AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42/ V. Z' l0 ?* A1 j
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* J& V& h- H1 L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" p: p& y% l; p8 F
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
0 S7 m. D8 {' y7 P1 a4 X* `( M驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高, U# \0 |% s! z& v" N. ^
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉! ^( z- _7 y! D ]4 M$ ?6 _
日军占领班克伦
1 Q0 g. d' ]0 k9 A4 z' c7 z" p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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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& w6 G) @3 H- G/ EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# l0 f- M; c5 J0 Y6 SRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
V4 u+ W/ L o& K& \Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- M+ ^- N5 V9 b' e+ B; a
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Allied aircraft) @+ @2 q# D! T" s, d
A-24 Banshee x 18( y' W& ~; f0 ]( G6 n2 N) m4 B
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Allied aircraft losses. [! d9 E: ~- g) V* B; z* J
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged+ u3 e* W5 U7 N. |4 I
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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$ c- k1 l2 f0 cJapanese Ships
$ u6 r* ~0 m! W/ Z3 N, Z CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 B4 e, O7 m/ w. p/ b% X* o" F
DD Inazuma
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! n5 F2 J- Z; u, C7 }! DNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards% }- ~& a) u" Z( D$ L
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Japanese Ships
7 {1 ^6 l0 y6 \' f; }! r$ F: q4 v CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk1 z2 z5 j" s' {0 F! C$ w5 U' B
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ k) Y3 \6 _( b9 D& l
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk4 L) V7 \4 s- M" ?
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk! q) x5 j k, P4 L! R
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships4 H- G: _7 y, i
CA Northampton
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DD Blue
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DD Mugford
# b9 @5 b$ \! I2 U9 `9 n* O; i DD Ralph Talbot8 m3 I/ v6 p$ w2 @: ]- l
DD Henley/ J# o |. _' O( `* f! _5 Y
DD Patterson
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; m3 Y3 S }$ @1 N6 XJapanese ground losses:
; ?; E* w7 w* k: ] 3887 casualties reported/ T5 E) Q+ E9 ^, S m
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
9 O/ ^, S2 d7 m! F+ O Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
7 M+ S7 F( y. _4 V$ m Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled3 k6 h; J8 J3 D# a: L
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 R, ~0 [! _: a7 Y% ~$ z
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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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.6 y5 r. D+ p# B$ W+ T
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft* f) R5 m& h! p9 g
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6( N- v% k' c9 A; s$ p
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses4 T# k0 j! R) j% S+ M- r3 V
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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: V4 M! u' _: VJapanese Ships
) v+ K9 X( `% C, k2 f xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
! H0 V" s+ b6 w8 C1 M1 ]) }8 i* ? CL Nagara* G* O7 C0 X" a6 }+ @, \
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
" S: p! G" J9 i1 k* v DD Makigumo
5 T# k/ S% h5 x xAK Canberra Maru8 L2 |* z. ^9 q% |" ~/ B7 b0 D
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Japanese ground losses:4 r6 u3 u% a9 m1 k2 ^
1845 casualties reported+ `4 U4 B4 t v" a3 k" T
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
6 z$ s1 k; x+ R a Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled4 w, g9 Z+ S0 z2 \
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled8 s, F7 ]4 D$ D! s4 V. g
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
2 U+ } G# {) E9 I4 C- c3 O Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)1 ^4 |0 |; a% k! V
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7 b& W" A, P% j+ [/ a TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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8 E ?5 M2 X. Q8 @5 {' tWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 \3 N5 G3 W' t! c2 @, w0 i
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft& ]5 b7 L9 g% a0 D0 g
F4F-3 Wildcat x 67 \7 P/ P- c& v+ i
SBD-2 Dauntless x 31 l/ X) e9 m# ^4 y/ g/ N* _
TBD-1 Devastator x 141 h+ ~/ g8 p5 u; Q: `
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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2 O% x' M a9 @2 z# O! [+ eJapanese Ships
6 v: ?" k9 U7 l) {' T" g# N, A xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" k" r2 A! B2 r+ N6 O4 n xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* A2 F5 s: `' r/ r* {" ]7 s* S
AV Kimikawa Maru
" C F" b& U9 H( m" V xAK Zinzan Maru; g" t$ v+ R9 S* c4 |* g4 u
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' u. R: C# d l/ l' q
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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# B4 Z9 q) v n" v9 RAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 479 h( O1 b1 t( q5 |8 w s
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 $ ?$ L6 l" z* R& R1 E
: ]0 P0 y: y5 s- s. yAllied adjusted defense: 19
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. R5 D/ l# ?; d( m9 JJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)5 T( ?- F- B$ F5 Y8 T
experience(-)2 T# r0 e7 b- H# o- |8 W8 E
Attacker: 3 O; r9 _4 G& `* P `, V% M
4 M3 r; @" E" L( ZJapanese ground losses:
8 V) I7 d# m& j4 i0 F 102 casualties reported2 \6 p/ V% h9 u7 R4 _/ T" `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled& N, z( T; G F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 X A. p. U8 j4 B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% x: x0 D! Y( y+ m' ^' v; a
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118 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 v% ?- N1 N7 CAssaulting units:- L/ H% G- Y% I6 j5 _# k
24th Infantry Regiment' `* R5 p1 b+ R
1st Kure Assault Division
9 ~0 k" I T) s( s5 d! { 8th Indpt SNLF Coy * b! }* Z# H+ X% U. O
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
5 B+ T; g' o* K+ D 3rd Air Flotilla
; g( G& T2 [2 s0 ?8 D3 j. G 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment6 {, _& G2 U, i! M. J2 }
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Defending units:
$ f1 @ v2 K9 Q1 w Molukken Garrison Battalion, N' Q7 A0 ^' y2 Z
4th Coastal Gun Battalion7 { ~, w, Y/ o9 g5 M4 |
Ambon Base Force |