AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 422 [: |4 @# `- Z* T
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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1 G2 w5 ]9 C W7 J" L
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
7 ~3 X: i, }" {& ?9 S$ b7 ~驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高8 j3 ~ c# Y8 y+ q; a# q
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉; f/ l$ P& {0 _! d; A
日军占领班克伦
7 V0 s- S, I) v9 y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
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" M& e0 {3 s/ w" z! CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 m. v- \) x, ]6 u3 y6 `& G6 q
+ I5 v) s% p# y+ _. RRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. m$ }3 v8 L1 @2 N4 _* {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! Q) Z) V- H8 K7 V* H
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Allied aircraft: J: u4 y5 M+ l9 P) [
A-24 Banshee x 18
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5 }8 n* Q0 t9 y; m! fAllied aircraft losses) A. ~/ z2 T8 ]! b5 ?# Q( F
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
* h+ I7 \& a2 e: w A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak2 s; v3 D, G% q6 H/ y4 U
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`) ]1 m9 x& l( @8 s S5 Q CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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, X( v# j+ i2 Z5 z3 TNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
0 ?$ D! ?) S2 S8 V5 T5 F3 t CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk7 R3 ]+ h- C% ?+ L% [6 ]: W
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 D. s: m( ]0 U
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk0 N5 l$ N1 m6 m5 G6 N
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
/ z( I5 ^( A, a; a$ Y xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships7 \& \; [( E8 g6 V1 J
CA Northampton1 {8 s, S% L' p5 q1 Q4 a
CA Chester- s9 v7 J! m- z: w& ~0 J( m
DD Blue
, h' ~( s' N7 H; |1 o4 e5 ?/ T DD Helm
. t* D1 ]8 O7 w9 E/ ^* ] DD Mugford" j7 Y# \7 P3 j# e9 w' _
DD Ralph Talbot; m5 i6 ?, A2 i# t
DD Henley
' f+ B1 d z1 l DD Patterson" k! y# ^1 h8 A
DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:
* t! I8 h. L3 s" {& p4 [. m0 [ 3887 casualties reported: k0 \3 g. z3 z# X/ e- @+ a
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
$ y% _) x2 U5 M: A Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled8 d' ]3 L2 P9 \
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
" \$ l. F$ J; ]0 S/ O3 { Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled). L; j7 N7 `4 U) i
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 rain& S1 a# a3 k: L3 m
|* L/ Q# D6 Q8 dRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., e4 G! B, B. y; l; H* F: U
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! o/ K1 y) A8 J7 l g
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6; _. f9 S1 S. ^3 y5 o u8 ]; j
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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0 Z- H1 z; s2 gAllied aircraft losses# X# n( j7 D' ?/ l8 w2 M( r
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged" `1 R: b, J# s
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! a; R5 `' k2 y; m3 R0 b: E$ s: k xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires& K2 [5 Y7 D+ ?2 N
CL Nagara6 T' m! e. I: X# A! e! L5 ], w; t
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk- I3 q6 Z1 `) Y% H
DD Makigumo0 j; K. u. @ U) N3 `+ r) Z" t
xAK Canberra Maru
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3 t& b; V: d) k( s8 SJapanese ground losses:
1 P2 v& _9 H) N' ~7 a 1845 casualties reported
. J; S) x! E/ Q Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
: Z( S( ]3 |, [5 C Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled7 p2 _4 b: T6 D* b9 t
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled8 W' U- N: L2 C! X5 u5 [
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)- y* W( U7 a+ U( K. v9 q4 Z
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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; ^# A" i6 F: r- VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky9 A( [0 O) k. }# i: n7 n8 p1 v3 K
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 R' b V8 j5 W# `# d
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes' x2 j d) r1 l
$ O4 U, S2 B! y2 E0 \Allied aircraft8 w: _! n f1 A5 D
F4F-3 Wildcat x 61 d; E" n7 H2 `' Z. O/ X
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
. j% l( L1 d# ~. B6 Y. B7 T TBD-1 Devastator x 14! X! j2 Y$ b7 Q, W2 v% Q8 t, |
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged& Z! |- l5 V' {3 \& E3 A
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' y) D; o$ B) `3 X xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 ~' j5 n$ j7 P, q0 G+ D q
AV Kimikawa Maru2 l8 h3 h* B/ F/ D6 T
xAK Zinzan Maru
" p$ W0 L8 ?9 m5 z xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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# C3 n2 I! z% mGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack' U$ p7 ?! }" x
8 h# O. x, m, e. _2 `0 lAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2444 O% \ q |) I z- b5 x8 B4 `
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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0 v* M7 Y' C6 U- IJapanese adjusted assault: 30 % y/ ?% G Y+ x+ o$ s E
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 $ _. H, d5 l; [5 X& J' K7 O7 H
3 o; l3 r4 L) T; IJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) ! h2 q; {) C- b, C1 Z |# ?) E
0 X+ J) h; @0 ]8 p" I7 G5 {Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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+ \" v7 }0 p6 E/ x1 y$ DCombat modifiers
8 \, [7 p3 ], O3 m( X& G- fDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)2 |- v# m' c4 [, d" g& q2 s* K- W
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Attacker: " N7 \; z. U8 r' Q( Y: D
H9 E( x3 x4 vJapanese ground losses:
$ k. l, P/ R* U( q 102 casualties reported
' }0 p8 {8 A1 t6 \; ?3 x Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
7 W# U, c& J" w `% a2 q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
/ v7 z8 c t- ?9 D* } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 X$ |( R9 T) W2 X% p6 z
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" V- p. T* b! D) x# k. F# ` 118 casualties reported
, k- C& Y; f- g7 W2 a/ I Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled% |% z% U! d/ `3 C0 b) q9 f! V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 {) q4 O: _# i: J$ d1 o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( C: K8 T2 d% A1 B6 ~Assaulting units:
) y8 {6 p7 l) J# V 24th Infantry Regiment( H& |4 y; E- f0 j* B! m( u: V
1st Kure Assault Division
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment% o- F. s1 O& a
3rd Air Flotilla
4 d& x& u9 |7 d' W4 t. g; O 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:$ T. _. _& n3 f; |2 Z7 m
Molukken Garrison Battalion l, K1 w" {2 ]( i
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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