AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42* `, F$ W0 }; ~
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, A/ m8 H( N' s! i- R1 f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4 q5 r/ s/ Z" W5 U0 ^2 z! x
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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/ q! v+ U% i4 }/ D" i. T. j" i7 FMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1093 N# C, I8 O0 M# y4 |% \) R
6 t: E( V1 c- C$ ZWeather in hex: Partial cloud8 Z4 `4 Y/ {1 F. b. f
! A- W5 E2 Q% }( T$ h( VRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' S& a0 g5 g# ?( \Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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! d+ x& [6 h) u$ DAllied aircraft) d8 d+ T, H8 i1 @
139WH-3 x 60 J1 C; @2 I, L) o8 G
B-339D x 3( j) V1 h% z1 `9 V6 V4 U( H
Hudson I x 36 B# m) g# L' s4 x0 \
% E( O$ ^0 A( rAllied aircraft losses2 {+ U. d2 } ^) L- ?
139WH-3: 3 damaged9 G! S* \9 ~ M( @2 t& o5 {; O m& c
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Japanese Ships$ Y! L, z6 X/ J( L) U. j# U
DD Shiratsuyu2 Y+ g5 P# Y9 j( \* @% M
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires1 ]: [. R; f5 N
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109' \- y! f) K2 |0 S: V1 {
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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* ?" _: S' t$ G% n4 fRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. ~' z% ?% Z' E: \1 m* I+ s, w Y: e
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes- r' Q/ k9 x5 Q% A. Z
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B-339D x 1" { ~0 N8 W8 r; J+ \. `# b
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses1 x& P |/ @3 \. u* J
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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. C) H* A9 G& h7 cJapanese Ships8 R/ |9 F# i6 {
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
* T: R1 Q- t6 ` ` CA Takao
3 T! c3 W) o- J& L0 w$ j8 u CL Yura
+ Q }' m4 R0 l, `1 w/ X xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 |. [: Q0 k5 J% v6 [ xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire' H" i7 J1 |, |
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- m1 s. f1 _2 AMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 g2 C# r: O3 Z0 b4 u8 r
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. i% u$ M% q2 ~5 V6 N% Y
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5 |$ \7 x5 i3 ^* m9 A* b B-339D x 3' }7 C: E: Y ]8 V% X9 ?% k
A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses5 w' h" m Z& S
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Japanese Ships8 \9 y) i, Y/ r' O4 p
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; j; H- I) [& | xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
$ d8 J# Z* M) O% l- n4 R& @) p/ v9 a xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire; s, b! f' ^- A
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& ?9 h$ `2 y/ K! ]4 T7 ^8 PMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1094 s5 _2 Q# p. Q) d
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.4 D* ]! p5 p0 j3 J6 v
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes! z9 v! `7 E n' |7 Z4 Q: h# j
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships& m& y5 X( T O6 Q6 F
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1097 W( W$ [: I0 F. O- r
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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$ i) A$ W7 `# z( g; l/ F0 dRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& M+ P) c, J Q( G) oEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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0 A( j: O/ B4 s+ P; TAllied aircraft+ {" H8 s; j5 d4 c
A-24 Banshee x 14 D' B1 b# x' m
5 o7 J+ f! L { d. W# bAllied aircraft losses
3 T( Y1 X, f0 m* `5 j A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged% O0 a9 z6 P/ F8 ]
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Japanese Ships( l9 ?; A% f7 L2 m/ _( e6 X
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires+ S, [7 T7 b2 T7 d" x
DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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- x$ E/ O' ?$ O1 o" ^Japanese Deliberate attack, ]1 Y+ X, Y' B L/ m+ d
* [) r- W/ B; D8 O! X$ u" V; nAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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+ z. H) A3 B- p8 FDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 ( r' x$ W! D$ o4 m& T# J' p: A
8 I4 w1 `! |+ q. ]Allied adjusted defense: 121 % B" x | n7 d l" l
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers7 t/ J1 b! _3 D, G$ D# {8 z& V7 Q. l
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:+ S: f7 b2 R8 ?6 d
292 casualties reported
3 d' h+ e& w* d Y9 Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
8 O ]; _. v' l2 C- B8 X/ L3 z, y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
& w. ~6 O. ]9 ~3 s6 [5 u6 ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 B$ D7 _/ \. `/ [# l- i+ X- R, L$ P; V
! k9 C' ~" w; g6 K! H* c9 dAllied ground losses:3 ?% ~# C1 G8 P" m
163 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Assaulting units:
|9 O2 E. r3 \) N, u9 M 1st Kure Assault Division; C6 _+ ?: @& r# @7 u' ]% L
3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:7 m# ~9 M2 Q. P$ y" h6 F1 E* ]6 E
Molukken Garrison Battalion
# l9 m. V) b! O. z 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
2 e' G! u* q, _0 {/ C0 p) Z Ambon Base Force |