AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 420 a' b! N) ^; X# I3 k" I
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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2 x) _. L* N7 [
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1 J$ `2 I0 _% i0 a
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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 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" j. I- M8 q. mEstimated time to target is 7 minutes1 a- V6 r v* c
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# |5 |! ~7 n o% \" a8 ] O 139WH-3 x 6* C) d: T& ?& y' t2 h. t3 c" x4 V
B-339D x 34 n: k4 n1 U3 G: r6 X1 v
Hudson I x 32 Q; m, f6 t5 C1 b/ G7 c1 M
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139WH-3: 3 damaged4 ]" h# W( Z) r) a7 _# L/ [+ P6 \
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Japanese Ships
3 h& E3 S# F, q' j9 Z DD Shiratsuyu& O0 ~: P& I/ K" J# z! v
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires4 f- k8 u3 Y p6 J
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
2 y( K8 M5 x& A! W4 g EEstimated time to target is 5 minutes( o5 H, ?: f! }) ]/ i
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Allied aircraft
' `' T5 d" R7 O B-339D x 1! N. u6 ]! V* d( F; G: ]- X, i
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
8 S/ a& f% r2 r8 @- C A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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3 J7 Q: P E( u S xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk) z0 J6 g0 h' {, Y# Y! s' z
CA Takao5 J6 [% [) |2 p) m. K- {, _; y7 A
CL Yura# |* Y, O4 s4 L9 H5 j/ S% F$ V
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 |5 S6 s! h: _4 l xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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/ j3 h2 u$ y4 _- X% A6 P9 w5 gMorning 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 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: ?% }1 {1 f' k1 EEstimated time to target is 6 minutes+ ?9 M0 S6 e* r- i) _7 U& \
4 \# _" r. l. R2 m! ~- E1 B) t( M @Allied aircraft
, \& ?% d" e. i' H* X2 C B-339D x 3; f+ w) E2 s! E* M5 Q. V: t
A-24 Banshee x 10( z* e/ M3 W v) r! ^1 `; Q
2 \ l- c7 U# d! h* VNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
$ {! n5 r2 r+ K) @ xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ |" E7 u$ G* r( A$ J) U, \. h# O
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
; N g$ A& @" U& F) m5 q( ]5 ^ xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 l4 p) q4 q2 x* D. A
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud: A: n0 C p3 J* u. \
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
0 X. W6 ^) p! H3 e$ xEstimated time to target is 6 minutes8 y$ p; r: ]7 J3 `6 N
4 G. y$ ^0 C( }" qAllied aircraft
7 J1 R0 K. ^5 y) R! w7 }$ V B-339D x 1- C* q6 e4 ]( X+ ^! Q
A-24 Banshee x 25 s- P: T# X/ A7 Y, M& N8 Z
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No Allied losses, I. x" N! J; q$ l' J
3 J) r! O: w; x! Y5 Z- uJapanese Ships
. a$ \2 W9 U: f$ ] CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 C- v: A5 d+ O. t4 g8 H
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( _! P, \+ q0 f6 `, D* \) I4 aMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1094 ~( k d( _! R1 @) s4 Y( r
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$ ^4 y# ?" @8 A) URaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 U; f& J; `) @: R
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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. e& h# d! x+ N9 E2 V! w A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged9 u2 q8 _. h4 F$ }& w. a
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Japanese Ships
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DD Hatakaze
0 m& u; M+ N+ W" N! m DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)+ S. i" E% q4 _' E# N
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Japanese Deliberate attack5 \9 j- g9 @/ e, k$ I
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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2 q( Z3 L/ U- T& O1 F7 J+ jDefending 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 2 v2 F! }7 J3 Q7 R8 n
K) P7 {1 c2 ^! R. _% ~5 TJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
! X/ m. X) x9 o& JDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)3 m+ H/ m- {4 ]+ P
Attacker: 0 I0 C8 Q( j3 }7 D
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292 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Allied ground losses:8 h2 D1 S9 p# M9 l
163 casualties reported
C+ N' ^) }* `; u Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled+ w9 m0 t4 j# C0 x6 e K* R1 e: `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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0 S @: g) \& i; dAssaulting units:& U; [7 N: t/ ^' o" m
1st Kure Assault Division$ D0 I4 F1 G1 D5 i% [5 K: P0 v/ {5 B2 {
3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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