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. x1 u$ m: W7 j& V
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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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% {9 C; d4 f' S9 v, _& MWeather in hex: Partial cloud+ J0 s6 E( U0 k: X: ~8 K: V0 `1 z( U
& j, \5 D$ ^6 D' M3 F+ i* q$ _3 Y' s2 kRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.+ c6 L( b/ Z% I: G$ p3 Q, @% Z% z; R
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft' i: a% H a3 w, |/ Q, K' ~9 k# V
139WH-3 x 67 J- y% w' t; N' D. K, ~' b
B-339D x 3" ]% r' e+ A; `! u
Hudson I x 3. d9 d3 e$ `3 d3 l) b. s4 `7 J
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Allied aircraft losses2 I1 j( E% _, _/ Z7 f u
139WH-3: 3 damaged! c1 c0 c$ d K; I, j
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DD Shiratsuyu
. W8 E' t( B" E$ ? xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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) v* q \. W1 \ mMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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' ], t( N) G8 U. z+ U; j+ PWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
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6 z* i2 k1 |1 K; y9 _' u B-339D x 1- U" M# g! y8 t+ }; F! G* q. z
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses# i w3 j7 d- ?. f% {" w
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships H0 n4 i, P1 b3 s$ F+ W
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk% Y) g/ j, S! A6 b/ ?0 \; l
CA Takao
2 U% P+ R" ~3 V5 v CL Yura
6 x9 ]) N, ?/ _4 J5 ^+ `# ~$ C xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- d# L/ }4 H4 l. i$ {. b
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 m$ h5 q) E5 p1 a# A$ _5 d' n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1091 K0 I5 L2 B/ B. F( A% K9 [
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% K0 Q9 t! G4 y2 E, Z# MRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: f( x2 Z; n m2 I4 U5 ^Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3
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No Allied losses
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/ c( C, \: z$ `! k1 |3 _: t xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk2 d) S5 `) Y, a9 h8 Q$ x
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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B-339D x 1
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No Allied losses- ]( D- X, t! U/ C) [% F
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 }4 l4 d8 R" o& O( y) u
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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 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ E) \) D. G: o5 a2 E. O
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes3 i. W P. E! T' }) k& R
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Allied aircraft
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
2 _6 J E _4 b9 {0 N DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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9 D1 ~( P. R* Q) W. _" @Japanese Deliberate attack' v# U0 P* r3 p
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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( H- }" L8 V( Q) v6 Z5 Z0 n
7 L1 H, T# C8 _; a7 {; NJapanese adjusted assault: 53 6 b8 i( W) O+ R3 P+ j1 U9 {4 k! `
. q& D# Z( }- h* m- [Allied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)- X: H( s! b' V' H( y1 t
Attacker:
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292 casualties reported3 B3 w9 n" f: @$ D2 q7 l( o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled0 X5 c7 [4 g' U$ o2 x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled. I3 Z" I# [* k5 L8 Q/ a! |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 o, T8 n) A6 X+ y d. W
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Allied ground losses:) V) |* i3 m, q% ? W' I& s
163 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Assaulting units:8 L; i3 K" B: h+ j8 t
1st Kure Assault Division/ ?0 b+ n! b# U* l9 u4 [
3rd Air Flotilla 0 E: Z. b8 O% t' X7 e: [% I* N
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Defending units:
1 Q+ x" _, a- S Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |