AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明0 y" a$ g) g n
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高+ E& I4 g) f2 t6 g
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉, L+ A) G* ]% R1 p4 o
日军占领班克伦4 ]/ |8 ~8 @- \# I
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. s G. i: [3 tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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: W5 E- i7 u# E8 hWeather in hex: Heavy cloud) @/ C: h- \. _# B3 Z! U- J9 `* }
% z! D# O# X9 D3 g, n5 D# MRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, b. ~4 Y4 s6 D: T- M; [Estimated time to target is 7 minutes# C8 C- \: }& L# m# a
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Allied aircraft
; u. r6 U b. y& \ A-24 Banshee x 18
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/ E, J/ C8 J4 ?1 [/ d# HAllied aircraft losses
. A; d5 h1 l. Z I' a A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged0 M- O+ y* Q; _8 P- o
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak4 K/ y7 W" r( X, r) Z
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Japanese Ships
/ ~! W& _8 s$ t2 s4 G& _) T CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* U! M8 e) O5 e) ?9 s DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards9 o: H2 A# Z( m) B
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0 S! P& d V4 R! ` CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
& C) o4 y5 A) n! H5 k$ V. Y! W xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' K- X& G3 Z; A0 i( D6 d xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
8 ^4 ]4 N* V6 K7 D+ ?" m; J xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
5 B, F. n9 H9 w' M1 G xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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W; c& f- `+ V0 A, R$ i3 u3 A CA Northampton
6 l3 y7 y5 \3 N3 p CA Chester
7 c; f! H5 H' Q DD Blue7 u- E3 n7 d0 Q6 F/ t" U
DD Helm
3 r5 h, f e8 a8 X. V- W: z DD Mugford
- u" B- B" G& m/ m DD Ralph Talbot' c$ F {3 u0 L' |# z3 K
DD Henley4 [9 e. t2 R2 p& }" N
DD Patterson! A! m7 a& o) F$ `% \4 D% T" f k
DD Craven" }/ m6 q; g2 U; G+ I6 ?, H3 x# n1 j
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Japanese ground losses:
% @( d8 c3 K9 z* p4 j 3887 casualties reported- U/ i! G8 n( A/ D9 {
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled) g6 X3 z2 y d
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
0 a6 f4 S; a; {" J Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled3 \* D8 d( [) k- _) k1 l
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
/ X0 t) k5 O: V q9 A, s" O Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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% Q0 U7 C! S4 JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 e5 ~+ p6 r5 e3 E4 JEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft9 U {% p0 h% D3 l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
V% E6 t1 U) F* k$ l: T7 k. S8 L SBD-2 Dauntless x 24. D5 `( ^/ y/ r8 [6 _) j8 m1 C
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Allied aircraft losses+ T0 b, }; E% E( X$ m* H
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
: ^3 Y, v8 c5 K: x5 c9 l xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ f! F( Y8 K9 P, r8 W6 [
CL Nagara y8 e- K+ p4 L1 n' {5 l d% E
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
& @, }! ~2 G( ?4 N3 ~ DD Makigumo
( i" ]' c% X5 ?. y) f! t xAK Canberra Maru! S+ ^$ B$ a0 Y c
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Japanese ground losses:. D" a& q5 w4 E: j, Q
1845 casualties reported
7 }! P# ^2 Z) N: @ Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled# A- e: A( w) ]9 e g! M6 F" U+ A
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled" x8 s# C7 [' |
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled+ I6 y" x. c5 Y# N- m
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)% e& _- O& P& C% q$ t. E
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)+ F* d7 g M/ Z+ n* L
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* E! d" k" T# P/ CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52( T$ o1 z4 p9 g4 P! ]; ]6 n
5 h. a: m% m" ]( O: J) X+ I* sWeather in hex: Clear sky& m. z. n X7 a$ R% H$ x& m. l6 n
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, ]9 ]. f6 t" T% W- G1 h8 dEstimated time to target is 16 minutes% d' Q3 t+ w% ~2 V/ R: v/ R+ X# j
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Allied aircraft9 z- r' a3 c3 v5 a+ T5 E7 u
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6 p# X2 s9 f- x7 x! ^9 G& P
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
+ H: t( {7 p* X1 d TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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) I3 @( F' v" l5 JAllied aircraft losses5 _! G. D9 ?" r6 K5 S
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged2 R$ d4 l+ z/ S% K# N, _
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, l0 O& P* z5 Y" e xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) [. q0 j/ n; u# e5 _# j
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 S$ e* `1 a- ~* h, u
AV Kimikawa Maru6 y; n* [0 H# ]$ l
xAK Zinzan Maru
1 X- P2 N+ U/ W6 _* P* u6 b% N) x xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- r: }4 H8 ~; Q" F
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! ^2 J9 @/ M# _6 HGround combat at Ambon (76,109)3 K; b3 `/ Y. u( i8 b
9 w9 S% ]' M" V( x, D" e- d5 \; JJapanese Deliberate attack- X6 \4 @( a# x4 x- h
* h v7 q7 M; m& pAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2440 h6 X# n$ ?! ~: S# M; s% j
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 471 o* f P+ B! S# e+ `) W
5 P' U: P/ m/ N& e: K3 [) ZJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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/ k: I6 Y0 Z9 kAllied adjusted defense: 19 5 U1 C7 n5 M5 ]' L4 {
: j# J* g$ u" ?0 TJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 9 e5 b4 @0 J6 ~
2 k$ b" e0 |1 F2 q; g$ \Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers
. x5 C, z4 ~6 X" r0 L- ]Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-); _; d2 |/ [1 _; ]
experience(-)
6 C% ~6 u4 C; b6 }$ NAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
# {$ H4 a: l' v6 S% O 102 casualties reported' x. t9 O" A! X7 O3 Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
( h/ l5 K/ {- n% t/ i: z5 V1 l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 q5 e: k7 S& \: D* h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- L4 m3 d* Q8 X
$ u& e; y" F- \Allied ground losses:
9 e4 i4 Q" }* B; a! t 118 casualties reported
: z, T) v# x' k/ l9 D0 E Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
: w9 Y2 f2 C/ J' F+ n; x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:8 B5 S. l4 i% i3 n% X1 a, v8 f
24th Infantry Regiment5 B: p2 n+ U9 T1 A
1st Kure Assault Division+ H) b& A4 w: W5 }
8th Indpt SNLF Coy 9 b9 u5 r$ L1 K9 |' m2 ` d
2nd Field Artillery Regiment8 b e3 B3 v. {& k2 Q4 G$ w% J2 w7 w
3rd Air Flotilla 6 L0 |7 b% z4 m; a* @( D
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment. t( c3 J- _& y: x/ q6 h
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Molukken Garrison Battalion
8 j% ^( w3 ?! f+ d9 V7 { 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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