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) U9 @' v, {4 U; v) ?' T3 z. m$ {3 p
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明+ P6 G, P9 G& D# @, j8 A
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
5 @8 [+ R1 J; n1 @, X驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
: S( x) Q& w: E7 O日军占领班克伦9 J; \6 m6 T) W! z% k
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' [" v/ x0 N/ P7 L+ u# H9 i
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* s3 V& g( U" J" p$ A4 O" s' uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106- w3 A1 q: W$ A
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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) b6 K6 p# S# dRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( K1 W1 T" D) S3 [
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
2 T, M6 w/ a# w! E A-24 Banshee x 18- _4 V# N' }$ |9 ?/ D& t
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A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
0 N2 Q J% J+ F/ b A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak; V" f+ H; w6 m9 }
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CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 Z( ]& c. b' ~! V$ ?' n, ~
DD Inazuma
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( {8 g* F2 I/ J" |! n$ b( G5 BNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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T5 P4 O2 @: S- zJapanese Ships' M" |, s3 }' B1 y- ?! B
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk& B9 P2 H* T" z7 ?
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ M% C! ?) q. l5 Q5 E
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
( ?) g0 ]+ d$ i: D+ s# ~& }, G6 X xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
/ E7 R- ?, |$ ]( b4 ?2 s xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
2 U4 [# Y+ N& y* F3 R CA Northampton
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DD Blue9 T) z, ?9 R' Q+ L! H
DD Helm
7 ?' C9 R0 F, C8 @2 ? DD Mugford
. L& m+ e- v! _6 @9 K0 ] DD Ralph Talbot
/ ]3 J4 O( U- `0 E7 q! }* v; q# z. m2 C DD Henley; P) [% p' j# Z3 d
DD Patterson+ y4 Z. e# s7 }) C+ s
DD Craven1 V9 n2 Z0 P/ T# P5 r
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3887 casualties reported
' S. p( j; t" o* h! F Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled: a# n( Z/ x# g4 f* J, A
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled) K* o- A, k4 h3 x m: s
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled! L* }$ q$ S% ~$ Z8 D+ ^
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
9 {' Q; L6 t4 T5 O! v) p/ T Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)' G2 L# h G! t0 G9 G* h& v; l) K- ~
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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, o) _' i6 B* g5 p- p6 ~4 ~! w" [) fRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" |7 O* O5 p& s3 D( xEstimated time to target is 7 minutes7 X) F# r: |7 J# g. G2 i8 x
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Allied aircraft$ }0 X$ v/ b/ o/ p3 P' d
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60 c7 i: O! U3 k' Q% j1 c
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
9 S2 W: q% y& k0 ~* s* W' Q0 f CL Nagara
4 G" e7 u; ^/ `8 w" u: ~' P) H xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk8 x: H: H. u, u/ `3 \( X$ S
DD Makigumo
' D" k& J6 y8 _: [ xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:% N- U6 P5 G0 R" d% t1 H
1845 casualties reported4 h ]8 R3 q# ^5 X1 o& ^
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled% ]8 ]1 i! @4 D( H# [* A' E3 B
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
$ u7 Y; a7 Z$ C/ o( C* T/ E Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
' t1 k m2 j! w9 U- F$ E Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)( K' ^$ d6 V5 B1 S- C t& \% c# K
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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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( _) _) M, x# T& b1 d$ }Estimated time to target is 16 minutes. k' g) |/ _. w; t+ p
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Allied aircraft Y6 M! y' O1 U, P3 R3 w
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6( U: F* J! c7 W( G; L. Z5 D
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3! M4 P# l' @ h0 E- X% y3 ?. M
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses6 H$ ]3 Y5 z" o/ D1 V& ?
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 s) i: W- H5 S q( i% I W) @
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. | Q% F2 j9 h0 o) r" v* d6 ?, w AV Kimikawa Maru f" D- B; I; d* r8 p
xAK Zinzan Maru! x3 k6 g0 f6 C4 F9 e- Z6 t- ^
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( S1 r& h( q; c" i6 p
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244; W2 g' D& t, p5 A
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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^9 T& z, A8 g) ^Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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# X) R* W* Y6 C. s3 hAllied adjusted defense: 19 * f& B& J4 h; F$ f6 b. B9 {( N
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) " u3 T- X8 |( P% S6 t3 U
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1( x' ~- W, c I' j- I
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5 _$ T" i8 w2 q+ e2 P/ T. L3 aDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)# y) b- p1 Z7 r' b1 C' `7 ]- a
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Attacker:
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102 casualties reported
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118 casualties reported5 b7 \2 E0 H! X/ ]( N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:* [5 |5 C. G1 L' Y: w
24th Infantry Regiment# |! W( C* G* d3 o+ n. w
1st Kure Assault Division
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U* v, x. r( j/ a: a6 \ 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
* D" y/ ?% o# M. r/ i 3rd Air Flotilla
- t7 E& l; v- |: h) T$ f 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment4 Y* c& {0 N' z, `9 ^0 ?' ^
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Molukken Garrison Battalion
; ~: Y, q7 v$ A. Q9 _ 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
m+ h$ Z+ K, v& \# @+ J: V Ambon Base Force |