AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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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" C0 B$ P9 q p5 Q8 }
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
( q/ e6 l) T2 l% X( k4 H驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高- |6 U+ @2 t* i: q' L6 v! o# T
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
, L1 s0 I; [; F8 Y0 I$ P4 ?日军占领班克伦2 y1 x: e2 b. ]; _: O* R/ l
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
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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3 v# x1 u4 V. E- j& AWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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, H; G& E$ L! x: G. y0 }+ zRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 \# q6 J- C+ ?- T7 GEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft: O! o4 I& ?/ N( M" x$ n
A-24 Banshee x 18: P6 ]: \3 [ q0 h' L% G+ N
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Allied aircraft losses
1 q# L2 B. W: y# a8 F A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
# y: @4 U; E( |0 R; b& s, X A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 V5 `2 ]: M4 u- y8 lJapanese Ships
4 }& k4 |, \" e3 c CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" U) @7 h+ r" f7 n% y. z/ U DD Inazuma
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8 D$ V# n7 Q, SNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
& a* J( X' b7 R* u# i: ? CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk) P% q' ^8 _5 ~ K3 A" U3 n
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 G% V; p4 u6 H3 u
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk/ o) m8 Q- U! `0 C- |( ]: A, v0 i
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk3 v7 L. Q1 i% q+ f7 t# r# J, d
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships+ v6 E9 i7 V2 R& I+ e8 T
CA Northampton' g7 b0 D. k) Q' i2 a) {4 {
CA Chester
0 V+ O8 t+ I& t! @' z5 g: X* n! f DD Blue
9 n% _( f2 J, \* } DD Helm& N2 T: N1 N5 m
DD Mugford% a% u0 ^4 U+ I2 R) V& k/ P
DD Ralph Talbot
3 t7 P, S c$ [% X! B- ~0 M DD Henley
& j. R3 o q/ m6 l( c9 k% ? DD Patterson6 c ]6 _- @4 G! D
DD Craven' c/ Z* T. `: T
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Japanese ground losses:& K" M3 ~. d- _0 g, V" f: L: |6 D
3887 casualties reported
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5 y, y I' H& S7 o5 w" A% S Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled/ J4 V) [$ J; W5 o
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled8 K+ e0 ^7 b3 o; a# u4 G# V/ X
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
3 d) K2 D# O) S& }& }* C Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)0 j, z4 \! v" Y$ \
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54+ J: {! }4 i2 d& `: _
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; P8 `: {, G4 j- X3 V$ {Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ J9 _; W- y5 g( I( _
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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6 j7 v& S) Y) ~( p# @+ fAllied aircraft
4 J; g" k- @ i& D# X" f F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
3 o4 p* R( W2 e3 s' H4 J SBD-2 Dauntless x 24. A! H1 v L- f
9 h- z/ S+ z. FAllied aircraft losses2 W0 n% c: g- k; s) Q7 M/ _; \
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% `, X ]- F: ^( b+ ^ xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
0 Q* ]4 P, z- d ` CL Nagara: ]$ M3 y% a3 A6 V8 P) d
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
6 J9 w& }" H, a& }1 S* y DD Makigumo2 y' {# f, e: b) b* N' Y
xAK Canberra Maru8 v# S1 z5 M( ?; V( j2 |1 h
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1845 casualties reported
3 j* N0 L- ^" S0 Z Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
' t A. H- n% y: i# s& d Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled& ^# ?2 B i5 S( ]
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
9 P( Z# X# y: J' X4 p" ] Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)* }6 ^/ X0 E) j; z! u1 P v+ \
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,526 D# m' a$ k7 ^
; B* b/ b( X- b2 I$ WWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" ^! A! j1 x- VEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft
' b( T& {. a/ B- `8 f! _ F4F-3 Wildcat x 6, D7 w( Y8 h: U7 G
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3# [, H6 Y6 q0 @+ f6 O
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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! c" C0 m! C6 U SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 ~& V* T5 O) S3 ^4 m+ {, `. _
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; _. v) i3 N, _, \0 }# \; H AV Kimikawa Maru) M; l1 G# V' S) z* k
xAK Zinzan Maru# i7 f0 W+ Y6 N* e: `/ n% O/ E
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 ?1 K/ j- h$ R+ D
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)% d8 N0 X- k5 z5 H/ {% v
/ _7 ?* v. g% ?. M! }Japanese Deliberate attack8 D% j2 ~! O" T2 l/ z7 r/ C
6 O' v8 G! w8 N1 ?Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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% J/ }4 T. C; k2 r2 qDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47* n; Z1 L; v: R- w1 f" u! y
' w# Z$ h5 d" ]4 a6 e! @* p1 \Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 - \& v) I1 G" b" N* l% r0 h; w3 ?
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers; s% ?* e- a* a
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)5 ^9 M+ b% P5 F8 S6 Q6 T; u& M
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Attacker: 7 X+ {/ Q) |# r
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Japanese ground losses:
3 V2 h4 p4 q3 ^8 z" x/ Y 102 casualties reported8 W/ t; w( O# O$ f4 F( c# ^- m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
" D+ g- u0 @, I8 ?7 ^8 [9 p( `+ f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled& R8 K# B0 O) h( O0 Z/ V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
3 B; s6 |! g9 @* l3 E 118 casualties reported
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* S" C! O# S' J6 O8 ] Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 V, B/ h! ]8 W3 z1 x( i+ E7 Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:, n+ u3 l! a- A
24th Infantry Regiment# ]- i5 N/ a2 d: k
1st Kure Assault Division
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0 b7 k/ e. d/ Y) v9 Z( V! Z 2nd Field Artillery Regiment* R2 `3 y( J" l; ~
3rd Air Flotilla
; o$ {, s5 z% Y b# | 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment4 m& o+ m/ }; P" `( _/ E; }
. l4 u8 i6 `9 }1 k T1 Q* NDefending units:
4 F: W1 s- i! B, q9 f$ C+ ~% W Molukken Garrison Battalion
( u) D& r& X4 C/ A7 P: M! P. u 4th Coastal Gun Battalion: b" D5 F: ]0 B) N
Ambon Base Force |