AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 29, 42
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* T ]1 B+ ^; |+ G( h南洋战场,查克大将占领安汶岛,驻岛分队扶桑逼近肯达里; Q, H. C3 B# N2 t1 z0 P# u, w
miniKB也穿过苏拉威西海,逼近肯达里,并空袭了盟军前来支援的一支水面舰队,击沉1艘CL a0 Y, E* o( h- n
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0 U% X% h# u, c$ x* J+ `) ~) BMorning Air attack on TF, near Boeton at 68,107) t+ S- T( f) M- [
, c- H4 I- e% L: |- IWeather in hex: Light rain+ S5 N* Z5 d% g% F0 F
- r, }' X' S2 l- u! w% yRaid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
3 M: b8 K3 P6 i, o7 k& @Estimated time to target is 10 minutes8 z$ w$ |* X9 o6 [
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Japanese aircraft0 W0 b1 T0 N$ H! i6 F
B5N2 Kate x 18$ g X8 F1 s2 ^( Q* T
5 I" S9 b4 H% m7 g: ?$ sJapanese aircraft losses
& b% D8 l5 Z' S h9 P# @ B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships; k3 @2 ?7 N, D6 C
DD Scout
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CL Durban, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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. V- x0 | K% H6 v, s/ U/ nJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 7408 troops, 173 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 238$ B4 m, i7 {$ V( N9 c
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Defending force 3108 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37
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, B# B# u4 ], u2 S, Q: k1 L& S8 ZJapanese adjusted assault: 85 4 S+ w+ s7 f ?
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Allied adjusted defense: 22 5 [7 {" u$ P6 r0 ^. v0 r, c# h
7 U4 ?9 t3 Y9 l6 _* XJapanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Ambon !!!
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses: A- l6 V* a2 A! K9 O7 \. W
139WH-3: 1 destroyed
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6 z2 j' g, u, s, W, oCombat modifiers" C& M; y- `9 ` C6 G, w+ {8 c X
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-): v1 ^ N$ D+ ~' s. ^4 @
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Attacker: 7 d$ i! Q7 w k9 n
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Japanese ground losses:1 S! N) F( a3 R$ j2 {3 u) W0 T
117 casualties reported
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$ {( `5 z9 I/ N. {+ Q7 t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) X1 h5 g/ }& \9 m5 B O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; @$ }7 \; b! \9 H3 c* O, q1 C0 h
7 U N, I( J" t( N# Z2 }" RAllied ground losses:
6 R( f* X. @; G, [ 3916 casualties reported( W+ T! H/ [4 b- O, E3 d
Squads: 100 destroyed, 0 disabled7 F `: V# P# Y; e* K8 R; I" [
Non Combat: 188 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 \8 B4 Z) q; J Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
_4 K' t3 T8 f0 C& v Guns lost 78 (78 destroyed, 0 disabled): k( y! V* Y* A& Y5 K: x' B
Units destroyed 38 T+ v) ?. _, M! W* a+ T4 V5 m3 v# Y' @
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Assaulting units: ?+ |0 \8 I% g
24th Infantry Regiment1 d; v3 T" @7 ^0 M' ]
1st Kure Assault Division0 ]/ n( d0 @' Q. [" n1 w
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
6 i; s( X9 S! r, k3 F' @8 ?2 t7 c 2nd Field Artillery Regiment$ K8 D( C2 e4 E, r7 l, P7 K3 K# o
3rd Air Flotilla
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8 c6 |, k& X4 k5 @/ q+ E+ [Defending units:
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9 _/ Z; P. u) w 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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