AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42" o1 O+ ?( i- X6 D% T3 J1 f# o9 X
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* C# m* I0 ]. }+ \, A \* U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
% W5 f0 a6 \9 f' I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$ o5 S4 l4 K8 ^
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: C2 n. g1 E! w* MMorning 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 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
7 u! u7 r. p: M; qEstimated time to target is 7 minutes4 { W, \! b) j. o5 [& s% r, e
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Allied aircraft) e( x3 M& T+ L$ p3 |
139WH-3 x 63 ]& g9 ^. C8 c5 {3 Z6 @. N% W
B-339D x 3
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K* d6 r! H+ m6 `8 gAllied aircraft losses
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DD Shiratsuyu
" `- h- \/ J* {% U xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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' W# S& g- _) d1 vMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1096 [; c5 v1 L3 R; V7 X
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2 }( ~. c% }/ R1 D C+ A- i9 mRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
/ }3 Y) t% H k' h# h! SEstimated time to target is 5 minutes* v! z: @3 ^/ ?/ O
2 z- ]. b) w8 b% H( P. A, W+ O- B' JAllied aircraft
0 j. N: J Z- U: {; L/ m2 W+ y& ?1 F B-339D x 1
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( \/ \* b4 t. Z3 S/ QAllied aircraft losses
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3 ^) s+ |7 u2 t; RJapanese Ships( Y5 D9 e9 ~5 ]! R; {
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
$ j" m5 {; A6 m, w3 g CA Takao9 J% C! [' {8 l) F' T
CL Yura6 W' Y1 x; t# ~+ ~" W
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 X0 t3 g# U0 b3 Q$ o0 ?& I$ n3 t xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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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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8 P4 ?) u F% xRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: X# R& O% z; G0 f! o1 d. vEstimated time to target is 6 minutes6 k A0 ?$ u' J" \% y
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Allied aircraft$ o- J" F. K# q, |) n! N/ k8 n7 V
B-339D x 3
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No Allied losses$ B9 f; p; R K/ j
% S1 v! i' ?" q( r! ~2 d' D0 tJapanese Ships1 I B' f( l* z" U0 Q
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
o# R* H1 E# [+ g' t/ A8 j" | xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires9 P/ t/ E1 |" s& j
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 Z$ O: i: Z" V) ]7 t# I) b
+ A' c7 j0 R |1 w$ u# ]' d4 ~% cRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& _3 l7 H \1 ~7 {Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft/ D u. N! M2 u
B-339D x 1: ]) x/ N0 m! P+ K
A-24 Banshee x 2
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/ H1 u8 e" w3 ]. dJapanese Ships! o9 l4 P; _ |' {5 m4 T, z4 |7 N) f0 J+ u
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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4 F6 B8 t; f3 o0 V. `Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( {6 {- m! O9 ~# ?+ x" F
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ S& O1 z9 T, s2 p* Q
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes: f1 `- u3 V, y) b+ F7 v. t5 b
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses+ ?' ?. _; W6 }& b, f- a
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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; e5 w/ g8 l( N- _Japanese Ships
& L3 r' R# N- l+ a; O: z CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires: i9 ?+ U9 O9 T
DD Hatakaze
; H8 A, _9 P, a# @, D DD Oyashio
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& n N ~7 D% UGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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3 ^, e& t8 B: W; K6 N# p) PAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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2 R8 i6 b! B4 I# }$ L8 Z& B/ nDefending 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 # n4 ]5 B6 D; V# c5 w4 Y4 D
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) " W C( ~9 s* t3 Z: w* a
3 N) A. ~$ ~+ b& PCombat modifiers
" u, d$ d' z _Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)! \: o2 i4 L! i0 R
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:- ^7 O1 A, Z: {7 v) K
292 casualties reported
2 O. m% ~' g) c& o6 Q* g Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
9 z* R) L1 `" V" i1 }* ~% R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# m' d3 x/ ?- [* [! D+ h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 f E# A& U) G. S5 w8 O
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Allied ground losses:
$ o3 G" E5 m2 @3 }, k9 q" r 163 casualties reported
, p0 w0 j0 P# A) o T Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
% N8 Y5 _- m' n# A0 u7 x" N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
! o0 H! X& V0 z) V# s& l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:' h) X8 G3 ]* s! S$ ~% m
1st Kure Assault Division
- G5 Y# t8 ?2 M `! y 3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
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9 \ u0 o, i8 H- M3 } 4th Coastal Gun Battalion) x: v& _; }9 K7 P5 @
Ambon Base Force |