AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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W2 N8 G' g6 y* y4 `" r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" C4 I, k, Z& C- v6 ?
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/ J$ R. s0 E7 K
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1 O3 M. ?# ~- i( @Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1093 x) }6 B l* n1 {& M7 k I4 O% d. \
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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2 b- h, J( G1 L* `7 aRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. y. s$ n) s. G. d! k
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
2 j* k$ @2 e: Q* ^& D; J 139WH-3 x 6
9 @$ p; u: ^$ d B-339D x 3
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( |% b4 ^$ Q5 F3 yAllied aircraft losses
7 ]2 @& u$ O' G 139WH-3: 3 damaged4 d- x; q! M: b$ i/ \) Z
J4 V3 E3 F* HJapanese Ships) g% b& d5 u9 q
DD Shiratsuyu/ C1 D$ C9 O0 x% t7 C1 p
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires5 }0 _& r& I" q
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, ?) w* @$ m( |) QMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109" F! F/ S7 {$ o0 z( F- R
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.) J. x9 p9 P9 z, h
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes: A! E2 c. l, }) p7 Z% Z8 `
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Allied aircraft1 p, s: j4 z/ r$ J2 [8 i$ s0 [
B-339D x 1
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Allied aircraft losses: H0 i2 ~1 W2 ]& R
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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+ O% H# l5 V7 [: N: L TJapanese Ships1 v7 e7 }& ^2 E$ M% ?$ Z
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk+ U8 D# {* Z1 w) I; A; b
CA Takao+ m8 Y: Z# u* o- I
CL Yura
& D! R3 O' _/ z, r8 f7 | xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
; \; D) d% |% Q3 c0 X xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, b5 \1 A! l4 l8 l7 |+ b
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2 `$ N& T" a) }, ^+ XMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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( V$ S% P# }) X; q: C4 L; lRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' ^1 i) Z, M: g9 P/ u3 e
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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% G/ N* L {$ d- p3 O, C4 zAllied aircraft: ?2 S1 j7 ?4 P) d# k* {
B-339D x 3
& R7 f9 t" g2 i! `4 f A-24 Banshee x 104 r; V6 b, n3 y3 x# M, t
$ U5 x( }9 q- [& v8 D: iNo Allied losses! J# f6 g( d8 w/ e" K
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Japanese Ships6 W+ ?5 T- C8 N) k! q( c! w
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; ^2 ?' a/ A- U' t2 h
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires# t8 I0 ]- c5 m6 H& r7 F3 M( x
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire1 u; |! L& S3 g
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) s: J4 G1 s0 C* NMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1093 Z1 y( k, h! x
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud" B6 G3 _4 s; o- Z7 O* R
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 W) w0 u- s3 C. G. M' e
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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# [# `0 X |& q% K: p B-339D x 1
4 M: L! ?! L6 k( g A-24 Banshee x 2; b: T( i8 Z3 ^1 B9 T( j( `
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No Allied losses, @% K& ] v6 M+ Z3 b
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Japanese Ships* Z# U0 z/ V: o1 E
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1090 b) }, c" K4 Y* B- t
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% Y( Q! @/ r( N3 m _Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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* H. l$ ^$ I7 U& X CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires& a6 |: ~* h- Y6 j( j" F
DD Hatakaze$ y5 F; z% f; l* l% }8 Y. w
DD Oyashio+ R6 t+ r2 d4 o
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack' d ^/ D% p" \/ _8 S
0 P5 P* Q; i' |" c5 K* r7 mAttacking 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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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 ( W) z) A8 ^8 ^6 b: A [7 d$ P6 y, q
/ {& [1 ^& q/ j j& w' J2 gAllied adjusted defense: 121
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, O' g' T( F1 x( LJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 1 l" X7 G' y/ I: q: g: C) J
6 J5 q0 ^* k; Z! m. [Combat modifiers
- u2 U; K1 g% K; J6 G8 vDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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7 P# `9 U6 A& z+ HJapanese ground losses:
. ?! [$ }% a' E! r, w) m, S6 c 292 casualties reported
' Z. {8 \& w. Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
; \" g+ c6 s3 l4 E2 d4 k) L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled" P5 P5 X u5 J& H( i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 W0 p' D2 k# b1 m: K/ A3 q
& R7 `2 t3 L4 _; DAllied ground losses:
% j/ i4 g4 C' r5 v* B 163 casualties reported# @2 d! L3 ?% N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled+ f7 Y% j- s5 J" R7 m% H! M+ i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled3 G x, p! e u/ j7 `$ M+ w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& V1 Z# d4 ~: K
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Assaulting units:3 m1 p3 l, q. h) ~! f( c
1st Kure Assault Division+ L! D6 U; b# Q8 s- j( n8 {
3rd Air Flotilla ( a( y* [4 ^# G q3 `
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Defending units:( _+ }9 W+ J4 R8 B6 t O5 v
Molukken Garrison Battalion
$ V! c1 J! ?# {4 b3 W4 y 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
( T: Q# g5 Z; f2 |( b Ambon Base Force |