AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42+ y, S% m0 n6 m, \
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% D/ |0 k" E5 U) A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 E3 v! Q- y$ H8 R% j: L! Q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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud; i3 M/ s4 h* v7 z4 ?* n1 I3 f( ]
. ~ D; A1 z8 Y9 `( x2 z2 cRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# e2 }+ w$ J4 ^Estimated time to target is 7 minutes7 T; r$ w5 T# r! B- G$ w1 r) ?2 `* ^. c
; [- u. m9 X3 ^; N4 b7 ?9 M$ W2 qAllied aircraft
& f& I N0 A& g" s6 B. o @# b7 f 139WH-3 x 6% S( u, }3 G+ x6 d% [
B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships) y: k& y4 p9 l0 z3 `. Q7 _
DD Shiratsuyu
, r, B# u/ y1 P xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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+ _* z3 y& u/ [6 D0 ~4 W% RMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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+ T/ y3 e; r* l4 `Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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( {: R+ j) A5 O! e ~( \Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.9 S5 F' }; S% E/ i6 _5 `
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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) ^9 c" n9 j* t f3 ^5 bAllied aircraft3 D' g! l9 U, X/ H
B-339D x 15 W$ S3 U% i- _! y8 b( `
A-24 Banshee x 17
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7 M6 e9 G$ c, z3 K! EAllied aircraft losses
: A; _& M, F+ p& v5 r9 T S( t A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged6 ?% @& i5 @! s& Y
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Japanese Ships
/ |5 m8 l& L$ j" ^ xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk+ \0 \& t& m& F! Q9 @4 [
CA Takao7 t" j5 `, @8 A( k
CL Yura* J* [( G! o8 @3 F1 m
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
' H% c% Y3 q1 f# i, d6 a$ t% C xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire- k' X& V1 ?* m2 Y( p4 q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud F6 {+ i& Q2 h% H7 Q9 _+ w# t
( D4 ~, c! K/ T0 \! u q( ORaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' i: p' }% K" ~5 e, J
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes% w% {! C) [% {
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B-339D x 3' [* S: K8 O9 Q7 U9 y4 ~
A-24 Banshee x 10
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# p& [0 i' q8 V! f9 gNo Allied losses8 i2 f9 d- v2 ^( e
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ f5 q2 H" e3 T4 T- q# q
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires6 R# n4 Q/ d5 h* k) y( E5 {) j( M8 e5 |
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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- r+ @' C5 [* ^0 |( ^1 e7 XMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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' G3 Z; j% N% A8 CWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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+ S4 j8 F( M' d7 zRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 S! e9 ?! g9 v: Q) a# L9 x( G- _- h
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ D1 u2 x) B M& l0 w w
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B-339D x 1; z# y+ ^7 K9 U& W( L' O
A-24 Banshee x 2
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+ L3 ]9 J& n5 c$ X7 z5 VJapanese Ships) ^* P. a9 S" s' J0 }
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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7 }4 n7 f* ] Y& j# c, YMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1096 p9 x% h& H3 f# i1 d+ ~& a9 W2 Y
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. D2 C, ?4 x% K. W3 pRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 m; t& l5 f# i
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes, N) v- M7 o6 w( ~' C& L2 p5 E( |
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Allied aircraft
t1 R! r: ^. }- s A-24 Banshee x 14
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)/ @9 J6 D7 w; ]: h
- g5 F7 @8 c" I" {3 b$ i* BJapanese Deliberate attack
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: Y2 M& D9 {5 J3 U6 i; }Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140 ]6 q9 _# B0 u) T2 U! d/ h5 n# S0 `
. G2 K+ g0 E8 t/ H1 Z8 a( r$ ]* Z& MDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76$ @( Z+ v4 z/ }, v
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 0 z3 D# q0 p! O2 b0 @
- n( n3 w% @ P" p9 A/ d; T' B. _- eAllied adjusted defense: 121 7 _8 k* A- l) K' A& `2 A
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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5 B) |( X2 s7 V; nCombat modifiers
3 D7 }6 N: R+ f. e, Q; ^Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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7 m9 c5 G0 ^6 C j% |, T& NJapanese ground losses:
1 m' B7 d9 W+ [! Q! ^ 292 casualties reported3 U! P% U& `3 J" E) v9 |3 O; X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled. e" l: f a, W/ A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled2 }# V* H0 ]$ U+ E* S1 u: A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- J! F5 ^ b/ Y3 W' L$ V/ d- b
7 K4 g! D/ T7 V$ r0 D% ]+ ~Allied ground losses:; T: _: ^. M) @# L8 [1 M
163 casualties reported
v5 f) q% Y8 P; K! ]0 r Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled' I* D& @* V( l+ A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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. O, P {8 m2 E+ x) ~9 `Assaulting units:% |5 z9 S1 r% o# l
1st Kure Assault Division% t9 @" \. b4 N: N% \3 `0 [
3rd Air Flotilla : @) `7 @# h# y7 ~
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Defending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion' M6 x2 \4 E3 t" x2 X
Ambon Base Force |