AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42" W' Z$ ]2 z5 y' C
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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
+ `( T5 N4 W0 G$ M9 i) e( |8 v' z4 c4 bminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
( Z0 w; w: A0 V驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高7 u0 j; M" N. T+ W3 v$ C
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
4 ]# q' E7 e$ S1 ?' i日军占领班克伦
- S5 [" V4 ]9 f$ q3 s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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1062 B+ E& p! S; d7 \
* i/ y& }. g! o5 V1 AWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( D9 O2 R1 ]( T- n$ W8 D4 }: O6 B
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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% o: ~# y' l- o# eAllied aircraft
/ t, P& V/ |6 k/ t A-24 Banshee x 18
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0 F, m: F- p) G3 d0 fAllied aircraft losses5 Z4 N& S$ P- ~' y) z# q
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged2 B! O1 R3 j" M6 N% Q, j( D1 [
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak6 e2 ^) u+ K; \7 {# X
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Japanese Ships' [! l! G2 K/ S6 r. Q
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 a4 R* q) ~& P. V DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
) O* P# S m' v4 f) l CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk/ W- c! e! C# U! y/ g8 F! r
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" [" z2 m* e1 Y4 F xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
f& _: ?; k- v" s2 ^! J; ^+ O xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk* ]9 F7 ? c/ g4 ?* h2 b
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 D% W, d4 l6 A* \. Y: F, T
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+ ~) `5 D$ F& E8 B* q! m5 P CA Northampton7 f7 s$ j3 v$ P, i9 `( W/ k
CA Chester- l) A3 n3 m) m
DD Blue7 t8 c/ t& c: q, b: M" C5 u+ }
DD Helm$ i O- R( v2 S2 V
DD Mugford3 M- C! b' {# S
DD Ralph Talbot$ Y& g- u- l& }' y6 @. A. \
DD Henley* f) h/ t* |6 r
DD Patterson8 K8 G5 E# A2 g
DD Craven6 F" N+ H6 d8 _0 J" v, s1 `' Y
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Japanese ground losses:
) }$ E6 @( a5 O6 i7 C9 b: k+ g 3887 casualties reported
7 h5 o+ \% p4 O& [ Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
6 r9 r! i5 i7 Z$ \+ D0 L8 W Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled0 _5 S5 W, @( L" }8 k( h
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
: F2 V3 m0 w0 u Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
8 j: N# V! `- l1 W `( I' h5 S Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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; g4 Y T- y* c+ ~5 uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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9 T% Q, n. U5 p( ~# LRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 ^; q- h/ Q# V8 W
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, e9 z' p& I% m7 f0 F
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% u5 V. Z( K6 X; N2 j' G% y! x/ o" i F4F-3 Wildcat x 6) w- ~1 B' d4 `; E
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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6 N. k1 u/ T! @8 S% X* [$ hAllied aircraft losses8 p+ a, J, [7 } ?/ ~! z: H) V. h
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged) {2 T; ]6 v8 \% u. P
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5 b ~4 C2 } f4 B- o1 f xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
j* y1 b) X* O CL Nagara
3 _: {' c0 Z$ T( H9 g xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
8 L3 c: Y( W5 x DD Makigumo& p" t2 @* |* i% Z
xAK Canberra Maru9 C, Z3 x7 d: H4 h* y" A
" U6 J, Q4 T: n3 s) IJapanese ground losses:1 f' u8 l+ M1 o- n' a6 a6 ?3 r* j
1845 casualties reported1 X8 ~5 P/ t' k0 O) j, g
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
' s; x+ j! i' H5 K+ ] Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled( r$ a% A5 _$ `. G
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled b! g0 Q* {! k4 M- P& M$ t
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
8 L4 ~) s# @; A7 a/ g Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,527 u' B2 w+ t. M2 L# C
9 R* k% J" H w* Q* mWeather in hex: Clear sky; ?: v, @3 C5 P: e j( H z
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 m$ W8 C3 C% |, b8 l
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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/ T: w' }8 j: }( M6 Y0 r F4F-3 Wildcat x 6* M) w0 |( ?+ `0 y! r0 n. W
SBD-2 Dauntless x 35 p+ @4 X' J1 K$ B" Y3 G
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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3 _( T& T4 @. U$ GAllied aircraft losses
: ^9 W5 U7 p! \+ W/ x) k SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged- @% ?% o/ O' U5 G s
2 V7 j4 A* I, g5 ^' E1 F- LJapanese Ships
# e. ^" v# z$ t( c! w& Q8 Y) g xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage H# I4 u5 p4 q- k7 h/ @6 L$ I8 M" d) c
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 F, d9 ~* ~) ^4 l1 E6 M/ L" }9 }
AV Kimikawa Maru, u1 `# M! r' \5 I) {4 x
xAK Zinzan Maru
. \% z3 c' d% B9 H% E) N xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) O' d# D9 T4 `) n' q6 |4 g
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack# ?& T o9 f& G/ a- I1 ^
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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( X Q0 N& C7 ^Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47% _ A. g% j5 I- G+ }
) E7 R& A6 x* ~Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 8 x5 Y' q3 `% R7 d/ E
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) " C7 n3 m8 T% k: }6 m
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1$ h; {, O5 B0 X4 n$ ]9 q, u; g
p3 m* a0 ~( w, ECombat modifiers
* c5 j+ K, J6 T# v7 n1 l$ {Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)$ E7 @2 T' D# ^# k4 R) H
experience(-)3 W- v% O, v: a: e
Attacker: ; b$ P6 d* p( \. x; i7 Y
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Japanese ground losses:' p1 ?1 {& p# S7 s4 |; c
102 casualties reported
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8 A8 m' W( h- P$ ?5 D) a4 p, c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 A" m' L6 A- l: o5 w8 t* L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 ^8 r3 {4 Q8 h4 t8 `/ T2 M
! D. C% m/ W6 D5 p6 W! ^Allied ground losses:, k2 Z) l& G/ [- @3 o* B) e
118 casualties reported
$ n% @( r0 |5 Z$ f3 R2 A& q Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
! S) ]. J3 N# O( D. j, ^) V& f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 ~+ q2 ~+ f& x( G T5 z+ Y) i: A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
: o9 ^9 L- N! Z 24th Infantry Regiment
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5 K- p3 b# Q! T1 I. R 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
& S; d# q+ O3 p1 h' o 2nd Field Artillery Regiment- A6 ]$ C3 `& ~& \- J% ^7 c
3rd Air Flotilla + k# G; [1 C( x9 ]
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:
7 P/ j* H0 C1 y0 Q M Molukken Garrison Battalion9 o6 n6 c" e: F& y2 c
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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