AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42& f# q. p; U) f4 A- X
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/ k* |* M5 ~6 ]; \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
- D8 o- I7 P& P! _miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明% Z: F& ~9 _6 b8 T
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
9 l+ Z+ v* u" o- a$ f驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉6 }% O, q4 ^( x8 n* @! U
日军占领班克伦: ?( C) V$ T' M+ A, r/ }4 e8 K
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( D5 k; ^# Q0 A4 ? x3 s& E
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6 T0 y% n& T+ k. M" F6 ?5 |6 gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1064 S% e r1 R( a: z3 H A. K" u# @
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) M; I; M4 @9 G; B
) ~8 {1 C- p# ~8 [! \3 t6 E5 M0 v3 ]: URaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- P# n* j. S0 _( O; A
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
! D* v" Z- A p: S A-24 Banshee x 18
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5 h' d* j$ L. |Allied aircraft losses
, u9 s& {2 `: I6 \' a; l9 o) s A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged5 Z" n/ N# i' t2 ^! I( |* W/ ~
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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$ F5 `4 K3 v7 ^( b- s; r: ~/ s1 _' jJapanese Ships2 ]; F% j! O& V0 b2 g/ x. U4 r+ S/ z
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ q( [, B& o8 ?
DD Inazuma3 }5 M6 U f k2 K/ k+ w9 e+ K
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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# {; n" |9 z7 l# S/ z7 dJapanese Ships2 @" k+ m v. J0 c. }+ F$ M( a
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
& f1 K4 a. k; }0 p xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& W& d, R s0 O4 @- w+ t+ g. j
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
. B3 A) u% S5 B# M9 ^ xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk# @, ~9 z0 J5 \1 W& D) Q- Y
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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9 h9 C' Z2 G2 B% _Allied Ships
4 p- v& v- v5 _$ j CA Northampton
/ r2 t& b# ~" t( j# U5 V! F6 m7 ~ CA Chester6 y% @ _0 g" y8 N. p: R7 m0 z
DD Blue
5 A4 O- ~) r: ~1 a% o DD Helm, g- H( N8 ^. a2 _4 M$ M+ d
DD Mugford
8 |" k! H4 X. B' D( V% E DD Ralph Talbot" K- a& e: U7 z8 r5 u1 n
DD Henley+ m6 u- a* R z ^: a& o3 c
DD Patterson
1 t8 G( r6 l3 i' |" ~' T& ~6 g DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:
2 w* l5 R4 i+ Q" |; h: S$ t 3887 casualties reported/ [5 b0 E- o8 ]0 e
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
: F9 q+ i: c3 y: x* ~8 P Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
) R- z. y6 H$ p Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
" t# X0 m4 ?* L Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 @/ i5 ~- U) J: m7 g
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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- K; B! \8 o9 Y) _$ nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain, |& A; o5 Y0 _3 J D8 l
2 A* ^! [- [: L4 S( ~Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 _# T [0 A9 q9 p+ U G( P" m
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes" J+ F! b) W; j3 ^6 @
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6- h* D, ~3 _/ w' b
SBD-2 Dauntless x 241 A5 h6 O0 |7 \/ ~* p7 @; q f
! O4 J7 g. |- ?' nAllied aircraft losses
" Y2 n* X% W8 o: X; ?4 l s' X SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
6 p( J8 U. G9 d5 o9 m2 H xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, {, L. W2 R5 v9 k; e% \7 O: ]
CL Nagara
! b2 |+ X3 ~) v$ l xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
/ x2 e2 w. O* O- S8 x. p( }; A) j5 U DD Makigumo1 P3 |1 A7 Z d+ s) o
xAK Canberra Maru5 u) p6 u4 L9 R. ~
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Japanese ground losses:. a$ Q: V+ O0 ?. R: W$ C
1845 casualties reported& U8 [4 q/ n- @
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
3 i* V: o9 n. x; w+ S' s Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
6 W' S( h/ ]3 u Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled+ f0 m4 d" Z+ A
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 H4 u! h6 s+ S0 z
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)' U8 Y6 ^3 N$ W; Y/ c7 E$ P
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+ t2 Z6 e8 c$ ~+ O! xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,527 M& j1 L+ O2 \& x% S
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 G; O+ j2 A* O' r7 r. NEstimated time to target is 16 minutes/ l R8 h D# B! E W$ h( n- C
+ X& _) m k% E0 w4 R0 h; @" CAllied aircraft0 l3 L1 w; O. e7 S9 ~
F4F-3 Wildcat x 69 p! y7 r0 c" F4 n% d
SBD-2 Dauntless x 30 ~7 l' Q! `9 }' W' ^" ` Y& k
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
. N( o1 O) L7 F$ E+ C xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; d& F" x3 O2 i9 m+ f8 m) S7 F
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 p( b) M0 `" U, w: ?0 {
AV Kimikawa Maru* ?2 J1 F: Q g4 `6 e" U3 B
xAK Zinzan Maru5 W' s* y4 w7 s! z s) a9 r! i
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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4 d2 A/ O" k( L) S! m; Z" T7 BGround combat at Ambon (76,109)6 k$ f, |8 b6 V5 o3 G
$ m: f, D9 [2 b3 \/ b* W" a) e9 CJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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) [* X7 t: p- X; dDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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: J7 Y4 I: X: Q" |. {) TJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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m# h: `* V: p, XAllied adjusted defense: 19 : W; e/ B5 S4 c5 L. N# H
4 Q! J% z+ k$ g# O O! g; {& ?Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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- R+ v- f6 n4 D5 `# C# g% d6 a$ Z/ GJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1( y v& @1 f: [% N0 [( ~( Z
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Combat modifiers
" R# ]; J+ B/ oDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)2 x; ^6 N3 i0 s7 g6 A$ \
experience(-)( W$ h4 J9 C' e6 ?( i, j& F3 q5 T
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
' I+ T5 J$ r+ k3 C! _3 h- g 102 casualties reported
3 U, T6 i6 C# P Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
- T& m0 e$ [6 Y+ N4 |" |3 f' B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
% J8 ]3 i8 F# F, e& R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled X/ b" V) \5 [- s9 n- g9 M
. T$ r0 s" V6 j3 w3 S3 SAllied ground losses:4 s. B# N; \7 s1 J& P O
118 casualties reported
! m5 _5 k3 S* Q {: Z4 K k' ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled( C, Y# l( @0 i3 C: |. q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: G8 R1 N/ S! ]' K8 b# k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
1 o( g7 x# }: l* {$ B 24th Infantry Regiment, I' O& H; a- T/ B B
1st Kure Assault Division
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment
- h1 y0 }1 G8 i! B4 w 3rd Air Flotilla 7 _/ P: c( C$ y3 b L3 b' p
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment' X0 i" d/ [% J- G' w! `
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Defending units:5 Y& l% U7 t% M2 B
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |