AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
8 k( J b5 S* K! a闲来无事的日军炮击了下莫港,而西行的kb却遇上了一个正在逃命的xAP,双方接触的结果显示; ?4 F5 M( v% ]+ J! _" |4 K
一航战的赤诚和加贺 被分离出去了,这是不是一个重创KB的机会呢? 可惜现在盟军还未集结完毕,4 |0 t/ s/ Y- N) l3 X$ Y$ D3 J( D
要不就算盟军3cv对抗4cv也是个难得的机会。天亮后xAP理所当然的被kb击沉。
& x$ m. @- u) g/ s' Z" N! i日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地
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# L% ]+ h$ o6 z2 W! Z! p" E; O$ XNight Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130 # a. s1 L+ |& c
Japanese Ships, O' r5 I; `' B. U* c8 n& I
BB Mutsu+ g( f4 W7 u8 ~5 m0 z$ F
CL Kitakami
H' n I7 k; a$ I3 d( a; E CL Katori 2 l5 `+ j3 I, W5 D# v a1 J7 W
Allied ground losses:
5 ]; Q' D8 b. [/ ~9 @ 19 casualties reported6 Z9 C$ f5 e# \# ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
0 g) ?( X4 t8 e I, c: c7 I+ ^" U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- P! J! w0 x+ u- f9 V. u8 X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled / s5 K3 c. O! | b. y
Airbase hits 21 t* |. A8 e% e' r
Runway hits 1
& V* C8 X! ^" r6 S0 D! sPort supply hits 1
/ c3 q- z/ k. J$ K# Z9 s5 gBB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division
# g' W+ }: r* C( n. C: h$ `CL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby
! Y9 ^1 ~7 t& ~1 eCL Katori firing at Port Moresby
$ y. {9 J5 f* l+ e* v' d# W% u& g------------------------------------------& q% t' \9 y" _# ]: O( {3 Z
Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards
2 x* w; c, C0 |+ ^$ p9 gJapanese Ships- D6 _3 Q7 j' \# K
CA Mikuma
y! ]! B8 w1 m: v+ h CL Sendai9 \ }, f+ W- b$ H
DD Inazuma
% k# o# T4 e8 K: f# s; } DD Shinonome
- E: x2 a" n- B DD Satsuki
* O6 [6 Z" e0 n& g4 cAllied Ships$ q0 R; z$ |7 D$ D( D
MTB 76 r+ x$ A5 r6 D! f% ?
MTB 8
* G% U, B8 t- D4 D7 b MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% b5 b+ ^0 H1 }( M- Z
MTB 10( h% ?4 a) X0 f; ]
MTB 11
8 [" D \% _3 A8 {6 D! v/ c( E MTB 12
* t' q; i4 k5 Y MTB 26/ T$ @0 G; s: i9 g3 o: F9 |+ w
MTB 277 V+ U* K0 k' ]0 }0 w1 O; n) M
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards
4 R: [3 O: Z* U# f% k) X6 JJapanese Ships
4 f0 {# `0 F. Z/ ^7 b CA Mikuma
3 `0 {7 n5 n: s3 n: {4 L' P CL Sendai
1 S* a, p6 g6 H; ~; D DD Inazuma
6 }* W) E3 C) P& |! x; h$ V. j! u DD Shinonome# X2 h, P P8 s- o& Z; N) \
DD Satsuki
: R5 [/ h0 w$ N: e- r% R; xAllied Ships
& A7 o/ u# D I) r0 _ MTB 7) @& t3 ~3 {9 o! [) x
MTB 82 P; W3 Y6 i9 w" z: }1 e
MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& K0 m; N4 d& f G8 S4 K- l MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 ~( q, D! p: U N MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 a9 U1 L3 o$ b$ J1 b7 y% L! ^ MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire
( W/ y( s% U5 W4 [0 C% N7 b6 t MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 i# U1 S6 X; H! U1 G& M9 z0 ~3 z
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' |& J) h4 T+ L4 _Day Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards
+ g; g* y- T0 x" J- QJapanese Ships
* L/ G; `5 I% s% d, n CV Hiryu0 @6 ^( p7 Q. s# Z4 s: B
