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
' y$ N# J9 Y$ {0 R8 h+ K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3 w: M/ a/ T$ Y8 b
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109' Y6 q6 z9 u5 r9 K, e4 S
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" D/ {7 ~/ T; H4 q' JEstimated time to target is 7 minutes. \$ b5 O2 g! y2 h& _2 Y# q
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Allied aircraft6 _* `; q) h4 w
139WH-3 x 6. W& Q8 K- T1 R! p& _, {7 F
B-339D x 34 g9 w; r3 `( b `# `. D
Hudson I x 3
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: E1 u* @# B- K3 C 139WH-3: 3 damaged" Y% d8 L3 h' g+ t( N; I
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Japanese Ships3 R% d, `' t; y0 n* _- _' {
DD Shiratsuyu* Z; E5 F% P+ m! B8 ]4 [
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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u( k3 ^; y J! ^. @9 R$ P5 fMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109! |5 K) f4 y& F: s
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* q" G. E7 `1 G, V% i$ jRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.; w+ H) i. @8 F4 H# {
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft' X3 b1 i/ Z) M: R6 d9 o
B-339D x 1
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Allied aircraft losses) b+ I+ A. C- w1 u
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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CA Takao
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& i; e9 m h2 U6 ?& i5 E xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ o( q5 ]( P* g }& v0 m" H( Y5 P xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 X6 o p9 Y% k7 T! L
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud# {2 D6 G; e4 x" @! L9 T
3 ~/ S( M! [. u1 ]) XRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 v0 j/ f5 o' U
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ `2 G2 }3 d d8 q
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Allied aircraft" l3 d/ M4 h6 k5 \) o" n+ O9 G
B-339D x 3
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7 K) k) Q& j) _No Allied losses
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^# S7 }9 }: o xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
4 Q% z2 w/ B8 D7 v& D/ v7 @2 x# U xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires9 L% W; X1 D' e; I8 _ l$ H
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire: `9 z# t# f# i6 j a
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B- A1 L& l `( i `Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109! v, V% Q) X+ Y0 W$ p7 n7 ~5 r+ A& F
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8 W6 T& I; e0 r8 NRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ X1 U: L/ P. S% u" t: B! _3 r' p/ I
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes% ^2 J9 ]6 n" D2 `$ R
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No Allied losses9 L& ?. T7 p. A' Z
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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" Y' K* Q4 H3 B8 ]3 a+ t+ N, @Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1095 J$ x* j* U" r0 e9 r) U, c+ f
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3 d6 V$ |, i2 |! sRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# E* Q2 ?( g. O! q% A4 }* _5 C! ]
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes; N/ t. L/ G$ _4 v! w9 Y
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses% Z9 R1 Z4 p: ]2 a$ `
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
8 p; g- m% g8 l* A) X DD Hatakaze) }5 |+ f5 x) l: Z$ m, z
DD Oyashio0 g: e- p7 Y% ^0 {5 M+ A4 z* t* @
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8 C3 c3 I, j `- C6 ZGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140" v$ J, }0 k f$ |8 t9 e9 j( s7 `
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76* {; k5 m2 X4 a: D4 o* z
' V Q2 r9 q( oJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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/ j5 F2 s5 u" z: r/ Y& {Allied adjusted defense: 121
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, E8 k& n/ e& f' c0 DJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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5 ]) ^- V) B2 D; q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 n/ `" t! u. c& l- ^
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Assaulting units:
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3rd Air Flotilla D/ F: D, ]( Q5 }5 I0 O
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Defending units:# \4 S% E; X1 T$ J5 v; X' d
Molukken Garrison Battalion$ d# V/ r, O! c! w3 s
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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