AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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, q o# f3 }4 f! h1 @6 X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
2 \* j: M& a1 I. QminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
6 w3 y! v. v. A6 t9 T, H2 D% @' J驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
2 i! \% U: c/ ?6 |驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
5 K: @' d$ W: |日军占领班克伦
' j7 A6 K+ h Z7 Q, K# l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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, q0 l2 x2 c* r4 wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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$ @8 S. ~" H' IWeather in hex: Heavy cloud1 E9 o' _. X6 _. c) C$ j6 j1 d
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 {# l' I: P9 H$ O, C- S
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- v4 u" V$ j2 Z5 T- B. J
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Allied aircraft0 K* ], }; c5 c! F- O9 ^5 b* [, }# D
A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses6 g& E! A m; Y* V# L
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged7 G* }4 v! S% F2 Y* v
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak2 X! F) _+ j2 W5 Y* p
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CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 O/ A3 U- q( |6 c, y& C2 \7 s
DD Inazuma, A7 `$ R, B. |& P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards) n' p+ N, F) a; h
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CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk, E* e- T: K; E; w
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 T/ {+ y. y, i" N: ^( K/ u
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
3 o' d+ N) O1 Z: ? xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk/ x' k# M3 c0 m
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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5 c% e+ y* s* ^" _# ^ CA Northampton
' ^' t4 g( o5 _4 U CA Chester- V! H, i) X% R" I6 i3 K2 f
DD Blue
" d2 v2 Y" U# F. U9 \ DD Helm
$ P9 k) X& n m; i$ @; X2 d DD Mugford
7 s, ? z5 u5 I1 E; h DD Ralph Talbot
6 @" h, y3 N4 j, H+ u* Z DD Henley
' C" }6 | D& r- ?8 s DD Patterson- m9 |; I* l8 v$ w
DD Craven& ?. k9 {4 h7 w* D* T; U
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Japanese ground losses:9 c$ J* J E9 z0 C$ r. Y
3887 casualties reported
3 ]" V: G/ P* m4 o9 D+ |* M) d5 A* ] Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled3 R: r3 ~3 A8 ?% J) l$ U8 T
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
* _3 q3 G4 I* H. Y! w6 G Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
# M9 o) V( O( w* b; M/ F8 ]/ { Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
# g+ K* o+ k) T Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)/ X* A5 e. Y! k) n# |% E! w% y9 o9 v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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4 g8 X3 i& D( E& F oWeather in hex: Light rain& s" {2 j* D8 ?: O' T E# l
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' W0 j! |( j% q. J
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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1 _$ b5 s* ^" `. ?& w# `$ w% l F4F-3 Wildcat x 6 C7 j; F- Z- c! \. M
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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- T0 y! n# E5 I$ K' hAllied aircraft losses+ L. k9 P' y& _! Y+ `/ k, w) {
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged4 m. B$ `( ]0 U
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
4 h1 J8 |+ ?2 d. q6 C V0 G CL Nagara3 X! A0 |* @& ?3 C6 K- L
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
. {1 l( m, ^% S, k( H" f; I, |& V DD Makigumo
5 ]: _) ^: U: M" _# K# j2 S xAK Canberra Maru) ~/ h5 p* b y) o4 z1 a; B! N8 F
3 l9 B/ y9 M6 ]7 Z9 r- n! k UJapanese ground losses:9 i, Q( ~) P8 E$ X0 \; ^
1845 casualties reported) h& C# _. }" j. ~/ f& R
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
6 E/ n+ G5 ^( z/ j Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled6 _9 P8 N: R6 V7 L V" l* z1 m
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
8 W6 A% @0 d$ T v- d) ^! s Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
6 d- Q; g3 {2 S. w2 X8 @, J Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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- B, h1 G2 a, K- X( E/ D$ I' dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,529 N( h. ^4 ~3 x& ~5 [+ ~# |4 a
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- q( E9 c I- R- X8 GEstimated time to target is 16 minutes" ^9 {! I; b$ b/ g
* a( D0 P7 G5 P1 m; BAllied aircraft
% e( F- P; o6 |& F F4F-3 Wildcat x 6( D$ \* s; f, j) _) r J/ i
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3/ [! g# F, |' J4 c# m
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
, I) \* M8 A4 e# {" a SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage K! [1 o) j! `7 ]# h; o
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) w- h8 x E5 X# w4 |
AV Kimikawa Maru3 H4 M% F8 }9 ^9 N: j* p
xAK Zinzan Maru9 v- l1 G8 {# i Q
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)6 G) K! J+ r+ S7 T' E- c
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Japanese Deliberate attack+ D- @* i4 R+ H$ U7 f# e
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244. m; q7 O, L" A7 _4 T- f
2 F: a D& x- H( Y* {Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 475 j/ U0 o( ~1 t0 f
2 |3 U5 b, j% a. t s. m2 C. fJapanese adjusted assault: 30 ) Y( N8 z9 [$ h
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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' y5 m* |8 d/ ]( V8 v8 U% sJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers
2 h K7 n! W! |/ e6 ?Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)8 u/ x3 G N1 f
experience(-)
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8 B9 C" o E( I4 Z' J V Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled) a6 d* ~5 W+ A' b; s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled6 c; Z& J6 S. f! Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
' [4 m0 Q: s2 u9 q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( \/ Q+ H+ _- X) a z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ Y' ~, |. B2 k2 jAssaulting units:
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1st Kure Assault Division
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment
# g& L0 o) J( @' e9 f 3rd Air Flotilla
( S6 k( X; y) f/ C- \( S! a, W 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Molukken Garrison Battalion7 {, h! N I# r1 y
4th Coastal Gun Battalion3 X2 ^9 h- F. u8 W
Ambon Base Force |