AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
n# O0 {& y7 K* {. \& M! E/ `--------------------------------------------------------------------------------; @9 x: o* V3 o# ^0 l8 ?
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/ k/ P7 c" D% s
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/ ]% E; o3 ?" G- A* s) H/ \
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ f" u! a& Y U# x
Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109- ?- d8 e$ x6 ^/ N$ p2 j
7 F# H/ o1 B' l1 |Weather in hex: Partial cloud+ w5 q6 d1 X+ g: g O3 S) C1 g
0 @. @1 Q4 U6 g) F$ I/ H. P9 c6 f. NRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. _6 \6 _! O# iEstimated time to target is 7 minutes* z$ u4 F' ?" R) x) b
" I" D q C: `" W3 ]Allied aircraft
6 S4 P6 N7 N! I3 u 139WH-3 x 6
: Q# I2 S/ H/ ` B-339D x 3; m! \% C7 G- C# e! m! H4 T/ e
Hudson I x 3
; V4 g, F* k& k7 | ! g/ [- [) c0 Q( M/ F# y
Allied aircraft losses0 f" V8 L" c% h& o" I
139WH-3: 3 damaged3 i; P! g3 C! C2 [
) F. H6 z: F+ Q+ Z7 m, m' iJapanese Ships3 o1 E4 g, G1 a$ R" l; k$ S, `
DD Shiratsuyu
1 d/ j6 [" ^ h6 u) Z xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires4 i$ W3 L; o- w% `; |1 o2 S
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/ T' _. k2 {4 _* p9 AMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
! B' a3 _. B* d' m$ [7 |& L 7 C! j3 s3 b, H: m, h
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
, G# j' B% A/ `" g7 I 6 }- o( M l& S/ j
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.) _, b! A) G3 q% _4 _9 S6 E
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
3 _7 }+ M) d2 S& W
* `# }, N: n0 I$ j1 R2 I; k9 J) ~" LAllied aircraft
5 A' Q- H9 J: X! [) h B-339D x 1
/ K& A# e# A! {8 V" a" } A-24 Banshee x 17( i2 ?% w |2 S' q. x( ~8 L9 G; C
4 T: B( @. s% I3 S0 ^+ h `( d- I4 Z eAllied aircraft losses% e3 |3 |% a9 y2 z' r* i
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
" F) \! S& ~5 Q" k/ {4 U+ h+ ^0 { 9 Q* J- D M+ |6 Z, U
Japanese Ships. n6 p5 O+ J( U5 y
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk9 m+ |* p; b6 r) i& z9 g0 A
CA Takao
; ^/ o( |% E+ U% J- N% ?, R& n CL Yura
4 W& j) Z3 |4 d4 f' n8 ?. u( E& g$ {! j xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
& e8 P; a$ }6 g) }# l xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire- F( n i% N v1 Z
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ x) G: k7 F* \% D* `4 P4 DMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
% P& M- F" S4 U' D
1 t0 ?1 A; M9 o% N/ y, kWeather in hex: Partial cloud% l: h% |. W: |' q9 ?/ l
4 {, M x5 D2 @* Q5 W1 G
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 O; ?6 U" V& ~( m' x0 xEstimated time to target is 6 minutes0 S+ k* O. M0 R1 p2 b' Y
/ Y* W/ E+ t5 l8 q! _ a
Allied aircraft
7 {/ e2 t& {) M. N B-339D x 3
/ R- a1 p. ~5 D# ?; G2 q A-24 Banshee x 10+ F" \( a9 M3 g' i# v: A9 f
" j0 p& j3 W1 V6 u6 e6 _! L3 C+ g
No Allied losses9 _6 r& l( | E: K
T/ f1 P1 |% }4 M; o$ a2 ?Japanese Ships
6 ~. i: l) T; g; G( Z6 s xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
% i9 W7 I7 i! c& X4 _ xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
% Q; K; X5 J- M( Y xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
0 @) s% K1 G v" U6 E' v--------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 k$ `: i+ x9 g. }' O: z9 {
Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
