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; r% d% \6 f4 N
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
& a. C5 ~4 N |& d驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
2 N' d/ z6 [; }; x4 H( w2 Q2 c驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
9 _. Q4 o* @, b6 n' l日军占领班克伦
8 K! \" {# s0 { |. w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 74,1064 A J( X8 c' j' ?0 c' p
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% }: Y, `2 C+ n7 A/ l: W& oRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( E9 p- O" b0 R$ @! a Q# pEstimated time to target is 7 minutes# O6 M# i4 ^6 k; O2 R' D5 ?0 I
$ n4 I- G, G# R; RAllied aircraft5 v! w' a7 H2 e8 T. J
A-24 Banshee x 18
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A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
, f% {; g4 q# Q A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak! G$ s! I `3 C) {0 H( d% C
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Japanese Ships
- f" ]4 a6 Q- r CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire! l4 H/ Z3 C# a7 b6 R1 E
DD Inazuma
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' E {$ C ~0 I+ zNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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: s( }- v. p; x) NJapanese Ships
% u" k6 `4 T3 }0 J CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
5 Y2 V {" @. ~% V, ?, S1 t xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. g/ S8 P( i& r M* I& G
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk0 B( h/ F7 V% J! b/ `; r% K: b
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
" L/ r- ?0 k* X7 {9 X" H: I xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' j! m5 z8 U6 t9 Y
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CA Northampton
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DD Blue
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DD Mugford
* t6 H6 S. m: F& m DD Ralph Talbot
$ _# ^- M6 E, U1 x% L0 ?" _6 H DD Henley
' z+ D# U) D( C- B; J+ G3 U DD Patterson+ F- p0 v" s' A& K3 o# E
DD Craven1 G L }' F& T" G
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3887 casualties reported: }5 w( u4 r: P9 U+ D1 n
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled3 c9 ~% _5 H' z+ J, ]3 i1 B$ P0 Y# \
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled1 V9 h6 B, Y' W. F
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled+ }! G9 w0 O* }
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
' T6 s0 c% l% W Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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7 h& I3 k* j# J" f3 c( _2 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54; B2 o* `# R s i* T, H
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft5 k+ A( J; a2 h3 j K
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6" j* z+ i( ~- d& s1 V8 E
SBD-2 Dauntless x 241 m: K9 l, ~1 V6 Y* d, ]1 b
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Allied aircraft losses
2 \' {) w/ K% u" F. \ SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged0 Y6 k6 L" E( r. C
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, @' `) X* K7 l( _+ [ xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
1 s9 G; j2 u6 e8 m CL Nagara2 x! U& j3 G5 A C
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
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! _: T4 \ x3 P% D5 i xAK Canberra Maru3 Y0 Z# P0 z6 J
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
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Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled$ I# W5 w4 X3 O% |/ k4 G
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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" V$ ~* J. Z* j$ s' ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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, x/ ~4 E: } p; n# ZRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' A" m% x2 ~7 F6 _) D. P6 l& D
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6/ L" B2 b, {+ c. `) x
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
; T/ g; e& K. _$ f: P. H TBD-1 Devastator x 144 N' s5 c" W/ ]& |, e# q4 w
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
* l" u' Z( A. `6 ~ o2 h. k xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 ^$ c; X0 U4 @
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
j) ]9 N8 |* L2 z# r$ m AV Kimikawa Maru
9 ^( q9 ^' Y. { g0 R% P xAK Zinzan Maru
7 [/ Y$ [$ h3 b; v7 B. D' p! t6 I5 h xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ D: I) Z( L+ \ Y: }; Z4 i$ }! c
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109), R+ W! Z0 m0 a9 r5 C1 E! y
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' d2 ~) d0 b# _. b# H3 TAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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$ `0 r5 A. h0 @. OJapanese adjusted assault: 30 + {- F4 a C. ]& a" g
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 7 o* j, F4 h5 q! ^7 |; M
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) ( a2 u) i' {1 T
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 11 d- Z$ S" F& l2 h7 s* K+ _" V5 C
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Combat modifiers _4 {5 U7 D# e
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-), ?7 f/ \, \) N. \) @4 c
experience(-)
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102 casualties reported' {* i0 y, \% D: Q7 N+ e7 {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled& K: }; |5 F; Q& t; i" f K P7 I) R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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4 g9 j) M( R/ g Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
1 o$ D$ s, K! C7 w! O, z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:) D* ?; h4 y- [' f5 S
24th Infantry Regiment
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment. u( Y; I! [! z3 r) `% i7 `3 {3 T/ |
3rd Air Flotilla 3 @* @6 o( z) A3 N. ^' S- z" @
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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4 }/ g$ I4 R$ L' RDefending units:
5 d6 N6 u. B' `4 u# V+ b Molukken Garrison Battalion
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