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4 V$ [3 I* d, _# k南洋战场,日军继续冒着盟军的狂轰滥炸裸奔登陆安汶岛,被岸炮痛扁,天亮后日军发动谨慎攻击无果7 O# Z e4 z7 Z
马来半岛,南方军在柔弗巴鲁的战力打到了2200,700多战力的盟军正在向新加坡后撤( `* A6 s. a, `, i3 F; y; V
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- t3 b" f! Y5 L8 e M2 T1 l- t* mMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1091 d; e/ K6 W/ N1 `1 m; R/ Z9 t
q9 I$ E4 h' D% D, Z& _Weather in hex: Partial cloud/ K1 |6 ^& z& v6 g
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet./ }! m- @$ `( v* h
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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! d5 C! b2 h" b9 e( H& Z9 QAllied aircraft0 ]) O5 r; {. M) `& f: o
139WH-3 x 6
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& k4 i: I4 e9 L2 L! F9 L" P/ a5 X. QAllied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
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xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires0 A" i, A' Q7 p/ R" o9 N* y
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7 e3 Q% Y, ]( m: F z9 f) z1 RMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( e" }% {1 o' j7 w9 n* U& ~
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.5 ^* n+ B9 M: l5 t6 [0 a
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft* R, w& }3 \6 M0 E5 A/ d, I
B-339D x 11 f8 L. X% F' Q) \7 L7 G
A-24 Banshee x 17# F' A3 u R6 l2 A
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Allied aircraft losses, T0 t3 f, O; Z7 h" N
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged! M' R* G' L0 c, ~$ r" D
; L I; A( k& ?3 ~/ J6 OJapanese Ships
; B/ `1 G# Z( t% }! Y xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk6 G2 c V8 W2 C4 q$ [7 P% L
CA Takao
9 ?4 z# f1 {+ v CL Yura
s) [9 @7 i, ^2 F T xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 i$ P6 f% D" s! M- s u xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire# |: ]- B( H& U5 n# f9 C4 Z/ T
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109# {' s. [$ C0 E# z: u ?" \
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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5 @/ L2 C- P7 | R; W, r1 ]Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( N4 N4 G4 Z) x& `2 V
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes2 _0 S- G3 Z! E. @
" k# w0 n3 \0 C+ k* dAllied aircraft
, K5 S i0 r( T* j4 Q9 _$ h B-339D x 37 c0 k, z6 G$ e
A-24 Banshee x 109 m4 S- X" i8 K7 O1 k9 E
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No Allied losses
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9 |) h( Q8 M8 _; U- P9 W4 I N* XJapanese Ships
% g0 L8 D( Q+ P5 Y2 A+ { xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ C) a% _* [8 l, U# J4 O% C xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
3 R, P! a; c9 } xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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X0 F! C; h& q6 m4 KMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1097 i, J7 `% d) J, R; T4 j( ?% p# j
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud' a( L L/ k$ R0 C7 E
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., ~" d. l1 a" T: Y/ \' W$ [
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft& U( z' D- r& ~$ d {2 _/ O# s
B-339D x 1; m( D# x. A8 K/ m. R
A-24 Banshee x 2( ^" S/ c: ~0 p5 m8 G
4 Q, f3 V) R( u1 d) FNo Allied losses8 d1 {" s: T- k* _; B6 r
5 z7 H$ x5 E, f. s5 q, JJapanese Ships
2 Q. p. `" ?) X! z: K; M CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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. T# W0 h; B/ H$ B# G% oMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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9 r; B+ u/ w+ Z3 k; Q, qWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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4 ?/ S; }- R4 D0 CRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- Q3 h1 I: e5 f( N( B3 L, \3 _Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft+ O7 f. n- \! X1 E: W1 W5 b* i, w3 ?
A-24 Banshee x 14
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged& m$ e: g: s) z
! `+ R$ l. q6 S3 W- _Japanese Ships
G# r! l/ H5 M4 m1 w% j0 X+ m6 u1 M CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires4 I# k* S1 l# G. h# t- ?7 w
DD Hatakaze: h9 F. E% P8 P: v( m
DD Oyashio8 n; N0 w- k O" y2 s* s
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) S! Z3 s: v5 {0 Y) y. EGround combat at Ambon (76,109)" Y" @4 b7 R0 s' \. l1 Y+ J
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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' s: h, r* b5 X5 z$ l7 K/ hAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 ; N- _1 j$ X/ _; h5 o
5 V/ k4 E+ u% L% o/ A& t! tAllied adjusted defense: 121 9 ^5 {7 t+ F/ F" H! i
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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. k" B$ ]; W* l* u" f6 X( fCombat modifiers
7 o4 S, C( N" x g2 {" yDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)# E/ ~' F$ Y+ v$ M! W7 j/ T
Attacker:
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; a4 e/ M$ d- ~4 r) ^) gJapanese ground losses:
$ ]7 E6 y S& T, L+ ^; T" X 292 casualties reported# V( l1 M% S' \ N" T! p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled6 G) a O/ u* S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ d- X/ ^ H1 N1 C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:5 C( ^6 G8 \7 F; d1 k
163 casualties reported
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1 r L9 k( v5 }; q7 l% n N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled: v8 _& n# q( E% O: D/ c# t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ @, ~$ `4 `6 O& x1 E
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Assaulting units:$ M% y3 f/ \, ]; ^) R5 s, I
1st Kure Assault Division9 R, z9 t" {" J- ?2 t1 `% a
3rd Air Flotilla
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Molukken Garrison Battalion5 `( l# w4 M( e1 N
4th Coastal Gun Battalion/ u0 K/ s+ v3 h
Ambon Base Force |