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
( b+ k5 d$ |6 Q, X3 q4 NminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
5 S2 e% L# A# Q" N: m3 I% N驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高( p; |% V* q7 d; v/ ]* \
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
: o0 V) Q/ B ?# @9 @7 a日军占领班克伦
; X" _7 j3 m/ C% a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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5 ~( w. T! x% W8 n% H* h! p! q" `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1068 G: `& l7 Y# u& d: ~; c. [9 i- M
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 y: A. I0 p! ?) d
! }0 J9 W0 R+ Z' nRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ c* u& {8 a$ g! t/ ]4 W, t- }
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft/ g; H6 g# h' _) B" y
A-24 Banshee x 18# e7 H% U0 ?: n4 v& d1 z/ r
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A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
/ `7 a$ z" Q k( t& E$ j( W A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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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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CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
8 K. {/ q" d1 f xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ ?4 U# f! I8 D- _3 ~ xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
9 P% `) J- L" q- }4 u6 H xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
, H4 C; L8 y( i4 X4 N4 l2 | xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships N. y9 m& O# u ~, h( [1 F" d
CA Northampton
# L9 X6 i0 P" X CA Chester
5 S/ j0 q) A. a6 _ DD Blue
2 \1 }' ^3 j* { DD Helm$ d5 I [: P( g% |! k% p. Q
DD Mugford. m4 S8 ?' H2 g1 v$ [5 _. ?& C: N
DD Ralph Talbot/ n/ r4 f& P# p# ^! s8 a/ c6 M
DD Henley: n H7 g7 |+ t
DD Patterson' [6 B5 k+ A3 i! _
DD Craven4 l( g4 g/ c, g- [ }) Y% \4 u2 G" _
# H2 |& m4 {# U, P M( [7 W0 {Japanese ground losses:
/ y! y0 W3 h0 _, Q; ~5 V1 u2 f 3887 casualties reported
' n( V4 D4 N* A G Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled& P$ L' P! P& y
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
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Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled): u7 j' }* f. {% g. }- E" ~0 \& O2 l
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain/ X c/ x4 B0 u
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 K! ? q' ]" sEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft- U! p4 P* Q3 o9 A+ M
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6! Q/ A4 b7 j7 k( ]& C- u( @! x
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24+ J, K R- i+ ~
Y- u( l2 Q9 ?; S: O& TAllied aircraft losses
O* Z. ]7 N8 x4 C5 U# n4 l SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged7 [. b1 _5 x/ c. ~
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ d. Z/ i/ t0 b CL Nagara# L. k' e& K" ], y: r2 k0 l
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk7 [* f& ]& G- Z2 q
DD Makigumo w5 c/ V$ j% z+ F$ n; |3 R
xAK Canberra Maru6 P& b- d/ T$ b; R# J) _
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, ?& P2 l" S4 h; W 1845 casualties reported/ ]* g+ B( _6 L8 X% ~4 i1 C
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled+ G* l- F8 M* a
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
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Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,520 V4 Q1 H; P( ^# p' f, a% |) d
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., a: M: o4 j' s9 S& `8 z
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes7 O# f! T; K. q. u" d
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 x* d$ H; Z9 f" \3 | xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 H! V. \# }& d' L, T( L xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) O# i! a( `( ?% g8 l+ f AV Kimikawa Maru
* f& |3 e+ L5 O xAK Zinzan Maru0 l" B* N" K6 T! H4 P# S" E
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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( G8 m) o; K& aGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack3 }1 R8 ]5 P2 A3 w) n7 ]
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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( q3 W i5 p S' }, ?* Y1 @
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 / b7 ?: c3 v) R
, i; A& r6 E( ]2 HAllied adjusted defense: 19 6 L2 K- I ]; B2 S! K0 ^/ S
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) + Y' Z7 p0 J% h: i( h: n7 F
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 13 e: ?* ~& i# L2 v1 `$ _& ?
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1 C1 m5 W0 ~! Q; S$ B1 |Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Japanese ground losses:4 ?. c0 a! f9 y- H, o4 |( h
102 casualties reported
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6 R9 s: P# f2 `) v7 X' m( p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
_9 k$ R( @0 z5 i: V U" j2 ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:2 F( D5 ?- L2 g' f: t& h& y
118 casualties reported" O3 X+ m1 k4 T. o1 T3 K( e1 ]7 J( S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:, y( f" D8 G( G1 _5 s: J
24th Infantry Regiment
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy ( B @7 Q1 J/ X8 [0 D
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment5 } T8 w# p( l' V8 q4 w
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Defending units:6 d% F1 c |2 S4 y6 m
Molukken Garrison Battalion: ~% G2 J, {' r H9 E( K
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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