AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 428 L7 L! H9 R) T/ ~: i" s9 b+ z
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0 k3 Q0 O8 t. S( f. d: W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) t" D) H: V' K, @6 j9 m6 Z
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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N: c7 ~: ~7 s$ q B. X! a* K, |Morning 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 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. ?) f& a* d: ]8 x# e
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes( L( Q9 I. K2 }2 I/ h+ o M2 d) ~
. j$ {: c$ W# d. v [0 B# h+ ^; ?Allied aircraft
/ ~1 u n' W+ W. S8 F6 `2 A) I 139WH-3 x 6
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Allied aircraft losses; _9 c, \& Y* {2 u' t1 t
139WH-3: 3 damaged# R# l3 z$ ?7 X7 Q$ y
, t( j) f& o4 L1 oJapanese Ships
7 p1 ~ r' `2 y t* D DD Shiratsuyu Q! q: m9 p+ |$ t+ W% F
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires3 b* s& D* s4 V$ [; B5 I" @
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/ k* Y4 e* K" m' N+ ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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6 o, g/ }; e: ?6 C6 y( JWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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" C8 M9 j* F/ C: rRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
) o8 s" B+ c; V) M9 e6 i! bEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft& k2 e7 ]1 O8 y' W n
B-339D x 1/ ]# M n, |9 m: d3 ]8 s! g% U
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses/ u' x) f8 {+ C! b7 u
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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% ^7 } h& u! U+ XJapanese Ships! t4 i* F: \6 ?; o& S" S& J. I
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
( g; ]- N: J2 o* v: m/ l CA Takao) c0 h: N5 M1 g9 A9 v0 ~& B
CL Yura, H& C6 h; T; w7 A0 p- }
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage* S4 r( G2 S1 c
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire) y0 g" T* [: C8 u8 U+ Y L
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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6 i. }2 Y( v3 M3 _, kRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* b) G! P; S0 M- L
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft$ E1 p2 o' j" E/ H6 A# B9 O
B-339D x 3) }' V3 L6 W5 w. `2 d
A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses
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6 v% \$ i: t7 u* ^! `9 \ xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk2 H2 E/ B6 X6 C# _
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
2 a! | ~9 h: \ xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 K) _; U# \' m# h, c2 n
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+ J9 X# z, s5 `5 X' d4 TMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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6 z/ Y" L) x- x* @7 gWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 v m s& q8 W; `6 PEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 1
: n2 I V- z8 q- Z A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships; B0 x+ f5 L& S& N: P
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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3 r0 U0 C8 [7 h8 |- K2 _; JMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1099 Y8 e$ x3 q- J
" `) _* y' _/ MWeather in hex: Partial cloud. ?- |, R/ r+ _" N
J9 G/ \- T' ]$ ?8 VRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.! T7 ^ n9 Z/ n: B0 W: f
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
, y# k& c9 W5 a, Y A-24 Banshee x 14
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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; }0 m) o" {+ M4 V r6 [8 E( BJapanese Ships& D- W; {- C H9 X7 S
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires' t7 T: H& C5 c. c0 b/ v
DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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2 \$ r" N: T! j; ` M3 m- PJapanese Deliberate attack
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. P$ r& d6 O& r$ UAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140! l- E9 O* t$ U8 [
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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& @; J2 M, v' z! ZJapanese adjusted assault: 53 0 H3 s2 I" l: T. v$ v( d! N1 N
- ^1 }# Y3 s% @- [& Y8 QAllied adjusted defense: 121 ! c2 z H# Z5 @. E
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers( |5 }5 f- }7 Z5 w( O
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
2 p: {. h: O$ A+ xAttacker: # B1 `8 c3 L; f4 G
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+ Z3 \- d5 [# x; }& i5 ^0 G 292 casualties reported- f/ g. x3 j- \: T$ S8 I+ p9 k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled1 M* u |; A- r. t. C2 \8 y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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z$ J3 U4 C) M# c& P' [) h% J- l& DAllied ground losses:
1 x* U+ K0 z, @; g 163 casualties reported5 e% p N: N3 ^: V6 H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled8 W0 v0 U: O4 j4 i8 h$ a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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' ^2 E; d( L2 X0 t0 VAssaulting units:( [( v( ~ m" l6 R: K: k+ e
1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:
- o$ i) f Q' F Molukken Garrison Battalion
Y# b- P8 K$ R, t4 d' ~ 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
! c1 i" |$ g& H0 I7 N: ~5 d. l0 d Ambon Base Force |