AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 43
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vizagapatnam at 43,44
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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8 r5 x. A1 D3 `* o. }Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
/ K$ x9 ]: K# Z0 J- w, x/ WEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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, x; ?) h% b |0 f* Z4 TAllied aircraft
: U( t M3 w7 W0 M7 M B-25C Mitchell x 6
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& `4 Q, P& K& \& [* X a1 mJapanese Ships
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AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1$ Z8 R2 N$ n v3 q
在印度偷袭我运输船的AV直接被轰炸机命中一弹$ Q+ q& Y: E5 z9 X8 w: v
, Z+ C: [) d# }% }/ 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。。。
/ F, X$ P5 @# `Ground combat at Canton Island (153,143)
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( U( }4 y( A( c$ pAllied Shock attack' ^& i" I5 J) v' w( ^
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Attacking force 5109 troops, 18 guns, 733 vehicles, Assault Value = 3774 H7 F/ ]- H1 ]9 Q5 T
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Defending force 553 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6* r4 w' Y6 s4 g2 J4 W$ m
! l; Z d) z- o* r; X- a9 i6 DAllied adjusted assault: 97
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1 $ R+ I2 ^& E; w1 j* u( b
" ?. [+ s; |+ a9 N: IAllied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 5)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Canton Island !!!
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Defender:
% m8 m3 y2 }( ^+ O3 Q9 a9 xAttacker: shock(+), supply(-)
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4 B% G y- N# g. T' F j s7 d7 YJapanese ground losses:
( E4 q0 _2 w; ^, ~5 j 823 casualties reported C7 U% ]6 j0 D3 c4 h
Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled
& v, z* o' |0 J- E) x& @ Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled
: ~9 d2 d. q6 S1 v2 L! B0 G$ T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, e( B" M" x/ u) i( U6 _' V# B
Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled): s3 A( |5 O0 \1 n+ W" E7 T) D
Units destroyed 2- |$ d$ z: I8 p4 A' Q$ N% x, l. b" M* {
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Allied ground losses:
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) K7 k K' Y& l, U Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled); M; C- u) t0 h; S% O4 B# E
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)& k8 s; I6 j N, D
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Assaulting units:
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1st USMC Corps Tank Battalion
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4th USMC Tank Battalion
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3rd USMC Tank Bn /3& l% W! i" r/ j1 B1 L: D
155th USA Base Force
5 ]5 s- h8 I6 `" c 48th USN Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
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14th Naval Guard Unit |