AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42; d* v1 `( u( u0 H8 Y" D8 Y
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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6 J5 H/ a' \# R* X# f: n3 n
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. T7 T* z5 ~0 B, i1 S& o8 N' l
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. e) s3 L/ B8 A( m9 p# t8 H! sMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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5 \; g3 w8 a! j- l) J5 ?+ k# CWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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" V |8 I; x8 k {Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
5 i7 ]1 ]3 _1 S( A: CEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft) M& ]- v, f/ u% m, \2 S
139WH-3 x 6
4 z1 ~" ]! f+ O B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
1 c( A( o Q2 F* D6 @4 E9 ^" \: ^! l 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships" ~/ }: G' \" A3 S# s6 V! x: X
DD Shiratsuyu0 e3 R" G! N% x6 ~
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires( ^/ x* }# }. V, p t
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6 Z. X: Q% |* NMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& g" j7 u! B, x4 W5 s1 ~: s
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
6 F! X" q! v6 D. }) NEstimated time to target is 5 minutes# s. b. c. i, l" F& j* ]# S
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Allied aircraft+ d7 i2 l9 S& _; B
B-339D x 1+ j7 s- L6 v6 O. A% t4 e
A-24 Banshee x 17
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4 T( T: w- `( q2 I* gAllied aircraft losses' I* s9 s" y+ d% o1 @
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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9 r' F4 h5 |- ^3 J9 Q7 m, OJapanese Ships/ N! s7 ]: x N8 I" W9 G$ ~
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk% I& u/ i+ L% y* h% t4 `
CA Takao
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
s# H1 R3 j" q- G xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1097 d, }* @- R+ I2 M+ n/ m
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ h* E" s* p8 F B( ?' H' t
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 10
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2 o4 y$ r M5 v; TNo Allied losses
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
" g! V: J7 Q9 M3 k8 c xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
+ a$ q, q" f/ M) e7 I xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire+ t6 G! y3 ]( O* B$ L0 V
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" g' W# ^( V; w+ u9 }) q& |# OMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1097 u1 c J$ Y8 p, X# X# ^# M$ ?
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud3 d, P% X& U6 c* E; K% q$ {
; [/ x6 L: o4 b1 J# J4 WRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# \% V7 K5 m6 O: T/ H" t8 yEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 ?! p: u& Q! j0 m
B-339D x 1
2 v1 m+ z6 I3 E. D9 N A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses; X8 g4 o2 ^( e# {/ T: ^& S9 i
' {: d# |) f4 C1 Q. Q6 sJapanese Ships
O0 l' q. u, F& J9 b" k* p7 [2 e Z CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ ^5 Z* C7 R0 P! u5 U
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1090 Z/ g8 N9 m& K. C# c4 f1 a$ m) s
- f4 z/ i8 Q4 e$ {- DWeather in hex: Partial cloud4 L9 i0 M O4 {- s' k
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
0 {6 g2 C* E" t# L( _3 k% Y* DEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 14) v; }, _0 `% \. q3 M
3 a/ y% Q5 D1 s" {, uAllied aircraft losses
. h+ c7 v" v1 K& E+ E" @! O A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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4 H. R: n n$ |/ u8 QJapanese Ships
% c$ C+ L0 C" t* R CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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DD Oyashio
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4 o; N' _( X" U6 YGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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: a9 v& D- Q- F0 E2 \Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1401 ?$ g. p k# B4 Z$ Y5 c$ ~4 p
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 h5 x4 A3 ?+ m5 N1 t
) p! \7 F- O, c: ]1 v$ Z. J. JJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) " G( f; f1 q, U1 B9 g) z2 F$ y
$ Q; E" S) g# d6 w) JCombat modifiers
, }" T, x* A _- ?. w2 HDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)1 m1 T2 c B) w) o' T# a
Attacker:
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/ j- ~- H! g/ D* T2 W# C- BJapanese ground losses:
5 N5 N+ N: o; I 292 casualties reported- d# r& d- J3 w; J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled, ]; t2 q4 H3 R% g1 }1 U9 a9 P7 Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
4 A3 U' o5 h5 [1 `0 ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" q# C) G+ b% d0 g* J# J
~ x0 o% J% ^7 {# c/ n1 ZAllied ground losses:
9 ^! S: V s& X! K6 ^6 \& F 163 casualties reported6 j0 B+ u2 M" m& b0 b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled( g" i! U$ N3 O2 j5 s4 A9 l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
- _5 W) W6 w" P/ E( ~. w- Z t1 p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ _ C: ~6 ?3 n' k- Y JAssaulting units:
$ g, G& F! x. ?( J/ c 1st Kure Assault Division
; Q% T7 C% W9 f$ Q* C( s2 D' W! t 3rd Air Flotilla
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! G3 t, J4 T& ?$ YDefending units:
+ c# K- ] q: j0 \& y! E Molukken Garrison Battalion% f# V+ e8 Z% j! }4 S8 j! q
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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