AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42/ s/ J. ?$ y O2 O+ J
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0 ^. T, T1 p0 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
" [2 ]5 ]' J& ^0 A9 d2 c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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3 n+ S2 N! b: z* j# k- S5 sMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109, M; X! J7 P0 W" K. O/ @
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud: i( b# q4 i* ?& n7 h6 J( @' m
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& T6 a! a( v6 |' n8 b3 m
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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0 F4 q' h# A+ ]& mAllied aircraft
- H' b" f! _/ H* u; N8 O 139WH-3 x 6- R" C- ]9 b+ a4 ]- e
B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses8 @4 A0 ~3 ?' [/ k6 M
139WH-3: 3 damaged) ~) ]+ Z/ d# H n4 Z. v: B$ |
: J0 m( Q. X% e6 |# |Japanese Ships
/ }* b# }0 O% z* M ~# @ DD Shiratsuyu, _: F' F$ ]. [8 D
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires4 O( H5 v5 Y% Y; M- L5 K( b0 v/ m' N
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4 j9 f. v1 M/ O. A. X& Y5 aMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud# t/ {4 k' Q! R3 A# L/ D3 e+ w
' J0 Y* c6 v- b( k3 tRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.2 W9 z" j! T: t6 L3 }
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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2 K1 K: n# k, u; t4 ~# g A-24 Banshee x 170 C8 H; V- V5 t4 k( n& ^$ {: m
5 E, K# z l" A$ ?Allied aircraft losses
4 d% \ o8 T+ P; N l9 k A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
2 _+ ?2 i: G! O' U. a) M2 q( G9 a xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk1 L0 ` l8 |& C. R
CA Takao* N0 W+ Q. B: u# d2 o: T: N
CL Yura! f" w2 y# W8 O, V
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage$ B5 t0 E9 b1 K4 D5 O. d
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire* n" m8 h* h: f" w; y
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1 B' a8 I2 ~- ~7 m2 AMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 {3 z- H+ h/ v }2 t% w* B" D
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 O. w9 K4 X5 gEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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- I1 v% a8 i5 [* a" r( VAllied aircraft
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No Allied losses& H4 p$ D5 E, |- a- P$ Y
3 ? ~( N* M8 O" `- R" tJapanese Ships( P' l: I9 `: e/ {( Y
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' {; e, I4 H! u* X f1 H
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires: P5 M; e% N6 P8 ~2 @$ [6 p& ?
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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7 w! }! I7 L4 g: P# pMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109: N4 C3 m5 {; d) ^+ d) m4 k
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& P; K- n0 S, |: U/ eEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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3 E( q" t# M9 L9 R- w }Allied aircraft2 _* j8 p" ^4 n+ e: H: O
B-339D x 1$ }" U y2 l( j/ C
A-24 Banshee x 20 o' ]% }* O/ x+ r% i' k
% A3 |5 p/ {( | sNo Allied losses* Z, L* y6 }- ^7 `: r
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Japanese Ships
! A0 Y3 c5 ~, O5 l/ H8 J CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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+ ?# c1 T) s% V8 V9 L$ h4 UWeather in hex: Partial cloud. Z/ k* g9 Q7 P; i! ?* i
$ D' s2 g5 K; ORaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 p6 h* d( L: _4 [Estimated time to target is 15 minutes3 O+ i5 q: k& R% \
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Allied aircraft+ U4 |$ _( Z4 s7 s$ \3 v1 ?
A-24 Banshee x 14
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$ E. |$ Q9 J! KAllied aircraft losses
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9 y' E* H! u! M1 mJapanese Ships9 R/ z6 F" P! {2 a
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
/ [: w9 g& Q# [7 l# p DD Hatakaze* x! F5 J' l/ X8 Q
DD Oyashio+ e! p, t6 e$ Z; O5 C2 E( @9 s
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7 Z3 W' r" o0 I" x+ X0 p' k( O; JGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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6 }, r6 m P1 TJapanese Deliberate attack! V. l* e7 H" d7 F1 ~+ {1 @
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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) J- T; N/ `; T6 {9 U6 x7 ~Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 ! T$ i2 m9 _& O; E) p) D' s
- S. Y' u9 V; g' x! ^2 s0 u2 `9 RAllied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) ' ~# C. A4 \! B. `% s
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Combat modifiers) S, D; Y, T! r5 y i
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
. E4 i p" o" t! S' K: u6 a- N1 d 292 casualties reported
4 k j" K# T7 W7 W; z Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
$ M, t" m3 @4 m o( K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 z7 t" w M& w, ^! d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
3 @( S! H$ z! f k4 Z6 W6 F 163 casualties reported: B" s! ~6 k# X2 W" E7 @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled, ]" g! C! c9 U: I* _ }: K& j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
: P$ s/ X2 s; T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ \" \# K( s) H# I' }# |Assaulting units:+ Z- K( i5 {5 v' ]/ @$ p- T- V
1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:0 |& R; Y, n* Y) q! W: y0 t; i
Molukken Garrison Battalion
9 f, q5 |1 _7 ~: D+ Y# k0 B$ Z) o 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
. \$ v3 _% z# q- w+ T: {! x8 \! V Ambon Base Force |