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* o6 a9 t0 y/ D, ]8 E# Y: Q
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
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9 o7 \3 _! U3 i; y" R" BMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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* c9 s# |4 Q6 _; N- ZWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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. J) Y, }1 ]3 bRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* o, z# H, V/ S6 D( M, |% ZEstimated time to target is 7 minutes6 ]% j' Y |) j5 ?4 J
# C9 w+ B- j& h( I% hAllied aircraft4 ^& |: J H7 R/ ^
139WH-3 x 6' T( J& `, E& e! P
B-339D x 3* W! L9 L) x# O1 Q* w. X9 B0 \
Hudson I x 3" }* T# m$ ]& Y$ C3 ?5 o: m4 a
( N6 f; j- T1 J: m1 Q3 q# _$ XAllied aircraft losses7 l1 ^& T( z: z3 C, g0 }
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 C" Z( f+ K' S) n7 b* j" I DD Shiratsuyu" P( t8 w/ R6 I# |1 s% Q
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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0 ^5 O" c, G% p1 l: n0 M+ dWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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% z: |2 D7 f" O1 iRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet., K- m( T% Z/ E; A& Y
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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6 T1 a& E3 |* v4 n/ _Allied aircraft" f: s4 t" f0 s# f
B-339D x 1
' j) p! w8 ?- a. m A-24 Banshee x 17- V$ ]& l& b) ^7 g, ?
0 Q) J; i0 S+ O+ EAllied aircraft losses) a8 F, V1 T* X. a$ I9 v/ C
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged& h' e8 d# r+ J* E2 P$ V1 d. R
2 L6 z8 m. { R4 o' @9 J, qJapanese Ships
1 [! T/ ~+ M, V( F- w xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
3 ~" w3 E; H2 t# N% N. n CA Takao
( T o! u+ q2 b7 S- U e% R/ _ CL Yura
$ D4 n. D$ j' B xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
- U& `/ @. O2 Z" V* \5 m xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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6 P' F+ E( V4 V' q- u% zMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud4 h- _ Y) q0 f' C! x% h
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 _: G3 E6 G, h. D2 r
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes! ? a7 O7 m2 {# O; d
$ a5 P* ?; L( B! ]; mAllied aircraft
# ?- `3 L0 }9 k' h B-339D x 3
6 Z4 W4 v9 M& j6 C6 T/ W A-24 Banshee x 104 Q3 E" j c8 g
8 m, U. C' ?) l8 J# z2 c. f1 ~No Allied losses
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5 m* Y; G. R! X& _! x2 oJapanese Ships
9 w* e4 n4 V% J" ?8 ?" B; [1 b xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 e( W3 o" Z" f& [0 ?
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
2 g- u7 T1 C9 D- |: }+ ] xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire2 c) D7 P4 E/ Y6 a/ W1 E! C2 ^# H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109! o" Z8 b4 u# ]
; ~9 }0 O5 _1 tWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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' N! |3 I: x3 `9 y ORaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ \! G6 |: ?* L- t
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes" \2 f+ C- c7 M1 [# c$ \
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Allied aircraft
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1 ^' a# X7 y( Y' P, S/ Z) I7 x" pNo Allied losses
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire, I u5 T3 a9 X& v, L. G7 r8 G
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9 J) o1 Q V B+ q6 h2 DMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud# F& N1 W% \/ a% G! u0 G
- ^3 o, A- V/ dRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
4 x/ X+ ?8 |+ C5 G1 |. XEstimated time to target is 15 minutes2 a3 O) M) r# ^( A* T9 V7 u
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
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7 D+ k/ J# F) TJapanese Ships1 ]4 F- W+ ~# ^
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
: N; i! i. j) ?- A. ~. R% G: O5 D/ l DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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3 m5 V3 n( _, R5 K0 k- d- XJapanese Deliberate attack0 U3 b# e* t4 o
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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
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* g9 d+ D/ Z2 m% Q" j5 `% l9 CJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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. j' E3 E6 d' [' i4 T( B3 LCombat modifiers
9 E+ a, f9 N7 @" P& G! WDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
4 V! v! \* _8 L& u6 e, sAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
2 x% f' u4 H! t4 s. s/ j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
' ]5 s8 i6 \) T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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: Y3 l. ?9 L& c Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled' }: |/ o' u* I( U2 C; _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled% \) M$ I o+ B! H7 t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& r( x+ A$ |% W/ L8 O( d% VAssaulting units:6 |9 P! H4 }% V4 A3 c' G! m
1st Kure Assault Division7 z, f) L9 C9 E, l U' J' ~ T3 H
3rd Air Flotilla ; T1 G2 A2 H4 D8 _+ ^$ l
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Defending units:
1 {. g' ?( e+ w* C% Y5 ^6 Y Molukken Garrison Battalion
8 l4 ~8 f# w+ z8 c& q2 T* C 4th Coastal Gun Battalion, o9 X+ `' p" y+ U
Ambon Base Force |