AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 422 H0 V1 ~/ o n' @ W
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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8 a* Y" p, `8 c0 M4 O
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
. [# z1 h2 H) ^: \4 b) O7 \驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高- }6 [1 i. ~' q7 b L' ?
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉9 m) ~/ N5 z9 j* y m2 A
日军占领班克伦
% C' v* ] \: M1 J# X$ i4 g8 n9 @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+ l# m& ~) r0 |2 l
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106$ w& w; g5 o7 d$ U' I5 }' q/ U8 f
1 D; e6 x3 Z" d8 r* d+ Y9 r2 vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# C+ [. @; R$ d; b0 ]- w
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 18
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! f. p) |% e5 C. H/ MAllied aircraft losses! D! ^! s) K* l# R+ ~1 R
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
5 ?/ W7 o" X+ S A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak( B. ?2 w' w: H% ~' h+ |
, J& X& K" @4 Y/ J- J' mJapanese Ships
3 o2 x, ?9 W% f CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire& V2 a) v. K) ^+ e( e% n- d
DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards& }9 \* t$ r, M) U0 {; _; U6 h/ c& z
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Japanese Ships7 N/ `, n3 B0 A! u1 Y8 Z+ u/ t
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
: C' c$ V5 W" f6 S6 W( Z5 x xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 u. W2 G: ^$ s. h6 G. w/ ^7 R, N xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk, e& W% b1 t0 N" t( `! Z; }, G
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk8 q2 Y5 g0 m; Q5 l- M+ C& s
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* P# G0 n# d4 I5 m& _' u
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CA Northampton6 n! y2 L) w+ \
CA Chester; V+ \% E" v- Q$ ]! F0 b8 A; ]- q- V
DD Blue
4 X3 S7 R, Z5 a9 h DD Helm
% g% f- n1 J1 D# Q& Y4 } DD Mugford6 _* n- g( {) S5 d5 x) M* c- w; a
DD Ralph Talbot
+ s: i* H. J' f5 K DD Henley* k7 s# y9 b* i, t. f5 p( y% r
DD Patterson' X8 h% P' e" h6 [4 F( a `
DD Craven1 }: J( g. r% {
' a- @7 h. p; X% n- i0 rJapanese ground losses:% C" }. m4 a3 q9 M4 t3 C4 S- y. ^
3887 casualties reported/ `* [" ^$ {+ k5 f; F
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled6 @2 h& k0 ~9 Z- Q! x
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
' j* t& }5 N2 I. f8 V& M N. M2 c Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
! s B/ i1 Y K, O% Q' k# ` Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
- R- a7 y: s3 d$ `6 w b+ s Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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% ]% @, _' p& L- P6 z& E0 d, }! I" EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54# u* c( y, g( J3 j7 \. Z* p
& |& v0 \9 h. Z5 F/ K# e: g2 ^5 S9 fWeather in hex: Light rain6 G$ |- P1 W; _
7 M, q! ]; T3 w9 R0 r iRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 L* u) [, I9 v; x: mEstimated time to target is 7 minutes: U" w$ @% L4 T- Y
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
, D- L! o5 U: ^ w. h7 F4 m4 }! q3 l SBD-2 Dauntless x 246 J6 n) J4 v0 r3 s! @4 P" D' c
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Allied aircraft losses
0 X9 _2 o- A; a" n SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged( Z' @; A3 P, s9 F" \, f" M* X
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Japanese Ships
! G7 K/ X e4 D* V4 B xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires# P3 A: p* }) j" S& y4 k
CL Nagara
w) K; n" x0 W3 K" N xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk3 ]) _% v d% w2 E+ v+ @1 W
DD Makigumo
/ D# a8 U# @0 w3 J |9 U& f xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:% A; {" Q& Q* @" W
1845 casualties reported( M% u& H0 K# V+ L4 F
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled6 F% L1 I Q5 }: `
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
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Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)& N) Y! R, _: ^# e5 p* q6 N+ k/ q
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)" ^. b1 A# J! E8 `$ L4 k5 `% Z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52( i+ v# A* ]( g: h8 D0 C- ?9 p
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Weather in hex: Clear sky8 |5 f( {/ r$ z0 C( Z: o/ d
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- w' ?" G" {) K) ^" k4 h0 BEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft
) ]6 a" W5 q) I0 T F4F-3 Wildcat x 6! L) v0 n% R8 v6 G: g
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3; K8 U, {0 q7 d) g. _! c1 z
TBD-1 Devastator x 14; C J2 P+ z6 d3 w& g/ q; {
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged" A7 q. x( h$ k. ~+ x) G
0 O( p# y9 c) ]1 zJapanese Ships
; C$ ]# d( b& \ xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 E4 A2 L* B# q* n; ]8 q% p
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. ` r3 Y0 h } AV Kimikawa Maru& \- I# x: f/ t" F
xAK Zinzan Maru6 ^/ A# t& O: S5 g4 V
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- ~. q! g' [0 Y. s, U/ Y
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8 x# W, Z# G, }. e( N6 ]Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)# H1 t7 L& p3 N( w$ m1 K% p/ R' b5 G
5 t9 c4 y$ \% r# L5 M: T) N- ?+ DJapanese Deliberate attack
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: R- c+ r; k6 U0 F- v( N9 s* JAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244; S2 r0 H1 ~* s7 t
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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. x2 {4 c- W; u" S2 J6 z6 }Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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- q. s5 i6 k4 ?0 YAllied adjusted defense: 19 ' H+ ?3 V& p' g8 l+ o! v7 N
% N& ?) K7 e/ _% w7 d7 P% JJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) $ C& j L7 F: Q' N3 O6 a/ }8 a
+ A* j$ f$ w# lJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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4 N: ?! x9 i/ w8 H( KAttacker: ]5 _+ L2 j5 ?+ c+ W
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Japanese ground losses:
% I. H! h0 y0 t8 V 102 casualties reported4 \" O) T5 F2 ?3 `: ^5 b: g9 |3 o9 d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
5 j9 x) A: q" P" ~' D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 l& f; [: I' w$ z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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118 casualties reported
" C* M8 s# y1 h" R6 Z% ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
& Z5 \8 w) w( G# p! ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 c' `0 R6 X9 O$ ?: s9 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 a* r+ @( n7 b
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Assaulting units: @4 H0 |2 T/ S$ W7 W( `6 Y
24th Infantry Regiment
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy
* x0 g' N3 K9 p7 V9 V, c6 s 2nd Field Artillery Regiment; A! d8 Z7 s3 K. }& }) P
3rd Air Flotilla
' {* h0 L. c. A% t; V( W 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:. z( p1 w- `/ w" [+ a: b* _& u4 q
Molukken Garrison Battalion, S+ L# o9 @5 I
4th Coastal Gun Battalion) V. c# a& n. F7 W1 z6 a$ L
Ambon Base Force |