AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 422 K2 W" w" E+ V& F+ V" W6 I# S
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1 L) q9 T" G$ [) D6 ^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
) g, t3 l9 ~/ n2 g: M; ^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8 I' z& w* S! m7 D+ ^5 P) i# T& h
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+ }- d7 P3 |" p3 {% cMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud; @2 [; Y! }) S7 l, P
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet., {8 k9 R: V* t- {8 ]+ e1 L
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft- s% L# b5 f6 H( G* N
139WH-3 x 6
' C2 x' K5 F$ s/ }$ `. r B-339D x 3
8 {6 c! \9 [1 p# e! a Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
2 d* F/ f+ i# l 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
6 d* |7 H% R. Z DD Shiratsuyu2 S8 p; V! Q4 [) e
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires; g6 W9 c+ d1 z, w/ q8 q3 ?% j1 z
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( p, n" h. u f; e# z
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.% K5 M6 c- N& G$ H
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes2 I: _4 U, S+ g5 D
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Allied aircraft
' A \( E9 k0 U4 F, \, _6 o* V$ b; g# d B-339D x 1# I( Z2 o: i3 d3 `( P
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
2 J% j" Q1 D: M& Y/ D, E A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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5 R- u o- |& f* Y" |* d1 NJapanese Ships6 m6 V. H7 s- F3 W' z+ B" x: g/ B
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk8 [) [* C0 \; [# d& U
CA Takao2 }5 N1 M& d* N: c. `+ w4 x
CL Yura b" f+ C0 A, P8 g. ]7 ]
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 j/ Y' r4 O7 U. D* t( m xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire. Z w# N1 e" Z5 l, n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 d/ R" R N" T, M, Z( ` E% W( VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes; E2 @0 _1 w, G' T8 I: f! k
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B-339D x 3/ J2 s. Z& n) b2 ?, r7 q, W
A-24 Banshee x 109 j* F6 `" K$ p4 d
2 H! i( x. P# L+ _$ I$ CNo Allied losses7 i: P! l( I t9 S4 q
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Japanese Ships
, _( @- l- i+ O xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
& W& `' @3 ~- o) R5 O9 V xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires$ J) _: D) B j* q. M
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire) G! ?5 K1 U+ L; }4 q: _
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
. f0 w3 U7 z9 G' A; i, r: J7 XEstimated time to target is 6 minutes' f3 ]+ g9 O L& j9 L0 J
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B-339D x 1
; m8 \, }1 F) p8 [ A-24 Banshee x 27 f- ^7 a8 w, F2 u% G; f
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No Allied losses
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 U2 M* T2 n% o
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2 S( }7 J3 X. X+ O* ]# dRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.% m/ h1 a5 t1 v. n2 h& d5 d
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft: `9 y& o1 M4 ?! r, c% w
A-24 Banshee x 143 l( ^3 ]. D: v r
1 w4 n' q0 t1 \7 k6 `Allied aircraft losses
3 z% X" ~& C( \/ m- c2 |% \ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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5 E2 Z( N# b. E: x! ~" D( j% JJapanese Ships" g) p) s' ~& ?7 ~4 y+ ]
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
* l U% [1 z5 i; s$ G DD Hatakaze: T$ k7 b/ I' ^0 S" k
DD Oyashio* ^: _$ B- F$ ^' t; Q( ]
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4 W- N, o; C0 Q' y: F( ZGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking 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
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 6 p1 j$ T" I7 J' Q7 \& t) R3 Y( I
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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1 `- X- }) k6 S9 O$ Y0 ?Combat modifiers
6 p" E' I! W& Y% ]. cDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)8 {& g& A' E0 i2 U
Attacker: 6 v# c. M7 X) ~8 d& l% v% M9 g
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Japanese ground losses:$ V$ A& N; K y$ V' [
292 casualties reported5 E# d: Q" K- g, p6 E( l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled( P9 z; l# C' r3 x7 J5 \4 O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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: B4 j7 W2 ?! ?- `Allied ground losses:$ Y# U7 f" B% B. m
163 casualties reported7 H- |; n2 F' f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled7 k! @& k" ^. W1 C) j8 m# l+ V# _/ T' @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Assaulting units:/ V' y% e$ {- ~$ E$ Z+ d! F
1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:: L1 o) V& g: M, V2 r" P! x1 |% }
Molukken Garrison Battalion A8 o% `5 T4 h3 _. R0 k
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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