AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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O8 q5 C) y; O4 K: M1 k9 {8 Z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( R d$ _4 V& Y4 H
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 O8 U; G$ h0 l! P6 P) p
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& M; W- ], X" E( h
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes' r" V8 V0 c7 t4 N0 ^* J# v1 W% |
& R2 K C3 }5 X$ { \, GAllied aircraft
7 C7 \, E$ g9 b0 s& [5 v' A# D' I 139WH-3 x 6- ^# H, k! J/ @: S# I5 P5 }
B-339D x 3
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3 [' R6 Z I# U8 y# O$ \$ |Allied aircraft losses2 A' D( g# E! ?
139WH-3: 3 damaged# u: u! C/ a& |) |1 N
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Japanese Ships
( ?) W) T6 V; A5 }9 g4 F0 a/ r DD Shiratsuyu
: ~: _2 r+ x" F* p- L xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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/ t0 A; ?/ d1 A" y+ VWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.3 D1 b7 c B4 `3 T
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes) K( k D& M$ G
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Allied aircraft
1 s7 a4 J; G6 D7 \: J% K0 b B-339D x 1: X& G; k& m+ b
A-24 Banshee x 175 a! ^8 {9 L# S8 p9 {4 ]8 G+ P6 K
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Allied aircraft losses
5 R1 I/ \8 G1 h, l A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged6 z; \( D7 m! }. U7 ^5 b Q
: M: b7 X* ^# g5 z8 U- c4 KJapanese Ships2 y& B2 o0 H! T; R1 ^+ M! A& m
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk* f; L# B$ ^* d' `& L: c7 \: U
CA Takao8 Y0 V J( k0 J" ^2 d
CL Yura
* Q" |7 C2 F: k: H6 }5 | xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage7 }2 k$ Y2 C$ ?- f7 { U: p3 F! n% R
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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6 ?, L5 A* F# @Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1090 o" e, J+ l" V! t* `% }
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., X0 A$ }1 D: d6 H/ m8 e7 j
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes# t% R3 e. f/ Q" j* A
2 n4 b `( A5 o; U1 n8 |Allied aircraft' M# @; }4 z% n; p# }4 f
B-339D x 3
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No Allied losses9 R: T5 S4 o; A) w( Z; x/ a
% c, L- ?- \/ I: hJapanese Ships
5 Z L5 L0 R" @+ c( L, n- g xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 X$ X$ J6 K6 n8 c1 ]* @3 @( _3 @; `
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
# H, E# q: j" X; d xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ c" \+ \, w7 o `) }
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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& I9 k: x' F# f7 cWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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( x: a& ^9 l4 J& j5 D! ERaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.6 F1 t( W+ V8 `7 }7 |7 T3 q Y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 2# |' ? {7 t$ p' \. ^# r. p) j
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No Allied losses+ [- V2 ^' [* s' a
6 O0 `9 B O" z x0 `# U& f9 HJapanese Ships0 ^. @% @$ A" p7 Y
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1099 @3 M: I7 Y1 Q$ d
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud; _/ }; f# t$ ^- t" Y" r6 N
" f1 o& }! ~3 v, a% GRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 H5 B( P, Y) C8 G2 dEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
1 h* m9 l' B3 J. m) E% d CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
% B7 g2 z8 k# S+ t, z DD Hatakaze
: t2 V3 q- a" q# g3 Z DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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8 R0 f6 q. o( a+ ADefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 762 X$ M1 Z; ]- \
& E6 Q' G' X. ^; E; S/ zJapanese adjusted assault: 53 # E/ J4 i6 R0 M0 C
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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+ ~8 V m- F3 z+ v: o, X5 xJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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) \$ ?( |. T) l Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled+ K: }/ {4 |0 E0 C8 D& J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled8 _# L7 J* K' ^: e7 m& I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) M7 A& b0 N1 r- }8 D1 I8 ~! @
1 I$ L1 Q3 Q, b u1 ~9 oAllied ground losses:3 K9 }+ K+ J! G: u) f
163 casualties reported
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& e) @6 t Y/ L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled) ~6 p9 a0 w$ k* A' P% I. E" j! D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
1 L$ _4 i! N7 r 1st Kure Assault Division
) N1 t" @0 B7 D2 G+ E 3rd Air Flotilla : u9 v8 J0 c% D7 L/ r
! W/ e, D) E! U0 e* I) f4 tDefending units:
3 @! G3 L# Q W- S' n5 _; ]0 j Molukken Garrison Battalion( G) o- Q w5 L2 K0 R9 L
4th Coastal Gun Battalion1 ^4 p2 r; i% Y8 `/ v
Ambon Base Force |