AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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( B# N$ ?) `4 S& v0 A& O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
* s+ D8 o$ }8 Y9 L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# {/ p1 ?3 V& V' p# ] q( y7 g/ t( K
2 f2 v# k: ]- ~2 jWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.. W: E `+ i7 {$ g1 a
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes* ?. O4 t. w( P& y3 M- m, C& H
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Allied aircraft! Q/ {0 ~% g! X8 \
139WH-3 x 6
1 V4 i3 c0 G6 z( G7 W, I1 Q) s B-339D x 3: l. T2 O+ c5 @
Hudson I x 3
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1 C) q* {7 a# W5 gAllied aircraft losses
7 H- R# ~* T8 j& m* M3 N 139WH-3: 3 damaged) Y0 b l3 v* b
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DD Shiratsuyu
/ ]: E8 {1 a5 \- c xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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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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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.; a+ H% L0 w. g N9 N
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes( d, P3 _9 u7 R- e% Z) m% u
8 `$ e0 F. |$ ]" x1 eAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
4 T2 L2 J, o. ~/ e, m% v) ? A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged4 d1 F ]1 B8 H7 D2 F
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Japanese Ships
1 |, f4 g5 G1 |% B% |; t; ` xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
) `& ~1 A( a9 f! L0 e' K) `7 {; w- e CA Takao
/ A; o! T- w% u. K% ^ CL Yura, \/ }: |! e! }+ [6 ^! p, g
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 n/ W% ? H) e/ d/ j$ j7 S5 k% r! E xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire* o0 E8 s! _" K( Z# O" a
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1 U$ m* I, Z# M# u7 `6 \8 tMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1093 t; S- |; ~ }$ K1 Y$ U. i
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* h' F4 b$ H! Y0 A( ^4 x, ^
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 s4 H3 }# t- b) z
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Allied aircraft0 X9 _5 @% N, z# u2 G
B-339D x 3+ K" x2 s8 B& K+ c& ~$ p' N( B
A-24 Banshee x 105 S( q; _3 [. I8 N$ P' m7 U2 u
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No Allied losses: m! l- I$ |8 q [. C: G
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Japanese Ships
; d9 ^) |1 P- u xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 \3 \) K7 o; L' L( \ xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
# F0 ^9 _( Z5 H% P xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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$ h* h+ B8 F, ?+ q! U7 Y! CMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109/ _" X' ^6 B' \9 W, P3 N4 ^( b, i
6 A* ?4 t4 y/ M+ K6 VWeather in hex: Partial cloud( @& f1 t* t( o4 o
/ y" K! [6 i5 gRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 x. x+ O2 j4 q% w# E$ Y t9 ~Estimated time to target is 6 minutes2 }1 y% C. \9 c: K3 Q
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Allied aircraft; |# ?; }: o, l7 s! N; I" Y4 C
B-339D x 1
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No Allied losses0 |7 y) N# E8 N6 L
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Japanese Ships/ |& s \) @, @& h
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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x3 Z# R4 g/ C& ?5 T* n9 F9 tWeather in hex: Partial cloud! P) h" o2 w1 o0 @5 n9 G" Z& n
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ v) h% F* h X7 i$ R/ ]) {9 IEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
0 A4 H8 f p+ l' e# p A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
3 m6 \3 }- u) X8 m A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged# i* g" e* j* z8 Z1 l! f
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/ w9 w2 \) Y4 F CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
6 M4 y8 h. g, ~ o- M: ] O DD Hatakaze) V& \4 A9 {: Y" e% W7 z' c
DD Oyashio" P$ {& i/ f) F' n r0 P6 k
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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5 J9 s, S# g. z/ ^0 \% SJapanese Deliberate attack
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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 = 76) o- v7 f# \0 W; n7 Q; ~# I
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 3 E) j: @5 p) J# F, v x; p
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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$ A o; Y, W, O8 b& ^+ M8 W" BCombat modifiers
7 V6 R3 Q( Z( A2 ~Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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* c6 n7 J- l. a @9 V! oJapanese ground losses:# G* \+ R- X2 X# ~& u. F' [4 k
292 casualties reported
9 Y1 D6 H" z" V f3 V; v! _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
3 v: X8 v: x2 P O8 M1 F. } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled! {5 p5 k3 ?3 s2 N$ N3 A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- I }( f0 w6 r& ^$ K( \
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Allied ground losses:
7 K" M/ E; t7 n! I" g, g 163 casualties reported
6 R5 o: s8 G' H Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
7 D1 C3 b, F7 q, G. Y! c; q5 c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
" Q+ D6 y. S3 _/ _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 \0 @# T N; s9 |: g1 a7 n
4 f& `$ P9 M% G6 N1 \Assaulting units:
; V) q* T& L' a9 V& G 1st Kure Assault Division7 V6 p' d$ [8 s7 x; [
3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
! ]5 ~% c+ _- M; M4 G) o Molukken Garrison Battalion
' }7 g- T' i$ M 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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