AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42& S9 k3 P% M. y* J4 g, k* v
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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 b, G0 l$ |% s
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$ ^: i# h \( E' z
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109, O0 w' ]( J3 z! e! b$ U
! a s5 M& P3 h! gWeather in hex: Partial cloud- F. s9 I6 d, ]4 K* Y1 g# H$ g' \
6 l y, Q' ]0 cRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet." K- | b. G% M) c0 q( i, S
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Hudson I x 3
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0 b7 N3 r3 i& }2 q" cAllied aircraft losses3 ]( u5 M3 }: o( c ]9 }) Y9 j
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
7 P: \' H! g* p* A: |3 j D, Z DD Shiratsuyu
, \$ W6 U1 d% v& Y% W xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires( k3 p+ }. V$ m6 n
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6 l3 z- k8 {7 EMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 y; I9 K# y) ]6 K( O
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
- p5 z, R6 l, t5 W/ \" EEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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& D+ y( f8 w* v5 E/ F& t. vAllied aircraft
$ B X; S# j; `4 G. Y0 K5 B* M B-339D x 1
* |# {9 T% ^/ ^' H( |" [( J) }1 @ A-24 Banshee x 17, l) r% ~2 m$ I& B% ~% o
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Allied aircraft losses" U0 E7 y& E/ @ }4 }
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 H Y# f0 n+ [ b l: y
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk. B9 n$ _5 @& b) o/ s
CA Takao, a' W! h; A* I2 ~, B' C3 Q
CL Yura
0 P& ~8 @# x! k xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage: P+ a; x/ ~6 T; G& [3 ]# y( U
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire) W% g+ D q/ d
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( g% a) O/ W; g
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud4 k6 V& t8 W2 f, y8 S7 s
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 |$ [5 r% Z8 X- \4 EEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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0 w& R/ }( g0 L$ c1 b& f; fAllied aircraft
3 s) _5 M2 e( [2 A( U3 ^ B-339D x 3. \4 H" U# W* t2 o
A-24 Banshee x 10$ v9 @0 J4 O: o" f" S
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No Allied losses' D A* K9 |" P$ i
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Japanese Ships! s# V# ]7 c* ?; F
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
% _/ [! L! K* j xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires; X: N7 A( _2 x3 Z
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire$ T+ O; T/ ^! {" D
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8 _( z! S7 w4 {Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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) ?4 M1 I8 ^% _3 uWeather in hex: Partial cloud4 e; m1 H/ T6 L, K. A& g8 C
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
9 X' d2 y$ v. T$ ]% ?! \! H ~2 m. QEstimated time to target is 6 minutes* u' a" B- C, ]' Z5 D
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B-339D x 1
! G, ^: {1 e2 U' q A-24 Banshee x 2
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! T# U+ @9 N& ^; pNo Allied losses6 I, W' F, F8 O9 ?! y2 o/ ^8 l" Y( z) i
$ F: k. n$ i+ `& j1 MJapanese Ships
" {5 U% N' x" ^; ?7 i+ ~2 K CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire" w/ T. q1 r5 w* F+ d* e
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o I8 A' A- G; n+ bMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1097 `' G/ w) Y8 s- Z9 s6 A% l
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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( ?7 B9 A) j V9 p( F& a" w5 A/ mRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 U4 p( F; a* a6 ~ Y. b/ \7 z
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes5 v' Z# ?' n9 J- u \/ r5 [2 J: L
1 a5 _' T# h( `" B/ B8 MAllied aircraft, H# N2 E! ?- N+ |! b
A-24 Banshee x 146 F' n, l& w% b; V: `% s9 x3 h
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Allied aircraft losses% N0 L3 [) b1 b% n( p) O
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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1 p8 [# v( Y( [5 S& F1 G) h4 ^2 LJapanese Ships
; k+ ~- A) e7 ` CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
z: }- `2 z E, o& Q DD Hatakaze
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7 @" D9 Q) y* {Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)5 z* i) r+ n! S! U0 F' g F* m
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140/ G4 _% G4 n0 i& }. R4 _) [
: V4 g! r' c6 K/ dDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76' e" S5 Q& s; P" X
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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" d0 l: h( X) S3 h9 s) Q# sAllied adjusted defense: 121 0 s5 O: o% ~ [7 G% b- \
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) / l: q9 t. g4 j) } [1 j* V6 Y8 ]
?9 D% J) ~! }Combat modifiers
; X. X! U1 T+ B! ]9 qDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
! f9 U! {; C. k$ V# Q& i3 ]Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:0 F: b* w/ f O; C- T6 \ t
292 casualties reported
' R# b- }# I0 K9 a2 z3 ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
3 S9 ] X; g$ O* D; [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled- k8 g% K8 v1 g' z( R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( x7 D4 q4 Y+ k7 \: I; j
) o0 u2 ^1 C' _5 s' G% w/ h! BAllied ground losses:
3 ? W5 x' F. ?* d' ? 163 casualties reported* _* m& M8 d5 z1 R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled4 c. X( d/ [5 n& d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled `- x2 i5 T' a/ V! Y- b' I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& q$ @7 o- z ?+ q! p
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Assaulting units:+ M) Y x. w, n) w- `
1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:
4 j6 ~' p. b1 A( s. K6 h Molukken Garrison Battalion8 D' r6 l( F* u" O) X
4th Coastal Gun Battalion/ R: r* w+ D2 H$ X& a* \. c
Ambon Base Force |