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7 M2 i; B, s5 u. F
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
4 |5 _: u3 ?4 D* L8 r# I' v" c驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
- L8 _2 E3 p9 A! W- a0 T. c驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
# {9 T$ ]7 Z1 c4 v N日军占领班克伦
+ t3 z: Y1 Z1 o( C8 ?2 }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 N. O7 b% ]9 S/ g2 C5 [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106# o% D3 \/ r. r( m0 j5 Y
3 \% q# f& M5 e3 I- BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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5 C) b0 A3 x& d8 @. ~Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 `$ Y, h) D1 G6 X$ t, u
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes( Q% o; c) B3 E; d
$ C% x+ s" ` T' V' CAllied aircraft
' Z# w6 b; a4 C2 K& b A-24 Banshee x 18
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F1 H6 E- R ^Allied aircraft losses
+ E7 d q1 f/ v; N( @& d) f A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
+ G. X/ |! x- i/ _* ? A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships6 K0 } U H1 @% f' b
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire. q9 d, `/ |$ H% v7 k
DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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; B6 X* ^- _% Y P# TJapanese Ships6 O. B$ a' r* q; H* _
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
1 Y' ~) I1 T9 ~0 c4 s xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: Q& ^& P0 E0 v- s E* P) o xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk6 K0 P4 W5 ?4 V- d/ b& n* O. j. F
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
0 W4 V8 ?* W/ p1 G xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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CA Northampton: x/ n9 Z! W6 b) N$ }
CA Chester& T# e$ q+ a; J3 Y( a
DD Blue) N, P3 `' T: r- R" q7 e
DD Helm G# A8 W/ C: B+ o0 C4 o$ V) }" z$ k
DD Mugford
- j2 Z5 {, N2 Z! o' F5 H7 J V DD Ralph Talbot+ Q$ ?$ I9 ` z" O
DD Henley
8 z9 R1 ]; k7 g; e0 w DD Patterson
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Japanese ground losses:1 S0 G2 }& O" i1 t2 Y7 c, u& W
3887 casualties reported. V( L, ]/ j. p. r
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
0 p# M: F1 W. o, G8 O m Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled) m; J8 p* t- |6 ~' t6 w: C5 D. B
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled6 Z( w8 M8 z u, z1 D% u( Q& n
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
2 P. d+ N8 J9 e% k* ? Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,548 D+ G. U( R. r6 |$ }9 {
" \7 ^/ j6 [) t* m% [4 y4 GWeather in hex: Light rain6 ?) F8 c6 x" V" }2 B$ Q. b0 U
2 w6 o7 x0 B2 Z) iRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ r6 b; n- K3 p2 S& r* d4 D1 |. h! e3 n
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes% z. K# ~ \7 C% d7 \
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses
8 U! E! {7 F; ~% [6 w$ f SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged# y0 ~! ~- x: x( X5 E* y: P7 B1 h
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Japanese Ships) S% A- H: W2 H. l; b# J; R
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires- c, R# t6 D0 R: n& d
CL Nagara8 V, Q% e# F1 t0 L% A
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
) J) ?- u% a9 O& L DD Makigumo/ D* h! \: r/ d
xAK Canberra Maru
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9 a8 V% }5 Y# Z 1845 casualties reported9 G. P: r/ k! {$ X( L
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled/ I6 n. p2 H/ Y. B+ W# C7 {
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled% z* J6 w' o5 P( E" S3 n4 ~
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
& ~ O* s- E }* L Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 ?: a: S9 K$ ]$ d. f
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)" B& ^+ l$ |) ]$ M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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4 I9 b0 X/ b- X; E: d7 k# E& |Weather in hex: Clear sky
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5 J0 |) s5 ^2 |( c, JRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& A6 N$ l/ T0 ]- y1 yEstimated time to target is 16 minutes1 K, I3 E$ W7 u. m: b$ q) N
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Allied aircraft
A: u0 B' \, a" n F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
. [* M; }6 [5 M/ K' k8 `) S SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
7 I' s6 m( Y* e# [9 u& J) w TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Japanese Ships
& E! ~! R0 v) E/ ^; L$ Q xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ L. x G- U" O xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* i$ n; i" ?! q8 O AV Kimikawa Maru
) \5 L$ \ J' l& W! [& }+ v xAK Zinzan Maru, e* f" i+ T' u9 l# ?
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: T$ I' Z' s! d! S+ a; Z$ E# X' D
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6 _7 N. y5 |, ?6 ]2 x- E5 Z* ~Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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6 Q9 [- D, c2 hJapanese Deliberate attack
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& d: j6 s, x! \ GAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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" |; ~0 l) l# ]# q, jDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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0 W6 t; M% W) H0 p Y0 U YAllied adjusted defense: 19 + b, |. b1 q9 u+ o$ I4 X
/ Z) r' F, H& _, _8 i0 @: c. q- [& PJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 0 v0 C& m$ [( f) R1 g
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1/ E W# i( \" D1 l' Q" J7 M; M
% A! T+ A) j6 z1 _) T: F: I( i* QCombat modifiers
- D7 o. @7 M9 f4 Y. yDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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/ @* l6 {, I* h+ H; |Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:( [$ C. ] V8 {/ x1 M3 c
102 casualties reported7 A9 j0 h. V ^. O* V4 G$ v& G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled1 e3 S& ^+ q% A- k O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
0 x1 b. I. x+ {1 y$ V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 f8 S0 f, [( g2 Q _* ]
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Allied ground losses:8 u2 u. s4 A) T' [* F( s! H
118 casualties reported& H. c1 K* f7 ^! T3 K& m, n c* }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
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' q* l+ w; x- T1 N9 RAssaulting units:
0 a7 _ f) c8 @. v6 l6 ~( k 24th Infantry Regiment+ e$ Y( f. ?" _, J
1st Kure Assault Division
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment0 g) A' G1 q. N3 l! q! P* u- d' t( L3 h
3rd Air Flotilla . W; o$ `' t+ n2 \+ m9 Z+ ^
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment4 b! F7 c v3 }% s5 j1 W
6 e" K9 a# @5 I& rDefending units:
5 {9 Y# t3 Z' s& X5 T8 J, e( c1 r Molukken Garrison Battalion, A. D8 g, _4 c& H2 ^: E- h
4th Coastal Gun Battalion# r0 K$ ~) t1 Y6 F; z$ C
Ambon Base Force |