AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42. z4 B. N6 T; Y, W3 z2 U" S% _6 w
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& ]; J4 y. P Q v8 i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0 y8 k; Y1 G0 |2 p( J$ ^0 l: p$ e
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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109' b5 _+ g+ f$ I3 G
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud N Q* c, {" @% f+ _' |! x+ X5 I
; i1 }" h6 T% x2 u* Q/ XRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
! c) R/ J8 _5 |4 cEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft9 E) v& F' o8 c' n, T6 G4 [
139WH-3 x 6
6 }. y! r" O% A) F9 X. U0 R$ w0 a. ^ B-339D x 3
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8 E+ h6 H1 t# t; P' m$ A2 t- F0 eAllied aircraft losses
( J+ Q5 }3 s& @4 R1 Z" J 139WH-3: 3 damaged+ d4 D |" R3 ]" g2 t% u
( n7 W( L8 `( X" I. ]+ W; wJapanese Ships5 r6 @! c/ R2 {
DD Shiratsuyu1 H$ i; r& d7 J3 Q2 b/ U
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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$ B% b* x: z; c/ r" cMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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! @0 G) f$ l; t- UWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. \* q8 s; a+ K% Y3 Z& v
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes5 a) J# X8 n1 q1 x
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Allied aircraft s5 K: R# T) G% ]8 Y0 R
B-339D x 13 T0 e; X. J; j/ [5 B: v, [
A-24 Banshee x 175 K- e+ ?/ @$ ^9 Z/ o" ]1 @
% r" G; @4 [% }" O* |Allied aircraft losses
: i% ?& Z N, V. R3 \1 W A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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0 |* [' X0 B* pJapanese Ships9 _1 N7 Y% \9 S* L
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
/ z9 @% o4 N. q6 N- Q' _ CA Takao" a7 d, V' T6 Z6 O: o" Q* o, ]7 S
CL Yura
V; \1 b+ Z2 b; P8 c xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 |* B4 g8 p2 D xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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2 k% |" c: U; o2 RMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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0 a: ^/ L1 G/ z" \. zWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ e ^* ~! ^+ M/ ?' r) d5 G+ v6 YEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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' |5 H. s1 k5 r) }& fAllied aircraft4 y' R2 E) r9 A4 |! `* g7 N
B-339D x 3
- J5 J! b% P9 X! T5 o4 \7 w A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses
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1 H, {1 i' ^! ] k4 ~8 }& z% ^Japanese Ships: P! S0 U5 \1 B: m# Q0 m
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 o0 f8 [0 f; E, X: @4 v
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires% f: I* X8 t/ I. A4 D! F+ B
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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5 ]3 Z5 v4 K9 S$ F KMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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! t t* A3 |6 @# B7 h4 T. eWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.4 V! @8 k4 X7 Y& U% z
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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* j N/ N6 c) u) \$ m8 Z5 QAllied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
6 B! F1 ]! J* k# ] 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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud4 I8 O$ `8 N4 z! n& \$ x0 V
% i2 n) m( C O* p6 S1 }Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" ?$ S* B1 w' r5 K* V% {, z! ^# a% UEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
3 i& ~5 M. ]/ [ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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& \2 L% O ]/ q |' R s% dJapanese Ships, S9 A- [ v6 v" ?
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
" ?+ ^- s& t7 Q- A DD Hatakaze
* p% T/ B- F# v1 ?2 E4 a DD Oyashio% e6 ?8 `+ U0 x
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% C: b- S! r* ]Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack" a e* {6 E# K; ?/ a" Q
# ^4 d# \. ^6 I* y7 @ ZAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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# B. @, ?! i; ^Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76+ G' |, J' L8 c4 Y3 l4 P4 W7 e
6 Z1 _' A: X d. Q* mJapanese adjusted assault: 53 / a% t5 ?4 D1 D# r4 [( ~
! \8 t- l' _1 l" s# r* aAllied adjusted defense: 121 8 A1 d* S0 @& E9 R, ~
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) $ D. H* j7 d% Y8 G0 a1 E: M
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Combat modifiers" W! q; H) h5 ~" s, P
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)1 `6 A* Y, F# M
Attacker:
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5 w. M6 I' f9 u3 e: k$ D, X& H( z; UJapanese ground losses:
, L2 q( v& j: @7 W0 U, { 292 casualties reported
9 W `, J2 J; V {3 P6 k Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled T! w5 h! v R$ P( Y4 @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
7 v- v: `2 ~8 }. f 163 casualties reported* o5 i9 A5 Y5 Z8 R- ?; h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
) M! B# j0 j. v# F$ N1 a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
* } \# F4 u9 E8 Y9 F+ j* m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 a+ g7 z6 f. Y& ?9 F
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Assaulting units:. v0 \- G3 G, @* N
1st Kure Assault Division) @2 a% ?! I/ J% G
3rd Air Flotilla 6 A% l: f9 l0 W5 r( I0 H3 f- z
5 a9 b1 P1 W/ l6 wDefending units:% E- i* g t* A C
Molukken Garrison Battalion
2 ~) j$ H6 A2 W0 b 4th Coastal Gun Battalion, A( Z; G* l. u$ F' n( w e
Ambon Base Force |