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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
b/ F" W6 g+ y e% J% L8 k' B3 J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* G% w) b7 \ U; e3 L! s8 a
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5 U3 p3 S" a8 A. j S6 g( nMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1096 X9 q6 q& W' F% t7 x4 @! Y9 `
" M$ ?) x( K* P% d9 iWeather in hex: Partial cloud) n2 V0 [4 E% l6 `3 v9 L
1 A% O0 L7 ]9 u. [$ C, E& @, CRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.1 m9 i1 Z* `' `" b/ A
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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" ?; C2 k8 i- M8 u$ [& cAllied aircraft0 i' x7 N' ~. q x+ g5 Q: l
139WH-3 x 66 X6 `0 }4 [. X3 Y
B-339D x 3/ a; ?! f) c! o! I2 z C
Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
5 U$ @0 U' V7 x( w, g# M2 O 139WH-3: 3 damaged) ^' V9 }, I- x7 p
- N' p m" l' @, nJapanese Ships
! l# Q1 u- o0 R$ V( x DD Shiratsuyu7 K3 l6 h* M$ ]
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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; R9 A& I+ l6 r; z! f2 URaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
/ u9 J) H% t- `" G) |7 K% Z+ E! V; lEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft) n2 S4 @" N: G( n( {
B-339D x 1& T, s! |; |0 V5 c$ p: e. [2 }
A-24 Banshee x 17) i7 \8 [7 s5 V* x2 e) R* [* V
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Allied aircraft losses' r9 S6 W1 T& ~ X+ H# n4 L
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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: h& U5 c! N! d7 Y5 A- Z6 Z( N+ rJapanese Ships
9 p& A# y7 ?1 R, y xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk2 K0 c8 f; j9 a# P' Q' B0 S
CA Takao
2 R3 `# q" B- j" d- r CL Yura
8 q+ {4 @" Z" u! n( ?& ]7 w xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage; S1 V, t3 ?0 Z& ^- w5 N
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire) _, ~3 C* u+ p0 v& T
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109/ r# x; Z6 A9 C% O0 [! ` [2 @
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud% K( m! ~5 j9 ]
1 q" F5 x) J& v& ORaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) _( n& Q+ H6 n; {) i# |0 ?
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3; ^* d5 N9 O+ l$ J' T* S
A-24 Banshee x 100 x: \ G; f! g/ M x
4 A- W$ C1 L: G' {" {7 yNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
4 m, \% g; A1 q+ H( P' v xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; l, {1 E* w3 F- k
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires; u* y& G3 e6 T: x8 E) K
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire) C& l1 A' Q8 F
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109+ V4 f6 h+ U: {: F
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud- ^& B# A* V* {* j, O4 B
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 c3 A0 ] _1 R- q3 MEstimated time to target is 6 minutes+ R, s, m: V' i0 m
. m+ }$ ]; w) ?9 K$ i& F( \1 YAllied aircraft
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1 Z6 U2 m! y0 O$ i% h A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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8 s. f4 K% m; M8 V" LJapanese Ships/ r3 O* s. E; n
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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.' u& u6 y# M( ^- w$ J
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes( r2 A4 d4 {8 e) } p' H
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses4 G' ?5 b( V6 p
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 E% @+ d7 U# Q9 ]6 A
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires8 H% _+ B X* Y( `4 e
DD Hatakaze8 }% u; g/ A, N7 }1 C
DD Oyashio
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( p) h1 S0 |3 \" V4 W* d8 ?, lGround combat at Ambon (76,109)2 h% Y$ H8 c. J. `- H I0 {
9 ~/ ?% A+ U2 M ~) g$ L& TJapanese Deliberate attack4 L" D/ d" J. c$ a, @
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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/ n8 }+ T: H" t6 f$ `4 V# J& FDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 ( }) j3 i& \7 J, Z
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 9 [% @9 g8 j T2 W( e
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) R5 g1 i+ ]5 T, X9 ]& M
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Combat modifiers
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3 Z2 \- p9 k* B, q- E5 b* {Japanese ground losses:
, }" X4 O8 `/ F* b( q! _ 292 casualties reported
; q$ U- i+ C! g' _5 g! U" @) q Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled; b0 {8 d g2 t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled4 [2 O" J9 ~ A" d" i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:! B5 k( ~: k& ]2 P; b E
163 casualties reported
8 F! M% Y5 ~4 s3 N$ x E Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
- H+ L# B1 e& M ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 [& z; [) p5 b# C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 d2 v0 d, \) V3 j: d# rAssaulting units:* `- Z1 l) ~1 ], W: S
1st Kure Assault Division& Y! [" w4 d5 v: h7 n: h
3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:/ j9 s3 C& t- R: n
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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