AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 427 K; l% `# h/ T: z x) y9 l+ o
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' j, [' h; P$ p& g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6 A- L! e. ?- _9 f `/ ~$ i
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
) b7 p0 L* v% T. c% j驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
S6 o1 S5 g$ f# E' }2 w驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉) X9 j, Z: R* L/ d, R0 F% M
日军占领班克伦1 y) i+ a7 L( L4 z
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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w$ ^3 Y8 b' }0 e2 N5 v5 lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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! S: R! z3 ^) s- WWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 L7 j) |# X) r0 ^; h! BRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." M% ^+ p c: ~, u
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes/ T5 [8 x; h( U# }, S& a2 T: m* P
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Allied aircraft: \" S% }5 b+ f& Y
A-24 Banshee x 182 K: A( r0 C' I- c- T% b% ^+ X
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Allied aircraft losses8 u* z- U! {$ ?$ R
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
* S/ c: ^/ L- s9 i A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships+ b& ]! T+ }2 ^: f% {
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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% L1 D3 f( d: A CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
; ^1 C" g6 V r" ?0 o+ S& N* O xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. D w2 }0 ~: Q7 X: T' |5 a7 p( K- W xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
* Q7 V; t: J7 l) q; y# A6 y# j xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk3 _5 P$ |9 k, A. a# N% W5 R G, a
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships% P9 w5 O! M* B. C' P& t. C/ R
CA Northampton
* X" |( X3 t! D' ~7 O) ^ CA Chester
+ r# h+ s% ?) w4 t: d/ W [ DD Blue
2 B- Z$ h, E& r1 B/ B8 _% ? DD Helm
- V4 C' P3 v5 e) t% H8 o DD Mugford
; i4 `4 V' l! B: e9 }; i; s DD Ralph Talbot
9 v7 n: L: C/ \$ l; J H- [# i DD Henley
. q1 T" \8 J# U3 C; i% M DD Patterson
9 H1 {+ H8 G$ W' X. a6 f DD Craven2 t' C4 K, c$ f
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Japanese ground losses:# T3 x, n( K; I4 h6 E
3887 casualties reported9 n% J! {/ B& G( G
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
6 L: @# `& x/ {, h Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
( M. b* O u! Q. V Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
* D/ Z9 z2 q1 |% Z Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled) c! k, O, p& |) Q
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,545 y9 R+ U6 ?4 |: g# M# d* T3 W
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Weather in hex: Light rain- |& K: l! M2 r+ Q0 B
7 m9 c+ q1 L! M# d7 ERaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; R9 z* @: }! F( Q; eEstimated time to target is 7 minutes+ r- \1 }0 P) f7 N9 T
2 \0 F7 W. C6 C& t$ ?1 LAllied aircraft8 X+ Y q f6 i2 c) W
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60 H0 _8 i5 m; y# B4 o
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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6 S [* Q+ P: n$ i" PAllied aircraft losses4 p: Y1 M9 |! D# ]! u m- M, i
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged# f( ?2 |( \; x
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& p% j9 r' T ?0 F. x5 Y xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 ^- f1 T: {/ c/ v5 h
CL Nagara7 D: C$ c4 ~/ h9 r: U& o
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk: U4 C- C* l$ {1 u/ s) F- u3 u E
DD Makigumo
7 K$ x* h2 J; l5 r4 _ xAK Canberra Maru% b5 y- U( @! z. o/ ~
+ n, J+ h( o+ t9 r2 VJapanese ground losses:2 c1 e' p+ [0 m# j
1845 casualties reported9 |# v' D2 P1 O; _( G7 h6 P: T: k
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
6 ?9 d1 `8 u/ E! b9 u( j- ?" c Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled, T( r7 v. u% x/ V7 i8 s7 f
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
0 |% O! h. f: ]& A3 j Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
, S3 {1 q: c; `% ^+ t' ~& k: W Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,523 G) G9 X# P0 e6 U( T8 Y
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Weather in hex: Clear sky% Z2 ~* r3 r, Q" K0 @. a' j9 z; Z
3 i" q% o; C1 [8 M& |% u- eRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 l) L1 F* [' F( R. @: ~3 t- C) q6 A
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft
3 W2 I* q0 f" T F4F-3 Wildcat x 6( z6 L6 }1 V2 K% b3 a5 ?+ [
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3. a1 M/ \5 `( C( h6 ^: W. ~
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
4 c) p: c$ L4 ~ SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships, g5 T# w" B! n- G4 o
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# E& G$ O7 F8 x3 L/ z$ g
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' f, z2 e; f, P# t AV Kimikawa Maru
' i) x2 H+ f+ G, p8 P+ X* f, A+ n xAK Zinzan Maru
H5 U* K3 F% n' O7 n5 t7 T xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 H) o- p0 k# @+ g9 H' ?2 z9 W0 F
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8 g" d9 @+ H; d4 P+ JGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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& B( s, i- g& s9 [" EAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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7 }- a+ b6 N, [, |) f8 UDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 / g1 G) Z* L# H+ o" r: Z
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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: D/ O6 `# L/ w7 J3 n* Q, ZJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) ! }% {6 u; R# I& g+ ?
. Z8 X* G7 l- Z$ P% h- C* vJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1# [ a2 N/ W! x8 Z
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Combat modifiers
. M( {! _& r: G, qDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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% a* P% u7 n; A2 cAttacker: * F8 X, r& c1 ~5 S
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102 casualties reported
; B) A! {+ f8 Z( J- {( _6 q Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
1 g6 x: g5 |! [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ | W- e% j' v. r0 C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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P3 M D; j! y% Q 118 casualties reported* g. P% h% X$ r1 a' `: H! G0 @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled7 \/ i! G9 y: O4 x% n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( o+ K/ U* B p, T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( ^4 P( ~3 W& G! K9 s. SAssaulting units:% C5 g# `& O9 o& u# H
24th Infantry Regiment
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment- D# J8 I" H U, g' X2 ~% s
3rd Air Flotilla ! Q# I8 C6 }* J0 @; r2 i( {
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:! M9 {9 b% J2 g
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |