AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 429 V) O/ P1 t% e
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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 Y6 s; m+ K1 A. Y) \; i0 r7 T- l( c
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明. s" f8 K& x# R& G A: m
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
6 }, ~& R& m7 I1 V9 |驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
" R1 s( {* ~" V# ~日军占领班克伦
2 w M0 z- |5 _) I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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! P+ R2 f0 V" \9 P$ H' ^6 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106, z* ~+ c+ p( q N+ f# y. b/ L# @
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* j' |9 w1 x# W% J6 K
+ P" i, i2 d/ u1 ~Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! \4 i& E. o3 q& V+ fEstimated time to target is 7 minutes! i7 O7 k+ E3 {- n9 Z
3 T) @$ }. e. a3 {( d* t' [Allied aircraft
" s2 O4 F/ x0 I" M. o6 a A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
j& `/ d! z# J# b A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged6 l. V s" |8 ^
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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" `; B5 i$ Z/ t4 C% Q SJapanese Ships. Z- Q1 B! r v4 A8 ^# b# x
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! @4 ?3 m; a2 ~3 Y0 |" X3 x/ [ DD Inazuma! i* [" Y# I$ L: Z( t0 t. [! u
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards& j, h, }) w3 P C4 R
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Japanese Ships8 h6 N+ H3 E7 L- X* d$ U8 W
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
. ^7 H; D8 R$ w0 p xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, ^8 y3 Y1 L# F. u xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
' R7 H5 l9 f* q: |8 h) V5 |/ H xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
$ q& N& E4 S+ \. n xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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$ M* ]+ P- @' t pAllied Ships
* @& }. B- k7 q7 f5 A* s5 r1 k/ J CA Northampton
1 \8 L* ^5 O$ z CA Chester
3 }) X; S- d; Z! B DD Blue: y" m$ o! z5 o& T! T o& `
DD Helm; n5 Q/ J# [ @$ k1 M$ Y; B" X" ^
DD Mugford
3 ]- V0 u7 A& { DD Ralph Talbot
# l+ Y$ X# D# z DD Henley; _1 c! z0 ]7 V# O8 M
DD Patterson0 D; Z7 s* h) K) d: I4 ]! V. U6 K. H
DD Craven: m9 m2 h$ U+ V: F, ^8 H
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Japanese ground losses:2 p- K- F# T7 ]* V. N( w; S2 V
3887 casualties reported/ u( o% D4 [/ R0 |" I! \; H
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
& G, b: R: o" O9 _3 h. G. \ Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
. D: p: F v# k" C Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled, t+ ?- V, w6 u+ n F# R$ W
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 |- _* z+ _ r+ T8 N; S1 \# k
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)- Y$ ^& w: [& t$ E& n; j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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. v! t& c5 {3 ?8 F4 K- i% Z6 O4 ZWeather in hex: Light rain! N% W+ @2 a$ |4 }& ~
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft' x6 w1 o* @7 T2 c3 ?" M
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6- B" }' ^+ p8 }: u8 B0 [3 ~
SBD-2 Dauntless x 241 f+ Y) ~1 R% u) [
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Allied aircraft losses' O. Z2 N$ }7 _7 q% p' p d ]
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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) i. ], ]$ k. z9 jJapanese Ships
( ]( _ N1 E1 i! v, l xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
, M6 c& w& O8 X' _9 u% W/ ^# f5 A; p1 v; f CL Nagara) R& W4 t+ X* S& A3 i8 I. C5 C
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk _- \* y' W6 r) L, i
DD Makigumo
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Japanese ground losses:# B3 g5 J( b) I
1845 casualties reported
9 n9 `3 K2 i z) D) ? Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled: i! z. N) t3 R* J" K3 p% d6 v7 j
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled5 i5 w5 X8 R. R: @' g6 C; p7 z
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled. i9 U5 n, k4 a; [
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
4 [$ @1 Z/ ~( z0 B, s3 S Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; K+ p* U; R$ u: S9 M5 K9 O
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes: t8 V0 ~2 g" s6 F. F# C7 h* ?- Z
+ s$ B' C7 _/ T* b' u: z% MAllied aircraft
: ?% O& Z. d* s+ a; w% n: b0 c1 I F4F-3 Wildcat x 6; j/ W' l( c- z: \2 C. J
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3. u- M2 e |7 ~) ~, h; H. H) V
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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* J) E. z4 b' H( V# n+ s/ QAllied aircraft losses
1 v J0 R, x% y* X1 @5 |9 ~ SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged" h" H0 k* V1 u3 C# I1 ~& Y. t
1 d) u- c+ s4 t+ R/ D$ z; B% yJapanese Ships
/ v0 \# g& X- R c$ _- a: r- ]+ l( h xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ G5 d. M4 n4 }) i |! E3 Z
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. ]9 |+ D1 r. B1 K2 z4 S AV Kimikawa Maru
* M- I9 J' R( q2 c5 A% ] xAK Zinzan Maru
b2 Q! ~( a& X/ A* s5 R8 ]. a xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: h: C1 V7 @6 T9 L* i
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0 Z* u# F2 ?3 H% p* QGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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j! y, L% G# {( l3 F2 GJapanese Deliberate attack: k: m1 V; Y, s4 ]1 b% D* {
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244: h$ O$ N1 b% c/ _ t
! }5 s/ H; K: r# mDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 ' W( J/ o# q$ _ q; U# d! Z
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) # ]3 }3 V! b% R8 `, L4 z
& a; j( g$ V. i x" s2 wJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers
6 ~% x1 A: Q/ @/ |# J0 UDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)) m& I3 K2 d9 Q
experience(-)
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102 casualties reported) g5 S3 w. U2 g: s5 m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled( @) v) {3 u0 A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 p* I* N- N9 a! B1 I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; x& r& X( D7 \2 F
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
0 c4 J* F9 l8 T. c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: L9 v0 T" \9 a l; Q* s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* Q2 o: Z# ?% F6 v+ Z
! x9 L& |, Q. \& EAssaulting units:( O2 q7 H: F: G$ E7 h
24th Infantry Regiment5 {( V N" ?1 s% {; L! ^
1st Kure Assault Division
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Molukken Garrison Battalion
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