AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42" {% e" `. e/ j+ i7 l1 T# r
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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; g9 Y# L! g( z2 H
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5 ^/ W% g6 D C* D" L+ Y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1093 D) R2 h3 A& j- h
6 o% |; V& h# s7 ~4 @Weather in hex: Partial cloud% N& K/ A, s' i. n% ~0 ^0 Q
( K4 s3 M! `$ Z% `& JRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.) A! V# Z, Z& A" l) f' M0 Y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes& ]% c6 ?' I; F" _/ T
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Allied aircraft5 T' |$ K8 L5 K) L$ p! w5 k
139WH-3 x 6- ^ E4 N+ p4 k7 R. \
B-339D x 3. u L8 m& H5 Q2 K7 w
Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
+ D" E0 l% R, ]# c& Q 139WH-3: 3 damaged4 f2 A' B! P+ W3 u$ p N$ H
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Japanese Ships5 l( b5 v: C+ }! U( ?7 ~$ Q, n
DD Shiratsuyu
1 Y+ ?7 K1 k! F8 |8 } xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires+ F6 g/ S1 C% x% C
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 {1 V: J, ~) a
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
) e0 S5 }: u; `" xEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft0 e& X' r0 J5 O! Y+ O" @# p6 K
B-339D x 12 N6 I! }" S5 }3 D" `
A-24 Banshee x 17. O, j$ P6 ~' f* m/ K+ g! W
- ^: T" H. x0 X, X P8 l4 u NAllied aircraft losses
! M/ N2 z0 M$ z* m5 W5 @ A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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T3 l% s+ X3 Y. r" WJapanese Ships; v. d; v7 ~: c0 f
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
# ?; m' s* x, G0 } CA Takao9 @$ Q. D K4 e0 g6 D
CL Yura
' d; F; }) G6 ~1 R+ B* D% G xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage2 H* Y- t" F+ K( D0 o! s8 N7 E8 U
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire& b8 ]) M% T' z9 M
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109' O; ?- P5 g6 w8 n8 ?' J
# K! V* v: |% A1 x/ R+ f$ V, YWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- D& b& \% d0 E& Z6 V6 a+ J; Z8 R
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes1 W6 p U8 W4 q2 s- m4 b
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Allied aircraft
5 ?; Z- O2 {# J7 [3 u( }9 x. ? B-339D x 3
. X6 [' Y* _ ]2 [/ Q) J A-24 Banshee x 10
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3 B' T: J [4 n1 S* oNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
9 J# y) w% k- Z5 b( K" z B2 e5 B xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 X3 a4 u J$ }$ [% O E
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
6 }' H- _- V. [. G+ o xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire7 W+ d# E* Q2 h7 c
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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! I C- R8 S! UWeather in hex: Partial cloud `- j! c, l3 o; I
$ E0 |% @. Y8 z: d8 B# t; [Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 `/ x, `# K; e1 v. Q+ Z$ hEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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9 h3 u) C3 s* B' i1 z" U1 ]! j A-24 Banshee x 21 P' \+ J( c6 x* c6 G* Z
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
( M. b: w+ g C6 p- s3 v! s CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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' y, G! [. n+ p0 VRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.! {) }7 L, ~0 u
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes5 A: q% d C8 l% ~& l
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Allied aircraft
* j7 K7 s e( [% i' k' K8 I$ G A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses0 P( v# z! Q# H& Y
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged a b' f. x' K1 E" m9 V
( L3 y3 f6 }- q" l yJapanese Ships# `4 b4 x1 s: ~4 `4 Y f, a
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
; B! D4 b1 o' J. N2 B1 ?1 ? DD Hatakaze* W/ l1 [0 _3 _) T, u
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)" g5 I) e: C1 h8 N$ U
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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5 d% n6 [: L5 \ b4 ~Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140* p S. |$ |! G% r
3 a# A3 l( f! S. s4 N3 k* aDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76: Z# W0 `* F. c
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 / n/ C" X* q6 O* i# @
" G3 k, B7 `# Y$ I2 ~9 T- i5 }Allied adjusted defense: 121 0 L8 J% J" X+ N. w1 ]7 y- Y
9 Y8 A$ c+ k* @0 c0 A- lJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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9 A4 \% i' r: W- q& s/ h! v8 P$ ECombat modifiers
z0 s0 l0 r; A' R& U. HDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
* C3 Q; T% ^* ^4 S- KAttacker: ) b# a& V) k9 b6 Y- f6 D
& o) F% F% b' O/ N# z- wJapanese ground losses:8 G$ p/ K. T$ ]
292 casualties reported \- i ~/ z; B7 N( j% E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled# v8 Y1 Y. O: M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
# C1 T' N5 Y9 C q& [+ C/ s; T8 a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: U3 k L4 `! z4 T' Y; mAllied ground losses:
2 l; g2 B; F( Y" c" z3 H- P% q0 Y 163 casualties reported( U9 l" d! K6 I: _6 `" U1 ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled% L6 Y5 A* S9 ?& r/ F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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$ e8 y7 W0 Z4 c' l* ?' pAssaulting units:- f7 `. z, v: b% i' q$ ]$ b
1st Kure Assault Division
6 z7 \! Y$ ]& B* D 3rd Air Flotilla 3 j: {) F/ X; u$ G1 ~: _& c7 U5 y
! h% R8 ~/ v( [$ _* F! X V0 }Defending units:' @% a; i, k/ P% U
Molukken Garrison Battalion4 s- m7 A7 O3 n$ W. L+ v
4th Coastal Gun Battalion0 N6 h0 ?) u3 q9 i" a1 x$ \0 y1 W+ h
Ambon Base Force |