AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42: o+ d) A l. R; G0 [
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/ h4 _9 S) [% O, u4 U# Q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
. i; B' r! p- V6 S5 J0 E, pminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
9 M6 U) X' n8 T9 W' N驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高5 Y5 e- g* m2 v
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
, w w; A" @* S! j0 D. T+ S日军占领班克伦
7 _9 v1 g% R; Z; ^: S5 }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) |' o% \9 M: e0 G% O; U2 E4 l9 h
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" S W$ N2 r- X& C' f/ VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106+ f& L; ~$ k+ S# v. [4 A, _! R4 B: x
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 h7 _' j5 G# V( v6 L+ o
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 ^5 g; o! a" ~: Q! _/ x; rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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+ |* g, v* Y4 E$ D: dAllied aircraft5 U! Z5 y; p$ l0 b {9 {+ z* V Q4 G+ r
A-24 Banshee x 18
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$ \$ q, `+ |) t$ X) r# \/ V0 B q3 AAllied aircraft losses
* b0 i% | h9 `. n5 P& b1 f; t$ U A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
0 Y, K# v. s6 l5 \ U A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships' @. d+ ], D# n8 [
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; @3 m, C" w1 d) p DD Inazuma& _9 P0 E+ s$ M& k: R
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3 ?1 P4 N$ i! @2 N/ ~' u2 t0 gNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards& Z; h. K& r' G% B6 s
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Japanese Ships
/ r) m6 i4 S8 I! G+ Y" o( x: Y CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk0 i7 a! W# ]3 ]7 h8 M3 U$ X% R. L. E
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
j# w! f9 G$ \) g4 p' P1 v xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk) i. {, H0 O, \: b( Q
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
; [9 h2 b5 j! h8 | xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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5 M0 f) Y* M+ z8 C$ M& TAllied Ships
- A, T- X: \. h% w3 Y1 M/ K6 E1 h$ o CA Northampton
" I/ ~( W. D( S6 j b" t CA Chester
v4 C% s, q& u) S$ J DD Blue
$ b; r: h1 D7 b7 [7 I. i1 z% x DD Helm( ]' J1 N$ g- E; E: j. u( }4 c
DD Mugford
0 X% w0 s" ~$ L* H/ J' m DD Ralph Talbot
6 Z9 n/ K+ i3 P2 O/ f3 Q, t DD Henley
% i/ S e) y9 S, | DD Patterson
: W, O2 n5 Z4 H w! J$ {1 c, ` s DD Craven
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* d) Q" V1 H9 t" l% R! RJapanese ground losses:
! t/ ]# X9 O2 k" z$ M8 T3 E/ t 3887 casualties reported
% f4 s" F3 d- E Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
. i; I0 u/ Y! M+ F8 d6 S% q/ Q Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
# m' Z# P; e0 R' D7 q: @. @ Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
! n3 _" r) F$ ]# T1 R% `5 Y' n3 V& o) A8 Y Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
. @1 o. Q7 I* v+ ^ Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54; U/ S& G9 B- r$ U2 C
' \3 ~+ v9 Z* F$ M sWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
0 n6 z1 @+ R5 x* b7 K# K9 f2 M) QEstimated time to target is 7 minutes4 p, L! k' T: \; B/ t: I5 e
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
0 m2 ]* P1 k9 [6 z SBD-2 Dauntless x 245 j B0 w9 T0 g! W) [
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6 B$ I# H! \' O$ Y7 p7 Q SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged$ D2 W6 p4 Z' B1 t. q
0 P8 m; r0 a! [0 m4 g6 H; d, \Japanese Ships
0 }( g$ _7 q6 j/ ] xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires: y% ~/ m4 z z" b$ Q& X
CL Nagara
5 B; Z0 ~6 _1 X+ g xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
* R; L; E% r. V DD Makigumo5 S& x& \/ S4 Q2 z. b
xAK Canberra Maru) h; t" H4 W6 W( w4 _' q- A9 i
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Japanese ground losses:
/ u2 Q2 \% [' n+ t7 I5 ] 1845 casualties reported
1 e& T$ ] Y9 J6 ^0 B Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled. c/ Y" \4 ^' Y5 Z0 r# |. p+ P$ r
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
7 ?- E. r3 q* t Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled3 c; w* X/ z, G+ M
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ h2 h9 t7 T1 c$ E
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)- P0 V% M" J8 t" J" Y
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! k- b) ^/ b& b6 WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky/ G% E- k, v C& w) @) D
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 }3 l/ o( S5 k5 Z
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
# [9 B# r! V8 x1 `8 l SBD-2 Dauntless x 3/ b' }& w3 O4 D; K( ^$ _6 F
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses+ v! T* n D/ W n' d+ `! d
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships' q( {- Y, _/ l" k4 }
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- H5 S* m2 J2 K* s& _( J xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( W: |, F3 t) ]8 y& ^
AV Kimikawa Maru
( W6 z( C: O) \% s0 |9 M& i xAK Zinzan Maru
$ D3 n* I$ ~- n' }) s" m4 U( x" Z xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)2 J* j" o5 L5 C+ r5 @
) E! G' O0 j$ o D6 Y, O9 uJapanese Deliberate attack
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! I) C: ]7 g0 }. e2 sAttacking 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! z% E+ I9 V) ~; L& @' x
- s# M& C) u/ t+ }& B4 F. A9 {) xJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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! E8 S" c8 ^8 a( mJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1" I b8 A! X0 I; Q% Q6 U$ O* I
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Combat modifiers
; T7 K. K# u0 ^- C2 j, R: b) \Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)6 d& p5 y3 s3 H( C4 E# ?+ d
experience(-)
7 ^* L# y+ s( x, C/ Z3 GAttacker: + C: b; g2 ]3 E' f4 |0 D9 H
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Japanese ground losses:4 Q1 a7 u$ S J& G M
102 casualties reported
+ j3 M9 C) t6 q- [: {' o Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
1 l9 X B; F$ n# [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ D7 \! Q: I1 w% P/ }6 t* L6 B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 W2 p" C; e p7 t3 U
* i7 X. [9 F5 i( b6 Q" w7 \Allied ground losses:& s0 K' Y3 t- d5 \+ D- ~! V
118 casualties reported1 O7 M8 D% ?0 k1 X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
4 l) `- g$ p4 t T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled l8 @; b; S* N( }8 ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! F( }8 \2 w8 @* b
1 W4 A7 Z a" d9 l! l- ~Assaulting units:) x6 z5 Y- O5 C" a1 q6 ~
24th Infantry Regiment! M$ {' j# U4 ]' h
1st Kure Assault Division
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1 q0 x# K# }( ~ }' X. w6 _4 d 2nd Field Artillery Regiment5 c8 V* W, r" N6 [5 a" d9 v8 D
3rd Air Flotilla
3 x3 I3 I/ ^( j. p4 _ 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment+ l- [- b& }% t. G+ _
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Defending units:
( F2 |2 S r2 E Q% K- ~ Molukken Garrison Battalion
* R$ o! q, v) n% V( y* i 4th Coastal Gun Battalion" g( f: L, ]4 S3 }: m& w
Ambon Base Force |