AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 42
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+ M% m, z$ O. N% m4 n/ |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# _; e2 f1 z$ u: U" o: D% a/ P9 z
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
& |% ~$ O% u: d6 |9 V, h: f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
" q B* N" c' Y: T$ v2 {) Q3 \# w3 x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6 T6 o! E! ]9 M, Y7 c3 `6 z" d8 |( ^& U6 k
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Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52
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6 f! U2 E& }! D; ]Allied aircraft
4 q% e4 b4 R, P6 H/ P no flights
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1 h' x2 |- W9 I1 _3 a$ hAllied aircraft losses
{( }6 W; z3 z, O1 v' M5 _& ?) n A-24 Banshee: 8 damaged
; j& a5 T5 d9 P, w$ C0 I3 | A-29 Hudson: 2 damaged
8 g: o2 u* Z3 X B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
3 O- Z! S8 o. z B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground" h0 f( w& Y1 f! L& s. m: V
Kittyhawk I: 2 damaged3 y2 d, l2 M" w8 s
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Japanese Ships
& _6 T; ?0 M* M! V/ G5 | BB Hiei
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7 |* A' T/ Y4 b5 n( j* \Allied ground losses:2 ]4 e1 X. ?7 N/ e- `, @0 o# V& K
105 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
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Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)' l, J: H( n! H: j6 a) @
7 p; C1 b- Y' q8 y- ]9 x7 d3 g4 XAirbase hits 5$ Q7 m: E1 j# T' |1 B- J0 W0 W" x: z b
Runway hits 7
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Ground combat at Makassar (65,106)
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+ ` R" f9 R0 y$ o9 MJapanese Deliberate attack
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; A+ b9 C U5 d3 G) d7 C( r& uAttacking force 9359 troops, 120 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Defending force 1713 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 349 u+ i5 E9 S0 K2 M
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Japanese adjusted assault: 165
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8 k. F- _6 L+ T9 q0 M$ p1 T1 _Allied adjusted defense: 6 4 h) l! c% Y; k- {
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Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2)
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* B$ z- L4 i' S3 H" AJapanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!$ g4 d3 V6 A1 H: B: }# F; [
# K4 G" C9 h% |6 f) hCombat modifiers
' ~8 n' Y7 O/ WDefender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
; T- ~, j7 E. C$ z+ U) pAttacker: $ V+ e5 g1 v. Z9 Z
' I) ?' r5 \! q9 S9 f3 \Japanese ground losses:
- J n; S) U/ h 80 casualties reported
. B8 w. ~/ m4 U! d Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
; f* S: k' W' C. K/ n5 ? Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled) {+ r! P3 C- G; G, b1 ~' n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
# x5 U& d" c- b: F2 n) E- L Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 0 disabled
' \6 Z( i9 x0 ?& c) h, d, S2 t Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Units destroyed 5
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Assaulting units:
6 F' y4 l% |4 D8 ]1 |3 d* V% s6 k 1st/A Division
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1 i- E' J9 g- m* S7 i& X$ ? 1st/C Division
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% Z6 q/ q0 i/ \- r' n) I 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
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Defending units:
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Makassar Base Force; T( ~7 J- ~* \2 y/ K* b C- c
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Bandjermasin Base Force /1 |