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 k1 L; X# p0 ^" z
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1 ?- K: x! R* V" ?6 Y5 o y
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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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P7 b! B o4 k& |8 cRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.' X7 u. W! M3 }; ], l& l% ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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7 a7 f5 t9 m$ X5 @) `5 U! }Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
1 A( F0 W6 [7 `1 r8 f 139WH-3: 3 damaged: k2 }! J9 r, v) j" I
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DD Shiratsuyu
7 ? f" k; N7 ~* \8 h& j8 I xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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3 f9 A- ]! a) xMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1099 B* i$ }- H% F) }8 @
+ x9 l5 [) a8 y( g g. n9 i7 n4 YWeather in hex: Partial cloud6 A1 a; t9 H, B& M! ^
6 _* T9 B7 X2 xRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
! I( }6 B, y4 h dEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft; a/ {2 v9 d& F
B-339D x 1
1 v/ y+ v; e) ^* l, Y3 H* G2 o h A-24 Banshee x 179 _! p) R$ o4 ~' d! Z
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships; B/ y) X- D7 f B9 c
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
2 ^# A8 K" g7 D CA Takao6 U1 m+ L' J9 U2 A1 h/ o% V
CL Yura. W. u/ o' u7 z' I3 g0 i+ m% Z
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ _) E V. j. ^! Y2 ]; ` xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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% c2 b3 |) Z# i K5 d; O/ f& VMorning 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.2 z% r, n3 w a& }$ }
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 10' Q+ q1 T ^3 b/ i5 D' _
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No Allied losses
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% m0 m' w% t! |6 Y) I
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
+ N3 m% E8 {3 @ xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 K& d6 x+ H( }, f; m: } l
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1099 _4 E5 k4 c8 {3 h
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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' O: B3 }2 r8 P' W) gRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' Z+ H9 h7 k0 \4 `* V, fEstimated time to target is 6 minutes6 x* _. w& L( I; H! y$ s" v
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B-339D x 1
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1 _! x0 I3 L" \0 {1 L6 i+ Q. rNo Allied losses
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2 r; w; a* C+ LJapanese Ships
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1093 n1 i7 V q4 O. `2 I9 X
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ `/ E* ?8 G7 e) zEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 147 V+ r" ]- `9 Z2 Z2 @8 ?0 d% t- X! ^
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Allied aircraft losses
9 p9 O v3 r% P0 l0 h! g A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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5 A' p5 B; _9 o. @0 s; R2 R1 KJapanese Ships
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DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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0 d/ m# X( N: `; P- ~Japanese Deliberate attack
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7 @( m6 T" E3 z" V* nAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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8 R1 O9 g" I* p" R3 S: EDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 9 z: b( R) g3 t$ y6 \5 W
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 ) @7 ?6 [6 i5 D! d/ a
c ~5 Z8 o7 R j! CJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) & E# I0 `$ ]# S# u6 B
( f6 ?, p" F2 ~: D: _! I! RCombat modifiers
7 y/ D/ k! N0 J5 h; C9 \% vDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
1 U6 k. x* M. [4 SAttacker: * r6 G+ e( z3 _
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Japanese ground losses:
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4 H( @6 G& n- ^7 ?. h Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ O3 H8 Y3 }& J& L- A
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Allied ground losses:
# I8 M8 e# d. { T, ~, L% A 163 casualties reported. I+ ?. M; T3 k7 Z# m v7 i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled4 P. Q$ L" t8 h' Q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& k( B8 Q2 p; q8 n j3 C. p, Y* k1 E/ s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 i/ h0 g0 w3 |* p
, g6 K! y/ G& T/ AAssaulting units:
0 S/ K9 m, r& e z# h0 g1 y 1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:2 U7 [/ K# N5 L0 Z
Molukken Garrison Battalion3 f; `7 A+ I( v+ {, q
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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