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6 ^% X) w7 ~" d: k
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明1 C9 q7 v# ?7 E. K% I, k& m1 ?' Y9 }+ Y
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高* u; V: y$ P! }
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
- a- `* t( z/ Q日军占领班克伦
2 l' V, o+ T$ f0 P0 ?, T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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5 e! M6 J* f- o% CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ ~& y5 V: y; U8 e0 @* O
- W8 O0 [0 b1 ORaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 O6 \3 K: Z1 t
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft/ Z1 `6 {: {' F4 R- B4 I3 t9 k4 b
A-24 Banshee x 18, j0 h+ ], z8 b* F2 J c
% K1 h% }2 U% U9 @: b6 |Allied aircraft losses
0 l5 a7 s, i$ a+ s' L4 M' r* u A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
. u' Y, j. j9 ~6 c U A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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/ J3 o4 N1 M. S+ Z( DJapanese Ships3 r. j/ u: }$ I1 O/ j: ]/ }, S( V5 {
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards7 I6 t5 |0 H! T9 D4 J
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Japanese Ships
% f+ y/ }2 ~* J/ s8 \ CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk, j S# Y0 w" i9 @ K
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 k$ ?+ @# \5 g3 }2 l6 K
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
/ l0 g* z* X2 [0 J8 P$ ~7 `8 s9 y xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk2 o' Z% z3 c* {0 r$ x1 M- u
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 ~ B" H% @6 t
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Allied Ships
& Z/ V1 C; c+ ], ~ CA Northampton
7 c' i$ q4 j. x5 w1 J$ _ CA Chester
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DD Helm
, x& _. y, W& q1 ]# U% K! ` DD Mugford
1 [, N# q5 ?. F' R# y) ]8 A DD Ralph Talbot
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DD Patterson
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Japanese ground losses:4 h8 Q* G* ]+ ]1 S1 v
3887 casualties reported
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- E; Q# P! [/ s' J) k( }7 N Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled- M* \: ^/ @' D: C, u
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
p: r/ s, A4 q5 K2 { Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
9 M" L+ q3 X% z& C1 m( } Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)% K' o+ k. y3 h2 Z
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% E3 b( b3 h: J' y' w jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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+ O9 o9 \2 d6 c3 P& |Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 U9 d, `. {: B ]: D0 GEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses; M$ r3 p8 [8 x
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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0 B% m' B3 O2 v. i u: m1 p+ M1 VJapanese Ships0 Z' N- w9 T7 g* |8 J+ p
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
, ^- q' _7 z" O: r CL Nagara
! u7 R8 m! a3 q: o7 S+ K xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
; c* M" X' N8 T1 m/ |4 T DD Makigumo* u7 h$ `$ R1 a4 W, h
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:. k% B- Q; U9 R' c7 ^
1845 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
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Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
8 F/ b# u- U; J0 H Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)7 F8 F' x0 w0 P0 C( t# T( U
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% J+ U% ^) v3 KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,525 e1 N& ^* O% U: J* [
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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~! r. n8 h6 h Z: P1 c% jRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ r. h1 E R& E
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 65 v4 f( @+ O) ]( a* p
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
7 H: R0 L1 `4 {+ d3 D: N3 u/ { TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
. |5 |, h8 q, L xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ m! J+ v4 U8 d$ I4 A
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& y7 `, h" K+ B( F) f' ]6 Y. i
AV Kimikawa Maru2 d5 S/ A' ?$ ^1 l3 `* ?; Q( _
xAK Zinzan Maru
3 H" j2 ^+ n! J3 Z 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
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2445 y0 D( c/ P0 x. w6 g5 H( [0 O
/ r y) [$ U+ S8 I6 RDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47/ w' n& [8 B2 j& o; r
( r' |% W) u/ p: Q* p$ u% S: GJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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2 B! [9 D1 V6 @- yAllied adjusted defense: 19 , K* W' Y! L) v" D& ^
( X% f' N# G0 z% s/ W G/ ^Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 6 F4 i4 n4 U- P" J
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1& l9 u) I* v, k
( \! s/ P9 {0 s$ `" `9 jCombat modifiers
. u, |8 e% M$ R7 ODefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-) T# n" [6 Z: N; v$ z
experience(-)
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# V$ @: ?' e) I2 ~Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled# J! c4 h2 x6 \9 ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. O" S4 A* o; e6 B( x/ h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:9 F6 G4 c2 ?+ A) }1 ?+ ^
118 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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24th Infantry Regiment
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment/ t7 K+ ?6 r8 [6 f' S. _
3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion, F3 _" x5 m: @* Q
Ambon Base Force |