AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 43! w5 j) c6 a0 L! f, b, F
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vizagapatnam at 43,44
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Weather in hex: Clear sky* V' h9 g/ c/ x" |2 B" S
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
2 M$ k5 U/ O" s3 {' P! y$ B. m2 NEstimated time to target is 10 minutes4 n' a" K/ H" J- H1 ~8 V
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B-25C Mitchell x 6: H6 G3 F3 z; I7 k4 w d! ?" {
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
" `* z7 {- R' j& h1 z E Yaeyama
+ P, N3 ^# i, s. c/ f AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
- ` C5 T6 {+ L9 d# r" G$ h$ p在印度偷袭我运输船的AV直接被轰炸机命中一弹9 E2 [- q" G/ n4 c" k) {% w0 {
. c, Q+ T) h+ u! g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。。。$ w3 Y' t% }% W7 J2 L
Ground combat at Canton Island (153,143)& |* l3 Y1 r( R! E8 u
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Allied Shock attack4 _* x: x( ]( ]6 g
5 J3 J, j* \. P# _9 iAttacking force 5109 troops, 18 guns, 733 vehicles, Assault Value = 377
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Defending force 553 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6# R# x, {' Q/ g1 E `* c
) w- ]7 j. c7 D$ M% [3 pAllied adjusted assault: 97 & Q: e9 r) O1 y( C
9 x1 N7 Z6 [; B$ K. Q- ?Japanese adjusted defense: 1 B! @3 }1 L: @" d) [# \/ b% w
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Allied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 5)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Canton Island !!!; I* O, A( [2 G; i. ^0 O1 \
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Attacker: shock(+), supply(-), j6 ? g1 c$ Y; T, I5 p6 ^
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 l( `) n+ L( m Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled
, B) E% w" t, H# x/ V; i1 F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" k3 O/ \2 L/ x, _ Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled)
* |9 |& P% |( B* N Units destroyed 2* A7 r( S9 V6 q! N. w; i' Y9 |
- v2 ]4 J3 J( _* y) r9 ]2 n, Y% I! uAllied ground losses:# w ?. E5 u0 {$ ] {" a3 S* m
12 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled8 v2 _1 N$ M" X6 r G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% U2 ~$ O' K+ D" s; e* y
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 B$ i" Y' q3 x7 v9 `
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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5 k; ^+ a1 M$ D! PAssaulting units:
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754th Tank Battalion
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762nd Tank Battalion' S. W" R) W: i" V8 F! ?6 t5 n
4th USMC Tank Battalion
# d( O+ g/ \7 m( f& z9 U) p 766th Tank Battalion
( L+ F! j" L0 G. }2 ^% D 3rd USMC Tank Bn /33 i9 U' q" D; Q1 k8 ?7 K: U
155th USA Base Force( N Y6 p4 r+ G4 Z7 A3 N. S
48th USN Naval Construction Battalion
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8 Q8 l5 Z* o- vDefending units:
0 Y$ w i( f, Y 46th Naval Guard Unit
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