AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 43! p1 c; l8 p9 {
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: q, s _) k, Y# R8 i( C5 oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Vizagapatnam at 43,44, Q; I0 s1 [% t9 g7 a- E5 {+ I
D, y+ s0 z3 |6 q1 eWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
- `( x" g2 B! BEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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& H! C9 T$ K Y, K7 wAllied aircraft
5 O! L/ ^" a2 C4 q% l7 ] e, V" n7 D B-25C Mitchell x 6
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No Allied losses8 m$ e) E! Y) v8 V3 R
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Japanese Ships0 t1 |) e) S# X. Z4 M t
E Yaeyama
( j5 g: `( t1 @5 j: K! U% F$ V AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1# |( O6 Z) {0 q/ j# e4 ? M4 H4 \; T7 @
在印度偷袭我运输船的AV直接被轰炸机命中一弹9 u4 D' d- _0 u; ?) E2 ?
: A; a& @8 P) b% i( m+ y9 G/ [6 L同时在南太,趁骑士开始澳东北战略,米军夺回了坎顿岛。岛上两个海警队已经炸成渣了,毫无抵抗之力,此战为米军第一次反攻登陆,米军反击大幕由此拉开。。。
( R/ A' j6 h% l; TGround combat at Canton Island (153,143)6 Y' J, Y1 `3 f* K' J
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 5109 troops, 18 guns, 733 vehicles, Assault Value = 377
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Defending force 553 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67 U1 m w0 G& F) H7 C) d
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Allied adjusted assault: 97 5 Y: `8 x! q8 i) A/ _& d
. j; z4 a8 E" q$ d I% n$ `Japanese adjusted defense: 1 4 C4 }9 g/ }+ G1 k* [7 k
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Allied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 5)
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0 C( f4 v& l, [) Z. Q! C8 CAllied forces CAPTURE Canton Island !!!
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* a8 B* x v7 J+ r7 |- d/ \Combat modifiers
+ G& w! U, O& IDefender:
0 C* p. j: K1 G, }( D* e1 lAttacker: shock(+), supply(-)* L0 Y7 C1 |2 l8 C9 y x) z
; m: z5 r/ L* I" p3 z% E5 IJapanese ground losses:. }! m; K" B5 v' `+ r P" i
823 casualties reported
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0 Z# ~3 f0 U& t4 _ _' _9 A* @) _' e Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled8 m6 Q+ y" ]5 }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 a& K' @3 ^" v7 Y" N
Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled)
! x" y1 g* \- C+ e Units destroyed 2
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Allied ground losses:( a7 J, i4 H5 M& t9 _5 I
12 casualties reported; K. _$ u2 c2 G- v3 G( I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, k0 p/ e) y7 m% ~+ z2 o
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled$ h7 O! M* k" K% |8 p$ J* Y, g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ i9 F! o4 E& W$ R Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
0 ~2 o/ j; @7 n8 v Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Assaulting units:2 F. A+ A( C8 @0 ^+ u; m3 T% h
767th Tank Battalion
3 \& F5 s9 L" w( F7 F H 754th Tank Battalion
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762nd Tank Battalion7 `( `/ r6 b U! A6 r
4th USMC Tank Battalion
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3rd USMC Tank Bn /3' A9 N. W) X) S& h3 W/ O% k. O
155th USA Base Force) t9 y9 x4 d7 D6 Y2 P3 ?$ K
48th USN Naval Construction Battalion9 a2 `8 _1 [& L5 e( r, s! b# u
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Defending units:
5 ^0 }5 a1 _1 V6 C# J- H1 \# T 46th Naval Guard Unit
) Q- y6 e9 U6 i9 s1 |% } 14th Naval Guard Unit |