AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42( T, [6 G3 w6 Y- z+ D; b9 e x
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" p. Q* F7 Z# |9 d* Y k: T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! Q9 g1 _5 o' H( N; a4 J" d: 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% Y: X8 X2 S( h
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% B" f d2 c% v, tMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109* l; k: C; E2 }5 g
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.) j2 Z6 |) a& z6 ~# S* Z0 X
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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' C7 m* [% L- V8 t: D( OAllied aircraft
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B-339D x 3- | N- g$ T$ \0 C4 t! N
Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships1 [/ t2 T! q- j$ ^8 |
DD Shiratsuyu5 e/ z/ Z8 r# f
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires/ x( t0 Y4 Y3 c: G, @# C0 C/ c$ t; x* }
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7 g, O# c' `8 P; [" Q S* [& oMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109, X/ T. r& q0 f
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
. e, j. q2 l% @, OEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft* @+ G5 y/ a) Z8 k6 K" Z( ^" C
B-339D x 1
2 c$ T8 v7 ?5 D: ?$ |" K0 O A-24 Banshee x 17
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7 A2 ^) J+ x8 ]( \. W0 W' kAllied aircraft losses
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$ K) v" u3 M# f2 \Japanese Ships* o4 f) `4 D/ B }6 H
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk+ a( A3 q& o+ S! j
CA Takao
( v1 p2 e x! |5 _$ M CL Yura! Y$ p3 p; ]8 p3 j
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 `% I+ o2 B% _* r
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 Q8 Q [3 `$ v% h: }' D
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# X# Y# R4 W& n' X# q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes# [: |- |( \/ Y
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7 V C% J7 J- d8 h0 U9 N3 h9 Z B-339D x 33 R+ c, W: {5 o+ ^5 b6 D, M
A-24 Banshee x 109 M5 F2 w) o/ |8 W/ W U
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships5 q3 |- O/ W. K: i
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
$ O6 g3 l' D5 X7 x1 T xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires2 I) u& U6 W8 ?" E
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1091 M! e! B7 J+ `+ _4 B7 @; |6 t9 f6 f
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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. ~+ k! ^( Y `' S' M K+ i( zRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 d i" U7 ?: r- K3 o& t' ~5 VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 H9 }: d- _3 I d4 _" B( n
B-339D x 1
j5 K% U# R9 B: s' @ A-24 Banshee x 29 G5 r" E$ | O4 m: r/ x1 r
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships# @+ N- E3 r2 ]! b/ H: C
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% q: l1 m* D* C* H
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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4 r1 D7 `9 h& }0 h- ~$ |Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# Q. Q& c8 `+ U4 W9 } v7 a1 t& }) wEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 14( M1 S& }4 h+ z6 g: c
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged2 z0 p& b: h: F. C! d: G3 D) Q* F
6 D5 Q3 F1 s9 ^- v* yJapanese Ships
' s+ V" M1 W1 B CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires8 T. }1 R% C4 R! a5 a) J
DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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! b& Q! m1 y9 a& ]1 I7 uAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140+ t1 x) m1 i* h' c: B
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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3 S# a1 K9 [4 I% S4 q$ D" x* rJapanese adjusted assault: 53 & v3 B- s4 d' R5 a3 V/ c) A. C1 q
* l) _* H$ e6 Z, \Allied adjusted defense: 121 ) M3 N, O$ g) p0 N
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) ' E+ z$ I: V1 A2 ]% N
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
: W! y$ b: B* U) }0 KAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
7 M/ j) S. g+ e" Z/ X# d 292 casualties reported
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6 R3 W6 i. Z" Y; G, r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled4 U0 L3 N! A( ~6 `7 t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled- Z2 o3 t2 a: _ j! V# V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 ?8 r% Y4 t4 g* H: u
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Assaulting units:; O7 k( S8 p- w8 t; s+ a
1st Kure Assault Division e# P. K# b# d' _6 ~& @: ^
3rd Air Flotilla
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6 Y7 e0 ~1 Y5 ]# }) UDefending units:( K* e9 C8 K9 Y7 R |8 u' x
Molukken Garrison Battalion" E$ L+ x" o4 ]2 E% k V( j2 b
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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