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/ _' V2 t7 H0 d5 K+ S! u
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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109/ A# g+ w# [5 J' W
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.+ t( | {3 f( Z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes# v$ P8 M5 w0 m$ L" u5 m {$ o2 \1 R) C
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Allied aircraft3 d# I6 }8 w6 x; t6 [4 P9 R- g
139WH-3 x 6
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% g- e, i4 N5 p* X/ t- S3 Y+ B 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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* D0 _% c. G+ \Japanese Ships7 i; F6 w) p# X/ m; \: n1 B
DD Shiratsuyu
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( s/ ~6 z/ E& [ \
X7 E+ x/ O7 q4 c3 y1 {. jRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.3 a# @3 {4 ^' f
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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* V9 t% Z, u' LAllied aircraft
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- \: _% M/ l9 O3 E A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses3 ~/ i" T2 s' n9 Z! N$ O
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged! v! E! N0 f: j- }. Q' i
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xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk8 W/ U. g1 d1 k; T3 G. f; x2 n9 _
CA Takao% O+ D& }: c2 d. Z1 Y S
CL Yura+ ?. k4 Q, y# r; u1 @
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage# Q) J" T4 H" n. I# [+ p O* Y
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109# B% C# d. O8 A# ~" z, \ h
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 l' z7 q; R; s" A9 m4 g
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3
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3 |1 c/ K- W$ k' PJapanese Ships
+ Y, O/ A' k5 h7 J4 `2 g xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! }: t6 H# C/ P6 _
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
" s F' J7 x$ L D9 Q6 C% t% G xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire: j4 ]: |# H: z/ e2 y2 o
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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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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% N o3 N; v- L4 [& y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes5 N$ U0 X2 Q+ V4 z; I% `$ X
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Allied aircraft1 @0 S) c& a8 e" k( [0 V
B-339D x 1" ]2 F! |+ ]; W ?& o8 V
A-24 Banshee x 2
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Japanese Ships+ L* q8 `& E6 f' U$ d5 V0 \% W
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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" N8 k0 o/ l: U& L& eMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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. Q# d" R" z2 {) D2 [Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# E0 a' x* a+ SEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires1 i$ g- s/ B( A
DD Hatakaze1 x) r$ S" w1 W# }
DD Oyashio
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5 D+ X7 G' k& u' ` gGround combat at Ambon (76,109)2 r& @9 W- Y( Z, o
9 V0 O/ @0 r4 f: T: u! z6 OJapanese Deliberate attack% r: {& L- ]' D: n: w. S
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140 o& ?3 [7 ^" H) ~- F; z: ?
) C" W3 \/ [9 R, `4 B: G i# xDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76+ Q& h$ U1 M$ z" Y @$ s9 Y
' M; s8 g9 A! R4 m# ]Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 + c! ?2 J$ M8 {( h0 W; A
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) & z& c& _' e) O0 c3 s
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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292 casualties reported
, K7 d/ z) {, V, n- O% ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
7 l5 ]7 A i! n3 x5 W Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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5 s& H. q3 A, `Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
: p2 a: Z; Y k& ~2 ?4 K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled' H( C5 L8 B f1 [, B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& g9 s5 F) Y* g' A/ X" t+ G8 T
8 R# b5 \& i- K$ W0 iAssaulting units:
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3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
! E2 T7 x+ g: D Molukken Garrison Battalion9 J0 k. y5 K; ]3 I
4th Coastal Gun Battalion5 I: y3 T( w/ n6 m& B6 w
Ambon Base Force |