AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42: o0 B6 h. W- R3 k7 W8 o7 Z
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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
& V% J ?* y5 ~% _( g! KminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
, Y5 ~" Y; K o, ]驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高: p6 j4 a( w' |$ ^! L
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉+ W1 `/ m4 b. Q8 C! {( u# ?
日军占领班克伦" |3 Y Z/ n( R) N) \4 c& R
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) C p3 p/ U6 E) P! x. f2 o
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, C7 v, n% Y1 u4 b1 [' L* FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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0 q+ d- j% {# n4 X) f# g2 F0 nRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 \ b6 S9 j& F( DEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
% ]* J; q; R; w A-24 Banshee x 18+ O5 E: ~( K7 J7 `( u
( y+ m/ ?2 d0 a, \/ WAllied aircraft losses
b9 l7 [9 G8 A" L6 e9 q A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
[8 L' o, G0 e- d A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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; w- x f. h; n: WJapanese Ships8 {' w+ O6 B* }1 Y& d( ?
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" L+ s" o2 g/ G# n0 Y DD Inazuma+ {, f. q( g5 s q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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9 z6 e' u3 {! N: F, e; o# k CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk: ^$ `$ V% p* T* ?5 G7 P$ M0 O* ?
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# B8 b S2 r: b/ `
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
, Q1 I0 _( w6 h8 G/ J3 Q xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk& u) e9 `8 [" L$ U% Q3 w7 _2 k
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships' _7 M. ~$ G$ C: |" w
CA Northampton
3 Q$ z$ d; j! O @4 E5 T+ F! z6 \ CA Chester, k0 y, V3 d, B5 I; `
DD Blue
2 q# k) _" k! `; L% v- a/ q DD Helm* |! n, k; R& ~* m1 U/ g5 J
DD Mugford
, f; U/ l# k; E* e6 I+ p DD Ralph Talbot
2 M5 |6 c& j) j) E. w& _ DD Henley. z: T9 X# w2 D4 E+ j# {9 }
DD Patterson b9 t6 i9 L3 n: z9 t. z
DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled. Y7 r @% m* R+ q. n6 n0 g2 I
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled: T* w6 w5 _9 A5 @9 f3 W# j
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled" `! N0 U# F( y: O
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)! l/ [/ [! n0 G! p& B2 P4 E. Q2 [+ m
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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& E% w; `( Z8 `, D3 C' A: |' U+ L6 {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54* D! q- M2 b1 O( _
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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! P, G- n4 G1 G5 u- q1 f2 gRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; h( d6 J# R0 A: x: N
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes8 \2 d6 h- N+ @, l/ A5 I( s
3 m) }& m" n/ n0 T3 BAllied aircraft
' `1 L2 T2 _: ^0 i- b; ]; M F4F-3 Wildcat x 6( M# O& e5 e ^0 Q' C+ q
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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) {9 o5 Q4 \- D1 s; o; W# EAllied aircraft losses
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8 g* F$ Z* I) k0 V$ Q, c xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 |: V1 A3 V: h& r1 N( t2 Y
CL Nagara
0 B7 T8 ~2 G" `: {+ d xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
5 s* G( k' _$ z! f- \+ d [- d DD Makigumo) l$ Q: T7 _9 ?2 i! p# M, g
xAK Canberra Maru
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7 }/ v, q; h. g' ?/ ~/ oJapanese ground losses:
9 {) P1 U9 O. B d J% p 1845 casualties reported" N! }2 S: A' _8 R9 l+ y# n
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled9 W) R8 N; d: O3 O
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
2 a5 B: Y- h" o( V3 H4 ~ Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
0 r0 B5 O1 t/ D- ]8 e L3 L Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ _$ L* ^+ G- _( ?! X' P2 a
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)( I n/ b# c8 `5 \$ _
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% T* t7 _( D8 s* @! GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,521 C. @1 \$ w F+ g
9 ~% ~4 j* ?0 n# F1 `8 pWeather in hex: Clear sky$ o; o, h, k( V5 Y- _& w
; V) G' U2 A0 IRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., V2 A: a/ P ]
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6/ ^+ G- O2 u9 M/ h! d. ~8 Y# T
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged3 [) x0 C5 y% s; D# u
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( K4 Z( V2 l' E4 L1 C8 ^ xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
D& D7 g5 T1 k- r& x' E( Z% P xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ z+ ?+ S) r/ M5 R# r3 [/ T$ h AV Kimikawa Maru
# p0 F/ B# R$ o, o- U xAK Zinzan Maru
3 B! L8 Q' G' r* t% Y8 a8 r xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: T% B ~+ g$ @2 q2 Y) n
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/ ?0 @; V, H, D7 uGround combat at Ambon (76,109)% S3 _" i( s5 q% N
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Japanese Deliberate attack" H) P0 W+ ?1 a0 G9 m, y9 X
9 I; c) w5 j7 {( T5 `Attacking 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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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 $ u0 b0 n+ d* ]! F
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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5 g3 l/ W' h9 `# } c( M- _Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 4 E! E% N u' L3 F" S
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers3 R7 u+ o1 ]: R g5 f1 R
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)" U) }9 B) U0 @( C
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Attacker: 1 {, y, V' X1 N5 b
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Japanese ground losses:, |7 R, q0 f2 t/ ^( r
102 casualties reported3 v7 I; S5 G- H I. M$ L0 r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled* a" T8 I1 F. o# q5 K% z: ^, N+ B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 z$ ?9 `- }" }! y* J: r2 s, m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- n0 \. \: M: V8 C" v, b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:2 x" R L' o5 V5 \5 P/ f
24th Infantry Regiment
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7 j0 ?6 i8 u$ }+ ?7 E* | 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
, X5 e# y& o+ g& W& C$ [1 P B 2nd Field Artillery Regiment/ X! N ?" O& Q
3rd Air Flotilla $ Z# r7 |6 t( r- w: v8 U
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:7 u0 L y. @2 s1 f/ ^! `3 |- A, ?1 Q
Molukken Garrison Battalion: Z: V6 e7 {) u1 L R& p* v
4th Coastal Gun Battalion- P/ q9 I6 V! E, k, D; `/ B
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