AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42) V( ]$ ]5 \7 Q7 L) E
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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; e- a$ e5 Z( l. m( u q
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/ o( l& T0 A5 A% uMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1097 l8 Z) ?2 Y0 L9 _" g
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 K( i- R' C" P( f* `' n9 n
: l& |' o& U. Q* B5 L' ERaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
+ G! u M/ n2 a9 [$ h0 s1 {Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft* G: s/ m5 L$ I0 r% Y5 |
139WH-3 x 6
! R' i/ l3 f2 H. X6 X* H# H7 P6 ~ B-339D x 3
7 i" Q5 P- u3 c$ C Hudson I x 3
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* ~6 f* ]/ G1 f: RAllied aircraft losses! |8 j2 p$ Q' \% F6 P# S4 a# n
139WH-3: 3 damaged0 O6 j8 Q) y* }. [% D5 {
* G' Z6 C6 L# c. sJapanese Ships6 x7 }( B+ C1 R& @) T
DD Shiratsuyu
% s4 J. n9 ~3 ? xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1091 _0 u* @/ q- K. X! d
9 L" A, a! f/ }. a. p% gWeather in hex: Partial cloud& d+ {3 v/ k5 W8 D1 }) u( }
6 Z+ ]0 o& S) T- p& [( ZRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.& _: ]* O& W& a, C0 u
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes _6 P8 E) ]# U* ]+ N- J# W
8 M7 s2 y) ^* R- y. v0 CAllied aircraft
$ L9 G2 F! F9 Q: j2 L) q/ K6 g. I B-339D x 1( N0 R7 t/ y4 `5 M9 F) p5 E- t
A-24 Banshee x 170 D/ A6 Y* @5 X% D. F7 X
, `7 E P/ [% v% EAllied aircraft losses3 ~' @5 I& K2 C2 ~$ d- l
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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8 }% i5 }) | j' e Q I6 q1 l4 U XJapanese Ships
+ H! T5 ^* T. q! S5 O& u xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
* r" g. A+ w, M4 u8 {1 q: m CA Takao/ V" K$ y+ @; C! T$ R
CL Yura& H9 D* d1 j! ^6 T
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage1 @1 k" u' C9 u
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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3 o! l! e) H1 ERaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# w) m/ f$ z# f8 |' j8 f$ v9 ^
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 E6 U# I8 H7 r- ^* P
B-339D x 3: J5 T8 {8 c: R- H" \7 e% M4 F
A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses
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2 A5 {; R: Z2 h3 Y5 IJapanese Ships
' o3 ], Y% f* p) u/ m! G3 O: D% ` xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) |' b; d6 J) ~6 }8 L4 |/ F o
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires4 A$ P# q& Y6 E9 }" o3 Q
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 r* N! b8 p, c7 K
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, L6 e; Q4 _& R' z$ P( l5 jMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( x0 L- Y& M; H
4 R- I( a% k0 c$ g$ QWeather in hex: Partial cloud7 e5 |* z/ v H% a- ^
# B# ]' A% ]" b" H/ O% i* zRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 |7 x6 b4 n9 x; ~; W- v
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft) V) L4 \" i4 i; z' x+ f* l. p' n$ b
B-339D x 1: P9 h# d' U) I* o( s3 y7 @, K
A-24 Banshee x 2( x2 D3 }7 H0 I9 T
5 _2 Y) m V* s0 P3 B
No Allied losses
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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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: j$ B$ }9 O% T/ o NWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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2 L$ `! G# k" v. _7 QRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& t$ n; L0 ?9 \2 a0 e OEstimated time to target is 15 minutes0 L. @& Z; i$ K; C
0 N- B: J. z- E# I3 lAllied aircraft! H: t% @. c7 k, X
A-24 Banshee x 149 `7 a6 M# z; A S- [5 a1 k) D1 t
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Allied aircraft losses; f1 y7 v- C2 a# y7 B
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged8 Z1 ]; l) U, u! G" X
, j: x6 ?# I8 J. F! D- ]: {Japanese Ships
1 D) f0 f, J& ?3 ~2 m4 H8 H CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
; g& M! W; R5 ^/ M8 t DD Hatakaze
$ M4 n( j" r1 q; F/ x9 Y DD Oyashio
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- x) g2 k( h, Z) c9 IGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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; _; d% c, v4 o4 b2 e) I( V, `Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140& [& D/ H! o+ D, \
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 765 k' J( N0 [! @' M
- v2 @/ _ _8 x* Y$ v8 s- a; RJapanese adjusted assault: 53 , M2 x; f9 m4 w2 `! s
5 W( W! [! t5 a- D* v4 i) @Allied adjusted defense: 121 5 m0 Q# j$ Q4 V, c6 C$ ~ y
`7 P2 P( B* U6 l1 n6 ]# zJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers' {3 v+ L6 I# ~
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-). w& l8 {" p# h+ Z2 S1 o2 w
Attacker:
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* a) Y2 t+ z' DJapanese ground losses:
" h. j/ t* q5 I5 h: L) w9 p( |) } D: u& J p 292 casualties reported' A0 H9 o7 N7 C: l& L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
$ W! v0 _1 ?) a8 R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* L" \4 u8 _( I( Q# b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
) P& x+ ~; D$ D$ \) Z. Z/ F 163 casualties reported2 Y1 n5 U+ ~% Q7 D. z( O/ n! |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled9 L+ O) i; |' A6 H1 J% I, S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
2 l0 G2 q/ u: d5 w+ o8 E& ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& u/ f$ w. h( f- ?3 z
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Assaulting units:
1 G! J* _8 Q3 T1 V' M# G; u 1st Kure Assault Division
6 Z, C4 r+ U5 s0 ?9 f# m' s 3rd Air Flotilla 4 t$ z% z; A" @/ `. @4 h& t+ I3 X* T
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Defending units:
1 Y. {/ w. b' L* N4 d& x- } Molukken Garrison Battalion/ L7 S7 b9 K, N4 r: n) W5 |# I) X
4th Coastal Gun Battalion# l9 i' c$ |/ H3 w
Ambon Base Force |