AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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8 a a% j* p9 S* u" M- d' B0 s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 ~ D# c) ~0 `. i) d T) B
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
, C$ S2 G! M4 i% l! u5 @驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
% W8 f! v3 }6 D! n驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
# q3 h* d6 f, P0 U4 i0 X9 f7 S日军占领班克伦
$ |) Y) r. T/ d7 |" ^/ Y0 I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2 ]( f! u6 z( K6 U
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8 ~$ [3 u, X z( T, d2 gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106* w* T. {) y, ~# c9 {+ f; q
" D" _! v/ N' @* sWeather in hex: Heavy cloud* o$ C; h* g+ d |# o9 ~
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 R- O0 \9 k: s- g( _Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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7 F/ I* S* S1 k* YAllied aircraft( p: B u7 E2 E$ t r
A-24 Banshee x 18
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A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
! |5 N9 u- b* w; J/ h" L A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak+ U" V- [1 M: Z8 x
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Japanese Ships
( {5 R/ K& W) _ \ x& i CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire% t4 X1 u% n+ e5 \7 o8 ]
DD Inazuma
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+ a- r, y2 K* [( {; H1 HNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk4 P5 Y/ o/ ?" ]* b( b
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% K4 t; J: n* M$ A5 Q; R: f xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
9 I' k( v* }9 o) z' Y7 v! j( T xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
# u. d$ J. H# \. |8 f8 A$ r$ `5 {6 t xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk T" H$ k: p$ _0 |7 i
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Allied Ships T6 E; @3 e1 y" m6 g" W
CA Northampton) d& C9 N" ~3 k0 G" o
CA Chester: [: }9 ?! b8 ~" G% Q7 e& q1 {5 V
DD Blue
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I- V4 Z) d) }2 h% G* E DD Mugford4 k( I" b3 W& Z( [6 \5 w/ u& o
DD Ralph Talbot
9 J9 | `% {7 c l8 w, S2 J DD Henley0 w* k- Q0 B6 S4 w2 G9 l
DD Patterson6 ?* Y0 r9 d3 _+ v8 _% Q4 k
DD Craven
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' n `8 U8 H- v8 C8 EJapanese ground losses:& B4 y( u9 e+ I; R
3887 casualties reported! ]$ h7 B# m! M: Y( n" W |
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
" t( j; d. d1 U& n Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled2 l) G2 l: Z9 w+ q+ T
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
9 C2 {" l' Z1 S _ Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)( T# |$ x4 a2 u( S4 B/ C' D- ~
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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+ K: q5 T4 A/ _' |: y4 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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f( e7 Z3 u: G/ |7 Q sWeather in hex: Light rain
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4 r- R5 r! S5 p$ D+ n. n. r+ TRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- a- b* S7 p x6 E! r C* cEstimated time to target is 7 minutes6 m0 O+ p3 x2 s6 z
% w, _/ P% g2 S7 k- ^Allied aircraft, l* L# |" [ {8 `6 l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6) k# k/ x2 Y/ ^* b
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses
) J) ]" P# t; x2 q SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged; A7 @ a- q5 k5 t# r. T- Y+ r
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
9 N8 p8 v) ]3 z4 P/ a, g CL Nagara
/ b7 A# K8 L5 `5 g xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
3 [2 u5 U) ]9 B DD Makigumo7 z( b8 \4 o0 x% {
xAK Canberra Maru
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" ?* c3 V& s" V( r1 `/ Z3 TJapanese ground losses:1 x" w! ~; Y8 S# h. K& A0 s9 L
1845 casualties reported
8 P1 L" L4 I# q Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
; J6 B; f( G5 B, G; i5 n/ b% J Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled3 v; G. J$ W" d9 d9 z( g7 T D3 w
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
/ u/ ], V# |# X- l Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)! r5 Y k" @ A- {
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)0 y) f% c. M; T; I% L( t* X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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. ~; O, H( S- V! v: ]Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., }8 M7 O8 J7 @0 Q: j
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes+ S c" [ E! ?$ P( W
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Allied aircraft% w, y, n/ w/ I$ ]2 |% j; j; O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 61 E0 H! z8 I3 e# S" c
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3! L* t! {2 r: ~! a! ]1 S
TBD-1 Devastator x 146 J- l. l& f4 |7 N) W3 D
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Allied aircraft losses
& Q# ~, G2 R1 {& F6 U, U SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged2 r) {% g0 F' m0 O5 B, J9 _
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Japanese Ships
6 j4 S1 o0 ~% u& U xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 a- G2 Z# Q" k1 A
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- P7 _) j9 o9 e1 u8 L
AV Kimikawa Maru1 K m- i# J" y
xAK Zinzan Maru1 b. ?% K; C6 D& L) B7 x
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' h- S" \0 w1 c! [
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* c7 o7 W% E8 G- p N/ XGround combat at Ambon (76,109)6 Q* X4 G+ M8 p
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244- L! u. S+ |0 [: v; {
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 7 f, u9 M4 [3 q4 w" M' w% J* J) u
$ B, o+ F8 R+ j9 b9 o: yAllied adjusted defense: 19 ~3 f* s- X+ Z; \8 Q
" Y* ~) d7 [4 e) b. v0 Q5 jJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) ; ^3 F4 ^4 w6 T% Z
A! M( _/ f% h1 f9 a! H5 h$ YJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 14 `4 Y+ B# z& j4 n" P
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Combat modifiers
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experience(-)
6 o- K7 l/ X, j7 v. uAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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$ {, v( A6 S5 a* t Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
2 Q, j/ a" i1 v7 Y! C7 G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 |( [8 D% u+ }. n8 a- R- C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* `! i3 L, {# N2 f3 ?' W. ~: o
' ?4 a: B' s% n: D9 tAllied ground losses:5 i& O, C2 F3 W1 i
118 casualties reported* o4 F4 T! |# T- S$ I! K4 e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
0 p3 o/ a" |$ Y n; H. X8 v" U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# M' N, ~9 Y# A) h+ D9 M5 u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
2 j a! `8 a1 }+ C 24th Infantry Regiment
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy
* V8 B# M! H; V 2nd Field Artillery Regiment4 O7 p3 x. g. ~3 x2 }2 }- x, s
3rd Air Flotilla - j! ~$ k* _1 Q9 e+ z6 {' |
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:
$ C& u% P+ G/ N8 r @# @ Molukken Garrison Battalion# c" d7 F1 N X* ^' |) K% ?# k3 w
4th Coastal Gun Battalion: m2 ?1 l, f4 T1 B
Ambon Base Force |