AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42$ i$ D$ |' R; a ~ @" Z
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: D% n3 g& [& s! C" Y2 g8 x. Z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! O5 U& t4 m$ q, ]2 H3 e
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
8 d4 [, i6 i' ]; A; x; ~( D1 Q* M驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高: N( I5 I+ @2 m* n: A, W. _& j
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
: Q+ y; h O6 E: r日军占领班克伦+ }: _2 ~( o. f) s6 y% ~1 y
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
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106" Z. [9 c% W# Q5 ^" ^6 |9 a7 ?
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% U ]; Q. P. }
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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+ E) O$ B2 J; E6 sAllied aircraft
, z- N3 y! e3 ^- v$ F! Z7 } A-24 Banshee x 18# A" l+ r: }7 X8 `+ \3 i f
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Allied aircraft losses5 D, h- E4 U1 D5 U/ ` G
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged8 Z# E, b* o u% `/ ^
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships6 I$ q& t T$ j* x4 Y* y
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 U- k, k) s( W: Q$ P
DD Inazuma! u! x* O0 S1 @! Y: u1 P6 W
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships" n0 e+ n+ J- v: o4 T N
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk8 {$ _, F# u4 ]: Q; `/ X. ]$ ]
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# ] A$ M; ^' X# P& S4 s xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
$ ~7 L! A+ z% N& n& g xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk# B: C! J4 v; T7 b4 s% `
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships s: T# Q8 j* p/ P2 |! }' b
CA Northampton
7 S3 K5 h2 {! W6 ]( j' W7 ^9 ~ CA Chester9 ?# P) J: F! z* L( w; Y. V" Y3 t; u" q
DD Blue
$ s+ m) z& O& e; r6 x/ m DD Helm
$ {1 R6 |0 N& M. c$ j DD Mugford
* D- w/ {7 e) B, y( k( s! D DD Ralph Talbot
. ]- ^4 B# T! `" {1 \1 |8 E/ @& s DD Henley
0 m) V2 T e( f2 y6 d$ b DD Patterson
/ ]. r& j1 l5 q. [! F, d DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:/ j0 W1 |7 N# A. p# V
3887 casualties reported
3 g2 R. m: O$ S2 R7 i2 u Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
5 f9 Y# s: w) z Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled& c3 o/ U" h" n1 i* |
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
) S0 j( h% S7 L6 p/ Y" d6 P+ h: l7 J Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 f7 H3 v3 K% h1 C
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)6 J6 b4 T% e# b2 l9 l) `+ v. i
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 n3 Y% G/ b6 A9 _% M# Y7 I
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
% d+ ~" d( o: O/ h- K, T: W F4F-3 Wildcat x 6. |4 x# [% c( _* I/ H0 h+ d) c5 I
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24: y( P$ N3 j" d. k7 a# P
( }" [+ V; h2 i0 a/ kAllied aircraft losses
% Y+ `. G5 P6 l6 ^ U& ?9 J: n SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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* o$ j) X# F+ y7 ^9 jJapanese Ships
M6 ~$ c c( P- n xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' @' T/ @1 x, ~- \
CL Nagara
1 S& j# E; L0 M* H$ D: r xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk+ B" }( e7 ~$ o2 i- _3 v% h: `) g
DD Makigumo8 L; F. |1 V! l2 ^% X$ x0 K8 y
xAK Canberra Maru7 m( B9 n7 `5 [3 m% g
$ G6 U+ R: [9 ]2 w' RJapanese ground losses:0 F& _) a; y' ]& ?
1845 casualties reported
* w9 f/ _ a) }8 _ Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
4 K, P8 H+ b( [: k: o Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
( O. c) K, H [% Q9 c Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
0 o+ B. n" i5 \4 g/ k2 {8 @ ]( x Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
3 p& R+ q4 [( E, V, C7 p Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled), W: ?) l& T( l/ t& _
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' \1 R3 m. h( @: {! y. M( y0 z2 G, iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52* L/ X, O' \# d
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! L# X1 d' e% {! K5 CEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
5 w' B3 S7 K8 h# ~2 ]* T- d1 w SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
9 i% `8 N5 q: l+ P2 _1 Q# j( k TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
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3 q' _6 K( `- V9 P- fJapanese Ships
! V" T/ ]( _8 u" g! l xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) S# n" E0 k9 f5 X: A" x
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' W& J3 r: B, O% J8 D: {, T AV Kimikawa Maru3 Y9 H$ X4 Q y, }5 l
xAK Zinzan Maru! F' }+ b) v9 ^: L% O& B2 u4 z
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 `& n: Y) L+ N) V+ i l z" O
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109), m( b) w9 w% {: B
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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% H! }# w9 O$ I( t- Q' KAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2445 @3 L7 [' i9 K
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 476 l5 D4 Q. I/ k" y6 D6 f5 B
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 ) g& Q j# s$ \
. u0 V w2 Q- i( h+ g7 xAllied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) - i( k: n4 l9 S: P" L
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 19 |" G* ~$ \* t3 Y# s. D: N
5 ~* Z8 ?" Y$ B. p( W' z& T$ @Combat modifiers
/ t$ d$ N+ ^( k# Y- `Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)3 {) H8 p1 B$ P. l! d& X
experience(-)& A, L' l- |0 B5 [9 f4 s
Attacker: 8 E4 A" k8 M, i9 o( _1 ?
+ y7 ]# c3 O {- X0 MJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
# X6 z) a; X! {3 Y$ \% w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ T9 R. O5 C! z+ h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 W8 v. f: c5 a8 N3 I4 w. H
6 w# a0 r# M! A" OAllied ground losses:3 V! p, N# i& a: b& j7 `4 L) b( |
118 casualties reported2 q' E, \9 a7 i5 v2 i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
) I9 G' y( Z+ s K; G R0 E. j3 ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 R$ L3 r5 |6 W# n$ B3 ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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7 W8 V g q% k0 B% z2 C/ `& |Assaulting units:$ D/ A6 U5 n5 ?# P
24th Infantry Regiment2 p- h" j. v1 q. R" n' o# d* X
1st Kure Assault Division
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3 H0 ?* U4 d7 Z2 T$ }% k 2nd Field Artillery Regiment1 L% u$ k. N t, K( Y- N
3rd Air Flotilla + [; B2 r( ^5 w8 S" G( w K! @
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Molukken Garrison Battalion
* @# \+ h& h. p; p$ k% F5 Z 4th Coastal Gun Battalion8 {# x( S `3 z7 ]3 ]9 i' x- A
Ambon Base Force |