AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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/ x/ I- p% G. V' l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
+ h3 f) R3 y9 v# J, t/ IminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明8 D( H* [- [9 r7 h0 e
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高) ]( J- h; l- Y# I# O' U6 w- Q ^
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
( Y8 S7 O$ F7 K! z$ ?* C% N日军占领班克伦
7 y4 ]: e# Q6 a/ ^& |6 v0 L2 k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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1067 S2 p: K; X- m! |
) b8 S0 w! s7 d+ D |Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 t$ r+ Q9 |1 n2 |; m: B8 Q |, u/ eRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. e- r+ v5 D. \6 l- z$ e( }Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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4 i% h( u, H5 R+ P7 |! r. T& K* z8 KAllied aircraft4 p. h% u& y: K* p" I! u" x4 V
A-24 Banshee x 18
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( z7 G% H' f) xAllied aircraft losses! c! M2 A8 h" g
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
4 D1 q( y* x3 Q$ K9 u' f A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak4 B5 Y8 W9 Z4 W9 A
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CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk3 Y7 S0 u7 g6 u- p9 Q" x+ f, U
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 R( P) X% K/ T I4 v xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk8 B; J4 t4 F% V! |4 N' y
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
, B" t* f+ c& t xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
4 x- A, _ v! D C3 J+ E CA Northampton
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p" B, e: `! ~& L9 O4 u+ O DD Blue* \ z4 N* X0 X0 @0 g% h4 C w
DD Helm3 F' F( ?0 u& i
DD Mugford, d+ T" n# Y! i- N. P& l, l- x
DD Ralph Talbot* F4 h, ]! ~' Q. M: K& d n2 [
DD Henley; z0 y: o7 d- f1 ~ c1 z& H
DD Patterson) e- P) c# d" @+ C* V- r1 \
DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses: l( w' W2 A$ ~, f/ G3 ]5 x h
3887 casualties reported P" C- s8 B9 r) X- ~3 Q
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
; C- b" F) ?: ]( g5 F. { Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled, r3 J, }/ x6 }1 E1 J! O
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
/ j5 \7 _6 x: Z7 V) q! d3 m Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
! @+ Y" g, ^) p3 q. u; n0 ?) W" I 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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4 y/ Y6 S2 C$ hWeather in hex: Light rain( Q9 N8 D" P. {7 ]; i
, y/ X! t+ u- Y# z. R tRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ o i' ~: S I8 L
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ g0 M! y' p" m
5 d4 ?2 e; t# l* b% `% ]! GAllied aircraft
% A0 v7 N0 d! u F4F-3 Wildcat x 67 |5 o' o2 X( }* S( e- w8 U
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires3 D: i5 T5 L7 l
CL Nagara( V( n6 l. ?) f% q) I
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
/ L) x/ D( d+ m9 i& Q( s. O+ f0 ?; |6 Z DD Makigumo
/ y9 j3 v! [/ u! I3 V! G6 s8 B xAK Canberra Maru
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5 E$ M$ Q4 j7 d9 f4 `% O* L- [& nJapanese ground losses:
5 w8 c( e7 ?( y1 ` 1845 casualties reported. L- l$ H; L$ P/ n3 @! ]( `3 o8 z
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
5 D r' e( S3 v2 y+ C& N. m Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
" A5 K5 J! \- {( ^" ?; z Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
2 S0 f: i7 i% \% r Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
4 F; F+ C8 ~0 F% T' e: D Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)1 b1 |; ?" e s- j+ i$ O
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: y2 m1 c ]4 i: ?+ nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. [3 i8 B- K5 uEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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: X' }& o$ P7 ^5 i9 |3 K7 x F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
$ o. D) E, ~/ u+ x SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
+ l+ s% f3 E' j/ I9 f2 C4 L TBD-1 Devastator x 142 |9 Z9 H$ R2 C. k
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Allied aircraft losses9 Q( z; G9 P( b. c% c
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ C6 k; ^3 i$ J3 }7 S5 S& k xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! I# x4 ^, N# ?- v* C0 Z3 F
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# u* z$ |! }/ v- {6 S7 u
AV Kimikawa Maru
$ f% c9 E g1 r xAK Zinzan Maru2 ]2 ^# p: D2 P0 I8 r1 j; Q B
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 J+ L0 p3 V7 f1 t' p7 a d# q
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)6 ^+ g, E. m) a- e7 i Q
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244) W; A- o) {) I0 c
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47& f: ?2 v |; Z! H
. r8 _% _8 N; Q) ?) O4 _5 s; uJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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7 w+ x- V% Z" G1 G& y# H7 H$ f) \Allied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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; m& O% [9 d! |Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1' ]. ~2 ~6 ~+ @- J
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Combat modifiers5 E5 A7 @& m6 _0 N& [2 p# p. v
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)1 m/ v( `7 v* r6 |$ D
experience(-)2 X8 Q- n, M) K- J9 Y
Attacker: 4 p+ ]2 W) v' U1 \5 g$ e) y
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled# g- i2 d. p3 A. D2 C6 W( ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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118 casualties reported7 o7 h0 c: K0 v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
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Assaulting units:
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; P% G0 I* l3 k: X* y% u# G 1st Kure Assault Division$ ]* }2 s. o6 |: d* e( d" k$ I* ?6 g
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
1 n; G k k6 _6 Z( ?/ V 2nd Field Artillery Regiment5 L' b- M0 F0 b3 ~. W1 _
3rd Air Flotilla 6 H1 a f f$ C5 S1 {! F
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment6 B1 p, \- W/ K1 y/ z- g0 L$ x
7 v9 Q4 P# F( p2 \! VDefending units:
$ f7 B( o5 \8 `7 D8 v3 x Molukken Garrison Battalion
+ {+ }/ }' }) B( j9 a 4th Coastal Gun Battalion( p# G( v2 Q! R0 Q
Ambon Base Force |