AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 423 e' k8 Z, A! t
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8 J* M/ R/ Z4 p4 b( k7 m6 i) f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
! W4 p6 n8 ^1 U% Z. M. [4 A' T( J- |miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
\, M$ ], c: U" O驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
6 w- w7 y+ @* ?2 }) C驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉. Y5 N9 H9 J! _; o
日军占领班克伦. M+ `) G" G. U% f5 g/ u1 x
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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0 n w' f" R: f/ _) ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. n# @+ S! p$ T
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; [; l; c5 o' d6 j" c5 w
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
* ^' M. B( Z+ n2 e: M, ]! _0 | A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses0 {* {) q- t4 O6 h
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged: W) M' R2 ?: N- s l9 [' @
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak. r+ z4 B0 C/ R! O8 E
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Japanese Ships
* C1 H4 D7 @; c7 D: K p6 g3 t* } CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& U& v6 H9 e0 G3 {& ^. h, i2 U DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards0 G8 C- ^0 M7 s; ~6 N) Q# E
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Japanese Ships
3 E+ ^. W2 Z8 Q2 n3 U9 M# p8 z CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk) {/ I1 k! S9 V* }
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; P- X9 p' [7 ]+ K' ^; [! a
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk _) `# |8 b- d) g& x
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk7 `+ x( L' Z$ b8 D' N
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: J$ Q0 y8 d2 d- l% h# L" {
! y" @' b4 D( D7 X: ?" Q7 o) yAllied Ships
/ p: r6 q+ |1 u T& _ CA Northampton/ J; @4 E8 K3 u: Z8 s
CA Chester! s3 l5 N5 T' Z0 L: ]
DD Blue
, v2 m8 Z( ^7 V$ r DD Helm
3 [' s& a. m$ h6 Z3 X! n( y DD Mugford
- @0 s3 J$ Z$ [8 O& N" B DD Ralph Talbot, I6 J3 r1 p' z
DD Henley5 D2 N) I/ r9 z7 Q3 x; O! W
DD Patterson* B7 \) A- O4 K- F$ b7 w
DD Craven/ ^7 k% a$ p1 c4 y9 y
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/ T6 `' m7 c% ?( N# J 3887 casualties reported* t1 [5 U* a* r& A, T
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
; V3 C4 X* N- ^8 z& \' r( ^ V Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled; _$ a0 X- K6 B5 Q4 ^0 K
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
6 ^4 X- @! j( F8 i) M Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
9 l& f: ^* i, y, u$ S( K e4 C; R! J Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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/ k& `% N) d7 Y; F, S8 {' ~$ u) [/ SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,543 z6 [5 L8 R% s; o3 E- M
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, j5 P( I0 m tEstimated time to target is 7 minutes/ y/ x; t& j! v1 w M4 k5 E0 C' K
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
4 o& Y% I- ?8 f SBD-2 Dauntless x 244 M8 P. x9 ^$ J) O) F" s. p% E2 T
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged. z% M1 Y8 z( o- e Z {* a7 e
7 x- m- d9 r" ]; m4 Y6 Y! S5 DJapanese Ships1 V; H- q# o' f U! Y& {' k
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ f3 O7 U4 q1 ], F: N# O E
CL Nagara3 p* v% Q( `7 N M, _% r/ f
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
0 G! Y* b& s) R; w! V+ w DD Makigumo
# W R# ^/ S$ a$ |7 F+ y2 [; F xAK Canberra Maru
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* h0 c6 W# y( H) S0 i$ n) RJapanese ground losses:
$ D5 H, N; V4 x$ | 1845 casualties reported, w+ s0 \# i! ^& }
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
% z, k* n, i/ m5 ~. K" Q Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled+ B; k4 w" t4 u1 R' W
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled& N& X( c* A% r
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7 R& B% }8 g, J- a$ K Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)( E# \) L) @: y/ g# K
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4 p4 g% R+ u' r# aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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+ G: k1 f, O5 zRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* G0 ~/ r3 t% Q) V7 bEstimated time to target is 16 minutes. H' ^7 q+ v6 o) Q0 t8 z+ m
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' p7 I# v& s4 A1 _$ S7 J) q$ g F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
/ P; D. u& h7 Z4 P SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
; Q3 R% w$ D8 ]2 Z$ w TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged. z7 r0 Y% |- j9 r
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Japanese Ships+ c1 L6 j( u. b+ S! L* N$ A
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! X1 x# A" C- I! B' m( X! D3 P xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ A& L0 }( D2 z
AV Kimikawa Maru
9 u+ m( w' g8 F2 U! R xAK Zinzan Maru" |' t. f; W% |$ T7 N+ c
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)" i! B' B* u% |# o9 v
# ^* N( b4 `" A' XJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 474 D8 `+ V( `7 E: ~+ d
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 * x9 R$ G1 _, p3 g9 _0 V. B7 ]
" C& K% ~ l& }. y$ OJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1/ \# K' y& k4 C- y
+ y2 C' k4 k3 A/ M& X5 s; h- ECombat modifiers
- |% M8 ]! P8 w T0 s. nDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-): b+ I2 h! y* P+ O$ V
experience(-)
6 ~3 u% x/ T! x- j" z VAttacker: # B' }$ E) J+ O. s
" ?* n0 l: {' m# A! W" j- @5 eJapanese ground losses:3 @. `& [6 P$ w3 X R7 w! ]3 P
102 casualties reported
2 I0 N0 G8 K# F9 n$ J+ s5 U Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
/ K) m7 N8 |! T7 j9 G6 `4 T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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4 B6 d# r, @, X m6 FAllied ground losses:$ o L8 M7 I. B5 ]
118 casualties reported- [0 W4 t% E* p" \# j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
' [0 T* a4 Y+ k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ c1 F' A: X( ]( @5 _1 ^0 c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- Q: z% h9 E$ |; t' E* O0 qAssaulting units:, d) _% _# J; |4 a, h
24th Infantry Regiment
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy
# i8 R6 Q# t0 O% O; U! ?, E. S 2nd Field Artillery Regiment& J, U2 B$ [4 d/ X$ l7 ?$ D
3rd Air Flotilla
3 T9 s$ b4 {8 h4 L2 O2 A! S1 p 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment5 b6 [3 m, X* T% h/ |
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Defending units:
( g# f3 C8 w- V U8 g+ Z: M Molukken Garrison Battalion5 Y# n7 L" j3 D I/ ^4 v
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
6 ^) p& y* l. i Ambon Base Force |