AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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南洋战场,日军驻岛分队扶桑疯狂炮击、登陆安汶岛,并发动进攻,降低城防至1级
4 b& N3 v& n6 T0 D- L3 J6 V4 FminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明% N( K) h+ A" [! a! p6 b
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高/ \ p) w0 D1 M1 L- Q. U/ M
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
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北太战场,盟军水面舰队在阿达克岛成功拦截并全歼了日军的登陆船队,天亮后企业号舰载机出击,将附近的日军登陆船队痛扁一顿,获得北太大捷
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+ n0 |' @* w- Z0 e7 ]5 a4 XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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' d; e9 |0 T- h- E+ N0 }5 hRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( l$ ^; s" H9 V! P' F! hEstimated time to target is 7 minutes; Z8 ?# ~. q3 V/ q' _% y2 M
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Allied aircraft2 r# ~6 J; j! F
A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
% ?# M! d* D, _ B$ G6 t A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged0 k9 U r# W G' E& }" i2 J
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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+ B9 u; h. ~" f0 Z% e* }5 aJapanese Ships
( I, m" x5 I/ P- d2 m3 t/ c# i CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire! w1 ^6 d. i# p, ^0 G
DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards! H& ]7 |& V) P7 E* E* n, O2 ?
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Japanese Ships
- i% H3 Z8 K0 |6 S' R* | CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk1 z N4 `- _9 L& @1 m* c
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( \. ]* L, g" G7 ?
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
% @) G$ P1 f( C/ C. } xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk& H: g7 S1 {+ c' w$ t
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ H2 G- ^0 r0 L# S: t& P2 U
& O- ]8 [# o# H. K5 xAllied Ships
" f& C/ @& W( [3 j CA Northampton
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DD Helm
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DD Ralph Talbot
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DD Patterson2 k8 P* `" ]0 P& i8 j% _
DD Craven& q& z6 t) B# T3 D
0 J, L4 }7 V0 F7 w) S! rJapanese ground losses:6 W; ?( {& ^5 u1 X( @) O
3887 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled. r% _( _7 I# ^: ?' [2 [3 t
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
9 v9 o }: ^! G9 c% V" I1 }: d Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
$ o3 S5 Q5 M o; Q5 L Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)% V" b" I9 [8 Q/ s
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4 h5 ~9 K/ h; n- ]- o& zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54' D6 \+ e( ?, N: s' g' q: b$ \
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft. b) k; i# p6 @
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6: {* l, v- Y/ g, _' g( m
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires5 Y. x, g7 l0 g$ b v
CL Nagara" c _3 M( f9 ?/ ]
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
8 o+ ~; \, I. i9 j! ~ DD Makigumo
( \4 B1 U+ J! w( G0 k xAK Canberra Maru
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: m6 f B' v1 g 1845 casualties reported
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6 [" L0 @3 e0 Y) t Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled5 V) u/ S. i' X; c* w
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled! q2 q L" L ?: u4 e
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
- g2 ?: c& {5 | Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)3 D; f! m9 I2 F2 ?. c, D
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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) z+ l- `- y; Z9 F l: y* F- wRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. e" n' Z& }% r7 M) }
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes/ N6 e1 }% J* l" H
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-2 Dauntless x 3, X% l* \, h- E8 q$ e2 b; s# l! D& K
TBD-1 Devastator x 14: ~0 V- p, {! U7 _0 ~0 m6 I
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 [+ A/ x0 S; @ xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 d" Y+ |( u0 ]% L8 Z. r
AV Kimikawa Maru
- k$ Y1 {* S6 L$ p, ~7 O! N xAK Zinzan Maru
& g! `0 C ]( E0 \ xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 y; k# x+ f0 }) `# a [" u! F1 F
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' B$ m6 X9 X, ]. F$ mGround combat at Ambon (76,109)+ K( @5 w2 @& Q% g
8 U( u6 @3 A5 R/ w. H: M6 wJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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7 N# c$ A8 i5 ~0 {" L) ODefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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G4 N* c: e$ r* E1 LAllied adjusted defense: 19
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/ y' }' |+ M. B: VJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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% s- F c. x J1 ~Attacker:
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U7 Y* Y6 P/ q& h9 r Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled2 N6 K/ b# x/ L9 h! Y2 s- v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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1 b" \* t2 R0 E# @7 K7 C 118 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
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8 l s+ v4 N( S5 s" h' P 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
, x4 j0 D/ H/ u6 r( S6 a0 U 2nd Field Artillery Regiment: O7 m9 e! b& G# p' _ X: j" [) I
3rd Air Flotilla
7 F# D1 V" J5 @, z0 T9 \) i 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment, C( F& x0 p5 V% d0 T/ J
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Molukken Garrison Battalion' i0 u$ g" g9 Y2 W- J
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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