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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 16, 45
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盟军一支小型舰队突袭土鲁克,在能见度低下的情况下利用雷达重创日军驻留舰队。* I& ?% a. O- G" H( G
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 112,108, Range 6,000 Yards6 B4 M1 v9 B$ L9 Z+ ^9 u9 `% \
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Japanese Ships
* p3 v7 D; }3 N CL Agano, Shell hits 27 s" W8 b3 h# o7 `& U) \# K
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 1
4 w! I. z2 \; |3 `; _8 {7 t DD Yudachi, Shell hits 1; s# g+ f' m$ p* r6 a% a0 O1 J5 g8 \ i
DD Samidare, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
{( c- w- p- t z DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 c! m6 X5 A) l: W DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 1, on fire9 z0 l" \4 R7 D9 o! @0 F) k
DD Hatsuharu% u. `; q/ d6 {) w; @: g" I* O
DD Wakaba
: e. N' \% M0 m" d2 u! y' @ DD Tadeshiwa, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
9 O( o- l6 d( Q/ L, E# n) l CL Achilles, Shell hits 5
M. U9 H& K [: H: R DD Hyman
* _! Y+ T6 l& W* p7 B" O3 _ DD Samuel Moore Q7 Q. n5 B( ~, |
DD Taussig& M/ Z3 C# D; z+ |. U
DD Dortch
: J9 S) Z8 e- k3 @, o DD Marshall
9 w( F. w; g( J9 j$ \& j DD Prichett) O0 S- d4 N7 }/ F
DD Ross
5 O" j7 k3 m& X5 \" p' O g1 Q DD Wedderburn
% j. H/ i0 m+ T2 v1 S' _. E DD Wickes
, G; W% V; j2 z$ m$ _) w- W DD Wren
1 V% x0 r# P' ~) A DD Yarnall, Shell hits 2, on fire: Y6 q E; d0 W& O
DD Cassin Young, Shell hits 2
9 o4 h5 Q! F4 G0 _& k% e DD Blue II, Shell hits 1, on fire4 x( q! G# p6 E0 f. \
% y3 s/ K) i! p- EReduced sighting due to 10% moonlight, T# }/ s1 O+ f% n, @1 X- |
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t1 f7 H0 d6 p+ C- Y3 s4 ?1 WASW attack near Truk at 112,108
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Japanese Ships# u( ^% f( S! n0 E3 a
SS I-54, hits 18, heavy damage. Z! Y( J8 y3 J5 N8 B& ]$ ~
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8 X- D% l V) g6 Y) ]& h1 i CL Achilles9 r( P+ P# ` A, T
DD Wickes, V0 b' g. Z! u4 C% U6 t4 d. A0 I0 o1 x
DD Wedderburn- z) @- a3 }! ?# m/ E
DD Ross
- q: L5 B, L$ z% c1 g0 k DD Prichett" b# N) o+ B& M- P; ^2 J- \) ~2 h- B
DD Marshall- t2 }8 s0 J* B5 S) |* E/ i
DD Dortch1 a) f8 N2 f- u% i n- I
DD Taussig* q0 D/ }& D# v5 q2 P
DD Samuel Moore
4 f6 e0 d" i$ r' [ DD Hyman; V6 {% h( A+ F% J5 H* Z! n/ x1 j1 T
DD Blue II, on fire# a* R, p& F$ Y; K; @
DD Cassin Young) j$ M1 s% L6 d% x* ~- _
DD Yarnall, on fire
9 H' e/ G! l* E, r0 N DD Wren T! h; {' o$ c f4 ?& Z9 V
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+ E8 u+ f' y: ?! h- A- i& `2 qNight Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 112,108, Range 8,000 Yards# j# J6 k+ q6 h, L3 r4 ?
