AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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0 C: P$ W7 k _/ |9 L) ^0 p. U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
5 _# r, J4 B& N! PminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明8 Z6 q- x0 u- q' b8 m
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
7 }9 f/ H3 c! D0 j3 O驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉' N2 o& a4 s3 t \+ M, X
日军占领班克伦8 S; r9 l$ t# R0 x
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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! b, M+ S1 S5 q. P4 F1 A- s) d* o7 PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106, C C. G2 q4 X8 Y
9 V3 s1 I# b+ S- T. B* iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' X# e% [/ X- s X
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft" p# s5 P1 ?7 w: i
A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
4 }$ V: R m X! V' D% G% ?* { A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged1 h2 ^& S9 R0 h* k+ e, y3 F$ _
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships/ @: c, N3 R$ e4 y
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 I) O/ u9 S* b" w6 r5 z DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards6 g, \- u1 j4 z! N
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* ?7 ?/ ]2 Y5 f' _2 ~ CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk$ D, L! Y% u8 k$ q2 `0 u4 \/ P
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 Q/ p1 A- P5 ^7 \& B9 a B7 h6 i xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk8 [9 @/ I* R* s# I9 f; R
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk7 [5 M3 _6 a7 {2 P
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships* `$ |6 l5 n; D( E) b
CA Northampton
" |* H* Z( r( w) O/ c) X CA Chester7 y0 {" W8 e0 Y: i- b' A( r
DD Blue B2 V' w& q! T0 @" m
DD Helm
2 Z+ k) e8 V9 | E/ d DD Mugford
' K- m- C2 f0 W' w" F3 l( n( ^ DD Ralph Talbot
$ c3 @2 T3 g2 L; B! K8 |4 ~% o DD Henley
9 H# v+ {- B2 V% t- x+ D+ @2 ~ DD Patterson$ I3 Q1 e. [# @" L& z n
DD Craven) j& U0 I% t4 f4 u5 D% {# h% `
' s/ n- p+ t. `7 T' l4 SJapanese ground losses:8 U- F' G5 p% _
3887 casualties reported# E, d& a1 H! }
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
7 r+ z' q8 c8 l6 R! Z. w: X& B Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled; T& ?# z7 k. Y4 ?* Q
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
( T# i* C5 U& F4 M* h Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
+ T2 M5 b, {1 M$ N/ ^3 B) q Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)1 n/ x% _5 c) H7 k$ m: V
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4 g5 T' r7 ?1 G( D! wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain" R/ J- Z" D# g& J) x) W
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
. [* \) `3 A3 JEstimated time to target is 7 minutes% V) _5 N& T0 m* A
6 S) R. |! S. ^3 J0 n& S. C* hAllied aircraft2 r* b7 J/ s" M& I) O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
N! d0 y: L, v' L3 w SBD-2 Dauntless x 244 x# ~# F& j! V( N, ~; z% A% Q
) K/ u! x) u# c/ dAllied aircraft losses
: `) W6 i( |5 j0 n; V0 E4 s SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships5 x8 O9 r! a3 [" T5 H/ C! w4 O
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ d" ?/ j/ x5 l% o. Y
CL Nagara4 \7 y# ?4 Y+ D0 G, ^
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
) D. S6 s: ]; B. s% c$ V2 i5 _ DD Makigumo
1 K5 T5 }% I( w: Y" g5 T7 y9 M+ o xAK Canberra Maru
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1845 casualties reported% e6 H/ p1 o |3 o# C9 w" ^4 L0 Z/ P
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled! I% V$ b) ~; g) l
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
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: b S5 J1 }; Y- O( i- M Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)* i4 @ Q2 P. O7 i! B' e4 j
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52' O9 [ m+ C3 H% R. q# t D
% h5 Y% E$ W$ |& dWeather in hex: Clear sky
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8 k# L# |9 B, JRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 A( C4 a Q( T' O# hEstimated time to target is 16 minutes# w& f( T, Q: t, y
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 60 L0 h6 \. R" z/ ?1 b* i& i0 j8 D- T
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3( o* w# {1 l9 S4 V3 J' g7 a
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Japanese Ships2 }; O$ a( C2 G) r! z6 s) U- ^
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& L. e- l- V) K/ E! {
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ h1 ~* r4 q0 p AV Kimikawa Maru
0 Q1 w; w; W0 H7 ~6 L" F1 [" @ xAK Zinzan Maru
% t7 ~, d4 D2 u9 S1 p5 b$ X xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109), E3 D- g G: B1 s) ^. j' Q
1 w8 ?6 Z) [* ]7 }. E# r! q9 lJapanese Deliberate attack' D9 A3 K5 q; _5 k, N; B N: b
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2446 J5 s/ N3 B9 N& }7 J% t
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 471 P7 y P( a4 w: p$ y- m4 ^
3 E4 ~1 U: W5 X! h3 |- z7 `Japanese adjusted assault: 30 7 p s3 _% u. F1 U2 K5 i% l8 L6 q' F
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 ! K% z3 k$ L$ t5 m* p
. e. a" X' P- p+ M, S0 C0 |3 X5 _Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1, K. U; i! _9 y9 e" n, @7 q/ a6 l( y: p
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Combat modifiers4 X9 Z, o2 F8 _4 e- Z, G% g
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: : v( ]5 g1 i( o( d
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Japanese ground losses:
3 I4 a9 A: `2 R, ~% I; Y 102 casualties reported
% U* z B. X: @+ k, M. g1 S Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
1 v: b! k$ B' W# c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( ?. d/ e$ p$ n! f3 Q8 C ^: c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, o, J9 k& _6 w/ h
M" Q5 P8 Q+ y- rAllied ground losses:
5 K& `# F: E m/ i' B' A 118 casualties reported
# A+ E, G: N; v9 T7 j Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled* H8 u- C) Z; k& g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 \& ?" K5 [' W9 w5 m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 v4 Q$ ^% N! j N2 U n) A
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Assaulting units:
6 V* n% L1 [- Z" \. U: f 24th Infantry Regiment
3 Y) C. n% u& F" c# x4 L 1st Kure Assault Division
" D% ]2 o) e7 w- ~" u0 G( M 8th Indpt SNLF Coy * v2 ^( p6 z% s3 ` e
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment, ^" t; B8 C/ ?" b% y# U
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Defending units:) j1 o& ], S0 E7 h
Molukken Garrison Battalion
( F& O2 n: o% R8 c% z! ? 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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