AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 420 o" b8 H6 @2 I0 `4 M% s& k T; h
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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 I; [" V2 R+ O$ I3 rminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明) e" F$ I9 W3 F: K
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高( j; m; p8 }6 M' j# _. }/ v6 i
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
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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7 x+ @* X1 h+ \& O/ S+ k; c
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106- ?3 f4 Y) z U8 X/ W6 F c0 B* t
# K9 {! Q3 G7 vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 m* c8 j6 Q b. _Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
% d! m. [- {) S( Z& N) D A-24 Banshee x 184 L, I) H! A$ q0 |6 m3 U
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Allied aircraft losses
( L- @9 W9 G. p ? A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged9 g4 [- d: L" \5 ~7 h4 @' M
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak7 _$ {0 _2 L5 d1 ?, m( G9 d$ ?
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Japanese Ships
* t2 I' }, `9 |( d, O. g CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire" C) O) N' ~0 h
DD Inazuma, W+ @- Z" z$ {
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships2 W' ^1 Z. Y8 j, Z6 }
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk+ \5 S) K! J' H" U1 t
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 C3 i3 H8 |" y: b+ o) n; @ xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
# S/ m4 o$ V5 r' T( c" s& \/ w xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
. d p H/ r* N. y& L3 D" B2 x; U+ _ xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships V# T. h( X1 g8 N% b0 J9 \( u
CA Northampton
3 C% \0 u! Y) n$ ^ CA Chester9 _8 [- v; L* W+ U M
DD Blue
% W% X+ y H q- X; n DD Helm
' i8 L/ g. C* I% I DD Mugford
$ R0 V- U! m+ l! y6 R$ Z( D DD Ralph Talbot
, I d9 x" e) w6 \* U( o% t DD Henley4 |$ f* E1 E" T6 Q- [* W# ?+ R
DD Patterson# [2 s; ?, M+ b/ D
DD Craven+ z& f |* X* l) q2 u( e7 n
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Japanese ground losses:
5 S5 p9 t" C; D( T- @! { 3887 casualties reported2 d* z6 k6 ~+ `& n- q
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled( ^+ _- M) |3 a% Z
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
6 C* [; A$ M, s" p. |6 s- F# S Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled5 F) A' ~! X( ]" R1 C8 V1 n
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 k- x% P- O' ]% m( m0 _
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 rain
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2 L3 ^; @/ A* C' @9 jRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.& _" J Z8 ^5 F) G" T
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes* N! J; X8 P. B! Q/ V V# ?4 K
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Allied aircraft/ e& O4 L+ D( J. b3 Q+ N- |$ |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 65 C, R3 Z; ]; Z5 ?' n
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses. j( G; V5 G% h" N B0 W& |! N
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged. {$ c' e$ C1 D6 E
- {; K b$ c/ S8 {Japanese Ships6 [; H2 Z- r1 H
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
. Z4 p2 Y7 K% I5 B CL Nagara. P0 N0 c) ^0 z$ s, q) V. C% W
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk" ~6 L/ R- x1 B2 Y$ C
DD Makigumo* T9 Y* M0 @2 e8 D1 h$ I
xAK Canberra Maru
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; _5 U% p" ` V6 e( t) xJapanese ground losses:3 w6 v! w; b, y3 c8 `% M
1845 casualties reported
9 V( k/ {/ V, L) P G( c Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
! U& n, X6 l0 Q; E, s- v Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled/ S7 H6 p3 g" j/ [$ o9 i" W- l6 [
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
( B0 i2 x- N: w- R0 x' u; \ Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
0 ]6 K# } \( n& \1 O: a, b3 ^& l F Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)8 R) W& V( C4 X5 r7 e
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4 R5 \$ X% v8 \$ e- Y% w) R' LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky* i8 B; e$ V% V# E- r
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 y3 c# e; a: t$ L6 X& q$ F7 WEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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( I' u4 a) f& x8 MAllied aircraft
& D( W( [) c+ L1 M F4F-3 Wildcat x 6, ~$ S' x m$ Z! x8 F* J+ t7 u
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged' _; L& R# ^5 e
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Japanese Ships' H5 R' K+ t5 E4 t6 j) u. b
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 H1 }! h _6 y; G! J# J4 T6 w+ K
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ O" Q% f" T5 c( m
AV Kimikawa Maru
: j3 _% ~, Z& ^ s6 @% h$ I xAK Zinzan Maru
! o; O& q0 A5 s, u' _( g& i% h# Z xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 G, ~" x4 a6 l( H; T3 a
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)0 J: K2 [& E( U# {; r6 d- n
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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* V# k+ {9 _( p# c wAttacking 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; @' [5 {9 ?& ~0 R* y: E, J
4 y7 B8 E# s- ?7 nJapanese adjusted assault: 30 7 c" P3 L6 [* l7 X5 M/ \; `/ ^
2 e9 R# X; s1 t2 z! OAllied adjusted defense: 19
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: y: K" l" P, V% P( sJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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2 |% t4 E& H& V% `* H9 T, ?Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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1 { R2 S# Q. E4 C' j. a8 P1 GCombat modifiers, v' C0 p) D; P, F
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)" k# t* S- ^& [& C, F( g
experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:6 m" y$ v2 Z' G) s( G- _
102 casualties reported
1 R' {0 G' D% k6 y8 q/ Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
4 P" A2 w: J: p. T& t9 j& N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) l; B2 S( H$ a! W* n1 \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# H u* c7 _! o3 q V
% P1 `' O. ~' s3 B# r a( vAllied ground losses:
2 i7 q) U: Y7 a0 a/ b 118 casualties reported
% g3 X9 F8 E" m& n8 ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
0 [/ r0 V* u4 C2 ^5 G I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |% o9 B/ [& o1 v# q# o: \, I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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j; V0 @6 d7 K7 RAssaulting units:
) E$ n1 C6 Y* R: b0 O, X6 f: |+ a8 c 24th Infantry Regiment
( j( B1 O0 e& t" [3 j+ Q 1st Kure Assault Division/ \, b( j4 c/ |, G4 ?" `* q1 B
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
{1 k! n$ A2 g2 I! f0 \ 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
+ |! G& A/ x1 u4 r1 \ 3rd Air Flotilla / L( u# }6 W* }# h5 [7 W& @: R
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Molukken Garrison Battalion. k% B% W& ~ @
4th Coastal Gun Battalion/ ~3 R( z2 F& H. ] U5 k! W
Ambon Base Force |