AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42. A) u& ]3 ]/ h% ?- T Z; [- s
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2 r7 z( o5 o8 Y* B% {& Z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0 j, F$ }& q" X
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
* u3 W7 L( k9 r1 `' G% I驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
3 a: m9 _ [8 F驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
/ n; n7 a" x4 D: _. @5 G日军占领班克伦) o6 z2 X; h/ w$ z. X) v$ G
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; z2 }- M- N! k8 C
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. ~1 |' A# V" \" n" r& i; RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106& A( t3 `/ i, z) J
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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: s. u) w! J# G; Y0 e6 ]: oAllied aircraft
4 G' i2 ^ S8 T" O& p: Y; _6 w" Q A-24 Banshee x 18) T0 e8 U# ?) }+ B8 [
) U7 t1 g: m X& w( g- q1 tAllied aircraft losses0 ?" Z& H0 B3 n3 N' r4 o5 x
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged/ c4 _2 R4 }& F8 r( o9 k
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships8 r7 |7 R: B, E# x( z( i% A
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk: a3 v5 o0 }$ F, x
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, Y. ?* ^& D6 t& E' o' E
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk* [3 I; p8 Z2 t5 \) ~- i
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk) ^& d7 _3 h# X, `6 o1 \( Q1 e
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 ?7 M; e1 [8 {& T$ W
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Allied Ships
, g; J0 k3 M. ] I CA Northampton$ R) W+ _; k& t
CA Chester
[ x% u" t: d$ e! R5 C, e+ Y DD Blue
. @8 |4 X4 N& |) f" o- R DD Helm
& e v+ ~' Q0 g1 }8 N DD Mugford
+ T F/ v, f' u4 p0 ^ DD Ralph Talbot* y+ ]9 g4 u, F$ q5 \% F+ Q
DD Henley$ I# m8 ~% t1 _9 y0 X
DD Patterson
; Z2 F8 p% r: R" R" ` DD Craven
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2 ?1 A) h- ^( O& b/ E8 }8 e NJapanese ground losses:% r) E: }, d8 x4 ^, E
3887 casualties reported
! W( C( d+ @4 l. ?/ { Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled6 h% Q$ t2 N. C4 e- C; C3 ^
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
& R( o' N! p# y2 J: D9 }! ^ Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled- a& r) U8 c7 z/ X
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled): a6 n. R7 A: ]9 x
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)5 t( t- p- U* D! }
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ l; D( u8 q+ H. wEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft" k+ B; r& [) L& C7 |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 61 G3 R3 s. E5 z, D9 J
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24& N8 J1 u) k* ?: d$ `8 y y
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Allied aircraft losses
( x* ]9 }3 o" q9 I SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged# X( Y) B3 d* m; b& Y- E
, X- {3 B3 M# x. x. zJapanese Ships
9 Y, s" {- k5 E$ r0 q# ` xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, a8 |. d+ m; k4 _. ], S
CL Nagara
/ v& W9 q& v, a: K xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
" }3 y8 J6 g n$ b* i' I# P DD Makigumo
) F2 A# |8 |1 n: L" P8 D* M/ X xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
3 n/ |- r/ y/ `9 i& n: y 1845 casualties reported1 h2 q- h, u( u2 a5 M8 k
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
9 q* j0 O! x! ]9 Y Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
- o8 e" T, C+ b- C* c! `/ E- C2 I Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled3 m) V- b: S" z7 m8 j) N
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 O0 @+ ~' d- Q
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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6 u0 c# |4 S _) mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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& z) Q( q6 Y" rWeather in hex: Clear sky
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; }( [- T% w% c/ h+ x, r/ }' c/ KRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. f" k K$ T. N8 M4 A: i6 ^' N) {
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes0 T3 Z; L+ r9 W5 W# A
3 C9 p9 y, p$ @* l" Q6 kAllied aircraft! s1 T1 U# D O) o; Y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
4 f( u# Q! h5 a1 a& ] SBD-2 Dauntless x 3+ y* F$ c. H# G1 u' l
TBD-1 Devastator x 14& E( Y5 n# R% L9 F4 m! a* c! V* D: W
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Allied aircraft losses, F5 g B/ V" Z" k2 N3 B+ }
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
* V: I$ `: h+ a: y0 Z2 G xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. z' j& ~) [, K' Z8 h. |. m xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 j z( R+ d/ Y0 m; u/ z5 s$ W4 l AV Kimikawa Maru
/ Q5 W9 D* I$ J3 B9 K xAK Zinzan Maru
8 p# g; n( l$ s( i xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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+ W5 x( Z) e1 H, E! k3 P( MGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244' f* K: G8 i+ g+ h
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47/ m5 J/ m+ Z" n
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 9 _* Y8 w6 s7 P. B
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 7 l8 n* P; N/ I* z3 u
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 16 C3 y6 H2 ?1 L; c7 t$ v% Y
8 q- D7 z+ t4 s% B+ P& PCombat modifiers7 Q; x5 u7 u4 a6 V
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-), D" t8 R0 X6 a; z- _* R( _& b
experience(-)
6 C7 n- _1 B) \7 ~: _* lAttacker:
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, Y- p7 {9 ?$ ~" c7 iJapanese ground losses:
$ M& \! G, L/ f! `1 v 102 casualties reported4 i, t4 {- m9 {+ h$ L* Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled0 |: b0 J4 K0 S8 j4 B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 [ ?& R, S" a. i! ]5 ~; M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% q! I9 K# Z" `
6 z* P2 M2 F( N3 {Allied ground losses:# l0 J( H1 e$ u) C7 `7 Z5 n. s
118 casualties reported
! c. }3 d* s9 ?7 P! u2 V Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
% W. i& A/ b+ {/ Y1 p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& U F8 {" U. l) H0 A7 n% o! M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 G9 Z* ]. z# g
9 k1 s9 T2 b9 x% _$ v% k# k( mAssaulting units:
$ ]: }, I! T5 B 24th Infantry Regiment; H! ~& M0 ?. V
1st Kure Assault Division1 G8 e0 [9 l5 X: _6 y% H' ~3 R
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
+ [2 h* j9 \! n Q. s. M 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
4 Q. A. P& G M( q/ s5 C 3rd Air Flotilla
$ m/ s) M: R( T# H 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:
) v" q( G$ u1 C% u4 }8 M Molukken Garrison Battalion9 q9 A. b% X0 |. b. \/ {
4th Coastal Gun Battalion1 v6 N' y1 r, h) `* |" |
Ambon Base Force |