AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 42
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4 C+ e: M% X. z& _9 @北太战场,查克大将故伎重演,用KB分队远距离直掩,BB比睿水面舰队突击滩头,运输编队强行补给阿达克岛的饿兵,照例盟军PT编队积极拦截,战沉3条PT,未能阻止炮击机场;天亮后,盟军飞机起飞空袭日军运输编队,击沉1艘运输船
. y" d% G5 ^0 |# a! N0 d南洋战场,驻岛分队扶桑日向再次炮击玛琅;同日,望加锡陷落,盟军部队种子已全部运出并成功转正6 [9 j4 \ ^" [' Y! C9 T
大陆战场,日军陆航继续战略轰炸常德和长沙,战术轰炸宜昌
7 x% t; ^6 p7 z- p* l, H南太战场,昨日意图不明的日军水面舰队今日出现在NG根部的特瑞布Terapo基地,估计是要快速运输部队上岛,盟军澳洲水面舰队受命明日前往拦截
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; ?9 s. ]! ]( LNight Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52- L& n( P2 T1 t9 j u
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
0 S( _' j5 T; r* @2 z( V& ~ A-24 Banshee: 8 damaged
+ D+ e. V+ A' q% f1 g% j/ f1 j A-29 Hudson: 2 damaged
" p2 T$ r3 D: X: z/ K B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged; s. _; ~7 I' |& O' a3 Z
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground& a. e0 {; A, y4 s7 d
Kittyhawk I: 2 damaged4 ?9 ~/ }: Y7 a F9 s3 i. B- s
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Japanese Ships
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5 j7 M1 a; |3 o2 n @8 h CA Chikuma
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Allied ground losses:
) N; s% N. O0 j* I6 I 105 casualties reported
0 C0 g9 T6 [; ?* x Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 T0 {* M6 }5 V+ \* o0 } Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled6 b9 E% Q' n6 m$ q4 q0 b* ^' ?
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 v/ {) K5 G% {8 f7 f! {% ?- u4 R7 R0 l Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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5 K$ s2 R" A& I% R; ?" rAirbase hits 5$ W5 [7 t5 s2 P g- c; }
Runway hits 7
+ ]1 A4 a7 j2 a9 b8 sPort hits 2
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9 f* G: l5 H( i3 U# }0 K* h4 W7 LGround combat at Makassar (65,106)" `8 e4 Q3 Z- ~: d6 v( L% o
3 |6 r, J$ U Y! e+ WJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 9359 troops, 120 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 450, S( w( C. ^/ g% w5 ~
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Defending force 1713 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34* A* b/ Y4 w& l, `* q
2 d% X+ b" ?# n- n. K NJapanese adjusted assault: 165
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6 s# \, I& F7 bAllied adjusted defense: 6 3 ^" B! |4 Y5 l5 g- I# w
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Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2) # m1 T2 p" [/ w9 v: A
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!
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Combat modifiers' v5 |8 c5 x$ @7 D
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
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/ ?* X% w7 _- x, y: t6 [' I Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
5 k, Q2 `) e2 e3 @3 L$ z0 @8 Q Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
" _% D8 `+ s' u( T' Z4 Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Allied ground losses:2 B) D8 t1 }$ J, H
1894 casualties reported( T3 {( n& f& U& x$ d2 }! Z$ N
Squads: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 M: M% O5 w- N# c( J: d6 h Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
0 U h! j; [% b. [: P. k W, @3 X( u Units destroyed 5# B6 a2 l4 L, t4 D' z h; j
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Assaulting units:
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4 P! \& q; Z7 ]) K 1st/B Division
7 V) m& ]4 ?8 J2 @ 1st/C Division
4 o' T# K3 |( A4 m 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
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Makassar Garrison Battalion3 q3 t6 I0 L( d/ m5 C8 }& V
SE Borneo KNIL Bn /1" ]; y' }2 T! x
Makassar Base Force4 m8 f" ^3 F A0 G
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