AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42# g5 W D" E4 {6 R. r$ n3 S
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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, v8 A" B! x$ h0 ]* h2 u! O7 _- K$ M
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明% M4 ~8 I) g- M& l) K1 ^
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
9 W- N& S K$ X. k: m$ W! U驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉9 e, ?; r; }+ H& } W
日军占领班克伦
4 D. S. Z, Z0 P. v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 q3 F) z, e6 q& `, C# ]) x8 A
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* s& _& _& O0 I; s: IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. C% P- E. n6 y7 d2 }
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes1 ~% \$ O$ W- s3 b9 j$ [4 U
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Allied aircraft
8 a, o2 V' v1 V% a9 A" E; y( {0 g5 ]- ` A-24 Banshee x 18: j# y, v A( W0 E5 o5 T
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Allied aircraft losses
1 O' I# O$ C5 H2 _9 o X A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
% Y' P" z. }+ E5 G- a A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak: K1 s( F5 Q9 e5 Q6 Z/ {3 ]2 l
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CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire: m( m+ o* D% Y; B: h
DD Inazuma& h; b& D! ^. o6 R9 o2 R
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8 B: M1 K, M) P7 [$ f: F) | e7 cNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
: a# d, p& z$ a, G* }# F CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk, ]# P0 {: A3 g6 U; b& X8 u
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 Z- u) Z: V2 H- C8 P9 _
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
. k3 \4 Z' T* Q0 Q/ C$ S xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
4 n' Z9 r) ~1 H$ B3 K( z6 \ xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
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CA Chester5 m* r$ b/ P/ D" Z- R- s8 h1 h
DD Blue* E G1 O& D: }0 E
DD Helm! s. q& k/ a7 e. F7 a) q5 _
DD Mugford
! O; U }/ r: u& S% j DD Ralph Talbot; ^4 t3 Z0 ~- u; W
DD Henley
1 K7 r. s5 K: D8 p DD Patterson' h+ J, c% }+ P0 O
DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:4 n7 w4 x3 i1 t6 n0 E3 ]9 M
3887 casualties reported
5 A6 E8 O* a0 a2 X Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
# d$ `' O, H4 Z A Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled8 c3 L) P) E8 B, E/ c
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
# s- A6 A3 A2 N4 f: F6 @! l& [ Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
) S, u0 B4 v1 D$ x7 h; M* j5 q Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)# l0 m) M, a- F$ e
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,542 p$ W+ o$ a5 B$ e4 X& @2 v' ]
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Weather in hex: Light rain! d/ m. U+ g7 ]& `- ? x
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# U- S+ u5 D ~2 L# FEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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/ W2 [' X& [+ J, K% _Allied aircraft
% l) p- k7 b. S+ t6 i3 f; ?! @ F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
2 ]6 ]' ^5 i/ v$ N6 R4 G SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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* D1 t" W ^) k0 B* v r7 G6 r6 L6 DAllied aircraft losses
* V% u. z: v8 e7 u# l, w: `0 q; t SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged# Y- w$ X. L0 c' }6 h% v
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) ], v9 R8 s$ K* H/ b1 x CL Nagara
& ]7 P0 g1 g) O- K+ Y xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
. n) C0 H) w& i+ Y DD Makigumo
2 q/ l, A% k. B4 W xAK Canberra Maru& y& F M2 @# n' J7 k
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Japanese ground losses:" L# V% n L2 A
1845 casualties reported
1 a* T. g) j* o0 S& Q4 W% w Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled/ }; T5 {/ C2 b
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
- K7 M1 p( Y% N0 H1 Q) v. d Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled% B2 P. B9 q/ u# v( P
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)5 C+ R7 d5 j* p# w& v" P) r; f! a
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled), E, W! j4 R2 T. R
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# Y) a% d d5 g8 R) e7 JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,528 F, A5 Y/ C6 j h( k( d- w
1 z+ C. D5 w- A ]Weather in hex: Clear sky
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% L. ~% h; h; V0 n- [. F5 y& vRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; J" ^3 w( o" i! T" ]* o
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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1 H# c& a2 R! h/ @% P F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
# ]/ q, b) _5 q" W( g SBD-2 Dauntless x 38 P1 h3 ^3 v# {6 o) n3 v
TBD-1 Devastator x 14* W) P2 M. O; N8 R/ h
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged& a4 O" M, E: M2 v
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( d8 F* R6 Y/ m# Q, S/ W" x
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 `* P# k) s& w* H7 Y! c; V AV Kimikawa Maru+ ~" L! _7 M; X) Q9 a( Z
xAK Zinzan Maru7 Y" `2 B) B# V# {* T: c2 m3 F
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)$ W9 b1 T" h" }$ f& N
4 |2 i+ G9 P n) v0 E; AJapanese Deliberate attack
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0 p0 I# }/ I5 B: m9 E7 zAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244$ @. r& [2 z6 L+ ?# X& p+ }
7 {+ `) _' Q; ]6 h# XDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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- N5 n8 r# p$ `% g7 oJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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" T) Y% Y$ f! |9 @Allied adjusted defense: 19
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* O7 b; [4 s& q. Z( E4 X* t$ H! p: [3 U! @Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 3 {- d; b/ p6 n4 O
( K/ l& o3 l/ h1 z) w9 ^7 P& AJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers
1 @% y( ~/ y2 GDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: 5 J" h) U: [) C
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102 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled! z" L2 b( F8 _0 s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:8 I( L1 H+ Z, V0 v
118 casualties reported4 G9 I; X3 C( G7 V8 s: n$ y" @- C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled5 }3 W P7 b) z* C( m/ C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% v: u* D; ]+ d% x5 a6 A7 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ P( D' a0 f. [) T- R
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Assaulting units:" s% ~. m' u1 I" N, N( W
24th Infantry Regiment
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment8 N5 O4 Q) g0 E" j1 ?/ h6 V! h
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Molukken Garrison Battalion% _$ r7 x2 P% T! {
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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