AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
- X' S: w9 ~! @- m& B- P: ?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 @0 q: r* B1 [" Y
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& \# U, p, c3 W' O6 {
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
5 ]) O$ C$ F: e驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高6 ^: m0 E. H, Q3 T
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
8 l# q/ n5 z3 z- b0 ^- p日军占领班克伦
* F/ E; m% t) [: M6 \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" A5 y+ e# z5 n: |# v3 F& S: V
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 q8 g, e4 d8 p' NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
1 s2 |3 W% q' s. o 7 \. U; {. P3 J' ^3 e
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud" Y% P! i3 D9 S4 f
: m5 X& I% t) o H
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& }! y W1 @, ^/ b+ }9 S" CEstimated time to target is 7 minutes2 {, \& M5 P: v( E4 k. F; Z) V
& y/ t# e( ` }: U0 y# j+ Y
Allied aircraft
' S5 W' l6 W% i4 x0 v1 g; ] A-24 Banshee x 18& I" ~9 H9 c$ E7 `
% B4 n7 n6 n3 D
Allied aircraft losses
1 u5 p n1 P& o, N5 H z% m8 _ A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
M J4 Q% Z7 ?3 W" H A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak5 z/ \1 h8 v0 ]
5 k) D9 j% I* M3 R! {# U
Japanese Ships# U- ~6 @3 E7 J. d3 S( g* r& l* q1 D
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" q4 C+ M0 [ ?2 q) p& g. |+ L9 n DD Inazuma
1 B. I, O+ m. g0 H, t--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ I! l" I7 Y& a: k9 Y; e
Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards* R/ ~* |9 r% S5 ]
. L0 i( C1 m7 t& L5 F/ ~8 ? `3 o
Japanese Ships5 }& Q+ D/ l! d+ Z" V" p
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk( Q7 |$ |3 P Z# k+ \9 r
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" e' R. ^6 u) j0 X& V) n
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk, t5 A$ P4 b; Z
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
& w% C: V% J& `9 ~& {% s" d xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: T5 [& H; ~+ P& }" M0 n
* C7 A0 M. ^* r+ h1 D7 ?1 MAllied Ships
# o7 k; t1 i! m" T CA Northampton
$ f L2 G- o5 h2 P, W' R CA Chester. t! V( _3 T7 T3 c1 ~6 ~
DD Blue
- _2 u6 \4 a( Z4 Y) W# _2 g DD Helm
# j* T6 G6 u T/ p8 C; ^ DD Mugford# E. W9 k0 `- p# t! I
DD Ralph Talbot
% Y& _4 i' }/ m5 z DD Henley1 ^+ k- t* l* n' ^0 q; F* a- U4 S
DD Patterson& J- G- g/ W4 E+ C. V; U
DD Craven
9 Y( D i9 }, c- c
' ^# W4 ~ Q( s' L+ i) CJapanese ground losses:0 y7 F3 I/ N) |; k
3887 casualties reported
1 o8 ?' z/ b& y, Q& [' V Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
# Z5 {5 ?7 m$ s, K Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled* X* g* [7 E( X5 d. w- O
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled, S2 V; b2 B% F- g8 v3 u. \# k" k
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled): J3 m$ u0 _$ g; ?% l
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
# r) o0 l1 B# `6 A+ D; t--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
. r* Q* C1 t( _: _- }7 O1 `: d& qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54+ h' H3 U' f' e8 M$ s
. Z8 q5 C& P' W% R5 H# ^) {. FWeather in hex: Light rain
$ G, V9 G+ G: a+ F
+ h$ @) x4 W. p8 g- VRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 h% ` n8 H& ^6 p+ ~4 F
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
0 ?% z" s4 Z0 D 0 z5 R: t6 k6 B1 d& Q
Allied aircraft
9 F1 V3 u- ~* i( x F4F-3 Wildcat x 62 B- G( E7 c! }+ Q& l! o7 G) q
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
% y, l. j* @5 k/ L9 r
$ b1 j5 F+ b+ G8 ^7 A8 C5 @Allied aircraft losses
1 Y+ D% ^: M/ ^4 B SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
3 y; I6 k* M' }( e6 [- d 0 w# `/ d- N% |
Japanese Ships
0 l& |* O4 ~9 Y" u. M l' o xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' O" J" S; n3 E
CL Nagara
9 ?# m9 y D6 Z( K$ k, W* c3 C xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
2 ]4 ]5 Y% Y8 A' @ DD Makigumo1 t% |3 T+ @: x0 `6 j# O1 h9 d) R6 _" h
xAK Canberra Maru) L1 E* M B8 D0 a: V
