AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 424 G/ A+ B8 G3 }8 f% [3 ^; A, ]
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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" ~/ d$ G' ?, M
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- V) t% f H' R9 g
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% Z! }3 d$ y; L9 V) d- _
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. }: }$ u0 O; a/ n
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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/ U( [1 d7 Y7 t' U8 mAllied aircraft
5 I5 O6 J% T0 h! b 139WH-3 x 6+ I. f6 g' r# V Y# U3 D
B-339D x 3; a! F. \* n% }9 q0 j( U
Hudson I x 3
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7 |6 `- y- }- G: mJapanese Ships
# h' ^& Y6 C: o, }; t DD Shiratsuyu# z6 S& r4 {7 L7 x, y% `8 ^
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires3 @. ~% O- O1 H
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7 d* [/ q% ?) @+ E4 AMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1093 l. B8 M' ]$ [, E m
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.% p3 P0 ^% ]" |/ p7 g: c' _
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-339D x 1& F5 e; S8 j' {0 q( D3 ~+ B
A-24 Banshee x 17. v% J& B& Z* N
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Allied aircraft losses
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" e4 P, O9 D% {9 sJapanese Ships
- w0 ~) p6 ^3 x+ n! M0 ~ xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk4 F. H# d. g z; E
CA Takao
, B/ s$ e) F. y: t# w+ F CL Yura
, {8 b- s& D7 j2 }* g xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
, ~& ~1 ~* ?9 }- N; S) v" H+ E7 q: R xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1094 `% \1 A7 J9 [7 v$ Z
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$ \0 N0 P1 |$ d/ N+ a; jRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) o$ w5 S; {: [! w% Y9 ~% S! V! c- @
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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2 W( |& E1 o% s7 u; v B-339D x 3
# t; ?0 z; s) j2 v A-24 Banshee x 10" s K, {3 T! ~; K1 g* ?
9 F& J k3 u1 ?No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships4 e" j& }, v ~& E9 Z. p
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
% P* |8 K1 y) n xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
9 B% Q# j+ A9 w* ~ xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire+ p+ s& F0 T* H# q4 L
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f# M6 v4 T# MMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109* ]; Z; Z: r6 J; @ v- B! r
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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# f$ c1 R/ U4 PRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
. @* J" n/ K: m$ ^6 n9 @* kEstimated time to target is 6 minutes; X, W l* J ?( e
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Allied aircraft k" w( w+ j: n; G$ a3 l; M
B-339D x 1
! i5 u d% @3 ~ A-24 Banshee x 21 f3 g. @$ \, u8 n% Y
0 B* Q6 |: ^' ]$ |! mNo Allied losses; }) A) P0 C( S. T: _
" ` S& { L" R u9 h0 JJapanese Ships
( X" m H) O: A5 {1 y" d( ~ CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109* z' K0 k+ e) |. s& W b) p
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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/ s* c; l- Y2 L1 F' NRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* e/ e( q- T. g1 E+ B. b0 V
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes; }( `& P* @, W$ A" L; N3 P
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
[/ C8 u1 r p& C, \+ L DD Hatakaze& f3 f* ~5 Q H9 H( W0 Z' N2 p
DD Oyashio2 y L5 j l; A% u6 q8 g
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, }2 y% g) w+ S7 i$ {Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)# U! U3 e) W ~7 C6 ?7 _
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Japanese Deliberate attack" |: m ]: Y8 ~: v- E2 H
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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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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4 F4 n! ?- Z8 V6 gAllied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 5 D L( N4 P* a( m
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Combat modifiers8 R/ u5 F: f8 u7 k; o3 h
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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3 {+ f2 j0 j) @! z" ?Japanese ground losses:: o, W4 I5 U. U# `
292 casualties reported' u/ m9 k- ~8 x0 Y7 O5 D- f A% w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
: R* J1 p$ {% ^: E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
7 O& ~8 u, Q* d, G; P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# L* Q9 ~( N! e7 Y6 M3 D4 w, E3 gAllied ground losses:
, Q( D$ J$ t/ u5 \' ^ y: U 163 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Assaulting units:) V: k1 N: {* O5 L
1st Kure Assault Division0 H, x( R$ a5 U7 n& g
3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion B2 u# k' T. w, V
Ambon Base Force |