AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 429 `1 d3 e# c" ]- e0 m
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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
& d9 N. u" F$ X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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; z) E" I( P; Q* @8 {% k! TMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" M0 a. q! U! U9 dEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
7 v1 l# o, |2 s0 p, k 139WH-3 x 6
0 u& p9 x6 B3 D9 C% g% n B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses D1 {, a; i! g( e2 o$ R* D
139WH-3: 3 damaged+ T* {2 t6 Q- |' {! q/ `. M5 y, I
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Japanese Ships
0 H7 a, M' H4 G DD Shiratsuyu
: q0 A% D0 T) t5 ^+ z8 n xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires. R7 n/ u4 j& `3 T: {) P3 w
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2 N0 R+ X5 f5 E+ m& qMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1090 y. d; p7 `/ c- B# _2 G* M- C
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.' E) C2 i' p- L, w* N& a" b& t/ O% E
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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, z: j* @4 d( |- fAllied aircraft4 X7 Z6 n3 _* V/ ^8 ~( W* \4 k' W
B-339D x 10 R/ i y# ?+ t* _. n
A-24 Banshee x 17" |' O' U3 U; p; p ^4 n- T; c& M
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Allied aircraft losses L" _; l) t. n/ b' d+ M. ^; j
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged/ x: H& ^" g* J
5 b4 f1 ]+ X$ N% k0 o1 DJapanese Ships
) ^2 n4 N6 W" Q+ K$ w) A xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
6 \$ B3 a4 m1 |6 y# [ CA Takao! Q0 h% E6 N# |
CL Yura
% q7 `' R& R4 f0 ]0 `8 i0 S xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 W3 J) M5 y2 n, q xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 s% ^! U( _: d8 l7 t) R
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4 O: d# C3 V+ pMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' \& @. ]0 n2 b, C6 @% T
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 h5 X) W5 D( L, j
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Allied aircraft
) ^3 e$ F3 S: | B-339D x 35 X' b+ f+ ?% ]: K( P
A-24 Banshee x 10
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D. ?' a8 U( T# J0 gNo Allied losses& K% A5 ~! I8 J4 u% {1 N) Q$ |
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Japanese Ships0 J9 e, S8 l) o$ c) }+ Y% ?) X
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ ^8 P: o0 |" { xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires; |4 w/ h" {* f3 T' m" R
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire- L: u0 I$ e8 a& c& A3 L( Y- V1 ?
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) m; A& |" p: F) ]5 c6 d4 R' X" R% cMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 c) h' }7 i& \ G, e: p
2 `% O! P. T- Q- {: ]Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 y9 [* q1 P b8 ?4 H
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
6 l8 @+ d$ N; e+ O B-339D x 1" c/ M$ _ T }. x# v' P1 b7 {
A-24 Banshee x 2) R8 Y! ]" N8 V! A. {# e `: ^/ V
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No Allied losses
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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. h5 Z p1 N6 q2 z" a. pMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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+ X4 O1 X* q2 K8 L( r `Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# Q7 m2 P2 k# S
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes/ o) y3 Y5 [9 Y6 V
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, i1 J u# \+ d9 q A-24 Banshee x 14( c5 i- V' u5 w$ C- J
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
# \# d/ G0 Y% @9 h DD Hatakaze7 K" b# b$ ?4 `: m- k4 Y1 p0 n7 X
DD Oyashio% f# O8 i! f) F5 _2 u0 q
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6 b# y0 U/ N! cGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack, u$ L: X' }! I. |! C
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140) [/ X! F$ n8 O! w2 ~% K8 o
$ x8 A& y$ o; s |% RDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76( b7 v$ ] c/ c6 L6 z$ c0 i
5 P |# f8 _9 I1 e$ w; X) EJapanese adjusted assault: 53 " }7 E- E3 S* I5 A; F+ J! L
2 U3 R3 ]$ j# i7 x6 jAllied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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! D( `5 O- Z, \3 cDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled+ B$ x4 Q f& d8 P8 j$ \7 G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# ^( ^& h$ @$ Y( `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:- K4 |7 i5 [* u# x
163 casualties reported3 @$ s. Z) I1 H* ^, a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
! ~: _% \; R8 P+ ~( H* n4 V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled' U+ h, o$ y, J3 s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, V. l( G/ J$ h/ u5 O. l0 ]8 OAssaulting units:: }7 k( G7 B$ T t
1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:0 d% Z$ S- h4 g( G+ ?. a" P. ?
Molukken Garrison Battalion& Y2 D# E: i0 u1 E
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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