AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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8 x9 W4 U) E0 }' K9 A( A% A# F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
p. [4 Q! S u* ]miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
~5 S1 \4 b1 g. ^驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高, `* _* A* ~( _& ?2 e
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉7 a+ V3 g( g* ]" g" `
日军占领班克伦% T" J [* T) N$ b! 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
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, w# C9 e2 [7 A& p1 @ ]8 i5 AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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1 O, Z" Y$ G. a1 @! ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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E. _ B$ ]2 b# g; ^+ K& {( [# HRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* x4 ?9 ]2 r( Y7 f& E; s
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes' T% g& V e+ B4 e) r
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Allied aircraft2 f1 v/ {9 o H" L' q, X) `+ E, [
A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
4 z# s) d5 X; K" \$ _ A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
! ]3 Y) i k- { ?+ \+ Q A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak" }) J3 k- ]$ q& W3 `! c
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Japanese Ships! {6 ^! n, y. h4 L- j
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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, H9 h4 g* ~2 \4 y( H2 JNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards1 m: R ?: ?+ Z( z r; C& U2 A) {2 `* s
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Japanese Ships# v/ Z2 w2 L8 l! B% w
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk$ Z6 o) [+ Q* x; q
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( c" ]! q$ q7 W: F7 W xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk5 ?! l9 `+ Q2 V1 p- m! H% [8 C* ?
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk. Z- s' D; f& B: k( B
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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CA Northampton
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DD Blue. y6 L. R3 ], ~; G" G
DD Helm/ M5 }2 A6 h7 }2 P" ?! Q' n
DD Mugford% u" k3 o# M# ~" q3 u! w
DD Ralph Talbot
; O. Y0 t1 ]' [; [& W% W7 E( h DD Henley
4 b* j# J ^. w2 \ DD Patterson
- F( g0 C+ \& D; I4 S DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:
) \% \* N+ D" y; K9 @# k 3887 casualties reported
! C# A- k" X! l6 G6 | Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
5 Q; c; z, H) m Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled8 a; \* @0 N! I+ q/ g0 e3 G, {: c
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled" M/ a7 M* y$ \, H
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
+ G) f) T; ?8 @) @3 ^ Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54& P; _1 b( i3 O+ M6 v, H
5 }+ p1 j' F3 i( LWeather in hex: Light rain$ ^# S% M( N y6 Q( [1 Z7 f
2 v& J9 ^5 K H; gRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# Q+ u/ e6 m, D* ]Estimated time to target is 7 minutes# f% J, h$ k! H6 i4 G
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5 e' l: I, S- u/ D' k F4F-3 Wildcat x 64 p+ M3 M9 c, H2 Q, C0 D
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24- j% w* \: {0 e3 T' J; `
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Japanese Ships/ S4 ~, {0 v3 a9 e
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
4 y# `2 }3 j4 }8 e CL Nagara
) p+ d9 L5 ]3 i2 s1 Q9 c. n$ A xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk" ^, z% Y& j' G1 Y
DD Makigumo% [. a' j4 c( J9 [- j
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:; I" t( _8 E5 l9 Y
1845 casualties reported$ c7 G& C* n/ q
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled+ K2 H' K1 {) _ Z3 z% Z
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled& p, h/ e5 _4 C; |) m
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled1 C7 f6 U/ Q# `7 V% [) h2 X
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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) D- r4 D5 Z5 Q9 ?0 u B* {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,520 f8 @ F6 M( X3 V2 W
5 A' S; a: K5 wWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 ~: m# G; O/ Z; c$ K& TEstimated time to target is 16 minutes% H0 Y$ u: {1 \, t
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Allied aircraft9 k$ e. [2 v0 {- ]/ Z; L
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6+ O" m: h6 y3 ?8 [! c
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
: ?- v' m, T" }% v1 ?; x1 ~ TBD-1 Devastator x 14; @, A2 [ o4 z
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N4 O6 r' S, O, T# \( L1 y3 W8 ` xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 B% l. I: q* Y2 ~: n xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 W( g" e5 ]. v
AV Kimikawa Maru' j. v2 o) _& q. o3 H2 s" l5 K
xAK Zinzan Maru9 D g3 `" c( q
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 e4 H' x7 G h. _
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109); s; q: z% ?/ I
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Japanese Deliberate attack( {/ m" L) X) s
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244& M: B7 ?4 i; X: ~ |
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47$ X) J; u# t0 P
) M1 a7 F* t1 ?" S0 MJapanese adjusted assault: 30 1 O$ t+ C! H, a1 m/ ]1 b% Z9 n: X
& d j0 ^. V& n+ NAllied adjusted defense: 19 7 k) J0 N( f) g" f- v/ B% u+ g
$ K0 P1 l5 _: H6 ?Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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}% O! |! {% d4 fJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers
" A# `2 \( |3 P, ~Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: + W4 _8 J7 Q- q# {/ x
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d3 i2 }( F6 g* m' {, A 102 casualties reported; A1 `0 r7 t" B4 B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; R) d4 T; u- ]0 A* |/ p
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118 casualties reported. S* ?) ?, J0 T$ z/ v1 y9 B6 ^" Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled3 f( P- n, }% z9 ?4 n/ T4 \( f8 R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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24th Infantry Regiment
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2 k1 [+ s. @# ]- Z 2nd Field Artillery Regiment. i# ~" w* V9 n
3rd Air Flotilla
# S% j8 \# r7 P) K 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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U) A1 g2 G( A' Q; i8 a8 T; j9 W* CDefending units:
) a2 o) @2 W$ P& H* L8 U Molukken Garrison Battalion
! j! b1 C/ S, Q9 t% Q3 B* p' C8 `* f 4th Coastal Gun Battalion3 w- u- ~# h/ l, a
Ambon Base Force |