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 c" n) q( k: m. d9 F
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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8 S3 o" I2 ^! H4 r+ ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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3 l& t4 `, v3 x8 t% W) {0 MRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
: E0 [. }3 ^2 D" l: `Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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B-339D x 3$ r$ F* m7 Z7 B. D# t' |
Hudson I x 39 B/ `+ z9 q, r+ @: T4 m @3 j
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Allied aircraft losses6 q/ x G$ i( L7 D% {
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships( l8 Y+ k$ R* h! _9 v5 g+ U7 M
DD Shiratsuyu/ ^( t; Q+ i' ]
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires4 e* F; a' X( A3 x# n j9 h D
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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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5 }8 N9 x' @9 ORaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.; M9 `. H' {4 g) y1 p
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes8 T% G1 F7 Q- R1 _2 j) y% P) P
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Allied aircraft+ N! V* x6 x s {
B-339D x 1) O; D g1 ` X9 N# P5 p+ W% D
A-24 Banshee x 17
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. K; N) o$ x1 ], Z: }' aAllied aircraft losses
. x: V; L% ~' v) v0 F4 L$ U A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged5 d( k7 `2 D4 w0 t( [5 Y+ l
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Japanese Ships
1 U! q' x- d0 V7 e xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
! k) S9 H8 v8 _$ T4 N CA Takao
: r8 P) i9 n, f- w# B% M CL Yura- U8 d' f" @8 r
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- D1 @3 W! x( m9 l R
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 U+ o# y( ^ Z0 f$ g) V: B+ Y. a
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" i# E$ S u! t* R4 @- oMorning 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 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' r9 K% ]4 I( V. E; g' nEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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1 r* I$ v$ R2 t& F# f6 EAllied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses" ^7 O! `8 x8 q3 L' x+ O
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Japanese Ships- l. E% T2 A" m1 V6 x
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
) P9 N- }1 Y9 _; @ xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
# @0 { X7 ~) L, i; c J xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire; Y5 N2 W& e9 d1 i/ k
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3 X7 ]4 W+ R& A; _ Q) ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109& ^ a8 `5 F4 m9 l
5 ~+ y6 S" u9 h& L" Y3 aWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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9 `' G! G! ^ S: i9 C* O6 z/ B. tRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& H G7 O4 K& s( O' e9 FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 m0 u- ~) @3 L( i! [
B-339D x 1
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No Allied losses0 |) r0 ~: J2 |! ^7 q4 x
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3 ^* e: [! z! H- rMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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5 g- Z7 R$ }$ v- ?% C1 TRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 d( A- O9 Z! K: l1 wEstimated time to target is 15 minutes; _/ f5 O/ x5 c" G; ^8 B( V
1 A t3 J/ {- D7 ^: TAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
4 r7 o- s! h1 V CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires3 q/ X" N. w0 q4 Y3 I2 o
DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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) Y% S4 N! Q% y+ n: rAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 760 C r" a: z5 N5 C- s- L( S
3 h8 @3 @# T* c# c M" X9 GJapanese adjusted assault: 53 : q3 R* K, H, Z8 ~
# R- ?/ j% g SAllied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) " k8 j8 S/ Z$ h( \
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)( O5 x( L3 p( u- }1 d$ U3 i
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:" D- I, k# M/ V$ ^' O
292 casualties reported
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/ Q. ^9 P: \ X* a R& r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled' k7 H6 a1 B* T: J. |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:7 Z$ o# M' c5 b
163 casualties reported% ]0 R' S) @" T8 u4 I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled- a1 \1 ^, q3 X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled" u) w Z) R( e- ^4 J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ ?% T6 Q8 J8 \' q9 w) n1 l
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Assaulting units:
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3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
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5 o1 A5 O7 \& |* L4 d4 g+ |9 [ 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
2 n: n' @4 c- }" R Ambon Base Force |