AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42, R; D+ e4 N; M/ Y7 b: _
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: P, A- l# a1 Z9 S3 A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! E8 H" W' w6 \8 Y. Y6 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6 f6 }/ A- p+ {& G0 q; e0 }
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% c5 H6 G5 s! V! t, U" [Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109. x6 G9 f- E7 ]
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud- I+ J( H: G% u
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 ]2 D7 H! k( Q" E9 M6 W1 \" o
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft. @$ J! t, t4 X/ B) x/ @' \# _" E
139WH-3 x 6
/ ^1 ?; g0 A: y/ x3 k' s) k1 H B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
' ? [, |0 A. b# e- [( C 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% J, h: G8 ~' [ g6 R" \& ^ DD Shiratsuyu, L# `) K& t) }7 L( f( m# n# i
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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# u3 Y6 ~+ ~" S3 @Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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3 j" A: N4 y- m3 J9 S' W: M% YWeather in hex: Partial cloud9 u. V- _* W1 |, r7 R) o* o/ X
% W5 d% n% ^; ^5 D1 Q# wRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet./ d/ v9 D0 ~( x2 e+ c7 S1 n8 V$ P
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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7 N# z7 q% ~5 `" \Allied aircraft
* G1 c# f! V% c! B9 i B-339D x 1+ S* j* _4 Q1 e5 j; e) O5 J
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships' [' w4 F% W8 I8 H
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk8 U4 {3 @! ~* h
CA Takao
" S; n0 A# q4 V6 L+ x/ u; R CL Yura
0 h" |) m; E5 Q9 l) {* ~' y" h xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage* ?# L; i# N3 v* l V
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109" _. O2 W0 W3 T$ B, P e
1 S7 s# q( w$ ?8 t/ j5 RWeather in hex: Partial cloud9 d& g* l4 ~1 b% \3 f
3 f& I: W# L1 C/ ^% T3 d* oRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( M7 V: Y! `$ w' H' [' \3 |Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
- n- V* R+ D' S" Q+ p; D B-339D x 35 V( ^8 K n3 r: c$ P/ e5 l
A-24 Banshee x 10 q6 E$ S$ U: r4 |
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No Allied losses! a4 S0 j8 o; [
& e. k+ H7 b4 l! M* J6 c2 dJapanese Ships- X" B* n% ?) a! F5 [, I, Q. L* j
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ y5 }6 c( R3 L
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires4 F$ r& V; J/ @- y9 C) v1 U
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire3 m/ ?1 T6 L2 X' {
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" D4 v; ^7 d; C. q1 f9 oMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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2 {! W+ p4 o$ I( X* E/ rWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* n5 a0 a9 g& }; x$ LEstimated time to target is 6 minutes! y; l% Q- V6 ]- g
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B-339D x 18 K3 N7 M/ \8 j8 \4 i3 y4 ^$ F3 t: W6 w
A-24 Banshee x 2
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) \; @3 {, r0 X! {: s2 YNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
# D) ]- X* B# ?) ~6 V7 | CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 ?1 j8 a9 u y5 v& }8 g1 d! G
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9 ^1 U& Y' K" YMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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) L4 U& [# ~ L( u4 D/ B7 PRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. Q0 ^& A N" `1 ^, O `/ _# {
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes" B* ]( ?2 q4 q) P0 C
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Allied aircraft) w q+ O' M4 \5 h
A-24 Banshee x 142 B% X* }( c9 J; H2 h$ w
" _0 B* b! i( T* V- B; mAllied aircraft losses
1 u( O4 T* ^ {( d5 e& u A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 g4 S8 g. { V( T& E$ r2 q
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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DD Oyashio( o* h+ m6 u" m) O6 D
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)( s y0 A$ w1 S; d4 B$ \2 o6 H3 p
2 J( j M4 n: h1 ^Japanese Deliberate attack
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0 {/ _* @% U0 e. ^( h8 v3 uAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140$ F2 d% B k3 C4 f) B
% o7 e0 P8 J: D- C. IDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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5 f. l m7 _8 q6 TJapanese adjusted assault: 53 ; f8 o6 {- T2 h
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
' O% O5 h( n! W) kDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)$ M! ?2 j- k" z& S' r' s' x* K- l
Attacker: / O0 d4 [* L* c [
! j2 @ O/ \+ M/ w' b3 t; BJapanese ground losses:
0 J" V0 \# E- G% H# J4 ]4 U+ E1 S 292 casualties reported+ j# F, a# G) R& l0 T* j1 i8 v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
# g K' i3 W- F, S1 T9 t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
2 h8 W9 a0 |+ H1 d: B/ y- j2 E- b' Y1 Z; p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' M% C5 F' g) {# O
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Allied ground losses:
7 H# u8 X0 l2 C: |" `% J" {2 N+ b3 ?) ] 163 casualties reported
! f1 c7 r$ h. L4 I Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled! e" M' Y0 A) D/ ] }4 ~1 D$ K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
2 _% Q% D! {6 ^) m k: O/ V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:* n9 n+ e7 ~6 c
1st Kure Assault Division
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3 G2 O% ]& D3 x$ A. FDefending units:
& f l+ x6 X( e+ A Molukken Garrison Battalion
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2 [( b' t. e, \* E% r$ V Ambon Base Force |