AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 421 r; X- u% b) e( i
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0 A& b$ y) m. M5 s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
* l, b: r0 ^, Z" q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' U. D6 I1 q& d; p4 N8 s1 a
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$ G: P* p8 M5 s( {/ A6 ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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& M9 I* n+ |: b6 M5 MRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
- Z8 ~8 h" J4 Y- S( L& U, nEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
! L3 D0 c3 [: M: w2 m 139WH-3 x 6
+ ?: G1 v Y- v" h* J B-339D x 34 h0 @+ ~% d/ z
Hudson I x 3' N- j% O) {5 J
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Allied aircraft losses3 p3 C5 B* R9 M, Y
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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* U. o/ e( [; x+ _) Q! pJapanese Ships6 g5 \4 j* y& Q0 v0 d/ Z: u% L
DD Shiratsuyu' @4 d0 e% ?2 S
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires7 o- c) \/ D: {: u1 Z
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. r6 d" g0 {2 g( N/ L9 B( BMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109- |3 o- q, o# _3 e7 E& R% v" \% h
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud# z8 a6 o, ?# b( [, c- ^1 Y; [
9 s4 E6 X, K1 ]1 R5 }1 ?7 XRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.$ F P9 m# j% Q) f/ W& y0 V
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes) p+ N7 `) W' _, H2 t* g
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B-339D x 1
" q1 \& ?2 o! M6 Q) _; D) i6 a) M A-24 Banshee x 170 f" O8 k7 n# Y0 s- d
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Allied aircraft losses" g; q/ Q+ ~8 M7 E. _" X; f' e
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged$ d& j" e. O+ Q) _
/ p$ u* O: [! F; t/ sJapanese Ships
$ c, ~- C( R5 b& c5 Q xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk- [2 U3 r; h( @' w) Y# w4 T
CA Takao
6 S! S' s) j% b CL Yura- X/ D$ o( ~# ~8 K7 ^0 t
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage0 y, j/ {& E' c# X \
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, e% g- J6 Q+ |, Y: x5 f9 a
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# F+ D" Q* N( \' uMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: q* Z$ J& H8 H
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes6 I _. Q8 E" c, ?( a D+ I) X2 x
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Allied aircraft
$ `2 q& _, E m( T B-339D x 3
5 ~1 m8 E/ v+ `* G+ u9 w A-24 Banshee x 10) C! V% r. y2 s/ b2 i, A& F
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No Allied losses
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) q# P4 o2 u) M7 t" |' c& h
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires. D$ W; e' I% i% g3 H+ C$ u" ^5 _5 }
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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% ^( ^5 Y( Q8 n7 q( DMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1090 m7 @0 N" H0 g8 r
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 r9 Z* G' M, _- @ W# d
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! H/ V( c3 S/ T
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes N9 W: k( ?9 s& W
# p' U' I& v$ a' z3 }5 BAllied aircraft0 T a F, m; b4 S6 b7 u2 j# i
B-339D x 1
7 x5 {1 b, I2 N: y) { A-24 Banshee x 2
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7 R: g+ d' O# m, J g! {No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships9 }( N8 W) v* C4 \; i1 c" M. Y* N
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( `) k% q4 c* i
. c- O. ?2 K9 R) F& j# R. Z: VWeather in hex: Partial cloud: |. I5 }8 M0 O4 i) B
# }8 ]7 {8 n5 g7 ?, DRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" c0 Y" U# i3 \) p B6 {Estimated time to target is 15 minutes( R8 a8 n% {% L4 U; `! b& E9 Y6 h/ k; k
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Allied aircraft; n @$ p1 O3 b4 H" k2 Y
A-24 Banshee x 142 T9 L0 R' H, l5 @! O5 ]) M+ [+ z
/ Z9 H9 v- E# R" H7 Y$ CAllied aircraft losses
- j+ w2 O8 w7 C" G3 I( D A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged6 |. b g+ e. {" _ h
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Japanese Ships
% U. }" Q4 ]' p2 F+ O CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
& M$ [5 r5 m7 }+ \( d- _' s0 c1 F DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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/ ^- o$ y; H* M$ w; N( xJapanese Deliberate attack9 ~# T( M; X+ p! w+ i$ d
6 k9 g" Y3 [" q* G; {5 N; x# ^Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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N$ z& Z. I( _) x# GJapanese adjusted assault: 53 8 N$ d& V& n& y6 T5 H
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 ! U2 _# R6 {( \- ]( g! D1 y1 l
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
. u5 f6 P/ {+ [" R+ p, O# T( UDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:9 E- b7 s2 N7 A* b( {- u, L
292 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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3 G- r( q) t( w9 `6 kAllied ground losses:8 H3 H; j% e0 D, |3 b, P/ E+ O
163 casualties reported
$ B$ I1 ^0 ^% ^# }. ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
# V7 W3 m) o2 K/ Y- l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
$ k/ Q) A# _! I" P( f l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- \4 k. Z. k$ H6 U7 C% v8 QAssaulting units:6 [% s! y3 O3 h3 C& M" G! W. H, T& H
1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:
5 h! h' Z2 h6 @+ E' Q3 \ Molukken Garrison Battalion" U: ~8 v1 F6 U9 p8 L7 r! ]
4th Coastal Gun Battalion% G0 @3 m5 @4 [+ I/ N% ]
Ambon Base Force |