AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 42
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$ u. r7 a) v: |$ U9 o) @北太战场,查克大将故伎重演,用KB分队远距离直掩,BB比睿水面舰队突击滩头,运输编队强行补给阿达克岛的饿兵,照例盟军PT编队积极拦截,战沉3条PT,未能阻止炮击机场;天亮后,盟军飞机起飞空袭日军运输编队,击沉1艘运输船0 f) ?! k% |# k ?: E
南洋战场,驻岛分队扶桑日向再次炮击玛琅;同日,望加锡陷落,盟军部队种子已全部运出并成功转正
, W, z% b7 E* A) Y) j大陆战场,日军陆航继续战略轰炸常德和长沙,战术轰炸宜昌
6 W5 G0 ]- X: P8 P c/ z/ [4 `南太战场,昨日意图不明的日军水面舰队今日出现在NG根部的特瑞布Terapo基地,估计是要快速运输部队上岛,盟军澳洲水面舰队受命明日前往拦截
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Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52
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4 H6 ]4 ^+ ]8 y, oAllied aircraft( t' w9 D P# H! k3 F6 t
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8 I+ y3 Z) _3 aAllied aircraft losses
* d& _* L3 G& J* f2 d g' P# ^ A-24 Banshee: 8 damaged
! X& n6 U$ G' H( w A-29 Hudson: 2 damaged
4 Q% F s; l1 T2 _ B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
7 S5 P/ C4 N( @4 S" K B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground
: u3 J/ l+ A* R; q0 Y Kittyhawk I: 2 damaged0 M" r6 q( k% M
* \3 K$ z: ~% v5 vJapanese Ships
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CA Chikuma
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Allied ground losses:% N4 F7 `+ I2 j u# ^; i( R
105 casualties reported1 k6 _, a' O5 i1 H: n# o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Q2 k% C- F$ x- R+ M Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
5 T5 w E- m" N: h Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled' }' T- B5 H a0 E! |& v
Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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- q) Q2 ~" P3 Q% ?3 d) @Airbase hits 5
6 h C& P+ P) k c+ N) \6 x# L& f q; aRunway hits 7* {0 }* k+ P2 W( J% y5 n& e4 L I
Port hits 2
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Ground combat at Makassar (65,106)
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& ]% f, q; @: i0 o1 I2 k h8 MJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 9359 troops, 120 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 4502 i% z% H7 L. q4 E
( L# _# B$ u; v. R8 jDefending force 1713 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 343 z2 S( G }7 D( w4 p
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Japanese adjusted assault: 165
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Allied adjusted defense: 6 , n7 _1 o1 X, m/ E" Y
. d4 F, ~) ]* ]' J: r) UJapanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2)
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3 Y8 t, k5 c6 j( XJapanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!. w n/ S2 g4 R4 R3 Q
4 }; D5 a W$ F" F4 w# M7 J( TCombat modifiers: j7 K ^% P$ `
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled a; C. n6 k, w! j, F! ?# i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Allied ground losses:. I9 h+ y) v# T
1894 casualties reported7 ~/ P# k, J. S: Z$ R
Squads: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled* U! b! ~! |# b) ?
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
9 t- C- W$ a5 O5 i3 R Units destroyed 5
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2 K8 T, A& ?/ m5 B7 DAssaulting units:+ ^% \$ D! C1 t+ ~! Q
1st/A Division
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1st/C Division
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2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
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Makassar Base Force
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Bandjermasin Base Force /1 |