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9 [" R) g. x6 R9 [ PB Kamitsu Maru, Shell hits 9, heavy fires
9 X2 d4 c; ?, `, w; z! v PB Kiso Maru, Shell hits 14 `( q# Y ]6 s. x
xAK Tamashima Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire
! w3 x$ x- g- K" B8 v4 l xAK Ikoma Maru, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage# |0 a' P- }- r1 ]+ C+ p
xAK Maya Maru, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ J1 Q+ T9 C! r* m- D& T" \+ g PB Tokotsu Maru; G' D4 E# P6 z; d# l
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CL Achilles
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DD Samuel Moore4 r6 _- o# }- t/ _+ m
DD Taussig
* K9 d& v5 d* m9 B+ S- p9 T. v DD Dortch
c, p8 W9 h. z8 n) y/ Y- U DD Marshall1 W4 D% d9 h# p3 i, x/ C# |
DD Prichett
. ^' h/ @8 N5 F( ]' R! w* H/ ] DD Ross! ^- e3 t- w/ R" U+ L8 s0 Z
DD Wedderburn7 K- R- x; n& n6 b& B# c
DD Wickes
0 D8 y* ]2 e; t, s( A DD Wren. z! J8 ], J" e. c
DD Yarnall3 t- E% J! H0 D" `
DD Cassin Young
5 @- _3 i4 h8 T1 P DD Blue II& ~0 k& H- U( h4 @5 h1 V
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+ b+ f8 \2 x: B; nNight Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 112,108, Range 30,000 Yards
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PB Kamitsu Maru, heavy fires
* K: t. ^+ e0 N& S J" _ PB Kiso Maru
9 s( H* `' j/ G- X5 \; H# h* e xAK Ikoma Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
! m4 U+ g1 I' }( E- b xAK Maya Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
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/ Z! M/ ]9 Y+ n8 x, zAllied Ships
8 P/ {6 s8 z d# U: y g CL Achilles
8 o' ?( o4 N# V5 F" g7 L! G3 K- P DD Hyman
9 {# }4 `) |" T U0 E DD Samuel Moore5 X e9 R" \" m: ^
DD Taussig
* o K" N# s2 h1 N9 \1 ~3 W DD Dortch
8 P4 @8 S' z& h( J3 K5 ~1 @ DD Marshall
+ Y2 m; G3 b0 n2 }2 N DD Prichett
' Z+ R5 U; h: z1 B8 p$ ]: y DD Ross( \7 h7 n0 V* w" B/ p$ C
DD Wedderburn2 H A! R7 Y8 A- I
DD Wickes3 V& F9 I8 v3 I( y) w- @
DD Wren% J& b+ f* i3 Q" N/ J. D6 H( v) B
DD Yarnall
/ J3 z3 `4 \: Z# e. p0 N DD Cassin Young0 b) U" S. p. v! A' Q$ N1 u! f' m
DD Blue II! n; u" t* `0 m; h1 I2 f* L- G
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; c" s$ J7 s G& y日军在米尔恩湾凭借地利首日打出1:2,不过盟军的火力优势明显,给予日军重大杀伤,日军显然在米尔恩湾坚持不了几天。
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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133) A, S: q1 J; q
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Allied Deliberate attack
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5 B6 e$ U. v. b2 O) ]2 p& eAttacking force 22644 troops, 391 guns, 565 vehicles, Assault Value = 912
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6 I" T' [( H( X5 d0 ADefending force 10168 troops, 114 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 335' i/ H# T& `7 D8 C) n' \4 D
& m" M+ F$ c8 f' LAllied adjusted assault: 389
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1157 ) |0 w. F% s: x. W7 u1 P0 ?# ?: N
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6) % H3 C; R/ O1 L, u+ x) Z( l
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Combat modifiers
0 Y: Q* W# V# Y/ Q0 E% i4 EDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)4 X+ J* Q. d. ~: w) d4 Z
Attacker:
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1806 casualties reported$ e/ _/ a! L ]5 }& X8 A0 Y
Squads: 17 destroyed, 135 disabled! _2 A3 J( o; F5 n3 f3 Y
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 24 disabled
/ [9 g' p1 r5 N* n Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
# }( f* x: w+ x( d1 o Guns lost 26 (3 destroyed, 23 disabled)# W) o2 h! {9 e# X; Z8 J2 i0 |2 E) m
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled, ]( l$ h) [# M1 |9 V- P
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 13 disabled
