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
3 F: T# o% H* j( c+ wminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明+ X8 l/ p P+ ~ o# M
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高: L9 c1 N2 L9 o8 J! T
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
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/ V9 d5 o: d: N# v/ S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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) U/ A# [- t% R1 R. UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' Q7 g* D/ t. i3 E+ q+ a& O- j/ \
7 V& C7 Y/ \# i6 f6 s. GRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& e( p/ h7 i% I9 p% p% e
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- r6 h K n2 C& Z% }0 O, \2 t
' p. B& m# U* w ^! _Allied aircraft
- j+ L4 Z3 J |2 N9 _/ N; N A-24 Banshee x 18
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. }* u+ P% V* s) ` A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged v" v; F3 ?' g) M+ |
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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- t S7 p# c0 G( h9 ^' m z# } CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire" l1 y' c, n% R; S! F+ ?. v m
DD Inazuma& w! U3 P' \3 `7 K, J& j" I/ {
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards' g# ^' n. \. D# b5 E p) |
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CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
$ u1 D. R+ K- J& {% e) |" N' p. e xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ A6 ?. P9 U6 R2 D5 D% {
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk: t5 C3 `; ]7 G. m
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
, d$ [, }+ q9 J( X xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% c6 A f; V3 ~3 q
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Allied Ships" v; B4 U$ B8 e$ R$ Z
CA Northampton
0 w6 m/ I5 i( S CA Chester. g' L/ Z+ y K
DD Blue0 J, a* e. R, q% A' }
DD Helm
# }" C" i% u) b/ j0 r3 u" i) ^ DD Mugford
$ F2 E6 G0 ~. f6 x DD Ralph Talbot
: R- P4 M+ i5 F; V DD Henley4 I9 P) J3 l# ^8 Z, n9 C
DD Patterson
: Y* n5 \/ }3 f DD Craven
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; D- M6 {2 B. M3 _( d& x% I; [Japanese ground losses:0 W+ j5 G# X0 V
3887 casualties reported7 E/ p$ Z9 y" Q. K7 |
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled% L ^* t$ b2 c% z9 z2 L" K* |
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled" ^9 U; L; |/ [& s
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled( z$ Z0 o. e7 T0 O6 I8 A
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled). d* P+ J" r9 X% ]2 }( a) u" y
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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5 T4 {% s, o* SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54; B' q/ U6 ` Q9 ]3 p8 l
5 t0 q- U( p1 y% \4 B& PWeather in hex: Light rain
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' Z }1 d3 Q6 j: o4 C1 ERaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 D% T8 N) S& D: V) E" d8 L
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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$ i! p1 I% d/ W. c SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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* d# J/ a% X0 q, C, FAllied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships* Y4 R( b# e0 S) o+ ]
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires3 B: w2 I6 b" d: p! [' f
CL Nagara/ n1 s9 Y% R) Y# F8 @ B6 \0 M
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk2 N" @0 f5 i$ ]9 ~
DD Makigumo# c& D! z1 v/ \% S4 X {' q
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:* a5 Q8 U- _/ w. ^. t1 z9 _- J( }; c
1845 casualties reported; M' H0 N8 r8 g& E* I( h. @' ~1 C J. U
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
' f. c$ F9 i3 Z& j' x, w- { Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
: ~( W Z+ A* G! c Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
# \% Y- [6 @; G: ~4 h7 Q7 k- H& [ M6 A Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
+ P. s3 s$ M4 K" y u, x Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,528 p9 w8 m; A% r8 q8 t- k6 g
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) B; f. Z; D" ]% S3 DEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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6 F# b- D) I. m2 UAllied aircraft
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SBD-2 Dauntless x 39 R' H/ c( Z$ k' Q# C6 ^
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
: l! i" a t. [& { xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- z8 o7 ~! G+ t2 f5 n5 O xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 {. {' Z& I9 i3 L
AV Kimikawa Maru/ Q& z! Q5 N7 {
xAK Zinzan Maru2 d4 r" @5 C: m# J
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 M7 o8 Y i! V" u8 c9 G( {
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0 C0 Z% Z& x: m; O% |+ wGround combat at Ambon (76,109)3 Q) W" J/ @5 @4 q: W/ V+ l
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2440 l! q5 k, b0 K2 Q; y4 ~1 @- o
. y! O0 m+ u J& LDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 8 h4 W. Q0 e0 r s* P9 T% T8 P
" k7 {+ K, {- t k7 S7 C/ v5 KJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
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* Q9 T/ x' O5 K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 h2 h: v, l1 ]( t; `2 O/ w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled2 H; g: p; Y3 G: r# J9 `5 M7 o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% }, @# H: h" u/ g" p' p$ Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( P% T' P2 E6 J( M' H- qAssaulting units:
5 J4 F9 w, W& e ]5 f7 M, Y 24th Infantry Regiment {7 `3 f$ J# w8 v5 s+ q: ~& X& w
1st Kure Assault Division, X4 S! J$ S/ ~% P0 g% `2 _- Z- |, K
8th Indpt SNLF Coy 5 s) ]8 z* \+ M1 ]! X1 x1 i4 S! W
2nd Field Artillery Regiment* [- A/ q# R2 _2 U3 Q! _) T
3rd Air Flotilla
2 i) M$ _: Y- H- L) I 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment/ G+ A& E' L9 e# K2 M, Z# N
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Defending units:
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7 v9 V! ~# d" C& @- ~, G 4th Coastal Gun Battalion- O5 h/ M v6 ~& x k+ E8 C
Ambon Base Force |