AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42/ `' p8 l+ b' Y- x6 J$ B1 v$ Z( u/ z) s
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7 {, s* F! |8 e* q4 ^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$ b5 n6 ]! I! K, z X3 Y& \0 y
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
8 J/ O% V0 g: Z5 V2 U* u5 a+ Y5 h驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
h5 M5 Z3 X5 r) p3 S7 F驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
; Q5 x, L1 F: `6 B日军占领班克伦) r1 n" W7 w8 j- [( S8 U* k$ w) p
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+ W6 o! N' D% Q: O4 Z# ]" ~% h
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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; ?4 h& {+ B# Z0 m8 MRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 n- z- K# o( K" `Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
* `0 z5 F( Z4 y; } A-24 Banshee x 18
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* ~: w" `1 @" _( v( ?Allied aircraft losses' u1 \9 V9 v+ W
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged* g% y7 S- _) g+ A5 n) U0 ~
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
+ M: p8 F" y3 p$ W8 U CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire* S& U, U' L7 J- u
DD Inazuma1 F' Z0 M: N% y* e9 Z; `
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards8 n5 C2 [1 \0 q: _ ]. u
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Japanese Ships
& {) W+ S6 o8 {( n# u7 _+ h: s CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk6 _ j; \& O4 `; f# Y5 W3 p
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 F" e" n/ k" u7 x( Y xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk: M, W8 W, n+ B Q# S/ F
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
4 F- C* b: O, U ?0 m7 [ xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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4 }7 e' e# x$ C2 j1 f! X3 ]Allied Ships
( @9 F* ?, h/ ^6 { L' h$ V CA Northampton$ e2 d! U, h" ~+ Q: u& `
CA Chester
( U$ ]7 y6 w& I- E DD Blue
' J1 \8 C2 K: `9 g. { DD Helm
( s( j* f; R4 B: t- c: w8 {" Z& G DD Mugford
0 g D2 h4 }* r- Z6 P5 Z& p DD Ralph Talbot
; t8 S" o m& c( Y DD Henley$ Z1 X+ L/ [( z, m
DD Patterson
5 u* P. Y, \- @0 D! v6 Y6 N4 D DD Craven- |: r7 x" M5 k7 `
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled. K$ m6 K* |% S" i" k
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
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Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
; L( A/ J4 Z4 f3 n Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)3 R6 ~% Y4 t2 D- l' Z6 [! x9 }& L. W
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0 M0 m3 J4 S: ?% j8 z- B, aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54* }. `1 U% L2 |- N9 `0 ]( X5 x
$ c1 H0 i3 \/ I$ V% KWeather in hex: Light rain/ V0 j, i9 _; |
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' @1 _! @( A, i5 @) E
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes+ p& G! e& N' H" s* Y% u L C
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Allied aircraft
' Z% B! h8 O+ S. I* o; P: ~ F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
6 A7 F/ s; [* d7 e SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses
" n. B5 o: O* `+ S$ z SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 `" N8 M7 E2 L x/ l8 Q
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires2 G7 A. \: d- ~* P/ F+ }
CL Nagara
% E1 @) |8 z3 {, r$ ^ xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
( R; Z9 Z0 b' i' k+ z- u DD Makigumo( f6 k0 u8 E8 p1 y W0 Z+ z
xAK Canberra Maru
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1845 casualties reported) X' z, L* A% V
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
1 s0 l% g E4 c# L; [ Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled0 C/ g! k" m! z; N: k+ r* K
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled: ?* d9 r) G7 t/ j: D# ^
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
1 u4 N' T/ A) O9 j2 y: | Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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( d' ]1 e6 d0 S: oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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4 w8 ?+ O, P$ e4 o/ t: x, eWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 {& C0 o6 P/ m; aEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft4 d' P { X- h
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6; z3 K2 U* K6 }- d( v( u
SBD-2 Dauntless x 30 N2 ~5 _/ A- D" o% g* a- o4 w
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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7 b' [5 u# B1 T" \ SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged9 ?/ t+ ^- s" f# l( c: k
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Japanese Ships3 w9 Y" ` H9 I; ~0 R! n
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 U1 Z. O* s& D) y0 ~
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. t9 c( d; d6 f. Y6 b5 A AV Kimikawa Maru
. v u4 C" F4 e0 M! ~ xAK Zinzan Maru
9 A9 _- q: z( p8 D8 n/ f2 | xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 {2 u6 a$ D$ v8 T4 y
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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9 b; `' _( x2 C ?! {Japanese Deliberate attack
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' m2 X5 \9 Y6 e9 uAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244, {+ u4 m2 f" O5 g% I" ^6 f
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 471 R3 N- A& l9 _
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 7 Q5 A- u- k2 x
" u. T4 {9 `; J4 @& K+ C5 a' Z0 A! B$ nJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1- u A6 e# Y/ P' K C
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
5 R( |0 e8 l" }# k/ P' k experience(-)
3 G3 _2 h1 Q/ X5 YAttacker: 2 G0 H5 V) ]6 F) n& M1 N
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Japanese ground losses:
* k8 n5 f. t. u/ v 102 casualties reported
2 v" a, r3 z+ r2 Z3 H) e" O Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
$ I+ j6 H. }* t( f; e7 \+ c" ~. w O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled! M0 X% f( z' w8 K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
3 p# N( ?$ ^1 \) m 118 casualties reported( K9 }! x* G6 w1 F! F( f Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled* o+ S& l9 _; k, _) `6 x& V& z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 D3 k5 v' Q& I+ s! `3 |9 L6 R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% A( a* q# b9 g3 B. ^# }0 fAssaulting units:
9 F4 m/ P) @2 C) n' m7 @+ K3 k 24th Infantry Regiment. t. `+ W( x5 }1 L3 C
1st Kure Assault Division# Z9 |# s* s' e! I. b. e- t2 Z
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
' p% v8 G) r/ V1 U+ w 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
0 q) m- Z$ v: F% w 3rd Air Flotilla % F( w2 {9 ]" w5 Q6 z- H
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:! h& R. M7 x4 H& J# Z
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |