AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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, h: A" _5 W3 B* e9 G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 ]3 x E. k8 o6 g+ ~
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
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
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139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires0 w6 _6 y6 l4 E
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g( X/ I0 ~# V2 h. X6 ~4 D, X0 DMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
5 p \' l% V$ E) G5 ?/ WEstimated time to target is 5 minutes, ]6 _4 q, x6 j, \" S/ K
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Allied aircraft
4 |- X1 X! X& h B-339D x 1 X; }4 S/ o6 O& {: q
A-24 Banshee x 17% c1 m2 u. y7 E( l0 a$ u1 p
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Allied aircraft losses
" D' e, l( r5 A' {( ~6 ^ A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged% I2 r/ [7 p( D4 ~# i* x9 ]
! n6 q, ]! l+ Z1 P) h5 ]Japanese Ships1 H+ M. Q6 o/ ]' l% V
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk, ~5 B& i6 H, ~+ u, E
CA Takao
1 E K) v% g" o/ j CL Yura
# `7 l- h3 @7 ?3 L l- U( v xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 _# y ?. B+ q xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 o& t3 V. b' ^' V6 O! Z3 n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109' {9 Z; c& r' n0 b! I& {
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' c, x( ~: {/ t$ m. s
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 v4 y* J: o8 K# m( ~5 f7 ]
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B-339D x 3
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No Allied losses
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" l: s- L% F2 n! v- r9 bJapanese Ships
* R; J7 `- O; h6 |# m: W. q& E xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 |/ d/ n- s1 v% X7 N xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
% a, l% l1 G2 Z( S1 z0 V xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, ~1 i" S/ l/ k0 X) s+ \5 _
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9 z6 }% T8 o: p9 E+ R' n7 mMorning 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. ?8 R/ d+ m2 z7 S- `8 w
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ p' T6 d& e8 h* |
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A-24 Banshee x 2 `) ~2 a- r( s6 Q+ l
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No Allied losses8 \3 e' { ]' d* g- G' ~
/ Z3 ^' r# H. K' Y" f8 E2 zJapanese Ships
6 M+ H" C) G6 x+ {+ [5 o4 I5 X* H CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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7 m o" C, m! Y1 a8 j H7 xMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109; d3 q: Q; x, ~; o3 L
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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1 ?, `& v- I/ C- ERaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# l( w. v$ C: `) e$ a/ c* L5 g5 b
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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0 f' z4 | F/ C+ v, @9 mAllied aircraft
2 M* p* J, p2 J A-24 Banshee x 146 \6 C$ |. z V" v5 j4 f
8 V5 @ i! {' {$ o8 x7 }# }Allied aircraft losses) _. J; o, c$ q5 M0 S1 G- d% p3 {
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged- J: F0 S a2 n/ z
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Japanese Ships( `7 L( }7 {0 B; v: Y
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires) A7 D! n" _+ G6 [' y: K
DD Hatakaze1 ^7 H2 ^% t% G+ ?( U, n& w7 k
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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4 K3 u+ m s# o$ U/ O u! [Japanese Deliberate attack! z$ f6 ]6 J* n8 |) T
$ T! \1 H" a+ q% BAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140. ` G" K9 ?8 u7 G# Q$ B
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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$ T3 |. S$ M. m* a) `Allied adjusted defense: 121 ( N0 m/ ~* h7 o) ~
" T. w! f; \9 q D( `3 tJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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: X. H D) _, a# A! QCombat modifiers: W/ t- S+ l9 W1 Q" a0 U0 ^9 a, {
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
6 m2 Z; W9 p7 h0 I( uAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:8 f7 e% l' D* x1 R/ @3 @: F
292 casualties reported
2 R% v! L h" t9 s- Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
$ V& C* Z; j# b: n/ p/ o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
3 L3 [8 L, I( O f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 M: X8 }. E! ?$ }7 H% s
, |/ m! u- h% [) x4 \- n& [Allied ground losses:
5 K9 ]6 ^+ Q6 {, K# v 163 casualties reported
8 ]' K" V6 v9 g/ t Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
! F/ c$ i& J0 z7 D6 I. |% x) W2 m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; g2 V4 K- }! l, U9 w- X4 H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
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: V0 s9 o3 G. H 3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion, ^) {: _) V( a4 u8 f4 |
Ambon Base Force |