& Y7 M+ e+ _; N# w% N: D9 @: r ; t8 U5 x) p' e: n& m
Weather in hex: Partial cloud! g* N/ v: f5 g/ @; |7 `# R, O: J
. u8 F5 T/ |8 C% l. P0 q! B
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- s% Y E3 Q% q; P7 T* i3 U9 }
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes) H! @- _' @& B/ u H2 ]
( W: O/ V5 f/ |4 a
Allied aircraft
. Q$ x8 g+ u8 V B-339D x 13 v- ]! ?2 \: l6 b
A-24 Banshee x 2
) _. F9 w+ U, P1 k+ ^+ d h# m
5 D; a2 t% w) k* pNo Allied losses0 D& Z- [7 D9 i! s: {" e) Z: l
2 K O H0 n# V7 [
Japanese Ships
8 h. s! _$ K: P4 q/ E N; C0 f CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# a1 [) k3 ?, C" q: d2 V--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ A# ~ _2 x( P. G0 ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
" ? w0 [ S% X1 L, m; c& i; ~ s* N- p5 @" L. Z
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
# F8 V/ w9 v2 `% ] M0 j& t Z9 s" h- `
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! }7 G8 Z% U4 F& q! vEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
* d1 W" k3 g" B1 a) F# F6 Q' I+ V7 o
, t [. e( } V2 p3 O! U: NAllied aircraft# G8 F& E! u; ~9 d
A-24 Banshee x 147 n- U$ d( A* p% T
) R/ y7 r& N4 }; u) q* bAllied aircraft losses
6 u2 e! X" g4 Z8 Q r A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged/ s4 k, e( d* ?
1 _1 m5 C/ i2 C2 YJapanese Ships0 V) r4 S) D4 r6 U
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
7 U( K' ], t5 [1 y3 v% J- l DD Hatakaze
# t$ [# I" |2 X4 M& G DD Oyashio3 z2 ^0 ?* N, [0 v. D5 k, M) L
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& F$ j9 D/ g( {4 @Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
( B$ u2 z, ~: m- `' F" x& o5 v/ f- d ) `) F2 H, S; a5 J2 {+ V b" A
Japanese Deliberate attack9 B7 J* _; g5 t! E2 x* G t
# T9 Q- y- [2 ^8 g& ?: O6 C# U; B
Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
8 q2 | |. d; N! D- q: G2 O4 ~ ( l, e' u9 z7 A
Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76) ]! o: j3 ?' |. c
% k5 Q! p9 Q# D/ q
Japanese adjusted assault: 53 * ?& `- }0 j0 M4 T$ N @/ | n
. m2 z# L2 j- Q. Y0 v; }2 B
Allied adjusted defense: 121
* b% p( w# c2 h/ N3 A
' l2 a4 M+ }' P/ _Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) : Q" K+ e8 Z9 n1 ?; d* S
- z4 y" T" v3 ]Combat modifiers0 m6 T& c7 i' `. b g8 j, [! f
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
' h( G8 @* g$ P( _: C% n! X+ BAttacker:
}8 x: k' }. o: H, F( G
- r. d8 A6 |& W9 c- PJapanese ground losses:+ I" l# O/ T% K
292 casualties reported
# k- o* j0 p: J: y Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
: j7 C7 M3 P- d7 F# |% ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
" x* y+ c# T/ w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 \9 o/ p) `3 c" E
' G5 T& \! D* |7 I7 Y t/ ]( H
Allied ground losses:3 [% D1 T$ ~& I+ u
163 casualties reported% c% B: L# g" W( Z9 O: w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled/ l5 F7 g" l" v. q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ P% N3 I m, v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 z6 P6 y0 ^! p( ]: l ) U2 W6 Q5 _; e: E
Assaulting units:
* l! S( n! ?" \ 1st Kure Assault Division: w6 Z! m4 }2 {. R' |
3rd Air Flotilla 0 z ^4 S# y5 c, B2 L- F
0 S4 _5 d6 n. }1 p6 o0 F: oDefending units:
# A/ u; I' j) J Molukken Garrison Battalion1 i0 X4 |3 Z6 i% I4 J+ i" X
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
& L( q$ {5 R. w8 x3 l Ambon Base Force |