AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 43. h5 a8 Y! L9 }
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. x2 D& v y, W5 H& d1 o. d* fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Vizagapatnam at 43,44
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 Y+ N6 B. J9 ^: v
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes# X( ]! j, ], b% W8 r
* G& D# \) ~ G3 j5 D9 n6 FAllied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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( Z! k! F7 w2 |0 MJapanese Ships
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AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
7 g, f! T) U0 a- r2 i) {在印度偷袭我运输船的AV直接被轰炸机命中一弹. y4 v4 G1 X8 N0 q) H M
2 K8 v" b" j3 {6 I! j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。。。* g% Y" g0 [9 `; W9 I" W" M
Ground combat at Canton Island (153,143)5 M' O. w# s: g R
$ l) r7 F1 j1 }Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 5109 troops, 18 guns, 733 vehicles, Assault Value = 377
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Defending force 553 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67 J7 d* p; n, u' |' j) L: D
* o2 S1 n- ?- F4 `Allied adjusted assault: 97
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2 m: E$ c5 ^; i: O/ w* `Japanese adjusted defense: 1 5 b7 z7 l/ Q8 A! L! K& v
& E7 c8 K9 ^) ]Allied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 5) . w+ G: \( e2 q
2 t. Y/ X) f3 aAllied forces CAPTURE Canton Island !!!0 h1 I- O3 i# ?; Z
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Combat modifiers
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823 casualties reported1 r, R+ @. a$ Y& x8 C/ s1 q
Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled0 Y, U. K" k8 B% S; y
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled J# F' X& c( F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ L( m1 v, S' y
Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ R: g/ }. B+ W Y
Units destroyed 21 O- m8 L @2 O, T) i; [! K& N
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Allied ground losses:$ ^" D0 R& [% D1 f8 h; p
12 casualties reported% H8 ~5 W" x9 c+ Y2 q$ ~% J% I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled! ~4 O# S; u5 s0 ]% U5 o" C/ F' m
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled) t# X, x9 j6 n; j! d- r, N* I( A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# P% F" o+ z- B# c W6 }0 M7 {
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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& A) |+ `4 W3 f0 \Assaulting units:
$ E- b+ j8 G) N# S' j 767th Tank Battalion
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3 P# W! e1 @6 s' e3 Y4 W 1st USMC Corps Tank Battalion
# P0 v( _( N; a8 q 762nd Tank Battalion; Z6 o2 p. T. I6 G' |
4th USMC Tank Battalion4 D! _' A% R8 i7 q1 t5 k+ H
766th Tank Battalion, \4 `0 l! z$ y8 @" R1 k) u& R+ q
3rd USMC Tank Bn /3+ P/ N( g+ x- \; |' o5 ^* u
155th USA Base Force
: H1 \/ Y6 E ~ 48th USN Naval Construction Battalion
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46th Naval Guard Unit* x3 d' l( O' B8 ]% l) v
14th Naval Guard Unit |