AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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# F. X$ t- R, l5 V( r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
, n' R4 ~' H) ^/ R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: A% \/ J; [& Y% j
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1 }9 b1 q* v \Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109* a! l; q( X& _3 a. L4 m$ ^9 A" R* }8 M
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& L( ^) B* X0 H) e* M% j
, W" u, j- ~3 j% C( \Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# @7 m& U! T2 C6 X R* t) m% \6 pEstimated time to target is 7 minutes9 Q6 @! O, o! d' k
# d( r, E) ^5 O" T1 } IAllied aircraft
9 T2 b9 m& K8 `+ i1 {; V 139WH-3 x 69 ]$ }# d. |% O& `$ }# v$ g
B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
d4 J* d- u* q' i( u" ?$ F5 ` 139WH-3: 3 damaged8 Q5 A1 e. T; W) ], h/ h/ B! C
+ t7 n: y( l. L) r9 ?( IJapanese Ships
3 ?7 o/ e/ C. T0 u( w# I! W3 t DD Shiratsuyu* w6 r6 L" _8 B
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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6 P9 z5 I+ o. ~$ I( H wMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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2 _* ^6 K0 K \7 x5 d0 f1 YWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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* p1 t1 v0 u8 ]3 q; n5 xRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.2 u' `: l9 ~* l1 q# b
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft" j+ W5 W1 N0 g) B
B-339D x 1( T9 O6 x& x8 A6 p0 P; A
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses+ X9 V$ i9 [, u) F
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged- @1 }) M* @4 e5 F5 P" h% Z; D
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Japanese Ships
: V) G6 g6 {+ y0 {5 { xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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6 ~) O) _" j0 p2 z/ F9 m) ^: D CL Yura- p, G* T. s) }4 T2 z
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 M/ e+ d) f" f3 f xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 X0 Q9 e& }/ V+ g$ H0 M
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0 m& L# W- h, Y$ nMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud# ^0 X& W |9 b, C/ S+ K
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 s: i7 |% ^8 n! Y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes) U' U/ t/ ?% Q6 c7 K. I# j5 C
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Allied aircraft! c. u W, n, k# s. M' r3 ?! q8 l
B-339D x 33 e8 J% P# V3 O" b0 J: k: Q
A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships0 I- |; P/ t$ {
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) D" A: E: [* m, [& e* A" p3 o
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires0 o# F, y D0 b6 {6 o
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 D5 I4 c9 }+ c
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud$ A' z3 P4 b; L7 N) f9 `
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., Y6 r$ b/ V' O* W& C1 }4 x0 w
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes& H* j2 @0 }2 ?% x0 d
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Allied aircraft
7 M: }/ B& z: [ g R' p0 R4 F6 _ B-339D x 1
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1 o/ W% M8 p: uNo Allied losses
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5 b, q. H9 m/ [1 x CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 N5 N# w) M3 n! m6 Y Y
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) b* Q }- L: UMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109/ ]) u6 p @% q8 E( x* n* t. l
0 G* E- F6 ~" uWeather in hex: Partial cloud! F0 F f( ^( T9 n2 p
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! J1 v: s4 i6 s7 q) lEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 149 q6 q" k; m! A: Z& \& I0 }
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Allied aircraft losses
: V5 J+ _. x o, {- i3 r A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged/ A0 Q! v* H, O7 Z( q8 `
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Japanese Ships) t7 q( I1 C: h
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires- Z! N: v c F: f0 z
DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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D6 c( B4 B. yJapanese Deliberate attack8 C) Z% r% h) X4 s: i
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1402 x2 |' G2 q4 C/ ~7 B
9 V( r9 ], K8 `) j/ yDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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' _; _ i: N1 cJapanese adjusted assault: 53 ! I! y0 ^$ x$ R: T; i
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 1 h& z& I& d0 C3 ]. M
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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4 i% z9 B3 Y# [: WCombat modifiers5 A; N# e' R3 W+ p( ^4 Z) M
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)5 ]( y0 ~: r' J& |; F& [, x
Attacker: + R: F0 A9 M7 x" b! Q5 _
+ Q* n6 l$ b3 t- `# Q5 i( kJapanese ground losses:
% ]4 N+ j+ d5 K6 T' z! K9 x: n5 [! y 292 casualties reported
8 l: v2 g& t' T- X Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled4 _" R$ L& ~& ^3 h' [" A* I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 v2 ~5 r$ x9 T8 Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ {- S5 R4 m m; \- [Allied ground losses:0 H! i7 b6 ~* Z
163 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled! n* V% ~9 G" W7 f& A" _. R) R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 ~ e& L7 @, s vAssaulting units:
# ~' ]" O$ K5 p* k2 e 1st Kure Assault Division; D+ t" t' t. s% j8 w) f4 l
3rd Air Flotilla
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# r! U4 V) U. b" E+ m. PDefending units:
4 Q; M* V7 \; x7 G Molukken Garrison Battalion( v2 p, N1 Q/ @) Z5 f: M% O
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
& B. D/ e# D S. \) X3 y( W Ambon Base Force |