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" y" W* [) |" O2 J- H& S8 D7 `
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明 O/ X" o2 M. H: F
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高' ? `/ x/ V; T/ D, f
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉* v v3 h7 l0 f, ]2 h8 t, z
日军占领班克伦5 S1 m, r) e/ L% }5 \
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/ q( y3 u' Y% E- u( N( D
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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4 N1 C, \, }7 O g8 y# WRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# U, L' _% e" u' u7 Y, j
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
/ i7 f/ ?/ K# ?' ^ A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
$ G* J6 C v2 I0 ] A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
( \: h+ X* y, @9 R A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak0 B; B' [4 d& N4 X5 ?
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CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 {$ u. O% G. V9 T; T
DD Inazuma
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. F/ Q/ U+ B/ T8 V, J" M5 gNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards9 d, E5 z. S Y$ _& l, j1 `
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Japanese Ships
: ~' t5 F: w T+ [2 Z0 ^ CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk, `+ F/ ]; m D+ k
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 |% h2 t4 s4 Z( ~& [/ @
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
Z5 R5 ]! n) j% {0 F" ^# d, {3 ] xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
- t* e& r4 S `6 ]; a. y xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' f' R. K V4 v8 T
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CA Northampton
# j+ S, g* {8 F- F3 `' a b9 M! J CA Chester
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DD Helm
1 ?# n$ ^. j8 k+ x, ] DD Mugford
. m/ F0 k- w$ V' b% n1 z$ p" r DD Ralph Talbot
" u8 \ ?) ~% Z6 y$ i DD Henley
2 M+ a6 F; E$ b1 b: {5 Q, _ DD Patterson
$ v n# f1 f- B/ a7 s DD Craven# Q6 [) U/ p) g, W( v% {2 }& h$ a- J
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Japanese ground losses:
$ K( a$ L8 v! A/ G& _% v4 K) a 3887 casualties reported/ U& t% ~6 e: ~; Q. H* N
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled! @. _9 Q1 }+ k7 _9 t
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
* W4 n& |- R+ P+ B0 e# G Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled+ J. \0 b! m- U/ X( H( R! m
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
* h8 N1 K1 |# L% l$ t Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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! s% \6 Z% q0 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,547 m5 W: n% D! y) G' D* G1 p O* X
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Weather in hex: Light rain( z, E. w2 S( e& R
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' n( f: l' Y! A
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft5 N, T; V, W$ x; e8 Z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 68 A. w! T9 [5 w3 Y
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24: r6 V% j, t$ w' r0 O& m
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged! m; }8 ^; n( ~! Q- X- n* u
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
# T0 O5 x6 b" y CL Nagara
/ i w+ T0 @9 d) b3 @" W' }9 r xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk6 ~ @( P. H/ k$ H# m" H
DD Makigumo
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! W5 ~" Z/ q! {+ x/ T1 n( J 1845 casualties reported
1 q7 x) E3 _8 r2 q* Q! b Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
: Q/ q$ x- W$ T7 D1 x3 a4 G8 d Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
1 E$ c& s9 q* C5 ~* i9 J" l Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
3 w( [4 T3 T* y: d Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 a" U0 [+ g" i% u/ v3 B
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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" s# _# b% u# h( JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52& @5 t. |3 z' t1 w) a
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, d" X$ b: Y2 FRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. R% l( p3 [7 j0 ~1 `6 N$ Z
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6* U& G4 g" _1 T% ^
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
6 Z$ K- Q' n' f4 T TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships2 ~& T9 ] z/ r( s' ^; U+ U5 f
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" O+ x, a/ a4 T3 S xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' K8 F' m0 ^ R# g! i' Q |! [1 l AV Kimikawa Maru
2 p) q+ ?, B4 P3 k7 t' M xAK Zinzan Maru, E7 C S6 f. j1 P h
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack/ W( O* E! ^9 E! ?* B5 {7 ?" w8 q
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244# H8 y; n5 S1 S/ ?. g
- S3 Y' t5 }% k% dDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 477 Z# f+ {* O1 s; i1 h R: V
, y) `% _* c0 ]7 L+ YJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 0 z1 t4 G7 }) ?" U
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 17 V# u+ ?# ^! g7 _; A
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)- k& P! L0 v' s/ I; |& ^
experience(-)9 {' D* \/ o9 m) h! i
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
1 I' _5 x9 \) a: j5 e2 A7 o 102 casualties reported5 ]+ g+ s9 q" W1 o. @$ R" _+ f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled. _& T2 f, g2 r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
) y( ]* B% N1 R I8 T! @$ p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ k5 g0 A! {# U1 G, PAllied ground losses:
1 h! L7 a. G& K1 |: q 118 casualties reported: d2 B+ ?; M9 V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled1 b! I7 K$ _* m# G. g( V* p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* E+ m& e/ @3 U4 p( }& _Assaulting units:
% _: V( f& b. U 24th Infantry Regiment
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy
3 _% P: H9 c# e$ o5 B3 Y2 g* t 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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T( A& F1 v, |2 Y+ M( j/ F' P Molukken Garrison Battalion6 S+ H8 Q( N' f) q; l( S
4th Coastal Gun Battalion% x6 O! d( h; i3 @( I
Ambon Base Force |