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( c& o. L8 R! [8 R
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明/ L2 m! i8 ]/ ~% S5 L3 H6 h r
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高' F8 m2 n8 X1 C, g4 d' a" b$ `+ p
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉0 h% R- A. B7 d
日军占领班克伦. A% `' V( ^0 N3 z. x/ X0 D! W
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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8 t& J+ K% ]+ a0 a$ d M: }: cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# Z* ]' V$ ^6 ]6 j# m$ c1 g
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 c. N) l/ O! m$ u
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes( \* S' ?# _' T# K. y7 d; h
4 R) E- j H0 ]% D( z$ ?+ qAllied aircraft
+ x ]0 D2 h O$ Z2 b A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses7 ?: Y+ m$ g- P- o+ R2 d
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged$ t! ^- p$ @: O$ V: ^: z
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ e1 z- j1 \2 O7 G* L. [
DD Inazuma3 Z% G r2 `4 m3 m
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% F: |0 x5 }1 D9 ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards1 z" I# j, l: n, \! T
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Japanese Ships
6 F( S' w; |7 |+ [4 a/ h CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk9 h! L! d7 ~0 @- v- w. e+ F. P
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! C% b/ H. x# M$ V xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk& g& D# ]! Y3 r- o8 o6 W6 b! a5 A
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk( y( o3 R3 S* G' c
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
% h3 W# _- d0 |5 ?: E; E9 D CA Northampton+ ]5 F4 j$ H$ q
CA Chester
" Z6 p( a$ k5 e+ u( L! s0 O! i, R DD Blue
( V% K! {8 E0 E4 a DD Helm! U9 v1 c& i4 j4 [/ D
DD Mugford! [7 V9 C1 q7 z0 j* [# s9 o. m' \
DD Ralph Talbot$ D% b. Q6 [* P+ U* |
DD Henley& p$ ^3 b+ r7 l. s+ {5 V/ c, k7 R2 J
DD Patterson
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# v3 a( x G$ |, ]7 YJapanese ground losses:/ w- o4 R2 ]" f
3887 casualties reported# X4 M2 }5 V+ p
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
6 ^3 F" y0 Z* M# ?% g5 s7 u Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
" G* l4 b8 A& x7 \" M1 t Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
3 C+ ]! q, x" [0 M/ E Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ w7 n& Y5 D: M+ k' X Y
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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- {7 ?0 a( h6 f2 G6 C) eWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 F' i' u" l8 Z4 YEstimated time to target is 7 minutes7 v( G+ C4 y2 S' _: T6 Q2 m
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Allied aircraft- v7 F. i7 q: F1 E8 y% p
F4F-3 Wildcat x 66 ?2 y7 ], C2 d4 P
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged% W* a- w9 Z: C+ |1 K3 V. a% ~
2 f( n0 g3 Y" `! F0 d9 f1 Z( t1 RJapanese Ships
8 {) j1 p; |* n9 Y8 J xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires: `8 y( ~% W2 b$ a$ L
CL Nagara
6 v4 e- J* G% @1 \- H! L xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
. I# [/ K" S5 p1 ]7 A7 Z DD Makigumo
; r( A, Z; h9 u" _7 w( f% u xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
* @( Y! W2 @% l/ w. u# C& ?: V- k Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
+ u6 Q# m! }3 \5 v/ | Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
/ P. |/ a4 o# m1 R- x0 ?. B( r. N Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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7 R: |: u* p" d8 v2 Y" @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52- i& z* @+ J9 ^$ y
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 n( N) O% q6 \
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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0 }1 h7 [/ T, l' S; { SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
, ]# k) o7 r7 y( w! x TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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, S3 f3 C& o2 x5 k+ ]' {: a' N xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ j3 ]5 b* A! I xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ p+ r0 r6 T" |) b2 p4 S AV Kimikawa Maru. S2 p7 k2 y* p% d3 t
xAK Zinzan Maru' I' T# Y8 d3 `& c, [6 ~; e3 b
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)3 g4 d& p* f; n
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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3 y! g( w; ~. h3 C; }! OJapanese adjusted assault: 30 ; ?! l* G/ I: J
' \9 F; p" [! x8 y0 ^Allied adjusted defense: 19 & x2 u8 a% d4 q+ }" B
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) , t: ]* @, q' @( m$ s
$ a# N0 A# q; l: I. tJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1& k2 A# s1 B& Y8 U1 k: p( S/ `
]8 i+ N. J2 y( f% e/ S, ^Combat modifiers
8 }* u: N) O: {" q) xDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)6 Q k1 b* V0 b! z- [+ r6 p- y
experience(-)
3 |9 B0 A3 I2 W5 PAttacker: ( s( d/ X4 G# P% C# T5 r3 x
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102 casualties reported- O. D I3 ?% |' O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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d. ]3 ~8 y6 _, L+ i" ^3 ?% o 118 casualties reported
! Y$ o$ X8 i) g" ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled% D( O: T& G! T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( v1 y7 ]5 a, Z7 N* } Y( }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: M0 g! ?' p) k0 @ `6 _Assaulting units:
" }' u% U# I9 h0 u, C' U 24th Infantry Regiment
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. l0 V) {, V* L8 F: B1 v+ Q6 u 8th Indpt SNLF Coy 8 |8 ^4 r9 y5 O* K) b1 B
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:# Y i" p/ E8 S' T& x- d
Molukken Garrison Battalion
5 {3 X( y& o! e( j; R; | 4th Coastal Gun Battalion5 |/ S+ N& _! h3 C: x7 z$ r
Ambon Base Force |