AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42! f7 i! J- S$ I5 h( u$ |3 x8 X
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' C; x& s7 K. h' N& q! E p' A4 v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& Y3 Q& I2 K$ T% v; m, n" t3 e! }
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明 |* h$ p) ^' Z9 i3 r* s
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高- X+ A1 K% M5 O4 `+ b" c, @$ o' |
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉$ \: L6 N# D& e7 R
日军占领班克伦9 b9 o6 x6 U% @* 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
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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9 j9 X/ v" o5 AWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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" }0 J7 [8 v0 ZRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 ?) A0 j& }$ sEstimated time to target is 7 minutes0 `/ r0 D y! P3 ~" {$ q
4 s2 ]4 ?5 w. P \ PAllied aircraft
7 v% R& A3 e4 g- K8 {* z% U4 f A-24 Banshee x 18
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. l" s! P8 w7 N& j$ a! `Allied aircraft losses* Z2 Z* S/ `. e; i9 e
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged1 z# D0 ~4 a( @# U' l# a
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
/ }! X7 T- W+ j4 T& p CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 i1 c$ j4 F) g. E2 `0 r DD Inazuma. a0 h: M* c1 G) L
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5 `2 @7 ~, v1 W6 |) E ~2 _Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards( A/ ]7 _8 l* X6 `
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CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
& K E. E. o a5 F, M# T) t xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 l. g0 @& m0 ~6 y9 t/ |: K- X
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk& K; e) _3 I6 w) @8 H
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk. v8 g5 ~" Y- `. H e: Y, Z- t" w! n
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships) W2 Y4 v3 D4 Q4 z
CA Northampton
7 g! g. F8 r0 M% t2 B) ] CA Chester
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DD Helm _+ w( _# Q. x
DD Mugford
# e P b$ k0 b% c/ ?9 H' g% n DD Ralph Talbot
4 H9 f* t# C4 _ t( ` DD Henley3 M- m( m, X* i) E# G
DD Patterson0 b; N- f4 J) q, W, G, C5 P
DD Craven$ i* g9 [- @8 j" h( H" w' T
8 M9 B, O6 [; H" f# |Japanese ground losses:
; R' r" J! H4 \3 C' X$ K3 Y 3887 casualties reported
2 _' p; V) g& i2 x0 N Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
& r# N# _" [% [ Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
* \5 l1 n1 B6 L) x& i. T Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
Y$ H, a$ Z$ q3 v2 O- I1 `% z Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
/ f) w) u/ F$ b F7 X2 C Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)4 Y# u5 ^4 q9 W8 w+ @ P/ W0 C& j- b
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+ O5 x' j9 E1 O) PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! n, `3 |: j1 e
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes4 D- V6 e/ b& C6 K
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Allied aircraft2 _; W' j* O% l- {* T1 E* n9 \
F4F-3 Wildcat x 61 h8 O# b) {6 W7 C( w. L: [
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses# [3 s+ u/ ]! m
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires! n* m( X, ~/ G* I7 l6 S
CL Nagara6 a" I4 ~3 `: B3 y
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
' S* M. ~8 W- K/ ] DD Makigumo$ E3 h. O7 G2 }0 A. h7 \2 g
xAK Canberra Maru$ s& V1 r9 L y& [
( U& H/ b4 `5 G2 |7 F) ]Japanese ground losses:
_; Y) X# y5 G- D6 e- C; u" ^+ @ 1845 casualties reported# `0 c" a, a. |4 S1 O- Q
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
+ M/ [8 K3 p" y( K5 M$ u0 ~ Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled/ c1 h0 Z: ~) x# L ^1 S
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled) M( l$ C+ z R' G2 S; ^+ O/ v! J
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
3 R. c9 @' E8 \) B/ G0 @ Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)* `, K$ E# S# `) W: g8 T# M$ I
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52' q- J9 Y6 w" _4 i
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ P+ |7 w8 v, m/ r1 z
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes( [2 T! c( N! i* n/ }
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Allied aircraft
$ x+ M% u4 `5 I F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
( m: F# e B" I" j( w* O SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
8 g6 u# [: Y* I2 X, Q, K; O TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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8 I7 V6 b* n2 q( k t6 x Z8 sAllied aircraft losses/ I4 a$ |" J# w$ l' `# N1 [ X( l$ g
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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" Q! K" N4 G* {: ?) ^0 sJapanese Ships
& f Y# G# _% V5 Q9 g! @ xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 `7 I3 K9 A0 y9 @5 U5 m xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# D: K- O @5 S1 _* q/ A AV Kimikawa Maru" q8 Y& y S0 R% \# n( c
xAK Zinzan Maru
6 [; \$ C' k# b% a; F7 q" C5 t. L xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 Q; }; q4 T- g
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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8 U! `0 m* Z u1 H6 mJapanese Deliberate attack
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E) u0 c: k1 D# g: @; UAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 475 {0 y3 d! L4 N3 Z' M
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 / a( A+ v9 p5 \0 s, r4 S
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 6 a4 c; @; b. h/ m, W
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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2 z8 U7 p P; u! qJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1. A x7 }* P1 N5 x
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)% R E7 X5 W! k+ W
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Attacker: ) H3 s( ?4 t) M" L2 `( I
$ V. G+ x: ?4 P8 Q) }6 ]) yJapanese ground losses:5 U4 s# S7 b6 w% s/ W8 V9 z; N
102 casualties reported
' ]% s) z# L5 j. x Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled" K$ A* d, x* j1 Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# _ K' |4 }% T6 H9 `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:9 o# t* ?, U/ n+ b$ W* F+ N0 i
118 casualties reported
% z. X4 [$ q/ O, s% @ Z3 Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled! r) t( X7 ]' s( R; C3 t7 V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 F- s" b% _: @# T& Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ D) h7 \3 @: A' Q1 q
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Assaulting units:& R' L3 ~3 p: n# o6 K7 M9 R
24th Infantry Regiment
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy
3 K# H1 U3 Y! Q, ?: H) } 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
( `) D9 N8 d7 u; \) k- T9 V# x 3rd Air Flotilla
4 r1 ]7 r1 {; o- b 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment* V( C" _6 ~, R9 ~7 d8 \
, [' e$ Q" r3 U# a1 HDefending units:
0 s$ T4 U/ ?* c* I4 j& Y Molukken Garrison Battalion& ]3 d; _3 {, K3 i& t3 D
4th Coastal Gun Battalion0 k o7 y+ m3 I, p
Ambon Base Force |