AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 43& H+ R( S- V m' C
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$ N' `. E4 }: m% |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vizagapatnam at 43,44
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) O) d& f$ Y8 z9 k" pWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.0 F' g. `- t3 H z" _
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes" o4 S1 I1 K; o$ e# D" m
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B-25C Mitchell x 6
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No Allied losses- A! w1 D* [) U T
3 \. Q" O" O2 w* p/ Z$ \Japanese Ships1 s. f$ y2 X! s; z. v" U
E Yaeyama& O$ z$ B8 A. D/ q/ Y; w! P
AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
, t6 O" P! U5 Y) |0 c0 i在印度偷袭我运输船的AV直接被轰炸机命中一弹% e+ c4 w. c# m8 M+ c0 S
; R, T* \4 r; G0 f# v2 f- R6 C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。。。
F9 P( J* C" H: }9 VGround combat at Canton Island (153,143)
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 5109 troops, 18 guns, 733 vehicles, Assault Value = 377! Q3 Z5 b: O: ^& ]; K( ]
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Defending force 553 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6
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' l. [7 i, C9 c1 s$ B2 `- BAllied adjusted assault: 97 ; c7 \7 w- o9 X: |
; v2 x9 F5 y( m$ G/ n: HJapanese adjusted defense: 1 3 ]% |8 ~5 N) g
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Allied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 5) 1 c( \, f) D; m- i. G% d
1 R# P9 Z; S5 x# T3 ~2 J/ G+ S" uAllied forces CAPTURE Canton Island !!!
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# k$ }5 o) Z$ f8 J& KCombat modifiers
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* M8 o' p6 `; b& f3 g4 A* UAttacker: shock(+), supply(-)
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, F2 h' z# u' ~' c6 N5 kJapanese ground losses:
6 x; W/ f* q" ]8 S: ?- a' v 823 casualties reported
$ ]7 q% v; d% `! v6 G! V Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled g: a& k0 @) x, I
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ G, m7 u$ |% b8 ]" O9 e5 ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 q0 A9 G6 b' E5 e* b5 k Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled)
; K3 a. t$ D4 S Units destroyed 23 U5 m8 ]7 o% d
z7 i1 V: X2 k( `' yAllied ground losses:" | `9 g! R2 d" h; u) g6 p
12 casualties reported& j, n: o4 K0 [* C5 c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" v0 N" W* t" h: U+ ]$ G/ R# Q Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled" {! j* { h+ u$ k4 O8 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! x7 @9 M1 s+ h. e% u* x, N8 \
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
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754th Tank Battalion
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2 h9 X# G8 |) ^& F( e 762nd Tank Battalion
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766th Tank Battalion
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155th USA Base Force
# S3 d9 {# i. G+ Q( @% ` 48th USN Naval Construction Battalion$ C8 b y1 v% d6 X1 w; }5 C4 c
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Defending units:
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7 Z' E( O( ]* u$ I2 z$ G 14th Naval Guard Unit |