AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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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4 J# a, j( x: m5 e$ [
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
1 ^1 v) K3 V W& G驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
6 {3 F, G! Z, Q/ m驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
- Y c2 [# Q+ J+ ?+ H6 l# ^" c s日军占领班克伦
: o+ O5 c& e% Q+ Q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
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( A. _7 L5 O& D4 ~' A2 i" qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud$ E9 ~0 ~+ y& s l8 ~
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 B( u' J6 ~' V+ ~2 ` yEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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9 J, k; }( X! @* l6 B: ]1 nAllied aircraft
; j0 ?$ _$ G8 e$ f A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
0 {* j3 `' ?) j; m* i' J y% _8 C A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
# w, r9 d. U: W* Y A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak) x% I4 ?1 X: V# k
+ A5 ?+ y Q/ c4 [8 \, XJapanese Ships
6 N" [/ J3 L- p5 X5 B f CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' ^" i& |4 Y3 |- \ DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards: B7 X% f2 u+ F( k* i# @& ]: w" z0 @" a
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Japanese Ships, j! t3 d2 N* }2 e( W
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk; h' x0 Y5 x6 A+ J1 l3 v
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 A$ W7 @* E5 D& C1 ]2 T4 { xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
8 q( |" \* z6 e) b$ Q& d xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
- }& t7 A) h6 w3 v( j4 j xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 C+ v4 R; `* ?* @, o, r3 o: e! L
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Allied Ships8 u. a0 Y3 ?- J
CA Northampton
+ p1 {/ b+ H' z( j/ H" s" a CA Chester
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DD Helm
" H$ r# o, g y8 j4 ] DD Mugford
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DD Henley- p7 Y8 c; L: E; W3 |, x
DD Patterson% [, l9 U) k$ m3 t
DD Craven
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, X: z4 M8 I- Y4 Z, }! B TJapanese ground losses:/ w: |5 O" d) w7 [: `; @2 C. F3 M
3887 casualties reported1 x" w2 A6 j; k) E- w
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled& Y& r) t5 i6 x* G9 `& }
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
" Z! k4 F* D5 i' h" v3 y" e Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled; C3 P/ h' Q7 d* h
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)) H% }' O$ b" O" n; `6 V* p8 m
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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3 _9 H. a2 B' R* i2 SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,547 }* e' V& _$ X* r
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ @( W( d5 J7 J' ~# ZEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft0 {" }: K+ H/ h& K8 k( S
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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Allied aircraft losses6 L1 {+ x5 I2 `6 k2 t/ N* W1 U
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged9 J9 _# V6 I* Q9 e. }% Y
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
" f, R* O7 F8 x7 w+ V2 K R CL Nagara
! k8 I, N$ k! A1 H4 [4 w( ~ xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
/ }8 O& `; B) |9 ]2 n. Y DD Makigumo% Y# c' O9 ^4 G4 M0 C D
xAK Canberra Maru7 [" a3 Y3 }% F0 u
1 D. M# \0 r% C% ?Japanese ground losses:
3 O2 t7 n N" b+ s N8 P 1845 casualties reported
. u8 K7 b t5 E7 p9 d* B! g Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled3 n4 u5 B) e8 J0 e
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
4 |5 H! I$ B. J& n' N Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled1 g2 ~8 U8 C3 \8 U+ b4 `
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
0 L6 P2 |! }. S: u, R3 ^ Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)) k( b2 [3 |4 G2 l
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0 a* O/ r. A! Y7 J: [7 |5 AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52, m/ x+ Q" U$ Q, a2 W
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Weather in hex: Clear sky1 t) I: m+ B1 \. n* w4 m, m
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 e9 q7 x7 @/ U$ x- U( x! B
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes' _0 @# u- W* C
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Allied aircraft
( ^) ^# f+ I0 W F4F-3 Wildcat x 6( f2 N% H; ^, R( p1 f. H4 j
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
" w4 k: d, e6 @1 S! {- }- q TBD-1 Devastator x 14; l& C! H. \% f+ M
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Allied aircraft losses4 V+ K# k2 i2 ?0 ^5 [- ?4 x
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged N* @% |3 Z- [, u$ R
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Japanese Ships7 M6 S0 ~# J& L+ i
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ O9 ^: j( `5 ~( d! v% Z$ c
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. n" x3 r+ y7 I! C7 }& f8 o( a
AV Kimikawa Maru. p. ~2 C6 |% |# r$ a, `) h2 S6 V
xAK Zinzan Maru
4 a% L- y- U& F; g: \* n7 _$ Y xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" |6 I; t0 {( b5 s" j& c- Q
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack/ \0 p7 M5 o$ T& o$ Z
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244# A. s2 _: A7 b; J/ {. _
* M; P# i# T3 v# \& K5 MDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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! i3 R5 p6 y1 c( |9 V, J, ]Japanese adjusted assault: 30 " v9 v. S h" g j& O5 c% Q: I
% X, A3 X2 j3 uAllied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) $ W5 R) B, x$ l, H! b
: |* Z- M- |3 K$ }Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 11 E9 F, `% l( U0 q# v7 }* t
- ~+ a( G H; B" H6 KCombat modifiers
6 t# w; U' p- W, n P% F* }Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
* s; ^6 l( B2 D H$ l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled& I2 K7 r- i" b7 u+ v F9 a/ N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 O1 O, D4 y* }$ YAllied ground losses:
7 E2 X1 }) |; n, Q- k" x6 B) F 118 casualties reported
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; C( R {3 v$ ~, x' I/ l' j2 B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 L5 r) V% k% |2 u' a4 Q5 X5 c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, ~5 O. c' {% H0 ~: x- zAssaulting units:
R, w2 H& T) t1 N3 T1 k* w! V: ? 24th Infantry Regiment
1 J4 B, k& }3 J) B% O/ [ 1st Kure Assault Division& p" Z6 i8 \8 w8 Y/ k' Y
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
0 a/ z6 V3 d6 G; D8 k8 x% _" ` 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
7 H. `5 w( \0 F) v& N* b* f! \5 Y: f 3rd Air Flotilla
! w. v; a: S8 ?7 Z' G, ~9 ^ 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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1 W2 @7 a; o) u* _( N9 I1 e. q' tDefending units:
6 u }) F; j Y Molukken Garrison Battalion
0 l8 z- [3 s! I 4th Coastal Gun Battalion8 Q4 z, t+ _# U! B& F# i
Ambon Base Force |