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
" V% I1 O n8 q \miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
4 H4 h9 K+ s7 J: e% N驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
( U/ ^5 \1 k L; p, b驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉3 l$ d: f; M! d9 u
日军占领班克伦
: g6 n/ {; ~) ]. r/ P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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# c# J5 J# k7 z' Q* m! q$ lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106) o+ c: }4 [: e
: N- T- w$ G, XWeather in hex: Heavy cloud3 c& N1 L% Q) e& K+ k- f o5 k! N
& J7 h5 P' [) B7 O7 P# o }Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 E0 i3 ~" |$ xEstimated time to target is 7 minutes o" ?3 h7 e! P% |
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Allied aircraft3 x U' p* ]; k4 @( F& W- G
A-24 Banshee x 18
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A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged8 W3 S) P* F% B$ W ~
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak* u/ G- V$ d, A3 d7 J0 F: U
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2 `* n( s% q6 O CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) R+ e/ g! ?/ ]9 [$ ]$ g+ D3 Z DD Inazuma
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& ?8 ], Y$ c% y6 l( a/ z, zNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards9 r6 g1 V' _8 }8 n. z; l5 X4 F
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Japanese Ships5 | L$ Z k. u& f) Y
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
7 L4 w, L6 b2 Z0 U* { xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 H- q. ]1 j9 k$ i5 M xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
- v2 ?/ r7 i% I$ m3 M* i$ o xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk0 [6 ]4 ?0 k. f7 y
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. v& _+ U% R& `% [0 A1 U8 Y8 j5 N
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CA Northampton
+ {$ W3 j- L7 ] CA Chester
$ O. \+ k4 I- o9 t) J8 [- l DD Blue, e g3 u4 }/ }
DD Helm
1 y% z; P8 G# @& s, ? DD Mugford
9 W6 x2 W# B9 R8 p DD Ralph Talbot
; {% i& q' P- J+ T' ]6 ] DD Henley
$ D! |+ h; b7 n7 [ q( X6 W DD Patterson: v. _; P& e) Z3 R) [
DD Craven
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9 H) F, m0 n \ m; Y- fJapanese ground losses:
- w' S" K3 u- a9 ^3 s+ D0 { 3887 casualties reported
$ I) X3 N; a, X' a) F% k8 I Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
" I5 o; o$ o) o5 B- i8 i& Q5 K Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled6 _* l" q) G% I8 ~
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
2 z/ z) y: S% e Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ S+ F, L, G$ K7 s% r* c7 {# w! W& [
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)2 r* {+ P% H3 }+ J5 U4 _6 C F
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. a2 S% M9 g9 d3 y/ F
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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8 Q5 B' ?/ r; N+ A" _Allied aircraft
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SBD-2 Dauntless x 245 j3 \9 N0 `+ K
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged' n. V+ m2 c0 P: @& Z( ?
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Japanese Ships+ A3 h. l/ B& A5 w+ a! L
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
" ]$ T0 U; y3 Y! D CL Nagara7 s2 j [4 u* f Q( T# [& X
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk3 h( x1 u+ t1 [& E. L5 O
DD Makigumo
3 v& s+ t, f6 j- D/ `' t9 e xAK Canberra Maru
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' _9 u n4 d. r+ wJapanese ground losses:
4 l+ q8 ^1 E$ d% w 1845 casualties reported
. C& O# s/ I9 t0 N8 f* X3 V( h9 O! K) J Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
& D- R5 K' @- ^9 Z6 \ Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled) G* C2 Z& ]! H8 ~( T8 o r
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
/ J% `" Q; i* ^ Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 o+ ?* u& I h+ _+ K
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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, P+ z( a. J% L5 y3 SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,521 v9 T( {9 H0 B) j
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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* t8 q+ f. A, ~- d* qRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 {) \0 O7 k' s7 SEstimated time to target is 16 minutes0 L, H) p- y- b9 t3 u
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. n: k! k' T9 c; {( D3 ] F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
, Z2 U4 a" x i SBD-2 Dauntless x 32 g+ e9 W; J6 i, [ @
TBD-1 Devastator x 14+ x, T7 V2 ^ V6 u {6 D- A; k; Q
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+ ?0 z7 h3 g1 r! ?# ?5 F- f SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged4 o* V% u# S5 y+ y
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 H/ l2 n; e2 b& e
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& H+ Z4 c7 D# S @) F8 P
AV Kimikawa Maru
% ]$ j3 j7 N4 C xAK Zinzan Maru% F' f1 p; s+ r. ~5 A
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109) R9 E) U4 }- H, ]) A! C6 D) L
# T7 g {5 ?, iJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244$ B6 P5 H0 K$ `" |. G8 @
# A' g0 H% R aDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47' N u" V9 F9 }! p/ A
& K( ~/ ~' o& k+ g% A8 A5 }+ RJapanese adjusted assault: 30 & N7 b7 N+ M/ a% z4 y. e
: G1 W, _5 l2 m' r" q1 JAllied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) $ k3 I& ?' ]$ i$ w( ^. H. M/ x
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 18 X, n3 U% c; ?% |, k$ _9 y
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)3 U% Z( R# ^! s
experience(-)
7 _; {8 f3 g3 n6 `7 |Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
. h* m- V8 g0 R 102 casualties reported- h Z& [( P: c4 Q s! C P' V. A+ X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled4 i& W9 Z1 `3 ~& x" K; Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( W c, B1 [. C5 ]3 b; T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 Z/ a0 X9 j) \9 b: C1 x1 p) ?
6 E' A6 V7 t8 O& N( rAllied ground losses:
: P) J6 S h$ d; j- P6 l# z3 b6 ]% ~ 118 casualties reported
7 e7 O& [3 v$ j/ T* Z" O5 ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled' [3 t# A5 g. w, _7 v) `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 z D1 r& G. K7 r0 \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 f) F, ?. W& }; aAssaulting units:
( H3 r1 ~0 _. h/ m: ?2 v 24th Infantry Regiment
i$ Y9 L3 D: V1 c/ }+ | 1st Kure Assault Division8 `8 R8 b/ ?( A0 m
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
: Y& N6 X+ X) V 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
+ F" _9 O& K8 ]- T! l! p 3rd Air Flotilla
* o. U4 d4 T* @0 s- U) P- x 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment4 P$ u) B! N( e4 q9 a% O7 D
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Defending units:* E: Y7 s+ I. }9 r3 b/ P3 A
Molukken Garrison Battalion
/ y8 |5 [! J* s* T; Q: F5 C/ j, A5 U 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
, C$ A0 l) h/ f Ambon Base Force |