1 [7 k: `1 T6 b/ h7 [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled& L$ w& G: `- a. Q
Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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* J5 G* c6 ~2 F5 {Assaulting units:
* ]: b4 }. h8 Y0 o 3rd Marine Division
) e' J4 g! V8 f: z2 S' r+ l 766th Tank Battalion. l. h) ^& {2 P7 M7 O/ i
Americal Infantry Division- [" c4 h( l$ q* r$ _. g7 c/ T
5th USMC Tank Battalion" C9 P+ J; Q- N% n% |& X2 U* m# @
608th Coast AA Regiment
6 V0 c3 S7 W% p1 L Tenth US Army$ [- X+ j, `5 A( f% ~, t
544th Field Artillery Battalion
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x# A1 [) Q& ]6 wDefending units:
) ~- {0 ~) @( k) [+ X. ]" a& ]3 { 23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
! E) ?% t3 L1 { 48th Naval Guard Unit
$ R* t) @( r# C 62nd Naval Guard Unit
7 N' h0 w2 } \7 \, L( J7 |! A 11th RF Gun Battalion4 Z J( p5 E7 e
14th JAAF AF Coy 3 k+ y; e3 o0 n+ X! Q; z! t
35th JNAF AF Unit
8 x* \( `4 ?0 h# N; D" Q( U7 P" G 39th Field AA Battalion+ U/ s3 Z- l( c( r: T7 F7 H
3rd Fleet /2
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* A, q8 S0 k3 A* K5 X( C) Q- e* S同日盟军在莫港登陆5 @; Q9 o9 c% b& E2 v7 M
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Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)4 s$ T6 l r" @; X
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Attacking force 15435 troops, 128 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 614
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& g5 b9 X3 Q r3 l/ O: KDefending force 61916 troops, 1105 guns, 1257 vehicles, Assault Value = 2065
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72 casualties reported2 A8 ^: C1 b% o: B$ p
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
! S/ @! z t6 S; Q& J, Z! ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. D2 e/ G! G6 Y& U# j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:- d! @& ?( i; }5 ]: A
13 casualties reported
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b: m/ D# r) u: @; Z& U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# ^4 Y8 p# h* | a: H1 M8 r7 ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; v* \6 j3 i [
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67th Naval Guard Unit
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4 C$ ~0 `; n- n) w 47th/B Division1 U& c# N" _; ?4 x+ E8 ~; { Q
47th/A Division: `4 q: |9 J8 s' g$ s
47th/C Division
# ~2 M' W. e: p( \0 P9 B1 _; E 42nd JNAF AF Unit
e/ T2 W8 K$ p+ B 23rd AA Regiment z( v) m# P4 e2 [
44th Fld AA Bn /1# y" e7 k4 {7 l2 ]0 K! r7 ^1 @# J1 T& G8 `
30th JNAF AF Unit * M( f# l: r0 G; ~2 c n, B2 _
16th AA Regiment/ k5 D$ ]6 i4 d$ E- ~
144th JAAF AF Bn /1
9 S! P! |6 Y( m5 v 1st Air Defense AA Battalion
9 m/ x: g! a* y) ` 31st Field AA Battalion
: o1 c1 A0 a2 c8 r, _ 37th JNAF AF Unit 3 v4 h/ q4 I$ L3 v' I
40th Field AA Battalion: Z* B7 Z' o; r
25th Air Defense AA Rgt /2
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32nd Infantry Div /1' U! A) k4 j. [6 d! O% u/ ?
9th Australian Div /1
# g* J& j5 i1 |7 k" r# o' T 6th Australian Div /1
' \3 ?' t5 B# [. q, g9 \6 k ] 3rd NZ Bde /1
& S; s( Z* v6 G$ g8 q1 q X 2nd Australian Division
" B. H- V' h9 g+ O& V7 s 12th NZ Bde /13 L F$ S) c3 S: o" n
694th Field Artillery Battalion+ {! M+ m3 G4 n. P& W: f
IX Corps Artillery
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293 Wing /1# u% c. |3 I0 X H$ c" p, x; K' u% h; `3 f% C
2/1st Heavy AA Regiment/ ~% {. V* U. t4 a' F$ \- e7 C5 R
10 RAAF Av Rgt /1. \% }0 l- T4 s3 I% b* W5 h
70/100th Coast AA Regiment
6 X, ?/ U( ] {) m 167 Wing /1
: p# [, ^/ R& L `" ` 2/2nd Heavy AA Regiment
|( K" _& X. A" s 22nd USN Naval Construction Regiment
- c5 u+ f6 t. r0 O9 U; `4 e 81st RAAF Wing /1( [6 M. D1 {& t( r( w
71st RAAF Wing /1% X" j0 [2 ~; A$ F% B7 |
Seventh USAAF EAB /6 |
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