AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42+ m6 s* u/ W# }1 k' F* P) J) q% \
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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* p7 F: m7 h/ ^3 i3 x4 x
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 s8 b8 c9 a. _
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; P; g+ k3 d- v! \* MMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109) ]- | Z- C0 m6 O
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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$ |* c* q5 N6 O( R P& JRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# c4 H Q3 J+ I, o) z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
7 S1 E' \$ G9 \1 j, V1 y 139WH-3 x 64 N: ^8 i w! |2 g, f j! ? Q
B-339D x 3
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139WH-3: 3 damaged# g! _0 H( O+ a1 U7 x5 W9 [: R9 W, P
# D' Y- v% E9 I, ?Japanese Ships
) |) S0 G( g4 ^, S DD Shiratsuyu
1 h) P$ t" b+ ?5 G5 q xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( \! W) @8 Y8 O4 x; q6 ]- ]/ @& M
2 u) X5 n! i9 xRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.! I$ q+ k4 ^1 v
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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. M8 E" [# `0 Q* O- t0 gAllied aircraft7 v% a3 n8 B: p F) X, R/ Q3 P
B-339D x 1
! h. r5 S( g2 `8 B- t1 P A-24 Banshee x 17
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7 ?5 x1 g, K, ^% uAllied aircraft losses
, G1 o% X; [. f* O( j' ~ A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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* B2 a2 y9 m4 i/ }Japanese Ships/ D$ I; K1 j. n$ e# W$ u7 y8 K
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
% `; [* H. L! X2 ? CA Takao+ r) I! |( |% o. L) B
CL Yura
" V. i- r, f* s. r" p4 a xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
; X9 Y) M9 t- a- r6 i: g2 s* N2 V xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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5 A4 j* W! o) }; c& B4 D1 nMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& y7 {* |0 h' h5 c3 zEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft! L) m; I/ Q. U0 `8 v4 m+ D
B-339D x 31 n8 e( R7 |( f4 A9 n
A-24 Banshee x 109 I* a# A7 M% D0 ]; s
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No Allied losses
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; @. y" s4 m3 q4 \
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires" n- E2 |. \# S7 u* {
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire5 m; ]4 {1 o4 a% H9 b4 l) }
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4 U$ W$ x7 B, a. Z; \9 EMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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, D8 a* O/ s7 ~) e" ~Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
/ K2 j9 h: {7 mEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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( K2 p% U9 y) V" F, ~Allied aircraft- \4 \! i: Y# U$ i; F6 s9 L
B-339D x 1. A( J9 Y& A. n4 q9 \! s+ l2 q$ v' h
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses& _" W) @5 b! ~* d- }$ s0 q
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Japanese Ships
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6 Q& A" p$ z3 oMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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+ _2 t/ a% ?% V7 W- @# B- D! v) rRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* R) B* t& m" D) Q* PEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 E8 k( m& b6 @, j# v
A-24 Banshee x 14# q; G9 R5 m/ d+ |
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires s" n7 |% r6 m, ^7 R- W
DD Hatakaze
8 [* S: I! b, {! X DD Oyashio! g' u( |- J6 @
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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6 C+ @! W/ k5 FJapanese Deliberate attack/ t/ c) N4 V2 Q* D& f
' ~ m# C) f. f6 N+ aAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140# p; S; s1 [) z& h
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76! R4 b) O; b# v: \7 N1 P
& ^) B4 P: |* @6 XJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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/ H$ |- l! Z' |. v1 _8 qJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers# G* @+ o. f8 r! I2 q- T6 t
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
2 m7 n. ~: D! ?. v r, t. @" Q2 x 292 casualties reported
S% p" x' f1 s Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled1 K3 n; E# n! c; r1 g) g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
/ e6 q+ J# y4 U8 R8 o. L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( W1 e3 Z, R% s' Q' \. v
+ f7 j' M7 K2 K8 h& S3 qAllied ground losses:" L7 Q1 z& i% y: g, b
163 casualties reported! U6 X) M+ ^/ A" |! s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
+ o u8 d( B0 T! n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
7 K/ H) Z7 @2 F# u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 E& o+ e4 ^1 M/ s% JAssaulting units:1 Y/ j& i: C* R) k' d4 h8 {$ y
1st Kure Assault Division: e: Z& u& D+ h! P
3rd Air Flotilla 9 b- ~3 n" |- Z" c& b
( N" b+ o ~* Q& H2 {, X2 EDefending units:
& E* o) I! {/ H& l, c+ t, b Molukken Garrison Battalion
# C, M' }( |- v7 j- U 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
" I9 q+ c5 t. g* Q5 G; b Ambon Base Force |