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
% u) H5 Y5 g/ Q; VminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
o, k( P* g& y/ b- H5 y& \( Y驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高" Y2 w' r7 ]" V% V; e
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉; T0 b& Y: |8 b- Q
日军占领班克伦
! C4 o& A) |, {/ g+ l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 74,1064 [4 D* y. u: @$ k- H4 u) o: R
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 a. A7 v5 g8 T. X0 R# d
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes6 |# m, F* g# W! i) U& e2 A6 F" L# s
+ z( X) Z' F7 L% AAllied aircraft
/ X* r1 c1 v) u A-24 Banshee x 18
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A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged. U2 N" t) l4 {" X7 Q w& ~* n
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak1 U3 F0 H7 F" ^+ _
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CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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1 L2 i; O4 o$ O( \Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards* Z: k2 @' t3 {; ^' m4 W, _. a
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Japanese Ships
( ?$ K0 e$ Z, h& k% n! j- i CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
1 r9 e" R# c i- c, ]) V4 U xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; W; f) m. d/ t) g& V7 E xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
2 c; R4 Q! O6 a% K xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
# K9 Y/ ]$ b) }6 \4 c( B xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
; X/ X/ L% K. E& P" D& u CA Northampton
) N$ m' E, T2 J, q2 i; c" j CA Chester) b+ q. s& T" ]8 N; P
DD Blue! l6 ^6 w- d8 Y, O. G6 {/ h
DD Helm
, [ e- z' b! G% B3 v6 U DD Mugford
0 ]% s- u$ s+ F! i- b- m DD Ralph Talbot3 E, p; \6 p6 l# }. U- N5 |
DD Henley
2 V1 h4 ]5 p! {2 b* u DD Patterson
; Z$ v) H( t; p8 I- F3 m, \ DD Craven0 @9 X* a- u+ {# _) C0 o* w$ j
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Japanese ground losses:+ K1 g8 y. g+ e9 e1 h
3887 casualties reported. G& m- j2 `1 x- }+ l
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled _& `, {+ ?; V$ |7 R! X
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled4 M& C7 q7 m- C
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled, R. }/ e R* \' S9 ^. |
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7 L* N2 b9 ^8 f0 n 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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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 A: P3 v, o6 c: W
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 ^5 c1 v' v9 A- l F4F-3 Wildcat x 6. i' D* X: M6 U2 D2 D( a) g- N
SBD-2 Dauntless x 246 I" h4 P5 V: @. F2 a g
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged; ]6 Q ~& @: n- _6 g
$ o( N1 ?% Z f" zJapanese Ships; z% }" ~! a/ B& |4 g2 P7 [
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk+ K: E; G' `% x, W9 K8 O F3 M+ z
DD Makigumo
% T8 ~3 _- k4 N! h xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:/ F1 g8 |# k* P8 y- k! S
1845 casualties reported7 Z- ?0 h* |+ I4 l3 R$ {
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled, N, v( Q5 P$ r# c% Y- [4 L
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
[- ^3 U# y5 f/ d2 A' m Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
1 q% E8 }$ Q: p5 m ` Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 b) `$ f0 b$ `4 A
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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+ L2 r2 {0 m9 I5 d% V" q7 c2 _! VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% _2 A8 C! |: \4 H) F# {Estimated time to target is 16 minutes# W5 `9 A4 O8 p4 `" h" H; V
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Allied aircraft, N' W$ i; b3 w- e
F4F-3 Wildcat x 63 Q8 ~8 V7 T; Z" {7 Y6 |
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
& G2 m3 [3 F- U1 V TBD-1 Devastator x 14, s( n5 [) ^% g* S# a! c
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Allied aircraft losses' X/ s9 `+ A+ q' v4 _9 X- ^! {4 a
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged- n% r9 {5 {; T* r5 ]* c
6 R5 d: Z: m2 `2 A3 s& XJapanese Ships
2 @/ b* \' w1 p q7 K xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- V" A. g0 c) O5 \$ N# s4 `
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 K( `6 S; N$ _0 m0 p4 f AV Kimikawa Maru1 n. l2 q& V- l3 ]8 v9 @5 {
xAK Zinzan Maru
9 s6 z8 Z( m+ p* I. ]0 j+ f xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' h R6 b/ @: T: Q
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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( o2 F$ Q$ ^( f$ R# {- m4 WAttacking 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
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 $ W+ n- P0 V7 X8 Z* l2 o
' O/ V2 O. e6 {7 u" vAllied adjusted defense: 19 1 V" M- ?1 b' x3 k! y* J0 U
6 c: A0 I- s( w. ^8 v) B `Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 6 U6 ]" _5 ^' H* i3 Q& @8 O
4 Y% u4 T, [/ c* K+ T/ ]Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1, V# `7 T8 Q7 @6 s9 w
N; C; w1 N) S3 {6 O2 L4 eCombat modifiers
2 `2 W( R( U9 ]/ WDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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- C! N% c' ^% i* |* JAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% ?$ `7 `+ ^8 F# C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
% [6 w9 e. z6 U- a 118 casualties reported
! N% [" v' l8 K% O Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
+ N& j* D+ O1 F9 n8 {% r7 e( @( ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 X$ A" G- L9 P T' _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled E- [- K3 Z$ a( J8 O
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Assaulting units:
: L h8 b; a. D" W5 b 24th Infantry Regiment
7 ]9 M$ Z) S% r; ]' c' n- a 1st Kure Assault Division; K* x2 z7 o* T S! s3 x
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
, w' |, j* C$ F 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
3 @& a' c, t, M0 G5 g7 B 3rd Air Flotilla
$ v8 [4 K0 s# a* } 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:
% G9 z+ l1 B, b2 M) S Molukken Garrison Battalion
8 p: Q& @6 K# m% \5 M 4th Coastal Gun Battalion) V2 w2 F( }3 w
Ambon Base Force |