AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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2 {9 a7 j5 J% @& A4 O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
$ a/ D. c3 P w6 j# m' p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
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
( G. V. u2 V @% O: V$ d/ CEstimated time to target is 7 minutes: w' a: P6 b4 h9 B& Q' A4 W
0 T. C L3 h+ @, PAllied aircraft8 c9 Y; |2 r6 t( A4 D, e
139WH-3 x 6+ c0 n4 h: ` K# a6 m: n u/ Z
B-339D x 3) L0 \. H9 |9 w" {
Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses, f/ `0 i: s H* N( Q5 K; C
139WH-3: 3 damaged/ X6 R R/ i+ S9 f# K5 K, u
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DD Shiratsuyu' H* j; {* O" ]- }- X
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% K. G9 R7 ?3 v! b4 m& e
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
- ?) S5 E0 B; ^Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
' c5 }6 z% S1 W! n$ m B-339D x 13 h% {5 W$ R& {6 s! t& [, \
A-24 Banshee x 17; n- R1 ]% M. x6 z( R4 b9 v: C
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) n4 \- m6 ^2 [: P! g A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged7 J c' k4 s3 U, a3 H4 Z; ~+ w( M D
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Japanese Ships
& d e a$ P. G! u7 L. \2 g* {& M xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk" b* P: {1 ^/ D5 f4 g7 A( k5 l7 p
CA Takao
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage' ~5 u! B4 s( f' |0 ^9 k) C0 H
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: m. J. M: ^, DEstimated time to target is 6 minutes- m7 W, k6 I1 e* ~: q0 V- i
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Allied aircraft
3 T, J# S, d8 {! ^. y, Q B-339D x 3; ~1 F2 Z$ |6 z6 R. o; q
A-24 Banshee x 10
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4 V# n+ C; M6 B2 @+ ONo Allied losses
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4 b0 x5 H5 k8 { @) i( GJapanese Ships
8 j5 _. W; V$ p xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 I# o4 U% ?! @; ~; D
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
" M! U5 s' s; F2 a$ t6 ] xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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4 ?: ~1 g0 c9 q# |) T- qMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109) \$ W; F% s1 [* c# S3 v
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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/ n" l. J' V0 _2 S* x" }0 FRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) z; B$ Y% X7 k/ U A$ Y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 1" Q$ P: }+ H( S
A-24 Banshee x 2 L8 b# B) o( v5 N4 m/ Y8 ?. x
m9 \( K' u1 ENo Allied losses0 y: Y# l3 F. @, [
1 i: w2 h. [+ kJapanese Ships+ C/ ~3 g; r: \% N3 e2 i' r
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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0 Z' w/ ^- D# `1 F! EMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109/ v6 s) P0 N3 f! i1 y
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, R: I' |$ m5 wRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
( g6 d' l# P6 PEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires" g3 P5 M. L3 G# _$ e
DD Hatakaze: @5 \7 r7 x) k( A: s9 W
DD Oyashio" P/ i" {/ c7 v& D: T
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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) S& ?' Z- A2 zJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 , A& u5 [4 R+ [8 _$ h T
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) & ?, @1 u4 v$ d. h
1 ~+ z: N( c/ L- f7 X, gCombat modifiers; k: R6 N/ \/ E9 O' {. ?
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)- Y! R7 H4 D$ P5 P( L4 z4 d+ Q
Attacker: ) [5 W0 _) ]9 `# B9 ]2 }
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2 a1 y+ Y' v; a& p 292 casualties reported# j, F* |+ `: I+ b2 f* U& l+ B5 H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled3 I) p% R4 y/ n9 B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
' X& T* q& \% J$ j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 R4 u% V) }8 rAllied ground losses:, O! @6 R, u z- h- v4 Y
163 casualties reported* j: G |: G$ a2 F9 G1 ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
1 x- t; N5 |3 n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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7 r* Q& I% V, D( @Assaulting units:
# R; v2 f" l6 L( d 1st Kure Assault Division
8 {5 k/ A z% x' R5 I# h$ h 3rd Air Flotilla : I2 p9 N& L4 k
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Defending units:( X6 s4 p8 @% F: @/ R
Molukken Garrison Battalion0 m9 g2 f8 {8 ~( m
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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