AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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, m. }; i8 t3 y& B' \6 M, N- G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
7 _9 A1 C6 k" a3 c& yminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明9 ?, a7 @( e9 _/ _9 F
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
3 @: u. Y5 \8 Z! C' S驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉" M8 ]1 Z& w, p P) {
日军占领班克伦, i' L- y4 L0 L1 a( u
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; U, r6 ~0 f* u( H% y0 n) A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ [3 f- R0 k6 a
3 }* Q: E$ d; D* O4 B. k; D: k6 W( ]Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% C8 ?( I+ v) {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes" s" Y: D0 l, t1 n
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Allied aircraft
4 b& C# x8 `" `3 u! e A-24 Banshee x 18% n- G0 _0 W) \& C: b
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Allied aircraft losses, A" a) {" e+ i5 Y& o: n
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged7 F1 y; _4 ~7 i$ u! c# ]
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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& R+ j {8 G" ~# O4 A s/ _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 h7 r$ O8 s) L& U$ x" R5 H) y( S# S' O
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) c4 F1 o; a; T2 P0 ~3 J" G xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
& ]4 R8 K& e1 e, m$ V7 ?5 _ xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk- P1 Q7 H) ?3 k8 b4 Z; A
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; n3 u! _; Y2 t8 N. \. w
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CA Northampton; L. C% A- m: @+ x* n' ]& r4 ]
CA Chester. r; R& i8 o3 ` i9 @) B, a8 K
DD Blue) s! Q% k3 B: f+ t
DD Helm0 k2 F% x( A; V$ p/ K
DD Mugford
' C+ M- g1 [1 V0 y DD Ralph Talbot
. A: b/ u) K$ k) P5 S$ j' T6 L DD Henley
# c& k0 p6 v4 G: j& B" d DD Patterson
- x# F4 l. h R+ E DD Craven
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) Z8 _, \* m$ ?4 q0 D1 a 3887 casualties reported+ `8 Q& k4 \/ P& b4 R) m0 t
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled( K) m( k+ k4 N* n) f! v: Y1 d
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
$ l E6 @) X% I/ ?) H! S) E9 d! Y' C0 W Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
! c; z2 Z( a) F6 U* V w/ [+ c4 {) R2 _ e Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled) }, @( S3 |- g0 q- S6 z" n
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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/ H: {% _0 w6 B7 `0 H ], Y8 BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,547 s7 x' C+ }6 p( {& q
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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7 ], G2 a8 ?& Q0 S4 g( dRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 {' L' B. \8 M+ [Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft( U5 o3 P( @) T7 y J/ s3 l0 }) G4 d( {
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
: D& n; G4 |2 w' W+ y SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses
8 e+ `0 F0 n5 I w5 p* B( m6 h SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged+ R9 X. z1 o" W4 T0 H/ G/ R% v
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
( _' k. P: O g- p2 L CL Nagara! H2 q0 L/ n6 I+ M& u5 x
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
$ T3 F, {# x4 I" c! v5 V DD Makigumo
' m' o$ N" V; C1 a xAK Canberra Maru* d* [/ \' I: V% c
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$ N1 B- A5 u7 ~ s 1845 casualties reported) q3 L4 ^# Q! k1 ~& }6 [' Y5 j; @' d
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled8 i9 x0 X$ ^' A ?! b5 v6 t2 d
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled' t2 d8 s0 a/ [, e
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled' w- c+ x+ T& J, k
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ t& `5 O9 w) r6 v4 t
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,521 c/ d) a7 m! b' o
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% i) w8 p1 f6 m2 j& I" q# S
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes: b* |- E/ k, J9 g- P
5 @+ @4 C' |4 z( }# vAllied aircraft
$ f* M: k2 h7 G3 o F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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TBD-1 Devastator x 14' [' x+ L) J2 X; c% q4 P) ^
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Allied aircraft losses
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% P- C, e- R- @2 g8 K+ r: ]. U xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ e7 m" K8 q8 }
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; T! M2 ]' t1 G6 h8 j
AV Kimikawa Maru3 ~5 J/ l, s2 R; g. r
xAK Zinzan Maru6 p* W. j2 @2 e; Y
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109). Y; _( c. K) o B r
9 x, p3 d M4 lJapanese Deliberate attack
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; g) s$ |6 \' N1 |$ OAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2448 ?1 A% Z/ o. K+ W, y% E w
6 |4 S4 R3 Y" Z" Z' K; y1 o7 \Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47, O8 |0 k+ j2 m# x
R$ e4 Q: U& c& K% ~- | oJapanese adjusted assault: 30 ( U+ [! t! V! A: r- ]6 G
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 2 i6 C& e3 e' K9 U, P
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1& G: b6 O* ~/ f
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Combat modifiers
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experience(-)8 D: L6 ^3 Z3 [: k8 F# h* S# ]& `
Attacker: & h9 H. \+ C& I# t' F" l
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled. e) _. Y1 C3 Y- @' c8 q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Allied ground losses:3 F! h# V2 a/ k. c# O0 V
118 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: {; ]6 o7 v1 ]: @$ ?" s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
) Z/ L0 U* T0 K0 v( I$ q 24th Infantry Regiment
2 n% |( e$ h n. E 1st Kure Assault Division2 D1 Z) z# o! }0 n" {6 P" [! Q, J
8th Indpt SNLF Coy 2 x: V5 D, k* ?4 q1 D* p
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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% G0 }9 ^) B: H5 m# d7 H( A 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment9 N8 F! b3 L8 c1 \! g9 ^( w" d, E( h
% W* M: d+ e% i. @( a" @- m/ f" kDefending units:
2 m- t$ V3 M; C r& ?' V Molukken Garrison Battalion8 M; V* ?7 L6 o" {% `& G4 U
4th Coastal Gun Battalion7 A, v" C+ H w( e
Ambon Base Force |