( S+ u3 E% J) }! FJapanese ground losses:
1 _# O1 w- j9 X7 V 1845 casualties reported
" O# C8 R. }% \+ j1 w5 r0 I( x* L Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
3 J5 F8 @/ V* W' @/ i# ] Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
2 a! Y \+ v9 ^$ H" J Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
* w7 S& N" H. t& e3 a+ Z; c- @ Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)& C$ \) z; ? b* m6 [- T) p
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
( M c+ M1 _- f$ c( Y--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0 G) C5 M! U j" ]# ~2 {+ o
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
! k7 A' a3 K3 m0 G2 o4 _9 S
7 q2 Q: O- N. D1 {( q' GWeather in hex: Clear sky/ V% G- G5 H5 I% `; J! w
) I% u: X5 \& ARaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
F. o9 c+ X M% [. {Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
& V) B% J% u: [3 z6 _# g t' q; M / ]! G$ Q/ ^% y# J1 P; f# k
Allied aircraft! j& {* u. f5 C- p! l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60 C" w7 I: S3 p! ^4 ]
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
' O. X7 @ d+ u% X8 s TBD-1 Devastator x 14- i6 u' ~; A% L; Q( M1 M$ Y0 h
" x2 z R1 ?) WAllied aircraft losses
: T) P$ k( M7 G# v SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
- m) [/ \0 x3 d. g7 L 9 h9 V" u# }2 E
Japanese Ships/ z9 Q# C1 Q1 j* x$ l0 j. z" [% c
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ L8 v* |1 [ R m9 h* n% R3 s xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) F3 L' V) l, O- r5 C
AV Kimikawa Maru1 l! B: y( L0 D0 z$ `/ r
xAK Zinzan Maru9 D1 q& B0 t+ C( Y- n
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" g3 l9 V2 I& U9 ] B2 G3 W7 A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# |& `9 q/ s. a8 [5 Z1 ?$ `# [ ! V. x+ C( f( Z i+ Q
Ground combat at Ambon (76,109), F; r6 G5 C: s; s! u3 g" y" i3 O
2 y! I1 |1 e, H( `$ iJapanese Deliberate attack
$ d! F( s" ^! U. z8 V4 N # }: \ i' B2 a' E/ Z
Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
, ?: |2 M# u4 G+ g9 x
% b# ?3 M% m# F) Z; jDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47' J* O! k$ I+ Z8 C
+ x: f' G& u+ t7 K$ {Japanese adjusted assault: 30
5 Y2 u! m0 m1 e# Q 8 Q' R/ B, r Y4 S8 V# W
Allied adjusted defense: 19
p0 g- Y0 i% N$ ?1 A % `( o' q% G: G4 P( C+ G
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
$ _# Y7 X g' H% T. M- d* u( A 9 }" s4 T( q9 L# _& _
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
) k4 }) b1 F: J4 X . I" i# ~. b. {4 ^# v
Combat modifiers
2 s$ J2 b/ i; ~4 R( yDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
! G( l( L& p. m* u& Y experience(-)( v$ N( O/ V: M
Attacker:
! u9 _4 M; B9 L2 K3 p2 t/ x) B 0 s/ y; _% F- l! ^6 F* j
Japanese ground losses:% z1 X* P$ c4 d3 P" R
102 casualties reported9 I+ h5 w& J0 H% \5 x/ x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
, Z* v/ e! `) j& K0 n9 B3 ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# u* `1 Q" y+ q& C/ y1 \, x" y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: j. L5 e9 F, m5 i4 r3 p 9 W8 k7 A' M( t
Allied ground losses:+ Z( r: E, ~. m% A6 Z: K
118 casualties reported
6 T! V6 n, x; ]4 x5 Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
% ]- \; A6 J4 g& u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; K5 C9 f7 z, M: B1 v$ T7 c0 l3 U; ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 x$ b* H" _/ u, E) A2 G; v
8 C5 h; z: E$ `- [. w6 B) JAssaulting units:
3 i, u" f, \& A+ J* L2 w3 V! d L 24th Infantry Regiment5 M" ^9 X6 R1 R9 {. Y3 G# c; L: @
1st Kure Assault Division$ Y4 c3 ^/ W$ E; I& }) U
8th Indpt SNLF Coy : ~, l1 l7 g/ {5 D( A/ K' `! e- X
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
; q) z& C( K( `) _ F: |7 \ 3rd Air Flotilla ' F9 z0 p6 v* z2 G3 ?# z
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
+ N' P& w3 k4 a; `, s7 e ( @. C7 N$ A( o' t5 S
Defending units:5 w. G# v+ e9 ` Y& z1 Q) H0 ?
Molukken Garrison Battalion- S$ n# S$ f4 B' h! G% s
4th Coastal Gun Battalion# @( l( O- J& [" G2 Z, _' b! z7 T- Y
Ambon Base Force |