AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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' J4 c. n3 b x8 m& ^2 V$ J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
- v6 [) T# H4 |$ Z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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5 ^* O: ], a6 p- B6 r: {Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 [# |- f2 ]5 R4 o
3 {8 v6 a, g, [: o' MRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.' @% Q! f- p$ {$ |: l
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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& V. L, \) G! R3 x6 d+ s! }+ V5 D$ qAllied aircraft9 F; E1 a& k6 \6 `2 s. |
139WH-3 x 68 x# N$ o. K- ~% K, {2 t
B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses+ }( y6 X1 [5 \4 S
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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( P/ A# D1 M4 U4 WJapanese Ships
6 Z0 p4 G9 K8 n& I" i DD Shiratsuyu
: M/ C. [0 h' [0 A& H xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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, n. o& Q2 {1 LMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1092 f7 s: k7 E) ?) g5 G
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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0 @, U, Z6 a: D5 j' ZRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
9 J. g p# |: j# gEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-339D x 10 H l6 U% h, q' n
A-24 Banshee x 171 w6 k8 W0 E. D5 ^- G7 t
, `) `( |* R$ R6 j6 mAllied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships/ H/ ?& [3 q% q5 @9 q
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
3 d+ s8 I* E5 K2 v" y! `. T CA Takao! g- I6 K2 D+ r
CL Yura
0 H) f; X E7 T5 J2 N; g! q1 o xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage" G7 x% h R! ]4 ?0 P8 y* Y
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire& _8 M* [/ m4 B) s+ A2 Y" h
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1093 w6 @9 X) \0 r7 I
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud$ D% C" Y* e! j
+ R# S. e4 Y3 sRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( Y% Y m2 N7 Z' n) a8 EEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3
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No Allied losses
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4 l- D' O0 F4 @Japanese Ships
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xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
# j+ B: b! ^2 O xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire5 u: h" }# M1 Z8 J2 C( s7 s q/ m
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( T) w) v: x8 x x- C3 d
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Estimated time to target is 6 minutes3 f- ^( z. A1 ?0 P1 p
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$ K0 M+ g# ^2 ^$ X( }/ v7 yNo Allied losses1 N9 k% c8 N4 Q, C: V- N9 b, Z
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Japanese Ships! q; j2 }/ w8 Z4 f! m5 w" a
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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3 p) j! g4 a$ T! V4 @Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109- _" Q6 H$ w+ v+ Y+ I, v# ?" E* T
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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3 r$ [" s i: b3 q+ KJapanese Ships9 V9 ~1 H# T. s* h! y( {1 z
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires1 q6 t* `- X; D5 m. d! N" F$ G
DD Hatakaze
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_& B2 j. }) e7 e M! {! wGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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6 @: `6 y) B$ K* z' M- z4 UJapanese Deliberate attack
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3 ? a+ ?/ F, `, AAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140& C- H' r0 `: L$ `: W0 B9 E0 M
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 N" x: f- X- b4 W& T- \
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 3 @; S2 ~ _9 S# J) v( r3 G8 x# o
" a6 {$ j3 G x0 x4 J% TAllied adjusted defense: 121 * R* F/ p! F- Z d% W4 L. X5 N
& D# J6 J9 K% [9 O+ ?' RJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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' |* K/ R/ d1 s+ iCombat modifiers: `# A0 I2 F" N
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:# e8 _9 ^! K, g1 `" o
292 casualties reported. [. k$ r+ L3 j* D' I$ h4 \4 X0 G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled4 j- h7 |5 e* W# _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled# G9 p o) P. K% ^& o1 y2 C I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled" V) {8 s5 I4 B- h6 `* ]; E f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" u- Z% \+ |" n9 b
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Assaulting units:
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3rd Air Flotilla
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Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |