AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 423 y5 g6 O* M( S$ l. Y
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4 z8 i( n. X' U4 w) J8 L0 S' m6 }& b* E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
. n' `* o# N! R ? \" w4 Q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 ~- |) {) ^0 E
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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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& V/ f8 \; W9 |9 s* a: w: h$ d* gRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
: S6 k" N; P4 zEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
$ ^& @1 I2 A7 I7 X* \( Z$ _& v0 D6 e 139WH-3 x 6/ d. M1 B8 e' ~5 _. E9 I
B-339D x 30 R" F6 ~- d. m
Hudson I x 3
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. O. B4 u' d5 V U# vAllied aircraft losses" D0 c m; l3 b8 ?& G5 t9 g- _
139WH-3: 3 damaged& W4 `! v8 f& N! e: ?
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Japanese Ships
4 h R1 @( v; J+ V DD Shiratsuyu
; \ ~% q( ^0 C( { xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires* D- d- e+ Z9 T4 ~& N' D
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2 J. _$ v, `5 c! {Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
' W) ~+ b$ y( C& a7 e& E) ?# DEstimated time to target is 5 minutes0 T* W2 B- N% R5 i( W3 Z. W0 v
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Allied aircraft
) P5 y0 q0 M& R5 \ B-339D x 11 ], D/ n5 g* \6 n. J9 V2 [
A-24 Banshee x 176 H( s, D; F! T, v* K5 g& U; ?: e
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Allied aircraft losses
0 p+ t) e' n; \. }2 r1 t A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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4 u8 a) E z3 y- K3 p3 P3 wJapanese Ships* P/ Q) |0 r" g5 G2 A+ ]
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk7 s5 i- B$ X: @# b" ^3 U
CA Takao
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 }4 v3 k* f1 o5 h: {0 E0 c+ H xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, }# i8 p4 L' J8 [: S
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8 C4 I: Y9 d/ Y3 E; W& b+ ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109' h% l2 N) }+ h8 q! \& z
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 W: [) ~0 \5 ?& c6 K
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ v1 r' q5 Y* |/ F* }* W/ X4 BEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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# H6 |- I6 i9 b `& ?1 k B-339D x 39 d) f( M, k6 n! {7 L! r& H6 Q
A-24 Banshee x 10! S6 b" p( Q( z7 z/ @
' `" @6 i% D& E, ~No Allied losses
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% J, j4 p2 z5 u+ l, e5 ZJapanese Ships
l8 x" Y9 x( H- U% b- Q9 \ xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. J# `% ?" B, P4 l
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
% ]1 H2 x' O/ A1 k xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1090 c8 w' B$ ]/ S# J6 N6 Q( Z* Y. z4 X+ e
& Q: I- y$ {& RWeather in hex: Partial cloud3 @( ^5 m6 o( Y1 b% r( x
3 [( B Y, j& l& ^Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- [1 z, g4 M% B6 ZEstimated time to target is 6 minutes' _0 [% {9 H& o2 Y/ R
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109& ^/ @( w7 F& \* c" ^
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2 ?# N# Q- I# t1 h* |Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., X* S) j5 n! Q! n! o; m5 e
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes; d( I+ H) |- }
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A-24 Banshee x 146 B7 F: v* j V4 o* z' I; d
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged2 K; _3 e/ S/ D* e0 g
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Japanese Ships
. E9 ?7 k+ |7 q! Q$ e& I {5 B CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
1 }( ~0 d7 n9 M1 B- v- n DD Hatakaze
' }/ v1 h% ?; ]7 _% w DD Oyashio4 S4 f0 P# u' | r7 u
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! c, I P; o. t, ]6 R8 y- v% yGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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5 { M/ d; c/ hJapanese Deliberate attack2 w$ @4 j3 @+ G+ Z' }$ {. `
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140% g0 c4 G; Z5 L4 x0 b0 {* {: u
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76( d4 o7 }9 o- L. B# ^2 D# c
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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& T) [% V' p& n% FJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) ' W6 M0 B" s% e9 i* k
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
7 a9 d! Z1 w; Y8 A* K. f1 ^, XAttacker:
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$ S/ `4 i& v+ k0 UJapanese ground losses:
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4 }& S* @ T0 x! v7 s. b Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled2 o, i, v$ y, x3 V% w! s' n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled8 x+ R- {( U4 _* G. p$ N7 } e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 }6 e8 S# z9 D+ w% P$ o* d, o9 y
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Allied ground losses:7 c& y2 I4 @$ P" ^
163 casualties reported- a' z! p( B/ ^0 h: R" C! h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled. b& q5 B# @7 v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled6 c" L- k. ?1 s2 v- k; ~4 Z L k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:. P$ x) v: v' T
1st Kure Assault Division0 }! u( s4 O8 R, x* G
3rd Air Flotilla Y1 Y! `! L2 Y; k! ^/ t( ]
+ `1 U( [) G7 r$ n( H9 SDefending units:
. q- l2 _* c5 x( W9 l Molukken Garrison Battalion$ {+ m& l: [- i
4th Coastal Gun Battalion6 Z" i, `4 i% q1 m: P: g
Ambon Base Force |