AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42. _4 P( Z5 l0 P1 f9 [7 H" e
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) k7 }5 y) G: G( o& V: ^2 n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0 c7 ?$ Y; U5 [- M: d9 }2 E
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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7 t# k" S* S% R0 q. j; g y/ TMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109- `9 k( ` O' T6 v- b; x& J
7 @2 m8 C' b- q% y% ^Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; r" h/ J8 W) X5 b0 ~7 N0 SEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
: f' [$ p& i* o G 139WH-3 x 6
( S/ y2 _/ Z' L& U' t B-339D x 3: B% j/ M2 ~1 o1 m
Hudson I x 3
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9 r' ^& u$ d& r: W- U! FAllied aircraft losses
. F( a2 d! F+ F9 U c. A- E 139WH-3: 3 damaged% q. J3 g6 p8 f
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Japanese Ships8 @ X0 A" ^* F
DD Shiratsuyu: l9 ?$ V& O2 ^$ L- N: V7 T: {1 C0 h/ t
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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) h4 Q4 s5 E$ ?9 O% B6 P7 @Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109/ S/ I$ p3 L* f& F1 v
L: E u! t+ {8 e% _$ A; XWeather in hex: Partial cloud4 y; G: w4 |. l$ i1 C9 M& o
, O1 S. | d# H3 E0 WRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
: B/ T& `8 I# a$ { z8 s. P+ EEstimated time to target is 5 minutes0 h* `3 x, U0 S$ x% V
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Allied aircraft
D! O: K% y6 a. j. c B-339D x 1
9 `* e0 K% q+ g" t/ {1 \3 r A-24 Banshee x 17" P5 R, @5 L" l- w5 a A0 N
+ A/ O: H. c2 M! ?$ U" b9 @1 ?6 VAllied aircraft losses
& S4 c; b& Q v( s A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged+ k' c" d. ~9 Q( ^
5 c/ C0 Y$ v5 nJapanese Ships
; L h) J2 i9 \" |3 | xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk" v; e6 P; |/ f: x
CA Takao+ }( d! v E0 z7 ]; q6 c) Z. V
CL Yura9 ` S3 y3 o& n1 {8 i6 a2 b# A% }
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 C/ e% D6 N6 d* ~8 V9 o' c
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 h( z b5 C2 C2 J/ u+ J% y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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1 N6 I8 f' t) H5 P+ b& B+ eRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# |/ C+ b* g' P( x# c& I( f9 DEstimated time to target is 6 minutes1 G1 o5 @; Q$ s9 x+ f5 M c. U
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Allied aircraft! y) }9 y! F6 [9 z8 j0 T$ A
B-339D x 3# s# H' R p+ q! ?" ~7 R- G- U9 ^
A-24 Banshee x 10
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+ O% z, _8 }1 G% M, ONo Allied losses3 k' o% K% F# d8 r; m* G
n! s! ]0 f) P1 ~' G6 cJapanese Ships( w4 T1 \) c f# k8 o! U9 I
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 M" f( K( M' b0 O6 c xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
. F' f I4 B" n1 {; l. L: C xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109- c6 x1 m' L8 i- {$ I7 z
+ T* i/ d3 o7 }" gWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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: T) q6 U w q" y& d9 uRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 f& @: ]9 O8 H8 I* ^/ m' A& x/ f/ EEstimated time to target is 6 minutes+ a, R& h; K+ @* D, a4 d
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Allied aircraft; S: p) P" A2 \! X# l
B-339D x 1% ?$ P0 j* Y- u% q; l
A-24 Banshee x 2
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. H, R0 H) B, q9 Z, mNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
`( g X$ _% d CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 D# J! W" t+ \3 E3 d$ E* B) u
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1091 B( U4 c- Z' E) _
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 H) ^3 M. j3 K- {; f0 v! t
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 L4 U; u% Q4 h( ^% L2 @
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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+ x5 s, G Z/ F1 bAllied aircraft8 Q1 l9 [" c9 @8 ]% s3 w
A-24 Banshee x 14
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7 @# j% R9 h5 T' |, y4 S1 QAllied aircraft losses5 A% |, s: ]0 ~5 r, q
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged; f; x# W6 [) Z+ L. u$ Z
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Japanese Ships4 T7 C) ~4 @) _' M2 o) M
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires3 F4 q7 Q1 c. t3 L
DD Hatakaze; n9 `5 B% r+ G+ `/ A0 c
DD Oyashio8 `& {: w6 h9 c2 E% p
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)9 o; L, }7 S, K3 F) e( N
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Japanese Deliberate attack8 E- _/ T+ G$ U- H
( M% G+ N5 d. N5 eAttacking 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, J( A, ^+ w- W
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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N/ [& T( C2 d: J$ q, G( W% v1 n+ @Combat modifiers
4 C: c3 T# V) g- M8 B1 YDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
) P1 j) E9 K' {% E+ A' RAttacker:
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# G, q' \$ a' ]4 b% C* RJapanese ground losses:$ S6 c2 c; ~/ M1 ]
292 casualties reported
7 r) A/ x0 ^( `, ~ \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled7 t& ^# g/ l* X1 Y0 H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
4 Y, @; A* L7 i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 W3 Z" G3 f% I! S
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Allied ground losses:
# Y; F: `3 y9 g# R 163 casualties reported
3 j/ ~) A' l! P3 L7 X Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
# G; a9 f% [; \& n& n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled1 g1 y* a: s# ?0 h+ U( A$ K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. Y1 F0 o# f; k, t5 U% {( h
* ?+ S) @$ Q; z1 wAssaulting units:
% \3 [- j/ J/ D3 C 1st Kure Assault Division
7 s6 ]4 Y, T4 q 3rd Air Flotilla ; [/ b6 b: G6 H$ `# }
6 j9 }0 M) {4 D7 ^& f$ KDefending units:
. u/ R: q6 e2 A3 N* I( C Molukken Garrison Battalion
$ U9 |0 ]" { U. V" i$ F/ G' d2 g: a 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
w4 S" u% U/ M+ v7 Y, U% `1 V Ambon Base Force |