AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 42/ U; \7 I- m6 c" h( w
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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
$ h% {( y+ M( e+ b1 T# s! P% f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' Q# I- A+ ?3 m/ ^' g8 }7 C
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
, _) Z2 ~' x% t& ?! X% G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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Allied aircraft% |# B6 ~* l" `/ I7 y
no flights" ~; `1 l! Y+ X' v1 g6 E: @8 O
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Allied aircraft losses0 U7 a9 v4 v7 z8 [' e
A-24 Banshee: 8 damaged
) [- v' b- k1 y s A-29 Hudson: 2 damaged. k2 X" c) e/ P: G' ]
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
0 p$ n# s" P, I6 a& U B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground
/ ~6 ?+ v3 x+ I$ z& T4 T Kittyhawk I: 2 damaged* B+ s# S6 z; p" Y# d' }# t8 A
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BB Hiei
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Allied ground losses:6 U0 M* \# b4 ~
105 casualties reported0 m5 K! Z% [( S/ N, _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; V" ~. u" H3 w P, o3 R+ m Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
) l2 H# v1 D4 s- P7 j Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ B3 k1 w( K$ L- x Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)7 Q, c. h" P7 @: Z* F2 ]
2 W6 O$ L: O* DAirbase hits 5
) T3 B \7 O& Q6 [# BRunway hits 78 L/ C* O* j* A- e! i
Port hits 2
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2 v8 g; e2 O9 p& `Ground combat at Makassar (65,106)
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" V: e' H) b0 V6 xJapanese Deliberate attack
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9 r- O6 t* @6 @3 |; p% K, \# q: ?; lAttacking force 9359 troops, 120 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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* r( b# N% y' j ~" UDefending force 1713 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34
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Japanese adjusted assault: 165 1 @9 S7 k) a7 t& `
% u% U9 O2 M9 O7 \2 ^Allied adjusted defense: 6 " Q' U6 m8 x5 `' x
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Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!
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Japanese ground losses:
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0 q' t; J+ X$ r4 z, ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled$ _- X5 T! X+ B1 j# G* l
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled# J* x( O+ E8 O* O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled9 E/ I! l2 n3 ?5 L- r- a6 f: N
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
9 B8 L' O- A" l2 d9 }# J Units destroyed 5% y! E, A6 x, [9 F5 g
5 B8 o9 o! G8 nAssaulting units:
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15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
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( A$ r& K/ }2 cDefending units:
4 m# B# X& g. i y: y! T Makassar Garrison Battalion
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+ c6 b1 x" B7 T Makassar Base Force
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Bandjermasin Base Force /1 |