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
0 j" t) {3 m; q# T8 fminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明; a# m' H- W. ~) n
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高* {0 _8 z8 P/ S2 b
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
/ q* z& o( U4 n# D9 z日军占领班克伦3 @5 o4 q2 c$ M7 t7 v( g% C2 y
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 74,1068 x" T2 }; D: W/ I
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 ]$ y4 s! V1 s" z" s9 J
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) S$ I& x9 F% j, Z8 e. u! ]Estimated time to target is 7 minutes# F# F4 Q: }5 Z/ F+ @
2 s$ F. `8 K5 ] X- _; SAllied aircraft
9 x0 N: T/ y. v% n A-24 Banshee x 181 f' z3 A2 l+ S# k# t
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Allied aircraft losses: M V% ?7 W5 @$ @; y
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged& r: r4 T( W& u% n$ |1 x
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships1 E$ [# W2 H) t/ K
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ @7 u9 s# @$ W% |( u6 ?
DD Inazuma
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& L, V1 b" C0 }2 H# Z7 NNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships, K# x1 P3 H Y0 i# Y
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
4 e% z( t i V; R; x! j xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 w# x E; E9 i# ]1 L
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
- R. E' ~2 a* [1 B+ f( T3 L. D' g9 r xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
/ e8 T k8 o7 l8 R xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships! [4 @1 u" u: z% Y
CA Northampton
" M A. [$ u/ t" q* E" M CA Chester
- @8 |8 y5 n5 p% K& P DD Blue
" }/ E( }; k u% ~$ L4 M9 r, m7 v DD Helm, W; c/ p5 V. w% K* ~) F
DD Mugford
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DD Henley' h* I" e) ]5 s: S6 U
DD Patterson
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Japanese ground losses:, [! ], `# t2 K- M% B2 E2 O! y) B: w
3887 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
9 M7 {5 u( _7 x" y* n4 e+ N* q Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled+ C. ?- h& u' X7 _8 m
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7 H3 f7 U! }5 j1 J% _ Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)5 T( j8 ]; O/ e4 H$ |. [/ R) U( A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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2 |1 U3 X2 ?5 rWeather in hex: Light rain' S' B$ @" J/ i$ v9 Z; i1 V
' R. Y$ P+ D5 E8 U( @4 \, DRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% M& i6 ^6 z. J; U9 X$ @Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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0 I, ^! u, V8 h q3 RAllied aircraft
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SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses) E% a4 N, T! a4 O. q& {' {
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged& z5 Z+ K* }+ {0 A1 {+ Z! L7 ~
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Japanese Ships
) R0 [8 t3 W2 b% C8 [0 w$ F xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
" t' V6 `7 c* \6 a$ G7 L: Q CL Nagara1 x1 D! Z* a7 C. t0 W3 ?0 w- P& v4 R
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk1 N: r* j6 W( ]: E5 P
DD Makigumo
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Japanese ground losses:- V0 w* H( G5 |! X
1845 casualties reported
* Y' Q" L6 x$ m+ Z& _* r0 O Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled' L; v9 R" H2 O, N! H; z( J
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
3 @ J1 q0 m- J. t Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled+ `/ T/ _ ~! y( K6 F6 A/ n4 W
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled), Z, k% }, k$ i& i" C4 i) r$ f
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,521 `0 Z6 o: k7 T2 Z3 c, u. V
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Weather in hex: Clear sky! @1 |3 K1 I/ T% Y
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 e, C* {9 e7 w3 X9 k+ h5 B
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft
% B+ p0 b _0 p8 a F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
, Y5 Y) X; H' Q$ O4 z' G SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
) d# S& X/ W. L. c TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
. n. o7 g! D, ?* w SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 c- O1 ~: Z( _2 C xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! t' Q! N0 }+ Y. J" W* {) c# o xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 C$ c) F* y1 D, a% R AV Kimikawa Maru
2 L N6 T" L1 b2 y9 }* B4 D xAK Zinzan Maru' K% J$ B% j e) I, m" }7 P* f
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)- w3 Y1 n! T% d2 f. I$ }( g5 W
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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! G- `' O1 \: f$ X2 IAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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# ^% Y" {$ G( ^7 f( {2 TDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47* i6 [/ S# B# j5 e, X- P8 M4 @
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 : v$ }3 K8 S) M* T2 c
- @; O4 W; M' ^& |Allied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) # t% t8 C. j' @7 I& U+ q5 S
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 11 Z! @3 {( k6 z" N5 E
- j# j1 N& P5 t+ Y5 @Combat modifiers
; I ~, b% N; T- V; HDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)1 n; {! m/ T- d& t% h" Y
experience(-)
8 N; y9 x& f. W& J4 LAttacker:
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2 I$ P7 I; i5 qJapanese ground losses:
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1 t" i, C& n; w4 T" y Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled5 d8 ]) a5 O7 Y6 C% \* _& Z* \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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* P$ L$ J2 F* o7 m( K6 KAllied ground losses:
1 a. w3 c* _% {0 v! ^0 T. f 118 casualties reported
" r6 K5 w. C$ ]' h% h, I' g Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
6 o# V) s, L& g0 @* Q' E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! o/ B; ]4 P% a$ A* ^9 s, k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' M( h& N, b6 a" p1 [
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Assaulting units:" [6 q& w; W$ p; P( i9 @3 F
24th Infantry Regiment
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment* X& l1 r5 P# q
3rd Air Flotilla - v% o0 X! B, @% Q' y" o% ^) w
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Molukken Garrison Battalion
: n8 E4 T7 `$ s) h1 b 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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