AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 420 o9 @# Z0 Q+ K. @, N! w
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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. C2 V1 v( L9 b* I
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( a5 R2 h X$ ~
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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7 R! t8 S {1 Q) J& L3 @9 ]' rRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. _/ k5 N1 q$ NEstimated time to target is 7 minutes, t. o& e2 K+ V& _9 ~! |9 A4 F
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Allied aircraft# F9 c/ \# T& X& l" N0 S9 k
139WH-3 x 6
2 m0 `0 K+ N* ` B-339D x 31 g! j+ B+ e7 t2 Z$ t
Hudson I x 3+ N& [* j4 ?: I9 l
7 A8 {+ Q5 H3 z/ U( R: VAllied aircraft losses, J" c9 Y2 M" y. d z+ L0 D
139WH-3: 3 damaged! e \* o! Y; B. U" H
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Japanese Ships5 M3 l: K* a' v9 u; D c6 k
DD Shiratsuyu
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1090 @6 W. L1 P+ [& x1 Q" A, e# V
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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6 n/ s* o7 Z( g" PRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
1 N+ [6 f# i6 R' I+ dEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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$ T7 f- v/ X8 bAllied aircraft; ^) y$ t9 a- }
B-339D x 1" J5 E C+ ^# d! o! m* e/ h
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses3 u g* k8 g( r( z
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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: _+ [& d3 R4 m6 G" MJapanese Ships
, [& R$ z; G, s3 F" E+ g4 E* x xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk. b1 h( M5 b9 `# P E
CA Takao+ R6 u5 Z5 b/ I) [4 D) U- q. x
CL Yura" q1 |% L' c! f; O
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage4 h' O. ~7 ?( h: ?- K3 J
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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3 E$ b9 G% r' F( A8 g% K) ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109/ b8 [0 q o0 C' m; q; Z5 _, R
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: w1 L7 a$ ~9 a5 D9 EEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3
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5 ^& v5 Y5 R, ?No Allied losses
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+ s4 ^- _ ]1 jJapanese Ships3 S* Y- q2 B2 a4 w. h
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
! Q ^* a! F/ k7 v( ?* J8 D xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires" ~" b9 z+ Y- T9 M& m! s; C% p; F0 v
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire! z1 K) b, X" g" b8 N$ Y
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% I/ t3 T7 {+ E! C9 R3 l, W# sMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109+ p v F6 `6 j% c7 p3 A' j0 N* H
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, u/ }! @* x% u3 j$ jEstimated time to target is 6 minutes9 d; I2 ^. u X9 v7 |% h
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 22 d: i% V: u/ O7 K/ i/ W( r
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships' l- J" _( O# e7 }# m$ ~
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109' m0 h( d+ Q+ V2 t, C2 [" C
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; r' Q8 s% ?0 _3 x7 n
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft5 r" S' x* Q, P* c% T( O
A-24 Banshee x 149 G' v! R! A8 r( f' U! q5 u+ _3 f
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1 N: f" j$ A6 ~ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged/ n0 \8 a. M/ r8 y. d: ~8 v6 K( \
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Japanese Ships& E- x. o8 `! R$ X& C% \
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires# S6 {( r! x3 F( Y2 c/ j, ]# d. t
DD Hatakaze
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# g) c2 u. U% a8 x/ E& {# r( B( GGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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# r4 R$ l- r a! ~Japanese Deliberate attack& X3 R5 C; t; ]" H: i0 y9 q
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1402 `" V+ x1 V- s
3 x( C7 D5 a. T& K9 cDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76# ]2 W+ M2 }* t* j' t! U2 p1 x9 m
5 _ B& u8 `; r) @' w/ \Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 9 t& z. ?% a; q
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) & |8 x% z* n9 R {7 y
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
0 m! p1 T$ ?0 f; u( E8 iAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
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: P: k2 c/ C: i! z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* Q* D! a1 `3 r' T7 @* q/ _6 `2 d
; q( Q2 T2 P* t- K& \) k/ YAllied ground losses:
! T0 ^/ G. K* H8 _ 163 casualties reported
2 u4 M( f# J+ k: ^1 i Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
7 w5 t3 t# G' U$ v H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Assaulting units:7 f; ]! g, w6 s. ]3 G
1st Kure Assault Division2 S- G# a" a% b5 ]8 d: B/ v" |0 Z
3rd Air Flotilla 3 z5 D+ y2 i" A9 w2 p3 W
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Molukken Garrison Battalion- C' r! i5 k4 Q8 G
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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