AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 42
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( \# s! a8 A; ?, _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( h4 t1 u9 z% B2 Y/ o9 z
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
" q2 [$ W' w: q, X1 j& `% j+ d2 W$ y* K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
( z6 G- S: ?* W4 z' }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/ K" E7 t2 i( ?/ A% O$ ^
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Allied aircraft losses
. X- @0 u# p) K- m A-24 Banshee: 8 damaged. ]2 `! S4 Y6 u( Y7 l/ B# m
A-29 Hudson: 2 damaged
5 \6 u! e5 F' Q B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
6 `$ K P6 \7 J4 @ B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground
. ~# ?, c9 q4 @$ _ Kittyhawk I: 2 damaged
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CA Chikuma
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8 ]) L& R R) x3 E) ]/ eAllied ground losses:
8 u4 I+ G, ]! U0 Y) N' c' Y 105 casualties reported: M; E0 R: z# ?: j" _( i# Y- q0 G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) c J2 h- c7 r; o% D. s9 H: I0 n- b Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
; o& K; w3 D. Y/ C Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
: F7 G* x( ]- r Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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Airbase hits 5
# {* C0 B1 Q- n: H& [' rRunway hits 7
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! O! d+ s: I# l/ PGround combat at Makassar (65,106)
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" h) v. ] z$ _; C- pJapanese Deliberate attack& h6 e& X% P9 h$ T9 e2 m' B
! d1 Z+ O7 Q1 _' q3 p5 V5 L% i5 vAttacking force 9359 troops, 120 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Defending force 1713 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34
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Japanese adjusted assault: 165
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Allied adjusted defense: 6 + R+ l4 Q) W: ^
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Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2) ' j$ ~8 o2 g. N. B2 }% C I1 j
; C; S ~# U/ W4 J7 W& m! ^+ rJapanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!& w: x3 u; N+ u% B* \& T
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. A1 N6 n6 w% X! FDefender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
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- C9 Q9 {5 J' K; X MJapanese ground losses:6 l. Y, U m' C7 ~4 w5 i
80 casualties reported
- L/ u; v$ v, P0 l, s8 t Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled# E8 J9 O( F \; {7 c5 h. \1 ^6 `: d
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled: c* G u* H% }, O1 ?3 t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 y, ?, o5 U! o! d: }! L
1 U% p! L5 O0 e8 p. WAllied ground losses:
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4 O' C i/ C% [/ D Squads: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
A# j: U+ E: B- m9 Z Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 S7 {" R, y2 M( ~ Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled6 W* C1 s& M8 ~
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
- w6 a* J; E, T$ j4 M Units destroyed 5
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6 F) ]. i* N# B* k6 A! bAssaulting units:
8 Z$ Z# G3 w7 Q2 h) _, L3 M 1st/A Division
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1st/C Division; L8 t+ s$ S- x' Q4 A1 B7 i5 a! F
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
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Defending units:2 v$ t; v$ F0 s% h0 V2 l
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Makassar Base Force
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