AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42# J. f1 {( g4 z. e8 V0 Y$ J
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6 \) X* ?8 [1 Y) |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% g$ L8 t; C u9 E* W
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2 z0 B8 O6 J8 E- y) J3 s
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% |4 s P: P* R+ ~) \Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109! l3 M& t2 a0 y7 d6 v0 Z
5 n0 O4 N1 @8 M8 v, S. V/ O$ _Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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- r. m- d( ]; n$ ^5 YRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 Y$ {! o3 i1 E8 K
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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9 P8 L: n0 _2 G4 R x2 Z; x7 H" BAllied aircraft
/ j# F& d& o- r' B/ q 139WH-3 x 6
/ t' J5 b0 ? C' R B-339D x 3( ]; q+ ?3 M# B W
Hudson I x 3
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0 P8 Z! t2 {$ P J- S& ^Allied aircraft losses
8 D7 H: M& \, ]7 P0 E 139WH-3: 3 damaged$ H; K+ y+ b: G4 e9 X
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Japanese Ships$ Z d, D" `1 |- {, q K
DD Shiratsuyu; D7 [4 S& ?4 y0 j
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires. }1 M* X# @' P7 g; Y/ p |9 A
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% a1 I$ t& j( r; MMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109- g! o( H/ s: D. G& m6 x
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud) A2 y+ m R, b
) @. v. U' M; v/ CRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.) h0 V; w) z5 c4 j
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes6 P# o# i( T( d" C
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Allied aircraft
0 ?1 L/ D4 I+ o B-339D x 1
5 \% Q2 f) N1 h0 l/ h5 G3 I, x, z A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses) S. t% K- R* B8 V
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged3 o1 ~, V7 z. S
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Japanese Ships
0 }3 l& z) P& x5 A2 y/ O) p0 t xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
8 U- T+ n! [' Y/ D CA Takao& z9 R! j1 {' A( o5 l0 E0 f5 q
CL Yura
: m( f i' b9 Q* a2 K xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
& j7 M$ h) k! x/ Z! w xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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9 U1 ?" {4 `+ @3 H3 _Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1098 L! T4 i0 j+ L% G& I
( c5 Q4 i4 w$ K* [Weather in hex: Partial cloud* C: \$ A: d6 \
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: P! Y6 _# J5 k% `Estimated time to target is 6 minutes4 t$ v; L5 h2 z9 x
/ l/ f. s: ^6 f% K8 G; k) l% N' rAllied aircraft( r# E* {4 g; `2 [
B-339D x 3* V& N' U7 Z/ y0 d! a5 _
A-24 Banshee x 10
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7 ~( c' u- R/ C' |$ iNo Allied losses
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8 [; d8 C8 q6 ^+ R0 c! AJapanese Ships, R% Z5 ] H1 Q& z4 G; Z
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" d- W; v) s# k8 f5 i/ S) b
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
8 _ h9 X- y% g9 r, j0 K xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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1 ?" v- b1 p7 g2 f, [Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 g6 D+ H3 d$ p# m" [
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
N( S) i8 f" ^Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 z! t6 z; E5 Q- |8 u/ d. q! \+ f& {8 U
7 V9 F& u* k! J0 f; z2 N2 q1 A, r6 eAllied aircraft
8 k: b" F" W0 h# |0 j B-339D x 1; k7 m' Z$ h+ @" q1 m) _
A-24 Banshee x 2) n& {% s% \4 z+ S4 U3 Y3 J
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships' j' ?6 h7 Y( F& S' v! L
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 L; { r% t; K% s. [, l
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109, Y% j; _4 ?% Y# p ^
: _% e& b" x7 _6 m% y: gWeather in hex: Partial cloud; q+ C* n( i" C% L9 r
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
}/ J- T( A$ C) g* m% hEstimated time to target is 15 minutes6 d2 }3 [# i- ?$ d. E6 Z4 y4 T8 j2 q8 |
! I, A, h3 K7 R5 z5 o! `Allied aircraft
) J/ A' s; P0 U5 C) [0 { A-24 Banshee x 14/ @. p3 g/ Z9 A, o: r6 a$ R: Q
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Allied aircraft losses
+ U- a& L( a9 {; C( L A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged. o% O! c4 D) Z1 K: \! m
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Japanese Ships( Q9 H: p8 F6 U
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires) r1 L/ L( k* M
DD Hatakaze
+ z2 }+ }$ |. a4 M+ j8 `/ g* J DD Oyashio
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& ~- O7 Z/ F5 z; {2 J8 W' oGround combat at Ambon (76,109)6 `1 W, k7 H$ l a, `6 u# s& ?
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Japanese Deliberate attack. V# J! r% a. |. X# E
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140; ~+ c- l& _9 @: [" f
( Y5 h1 f/ S. }1 o' W/ p9 ?3 EDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 ' E$ F, i4 d6 @- ^8 c" E/ }
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
; r6 v# {( M% G& E- p. WDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
8 X, p/ L# r/ U5 HAttacker:
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; ~8 o& i7 O$ k5 NJapanese ground losses:
$ S; G) G+ p! t7 U' T 292 casualties reported! g$ ]" W2 t3 F+ D! M+ T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled Y, H7 V# B0 v! e3 F* |9 |! o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
' G4 k9 _ c6 V9 a: u" C- K* e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) n6 ^/ F! J1 _- I6 i9 }1 m+ ~
* k0 c1 u- I3 W- q( _Allied ground losses:* G1 ~0 }* o2 ~2 h7 t* A9 L+ U' v
163 casualties reported
! I1 z. Q) Y9 f2 J7 j7 Y% d! d Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled# E+ n6 g7 a3 M$ {3 X' t0 S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 s. ]" F9 R7 o* B4 n3 u4 |& N" e# z* t+ G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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L g) j# Q' }: XAssaulting units:5 b* V6 V3 u, w; _
1st Kure Assault Division- J( r# F$ ?5 p& {2 p
3rd Air Flotilla
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" g, {' ]6 Y! e3 c" N+ O: IDefending units:
. d8 |4 p# K" Y O9 ` Molukken Garrison Battalion
2 Q: E- [$ ^/ P 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
: c7 c6 ^ d9 r6 \+ m2 U. F Ambon Base Force |