AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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: n- U2 M B8 C. t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) H3 Q, m1 }* S4 A) C6 @ c
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明: }; H2 ~4 a+ ]. ]( ]; k8 J
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高+ d% p8 t/ Y! Y0 ^! g# Y" O
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉; V3 p {7 [! f! X3 s5 H9 D S7 c1 K
日军占领班克伦8 o* |2 o; w% N4 h+ x) r: E
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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2 {1 D0 c$ s* qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& j( v8 a6 [# I$ X8 }
{; ]8 K" x1 B" y3 }& J5 ~" R: dRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 a% @1 F% t+ R6 l( _2 {Estimated time to target is 7 minutes) j' R, ]; w' U( d& C* I8 O0 G
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Allied aircraft" s' h! a4 N, r5 N+ C, ]- D
A-24 Banshee x 18% y# r2 z3 @+ y* ^, k$ J
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% O% _! B+ P3 j: D8 k' P A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged) h# W) Z" ^7 l% W6 }4 [
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
8 @ X- v+ y, x7 Y4 _ CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 t, x1 A: D! l DD Inazuma
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$ Y1 O) T' y6 i& RNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
* \2 }2 G5 U: H4 G! a7 S CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk7 ]2 ~ }: M8 _1 G9 e' _7 Z9 A4 S
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* L7 m. Z. v' _ xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk, a; {+ E+ v! [ f( z
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
, `! ?) m7 J5 k3 X1 e! W xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
# R4 U$ |6 t# L- O+ ^1 ^* ? CA Northampton
@; h7 ^. M5 P9 f$ P) O CA Chester+ N- o$ f0 @% x2 y" s1 b
DD Blue. d& C4 p/ U6 o6 [: A" A
DD Helm& Z. D5 T2 C' t+ P% H2 Q$ @
DD Mugford9 [& F: C6 H, _
DD Ralph Talbot
5 }9 t j! V0 z1 L9 q4 z$ K3 l DD Henley
5 i2 P3 a, g; h1 [- a DD Patterson* i! u3 |7 B! T9 @# ?7 k
DD Craven* j( i( M5 T: s
i7 `+ O6 Q+ c/ @/ w1 G; `3 J. s- KJapanese ground losses:4 K( ~# |% d* t/ l5 Q& G6 @. a; C
3887 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
( o: P! a- A& Y* m3 F2 A Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled6 `& ]; d8 L: _" Q% x# p( f; _: ?
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
D( l$ U: H+ R5 c3 T ]' V5 D Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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! O! P- Y# D& \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54 F. V3 B6 V, M. |" [
1 L; i E4 m0 p4 o& ?* ^Weather in hex: Light rain* `0 t( H. P" `+ n2 }
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! B( M: l& a, j
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes" Q" R% a' J ]
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6' e) S) }& j# N- H2 n! n- z) Y! T
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses
) F( e6 i% @0 g SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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$ i. F7 L! _( [# o* F& ?6 |) q xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
" A7 }* L9 Y; S/ V0 d4 b: y5 x CL Nagara
' ?/ J+ D z& Q4 s xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk+ U0 `, c% {: X$ [* y3 M! y5 X
DD Makigumo
( X+ y: D- I6 G/ b L! l xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:. o- U5 Q1 f5 G) H2 L
1845 casualties reported' ]6 F4 w2 `4 K/ g6 O0 U$ t! }
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled$ R, l& v5 V4 Q
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled* j% u* x. `; N! Z) s
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
' `7 f* C9 h% E" z7 e Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
' x; ]6 F1 Q& Z( v* Y Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)" B4 G- }/ R% h( l
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3 {' i9 W- p3 {7 z j% }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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9 u! V4 J4 w* G4 E% eWeather in hex: Clear sky8 D, A4 ]. \5 @: j
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ m& u- S# \# s& g T, h
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft7 ?" R* Q P9 K. C
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
6 D8 q" w3 T+ T- {6 x SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
8 C3 k' A, X' ?- @ G$ \9 J TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships; T5 g: b4 ?2 H% a
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' Q& w/ Y. X: k% I; `8 Y# u1 v0 o( v
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( y0 ?2 `* {' O) a AV Kimikawa Maru/ z2 U; ~; u! U6 C6 c# I4 `* [/ W$ p
xAK Zinzan Maru! g8 g3 p% t3 ]" d. b
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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6 A& J6 F s7 f; j/ a2 q& w7 F$ yGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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. Y$ N6 C# }, R$ ~8 gJapanese 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# g+ t k4 E" O5 x% \; E) n: \2 M, r
8 y5 U* q, _ b' W" D( B- c; xJapanese adjusted assault: 30 : M& T; R8 ~3 F; y
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 12 B+ J8 C2 ^3 a2 [
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)* _: k# N" i9 _, C' {
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Attacker: ( f4 m3 X( Z/ }
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Japanese ground losses:# A7 k1 e* n' i, z1 Q8 F) x; r% h
102 casualties reported
" [0 A( i9 [ p8 h Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
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, |+ Y. U+ P8 ]+ D: i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
1 \: s: K/ E! _- Q 118 casualties reported/ d- e8 P; c- B+ @& X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled. A/ G1 `9 A; b6 e1 _+ S5 h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% g& R" a) M1 ?; a# b; D% J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) R0 ^* ?, v; z' {* a' p
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Assaulting units:6 C4 X9 O% z0 u) Z0 I8 E
24th Infantry Regiment {" H2 a1 g( C: p7 a1 P1 t% \2 N
1st Kure Assault Division6 L# T3 \4 F+ _1 i: w- K( L1 x
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
. A$ T3 X7 _: P% N$ P 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment: [$ `3 n' P0 k+ e# t2 U
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Defending units:; R. K* m4 ], }" U5 k8 I9 }, C
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |