AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42' t5 N4 X' [5 H* ~" {# s1 `
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; M' o6 U8 H3 o. F" F. V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
9 M ~* z8 V' j5 D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5 m6 l$ b' K" s: i1 K# w4 q. V
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud/ ^; [ z2 A' M' L" d# b7 P1 H
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# N& @+ b1 f. } ]# J" P
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes% b1 i1 {2 w, Y, k( _) M$ h& J
0 ]2 Z1 x3 d% B0 j2 ~% [ PAllied aircraft3 U: o7 }' @7 Z7 x
139WH-3 x 66 e I( i, U: B8 ]' G$ i: e; ~
B-339D x 3
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& w7 p6 g% P1 W5 eAllied aircraft losses% n; f) ~: \# c* S1 ~
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships: y- L6 Q4 H2 f; u/ @6 z6 D# S
DD Shiratsuyu
5 t9 F' S5 O4 } B xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires' R0 u2 q. B# k( s4 {+ G
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4 C6 z6 Y ^/ P3 F+ \. `: RMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109' D* \/ X! A, ?: f. F" N/ m0 W
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.! ~2 U M: u: V) Z" e) s
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft! P. V: O3 U8 g d, w
B-339D x 1 G4 V# j) \7 Y* i( i
A-24 Banshee x 17
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& ^: n" v. r0 M- I: YAllied aircraft losses
7 T( }; E8 m4 ?5 ? A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged7 ^) U1 K$ ?% w: l1 O5 z4 N
" R$ l; c$ `0 T6 PJapanese Ships- H5 h. s% A+ h( s8 I
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
) J4 _( t- Y3 e+ { CA Takao
, j! I% J5 B4 u4 U CL Yura
, h2 K* q! }/ w: Q& S9 s xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
! {* h2 n T- F! b- X0 q, D) X$ | xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire* I8 D. I1 m* [1 v6 p
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4 l- b9 ?% V0 XMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& [; q h7 A7 I# p
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; p4 Z p' u& iEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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$ c3 N/ M. ^" p B-339D x 3
( @& V3 s2 w( H V: C! O A-24 Banshee x 10& q) W: @: I8 ^0 B( M, B
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No Allied losses
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ V3 }- ~ R8 _* T/ v4 O' `
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires! [) z- r! c2 V3 s8 S
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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! a% P; v& P7 R& `Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.& {; R+ l$ \- {; s7 }: e! q$ [
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 {8 p9 R* \7 w, K n1 ^6 v
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Allied aircraft
0 F! \2 M' j' V0 A+ u B-339D x 1% x" M. }2 f, m# E- |
A-24 Banshee x 2+ ?* Z8 |0 U9 c( ] W, b; F, @
' E8 B- Y$ N9 J% p. M, hNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships) M+ A0 F$ ^0 Z
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 ~% K2 _' L( D4 `# T R9 @
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- [* R, X* J/ N1 \
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes! G J0 N' M |7 S
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A-24 Banshee x 14 v! R% C: v: s0 ~' e
0 f4 z L: J7 N7 @Allied aircraft losses
R* X5 A: t! @- h* O+ T A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged2 ]" m* s" P- M$ i! K
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Japanese Ships h. }5 B! r" f0 H5 O' E; |
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires5 j6 B( T% O* A1 o3 E/ K1 F Q3 w
DD Hatakaze
3 e4 `" Q, D6 _9 u DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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) i6 T& |/ _2 uJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140* H( u6 t) x' Z6 w8 t- f3 L
2 q/ E. M9 q9 \Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76$ R6 J2 {" u, ?
G$ P" f5 ]6 `6 I NJapanese adjusted assault: 53 + P: q1 G2 h3 }+ F+ Z3 q' l) }
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 ( @! V6 c# U( }
. |0 x, B' r- I) {1 z* C, A1 gJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) % J; @3 Q+ d P3 B8 p, l
! F5 h9 q1 }5 t8 t7 ZCombat modifiers
: T. h# h( J! K- r3 o+ t8 UDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) Q% x: S4 V9 h7 q" `) S8 v( L
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled3 Y$ |0 z& u6 }5 {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 @/ m; n, \6 G2 {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* r% Y7 V. W: R- B5 E0 T
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Allied ground losses:8 L- W6 B8 A# o& J7 m
163 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled! v* P# _! e# m' s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
3 ~7 F" E0 b8 V* e6 |& N. z 1st Kure Assault Division) X; v3 g# E" Y) G8 `% }! j
3rd Air Flotilla ' [: Q# [, _% V8 L* z
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Defending units:: s: u2 J) @0 _! J U
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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! X4 z3 {+ y. h/ q. ]! Y Ambon Base Force |