AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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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
4 ]. ^5 X9 ]* C, l0 _+ x9 b) d( W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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! o9 F! |6 C: R4 W5 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 _* j u' r4 k$ T3 f" x ^' E6 S9 X
{' f$ C5 t! f. g( ^Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
( P: [5 s2 }( h6 C2 t5 {( l5 OEstimated time to target is 7 minutes x# B: r6 g) a1 C# ~! m; e( |/ k
: _+ E5 [1 \0 D% L7 BAllied aircraft
1 l* l9 q$ O9 a 139WH-3 x 6* o. w p/ L1 I9 r) }- j- ~
B-339D x 3. d) v2 t' H' V9 I5 v
Hudson I x 3( V6 X, k2 S! R( k* b6 G, O
9 `( |% X9 P5 r( bAllied aircraft losses
6 ~0 \& |3 n; ]. |+ e 139WH-3: 3 damaged8 g* x/ i( ^ Z3 ], w+ l
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DD Shiratsuyu- I$ |% L! D: |; n2 P
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires& ]7 [) e& j, {! T# |
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: p! | g0 ]0 ]# R7 HMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109/ r5 z/ G* [5 z$ h+ Z4 R6 |; k
- k( m9 U3 V' I/ |7 n: V) cWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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{# ?/ E: y" _7 D+ _, t" eRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet./ S/ @! Y% N! n( h8 n
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes, r4 d t" S' s
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Allied aircraft
1 t* r0 y' s" I% d1 p) s B-339D x 1: F% L+ X1 q0 n( F
A-24 Banshee x 179 d: r7 a" O8 ~4 E/ f M9 J
7 j* O1 K1 d0 _# pAllied aircraft losses
/ B, q" {% H* C/ M0 e A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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' ^! G' Q# ]4 TJapanese Ships
5 J, e/ s1 D* ~, g# y& z" i xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
1 L/ ^# G. U" K3 S8 K1 ~$ r; U* l CA Takao
, `6 Q1 Z0 m' B5 ]0 L: Z" @ CL Yura
' {. Z! R% B) Y. s% N: F xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage r" r- f" n. p1 j9 r
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 t+ {- \: }* X/ D: k7 x7 O
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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5 d1 `) L/ T' L+ Q: [2 cRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ a& }" y$ ]0 |( cEstimated time to target is 6 minutes; p1 I! y/ h, D( a: T8 e
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Allied aircraft7 I- P& ^/ f3 b8 V* ^) D, Y* M2 X
B-339D x 3
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0 ?8 Q! x* r% N# o- W: w; w, qNo Allied losses
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3 B' q4 A% C5 ?) E3 u2 x! eJapanese Ships( `' H! U+ X3 z6 k% x( g# h
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) l$ K/ ^9 g# m2 s1 C3 v
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
2 S8 N. J$ q4 K( V3 P; u9 @4 ?4 d xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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8 i0 V+ w/ P7 J3 @Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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{- |" I( R2 I( ^* F: FWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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/ D* l6 M* I5 F' S9 S+ PRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: _+ Q: ~1 a- q' j
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes: }5 Y! w( x6 D) \& H, j
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6 u& A0 b7 b8 n A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships) ]& \( k( e6 X
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1092 I9 ~) D/ F' w: z5 \' x$ B
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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* G% z' j: |8 s# PRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- }+ Q* e( h! r1 c5 X9 D7 qEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 n3 \: H, Z' c1 Y. Z
A-24 Banshee x 147 b, U$ I" h1 A; L2 [
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Allied aircraft losses
1 h1 [; a9 Y- ]$ E0 ]+ G A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged2 _. |/ J3 J& C5 ]
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Japanese Ships
$ f0 k4 V; W" V5 r CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires9 _, y& Y1 K) E
DD Hatakaze" t( p; E& I/ d
DD Oyashio1 D z) d/ b) d4 }
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9 J$ ~% X& @* y' ^# ]Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack5 v7 S- E/ u8 G, q. b. K4 b
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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; B' l0 a) Q: bAllied adjusted defense: 121 2 Q. n8 m6 k' h$ O2 t
4 w. I E# T* t+ bJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) - S+ ], D2 k, Q0 s2 f: z1 W
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Combat modifiers
N3 h- M* d; e% |5 p2 EDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)8 Q. ~( }% s7 {+ K9 ]
Attacker: ( W b. ~* A, j7 X3 v0 U
: d' B" w; [, f& q" C8 m7 {# YJapanese ground losses:- H5 u6 w. j8 {* B
292 casualties reported( N# a$ k2 I9 H9 |2 c) ^1 L9 X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled6 K. s! n5 K$ O1 ?% X. n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; y; X i. g5 U3 _* I4 H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:* r( H: t0 r* e6 R# U
163 casualties reported
& M# v; Y( \/ a8 {/ L6 s- U Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
- u0 Q! Q. Z2 j' Y9 d. Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
# m4 h" H6 h5 l" z, Z& Y9 k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:+ ]- f% o: D: n% i8 Z* d& |! V
1st Kure Assault Division
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7 @; K& X5 K6 {2 T" w2 cDefending units:
% b, I0 u V2 W" B0 i Molukken Garrison Battalion( m$ c; S, |4 `7 P
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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