AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42' l( b; `3 A) P: c
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南洋战场,日军驻岛分队扶桑疯狂炮击、登陆安汶岛,并发动进攻,降低城防至1级3 i2 f; ~$ y! U% s
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
7 A4 r* _8 \) H. m% [+ S6 r驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高8 H, i5 Z( I3 X* S& e7 R) r1 m
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
! }6 C7 M! D; c日军占领班克伦
6 j9 T, r' l. G6 V( K北太战场,盟军水面舰队在阿达克岛成功拦截并全歼了日军的登陆船队,天亮后企业号舰载机出击,将附近的日军登陆船队痛扁一顿,获得北太大捷" L4 x" p) d% E6 m1 j) u" n F+ I
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106- W! ?8 s n& V% t% f" Q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 x' p: x/ y( C% Z* T( n
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 g/ ~1 y ~0 V" M9 J4 `- {Estimated time to target is 7 minutes& A: i# R. m2 G2 Z
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Allied aircraft
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. L" s0 {: o0 ?/ ZAllied aircraft losses$ E; Z$ U! ?, F% g+ a
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged. W' u' X" s+ S2 n0 s! L' i2 j
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak; C" u9 W* l4 D! Q1 x
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Japanese Ships
/ C: c8 A v5 T CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 V, |) o5 c ^3 ]" S* I
DD Inazuma
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k0 a9 U' k4 k3 QNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards; ]! |3 W; O' S1 s2 G) N
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Japanese Ships4 b% \+ |& d: ?' [2 f
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
( J: w, }5 T$ C/ F. r6 V xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. z5 N" m2 t1 L! |% p
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
# [) Y1 P" O% k1 D5 h: f% d5 A xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk$ Q3 ^' Q$ a- v1 H N: {4 k6 [' E i
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* i9 U% V# Y! \
* O1 ?* W+ Y) Q3 `2 d7 v/ L% i5 xAllied Ships
3 q9 _- v5 X5 |, P' U6 k CA Northampton
7 f0 Y+ }5 Y% i) O: z7 g# ~0 m CA Chester" F( j9 x3 f( }# j8 x3 [' f1 F
DD Blue
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DD Mugford
7 L4 p |4 f% D6 W* g+ ]1 b DD Ralph Talbot% D' }" o" S0 ?& q2 Z( e5 b+ ^! z( I
DD Henley& I' k# A5 O8 N1 `7 q p& S
DD Patterson
% b) ^' Q) e+ P" e: \2 g; X7 w DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:- w! ~) Z! o& Y( B6 b
3887 casualties reported3 N2 \7 p& W6 T" [# E, Z* p
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
7 j( e: I a# ? Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
+ w5 e K$ Z8 y" ] Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
4 J% e( X1 M1 G5 u/ z Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled): {1 G& ?' ^3 I0 G' i- W- h
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain5 d T5 J# U% D; n8 I3 p
! N. G$ \; a- u* N- ^4 m% JRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* B6 Z5 y2 ` Y1 @8 S6 q6 U, TEstimated time to target is 7 minutes2 x$ N/ P1 `5 ^# ?: A* z
8 w3 Y$ G f+ @! q/ bAllied aircraft
( e. Z- m) r O) [2 [4 {8 i F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
3 B6 C$ a9 }* p; z SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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6 G+ m# \ {2 L% s% t8 ]: R& GAllied aircraft losses
2 \, ]5 ?% ^# l: |; B SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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9 V* |' i# x0 F# ]: u$ oJapanese Ships' Z! [$ R4 f# B% P2 D
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires5 j$ r$ T' E" n3 I, w& n/ i
CL Nagara
" @* k: Q7 H& |1 @7 u. D2 ? f" r6 D xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk' D) T0 l' ~" M- I3 R4 y) T2 o
DD Makigumo
# Y7 Y, O+ u$ c+ U$ t/ E8 N xAK Canberra Maru- e& i' t. S1 V1 b
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1845 casualties reported) n; M! j. [3 F- C6 J; M, s8 p
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled2 A5 m d9 G2 Z+ M$ c
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
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Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
' P; w1 ]0 z6 o- u- w* P! K Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)/ U# |3 @7 m. A0 c$ G
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Y5 P: Z, l$ @/ }Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 Z2 E0 P3 K; c
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes1 ]' \4 Z& [4 U3 Q6 _
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
: p9 Q { k& J SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
) l K8 ?' s7 z- Z TBD-1 Devastator x 14$ s' S" Q+ E! f" B
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Allied aircraft losses# ?. q5 T$ H: \$ X
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships: E/ n& `' e5 j2 X& `2 D
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ c/ S, e9 f4 d0 G
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; c; l2 q) i) }1 s5 g* { x1 z AV Kimikawa Maru
/ ^- `5 H/ [/ G- d9 N6 F xAK Zinzan Maru; j* V# I2 _6 R! m
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( j' e: E! T+ d0 Y7 @
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0 K. u5 S5 a* vGround combat at Ambon (76,109); \7 \6 s7 f- y7 m, w( ^* s) |) K* F
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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, D( w, b) k5 V& mDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 # B( \* N$ A$ k7 q6 r) F
+ `2 X2 V T3 h! z2 ^, mAllied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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" w+ Y* w1 T2 C9 d! t( |7 GJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)! v1 x" @2 V3 E. K7 L
experience(-)
5 [! n, u* I; ]8 I! z! j# l& LAttacker: 6 c$ R- U. n# u, a1 ?" r) A
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Japanese ground losses:
j4 r1 Q, R* i4 C$ [) [7 s7 ?: O, s# b 102 casualties reported
& |, S6 a! h# M9 c* R9 q8 C# J Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled0 V) T0 |) i+ s: Q" }+ G9 [. H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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8 x) ~. n. U+ IAllied ground losses:
8 C( n' Y2 j6 Q, r- S( }7 c 118 casualties reported
& x& Z% J+ i( `5 S1 y Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
- [! E6 i) ?6 w' o! d Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 J5 P: I! ~5 _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 F: Q/ T1 ]4 [: Y
5 q% c% O. h4 H& o( eAssaulting units:3 L& Y* B6 f" P9 \4 H8 v
24th Infantry Regiment( ]. [' R& e3 e3 L1 `9 g* |2 H
1st Kure Assault Division7 H) a# K: b, L
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
- E; Z3 t1 W/ j+ [% k+ Q' }8 t 2nd Field Artillery Regiment2 f9 o7 J4 a9 U9 y
3rd Air Flotilla 6 K" a( _# i2 V) ^, f3 m2 q
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment7 v) e- O" A, c3 {$ X+ z/ M
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Molukken Garrison Battalion$ ]+ g# Y7 t% p& ^2 f4 l4 E
4th Coastal Gun Battalion7 x& D# _* d* h
Ambon Base Force |