hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 29, 42
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2 x2 M3 Z0 g( O- u& ^' k巨港毫无怨念的易手，南洋最大的油田就这样几乎无损的落入了日军的魔爪& N% g# [; n9 Y
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TF 72 encounters mine field at Palembang (48,91)
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* {! ]. ~0 K, c5 i9 W' M: l      PB Fuji Maru #3
# j9 n9 Q# h, C- J! @      PB Chosa Maru" T* G, \0 k( E: H- ]1 k" W4 t
      PB Choun Maru #18
. X3 ?4 j. H$ V% z      SC Ch 23, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage' L' h# W  M7 X5 q
      SC Ch 22( I& o0 z# Z6 v& i7 e; G
      APD Aoi8 `2 {, k, y# m9 C
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5 W; c) w9 f) r; g0 T- cGround combat at Palembang (48,91)! r2 c2 e: J* o4 @# ?  D# S

1 X, J# }. \! Q: |2 vJapanese Deliberate attack( P6 |! ^* o9 F1 z. a
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Attacking force 37306 troops, 291 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 1278: \, K2 F9 l: s1 D; Z4 ~$ P& _
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Defending force 6233 troops, 15 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 272  V  Y  ^, q* Y" S7 ^
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Japanese adjusted assault: 568 & M- v5 D  n% `: e+ J

1 S# ?- ]: p/ ~4 g" n. _& i; S: QAllied adjusted defense: 106 3 s7 r) l5 n2 W2 K

! n7 c% z; u9 e1 @Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!
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Allied aircraft( y7 ]! u: D/ m3 H5 \
      no flights: c# q( `6 M2 T6 I
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Allied aircraft losses$ A5 U% F$ n4 ~4 M- f1 Q' u
      Do-24K-1: 2 destroyed
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Combat modifiers" j0 h; G2 y4 M2 r) h; h
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-), H/ R+ u! P  r  y7 R( G2 |
Attacker: - y3 j% y: ~' c5 [% \  c, l

5 b" H: s! z/ q& f% o- \Japanese ground losses:
+ Y3 y% W7 E$ ^6 l      899 casualties reported* e0 Z: D9 _: [
         Squads: 6 destroyed, 103 disabled  r" E# _' O9 B9 r8 `% {* r
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
" Y( f( N" V- a4 A& L) F; m. c- A1 x, b         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 35 disabled
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Allied ground losses:& y( {2 [+ x# y; X5 a0 T
      1966 casualties reported
: |2 A6 j; `; Q2 C2 x% Q1 t         Squads: 168 destroyed, 44 disabled
( v3 b: P3 k) b1 u$ L8 V, c         Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 19 disabled
7 b  p1 b+ r! m: d' G         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" p' X- S/ _- J# }% T6 e, R8 @      Guns lost 17 (14 destroyed, 3 disabled)
3 K. a' k( ?0 p  [7 m- Y      Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
, e& R, I$ P1 c4 x5 _% K3 m6 s      Units retreated 7
, g) E5 g0 v- Q7 H      Units destroyed 2

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 31, 42/ s% F* V% g& \3 j0 J/ N

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42年1月份的最后一天盟军居然运气不好，在爪哇南部洋面机动的58一部遭到潜艇攻击，列克星敦号不幸被一雷爆菊，sys 21，进水44， 保守估计需要修理3个月，一支护航编队将护送列克号前往锡兰的英国船坞抢修# j" |6 f) \3 i1 b) K

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( O7 r, P6 f5 X+ Q( x( i2 OSub attack near Denpasar  at 57,1086 `3 v* v( R; t) X, Q
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. H2 C# P& S! ]/ l      SS I-160
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- b1 o2 t3 n6 p( |" m      CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire6 R, q1 {* H4 e8 N2 p4 M5 U
      CA Salt Lake City# y! Q9 z( X4 L
      CA Northampton
, B$ P* V% d' N      DD Ellet
2 x5 j* |2 C* n( t) @: m      DD Maury
8 r! F' ?. U) B1 R      DD McCall
( j8 |3 s+ r  y# x      DD Balch
0 r/ ]0 y4 s3 H3 `) {" m3 V      DD Porter
  q  B) F4 s. |8 j      DD Flusser) F- u8 D- c& J$ `6 c1 R6 M. b
      DD Lamson# p3 f( r) ?2 Q" _$ S
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Submarine attack near Palmyra  at 172,1236 R1 t/ Z; `, |3 r
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      SS I-5  J. s! Q. ]% a! R. T) C; t8 t
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8 m5 r7 @( G' S4 e) Q- p; c$ Q* I      xAP President Buchanan, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire% y* B" p, U6 r, }
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Submarine attack near Palmyra  at 172,123
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Japanese Ships5 {! y, Z' R$ `. p- b: t& g: v
      SS I-5( X6 k# w* N; C6 P

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      xAP Montoro, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage2 g! k( R% \, `

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8 i4 X* j* [9 ?* q/ w" ~- m6 Y- c1 KDay Time Surface Combat, near Rossel Island at 104,139, Range 15,000 Yards' s1 e) E0 E( K3 Z# E9 ~8 ~

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! E* I( ~9 w9 M+ c9 G  s7 T+ b      xAKL Tsuneshima Maru, Shell hits 10, and is sunk- W4 L: \) M4 K2 @
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Allied Ships7 N, O: ~9 b# I  c0 @% n3 x
      CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
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Sub attack near Manado  at 75,97  ~# O: f5 y5 p$ u' K

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9 m0 [. Q2 A: B) r/ X6 L      xAKL Taiyu Maru, Shell hits 15,  heavy fires,  heavy damage4 B& e3 ^1 U( P5 W3 n6 G2 k$ T
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! ?2 B7 h2 k) I- H/ R$ B/ [1 p: n      SS S-36, hits 3
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Sub attack near Palmyra  at 173,121- L" R7 w% W$ g: E! N" B
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0 ?" N3 ~- O; }1 t9 O/ j' K7 }      SS I-17
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      xAP President Buchanan, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 02, 42, U$ o6 y9 p1 K# t# \8 d6 n' d

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( ?: j; ^: m: N% e& tNight Time Surface Combat, near Baker Island at 149,139, Range 10,000 Yards
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) V) W6 q& W* `5 b9 S# N      xAK Kohoku Maru, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships7 j1 f2 d: T2 w/ j% }! b3 i1 \& _  m0 H
      CL St. Louis) d$ b4 g2 K+ C+ _2 i" ~/ P. L
      CL Phoenix* E! E! K7 m# E4 z% l5 f8 b( z  k
      DD Bagley  P2 m8 I2 @6 j1 m5 E1 W
      DD Blue& M2 B) ~" x0 N5 i& H: l
      DD Helm* L3 `5 ~* l4 f1 u( L( O6 R4 Y
      DD Mugford

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 03, 42
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日军增援努美阿' T) D  B  C: c' I; j
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2 y0 f" e) B, ^8 n8 i0 ]6 ~/ c$ L1 oNight Time Surface Combat, near Baker Island at 144,136, Range 9,000 Yards$ {- j* V  r+ r  m! i) `8 c9 @( D
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% |" w9 g3 h% b1 e$ B7 @* |# i      xAKL Kaito Maru, Shell hits 13, and is sunk% i9 U$ G2 s6 v! v6 O
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Allied Ships: k, t; J' `5 l- k" W; Y
      CL St. Louis" E# I2 @2 |7 ~, |8 a
      CL Phoenix: L8 ]/ [/ @4 w9 r/ ]  |, o9 v; W
      DD Bagley! e1 z1 @  }1 k- z
      DD Blue0 ?7 U" p& w$ _( J1 m
      DD Helm5 _1 C' v7 T& \( T3 e3 @8 Y1 \6 b
      DD Mugford
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" g! v7 a6 Z1 DSubmarine attack near Christmas Island IO  at 46,101
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      SS I-15
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2 A9 K! l, b1 {0 }( E+ G1 j9 v# VAllied Ships9 L# I9 B8 f' T5 {+ m, p( A& U( G
      xAP Macdhui, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* ~8 ~" B5 Q, n

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ASW attack near Noumea  at 115,1606 w2 G  `0 R( h- X
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# R: a# j8 i3 Y      DD Oshio8 n5 i5 f7 J6 k: G- m4 j
      BB Kirishima
4 {* ^9 v4 e; O, r1 R1 p5 J; V      CA Kinugasa
3 T+ T7 I1 I+ y& U      CA Tone: u% T' d+ p& Z: p
      DD Kisaragi
. c$ U2 F  P* V% r  [' B( r      PB Tama Maru #5! S7 e/ D* N( B# G( }" P  n7 e, \- Q
      DD Kuri+ q9 ?$ f  N  G5 {7 q
      DD Ushio
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      SS Cachalot, hits 9,  heavy damage9 x' h; x* {; d1 \9 E

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+ j% H3 L) R' a4 rGround combat at Noumea (115,160)
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Allied Bombardment attack- T3 W1 v+ {% `/ P* H
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Attacking force 5440 troops, 126 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 214: L& B# x' n0 F  h! U/ p, m

# }  ^" K  o% I) a1 ODefending force 31172 troops, 299 guns, 230 vehicles, Assault Value = 918
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3 p% p" `$ M5 |0 f- O; e' z5 pJapanese ground losses:$ g% q; n: s5 I5 _4 L( O
      13 casualties reported
- J: d' m9 s1 Y3 a- _$ a7 n         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 `9 `* b6 a& s% v9 |- L; u" @) q; v
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; Z) p! M4 i6 z1 r3 G+ o$ Z1 g
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 `9 ]3 d8 {4 x7 k+ @6 j
      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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. e( v# |5 `# S. L) F, dAllied ground losses:* f( b2 @. x5 Z! b  T. ]
      8 casualties reported
) n4 `- p$ g5 M         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 c4 i$ E# E( S* @* j8 d9 O* t5 t
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' F/ L, D% a6 ^+ \         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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    8th NZ Brigade
* D& M8 Q" B" n0 F1 E  V" f    New Caledonia Det
2 v2 U2 m7 J$ _/ m. n    115th USAAF Base Force3 J( f, ~- W# _% K" i- E
    114th USAAF Base Force2 @, V. H+ i, @
    131st Field Artillery Battalion
3 Y/ V) {, c3 P, ?1 l    147th Field Artillery Regiment
( G, n7 c: p1 g8 q1 B) H5 |    148th Field Artillery Battalion8 V/ u' R0 o! i  s4 `
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    19th Ind. Engineer Regiment
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4 ~) }5 ]# ~7 I. R1 w: Q$ J    21st Division) m/ f5 X! j0 ]  Z
    38th Div /3
+ u, m. x2 ?; m. n; m3 B& a    4th JAAF AF Bn /26 g) o4 [+ U8 z" h
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
% @! |$ P- h- W    10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
( p& J  Y( Q  V2 R2 K; s/ j    3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
9 x" u' p8 j; X, m$ ^( o+ a    48th JAAF AF Bn * D- f% V# \$ S0 _3 J
    2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion5 P/ c# @- i3 K3 R9 R
    16th Army /2
4 |( G0 j2 P/ g0 [) l    16th Army /3

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 04, 429 q1 [) J* X$ N! r/ U
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荷兰舰队突入吕宋海域，同敌登陆舰队激战，小有斩获1 m% m$ ?* J% ~- q+ m1 e
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Sub attack near Ta'u  at 150,161
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6 ]9 }* |5 m/ O& V9 M; y7 q2 _5 ?      SS I-174! H1 ]- |! z6 O) L  i( c
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      DM Preble, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage2 {7 N& Y4 j% `' V; ], P9 W

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: ]6 @9 m: o& m, UNight Time Surface Combat, near Cebu at 80,86, Range 8,000 Yards
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; J" y3 {. ^2 t+ x7 E      CL Kuma, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire' p5 s+ Q' g; I. F, I- D
      DD Asagumo, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
8 ~$ f3 e7 x$ s) O; m1 @      DD Samidare, Shell hits 3,  on fire
1 Z" W9 J3 `. _0 e- _" t" x7 g; X: R      DD Matsukaze, Shell hits 12 ]( Y" P* q: N( x( y# O4 e
      DD Hatakaze3 b# t3 ^0 p3 K- _, t& p7 Y
      DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1
2 m4 N# ^* ]& _& F! ]      DD Kuretake
- U) O$ ~* U7 l      DD Yugao, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) l$ c" x* [5 G# N0 Y+ G      TB Kari8 `2 V% j. [9 L8 X$ f
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, U* U1 L8 l6 F7 ?! N3 R5 v      CL Java, Shell hits 3# G& K& L. ~3 g% \& t& Z
      CL Tromp, Shell hits 1
" w2 h5 @, x. F& D      DD Bulmer, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires
2 b2 L9 R9 Y$ H* q& J8 W9 z      DD John D. Ford, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
( ^% e9 w8 L' w8 H% [3 V      DD Stewart, Shell hits 5( K+ Q& H7 j( L8 V
      DD Vampire, Shell hits 3,  on fire
5 F" ?8 u- w+ d/ i      DD Vendetta, Shell hits 3
0 @7 ^; V: q. B. R" |      DD Van Nes, Shell hits 2! r" \( u1 I) D3 D0 B6 ?; S
      DD Evertsen+ X( z- l- O4 n" P1 q9 x
      DD Van Ghent, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* x/ T- W- n% \6 T      DD Stronghold% f8 X! m9 o5 a
      DD Tenedos
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cebu at 80,86, Range 8,000 Yards
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      PB Hirotama Maru
* W! L, Z2 F. O" X+ ?+ K      PB Kantori Maru, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
% n6 q* |' T5 b# p- H7 T; U! R. q      PB Keijo Maru, Shell hits 3" U5 L3 D. {4 k  ?2 U7 S& @" G
      xAK Nanman Maru, Shell hits 5,  on fire" @, |$ [2 y; M8 y, {
      xAK Nittai Maru
" @& l8 I- U3 E2 m: d7 o" ]      xAK Shinwa Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
8 `- x$ s8 u/ e9 l! I' a      xAP Hakusan Maru, Shell hits 3
6 H9 I( o* P6 Z      PB Yamahagi Maru #3, Shell hits 3,  on fire
1 M! w4 z" z. ]% ]. |      PB Hakata Maru #2, Shell hits 1
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2 L) N* ?1 a! L" \4 ]! V      CL Java) E/ E3 t6 M7 }
      CL Tromp1 x! d- n8 b9 }6 H0 z0 d
      DD Bulmer,  on fire% _# l; q( M" ^; i
      DD Stewart
9 m2 j' W% g7 G  K* o      DD Vampire
' v% ~- B: [. c      DD Vendetta$ {& n6 o0 k9 b4 g* ?! N: d
      DD Van Nes
' G( ]- o' {: a4 S& {* n      DD Evertsen
4 R: b! s0 K, j  D9 w: r8 O3 O      DD Stronghold4 b" n, C& ^$ @4 g, ~$ B5 f
      DD Tenedos7 r6 c, {8 B0 {- c9 h* P- X
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cebu at 80,86, Range 8,000 Yards: U/ v1 J: f& r

