AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42. C4 C4 ^+ V' e; j2 @
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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
- v7 H0 B9 i& i B/ ^8 g8 S# i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 T/ b! Z% _6 f, m+ [
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4 J' E% [) `! I4 CMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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. C# ^2 Y, O) q. R D, @1 G' ZWeather in hex: Partial cloud }& y7 O/ o" x" X, e
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.) L) A( A+ N; b2 g& ?6 i
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
0 b5 n; ]6 w) A0 r; x( B0 p- L 139WH-3 x 6
" ? e/ U$ U. [7 P3 X B-339D x 39 d! W$ Y' M8 k3 Q. t- V
Hudson I x 3- S( u5 x4 P1 W; G
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Allied aircraft losses
+ n1 d, n3 d, s 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships8 G8 p5 Q+ x( n' w+ j
DD Shiratsuyu
$ W2 \; x- W6 `7 b; N' @1 Y xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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" M2 V" I5 H/ `8 H' D" GMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1092 R. p- o1 m% V/ H2 H# z- Z8 R
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 q: k) [, u/ t( B
1 E! H4 {( T2 \+ l0 F& a# f) Y) NRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.: C7 j9 W+ b) F% d
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
% `7 D. E5 w/ l, T B-339D x 1$ P' I$ b, o3 L x+ m) B, ~2 V
A-24 Banshee x 17% v# \$ y; e0 q- |
& ~' L2 U5 B5 w5 O! aAllied aircraft losses
# A' z- T* V' a4 x+ n A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 F O" g }$ @+ a
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk* x* d* X3 y" K- ]
CA Takao
3 D$ l8 ?! ~, K9 U* h2 j CL Yura
8 }3 r' H: t' I0 U xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage1 M" j3 f# z' e: f& Q
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire: |* G8 G; @! R6 ?; C4 O
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109; F& I K9 [7 W5 S! E7 z
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% h2 j( r u7 i- R. F1 ]7 O
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes3 d2 h) F) a5 K, k
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B-339D x 30 A2 r0 a" m! k& O! W! m
A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses
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; o! v1 L9 S+ W) u0 u# M4 xJapanese Ships
3 W- G( y7 M7 j* O1 }5 g+ J) o xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ Q7 U5 u0 e) {/ f8 M- S
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires4 X. V8 w7 t1 z
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( a: r4 [! P3 ]8 m5 k+ `
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% H9 m6 u! ?, }) j( r( d; LRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 H2 ?8 f3 r4 LEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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- y7 ~. I( U" x$ EAllied aircraft( R. w% c b7 J4 |6 \1 V
B-339D x 1
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( \$ W: ] S pNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships! U' h3 ~2 y6 {
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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) b8 }8 k/ n( N+ Z4 f- U1 IMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1096 f7 }6 M# \8 i6 G5 t
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* L' t0 \% |, ]/ v6 b
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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& ~" [% u: `& a; YAllied aircraft
' \8 \2 ?6 t1 {0 S A-24 Banshee x 145 w4 T" D5 j Y+ G
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Allied aircraft losses
4 `1 {; Z7 O% Q% s' h A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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" n( c% x0 f( \5 l8 AJapanese Ships
) W7 L$ q: t3 ?" T& ~ CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires* k* m/ H- Y. \& B
DD Hatakaze
0 A6 g0 L, N" L: v- y# N DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)' f! c, @1 h f' k5 d/ J
. X/ U1 x- N/ |$ ^Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140, V( ~2 [/ [, Y4 S7 M' E( O7 I+ u
* v0 @8 j; R8 G" Y* Y. Z9 G: A! cDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 4 F( `+ W* f& _
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) ; w" m2 u5 d- t9 D4 J2 V. T
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)- b7 s- ^, j1 u
Attacker: $ q& o2 d) r# P' S
+ X2 p" {3 W& R3 C4 J# o8 mJapanese ground losses:
+ ]6 v7 i: P" x& M/ U 292 casualties reported! W& j" J- q1 T7 v* D' i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
& b) m' m/ O! V7 x1 c. @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
" g5 N8 S7 w/ k) N" b" S/ P% q4 @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 o Z/ w5 N0 a0 e+ N4 W$ Y* W' A
' Y6 w! m8 a1 PAllied ground losses:$ t' F2 d& w! c X7 g6 u! k
163 casualties reported" {. `$ N1 U; Y8 t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
8 P( z0 E h2 |' T0 O8 H$ R9 M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
* O! O' U' Q, k; J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 @ y q7 X: B2 y1 _* |
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Assaulting units:
5 i1 Z2 J2 u$ r* E* o 1st Kure Assault Division
( ~+ O" ]' z/ [9 d' o! w6 G- ?+ x" U 3rd Air Flotilla 9 u" _) v5 P7 M" Z7 }* Q
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Defending units:
5 [! `5 Z2 M2 L Molukken Garrison Battalion
* S+ v, ]8 X/ ^# o1 w1 Y( T0 X 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
$ t/ z$ v. H' r+ E8 |3 S Ambon Base Force |