AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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' o7 X' a2 [' ?: A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
) \3 Z1 ?+ K7 G& K6 s8 n0 p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# u3 c+ j: B1 [% `8 k
& ~0 x4 m/ n% f* YWeather in hex: Partial cloud, ]$ t- c& q9 F; L
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 |, ~- i9 a9 f, ]1 \Estimated time to target is 7 minutes2 `# q6 b; j. U! `1 h9 p8 n
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Allied aircraft
! J0 u: h+ k- a R: s& b 139WH-3 x 6
8 A8 `7 |) b1 z9 c B-339D x 3
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3 n n# b Q# c2 O- v2 t( sAllied aircraft losses
a( k: A1 d; |# F8 G9 H; ?1 _ 139WH-3: 3 damaged; M1 h) H1 v! G* ?3 [( I& f' e
5 g" V) w2 U6 C# C# }Japanese Ships
4 {- _' x$ u+ j% n DD Shiratsuyu
4 k( v2 M n7 R xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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H1 W: q; }+ A' M( X9 z/ JMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109: p" ^- p; }# D' E( u9 p7 P0 d
: ^: o& N h. x5 l! W! YWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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6 H, K5 \, N, l- `6 p9 |( \6 D- D) BRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.5 h- W! D6 `/ J; X% U6 c
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes' l7 A8 j- v0 J! c# X9 C# R
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B-339D x 1
8 N- T6 H! `) U3 W, m5 h A-24 Banshee x 17 r" A5 k& w2 [. f) c2 K: m* Q
' G3 c/ u0 v8 Z! T6 q; lAllied aircraft losses
4 g5 `0 v$ d5 g1 R, N A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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5 f4 j7 M2 i8 a$ q2 R+ k u3 l, c% @Japanese Ships
: \1 Y; j6 T- i xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk# S5 F& f/ j" B
CA Takao
3 K' y& u# L, a4 j$ R# O CL Yura( ]9 `' |, L' V+ x a
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage D& \. |" o0 L8 R2 t3 X
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire% S# z% H- y( K' p' x" K4 `) J9 g" K
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1098 w8 Q7 M1 v& b* G! c0 {
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. j9 v9 j, |% Y: u2 kEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
3 a: ?8 |" ?# M) u B-339D x 3
! [1 z' o$ ~2 s1 Q& t$ N4 u A-24 Banshee x 10
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- p+ E% s7 R2 i4 o2 ^No Allied losses+ M/ y, P' W" A! i3 P4 Q
" C, S; i @+ @Japanese Ships
) @ v+ |6 o" y8 z- X xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- j. @3 S5 J; L U xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires5 X! F q( d c F, g$ E
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire2 F7 L- `8 C3 L4 I
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/ I- e; Z. g( s% V7 r( u9 |$ QMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109 G. G/ F7 Q6 O& P1 U. \" g& ~
' o1 B* l/ ~0 h7 p# HWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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. u7 F. b- H" u) [" _* }Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 t( P' O" ^ t+ R! o `
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes+ e! e1 ]) ~& u2 ~7 ]- y
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B-339D x 16 P! P* S. e% f) Q1 U" P, k6 D3 B8 |
A-24 Banshee x 22 F6 }! o2 }$ v3 Z
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No Allied losses
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 [; c G; }+ G: I: e
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$ v8 p$ a# ] m: _* uMorning 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 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. C$ J! a! p6 g- y
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft$ p( T8 q) [& {; ?( X/ W6 K2 c
A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
& b$ c! Q8 K/ R+ \7 _ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged: J# f; x9 }5 n- o2 D' g% h
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Japanese Ships
2 n/ {0 a9 w8 q1 _0 [! {5 s CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires7 _- {8 b3 U6 G5 ]' r
DD Hatakaze V6 N" n# S$ \, M! U
DD Oyashio1 M0 y. z( I7 S0 d! \0 L
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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( `1 U2 N4 j A }Japanese Deliberate attack
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& J, D2 Y: p2 i7 J4 m# p! ~Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140. i& b. v. B, O
; l! O$ |8 P( [& F3 {4 kDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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3 ^( u2 m; L5 d kJapanese adjusted assault: 53 1 R. Z4 G N; t# c+ U. B
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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; l5 C% \3 `2 C7 ~5 r8 g1 jJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 7 {1 V O0 ^$ A( i/ C2 k. O8 H
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Combat modifiers
' w# i: ]$ Z: b, I7 L' lDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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) d% R a4 e+ S' M: \& PJapanese ground losses:
, ^0 S1 a8 P# x 292 casualties reported
9 b1 `$ x$ R! n1 [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
' C1 S. P# z5 T. \7 ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled1 F' x b7 _3 n6 Z& o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* X/ h4 D( g, ~3 n
$ [; B* o$ { I7 y- L3 g0 pAllied ground losses:
, x+ ^- R/ G9 G 163 casualties reported1 `4 L9 g' `* u4 l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
4 C! t7 J* c. k% [% L/ F% V1 h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& B/ t. D: f6 u5 v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: m8 V& W- l- R
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Assaulting units:' E7 ~: m% O" }
1st Kure Assault Division" |# j. p b' R( ~6 f
3rd Air Flotilla 0 |/ [' a" W, S, |. ~! `( a
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Defending units:
! u7 N" m1 S. P4 u' ` Molukken Garrison Battalion
# \2 U2 D" Z6 @ 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
& R9 H4 o, ~/ ~* h Ambon Base Force |