AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42, y# [6 I6 P r0 P
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( `4 x6 j1 B* z- V0 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
6 @9 @2 w6 j6 P c+ K1 p4 l! E3 K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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4 i7 J5 A! B& y4 @Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109# y: n0 s6 S, ^$ c# u8 i( |
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5 C; K( h* S6 |: K- B$ \Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
! B9 ~' f" |& GEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 s% M8 p9 t" f/ H& F
139WH-3 x 64 d; \% V6 _ ~% c
B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses6 x$ b9 C# I: }( s7 X
139WH-3: 3 damaged3 H+ P" S9 c1 }( K. m
) k2 i. I" q% S7 c/ DJapanese Ships
/ {' [! R0 L+ N6 {: W/ P DD Shiratsuyu
: L! p+ S7 u( `% T* L xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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1 \/ E; @! o$ D5 w! xMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( D1 Z: V6 V; y1 @$ ]1 Z
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud/ I2 A9 V$ Q0 a* G" k' l# L; b
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
: G( b" I$ o9 \( V/ T# tEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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/ ]3 x' l% ^ v1 q l! RAllied aircraft% {% w( x' C* c- U
B-339D x 1
6 o; j* [" c$ c2 g- Z A-24 Banshee x 174 f& a7 X$ W9 {3 Z/ q5 N, E; D
0 V5 j$ [& W. U- V7 B* CAllied aircraft losses
% k. ?5 {0 L) s3 A A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged7 s, W. ^+ Y( m; I& B% O* b# ?
/ V/ v* t: m; DJapanese Ships
7 m" t: H% a- _. a. C4 b0 D1 t1 A xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk. E* p# O% g3 J! o+ N M
CA Takao' F, |3 \7 t) {- w* @
CL Yura
6 s) h3 t+ V3 A xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ p( P/ J2 [+ q) I5 L xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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4 I" V S8 T) XMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( Q. |7 b$ y8 f
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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* A+ |) ^2 j: ` D' v; Y; `; L0 YRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) |3 u+ }9 [% e/ W& ?' g DEstimated time to target is 6 minutes1 o: w0 Q& C" r5 H, i& \* @
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Allied aircraft
9 i% k8 ~5 ~1 r- s. F6 Z$ K B-339D x 3
9 l9 X, B$ M& P( Y( r+ C; X) s A-24 Banshee x 108 ^9 [, {' `. J) R- j
5 n6 t! z) D1 g+ ?No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
( o& e6 h$ n% H! }% W- r xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: E2 J, D& t, w+ d3 s
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires, u2 o7 j/ N1 V4 C( @# `
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire5 x' b/ [5 v$ u. `% ?4 ?
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109: W+ B3 x2 ]1 j) A7 u6 A- b
. V5 s9 e4 o1 _- VWeather in hex: Partial cloud* X" C# ?- W& O4 B8 i
& P/ G; `6 I# ?2 \: m2 J! SRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ H7 A Q2 M' d( `
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes+ L9 c" [+ f- v7 f' k
! h8 Y' m! P4 x; d% }Allied aircraft
6 n2 D5 O5 R/ _5 r2 v B-339D x 1
( G2 w0 [1 B% m% T8 t' H# ?1 `7 s0 T* N A-24 Banshee x 2
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& n5 a! K& A& d& X2 uNo Allied losses
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1 u( o/ e: z% KJapanese Ships I8 Z1 I1 O) V! M
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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8 l/ A0 t; ?! h7 b+ YWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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, R& |- P" n" |8 E) i' }Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., ?% H7 k) K8 l; V# L- N P! S
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft' G( R) d0 {0 X5 u4 {/ ~5 v2 ^, B% u
A-24 Banshee x 148 G( c* s* K/ J- i
$ ^- J" M, ^ e) T4 pAllied aircraft losses
% Q, Q3 I9 a. H" a A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
; w: o" L# a: H F) `* ~ CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires; N$ O Z4 o7 g5 C9 S p6 D
DD Hatakaze' q1 E6 x) P- P$ k2 V. z
DD Oyashio/ z; K! V: x7 j# Y% `
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; b0 C2 w5 h2 X1 G% `9 h d8 gGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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, J& B5 g+ Q4 j5 _9 D ^Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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: I3 R( f" c( G" c& yJapanese adjusted assault: 53 4 X# w* N' u. @& ^7 ~/ Q
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 , @* q2 s/ j; t; W& `7 _
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
3 a8 C) {0 [5 `2 L" qDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)' U) Q# L8 z: C. q) j
Attacker: 6 T: C0 g6 A0 y" N
9 q* c! j0 d6 `& X0 t- sJapanese ground losses:
% @# V9 J3 T( R' ^ C4 \3 L 292 casualties reported" c( {2 h' r' g/ e# A. x& R/ r( u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled+ d9 T9 e9 b; U$ u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled, X3 W: C+ q, h' A/ a* B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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' T: h) U. z2 g# PAllied ground losses:- R: [3 f* g% d
163 casualties reported
% l, @$ m1 K! U U# l! s& d Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
9 l3 d* r0 P/ |& `* {" R2 S# U) ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled: U% Z1 ~" d$ }. Z7 T% Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! c% S' s v+ a8 t( i" U
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Assaulting units:6 S% X0 _9 a4 `7 a! \3 f
1st Kure Assault Division: }0 y0 N* @/ q
3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:& _& S9 Y; n7 a: Y
Molukken Garrison Battalion
5 z3 K4 O- J6 ^1 P- A$ K# f 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
6 ~ c1 E$ I7 {% r% T Ambon Base Force |