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" u5 N2 U8 r( P% V& y% r: L. }& X: b
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! `! M' |& D" q) m z
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. n# v7 M6 [7 N' o9 i: CMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1097 R6 O5 C% Y: q' A
5 K6 s5 W1 m) }. i$ f* F1 k5 WWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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; X5 k) d7 n) ~Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
: D) D0 ]2 f9 j" z( oEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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8 }/ L/ v! w6 S. [Allied aircraft
6 h# u$ |; W! k7 l: Q+ d 139WH-3 x 6$ O# P- l4 J* `4 l- A/ G
B-339D x 37 j D3 `: c) q
Hudson I x 34 O& b K0 M+ V$ q; [
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Allied aircraft losses, |0 h/ t* O! h/ G; d& G( x
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships- ?. I* t" F6 d. |+ M3 a, O- ^+ c
DD Shiratsuyu
' Q9 e' s6 g: h: T4 b/ x2 H xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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6 q+ j& s0 _0 N* q# L) _+ RMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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7 T2 s0 J; Z* Q2 c) n. rRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.% I; J) {" |+ M, n/ b; [7 B
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes( e5 U5 y+ @* d4 K6 L( f1 O% u
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Allied aircraft! K+ |. E+ I( T. ~" g& w4 a
B-339D x 1$ O% G7 R! g- f
A-24 Banshee x 170 U; Z' n' d/ |
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Allied aircraft losses, v! S" d8 }0 l2 q' {
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
- o7 z# }, R- P xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
# K# d2 s( Y: V1 N8 [ CA Takao* ?4 Z0 |+ h9 M, v) g- e% q- f3 ~3 x( i& n
CL Yura
' S/ N) T) o& }# @! G1 u% s xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage: Y9 Y o. G: r2 u# z
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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/ ]8 M d: [8 z/ T; t- oMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 a5 @7 R1 f% n+ U/ _, `
9 F& s8 a% @" m" b" n/ Y* R" P; WRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. b$ p f: \5 n8 Q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes$ S. o- O) Q% ^0 D+ M7 y& U
9 ^% ]7 I9 ]6 W1 n4 h) KAllied aircraft6 Z* r* W) [0 ? X/ S
B-339D x 3: c: p' b, _% M }' E5 I! {, r S5 ]
A-24 Banshee x 10
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3 `8 E! |. G' N! R3 lNo Allied losses/ \$ E( W" W/ L5 D
) g _- f( @/ CJapanese Ships* \. d# d* W1 Z" O7 |3 i
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; y1 f+ h; [" }; x, w& V
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires, }5 h# k/ O) P& o, M: @
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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; L9 a p* c1 hRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) m/ H! C1 E! z! [Estimated time to target is 6 minutes4 c* S5 t# I# P9 M2 D
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Allied aircraft" Z. n& B5 H! J
B-339D x 1. m: P( z, [( c; I& n0 J/ g
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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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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! P4 i2 J6 n7 v8 k& a! Z VWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* p5 j, W1 f* ?. Y( v4 BEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships6 Z5 [( l5 N0 n) c/ A, ]1 B# u
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires2 C: E$ v/ H7 K- h; ?, n
DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)# q J) { M1 G9 E
8 u0 g. I: m" i( k# J0 l; ?0 n& mJapanese Deliberate attack5 a, @4 p" `- K3 p9 d
) [7 @8 C- Z4 C+ r9 n5 G, z% yAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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, i3 Q6 l% W6 F5 G' }7 Q- iDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76/ W7 p5 U. x3 g+ k' [1 a
. U& N0 b! t, N# EJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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' Q9 [7 E. V: q7 @9 ^- iAllied adjusted defense: 121 1 q* t" S$ I* V5 ]
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
- k8 ?! e: O k5 X$ K: j$ }Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
" J }! H$ |* C+ c, |% h- F; AAttacker: 0 x' W- u7 H/ O
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Japanese ground losses:
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4 b" h" \# l& N6 z Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled' j$ b6 y( T" O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
: m. d0 g/ h5 u9 Q- p- W' u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 ]- ]% Y" X) p3 |' bAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
4 P4 ^8 D2 t# O/ M, R8 @. V/ e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled2 E$ a/ I5 Q+ d. t+ o. u7 U& j c* E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- U" O8 k7 b& E8 \6 P
/ w8 F/ E9 d7 O9 \" E& i6 [Assaulting units:
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3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:( _5 | h W* b: P
Molukken Garrison Battalion" F1 g% {2 y8 D1 C6 t3 ?0 _) r1 ]
4th Coastal Gun Battalion4 [( D3 A3 H6 g; O- A2 {- R9 F
Ambon Base Force |