AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42" i, S, ^2 H+ Q2 Q( y( h
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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
# W4 l7 M9 `4 r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$ b ]/ o+ k9 o
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% h* ~- {7 e6 |- `Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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O- P+ {0 F! rRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# x( Y1 J/ r% A- }, sEstimated time to target is 7 minutes/ T; L# ]1 M' c; u
/ y6 C" I9 H3 |. L! {' oAllied aircraft
3 f H; \3 M! p, X( m 139WH-3 x 6
7 {% F4 F* s9 ^9 V B-339D x 3
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139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships8 E, X! ]. }$ N( Q h6 h
DD Shiratsuyu
( ]1 P- q G3 O ^9 O2 O xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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$ P2 z1 v3 j9 v2 X: p# F: W* b. rMorning 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 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.3 ~8 a$ ~( g1 L! E2 Q D$ `
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
# W' w8 t3 v0 I0 D$ n B-339D x 1# m5 k/ f9 u; f# W8 m% ?
A-24 Banshee x 177 R8 s' T4 }1 Q2 k
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Allied aircraft losses
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xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk$ n, C7 o2 y3 z8 [9 y6 `* L% ]+ P: |
CA Takao1 @! L/ w, B" U; R
CL Yura
, y- M/ u$ v; z; P( Q6 i xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
( n* |! R7 [+ J: s1 P xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire' W6 H+ q" F2 D3 K
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109, E+ C% k! p7 O; M1 {
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( O' {: {6 T- i" u8 {. j- ?# U
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes, I2 I t( j' x+ C: ?/ Y0 ^
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B-339D x 3. G O% B% A! L! \ j
A-24 Banshee x 10& w4 B( K6 z$ k; a1 U- ?
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No Allied losses( T2 |3 E, q2 O6 l5 b
) e" N: v5 o' V% ZJapanese Ships0 l, H4 \" ]4 ^2 D& O* H& V" r
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk, M% C: b) T; i
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires6 c& a4 a# k4 H! k+ ` X
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire: Q3 a5 h% L+ ^( R+ M8 S3 [
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( j- Z9 R W& R( _
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft4 q" }& Y9 J4 c$ V7 J5 D
B-339D x 1
( Y+ F5 {/ H, w A-24 Banshee x 2; ], L" E9 N; o/ u# x/ t) E
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No Allied losses" y4 q3 E' M( ^- L5 P5 |
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Japanese Ships
1 q. A A$ T: I2 s CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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* b5 z7 |4 P( k9 S1 X" L- J' S8 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109) P" ?" X1 u. T b$ K6 b( V2 p: S
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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" \: K9 i2 _1 k' F3 S6 ~1 J0 _Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
: Z7 r" x! A8 e( {8 z1 c9 BEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 143 }! s* p" S/ n# A0 b
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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( b$ Z; }' a9 ]" D5 BJapanese Ships. }8 Q9 {, j# `4 S ?
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
7 D9 Z) B/ p: _4 x5 |8 F DD Hatakaze
% n6 e3 A* @2 W2 P DD Oyashio
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* ~! }! W- J0 Y4 x; f# {: kGround combat at Ambon (76,109). U: i: H" O4 d# ?
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1403 X7 F2 ?4 J% p5 W" O9 v/ i
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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1 I A8 o7 S8 S5 B/ U( tJapanese adjusted assault: 53 1 k2 e4 F5 X# l6 I/ \2 o( O
1 m2 i3 ^& a" T) N' i5 x3 P v! mAllied adjusted defense: 121
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) I4 e, S# j- o0 s" |% _" YJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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9 P) A4 |& d/ W0 O" n1 g% WCombat modifiers
( x# ?8 Q) U b5 EDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
j: e, j! \" R# @7 Y1 AAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:: ~. Y# c5 ~/ f, J) [
292 casualties reported i9 s* }0 v0 M* |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled8 z- m; m5 S1 {/ K: v; [* [ {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 `5 ^, d1 [$ E& K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
# B" D/ L! u. G, V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 k# V+ @' u! _6 N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 n/ w/ J8 m- L2 K
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Assaulting units:6 C. Q6 i; b& v+ y' n" Q
1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:. h& ?! \* U. v! v) U9 [
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |