AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 42
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8 e! c) X1 Z {' T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/ x$ G) J& [( i5 q4 M2 ~% o
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
0 C f% X8 R8 w X# c2 c3 S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( Y8 Q' i3 N! `7 z# {
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/ C/ `# s1 a' i4 p
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0 {3 I7 b* n2 jNight Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52
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no flights
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A-24 Banshee: 8 damaged7 `4 Q& w: [- U% Q( |' @" |
A-29 Hudson: 2 damaged% E' T' T, J) t( k9 \
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged3 p! S- E: D9 }7 I: E0 e- \
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground
2 X8 x1 w0 k- M' B3 U Kittyhawk I: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships/ @: B5 w1 J: A: G
BB Hiei
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! t6 t; F4 v0 D' U' m% cAllied ground losses:& }* g5 E: r5 t, U! M: P; l
105 casualties reported# j$ s% s* G8 U7 Z) }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, f5 z- C5 k- W; R% `# w
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled$ Y( H0 N" Y% Q8 D$ J
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled0 N; ?; f2 H8 b+ Y& n
Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)9 J# H5 c/ x7 c; k2 J4 N/ y( g
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Airbase hits 5
0 r% U* {7 J9 ]0 U4 tRunway hits 7, b. ], `( t7 W8 W1 V
Port hits 2
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4 y3 `4 X) L2 g) G' GGround combat at Makassar (65,106). a3 C) W% d+ P# C
! |5 Y. M( T# K8 a( }Japanese Deliberate attack0 d4 c* n( V0 h2 Y
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Attacking force 9359 troops, 120 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 450& @% ^/ _$ Y# |5 D2 f
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Defending force 1713 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34% g3 e: x3 |0 [% }9 f/ b# W
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Japanese adjusted assault: 165 7 M, w+ e8 r& _; y3 a
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Allied adjusted defense: 6 ( \3 u3 S. X9 X( h# s
2 y' u* K& E( d1 M. E! [0 p/ aJapanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2) + l: D4 n2 `* N
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!; n3 n! I' k. r
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Combat modifiers
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5 R' M7 w3 d% G- Z3 t6 G! gAttacker: 9 Y# f& T+ {. J$ _
5 H/ v+ g0 @1 m1 T/ wJapanese ground losses:
0 m9 G* U$ z7 V! A0 v3 B 80 casualties reported
" L- q% L. R( A Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled% c- l& B( b9 }; w- ~' k# K* `
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Allied ground losses:1 i3 N0 d, w% I' `6 } h
1894 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 0 disabled0 S( _& ?5 @( l; i7 v
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
( ^# m! f: K# X" e2 f Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
+ z5 }# `7 ~0 m) }; C Units destroyed 5
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Assaulting units:
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1st/B Division8 U/ c( V- X) ]& i0 w% R
1st/C Division
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Makassar Garrison Battalion
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Makassar Base Force
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