AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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南洋战场,日军驻岛分队扶桑疯狂炮击、登陆安汶岛,并发动进攻,降低城防至1级
1 O; @! u- @ n5 OminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明4 K: G+ m0 I" b3 Z8 T, u2 E
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
$ e) l$ G; Q$ y t4 ~$ ^驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
) w4 r0 O$ t N; |日军占领班克伦
9 b9 x3 C6 V: P, t9 }* U1 z北太战场,盟军水面舰队在阿达克岛成功拦截并全歼了日军的登陆船队,天亮后企业号舰载机出击,将附近的日军登陆船队痛扁一顿,获得北太大捷
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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7 U' E4 ?: C+ Q% _7 n: TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud2 X3 U+ T" r: P) J- d3 t
0 f/ G! F- {7 j- I4 c8 ~' ]Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 W3 G; u6 K" L5 R" B0 D- C9 ?3 |
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft5 a+ w( p4 N. P1 U0 ~
A-24 Banshee x 18+ e1 ~& t5 m4 r6 f5 C* ^
0 w* N- E! E" f7 ]) bAllied aircraft losses) D7 T3 v' M0 ~$ o7 Y
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
, b o# g. i2 Y5 h$ s% B) O9 a/ i A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
) ]% d2 N0 v2 I0 E; H CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 `- r3 e' q! Y+ \
DD Inazuma
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7 y0 A: c( [* v6 c/ x SNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships B/ }+ J7 p, y, P3 _, o
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
* t) }2 u/ O! Y2 q xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ B2 X% ?) n# M! ^ xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk. x1 u: g5 S, Y. K; g9 y
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
7 z, H2 P3 ? f0 F# j xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
$ b. T0 n- @5 v/ q; @% ~ CA Northampton
J7 b2 m2 h; }' T9 T; j% a CA Chester- B$ X% {1 g' Z/ @6 X8 d
DD Blue4 o1 R+ {/ N7 Q' Y% k6 f
DD Helm: I& q( Q9 {; o; L9 c1 L
DD Mugford
: l( I! X0 d1 k8 z7 b DD Ralph Talbot7 f) ]$ C, C4 ^. q' H+ ^
DD Henley
5 ~3 {! D7 i5 Z+ [1 Y4 d DD Patterson
( s' Q7 t/ W) P5 H( _" A DD Craven5 a, n* w$ |' s1 M* P2 X1 i
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Japanese ground losses:) u% w5 w, y9 n" w% J* _
3887 casualties reported* y6 e, U4 L3 V( y6 l
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled {1 z( Q2 O0 p/ s! I. i
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled$ P! G" W$ q, a5 T+ }5 K
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled' ^. _: l5 r7 H+ p0 u& @
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ g6 A H- e; |
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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& a5 J9 x7 s+ ]/ F' b$ [/ @: UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,540 O8 Z+ Z( C% P8 P0 |
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Weather in hex: Light rain0 {2 J0 T0 |' q, @9 U
6 I' k) z1 g/ l9 [3 k' Z9 E# qRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' w, G# E* _5 b/ M" {7 h
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
+ s" @0 G1 B6 v' E F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
; P5 ~. X: F4 Y6 V. y7 d SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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+ j+ O' _( c5 z; b SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged$ t( }* Y; K3 d# w' J
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Japanese Ships
9 L3 r) G: p d3 i6 U+ ]' }* W9 V xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ I5 }5 Q9 n. [% N CL Nagara
/ G9 A& ^/ @1 A& }% y2 y4 F xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
( d7 n9 q3 v% O+ H$ ?2 H! p# k3 T( Y3 k DD Makigumo6 z, r* b; a. T; ^0 L) @4 r
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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, P4 ~4 ^$ e A: N* _2 X Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled( D# J. q7 F) `7 l+ f
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
2 t* J" M. P2 X- `- {+ v. X Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled1 T$ I9 [9 m1 \0 n' i
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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! m$ S' \9 B6 E) O% \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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, H* r& I9 B4 V1 tWeather in hex: Clear sky4 r. @& b4 j* s |
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% V" O, ?* j, U. X4 d
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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! L% B; }8 W7 A* B F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
! X. F% @; O% K" [ SBD-2 Dauntless x 3, P. u( c8 o- O% u( `
TBD-1 Devastator x 14 w, f* L- {- \5 Z1 C
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6 M) C0 n5 A! p, P: { SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged# {( a9 m- T; r0 i
2 L w. A: S# |4 Z- @# [7 `, C$ n' a7 XJapanese Ships
( r2 `$ K: `4 O5 w+ G7 K/ y; ?, `, L xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( t% ?9 m% j q2 ^. |2 n xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; J, A; y- s0 p% ?4 ~. |. p/ | AV Kimikawa Maru
- {- { L+ u3 U xAK Zinzan Maru% W% d6 v3 Y P8 i' D/ q" T. `( O
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 x1 V/ a; c( g/ z
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)* q1 q! `8 C9 \# l) I& S7 _& X
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2443 Q+ f% `: d1 ?/ A
* M0 i9 n* e$ L( @" A! v( ^Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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* d5 ~3 P- T, E9 L# i [- e0 e" qJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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1 E9 L+ ^: H* {8 \3 k; eAllied adjusted defense: 19 $ o/ g. K6 i! p" v8 ~/ j5 T
7 t; H* S" g7 c, |# `Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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8 J% g: y) x9 @2 J6 t( o1 A/ Y7 gJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1+ Y, |8 j/ ?9 @
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Combat modifiers
7 P2 g8 j& x3 L2 C ~6 ODefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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( `- x6 i9 n5 Z# C& s$ ^Attacker: 4 G0 D" F& h( }/ Z, o* c, a3 B
$ {( q* L1 d3 B% i: H* M/ OJapanese ground losses:3 s; O' Q$ Q. S# Y
102 casualties reported! [+ t- C, j- }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
: L7 _+ i8 L# c+ R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled L7 u2 Q! {, i0 P1 g$ Y6 z) ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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118 casualties reported
6 w& l$ ~$ E1 Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled0 Z% V5 _6 C9 @3 i) U! k& S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 B( w4 ^ ^& K+ g6 L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ A9 q6 C) r5 i* E1 mAssaulting units: P5 a( P. ^/ k1 c3 x9 ~
24th Infantry Regiment
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment; a7 y2 {, ?3 z
3rd Air Flotilla
5 @! ~5 R; j, i! Z5 z 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:
/ u8 f$ u d3 b7 n Molukken Garrison Battalion
6 L c' u% Z; f* f+ { 4th Coastal Gun Battalion; X+ Z# Z2 K# m0 z1 j8 @
Ambon Base Force |