AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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+ F) V6 S$ O& a* B, c1 S7 a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# F4 Y M& [4 ^, \3 u+ }2 D1 F
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
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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( a4 z/ n) A8 @. z/ T. r$ g9 g* J2 U) uRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
+ E2 B" o# r- |5 o5 d% zEstimated time to target is 7 minutes" q8 P/ ]+ J* e! N5 T
+ l7 q2 O2 |+ }5 _Allied aircraft
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* W- h$ F2 [) n, a+ J. c* i B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
6 ^' h" Y3 U# h 139WH-3: 3 damaged, C, D8 w8 ^2 \3 p
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DD Shiratsuyu
/ T' k7 F5 Y+ d, k xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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" j/ Q4 m w9 n5 J* Q/ vMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud% B( E8 l, B3 X9 ] d. m+ n4 b
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
& T$ ?$ |" M, J& w q4 BEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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: B2 i% |" A0 x0 v* v8 C: p) {: UAllied aircraft
0 _5 N% ^2 n4 M4 D R' y e B-339D x 1
5 n, _4 l% K9 U A-24 Banshee x 17# H- N$ j4 z- k/ t" d
0 B' R9 H( l- W" Q+ D+ QAllied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships; N2 c$ \& ^- A A0 l* ?7 R
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
7 \0 G; f0 S2 L* U. c( s& | CA Takao( W: U& j X$ S8 ~ Q6 D
CL Yura6 c! K, z0 U" Z( R" x; r! |1 w
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage) ?% U" G" Q: u- Z, T5 P+ O
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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2 w0 c2 [5 ~( h, x! U( NMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud% ~# b" }0 R) b* c7 f8 z" E
: M$ D3 k6 N4 J' S' k% z6 I1 nRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 b# ^3 }6 r5 w
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes# z( W' P4 X' Z. A. Z) ]
% U0 _. m( c# M' O( W! S( g' RAllied aircraft
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No Allied losses0 Y$ k9 K- {$ E8 x* J( _
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Japanese Ships$ L5 s: c$ G& a) H
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
) h! x2 I& y i0 F c( \, D xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires+ \4 q. J7 Q6 D$ d
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire( x7 Y0 U% r& \ @! [. E5 S
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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6 f- E# h6 k! K+ GWeather in hex: Partial cloud9 `+ B& C0 x+ P6 i/ O
! r+ R5 |2 W6 o. {% R8 S/ KRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% b- Y" Z1 ^/ T3 i% [Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 1( _2 Z" \3 I" D! U7 y1 @. c# U1 W
A-24 Banshee x 2
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B7 B* I8 _( j2 uNo Allied losses1 T6 H8 F8 c- u4 X+ [' F. ]
9 L. q* i9 L- N9 t5 nJapanese Ships
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$ R/ R7 x; o$ m ]2 @9 L2 xMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud$ d9 l: |& e- |) r
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* w. W L2 v0 u7 UEstimated time to target is 15 minutes2 f$ {/ u. u# x. m( {9 ^ D! @. S4 }: _
( Q6 c9 K3 A5 j$ M2 U8 K9 GAllied aircraft5 t8 d$ [# w- e0 i1 J. t* G+ P
A-24 Banshee x 14$ F2 d8 Y+ b4 h- Z
$ @: A& b' Y3 L( o8 B# t/ C3 L4 l' RAllied aircraft losses
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_' e$ _1 W! e/ kJapanese Ships
D9 I/ p5 x& _7 x0 K+ U CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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DD Oyashio
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$ l7 E2 X: O$ O, D! C' A+ LGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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# b5 q; f- \" e# j$ PJapanese Deliberate attack& t" _# W8 v0 K( E: D! n& w3 Y
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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 = 760 E. z5 e; X2 @8 T
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 2 _( d" p( N6 l% N# L- C7 }
; ?3 T; Y" [* L0 |6 M4 oAllied adjusted defense: 121 ( [% H5 |) V! \) }
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
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Attacker:
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292 casualties reported
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- \6 t9 Q* U- f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled5 Y- z$ F/ S& q( L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:/ ]" W$ W/ f4 [
163 casualties reported. B6 k! \" U9 b& I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
* W' ~" i6 s7 v0 w2 l7 } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 A9 J) P, O, f& d: ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:& t% F4 Y! h8 s+ z7 Y
1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion7 i5 H, @3 S3 r' z L$ z& s+ U5 M% X
Ambon Base Force |