AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42" W# I. k* K/ y! ~7 o3 H& V( Y5 A
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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% e9 V2 m3 |0 t! _
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明) A3 G. ]" ]1 w$ q" i
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高3 z- U; w# p b+ g% x4 |+ z
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
' c+ S2 g* h& j' T# I( a z5 Z日军占领班克伦
) N5 d" X/ n# [5 W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7 Y% _3 [+ c" u% _3 I# Y9 G
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( _/ \9 E+ i. q" h2 j4 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106/ \( q* o3 s. D0 ~% G
2 ?: x: {8 g& P' r0 s* P( @: t/ CWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 @' o7 {+ M# E2 RRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
N+ l. b9 Q4 U# tEstimated time to target is 7 minutes$ J: i3 X4 V- j' g) e4 L
3 @+ i" {! Q L" C ?Allied aircraft, S5 ~- x- T3 k
A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
9 i- p, G5 p$ D ?6 m& k9 H A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged* t% z! ?7 E; P
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
3 }, H j3 W# } c5 m& I CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, L6 }7 E# x r: ^' i8 { DD Inazuma( P4 l9 }1 d: _) d' j
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/ [) a7 b. Y {0 B- i8 \Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards" ~1 m7 G/ a5 N# u' C" b
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Japanese Ships' d5 y2 D$ x: U
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
b" B% @9 g5 b$ z& F xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 t' `" I" g Z) k1 x, O
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
5 B# w/ j* ~- |5 p1 l7 f, C3 U1 e xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk1 F& i' r9 j" N: p/ t
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
6 T) q+ o" R! f# b N CA Northampton
9 P0 B; O9 m# q CA Chester" L7 ]1 f" q0 l4 R# K, @& f
DD Blue0 R3 w& c3 ]" D( }
DD Helm. l- v; _& x6 r+ {9 d
DD Mugford
5 G0 M* P3 x& b$ y5 {9 y DD Ralph Talbot' S+ N3 k& v3 y, K7 [2 X, Q
DD Henley# Z5 N! |# n* ^( M9 [' ?& ]+ C; y0 M
DD Patterson
% T) C$ u5 h, P: U5 ^% z2 j0 {: _ DD Craven
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1 M$ s( K. e! qJapanese ground losses:7 ~. T+ M* D+ E' M
3887 casualties reported( z+ Y2 p2 _3 Y) k" W
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled U: n( B# b, ~8 [! F* R
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
! m: f6 J: v8 K2 n) k2 Q1 Y! K Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled W/ N' X. {( h- e+ O& r3 r. l
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 C" ]+ c2 O ] A3 r
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)/ Q q" S% \- c6 S# s1 p
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) B1 S. _2 X" `( kEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 j% P1 h N7 l# C F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
+ @& R: F1 `( ~2 ?/ ^7 H' r2 X SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses# c# h9 P; J) z# v
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 m/ t# J2 s, R& ~0 e4 r
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
8 }8 ^5 [% c4 p: T; | CL Nagara
6 A# F3 c+ J4 }# I xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
) A9 [1 Y6 @3 O9 |3 w) `5 K DD Makigumo! z# C' q8 X, r" b# U
xAK Canberra Maru" q: [! s1 R: k; X: i
7 w5 O' P8 t- B4 i4 kJapanese ground losses:/ ?: r9 L3 Y6 G& Q+ T4 I2 u
1845 casualties reported, d1 Y( s Y* c2 ?
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
. U5 e! D4 y4 w6 r( o Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
# J6 ~# V# T% R" M4 \ Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled5 K- m) `8 Q" w+ i- f! I
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 A' k+ g1 Q% T9 i7 Q
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)& F% u( J$ w/ g4 V+ p5 O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky* Q8 |# c1 j, k' Z* R8 G
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' W& B4 i, v+ V a+ h7 t% h; ^8 T
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
0 U1 N/ r* s7 b; F9 @. O- P% X SBD-2 Dauntless x 3* `* B; \9 \% _( y: |
TBD-1 Devastator x 142 c1 }' l* i+ q3 I# O" A8 T& y
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Allied aircraft losses( T$ \. [' {% d0 Q+ b& q
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged8 C2 V! [! y! ~- T ^% w
9 C' l% s+ ^: [/ S
Japanese Ships; ~# |% U8 O" p9 R. s! c
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! l$ j8 x+ Q, B* x; @8 T2 E0 R xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 p' U' g! _+ U2 K/ _
AV Kimikawa Maru
# I* z- b1 g1 I1 T! [: j xAK Zinzan Maru
* _* o& S) K6 ]# R2 Y1 ], X, Z' f xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 v/ b: Q) R- n" f* |! ]
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4 i3 j9 V N# qGround combat at Ambon (76,109)7 {) f6 o, n" i. E
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Japanese Deliberate attack2 j2 I) H% l* {
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244- `- c$ z. h/ G: G. o
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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" _$ d! C" a6 _& n* J6 p BAllied adjusted defense: 19
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( @( [( k2 w, ]+ g% a: [Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1" {" P7 {* W! C0 q/ B
% T% Z; W2 p( {0 k) WCombat modifiers
! c" a. Z% \9 `5 [6 {$ vDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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' S5 l" X% ~& l2 M y" pAttacker: 0 i0 ~ K( [9 P0 s
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled/ D( L# t9 ]: p" n( `1 p/ p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 C% @7 j( C3 r& u6 r6 O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* e5 u+ R8 _: h4 p/ M- r" }
5 K9 L# U: s; G* ~$ A& p+ b0 kAllied ground losses:9 U$ b4 Y: b& ^% }) {
118 casualties reported5 `8 u7 T6 j1 W6 Z# b' H$ Q/ |8 H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled' X/ l0 B# u7 b( ~ Z! L3 E) d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 S. ^% p9 [# ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 J( P" @5 o7 ^+ Z) I. [
& `- M$ M! h w u- r5 r9 UAssaulting units:$ G( _7 [# v6 ^2 }
24th Infantry Regiment( s L5 A, o: t( ^$ N8 A* D5 L
1st Kure Assault Division
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment) d3 g% O) W+ [) I7 q" m
3rd Air Flotilla ! ^+ z% j5 O' ]0 p8 d
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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4 u. \" F; L' {& H8 X5 A0 G- ?Defending units:2 X* N9 @* [4 c/ j
Molukken Garrison Battalion
( K7 O+ ^' J: o: R: d 4th Coastal Gun Battalion( c$ N/ a5 y7 D6 P& J& F
Ambon Base Force |