AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42& a# r! X6 `8 o
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$ H7 u. l$ t. H, `; Q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 ?8 d# L' `/ r: ]! f
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 D$ G" G( @( U+ a& {% i# i+ b N( QMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109/ ]' l5 {2 l2 }
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 d& Y5 G. T, {% s+ z
& a0 m6 O+ K9 x) z" tRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
& l& j4 N3 H! n. FEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft# e5 C9 S& K8 `) l- I, `
139WH-3 x 6) x. [6 M& d% h: H0 v3 T' q
B-339D x 3# U4 b( Z* y W$ d$ F7 @ s
Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
2 S G$ |/ v$ R$ [' d. M g 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships8 m0 A$ Y4 @; ~) {9 {
DD Shiratsuyu
y; H# u9 J' C/ N" s# J( L xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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7 V$ k7 L' u$ f4 t( x$ jMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109& f1 P8 _" C4 N2 e, }! ]6 M! V
2 j6 l8 D) B: `: S! hWeather in hex: Partial cloud+ {# Y, g$ S: U/ g4 R
6 n) u( Q+ j1 a3 R0 z" f$ [Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
& ~7 s: ^" L' A' |0 zEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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}0 Y8 P6 R1 l! @Allied aircraft' ?. K2 a' b8 b* A% `1 S
B-339D x 11 H7 V* E) v: V; y
A-24 Banshee x 17$ O; G9 H0 d' m* A# N' C
( h) c( P% w; UAllied aircraft losses
: ?0 F: T) O/ H$ C A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged# Q2 R2 F. c$ @# s
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Japanese Ships
( r) g: ]5 k H. R i xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk* O o& `8 D2 ~& I- v# e# ]
CA Takao( B, d. g4 I" N1 k1 M! p
CL Yura; l$ G4 @+ L" e5 U+ u
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage4 r$ l- K V& ~5 I4 ~' p
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, |# t* B" w* X* ~" D/ \5 _
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6 ^) W' w6 C$ ]- i& y2 H/ K6 cMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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3 A' l5 G- ^5 j+ W- _% m( Z. E$ qWeather in hex: Partial cloud0 N* Y3 s7 A' M8 B- l T
8 j6 Y8 N/ ]( ?' _7 D' N- fRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 L" R4 x4 N$ q% u* J* ~' W C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 g8 L9 [5 ?" C ?" A) f B-339D x 3
; i, L' z. h, Y. k6 d A-24 Banshee x 10* S6 i# e/ M2 w3 p
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No Allied losses+ L' X$ h' Q+ t' M' c2 U3 a5 X. c
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Japanese Ships
. ]4 `0 H: @7 f( Y8 p- V xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 r- u: [; h% N
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
$ Q& {: t$ j- S4 q xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 M0 \7 Q1 ~! E7 o( _- o& Z, d
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6 g6 z5 J- y5 P9 I) DMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109/ z# q( w" ^: c
4 g# V5 B( J+ u) _, a! s) pWeather in hex: Partial cloud1 [* A9 Q: b) X& }4 E
b) |6 N9 ]- ^# P7 SRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# }4 _5 L# c) i
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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' |# e, J7 B! `No Allied losses
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, K2 I a' r4 [% }/ i# R8 P$ GJapanese Ships; ?* F8 @9 ] h; Y- p+ z1 d
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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6 e. w4 y. z- v H7 o% z& A' d8 W* mMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 X' {/ b6 J1 J+ A: O& _7 [& I2 F
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ |& D0 C+ r# W( P. z2 @- TEstimated time to target is 15 minutes7 h* C3 d& ]& m8 U2 I' `
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Allied aircraft
, D% V8 ]' p7 ? A-24 Banshee x 14$ @1 }, ?$ Y- }3 v! K
( s' z$ q2 N. D$ Y. W' mAllied aircraft losses
3 d& i& w& d1 v- X0 w( ? A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged2 }" v2 r8 ^1 N) A3 t
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Japanese Ships
' Q( }4 }1 E# c CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
2 [% e$ I: x, ^/ \2 B% c( b/ z DD Hatakaze( O8 D6 p6 Z. {* U# b
DD Oyashio, f. ?+ r- @4 S
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0 v: \- k3 e( v. T7 DGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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# k- a! s$ l3 M) _& I4 BJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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6 d2 m' F( e6 MJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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2 N7 ?3 u/ @$ lAllied adjusted defense: 121
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4 A& A }/ \$ M5 V" {- s( _Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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& H' z& s- v. ]! B" Q/ X) J4 p$ B% yCombat modifiers
( f4 h* t8 B: A) T0 ]Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) m+ R, d) X$ t& L# ]. l! J, g* w) {
Attacker: / u* _7 i* h9 u! L3 q
0 R- ]9 S9 W1 G2 A1 S' sJapanese ground losses:7 u$ d6 [5 l+ _, c) N, N7 u8 F
292 casualties reported! M! o% Y! a3 M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
% A/ [. R0 E. q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled" P+ R. L& t4 r1 J9 J5 L/ g( d& {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 M! @4 L& J, R& J
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Allied ground losses:
6 H! q- B9 z( k 163 casualties reported
# ]9 I7 ]4 p9 u! V Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled# |% b( e, Q( \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
8 l1 m: `& |$ d4 | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- x* e& o. t3 f% g9 J
! G" l8 W4 d/ }& VAssaulting units:
" u& q/ G1 Q4 l8 l( J5 Z' P- n 1st Kure Assault Division
9 k# L" ~; a; x 3rd Air Flotilla
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, }, y+ j( z# q# E) ?9 fDefending units:
( s8 L) Y8 T z3 L( ? Molukken Garrison Battalion4 g, }, K7 F0 N' }
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
& c: ^' c, F0 ^) E Ambon Base Force |