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0 K4 q  N1 d' {) |' h2 v& @- I' j      PB Shinko Maru #3, Shell hits 1
4 C3 b1 U  s, a. Y, Y. t      xAK Yasukawa Maru, Shell hits 11,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
0 j/ M2 o0 H( N. f, f2 h/ _- u      xAK Nikki Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires& L% f, ^$ k5 {9 _6 [  n
      xAP Hakone Maru3 a- {% `9 i, k
      xAP Dairen Maru
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Allied Ships
% m# p4 w1 ?1 @% n; k      CL Java
2 t. \/ i: e- w2 G      CL Tromp
* L: @/ I5 x- {% r      DD Stewart
8 H) t3 l6 U- ]$ t# b0 D0 D      DD Vendetta
* v' l7 I# A1 ?& H      DD Van Nes
0 n( G# F6 E: f( Z: G- @; j      DD Evertsen( j6 s9 B8 h  b5 G

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8 g7 w% j" r8 i7 F1 \/ S2 @Day Time Surface Combat, near Cebu at 80,87, Range 19,000 Yards
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' ^4 o& ~$ V/ C$ fJapanese Ships
; }# Z' B) D# \      PB Kantori Maru, Shell hits 1, and is sunk  S  H0 i  \# L& J9 F, F, x" h
      PB Keijo Maru, Shell hits 6,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
5 x! w+ [' m# q8 ~  o* V" B      xAK Shinwa Maru, Shell hits 18, and is sunk9 W. o' ^( F  z, Q5 C; U7 t( P0 X
      PB Hakata Maru #2, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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& I/ t0 G  h* X; r( G( h      CL Java: C* r  @: j4 L
      CL Tromp
# s; M& j. I5 d- X+ ^  K      DD Stewart
& _" _: t! o0 w& D' ?/ `      DD Vendetta4 q. X+ k) x6 E
      DD Van Nes0 A* j4 N6 W8 x7 c5 V' h+ H- I
      DD Evertsen4 _% M0 \, P5 Y2 A+ U
9 {! E! L% F6 T* U

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2 |+ ~% p4 B9 B& mGround combat at Noumea (115,160)
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Japanese Deliberate attack' h2 k) r5 y& L$ P, I; J4 L( f

- [8 u6 \5 R# r) P9 ]/ ]+ lAttacking force 28681 troops, 298 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 924
) D) D& e, P  ?  e; S2 _& J! }4 J. ?9 G$ o  l9 L3 F2 B
Defending force 8177 troops, 147 guns, 142 vehicles, Assault Value = 2089 L# J; b0 x+ u; |1 ?: L, {

# u5 i, l6 b* C; F! pJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2# O5 x  C/ R; U

% v, ]) Y$ ]- JJapanese adjusted assault: 381
0 K; P& ?7 F- F) |! l3 \& ^: b5 e6 e# y: \: X7 d
Allied adjusted defense: 256 : n5 K  b* @2 l$ S& G

4 W4 i" d8 I8 f1 WJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
: Z6 ]3 `' b5 A6 }0 m& x- \& H$ A  H- F# E
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
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Combat modifiers
5 U2 Z$ h( a8 b0 I* L% iDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
3 z1 R5 \4 f! U5 v experience(-)- ?# S+ D$ \9 D; ~
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
+ B1 Y8 U5 c$ r" ?* k7 `      953 casualties reported
1 [, \; Y# P8 L         Squads: 5 destroyed, 65 disabled. V5 x5 b2 j: W5 E1 r4 t
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
) a, b  y' q5 w7 ^         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 18 disabled+ A$ J' R0 }) ?1 t. {
5 [5 ]' @3 b+ @4 Y0 }

, F% v6 {+ l0 \4 G% u4 AAllied ground losses:
) g8 b5 k/ v0 G8 g1 L" P0 {& T      423 casualties reported
3 F3 {1 N# Q# a; o& y: c         Squads: 3 destroyed, 54 disabled; K- V! X5 _% [4 Y  T! r
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
4 F% b% V# r5 T( P" N4 \. B0 V         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled4 u3 b) j6 C* Q' D* r- y. o
      Guns lost 27 (2 destroyed, 25 disabled)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 05, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Arorae at 137,138, Range 12,000 Yards
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; X& q+ J  m1 {& EJapanese Ships
6 u( W1 r9 U8 ]1 {( h# R      BB Kongo  T2 k7 s. D! B8 r& j& p0 E/ I; X6 B
      BB Haruna1 @3 S  i% a. h7 M
      CL Isuzu# W, E5 R# P2 E2 w5 L0 j
      CL Natori% ?1 I; w) ^1 n% W9 \$ k, Y) N4 b
      DD Kawakaze
" M7 M( Y1 `3 H8 }7 E      DD Umikaze2 O! d& u& t) d2 }, F2 [- I) o0 x3 j- f
      DD Suzukaze
4 D5 c( P2 q7 A! I      DD Fumizuki4 t, H" ~/ W- B5 t# V4 t
      DD Tadeshiwa: j. ^  [0 i0 P
      DD Katsutade
1 s& Z4 u. h, N4 C( w      DD Uruyuke, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
  m: v. E$ r1 j  q      DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 3,  on fire+ C& }% Y" \  y0 G. i% z
      DD Henley, Shell hits 1
9 ~1 A! A+ U% `2 G4 ?& w+ T# s! v      DD Patterson, Shell hits 1
4 u/ G" K9 p3 u7 L/ A% e      DD Jarvis, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk  C% k& g& I8 b, k
1 w( ]/ ]6 n& F5 l3 _! ^

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5 U& b9 z& ^' b2 k( n- tASW attack near Noumea  at 115,160
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+ o5 b3 U+ A& }: l3 L3 l0 }. P  QJapanese Ships7 B+ R8 a6 O7 x4 M4 o
      PB Kinsyo Maru #4. i0 W9 Q1 ^) H1 z7 m6 ^( C

1 }7 i* d% e  I1 cAllied Ships, Q. A$ n  y. J" L1 ]! }0 k
      SS S-18, hits 4,  heavy damage
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! ]: [) ^0 f6 e- \! H% {Ground combat at Noumea (115,160)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 27872 troops, 298 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 849$ [6 f5 A$ P! R/ g: R: Q
9 E, B4 X' w3 T5 D7 T% }
Defending force 7782 troops, 148 guns, 142 vehicles, Assault Value = 163
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 19 h8 F( o/ B% N: K3 J$ z

) \6 {4 M2 a" f5 X. G% G$ RJapanese adjusted assault: 226 8 y4 o( d3 _2 Q1 i+ b1 g- v
5 w! a' R, B9 `3 V2 E" T
Allied adjusted defense: 253
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4 [# S+ @4 A; p& e$ ?; M5 W! CJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1) 8 z' O# ^. r4 A

/ y9 u. k8 C1 p9 D, n* BCombat modifiers) `6 U  J# b. I$ |. M4 k: r' ^
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
: b4 V0 X: J6 _Attacker:
7 `! g+ @! X: _! a8 q8 z! m( d
/ j7 _: `9 }+ sJapanese ground losses:! [6 l! ?: F) @9 f$ ^6 [% P
      589 casualties reported
, K, F) D) n" g  t* U; O9 Z         Squads: 2 destroyed, 38 disabled+ P# K0 ^. a# r2 \/ s$ r2 M
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
. V+ C. v' m' @1 b& Z+ k: U. O         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
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9 P6 I2 R7 ?( y- f) g" yAllied ground losses:
4 {8 l0 `& ?' @( Y6 h      367 casualties reported3 ?/ a* C1 n" y( R* N6 a9 b
         Squads: 7 destroyed, 37 disabled' ~) r; u1 x1 z1 ~% g- ]: z: c! {+ a
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
5 O: [$ C$ j+ r         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled: D* H2 z1 b* v5 ^
      Guns lost 11 (3 destroyed, 8 disabled)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 06, 42, T7 B+ u% @' @2 l% }0 M6 B
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5 l& g" }& ^# }) eNight Time Surface Combat, near Djailolo at 79,100, Range 10,000 Yards& q: C- f3 x$ w1 M
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      CL Kinu" r9 c* E1 J7 K, Q* b" G/ E# b
      CL Tama
; C  U) T, e5 R$ P      CL Oi+ u1 [# |3 I! h* y  j+ |
      DD Sagiri' ^; p( `2 m8 n. G  j
      DD Okikaze
" j( h% G2 [4 {: A" Z2 J      DD Yukaze
5 ?" d, E, y! ^- L) ^      DD Tachikaze
- X+ M. Z8 `9 R$ B% c7 _, b      DD Nokaze
, x2 \1 r5 x3 Y$ ]2 |, l      DD Namikaze
: O# F* a7 j  L) q* C/ _. i9 X      DD Numakaze# b& j6 X  A  W2 p
/ D. D$ z( y. j8 [
Allied Ships$ i: ^+ l, P1 X: P" k
      DD Bulmer, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
9 k7 b  w" X, X6 z5 T      DD Vampire, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 P5 ~! i& ^  J8 p, {
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Toboali at 50,93, Range 1,000 Yards
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; Z. ~. q1 u' i" ZJapanese Ships
9 N$ y, A: R) Y) F; i2 N( x5 U      PB Tatsumiya Maru, Shell hits 15, and is sunk0 [4 [# g/ I# _; c/ k; B7 g% I
      LB-125, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! U& N4 C1 s* r4 K  T# E# P
      LB-130, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* Z5 w8 d6 u7 I# |: L
      LB-131, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
' u1 q/ E1 s6 I. R- k      LB-132, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
0 X* ]2 d# g% Y4 D      LB-133, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ p: s: n1 J! u2 Y* Z8 h% U" `
      LB-134, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 Q9 B0 b6 X; x6 O% b      LB-135, Shell hits 2, and is sunk2 n/ q8 d+ p& U: \
      LB-501, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships- V5 D0 V9 F- f) W1 o5 R
      CL Enterprise; Q7 Q. S4 x/ Y+ t
      CL Mauritius6 [# X2 _1 h9 |- f* I# l
      CL Glasgow4 c) c2 ?3 @+ ~% L. s0 z# Y0 S7 \: p
      CL Marblehead
0 F+ ]4 y9 E! ?# \      DD Alden! J# f6 e. H4 f' d& u6 ?" e
      DD Barker& n7 R1 a/ J7 ^/ H+ L
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! e( U% l% d! [TF 80 encounters mine field at Ta'u (150,161)4 C, d* r; H' n' y
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Japanese Ships
- z% w% c/ t2 |* e& v7 U! x      SS I-174, Mine hits 1,  heavy damage
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TF 80 encounters mine field at Ta'u (150,161)
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Japanese Ships" G( Z( b6 h* L2 d1 C" N" E
      SS I-174, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 07, 42
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S-35艇队瑞鹤的齐射非常遗憾的木有命中，今天更是发生了天理不容的事，前几天被日军潜艇命中一雷中伤的列克星敦号进水连续保持40几天之后突然在今天跳到了79，航速下降到6节，没有意外的话非常可能很快沉没，盟军的损管这是坑爹呢？日本一条鱼雷就可以弄沉一艘了？/ F+ \% {1 g- R3 |
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Sub attack near Isle of Pines  at 115,161
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      CV Zuikaku
5 A" r* Q! G3 a. B- U( s      DD Yayoi
0 E5 h  a; y, U2 i. |5 Y& z. v      DD Shiranui$ U2 Z% L$ X; v$ C
      DD Wakaba  c5 y" ~9 j% b( b: w0 V1 R
      DD Hatsushima
. R! Q" \( K- Y0 N; S0 m      DD Nenohi% m/ S2 n  e" @; Y5 P) }
      DD Hatsuharu
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      SS S-35
9 b/ a# @1 h% R* r+ \3 J) ?% t: M6 t- `! D

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, a; N3 ]  [3 `4 NSS S-35 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 08, 423 ~; A# i8 J; |

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# A8 g8 W# n# \* g日军在努美阿投入2个师团的重兵，南太外海最大的良港即将落入敌手! |1 b/ ~* n/ m- W7 s; c+ t5 W  }
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3 R4 l' a  v2 \! vSubmarine attack near Denpasar  at 57,108
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Japanese Ships9 e. K5 f+ x- N8 _8 u! D
      SS I-160
, s$ J+ d3 T5 u' Q6 k! b) S
  e" M/ ~/ \8 {, y& `) JAllied Ships$ H8 M. V, ?% T( n) A; x0 s
      xAK Admiral Chase, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
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+ p( {: W: L  ]% D/ YAllied ground losses:" h- N7 |  p  p
      11 casualties reported
+ t* w: X$ j# r( L         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' O6 H  l4 I8 Q4 t5 j  }. O! ?8 r         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! }' G" T" N, a* [. W4 h8 I! u% Y         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled* f+ O" b; {7 j+ Q. G
      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Ground combat at Noumea (115,160)
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Japanese Deliberate attack$ C2 q8 l3 P$ ^

/ S# n! v6 \* \1 d9 y2 U9 v; ZAttacking force 27416 troops, 293 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 833' F+ ]) j" S8 ]3 P# ]

, @2 \8 A4 D! _  I1 W* tDefending force 7496 troops, 145 guns, 139 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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' j" Z7 o4 Z7 x- J0 j8 l# I6 P) v( ZJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
% f1 v/ Y* [% h7 Z
5 K# D2 X$ M6 Y6 P+ |, cJapanese adjusted assault: 228 7 p5 [' y( `/ a4 t( a+ ~9 v

9 H# Z7 M  h# j6 f: O0 {( R; jAllied adjusted defense: 187
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/ a5 X. p4 I% f7 eJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) ! w/ Y2 I$ _7 S8 s- |% D
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0% @6 V1 }! D7 ?) z  W, P0 q0 P
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Combat modifiers: F. M* G1 S2 @' v' J+ ?. I- x
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)% e1 V3 ]1 i% W: @; i
Attacker: 4 r; F5 k' D8 ?

. W1 b  b9 s8 MJapanese ground losses:
2 d, W3 d/ T- B' c( m      512 casualties reported, u; z8 K9 a6 O. e7 n+ d/ A
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 30 disabled! J& F1 }% M# D/ h" r' N4 G* y
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled5 s/ d+ r* h3 T* G! Y4 r
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 25 disabled0 l2 S" H2 h, `( m0 s/ m
      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)5 L0 n- I- f) F1 t, V% P1 V

$ y  @- c, x* q1 \8 q6 V* d4 l1 p7 Y* w3 O" W$ a3 b9 z
Allied ground losses:7 U& @% k- {# x
      465 casualties reported
. L$ B6 P) Z" h/ T0 i" E  X$ M         Squads: 15 destroyed, 41 disabled1 h& Q5 d! o  [5 B
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled1 p3 Q! [7 m' h) v3 c
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled$ a1 M$ _' B6 U1 ^! ]6 @9 W
      Guns lost 22 (1 destroyed, 21 disabled)
4 o8 L8 S0 `$ B( e      Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)) |5 F6 {5 ^) ?4 f
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Assaulting units:
( a; I+ Q( P" L$ Z    38th Division# x5 R5 x2 A4 @8 _& E+ o( G9 s/ a
    19th Ind. Engineer Regiment
4 \5 x: e; ], D; x7 n    21st Division
: [5 y4 B/ J# g3 I0 m    20th Ind. Engineer Regiment0 D: \& X; m/ e! L
    3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
0 L$ V) E/ s3 r# j& ^7 E* {    48th JAAF AF Bn
9 E1 E5 P7 ^) z    16th Army
1 R* I% x" ?8 ^3 T+ j) c2 _    4th JAAF AF Bn /2
( u8 b. `# w0 B* d& E: p: I5 G    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
5 a( |! @9 |) D6 c    10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
/ ]- F* F! q% v' O1 N    2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion4 L$ p9 o6 C2 B& J
    16th Army /2' q) y' Z4 S& E- q" y4 O' U* U
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Defending units:. f2 u* O6 R- R. z8 P
    8th NZ Brigade, w: ]" X8 o% G: B
    New Caledonia Det ! }' V/ A: e5 ?  i* S
    115th USAAF Base Force
: x$ h( I: [& b7 i    131st Field Artillery Battalion7 z3 {* p) E7 K2 i9 U* q( I/ I: W
    147th Field Artillery Regiment1 L3 W& O6 z: [: `) ~  N
    114th USAAF Base Force4 P/ n7 w1 {% U! T! a
    148th Field Artillery Battalion

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 09, 422 g( I6 B+ Q# S1 Q3 b  _& z/ X

5 b3 C. r. y( \日军入侵舰队登陆爪哇西北端的梅老克，盟军集中了荷兰的空军力量对对巨港发动了一次空袭，不过日军在巨港的空中力量出乎意料的强
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tabiteuea at 137,134, Range 8,000 Yards0 F0 D9 o7 b, a5 I+ W

# ?2 ~7 m+ ]: d# H% f' g) ?5 J4 Z0 oJapanese Ships; R% G0 c8 b4 a4 e+ ]
      xAKL Katsura Maru, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
& _  ^0 Q1 Y) A. e5 D1 A5 K      CL St. Louis
2 ^! w4 U) P  g& d  X5 B' ]      CL Phoenix
( V0 O7 a: r. B( F& z# K( J6 L$ P      DD Bagley% I8 d# o+ P9 H& m0 w
      DD Blue# I% s0 q2 G# i: c

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$ s8 j! w$ q* o; S8 s* D% [- HDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,128, Range 10,000 Yards8 z' }0 Q  O: K
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Japanese Ships
# Q6 Z, d+ C9 ]) U      xAK Kunitu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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# x# e0 l" X  A      CL Adelaide, Shell hits 13 v  t1 w. Y3 s  {' x5 v
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: K+ t5 h, x& B* I# \Submarine attack near Palmyra  at 172,123) I7 _0 f) f( a' s" f3 B; w

( B5 `9 i0 @( S' }8 KJapanese Ships
" S. M( Q! y# u- F      SS I-51 j5 y! r# h9 E& Q6 o% R
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Allied Ships
, I* ]6 @' T( B3 r" e! e      AD Rigel, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
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      DD Patterson' m3 C2 U- c. j, e
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Amphibious Assault at Merak (48,97); ^# O" a  ?8 j% C- o) i
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TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Merak, 48,97
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, J2 z3 ~- F2 ^) Q, H9 V  }. ]Japanese ground losses:
0 a- Q5 n! h" U* r      214 casualties reported. n$ x" e% z2 r9 N; J4 K
         Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled3 m3 n( G6 A8 a. l5 s  `/ B
         Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled4 P" W2 t" V/ ^1 a
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. u' \- B  o4 ~7 T" k- S9 ~      Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
  y0 s' [4 k) o% ]+ S7 r% B      Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 : i2 ?5 Z5 B; R. ~! q+ Y% }- Z

7 _; K) n4 L5 u4 ~, `& Q* NWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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) C: C8 H! ~8 d9 QRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.. P8 d$ r4 g* W% G; [
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes0 \0 J: I+ }  p- L

- n3 L1 h  E4 |3 H" P1 }Japanese aircraft" G: ^# n# ]( y3 Q
      A6M2 Zero x 13: ~% W" ~, s3 }0 b
      Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 23
! O, H2 w8 R9 M1 h" i9 R" c9 s      Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 54; u0 b, q5 C9 e1 Z  t
      Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 26
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Allied aircraft
) c; c' Z" E# z2 u5 [      139WH-3 x 47
8 b( [$ }. {# a. B$ e4 C" u! @      B-339D x 15
5 V. N  q2 I, L8 C8 U3 F# ^& p* J$ ?8 O6 w5 \

2 w# W7 _  [( k* Q' s9 v! _Japanese aircraft losses
1 c: _( V% H4 r; B7 R% d      A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged% U+ u# w1 V3 ~& V" U  i+ L: N0 \
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed on ground' i) R( m" i( A; l1 c: `
      Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 damaged
1 _& Z! O. n/ h3 E% a# @3 B      Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground0 p5 o8 y& |- S/ Q; m* E
      Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed on ground
) v5 \% ^- D: T# j/ }9 X      C5M2 Babs: 1 destroyed on ground
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  }* J5 [6 Q/ ^; _( L  dAllied aircraft losses
4 \' t2 C+ X7 R5 V+ f9 H      139WH-3: 7 damaged# K) P, G& L, h% o: m! _
      B-339D: 2 destroyed" M6 t; d% r5 `8 {6 Z2 Y% J- N
% \8 c  _, {" x* g9 F
Japanese ground losses:
; N  F$ C- s' M      13 casualties reported( a, ]" u& m% T. U
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. Q0 }. N' `( F- ^1 E
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) l# g/ ^, F+ N# Z& C; ~
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  W0 f! k% |; F+ O0 _& S  u( S# A$ ]) J: G& ^  F. U% S5 ^) S/ J

