AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 43( G6 a4 F5 q( k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vizagapatnam at 43,442 W) _- \3 S/ M* [5 ^3 W! |
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Weather in hex: Clear sky$ j/ t1 Y4 C% k/ d; I" F0 M) ~6 H0 b
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& U8 R/ }& M( b. U
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft
0 j7 L/ p7 c6 M9 ?9 y7 m B-25C Mitchell x 64 D5 j; X! H! {% o3 u
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Japanese Ships2 B6 v9 v2 r( s7 M9 ?
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AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 17 d d: G% z3 @5 F% D$ X
在印度偷袭我运输船的AV直接被轰炸机命中一弹& V, D" U' S; m+ E
. V/ w$ A* f, O2 P( b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。。。7 k, e) u4 |4 x5 e
Ground combat at Canton Island (153,143)
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Allied Shock attack4 ~8 x" b4 J- J+ {
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Attacking force 5109 troops, 18 guns, 733 vehicles, Assault Value = 377% j9 z8 P, @% s' H: ^7 r
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Defending force 553 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6
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$ h+ @$ {( m' W9 q! u; M5 z- ]+ gAllied adjusted assault: 97
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% y0 l& M$ L4 m4 wJapanese adjusted defense: 1 & ]2 {$ G1 J3 K; t' e
, T4 G n! l G' w* H/ e2 j1 hAllied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 5) 6 I& f% T6 E+ t
: t0 U# V+ I# ^/ @Allied forces CAPTURE Canton Island !!!# f" h: x+ e. E9 Z; J
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Combat modifiers, l% K& V+ }. Q% {
Defender: + @; |9 Z1 A( |+ R
Attacker: shock(+), supply(-)
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Japanese ground losses:+ l: U. K6 Q& D( R' Y5 G: R, e ~
823 casualties reported
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; M9 M! Q* }& V( U" h' c Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled)- W! j( e4 B4 s- c3 C' w+ a
Units destroyed 24 C+ c8 Q- J4 q$ ~- _: E
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Allied ground losses:. \+ F% C' t- ?: v" |
12 casualties reported9 k. ~9 P l) L. y' s& {% O+ W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 U; x2 [( N! k4 `4 \! O4 L; i n* ` Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
" x. j3 d/ x/ z/ ?& m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; G9 H7 m3 c! m' j2 L Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled); G& _! J2 C% {- ]
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled); F7 b- S5 [" ]8 k, q
- H* J: O9 n) G5 c& b8 {Assaulting units:
' {# P7 }7 s w( s' \! e' ^9 _ 767th Tank Battalion
: c& R# N' X: \: J8 o 754th Tank Battalion
" H( Z2 x$ c! N* @+ g& L1 {# r 1st USMC Corps Tank Battalion
* Q) a7 F1 a/ M0 |9 v& Y& n 762nd Tank Battalion5 G4 x8 R: L( ], x' x8 T4 A
4th USMC Tank Battalion2 x3 p" _' ~$ S+ `
766th Tank Battalion. U2 E$ ~( l* i4 A5 Q& U
3rd USMC Tank Bn /3
9 i) p" t. n9 ] 155th USA Base Force9 ]) e, X4 r' m/ A
48th USN Naval Construction Battalion
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6 ]. ?; E: i0 f v4 m6 ^/ B" k! qDefending units:: f6 d+ F" A: Q2 c4 V, J' e
46th Naval Guard Unit Q, {8 C7 @, Z( ~$ [5 p. @7 O
14th Naval Guard Unit |