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
9 e8 H8 }* H8 ~1 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, J/ i6 ~0 `6 C5 v+ [
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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q3 d# ~% }5 y f' S! eRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.% h4 N" T/ W2 n# J2 F+ l
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes3 l6 l' g0 f. I/ k9 H# f7 G; X3 a
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Allied aircraft2 i$ `. _2 w8 a/ w5 J
139WH-3 x 6! A4 R( D) W! [& p V* R2 E- V
B-339D x 3# p! w4 p) o1 A5 D
Hudson I x 3
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# ]. G7 i1 d. i, A" c' Q1 hAllied aircraft losses4 y' h' D6 |# H& B$ X) w
139WH-3: 3 damaged9 k- d: V) k- r
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Japanese Ships3 L) X4 A7 g+ L4 g! `' s
DD Shiratsuyu
7 v. w" u R( Z' e xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires9 A; k& D2 p8 O1 G. T! _/ v
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109. c9 y( F8 {; @9 r7 e) s
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud. C, q+ b8 _/ J+ p
3 w1 q7 s# y$ J* ~9 c2 BRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
|) ?* Y+ w& H8 ~6 rEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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7 S7 D$ H) z5 F7 Z& H! n, Q% j B-339D x 1
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Allied aircraft losses0 s9 F; l3 w, W' e
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged5 r( e: U+ ~5 T& e
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Japanese Ships
( P4 f/ g; N; o; \9 z( C xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
9 _* r; p1 l7 i5 W5 a( _9 A0 v& ?% f CA Takao
" I' A( L3 T# Q" Z, o7 Z; J9 Q/ V CL Yura( Y% T, k2 h7 G! _4 \7 W' y2 p X
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage: I# ?, z/ K5 o# o2 N% s2 n( U
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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4 _8 X$ F: X9 P3 E3 p1 }5 sMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1095 ?3 ^* _# r9 j# T
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud' i; I! T3 E5 X5 U- _5 y
) x+ Q y% M' `Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 ?7 P' Y- P' L9 m: x
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes1 X/ q/ W, r5 e9 t V1 q- ]5 I/ z
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6 B' f0 d# ?1 i; ~# ] A-24 Banshee x 10
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, C4 _7 ~( @4 u& N2 ?+ DNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
, {3 U/ D4 G$ Y- b+ }0 y xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 k9 Q! j5 u& D* k6 J3 @" G xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires) j0 l" m4 D8 x1 q# |% d
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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# F" ^$ i h+ s6 C' \3 j6 l6 Q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes( D" O v% J( P0 {: a
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Allied aircraft) p4 B8 ~+ p, f' S) B' @
B-339D x 1. R% ~. s6 p+ h9 h! C
A-24 Banshee x 2
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n4 K6 M/ t3 o6 [No Allied losses
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$ f; `0 k5 N4 I5 m qJapanese Ships
" J& ?6 g8 a: X- S( X1 e1 K CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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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 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.' |4 r) p% j: j, I9 q- Q; r
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes/ A) G- S4 S7 v
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Allied aircraft8 e* I6 e3 l$ S$ O' Q+ i* t' k
A-24 Banshee x 14/ W/ R! j5 M) w. l
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Allied aircraft losses5 D" ?- X% ~5 ?
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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$ F3 t( @& p( L1 x* E3 jJapanese Ships6 n% [; k3 f( o$ B/ _
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
! o( P/ X4 u" L) z6 x2 t; \* x, p DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)- K8 b: q4 f, X$ C- A
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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: W3 ^$ F' g# Y; IAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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! m- U0 ?5 T, DDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 ) a! G* s$ D9 d% P
& t9 u, [" L0 s3 q' f9 E2 n4 XAllied adjusted defense: 121
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$ g2 h; V" r# H' D) i' I( x TJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers5 ~1 k' L" E0 E" E9 E: b+ }, G4 }
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-), c/ Z* y8 |% t( }
Attacker:
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292 casualties reported; v% \/ Y5 A. W3 ~" M1 D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
1 l p2 x& c1 c( {; e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled5 ^) t/ Z9 ^- F5 }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; u5 g1 p: Y6 T }. G2 C, M% [* w 163 casualties reported
2 W" V& L; I# A, Y( G Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
_ ^- ^+ G m0 Z- M6 ?# H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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& [3 s7 A& l3 j Y! U. n8 EAssaulting units:0 B! i, I+ ]( s! c. H
1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units: y% O% \4 w; U
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |