AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42$ L' b6 C; t$ F1 f1 z$ r) l' Y* D
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: ~! q" `; P% a. L* [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 y( J, _! c/ U+ P9 n
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# n( F4 |( k; V* t* [( g7 o5 ^
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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.6 b1 Y7 H& E8 d
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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7 t0 r0 u: S- k4 ?( u) aAllied aircraft
! F7 n: b7 q+ t) t 139WH-3 x 6- I0 l6 W5 `& P3 V
B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses7 H" p+ P; A/ K% ?8 E! B7 M# S
139WH-3: 3 damaged! P8 A: O0 ]/ c; U" d
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Japanese Ships
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5 A, o3 y" [; H+ C' p3 X$ o xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires; i: t! i& G2 J) [4 C
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8 D) Q+ t: O1 N# X6 J9 DMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109: ]9 z* X$ J; o1 `0 D
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud$ s# g4 i1 J, z- Z L% z
5 S5 e& @: K' X2 @% ?4 A tRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
4 p% A1 J8 \" P8 e/ C! pEstimated time to target is 5 minutes4 v, r- q/ {6 b; r1 D
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Allied aircraft
/ b+ M/ v+ _6 h B-339D x 1* u" ?4 x5 u9 a
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
' C3 r/ v3 q( _+ v6 \1 ? A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk3 |+ q0 h7 Q; u% a. y0 X
CA Takao O# O; @3 n+ Z9 \' K
CL Yura
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xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire; D4 k7 }1 Z9 G# P/ P4 z
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) a1 c! _2 h6 ]3 e! OMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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3 S7 `( U% }5 G {Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 Y4 N1 z1 n6 r' T W" X {) \
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft5 L" i6 @" [* u z0 v1 D1 i# D
B-339D x 3' a) J6 Q6 @6 U1 ?' K5 A1 a
A-24 Banshee x 10. B: Z* U2 i9 _ p7 D
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No Allied losses) A9 q8 |5 }5 _9 B1 C" T, y
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Japanese Ships
7 Y' j2 u) n, n% R6 B9 Q, m; w xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- k; t1 [, L+ W- }, } xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires/ J$ {* m5 u1 L/ e' ~) E$ v; D) Y2 W
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire7 {1 K& A8 q8 k3 h8 J1 L* |
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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& F1 H9 z1 x5 D, A0 w+ LWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; z/ M1 `. M- dEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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/ k) s3 e" p; Y B-339D x 1
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No Allied losses \( ~# a7 ^/ U* T! g
# U5 a8 o+ S* ^- u4 A9 F5 IJapanese Ships: i5 ~. m, n8 L# ~
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 cloud
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+ C! E5 P+ \- K8 T5 h% K5 [Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.8 b8 q3 D5 H% o- i( P
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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8 o6 y' i- M1 z6 z* F \, ^Allied aircraft losses2 Q7 o H/ u; f8 [& I9 c2 Z
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged$ L+ F7 B+ j4 p3 P2 g1 s
1 F" U( g2 |# X" F' yJapanese Ships$ P' H2 f' p; h
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
3 x4 H" [" ^5 i; p& q DD Hatakaze( q6 B9 M& j5 [
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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" |- s0 ?4 x+ U$ r. E! WAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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# ~* z% R4 S ~2 U MDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 " _5 Y7 E5 U* j% f) b" F
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 7 h R. k, K! `% E# U; v
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
5 E$ I) U5 z$ B% X$ N: `4 aDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)6 J$ z0 R" w, w# K. c
Attacker: 8 l* D9 D- q& x. d; `. g
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Japanese ground losses:. S m3 X: S; y& y, P
292 casualties reported j* K3 {* h7 t4 ^- Q3 X& O' ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
) l; L( @( e8 \& n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled( Y* O% n0 f, o L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* }- j# h0 S" A, y- x
' {. y2 Z) Q+ O9 b' x7 k6 zAllied ground losses:
5 r t1 p7 h, q K* ? 163 casualties reported
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& x8 d8 [2 c% H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled8 |' v* p& J+ Y7 B. K! W& X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: {2 M2 z# l7 U, FAssaulting units:
! e2 ~9 Z$ T9 W% B 1st Kure Assault Division. }7 b0 h Q. R+ U: a
3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
; y4 e4 `/ M# L2 P& Z% d Molukken Garrison Battalion
6 c, X1 _- _9 u% s 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
" F6 w" g& g: h! M& ^ Ambon Base Force |