AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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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
+ o, L: i2 S0 }5 @! l$ X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6 c6 w1 ] D' ^4 |
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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, f0 Y+ T7 {7 K( f4 w- I& [/ e) BWeather in hex: Partial cloud2 X, O5 J: h" { ^" F. Z4 u" B
/ N P4 d8 w' f' z& kRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.0 M3 h. U; @1 T0 t5 K7 M
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes3 B* {4 h2 X- w8 y4 g: o
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Allied aircraft
, H! W8 q+ ^" d$ w: t; O' q 139WH-3 x 6, I' A+ U4 m- h# Y
B-339D x 3
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% |3 h( i, E" j. }2 n) KAllied aircraft losses
1 |0 ]& I. K# z2 Y8 ]* G4 W 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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9 |. x9 I6 c5 G3 I3 ]# `; a" o& @Japanese Ships
) l8 n# B0 N$ T& M8 h DD Shiratsuyu2 D2 h) P0 H& X# @3 T# ^
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires6 V T6 A+ r! @
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1097 X0 V3 @1 @7 `7 Q
5 y4 D2 K) i9 N5 k# m7 P/ OWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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4 Y& ^# s: I' URaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
. l. _& O1 `- ?1 q" [1 a7 KEstimated time to target is 5 minutes& _0 w* \! L$ ]4 l1 A# o G* Y' Q
- p; h( L/ M/ pAllied aircraft
# s& b# i& _, }6 t& f! ~2 H! W B-339D x 1
* s7 n" \6 U! N) m. ~- t A-24 Banshee x 172 |2 o. ~: P/ o
8 j, ]( g, H1 AAllied aircraft losses
5 E0 s, Z8 U# y' t- Q( } A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged3 V- r6 x8 O( z" Q4 b% a- J1 O7 x' |7 n
2 D' F1 n3 N$ o( E* i0 v2 g- n8 xJapanese Ships
# b `" T, T; H# O7 w( Y* {" y6 z xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
" a" X1 L9 [ w% B* y CA Takao+ ^: t. {& @( @, |, r* F3 n. Q
CL Yura
4 a8 {$ K, E$ k9 f" t0 |: g xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 T: i. X$ j, E) E- v xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 `. S( M) ^+ R* `5 z0 I
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; p# b8 k; a. _! M. W; mMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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( D7 t& f8 |1 G( f, lWeather in hex: Partial cloud. y( `$ E$ o1 _% r/ H
5 |# U' i. E7 _$ Z/ b4 O4 E( LRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- C, i1 i8 B( W4 Y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes0 i4 q# z& }/ z' _$ c# i! }3 e
& e6 o+ ?0 ^9 F: @2 Q, f/ dAllied aircraft
6 S; n9 z7 d/ O% ]4 x+ b: o7 G B-339D x 39 @# F Q, I; h
A-24 Banshee x 10% h+ p, p. x. c5 z
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships3 a' O, p8 g1 x, V2 e$ T9 g2 s
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& @, n' {1 h+ G6 q# E: x8 a
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires9 T' m3 c' q% O' N! W
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire" R" j" D9 Y# z# l$ }+ k2 \# S9 |
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4 e; ?- e$ T- fMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 ?" d/ h X2 d0 ]# S, s6 }/ O
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# f' n M7 [* l. Q, m' M/ ]Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft s& ^1 w) `0 r
B-339D x 18 |/ F; D6 C6 [8 L% U; R
A-24 Banshee x 2 G Y3 |0 W+ m+ t
; c# F$ L$ F; |. i) Z0 D6 E) Y' t& |No Allied losses: D" u8 W# J* X1 Q, r8 G/ G# ^
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Japanese Ships- c. ]" B5 k* x5 \ e/ F
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 L0 q: P/ r6 L4 ~
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& K5 Z o, l* ` h7 \# b6 ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1093 K, C L+ D5 V3 h0 N
, e4 C( K" ?& x6 [9 l$ J6 tWeather in hex: Partial cloud! F6 b# ~( e7 @8 q% Q( E
, x1 R: n: @. @4 w$ V* @ F6 oRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
: Y0 e8 F8 p0 I5 AEstimated time to target is 15 minutes4 C/ A6 I8 @0 Q' |3 e$ r
% @! r) u) o1 H \# Z' OAllied aircraft
0 b& \( H' U6 B+ X; P A-24 Banshee x 14! y- `3 X0 U& Q- L
7 @" F+ a( w; sAllied aircraft losses
8 g) c' w( d3 R& n# a4 u5 n A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships) I. [7 {+ l. N+ K
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires. z+ U6 e; n2 M* K8 N5 O& p, b4 x
DD Hatakaze
4 N5 I& t, Q5 H a @ DD Oyashio& a6 u3 ~( i1 q/ b9 _# t
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) y+ D) O# D" yGround combat at Ambon (76,109); P p9 _& I$ b
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Japanese Deliberate attack# n5 D' d! G4 t6 j# h# S
: r) |6 J" C( V. uAttacking 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
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" z5 `- ^+ y3 O" C* o& uJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
; |( w2 |3 A0 s0 C- MDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
! E' n) P% \; R% ^% S2 X8 eAttacker:
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9 A% @* i. P* S7 B/ D* S1 oJapanese ground losses:
& U/ ^( ^$ i; w 292 casualties reported1 T* W: ]5 f1 w0 \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
* u" V# p8 K% A# N0 Z8 A& C { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
% d% k u& I' m/ x8 N' Z b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% | f; H5 }' w* S" J2 E9 N
* S: @! A! N4 X1 z6 C8 u- j1 B1 aAllied ground losses:
/ h( e. a: B4 H 163 casualties reported
; n5 t! w7 e3 G) t j W, X S Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
- W f) B% ]9 F; G& g; j, O6 k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled+ a Z5 n& T% e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 P. B& ^% y. N. K2 d$ D9 ^
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Assaulting units:
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3rd Air Flotilla $ M3 K# |1 C" C3 m
; Q& \- {2 K" O+ x6 QDefending units:# K; l7 N t' m* h. {( e8 B' B# C
Molukken Garrison Battalion
' n5 I# G" F9 S8 x 4th Coastal Gun Battalion4 l/ K! Z) w0 k: J* c
Ambon Base Force |