AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42% z6 {4 M' B$ L8 V
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0 F, \7 U: r% v" z- n: k( n2 L2 b. E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0 ~& `1 K/ \* r* b5 |+ m
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
! e- p! D/ ^0 {% m( n+ @驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
@" o% V9 p6 x' X3 l驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉. l' g$ r, C a8 c
日军占领班克伦
8 n% Q' a p* H) k7 H4 C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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2 u n" v$ `. w3 Z! P5 RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1067 T5 X6 E, w- {; O, K8 L: Q1 {
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ O b; [& D$ m5 P/ g% X _7 Q4 v
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 N& b/ A5 u# d4 ]Estimated time to target is 7 minutes: |" J9 I4 o2 L& e
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Allied aircraft
- H; Y! t3 o+ T4 y8 g A-24 Banshee x 183 [7 A9 ~8 l5 X* a7 R- B% I9 G# b" R0 c$ r
7 N; @ z2 c- R- d7 d$ CAllied aircraft losses
1 l9 \; B3 f$ p7 S, ` A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
$ M0 @4 g* Q/ C A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
4 h0 C F9 t6 q6 o CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire' ~+ {$ [ ~. z, E) v4 E
DD Inazuma
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9 k% x% @) x6 ^: z9 G& XNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
4 L3 O, m6 Z0 _2 {! }; K CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk+ [$ t, J* _9 k4 L9 n
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 T# M( o' S7 _4 t0 T' l; q
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
3 j- y8 _" I# d, W5 s3 h! e xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
5 Y) G* l1 v- M) T' s8 D xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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( `) n: h7 i: T+ m. JAllied Ships9 x1 H8 ~9 H! M9 q) [; m7 `
CA Northampton% e/ _/ _, c4 Q1 d8 q
CA Chester
9 r) Y; e, Y7 I% \ DD Blue
$ i" N0 R2 M/ j- L DD Helm
_" M! K1 |+ x7 t( Q: u DD Mugford& W8 E- u% U5 _8 j/ V
DD Ralph Talbot
V1 h0 E' M5 m& A3 G DD Henley
+ `- m( J& z$ }1 C' h" N/ J DD Patterson' i+ r, |; C# V4 [! R
DD Craven$ k9 O6 X- w" f
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: A% |, a# C7 H6 G, A' Q" Y5 T 3887 casualties reported+ k8 |5 p- U6 E" o
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
( e# x/ m- v% ~- z+ B6 f5 l" O Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
! F; n! M4 \4 F" `* F Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled( b4 O: T: d J4 Q. B$ z5 T% r
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
8 ]* U' |$ |( ^: o1 a Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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2 f/ F& c4 A1 r1 ?# xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 }* f2 p6 Z2 X% n [' z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes* U5 L3 p8 G* t& ^# U
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Allied aircraft
8 ]5 e, M" L( ]: K+ j3 V F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
, \/ l' b/ q U SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses+ W+ m% X( c3 D) v7 S5 |. Z
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged: U+ S4 d7 a) x: ~
3 c: x/ y. B0 d3 b8 yJapanese Ships$ e; w. F( X: y
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ T" o* G2 O' N3 d* }' u
CL Nagara2 R! m1 k; B, x6 ?: f
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk: Q% n" a3 c/ e
DD Makigumo7 f* Y9 o5 N$ H! f
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
9 R6 ~# E8 b* ~) m4 w/ m 1845 casualties reported$ k$ c8 T0 e8 b1 G
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
! _# }5 {/ Y9 I9 p. r$ |+ d0 c Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
" C$ S, E/ j0 H* Q6 ~. D( W, ] Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
3 T* L* x$ I9 V: o Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 r4 h+ y! }+ W' U+ V
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52& G h) k T$ J9 M! Q8 O
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: K/ {, c* Y) ^( p
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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+ W G% s3 ]7 n7 t9 sAllied aircraft0 M5 A, }+ N6 V( E. H( H
F4F-3 Wildcat x 61 @* W- Y$ F/ T9 p! x; u
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
& D( N( M1 V1 k' [/ \ TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
9 C4 R5 ~# ?) K6 F4 m SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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8 | `9 d8 P5 w E2 \; W3 C, N) tJapanese Ships
5 Y0 G/ P$ o/ m& ]4 A8 X* _/ { F xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" L3 c: u |! [/ N. g. d xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 b# A4 O, L& F, | AV Kimikawa Maru
* Z* f4 x! o c X xAK Zinzan Maru8 d: N1 n8 r. Z0 N! I4 V8 R9 u
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 x3 v$ A) _: e! j) y. @. C
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)7 b. s! u1 k, T. O' J4 |! U% @
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Japanese Deliberate attack+ O* S4 \6 a! }1 `
: ~/ H& k, i" h. I4 BAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2446 w' B8 w' x; W3 i; |. i+ R; A
9 g |6 K& j' [7 R8 k; F7 j4 ]+ jDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47/ b. o+ y' P5 m1 Z+ @
7 u+ {9 x! Y" M5 \3 ^! uJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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9 U* f% h. h/ @ ` T; [Allied adjusted defense: 19
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8 N' l. C% C9 W e$ ~5 }' C, U; X! EJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers6 I$ ]% J* b/ w5 Z5 u6 V
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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0 k5 Q2 d( I( J2 v. U. U* ^Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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1 B4 t' [9 ?2 ?5 M Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
" X- g3 b3 b- f4 [2 Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( a/ I2 C; r% M: b. j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& {! h+ F4 s0 |6 LAllied ground losses:
! u+ _( c6 V/ m8 K9 D2 I; M+ W 118 casualties reported- T* y% w0 P F' J& f& z# \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
- ^: X* I, O1 c' V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 S; z) A/ n) t# q" u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:1 R( V0 E# x, Q5 G
24th Infantry Regiment+ J& A6 o" d( P U
1st Kure Assault Division$ v! C3 d$ {( [6 m* G* S u$ z5 Y/ y h
8th Indpt SNLF Coy ( @2 i/ [0 O) p. b
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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. j% ?8 H3 {1 w 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment$ j. Q/ W7 {6 J4 L# \4 N
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Defending units:: u# |* `/ E4 k3 j
Molukken Garrison Battalion Y" n J! H; F9 Z5 Z1 R+ P
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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