" p$ B9 A0 y8 ^
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Combat modifiers
+ f( s/ F9 v( GDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: ( U$ y! b3 t& Y& Z) E0 m
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Japanese ground losses:5 T1 u6 K& m1 }& o; J3 c: T
102 casualties reported0 w$ F: M8 e7 E2 T0 m3 H$ P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled7 E3 w5 t6 f/ m" G+ h& |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled$ v' ]/ W6 R" L1 u7 g0 H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- c; ~# s) c+ {, A2 A- h- j* f/ V b+ t
7 K' r. K# Q1 oAllied ground losses:; {9 x( J. B! q4 H: T5 @ F
118 casualties reported- J; R" ]5 t4 O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled) w$ ~4 u3 l9 A# B9 P* @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; m4 ]+ p5 z, `8 k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% w, b: ?" d4 T4 RAssaulting units:
5 ~9 T- Z8 k! \2 o$ @/ B 24th Infantry Regiment
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6 {/ S# P3 E2 L' _5 t 8th Indpt SNLF Coy 5 l. a: k. O' B! I$ u7 ?1 }% A, ~
2nd Field Artillery Regiment, t0 j" w) V, b5 h
3rd Air Flotilla 3 K& ` ?: l% H! X+ v! ?& R/ u
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment2 o% O) \& O0 w0 {9 F. O
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Defending units:
e3 ~6 y, M& ? Molukken Garrison Battalion/ U. R9 a+ `" Z, ]( o; ?& E4 ]1 z1 n
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
! E( |/ p4 A0 l Ambon Base Force |