CV Soryu0 o" u0 e& A( t+ m" K! a) w
CV Shokaku) K9 a% r8 |- h2 T( @
CV Zuikaku2 T9 Z; o. F J+ K4 u4 Y# c U# @
BB Hiei
2 w1 u9 l1 a, s! V! v- \& x CA Tone% _0 h: u( m+ C9 ]
DD Akigumo
* k& i/ ?% Z) h DD Isokaze
1 [5 K% b1 X. ^. H! a DD Shiranui
% N% ]. O/ a/ a z: [ DD Urakaze
. c# T5 y2 O- o) [) u4 ^ DD Tanikaze
6 o5 s. @' @2 a% W4 d DD Arare. S/ w. F. f* C! i: Z4 H. d2 h
DD Kasumi
* C8 R. y3 h" Z9 D9 g' l5 I0 M! z# G DD Akebono& Z; u. @& e, V+ i L/ z+ J
DD Sazanami
/ l$ M! x2 D6 a" ^6 yAllied Ships
' g; R3 u( W6 i* w( t1 ^ z xAP Zealandia 1 S) I4 G( `2 o8 e" e) w, X
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
$ \- N2 F3 C; A, U' @" e eRange closes to 22,000 yards...+ C, ?' Y/ e5 {6 Q2 `6 h' h9 O$ d
Range closes to 21,000 yards...% ~( t Q" V2 v) Z1 L
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
# |& }: u4 x# BJapanese TF attempts to evade combat; b2 [: U' F2 O
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
* r5 _& |# |. h& dRange increases to 30,000 yards...
7 G( G8 O6 s- \0 H% E5 O" z8 xBoth Task Forces evade combat % j, |* S" x6 d. N4 }1 k' z
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 & V' U2 x% Y7 M5 ]# D2 y
Weather in hex: Partial cloud ) S& e& Z8 T: S8 L" I
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.) m0 V2 z( r3 q; s0 q
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
: g( a! ?) l1 a/ P! SJapanese aircraft
, e. _& p5 J8 ^. l- e# ^! R B5M1 Mabel x 3
6 N) x4 @- y, _5 M2 o: C* q5 q Ki-27b Nate x 10
7 Z* g: e( Z1 H; g: c9 l1 g' UNo Japanese losses
# D3 A" h, ]0 O. l4 J; a+ U' JAllied Ships5 p J7 Q6 C, ]4 \! A- ^
xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage / @& L! g: c$ ^3 @5 [- ?! I8 a" [! d
Aircraft Attacking:
3 Z5 k B1 w) g% z' T8 T9 t. g 3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet4 L7 E7 T3 s/ l( ]$ e
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb) w' T: k7 o# p% D! ?- i6 A' I* `
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6 I2 p/ J. Z. zMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128 8 B8 S' c6 p+ W! T4 Y. L
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
; k0 S2 w* s( n7 ^2 uRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 P; S8 X; L6 M$ E. a
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes 5 A9 q: ~0 }, v" M a
Japanese aircraft
) g4 t+ }) M0 l A6M2 Zero x 26
9 {7 o6 c& `9 n1 ]/ O, [6 J! ~( u D3A1 Val x 15 7 `* Y! W. \+ a- T# h& c9 O
Japanese aircraft losses _; }4 o! N! |
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged 4 |7 g0 D$ O/ j# B5 G) Z( f
Allied Ships
' j5 p( c3 V( i2 J) W; Y xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk # V/ D3 R# F. f- H
Aircraft Attacking:
. @" B3 x" P9 C, k m 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
0 V% W$ H& N9 K Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb& d4 [4 V' N D- B$ ~( b
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'/ \" H- t" J( r7 r
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
. ?7 q: y) M R5 a# N1 m2 J/ oRaranga dead in the water ...
