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
$ z" y/ G. N1 P7 t+ f' 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& H0 o8 @6 k1 f; T2 ^
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud) D1 z, i; f, e, c
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* j4 z/ h; M- |9 G9 AEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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& R; H. K! q+ H* H: pAllied aircraft3 i# y9 P8 t1 H7 V6 [# O9 ]
139WH-3 x 6
: T1 x: {* u# X8 E' Z% v B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses0 m# i9 Z: E8 K5 p0 s! X
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships5 q6 {$ ?6 g& ]. h
DD Shiratsuyu
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$ H2 f( |, u) lMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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; D0 f# [0 o JRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.) n9 P7 v+ C) n
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes- I& y# [7 T' j1 B8 R
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B-339D x 1
# t( l$ W3 W) M( [9 d A-24 Banshee x 17
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0 g- I1 j: w1 K& QAllied aircraft losses: }$ G: y, {# [; i" g
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged* W1 F- `, ~, U. P
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xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
! ^ D/ h8 z) A CA Takao( v0 c. G6 _$ ]1 Y0 D0 W G
CL Yura% R7 A8 J& @4 F
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage/ f; [4 A# {: S/ s; r: T
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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9 |& _) `/ c9 N1 IWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% v$ Z+ P; R) p. E' A cEstimated time to target is 6 minutes, Y- @; n, W. \; n3 y
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B-339D x 3' P) A# g! l* W! W4 g# } t
A-24 Banshee x 10& W. h# ^9 |- M# ]; e5 @
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No Allied losses9 D2 |6 L4 e% `1 E; x; T
8 u5 _! s7 ^. E& U& d# u2 l9 kJapanese Ships
& G" |! l2 e# H6 p: |1 C8 h9 z xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
Y! I* y% h/ G% S2 _9 |/ r; _ xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
. ]* `" u0 b, E- d xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire: o0 r3 Z2 {. @* U: v3 J
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109. W& `+ j: T \
0 B& R0 W! k: P* o" q& mWeather in hex: Partial cloud6 V9 C, ^9 P8 ?
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. z1 v$ O! H$ R8 L6 f- v' A7 O7 Y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes7 T; _6 o; y6 O1 \
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A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses7 u" ~0 z2 C0 ?8 A
( B; D9 S* v0 c+ SJapanese Ships+ }- d: ^1 k9 c: B9 f6 w
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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$ b5 c6 z0 R, c8 r+ l: d2 I3 RMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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/ r/ R d% c7 v; N; VRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) S, K( y( z; \# v6 a
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft6 _7 J+ E( l6 d) m( i! y# n
A-24 Banshee x 14! L$ Q, P* G1 f- }1 n2 ~2 q( m
% B# o: T$ ^& w6 `9 n* |6 A1 iAllied aircraft losses
$ ^- C8 e+ R# O0 y( F, c9 ^ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires% i3 R& u$ j c
DD Hatakaze
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: }6 |( ?1 K; }3 f3 O, Q, x% IGround combat at Ambon (76,109)$ y" ]+ @" c9 U+ h, f
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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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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$ e0 S" T7 D9 mJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 ' N1 q! M* ^1 [3 @2 k
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) % W* `& v) _9 e* `
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Combat modifiers u; y9 A" }% ^! L) r& r* d
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) c' a* `3 |/ n5 L$ B+ P& u
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled& @# N+ F: q1 g, P2 X+ { x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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# i. H1 I0 O# x$ w- X8 y+ DAllied ground losses:0 |- F1 r: B& j0 s' b7 E7 O
163 casualties reported. U2 M9 Y' i& D9 A* |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled+ _ N7 v7 `: l9 Z2 j g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Assaulting units:8 l- Q" ^2 ~0 l. ?; q
1st Kure Assault Division% T* a3 z6 z; J" R8 L: v' U
3rd Air Flotilla
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/ v8 _5 J3 |0 y2 S0 V6 n7 }5 S+ ]6 n( nDefending units:
: x4 S' M/ k" F2 e6 ^& `; p6 D Molukken Garrison Battalion
% e2 J( R! ?7 n* z 4th Coastal Gun Battalion% C& [$ d8 H8 ^( E3 {
Ambon Base Force |