AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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) B ~: F' A4 y( ^" ~+ [8 a: p+ J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: Z- k) z9 W- t- C2 y
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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, L$ E1 u6 W0 u W nMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud3 E0 W" L2 s) |" P! a
- }8 _+ A2 \7 z& G: BRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
: L& z+ v5 B- E7 zEstimated time to target is 7 minutes K9 g# q- U9 p/ M7 U9 Z* c& C
. I3 E8 H: V3 f! a0 o% C" o, GAllied aircraft
, y; G: P% a) ~- c+ A2 s. h6 A 139WH-3 x 6
* n ^( C7 S* [% J B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
- \4 ?) ~2 @ q 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships6 B8 }4 v. Z' h# [. x8 I2 U" ~! c
DD Shiratsuyu/ M7 L1 S3 P3 m) |
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, O5 l o/ y( H0 y+ z) H
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5 S! W9 D# ^, j3 n/ |. b" B7 K2 |/ ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.. j/ l, f a8 e) t2 l
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes6 i% B' w+ Q: k
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Allied aircraft
* l8 j1 k2 n2 E7 L3 \/ M, { B-339D x 16 I. e; l; D# M
A-24 Banshee x 17" l# m6 j7 e) z* C
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Allied aircraft losses5 L2 y) A4 ?; s. F4 \
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged+ S+ J( |) D' q& `- ]4 c1 q
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Japanese Ships
) o8 A2 [8 u$ r xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
% k3 S- L! z# F: P CA Takao P6 n% y! A0 J1 Y# n, Z
CL Yura g7 Q8 M9 N8 I. x' q& J
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
- V6 c+ Z" W7 b9 e3 k, I xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 Z, a# O+ ^- X* t1 I1 \
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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7 @; b j/ c4 HWeather in hex: Partial cloud4 F: \% |$ l# E0 d; Z ? B
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ @; n1 T. s2 Q; ?# F. y& m
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3
: v' ~7 F! h# t# L A-24 Banshee x 10; @1 |2 J: j M2 W/ M
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No Allied losses9 V k, r r3 m& }
+ Q) P# X, z2 N5 @Japanese Ships
8 V1 y$ c5 ^# s; l xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk7 W. K* \9 p! v O+ Y7 T T
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
J5 ~% m! P4 D, V+ V xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109, @: Q% t, |" l p! B: q* \) D
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud. F. Y+ q6 K; r# c! S. N
: _5 W8 E9 {# t5 Y6 G4 eRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., Q& S$ H& S. d/ [) u9 _2 l
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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. a, j) Y7 E/ G+ B* t. i3 cAllied aircraft
; ~( K4 q) U a* G' ?2 m h" x m B-339D x 1
& T9 k$ D& u6 K/ s) n T3 F3 _4 Y+ y A-24 Banshee x 2
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+ C8 @# `; h5 VNo Allied losses' O) m# s1 ^4 K- U$ j
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Japanese Ships
- R5 ?- R9 Z# d/ f# Q CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire" f6 }) g. \' S% s" x3 W
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 w# N/ K( a1 W# n$ e' c# q5 a
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# T5 ~+ T# W' T: j5 Y! r4 D9 A$ l' e
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes* F) \( Z/ d5 G' o: X
4 Q# ^$ V& f4 Y& V" \( Y$ BAllied aircraft
7 e3 A6 ]" K4 \2 B A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
% }3 C6 C3 U1 b$ F A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
" R& A. `0 T4 j, | CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
: }1 {8 y w5 }6 t7 R+ e: o5 a DD Hatakaze) _' S' `/ A. `8 d: N5 ]
DD Oyashio
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9 O I% l7 g9 ?0 wGround combat at Ambon (76,109)2 {# r' f3 a0 F5 K1 E; I: e
& t2 o* W! _, i# O+ R* l" [Japanese Deliberate attack$ q, E" \2 L$ [' {- O
! |& ^' Q* F' j* P# e5 SAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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n/ `! {( @' G, M2 @Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 3 ]3 a+ Q+ H! b. s; Z; U$ z+ V6 \$ }
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 5 _% U5 z9 {! \4 i! u0 Z* Z
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) - R7 g6 O* q- A0 A
, ~& H3 z( u: P3 y- T6 `: zCombat modifiers' A( s" @5 E+ c, A
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)7 {! V' _( w$ R& }
Attacker: 1 A! m3 ]+ E% K% k6 x$ J- ~' l
2 h& |7 t4 a! O Y ^" ?6 d4 M. jJapanese ground losses:
A" y7 q8 u( m b- ~3 E1 o 292 casualties reported* E2 W# i9 m) e$ `( d0 I) Z: E! f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled. B1 ]& c/ _! C/ m! u N' N! Q3 ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 F; z& P0 p6 y6 p* L* p; W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 Z0 x! M6 @, I/ I( j& z7 l% d0 X
0 n& t% w- B) t! B' gAllied ground losses:
1 _/ F2 b2 J( k2 B. ] 163 casualties reported
' B# O ~* t5 }, C: Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled+ F1 r3 `% h, b# ]" l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled3 Y! ^- \) F8 A! ?- @+ w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ k6 @# V& R" q: z; J
$ [- G3 c7 ~9 E, n7 t6 |Assaulting units:( ?3 F: |; |: T& c1 R
1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:9 w7 Z3 E! p; a9 ~
Molukken Garrison Battalion! Z" I% W! M$ ?+ E, ~ y0 Y
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
: l, N( _' W/ Z4 e1 ] Ambon Base Force |