AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 28, 42
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$ D9 S8 {( U9 B2 o4 l+ C日军集中大量战舰炮击柯钦,准备拔除盟军留在此处的钉子户,炮击效果一般。
+ G/ c! J! \8 cNight Naval bombardment of Cochin at 28,40 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
7 o" `# o% K0 S8 Q8 \* x50 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
* t6 ]9 S/ |3 g4 ^7 c# Q6 nJapanese Ships+ b. n( [4 A4 h
BB Kirishima
/ X6 @: i4 j/ O6 M BB Hiei
' H8 G: l: I8 a, X1 U4 m+ ^ R/ z BB Kongo
5 B! N/ |3 J; _ CA Suzuya% n' m0 b1 g7 l( y8 R
CA Mikuma; W2 v9 l/ k3 ^% x
CA Mogami, Shell hits 46 Z& d/ a5 ]: Q
CA Chokai, Shell hits 9
0 S$ Q. A: D/ A- g2 W1 v CA Maya# ^5 x# o* ~- ]+ M. [, I4 v3 f) c& P6 v
CA Atago% a b/ A4 t7 w
CA Takao
" e: k! e, `3 K- |0 e) Y+ f$ M& tAllied ground losses:
3 d7 L! j$ O) ` R+ Q 67 casualties reported& t$ l/ Z; o3 E" T. N: O1 l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 I, r0 g+ Z( m
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
& s: T' m+ ^% d3 S2 \, d Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled, P0 v( D# t( ^6 F- ]$ P) M3 |
( V- h! v0 j" Z8 o; d0 ^1 V炮击后,日军以2倍多兵力谨慎攻击,降低一级城防。战后,日军损失600战力,盟军损失100战力。- F/ b" ]0 z# N2 I2 m: u# j
Ground combat at Cochin (28,40)9 f9 z% C% {9 t5 ]( e O- R/ g
Japanese Deliberate attack
, ~9 I9 n& i! J1 n0 c5 f" l8 }Attacking force 65765 troops, 588 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 2697" W. T6 Z* j& m; _$ Z+ t
Defending force 28923 troops, 370 guns, 501 vehicles, Assault Value = 924" }3 s& {+ ^4 h; ~' R
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4
/ j. z! g; t. ? d" OJapanese adjusted assault: 1399
3 n2 C& s8 w9 DAllied adjusted defense: 3169
+ p& ?# ~: e; J/ O$ o; FJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 4)
9 M0 }% h1 \ G# p% t0 rCombat modifiers+ ]4 t2 i q/ G
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-)- j, g! v& p& g R, B
Attacker:
. O2 `4 O, M# M9 ~4 L6 _5 i7 h* ZJapanese ground losses:
( {( N9 ~2 u, ~5 F) g+ q 6072 casualties reported% x2 e3 s" x, y R$ d1 x/ n
Squads: 24 destroyed, 461 disabled
, t2 A- _8 f$ u. ?* | Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled
0 U$ [& W, G/ C: [; I Enginees: 0 destroyed, 52 disabled
7 w% |, E, G) [( v: i( [# |, O4 m Guns lost 51 (1 destroyed, 50 disabled)( W; O; h+ d; J2 [
Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
8 o3 \! S" w- JAllied ground losses:
( {6 a. P) g7 t7 q/ ]; N7 l 1412 casualties reported+ U. h1 ?$ Z8 c! |" F4 _2 r
Squads: 21 destroyed, 107 disabled
3 b: C; M9 ]' K7 X E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 33 disabled
0 n; I$ J- n6 _4 n: o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled' U" v: l$ v- q. \. G
Guns lost 31 (3 destroyed, 28 disabled)+ X3 a& l" C# T! y
Assaulting units:
3 L) F( I7 V+ \4 F" ] 55th Infantry Regiment
5 D; w' C' Q% r0 y0 [ 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
d% G1 Z# J% t0 s9 T Imperial Guards/A Division
, z, s4 U+ T8 u Imperial Guards/B Division
& C1 i' {, A5 w* c4 z- T5 T 56th Infantry Regiment
' r0 A6 N$ ~7 K: A$ j3 K 33rd Division4 s/ O1 [% n! q7 o- n1 n
16th Infantry Regiment
) T9 F! s0 m/ |( p5 r4 D6 y) E8 | 16th Guards Regiment# k( F0 z, v) m) Y
38th/B Division: |2 m- M: C% [( o
113th Infantry Regiment
9 _6 x$ \$ l- ~4 y% o 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade' N3 k& T* {. s1 D' F/ ], d6 p
21st Infantry Regiment& ]( F G8 Z. O5 {2 ^
38th/A Division5 F( e4 l1 G4 n9 j
17th Indpt Guards Regiment
, p" v- \, \7 ~4 S7 n 38th/C Division
, X. j- F6 g) D 41st Infantry Regiment
- p& ^" {. p4 r9 K Imperial Guards/C Division. t0 d! W( O S3 b1 p* g% x
Defending units: G8 Q% |5 l# [- }
21st Australian Brigade% Z0 J! h4 h4 g
6/6th Rajputna Battalion
- q0 ~ ]1 Z$ d1 D3 K 20th Indian Division
* Y* B' }4 [& [+ C 19th Indian Division
B0 F" n- l0 n/ { 15th/1st Punjab Battalion
! f& r) s9 a" k 18th Australian Brigade. F& }" @& Y8 W5 k
63rd Indian Brigade: D' w/ f. H! |& J
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment8 w: n0 c) g5 C% X" K2 z3 ~
Cochin Fortress* U" j# l9 i; ~$ D h3 o8 A- U1 D K
& V; [' Y! @! v5 }早在3月份,盟军就从印度抽调48架飓风战机增援中国战场,一路辗转到达衡阳机场打算伏击一直裸奔轰炸长沙的日空军,但因机场地勤不足、操作不及时等原因,错过时机,被日军侦察机发现。只得转场贵阳。终于4月28日与日军交战。0战从安康扫场,不敌飓风。飓风大获全胜,并火鸡十多架没有护航的日轰炸机。
) a" A: w' c Y$ h6 L# ]) ~Morning Air attack on Kweiyang , at 74,49 ' U S( T! K. p9 t0 x
Weather in hex: Clear sky+ g2 n' [* q" Z1 C
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
; d( S" m! }" v. K. cEstimated time to target is 4 minutes& \ \. |/ J% \& }! m! S* }
Japanese aircraft2 F4 e' I5 n- D1 k% }% M9 @
A6M2 Zero x 112 _& q& ~ J _/ T( i) { D7 Y
Allied aircraft2 n* y0 N5 t9 F: ]& n6 `0 K
Hurricane IIa Trop x 28
J8 U+ }' |* g, |; s Hurricane IIb Trop x 13
0 p, F( w1 J" g/ S+ wJapanese aircraft losses1 h7 }5 o3 T# e# p4 V4 p
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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) `8 l% y9 Y4 q @% hMorning Air attack on Kweiyang , at 74,49 . ~" @3 k8 i+ i% E& l+ c# u' o4 z
Weather in hex: Clear sky
# k" f! a* [4 |! c. TRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.0 N2 O q) F& E) W y2 f
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes& l' K* s3 ~5 D% p! c0 E! @
Japanese aircraft
% V& `* X: V1 |: r# g! O A6M2 Zero x 113 l0 I/ t9 l, g$ _% o7 a/ \
Allied aircraft6 u* c3 h! w! ~9 l1 c7 o& y
Hurricane IIa Trop x 27
- g" _2 u! x- T$ V/ G Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
/ v9 c" ?& Z( ]$ i- MJapanese aircraft losses
+ ^$ `) }* N4 ^7 C! I4 p A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
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4 {: r& n9 ?6 i! B8 \5 sMorning Air attack on Kweiyang , at 74,49
7 |4 F" C! s& g3 E+ cWeather in hex: Clear sky7 n, p: v& R, b! }, I6 ~( e
Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.- p6 L1 }7 m9 Q m- l
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes2 V, p0 J# y* t# E W9 s' }
Japanese aircraft' G9 s. ]* I/ S) f! W
A6M2 Zero x 6
1 r$ @3 h4 e% Q/ P7 O0 AAllied aircraft. f1 l1 w. t/ m4 X4 @' c6 k: k
Hurricane IIa Trop x 24, D" z' L5 b. b& Z. f0 y& ]
Hurricane IIb Trop x 10; c& C6 U; x. v0 }5 j2 h% l: {/ O: ^. d
Japanese aircraft losses
2 y" ?! V5 M0 K: b0 d! Q3 E w A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 c/ Z% X; f! \. t( i; A
Allied aircraft losses
- A8 ^; Q' _8 v1 S0 M* q- D Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed# I" `( @+ @0 U& {$ O
" a; N$ F) H. _6 l4 h, BMorning Air attack on Kweiyang , at 74,49
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4 h# a* H s6 p, Z& @Weather in hex: Clear sky
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/ K' m$ L* H1 _7 Y9 jRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 ^6 W' f& e* V; @1 {
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
! }0 ?- c- s' I) i0 h3 \" WJapanese aircraft
& [: W& g# s$ Y Ki-21-Ic Sally x 37
( Z; A1 h" K6 U4 U0 ^ Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9
* B! F0 p# f k% r; T) Z" _Allied aircraft
' f4 T2 i& R2 _# F+ @0 `* c# ? Hurricane IIa Trop x 164 z# d- B7 |/ A+ }' m
Hurricane IIb Trop x 6
! j2 x. i5 [4 h1 G, @Japanese aircraft losses
G. V3 X+ j" e, Z7 h2 e! f: t Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged+ z! G- x" R2 P/ J7 f. C9 i2 K+ f V: X
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged) N: F9 T) f7 P
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- V2 r- K9 ?4 W4 f" U' A+ \Japanese aircraft
+ c( b' @! c" c* c: S# k* m# J Ki-21-Ic Sally x 17
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0 @/ P- c4 y+ V2 GAllied aircraft
S, k/ q) d3 H) d' E Hurricane IIa Trop x 76 J0 j( L# k) k3 _( x7 |
Hurricane IIb Trop x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses' b: p+ A0 j0 f& t6 k8 G
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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1 E; o0 Q! z) H7 E8 w; h; k0 t/ hJapanese aircraft9 l W& u" k; |: _$ v/ V0 c: p; K
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 125 m; x2 b k% B% j" N
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Allied aircraft5 N; o& i, t* f+ ]
Hurricane IIa Trop x 51 n1 K9 j6 W) H" E1 E) b ^
Hurricane IIb Trop x 3! c7 K2 _7 C0 H- x4 P/ [
' k" C% r( R/ vJapanese aircraft losses8 _. d, {; O# w* R
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 destroyed
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Japanese aircraft9 k# {, _) ]8 b) d/ Z+ \
A6M2 Zero x 117 `: m, [ p/ P$ H; D
, H* I/ b/ M; G7 s3 O. s9 oAllied aircraft: u/ ^; F% g# e$ r& y' G
Hurricane IIa Trop x 4
6 E8 v! ?+ R, N1 d, M Hurricane IIb Trop x 39 o- B4 {) y6 C3 X$ q
5 o& |; i7 T3 V% b$ @No Japanese losses
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7 x2 t) M* w. r7 |3 jAllied aircraft losses
" B: Z1 o- `! q0 A% B: D Hurricane IIa Trop: 2 destroyed! p. y: r# e, |3 \- g; q
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed |