AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 43
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vizagapatnam at 43,44
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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2 b$ k( x) h8 f' g' C" i2 v/ s# BRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
5 w5 u9 N2 m# W# h+ f- Y7 O, F4 sEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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4 M1 I8 e% M% T; b, ~Allied aircraft
; O. `& I: S- p B-25C Mitchell x 6
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7 b1 @. n8 i3 l& A: pNo Allied losses0 A7 A Y1 ~2 u/ {: B
7 m8 G) W6 m. Y+ _# X1 {Japanese Ships
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3 M* P {/ u# y% O' ?2 X/ d AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
/ O/ h' A% H0 n$ l: [% I1 C' I在印度偷袭我运输船的AV直接被轰炸机命中一弹& m5 R& {, P) N% p$ J) v
3 N5 l' a8 B: W& i, n同时在南太,趁骑士开始澳东北战略,米军夺回了坎顿岛。岛上两个海警队已经炸成渣了,毫无抵抗之力,此战为米军第一次反攻登陆,米军反击大幕由此拉开。。。$ L, p' D9 d! [, {0 ^1 w6 e
Ground combat at Canton Island (153,143)% O" _* Q; y5 g' o( x% F7 F% o1 J
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Allied Shock attack
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6 G, C8 }+ T# Z7 KAttacking force 5109 troops, 18 guns, 733 vehicles, Assault Value = 377
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Defending force 553 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6
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Allied adjusted assault: 97 T: V1 L0 l1 f# W9 b# P7 D5 T
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 5)
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Combat modifiers
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- ]- v9 j5 N2 l( ?6 o& t9 tAttacker: shock(+), supply(-)
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Japanese ground losses:& V5 Y: r4 i6 Z5 v: {/ H& s
823 casualties reported- K0 r9 p. i5 _0 E
Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled
% @% p" j5 S- l4 i u Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: r2 U3 p6 J* B3 \ Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 D$ Q: n0 N t' x+ a. P* P3 I
Units destroyed 2
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# R/ d! o w; w0 c" W' W1 [Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. K( w, C( b& L2 e/ W
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled# ?4 D8 v6 Z6 \! _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 x# s1 W: N! H# J- X
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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, `: Z' v: N6 s$ D& EAssaulting units:1 w# J. D, H+ w2 w1 Y3 ^
767th Tank Battalion; B [9 v6 P' G. c8 y
754th Tank Battalion2 o* }5 L) v+ x+ n
1st USMC Corps Tank Battalion# D: t0 x5 X) N5 U5 }) r5 t! v
762nd Tank Battalion
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766th Tank Battalion
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% S4 W2 Y" T4 K 155th USA Base Force
8 z) D. P' @& t8 |8 V7 E3 F$ M 48th USN Naval Construction Battalion1 P. Z4 I; @- {, R2 ~8 i
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Defending units:
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14th Naval Guard Unit |