AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42, ?- [% v$ F6 V1 i, A1 O' Q* ]
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8 Q- l7 [2 {0 L* p0 c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! X! l7 z1 L W# M1 Q
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
8 K/ t7 H* {1 _- p! \驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
3 m4 J0 d9 G7 @, ^2 [% W驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
& w9 e! q$ b7 |0 S4 E% H日军占领班克伦2 X' z: p9 [! T" W9 P
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% j$ C) g" K+ C( O1 G! N1 @ ?. n0 m* y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106, W2 F' y f P9 j& v
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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7 j4 N$ g% k/ l% _3 ?Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 p; b. j0 t9 M- a( Z* XEstimated time to target is 7 minutes0 R( t. M0 i5 Q& F# u
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Allied aircraft% L$ [( e$ o% c! M# b
A-24 Banshee x 18
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$ ]: C& }/ ~4 ?1 P1 L X; sAllied aircraft losses) n7 j. j) ~% [8 l: b$ y* @
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
{! o2 }4 a8 Y+ P8 j4 ^ A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships. c6 f& _6 ?& e+ B8 P' N
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 m1 [" ]3 p6 K. y: L DD Inazuma7 _' z0 M& j$ E8 k
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6 f: P' X% C: @6 y( L' I6 t( wNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
2 _# v) o9 p( t+ R( }0 y CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
$ R) T4 c* h% d4 l xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ V( _6 g. G8 ~! Q9 Q: ^( V7 ~6 P
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
) U7 B# N# f" H5 | xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk+ a8 ?& m1 A8 Y/ y, v c! h1 [
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- \8 b7 r7 Z8 d% C! E
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Allied Ships
) L# U5 d2 K: Y! H& p CA Northampton
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DD Blue7 i- E* f( A1 D0 w/ H; G
DD Helm
: x" a. Y, T G DD Mugford; i! _ f1 q$ N; v+ M, R
DD Ralph Talbot$ y# q0 K7 k5 T3 K) D
DD Henley
! R8 u1 E4 D6 B: S5 Q3 N% T DD Patterson
- {5 [8 A4 U- Q DD Craven1 S) [; a9 v: b2 a% X
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Japanese ground losses:; L1 w! q6 `$ z, y* y
3887 casualties reported! I- A' Z* l, M2 L- g5 L( v$ D
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
# O* k! @4 n+ E* {, G Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled% a/ Y( Q$ {# U& l9 Q3 v
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
' ]4 Q7 Y; U# z Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
* e2 P; a# q) k! D( m& g8 D2 w' O Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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$ M9 {) m2 [; L6 fWeather in hex: Light rain) k! W/ u& c' [8 ]2 O G) J/ E
0 z/ ^- J( v6 K( bRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ B: F$ h' B( `1 v: _, m# X6 a% L
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes: b! Z) B6 w6 c$ U
9 A1 D# e: r8 p5 ?" NAllied aircraft
# T0 d- E" }; u5 A* ^ F4F-3 Wildcat x 6! Z3 n' n, \8 N. S* p
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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& C9 L" i/ Z# [8 N4 I2 aAllied aircraft losses
' {7 v/ j, t2 S; |+ A' y SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged$ I# \2 i5 ?- A
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Japanese Ships
9 F* ^5 |; s, p( @+ F xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 t0 H6 ^! q' F6 F+ l# A5 I+ \
CL Nagara, V( P- ]9 z, X5 l7 x+ U# D
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
3 e4 W4 R k; G DD Makigumo) V! q# f6 n% e$ r, E( ]6 f1 Q9 e
xAK Canberra Maru
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, G2 N8 ^! H: P. iJapanese ground losses:8 X& y, f. z; D; b- H5 y, t, L) Y0 F% \
1845 casualties reported
* k: K! p% o5 P1 X, U Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
+ ]: }; `- u/ e, T) I: e Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
! Y+ M' K" b9 J! H5 U E: l Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled+ U; u1 C; {- u. ?: h+ ]8 b0 G
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
9 V/ H( s# m/ I8 f$ s5 W* \3 s& W Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled). Q4 V! D& C j; U4 n8 j& g# S( J
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* J! L1 J$ Q5 c# o4 N: c( N" yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52( ^2 W9 \' [9 D* E3 F9 X% T
6 F* L5 j! g& a* O2 ~Weather in hex: Clear sky0 {/ P! N2 Z1 h N5 K3 S
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. ]1 ]2 I1 W" O! `
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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' M/ B: I+ ^: g* Q! k2 s' i' @ F4F-3 Wildcat x 6- `- d- }( k O2 {/ w1 D% Y4 o- N
SBD-2 Dauntless x 34 [$ p; j `, S& G1 T8 @
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
# b3 F; n2 d0 ` xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 A- I, x7 S* F$ Z- u6 h- g% O
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 r3 l: l" t* z9 l! m2 [ AV Kimikawa Maru, V8 d) y$ o$ {! U, r
xAK Zinzan Maru- v2 G6 Y/ N6 I
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ Q( F* h' \6 T) z* n
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7 \" V$ \" B: K" y" sGround combat at Ambon (76,109)8 l1 B" j% O- |9 G, v' G
, [; b6 m- u" C2 O& S0 QJapanese Deliberate attack3 Q$ ~: _% o% b& W- `" \# j6 r
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2447 U" i4 [. l, f
( _' V: J- B* }4 ?! NDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 8 p& ^' @. X4 A( G M
. }' I$ ]' T! W* Y! T5 r3 z& rAllied adjusted defense: 19 + p `) g% y" h) \! r6 K
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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( R( f0 _3 i4 _9 p5 J r% y1 BJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 10 ]; [/ W4 v3 x$ \6 W; Z K/ F5 D
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Combat modifiers& }8 P2 X6 q8 I% z
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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& _# i+ y) s# M4 YAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:& V1 S8 m& L6 x. A- D0 e! s
102 casualties reported3 C c7 t5 }! u( u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
% f7 W) ~7 a$ S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled q% q$ {( n3 R" F- q$ U+ N. E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% h! ~) W; A; K/ Y, W. Z4 gAllied ground losses:9 {- W+ l6 n1 \ I1 U; u
118 casualties reported
- L5 f3 ]. X* L" M& O/ p Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
8 m- _8 G3 h- q" ^3 i. D# f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled t- y5 E0 |5 u9 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 Q+ p, j3 [; C; v/ r2 \
8 n5 W) w" n. @. z9 L: PAssaulting units: O* @8 m1 L. y; Y
24th Infantry Regiment5 H3 I+ f* H+ n' p, G) V; [
1st Kure Assault Division) [' D, q, Y" @. I* N$ }
8th Indpt SNLF Coy ( M& h: _( o) L* p& x
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment- ^7 P' X; B' T3 I- H' _+ Z- S
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Defending units:$ w9 j9 h2 Y j! ~. u
Molukken Garrison Battalion9 {' R$ e# J3 H( ?1 C% h
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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