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: p. D* t- _8 c0 d; h: d- O, g
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
* l* {. ?/ D$ n7 q" u驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高- v* p7 \; V/ E2 a, e
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉6 e, O. v/ M6 L6 |8 i/ Q( ?
日军占领班克伦
" }0 U- E q( i8 U# V( G" o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2 L: d" l4 s% {7 X
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2 @ O& z1 i: U/ H( } d' o3 LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106$ i3 S" Y9 M4 t8 T
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 Y1 V2 N5 s2 }. h E# r
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- U5 B6 F8 U, x& L& |; A4 Y$ X
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes* i1 `2 v, Q! w. z4 l( g
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Allied aircraft
( `3 l+ `, D/ I( D" h A-24 Banshee x 18
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3 e5 O8 u' ` Z* K6 FAllied aircraft losses" m$ V1 A# D! }
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged" J8 G8 Y% g+ D
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak. ~6 G" P% H% L# R) e% \
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Japanese Ships' ]1 r; |" I4 ~, o, n) h2 J X
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire% y* f, _& @4 i4 z* P6 H
DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards( Z5 [5 _* ]0 }7 J! W' L
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Japanese Ships, M2 v5 A, F, w
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
; U+ \% v9 Z9 I6 y xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 \9 I" E, P8 Y
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk( y; S. B' d& w
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk7 p, g" B% R) Z. Y$ q/ T8 G+ f/ {+ X
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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) R5 u( _& i { k @2 _- QAllied Ships7 U! `5 `' e8 J- ?3 M% ]1 }
CA Northampton2 x8 G' y& ~: Z/ K1 W8 v& t' N; w
CA Chester& S6 g2 T" d& T$ d! w- J' }% M: k
DD Blue: P2 p$ j+ y; s7 F5 c V
DD Helm+ L) p: r: L/ j; l2 ]
DD Mugford7 h, U5 @4 ^) x
DD Ralph Talbot
2 ~; o N) P! w5 E$ u: `$ S DD Henley
. z2 _; p8 R/ u: I DD Patterson
6 i4 X% l/ E. @! { u% z: B+ _5 h7 z DD Craven
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; i3 E8 c$ H; g/ W$ J( U6 j, [Japanese ground losses:
8 \5 u' P5 ]. n& e 3887 casualties reported
3 _2 c, x$ P; f Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled% {; N$ _: i& m
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled- A) w, W0 ?' d* |8 _0 U& b
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled9 g- T; L2 Z" f3 N+ u
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 v% i( H" S7 R! t. F7 m; y. @
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54& \1 X: [0 f( @2 S: p+ Y
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 z: X; I! u1 A4 ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses2 f4 m. J4 A$ c1 S( ^4 l
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged/ P) P9 ^( O% Q' c
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Japanese Ships% m6 _6 D. y" _$ T t) `" \6 F
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires4 O( b- }( t7 r1 y( U
CL Nagara
/ _* s9 n& W; R) L9 }3 l; S ` xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk, A, D% T4 b7 }) e& Q; C
DD Makigumo
0 p( n+ t# T9 m- b$ d xAK Canberra Maru2 i5 |7 i" u9 }8 K
9 t- h6 T4 K9 X, VJapanese ground losses:
$ d" _- q/ c6 [6 u2 z7 ^ 1845 casualties reported; z! w! \8 h/ T
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
4 b* X5 o7 N$ N5 {1 c Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
2 \* V2 O+ C; v' S' E( T0 R- C Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
9 E1 _7 Y% e- V. Y8 } Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 q- W" V! A! w: n; O3 s$ D
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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; ?! H$ w- o( j+ k. _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52$ j/ b" y# C: i( h. n7 R
: G1 K. k5 T/ w3 JWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 U- O8 i1 G6 L& V0 F1 m3 FEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft% j" I+ R. _; j' [ X/ _# R$ Y3 r- D9 ?
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6# C9 j9 \% o* T. j3 P7 J+ K! h
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3' \1 Q+ ~" R9 w7 N/ x
TBD-1 Devastator x 14' e& q+ o7 b) E6 x! X0 v
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Allied aircraft losses, I- p7 ~& Z! ]
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged" v$ [( x2 X. _5 i6 h- f! t
7 I8 \" @+ ~1 w0 \8 i, D# lJapanese Ships3 H% ^- ~- M: d+ C/ ]
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% x+ X1 Q" q3 a2 t xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: z2 J9 s( i& I
AV Kimikawa Maru& ?' ~2 w. h; A5 F& @9 U9 j
xAK Zinzan Maru1 e8 J+ X5 A3 P9 [- G2 ~" Y
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) r. S1 h% Y6 H+ K( ]$ ~
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6 H! p/ u5 a* f+ I! SGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack, a2 }3 [5 U! h4 ]1 V9 ^
6 f/ _$ B% x8 oAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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5 }! T9 [7 M7 I# S& A3 A) n* z FDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47" p6 T+ A3 C% ]
- L% J# W# L& k+ ^Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 3 h! u) S2 }1 F( M
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1' x4 H* v2 }; I; ?$ S
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Combat modifiers) L( u) {0 P7 m* H. V, L$ C
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)% I3 N5 _! h- s4 q J7 a
experience(-)1 |/ ~) X8 ^ e) C, {. _% [
Attacker:
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102 casualties reported
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2 { a! l6 X: l( y- ^: G( ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled: O ^3 [3 h$ [: o7 b( x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. p' R& r& q8 X. V% f1 g
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118 casualties reported1 n m5 B1 H. _& R4 @! W( ^; ~( W7 w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled3 ]& p( z; p' |5 U0 I8 A4 Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ E/ W( d; h7 M2 c4 G( P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
) i" h, L9 a, }- L( R% y" ? 24th Infantry Regiment
O2 F3 N- q7 x4 j" u" m+ n 1st Kure Assault Division
% v9 W7 f ]$ Z3 l. d 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
9 L2 B5 w+ ]8 A& Z 2nd Field Artillery Regiment! B7 Q& F( k7 _" r% ?1 I$ i
3rd Air Flotilla }1 T$ |+ ~6 C8 N' K: w, m
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment7 [) T4 P. Q; A1 k* G
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Molukken Garrison Battalion0 X6 V7 @4 Q! x" S) i1 y2 D
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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