AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 43; l6 L) b* l; Y8 y) j( _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vizagapatnam at 43,44+ h) @( q) y9 P7 f
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.) D# A' t. _6 H0 C ^5 w) |. J
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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B-25C Mitchell x 6. L% x7 @# m; K
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
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! b4 X1 ~7 A! I* C4 y! n: h! G AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
" q1 R; f% i/ w, ^! \! g( R o- ]3 t在印度偷袭我运输船的AV直接被轰炸机命中一弹
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/ }, ~7 [% G% b& h# K同时在南太,趁骑士开始澳东北战略,米军夺回了坎顿岛。岛上两个海警队已经炸成渣了,毫无抵抗之力,此战为米军第一次反攻登陆,米军反击大幕由此拉开。。。3 n! p* @3 H, ^6 Z$ X
Ground combat at Canton Island (153,143) I$ x# O' y1 G
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 5109 troops, 18 guns, 733 vehicles, Assault Value = 377
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? I/ C+ @5 ^* W' o. MDefending force 553 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6* \3 A; N. Y) r C- l
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Allied adjusted assault: 97
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" B/ \. r! e; a# u$ C2 ^$ p4 G) Y% eJapanese adjusted defense: 1
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. Y# v1 k6 B% nAllied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 5) / k; g5 P N% L* o3 v( N
8 Q/ k6 p4 s! r: D1 {6 \Allied forces CAPTURE Canton Island !!!; v" S) p& V" j; R" b. U
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Combat modifiers
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/ u4 \+ W3 S3 E8 r0 QAttacker: shock(+), supply(-) q- y8 }- b) u$ m! b! \' a
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Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 h7 Q' S9 o' x( P! e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* |5 a5 t* W5 L8 y$ ]" Z: q0 P Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled)3 }, H: A. C F2 F- `& n5 C
Units destroyed 2; x" K0 e) }/ x: \5 I( f/ H5 x: f# H
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled5 D! ] Q# B* [2 [2 a
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 D6 ?5 t, t* u( B4 _
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Assaulting units:' _' M1 r, t. Q/ e/ n
767th Tank Battalion
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4th USMC Tank Battalion
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3rd USMC Tank Bn /3
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( P' [* S2 k9 z8 l+ f 48th USN Naval Construction Battalion, v2 x1 V8 _6 a1 p
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Defending units:
: a6 `8 f4 K( S' @# o 46th Naval Guard Unit: s, ~, R/ j9 K$ Q( e* _
14th Naval Guard Unit |