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; A/ [; s0 O9 |. {: P, _4 a
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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5 \; Q. v+ |$ _0 f2 V! RMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1093 E/ \+ C6 g% X5 _( _0 E4 h
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 l/ q) g/ N. n* i" t- e$ A
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; \, f0 C) T" y$ ^Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
* _7 W) S7 Y4 w, L1 O 139WH-3 x 6
9 t* `3 d9 f! c' j B-339D x 3
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2 k1 B. q, D4 t; Q9 PAllied aircraft losses
j9 I" g# w7 O8 N; I) @) h1 G$ l$ R 139WH-3: 3 damaged4 Q, f) x2 N3 Y+ \" `4 Y
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Japanese Ships
1 x* }+ i; P6 |* ?( E7 j DD Shiratsuyu5 {) v6 Y8 u# _& f: _" |
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, ^; J( @6 p4 ^: O# T% c9 n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1093 e; x* p5 ]- R- [ \6 @1 {4 S
1 P m4 \$ H) D% D! W( QWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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0 O# w3 N4 Y( W PRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
% C! c! j4 y' k$ Y# a* E# IEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& m( {* Z' @6 d X/ t B-339D x 1. i6 A7 Y; s; U9 Q# n1 G- ]6 [% W
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
; P8 Q1 |. u4 m% v5 ~" K A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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7 ]/ w3 d$ x Z3 k' T xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk5 \' N$ N5 X& n$ y0 Q
CA Takao7 j7 W! ]- u1 e
CL Yura
- e+ T1 V( H3 d xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage' m2 W& m$ d; T6 K5 O1 I
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1099 l/ @3 Z; Z* v4 M {- ~
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- Q! b1 _" b! ]Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ R5 @" r4 E: z' N
( `: A _( L+ k) @ zAllied aircraft/ ?& S& }0 l5 T7 w3 [* j6 ]
B-339D x 3" t9 v5 D6 k) C9 A+ i
A-24 Banshee x 10
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; V; K" m# D6 x/ kNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
5 H8 H8 Q5 g) F; f9 t1 W& L3 {+ M xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. L! M0 o* z1 Z xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
" Z. ^9 {% e* {: x6 U3 D/ `& k xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire7 R) S% K( T' d- o6 N" k8 `
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: U8 L% O3 @ m& j6 f; ~- f0 c6 KMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109& i; s; j7 Q+ j( Y& }5 s* [
, w; R9 a5 d% `+ d3 tWeather in hex: Partial cloud! d+ ]9 T h Q. a. ^
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: I m5 a% Q7 P l
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 1 F2 w1 f# U& |8 W9 C% e
A-24 Banshee x 2. e) [# \$ @" N! M; @/ X) T- f; Q8 g
/ r3 C) A/ {8 _No Allied losses+ ^3 r( m/ u" g9 m/ f
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Japanese Ships$ y$ t J/ z7 |* Z" w T2 U9 H) ~
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 \1 B8 a7 Z. ?2 u$ {6 C/ _
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109- R; m7 {) s S% S' L! y
0 y9 E+ y5 J/ w0 ]$ h; }Weather in hex: Partial cloud( z' y. }2 k8 L/ c, W
" H# L& a* ^, b7 B0 C0 O0 q* \Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
u, u& p- L9 Q6 e# }0 O6 \* [Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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' K7 V: i9 `! X+ s; cAllied aircraft
7 ?& v& m4 R+ _" O5 K; b A-24 Banshee x 14& A, {* v8 J9 ^- j' G- i: m+ K
6 d( |% S q" u9 _$ w* R2 NAllied aircraft losses
/ C8 ~& Z" F/ h A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships1 ?% M0 ^8 O( x: o/ _
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, s% T/ h2 J9 ]
DD Hatakaze, _1 g* c _- H+ Y( }7 }- X
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)7 p" m4 V6 x, E9 B# Y
+ p Y/ }7 M' K; ~7 U! M; p) HJapanese Deliberate attack
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$ Y! v7 x+ [; i' R' E* ~/ NAttacking 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* {3 I) w% G& E; R# s8 r: {7 b1 p
' M8 F U4 r$ X, N1 zJapanese adjusted assault: 53 , j7 P0 _3 \9 M8 @3 P
' b4 K# y: u$ R' WAllied adjusted defense: 121
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/ s8 S: p- Y$ |+ K$ c: lJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) ' G7 o3 t( p$ d2 y0 O
6 r6 B0 P4 S1 L. [. }+ p( QCombat modifiers4 g6 S; K1 j& {2 a
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
5 ^8 m6 i8 r- s1 {8 yAttacker: 5 `) ^! P9 M# W I& A* d/ h
4 L3 v+ z' L5 O! ?. o" \) rJapanese ground losses:/ V( z" s5 i* j
292 casualties reported
# E% ?- v- B! J& ?) p& G9 t7 q Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled1 _- E* b+ o2 z& n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
5 C; M# l( v5 U/ ]4 N3 ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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' ~' ?1 i ] Y0 L3 P2 L9 |Allied ground losses:
- O. l, a& o/ p 163 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled4 U7 {4 R; r3 j3 d5 L5 N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' f' ?$ @7 T" {. S* _- L
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Assaulting units:
7 n9 R: w/ y; U1 D; F( y( T. G# H 1st Kure Assault Division
! P/ ?3 o& q. V% C/ P+ K4 P 3rd Air Flotilla 8 m+ n% V+ s# J% D
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Defending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion* a2 S3 ?+ q3 q9 f" i: Y* t2 [: L* ^
Ambon Base Force |