AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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. K9 h( O7 \1 m" k, ~9 Y$ ~7 G* j- u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" v4 A( ^. N6 J! q. i( A# e
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明" r, X6 R; j/ I; y/ `, D- L- n2 w
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
. ]8 B) G+ y" {2 ?( f3 k) S驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉- d1 S# R( ?. \
日军占领班克伦6 R( v& n5 T6 l* Z Z: M
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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4 w8 p" Y! k2 e& O) I; |& WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1060 O5 |; f& d+ b# y
0 O3 R2 T& ~) IWeather in hex: Heavy cloud$ A! E% E u* n) m
: M H9 ^1 O) sRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# n/ F% v0 I: c. T n4 EEstimated time to target is 7 minutes4 v( J! I. f$ S$ h- u; B; }# X2 c( M
& ]- z. K% @1 P5 w9 ^% [& rAllied aircraft
6 j7 l/ @& s& F A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses; Q' \! V3 s0 u( s* G
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged, H1 _2 _# I; [3 f1 a& }! G: L
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak0 Y7 b5 M" B E0 ~5 w) f& k! T8 N
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Japanese Ships% j4 ?% e3 G# f2 M/ ^* f0 U
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 w6 w) x2 |5 E6 l8 Q DD Inazuma
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3 M3 v) w3 \+ T, Z- I! GNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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w; a/ j$ t6 hJapanese Ships9 m* o5 [% l3 y% J" S
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk2 q. J2 Q% C2 [4 R
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: o$ b) g: o* P; t2 n e$ m, e5 Z xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk/ q1 |4 ~( h! q- ^) }
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk" q6 l! d' x$ h! k# ^
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 Z' p" k0 F# ]* O; V7 b" _
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Allied Ships+ K* q# [! M8 e. l1 ~0 o
CA Northampton
6 _6 H- F& f8 a% M( E8 a CA Chester- c0 O% A K/ g5 @( n
DD Blue
2 N1 j2 i, b% }: g; ?: b DD Helm! T) \5 o3 Y7 }! q
DD Mugford4 E& y: S" v @; h( m
DD Ralph Talbot
' S( n0 k: G2 n0 A, A3 S( q+ ~ DD Henley
5 L2 z9 c3 o2 W DD Patterson
- u$ ^, M" S3 ^6 Y% Y DD Craven( [" {$ p# @; N2 T" D0 v; d @
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Japanese ground losses:
0 C) m' v- r3 i' E7 x' b' X 3887 casualties reported
- p+ O" S& m' t6 m& ^6 a2 ~ Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
' S5 t* [, [! p0 m Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled1 A) X2 Q, a W5 g+ J; W5 h+ T4 i* I! @
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
6 s& @, ~0 x. ~" d) `) _ Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)- v2 i( o; H" p4 O7 Z% \! {
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)6 Y) e' _- o0 b5 g( Q
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% K% D0 _2 U6 nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,545 l; |3 L) s# e! C. E+ V, o
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Weather in hex: Light rain. c l# q6 e+ @0 k
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
0 k5 a; S& t9 |+ F gEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 I' x, v3 J! C0 h* _ F4F-3 Wildcat x 69 K, N. {+ N- u
SBD-2 Dauntless x 245 D; X$ }2 a/ \" V6 ^
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. b3 S( c; p" O3 t SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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0 h( A$ ^! Y, P9 Z' ?Japanese Ships
" @; s# Y+ @5 q0 \) T+ b! L xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
. m1 F3 ^" }' \9 Q# S y CL Nagara( O! l% ?0 E7 u" {1 h6 p) z! `( I
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk e/ T. n4 c& x' x( j% F! e, l2 y$ X
DD Makigumo( D7 s$ L) c1 l9 o$ }; x/ o
xAK Canberra Maru
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" a9 A' d0 |1 K Q$ K% d1 P1 vJapanese ground losses:$ H/ ?+ W- I; g+ l& L! r1 \
1845 casualties reported
6 g% ?+ b& d) w7 W& J7 ] Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled8 N' Y0 \ x6 m0 x7 U
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled6 N6 p# a% m2 x% @2 Y
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled5 c) G$ H' u1 \- g- [$ b/ D
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 y) J, Y1 O- q% s% b: l
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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8 y. u% C3 T# {Weather in hex: Clear sky/ x. t( U9 d9 |6 K( [
% m8 c2 u* s. NRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- Q5 a0 `! a) {5 p9 j! W* t* Z6 pEstimated time to target is 16 minutes! j, M: c" U& x; y# L" q
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Allied aircraft6 u' @" c3 ^, D9 v& c
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
. `$ z5 I: u3 \4 \1 { p SBD-2 Dauntless x 3+ [- `+ h2 k @
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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, _$ F6 S: F0 ~' M, X( A: T SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged5 M3 |! I" D5 [" U- H4 A
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 u; J2 h! S" z9 z1 s5 O
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 }4 D+ g8 n f/ l; \0 L AV Kimikawa Maru! }& c) o1 c+ J: _$ v
xAK Zinzan Maru# h1 R1 e& U( S( G5 X3 B a
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. @$ \2 M& ^* e( \
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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0 K& Y/ k0 h. S7 ?: X+ @Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2442 ~: C1 r: r! w# e9 S
# }" y/ Q$ I; q5 Y) H2 _0 I' k3 UDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 470 r. O' k) W8 v) O/ Y
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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: U. @# E6 M. Y4 h: E" ?. ]6 zAllied adjusted defense: 19 ) } W% |5 U! c0 `9 P* n
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) R8 }3 \+ u1 f$ J" M# j9 z2 r, O
4 R( _4 j$ Z9 ~5 o5 JJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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/ U" P/ u' c3 z9 }Combat modifiers8 s) x$ t! X1 y( P: J5 `& I' D
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)* \1 F9 ?: H# ~) |9 k( Z1 g; v
experience(-); ~: A4 b" r, H6 A
Attacker:
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8 _5 _% d9 \9 s8 Y7 n5 {5 XJapanese ground losses:
8 L$ D; i" C5 o& D2 U" Y 102 casualties reported
4 b: x$ z) r+ J2 _9 C Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled* ]4 P/ P) B" h* s4 C. c- R5 b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 o6 b9 y3 |2 z% ?' x; c. Q- V" b+ m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 M, H$ r" L9 B" J) Y6 Z
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Allied ground losses:7 i5 J& A% k& E) b
118 casualties reported
9 T. `7 Q& O1 p$ f. [, B G8 `6 q Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled" j4 `; Q3 D! b6 v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' ~* M4 Y' Z# v- Z9 V9 q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; B2 e8 G% ^3 `% s6 \/ |
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Assaulting units:* @+ d6 x3 C! Y8 r
24th Infantry Regiment7 d" D% e3 N$ ^0 N4 D& F
1st Kure Assault Division
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! o1 [* P* g( Q+ s8 }; R) I 2nd Field Artillery Regiment8 Z. S% @# N* I* q
3rd Air Flotilla ) D% m6 m( C6 g/ G- u
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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; v) K4 \3 C0 iDefending units: q5 E, O6 i5 a. W( i5 y* N, ]7 m0 j" k
Molukken Garrison Battalion+ I" @4 r0 v G7 _6 T; B/ E' k
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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