AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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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
- r/ t M- ~8 f- k6 U# n$ W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; ~5 T* Q4 h: L0 m" l5 l
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1 ?4 W: b7 Q: A. m) _* gMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1095 a- X; X4 G* I8 s
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& B) h* K2 h2 J$ d* V
0 U+ \( z7 z; w; ~! n/ |Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
: x* `' p% N4 v+ V3 kEstimated time to target is 7 minutes" C" t* C: q+ A% x8 {8 D$ I
5 m& } `: V3 B' BAllied aircraft
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B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses6 U+ g( {2 X. t/ F# }
139WH-3: 3 damaged- L) b; e* H( t* \
8 M- U8 j% V" Q5 {& z$ tJapanese Ships6 r/ f) x+ k" D) w0 k# \
DD Shiratsuyu
# C F4 e: P& y) ] G. x xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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2 P$ J8 [4 U3 `: lWeather in hex: Partial cloud# ]9 J( c* U& D% k& c9 @: Z
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.0 B) q/ C! l, K6 v+ p4 p
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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2 f6 i/ W7 s6 |$ ]Allied aircraft% D; D# F8 J+ }5 J) b0 ^- U
B-339D x 1
" K" c8 |; H# R) W A-24 Banshee x 176 ^" t6 `1 ]! C$ H* `/ [+ S9 C
5 D8 t: g, j- r9 ^Allied aircraft losses
0 p8 S/ ?% H x1 H& ^/ G" x A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged1 G1 K/ O+ \. x" w0 p, }9 Y
7 ~, @# u2 P$ |+ w. |; u3 _/ nJapanese Ships
9 V; p# M0 B3 x; o* a' r( a xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
. p7 s1 ~4 Q6 |; r0 v+ a CA Takao9 ~6 ]8 x( H7 t
CL Yura+ e+ X: m+ C5 @% C
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
m: w. C4 ]) a0 p9 W xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 v" j/ R4 Y$ Y& v
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- r3 a0 @) C; Y7 w. D! `# rMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( X F$ u4 R; q4 d8 C
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! Z( d6 p2 g$ I& q& N
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 r- v3 Z' ]% F# k2 O! i
8 r, q2 X6 @, Z J6 ^Allied aircraft
1 E) }" v: r4 }& A4 L B-339D x 39 Z# e: ]! C) E% w2 R+ u
A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses
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( S. k- E' J x) T S. n- vJapanese Ships
* X3 P) J1 D! ?; h% ^3 Q xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 W) q; x- p1 E
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires& C1 C( s8 g6 J8 N P# A
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire$ W4 z9 b8 @" g/ T
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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 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 R; l# O" r* B3 K7 [& }' e! t' }
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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: p( O+ M3 h/ P8 oAllied aircraft" p/ @5 F% q! X! x% G
B-339D x 14 _! x; n# d/ v! w1 n; t5 O# S% G; y
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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. j" u5 {# X# v+ B$ j+ j0 {" Q CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1091 r, t! v; b1 I% h9 E, Y3 S
, d+ e2 b0 o* D+ ?) `9 KWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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6 p8 W4 h2 L+ c# RRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# ]3 s" n8 f. O
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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5 s) w6 Y$ e6 KAllied aircraft+ S, [, L9 y, B1 x7 ]
A-24 Banshee x 14: t: v3 L* t( Z; T. C: f% M" X$ _; L
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Allied aircraft losses G; X, l2 {5 z% m' X4 C: g! |
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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; H! W3 d$ u/ k' lJapanese Ships' ?$ l; {. Q2 b$ s1 r
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
" J3 B8 J- h. g DD Hatakaze
5 a, u. f6 ~9 _ DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack0 P3 m: T" a' t
6 N9 ]3 U" |: H1 k( zAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1409 |" q; j. p3 J7 f7 C# u& D
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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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Allied adjusted defense: 121 ! B6 l0 ^& s/ ]# B( _
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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$ i g: c4 [/ H jCombat modifiers
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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, f9 l* j7 g" f6 d" Z% c* K Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
" P+ }" l* t4 E* b' ^, Z3 M) I/ B2 p5 Y2 A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
( a5 V; w @6 k; Q0 i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:# y; x7 a7 I" i$ }8 m. R& P; {
163 casualties reported6 j* u( {# e) V/ |6 }9 G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled- D8 \: Y2 O$ V$ i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled1 {6 ^! l+ |$ G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 N$ Y! G! L# Q1 b; Q* R) f
( \" G; i. f( }4 XAssaulting units:
( [1 X: U' C6 w 1st Kure Assault Division" H1 U6 K/ h2 o: B
3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
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Ambon Base Force |