AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42$ v0 D- t* q2 B' s" S% U4 x
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" X5 k" P O% n3 X# D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
T) y. Y: L" u# C; f! ]4 T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9 K3 `- I$ Z- X& A; S$ W5 U& A1 k
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) {3 }! `( A8 n" ?4 \Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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4 r) ^: n+ u* W, ERaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' T5 `) s y3 ]3 E9 c/ |& rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft2 E; q, t. ?0 B' E; }- `
139WH-3 x 61 m& w& h5 t- Y
B-339D x 3
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* g5 ^4 V3 `3 ~3 C% SAllied aircraft losses' `4 C) H# q& S( N! K* T; M
139WH-3: 3 damaged v9 Y+ V$ G( ? B* x
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Japanese Ships: V0 v7 r1 h8 M2 `
DD Shiratsuyu
; a4 x- c: G# [ Y3 z* s/ y, c xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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, K- G: r. G' }8 I$ _Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
& {5 ?( F9 J% ]3 Q) c9 K+ @; uEstimated time to target is 5 minutes( I# C9 ~' R: u2 u* s
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Allied aircraft& H, f% O6 b7 m# Y
B-339D x 1
- q% n" o" i2 Q9 V A-24 Banshee x 173 I2 W/ ]8 m" t- \+ x+ W' J+ w/ n
% y- G/ i( w+ v- P$ c4 j9 G6 gAllied aircraft losses3 N7 `( s u0 F4 E& p& x' o
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged/ k0 m# `9 A8 h6 k& g- z7 q; X1 Z
! n5 ]8 ^5 k2 e# I; j7 Z/ e5 R0 XJapanese Ships
8 Z9 Q% B" o# g5 U" } xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
' S7 L7 j! i7 w' c) l: k CA Takao. F0 \0 V2 {* q" a) q2 x9 u
CL Yura) |* c" P$ E" p" O' D8 o/ d9 W
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 e' X$ t+ k: h+ b0 k xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 C+ d9 j6 j0 J/ ] t9 @
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. |3 k9 V! x3 h5 XMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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# ^ b' v1 f/ Y0 XRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." L$ L* v/ O3 J0 h
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3
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6 J: l; M: i r1 ]( s( J- [7 |No Allied losses8 m, X5 s5 z* J" V/ G' J
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Japanese Ships; |* S% W2 t& {! D6 `8 H1 p7 q. g
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; v% [8 o2 O6 _* u0 U+ _3 L; w xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires5 Y2 i# j5 z% ]/ B; E/ v
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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, z" S* Y' T0 k @9 h/ B/ rMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109/ j; L8 H: Y5 d. B* U& ?5 l& W
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 E! S: `2 y& x0 [
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft: D2 S3 U0 F0 v0 e3 n. \
B-339D x 1
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0 N o" y+ e' |7 b/ O M/ p4 O8 FNo Allied losses9 u) c8 C4 ]: t+ c. K; |3 n' C
. v: T* L5 m5 y1 lJapanese Ships
% Z% q* C) v4 Z% O CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 o% r! @. Y3 d: v3 @/ o
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# e. Z8 c" ]. w6 n+ Q* `Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% o" W) t3 r7 t! s
9 \! K1 |5 l# @9 \# a9 UWeather in hex: Partial cloud6 h; ~& B3 g" ?4 a7 _3 V; r
. y; a# V+ z! \+ _2 o: }% NRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." h. k, F& |" _: f
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes9 z$ U$ U5 D6 l4 a
8 c( S& Y# V2 v2 SAllied aircraft
* F+ Y( b' g) K, d `8 \ A-24 Banshee x 14( J% z) r3 c4 \7 b# g+ W/ m
- s# }& z- F! X1 F& uAllied aircraft losses: S; N: g9 L) a3 n, W7 t* E7 n
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged- X% Q* e3 C% j7 Y" ?1 B
& [' W1 c* W+ G2 q( {4 Z( r2 VJapanese Ships2 U5 ~4 P3 v' T* W, K4 V+ Y# W
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires8 b) ~3 N" R5 x" z# t+ Y
DD Hatakaze' @4 \" {! R8 g
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack8 B' O L: e( r+ v/ {
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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. K2 n9 O/ U& l: tDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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R" a9 U; J/ \Japanese adjusted assault: 53 7 B# F% X x) @. [4 J
+ R. R/ I2 w2 D) z5 Q" e$ M( zAllied adjusted defense: 121 $ a! K* E9 [5 y, @, U% Q5 x
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 4 E# o( V3 z6 D! E: e3 U" I
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9 Z0 H- a, ^) s# {Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)4 D2 `4 U+ W* y4 T' n+ y4 H
Attacker: # \; O7 ^: R& j# N) L; U) L. Z
, B8 B' `! S* {" H7 uJapanese ground losses:5 K' J V& G# o. \+ P# O$ X' F% n/ }
292 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
7 Q. [# s E. E6 v- E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: S" K! q/ s2 R0 Z2 W# o' O GAllied ground losses:
" y+ H5 G+ Z) t; D6 n9 G* e 163 casualties reported7 Y7 \4 Z/ K6 V$ H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled+ Q$ P5 X3 h9 ~+ g" V6 B+ M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled. ~% A, {7 f# N- P$ f* u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units: M2 ~! C, q6 l: ^$ N& ^+ d8 T2 G
1st Kure Assault Division
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8 `$ E8 |" ]2 W9 B0 j | Molukken Garrison Battalion( ?( _) x1 C6 ?6 i2 |6 k
4th Coastal Gun Battalion0 ^, X8 ]# Q6 ]% p! I% O k! e
Ambon Base Force |