AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42$ \1 P# L* O/ H* u5 ~1 [
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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1 M$ n" n2 T5 e& M* M- m
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* O- M) z8 k& K. l
3 p$ C7 R4 U% Z" RWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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$ ?2 u7 S( _: vRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
, G7 U' C4 K! F) fEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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" R9 W: E+ d" e* r& H, KAllied aircraft
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Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses6 ?) Y" M, _! E$ }( f
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships: {; L, n: E* R4 d1 S) ~4 |
DD Shiratsuyu
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.# G/ p+ h+ c. T8 f2 q5 |7 A! Z
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-339D x 1$ {$ I: t% V8 s" |
A-24 Banshee x 17' @; G/ u9 n5 f. L
7 }8 w& a0 d9 n! k+ e3 J; U8 oAllied aircraft losses
* O- S ?: c0 |# L, Y1 c7 m+ _! Y$ y A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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4 A, Z( ~" i# z6 VJapanese Ships! w9 X" p' l5 N/ q- s0 j
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk* i. A; z/ h- i2 U! `
CA Takao" s, c* d+ _% w5 h2 W/ D+ s* B* I2 F
CL Yura
4 }% t+ l2 n5 a3 }9 \ xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage& d( E7 e. f1 ?. {
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 g) {' C, x6 a* p8 E) P
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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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$ n3 H# V& Y/ b, [Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 G! W5 P& h3 m, c# C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 33 u e" d2 A1 {2 A5 Q0 q
A-24 Banshee x 10! a h( T/ g, Q3 I: H; }' o4 {# g
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No Allied losses( D' f7 V% K- {
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. l, \# A* v, A xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
8 ^) Z, z. M- @; J/ M xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire+ u* Y6 a+ c; P3 H& h s6 W
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4 p# [; P3 q. _Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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, U# f1 Q6 F8 k$ i! t- tRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ p0 B- ]. u( E! {% a# b6 R0 q# R) T
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes: y6 W5 v' X A
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses: l/ u7 k! |1 p' D; t+ r
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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2 z3 N5 m% T" e6 s6 M; t9 iMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109! g k5 ?- ?! a4 x% q& q0 h; t5 C
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& ?- F$ T' J# O9 i
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- E# w+ r( {0 Q) @
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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: f1 y6 F4 `) j A-24 Banshee x 14
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Japanese Ships
) O9 `; n" \$ s: Q9 _+ | CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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1 }) a8 C) W- [: j" X1 ] p DD Oyashio3 Y, `' a) H' j- S/ u
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# k! x: c# f/ O7 O* x# q/ `0 qGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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$ x& F5 u, c( Y5 JJapanese Deliberate attack
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. h; T1 o( j0 i5 n, ~3 ]9 yAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140" \* J8 K5 x$ u# M$ |) `$ q
9 x$ y; H, V( J* yDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76! r: Q. |8 g3 h! f+ j% j
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 7 f5 T% K7 y- _, y
' i* O5 v; m( z* VAllied adjusted defense: 121 7 H1 |0 d# n5 C4 q5 u, N, d! f' d
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) / S1 G o- s0 z& s2 y1 f* }
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Combat modifiers
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Attacker:
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! q( i+ X# `1 o3 V/ bJapanese ground losses:1 [, t! v% \- d" ~
292 casualties reported, `+ k3 T1 f* `+ f2 {1 I1 d' U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
8 N0 t d9 G1 K3 @- ~6 | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
' z, @4 Y: e* ]8 j1 p& J1 c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! q( F' }) x- o: e# P- F: l& a
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Allied ground losses:' I0 U9 R" j. a! } H
163 casualties reported5 C6 @' z, |/ z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
* o/ W1 F' f, ~$ z! g3 K# M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled: J/ u, V1 F- U6 U1 I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 }7 B! F/ B5 l; I7 c' Z# b4 pAssaulting units:
1 e8 M3 _& [9 J 1st Kure Assault Division
# ~0 M7 h) Q. p9 i; c 3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
( S6 m+ T; s J) @( B) ^' R Molukken Garrison Battalion
& N, [$ }0 s: l0 s 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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