AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 42
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" S6 _* }* v# M7 W0 K$ P$ v- ~北太战场,查克大将故伎重演,用KB分队远距离直掩,BB比睿水面舰队突击滩头,运输编队强行补给阿达克岛的饿兵,照例盟军PT编队积极拦截,战沉3条PT,未能阻止炮击机场;天亮后,盟军飞机起飞空袭日军运输编队,击沉1艘运输船
; C/ S- m& M! N' W. M/ ]9 `) l南洋战场,驻岛分队扶桑日向再次炮击玛琅;同日,望加锡陷落,盟军部队种子已全部运出并成功转正
# `* W4 q _, `1 I% U; w大陆战场,日军陆航继续战略轰炸常德和长沙,战术轰炸宜昌! f/ S5 C/ Q6 Y
南太战场,昨日意图不明的日军水面舰队今日出现在NG根部的特瑞布Terapo基地,估计是要快速运输部队上岛,盟军澳洲水面舰队受命明日前往拦截3 U$ F' c& K7 u7 v) \1 `* E
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k7 k# C2 c; W! ?! p+ F$ i, WNight Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52+ l8 Q5 s7 P) d
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses! U/ r, L2 @/ V/ E, `& W" V
A-24 Banshee: 8 damaged
, v, D7 j: ?! G2 {* ] A-29 Hudson: 2 damaged
5 {! I* u- u2 Q3 D& c B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
+ b9 |* ]$ h6 A B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground
$ {, S5 K, V& [) I8 x) N Kittyhawk I: 2 damaged
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4 _( s4 \- g' b, RJapanese Ships9 g6 ] v8 I7 |' q# Z; ^/ P
BB Hiei: A* ^5 w- `0 r- f
CA Chikuma
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4 ^% A% e+ k! i7 GAllied ground losses:
) [3 c$ S: }0 V: }% ]3 l6 c o 105 casualties reported
6 E4 n' _* x& ~0 a# `( q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 N4 v# F* @3 q# T$ |- l Y
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled4 n3 A. a/ ?: \/ P" o7 ]
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled6 A2 ^- E6 l$ t) {5 J
Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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Airbase hits 5. s4 u+ N+ V- i$ Z) g
Runway hits 7
3 E( }* m6 b) o. r9 N( nPort hits 2* `+ Z+ l+ p- l$ P" i# u7 E7 Z
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" j% Z# ~; X2 u8 k0 }Ground combat at Makassar (65,106)
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2 g# ?! F3 t7 `: U) m! `Japanese Deliberate attack, N. N6 M1 h( H- m2 D' ~6 F K$ Y% {8 M
" h# n6 I! O% g' }Attacking force 9359 troops, 120 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 4508 V$ ?/ m+ v+ z* G$ j
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Defending force 1713 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 342 ^( d" O+ M9 e$ K1 _* d$ s) w8 x; t, V, j
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Japanese adjusted assault: 165
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Allied adjusted defense: 6
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% G! t1 {6 i+ t7 u. DJapanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2) 0 k! Y3 \6 T) G# |$ ]- s R. L
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!
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N2 J' F* ]: B: {5 N% K) \Attacker: 3 \9 o! n4 i; O7 n
: [9 K, c" d+ FJapanese ground losses:$ L: C% v3 s2 V: s. N h
80 casualties reported
1 E# H" |# k3 `4 }% b, T. [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled! M; f% N$ e7 u7 O+ G$ q5 I7 A" E
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled, Q& q% b* k8 h- [7 ]* J, W/ C1 v. t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# f# E) H V; V- p
0 @' N5 x% C j( q$ |: ~Allied ground losses:9 e$ p0 `* q: P% \& ^$ o
1894 casualties reported/ J& J' |( ]) w2 p, L
Squads: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ n0 C N, h/ S0 `. L Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)) F" X! ^4 w, y
Units destroyed 5% c$ U3 [- [) u, r; K0 D6 d$ d
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Assaulting units:) z/ J5 b# |- y2 M5 T8 Z/ y
1st/A Division
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1st/C Division5 X! n; _$ i. }8 N0 F+ q" r
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
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Makassar Garrison Battalion
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Makassar Base Force3 \7 X% }. O4 l& Y8 Y& B o% [# x1 Q5 l0 F
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Bandjermasin Base Force /1 |