AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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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
% V1 q5 ]. _! _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' H( D, q: `, p4 f& y
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" V6 G( M" N, ~7 |Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109# p8 M! S2 R! N1 z( v& d) n
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud! U( S8 n( Z& E
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
`, f" k- E% \/ t5 P9 Y- ZEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
6 T2 V* J4 _- S$ m0 K' Z 139WH-3 x 6
3 j1 o1 p. o$ Z/ U4 t* c B-339D x 30 p8 @5 S' E5 y4 [. C
Hudson I x 31 v% c6 Z& n9 R" k+ y& Y& X& B
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* \2 Q+ j% z2 ?2 ^: M. L6 _5 W: c 139WH-3: 3 damaged& P# [2 i4 N: Y* z
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Japanese Ships
* F& J' u; }6 I DD Shiratsuyu6 ~' k0 u1 [( S% Z( u
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud% _- W4 i: c6 Y7 a# S& \2 ^
1 U# b; _# K8 x3 e1 ARaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.( h! S \' R4 A1 |$ z
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes! \9 k* u: A; ^ K
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Allied aircraft
- a/ O0 E/ ?: H& T! j( h B-339D x 1
" S5 O1 |- `6 q2 _% f( q& E8 p A-24 Banshee x 175 r2 t9 S1 R2 B5 ]7 Q" _
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Allied aircraft losses9 L# C8 z+ H2 C B: v7 {
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged6 d6 u J* e, }
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Japanese Ships
* J- ~7 T' j( J+ f9 H xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
9 c/ U2 L. y& o5 Y9 g CA Takao
( _- K. ?5 m8 H/ e x% K* h8 J CL Yura
9 |0 S& j9 r' P6 ]# P m6 i xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 L. k( t \& `
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire' p( }) D' g% A
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1094 Q" \. W& p; x/ m5 T. H2 R
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 @1 j( `3 P' l
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: A. W- Q k+ f7 s: oEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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- {- T9 W+ p2 D4 V3 ~0 e B-339D x 33 N* H: E9 `) Z$ N0 w
A-24 Banshee x 10& f. J& ~0 E# N6 {7 b
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
2 M! }/ C! T4 I1 k; I xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 E7 _0 x' y2 e0 ?
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires+ Y3 P, b R& d6 C m3 ^- \' q
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire" u9 `/ n% Z- [9 O3 S! [
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* S. M1 ?2 r/ E3 V( IMorning 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 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# S0 x& k! q: T1 `& R) yEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
' ~ u( t9 S5 ] B-339D x 1
8 }0 M: ?0 @* Z1 \- S A-24 Banshee x 2
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- [& U% e2 e2 wNo Allied losses
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* S0 @1 Z3 W( @" l4 Z; U0 q/ k$ dJapanese Ships7 }% Q' A7 t2 L3 i2 v
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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q2 z) }4 v4 z, q( c8 n: dRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( f/ k+ X, H5 `. F! Q
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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" y9 G- R5 L9 _, g. I A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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I1 L, W4 J, b$ F0 [: uJapanese Ships v' R% }; y0 {8 C' F
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires) S; O" w" Z7 U* W* C0 _1 Z. W- _
DD Hatakaze
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: S% T5 R0 E: a( K6 ?2 ~; j3 Y3 ], UGround combat at Ambon (76,109)4 b* B) k* `. R
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Japanese Deliberate attack+ N+ s3 t2 [- ]* f
. d Q: s) m4 k- R( L4 B6 ^Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1400 B( A: Z8 |; m- ]2 c
. |' F( j& ^: ]$ BDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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: O- J7 m3 I `+ n& p4 d I) v/ ~6 IAllied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) % T2 [# J. i9 z4 b% Q' D
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
8 H" c/ B- \2 Z# g2 L% T0 hAttacker:
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* E4 @% ~* G9 ~4 N/ d" @3 OJapanese ground losses:
$ _: V8 V) Z0 `2 {) s& q 292 casualties reported
. v, u: R- t* r V. Q- Z D) Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
. S9 G( M) I" t5 C. t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
. V9 `$ M8 x) L$ S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 K/ L- J* N! m+ b' a* D
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
! c; l8 e2 Y8 Q6 L; t4 ^+ f- x+ y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled' K! O, \. |8 n9 ?# m4 o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:8 B" g8 ~7 `8 b5 i
1st Kure Assault Division2 t5 j1 U" \$ x* w! C8 S7 u
3rd Air Flotilla * h: S" a8 |" n T
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Defending units:
3 f) E% @( U: L9 | Molukken Garrison Battalion. J+ y( z' A$ K# H* L d; t
4th Coastal Gun Battalion* l, ]0 \$ U6 j$ W$ M
Ambon Base Force |