, O# @) w& r6 A7 f: P; L$ g" i* xHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga
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D( M9 V, d: QMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128
/ l+ y `. Y" \( {Weather in hex: Moderate rain ) } R2 E' n1 G# H
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; o% ^* t8 s% N
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes ) \, ~. o6 C9 q5 f! J
Japanese aircraft
; u4 _) e8 X( s. d. H1 K A6M2 Zero x 9
. r: ]0 R* \7 q1 `1 o' ^& m, F B5N2 Kate x 17
5 \+ \8 M# b( c4 A& y2 X( _No Japanese losses , u% w L7 G3 b0 f/ v$ x
Allied Ships2 b6 Q+ H3 x e" D
xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage " i6 T$ W' q9 r) J' E
Aircraft Attacking:
% e$ I7 T- h/ X) F7 A. Q 17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet: N' i/ t4 [& \+ ^9 A9 j5 ]
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
: d4 r* v# E. T1 Q- i6 |Zealandia dead in the water ...) a- ]. @8 P; {* A* r! t3 R
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia
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Ground combat at Siangtan (81,52) . |1 E& l. L. {
Japanese Shock attack
# E" f! ~1 _, e% v/ M' k# v2 zAttacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436 3 g; ~5 Z; F' \+ P0 S1 r* A! B6 I* c
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 5 P. s4 D! n5 v. a3 z
Japanese adjusted assault: 403 3 K! }) T2 G0 h
Allied adjusted defense: 1
+ `1 N. ?* p4 x# d/ J! }7 WJapanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1)
5 W- Q/ V* v" @8 l. qJapanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!!
1 ^8 c0 `6 m1 ?! r9 d+ kCombat modifiers1 {; `$ s0 Q+ C9 n; R
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
) l/ @, o2 w! Q+ ~' U3 bAssaulting units:
7 f {$ ?0 N: i) _& z$ A 3rd Division 1 e8 j7 v: K; _& _4 O9 T
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/ `, Q& i- j4 w9 O: W! [Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang)
% b% |7 W6 D3 c! @, wJapanese Bombardment attack 5 D4 E5 {6 B1 E
Attacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900
3 f% Z, k# B/ `7 a0 EDefending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556
' E, {) j4 G+ u2 WJapanese ground losses:0 r. X! e9 \' j( ]5 O! A
17 casualties reported8 y9 S% h' `3 y- a# N: K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) G; t" Q Q: N5 n, C" e' |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ B, ^) V# k) [( p5 @( o( a8 s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 7 z5 U* l0 T+ e2 ^5 M2 W
Allied ground losses:
1 P Z- O T: S" G9 f 9 casualties reported
7 ]3 o% A( Y3 s; A Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 G- `' O/ B7 r0 Y( _; z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 z E. L6 c0 s9 Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; O1 r: N+ O( q! GAssaulting units:; s3 c" W1 B2 j
12th RGC Temp. Division
+ ^: ~; T7 M, E/ Y4 F' ? 34th Division
/ m6 j) n$ [6 T' b9 h8 b" ] 5th Tank Regiment
* D, I/ e2 l G% E 58th Infantry Regiment2 v1 \, f, R6 L3 s0 Y
20th Ind.Mixed Brigade
; R! v6 C& R7 p 13th Division
5 ?1 w' g/ A0 o- x H9 I7 N 9th Armored Car Co
) C$ j: k* f3 M 13th Tank Regiment' B7 B4 ]) y ^7 ^8 ^
19th Division
& A6 S( r1 l# ^0 J+ s( v/ S 3rd Tank Regiment- G# x6 S: @8 z% j9 o% Z9 F- ?
