AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 43
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vizagapatnam at 43,44! @+ w4 w- h3 ^3 V
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* C/ g3 M- F( T; }$ SEstimated time to target is 10 minutes) N6 b5 W( I6 X- I4 z; M9 v" j
, V F! Y: J8 d0 ?7 z% J% MAllied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
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AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
! c, O$ T9 r( T' \8 v在印度偷袭我运输船的AV直接被轰炸机命中一弹
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# j; w6 C2 [! L, M/ m9 {' g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。。。 N J3 _2 [' | b' p
Ground combat at Canton Island (153,143)
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. ^- i% |3 T" {4 zAllied Shock attack) h9 D, c8 @$ T1 `/ S. q$ v% u; F
$ L7 A% p( W( I `4 t* BAttacking force 5109 troops, 18 guns, 733 vehicles, Assault Value = 377
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l6 Q4 b$ V/ g0 oDefending force 553 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6% J& W4 r, `+ Q
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! d* M% n( L& ]. SJapanese adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 5) 9 H+ ]1 s$ `: H4 p, _5 P1 W
e& Y7 M6 r& q Q: \" k: GAllied forces CAPTURE Canton Island !!!
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( M* G D0 d1 N$ J3 D xCombat modifiers
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Japanese ground losses:
9 K1 i8 ] g6 b9 M8 O. Z 823 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 p. e# y6 l/ H/ P: I5 R" Q Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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$ M7 M" W2 F, o) o$ KAllied ground losses:
7 ~6 k" S! a* \1 D R 12 casualties reported8 e; U* Z% n0 v" J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled; q7 E( g8 p O
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled' @7 R. j4 B* N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)$ R9 a; [6 l2 X) T, t* |( c( Y% F
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767th Tank Battalion1 W2 ]4 j: K, P: C; |
754th Tank Battalion" g7 \" |' x# M
1st USMC Corps Tank Battalion9 X z- p+ a6 r$ ~
762nd Tank Battalion
7 B& \9 s( E4 [+ [ 4th USMC Tank Battalion
/ A* ?7 O9 S7 R [# I* g1 r# m 766th Tank Battalion2 H; a' }$ }" \0 E3 q
3rd USMC Tank Bn /3
5 @5 d- ^3 a5 F! ]! b 155th USA Base Force1 N+ r" ?* a W' L* }
48th USN Naval Construction Battalion' N5 L8 ^* I# g5 ? {( O! k
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46th Naval Guard Unit- C6 l) Q" t1 Q' q* i" M# J' K, F
14th Naval Guard Unit |