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# A8 i' _% u3 `. `& Z7 e, I9 X
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明9 T! ?" T6 h B F5 R$ R+ T
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
1 a2 Z6 E* V5 {8 o: @驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
. ]4 o% h* C" ]+ a+ G8 M( o& F日军占领班克伦) W3 ]4 {5 e- F# P5 j1 s
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- m; d' ` _& i- a' c7 R2 g
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! i: Y. d3 |4 [# MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud- K. u, l; w+ o; B* G
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' _5 V' u4 ]# Y/ U6 }! M$ j0 ^
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes) u- f4 E, P M: u7 M
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A-24 Banshee x 18
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A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged8 o# E' a7 A7 V1 A5 ?0 u
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships! J" [& }4 c0 t" R8 }
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ b' ]2 P3 `- z! g" C
DD Inazuma& l* ?9 W0 W k w" G% p, S
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: G0 M8 ?9 ]- a- i3 jNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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7 L, {8 ?; x2 q6 ?9 P7 w1 ?- J CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk# y4 V1 x9 Q- y4 u
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 ?6 ~3 S- P* ~: x4 g xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
9 H/ [" a& V) D; |) z xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk1 y0 l! d0 v. P, w' g
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 O% H e( n& Z) l- E2 V# p
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( q; @0 \) G. N/ v! ?) h& l! x CA Northampton
) L( o3 ?. X1 d& c# \% t) V CA Chester
- }' R0 t, Y% f6 t2 h DD Blue
- C, C8 b; o* P8 _3 f4 p6 E DD Helm
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- i* a' r8 c! Q/ K/ z8 n% {& k DD Ralph Talbot
" `7 `8 ?9 }" e4 Y$ r" j DD Henley; c0 |3 u, ~6 F, c% G" i3 d
DD Patterson/ x I2 ?9 O! a% b0 A0 L
DD Craven9 H, B. d! U9 v H w- c7 y# o
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
1 Z& F2 Q, @3 f4 B4 r$ G Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled' ~1 R* k9 W* k% e
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled" s! K8 Z0 m# Y! B; M
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)5 E l1 L! T' p/ A' ~: j6 G+ r
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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1 z$ G& k. ]% `) L; u aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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) r' a/ [, f3 sWeather in hex: Light rain
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; g' s3 Y v: r8 \; q Q$ ^7 uRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) F" A4 u2 i* E% C# b: `/ p% w
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes1 I5 P, g! S( |4 J2 e! l
8 Y( F* K3 @2 OAllied aircraft- x' n3 h; J1 ?# \9 y# Q4 ]. E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
" T- x0 z" Z' T* ^" q0 H1 H SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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3 _0 I; z2 k- j) P# b SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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. H% Q$ h2 s( y* l" YJapanese Ships
5 j9 R. A/ t- B xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- G0 P: x' x8 W0 Y3 I3 m" E) h* n CL Nagara
/ p3 a! }" {6 b( E xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
% I& V4 q5 y: N, n0 M DD Makigumo0 ^) P% H6 b; i2 `2 U7 j) y
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:0 l" Q8 s# `3 ~7 e! Q. A4 o
1845 casualties reported6 I6 @( l: Z. { J0 r% o% p
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
) i r; q+ _4 K$ f. s( _: u! c Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled! M3 r2 k) P# T* T$ j
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
) Y1 k4 F$ R1 H5 T' y; w3 U+ P Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ v: X, A( ~* c4 l' \. C
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)8 L q2 m! I$ [
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. \5 f: V8 @* X" rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky4 W/ L1 v$ `8 z" x+ L
; [ v, J7 [3 D" ]' [2 zRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# i) p. O* X4 K3 s/ {Estimated time to target is 16 minutes; K4 G( O+ ~2 D- @, v. u
4 H1 G; R, T, O8 `( _! p gAllied aircraft
7 M5 N8 Q/ b! n4 b- @7 b/ } F4F-3 Wildcat x 66 w9 b! T; `% b) Y, q7 g
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3" `! i! H& _. I0 q5 z8 d
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged* d- M' a% ~: y6 Q
$ [6 X" s/ e' Y2 \Japanese Ships
, X# t* _1 q- R) O& t L9 W xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 O( U5 \; G8 { xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 A* O V, n p+ j AV Kimikawa Maru1 U M8 N4 h& M( ~. S& A
xAK Zinzan Maru
! d% \2 J8 ]; I+ q" P xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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1 O1 @) i* W+ A% nGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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% t6 t$ m! k% f. b: n- vAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244+ T, j4 H# U7 _6 K' p: K- ^
$ S- B, Z4 y' ^/ Q; {Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 + B$ R9 r" Q) j' G% j' H! W& i! i
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 7 T0 W9 X* R( b a5 U& ?
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers) A6 ?1 X5 V! N6 ]5 Q" Y. Q8 a; Q
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:# _5 ?4 a: I9 C+ e1 ~0 K. c0 S# B
102 casualties reported
0 L4 U) K- u, v4 G* X* u1 l Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 F4 l& l, n5 t$ A6 d9 W) F) u
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1 \3 A, a6 x6 p, }! B2 Q2 h 118 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled k# Z) F- ^& }. |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 E9 K+ |" Y# {4 w6 E6 N
9 `; [4 `2 E, ^: J$ IAssaulting units:+ a# z8 ~! Y. N2 A0 s6 d$ K, O. ]9 U
24th Infantry Regiment2 o7 e# K$ H& \, n+ i' J& b% u) y+ J
1st Kure Assault Division/ X. D( K2 M F" Z2 q
8th Indpt SNLF Coy 3 x7 I l" x' I! y. x& n/ Y
2nd Field Artillery Regiment6 E% k4 `. \& U5 W: e2 D5 Y
3rd Air Flotilla ! _3 b6 S& I' K# T* }+ d+ w
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Molukken Garrison Battalion0 l, k' s' \& q; p# n" ]( P
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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