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
( e: _3 p3 D4 h6 E7 b2 Q7 M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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5 U2 R8 z+ E1 m- e& S' g: xMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109 Q% F! D" I2 L, b* Y2 h3 Q
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 {5 [6 C e7 t$ V! R
$ p) ?) e: f- y7 K8 tRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ r9 W6 H2 Y5 x; i3 J1 g
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ s! C/ y) o6 v1 D/ x+ f
( Z9 ^' @3 F# o2 f3 T+ EAllied aircraft
$ _6 _% I, f! U& r, ] 139WH-3 x 65 v# E' F/ R8 F7 o, O
B-339D x 3) |7 o1 |7 V/ E+ T2 c E
Hudson I x 32 V- O; E% m+ c4 ^" w
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Allied aircraft losses/ G7 V4 h# @7 g, _/ B7 y
139WH-3: 3 damaged6 A8 ]* o" U( I" e6 ~; l. h% z ]
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Japanese Ships* y+ F$ B/ q5 T
DD Shiratsuyu
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! p3 j! y$ @5 W* Y R; TMorning 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.
; `( C: B0 l5 A- J* M, vEstimated time to target is 5 minutes: ?7 |3 z( }' x) f: R: V# s
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Allied aircraft2 T) [" t8 a6 W% @* D8 E
B-339D x 1
Q2 W7 |* K" ^% K A-24 Banshee x 17
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A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged3 |# Z) G' I3 v; O" G
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Japanese Ships
* R9 D: e: r5 C- \ xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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CL Yura
# H: C! B% N" e e- A xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 q* D/ `2 J; b0 ^8 @; ~ xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire! [' D2 @; q% h, }3 p( G+ ^
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 i$ s/ m4 X$ J& ~1 W. b
& y, e% [2 a x. E8 `Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* |. |) k/ \ ZEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft2 K" n: ~ i" y9 r7 L% G
B-339D x 33 s4 M& f# b: {
A-24 Banshee x 10
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" X4 a; d" e4 F w+ ONo Allied losses; d$ i' h0 `' Z: A& z, c
! R3 F: @' M: W& W XJapanese Ships/ J$ c- G0 T" {5 q% s# F1 L
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) b4 l8 [4 v6 E3 }2 P
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires; R" | o- V+ a0 l" ], c
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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6 l6 v( \2 L9 IMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109) N5 O' F! C5 c5 ], Q0 }0 o9 y( T
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud! _/ s6 _' A+ y
2 l) ~) L8 Z& @, C" ]7 BRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 h: f; Z! X1 f T; yEstimated time to target is 6 minutes X4 V t; R: Q, B# ?* `. o
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Allied aircraft
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6 i( F! n$ \- hNo Allied losses' ]: b* @4 n! @, f$ z7 V
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Japanese Ships# ~9 R3 l2 Z/ w6 T; g) c
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire. z+ ]. N5 U2 l
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$ p& f, G/ E& q# ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109& K& `# y) ~" H* q. ?+ X
6 z# u' ~$ }4 k8 @2 k8 C9 x) jWeather in hex: Partial cloud! a! V c$ \3 h
/ ~) @0 Y& D, nRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 H' R0 m% l2 k/ z
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes3 J: ?6 I8 u; U0 m# g5 O
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses+ p8 \5 _! _3 ?
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged4 d7 L: t! X" p f( c5 I0 U( v
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Japanese Ships
E* R! i$ y9 [7 t; Q# B6 Y CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires6 I$ P' b$ N! U" v$ W8 W: a
DD Hatakaze+ _# m) I7 W, y8 Q8 Q$ n
DD Oyashio: {' T! M1 v( _6 y% m! D( k
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, v" @0 R9 [$ B) C" P; pGround combat at Ambon (76,109)8 R/ w/ | a% u
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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$ I6 D; S V1 Z/ }; K0 V Y4 mAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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; O+ R' U" A5 T6 D3 HDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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w& H* L- ]( K, DJapanese adjusted assault: 53 3 u9 F0 x3 k$ p3 M8 t* z( {0 N. m
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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9 J+ M# U- ^' m9 h9 a& v1 q0 C/ rJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers) v6 Y0 {9 |3 B1 I
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
$ A- T0 y @5 s. @) ?Attacker:
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, n) }5 Z: ]. Q: VJapanese ground losses:6 `& a0 K; d5 G# m7 Q
292 casualties reported
/ j+ K: X" S2 E" z7 j, @$ _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled( X) J8 [7 m% n+ |; ^3 P6 z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
2 y* e. x* k2 H8 M% `' h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: ~4 c. H* N) q, I; c/ x1 {& J
! X& I. R3 d: a2 O+ a% f7 PAllied ground losses:) M' \* o" v' v3 h3 ?
163 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# @/ {/ V0 _& F9 L8 ?% }& L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 a+ B& a4 N6 N( b5 U z7 g
# U" O$ C4 @0 _3 [Assaulting units:4 y# G% `* h, z# y2 L) Y$ J
1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:
6 J2 @$ ^/ z# S6 F+ x8 v Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |