AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42* g+ h2 E) z. @* e( p& }
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) H f. r3 f2 L1 _" B7 I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
1 R1 V: C! u |miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
4 d7 w4 ?3 F* w" @; }驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高. A$ @( |4 h4 @/ G) E- t/ a
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
* W' @0 e I; g. Q- k8 b日军占领班克伦2 M0 w, O4 s* W4 Z
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8 V$ r+ k0 u% p5 W" D8 X% P
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
* _/ ^5 O& c H5 p2 X A-24 Banshee x 180 I& L& {% m: m8 B1 |
0 W' |8 q' [: [$ C5 Q6 L3 ?Allied aircraft losses2 [1 O' i! g- s. s: I Q, S
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged# x' M% U L. Z
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak5 L3 F1 ]# L& q! U0 t3 V
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Japanese Ships
, v; ?, h1 A& _2 f3 ^& [, G" J0 I. o8 d CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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- C4 A% H" s$ Y/ \Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships4 x# ~* h! W( d
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk' R5 _7 h5 a0 s$ n' E, m
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 t y. R3 L9 [1 f/ T
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk6 `- f& T+ G2 ?
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk5 ?% }! [+ M: D
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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5 r9 e: d( [5 l- L# i* }Allied Ships$ g6 N2 `3 Y' o2 V
CA Northampton. u5 Y6 E! _: p* K& s- s
CA Chester4 r. l& M+ l- D( }& p9 n
DD Blue4 y$ {; @7 K& Y' g" g& }
DD Helm
6 {8 @6 I* n4 Q n7 S; k DD Mugford
4 Z. \# v# ^0 y1 p- c# } DD Ralph Talbot* f0 H2 n, m. |* W% q) j0 e
DD Henley
- `+ W" w6 }9 z7 A. J6 \# M3 j5 z/ c DD Patterson
6 L3 p# P: Y, X DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:
$ X* l4 N+ p" x; V2 K% ~6 l% U 3887 casualties reported
; G2 e: {# B7 {# e" U; l Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
) k$ k" z# a Q0 U5 \4 S Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
. J" X4 M! M8 r8 S* _ v% z+ v Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
, d/ b$ T+ s. p6 ] Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7 k% h3 D& _5 o/ k4 s/ S Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled). @# }6 ?- v8 m' p6 I8 K
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/ \9 d$ y' M `1 ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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' ?* A+ W1 h2 {5 IWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 |- O9 H; v4 m6 w( L
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, \4 x& Q" c. c T) H: H
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Allied aircraft, F7 N. T4 K& @+ T
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
3 g9 i+ D8 ~0 e0 j# {: Z SBD-2 Dauntless x 248 q+ {; d2 Q+ }" M! [+ T, ?0 Z9 n
K g$ c* E( b. D) s4 i" ?Allied aircraft losses2 S9 x- g2 D9 k/ P2 d
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged( v& P+ F9 K7 o: P7 N- U
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Japanese Ships
c' }/ \. _ _ xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires. G, C$ i9 `' V6 |3 x
CL Nagara1 j9 T+ S5 i. Z9 z# O9 Q
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
3 p3 i6 |4 y$ I% N4 _2 D7 i& d DD Makigumo9 M7 u3 ^2 ~4 w; Y# L# i* e
xAK Canberra Maru
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6 O0 {, q! [- lJapanese ground losses:$ c p6 @/ u, t/ ]; f' b0 M# q
1845 casualties reported
$ \! m( U3 |* @5 g8 m, w2 i Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
! S# ] q4 `. G& l8 e" z( R Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled- A/ T2 ]% C; r7 \* @
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
) Z3 U! K' r# z0 E. X6 z Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
* ?/ \/ \5 k* k4 M) s% g* E* u- h Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)$ z2 C) t' F7 X4 g" {5 w
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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) |: u; b# R) T; o \! Y/ _0 XRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 K C+ t' ?. B- w4 c5 H- X
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes5 X J7 q* e; G+ x% A f
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Allied aircraft1 i5 A! s% }( m* K5 g+ b8 h9 t5 U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6$ o6 n) Q% b4 j/ m
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
; d7 l6 o* m* K TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses, D2 S( O/ i! ?, _1 \3 W3 m3 M
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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# F* j- E, l2 X1 rJapanese Ships
/ x/ l: d1 U Q+ f: v xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 T7 N; Z$ `( S xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 p [9 H7 i8 y3 m/ R p0 S+ X* | AV Kimikawa Maru5 |0 g6 x- m* J, P) g
xAK Zinzan Maru
4 W' t. E: B/ x% v2 ~# ~7 Q( U* Q xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 P) v; C: W0 Q* S6 H
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1 J9 R0 Y4 [# a+ q% w5 jGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack. A/ W2 K0 l8 W) _0 s" f4 X: Y
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244! b0 U1 K! h9 _) D
) q0 ?% h8 ]6 hDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 4 w0 [# L- `7 c6 B/ y. p
: n) U) E; t$ I# g$ w/ hAllied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers$ S& F) H8 g0 s# G
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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5 o" N5 V# I+ a: LAttacker: 6 `8 y2 U5 y; E+ G2 U+ H
+ q% {, F& ^$ p6 \Japanese ground losses:
4 S8 F/ ]" |9 d4 x4 s, i 102 casualties reported
1 v; |- y% M. w Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
/ ~8 J) ]2 ~: S( A3 I( E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled5 F5 Y4 p% [1 ]( c) `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 k+ E! j; B- L: B% t/ i. }
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Allied ground losses:
P" J2 o) n5 `- X+ I, ?% f 118 casualties reported3 a4 w2 n, g5 }4 h$ G1 R6 [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
& {: {8 n" S& K0 A- O7 n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% G) i- e8 r- B# y& R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:& K7 s6 q, Q. G( D5 @
24th Infantry Regiment
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy
) d( |) h1 v! Z N 2nd Field Artillery Regiment7 N5 {+ i( W5 B# _- y
3rd Air Flotilla
* j/ e! m. r# R" q, {* d 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:
4 a1 `5 j' V) R Molukken Garrison Battalion
; ^4 i5 e* W1 w# H2 n: ^ 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
N* _8 q( @9 D1 ` T Ambon Base Force |