18th RGC Temp. Division3 h: X9 K# D0 M
10th Mortar Battalion " W$ E; y; G' W; l6 M+ W$ x
Defending units:
7 Q) @7 \3 U. Z" y4 @% s c1 s5 W 30th Chinese Corps7 `& b+ t% x2 b6 r5 d8 A. W
59th Chinese Corps
1 m1 t0 Z! U: J& @ 55th Chinese Corps
" |+ K6 k0 h/ c9 o: V4 M5 |, h 77th Chinese Corps" `* g# X7 I$ F W6 ]3 e" f
33rd Group Army
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Ground combat at Hankow (85,50) G$ e n e5 `
Japanese Deliberate attack $ k( E; G6 d: d v
Attacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258 7 A2 V( ~& D5 \ m
Defending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48 . J. T. K7 X1 f3 y
Japanese adjusted assault: 205 " }1 M. Z Q0 m E% F+ Q7 m O
Allied adjusted defense: 21 ' }) E" S: e, i
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1
% |- y9 H7 ~* o' @Combat modifiers$ w z6 G% ?3 e, |; \1 L8 f4 P
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-): g! ]2 ], l2 W* T
experience(-)% }" o+ s* L; c: k8 u' }
Attacker: L% A! x: D# v
Japanese ground losses:# s2 C5 m1 U, l3 b/ u7 i: n
61 casualties reported: O) f" C& z8 r9 x6 q8 r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
' o) ?) Y7 w! P, o5 R, i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ H, Q7 O1 R6 L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled # B9 I d/ b: x, |( [1 W
Allied ground losses:
. v. {+ I$ H0 }5 |4 N' F8 g 721 casualties reported
& E" h8 h( }; V4 C Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled6 l( u6 t9 W4 v& D y
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled* X: p! y7 u+ R# f$ X% `) G
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
) x2 a' }* s. G7 f Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)
: q/ }& t+ f8 P) Q* A Units retreated 1 3 i; U) `. T' ?- Y# @
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
! q1 C) p; v/ [ NAssaulting units:' q# L5 t0 T$ k. [
14th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1 {( L. V& E" D 54th JAAF AF Bn
4 j! p# ?* {9 B* l5 S8 n Hankow Special Base Force
7 s7 g; O+ k* y: D0 O2 I1 s 22nd AA Regiment( {* m2 R( |1 g2 W( y
86th JAAF AF Bn
6 c3 I! v+ K3 K* C1 R& @Defending units:/ `4 I5 y" D; ]
84th Chinese Corps
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- ]3 [! E, b, kGround combat at Yenan (88,37)
2 L Y& i. S( ZJapanese Shock attack : f. k/ n' z# J2 _3 w
Attacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204
% j" |! Q, m3 g" M+ X- e$ `Defending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14
: D6 W/ @6 b- y) VJapanese adjusted assault: 78
: O7 Y' O' \% f, E7 _% fAllied adjusted defense: 5
* @. c+ I$ E2 i8 v$ M2 J; m$ N& dJapanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2)
& [! [& @/ n4 k1 T+ n+ qJapanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!! ; h# o X$ }! F0 |" _" {
Combat modifiers
8 Y! z4 [5 v' m& B, VDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-)4 |0 {* j5 q& S( o9 m- ]
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+) 0 }; V5 C6 U" d/ m
Allied ground losses:
7 p( P, \& J" ?" a, J# ~/ c 471 casualties reported
9 S. i3 f( r: g, w: c) F Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled, i' j$ p1 N! ~! T% E' C. I
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
' x% u9 U1 [! ? Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
; c2 Q: z$ @9 [+ D5 M1 G Units retreated 1
# D* B* D0 }2 \! p( i1 V8 i4 ZDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
z) Z# c# N7 e. S/ r* H/ @: FAssaulting units:
$ G# ?* V* G6 N3 R8 n i; q! @+ k+ P 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade 1 R7 ~) L) y* u* ~/ g
Defending units:9 ]% R6 z3 v7 p( ], s& [# D
22nd Chinese Corps |