AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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7 d- [/ K0 q8 g4 h% V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
/ {& j1 C) x$ ^! ]9 k% d5 jminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明- ?8 Z+ R4 n7 T( s3 f; d
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
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日军占领班克伦
& a3 q# P0 i5 \% x) ?) T# C1 @/ r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 74,106. v& W9 p* u s* g; q" T
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 | X- ?6 }+ {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses+ J: R8 Y% U: n5 q7 s
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
1 D3 C$ o3 l. Q7 Q( e/ ~ A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak1 \2 Z4 Y L( s9 N$ N9 ^
5 j7 Z" A# Y7 O& f% BJapanese Ships
; @* v8 {, @3 ~* Q6 X CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire& p3 {9 Y0 B7 H* c
DD Inazuma
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" m' J% d9 G7 p2 U, ANight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards- t- w6 w' v* v( d7 p
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6 H$ q- g6 W7 H- L CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk/ F; w1 ?$ b8 I$ T
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% l$ E9 I! \7 y5 T xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
- m5 s5 g; D9 D' V* p xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk5 X$ `$ y: J' v
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 P3 Z0 ]- C) G
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CA Northampton
7 \" {, ~. T+ {3 C- h0 O$ J CA Chester
7 s4 T: w' E# u DD Blue
0 D/ r! H' c1 v1 c+ c' n DD Helm
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DD Ralph Talbot
$ \* K: W1 M5 r, \5 [4 Y9 Q; d DD Henley
$ v1 W7 n4 q3 q( B DD Patterson/ M3 @, V+ P8 `# o; x8 I
DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:3 n& T* g, N- q5 _8 p0 \. l
3887 casualties reported
7 j8 S" L% l6 Q+ p Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
$ i* ^& r# x3 j g# V, ? Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
" [4 d$ L/ ]* b# g' d h( r U7 D Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
/ \$ |* v8 y e2 c Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 P6 N1 G" x2 i" ]2 D7 t' K
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)7 Z: _! S8 Q) V0 n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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& b+ g$ _6 T3 \; CRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 I+ q3 i0 A6 n: b* A. fEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft9 r9 r/ b9 E' g, l8 w% @, t4 H
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
i ]/ H# Q( Q) q0 y$ i( a' a SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged, |9 k8 i* X+ E6 u
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: F( N$ n$ e4 ^8 O$ I1 t' \; o' c: [ xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires/ U8 y+ G9 \8 `5 z) W2 f
CL Nagara
7 _6 d( X5 ^) X: Z% Y xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
7 w( C: g+ D" F* z DD Makigumo7 W! W/ q7 I4 }# q; j3 h
xAK Canberra Maru* B6 W0 Z: i+ Q4 B: n- f# ]
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Japanese ground losses:5 M! Y' h8 T' |" n$ ^3 L
1845 casualties reported+ v: h! P5 u/ M$ U+ ]+ @) H
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
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Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
- t1 u+ P& Q) H1 h, U Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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, T7 {* c) [& L2 f: DWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- {+ S5 ~; B! A) N+ f/ ~, o
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes/ V! x$ J& g; `7 b( _
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4 g! o1 m3 J: K SBD-2 Dauntless x 3% p2 g9 T% z2 ~6 r& ~8 u* C2 ^3 Q$ s
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses1 n6 p4 O& Y4 i0 M S, f h
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged0 _+ G& g% ] o# z
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Japanese Ships
/ E; K1 h" H) w1 S xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& w. v, E) I3 M( n" J xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ A) r8 w! I2 i& |: v AV Kimikawa Maru
. X; \" u) @* A3 r9 t8 u' L xAK Zinzan Maru
; }8 T& y! R6 q2 r9 z; U xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, v2 W, M! o- m0 A3 p: `% f0 \9 F, E
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+ I4 N: C, M( E9 b& ^" v! ^Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)) b- `0 \4 K9 r+ O8 o* a# p# o) p4 `
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244: |7 I: \8 ], s8 @( V$ X
( [, L. `2 t% f2 y) n6 \# SDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47 e& S4 l' v- S; y6 f. [
+ F9 T) w# Z1 j1 b0 x) y- l2 dJapanese adjusted assault: 30 3 T8 i2 s) n" |. b0 \) a
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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1 U) P* L# ]+ ]' J+ c2 BJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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: q0 ^/ Z, R$ W; S0 \5 u0 a: e: OJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 13 c% h( A7 b9 H
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9 x8 K1 |1 V' v- RDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)2 k. T5 Q! X4 e) m; E4 ~
experience(-)
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102 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
2 q' v% L* N$ ^. b- G, _" y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
E1 {/ i1 s9 g! r8 R. ?& }6 E 24th Infantry Regiment3 _& \# R6 Q# W( P' q+ q
1st Kure Assault Division# [& J0 A z5 y. f
8th Indpt SNLF Coy 0 Y) u* P( b% N/ k
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
8 y+ o9 z; r0 P/ A7 e 3rd Air Flotilla
4 E, V' f, w# ^4 c" p6 Q 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment' X$ j9 Z4 {2 E& p( F8 |
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/ a% u7 w* q7 R Molukken Garrison Battalion$ c2 X3 Z' H/ {$ F) `8 D
4th Coastal Gun Battalion) I' i. x7 @$ L1 F4 Q! B) Y
Ambon Base Force |