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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
" D1 I% G, Z$ W- l: l5 G K2 h日军在奥克兰的登陆场损失巨大,不过登陆日军攻占了几乎无人防守的新西兰首府奥克兰
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5 x: o9 h% H5 X: s! ?; c& Q8 C dTF 233 encounters mine field at Auckland (115,185): C1 Q- A8 q! W3 u- [
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Japanese Ships
+ ~) W# ^* s* X9 Y0 L8 b" N DD Yuzuki, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- ?6 U% c. x+ f. c3 j" I# h" Y DD Fumizuki% r9 {" H$ u7 J6 w& t1 c
DD Mutsuki, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
+ I1 ^: `$ q2 N: [5 Q7 | DD Fubuki
, s( o7 q" L- |: z1 K TB Sagi, p; t# }1 a* u9 T5 h
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12 mines cleared
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TF 185 encounters mine field at Auckland (115,185)4 A" b8 {& _9 d! Z3 S6 t G) c6 c2 \
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Japanese Ships8 C" b1 Q' t5 b3 m# R4 B4 @7 P: F2 L
PB Sozan Maru: y) V% X. z. O7 v2 _$ y4 ]
PB Kanko Maru
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5 mines cleared
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TF 70 encounters mine field at Auckland (115,185)0 Y7 d$ h5 `7 Q+ {7 d4 J Z+ g
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Japanese Ships- R/ b- H o1 t' J) W5 z$ A
AD Koshu Maru #2, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# Y$ }* z8 T, M PB Hakkai Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 p( F& R5 j0 N& T, c
AKE Burma Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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& @7 R6 l# u8 b. u' r2 C* ATF 233 encounters mine field at Auckland (115,185)
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! w% A( ~6 S* a( N& P DD Mutsuki, heavy damage
l M7 h+ U7 S6 O TB Sagi
8 n' V3 t' U) V$ I5 g DD Fubuki, Mine hits 1, heavy damage6 V# u! z/ Z( [% _- o- l$ V
DD Yuzuki, on fire, heavy damage# ~: L+ _0 T/ _; j- p7 H
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Japanese Ships
# v: K) @; |& X# T TB Sagi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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" z% V! p% R$ u2 uTF 233 encounters mine field at Auckland (115,185)
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Japanese Ships: L/ o, p/ D& i$ ^6 s* W- A
DD Fubuki, heavy damage
& J2 H0 f# t2 F+ ?7 k" f f$ Z DD Fumizuki, Mine hits 1, heavy damage/ y5 H. T" { N) O4 y; j2 h
DD Mochizuki, Mine hits 1, heavy damage5 ^, }# q7 _; m9 h0 X
DD Yuzuki, on fire, heavy damage
( C8 w, q) ^& B6 ^! Q DD Mutsuki, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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8 mines cleared
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Night Naval bombardment of Auckland at 115,185 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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1 w4 q! c8 I' o17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.4 S5 v$ D" O' }: r; y7 y
9 m+ P! ~# ?, L# { B( T$ XJapanese Ships, f! L- k: X- N+ p" z1 U8 V8 l
BB Fuso, Shell hits 1' M9 e! V Y: m7 L: X
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Invasion Support action off Auckland (115,185)! k; i' f+ x8 G# ?
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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3 ~) h2 h2 F% X. L. ?* a( EJapanese Ships
7 g& v" F9 V! q. l: M# ^ xAK Montreal Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
# v' z: l2 f' |. y* k" q xAK Magane Maru, Shell hits 2
! W! V* R( f2 }4 v xAK Sinko Maru
3 m( b1 t1 j9 { b7 I) E3 a7 U xAK Kensin Maru, Shell hits 2( w/ N. N* J$ L+ C; I
AMC Hokoku Maru$ y4 n6 i3 `: v: G ?, Z( A
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Japanese ground losses:, I& N# e3 `9 N* J6 f5 M x
24 casualties reported
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% h$ k4 e" X. I6 @4 C" G. I/ H } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
5 A0 j3 ?% Y; O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* J* T4 {2 \7 [, HInvasion Support action off Auckland (115,185)
V+ i# z/ T' ?& ^Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force' K! r* Z$ Z9 S/ U: |/ z* ?
8 T, V6 o* t/ G! V9 A2 u5 B37 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships; N+ F8 l& W0 O/ \8 [! ^ v
xAK Magane Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 u! J! c2 i, H1 z6 H& x1 v xAK Montreal Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 @. `, ]* y- _0 U$ O xAK Kogyoku Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
$ s7 Q" K p* @: o9 R xAK Kensin Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage' m0 w: P0 d* q# b# C
AMC Hokoku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:2 G! M# \, @: L" T7 l' g, b
12 casualties reported3 U9 Y& a% q7 E @0 b% p% K5 g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: ]* }6 S- g) d6 u* t* A3 J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled5 i$ X* N R0 Y2 F9 t4 _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# n1 H" h* Q( J- ]$ [$ z# k5 TSubmarine attack near Auckland at 116,184- N5 ]6 ]* L. h
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DD Yuzuki, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage# q! l9 Z9 F' z h$ _+ a* G* v
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SS O21' |+ N" s- l4 t' ^% a2 C2 [; x# W
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) @+ n" @, Y eDD Yuzuki is sighted by SS O21
0 @/ V8 `) s9 d- ~1 [7 U5 GSS O21 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Yuzuki
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Sub attack near Auckland at 116,184- V' s9 G' T: |% m, X Z# z
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DD Fumizuki, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
S4 \* a5 P, Z5 m' z) ?& m% [$ O1 z SS Whale' a J; ~. T$ t/ a$ W7 a& `5 `
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Invasion Support action off Auckland (115,185)/ B9 K) x8 a' P- E% _
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force* x0 u8 _' {: {0 G! G
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58 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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0 L0 o3 O, M; A! i5 }" i u( G- y xAK Kensin Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
# T) n* E( l# F/ u$ W xAK Kogyoku Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage6 o* b7 K$ o# o7 X7 E$ d+ n
xAK Shirogane Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage& x" z0 w) k% j! {9 ]8 D
xAK Sinko Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire: T% K" F' W6 \4 d Z
AMC Hokoku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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, a1 d3 @9 G5 K, T1 G; P Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 |3 p* Z' R" t* \4 A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 b4 m# R0 q7 T" j# }) x3 R' K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' m# C& a' |( B- W+ C% K/ Z6 k! Z
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Pre-Invasion action off Auckland (115,185) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!* _* k3 W; D6 E4 G
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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3 V, k2 L- P# L% S; J) A228 Coastal gun shots fired in defense., ^+ w' \6 |; G( _8 ~- Y- f
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# d' h. A% O+ p( B2 ^: D3 ]7 X DD Ushio, Shell hits 1, on fire4 }5 V& f& Y' k* W7 ]% a) ~
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage# q0 p9 f$ W* G" g
xAK Kirikawa Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire
/ o( `1 F- Z) V4 s% F1 t DD Sagiri
; A& Q6 X* I- S: d3 r- w xAK Nankai Maru, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 x8 q, C+ W3 P* W3 k DD Murakumo2 z4 C) V* _' Z* R* }& {
PB Aso Maru #7, Shell hits 1, on fire+ q, Q4 Q- I% l. r9 S6 m3 C. E
PB Sonan Maru #6, Shell hits 15 H) w# {- R$ S3 s: q& Y V+ q
PB Sonan Maru #5
( u" z6 A9 C, F6 l% i PB Magan Maru, Shell hits 20 s! s9 q( U/ \& u+ U* A# x; Z
PB Tokuho Maru #5, Shell hits 2! k+ c6 s+ u5 K" n. H- T
xAK Nanrei Maru
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Japanese ground losses:' Z5 q! G+ `6 S) I
173 casualties reported
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1 P- n' h3 g# F8 u0 q Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 36 disabled
1 N6 E1 V$ R- P% f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( n! Z6 y ^( K6 T, @
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Ground combat at Auckland (115,185)
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Attacking force 77591 troops, 847 guns, 422 vehicles, Assault Value = 29670 r: ^8 X) q0 l n; a# `
8 ^6 o* p( L0 h' }# a0 c( R3 p _Defending force 10717 troops, 136 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 304
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1 n, l/ O, X3 ^ d! j3 \Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 07 V( R! B* G! v- F0 q: J
+ c+ P+ K8 T5 k9 jJapanese adjusted assault: 3502
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Allied adjusted defense: 39
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Japanese assault odds: 89 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Auckland !!!
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Combat modifiers5 Z; v9 Y5 I! P( w5 A( \/ d& g. v# ^
Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-); U- B" w k8 \
fatigue(-), experience(-)
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% D4 {* j) L7 s" [! a( P2 t3 f( I$ lJapanese ground losses:
5 A0 Q; [. Y5 K7 O# N 680 casualties reported
6 L9 R% t2 C& i) V5 w; t Squads: 2 destroyed, 88 disabled
4 T8 L% t* {6 _1 V5 P, ` Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled0 w, Y# |% A2 W; B# q! b s! a/ O
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled; ~; R7 C8 ~$ R7 c9 U
Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)* n# R6 o# C- ?% v& U# P" }5 D
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$ \2 }, S; W7 [$ Y! @; l m" m- g 5399 casualties reported
' u3 I M$ V; \1 r& x% w+ p3 v Squads: 125 destroyed, 145 disabled7 a( R+ |: X: r6 _7 G) A8 I1 E
Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 88 disabled) K, A5 h% X4 {& Y, {7 }2 A! I
Engineers: 71 destroyed, 10 disabled o- B3 ?$ U. c* i! n
Guns lost 110 (97 destroyed, 13 disabled)0 p( s# R% |* t1 R- [ C: |
Vehicles lost 32 (31 destroyed, 1 disabled); r9 k6 A- [- a" \) T
Units retreated 4! r1 r" z% p4 C
Units destroyed 1( V% x: q% M: k8 v! D2 o8 q ]; G
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!/ u' k+ _. H. }! S( M
: E2 b8 b- M* _9 j" q7 `8 cAssaulting units:
8 n5 B# G- {2 g1 | 21st Division
/ E7 G+ f: K: |& L) u 24th Infantry Regiment
7 x- Q8 U7 C- Q" B 16th Infantry Regiment" N0 }8 a! J$ I6 U
113th Infantry Regiment
! j4 F `* Y% B" Z 55th Engineer Regiment
0 s3 R t; D9 ^6 I* G# n 5th Division
6 b# k3 I" a# [' }. O$ Y; U5 A 143rd Infantry Regiment) l# X! K9 E8 |+ b0 n# Y
22nd Recon Regiment; G, i7 B+ M ~0 ~2 _
148th Infantry Regiment3 |( s4 q: y8 J1 O
55th Infantry Regiment7 q. u; C# p( r/ {* u1 r0 T
33rd Division
4 Q" q5 M: v/ ^3 ~; i0 h- U 41st Infantry Regiment" T q. H" k" ?, A# {, N4 W3 Z6 \
38th Division" D r2 v& a b
Imperial Guards Division/ x# O% g) V4 a6 ^6 G, p- H
56th Infantry Regiment9 W: ^4 n# y8 s7 g. f( J! X, S
8th Tank Regiment4 |2 `/ O' g) x5 B2 B
146th Infantry Rgt /1* B% X! k6 d r+ }" N% s4 ^, @# u
14th Div /2( O/ s! {5 S3 z% V" u
Southern Army
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51st JNAF AF Unit /5) R2 x0 b% L. K& k' P! D0 o9 m
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
M7 f5 s! U/ n 25th Army% u1 W. x$ B& ], C7 k* ?% `# ?8 ?
21st Air Flotilla /1
4 h( N+ C; A8 l" n! @# D) n 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3 }7 Q E4 `4 ` k7 @ M* ~4 I. G 15th Army
7 N; t6 v/ F0 x 34th Field AA Battalion4 _4 B& s2 [$ `( E q& d3 B
82nd Army /6
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2 Y; o ]( `7 g! ?6 I4 D: ^Defending units:
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8 s% M/ F5 ^- \8 a- v W 14th NZ Brigade5 r0 t) I+ j8 f$ U* U& A6 |- B/ z
11th NZ Brigade
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9 Z* [1 j2 e# G. k RNZAF OTU Aukland |
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