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 L6 N Q5 |5 V
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明4 v* m) c9 D7 \
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高; p3 J" S; U) d
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
6 H5 b9 `1 n9 U( {3 H+ Z! f9 U日军占领班克伦2 Z% }/ E8 P# ^+ u4 d
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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1 N/ q' P2 w! z: n; lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1064 w+ d% J' g1 @; g$ a: v1 R: ^1 {
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ J* r. q+ C. C8 P, H: M
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes0 j/ E; D$ h6 V) e
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Allied aircraft4 b3 T) z' b- p8 }' `1 b; w
A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses+ m2 g4 o, z ]' K2 }# k$ H c
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
6 T; {. ]" f; l4 Y! U A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak% f* Y6 ^6 {% A
$ Q7 P" S8 ?2 u7 e% ^Japanese Ships2 C: o/ S) \5 ?" w/ y" t2 m/ i
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 d, s5 S! F' p% v! e. O" N
DD Inazuma
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3 x* {7 S4 e! W1 S2 ]/ i* [Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards8 |1 m" e7 j/ ~ Y: P5 G
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Japanese Ships4 M/ L& v% F1 X) @- _; P( [
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
8 A7 g) R( {" f7 f) f0 f' ? xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( M R2 N' n+ k# b: a2 l0 H2 @
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk1 H" a$ L* x3 o8 V/ X
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk9 f$ ?2 }" a0 @$ k& I
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
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CA Chester
9 p3 I$ z: @$ W) F DD Blue5 c# A, Y& ~8 m, O& i) B! }
DD Helm
1 z6 ^' I" r2 g" Z DD Mugford
5 C7 L' s1 D- M) M2 k" s2 n DD Ralph Talbot% B+ J! s+ m7 N4 A
DD Henley
6 P0 m4 O' X1 x7 O DD Patterson& `0 Q' t& Z y! L" `
DD Craven
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, e5 h# z/ q& b$ `6 ~8 K! sJapanese ground losses:* |# \- u& p$ a. [, U, Z0 q& i
3887 casualties reported! Y. I% W- y8 ]& ?
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled, J+ m5 A4 y$ d2 d* X1 U0 S
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled! d) f; t; G% m4 M& R+ _2 M
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled; t$ y! _) |" A+ u
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
- S$ w) \0 l9 y, l Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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" o7 r' T' }" M1 M- NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54: _% d- J) p* d' b6 k c
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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% n& H( z+ S# j% @; \Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.& w0 ?' M: n% c' s P5 O
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes" Z- |1 K. D+ {5 b2 d5 W$ j
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Allied aircraft- c& v6 w9 d% H& C) A0 V0 U l* O) c
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
* B8 ?6 P: P4 V SBD-2 Dauntless x 244 q- `/ P% M/ j( J
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Allied aircraft losses
4 r# S# L0 U* a8 b$ z SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 @# A" W/ h$ I; W F8 m4 v$ d: S
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires: Q) t' R+ q2 s+ b, X* _
CL Nagara- \. N7 ?) [. F
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
/ i; ? o u# t2 ~6 F2 m4 @2 o4 k* z DD Makigumo! u& }+ y- S' Y
xAK Canberra Maru* J* g) L3 O$ P3 f3 t# Q
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1845 casualties reported
: I9 ]8 C3 n+ X" B, V2 y5 M Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled7 {5 {* `( Y7 Z/ a: {
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
, d* e! e3 H+ E5 x% F; U Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
0 S( w6 ~& R A! K4 c5 {: l6 ~1 w Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 R8 `& W" q% I; t, E- @2 L9 J' W3 N
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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- V9 T, _5 n' CRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ k& K3 z3 [1 j3 N+ U" j9 ~
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
/ U5 b% W6 d. W6 c* Q: q3 U$ u SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
) b2 D5 S/ v& F TBD-1 Devastator x 14) Q6 c N, u6 U' X, M" Y, A1 w; N
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Allied aircraft losses3 w6 q( Z5 J5 K. H2 w$ j
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 i: p- k/ Q& @, Y4 f
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 O& M2 k' g& V% r, T8 Y4 X' c
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 S4 n8 k4 S6 N/ D: x
AV Kimikawa Maru1 }! U. ]* n( s
xAK Zinzan Maru- Q( A9 Y$ {. u$ q3 Q
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 g$ ?( W2 J5 m; f5 l
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Japanese Deliberate attack5 Z- W& d9 R' D4 c$ X: v6 v
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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
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 / E" q4 @- m0 M& a# y0 Q& m
) z7 E' z3 b: CAllied adjusted defense: 19
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- R; x1 E3 t( V y4 XJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 2 o# l5 u, p$ I( H H0 @
P0 w* b9 {2 `9 [6 p5 f+ nJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 19 _- r: c9 q9 c- C+ ?( J
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Combat modifiers/ O, m6 |) h. m2 |$ O
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-) f2 u7 V! }# {* ~
experience(-)1 F7 m" N7 C# x. f
Attacker:
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102 casualties reported8 n' {/ Z7 O* [2 q5 [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled: y9 m$ O1 z0 l$ V5 c" T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" ?, ^ t- h" v" Z( S/ O# w9 N+ j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 M5 B8 p: V. D9 j' M$ P# NAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled5 }1 N! g I7 {7 r" Z* A% [6 d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( j2 z: {% n) b8 _% y$ h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 g) {+ c7 n1 I/ O! ~
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Assaulting units:
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1st Kure Assault Division
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment/ B- q4 u* u0 X
3rd Air Flotilla
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# U( [) a% I {1 zDefending units:
: x# x' Q9 J- A% C Molukken Garrison Battalion
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