AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 420 T0 D! q7 B% a
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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5 ^8 B) C8 c* p0 r" q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1094 j& L: b3 J0 l/ e$ F( z
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 W% l! P5 m2 [# U& P" [* I g
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.1 F# b9 B/ b0 Z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! F, p7 j5 w: T( u" S
$ P( t3 ?$ R, p* m8 G7 X; l6 FAllied aircraft
$ Q* C0 {: K! ?# ? l. e 139WH-3 x 6
1 J; \( b0 Q& s' U" m B-339D x 3) {4 v% }6 `9 \
Hudson I x 36 i/ e7 T9 l5 X% C6 a* F
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
# j* o1 @0 N' m( x% {4 ^% r' g DD Shiratsuyu/ X$ E2 a( T$ g; K
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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+ d4 @& x0 c4 @Morning 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.. w% {0 j8 k/ M% @' L ?' _& s
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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% i$ d) G' J) y0 Y: B$ _Allied aircraft
7 t4 n! ^; B$ j2 Y- I+ R B-339D x 1
5 ?) P, _" |2 E( q( Z. q A-24 Banshee x 17. a1 W/ j* \* s% J% c$ _/ q
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Allied aircraft losses
, s* O7 U: G1 o# o6 g; v" I A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged- C2 i' j0 ^8 T" K( X4 N
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xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
! a u7 I. n0 r9 G I CA Takao+ A# D. m3 W3 e8 t
CL Yura
% z* f( y; ~4 ?) h6 Y' C5 v xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 F) k! F5 e5 K0 _( C( w+ T6 C xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire- b6 b$ B8 H- a3 k8 l) g$ ]( O
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 y+ F# ?$ Q, X
2 C$ M" L) U' H, k" iRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ A% i+ B1 w+ O KEstimated time to target is 6 minutes+ i! D4 x. c3 n1 O1 F- D% \* C/ t
/ J& t6 g$ E6 I8 m9 ZAllied aircraft) P+ E! R4 I$ k$ E5 d, e D
B-339D x 3
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! x/ s9 O! R) a# sNo Allied losses7 B8 Y( J- W/ I4 G. E$ D; c
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Japanese Ships
$ a% I" a I/ }) M. l3 Y xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. T0 t, n* T& z0 v xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires$ T* b4 L9 C$ o8 q7 U
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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% `' d! c5 U8 Z6 Z+ lMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109; @; h8 M. h7 V y; v% i( E3 v
( ^! i7 E3 [& H. BWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' w, y l& R6 k3 f+ HEstimated 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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1 {3 m7 T6 F$ G m3 `6 o1 tNo Allied losses l8 r: U. P9 l* x& |
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Japanese Ships- M+ P1 N2 j3 s5 |3 i- J
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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# z' N; N/ }! H+ B2 ]5 MMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109" u1 C+ e2 E5 c, u7 H" a
) Z' I: V/ y* sWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# c1 O& [& ?6 V2 w# l7 ~0 v
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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, b$ {/ s0 z) o- [0 MAllied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged7 {) q, z+ T5 G* g
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Japanese Ships- S5 G/ S/ Z/ m; v$ _6 E) G. j, d
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires2 d( O( i" m; Q1 ]* j1 b. w2 w% V
DD Hatakaze$ N1 B9 T [* y+ Q
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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% ]8 \- ^4 @6 \) ?+ v0 XJapanese Deliberate attack" l$ Z& N3 J' A' c5 N
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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% t Q6 d. W, L* t3 S$ X% xDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 $ \0 _4 i/ q9 x* k! C* U2 J
. h) D2 y& J# X8 e! E% LAllied adjusted defense: 121
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1 J/ h, \" {' N; i. L: P; gJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) , X2 N9 P% \# b$ V' W0 R# |/ O
: a9 r7 B8 b6 m) E$ V( Z- uCombat modifiers. z" H; {/ T3 |; [/ D# A9 u
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)& @' M8 n! l5 q/ U
Attacker: ' U7 I8 x$ {: X% |+ G9 |9 ^" F
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Japanese ground losses:
9 \( d4 q3 P' I3 m 292 casualties reported9 p6 _, g+ ]& ]8 w0 D7 J: Q6 g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled( _2 j7 G8 e; Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
5 [6 t0 l. X' d1 X) S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 y! g. ~- Y& p) o2 U& P
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Allied ground losses:
" P7 K% }1 |1 O% y# x4 W 163 casualties reported
9 Y& D' M. Q' h: Q9 p# `( S Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
# ?5 y$ u2 y+ i2 W9 c- q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 _( i s6 K& x$ X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:( A* d- d+ D( [0 D7 U" `+ t
1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:5 K: e0 d/ `+ i- Y. ~
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |