AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 42
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5 r/ X5 `$ O1 ]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
) }% q2 e G5 K3 u. _0 u% q: x. `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
! v$ U9 ~; ~5 p! R4 x, N1 E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
& z0 ~) N2 m( y$ Z1 q4 {' t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' W$ t1 |, B8 X# ]7 K8 i! V3 J
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Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52* w3 c- X! c8 _& m0 ], ]
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Allied aircraft losses, `8 M$ H: n5 e: w2 W0 r* h! k
A-24 Banshee: 8 damaged% V& h) Y" |* x& x
A-29 Hudson: 2 damaged
5 `! B$ X' M0 c3 V5 h" r B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged! ?2 _. G: K5 ?3 f) I) R$ \7 Y% G
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground5 l+ j+ s" g3 g0 [
Kittyhawk I: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships% @0 S6 O/ h' n" y3 Z! l. D
BB Hiei
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$ S7 o( r# a" i3 K/ xAllied ground losses:$ @; \0 d7 Z4 W, ~# V- A+ z
105 casualties reported6 ^! ?" l0 C* d) m( Q- p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ |5 a* c5 z7 @( F- |* g
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
9 `6 y/ ~& C: h! \3 Z3 P Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 x, b5 S; b( S* U* F6 C+ Q4 O Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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Airbase hits 5
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Port hits 2( ^7 h; T' C" b( u& V0 p8 L
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Ground combat at Makassar (65,106)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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% s* [- c/ J1 s* S! P4 i! `Attacking force 9359 troops, 120 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 450$ [' [$ ?* _& K% X, k5 n2 o9 O* e
4 S6 J- Y% y. b. R, VDefending force 1713 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 341 ?& r- D+ C. _
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Japanese adjusted assault: 165
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Allied adjusted defense: 6 1 u1 v& {" g2 t$ W1 l8 I9 `
4 w. N( ^0 \. Z5 cJapanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2)
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: s7 k" z, V% d- RJapanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!5 G$ i1 L. H, v* r
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Attacker: 3 p6 I) `) e8 R7 o9 q7 k% V+ K
j4 k8 j* V- m' R* F; q; k. PJapanese ground losses:
~4 i# L( f5 l, \$ }. E 80 casualties reported
# n% P9 B# P* a; G5 i& r Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled5 c9 U8 ? D( ~% h
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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8 v1 B0 x0 V/ X0 f' X9 B Squads: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
% I/ I( d- V) z8 c Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 0 disabled5 N4 l1 |1 w8 J0 O9 j
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled5 M! q6 O# l$ ]! k6 F1 |
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
& S, y$ i# ?# z+ X Units destroyed 5
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Assaulting units:+ \* ]" n$ S' t8 N+ S, J/ Y) B+ _
1st/A Division
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1st/C Division
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2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion" d* v; h; j5 u( e0 m
, J) N2 p0 t3 ^, J2 d1 o2 y5 R. JDefending units:
# S, }: ?2 E; z& q; o( ]2 ] Makassar Garrison Battalion
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ML-KNIL
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