AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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8 D9 z0 O' J: \% I* A/ C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
, A5 e9 r: \/ L/ DminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明) F# q+ r* V7 R% {; {
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高1 A4 ]1 `! @9 ~
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉1 ]% x$ V/ K( h2 P- y0 s
日军占领班克伦 Y' P$ @/ p @) g" I4 G
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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- m' B6 e( A5 v3 }$ |$ [; x" M& Y7 cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1063 z) l. e4 R! d# ]; e5 t4 [4 T- V# K- e
+ r1 ~( Q* P& a F1 |* o2 I" LWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
+ W/ T# }- y( J; ?! S A-24 Banshee x 18# d" Q" Z4 A7 D4 F" ]9 e
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Allied aircraft losses1 w6 Q E Z, S* [: u0 U
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged+ E! E( l9 Q5 u# z% C
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak4 y1 U4 [$ ~ [6 j* s8 o
3 Y' [! r9 `3 c4 A7 zJapanese Ships, c, v2 l) g- E# ?( b7 Y4 D
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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3 K# V D/ P+ q: |. mNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards- b& q' P# @, \0 ]) W
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Japanese Ships
3 p, G; p' h9 \5 F$ u% K CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk6 b+ }$ g" \' B
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 p& d' ^2 `' B( k" O9 y xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
3 S' s1 J+ s- a xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
' C+ _- c4 a1 B( w3 Q xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
) K7 S7 j5 `) x CA Northampton! r* S' l$ N5 E" H! D
CA Chester
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DD Helm* }4 Y' Y$ j R8 R4 d" R6 ]0 I$ o
DD Mugford u% Y% o8 }0 r
DD Ralph Talbot- j% t( I% Y1 t0 P
DD Henley- P! D9 a7 @# ?" Z: _
DD Patterson. ], m$ V% E& S+ q, t: w
DD Craven9 E8 _- z6 c5 i# d
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Japanese ground losses:
, S6 E' U4 Q& t# f+ \; O H+ w 3887 casualties reported
3 f1 Y' q" u! |6 i0 ~! ` Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled- L, R7 |! i' z
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
0 D# P2 R" U, i8 M& {; W Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
8 @/ m" ~- b D& X. F Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
; W' w8 d# w7 j/ @: | Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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$ E9 Z1 E! q% Q7 y# ]# SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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1 ]; g8 O; V5 c0 s8 YWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 l% `# v# [" y: s+ @# ?8 b( @Estimated time to target is 7 minutes% B+ r; ^( @' B. u9 G
1 ]" _" H: J4 ?, PAllied aircraft
% b, G# b' y' |/ a, Y9 K$ b* q& _ F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
% ~7 _3 K' _0 L) V! U SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged! B0 b6 K2 R& i5 m
! _( U g5 P) M8 a7 X5 sJapanese Ships
/ f$ O0 g8 I4 b xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
3 ?, U. h, l! g, J/ U CL Nagara
7 a% v" X! N e4 n$ G) A xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk% F, U2 Y# z. O( L) _3 U6 L
DD Makigumo- p8 \; R# @) t5 O/ S; ^0 {6 G
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
3 ]2 ]5 c- c4 l M6 y/ m 1845 casualties reported- J6 {) A1 d( ]! x y' P
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled# W x/ R5 O( _+ W8 M' C# E# a
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled9 w; ~- \5 y# O: c0 H* d" c5 z$ @+ I
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled6 d6 \ g8 H' B, P1 Y2 p5 A' j- t
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
% P6 e A2 K% i* I5 K" F Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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/ V6 Z; O( k) V2 g0 D) {' m1 |Weather in hex: Clear sky9 q0 I m* V* E x5 C. T
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' B& p# h4 Q( j. ?' S, r
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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# O! q q! @: c+ O F4F-3 Wildcat x 6* @9 n8 E3 L" z2 |
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3: ]8 ?5 S/ ?- S x& I/ e+ e
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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4 b6 p# D! Y! y+ D+ d! m% O SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
, ~2 q; I, }7 i7 ]- a xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 [8 Q+ v. a" O- p% N' e# [
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ K' B8 ?# K/ W, E( D AV Kimikawa Maru
* u k% s6 H9 B7 V5 w xAK Zinzan Maru L8 Y% b. M* o/ y' U
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack! m0 F- B1 z! p8 g! o
$ X, t5 w/ V* KAttacking 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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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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- |' o: X! C' m3 i; iAllied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 1 ^- e! _) {/ O: ?$ u. z
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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/ k, }) v r9 W5 L# uCombat modifiers
( Y$ A8 p: |+ z0 @$ eDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)$ Y4 \9 s2 s7 s, b& e" k/ q2 n& ?
experience(-)
. \( g5 D8 m6 UAttacker:
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102 casualties reported
1 A" J4 g. {) ?* B Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled! N+ f9 L5 ~( l" H" H g1 g9 ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- N$ m5 O& P. q/ `7 ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 k, O" i/ E! i }9 F7 o6 PAllied ground losses:0 Y6 S8 _2 D# R# ?8 e' h$ l
118 casualties reported
$ e: E& V" r/ h: { c5 K+ J Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
! _2 d. c9 H8 N: _- b4 R# s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& z3 {0 I$ o0 N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, S. W1 p, e* T% u2 P
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Assaulting units:
8 w8 ` i9 m( o/ b 24th Infantry Regiment
+ j0 B# S$ [& b6 ? 1st Kure Assault Division
6 W+ h$ R6 G3 N; Y. F- ] 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
$ w4 F, I" R1 } f2 A 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
4 K) C# K: r- s2 M8 d0 c: h 3rd Air Flotilla
5 q6 x. A2 U! `7 g Y5 h" r5 {- G9 r 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment: b9 r, Z% m( c$ P8 g
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Defending units:
# O0 i; R) S8 Z0 e Molukken Garrison Battalion
: J. \7 b3 w* ~2 A5 C/ p! A 4th Coastal Gun Battalion$ r( N# ~' }( \
Ambon Base Force |