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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4 E- |. a& v, h) t O" E* YWeather in hex: Clear sky3 P+ K# _; B2 S+ l7 S3 W
3 O) ?) S# D+ e" B E3 DRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet., q! Q G+ v; h5 b7 [: m
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes. g9 ]3 z% ^4 M
! L/ s4 e+ p5 ]* {* {( k1 AAllied aircraft9 k, }3 B7 `5 M
B-25C Mitchell x 6
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6 E" E& \. a6 K% E: C+ e2 m3 NNo Allied losses, K- c+ s2 i3 Q7 h3 D: z! k3 `1 r! w
7 E8 ^' d" I% q# ~- bJapanese Ships$ N+ Q; k2 d- \& N' l
E Yaeyama. J; g; j$ `9 W6 j# N
AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1 @1 [+ ^+ f* x3 A* A0 D$ c
在印度偷袭我运输船的AV直接被轰炸机命中一弹# D2 X; [2 Q, A8 F
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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。。。% U2 N# w: v: J6 i# ]& O
Ground combat at Canton Island (153,143)7 o. r8 C$ W' u! v. R! }
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Allied Shock attack f5 D* @* k4 M3 Z
3 K h- d6 q# F6 P$ `) DAttacking force 5109 troops, 18 guns, 733 vehicles, Assault Value = 377( P' i, w2 c1 b% ^
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Defending force 553 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60 P3 ^" B* t1 H% t% @4 W) {
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Allied adjusted assault: 97
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 5) ) y) v+ N+ z& _0 b) h8 E
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Allied forces CAPTURE Canton Island !!!' R# W) s9 v! B5 ]9 p+ o
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Combat modifiers" x, i) e! x' E/ h$ W) H1 s
Defender: 6 z3 j! d, p; J, K; \/ p1 k
Attacker: shock(+), supply(-)& D9 M& P& ^4 D5 [, k3 q& ]9 ?. }
4 d$ [7 Y, r. ^4 g3 ^4 ~Japanese ground losses:- K! K; O' s9 y8 L. a
823 casualties reported
# M: a, Z4 @* g1 ]' q Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled
' M3 W6 W6 p& y2 ^ Y6 x Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled1 y$ I! F9 d& o0 |8 d: a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 c$ w9 ]" s A1 _$ Z% t
Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 C! a( T; O: c: Z+ S
Units destroyed 24 O3 o3 m3 p: T6 b3 q
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Allied ground losses:! v, j3 ]2 Z$ h% R0 ~6 n
12 casualties reported- T- ^& p0 e3 w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# @) g" p1 t. D% p" Z' ? Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled: m* z* U1 c% _1 ?- K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" y# [$ m6 n3 J5 u3 y0 @ Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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2 ?6 j% t+ v9 b: z# ^ iAssaulting units:
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754th Tank Battalion
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4th USMC Tank Battalion5 V( }* n4 k. r' H9 ^" I. p! N
766th Tank Battalion8 @( E. _# k) P2 q& {* T
3rd USMC Tank Bn /3
8 p% o2 a6 H- T' ?3 t9 m 155th USA Base Force5 A# j, h& E! b6 b4 h) s
48th USN Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:' E3 B V# k7 q8 s
46th Naval Guard Unit
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