AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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- Y& [9 R$ E: O0 a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 ?6 c7 ^+ k: |* @/ Y1 L" f
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 ^. j8 j5 P& b/ ]9 m
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* u" a; D% t8 C1 U' M J# `0 a cMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1093 X& E+ r) ^! y1 H9 s* V
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
( D* C. O1 [7 R* }Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses& k K: j( G- l6 ~7 C; Y
139WH-3: 3 damaged4 P h3 \, K$ i& T
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DD Shiratsuyu
% [) x, B& {8 y; u) |3 R xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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! ^8 Q' }( _ i+ tMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud) V; o. X' G4 n# Y
' \/ B/ [/ @" r1 ]$ [4 ORaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
1 ~( r H( v! ], XEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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1 }- N3 x) K; g& o5 sAllied aircraft8 } J" M6 N+ r! ]
B-339D x 1
5 ^2 e$ x4 \4 h A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
" H0 X/ k/ o) w* A A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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+ V% j9 F/ ?' PJapanese Ships
7 ]3 X- x0 ]. d. a* z4 w0 W xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk* F8 o) J. r7 t Q
CA Takao b& B# ^+ L, t) T- v4 n
CL Yura6 E! M! d) `3 y* I
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
& f, w; Y: |4 l" v5 c xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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1 V6 D6 p2 C3 d, `, @Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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6 C; g' Q0 O$ LWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 V9 |0 D- }9 Q0 m2 L: v! ?Estimated time to target is 6 minutes% {% Y8 F: _; @% j1 |3 ^+ L
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Allied aircraft2 R& ` S" r9 O" [
B-339D x 34 S: b1 K7 T" D& [8 q
A-24 Banshee x 10& q* t) R- c6 _1 L- J) Y L
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No Allied losses. @/ T0 }7 O! V1 c
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ q; T# t) b/ H9 i* E
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
/ c K# e$ o7 ] xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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! I$ @) H g# x6 K3 {* nMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109# z9 p, h; C; D
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3 j: o, p) H& A w( ERaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
. U0 W8 m6 |4 z% YEstimated time to target is 6 minutes9 l- G) p/ L! F/ x l# {
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Allied aircraft, F( T* A: \: n2 d1 w) W* s1 u; a3 s
B-339D x 17 d, c5 K! t- c7 p
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses) K. K3 |2 [9 g9 y6 V
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Japanese Ships
7 b* x; U& `! b7 T! i1 ` CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109, z8 E7 @) g; Z1 n0 G
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M4 G2 U1 S( K' KRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. @; h7 x" |3 a: P V
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 142 X, ~ j! v# t) |" d
+ \- Z7 m8 r6 ~( X( T1 t+ O8 aAllied aircraft losses2 I+ a; ?& J8 Y' k
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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$ G3 b7 u; P9 `- ?- t7 M$ }4 f: m# QJapanese Ships8 w/ d2 c1 j+ T" W
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
5 E1 O! ]5 K4 M: v1 c9 L, M DD Hatakaze3 Z6 W: Q# k. L( Z
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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4 {' \+ z( V, Z& c% jJapanese Deliberate attack: ^+ Q# z s3 @" @& ^
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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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Allied adjusted defense: 121 3 n& z! f' t% V# V
3 B7 {% h4 y- q! {Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers" v7 w; A; e$ x* m! D+ P4 q M' o
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)' ~2 i O1 Q' S. X8 V; ]
Attacker: v5 w: y. Z) a
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292 casualties reported
. D4 r1 K+ d- ?4 R, e Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
% U3 _; \2 N3 t" K0 X; k! o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled- x2 F- T$ Y8 r! @5 w# P& h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) n6 \0 Z$ T4 j9 S; B# z2 }
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Allied ground losses:8 s( e; N3 @' i z$ e
163 casualties reported7 V$ H* i) V( n# }* k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled. D! A( l+ `# G* I5 y* O' c. }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
; } K: J3 M; y8 o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
/ E7 X w$ `" B4 e 1st Kure Assault Division
( v- W+ X8 I5 [ 3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
* s3 [$ b' u1 o. |2 c Molukken Garrison Battalion: Q3 l9 V7 z0 @8 O% I$ q
4th Coastal Gun Battalion/ E2 K; J" k: E; x; q }. g$ A
Ambon Base Force |