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
1 P! P2 H: A8 E% S9 }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( w# d2 u4 [0 R8 K( D
6 Q/ Q/ A& K) x( mWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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# M+ [- `9 G) ^% [: @$ o0 i( aRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ P( j; K N/ M5 q, d) }
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! y5 [5 b: M* V6 u) S
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Allied aircraft* {* e2 h3 h6 e; P, K; C& I
139WH-3 x 6
' P" f; H! ^' `( R$ q- r B-339D x 3
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( m$ P1 z5 n6 n: _. HAllied aircraft losses
* V! }* h" d' a ^ M6 N6 y 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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' |$ F8 o. O. z2 {Japanese Ships' V6 a9 ]. o6 {" L' X
DD Shiratsuyu* w% T/ F( X6 w6 R4 Z
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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& f0 ~& e- x; ` {/ Z3 \. |
+ p$ q# _% E: f* xRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.! P: b5 R3 q1 }+ Q6 d
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes" B0 q [: o% y& ^. S& M% A2 M7 n
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Allied aircraft
4 m. N$ J& B" r) S' _ B-339D x 1+ }8 ^6 c5 w$ p$ ?- k$ ~# N
A-24 Banshee x 170 h" j% n+ \: V) W5 k. {
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Allied aircraft losses
6 Y7 h f8 R: n2 T+ T5 H A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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8 o& R! A5 p- T9 x8 SJapanese Ships
" T9 `" q6 N! A, l xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
- ^7 p2 j8 R0 Z, W' ~ CA Takao2 O% m7 U2 z7 O: ~0 Z* P- N8 c. A' @
CL Yura
9 s9 u: E0 w) C% Z/ I+ A xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 p e& [1 y) d& R+ I a xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire. \! G% y+ m0 l: v
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: o! t$ M" G+ y% O9 y6 KMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109/ I) Z- X% Q5 O9 J. R# w
3 }7 g0 o+ j5 c& ]6 ?Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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+ _7 C) U/ d+ SRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( E; u7 c5 w5 }& f- gEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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- V% a) F3 o1 z2 y& I, v+ H0 nAllied aircraft
/ G. G* k8 N3 a! `' H D5 L B-339D x 3' D: A+ n4 H& y2 W& B* z/ Z
A-24 Banshee x 107 T5 G+ G6 p0 }2 C5 ]/ M. u
' Y- v, Y2 u- ^9 R5 yNo Allied losses& y" O2 B' o" |& I2 u
$ R/ f" Q: ?3 t- k" bJapanese Ships
- v- `: g& m/ Q9 v& p! J6 j& v xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ x/ w5 y3 d4 ^6 X xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires+ }4 b+ G* ]9 ^/ V1 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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. I+ ^5 ~8 ^& v' p2 S7 kRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ o4 r4 E8 j9 ~) q( e* r$ ZEstimated time to target is 6 minutes; _/ `) k. Z1 y: B
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Allied aircraft9 V5 I, B# _) C. ~ O. G0 b
B-339D x 1
f. r' l2 k* E! f6 S0 a A-24 Banshee x 2, s1 Z; r5 |" O/ E
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No Allied losses% R9 E9 M7 [. {; Z7 b; q
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Japanese Ships) K$ f, [* \5 h6 \) \
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ I& l) {5 [0 h3 S
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1091 \ A8 M" \" g
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# \) a. z, ?, WRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 u) A4 `% q. ?1 V
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes$ F: K2 z5 a$ S( h2 u
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Allied aircraft$ B# p# u- h( e$ V
A-24 Banshee x 14
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0 H; `+ u+ @- W0 Q6 b4 q& fAllied aircraft losses
' E) z, @) e2 V9 H; ^# c A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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- ^, I+ n9 m" R+ l; s- hJapanese Ships
' r- [8 _' s9 {1 S: E/ n CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, _, c2 z# g! i0 w5 v! H d9 f
DD Hatakaze
& c- x/ k! |- p; Q DD Oyashio
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9 b2 R& B6 c [3 t) a8 {Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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~& |9 ^0 _" ^Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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3 `0 I2 k8 D/ c1 T- n) {) J) W: mDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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x4 V: D: `/ i2 KJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 6 J$ } t4 j3 Z0 M- P
% r" k o# c. D. S8 c0 D! |Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) * ^1 T9 o' n) R. Y4 R1 C
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Combat modifiers
$ e5 \) Z) y: R$ gDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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292 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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2 z. R3 t: w* S" B. s5 n" }Allied ground losses:
. |8 s4 {& Q. l2 X% G3 C( V 163 casualties reported" ?( ?& Y6 k6 z. \# Z/ I8 a; i* G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
3 Y1 T3 u) o O7 n% ]4 A5 H# ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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* C% Q, H4 p# v* CAssaulting units:1 ]+ t: ?/ W! J* K+ `( p7 o) w; }
1st Kure Assault Division" `/ L- a* ~* u; ? y7 ^
3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units: A. C: Z: k0 ^& @& t2 E
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |