AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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/ J u0 f" \. T( R南洋战场,日军驻岛分队扶桑疯狂炮击、登陆安汶岛,并发动进攻,降低城防至1级
) J" K0 E9 N+ ]) z3 q! f: S# v; Z# sminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明: `; m. F X; u3 k }: @" Y
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高7 w! v2 r+ \& [8 u1 `, {8 e8 N
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
4 K$ s1 l a; i( p; o6 @日军占领班克伦3 H0 D6 W* V J" T
北太战场,盟军水面舰队在阿达克岛成功拦截并全歼了日军的登陆船队,天亮后企业号舰载机出击,将附近的日军登陆船队痛扁一顿,获得北太大捷
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^/ d2 r% J8 c8 v. kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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) Z) f3 j0 q4 mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ A: `) R8 y k! s$ V! B7 f
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft& ]; D2 {9 l7 y* C, M: @2 a
A-24 Banshee x 18
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! _6 [, ^6 y& s7 I- q6 x2 N w+ ~ A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged5 z7 @ w' x) x7 R6 O, |
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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# V: @; G! l- R$ MJapanese Ships' i2 i2 G/ ~3 I# T; F
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards c- t4 x/ }1 X8 U: {# a; s2 u
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CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
9 s* Q# T- D1 {- M3 n H xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* S. M' F' b2 U9 p1 ^
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
* R1 d' \9 |* ~+ u xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
9 P0 C4 F# |& R3 K xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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' A. b! N5 b" G% s3 gAllied Ships
9 X" t* n' T' R CA Northampton7 X9 d6 k8 u' T) j \/ q
CA Chester
. Q/ ^" \! p* F7 Q; x0 C* p DD Blue: y+ l5 S+ w) L, x
DD Helm
, w% v8 B/ y5 [4 ^ DD Mugford
& H& p7 i- Z- D) C* n8 b8 ^3 y DD Ralph Talbot
& q9 ]8 e% F4 O$ @4 p' j* ^" g DD Henley- K5 V1 J4 L# \* X |
DD Patterson8 `. A6 i* n* c8 l8 s+ Q/ z5 V2 w
DD Craven9 P# R# q, p5 x: r; N
* _6 s& h) R$ j" u) EJapanese ground losses:! o* R. U% D# J1 O; G
3887 casualties reported
9 h% i3 |3 l7 ?' R* L" I" b Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled3 ~/ W5 z4 _6 ~, ]
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
7 l# m; V) t1 q3 l N1 u J Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
, z& ~) `. E9 R3 s U" ~! l2 m Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)% L7 o9 |' w" t3 t
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled). `5 H: n& N/ \2 \8 V( \& Y9 K- n" S5 T
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54) K: J3 i3 S! u _3 H1 f, P ]
B, P0 X. |7 V XWeather in hex: Light rain& m1 b2 K- J0 q# e
$ K5 E* b; T' D, Z& pRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% H+ H* {# P# K& M1 t
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes# W' {' Y! a0 f7 K/ a) V
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Allied aircraft
- a Q5 o: [. C; V: q- m# i F4F-3 Wildcat x 6" u3 J- `! E) I
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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4 Y2 `. g/ n7 G4 pAllied aircraft losses9 j0 I- \5 V, {* A% P, A; C! W% j) o) }
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged9 ~ c; s% I# m! a. n
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4 S; ?% D* u8 B! T- ^# @ xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
7 A$ V1 }. s% Y0 i6 {% j5 [ CL Nagara6 y( A; t# z) E6 a
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
B9 T! l. v4 U8 Z DD Makigumo
E3 x, q& l' A' V xAK Canberra Maru
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/ M' n1 s5 P7 m5 O: p& `: d I 1845 casualties reported: {) U; Q. n! u+ g6 n( l) F) Z
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled# Y) S' N- ^& |7 J; N
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled- V) N$ {, {6 ^" w
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled: U9 q/ R4 I3 z1 H2 `- Y( [9 J& b
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 g9 z, Y9 i& m2 @
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% a! {0 d7 o7 D' t0 l4 ~: i
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes* O. g5 U* h+ W
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6/ c9 j2 K' `5 Q3 L( Z
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
% f/ J& V: K- `" t+ }" p* \ TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged3 _- p7 ~! ^+ q# d& {7 q
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( T: f5 [7 @* S xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- u! z* |- [' M7 k K1 z8 d xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 R. a5 H& V( c
AV Kimikawa Maru; U/ e& {# C" ?5 y
xAK Zinzan Maru$ i+ z+ e. [" }2 z* V$ t# f
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 [1 t( g7 i$ x& E
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)9 q/ M# a, t _3 a
6 W! C2 P0 u+ ^9 p$ h. _- ]Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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( Y' t) B5 ]* CJapanese adjusted assault: 30 ( O" M' w) e1 W
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) , G$ ^9 o1 c; f
) ?. D$ b5 h' J4 LJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1. B+ z8 F: s) y6 ?
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)0 K4 Y/ a/ L9 S- m
experience(-)
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, K, l, F7 F6 r6 S6 ~ 102 casualties reported
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$ s e" f1 D" }. H4 C9 ?; ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. f ]/ b8 J8 z7 m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! q; [/ t* c6 Q' _
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118 casualties reported$ @- W' J Y, |. ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
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2 x1 ?) \) d; a9 K: [. \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 k# n' E3 P: q2 E* H9 H
" V7 n9 k% O* ^Assaulting units:
& H( f: C. B- K9 n" O/ I" n8 @+ W/ | 24th Infantry Regiment7 ~, y B$ j, ^) n M# U
1st Kure Assault Division% T, M& G; a" ? t$ O: w
8th Indpt SNLF Coy 9 t" \6 c6 Z& D7 l( k# \
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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- p: Z6 I- V. x8 r) xDefending units:
; G/ R7 x" l. x0 D4 P: I1 s$ O Molukken Garrison Battalion
$ y! B: g5 N) \: g/ S# }. [! ? 4th Coastal Gun Battalion; ]( T" N5 Z+ j( Y! m. i8 {) j6 p
Ambon Base Force |