AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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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4 P }4 Z! \( j; v
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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, k1 J% O! l3 P4 ~* aMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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# @ o% M4 I0 S3 L1 r2 R) yRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.% d5 A( T+ s Z! D
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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9 q: s- O* x7 e B-339D x 3
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139WH-3: 3 damaged/ j9 G8 x" H; U5 h3 h
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Japanese Ships
2 E/ c4 ^3 F) | DD Shiratsuyu- K4 w& M; z, N; i+ W) x
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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' y% V7 }& x. e! L+ ]( H! lMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109; L, }( A) f- J3 n* Q. l r
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! r1 z7 N9 N$ P6 J$ \2 |Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
" F. M+ [! n1 F4 a) u0 AEstimated time to target is 5 minutes$ ^0 @$ \; r8 E
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Allied aircraft7 M0 D; t0 G V$ ~: d
B-339D x 1
1 e9 Y/ G) F4 a" S' q$ i1 h9 k A-24 Banshee x 171 `: y3 D& ]5 V
3 b# |8 E" w) E) xAllied aircraft losses9 S; p) k* P( l1 P( I2 Z3 }$ M
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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5 \. M5 Y0 m: S) O) g7 zJapanese Ships
$ C6 |/ _/ U" W) M, Q1 t }0 z xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk6 ]% e: ?% J$ t/ z* O* L& o
CA Takao7 o4 ~0 K# a9 I0 K( W; k2 V- y
CL Yura# p }2 E( Q0 A! [9 {3 |! w! N5 U
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
- |( ` {- B4 ~# Y, [7 | xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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! @2 \: R& u; Z- o/ u3 y; NMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109" [+ x2 ?$ u5 d$ Y9 @
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." @& [4 {0 H, n$ M9 @
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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l( ]/ _& P5 e8 ?+ D% bAllied aircraft1 m/ z* \8 O! r7 Y3 }
B-339D x 3
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships- B- h, R" f; Z/ m/ I7 M9 ^
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; L$ v- K4 i/ {; D R7 L6 A& H xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
% G9 s" x8 G! s; N4 h; L% j" |# W xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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* w; l" m ?# W* vWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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* s3 q4 I5 T# y/ \Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; h" p: V+ F1 X* E1 H/ GEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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2 [' t5 [6 X; gAllied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1099 x& _( S! o. `
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. V& s* @/ n* M5 ^& c/ Z: e# Z
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 T3 @" q+ G! A* V
A-24 Banshee x 14
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires7 `8 F! x+ }9 N# Q' T
DD Hatakaze, ?1 Q, j# P9 {$ C U
DD Oyashio& M* H: l" @( e, ?9 g7 z
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4 j6 o9 k1 i9 Z3 v4 x! DGround combat at Ambon (76,109)/ U; m* o' q) w4 o! t
' h$ R8 y }! P8 ?% a" EJapanese Deliberate attack: w+ \6 g, B+ H$ ^/ l4 W
6 A" }' Q, [' S1 o( NAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1407 z9 B* ]6 W7 ?! F" w
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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7 P5 f2 o5 n v9 @! N! z1 o$ _( zJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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" g& t2 W6 m5 ~/ ^: D) o4 |Allied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 2 T+ r- l" O' t L9 g, l0 _
( `+ E7 _% v* c% j' l6 Q, D; xCombat modifiers
9 ]8 U$ j0 R6 j1 E, ODefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
4 O4 ~! X) q8 _0 Y5 JAttacker: ( |# t9 |# k' P
+ F5 t* \" d4 Q3 I, c) RJapanese ground losses:
5 e0 i* z2 }3 m6 D/ U9 `. O 292 casualties reported$ w! T7 K: }8 H2 v- l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
% T k/ o, y" t* e7 B1 O6 U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled+ L; ]7 D0 y3 U7 |% D3 E& K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# H' J2 K6 Q7 T1 R$ V4 a( oAllied ground losses:7 b# K9 D7 B% H+ j
163 casualties reported- ^! T# J; E; S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled# i+ J- }6 j; `. p( p# E3 [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 e0 U8 I! Z ?! Q6 _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ]9 V7 G% b# b- D! _: i
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Assaulting units:
6 G5 F( V- k/ N% U6 e# i 1st Kure Assault Division
# S4 H/ }/ p) e9 A6 h 3rd Air Flotilla
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9 B+ x q: Q8 }, _$ EDefending units:+ U0 l9 u, L+ W
Molukken Garrison Battalion* B- r% H/ _% J D0 d
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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