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Airbase hits 5) L- T/ r* G9 Q2 n; ~$ H5 b
Airbase supply hits 17 S& U9 ^) W/ L% @4 Y
Runway hits 23/ \; G4 o% ~6 k- X& {3 R( I
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8 U- o$ k0 s4 x- s" Z) L0 {% zMorning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 ) d9 ]4 t) M' [; A
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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+ y3 W' h) t9 g6 oRaid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; P6 K8 i" q2 S2 H% u. y  ?Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ }7 x8 ^7 R" _1 n
      A6M2 Zero x 13
/ ]: u. B# p) @  n# Y% R5 B      Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 22
1 [8 ~# z0 ?# Z$ c" \      Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 47; }3 B7 {2 D' E
      Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 261 o/ k1 u/ ^- p% O

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Allied aircraft' g+ |* V% I2 {! N  L% a( P
      139WH-3 x 12
% W9 u: \, V& h5 u. ]. N      B-339D x 12& i. I( ~  C7 }; [6 T
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No Japanese losses. W' w1 s& ?% G4 A

+ i8 s+ x1 p' Z9 \* j5 j( `Allied aircraft losses
" I- R+ X8 ?  T3 s# L3 Y5 z      139WH-3: 9 destroyed
& g% F! H* l' e1 j      B-339D: 4 destroyed

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 10, 42
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努美阿沦陷
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Ground combat at Noumea (115,160)
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Japanese Deliberate attack; k+ s7 l* N/ |9 U8 n3 x/ }8 _0 d- g* {
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Attacking force 27259 troops, 292 guns, 162 vehicles, Assault Value = 8222 T; Q# B3 [1 Y

9 f5 x# I& h; l: Z& {$ ]5 BDefending force 7251 troops, 143 guns, 138 vehicles, Assault Value = 111
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Japanese adjusted assault: 507 ( [) C( E! M" a3 J4 h: Y* B7 V

! e5 O3 l! F2 o9 {' g5 XAllied adjusted defense: 115
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Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
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! u6 u. G/ Z* j6 h2 G+ fJapanese forces CAPTURE Noumea !!!
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  ]4 ]- m: K  @  ICombat modifiers- V. B9 N* F9 ?' D/ q$ h6 Q1 J
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
# b* r$ V8 O  d+ U- ?' Y5 W5 ?Attacker:
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9 r% j& m( W6 g( X: r! }  dJapanese ground losses:
' y6 g$ {0 h+ w4 e" S' x      290 casualties reported
8 F' F+ ]. u; H& l* a* k0 J1 N         Squads: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
& N% b% H" ^! ]- F1 z% N$ y4 P1 G         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% [: p) d1 o9 }* Y. Z! R: ^
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
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Allied ground losses:0 A' W5 F2 \" |" j8 l; [9 u
      2362 casualties reported7 x0 r- s8 }% Z  ~6 ]1 M& l
         Squads: 61 destroyed, 45 disabled
' A, A, d  V# G5 v$ z         Non Combat: 212 destroyed, 44 disabled
& t, f1 O4 |; s: w0 I1 q9 R  u! D         Engineers: 40 destroyed, 3 disabled. V# r/ l1 @; `8 {2 p- s" B% B
      Guns lost 109 (100 destroyed, 9 disabled)
( }0 e7 ~' Q, J( K' m6 S      Vehicles lost 145 (139 destroyed, 6 disabled)
  j8 _5 }, R$ J, b% j! O  Z      Units retreated 7
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Assaulting units:
7 E: q9 g* D" q    19th Ind. Engineer Regiment/ I; D8 D3 v5 c3 e6 Y
    38th Division2 L9 v" Z0 m& i
    21st Division& {! H8 S1 J( u4 `9 a( r' q% u
    20th Ind. Engineer Regiment- w+ L/ x2 e, [# P
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
( X' @* E; w! j6 x    3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
' E/ ]! ]7 b2 d4 k4 |) o9 }7 D    4th JAAF AF Bn /2, N' R* J. ]2 d! d- K5 k1 _* c
    16th Army0 G, D) W2 z& A) W+ P& B5 j
    2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion2 M6 l! H/ Y0 U  ?4 i+ S4 N7 ~
    10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment3 c4 h) u* ^6 p! @0 T! t) E
    48th JAAF AF Bn
8 N) R% |+ k: f    16th Army /2
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Defending units:3 G: Y- f2 @0 W+ ?# |5 [
    8th NZ Brigade
  z5 ?( }2 T. }8 K; f    114th USAAF Base Force( }# Q4 C- P8 \, M' V) `" r
    115th USAAF Base Force; {- z3 G, N* X* S
    131st Field Artillery Battalion- p& I: X: P$ C% ~
    147th Field Artillery Regiment
$ ^' q  [8 K  R$ A) V: |8 b6 }! M    148th Field Artillery Battalion: Z0 W- [  k/ p- _/ a/ F  [/ w
    New Caledonia Det

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% R- |6 z# B: C1 q4 W, ]% C在南太偷袭日军运输船队的盟军轻巡战队突然遭遇了金刚领衔的日军舰队，不过美军舰队并没有因为力量悬殊而退缩，双方苦战一场，各损失轻巡一艘，金刚号起火受伤
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  b* }2 M" `3 L4 x( A6 }Day Time Surface Combat, near Nukufetau at 138,146, Range 21,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft; M% k% d" e7 O& x$ O& c2 p
      no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 U; t3 Z( p6 N/ I, I2 s      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed( b4 l5 Z7 K; g5 _1 p

: _) {4 ?+ t% J  f4 N2 IJapanese Ships3 o7 p  P. ^) a. E* p& x. V
      BB Kongo, Shell hits 16,  on fire' i" C4 F; f' C7 v/ y
      CL Natori, Shell hits 37, and is sunk- _/ }/ }; b+ J$ Y0 w
      DD Tadeshiwa, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* _7 r( Q/ H/ K% f2 l      DD Katsutade, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
" x( |" k- |- J      DD Uruyuke, Shell hits 1,  on fire, K" s2 m7 b9 B2 d1 ?1 p6 J
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Allied Ships
+ g; Y: f: I1 w7 g% u" b      CL St. Louis, Shell hits 6,  on fire
/ u) @8 U8 Y5 G! b% Y& N9 F8 |      CL Phoenix, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage9 p8 S6 i) l3 f0 n2 s- `4 F& N
      DD Bagley, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires
' z4 `( u4 m! j4 I      DD Blue, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
2 W  J" W& p5 J      DD Patterson, Shell hits 18 y1 @' H4 f3 `1 H

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! k* K$ _# u5 I3 q- q6 f! ^; x盟军压制梅老克机场的夜间炮击效果非常不理想
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Night Naval bombardment of Merak at 48,97
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Allied Ships* y* @2 {/ w0 J( P! a: a
      CL Colombo
7 K6 r/ \2 L) D' }8 }      CL Capetown
" K9 b8 O9 l; [" ]7 ~/ I      CL Caledon
/ D) x! ?! o9 Z- @$ H" a      CL Marblehead5 c4 z/ w& a, A
      CL Glasgow
% y: I9 O' r+ {      CL Mauritius% S: h/ D# a6 J7 f
      CL Ceres
0 S0 u% @; R- y( u3 @! N% _1 `2 {' l      CL Dauntless
% z# ?* @# D" \5 C      CL Durban
0 u2 q8 z! P8 ?5 v3 j" F9 O      CL Dragon( ?6 L1 G! t* o% M# I% u5 B
      CL Danae
% y1 b& U" I% g* Z9 `. u8 v; O/ n      CL Enterprise
9 `* a/ S! U2 K1 `, \( W4 U, a( q) V) w      CL Sumatra  d3 u* Z- B. Z% B
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Japanese ground losses:8 t1 I; p, u3 W1 l0 C$ b! P) D; R
      105 casualties reported3 O+ N8 x, t  p0 g+ z
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
  s4 X& H( A4 U! M         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled) E. P+ X: E1 S
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ [: E+ l' r: |& M& z( q, W
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* j) }3 c+ r: r0 @" \& S6 TAirbase supply hits 43 F! L1 J8 G# W8 I" W- ^/ Z6 H+ [
Runway hits 10: A  I; }8 l! w/ L' f2 x) N
Port hits 4& `" |9 P& i# ]- b2 U  B9 A
Port supply hits 19 I2 ]  x  ?4 M

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2 W8 b5 R' T+ [  h$ zNight Naval bombardment of Merak at 48,97' s/ q; w/ S% ~, K2 O

. n8 Q, P/ u2 P0 ~- |) z! {Allied Ships' E1 C  C4 u0 v; l. h
      CL Emerald9 W' y) A9 q/ N' d
      CL Hobart9 R: X% ?# D  m. g( @7 b7 [
      CL Perth
- ~' ]( l5 d7 V      CL Tromp) g0 ^3 f+ Y9 s6 U  [& W# Y
      CL Java) ^8 Z9 G# V* G  I! k
      CL Achilles$ b( T1 v% X+ m9 j. i  p
      CL Leander. [8 {5 A2 g, F" _
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Japanese ground losses:
- |! x3 W+ |6 }' V4 W      129 casualties reported/ y7 {# x- W1 S
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled( Z3 [0 R0 w" M, `7 ?
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
' T* X% u" I6 I% g5 A9 v         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% W% h" B9 T1 Y! b1 m

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Airbase hits 53 `, z1 g$ O! G
Airbase supply hits 5& V4 B7 ~! V4 O
Runway hits 71 V6 o  X7 P- P, x3 w- w4 Z
Port hits 38 B) t# s( t8 W0 d# k& ]7 A3 D
Port supply hits 1

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 12, 42
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恶战过后第二天正向珍珠港方向撤退的盟军偷袭舰队突然遭到了舰载机的打击，经过确认意大利面天蝗已经将KB分作2半，一半在新喀多尼亚支援登陆，另一半来到坎顿岛附近打渔$ {8 S5 R! \4 }8 \
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8 l1 x, E" q8 Q& z- \2 z; qMorning Air attack on TF, near Vaitupu at 143,144
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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# }! _# H% Y3 d7 |Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 d  P) o# G3 w+ f! M3 k* G5 Y3 L0 l8 b+ I
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' C6 j) d: ~' P) o1 k4 E
      A6M2 Zero x 252 L: e" ?4 W4 M. m7 y
      B5N2 Kate x 13
/ Q9 k) j. ?# s  d      D3A1 Val x 9/ j$ q2 d4 t% z+ |& q( U5 p5 u

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      no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 C/ ~' \1 k8 `- S( z      B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
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6 U2 W* \: c! D, uAllied aircraft losses* y$ L# ~$ o& {9 Y0 r0 f9 Y
      SOC-1 Seagull: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships; M% H$ `% p. e1 k) _- Y" K
      CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
; Q0 }/ I6 S% {$ F) W      DD Patterson; G/ E* p; H8 P3 ?. n% G
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( m6 L7 x1 c, VMorning Air attack on TF, near Vaitupu at 143,1443 j) J/ [' @# w2 M/ i% E# j
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( T+ t1 e/ \5 R6 X* ^; }- z) C
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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      D3A1 Val x 131 D* a6 `) b- @% D

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- }$ C1 b7 w+ \/ x) ?# f& }  ^) yNo Japanese losses4 A# h% |! {' ?5 g; \7 N9 k2 T4 I

0 K6 j& b2 b+ j& l9 TAllied Ships' n9 p( G# d# h
      DD Patterson, Bomb hits 17 e& z3 [6 _( `. Y7 |/ R9 P
      DD Bagley, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage  a) U0 Y* u! r2 g: ~6 I/ y
      DD Mugford5 Z4 }( x2 L# K) E, i: j- @

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) G6 k: A* u9 p0 E* KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Vaitupu at 143,144' M0 Y% ^* f3 E* _$ r' a2 t" g

  `3 I8 m; o- CWeather in hex: Light rain  Z* Y( W; w: `7 q, w" a
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.! W+ s1 J; Z' ~9 @. P& ]" M" p- p6 G. S
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 Y  w/ z% T, `/ y5 |4 w
      A6M2 Zero x 25! v3 L) X( U+ w4 e
      B5N2 Kate x 534 l9 T4 X; ?- k! W. a$ K2 f8 N$ O

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+ V7 @7 a9 I4 w0 B) i- HJapanese aircraft losses  E4 G  C$ C! d- J5 D
      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged2 I2 K) E6 F; K; w0 H$ \

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      DD Helm, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
$ w7 S7 z4 R9 k- F      DD Patterson, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, ?- ?' U/ ]. ?$ K& {! d      DD Bagley,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
- R# f& }$ L2 Y( o; Q8 N      DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 13, 42
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Submarine attack near Wellington  at 114,1931 A0 @. {! A* \9 g0 ]1 h& Y' x

+ K& S0 ?# s( |( IJapanese Ships+ Q! _9 `' L2 m
      SS I-3
/ C( w& q  ]2 ~2 s0 M9 R9 B
! z$ ^( c, b. Z" @' D& u$ e+ U6 VAllied Ships2 K1 g4 p4 J5 u/ b6 E, n% A
      xAK Comliebank, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
4 ~5 _  E  D( b8 e' a      Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)" t/ y% B  w7 p: ?
      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ M9 O7 }! f0 k$ A# I

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0 A; h) {6 r% ~, I5 {1 lNight Naval bombardment of Merak at 48,97! N" L, U8 e! v
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Allied Ships4 n' {% {1 B  `; R* h
      CL Colombo1 H. \( y( Y& N  p
      CL Capetown5 ]# e; t  q" @+ z$ s( {6 |
      CL Caledon
& m, G# ~% \& \# S7 J5 o      CL Marblehead$ e8 F$ z: d# f+ h; S! H7 _6 U
      CL Glasgow1 v8 X. i1 Z1 ]% d; ?
      CL Mauritius
1 M- K" ~& G" G      CL Ceres
% F  U9 t2 {1 Z: H% P/ S4 Y2 m$ b      CL Dauntless
4 D1 e' e% s/ D1 v      CL Durban4 v, j+ y3 I9 u$ `  P
      CL Dragon! b6 W( `: b# F2 n3 K, J( w
      CL Danae
( H# c2 e! K8 Q! M4 j( P; t      CL Emerald1 G  R+ b9 |* N/ p0 c
      CL Enterprise5 W. G( }# Q( I9 n, `$ F( D2 E
      CL Hobart
' q& q8 |2 S  H) `/ l$ C0 x      CL Perth6 [1 @+ n; w# e6 Z* }
      CL Tromp
( i: n$ z" J6 J; s; X      CL Sumatra
) j+ C8 X& a# X+ F. m      CL Java
$ l6 d2 r5 t' X' u  X- X      CL Achilles
: C- X( R1 x; Z: b3 _      CL Leander+ K. F- F. U! Q) h( M
      DD John D. Edwards
9 w: X5 m- I$ \- g      DD Edsall
( b* W% U: y( Q9 w$ D: s      DD Barker
1 s. X; m' P* _3 [      DD Alden
4 ~. S* E! e( x6 a" N/ N5 A- Y      DD Dunlap
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Japanese ground losses:9 G( T6 e8 Y9 G% k' L/ J
      127 casualties reported) p! Q% V& Z+ g# S$ w3 F7 C
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
* H; }$ ~2 c4 P! V+ U$ |         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled8 s, h0 x  `- ^
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# ~1 `1 w! n; v  n

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  Z6 X( `" U- ^, LAirbase hits 1: {# Y3 o& d6 d4 J2 M
Airbase supply hits 2
! u5 Q$ D. _  b9 T3 uRunway hits 8
) C% H( a- H) u" [5 ]' pPort hits 13
  P* |, l4 W% I4 L2 N  wPort supply hits 3

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 14, 42& O& Q+ s9 \. j% R4 t! D
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日军对海的陆攻中了埋伏被盟军击落20架，日军攻占了坎顿岛9 o5 W- E' I/ K( s% n
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TF 78 encounters mine field at Canton Island (153,143)9 Y5 D) o9 j$ Z* }  d

; V) {  s0 A0 F. [) i1 \( NJapanese Ships$ Z4 p* o# Z- ^7 B9 u
      xAK Tyoko Maru, Mine hits 1% O7 m2 p( s; T. B
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Japanese ground losses:
1 I5 R; V& O6 M. k* q& |      Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)5 B3 A6 ^! O3 S  P) Q

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kalidjati at 50,99
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) a5 K9 b. e# w; i; `  bWeather in hex: Clear sky2 \0 ^2 S1 {7 c' D4 A0 B) m' V# o
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.1 L* f9 N  l( V+ l
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
# c& q9 ]9 A  i( Z& H, _5 J      G4M1 Betty x 39$ x) d/ r( `( V: a

7 P9 p+ l4 ?$ s0 S0 @0 [3 {) C) S. V- _& d: R0 z9 `( I; y3 F2 P
1 D7 d; P1 U& t* i
Allied aircraft
7 j! U8 Y4 X4 m; m      P-40B Warhawk x 17# O8 G8 p! v/ I6 y
      P-40E Warhawk x 72# Z% @! W, M- I$ D! a
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 j! W& Y" q6 n% U! q. X" e      G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 12 damaged1 q3 J& f4 }( G5 s. ?
      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak4 m/ n! l0 J' F
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No Allied losses' w8 p6 }: c, E$ O2 a, n

* P3 e5 Y! ?" g0 i( z9 o' `Allied Ships8 X9 h7 }% p! v8 I! j
      DD Parrott  `( \% e) b' n$ p0 C$ _
      DD Paul Jones
3 u0 I/ a. r6 v$ ]/ o  a      DD Stronghold
: g2 `) K% I( S5 q      DD Evertsen
( m+ J9 K+ R1 n4 c  H1 e1 F3 j      DD Tenedos0 \% j! _3 ^, p  |- N' s
      DD Stewart
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) k6 }& B$ T! X5 l! f* h2 r9 mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kalidjati at 50,99
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4 F- H" n4 F/ Q; R5 G: ~8 D# k+ QWeather in hex: Overcast+ p4 G* C/ ~2 u7 W% r/ l4 w

4 M% u3 B6 g, e; C, |: H: j! _* |  c' u$ \Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; h; \/ x3 Z& ~& iEstimated time to target is 4 minutes, R, ^" L+ F+ F9 N

  V) O0 U9 c1 y9 Q7 ^Japanese aircraft7 T. `8 s, h+ T6 S8 D
      G4M1 Betty x 3& _8 m" j. m* N4 U, f
  N( j, }  S- R7 k! |. v

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4 X; x0 ]1 A9 B. p" bAllied aircraft
1 e; h9 d8 x8 J) q* u* T: {( s      P-40B Warhawk x 15
- @7 i6 U  d* c3 v7 m4 I      P-40E Warhawk x 70: l( X. [7 P# Y1 c& z& x
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Japanese aircraft losses  b+ Y7 p. s9 @, e( ~$ L
      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged; I! J7 a: s! M7 n1 w
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No Allied losses4 I) H: A# U* H

9 ?2 w1 J& L) V1 YAllied Ships
& ^  r) l' k: f/ ?      DD Evertsen
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Ground combat at Canton Island (153,143)1 V" ], \) A+ g; r0 ?$ J1 C
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Japanese Shock attack- L0 |! I2 K( N- P( a1 U

7 W/ O0 z1 u6 h8 C9 p9 n5 bAttacking force 897 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53+ G; Z4 N, K3 B! v" ]4 I

" v* q& {  o- G, BDefending force 422 troops, 0 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1) B$ R. M9 h) E3 E
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Japanese adjusted assault: 46 : b' `' ~' ]7 b# y4 _) I4 b
. \7 a! {9 X% ^. d+ I
Allied adjusted defense: 4
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0 R; _( G, B* i, `Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 3) : d& S8 A# i" U  l, R$ p

! L  e' b, r5 s! \3 p( KJapanese forces CAPTURE Canton Island !!!
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' ^& s9 m4 P! O5 rAllied aircraft  M  G  e2 u* f2 h3 ?% q( S
      no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
2 @2 S- S# R/ T2 h. u' A4 r* R      PBY-5 Catalina: 3 destroyed
6 Z* B$ _+ D* M4 ]# V
+ z- ]6 P7 B* v1 L6 l! ?3 H- ]* e9 NCombat modifiers
7 m1 p: R' ^1 ]! |1 fDefender: leaders(-), experience(-)# J2 {/ T  i1 H+ ?, P
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
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. f* z& N2 W4 ], eJapanese ground losses:; @6 _7 J, f1 B+ ~; R5 d; w" I
      9 casualties reported" \3 t6 f. Z6 W8 [$ E& `2 d
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 ^5 s8 m4 J2 g1 C( k4 ?
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ [( A2 J& w4 N; P9 Z         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 o! E& K3 p6 T

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Allied ground losses:
2 O7 o* u' t! e" T8 B      372 casualties reported0 R5 z4 l  @: L' c# |
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' K1 k% P, Y: y  y$ N  m$ N, a
         Non Combat: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 I4 S8 M1 c' _) J         Engineers: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
) ]( }; h% W. C. Z2 X      Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 [  c- I% w" u* r7 q
      Units destroyed 1% t' m2 Q, f& j/ d, g6 F( g& g
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! g  }' D4 R7 e" \4 tAssaulting units:4 W" I, _/ X1 M# ?9 O2 i
    61st Nav Gd /1' j- E) Z. l8 \6 b+ F/ l" `8 f2 M
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Defending units:
: G& I& n% i1 s* I; U8 U, v# B    Canton USN CPNAB