AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 43( ?" G, {, V; u3 {. k8 o5 \9 c
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vizagapatnam at 43,44* h) W N8 Y3 `7 U, C1 O; M0 `
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Weather in hex: Clear sky J' ~: U8 C; A
|6 D7 M5 a) V! }( K4 @/ dRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; e/ I2 p$ X4 c3 nEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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B-25C Mitchell x 65 e3 c" U. J" D# a
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
5 ^2 I/ t% }9 [$ n' K" M/ V' O E Yaeyama
8 m1 K l8 m5 ?) H2 O5 g2 ? AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
) r$ J; y" W& ]9 T% b在印度偷袭我运输船的AV直接被轰炸机命中一弹- j7 f8 r, R: j. j1 q7 l
# e5 @& n# q0 D% v2 b6 x 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。。。
) b. |, u3 e& V% `0 _" X& R2 Z* B$ yGround combat at Canton Island (153,143)
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8 \3 B6 Z8 K4 k6 {) O; K* p9 W0 \* x/ \Allied Shock attack% C; J6 Y9 ]# |4 s1 k( Z: L
# U, C& J& V& i- g3 U4 ?2 k0 hAttacking 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
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Allied adjusted assault: 97
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3 I l3 U: v/ |" Q. o0 SJapanese adjusted defense: 1 . ~9 t; W9 h3 j9 v+ q- E
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Allied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 5) & H T! I* V$ H/ g4 ~* @* R3 p
$ Q/ r# ^6 X' j! Y1 l# oAllied forces CAPTURE Canton Island !!!7 y& x0 j9 Y1 g6 m' x5 A% n. Y
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Combat modifiers$ p$ a6 p! U/ O9 n& |; \% b3 F
Defender: * i. G; s L0 \! x
Attacker: shock(+), supply(-)
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Japanese ground losses:" T2 A4 G" H; J8 g
823 casualties reported
# L" k* d$ ?0 f Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled( U' c+ f4 `' `5 K6 t i
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 [6 L) n) d9 F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# m# J' `0 H0 l0 o+ i0 K( F) x. J c
Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled)* x1 f* ^$ Z* C! K. k
Units destroyed 2
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4 |/ {) U) C* S7 a7 c* X& C% MAllied ground losses:5 J7 ~. ~4 w9 H0 U
12 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled v7 ~4 l' s! a3 i8 R/ H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; A, i( ^: E3 F9 t, p! F$ h! |% s
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
- e$ k% u! j4 p9 s Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Assaulting units:1 V( l5 v/ H% q* X
767th Tank Battalion
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4th USMC Tank Battalion
8 h7 v; A* ?! H2 t 766th Tank Battalion1 G3 w) n6 {0 j) q2 Z9 T
3rd USMC Tank Bn /3
( m0 g5 _3 t8 F9 z* n @! N 155th USA Base Force
' y% v; N5 a2 e5 J; L/ W* _ 48th USN Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:1 [' m/ K# N9 J$ |
46th Naval Guard Unit
' V7 Y+ Y9 t+ A8 n 14th Naval Guard Unit |