AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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& a2 c- p0 V3 Z' g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
5 o& ~; O" d8 t$ _: XminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
: Q$ I) [' e+ A8 _8 w9 {- u驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
" M% ?6 z- G: d/ M驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
9 C5 Y4 ` |" i: m2 n5 O日军占领班克伦
' i5 O: A! |' S* B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/ \; x$ ]1 J8 {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1063 F" d6 u: M g9 [, {$ u/ v
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 l6 c( V) L* G- e- l% @( v K ]
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, Z: k$ l$ h; sEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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( A) p% ]* n/ [5 j+ VAllied aircraft
2 C. Y$ ~9 F* @6 b" |, e% e A-24 Banshee x 18, L+ U5 C' x! Z+ g
4 k/ O: q; B- w6 X8 GAllied aircraft losses. J0 }. X/ Y8 {3 e8 V8 y2 E5 h3 D
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged+ d* K& u5 S) M4 N
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak3 M# k7 N5 G- @- C$ L- O+ j+ H# C$ N
: @4 z! }7 \$ x4 h/ t( K$ dJapanese Ships7 y9 L; p s- a% c* ^& w# q
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ A8 L3 I* t6 z5 ?: m DD Inazuma
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2 m* A/ p7 Q7 E9 D& y5 k0 g2 @. p3 X' ANight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards$ t- K# ~1 X! ^+ ? o
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+ O: L( i0 u5 z. C# f CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
9 R7 B; ?+ ^1 ^8 l. `6 P% I+ Z xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; O9 p2 a! e& k7 @ xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
) E0 B# p5 n8 A& x4 G/ h1 d xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
6 r: S$ i& ?" Q$ M" g8 ] xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships8 z D5 @5 k$ X9 B- Q
CA Northampton
8 {) h1 S( v2 {2 I CA Chester
6 ?2 f" w1 I1 C1 @ DD Blue! d8 s5 C4 k* N- t) _
DD Helm
. Z! \) {' F `/ | DD Mugford, q# T8 T. [4 _; ^
DD Ralph Talbot8 E: B: V5 V G1 e
DD Henley
3 \' b. \# i+ K, N7 Y& T DD Patterson
. R; I r5 v0 @! r; S DD Craven1 w+ G7 X. U$ z! M- p5 l
3 R% k/ C. X8 B% r% n J. ?. LJapanese ground losses:# s! z7 i" u) P, d/ ~0 m7 f
3887 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled2 {4 ~; d4 f4 F3 @8 f, G& a
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled) _" j5 e7 t7 E2 M
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
, @5 Y+ S) f5 K! r Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)( e+ X9 w3 H H4 J% z% ]
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Q2 |& W7 S/ x7 TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54; R- Z9 k! O+ N& Z# m: H$ H
, a' R+ O2 H. V, S3 M* RWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 o( j1 D3 {9 k& J2 C6 I) sEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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2 b. j/ U% [# R* U# r, E) y3 B$ UAllied aircraft
" _4 v/ v: ?4 V, F) \& N3 Z8 s F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
; s3 t5 a, L0 V SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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% `0 i% j8 P4 u. N/ [ SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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+ ^, |" _+ [! |" x7 _; y! a! ~% U xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires& ?9 P; z+ U. Q0 z+ \
CL Nagara
9 R! y* k7 c: B8 \ xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk+ t+ T* }8 y, Z+ R* p! |. ~
DD Makigumo/ i0 M5 x$ b" {# W
xAK Canberra Maru
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9 e8 Y8 U' K O; XJapanese ground losses:
0 J& V% n0 L$ `. v 1845 casualties reported# C% D+ V; i/ S# c$ h% |) l/ u
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled/ a6 v+ G i# c! E1 M' |& {$ U. e
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
' X# k' S. x% H2 U Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
& q3 ?& n4 C# u Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 c* S3 f, X" d- ^- }
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled); L/ L: N+ n6 N; T4 I) c0 B" V
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: J3 r. r8 O3 {- MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 v9 g$ Z5 X. I* w0 {, t2 U
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 D: f/ \ E" N. ^2 l% u/ P2 y F4F-3 Wildcat x 68 P* C* ^6 i' M5 j0 Z
SBD-2 Dauntless x 33 X# i" n( i/ \! s7 S4 j& m. X7 S
TBD-1 Devastator x 14/ h' I- y2 _9 h3 \* s4 {! y0 A& @
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged0 m6 O; [! s# a+ S+ M4 q# H) Z9 y! h* y
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% m+ z. H: E: x$ t
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! Q9 X5 E# t [" w: e; B' b, z AV Kimikawa Maru
3 |4 H# k8 Y, g& N) g$ \' p# P& P2 t xAK Zinzan Maru
) A! [6 S( G1 P xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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/ f0 _# F" w0 \Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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) l% i+ F' `- YJapanese Deliberate attack
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- y' b, y/ v; X5 k' TAttacking 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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6 u6 ~4 q5 K- t( ~6 AJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 8 S; U8 u6 _) `+ q7 l. e
! u2 U; q; S& J& P. G6 GJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers! C. S5 F6 ?; H7 C
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:6 G4 X X5 z6 u: c: ^. v
102 casualties reported7 G! R; L2 p+ h* ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled- ~/ Q; _7 l2 r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% t/ q9 [) `% V7 b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 [& z) y% }* n* M3 ]% X
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Allied ground losses:
8 X4 h( ^0 h5 g* p M 118 casualties reported3 o+ D8 |; d* x- C; I; d' |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
6 I4 G- }7 ~: R; p2 N2 W Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: D8 M2 @3 B n2 {) B: K* U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ q& i0 \; s. N
, B D3 `8 z* j. \) e4 j0 B# w X6 bAssaulting units:
5 W2 K" {3 m0 B6 S. p- ?6 z 24th Infantry Regiment/ R0 ], K( v- _# E. w
1st Kure Assault Division
( v' O1 Y# n L: X& Y v 8th Indpt SNLF Coy 1 s9 A3 a3 }& M" e
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:. S% y) s) ^4 @# `7 r1 G y" I
Molukken Garrison Battalion+ F( d% e' _9 g) {
4th Coastal Gun Battalion* x- M& C/ N$ Y4 n. \) Y
Ambon Base Force |