AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42( c6 L* J) m. H' r- U
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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
6 I( g& {3 I: T( `9 `miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
& w# @2 @ n9 t" Q# H. n4 y驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
* k. z. E# Y5 Q, L% B" I2 v! w+ l驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
9 R9 r; w( l, Z) M日军占领班克伦
, h. H+ r# [. z K. Q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2 v% F- G- ]0 Y2 H. _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 `* l, l2 \2 P) C2 H
7 v9 D/ o; I0 r1 A4 S5 \Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( p- S3 W- b! W& [2 e
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft: @5 f0 i& B7 i& P
A-24 Banshee x 18, @8 s. l! c7 U. u& n. l5 b
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Allied aircraft losses* j% U9 M' n) r% Y9 L7 L0 u! K& B
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged& d- \0 w/ `/ c- `2 d6 K: R7 S, e2 V
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak. |& ~2 r& W( S) q* J7 ^2 z
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Japanese Ships
" {, q/ [9 s- S6 h } CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 U) r2 o( F% d& [3 J
DD Inazuma, F) ]8 h: p. x, |: t
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0 d) |. q# h7 V( yNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards9 M7 O( X6 O3 Q, { O
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8 r# m" O& E, Q! L; l CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
y! p/ s) s& q$ A) m+ T xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ |& T2 i! Q7 a- h xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk: @4 m$ F5 K" u( a9 T
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk3 Y4 ^3 t- }# W
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships: y: D( h3 D" f# M6 \' d% ?
CA Northampton# }9 x7 l0 j% q. H2 ~ p3 J
CA Chester
9 B) E( V0 @, Q, K DD Blue
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DD Mugford
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DD Henley! }7 n9 F! ?3 ^+ f6 ?' i' Z# z
DD Patterson) |2 m8 b2 m8 X1 P5 H4 w7 a- c% h
DD Craven
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) r4 A, T5 H! ~5 TJapanese ground losses:0 r% X0 l# U4 g2 u
3887 casualties reported1 U; r! w. w- ], S+ W. R3 v
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
( `3 Z: y, h8 O" G. k- L, ^) z/ Y Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
( Z: i) I2 G8 N+ p7 f& `' H: P Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled- g# ~/ j: m" t) Q* T7 m+ Q
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 X% i, W9 V8 f7 Z" Y
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)/ l4 M$ j- h4 J8 L& n
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/ E6 P1 n, I! `# TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Z9 z" b, g+ U' S, R" zWeather in hex: Light rain g0 O6 k1 [* J
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# u8 [6 u2 N* |4 H1 S' z, VEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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& m7 o2 i7 g/ U/ n# @2 T, H3 F; \Allied aircraft2 z6 t9 p% p1 @( X; Q
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
" S" ^+ c5 E& Y8 l9 A$ a SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses
8 f9 s: t+ {% Q* J9 \: @6 V SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged) C n g9 p: P |' U* w5 z8 J
4 @9 d% j" O1 J6 h7 ~+ BJapanese Ships9 {8 |. c' w1 H1 S
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires5 ~1 v, n" k- A) W+ [
CL Nagara: t, x! X6 X3 I1 r8 n, @ m% y C V1 x
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
4 l% \- p5 [0 t9 R$ ]( x, d9 v- { DD Makigumo: s. \5 Y) ~, P4 @1 @/ T/ C
xAK Canberra Maru$ G# ` Z3 @1 v- B( `" j
" u# E8 `" H; B: wJapanese ground losses:
9 d; w r* @" v 1845 casualties reported
% x: [9 Y& Y7 c5 L) y Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
& A0 m \! l- x) } Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled" R5 }+ ~0 ~! B) K5 g- S
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
% P$ ^8 A ?6 @ i Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled); F" Y# G$ H- e0 U7 D
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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4 H2 j6 [. Z8 e7 S/ T2 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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# _" d0 \. W7 j* U, _Weather in hex: Clear sky
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! P9 L- ]6 Y0 }9 ~3 LRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 p1 r) z( r. Z) iEstimated time to target is 16 minutes$ H3 v `8 C$ d; S0 t# U! m" u+ |' Y
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Allied aircraft0 ~# K+ b7 [8 q! b; [
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
; l, B3 C# s- j9 M2 _ SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
5 e' ^" |) ^$ q4 f# O/ D TBD-1 Devastator x 14- s; l8 t) ?5 O9 u
4 |- {, a$ \( d7 wAllied aircraft losses
8 m, u+ V& C' z2 @( C SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged' @: h! b" H. @
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ i5 I7 a0 ~* R
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 [4 B7 @+ e" e# p$ F# H AV Kimikawa Maru
8 |4 J* U- y4 _ xAK Zinzan Maru7 @; u" B, {; P5 @2 d3 @
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# \% [ X- f5 w& g5 h' G4 s0 \. s
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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% q$ s" x0 [+ X0 c1 D6 v6 eDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 9 Q7 d' m+ m9 y2 }& U* ]- D
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 / f/ R" A( n6 A6 m" R D( P8 T
$ G" O3 B* c# `Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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, R1 a- G$ _& ^* @Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 15 ^# B/ W1 j) K# T f" U
4 i( L( \+ `8 v X" U, o/ NCombat modifiers
2 ^* e" M, _$ F& n, H Y* i9 f: ADefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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. u6 E* o; [9 G6 x5 NAttacker: / ~/ G& A% e* D! a6 N
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Japanese ground losses:
& }+ ]/ E2 e: A( a 102 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 d! M% a' r; R( T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ i1 R. L8 t* I- k+ Y+ E
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Allied ground losses:4 A" ]( D) V& h1 c7 J
118 casualties reported: c! o8 [2 e" }: u, A* ?* a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled8 n' x) `5 b ^/ u6 z0 O# D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) }2 F9 M0 k& A1 f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! u+ }& c' @% w0 r! u( @6 z
4 }3 p: X# x& E P9 _( w7 CAssaulting units:6 z6 d+ G8 L! c, i9 U3 B' ]
24th Infantry Regiment
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/ _7 M" ]2 Y4 O* q; e, q/ | 8th Indpt SNLF Coy * {6 u8 s1 r% O3 h- ?& a
2nd Field Artillery Regiment- M8 K# m* l8 y" |
3rd Air Flotilla
5 t' f9 M; ]+ C2 i$ C9 r 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment$ ^2 Z, w, ]( O0 |# u
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Defending units:! z/ t* t' |( V7 a
Molukken Garrison Battalion) y6 ]- z$ L5 K I# e* m
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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