AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42. v5 _" E0 M. H6 I
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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
% }9 D3 k, w" h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) @. @, a! Z: n5 {2 _/ E
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109* i( J7 |* W" J, `% F; x
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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% [! A5 Z0 X/ W$ V( I. YAllied aircraft
/ h* f, s6 v3 Z7 K; _ 139WH-3 x 65 O+ a. q/ P) i; G
B-339D x 35 }/ R r5 M3 P3 y5 O( A
Hudson I x 3: `& D$ t3 _' ?, F- t1 u3 a! P9 L0 ]
$ Z2 h* o) O9 k; B7 l- c& KAllied aircraft losses! _2 C9 w( K, X3 B& Z6 z
139WH-3: 3 damaged5 M- v% ]# P8 q* j5 h
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Japanese Ships3 [, S6 @+ { g& @7 T8 Q) j7 r% R
DD Shiratsuyu
9 [3 A( n6 d+ }% O: D- `0 S1 d) e xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires; w+ [* v7 O6 ~' j- l/ T
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. A0 I& n1 V- N- `Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud) ]9 B3 r, U9 t4 o+ y1 ?* B
. \. u% t2 v8 G/ ^9 h9 C* KRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
, X3 e# L0 x1 }& n: D" v% hEstimated time to target is 5 minutes2 u/ P* a: g! j5 n1 X# z1 R, ^# u) o! I
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Allied aircraft+ y' p# J9 b4 `2 X
B-339D x 1
' N/ J$ R9 |1 o! V4 h/ c/ v% ?- ? A-24 Banshee x 17
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) g$ D; e, v LAllied aircraft losses
8 O! l! V, h6 A3 Z7 @! S A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged) f" o0 q8 X9 K# F) X, E
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Japanese Ships
' M v! {, o4 F6 c( o1 N' M& u xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
; [; K t0 s1 c- C; n CA Takao
/ x o7 ^; X7 l/ Q CL Yura
# F+ k" V; T- F xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- _ J8 R: d1 _0 ]* D& E
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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0 q6 p) m+ M: r4 zWeather in hex: Partial cloud( j y3 ?5 I) k
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 d0 W% Z5 q6 h' rEstimated time to target is 6 minutes/ q4 |* O2 ^& k" J$ Q
! P4 V8 _ ?. M$ MAllied aircraft8 P' K; i8 ]" n8 E" a( x) B
B-339D x 3
# _) e- {; b1 n/ u A-24 Banshee x 105 A/ o+ s/ r W
% f' a% B; Y s, N! e0 N' ~No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
0 n9 `& ?1 X8 G1 ~; h! F% L4 V xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
( r9 I6 b: N1 ~& P& ^/ y xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
* ]! Z' U) F5 n$ Z6 i xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire5 J5 e+ q4 q) g) I1 U7 |5 T
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4 F9 w6 a$ R( k. KMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; x) ~' Z% R* q1 t& R4 t1 rEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft, a) K9 Q3 n$ K: O( R
B-339D x 1
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No Allied losses
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0 R( Y- J5 y0 [6 dJapanese Ships5 L5 ?+ c }9 p
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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& I& ]5 |- x* GMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109- }4 h: r& d# _. Q) l4 k
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud: {: s, q- M4 X g/ i {5 s' N
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 G7 u- e9 Z) D6 b6 MEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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3 J) V2 t0 w% Z: xAllied aircraft
* h3 i# j' Y7 s5 x! i A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
, M- m' w8 h5 f' b; |8 ^ CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
u; J5 z. h: Z2 _2 _. f" b. _: ]* y DD Hatakaze
7 R3 F" a- H# l' T DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109) z+ `# o6 J V9 n j% j
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Japanese Deliberate attack+ M! ]7 o+ L: H$ ?! a, n
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140+ q# ` N8 _& J( J* f; u; f
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76( [8 Q: V" m% a3 C) l! R! D# q
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 + H5 o; e* d) j$ |2 P' E4 s( \
" U( }$ Y! x0 i5 jJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers. x k* R1 R ?3 T; S* w
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
1 d6 N& R: a- h: K# l# E& zAttacker: 3 J9 [0 [3 Q- `
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Japanese ground losses:: ]' O7 [, O# u% m. `1 o# f
292 casualties reported
9 |6 Z- S# B7 |% h Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled& D$ S& b. f6 V3 Q( g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled% w0 x% a& S$ m. ?% r/ M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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163 casualties reported
6 V7 l7 |& ?9 l- e- d7 Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled! C, a4 g0 X2 f, z* D6 B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled+ Q* ~5 i5 h0 Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( y8 J: v- q1 j% u& RAssaulting units:* R; A+ L W" J5 K9 {
1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:/ v* t$ U- b9 i% {7 f. Z
Molukken Garrison Battalion
/ B6 j; t" U* O3 G6 q* c 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
8 x3 {# |- U# L$ k: ?" a: P3 |8 d: @$ s Ambon Base Force |