AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 42/ Z7 Z4 E- X% f ]: l
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4 M# s0 ]; k: S$ n- M北太战场,查克大将故伎重演,用KB分队远距离直掩,BB比睿水面舰队突击滩头,运输编队强行补给阿达克岛的饿兵,照例盟军PT编队积极拦截,战沉3条PT,未能阻止炮击机场;天亮后,盟军飞机起飞空袭日军运输编队,击沉1艘运输船
4 t H7 u! T. ]南洋战场,驻岛分队扶桑日向再次炮击玛琅;同日,望加锡陷落,盟军部队种子已全部运出并成功转正2 T7 m9 P0 p' \/ N4 m. D
大陆战场,日军陆航继续战略轰炸常德和长沙,战术轰炸宜昌- h" Z5 J1 V2 _5 Z& q
南太战场,昨日意图不明的日军水面舰队今日出现在NG根部的特瑞布Terapo基地,估计是要快速运输部队上岛,盟军澳洲水面舰队受命明日前往拦截
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$ }/ `6 c$ Q; C. n5 DNight Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52
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Allied aircraft; ? i9 r9 R+ W6 ^1 f
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses; ?2 K) K# o) j2 g' ]
A-24 Banshee: 8 damaged" v6 \8 |- s: }5 F5 J: y# Q
A-29 Hudson: 2 damaged
: `# g. Q% A1 w* b0 l# k3 L B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
9 `" f6 x* [4 F4 y$ ] q' j0 m B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground, m, K+ I6 y9 ?# e* v4 Z
Kittyhawk I: 2 damaged+ r7 a. }0 z: J+ t4 z
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Japanese Ships% ]- E. X3 m* F3 B* b7 t4 E
BB Hiei/ N6 N+ @; ?9 G, C% Z2 J
CA Chikuma7 f' c& W2 F& [
) P( u4 ]5 M5 yAllied ground losses:
6 w n* I- S+ i 105 casualties reported
' P" |* o. v M; V Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 B& p! ?, H" f* _: k3 O% D: S
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled3 K7 C% u+ l* @
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 ?0 X3 A; d5 H6 V Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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" r4 i5 K# @* ]) W- l/ MAirbase hits 5. `3 ?+ A8 b# @' V. d8 u. I
Runway hits 7
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" t+ Q8 u, @$ i, nGround combat at Makassar (65,106)" M, X/ x: C; t3 o0 A; |
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Japanese Deliberate attack# J1 l6 O6 j) d* b
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Attacking force 9359 troops, 120 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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& M5 U: k6 D& d1 [5 E& DDefending force 1713 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 343 z, Y1 N& }9 [( A
! i! a9 M# K/ E6 E) Y oJapanese adjusted assault: 165 / X* s. x. `2 F3 H
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Allied adjusted defense: 6
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& m: ?1 o9 i$ R/ Q% w/ sJapanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!* G1 ]! O! C6 {7 O. |. B& s
: ~! ^' [% x, VCombat modifiers
3 d3 \9 u# _9 C/ X# LDefender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)/ h- u* @2 ^( ]) o+ L; }: q
Attacker:
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5 i& ]' }& K* tJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled* ]) ~+ [/ y0 G& B: C/ P: [& U. N
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled8 I# q" l! c* \+ @
Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 P8 I6 m0 @$ p0 n. C5 d X Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled# |! b: W; e' R1 O5 y( S" W9 k3 M
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
3 N5 G& z7 f/ Y# i1 R; A7 J, x Units destroyed 5
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& [% _8 Z* B6 N% Z- R- VAssaulting units:3 U3 ?& z% N& |
1st/A Division
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15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion. _- V' \: o @5 h t
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion G( L' }8 w2 ]( B
/ l, }) @; m" i6 V* \Defending units:
$ x+ w5 ?" z! B& O6 g7 g2 w Makassar Garrison Battalion
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3 V" |2 a0 `! K7 o- x) Y- |, c Makassar Base Force. H# |% Y ^ n" K3 z
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Bandjermasin Base Force /1 |