AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 29, 42
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- O8 w4 K2 Y$ W4 ?% b& z南洋战场,查克大将占领安汶岛,驻岛分队扶桑逼近肯达里# h7 ~2 ^2 H- q7 Y
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# N. S4 ^% x: ]0 M4 M
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% x) ^, B4 F9 MMorning Air attack on TF, near Boeton at 68,107
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Weather in hex: Light rain" J$ ~: x/ N* O% R9 b1 S- S! m, {
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Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged- ]. e& {. Q9 Y
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DD Scout. T7 l2 J3 b3 |0 s) b( K
CL Dragon
$ F3 S5 v" r# _ CL Durban, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk( b1 D4 y4 B: l0 h+ b7 ^ l9 g
CL Danae/ _+ s: z, k+ P5 \( b
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)9 ]3 g/ u# c D, {9 f
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Japanese Deliberate attack. O" r8 F6 i8 C; s( j v: z( l
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Attacking force 7408 troops, 173 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 2381 L& p. C8 |& l1 y5 T' L! A& e
8 {1 ]2 G" |1 z3 u! l, u7 ?Defending force 3108 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37
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1 s7 F o0 h/ _+ IJapanese adjusted assault: 85 3 r2 F! H; {0 Q( u7 \8 K$ F' ?( G
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Allied adjusted defense: 22
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Japanese 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 losses6 V% n( V# M8 C2 p
139WH-3: 1 destroyed
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Combat modifiers
2 H K( p3 J6 T) x+ j' L" x$ t- dDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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" f( V7 E8 f7 uJapanese ground losses:
1 J& k7 |9 C6 j, C( K: I n- Y 117 casualties reported t/ N* o+ k' ~+ Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled1 c5 X0 D0 ]$ U# C7 s* F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Allied ground losses:( \8 _$ y( t0 [5 }
3916 casualties reported5 z! {* b! Y# g9 e% J$ b Z, U7 K/ {
Squads: 100 destroyed, 0 disabled0 P8 G, K6 E; ]# a$ c/ v4 d
Non Combat: 188 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Guns lost 78 (78 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 X; s# }- S0 U' ]
Units destroyed 3/ Y, G5 ]+ N5 B6 d
4 X0 B8 E: ~, a1 V, p- f' r1 bAssaulting units:
/ `" P9 z6 a$ A3 | 24th Infantry Regiment
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy
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3rd Air Flotilla 3 E y2 ], J5 X) n9 W8 ]
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment; n! n7 @. W+ K2 B8 D
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Defending units:. A1 a6 s- E6 I! o/ C3 \9 c* c
Molukken Garrison Battalion Q0 r; o+ l. J0 V
4th Coastal Gun Battalion. m4 W. |! W4 E+ b: t
Ambon Base Force |