AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 422 e( i- J8 v5 r+ r1 g
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" X, h3 R! I8 r2 K+ |6 r' z# L* M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$ T! A9 f5 ~! v3 ]5 F" Z4 j$ `
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明) J8 T2 O$ l. [
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高0 C4 y0 K3 K3 d; f. V
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉' V9 ?$ u$ |' A5 K v2 o; ?6 m/ x# `
日军占领班克伦/ E3 M1 b! e; m# n
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 F3 m$ L5 c& v% _) h9 S1 m
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$ \! X" s7 w9 `$ iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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: W; j* }4 D7 K4 b. c& U9 ]" RWeather in hex: Heavy cloud; X9 t8 Z! i, ^1 U* g! ^& t
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( C! c9 Z& X2 ]4 _( V2 G
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
+ d2 G) i* H3 u5 E5 T7 s. f; } A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged& H# H3 p' R4 m J5 h* P
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak+ ] E. H" Y m* \0 O7 d" B
. i$ ~( }! _+ A! o l7 S5 w8 KJapanese Ships. E' T! g2 b& y9 T. Q" ^9 z
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire# b" E- n# P% w- Q
DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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0 F i7 v- ~5 ^3 TJapanese Ships
7 a/ `' s/ ] `. ]# b$ t/ H" Q CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
5 { S3 X7 v: V* _% g o. T" e xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" [, _2 D+ \: G/ _ xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk% A" `3 }$ C- P8 C
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
0 T/ a. W! E1 f" w j$ E& G$ F xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk B' u7 ]" `- H; i# d
0 N1 l' w+ _! e( [6 y, sAllied Ships
2 O3 W2 @7 A: u. N9 v; D CA Northampton
2 d' a6 k& T6 @$ u* d CA Chester2 { l, L& Q8 \" `
DD Blue' s K% j8 P1 L1 h; G0 z' J% t1 A# v
DD Helm
/ d% ]: p8 N! }4 [ DD Mugford2 f/ A& C$ p# w! s) ^
DD Ralph Talbot/ V# b# @* r; P
DD Henley* o1 l u. @, \
DD Patterson
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Japanese ground losses:
/ X$ {% K E# F% A9 X, j8 e 3887 casualties reported
" s/ s7 N6 H/ g% G3 E8 r1 d Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
" I/ |; n/ R# ^. w: i1 }8 A! A& {6 { Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
0 k. j0 a. R. N: Q9 R/ e Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled7 n* u4 c, P' z; a
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)" ^. E( i5 v! n8 h4 p# y6 e* j8 r
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)1 t$ ?$ l, G% b) q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54! e- f; M! }! ]1 x: ^& b6 q' k
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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/ x% T1 P6 d/ |/ eRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
. V1 [) n! x' t5 O7 S+ b' h, J8 jEstimated time to target is 7 minutes% Y! X2 K0 }" P
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Allied aircraft
. o. O+ T. b5 o2 ^7 O% x! i( | F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
9 _+ n( a0 T( z& J0 ~0 O SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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+ R/ W2 _7 u! c3 XAllied aircraft losses3 ~( L8 c2 d7 b+ {9 c7 j( M' H
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged; k" W7 M8 S! b& S
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Japanese Ships
4 l# q$ D$ z8 R2 l xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' l# e; s8 T# v v
CL Nagara# E; Z/ j, Q$ N0 p
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk% O! s' K0 U9 X: w2 q% g
DD Makigumo9 m2 V" Y& i7 p' j4 @: e) f
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:' Y' i+ }# p$ h3 E% R: |
1845 casualties reported" [1 D$ n. K( h. F9 \! w0 b
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
% T1 o+ W5 G) @" i Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled7 V4 v8 N+ T2 F5 e' D9 @
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled" `7 M" Z* e: |! e- M% w" K
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 S1 ~3 A& H% K! C. Y$ k4 m
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)1 W9 Y' o- p8 `" F
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky# p* U* N( ^: ]1 l; q) Y9 V% o
3 I& f5 ~9 v* j( h1 l' ?Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 J+ |/ [- D7 E5 }$ m6 [3 S
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft
- T- H. ?9 ?# i& ] F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
. y9 ?- X4 y* w D; {$ n$ Y2 @ SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
5 r2 g" P" x, F3 S0 ]2 U7 N TBD-1 Devastator x 147 j, J1 Y7 g h
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Allied aircraft losses* H* h6 l6 |% M/ R$ A& r0 S. ~" c
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged7 Z/ z, x# p7 h! r1 |7 \
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% u- ^. F0 \2 k- u3 V( ]
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 B) F; p! ^- Q* s( D! Q" \& A
AV Kimikawa Maru
7 ^" O, }/ a; h+ d7 P/ v. D xAK Zinzan Maru
8 x9 ^- b- j$ o) S xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' |" A- o0 z, F! B( ?, R( l6 _2 g
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109). W( D; `# K+ q/ N* @' g, i2 F
* B5 H" c( Z. F/ x M1 }- VJapanese Deliberate attack) f7 J; [- b' ^3 b) z, k
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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8 |6 O. p3 [3 J/ eDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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# r+ i( `/ u i& RJapanese adjusted assault: 30 + x$ {% T5 U! f& G0 O Q$ V q, l, g
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 7 ?, ~: r) T& h3 [) w" T
; ~' L, u2 R V! n0 u* x: dJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 0 x8 c# b' O" v4 [' p% X
" y( a. _3 V6 L2 I# h( l5 s e+ kJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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! \! l. H9 `. d9 x# Z5 B9 tCombat modifiers
# H0 d: m% b. z* p) UDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: P8 p& j- z% O) J' L
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Japanese ground losses:
$ i8 a0 n7 N5 E- ^* t1 v 102 casualties reported
, u' m' l: o; g$ B! k Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled! }( E/ d$ A& K- _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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118 casualties reported
+ I3 x* p; H: j4 \) D* y; M Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled9 q& M" P2 W+ Z% B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
$ D; K, S1 f+ c$ t3 ^- \ 24th Infantry Regiment' }' i0 w, n- K
1st Kure Assault Division- w9 I+ G; L! V6 J
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
; v1 }6 k, _# R, U6 L 2nd Field Artillery Regiment8 ]7 j1 P. d |* d# F
3rd Air Flotilla 8 q0 b: F, ^: ]2 ]9 m' `
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:, W( t( } J( Z- O
Molukken Garrison Battalion; g* z' w9 x! k. p
4th Coastal Gun Battalion9 T+ o8 v6 M# ^5 ~& R2 g
Ambon Base Force |