AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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) M& f5 o! x2 Y+ L; ^8 b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" l6 i8 [. U2 U. y( D# r, Q+ s
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
4 O K- K; n0 A* N驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
" e; ^9 U, K6 ~0 ]9 I5 |$ Y b- [驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
# A/ m4 P1 }- C0 A0 R8 v5 W日军占领班克伦
" S2 ^, M' w8 M5 }) 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7 A( \ g: h% W9 i) J5 ~
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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
+ y% M: Y% N9 @3 y+ w+ k9 h A-24 Banshee x 18
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' K& `+ q# ^- |( c" s) ?Allied aircraft losses
# A+ f5 J( B& n" ~" e# `* D A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged0 a- j T" y9 w
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
! I# l% R! j( u' W7 [ CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! f8 ^# x! g" l- \5 @' { DD Inazuma
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+ t& ^8 b* }5 U9 t# y( SNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards$ h% G& Q0 n M: f& t) G" R! r+ O+ H6 h
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k/ X" j: @) f. T. D CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
5 P5 f/ V7 u5 L5 m9 h m xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 l, t) H& X5 C) y- ?1 H
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
0 n# T8 p. s$ V xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
! Q3 x l# f' g' o- A; g xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 J p5 P# I8 ?9 o) ~
3 J3 L% u% E& M; hAllied Ships
/ g; }& F5 k1 Q) V CA Northampton
+ z$ I! I1 w$ ]8 {/ E CA Chester
; V5 ]" h* k: R! a. f1 m! A DD Blue9 n% R( U) {- W
DD Helm
* L2 y2 {9 c3 B& }0 `, N$ H' D3 y DD Mugford. Z3 P& u& K' F: P# A& d
DD Ralph Talbot8 u. |) G: _( n: _" q& T& A
DD Henley+ ^( {- y7 _9 q2 b2 v; X( X
DD Patterson7 D% @$ G! V- w& q4 |- |
DD Craven) w" u2 G* n# ^3 j$ R5 G1 X; i
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( V7 J/ o" E& y6 G' Y( N: K3 s( A 3887 casualties reported2 I2 v7 k! k# I" G, o% }7 y
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled0 W" _. m2 c( h* J
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
6 S' c) |: ]: }' T$ L Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
. m% n+ o5 n6 n' ^+ z7 j Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 h& u. F' b7 ^3 i) w; }! B9 p1 N
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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' r, U, Y. Q7 n5 uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54' J" i$ x9 O v. v
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. ~2 }$ f1 w% U+ C$ C& u3 n% B3 y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes6 i' L6 |) i% e1 O
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; ?: a+ @+ E8 L4 K& N- j F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
) ]+ H+ W) o- S. E8 g: u& Y SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses( j2 z$ W$ W: q1 w
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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2 y9 P5 q" H. w8 k- [3 }: \( L xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, L& B7 Y) e& Z/ U
CL Nagara7 v; o) L" c8 u9 f& x" |
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
a; c- R" k# x1 y DD Makigumo; e, R6 f$ M) @
xAK Canberra Maru
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1845 casualties reported
K+ z6 m* G* t) z/ C! A Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
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Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled: S$ d$ A$ l8 h, \% U4 `( m
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ r, w3 Z3 P; P
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,526 K7 g& A/ {- a }$ ^
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. M, B4 _. v$ _% {, a- n2 {
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes9 \. O$ D2 w% u% N' p8 g; ^# N" n& O
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Allied aircraft
* G8 ?+ \; o$ V! }! V6 A F4F-3 Wildcat x 6: \, i0 A! |. P7 A
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
; N4 g6 k. [0 b5 w2 _ TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
2 x* q O- [/ A4 m SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- g4 g0 M0 @* a" {" r8 Y3 l; t3 Z
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" h! J; Y1 ^' J" x6 Q4 p5 {4 T
AV Kimikawa Maru9 r2 q6 b1 T0 W7 ~$ H! \* x( x
xAK Zinzan Maru6 s P* i* ~4 s1 T+ @5 \6 V
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)* F% b9 l; N. k, O) V$ u
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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# \) {! p0 M% V! l ]$ `2 fDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 $ S! d+ J1 q9 c+ H9 m6 H7 p s9 u
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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 modifiers5 ]) E, E& y7 i) d( S
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)7 P' s1 E4 X5 k
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Attacker: " W& Q, W( q% g7 V. F# U$ N) v
5 o- H3 p% w5 ]# TJapanese ground losses:
' W7 M2 P% H! | 102 casualties reported' C) D0 E. n: x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled) K! E; m/ u, q' S) F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Allied ground losses:. H' [0 A/ i; A
118 casualties reported7 @1 H4 [8 x# x6 O# l/ ?7 k* j7 p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled8 H! t/ o$ T" {1 g5 X0 v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. m7 u& g: x1 [6 k. e( k5 H c( q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 I" M) ?; X: i+ F8 ?, C7 z( M: GAssaulting units:# p9 W7 P6 ]* a# f1 h( R G
24th Infantry Regiment
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment4 J8 T) y/ k, C2 P
3rd Air Flotilla / @' t" x/ K- U; o, p% b( x, x6 l; j, T
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment9 T- m# W' M4 y$ Y+ O/ ~
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Defending units:
+ V% N9 ~2 B# B' y Molukken Garrison Battalion4 n( g8 {4 g% k l7 S
4th Coastal Gun Battalion2 ]. W0 w# r( H# Y) d5 ^' G
Ambon Base Force |