AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 423 u# G3 S4 E4 o+ s& D% @
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: V3 J2 \+ \1 Y p9 v3 X H# r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
2 p: ?0 [6 A! {& ?# {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" r$ v) i, T' I6 }- }- p
1 t3 l0 J+ I" ? s5 @) F m& hWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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, H7 U9 |5 U+ A, IRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.7 f/ t0 O* F- F% S: {/ C+ V, B
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft5 `0 e) s/ Y2 C3 K0 Q6 [
139WH-3 x 6 O- j5 A. X/ G* l$ i# e z" a
B-339D x 3# \& O3 O0 T+ L2 q6 q/ j8 y" N
Hudson I x 3+ {) C" Z3 `2 E
; |& @& L. J, I5 i8 Q: L& p& GAllied aircraft losses9 y( S2 {( `' z7 q9 r6 B4 p
139WH-3: 3 damaged; i3 F# P0 `0 X, O$ t
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Japanese Ships
6 ?# `; g8 T) D. [ DD Shiratsuyu, B2 I6 O7 t; X' f8 j
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109, ~ Q' t( c) D9 f" e% d8 @
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud* H5 x; j; F% r+ U5 N6 j
0 \3 q, Y* l" {' {/ WRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
/ G+ T7 |/ f, eEstimated time to target is 5 minutes. [" W1 l$ o' T8 I* E3 p* f
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Allied aircraft# S; }2 z' h0 J% D4 {" G z& J& a
B-339D x 1: O" q1 O8 f: b
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
2 E. x1 _/ V5 m# i! U A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged" R. T( k) |/ I+ N( p0 F
( X @' r4 w% h3 K7 t9 _2 IJapanese Ships
. e+ a8 d! ?# P1 v xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
4 _0 A3 Y/ y1 T0 ? CA Takao" \; ]/ D- Y: M7 D& ^/ ~& F$ U
CL Yura7 y2 a, X" w; G! F
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage% j6 z0 C" c( f
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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L7 G3 T( Z d' ^, H; a# G! k3 cMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& r: S+ y8 _& `. {3 \7 c$ b, k
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
+ J6 M% x7 I4 ^ p1 B2 z B-339D x 3
7 O( n1 u) R: n( d A-24 Banshee x 10 R6 I' C; G4 D: @7 `3 R$ ^
5 l. H% D3 V7 _! RNo Allied losses7 v" g5 n* o t" ~& E4 U. M
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0 q+ {) D# q! E8 | xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
9 k3 n7 F2 W; Q) L4 T+ f xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
4 I1 X( O+ X$ \5 K$ C7 T; A xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire. s; ]6 c' [. O3 j, Q
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3 F6 I( R6 i' X) iMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109+ J [: D, \9 n' x: Q8 x4 A
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., k+ D( u+ `" W% ^
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft; d6 }, L. k5 t) n& K, W1 z/ H: u+ r
B-339D x 1/ |. o0 t# D1 F# O
A-24 Banshee x 2/ P. M) h# M, A+ w p. M9 U
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No Allied losses
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# l0 ~, M' u7 ?8 b8 p2 J1 jJapanese Ships
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud% y; |; E4 H0 o3 g9 T1 U7 Y& i/ w
: T, v+ ~9 Y: X0 nRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# N# `- n* b& ]% u
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes, @# y) p/ z0 ?) U
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Allied aircraft
2 f! V- F0 F+ T; e" i5 [ A-24 Banshee x 14
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& h! ~9 m* ]% M" Q: [1 k A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged9 b/ k5 z2 u- Q
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% [8 W: ] O. s% L CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires( p- R& x/ c5 l6 ?7 O3 A6 t
DD Hatakaze
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9 l, H7 M) @( v* s3 W' }4 jGround combat at Ambon (76,109)6 }1 H. Q( E V' { D
) O9 I$ K1 N2 b$ v4 bJapanese Deliberate attack
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, X: N8 t8 s3 q% u( v3 F6 [, f; L$ u, eAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1408 v0 r: C% t2 i' p# G$ {$ _1 w
$ P% o+ J4 o( }/ b' ^! W% m; G. }Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 762 T+ D F1 J+ U- Q2 S7 P6 p8 H
/ I) ^/ k! v1 LJapanese adjusted assault: 53 2 b4 R! m2 e1 _
0 p. w9 g3 b. ~7 _1 qAllied adjusted defense: 121 - x" S- ^+ d+ r
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
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Japanese ground losses:/ B! Z+ k4 ]4 S; R& U4 [
292 casualties reported" o1 A2 j& T1 r% S+ ]3 f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
4 ~* ]6 F4 W$ ~9 X+ i1 ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
s. J0 N+ A$ [5 ^' @ I7 A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 C0 U+ @ C; v# GAllied ground losses:
2 U+ x% \. y" ^0 ~; J 163 casualties reported
- X5 ~- g7 Z6 V6 Q% j Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
/ S/ a3 N/ d& k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& L! Y) m* L3 v# l$ i3 q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ O& j k# O/ [+ _ y8 ^/ t3 IAssaulting units:
- P) w1 e3 e- s 1st Kure Assault Division/ G( ]. x4 s/ ^. f7 b
3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
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+ O! B0 ?, N; `# z$ O 4th Coastal Gun Battalion$ h/ W! Y7 d5 I7 u- m9 O4 a6 q* V6 Q
Ambon Base Force |