AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 42
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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
3 T7 ]3 E% z; A4 T) k8 j" ]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& A# y6 d ?! W A9 `) t/ I
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8 I6 ~+ h$ r4 e3 p9 n6 N* r% n
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- a5 z' Y$ R6 W3 i# F
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no flights' t5 Z B9 T Z$ B% g, G( t% m
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Allied aircraft losses, u4 E0 \# R3 C$ z( k/ a) O& r
A-24 Banshee: 8 damaged
' A2 Q4 f- ]/ ^$ Z/ `* Y- F A-29 Hudson: 2 damaged
9 M5 G! J3 g4 j. e ]2 x B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged2 |, T3 P: a6 d
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground
+ h; @! J) g# J8 f8 T* w Kittyhawk I: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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105 casualties reported! J- [9 d6 O Z9 s, M8 t) C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" f) Q p$ ^- u, Y: [
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled; c* C- L" m8 N1 U3 K
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled, g4 K+ @4 m) m2 ~" `
Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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Airbase hits 5
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2 B0 w$ N% @" v+ `. w ]: S, tPort hits 2, I! f8 g! f) O/ e
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Ground combat at Makassar (65,106)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 9359 troops, 120 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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/ _& x2 m* W5 R! Q! g8 hDefending force 1713 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34
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Japanese adjusted assault: 165 # Q) r5 e# B5 }! t
( b: T8 F0 P. J& ]: T* tAllied adjusted defense: 6 ) e# Q& @' w$ n. S
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Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!: u) ^* p+ m3 s# Y. U) u$ P* J
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Combat modifiers
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1 R/ i) Y4 `( I" W' @4 c3 H1 z7 jAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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q8 h9 ]( [. X6 k" T3 w) y K5 c Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
* V1 u& {* J2 T" I0 E Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled/ N$ y: l( o8 p1 N0 ^+ ?6 T9 R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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2 {( M0 g" J7 V$ A, G% W9 C+ bAllied ground losses:
2 }$ g; r) K6 H5 Z 1894 casualties reported
- o6 ?+ _% ?5 n F. M/ @ Squads: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
- g" V3 v9 C8 L) |& T% _ Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 |0 v& c: @. C$ d8 B" c. R2 a8 y Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled' {0 I( G! A- _ {3 Y' ]
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)& B6 X( U, t' ?0 n3 Z! I) q- o
Units destroyed 5
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Assaulting units:
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1st/C Division0 d6 A/ \- s$ U: B
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
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Defending units:( K* `3 S! \1 s
Makassar Garrison Battalion
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Makassar Base Force
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Bandjermasin Base Force /1 |