AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42. |9 M( C" X, v7 @
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* i6 y% s" W3 P3 Q- r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& f. D; {1 B/ U
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9 r. b9 y7 I1 \' y- b
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4 {0 B' p6 v+ @- n7 i0 R q9 PMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1096 J; B: b! D8 Q( ?+ A# d5 L
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet., h, I% `* `: J4 F7 Q8 _
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, `7 K1 d) G# q* I
/ T/ d/ e" g. n; `Allied aircraft6 j4 \$ j1 F* W& H; n( B& |
139WH-3 x 6
1 Y# Z1 `+ l- a B-339D x 39 f$ F( W, c) X0 s/ |1 I9 l$ j
Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
, e5 C% o. ?: x* Y$ a 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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' E- k0 J. g5 l; M- pJapanese Ships1 m- S) L* n! d: H( \4 [! Q. H" N
DD Shiratsuyu2 o) r b% C1 b, q: Y2 U( ^
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires4 Q. J& g/ A% i) P1 [
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1097 @3 i% S( z3 `- r; S5 H; o" E. f2 M
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.8 B1 k3 E+ m. f6 |& i
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes+ o3 s- h) Y2 P7 `
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Allied aircraft y& |6 G; ]0 ^( z6 G' F5 m
B-339D x 17 F: G$ b% m; F3 Q; e
A-24 Banshee x 17
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9 p9 W0 z0 G6 K# k2 XAllied aircraft losses! _' I- Y2 i4 X: Z
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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' u% l3 Q6 Q) H) ~Japanese Ships8 x8 c h2 ^( E( F; L
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk. g' w7 ?2 E# a( \2 [8 I; J& r# D
CA Takao
0 @. K( _% V$ |0 r CL Yura; K: b: \( k( Y c& U* Y
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ [/ l" z# N) }- f0 ]; F xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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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.
" r! f4 N; H7 w) zEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 g5 `! q6 e( X. r s
B-339D x 3- W1 C% E, x" L3 c- e/ ?
A-24 Banshee x 10
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! ^( s: H9 t, E% g6 INo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
" s9 k6 y8 W9 O! \, `* R2 c/ W xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- r' S" a2 W; X6 X5 r0 R3 @; @& S xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires# t* a0 P7 g I
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire; f- \9 o. {! j; [* L
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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5 ^ H5 v! V7 h# V( s3 VWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 U' q- }2 [1 } B" Q" C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes- j; h! w( U; J) b/ `& s5 s
$ n" }. [7 d8 m; H( k+ mAllied aircraft
9 H! i( n& u, r% s9 i4 k2 J B-339D x 1
8 Z8 n$ a+ j# Q, a A-24 Banshee x 2) S( ]2 L4 G9 m R2 P5 ~
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No Allied losses
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) N( @2 M3 p; y% {. R/ `4 D9 CJapanese Ships
, N& L7 c, t3 | CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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) j9 O* g" U# ^. I% i& hMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109& Z% \. Y) X: B' G
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 m0 D! P6 b& V% H5 I, O! z. N- p
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
( [/ g7 ]8 ]: F3 _$ F A-24 Banshee x 142 C/ t8 B. D& [
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Allied aircraft losses: a* j# y, e2 ?+ F- ~- V& E
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged2 E k8 X9 Q" [7 _# F }
. A% m0 J3 z, ^8 rJapanese Ships, E& V9 ? w t* W: G) L
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
9 y8 u- N ]1 G l) o* f# P DD Hatakaze" F, m L+ R4 G9 W
DD Oyashio
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, t4 }( x. t. I# u: dGround combat at Ambon (76,109)2 w8 |7 k" \' A* I$ q* s
: m$ D7 j' |# ]) vJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140; J6 y- n0 {$ c4 G* ]3 [6 a0 E5 B
* c: k. L6 k1 d% m% DDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76" c/ |1 y+ }2 Z3 z4 Z! ^0 L
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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. ^1 H. g7 S4 l, c3 oAllied adjusted defense: 121 . U. ], @8 M; F: O2 f* ]- h
* l {0 {1 L5 sJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) # Q: Y, y9 r: P0 M' ?& S! d
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Combat modifiers
; a3 q! M( \( qDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
( ?7 M! w) z* Z `* j- U, zAttacker: $ X' ]% a# T; U# L) y
$ a1 L$ v4 S9 h; Z7 P1 f# Q' fJapanese ground losses:' P q t0 r; l9 f6 j
292 casualties reported4 s. D1 i2 ~ b1 F& x& m3 J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled0 A% O l4 X+ m& T9 @6 s+ e- T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled1 D3 C2 z6 m4 u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 m" @- b+ H, q
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Allied ground losses:1 o, |( w- `' b3 f2 M
163 casualties reported6 M; z& N6 M4 l9 K6 r! f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled( K+ |* G6 _1 q L" X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
$ P, I& s4 }8 t7 k. e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: X4 i/ Z* q; k/ E6 K+ L9 \
4 P9 |0 U+ N+ lAssaulting units:
# l, I4 S* }/ C; `4 X! {! |- s 1st Kure Assault Division
; Z6 l) Q! p. L5 S 3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:* q* N7 x7 K) E) `9 E
Molukken Garrison Battalion
7 o* H% A; L) O 4th Coastal Gun Battalion) R% Q+ \! T2 r$ Z
Ambon Base Force |