AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42" S3 s# L; @3 K% Y
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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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( C, p2 R. T* f, Y' x UMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 U8 t! u: ~/ H# S; @( I7 |
- d* u% w% P2 F0 b9 V# \8 vRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 C% |7 o0 O; k* Q @# l
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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# z7 |! N" ~6 CAllied aircraft
' k6 Q) ^. _+ l% c8 f! G' D 139WH-3 x 6
( P; R4 N& S* F# r* @ B-339D x 3
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9 j1 X7 c+ v8 ?9 n8 IAllied aircraft losses/ h: h# j- e* u9 p
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships: d! P3 U1 Q3 u" ?: Z3 W
DD Shiratsuyu
4 j1 A5 U7 B7 V xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires [( w4 O& a; j* u
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" `. P: @5 @( ]- y4 |8 \Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1096 p, v' X% \# l: Q: J/ t) ^% L4 B
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
3 U0 H1 L/ \4 W1 X' e' n& ^Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft7 f) ]7 z/ E! L, w9 C
B-339D x 1
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Allied aircraft losses9 [ x+ g- I$ D
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
8 A: {9 k" s, ~8 z xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk5 A; c8 E! r5 B U2 g" L; G- P4 f
CA Takao
3 h% a$ ~. \8 P: K0 G$ r$ R! f# l CL Yura$ @% I% d7 {+ G) i3 W- Z6 x
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage' {& B3 {8 x* F9 W$ T
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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! ]& _' S; I0 |8 V+ qMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 M1 Q: j% {; I+ y
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 w! g. Y( J1 HEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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9 Y$ C- I2 \, \6 cJapanese Ships! @+ [2 u' }5 q4 m' [
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ e: y) V3 d4 Y0 l2 n" j7 B
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
j+ ~) |0 g! U xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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% y8 l% I% N) b; v' V0 m' j# ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud/ b: V, B+ j9 z5 U0 K- l" g A- A
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# B# P( d( K$ T8 F; Z5 D5 J7 r$ VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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9 i) Z. z6 d$ A1 ]# M2 iAllied aircraft
2 {1 a! J+ j+ y3 e& a4 c B-339D x 1 k- a* Z4 W/ Q- `1 H
A-24 Banshee x 2: p! Q! D$ p. x
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No Allied losses, Q0 d, L" x! V5 v: m; I
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Japanese Ships
0 \: j) P9 i) ?+ v) ?2 e- K+ ` CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1091 u. O9 Y+ S( J/ ^3 Q
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" `3 J& G/ _4 V1 R% L# _) W: nEstimated time to target is 15 minutes# x; Z8 A4 Z) U( i1 X# V
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships' P9 p% E8 v; X- P4 [+ v/ I
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack' }% d% |! l# ? e5 [+ D
7 {# w9 ?$ Q# E- Z2 u& PAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140! j: |+ T% \! K. s: l
4 u) }+ q K2 z7 ~( H( DDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76/ g( z' {+ n& l" I8 Z
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 w1 m$ ?: u: m& B& a
$ i ?7 H% l# F8 KAllied adjusted defense: 121 9 `% L# D, v$ v' q; }; U& C
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) . V3 l' w2 j. O8 j+ s) b
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Combat modifiers' T4 f. U& a8 y/ n1 z+ n
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)6 J; |" C3 h# _; n' Z
Attacker:
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8 K$ S U7 w+ b, I2 l3 `* NJapanese ground losses:
3 f! n" U& e0 K 292 casualties reported! G/ p0 |) t' l% @. z6 v# B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
" H5 ?0 o2 O O* l" O' I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
5 C. M. Z+ j C) x) v2 u/ R$ N 163 casualties reported! t( M6 w; m7 F* a3 d2 C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
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1 B) R7 @! t4 X* S* s) i3 C( t. AAssaulting units:3 t8 f8 t. Y; u) B! k. p6 [7 [
1st Kure Assault Division3 b* t: z* _1 ]
3rd Air Flotilla v6 \# a0 q8 _' r6 C/ p' o
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Defending units:
" u' ]: ]5 @8 L0 g Molukken Garrison Battalion
2 b5 u8 m# g8 i9 r3 x 4th Coastal Gun Battalion i' p4 p4 m; s* g+ ~2 G
Ambon Base Force |