AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 423 h! L! m: H7 H# ]
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" q7 J- D4 Q9 c; G& E7 H; ^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
* H4 F7 Q# S% ?miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明# ~# l8 m, F! |3 T+ f
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
, n" _" I) M8 d- q4 C9 C- y驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
& T9 j1 x( ^6 t; K日军占领班克伦
" K. E5 K" e l% m, P8 C3 X$ \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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2 q3 z" i5 f, o9 u5 sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106+ J. y `; n; y+ r9 G) }
! { ?; T. o0 p/ s$ v& P' Z. BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud1 C+ W" u- c: [5 \6 c, o
$ Y4 J k# v5 J2 p) u3 p$ F* u- NRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) v! a" \$ s! y" c8 j! @Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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8 h( M+ ^9 D) f9 p: p9 W5 rAllied aircraft
+ y$ M( E- X7 y! ~( I A-24 Banshee x 18
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9 J$ q* H8 w# J# k7 B# tAllied aircraft losses2 D# y6 t% T4 C% K+ F& i; v
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
+ Y) t2 B7 h* Z! }/ C* A; H A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire" C9 Z: b" l$ t8 w- M
DD Inazuma6 i7 {9 D' h( Z# G/ m
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( `2 K8 B. ^- S* N( UNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards& A4 S& B; s- M& B4 J
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Japanese Ships# y r5 r( i6 O4 \+ S
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
7 [; _( T9 L7 d9 U xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk o9 m6 r) q7 W
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk T8 o- _4 M+ o7 P$ `, Y
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
& r0 c( v8 o; h: n6 J2 ? xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
, @4 B; I. N0 {- R3 S6 s# p) X* n' h CA Northampton" }. Q- w' G9 u$ n( ~
CA Chester/ U9 L: C" x( d q/ P; O" u0 z
DD Blue* l l) J% p- \( h+ Z
DD Helm4 o. l2 Q3 _6 u
DD Mugford
/ x) _$ b( ^; p$ F5 ^: E3 A DD Ralph Talbot: \( c: E, g' M1 b( ?( _
DD Henley. J; S; D8 ~8 ~+ i2 z; `3 q0 O
DD Patterson
+ r W2 n# b h! ~4 H* S; ` DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:
1 Y' Z4 [, ]4 ~9 T8 Q9 x 3887 casualties reported
) Z1 F: y# l! Q Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
( I& ]6 Q1 C8 i# x5 p Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
R/ f! m( j0 O% I) Y Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled: {1 ?% k" W6 M
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
9 v: p* v* q- \ Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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1 V' f% |) A. e( l, MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54+ Q* v L1 D$ K- b- h3 S0 w/ n: i6 u
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- K! k; }, x3 ^ r1 K- ~0 q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes0 @/ t. J+ Q( X+ o$ U
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Allied aircraft
' z8 Z1 G8 w5 A' \) J F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
/ L; L \) N2 [; ]& r o% z7 ] SBD-2 Dauntless x 249 o9 X! L. x, y5 L+ A- F4 l+ w3 T
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Allied aircraft losses
7 a( \9 w7 v: ?) Y+ t+ U SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged8 a9 {6 M! Z/ }/ D5 c
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Japanese Ships
) s" e0 k+ U( X. q xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires3 @1 A7 \3 n7 y7 {2 V4 F
CL Nagara* T9 ]6 Z v' g3 @
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk0 ~# I O$ R+ v I3 h
DD Makigumo- x6 F+ x( x1 {/ @' h0 B e
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
D% _8 I8 m3 J3 d# R" ]. K, f 1845 casualties reported5 P! w$ i7 `4 \$ ? O/ f. {8 |0 l
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled" f. A$ s8 a, e5 H/ M1 ]
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
: j; \: }+ [8 R, ^5 i Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled' O7 i) o# r) h3 I2 E/ y
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)3 `: x7 y5 J$ }# F+ j4 R8 v
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)5 I) k( I- f. M; [; y" |' T2 n
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- S8 V; d& N* `. [* B0 p9 o! TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52" ?# c) y3 ^+ o7 I" ?; Q. A
& R; w7 l7 p# a8 m( E( {: dWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# k @% J/ W% l! s) C- d$ q
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
# `! A: w' h( Q: c A SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
2 Q+ x0 N( W' g TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
, h0 N7 K) L! Y* d& V1 z7 ~5 ?( A SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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1 y' ^6 {. o. P' wJapanese Ships/ g% y0 ~- Q2 ]1 ]/ ?' h
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ v# x5 f' }: ~+ ]: N d v
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& Y1 @) T: V+ I6 q" u' B
AV Kimikawa Maru
- r; z+ F( H$ i" ~/ W. y xAK Zinzan Maru
8 I# p3 q C) @ xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack! e; s2 u0 p( Q8 Q* t3 _
8 W, k/ t- Q7 P. I( dAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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- z. |( S! l$ sJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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" a1 o6 F# H: M6 J" U0 vAllied adjusted defense: 19
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* ^ p7 E4 X F6 w+ N0 S- ~Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 8 S1 b: m' b/ J! v3 o: M
4 N' Z: T) G5 t$ QJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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# [9 A& @0 ^" @" B( ] x4 M) fAttacker:
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102 casualties reported" t2 O* O- J4 N6 C! M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled+ b9 n8 F+ R' N0 K# ?$ `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 {% |' i1 i* p7 l6 R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 y' T" i, g; }9 l
6 c: d/ {& r9 ^3 Z n% H3 QAllied ground losses:2 M1 l( V: `7 }+ a$ W( a
118 casualties reported
3 ?4 Z4 Z( `" Z: u, m' F Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled* ^2 E- R% L8 z* j4 _7 c
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 P, i: K! l/ w/ M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ X k. d! H! }8 s
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Assaulting units:! _3 l8 G" E. u, {: D
24th Infantry Regiment3 b' s& e# Q: a1 Y6 v
1st Kure Assault Division
# v2 u8 ?- o8 I/ w% B 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
! V3 p! K& M* Y* X. D 2nd Field Artillery Regiment5 G! f1 G3 a( ^0 K% `6 n+ g8 }
3rd Air Flotilla ; l' G/ T+ S+ l' z
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment7 X; |) q. j D' }7 _/ i8 s
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Defending units:
m# i6 \7 @. U9 s" }, s Molukken Garrison Battalion1 Y' l. {' n5 T; T
4th Coastal Gun Battalion9 }; B) L+ e. y$ O$ M0 M
Ambon Base Force |