AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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# w# p7 ]: e# _) ]5 e ?4 A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
5 A- A o9 l# F% P4 EminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明) G1 ]+ b6 m) [/ v# O& [" }& y
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
1 E6 G" j+ W/ P Y, M6 _8 \驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉% ]1 W; W& J' a
日军占领班克伦# O6 W( }0 a8 z1 n% r) H' x5 S" }4 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2 y0 r9 N7 h' y! K) L" H' }1 c+ H7 N- h
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J& F( B5 |: h- z0 f, l4 UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1063 @- Y& t4 W4 {. Z; ]/ ?. t% n
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 A/ C$ \" S- f8 f, o
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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8 B4 H: [) j. a! O6 G8 |Allied aircraft
% y) ^- q/ a# M9 m" k A-24 Banshee x 18
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( U- I' q3 j( I4 @ hAllied aircraft losses
" D2 B( b7 e4 h- K A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
+ R$ V4 }8 S; i2 A A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak; _" {8 l5 Y2 {8 N, I8 ^
6 a7 _4 l' `# q }% u. R5 |( j( P4 p; tJapanese Ships
, m& I7 s5 b6 X& T% `/ N CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards$ w: i: K) p, S- s
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CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk' ]% p$ |$ x' V% ]* K0 u2 g
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! o7 Y8 ?! d) N
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk! c5 P8 l5 q+ k+ `
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
) Y5 X% R! H4 p, s xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( `. J; F* a$ @, E' ?
* L I- Q0 Q# {* x! w3 }0 d! X- B. qAllied Ships
% J6 p$ x' _# T" ~ CA Northampton
* ^: Z$ } K5 k CA Chester
* I1 U9 |6 D* E8 ? DD Blue
7 L. h; u- I: M2 W: U0 ]3 S DD Helm3 _6 T$ j x, F8 L
DD Mugford+ L0 p, W3 d2 a' l" e
DD Ralph Talbot5 g l: V: v9 I7 h$ v
DD Henley+ ~9 v+ Y) n3 x" j# Z6 C; ~' V
DD Patterson
3 O: A7 S! h6 Y3 \9 e% t DD Craven- ?. H" k$ U6 N; u
3 J; x, }) n8 ?$ {3 t8 I5 oJapanese ground losses:% i b: N, k: n
3887 casualties reported: A' C8 `, i U. C& K, U
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled- _ R- i } l. d X
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
9 _! _' E$ K. T8 P0 Q0 d+ N Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled& ~8 Q5 a( `* v
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
( }! \* y/ s9 n+ `9 _% c 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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0 q3 w1 ]7 C% u( g/ x$ ^: pRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
_. e) W4 x( c8 z, f# Z9 Q* d; M% M) vEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
' o+ D% p( v4 R% R F4F-3 Wildcat x 6( Q, |. x+ T q8 A
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires2 l- K, m( a( A2 p% A4 J
CL Nagara
( A/ z/ m+ ]( H4 Y0 ` xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
' @; D2 m. K: b7 P DD Makigumo2 h* L1 K* b" c6 W) W" c) N
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
7 c, R; A5 L8 t8 v& c2 n 1845 casualties reported
4 ~5 M0 A; n8 B6 F# \1 @ Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
6 I7 H ?1 z8 L) L Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
8 G# c: P8 g( ~6 u1 r Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled/ a1 _# y8 S7 v% q9 Z" `) y3 r1 c( ^
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
W0 L0 Z f8 `+ i0 }3 ^ Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)2 r. y1 N; \* a& [2 U6 C
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,524 j1 V( a- w. g
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Weather in hex: Clear sky: ^! s" e$ I: S: P' E4 P# [
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
- |- _6 w* e, W/ T F4F-3 Wildcat x 6( U* W5 \" q3 W1 ~8 ?
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
' l q; b# v" E$ V" J( @+ e TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses; l* m( x; K `. h$ S Q
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& V- A) L! h* _6 e4 u! X
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) H2 u0 J% a3 {0 f AV Kimikawa Maru6 E% q- y2 Y7 i9 t1 [
xAK Zinzan Maru
9 D5 s( w s+ L5 T4 ` xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 g- k$ Y7 U' {7 k
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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3 M. H5 ^ h8 B8 UJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2444 u/ N Z! H7 `' [' C
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47; W; r+ _" F3 V9 Z* D Z7 k
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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/ A w! B5 K* Z* u2 J2 o1 YAllied adjusted defense: 19 / I7 ]( v; G) ?4 y/ i* m
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) + [ [) W+ X3 B8 y# x( N9 v1 v. D2 M
) u6 ~' D0 d! u' n% k$ vJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers7 b) N$ P3 P! I9 |, T) ?5 h- s
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:" _' Q- s8 s+ N& f
102 casualties reported
3 H5 e7 V- j+ A2 N' G Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
/ B1 z$ I4 k& j2 s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
0 h# q: k3 Y6 W" l8 ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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118 casualties reported
" T/ u9 H/ g" B; @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled1 u6 Q' g7 q9 b% n2 d* [! o5 l8 g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 \/ b' A* W! n8 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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w* N* ]! |* ?3 f2 z2 ?Assaulting units:4 ^( q, x8 }' J+ B
24th Infantry Regiment4 n+ E# n, G, e' ]3 l2 J7 i
1st Kure Assault Division; b1 v* ]. C, P( b8 ~ Y# G$ v
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
/ m9 M" L: s+ V$ [+ [, U6 U( { 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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* j( v) W8 W7 d9 [' T# i 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:% E* ~. o+ k9 \
Molukken Garrison Battalion: E* c* B/ c! l$ Z$ R5 t1 [3 f0 T
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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