AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
. e- g2 Z" e1 c( o; K+ p8 A0 [闲来无事的日军炮击了下莫港,而西行的kb却遇上了一个正在逃命的xAP,双方接触的结果显示 T8 W( V5 k9 h# ~ T1 e
一航战的赤诚和加贺 被分离出去了,这是不是一个重创KB的机会呢? 可惜现在盟军还未集结完毕,8 A: c5 a0 O& c; I# h' n/ Z
要不就算盟军3cv对抗4cv也是个难得的机会。天亮后xAP理所当然的被kb击沉。( ~) W( S7 Z6 f0 E# ^
日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地
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6 p5 w* @/ Y! h, w1 l8 YNight Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130
) t$ h {" o- e2 |' R0 VJapanese Ships4 [6 F. y; j/ j$ s
BB Mutsu5 T% @1 m; Z) m2 z$ e0 A4 p
CL Kitakami
" @4 j \8 W) h$ z; r CL Katori
" ~) P7 r+ e" WAllied ground losses:
2 T/ J/ z) L; l; }- G; c& B6 b 19 casualties reported; |4 ~$ u6 ^; ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
8 @- Y5 T0 d" ^8 \: t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 d( g7 }% h, S! K" P0 C6 `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 B9 I M* ^/ p9 cAirbase hits 2
. n3 ?5 B6 U) |+ _! \! KRunway hits 1
" S8 ?, U1 K1 \7 C# h4 ^2 c/ FPort supply hits 1
& ]5 e; @1 H# ^/ U1 J* y4 }BB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division$ k5 K3 d8 J. n W8 B2 G3 T
CL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby & ]( ]6 }: ?8 G( R% r
CL Katori firing at Port Moresby ) }% E3 w2 ]3 ]6 I6 n h
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# J7 s: k$ p3 u0 |/ g* KDay Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards i- y+ b5 ? V
Japanese Ships
! O: l. a6 `. R CA Mikuma
) }$ p3 m, p8 e7 C# ^! G CL Sendai
0 N$ \1 j6 r; _+ c DD Inazuma" Q e0 J6 e2 _4 I
DD Shinonome; i! ]8 Q( X+ C% j* e+ E) {
DD Satsuki - m% p6 ^6 {: Z2 C. o! O
Allied Ships
7 v, d1 n& v% |# c MTB 7
& N# X j+ R0 @# G; r: @/ ?- R MTB 8
9 U0 b5 T0 }. q1 i5 E2 v" V MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 n- Z, N6 k! c' ]9 Q+ S0 |& U MTB 10
) W( y+ L* x `8 [" D8 _' y MTB 11# r# b7 G/ Q( F2 d
MTB 12! ]' C; T+ `/ d& o6 S, D
MTB 260 N# r, V# a* W+ ]
MTB 27
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2 x) s7 Q! V5 ~+ J7 P) uDay Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards
& }3 S$ C1 s1 I% @$ fJapanese Ships
* @: c0 W6 |, I CA Mikuma
* x3 n( p) a/ m1 l) H CL Sendai4 ?7 U% W) G4 z0 C" r, ^3 X) r% d" _
DD Inazuma
( b7 e) t, v1 b: n3 O9 O DD Shinonome8 b/ a1 Z W' T7 N8 l
DD Satsuki ( u8 u1 _, ~1 z& y2 O5 i/ w
Allied Ships
8 g0 r( E; [5 ~8 Y6 T$ ? MTB 7
$ S& i, v0 K: w* z# o& D, Q3 M MTB 8
0 \, u( X. \7 L( J$ M* [ MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 j& E5 N9 J# [0 K MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' X" Q' n, {% r MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. |% Y7 I" ? A+ R3 Y
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ l( h- Y' y+ h2 b4 {& D MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ M# P; b! \3 D# q: I8 u( \0 |
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" ~1 @; s* `8 N+ W6 Z; U( fDay Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards
$ a5 r2 r& b+ AJapanese Ships
1 G' w$ X N( W) X4 h! V# P4 d CV Hiryu- ]7 p5 d7 O# e% \' {
CV Soryu
$ L; V6 Z; c: ` CV Shokaku
" L% F8 S( W& u6 `& y0 ]% E CV Zuikaku) P4 @* S2 b8 l, W- |1 P
BB Hiei
3 F% j3 a1 s" Y2 H- c CA Tone
q& z0 z: Y9 g7 A* T( S DD Akigumo
$ k! b% E. @8 j, D$ l DD Isokaze7 ]# k; K& M8 N
DD Shiranui
- p L$ u% W2 { R# @ c* J DD Urakaze
0 Q$ q: U4 O( g. V" r" a DD Tanikaze
( K* r% U$ F" }+ B DD Arare7 [* t3 }1 Q1 x2 {3 H0 u* Z
DD Kasumi" M2 f# t: Y! c- c( Q
DD Akebono2 b" J* b; U& O+ G
DD Sazanami + S3 ~9 W' ?: w& C
Allied Ships9 Y' e; \% g4 d4 O4 x' |
xAP Zealandia
, t8 x2 Y* A9 jMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
6 y" G1 \, t; k+ i" I7 j. p! tRange closes to 22,000 yards...
2 c$ Z* M/ C$ \8 W' a) l6 ERange closes to 21,000 yards...- \) X3 P9 Z, D; d# F1 T
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
7 c8 U) F4 t2 K: g5 C* JJapanese TF attempts to evade combat
0 j; o" e7 R5 L3 W5 X9 k9 M2 ZRange increases to 26,000 yards...
& A N l5 H, F) i) XRange increases to 30,000 yards...
; \+ I! D1 [0 }Both Task Forces evade combat 5 g& J, ?+ z5 N T/ I2 ]( T4 O
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 # h! k' n( f4 [$ {; \/ k
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
3 F: r/ M7 F0 }' CRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet., Q/ s$ ]5 q- W+ K; J O
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
) L+ Z+ e1 [; o1 x: TJapanese aircraft A# S& I" A, C/ D( E: w! i
B5M1 Mabel x 3; C: Y" p( A( O) N4 z8 a3 z- W
Ki-27b Nate x 10 2 ^ s/ ~1 j6 d4 R7 @7 z: r/ A1 c
No Japanese losses
+ n6 P' D/ O; Z" C% {2 EAllied Ships* d5 Q. X2 j4 C* `, E
xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage - G! F3 s. C) U0 Q1 A6 I
Aircraft Attacking:, E4 ?1 P/ Q. m6 @; e: _9 w0 U7 J
3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
0 F8 e: J4 P$ U3 n Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb7 b) d& g7 n8 F9 j; ?4 q% y1 c
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w2 H# L" o1 z: P' TMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128 ' D+ ^1 a6 u7 N* d: v3 O
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud . Q( W* h$ P9 u1 f- l! g, u* S3 ~
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 l" {* d+ e: J I8 [Estimated time to target is 2 minutes ( _6 C; A# G+ H2 M6 L. s$ F1 j
Japanese aircraft$ c' d5 d. l9 }! @( Y/ x
A6M2 Zero x 266 F' i: O8 M3 t
D3A1 Val x 15
+ l+ X3 {. j. g) r& iJapanese aircraft losses
' z2 z4 F# k4 Y2 d D3A1 Val: 1 damaged , a# g5 w$ e; S% R8 R
Allied Ships
- C2 N% d ]: K# s. C xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk : d- V9 p+ e7 m* T. l1 j( ~
Aircraft Attacking:
) g% r& v- }- v' o+ T( k- s 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
/ M2 ?8 K" W* \- P& [4 L Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb' o5 e; }. [& ~6 E% X; V
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'4 A& D, _8 ] q
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
; k1 W- A; ]1 B" r f7 u2 XRaranga dead in the water ...
m9 E1 e9 Q7 k# L# iHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga 5 K' @% E! A/ u1 a6 p2 x; u' n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128 1 f9 v5 {& C3 |/ T4 X
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
! `5 }6 r/ \* }- k. uRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, ~4 t1 l4 b# O6 I# CEstimated time to target is 6 minutes ) `6 ? n& p3 M8 u' x- j8 I
Japanese aircraft
( Y' D' i5 j& `6 ] A6M2 Zero x 9
0 P- W3 X- D+ Z% p B5N2 Kate x 17 6 n$ a! Z0 h4 v2 t; R
No Japanese losses
( P1 E# M6 j; |7 M# lAllied Ships% a' `. V1 e& H
xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage ! i" N2 N8 t% M
Aircraft Attacking:
; C+ g' d$ c$ J& d# E 17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet1 Y( K! Q7 v! q; x# Z/ c. b& O
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
, i: e7 e/ g) ], O* v3 U& F4 {Zealandia dead in the water ...
! {$ V0 O) {/ @" v2 }Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia- o$ i- M% [. h; K# {3 R& o
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8 R1 T% M: d, `( ~3 i+ ?* m8 GGround combat at Siangtan (81,52) , B1 [* o8 d- {* G" \2 U6 h T2 r
Japanese Shock attack 5 Y H1 \0 d, M+ l; W3 F s
Attacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436 ) g8 o2 U3 Q: Y, Z1 Z; `' R, M1 I7 c
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
8 W% R) K4 ~1 E! Q' [' Z+ QJapanese adjusted assault: 403 - S/ m" W' E4 |0 E: C
Allied adjusted defense: 1 i0 n$ J' Z+ f" B
Japanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1)
) p1 e. r# C# ], ~& n9 j6 y# b, u \Japanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!!
: Q) g' U- Q1 XCombat modifiers
# M6 H# [8 d# ]Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) * R- b7 ^! p9 C- |) K" U/ Z
Assaulting units: P, O( G7 ]6 J, w$ J9 N2 L4 I
3rd Division
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9 v) ~5 p' l& A( d$ H' q* g! TGround combat at 82,43 (near Ankang)
- T8 \# g! X" NJapanese Bombardment attack
- K- u* G8 M: _7 e" l; a& @5 kAttacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900
* E# b) n+ Q- `& w6 F7 i: W4 eDefending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556 / f) T" |& [& M' I$ U- X* }
Japanese ground losses:
+ W; W4 R( B& t! r! e 17 casualties reported
/ d# {) K2 }% B/ x# p7 Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 H. g+ p# A3 G3 U e' n- i; p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* S5 _+ G1 H; S i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 \& R) s8 X- Q1 a) |9 m9 `% P0 w9 fAllied ground losses:/ ]& b5 s. t H
9 casualties reported/ d2 }% k5 a2 g' v/ h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 f3 p. a: Q4 P; A0 W( J5 i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 y A2 _+ ]. B! u% t" a a. l" z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. d1 Q- K3 J& o, f4 F" @' d8 pAssaulting units:
2 G3 |" Z M9 r C. Y' b 12th RGC Temp. Division
+ ]2 F- I$ w0 a) d" o. Q0 l6 h 34th Division& }2 Y% C3 |/ J2 q
5th Tank Regiment
7 [) L" |7 R4 A h 58th Infantry Regiment
- r" `8 X/ X$ P c, f7 B; G 20th Ind.Mixed Brigade
' h8 b8 C( U" l F% R# f) ` 13th Division' P; f& e; ]% ?
