AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42' \ U! ]7 f% Z; x7 Z3 M D M
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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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( E8 l. x, G# }" k" L% y6 EMorning 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.
- ~. `: n, W$ h- J8 m8 V1 TEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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q x9 _/ ?( X B-339D x 3
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139WH-3: 3 damaged0 R$ D, I* Z3 z* g
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/ G: p; r$ j& t$ o; n- h DD Shiratsuyu# G- E- {+ q" a1 s3 H3 b
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires3 t* o5 E) a" f
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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$ K1 e' |/ E" c& ]% R) n2 mWeather in hex: Partial cloud9 t; \! Q! ^ ~
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.- z3 [9 {' c% R. G
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-339D x 1! D9 C# E2 _( U7 w/ O
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses! C. G2 M* O2 W1 e. y% ]" |
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged- c3 _) m& I8 B+ p; K! L, _
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Japanese Ships+ ~4 S% y+ m2 x- P* A
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk1 e9 `4 l% J, m; G8 A0 R/ H
CA Takao& B$ g, f/ L. C4 p1 Z* Y) G+ z
CL Yura6 J: S' e; f4 v2 X( q
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
, G5 x8 v! y* I" z- ^ xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire; t! r7 t! E' o5 E, G A% A
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9 M$ W( v6 P! @% J' k- I0 JMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud) e+ _: A, _4 F# y6 j2 _( Q" Q
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 a6 t2 h8 `( F; t/ Y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes4 z) ~, D g+ w. S l0 o" R" O
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Allied aircraft
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3 Q9 O( A3 e6 P0 d, f; z A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
5 J& t3 d) U( c) e( L- F) c0 O xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 x9 h; A# ~- _1 @$ L# e
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires( \+ Q( H8 l1 m
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1097 |6 g% _$ K' y7 g, j& c
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 I0 ]0 [( `& C" K7 G/ uEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft! ^* `8 V) J! G) P5 F
B-339D x 1 J. p A7 i) w
A-24 Banshee x 26 h1 S. m5 x2 q0 s
/ v( T# h; O! `No Allied losses, u P3 h K7 Z$ l- P& z
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Japanese Ships
" M! n+ r6 `& L7 k7 r# B CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire( o; f2 a7 Z& |* O7 Q. B
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1094 ^1 ^$ r- L. n3 Y I* {1 _
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4 O2 D0 B" g% O5 d. m1 ^2 X& h$ bRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. B, T9 L( B3 QEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
3 ~& Z: i" @% |. I* W A-24 Banshee x 14- N6 @; l4 W1 b
: n" F u$ a2 c1 bAllied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
4 ~7 w1 P6 k* L6 T CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
2 i( o8 D; m: O DD Hatakaze
6 f* R. R) w* a! x! y DD Oyashio" ]; W4 W0 N) L
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9 d! v0 R5 r/ X/ H* Y, S3 RGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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- I5 J* H( m9 C* qJapanese Deliberate attack2 h0 w3 ?. B4 h$ }% d& [3 |
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140% N# u1 F$ ~7 i9 m3 w0 I/ F
# s2 ^# H" @* q* N/ {6 KDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 - ?4 V+ Z# g+ P, D2 ]! H
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) - Q j7 F5 [7 m% A
/ j& J7 T- j$ r* ~% j# vCombat modifiers
2 z% `) ?! R& h- \% |5 BDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
9 s$ J! p- o6 f4 y; {7 rAttacker:
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) k6 ]( ~, x, s: Y) xJapanese ground losses:
# V: q+ T$ e( X Y) p 292 casualties reported
7 [) q( n/ f6 y4 P. d Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
. x+ J1 |0 ~$ `( ]# g- v* a/ y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
7 v; Q( x" O! G I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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163 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled. p* _. `, _6 S& E# h, N; R' y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 ~9 T ]+ H" a* N% \; ]! x& |; v
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Assaulting units:
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3rd Air Flotilla 6 J4 p9 F$ _' I9 Z
# A6 e- I- q( K" U8 T# wDefending units:
' n. X( R1 W5 v& C1 ~! e- T0 U Molukken Garrison Battalion& u# N* q' j% q8 V' ?& i7 c/ t
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
$ y- ]2 l3 _2 ]8 b: m! r9 r Ambon Base Force |