AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42. I- n' ^) Q* Z5 Q7 r4 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6 }) w L! A! |* a7 y' P; R A
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明! ~. U' k6 `6 L6 n; W" [
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高% n; q: S* n( h0 u, X T
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
5 Y# K/ q' G6 n# @日军占领班克伦, o' F% Z! q3 T! y, c
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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106 Y# A* R+ |/ Z3 \& d! F" L
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) ^5 z( L/ Q& `% z! ]0 N SEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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2 O- @( E9 ?4 T: O- R4 tAllied aircraft
( p( u3 e; x! R+ E4 \$ U) e P A-24 Banshee x 18, B# v; ]% J6 U# f: E
) F' n0 X4 B. y+ k9 L- t UAllied aircraft losses. w J3 ^/ b. T* b z9 [. q
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged* P8 i& Y4 R3 \+ U) R! B
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak) V& \! {, v0 }7 Q; s3 ?/ R" M0 L4 Z
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Japanese Ships" {% n/ ]# x# p% [
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ V [, o% j. u& R8 F8 R DD Inazuma
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' P: N9 w! S$ v" @& aNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards) T* p; {) W; F3 X
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Japanese Ships7 M( ^' M4 p8 }0 Z6 B' |
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
7 ~: U( [& ~$ K6 B. @" L xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" ]% w* b& L% R" y) E
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
4 R+ F- f8 R9 e xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk$ N' J: G. p$ g% E) H' B
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# I: T8 l- ]! f: A" X7 [' N; [4 Q
5 M5 e7 Q- C8 }4 CAllied Ships
+ K6 S/ u' I8 F: P CA Northampton( t6 H& A" [/ m+ q. Y1 B n. t
CA Chester/ [3 ^- ^$ P! {* v7 e
DD Blue3 {! u1 K- X$ w; N2 H) H! S
DD Helm
2 Q. ?) O- ^; m, @' } w DD Mugford
/ { P, ?( Q( w: _ DD Ralph Talbot3 [" B9 k i. P' b3 \" f8 |# ?4 n
DD Henley8 z1 O# g" F( f; S. h
DD Patterson' M$ m$ R8 h' W" S- V
DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:9 S* Q1 k2 F! M& Z9 O
3887 casualties reported [" M+ ]8 D' ]$ V
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled" L! ]* i& `: @- U+ O% \, ]6 j
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
! V' W" A/ [6 x0 F8 E# V' N Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
6 k! L$ U% X7 C- Z! r4 u4 `# Z Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)" C# l, D8 ]- h
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54) w9 r0 {4 @& q: t! _- Q& z. o
3 Z6 N& Z" [; t9 GWeather in hex: Light rain
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) s+ p1 K/ \( Z; O% }Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
0 W5 N: ~+ q0 F, A. ]Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-2 Dauntless x 24- x/ g& S7 y6 [* L
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* @0 ?5 o i7 z8 e5 d9 [/ j9 D: x SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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, X+ r- J4 m6 d/ q8 A. BJapanese Ships% K+ b' @* P7 ?: f/ H5 _1 v9 P
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 X# ^$ I! _3 W- k1 ~
CL Nagara
" v1 D& U; v; h; l1 i3 R xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk) L& v" V$ A9 ?( s9 {
DD Makigumo' e s/ N! F8 }) ~! t+ i
xAK Canberra Maru& v/ Z4 h' C6 F" D7 W: r
1 \& F, v5 f2 n6 u9 mJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
" P: ?+ }8 c7 c; _/ c6 U Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled2 `9 t& p7 M2 L& ]- Q* U- x
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
9 I8 B' {" E$ C" u8 B. N# s# M Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)! C/ K" C/ `: {3 q" k! D
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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0 s" w/ O+ \1 C) |% E$ T1 m: gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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" D0 k7 Z$ p; Z8 t, S: X. ~6 FWeather in hex: Clear sky
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) M2 v1 y2 T: ^. ]Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 g% A% H0 ?8 {6 x! N" n+ Z
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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3 x1 }7 g+ i0 o HAllied aircraft
& w% b: u5 |6 Y7 M0 A/ f F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
; D$ F0 e; z( K& Z SBD-2 Dauntless x 3$ a! z e. i4 d- ^' Q
TBD-1 Devastator x 14( v+ p: h$ Z0 O0 q% k& V
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Allied aircraft losses
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8 ], E& w' H0 s+ a AJapanese Ships# m" g8 O8 J( e! M; y/ S
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( @2 i. s3 ]3 N0 i; a
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ i" }3 O, {7 n AV Kimikawa Maru+ Z) k+ Q% u3 o$ V* C2 C/ @
xAK Zinzan Maru
+ i1 E/ ^& _& m% o6 u xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) |% E# t+ k3 Z1 _& u9 Y
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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! M5 p2 l8 D) J3 sJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244" n) j: W# }0 W, G6 r4 D9 G( S0 D1 `
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47+ W- b& p7 m3 q
' ]8 n" {4 g3 F$ \) YJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 1 @- \* F- O9 t' ~6 n! d
( h; R9 E5 H% m9 z) ]" OJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 18 E5 m# ^) y* X. L& u3 f" G' f
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Combat modifiers
$ n8 Z! l5 T3 W% R4 U; DDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)- v, L- b( u; K3 f: ?+ ]' ~
experience(-)+ N2 q# l& g! M8 {/ M a* T
Attacker:
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102 casualties reported
* y: v$ L" X$ v- C- \) ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
1 N8 V5 z* V. ~* ]+ d0 E X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled5 v9 Y7 |# _+ f1 W+ v8 \/ K. H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled7 @8 M, j2 q+ U' Y# f% |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 J7 e1 R# x) W1 x3 j/ n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
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1st Kure Assault Division
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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4 R/ ^3 V! g- C$ l: ~) F 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:7 \6 {9 T$ [( [! @2 q2 f
Molukken Garrison Battalion/ U" b% A0 F3 T$ m9 X3 o" H5 j
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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