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
{% }8 B% k: D2 e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8 M" J+ K: u" R, P# Q2 `
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 f! r( _% ~+ f
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.3 @7 i5 g$ d% u+ f( E. A
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 |6 q$ p, B. @; f" O( F 139WH-3 x 6! J5 F) e1 }9 D) G. k
B-339D x 3
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139WH-3: 3 damaged
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$ q5 V7 i) S0 Z. ^4 Z' ZJapanese Ships
# d: S! b' F5 Y5 I1 J: g* H DD Shiratsuyu
O- X) n& `3 n k8 t5 j xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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8 J/ ]8 @/ F/ l2 IMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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; u4 p$ s9 Y# ]. H7 T9 UWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
7 a) ]$ O! m# k5 SEstimated time to target is 5 minutes; A' l: N' L6 A0 |8 e
- l5 J2 c( L( f" fAllied aircraft
9 y: M6 f _1 {" s B-339D x 13 g x" c9 x9 P# O- x
A-24 Banshee x 173 f1 U) M4 _: d2 R4 d, j
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Allied aircraft losses+ w/ `$ [2 K" x8 b( n
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged4 q8 b6 ^% i" i, C* Y. e+ A
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xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
5 o ]1 F/ r6 r0 l CA Takao
$ V- {+ d6 x. P+ |: S CL Yura$ B) C; h: P% q3 ?/ y
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
. c. j+ E. O) }# n" j xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1097 J2 j$ o3 ?! y
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: f5 w1 V5 z8 w! J1 v" a0 vEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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8 \' g8 _0 o& n- h A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses
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! h0 _; F. q. I9 I. l6 WJapanese Ships
& W! M/ p) K3 e! {/ W% L8 j7 s xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
1 d0 G$ i# m" B5 e5 L& c xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
! U! W7 x F& ]4 { h xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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6 D- o& K& ?! {4 k& nMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 M8 I* S& H6 p; o O
2 V5 K& u! m, p4 JRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ J. n- r5 q; S0 cEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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* z/ a1 Y$ H+ [) kNo Allied losses" `) Q+ u' \: G; q) T2 J% f
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7 i# o5 u0 f2 ~7 _( m CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire# @1 a3 ?$ o5 }2 H
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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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: S& n, H9 A) B* j7 NRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.! T% @( T8 I4 D g- c: L
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 149 {6 u+ r( Y% E5 @ ]% I
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; |* i+ M5 W7 i! ZJapanese Ships
8 j' v! R4 d/ W3 e! W# p CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
0 }( {, l% H5 M0 \2 K DD Hatakaze
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: Q; y7 J+ |8 ^Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack, c" N1 I. {- O" o* f8 C+ K
) n( y# O) J2 X! U: E# FAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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- Q) V/ R3 ~4 B4 M7 M( \* cDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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( R! d/ j: i( ]5 k4 SJapanese adjusted assault: 53 " F( Q6 L5 _; R) n9 V
- d; [* G* J `/ ^8 |9 NAllied adjusted defense: 121 4 w2 g' L4 ]2 P, t6 p
) o& p3 G6 }4 RJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) $ s4 e {% B0 t L1 l
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1 c6 e2 a- W% f, G' uDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) p" M, ]9 f3 q* S5 v
Attacker: & C- V2 e# t# m/ h
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Japanese ground losses:0 A. F. C, ^2 @
292 casualties reported& B* C% U" G& d( o& {/ D0 X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
1 @) S) L& h! a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
4 e" n0 c5 y0 l) W! F$ ^2 f7 c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:; a- c$ U1 k; {: V. B4 |1 P+ H: X. A
163 casualties reported7 o2 g8 a3 I# D! n2 h! t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled# A- H J+ L' S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled w) i; D" a8 y7 X0 h' T1 U4 C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: @7 M9 ]: p' Q" J+ U0 N' |6 x' sAssaulting units:& j5 }6 \8 V. h5 f, X6 x& Z; n
1st Kure Assault Division
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: ?0 e- Z6 R8 g: Y0 R6 L9 T# g" NDefending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion9 R- K7 R% \$ L5 T4 e6 T
Ambon Base Force |