AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42, u. p9 ^4 @/ z% O2 L- j
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8 |3 ]1 u7 X. ~5 _, ?# d5 I8 K5 B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
& |& I3 Q& u6 E5 u! y8 |( J6 N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+ l* @. P, \. U7 b M& G4 n
0 a6 l0 @1 |6 X3 RWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
+ C1 F! B. \3 M7 V' ] dEstimated time to target is 7 minutes4 J% ?3 F0 |4 A- B. c. b
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139WH-3 x 6
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\. a3 c: d2 R5 ^) YAllied aircraft losses4 w4 q& Q8 `0 N2 ], H! @) o0 c
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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* c: f* B1 p1 Q DD Shiratsuyu; M# m* V- k; j, f: O% M
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires4 f% X' `* |, z6 q; @! L( J3 `( @
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1092 J2 C* z4 t* Y$ g
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
' H6 M# Z! Q3 F" w+ K) IEstimated time to target is 5 minutes% X. d8 C% v+ l i- ^3 o( P# }4 c
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Allied aircraft
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+ S/ [ t6 f% l A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses% r7 I. P' j3 ]/ k7 x. t0 X, V( _
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% Y1 N* e# h; L W0 E$ u xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
( X8 U+ B" X6 W$ z CA Takao
. y1 Y2 C: ~1 n9 x1 M6 A. ] ] CL Yura) m; H" w0 m( K2 e! [( R
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage; d2 j. C9 s, \* R. }
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire) I: ^" I- W3 J" ?; k- ?3 V% ~0 N
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) e3 q# n0 }( S& }& N7 g' tMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109" g; Q: u6 v( ]
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 t# B+ `2 z" L9 q8 MEstimated time to target is 6 minutes& R. ]: R" [$ i t( Y
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B-339D x 3) k5 y8 H5 U5 j0 Z
A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses0 r% O$ j. |+ q! g; H% d
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Japanese Ships
& H# ~2 g/ U' S xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
3 ?$ F* k6 n! B8 F/ p" ` xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires2 r' u) M \, A& O. D
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' ^) E' s) i( B( w# o3 O1 T) ^Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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9 m+ L. G- q7 H" DAllied aircraft/ f5 j: L5 v, ]5 n0 \! c7 K
B-339D x 1+ T* C" y4 E: K
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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2 }8 r9 S( N# v! [3 iJapanese Ships3 R& ~8 m, d7 j! |* I" m
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ B7 ~4 C& N: G% m( x
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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7 F& h+ [: z3 sRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. I, C, \" a. t$ e3 H
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes. l( ~: \8 R; M2 d. j3 e* b
3 R1 R( Q" t' S4 {Allied aircraft
6 c5 k3 W; Q+ V" Q A-24 Banshee x 14
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4 A } `+ L( m) M; b CAllied aircraft losses
6 m) S& L; J$ K A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ b) B6 w8 S% L7 j CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
0 g+ E+ I' D+ S* t8 L [% s DD Hatakaze% ]9 e7 f' M8 s: B
DD Oyashio
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( m5 O% x3 D7 C; q; ^& f5 n; sGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack9 m! n E9 I& n* T7 E& t; K: A
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140$ M$ d6 o/ ]8 _3 N
3 O+ U* Y6 {. u( w! f3 @Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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% ~1 H }0 e$ M. r! N$ WJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers! k) a+ `9 E0 u7 ?8 n5 V3 D/ j) X8 `
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)( k }) J& p7 ?/ b2 A
Attacker:
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292 casualties reported& F" @9 F# ?8 P- G; _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
% f9 o9 q% x, Y3 l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled5 o; X- w3 i$ F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ K, S# [2 Z$ H0 O) q3 t5 jAllied ground losses:
5 h0 w# h/ @# A" ?# ?7 s 163 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled$ H, W8 F7 ~, E* g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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h6 O- Y- I$ S; jAssaulting units:
4 E+ L1 K E5 }- s; S 1st Kure Assault Division
5 {# O9 a3 |8 K, ~! F! D 3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
& {3 |; n4 W0 \ Molukken Garrison Battalion9 W. r; _9 `5 n1 }9 K: C
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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