AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 42
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5 B6 t# z( B! x/ v2 @5 w北太战场,查克大将故伎重演,用KB分队远距离直掩,BB比睿水面舰队突击滩头,运输编队强行补给阿达克岛的饿兵,照例盟军PT编队积极拦截,战沉3条PT,未能阻止炮击机场;天亮后,盟军飞机起飞空袭日军运输编队,击沉1艘运输船6 ^( j& t/ v8 T) W. N( u) `
南洋战场,驻岛分队扶桑日向再次炮击玛琅;同日,望加锡陷落,盟军部队种子已全部运出并成功转正+ \8 K' u* P# T( E }8 h
大陆战场,日军陆航继续战略轰炸常德和长沙,战术轰炸宜昌) Y+ P6 `+ _$ q. G! X! u9 ?5 G# ~
南太战场,昨日意图不明的日军水面舰队今日出现在NG根部的特瑞布Terapo基地,估计是要快速运输部队上岛,盟军澳洲水面舰队受命明日前往拦截9 S# S( I8 k% C! j. L p
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; v( c( o. Q) x) z5 N+ Y4 _2 aNight Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses* b7 I* h& m3 |* @
A-24 Banshee: 8 damaged
+ f. c$ d5 I7 }- [ P A-29 Hudson: 2 damaged* d% ^6 L Z7 \
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
& w: j! U9 e( x1 I, E B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground
( O, A m5 j0 l( |" F# a Kittyhawk I: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships( [. j+ y7 g {! O9 a* T7 Z- M
BB Hiei Y5 x q% v: d9 m% ~
CA Chikuma9 V! Q' w- e% ^4 H e( \+ R
* B5 O! f; [7 kAllied ground losses:/ Y) T2 I. r7 g( m6 [$ X
105 casualties reported
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$ o2 k a* }' \* v5 {# Y( `2 R Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
# E- l5 p5 W. `7 @, |2 ` Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled. n k# ~" R$ `& \' S+ X1 ?' {
Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled): ~/ U) U$ s- Y! r# Q, a# G8 M+ A
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Airbase hits 5
- Q6 \( b" z( b/ N& DRunway hits 78 v8 Q7 \6 P( h- e" I3 ]0 L7 M
Port hits 2
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7 ~1 X' h6 h/ Q6 `" tGround combat at Makassar (65,106)
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. z$ E( U5 N P" ?Japanese Deliberate attack
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7 L, |) A7 Y( [! ^. X2 vAttacking force 9359 troops, 120 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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3 H! h) n- ^3 ]9 J$ U& u* F4 CDefending force 1713 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34
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- |8 \/ o/ y5 s4 o" }Japanese adjusted assault: 165
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Allied adjusted defense: 6
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Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2) * S# _) D# G4 m; U( X* m
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!
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Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
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80 casualties reported
3 }; s9 W3 ~& J5 j9 ^" R/ O$ F- | Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# ?$ l; Z. D: F7 Q$ ]: M4 V
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled7 a' ^% \* S( k5 S1 h
Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 0 disabled: A& l. ~1 v n& X6 U- M
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled- a; K6 M+ g. c- G1 v
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
6 D# T# G+ p7 k; N1 ? Units destroyed 5
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' l9 ?8 T) F& S9 b9 S1 NAssaulting units:
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1st/B Division
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15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
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Defending units:
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Makassar Base Force
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Bandjermasin Base Force /1 |