AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42; i$ h/ L8 @: d' J8 P% U; R
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miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
3 T1 b, U6 P6 |5 _* x驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高, J% k' f- j2 E2 [ H L8 z
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
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106' z$ F. K: }. ~3 Z; U5 w1 t
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( t2 J" e, L' w9 x5 ~ q- n* }( A( [, `
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft( w6 a+ e Q. R: A" ~ E# D$ b
A-24 Banshee x 18# E3 A# b: z9 u4 C
1 Q- k& B% Q& P% [% G' o lAllied aircraft losses
( @6 _ W# O P1 s. e A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
7 b) s K* g1 ~, C A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak& ]" s3 R! R! s' Q+ g+ Y
6 l( K, g6 x+ f% k! h5 gJapanese Ships2 r7 P3 F R5 E6 _& z
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ [* S& ]/ O& n: a( d
DD Inazuma. D- r0 J3 M G
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. P4 j( h4 v, qNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships. u0 {, K- N$ z H( B' a7 q3 f
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
# }3 z' w! H1 K( o k xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, q' Y/ |; n, K; D+ H/ [ xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk3 W8 z9 c5 l1 d( d8 U
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
4 F7 A, O! h% O$ O: H( y$ N xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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" S4 y# h4 {. J* ?" m" E" wAllied Ships
; d* e. e) p" {9 J7 y* ~ CA Northampton) p& D0 h, p. J$ G" M
CA Chester
4 u, x+ g3 W1 N+ v DD Blue
, J6 q% m; _; l DD Helm
8 E( }! v! C) }$ H9 r; ? DD Mugford
# k$ V* N ~+ p( [- x! I DD Ralph Talbot: n4 e( a5 X H. d0 h
DD Henley5 ^, \9 J. {" ~+ L/ G L2 i
DD Patterson
3 a; P' ]0 C" w DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:. C! j0 z# ~( G/ G. z( w
3887 casualties reported! c! Q0 g- d" t2 y9 | O
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
4 e/ y* x, x# O) t& V( f Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled q+ j5 W( `7 p. K! Y$ z
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
. {5 g' o: b0 F2 Z b U Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)3 H4 J- Y2 o! m p" h% 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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/ _8 q0 [+ c+ CWeather in hex: Light rain
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; j0 T3 t' u2 {9 r9 I& M4 H4 X3 BRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.6 I* q$ r' @8 ]% K3 n7 o# a% n
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 |& k4 [( e6 S8 ?, e F4F-3 Wildcat x 65 z2 h( O7 D5 u( k# d9 G* G8 i
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24" e9 ]& N* h! e4 q% c
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Allied aircraft losses
7 ^1 [ h0 { O, g' z6 u3 ?. j SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 S6 t1 n( s4 {! Q& _
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ b3 i4 ?& N# G0 D% R9 H. M; V; a
CL Nagara: O8 B) H2 V+ V! p+ l H9 X
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk" u7 \! [) d- F
DD Makigumo
: v% a2 X8 w6 U$ W6 w- u xAK Canberra Maru' F) Z9 K! }: X+ B5 M4 \0 M, I' [
' G2 S" B/ X8 D* i J* C- _Japanese ground losses:% C6 t& x+ m5 [* b1 R( H1 p
1845 casualties reported
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T( N$ A. j( N' ~& D4 q" ~ Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled' F0 N1 A( C, s) M, T6 q( u- g6 t
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled' `: ?! p* W" V5 ?& \6 O
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)) x0 a3 i9 a* U$ u. [
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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7 C% \7 K! d' K2 c. I- u# VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52% s4 p7 R6 ?* ^" l( s$ @6 v
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* j$ T& K$ W3 g7 ~! p, K1 p- CRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* m0 d" K" J/ j& W5 ^5 R- J& j$ QEstimated time to target is 16 minutes0 j- Z: _& E" W0 v" n3 {
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Allied aircraft/ {1 m1 W5 Z* W: C# k
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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Allied aircraft losses# S' N5 [& W$ B7 }
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged% {* b) a0 [6 l w( K6 n' n% ~5 g
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 p* I: K0 p9 M6 k5 U) ` xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 W8 f! Y+ @) i R AV Kimikawa Maru
4 J$ \& F; g# P0 C% c4 [ xAK Zinzan Maru8 H3 p9 Q7 W+ ]6 J+ G- |
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' a, u$ Z0 J$ {
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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+ x/ A- m# W" | cJapanese Deliberate attack
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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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6 P2 C' O; B+ z9 nJapanese adjusted assault: 30 . w' f4 U; W0 F. D# J& J) f' U
6 A2 \7 [; V4 J Z9 b! |' `Allied adjusted defense: 19
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3 i2 G W7 I/ a0 E- OJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1( d8 i/ W e' y8 \
5 x9 h6 V: p9 I+ wCombat modifiers
+ T1 S9 K1 G: i: i7 @9 _Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: 4 G7 k" S# J: Q- T
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102 casualties reported
8 A# i9 }9 `4 |9 g" ~. r! ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
& L$ U+ |0 O" q+ c8 ]' V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, m, F; ~4 h; [# ~7 B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" Z1 L" G6 k' V3 CAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled; f/ B# v/ i) Y! A/ j( [, q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; O# f2 t2 b0 p- V/ P" _& @: R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
. j6 f1 N% F$ y- v+ n) c1 O 24th Infantry Regiment
( T' m, c* Q$ }' \# d' ^ 1st Kure Assault Division9 j1 X& h l" M' U7 h& J5 r
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
; q0 | r% y$ b1 d 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
: r$ U1 a6 L2 B% |' o 3rd Air Flotilla 3 v# c2 P( l: |6 W+ H
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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/ G. I, B" ^8 v! HDefending units:; g3 f* |, w7 ?. a5 a# f4 C
Molukken Garrison Battalion, t+ w# S: i( I' l S
4th Coastal Gun Battalion; r9 g9 Y5 b- v! A. V
Ambon Base Force |