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# F: u& Q A& 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
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. I; E O" M+ o I6 r* dMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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5 o" h( b+ F( s! u. s8 c _- HWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
! B {9 L3 ^9 x- J0 i* d& MEstimated time to target is 7 minutes. b7 t# T' v! z1 g& d
; f$ z* z, Y6 K! A" SAllied aircraft
6 S& ^9 d, b% s& w! d: f 139WH-3 x 64 N9 }) D: P: g5 f6 R6 ^
B-339D x 3
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Y9 p. {) r/ OJapanese Ships
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xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109+ L" d6 i, ]1 y& _/ e
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& d9 N3 L8 j) W3 k4 v Q
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
8 S* y: Y+ ~6 u; LEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft/ j, b: v& r/ Y4 E" H+ L
B-339D x 18 s$ j; K S9 @- {
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses8 m# _) A" i8 k* _% t
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk, s. ]% Q$ k1 i" j/ d
CA Takao2 H3 k0 Z7 Q7 c9 j
CL Yura
; G7 v$ i/ L$ Y3 G: l xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
( \, \. H% F2 t6 M" } xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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& f. R$ s; {4 I4 k/ b2 ]7 PMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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1 f8 b5 i, X. d& l0 }& {6 m3 \Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 E/ D o" Y6 GEstimated time to target is 6 minutes! e0 F. h8 e3 R p. h
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 10
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# [3 D6 S: `5 a& DNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships U" B+ P' U" L, R J& Y1 u8 Q
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ z$ e% o4 g; g# B
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
n& B8 I5 x' |" _' d3 f0 @0 e xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire `1 K/ \, o0 p) }& ~! U, ]+ S
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) B5 |6 i1 s6 U$ NMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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) P- p$ j2 b% K A, ^0 T3 ZWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 ?2 x- v$ H) P+ n( a- V" aEstimated time to target is 6 minutes4 C2 ^4 J& x3 R/ o$ i
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B-339D x 1" H; ~& ]$ S4 j& o
A-24 Banshee x 2" J* b6 p' w$ U" I3 S- r4 S+ L
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No Allied losses
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8 @% e$ l( U1 k- |+ _6 m CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1096 \! |( o; c! _- p, V% G
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& m$ T$ Z7 N' i U
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
) [9 f1 r, M0 C$ \Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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. Q! J' t- F/ B6 J A-24 Banshee x 144 } D/ P' u9 @. T1 l6 X- e5 t
2 W. ]" Z# O% {( Y% e9 z- GAllied aircraft losses
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires* v! p& U1 M5 L! `" K f% X: s, q
DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)) |+ c, z1 ^8 X" \6 w
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Japanese Deliberate attack& ^( |" g4 }) [2 I* @4 U
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1402 _1 w& Z. l6 O7 q' f
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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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% c) i& R$ V6 W* ?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(-)
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292 casualties reported0 \) x8 h" M1 T3 s! ^, ]6 \4 o( h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled' r/ g7 a2 H- E* q6 j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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8 T# q: M& b# a* j5 x5 y 163 casualties reported; V2 J4 g2 d" }4 M& j' N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled2 z0 B) B2 p% Z5 X$ D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ h% @: r. R0 c+ o; i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% B1 A4 N" n( k' S) x4 G
, X' j& ]) r9 \2 H' q) |& KAssaulting units:
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3rd Air Flotilla : E1 n0 H5 c# X2 ~" C) |
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Molukken Garrison Battalion2 C( ^9 Q i! _9 a9 c- U# Y- V8 P
4th Coastal Gun Battalion- _; K: A' N; m# Q* R4 v% A# Z
Ambon Base Force |