AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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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
K) \. V3 l6 ^; y8 J! f- h* K! YminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明# }) U& X# b' V+ n Z# ^; V7 Q2 H
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
; E* N9 K( E' Z7 o# @- L# _驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
- ]* }; k+ v# E& e# G1 O日军占领班克伦3 N* s! I# d8 S4 [ H
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3 f7 W" k# Z7 z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106: F! n- A) `1 `. H
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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5 U/ b% N0 g. J! H8 uRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 v0 m8 M. D& ~# s
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes; Y' N# l; l3 `1 X+ j8 c9 _3 ]
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Allied aircraft1 w% B- w0 K7 O( Q& H# p* [
A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses+ W0 T- ~" q- f
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged4 D! J, f6 R2 Y4 u) \# F# p0 A6 \. d
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire! n, a8 Q. W3 t2 Q7 ^
DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards3 D# J! i. A, v4 Z# f4 L4 l
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CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk/ z9 s Y! Y) Z
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: |& f3 H- c3 p( H) h) R' F* X( P
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
- u. |3 J" U ~- ?# ?. f \ xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk' m: d! @; ]* O$ W. R; s' q
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 z% S+ v' C6 l5 H8 q; F: o
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Allied Ships
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CA Chester& ]( L7 Y$ {6 d3 y
DD Blue
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* {0 r T2 b4 m! Q6 `, R) z DD Mugford- G! V! a# o: W. R$ q0 Y% I
DD Ralph Talbot9 h5 W0 Q; K' P) D' s, z( \
DD Henley) Y, v8 W2 [* c! l9 w
DD Patterson
3 I* n- C0 r/ f2 f DD Craven4 s8 C* {' H% c( [
- n: v; M. t7 w& ^. g8 u3 g$ cJapanese ground losses:
/ X' D: S2 T9 u. I, `+ y# N5 g 3887 casualties reported
( U' z) W! ~+ r1 a Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled& z$ P( k" s! E: @
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled' O, Y2 @* I8 T: ~9 _/ H' F
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
1 b+ O' h5 f; P2 w: h( f Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
, K. v: p1 U) R! Q" t$ S7 N: L Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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3 V! J7 l, D% f/ c7 r: oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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& p9 X* e* c# H0 R MWeather in hex: Light rain
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/ h/ j/ c" k0 A, [Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" h( V% n( P' s' u! ]Estimated time to target is 7 minutes. ` o4 \) r- K. n$ g
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 62 u0 H& Q+ }) a" s
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24, d$ D. F2 Q2 w1 P0 c5 ]3 s
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Allied aircraft losses, ^8 `" w: x9 v
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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CL Nagara
3 {* H* A1 T6 U8 c8 H7 e xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
; k, p3 ]# i. k* u/ q1 f DD Makigumo4 y+ g6 X [& ~2 O. O: p; s
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:; V, g* Q6 u1 l/ q8 A
1845 casualties reported
9 O0 B+ }8 g, {. C+ E Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
" }' K6 M2 @! K d/ i3 D, B Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled% S6 R; z1 U" Q% H* x6 s# F
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
. n4 W6 h0 A1 d7 L# `9 G4 i5 ^3 X9 i Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
0 p' {. @: x* ]' _. h& y Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' G4 s2 v3 l" t8 A" }/ IEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft
7 R. F/ X) ~4 d' \# v, t F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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( G4 x0 }5 Q+ k5 K; f8 g TBD-1 Devastator x 14# ~6 ^- F# ]% V( u
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Allied aircraft losses) ~8 f9 e& K% R8 t+ J
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( x5 A% u, c, w7 O; C" i
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' ?1 B: K0 a! v( ~
AV Kimikawa Maru L# F7 p6 v2 ]$ w- S' j3 F* Q
xAK Zinzan Maru
1 Y) Q; e; ^! E. e xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)7 c3 c& m- ?$ p3 B
8 q+ v1 f8 p6 z" X7 `& i* qJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244) P+ D1 {* N4 ]+ s1 \9 }! e
% L x0 o- `$ jDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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5 W+ R2 }! ?# @" J0 VJapanese adjusted assault: 30 5 T8 `( }$ S, q2 o& M$ G* B$ f0 [
/ D9 y6 M* A1 v/ hAllied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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( O+ m3 b; ^$ e& h. y$ g+ CJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Attacker: 0 u; @6 I% l1 W6 i3 c( x/ z
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1 ~( Y8 q. p! y4 l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
' [: {) p$ C6 X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" L) T3 X( P3 D+ R R7 c+ [
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118 casualties reported
7 y6 r1 Q, [- h0 ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
; M+ v1 r- B2 x' i z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' f: J! h- k% \, Q. j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:& M* l5 N& E6 F1 H4 @1 w+ R
24th Infantry Regiment9 J. X+ e( r' U% n) K) E' w
1st Kure Assault Division
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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O) Y6 q/ D! o. X( b9 E 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Molukken Garrison Battalion E) M+ b2 S% R
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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