AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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3 C {) z" P ~ H y) ]% Y8 P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
9 @' k2 ]& V. f/ ]/ I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 w, v( I0 j4 f
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% {" c0 M/ g- bMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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! M# @7 e/ A& ^' w0 X9 V8 ^9 kWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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$ A0 q. L F( D; z% F/ g; hRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' A ^0 g& @! vEstimated time to target is 7 minutes! d S+ F8 C7 R! s1 k6 o
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Allied aircraft3 B- ?( R+ h& k* Q1 G7 i4 q
139WH-3 x 6
1 s8 B2 ?/ H8 L9 ]7 O D& R6 D B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
5 x" w- P* O9 N4 O# e4 X y: @ 139WH-3: 3 damaged) @' O- N9 G/ C
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7 b4 Y8 |) }; u& J$ R6 y* e1 K3 l DD Shiratsuyu
# }3 K; r3 D( O3 v" v5 T" G xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, o0 t: M o- z8 A# Z
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" k' y; l6 u! @3 n7 N4 ]/ ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 [! F( K6 F' k( |" ?
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
4 b2 h# v8 X, A- J: r9 uEstimated time to target is 5 minutes6 }6 g+ Y4 g6 Y9 P
! f9 E Q. f5 F7 {! E1 [+ mAllied aircraft) C8 d: `4 K- I% U0 C
B-339D x 1* Z% r4 \7 \, p$ T, b& L& E3 ^
A-24 Banshee x 174 B+ @1 J9 n8 R9 E9 |7 e
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Allied aircraft losses4 h7 J& Y0 i7 e: P! D8 [' V) a
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged- s! r3 c4 l9 Y5 C. @! o4 M
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Japanese Ships( n5 d+ C9 O* n* @
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
\+ m0 V& }$ _5 a+ b; {* y2 `9 ?4 K CA Takao
0 s6 N9 @9 o# c0 s8 O6 e" j CL Yura
c( ]1 L2 h* N% b4 W I" l xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage: W* v8 w: G9 a3 }: g/ N& n& g
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire* A$ G3 E- _6 H- h
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- h% o7 Z6 @& r3 Q! J3 n fMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1098 P0 T6 p, C T5 S
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud: p& O4 k2 L% a2 |) ]5 S
+ P6 e9 M( i1 s, H" lRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- b, Z( p: ~4 Q: E! `* |, b8 F) W
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 10
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5 \: l4 q' T+ D' Z( tNo Allied losses: g/ n$ U9 t+ b9 x5 u, U2 R3 j8 [
! e/ z- G& k, P( m# PJapanese Ships: g4 j" {* C, b' I
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 M+ B: q* {& t: j0 y
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires( f0 r, t/ S2 Q$ A2 f! V
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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. h. e P& g" m3 C- K' R* XMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1091 C; w: K8 K8 Z) U, H2 a' G
1 c0 e& l. W- l: V$ ]& a! @# qWeather in hex: Partial cloud% f) J: C n) ^
. D$ B4 V' a K0 F- w+ y! lRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
8 D0 T4 V/ k: \; m# A- \Estimated time to target is 6 minutes6 k# l* Y2 F- K j) q+ a- {
& _8 ^: C. B( l$ V* W4 M4 M5 eAllied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 2( {+ e( I) l1 {: o
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No Allied losses
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8 U' F0 @9 K1 J: r CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire: r4 P9 ^: _0 J% c% T9 e* ]0 M
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2 _; {4 F+ H( S( M2 `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 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
0 T& P- C/ t' ^" v) {5 B& }" GEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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' ^1 E$ ~6 f# M; l7 ^ A-24 Banshee x 14/ Q7 }) B: e( Y& P0 \0 P$ C% A
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Allied aircraft losses
2 ]0 S8 `, z9 w; q A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged* x8 ~: J) z' e! K5 {
7 h& F8 S" @. ]" r8 Z/ }, P# V4 eJapanese Ships
+ A7 [* r& N/ O$ a7 @ CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires9 P* Z! l7 }4 j5 x. ]% b
DD Hatakaze. ?( w" c6 e" a
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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2 }" ~- s- y2 @8 v4 N5 ~Japanese Deliberate attack+ |5 ^5 T# n: C0 X
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140% d7 z7 G# E6 G( e- I
) ?; ]6 Q* ~% O$ y5 s, oDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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# V8 e! v b8 eJapanese adjusted assault: 53 6 z% h/ m" m1 d7 d/ \4 K" I' Q* ?
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 $ P; _2 p2 @: ?0 @" e
2 @/ U- `. f5 p' z1 o+ DJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
; D1 s5 {5 V; z; I/ d& v5 RDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
# F1 e) m" R& F- d; o/ p- yAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:2 q9 I1 B. l; D
292 casualties reported8 n9 K* U. h$ ^5 g7 C) i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled4 Q N$ ?! k5 A3 l0 o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
8 V& p4 |. h7 N* |5 j$ P- V5 O% P3 j9 p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 ?" Q% u2 ~- C$ D% g, b3 B, q/ o6 J
$ a* Y% |$ _" h. H. y$ jAllied ground losses:
! |$ Y4 l9 h) n, Z 163 casualties reported
( Y9 K& `# j8 w& N8 Z. p, O Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
* f4 L) j C- u8 `; u- q9 i/ l" J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& u1 @8 g7 t, G% p+ b# e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( [1 A6 C7 ?) t) P# v0 O
& v% g. I- h f H/ P- dAssaulting units:: S3 Z4 i' { \3 C- y
1st Kure Assault Division
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! |( Q0 r* I, {; g) ~9 N* NDefending units:$ I, o5 ]2 T& I7 x
Molukken Garrison Battalion+ N/ {# u8 }* w2 ^: T
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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