AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42* M3 l" G8 d1 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5 U/ R- G p6 T; k6 ]( s8 B7 p
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明& n" b g8 L: M
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高) F; u3 @' H0 Z4 Y
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉& c6 s* Y7 b# H" Q6 |
日军占领班克伦
* i% l8 X2 _2 T4 [& i& \( R7 v( i8 q/ q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/ T' j' c i+ ^, Z: K+ S7 O# X
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud2 `8 P: }' {: H
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! h- E+ @3 W# J
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes& o' h- G3 }" B; ~
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Allied aircraft
& w0 f! r7 M# |/ S. }3 d A-24 Banshee x 18: m" j" D# e' Z5 Q0 N/ S7 A
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A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
9 q) i2 r) B2 J+ i$ Q0 p9 n! } A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 |7 a6 ]9 |5 n" m8 \+ ]- y: {
DD Inazuma G. l5 i! T" i [/ g' q, y0 r+ G
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards$ N8 m# Y/ k( h" f) e
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Japanese Ships |4 I- D# p; s: o! z" O, L; a
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk/ k6 Z8 L+ g$ L' C
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% u1 ^/ { V1 A2 k3 W1 a; E xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
9 b$ f$ I) Z H/ W xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
1 n1 ^; W; O" C- _6 U) e# }8 j. s xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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2 X+ i3 `; V7 ?8 t6 b0 o1 o1 z, qAllied Ships: L! [1 T% q7 Y
CA Northampton
2 N( X+ H' s8 S8 R9 v/ f6 ? CA Chester( h& U4 G9 w. c' W) D
DD Blue
3 g1 `# q% Y8 y- b' M DD Helm. s' w/ V: l8 D, A4 i$ ^
DD Mugford
& [" q7 _2 n3 j% E: |5 U DD Ralph Talbot) s* o! j8 K" B- _
DD Henley
+ _2 h7 c8 V+ t3 [ S; z DD Patterson
" T9 v A/ t7 {5 o8 z# _( ~6 P DD Craven( m5 x, A+ H$ h; `3 E2 P4 r
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
- Z# E% C% q3 c' ` Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
s7 W k. a; n) M. ? Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
$ b2 I. G; R5 B* O+ M, e# j Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
4 F; Q; O2 `, K6 m8 {: l; _ e2 ] 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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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 C6 u G/ @2 G( s. u4 B
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& R6 m" r' W0 c8 j0 L. N F4F-3 Wildcat x 6 b$ F. y1 N. j, Q
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses
1 o0 \* x9 w: x( x( B SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
* G5 i' p' c' l1 X$ R. u xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires/ Y: K/ j" \$ y$ [, \. L9 J' J
CL Nagara
- ~7 F9 T4 e1 }/ C& a4 d6 ? xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk! ^! ^. |2 M8 T ^. d8 f2 ^, G
DD Makigumo
g C8 n9 P8 L8 V, x( \ xAK Canberra Maru
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* w" X3 R3 Q* }. c3 tJapanese ground losses:, u) Q1 `! C3 F# u
1845 casualties reported) t- c a3 G Q! v+ y
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
* f; C: P$ s# n; `0 M Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
. W: E1 O2 n I Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
9 ]( ? W/ O9 _* y$ G' D Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
% b' X; ?1 }4 { Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52$ f6 Q! e5 [4 [
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: M7 |) f- H# hEstimated time to target is 16 minutes1 B4 z: N8 | I9 l4 f
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Allied aircraft1 p6 Y8 o' c+ Z7 A* p1 o! f
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
8 o0 Z, U( w) M& y, n SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
( l! S4 U/ ]* l, u TBD-1 Devastator x 146 K8 ~. ^5 ^; g$ k
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Allied aircraft losses
4 q9 X2 \1 i) U$ y% U( Z+ Y# Y SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! o, j2 W, v& g
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 v: f% c/ w0 r AV Kimikawa Maru
4 [" p2 N: y s( E& n8 J xAK Zinzan Maru$ @- Q$ y1 ~2 z0 J
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ z4 B+ L6 I; {3 u3 |& l0 D0 h
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v5 U% g9 f! {( @6 wGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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* L1 Q% M+ |- x4 d r/ PJapanese Deliberate attack2 I* d* t7 I" r! i' [4 g
) y/ F# z( y- P# {8 L+ eAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244 H3 {7 _% f4 _5 H) R
, n/ ^/ |3 l7 [/ [* ?Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 % }; \% s4 X; {
2 ]3 W+ b2 z6 s8 `( X! sAllied adjusted defense: 19 ` q S) a4 n2 w
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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5 V9 p/ W" E! R8 W: B" b( R* lJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers
4 N/ B! W) s! r2 `0 fDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
( e* E0 B, V1 r* a& @1 Z$ _4 C. r' x experience(-)
6 V: P' s4 @ E1 Q9 M& oAttacker: 2 e* `0 }) {. l' w }% r9 \; h
8 @# Y: T+ N) T p) t% w# }Japanese ground losses:2 |2 Q' q+ F5 {/ H, C0 L/ h
102 casualties reported% u% H" L4 R- R7 Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 P# z: f) c- {5 k4 X' b) S, n$ X
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% o" E1 E2 z$ W( R( l2 r+ | 118 casualties reported1 B! E$ Z$ w! |8 s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
1 P7 P& C3 H' T! o 24th Infantry Regiment! A' B G! b4 x5 b
1st Kure Assault Division
. C# k1 _: ^. I0 E+ q 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
" e5 @- a5 C; w3 q6 u2 R' `; m2 K 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
# D8 ?6 |1 x; x& M 3rd Air Flotilla - L0 y+ P N9 ], k3 q3 h
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment9 l. V1 Y; ]2 t. A+ X
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Defending units:$ X, j+ \8 Y0 G; L+ A# n
Molukken Garrison Battalion( C' _$ F* W3 t$ {1 y6 R7 o
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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