AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 42
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# I1 h2 b+ b5 a$ |+ T/ U北太战场,查克大将故伎重演,用KB分队远距离直掩,BB比睿水面舰队突击滩头,运输编队强行补给阿达克岛的饿兵,照例盟军PT编队积极拦截,战沉3条PT,未能阻止炮击机场;天亮后,盟军飞机起飞空袭日军运输编队,击沉1艘运输船. r# m, O4 x" E4 {* C4 d
南洋战场,驻岛分队扶桑日向再次炮击玛琅;同日,望加锡陷落,盟军部队种子已全部运出并成功转正
4 T' f7 v }/ c7 u大陆战场,日军陆航继续战略轰炸常德和长沙,战术轰炸宜昌- a% i: u& [8 _8 j4 V
南太战场,昨日意图不明的日军水面舰队今日出现在NG根部的特瑞布Terapo基地,估计是要快速运输部队上岛,盟军澳洲水面舰队受命明日前往拦截; B# Z. @; j) B
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Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,521 T' P) ]' k ~* Y9 p% B# c9 a; t
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, u6 c: |, W4 E9 ~5 Y! nAllied aircraft losses
; k. D9 V% r* W# o+ ^! I A-24 Banshee: 8 damaged
$ O, w" E* N; g5 |, Q) O1 \5 L A-29 Hudson: 2 damaged, D* C/ W g) w5 G$ [6 t Q
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
6 i2 V) b5 l; S/ I0 o& s: d B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground
9 }% d7 @+ b& k- u: s1 K, T Kittyhawk I: 2 damaged7 p# R d1 ]" k- _1 o% q% u
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Japanese Ships
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Allied ground losses:
- e7 }- r& w( M3 f4 _5 b; D 105 casualties reported1 n5 Z/ s: t) c0 K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ v6 J& q1 f, i1 }7 u Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
. B- q3 s. L6 ]' N Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled& r) ~( d# M% W, S/ P, O8 j4 r
Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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Airbase hits 5
! g# r; @) B8 ^9 e! J6 LRunway hits 7
' T/ A, f. A6 G: P; G, ]Port hits 2
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# j+ ~3 |1 i& VGround combat at Makassar (65,106)8 P9 |9 Z$ R6 b; Y! x( q
9 y/ N# G/ y2 ?Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 9359 troops, 120 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Defending force 1713 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34
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9 Z( D# \' d( z9 M1 @Japanese adjusted assault: 165
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Allied adjusted defense: 6 6 _, @1 b' e& Q
* l: U8 I2 Q9 I0 n% ]2 p' |4 oJapanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2)
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. L6 q. d/ N; ^; p1 U' w$ P$ AJapanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!
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4 n: o; n+ [0 `; mCombat modifiers
?9 L9 U6 S) h& f5 i5 U; k5 V) hDefender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
; _: q0 N$ L" U7 wAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
$ Z2 ?, H8 m6 v 80 casualties reported1 M9 Y* p' w$ f& c6 X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
" v; B' v8 W# E" n! y0 b" r! ] Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled. j9 L. m# ]$ Q, _$ Q9 Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- h p0 ~1 E" p
; Y5 p* o0 y, x( F2 }8 \4 nAllied ground losses:
; U9 X- z. P( @% d: L( h 1894 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 0 disabled6 I0 z4 ^& j2 C' x
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled4 G. l1 [( y0 z" ~9 B+ M' \
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 S( t+ m; `5 ?, d1 W# q
Units destroyed 5
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5 o0 M3 Z- }+ d6 V) MAssaulting units:
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15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
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. r2 C5 F% h7 f% d, c0 ODefending units:
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Makassar Base Force
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Bandjermasin Base Force /1 |