AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42; i6 N' Q* V6 N5 |$ I
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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3 R0 T g3 o* o5 {, J2 ]/ T0 c5 J
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明5 J9 N3 I: {; o0 v
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高* I9 U. \: k9 D) w
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉# m, _5 y! A- h/ O
日军占领班克伦; Q* J5 z2 j2 O
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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6 N! k9 J. D9 o; Y+ x3 g) `5 nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106& m+ T- {% z" E& s' o
) y8 H7 r$ @2 S, ^4 }2 sWeather in hex: Heavy cloud9 i x! \) [4 e7 ^
# j" F' t! z( }, iRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# W' W5 o; p* D0 S/ A% k/ bEstimated time to target is 7 minutes5 \: n' p& ^6 ]
% V# ]6 [6 P6 B1 d3 s) E1 rAllied aircraft8 l4 }% I* K! \' V* n
A-24 Banshee x 18* Y; W v& c- y; v
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Allied aircraft losses
# H, t- D) `0 I4 s! K7 D A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
. h% N. ^$ M4 Z A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak6 _ O" p: [3 C6 ?: F
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Japanese Ships
# C: g; Z0 z9 T, {, k ~$ P CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 X0 t. A/ U6 X/ ?! a DD Inazuma
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" D* h, S1 d2 i1 D3 U4 y1 kNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships- f) p- M3 |6 m& R, C! a# n
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
0 c0 e' _) k- a r1 q. T$ m3 ?% \ xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: z4 M& g6 l6 C+ P. q! m/ }
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk, y7 d9 u# X9 x h+ a
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
, h/ T; @+ }2 g- r! W" y' V xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
& u) `& {$ S6 Q+ j8 ]2 a* E, l# D CA Northampton$ t; N. x0 @. h3 w
CA Chester
5 E: a% F% n7 M' M+ ^ DD Blue; ]! t% @( I: u) v: Q
DD Helm4 [7 x# z$ p2 H3 k/ p: m6 ]* r
DD Mugford" x! c4 i# M, Q$ o
DD Ralph Talbot
7 E# _' B2 `+ m7 L- D5 d DD Henley0 L9 X6 {( l* X- [
DD Patterson: \7 u& _8 U' L" F4 b, G$ a
DD Craven* t4 D* u1 V5 r( S
- ], A# j }1 z0 ]3 s8 UJapanese ground losses:4 Q" K# G6 L9 |' d$ L) P
3887 casualties reported
# Y+ b) n6 A# K7 y; L Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
% f! d+ W* C$ }+ |* D+ ? Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled1 Z k3 n' }; I9 `7 R) S' w# V5 ?
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled$ k/ \9 m0 U/ G1 f! Q
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)) z+ `" y$ V# N; w7 E9 |: Y
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)+ ]; X! R; F2 f2 d$ E
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+ U, n# D3 J+ u+ H) s- o+ Y _8 lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54# ]/ `, A6 Z% j9 N7 y
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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9 V4 i f5 ]$ Z6 lRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 D4 g0 Q3 D! y8 l! nEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
! G3 z; l& l5 \; C8 w" s5 K F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
( t3 ?- L- |0 `1 i SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses
0 n- Y b+ {% S5 M+ s" k- U/ J( ~ SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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/ P4 Z# O$ v9 a3 b; T: i& YJapanese Ships
! L W" x/ E; j xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 a: r C; G3 l8 F* ^) b2 I) I
CL Nagara0 x( e( A( |2 k. m* _1 ]6 s
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk& t3 c' y$ U+ n2 h% C% Z
DD Makigumo
& z9 T) c: t' m& R xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses: q9 |. G( Z: _0 E0 b
1845 casualties reported" B# }$ o/ T. i
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled# L$ \2 }% X( }+ U5 x
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
6 k- z& O4 d4 w: } Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled* d" j4 D, y, \/ Y& e
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled): T0 I% G3 ~- K, H
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)) _& ~- ?# k8 @! P {, J ^ o
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52. [. ?) J" a0 l0 A, L
, D6 C" L3 G+ U2 O2 A) l0 V1 TWeather in hex: Clear sky
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, d3 `7 D1 y1 f- c! c/ q* z8 n5 @Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. o" y; k; R9 D7 LEstimated time to target is 16 minutes" @& m* J1 Q( d) u* `' T
6 {6 D% c. Z6 O. H( wAllied aircraft# W7 H0 ]; |4 i- V3 X( C, D
F4F-3 Wildcat x 63 C7 B$ D1 p2 `0 O. g
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
* e. L/ \1 y" I# J F# Q TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
! d& O' `, U9 D1 m U x3 P2 I SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships$ }* F! r2 a6 h" t+ Q3 \# w
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* j. W; ]/ X) P8 l8 A5 F1 C0 H
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" e. r1 V# z5 `- a9 ]8 m" r, t: p AV Kimikawa Maru
4 J! p8 x' B( l9 H5 {! G xAK Zinzan Maru
: ?5 f; p" [! e6 v# C9 r xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 l* W# E. S+ p
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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$ L, V% H" _% |) ?( l3 q3 kJapanese Deliberate attack$ p; ]3 t0 I4 d. {
m& I% Y: q0 e! g+ SAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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, }& w1 ?$ _9 {2 l$ Y/ T) _: o4 DDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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* A( Q$ n5 h! \9 [8 \7 TJapanese adjusted assault: 30 : f5 l1 N) q9 _/ ]7 Q2 F& E
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 - S8 U7 T% v' @
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 19 ]4 g0 y) k C# D- e
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Combat modifiers7 ~- w8 _" @2 t% u3 e/ G
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: . e5 N, V% D7 o& y& D: `+ p) Q6 D' M3 e
8 H6 S) @/ ~8 BJapanese ground losses:
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* A3 K0 c& x8 ?6 t" E" o Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled; P, O) y5 y9 |' w; @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
) P- b4 ~4 o. O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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118 casualties reported
6 X3 ~1 c; F3 |* {. j' w; _$ T0 D$ g Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
. @( v6 u: R# E+ m1 { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' Z4 o& Y6 Y: q4 z% s' u0 u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. R8 S8 k, j& Q
4 u# j8 d/ g; N2 FAssaulting units:3 F F+ Z0 t) e' b, n
24th Infantry Regiment
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy ; Z9 j) N2 G# `1 e% ^1 q" D) E1 _
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
% ~! d+ @0 W5 H X2 s, D% q& n2 | 3rd Air Flotilla
|9 [ C2 I. I @ 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:
! |( A. O/ a) Q( t. q+ u; X+ R Molukken Garrison Battalion. t( p3 E: P% M5 d2 r
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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