AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 424 x4 n4 D: S# M" K
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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 u1 d- u& `" o8 L" E( [- s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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+ t4 s6 e9 M* Z' O6 D8 uMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109+ R# E5 Q( s" ~+ c5 i
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( q h/ D R) B" O5 u
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" U2 V- V' @. U- M1 { k3 UEstimated time to target is 7 minutes$ C2 {' m) p* t$ ~
: A3 m. l, @* ]( ] mAllied aircraft
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* U% W4 J% s0 S9 w9 F1 o) U& d4 w B-339D x 30 }/ i" W9 }$ I7 B2 c# m
Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
4 [5 `, ?9 Q. a 139WH-3: 3 damaged d- k6 {6 ]5 z0 q' {
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Japanese Ships
/ r% u J" s7 r2 ~0 h9 \9 D/ C DD Shiratsuyu
2 ^( Q3 T, o3 W) N. v- G- Z xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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3 {7 }( Z0 F! E$ Q$ R9 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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y, V0 r, x" F" h6 tRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.& K6 q6 Z4 J) Q# g# F8 O2 e
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
, |! X+ c7 p7 S# l B-339D x 1
+ b8 B2 c% ^( T- R8 T A-24 Banshee x 17
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1 I \- X" |2 c+ U7 S6 QAllied aircraft losses4 a1 p6 n" L( Y
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
" b& s7 \6 q& W xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
$ j7 q9 O6 y4 e* I3 A( T CA Takao
& v6 @+ f4 n' a9 i CL Yura4 H9 D) ^- l7 ~: ~6 P$ M& @
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage( { _/ y' ?$ R: K
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 o. X6 O6 _2 O, ]9 _ V
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109# W- J: u8 g7 _7 M! E
1 z8 {0 T) y; P1 l sWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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# w/ `! p' w4 J2 X. k0 u/ @4 YRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' b' ]8 X$ E P) YEstimated time to target is 6 minutes5 x0 a1 W& ?' Z" M9 }; m
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Allied aircraft
M& R$ X3 p9 a" ?/ ]0 c& J, l B-339D x 3
8 h# e; c3 x9 H# O A-24 Banshee x 102 B' w) @) ^/ E( Z( L
7 ~3 s8 ~5 f) c I% Q1 rNo Allied losses
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* ], d* b# K3 o% b$ C3 M& W% bJapanese Ships) {9 J) a$ [7 N0 |0 Z% h2 W
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
$ L- f! u' p3 C6 x2 h# L xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
* }5 b9 c! u w! _& @* X( Q1 T( [ xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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2 l6 w% m" l3 V7 e5 C' oMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1095 N- U# _. o! a! j+ r% z4 D
% f" C% V% f0 M. f5 X, xWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 X; e2 Y) W2 \4 O* s8 X
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 2
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Japanese Ships
: H% e& w; u! M' s! @) ] CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 A4 g* R3 w$ a; r5 u
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2 {. X5 r% E+ z" E' A; jMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109. W( @4 C% C; H1 n( f% }+ w0 t5 F
: ]/ g9 ~9 i% H6 `0 dWeather in hex: Partial cloud1 G8 V* X0 Q5 Q5 ?3 N7 R
) v( o+ [( b' URaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% G; \( A$ |! X5 r5 vEstimated time to target is 15 minutes; f! G# b& R1 ?0 Y/ q
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Allied aircraft
+ h9 y; @' F, x% Q* v A-24 Banshee x 14
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- V8 S' q( ?, A( GAllied aircraft losses
_4 X9 T4 D# |8 W0 p+ r5 K A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged. _( m9 X9 `3 {
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Japanese Ships
/ c' h' c) t8 G" ?$ n5 j8 d CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires$ E4 E- h. w. x# M% I
DD Hatakaze: _. `" ?( v$ H- ~$ x
DD Oyashio5 z. D( n$ a, b2 p( z1 |
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109) Y$ w7 H: M; p, y5 f; L0 N l
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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& {6 q/ |( K* a% J. @( _4 cAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140( B7 V" r6 P4 @+ K- ?/ B
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76( s' G7 j3 {& u" @
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 % T: m, T% K5 Z r
: O: F5 z( _1 pAllied adjusted defense: 121 : \, D0 f+ P5 i2 |* H9 C
4 r' p. r; L* t/ [6 {# OJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
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& C' F1 C; ^1 C: p: zAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:2 [) T/ W& W% s2 o. i
292 casualties reported
: M6 H9 D( n$ K Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled. a0 L, ?/ D# ]4 V R, B/ p6 q; J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Allied ground losses:) }. z B6 Z$ \4 g+ p D# m
163 casualties reported
# E! p2 T- T* i5 e8 S$ N q Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
3 u- W8 j# H0 e! C, G( X8 W; V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled5 p+ l/ \8 e% m$ ^1 i* L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! X- ^8 u: o2 R1 H2 B# ~4 H2 ], z
1 r( j* U, A. T1 kAssaulting units:
% P0 R8 C/ n4 r2 a1 ~, C 1st Kure Assault Division
\ E* s0 Z. \0 K7 O/ i: g/ @( q 3rd Air Flotilla , S+ W% w/ g6 G
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Defending units:
- L6 m8 V9 d! R) a$ q Molukken Garrison Battalion( k' i7 r+ e+ M0 J0 n6 B/ n( a
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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