AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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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 w# N' i* a6 x* g, iminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明! x+ P" r5 ]) q$ \) ]3 N3 Z
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
/ F" S2 }% `* r) A% i/ T% v驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉, M# t0 U1 E/ v S/ \% V- f3 e- k
日军占领班克伦 |, {/ D5 m, c( ~0 m: _5 T6 r+ 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& c" y+ _" z9 x7 J( {) Z- n$ h
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% f, R) D+ S. ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106: x- j! a2 ~ d6 C
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! J% i; Q( G/ q: ^( r5 t# wRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
w0 E9 G1 ]8 g d/ |4 sEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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! U! N& H/ `2 Z- U4 FAllied aircraft
- _9 L1 g& z& J, m A-24 Banshee x 180 x- Q# M% C5 y( l& }
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Allied aircraft losses
/ l. F7 ^/ R5 U A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged& v) V' S7 D5 B& B
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships( b: o% E: H$ A4 B2 n
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards: z' D- @0 ~/ a9 F( k# W) a
$ l8 W& ^3 ]% O) c2 SJapanese Ships
6 p! _ h/ ^* e! M' R CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk/ Y) _4 o. z- I* k2 P4 ]+ M3 J
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, |! B- Q% @8 P C, d+ G$ A$ A xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk% {+ G+ ]) R: L: P; O: l# j
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk- `" d6 i6 ` j! f
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, y. ]4 Q+ y3 s9 u; T! ?5 u
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Allied Ships# C! X' C6 `" @2 W
CA Northampton
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DD Blue
# c$ s6 j, _7 M6 h! \+ s: @ DD Helm, t8 c2 y4 H) @
DD Mugford. C* n/ k% t- r: k
DD Ralph Talbot
- w0 u8 V1 k; e' ~# Y/ m/ g DD Henley* q u1 V& y. B- |8 i* T
DD Patterson
1 R3 ^4 k' }$ T4 Z; E DD Craven6 ~2 {3 u @3 f0 i8 e
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Japanese ground losses:, s; _9 M- H# R2 Y
3887 casualties reported
9 \$ V% F+ k) V Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled2 Z3 Z( C( w( a9 I% ]* @
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled7 S+ J) E$ S. r; R- M
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
6 J3 R h& ]3 V0 e4 @5 d Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
! @ ^7 U: T6 a& @2 W' \ Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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; O @9 k* o" Z$ lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain, H, ?1 }( p( o: i* l% I% a+ @
: E- u. b$ Q8 B! ]: {Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- H- K, e6 w; r+ o
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes) o) @" x4 ?+ X$ h4 G
, e D b- @4 Y* Q8 MAllied aircraft+ x7 x3 }, m0 b1 V& h/ {
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
5 @( Z5 I0 U. |5 k SBD-2 Dauntless x 24! e/ M0 I8 j) A
& d, U1 J0 N; Y7 n t8 bAllied aircraft losses
* G8 V; C7 \& Z) }4 F9 o. |1 p) E SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged* @# n: `, B6 T# g
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Japanese Ships
' ~1 R+ F' m# w: t" {/ {' C xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 W& {5 V+ l1 O, t- G) b
CL Nagara
& Q3 `! b+ P( f4 u3 |. \! a xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
# @& f1 e8 Z+ [9 y) [% g DD Makigumo
; G- }: e8 v) `; Y0 v D3 W" g7 W+ Z xAK Canberra Maru' [6 o; x4 S- X; A1 F) c* M# U
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% g/ ~! H9 r: N) F' S/ o 1845 casualties reported% t# m2 A. k4 B" U
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled5 q* _' x( }3 t7 B
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled, W( f, N$ }& B+ H# f
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled8 g! ]/ {3 F7 o# x
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)- R9 j- M8 ?/ i Y- ~' f
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52# J* M1 g- ]8 T7 ]' y7 |, p8 i
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4 B, H0 v. N- P$ `2 }7 f" ]Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) w$ n: W8 T* O4 L/ `$ \
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft
$ B7 |- N, i; L' c& j3 W F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
4 I) {! i) r6 d+ T# ^# Y( Q( P8 ] SBD-2 Dauntless x 34 k% G5 f5 K: b' T6 R
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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, S% B" d4 X* u1 rAllied aircraft losses7 i# H2 k/ C5 X9 a" P b" d6 n
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( F" q0 E6 k8 `- K* }
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 Y6 l) g3 } r/ x+ D7 E
AV Kimikawa Maru& E: z. ~& m1 b) K* ? D, B
xAK Zinzan Maru
4 K- f/ l$ U1 H; i4 N5 X- M xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( S' e) @' O1 _0 f
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244/ h @& V/ g1 Q# R2 E
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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4 p' ] w! G1 D/ k1 O+ o3 [+ U& I, m$ MJapanese adjusted assault: 30 ) ^) ?, j! j9 a# }
. _9 n2 M d) R! W3 p [2 YAllied adjusted defense: 19
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8 @$ W4 ~& C. X9 E yJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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" X. n! w; ?3 l" sJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Japanese ground losses: [$ l2 a% e" o; L% o3 s
102 casualties reported0 o& D. m) G. Q0 {. J( ?& m3 [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled, u3 g' Q/ z$ z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 G8 l6 Y: D2 ^7 f, d$ E% e8 e# j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, X2 H% i5 i6 V: E- A k/ m8 J 118 casualties reported5 g) B( t2 Q& a$ @" E( {6 V: C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
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Assaulting units:% y1 l' C4 J2 [( y' l
24th Infantry Regiment
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy , N9 j. B6 A ~
2nd Field Artillery Regiment+ i4 V4 X6 q" c+ a5 B3 o
3rd Air Flotilla
6 `0 o; U# r3 h" K' h1 k 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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4 X, D3 f) S4 [. n: t9 kDefending units:
. U% p* K$ G3 [5 ], V# V Molukken Garrison Battalion. u: o4 r8 ?0 a& R7 ~1 h/ V0 L' x
4th Coastal Gun Battalion0 A$ t. }3 K6 Y# v _. i8 @3 W% Q
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