AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42+ V6 ^# [, m% _2 G- {
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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
8 g2 V; v: H ~- |3 L& d( O4 Z1 \miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
+ Q6 A, X5 R: v1 [7 M驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
$ F i- c$ c: N2 s- M$ c$ K0 \驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
4 a/ t4 m5 T) c2 Z& n9 o6 j日军占领班克伦
4 E4 m7 i8 h5 h* s. J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2 H& A9 ^: A# W) i3 X; a9 m
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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3 W7 X* d) h& U; j& t* \Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ r R# C# i. z5 |$ A1 I6 ]0 N- S6 ]Estimated time to target is 7 minutes" |, ~/ R: ]2 l4 Q
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Allied aircraft" K! H- d5 P5 e
A-24 Banshee x 18' ~/ d" A$ h0 v/ Q3 s. k0 v8 @
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Allied aircraft losses
6 @" T0 q, e+ G7 W A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged+ t" b2 d r6 p" b1 G1 \& N
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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! a4 s% F* t) h4 ~/ CJapanese Ships
8 p+ Z" D$ z% {$ R, G/ S! t. u CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire% |, ~. _3 v' T# M# x, w% H6 c
DD Inazuma- x2 L R: N5 R. J0 i- P" O
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk# W3 F4 n0 ]5 u# x0 j' ~) s$ [
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. I1 V* L9 C( ]3 s {- H" k% N- x: t xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
1 v0 i+ s! X; R4 r/ w0 o xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
& W m5 _: j" v4 h+ t. _; b: s xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
2 ]1 _- o% ^ t8 X- t, E CA Northampton
, D! t7 C4 q, y9 [3 `; u% } CA Chester3 E- ^1 @# E2 c
DD Blue
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DD Mugford {- L: e, ^; v4 W
DD Ralph Talbot/ b7 {& a% B5 A8 @6 B
DD Henley2 m2 t7 }& g4 w; {! y5 S
DD Patterson' L) Y5 @; P" e
DD Craven
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6 T9 y) d* Y" j3 a) K UJapanese ground losses:
& r) D2 |- E& v8 P 3887 casualties reported
3 Q1 S7 V9 O) h7 f' |. G2 t Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
0 I# _- V4 v* }6 m; h' m Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled- Z% N/ o9 I' k
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled) B I- R h' P
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)- ^% ?9 G6 `% d4 x7 |) t, ?/ M) `
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
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( [# J7 H( Q* l& CEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
x) Y0 c, R4 S5 x# o3 U* ], u) f9 ~ F4F-3 Wildcat x 6* l' K% g* E4 y8 d' S' I7 Q
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses$ ^5 |- ~* R+ h H( }
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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, j" N* `, ^5 ~( G7 CJapanese Ships
5 f J c$ s L) b" o- ]/ g xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, t2 w9 T H% c* u- I- Z! g( L
CL Nagara1 y \0 N; s6 i9 ~. n* ~) q
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
$ U7 O# k0 q3 }4 n3 u DD Makigumo2 E5 F. v+ U" ?6 E8 Z
xAK Canberra Maru
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6 |2 U% p6 p+ ~Japanese ground losses:9 h2 G b }, C& ~8 ^, i( ]
1845 casualties reported
1 q& G1 X2 w" _* k Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
4 R" R; j N( T; o; @$ }: p( T* p/ |0 M& ^ Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
5 P9 n, J, Y0 F5 V9 k* j2 k Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
& r- Z6 J* h+ {3 z Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
4 p' z7 x9 _9 ^: } Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52( p0 ]8 j6 b) S! c0 F
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. u" A" U5 s4 F9 M# W$ DRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& K2 j% |+ c# l0 E& dEstimated time to target is 16 minutes% g0 `/ l2 \9 `# a/ o9 F
" {% N. P4 ?% ]+ N4 `5 |8 oAllied aircraft
4 @; |; \" e! J F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
! L f! h% R6 P5 o! j. d* u) C. v* C: l SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
! ]9 _) {& e7 [; G* s' L' V6 | TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
5 W" n, S! a2 F( n SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships6 `, d( y) |6 \
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 U0 M: x9 C1 m' U0 ]
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( x) w# B: s4 L
AV Kimikawa Maru
6 E! X" L' U4 e Q) W7 |0 S xAK Zinzan Maru
, A- \9 |) }" r: s4 F) T* A xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 J8 ~! Z6 l. D3 x+ F' i' T
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)1 L# I6 I" k; b9 }5 y3 r7 Q& z
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Japanese Deliberate attack, K5 I( C% s" o5 x2 b
3 {% C% p/ Q2 s* D& C0 P& l/ BAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 478 X' E5 K, T) x* |
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 6 L. `2 [' {* E% N. i( a
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 8 u7 U- Z# R! s0 u( T' l- X
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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5 n6 C! ?; W$ o, NCombat modifiers* m% u( ^2 z/ G+ v* N5 ]
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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102 casualties reported2 |6 l* \# {. H5 F, A* o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled6 K' S) m, u% r3 W; g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled5 }; }9 t) i0 x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 n# d, W: u' `" P4 {
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118 casualties reported
6 ?9 r2 V# P- D Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled1 X" `; J. k! R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ O$ u9 e; w6 s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* c# f1 E9 ~" V4 w5 [+ @
! ~1 ?; \- F! q' M1 KAssaulting units:3 f. r& w& |: T; K1 D
24th Infantry Regiment6 B5 o* t0 I9 P7 y: S% \& D
1st Kure Assault Division
2 U- I. I: h( k2 G& @ u1 b 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
9 W& Q5 z" ^' w# Y; I! w) i( n3 v% I# m 2nd Field Artillery Regiment- e* ~) Z. P$ ^% a! U
3rd Air Flotilla ' i( @+ l8 U( J/ H# q
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment* K' k0 L# l1 M+ p: D1 I
% J4 {( G o2 O Y4 O% sDefending units:
4 o- t/ D; L0 g& ^ Molukken Garrison Battalion
# ]1 h$ @' P8 s& s0 c 4th Coastal Gun Battalion. r, _( a1 W* N
Ambon Base Force |