9th Armored Car Co
3 H7 A D# l( C- s2 q3 _* c" b' V 13th Tank Regiment3 o" h' t! h2 e2 A6 w
19th Division9 W+ o* L7 A9 v4 D6 I- N# \
3rd Tank Regiment
$ ~$ ?) v! b7 a/ W 18th RGC Temp. Division
% Z: N+ Q9 P( {$ O2 z 10th Mortar Battalion
5 q) T: T4 d6 U; ]' b4 x8 K- k/ lDefending units:, u. Z8 M) I* |+ O/ j& ` s
30th Chinese Corps% f) }# t; R7 ~4 I
59th Chinese Corps" A+ z; d9 K& I% s3 z
55th Chinese Corps
; i% g' x" M# q0 {% d: _' }8 f# O 77th Chinese Corps" n2 ]; s& L+ G" f+ B
33rd Group Army
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Ground combat at Hankow (85,50) 7 B5 A8 G: b8 o; l1 o8 }/ H
Japanese Deliberate attack * }9 m, B5 k n. \# E+ p7 M0 r( Q1 L2 w
Attacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258
- D. [) ~9 L. r/ b% a# t4 KDefending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48
$ l+ w2 o- N2 H$ `) G* aJapanese adjusted assault: 205 : U4 n8 F1 Y2 u/ q. ] u
Allied adjusted defense: 21
@8 S5 K% p! b; s4 Q3 RJapanese assault odds: 9 to 1 8 h& L S- v; m' g1 H m
Combat modifiers: h6 e7 ] s; f" q' e: G# M5 O* A
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
' K( [* m# C6 ^7 j% d! z/ s0 A experience(-)
7 c: ~5 v0 n2 t2 @+ HAttacker: ( `+ i2 b8 G) G0 z7 {" a. F
Japanese ground losses:
2 ]' z1 T# J: v5 Q+ u+ V 61 casualties reported
6 Z- e8 D$ n' ?( I/ v Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
d- d' S7 B4 d, z& P5 E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) T2 l7 ]% v# w. y0 S6 i7 V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 3 y8 r( A: g* j) p5 C4 c& q5 \1 ?' v
Allied ground losses:2 G$ b9 r A- q
721 casualties reported6 ], L3 D H. `/ A: T& j& {2 D& T
Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled
2 R. E" N" ]0 `: T: R Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 t9 @3 ]. h( `3 I Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
" ]: u; w* Z9 g# H( N Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)
; {6 Y: L/ T) J/ f" ^' C8 i- @; B Units retreated 1
. Y6 b+ Y7 f2 H- |4 R2 w8 oDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
7 B+ d3 m6 Q/ l( t. bAssaulting units:
, |0 t2 D' f" _8 |. }! O$ \' a 14th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2 K2 m; |7 g& E9 |& _8 ]/ e. J x9 N 54th JAAF AF Bn 0 F9 ^4 r" O6 k4 h
Hankow Special Base Force
8 n; b7 P3 j v0 k 22nd AA Regiment. ~. v+ v& ~1 N4 R! [: Q7 e) h' w
86th JAAF AF Bn
5 Y1 V% S, j ^, J# cDefending units:6 J e: O' a( s( F# k9 s# A9 L, A
84th Chinese Corps " ]- m! Z& p8 b' @% V( w/ D( a
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" ]- o1 M+ V8 s) g) gGround combat at Yenan (88,37)
6 ^, b" f" I( O9 QJapanese Shock attack 9 H" q3 X7 \7 @% ]" ?
Attacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204
" y, X; r' {% q% J1 T9 H0 t1 dDefending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14
, N9 S3 d$ t" ], I# D' M' }Japanese adjusted assault: 78 ; ?" y! r. A! H3 O
Allied adjusted defense: 5
. w. n1 l& o2 \9 \. ZJapanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2)
! L, W; y. ~2 r+ P+ `' j* [Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!! , X3 c* u- M+ g/ a, j6 I6 G% `
Combat modifiers
1 W# {( }) X4 u3 D9 p' l) i5 BDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-)
0 ?. `" S& m7 N" R0 N7 w& HAttacker: shock(+), leaders(+)
& C+ E7 w5 l7 ?3 aAllied ground losses:% X# |, d9 z& }# B& \+ @
471 casualties reported
8 R E0 L. o/ W& ]( F3 r Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
* g9 {3 M6 ?# t9 c+ b$ y Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ k7 {4 M) \: t7 }$ E, i Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
p$ X) E' T2 U6 a6 K8 D6 f9 T Units retreated 1
* Q7 B, ]0 {% Z2 i5 ?1 P$ |Defeated Allied Units Retreating! : p, v) v/ S% |4 g
Assaulting units:
. Q0 e% h* x; M' I 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade / Z6 `' O. y5 \2 j4 b, `! U: c* g
Defending units:
( l9 u1 F$ u% u; N2 J 22nd Chinese Corps |