AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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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
4 e5 z t% w! l) E9 ?+ o& |( C+ N' GminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
- |% D4 |2 [- v' O' \驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高* \0 `. S) `3 ?4 U6 |: K4 |/ f
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
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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: @7 d6 e9 J: L6 T$ Y6 @1 a
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106$ \ j& C- D6 y9 [6 r6 a
. M& f- t2 ~# Z& Q9 L4 ^3 XWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
f+ b, L6 V- u( X/ U7 L6 XEstimated time to target is 7 minutes" x P1 B; P* ^# a: y9 @; w
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Allied aircraft
: p0 B9 d: t$ j. |% ?9 R& k% b A-24 Banshee x 18
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& e7 `, N5 T9 uAllied aircraft losses5 U& Q& m; E/ O( |3 P
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
3 t1 z+ d* M' G( a, t$ E A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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8 t) R, a' m. u/ E/ tJapanese Ships2 A% _" V7 h/ ]! B" U2 f, n# _
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ w6 ^( Z2 |( {+ u' F, T' j" z
DD Inazuma
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$ l( j e/ z1 [% o' sNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships" d( T. _9 b" |& p
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
, a$ U0 _3 k& y# C; l( @( l, L xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: g$ P; |. {/ B; P; e1 B& y xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
6 |( S( U2 m; b* y$ ^7 } xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk, F6 o- f7 D) X2 u
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: F0 G; j4 w& D% F! b) `
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Allied Ships& s! w$ K# N$ m ?) n* W5 N. A
CA Northampton5 k, G. u0 E& u" |4 w
CA Chester
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3 f2 q8 F5 m3 @; u DD Helm% f4 t- E5 h, S* E! Q" t3 X" H, J
DD Mugford
. ~# a7 s+ |7 m: J0 S" E) z& B DD Ralph Talbot
: e1 V2 g$ ^- O* k7 h. q9 g. a DD Henley4 W" r/ w0 f4 ^, x. e0 Y% {
DD Patterson
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% K9 G+ ^; k9 y' S/ g d: l) BJapanese ground losses:
( v2 X( A4 s, ?- l# L8 L6 z1 o9 y 3887 casualties reported, [, }. r& ~4 V& h }
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
* j% X7 R; M/ g4 H% e! q Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled D b. L) A5 Q
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled6 }5 q% A, w R9 U5 J% t5 `
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 a; _: Q& @1 n. a! H0 ^- V
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)5 ^$ \, K( M2 u/ S1 h7 x* f4 v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,541 }9 j5 w" i8 y6 k. a# t
$ \' q, Y# Y7 c8 K" @ C- m. T4 [Weather in hex: Light rain8 F0 ^- m6 c' V% U7 h2 D4 H
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; `9 k0 u! K& M& o* S% M/ rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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8 V, |! e( x# `, e% EAllied aircraft
. j+ g7 V3 o5 }( b9 A8 q F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
/ R1 s: G d; A, r- ?9 g* s6 V SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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5 _1 H0 h- E# f3 }Allied aircraft losses# F) `$ ?# {/ H4 b" N3 {1 X
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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" C4 n2 i4 u" G* QJapanese Ships. c/ p+ {6 _7 L+ ~& l: s7 x
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires5 X: Y* P5 {2 p2 }# [$ u
CL Nagara
3 _5 n' F% l# b- }3 C! S) M9 J xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
, R, u) z$ j& N. c DD Makigumo* o+ B2 T% B# \0 T& s" |
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
6 c4 }+ ^- t# `* [5 E4 f" y3 z% r1 E 1845 casualties reported5 |; K$ I3 A2 Y; y8 u
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled* Y4 R3 _* V! R) B8 ~( X! `2 Y5 f
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled( ]# C5 B( A; G( a+ s% V
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled* D" w: [$ K: O
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled). @# k$ A4 Z, V% i4 e+ _" q
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)$ J3 Q9 @* Z% \! v6 s: j, u; l8 u
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! F8 @2 P+ |' a5 X4 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52# ]* n2 i* l- D2 g+ a
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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" n6 t# I9 F1 M+ {) o# x* LRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! |' W2 ?1 i p& sEstimated time to target is 16 minutes8 F. z' w2 d1 H
3 P4 ^; f0 L, t, s2 M3 eAllied aircraft
# ], y% w+ d+ b1 W3 ^+ { F4F-3 Wildcat x 60 |' K" M1 G: ^7 y
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
; y" N/ `4 Y. ~' h6 c! y% | TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships# d+ P T- h d
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) P1 Z0 F) {; a. V# O) F
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 W- H9 m; d3 J- T% d
AV Kimikawa Maru
& a; n$ a- u: z& X) C* ]6 x2 m xAK Zinzan Maru
( u; y9 z3 P8 v" t/ M+ T3 E* [4 U xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 I5 n3 j" _& K0 B: S% X
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# K$ ?- b9 ^. I5 a {" a. uGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack( q" y4 q6 ?4 \" M2 K Z; t* l/ E
/ p& S* z, o3 F+ M& A. ~( K/ mAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244; y% a% u( l) A1 p* X
& `5 p( g8 p; FDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47! j- F8 \6 R9 q' s! L1 M* K
, f+ p5 w+ u: c5 v% HJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 8 M! M7 N' c% e3 f( d
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 17 k) s& m, M, h( w/ w% c: @. V& Q( A3 [
% ?) K! u' R$ [, s( Z% y# o5 `* ?Combat modifiers
6 X E2 E8 I: c& h' O, }7 Z" DDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)/ X, Q8 ^! [" j
experience(-), p& X2 S: f$ J r: b
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
4 a: ~4 d) V. B- _$ Y$ J: b 102 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled: G6 {5 Q; M, D" v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 F2 ~$ G) m: D& S7 J6 \' m9 l# P
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* G, J4 U$ l7 s& R& B 118 casualties reported
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5 O3 {* Y) f& V( G1 H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) _7 t8 U' \4 r8 `+ o8 s% t7 n; M" I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" W2 X3 R: ^3 }/ H# N: ?Assaulting units:
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$ Y- h8 q! {. E 8th Indpt SNLF Coy & w9 V, s' N8 m/ r2 b
2nd Field Artillery Regiment- f! z% X7 X- W
3rd Air Flotilla
8 m# z; c, R; o) Q b, H/ |1 K 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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& }; \) z4 o' ADefending units:
7 V# c; _; {8 U( V% e' }" \ Molukken Garrison Battalion# @: V2 Z: ?. {
4th Coastal Gun Battalion3 W! m! x5 I7 P7 N
Ambon Base Force |