AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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$ g/ ?9 c# ?" D! L( G( `' }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
0 t* M4 p5 e4 ?, z R! o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: }/ D- E( t) W8 X5 A. O7 N0 A
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 d+ @4 \' a% m: _& @
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet." F% q0 P, A/ p! o
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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1 H* I9 g. F+ b. }& MAllied aircraft
2 E" k7 E& ~- R3 F7 X9 V 139WH-3 x 6
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Hudson I x 3, m1 a3 J% B; |2 Z$ e0 ~) t$ J
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1 X* u: @- i2 l/ G; M) q) EJapanese Ships
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2 `: i3 z6 x; A" k" f0 Q xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires3 L9 ? W+ T3 E( ?, `. a! K
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109" l9 T& F3 C6 s5 r) b U' G
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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) ? K# U7 e* V4 wRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.* a4 Y9 Z3 d2 c$ {, z4 @
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses: a& @: u+ n% w6 Q8 H
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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* s5 n1 `3 s$ F( T: f: EJapanese Ships
# r3 ~) s2 j- s/ ~& R `1 t xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk _! a- a; I4 `- H
CA Takao
; Z3 W3 b! n+ {+ P$ V' N1 o CL Yura" O4 E( r, _% Q
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage2 F+ i4 z% i+ ^3 q
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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! U: v: W, n C. n6 e* k$ dMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% O) W, V) d0 q2 `2 C
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 t9 j3 F+ f7 Y7 M B9 u
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# o! S$ z' M3 e- V' JEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3
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& P1 G9 c# @' s3 t* fNo Allied losses
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% j' b* P9 Y! }: T- pJapanese Ships
0 @6 u5 D) a4 l0 S xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# I% B2 o4 t8 f$ o1 \! a
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires) J. ]8 h- C" s; L0 t2 N) ^# l
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire7 @: ?. C/ O' b- s
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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/ M2 H6 C3 b3 X% lWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 h0 N% [2 D& _; ?9 @. [, k$ Y; c
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 C( @ H! }: K4 T; V; }
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A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships4 E2 \1 Q$ {5 o+ T; J/ j7 {
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire- H' f6 F4 d/ j. E! D
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109& H0 @+ @3 l8 o' B) a* @# I
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.1 [* C, z; E3 t" o, L G* L
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
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8 c. T {( \, o3 J2 f CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires) B$ E- C k: p2 G" r; }5 E
DD Hatakaze$ k/ n3 D$ e2 O2 h Q& _+ Q6 o% U
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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7 ^$ G1 x5 M, I0 S3 oJapanese Deliberate attack! M' V3 s' j( J6 d) c
6 c4 v) d- S8 y! S! ^$ ?; mAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1406 F; ]" p' D1 n1 R5 t
V0 a7 [8 n% V# @Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 766 H9 @) R- ]; {/ Y$ D% v
" b& D; w! x; b6 z' e+ k) zJapanese adjusted assault: 53 5 B, C% Y$ K/ g1 ^: J
2 q. q; O* X' M+ j' W/ s3 iAllied adjusted defense: 121 $ W0 S, k: i# @0 T* _
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-), z1 J) R& Y' i7 ]' B6 z3 }
Attacker: ) \( p S/ [* o F1 V( C5 _
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Japanese ground losses:6 @3 B/ U6 e1 M6 W |& d
292 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled, B9 @+ {" t: y9 N/ f. n6 i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ R( f! k# ]& K/ j2 n
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163 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# o! \3 r% ?3 g0 p, HAssaulting units:
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3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:6 b6 G ]4 Y: Q4 C4 t
Molukken Garrison Battalion
8 X( n) n6 D) L( S0 R& ^, H; F7 V 4th Coastal Gun Battalion1 T8 y) g$ ^! t& i7 e! J9 ^
Ambon Base Force |