AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 43
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vizagapatnam at 43,44
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Weather in hex: Clear sky3 ?0 b a, @! b5 Z* c
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ ^9 n* y8 W" A! g' R$ a6 |' E2 u; T
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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5 o3 ~3 H# Q5 v# T* f& UAllied aircraft( X# c9 A. b4 R2 ~0 `6 R
B-25C Mitchell x 6
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
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+ L2 W# M9 C) [ b( z: G/ i AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
8 ~3 t I, n% r8 P, l2 ~/ }: f! F在印度偷袭我运输船的AV直接被轰炸机命中一弹
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: F( @9 a+ z w2 p同时在南太,趁骑士开始澳东北战略,米军夺回了坎顿岛。岛上两个海警队已经炸成渣了,毫无抵抗之力,此战为米军第一次反攻登陆,米军反击大幕由此拉开。。。
+ m/ [0 F5 }* H! r* f- u! VGround combat at Canton Island (153,143)
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, ?5 `/ o5 r! N! o. nAllied Shock attack
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6 L5 y, k2 l0 L! QAttacking force 5109 troops, 18 guns, 733 vehicles, Assault Value = 3772 @4 n9 i$ s: X
) Z6 Y. I+ R& \% ~3 F# ?# jDefending force 553 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6$ b- ^2 Y. t0 O& d
; @5 h6 O) r( lAllied adjusted assault: 97 $ K. Y) ^( V3 W. m$ I
+ T T$ z4 w$ N- W8 [% Z7 RJapanese adjusted defense: 1 : Y2 O+ r* W4 F X- R2 S$ d( ^
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Allied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 5) 9 F. O# S: m3 e4 @/ F" c
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Allied forces CAPTURE Canton Island !!!3 N7 \7 i1 U) e0 W0 N2 v' {. y
+ o7 {/ J0 S0 KCombat modifiers
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Attacker: shock(+), supply(-)
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Japanese ground losses:+ b6 r9 ~# c: K q" G
823 casualties reported
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6 _* m+ ~! m% ?8 x Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled( z- v6 N! O8 s( w+ y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: k% q O% K) V& K& e
Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled). A+ G- ]0 Q% k2 ]% h; Y
Units destroyed 2- K1 f3 v! ]' L* j3 k# y# F! ]4 ]- q
! C! t8 o' }6 }' I& Q1 o/ ^Allied ground losses:
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. D1 m6 X5 f3 u- z9 T5 x5 G8 t
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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767th Tank Battalion4 i. I1 J* L" p0 K& C( _
754th Tank Battalion, o3 T' ?! y3 l6 n0 {
1st USMC Corps Tank Battalion
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4th USMC Tank Battalion! J- l7 x6 {6 X) B* L- v& i
766th Tank Battalion
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{, @0 y' T5 @2 t; ^! o 155th USA Base Force J. u0 z) i7 ?4 o
48th USN Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:" J! S I. p" g
46th Naval Guard Unit
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