AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42/ q3 q, Y: l r3 ?, v+ H0 K
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/ [* Q; {! T: z. D9 w/ C! T% R8 w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
- c3 `# S- t; u$ @5 S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, l5 p- T6 ~% D: b% x& X
$ Q7 d* p* t; x1 t- J$ e5 EWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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/ ]& G& o5 W; q' c3 zRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. n: ]. u0 I0 w5 X$ ZEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 L9 Q9 H6 Z" ~: J& W 139WH-3 x 67 q. q4 D; E0 u7 w1 V
B-339D x 3
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3 v+ N; R0 t/ b7 J# i1 IAllied aircraft losses
5 [8 D6 k- d, F9 e; S5 I 139WH-3: 3 damaged! R# N( I* L- a6 F2 Y1 u/ m" X- [
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Japanese Ships
6 D' }2 `; ^0 s8 E4 R+ @ DD Shiratsuyu; E/ ?$ m8 a! r/ K9 ?+ n
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires4 t' I# E) l: M: E6 G$ J' P/ J1 R
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$ c0 d$ i9 `/ P1 N9 V1 MMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 ]5 K$ e8 z( B4 Q6 q2 |
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.2 ?/ L* g- y9 J( Q/ O4 L
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes& b5 A% O$ r3 h' I
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Allied aircraft
9 c( Z+ s; n' P7 R B-339D x 10 O" T" f8 q h# o. o
A-24 Banshee x 176 T: h1 s- T# P1 k/ ~
8 L. u5 m0 Q; _' C! C+ {1 q9 D# uAllied aircraft losses% f9 m6 ?* f' M1 x
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged2 u( G9 a6 g9 H: k! [" x
2 j# n& v( F; @* h3 XJapanese Ships; r3 r' K0 P5 x* S/ T3 i9 H% n
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk m& O- x2 q; [4 u& y/ a, b9 r ~
CA Takao
: V1 {9 R3 a9 @; n CL Yura& t- m' I* k6 r! f
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage( X/ F6 n6 G. A' r0 X. |. Q
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 G' e0 W! N- Y' s* X
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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2 X8 h2 N5 B% Q; \# lWeather in hex: Partial cloud9 O" h& R: V" [( |. Q. t' d+ G7 J" @
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# s j7 B+ j, W8 C! s6 s x6 N6 ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. u& v6 D; [9 \6 W' ^8 o
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Allied aircraft2 R- `9 S' R0 \+ l7 ^6 I2 y
B-339D x 3' G: L6 R% G2 v4 C/ X7 N, P) l8 z
A-24 Banshee x 10
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8 j9 `( [( r- TNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
3 q2 w$ i* u' U2 j- i& U xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
& H L! t$ M* t4 A3 x xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
4 W% y3 F$ R3 J& [. ?1 { xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire" T8 \" `, G3 q9 g/ T& k
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, k. Q; N# y2 L# H8 n* M! s6 X. @0 ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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j3 o; O* e1 {- C5 G5 |& [( q4 VRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" e; k2 o _( a; A$ t" {Estimated time to target is 6 minutes% a1 `' ?9 f. \0 f0 q W G
! m' u" P) I* A+ u5 h4 _9 u2 M \Allied aircraft
. ~5 {' h8 L5 T- ~1 r9 G l( o4 |+ r B-339D x 1
8 m; f2 v; ]+ D4 W) I A-24 Banshee x 2( q" S# q3 z# C( `
3 Z6 P: k* u6 {2 Q6 sNo Allied losses
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+ ^ q4 b6 M- w5 v' QJapanese Ships* E- t& k, D2 Z; m/ l' B+ w
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire: O6 t0 O( F9 ]8 v$ f" J7 G' \
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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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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# N$ J, S9 J# C: N
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft$ K$ \0 v! S p" Z% `; i! g; L5 [
A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses+ k9 K. J' A+ R2 i3 p
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged r D/ z( v9 p" E+ \2 g
% b1 b- t2 v( x6 V1 t% M. JJapanese Ships
/ _6 D5 j. E( J6 n CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
8 d4 M$ A. u1 z6 R, \. Q DD Hatakaze, H2 v" h( y, r9 j) U Z6 O3 Q' s
DD Oyashio' ]8 ?$ `5 I& S5 V0 S3 u. Y* D
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)8 b8 }4 ^- s5 K- s( i5 P
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Japanese Deliberate attack3 ^+ A5 T& s1 D/ ^$ a" J3 @
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140; L" @) E0 z5 Y, M# @* ]! T0 W" ?
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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& o7 ~( G% U" T# o2 P6 T9 |Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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+ \* J/ U: o; d$ }Allied adjusted defense: 121
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" Y* v. p- A m6 p x0 JJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 4 z/ l$ L" [" S. _
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Combat modifiers
6 O, u A0 ~' M. j6 x; dDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)& M. z4 l- b& ?; Y q5 e
Attacker: / X; p2 c, L& O' }2 U
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292 casualties reported
! [5 ] k9 n1 i) {1 d7 Q6 O Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled+ h, X+ x" s$ z/ o% _% A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 Y; w! T1 r- N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 Z% @6 N E1 l6 ^' Z3 Q1 N
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Allied ground losses:' P, D5 o9 t4 n# ~# q# i) ~. L: M* ?
163 casualties reported6 S; y, Y. k1 `8 p5 S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled" k8 x0 ~& S; p+ h% m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; n8 ~/ F- t7 \; Q& r! Y8 k3 ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* t* B6 `- G; ]0 f: I. H3 c
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Assaulting units:. T+ k! n+ U8 a
1st Kure Assault Division. g0 n0 }- l" Q6 L u" M% H
3rd Air Flotilla 1 h d) a5 a3 b \4 A& w- ]
8 y ]% ~7 Z" P( dDefending units:
. g4 e+ y0 U' `4 x0 h: j6 s Molukken Garrison Battalion9 _1 K7 V9 g2 a+ {: t& A, c, ~6 W
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
8 s. A0 d$ w3 ?2 E7 M Ambon Base Force |