AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42# I' }5 p7 d# M$ O( A R8 b
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& q7 g3 r ?& s5 a" Y ^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
9 y9 A! @9 R2 |5 p3 H! o) `miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明, q( v; g5 M# ^+ e
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高1 _1 C2 h: M; y0 y- @0 o
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉. }, f$ O4 E, m3 ~7 j4 Q3 |
日军占领班克伦
. t$ F5 V: z% {9 b- }) 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, J! W: N9 L/ t% c. Y& e% [' c0 v" G* N
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1063 x+ R5 d$ h2 i; }
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! @* }+ B8 Y$ m$ m
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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7 w |1 n$ x& x. ~; [Allied aircraft7 R- Z& X* m+ U1 m2 @: }
A-24 Banshee x 18' p$ @. Y% ~# ]$ E( n
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Allied aircraft losses$ V" z- G7 c7 `& Z3 b* f' [" x6 }5 B
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
* A0 K, E' ~8 T1 K: `: A, U' N A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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7 N$ l5 W% O; X9 \" bJapanese Ships
6 i" V+ N+ G! U CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ V. J4 e$ o$ [& a: b+ e& @
DD Inazuma" ^0 ~: ]2 u# {1 n) `
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+ w: m# E% T/ Y- J/ p8 ~/ u. a/ ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards, I/ u6 i" C$ A, k/ h/ J
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Japanese Ships4 x0 ?" f# k) O5 O! f& g
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk- R8 M, z+ Y N
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" A S7 S5 h2 G' @; \' X
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk( w6 x/ I3 I( ~( B
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
. E2 i# T% j0 Y# _" g, d; V xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships, f( P! E, j+ u$ l. k- V
CA Northampton
1 ?0 i- q- d. {# x. e* O K CA Chester2 [' n4 I2 K( R/ z9 R
DD Blue# G. C l1 N" Z& r {
DD Helm
u- z" _! {2 ?0 S5 W# L DD Mugford
- t- A: y/ S3 r( R) p% k5 s DD Ralph Talbot
& U& f" k, \# ?! h DD Henley# P9 b- E$ Q; F1 V# h. a0 a, ?+ M+ Z
DD Patterson
2 a# y4 v4 k- E' F5 c0 ` DD Craven# ~% _4 d x5 a
# t1 _* w( _' eJapanese ground losses:
" p+ |3 A" L% J# P1 ? 3887 casualties reported
, C7 M8 |+ _$ m# }( Z0 \# t0 t Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled* _: _$ U3 l7 G6 z* k3 w, \
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
! Y5 i5 g9 N% i Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
h: H3 K* U0 h Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7 |/ ?5 C$ z. j: }1 R6 i' D- c Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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* Z) ]( Y: C( DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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# x. W! g' T" X* N1 r1 y4 N/ l3 ~1 d% @Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 s) L2 R0 w A$ A- u; G4 {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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6 u. g! }4 Y {# ^; ]2 |Allied aircraft% B2 [! t7 n9 A" `2 v; ~2 c# C
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6, |( b1 T2 g; W" d* S% l K
SBD-2 Dauntless x 247 j; u* D% v! X
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7 y) W( J9 M7 Y4 } SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged# r: w6 D* K9 T5 Z; |4 B' f( C/ f
$ G: G9 M) J* {3 U7 VJapanese Ships4 g P4 ^6 c% I% k
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( [9 z4 A2 O7 `6 f6 _; p! K: P
CL Nagara
2 C( Z6 l8 U4 s- }1 u xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
" s; T4 r) ]! o- b! a1 r DD Makigumo8 X9 A" `2 ~: [
xAK Canberra Maru/ j2 y9 W8 ]5 n2 p3 B+ q
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Japanese ground losses:
1 ^# t# ^& z% M 1845 casualties reported
" i Z/ J% G: _& x2 c8 F# T3 r% ~1 J; ] Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
/ m- v: Z. V( W9 z- y5 o% y Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
, X# Y# h9 P, E: X* H8 Z9 ]4 \ Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled" B# G. `; W% h
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled); c6 U @2 I/ x \) t( X9 ^
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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5 |5 p* Y" g' i! Z$ W# {: ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,528 u9 H7 v E5 O* `* ]8 D; F8 b8 y" p4 A
& n4 ]8 F( D' X8 ?Weather in hex: Clear sky" R* T- m. V5 L5 B: Z1 G$ T0 k
1 d& j) }; _2 y) }1 x; MRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% c* H+ i* F n& A" g
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes. M7 n9 J) n/ m4 m
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Allied aircraft' p# Y6 V: U+ c, @- q, |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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1 I5 k% O- f* P7 N5 ?' w, z1 o2 K TBD-1 Devastator x 14: J' H; @: H8 U% Q! P9 d
) f$ d" m4 p2 t: H; V$ ]Allied aircraft losses6 I' C3 u# j# {- r8 S
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
# S) ]/ w" C; X" j xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* g* h( _$ x3 V) m
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& X5 Z2 Q1 Q X
AV Kimikawa Maru' t: k' n8 w( |/ g* \
xAK Zinzan Maru& T I+ S8 v3 b! ]
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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3 h- T( v1 q, T1 o& s' SJapanese Deliberate attack1 Y/ O8 Z+ @1 b) s& F
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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) o* h& q# u) Q/ {2 ]0 \Japanese adjusted assault: 30 ' Z0 e4 z. m4 q" u* |' @
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) ) [( M6 M( A- @' n: ^! X" j
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers
! x0 a# e: Y. e0 z1 ?Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)9 n: C# }/ H s* i$ q
experience(-)
, [! U0 ]) H' s; `' t+ y oAttacker:
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102 casualties reported
) s) p/ X+ c# I. r; E- l R Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled8 v( H) n& [) `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
; R- d" D8 u& z1 C% h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* C- x0 N7 {; F2 H+ ^
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118 casualties reported9 p( a4 {" H6 R( m6 U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled; D/ k {6 B; |) R5 j8 i8 ~3 b [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 K. w9 X7 Z- `$ X! Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, U4 L0 u# L1 B
0 T1 w6 z; B$ s; HAssaulting units:0 v' c% u8 E! E! x$ O$ ~
24th Infantry Regiment" ]0 `' m' m$ q, k
1st Kure Assault Division
# C- ]* E2 n k, |* ^8 S 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
1 m+ `( q' T" P 2nd Field Artillery Regiment6 I5 } H/ E1 B% x
3rd Air Flotilla
5 E, w+ L/ @6 J' O! f4 ~6 m. X 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:1 o+ @+ P) q. y) Q4 j& L1 B
Molukken Garrison Battalion4 }3 c3 x" S4 l
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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