AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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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2 W! ?3 `$ n9 \9 W
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& q/ t% ^! P: w/ w" r0 S
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 M/ M0 M7 w: m ^9 w8 h% T# F
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
1 X/ X+ ]; b9 ^Estimated time to target is 7 minutes. ?5 R7 B4 z/ `, G
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Allied aircraft' |( W2 S, k- s4 [% c, K
139WH-3 x 6+ h7 C( Z- i/ y! O' M& o. }& w
B-339D x 31 \+ R5 ^! j1 s$ i! @- M* [
Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
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3 u5 c6 P6 L4 e2 S5 w, VJapanese Ships
) a0 d3 v8 ?8 S' y: T5 |- A DD Shiratsuyu
8 _9 I, P( Y/ C! ~ xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires3 C" P& e1 E2 T) y* l) U
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109: S8 j& c' G1 B2 [+ |
: U6 e4 K- E' K7 {6 OWeather in hex: Partial cloud' L/ S# e* L. n/ F( ?
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
# P" H: }- e' E' U. q7 n. G: aEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft+ F/ c0 ]% A U
B-339D x 1
, i( L8 h! M o& Z+ E# c A-24 Banshee x 17; Y& p" l3 k+ r5 o: b
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Japanese Ships7 f: \; N. ~1 g' P" e
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
2 F( {3 T& n1 x* d CA Takao
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 [$ G: A3 J* D- O1 i7 b6 b! U" Q xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, p# u4 x" d# p1 G# u- ?+ d
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 Z2 P P0 j3 `/ R& L1 {
) ~0 H0 B" @. I* {) sRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 T/ Z* N% [5 x( }: p4 LEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 Z5 {/ Z; b$ V4 ^
B-339D x 3$ g8 O3 p: e5 V' g
A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses1 c. B) w: \, Z
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 z1 \0 ], X: Z& X/ n, `1 b9 x, O
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires0 y2 b, n, Y& L0 v6 p. r
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109 e7 R5 R' L) A2 v, x" Q5 c
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' _5 @/ X, f7 A8 D q0 _Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# C9 \, K6 P% }# l
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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; ]3 m1 S. J3 s4 n S; P1 J) KNo Allied losses
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; j2 ]1 c; I* q* k$ r' PJapanese Ships
9 m, m, \3 A6 ^& s4 x6 e5 W p CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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% ]/ E3 b* }) S3 c% s4 B7 mMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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; ~( I8 O7 v2 l. kWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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3 `% t5 ?8 m3 N' O7 X8 ]$ |! IRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% `# I! N) s' q' N! Y" f" HEstimated time to target is 15 minutes: k' R5 n" `5 I; x7 S7 X/ t; G, p: u! q
; d2 [0 l H6 GAllied aircraft
6 i8 R: D: ]# A A-24 Banshee x 14
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Japanese Ships
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DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)! M( ]. D0 }/ q' f& `
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140, A R. g- Y: n8 J
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 769 e9 G5 Y0 G% L( ^5 q- ^3 t
3 m( B7 i7 a. g g$ {- iJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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' i: A$ ]. i- b! w% n4 ZJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 4 [+ B; ^) N$ o8 d! d/ _
1 W( W% P6 c0 S2 {8 N$ ]4 |Combat modifiers
/ d# K4 [% r, h. i; S: Q6 C1 ADefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)7 R# e, ^ w& z' l$ Y7 i
Attacker: 0 a% j. D! g* j' J
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Japanese ground losses:/ ]* \1 d4 h" v0 w- M8 r7 |2 }
292 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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163 casualties reported! Z& K1 M/ I& V! M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# z* [# O+ A- l* U. x$ d' X6 d0 j
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Assaulting units:4 r. y/ [5 Y# R
1st Kure Assault Division
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! D6 |0 N; z8 L0 T, O6 b; d; {" c; uDefending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion+ ^/ p) C. @" d- w7 S& i* S* k
Ambon Base Force |