AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42. e# V4 y7 B3 i9 i* q
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. q; z/ m- Q+ M8 B, n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
( L. y# ]: A+ ~4 Y% A, K+ QminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
- D. H) F& g# d6 x: n驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高* t2 \3 Y4 H6 h( k2 M' p7 o
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
/ ^5 Y: L$ {( E2 z: q) S日军占领班克伦
' A" N* M- C N @+ _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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; ^$ R' B# r9 u7 cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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, r" ?' K- ~$ m5 q! G0 y$ `Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. }9 u9 u M& j3 F$ O
: S4 u$ `: _4 l! Y6 O5 k$ H- k" N/ mRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% u4 G4 B# c) \( f2 f7 A' AEstimated time to target is 7 minutes) X% l# V1 P. l
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Allied aircraft2 m8 l! K9 o& m, a) k
A-24 Banshee x 183 g3 S# |. Z" m- k( O0 l
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Allied aircraft losses/ x+ w% m/ Y" Q; P0 D# r' m
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged i: F9 ~" z: y+ O$ i3 p
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak" g' Z! {: o; k( ?9 e1 s
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Japanese Ships" p: X# E( `4 p6 {% }
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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4 s# x* k C# d- B' BNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards: \9 u( U$ N1 r9 |& i: s4 `" V/ C
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$ i. r0 b* w9 C( S3 q% W% _1 G CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
9 B: t, Y! Q! m8 h* ~0 ~) I$ B xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' T0 |. K8 f0 Y5 d" a v xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk5 D( r/ C1 X4 z! {2 d. k
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
$ G+ R' N: O/ A$ I M1 Y5 c xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: V3 Z2 h9 K, K6 J7 ?0 ?
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Allied Ships
$ e7 {: Y) H( D" [ CA Northampton
& k9 P. T2 h9 u! V7 E4 E CA Chester
8 Z0 h3 V3 S9 q DD Blue
w9 Y) v' k: n8 u# @8 n9 B DD Helm
4 ?. K% f% s, J6 s DD Mugford4 h9 b$ w( h- }$ N1 J0 _
DD Ralph Talbot
: x7 n5 T) c; \0 \: f DD Henley
/ N$ e" Y( g( }) r DD Patterson
- \( x# U5 C9 r+ @, o% t2 `1 {. ~ DD Craven3 s: {1 V2 c* m- z Q
$ W" ~+ D# Y9 d D! dJapanese ground losses:
' {$ q. z. `9 O$ M% F 3887 casualties reported
+ N' y$ @- F& X0 z" d+ X Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
8 f* h% D; t6 s3 D9 e+ K* U Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled4 Q# i: L- m( l8 V
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
& o0 A, v; l! p" p2 } Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
2 g% Y# E/ _7 L* \8 w) W Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled). a* {8 a, v# w. T5 L
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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- V( p6 m% P% W8 YRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ v6 ~0 M6 a. @4 t, V- s
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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9 A; Q# E) b8 Q0 b$ K, F' D2 b$ ^ F4F-3 Wildcat x 6- q6 V6 {- Y4 V2 @7 {/ `
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses
. O5 X3 W: `4 ?* A SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships* x, t. N# N$ Q6 y4 W' V
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires4 k; A, P- V$ X, D
CL Nagara: b. \3 K+ n' p1 ^3 W3 `' i
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
8 }0 W7 W( o$ ?1 f: W DD Makigumo4 o8 y& f+ o. j& B0 N
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
" L+ |' @' Q2 `( S( |: }( @9 K 1845 casualties reported, K, ]2 m( o1 a- a& H# L% ]# y
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
6 K1 j! e5 ?- c- C6 z Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled: J4 [: p1 Q2 v6 h
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled# I4 e4 K: ~7 V5 Z. f; T
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)' v5 L2 Y+ L/ n4 `- l0 I
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52) N, ], a$ U7 e. N6 \( Y9 f
5 r9 u1 r0 }# V. G7 ^Weather in hex: Clear sky, I' |/ R7 H1 C2 ^6 g6 k
* T* F2 ^* ^2 L8 H2 \: k6 t+ _Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ v& k) E. B! X. x
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes0 x! a$ C9 n$ l9 K, @
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$ a( b/ t# @" Z# }; R: X# ` F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
# v$ O/ Z" V, v# u. a SBD-2 Dauntless x 30 U, t1 e: ?4 o0 w
TBD-1 Devastator x 144 @ `- X7 I( t, c& [
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Allied aircraft losses
9 [' J5 O+ @- m) r3 V" g8 N4 k5 @! y SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ g! Z0 k1 ?; y xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, W; U; m. [- w t, |! D* q AV Kimikawa Maru P9 q* z/ ]/ z7 d$ L# {# _# P
xAK Zinzan Maru% O8 Y/ g" v2 L8 o6 ^: d
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$ U: J. I/ n/ i3 u9 K
4 X$ v- A: k F5 {: RAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244, v: J4 G+ g& I
7 k7 F( f+ q$ ~* u, ~' T" L5 V6 WDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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8 D3 _, c) z$ Q2 ?5 {8 {( wJapanese adjusted assault: 30 ; g& p, }% m5 n+ o
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 9 ?5 W0 _4 ~/ g7 N2 X( j
0 N- O) b/ C1 `0 t4 j& BJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1# ?8 F# r$ T6 J) y c6 d! |% m
' S1 y& [) T" E* WCombat modifiers
% G7 c b0 g6 lDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)8 @$ {6 _9 _ ^
experience(-)
4 S- |! V9 z: Z; A9 W2 ]% y0 TAttacker:
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- S* J: |1 y8 E: {$ AJapanese ground losses:
$ S3 N: W# R( D" c. p$ G- ^ 102 casualties reported
5 z2 G/ b6 T2 @5 M+ x( ]" w1 f Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
+ M/ Z6 D d3 d! Y7 m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% J1 Q U# b8 U) Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 O! U+ a1 q: \
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Allied ground losses:
1 s: k8 g/ d' Z8 B1 \ 118 casualties reported
* ~, X$ r; S, m% ^! Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
2 k! y# w) n1 F( z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( T* V# t" W: f( ~. ?3 W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- o/ J" e5 v8 O/ M$ x) O; u
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Assaulting units:
+ @! Y% ^: s- G 24th Infantry Regiment
4 B; c }: J3 ]: Y: f! T% N4 t 1st Kure Assault Division5 b0 G5 |3 z# Q* f \3 S5 V
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
7 d7 Y. L" s' F; I, _" E- l 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
7 L+ z2 r% W* B, ^' @9 K 3rd Air Flotilla
' Z+ I* @+ a. h+ ]( ], ?' A 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:
" F9 y% ~* ~) V: z# h9 I Molukken Garrison Battalion
( F1 E$ C5 k# r4 k: q 4th Coastal Gun Battalion9 D4 O& ~: K) D: H' D# T u* Y3 k
Ambon Base Force |