AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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4 S( M4 r/ f; K; [4 @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6 [1 X/ {2 D# h' W* A+ w
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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0 P4 y8 E3 S% z7 uMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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5 p3 n4 p( L# l" b; b6 NWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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) ?2 c* q. I" ]7 vRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
% g9 a7 I, D$ q8 I' zEstimated time to target is 7 minutes4 f; u, r. k8 H% R* C! n# a3 T* q
& {+ F0 a) K& c$ ^6 z$ zAllied aircraft S6 R( ~5 J2 }; K* O: H% Y6 y. I) p
139WH-3 x 6
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Allied aircraft losses0 |3 D d4 R- B9 X
139WH-3: 3 damaged4 h/ H5 j8 y- b, X+ l3 k2 V% [
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Japanese Ships
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xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires [ w& x6 Q' p
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud, c e. ?- i" k; m0 K
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.& P+ f! e& l2 B0 [ f' _( p
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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5 |& p' D3 ^' P" q9 z8 Z B-339D x 1
1 [# e6 z( r) R A-24 Banshee x 17
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( t6 p! M3 B+ ?4 @Allied aircraft losses
% {$ F4 p8 E1 h+ Q o$ Z3 a A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships" v3 ~6 d" Y; W' V
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
8 x* R0 ? _' I% M! g CA Takao. Q- J" G4 @2 \5 R/ n0 L7 U5 m5 i; v
CL Yura: G% B: m3 w% j
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 u6 h* c$ d" } r2 c xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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' H4 w( a U/ P7 R- TMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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& }/ ~" U( z! p/ K/ R' OWeather in hex: Partial cloud6 O# m( d2 l+ a$ b) A3 R0 ~* l! B$ W
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. m% F* o% t& ?5 Z9 @Estimated time to target is 6 minutes, Z! N: X4 p6 C) |+ D
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A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships9 l' R# H6 j4 X8 B$ t# T8 _
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# I3 c- t; J- E9 i& j
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires8 v g% O' O( j8 a
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 Y7 p# l- ]0 l0 H$ y: N; n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109) M8 K: q+ w; i# \0 K+ \( r7 A
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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. X* o2 E7 Z1 V; k- uRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 L- l8 _% P* V; C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ I; p2 w! I! f( W1 o" O
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B-339D x 16 A% F7 L9 |% L/ x* k8 T7 ^
A-24 Banshee x 2
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" t% z0 {8 A. SNo Allied losses0 v& R+ n4 o f3 Z* ~3 i7 T
% ^/ E% d( i% A$ M6 dJapanese Ships
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$ `* u* T" i7 [' T* c5 @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 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ ~- ?/ D: a: y4 O4 K+ w/ h4 K8 hEstimated time to target is 15 minutes0 F2 ~& ?+ S( e! [( ?
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A-24 Banshee x 148 ^1 N& p3 o. w' T/ q2 J* Q
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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. ~* f. b8 }. d. b1 dJapanese Ships
' Z9 v: j8 @" G! W8 G% W7 j CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires0 v2 j* q q3 t) a- x- |9 X5 m
DD Hatakaze; @# N% j5 u& ?
DD Oyashio; l$ d, k5 P' @9 y# m; G% \! ~
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack. Y4 f! }; x2 P+ {% H# u* R
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140) Q' P( B" v `1 ]/ B$ X" }! V
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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2 r% U, n# B+ A/ ^6 M7 D) y# u7 pJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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$ u- o7 R. ^( \. p g8 uAllied adjusted defense: 121 $ x4 I/ ?% V1 D/ F3 H' J* N
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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0 Z$ c0 I1 E3 QJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Q2 f& e& _ m9 \" [, V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
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3rd Air Flotilla
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Molukken Garrison Battalion
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