AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 43* S9 z4 [9 o# U& }
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vizagapatnam at 43,44) T+ o1 `4 \4 T
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft1 `/ o# [5 H5 T7 a0 ?; b
B-25C Mitchell x 6. @" b- `6 k* N! ]
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No Allied losses; V+ I- ]" Y. G1 k$ V
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Japanese Ships
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% i8 C: |5 T) V$ _6 P, G5 A8 R6 H* ` AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
( N* R6 i2 R. }* V) g在印度偷袭我运输船的AV直接被轰炸机命中一弹$ H6 d/ [/ P4 e$ H |+ ^1 n$ m
; I k3 m: j2 }; p3 i3 c) [ x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。。。) ^6 O6 G4 \$ p& B# f* S
Ground combat at Canton Island (153,143) i8 m8 w6 e: d5 D5 `6 J
1 h$ X1 W6 l! A% p4 HAllied Shock attack
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, Z$ j: a* ~' a* D: VAttacking force 5109 troops, 18 guns, 733 vehicles, Assault Value = 377
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Defending force 553 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 62 Z! O; k, m$ ^. Z! G* P
$ c: \5 a! C# P- E1 KAllied adjusted assault: 97 ; N# D& M# j) U# J
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1
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/ J- D2 r( B2 C; m( Q" ]5 ?Allied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 5) 3 N. g- ?2 @8 p' I. ?
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Allied forces CAPTURE Canton Island !!!
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Defender: : ~1 ^( S5 j( n% y2 n
Attacker: shock(+), supply(-)
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9 K7 H- S6 e% J8 R' s/ UJapanese ground losses:# m4 A4 ?: V# b, F3 N9 L
823 casualties reported
4 n- \( p# h) F9 ?* y. i @9 l Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled
) ^8 m# z/ E0 e$ F2 `1 b. k ` Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled
& U/ \: p& b1 j0 [4 x( w7 {# J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% t. f- e8 A# l Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled)
" n2 B6 L9 U( K Units destroyed 23 w- ^' c9 d% l3 s- N/ v. M
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Allied ground losses:2 u7 K3 D' O& B# L! a# _
12 casualties reported% r& z( @$ C9 M3 i' P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 m& }6 f5 g6 f% w8 I
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled5 G# L! Q+ I. ]; g2 \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ Y) e- y4 E( _' h* {& ~
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
. a) d* d# _/ g, C Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)" Z5 Y" `/ t4 _' k. } S$ w. H0 I
& [& U6 G, \! F! |$ H' E5 eAssaulting units:
# L5 m- w7 h& l6 @3 l3 Q3 l 767th Tank Battalion
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1st USMC Corps Tank Battalion
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/ \7 M' ~- V, o. \; k9 \9 O+ |5 ` 4th USMC Tank Battalion
* a" ^7 B u; `* m, ^ 766th Tank Battalion
- @3 E% B4 R$ }! `" _ 3rd USMC Tank Bn /3
M2 ]: Q( @) i% H3 f 155th USA Base Force# O# x$ m0 Y) ~1 J2 h
48th USN Naval Construction Battalion9 {5 i1 T+ D; w, y5 z' y7 w1 d
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Defending units:4 _& Q( x& M! j) {) r
46th Naval Guard Unit
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