AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42$ [- ?7 {' z5 Y6 P
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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
' v! N' f% |* h: a, A' y. m& D/ ]. P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3 @: e/ Y! f @7 g) R3 o# m
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109! [8 V: t m7 g& J0 K& T. h* ~
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.3 t. y! g2 y+ c5 z* c
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft) ~$ D4 v# j8 x% t; }
139WH-3 x 6* Q2 C `1 [* i, l7 g
B-339D x 3- J4 u ]/ h( V3 y3 w, `: [
Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
& ]) H0 r! L! S5 F1 N) r DD Shiratsuyu. K) I% J, P) N7 y) N, G
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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% o& B7 D H8 y+ uMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1099 Z5 S5 S: T* [$ N6 Q" U! g- M1 [" v
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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$ G' n; @6 c! z8 @Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.; Z- w9 P. T$ w( X
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes" l0 s6 t9 K1 ?6 K' p! X, p8 X
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Allied aircraft
0 x* N; {% y# E B-339D x 1/ E! f: R$ g4 y' A0 {: n. ?6 W z: [
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses( E8 a. B' R$ h0 C' b
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
6 b% G$ f6 O/ A8 B W CA Takao
! G; \$ y( G5 c$ d CL Yura
" J& V: l- ?; x# Y xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage) y, x m- _ s- P3 K8 K6 H o
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire e5 w8 F' n7 f. a
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8 H0 m* B& V7 B& \) F) bMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1091 z! }) f9 a. @, b* A: B! f
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3 k3 a; T1 L) X; l8 u' ~# eRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 D9 [2 b9 J; u
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
- E0 T: H0 ^/ x3 r/ M4 P B-339D x 3
2 g4 ? b' N4 Y. Z8 O A-24 Banshee x 107 t" x! ]9 z! H2 r9 ^
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships/ Q3 R4 I$ x1 } \* k
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, `) t$ G$ {+ ?' r- G9 A xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires, F5 \- {) \1 C% l- {
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 j0 X* H$ d3 N( e( E/ }( @! r
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$ ^# R" b, d" v" r7 iMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1092 U# q" |, o4 ]; X
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 }" x& L0 o* q- f; V+ F2 I
, S% ]) W3 l# O$ M( oRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 I0 b1 l% Y; F
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 1
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
) D! P5 i% b8 H3 F8 I CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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' h- L# S p& y9 T, cMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( v9 E! G' F0 |7 y9 y: w+ s
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' ?: ?3 G; u- H) P, UEstimated time to target is 15 minutes' h' y" n, z' A9 H6 {+ k
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
7 L/ S6 Z: I' D4 ~4 ] A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships9 P" j0 ?6 ` v- ~ {" `6 n
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
6 n1 J B- Y$ [' Y, E DD Hatakaze$ l+ l! l" v' Z1 S
DD Oyashio$ B; i# t' S% V' _% C
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) _: e' r5 q Q0 _2 [% u' }Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)+ \1 |5 l! x- o; h
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Japanese Deliberate attack5 |! q. V- R' @$ F g( ]5 z3 E4 c# X3 E
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140( k8 K8 u# M0 h
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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2 ? U/ ]7 f1 `6 s+ B) Q) h/ ^Allied adjusted defense: 121 # T! L) W! P7 G4 S0 y( D/ K
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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0 Q: j. h: B6 j, c& GCombat modifiers
# S$ N6 T% g% H9 U# kDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)0 v8 e6 n1 k4 G5 q
Attacker: 1 k1 V( v# F" l" A0 {
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Japanese ground losses:
9 `+ a# Z; b% h: p5 c% \# [ 292 casualties reported! c7 n; K& J# K) c& f8 f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled4 Z' N7 t7 p, v0 q9 A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
2 p" d% G4 D' X7 R9 _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* s/ l+ C7 p9 m& Y8 ?# u% o( @Allied ground losses:
' l2 |6 U8 `' U7 G7 y 163 casualties reported
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! _# D! ?, O1 ~& p3 X1 J; Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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+ K( b' q8 G- O4 [: J( l1 ZAssaulting units:6 ?, K S3 d- l6 Y! {" F
1st Kure Assault Division
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7 Z2 w6 c2 m1 l5 A6 \* Y$ wDefending units:: k% L" d1 f, B) i# M
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |