AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42$ O7 L n- }- ^' M* W( ] Y
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5 J' q$ d) W+ n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
5 K8 ^8 O+ E; r: X+ h1 o: 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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109. ^5 }4 |9 [8 M0 p$ g! T6 D
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.+ z% Q4 N F( ~, ]- U; z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- Q, Q/ C$ k5 ~( C" a3 R+ n
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Allied aircraft' T- |% f/ n8 }- m- g2 ]0 F
139WH-3 x 6: F2 P# V$ J+ n1 ^6 t
B-339D x 3& I6 E! c' z/ ^( H+ V2 G) b
Hudson I x 37 A0 M" J3 \4 y8 l, A1 a$ O, Z9 Z
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Allied aircraft losses7 n; d2 m9 Z4 g% F
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships) Y3 H; \, Z* ]& N7 ]4 U+ i |
DD Shiratsuyu
$ r/ _. e4 m. G( X xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires5 D& k# e( b4 Z. E$ q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 y* R3 X, J& \5 H. ~5 U7 @
; j$ H5 D6 w# RRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
1 T! S/ o2 Y1 S: `& ~" g4 z/ REstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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4 @* v4 w, b( G- PAllied aircraft3 h- x- \3 o- g2 A& @
B-339D x 17 a) V/ Q' s' E2 O
A-24 Banshee x 17$ C6 @3 A, w* L1 {2 d: B+ ?) ~* E
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Allied aircraft losses
9 N$ s8 Y) J; i- Y% f0 ~0 ^ A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged1 L* o' t; ] {; R5 T
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Japanese Ships0 _5 M* K4 Z1 X; a4 ~, Y- _
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk# y" |, Y! l2 c8 h+ p" k9 ]9 y( C1 }
CA Takao9 `7 e; O7 w1 z: B5 J
CL Yura
$ R: ~1 [ k* n) V+ Y& t xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 n% n6 Y; R, c+ a+ ~. e8 N xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 R7 W& U7 N7 W1 K5 ?% N Z
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: E; e* I/ X l/ {Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109# ]! H% O: ]0 q9 Q
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud- a3 t( v8 \' z& H
$ j3 P) @' ~0 h7 F y: o4 Y% bRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! h4 `$ E0 }4 y' i. e; V
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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2 ^1 G& Y& b3 ~- w# ^' r+ jAllied aircraft% [2 ]9 ^' {) z% ^
B-339D x 3/ z2 ~( I* x0 H& b/ u
A-24 Banshee x 10' ?9 O" f! X d% G
* r1 a* n6 Q4 z! G3 k2 e- q) t1 ]No Allied losses
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: k' ~7 ^: ~; c8 U- BJapanese Ships5 M4 h, w8 X& u3 v/ I/ Q9 Q
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. @3 l$ h. P5 U, z. r xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires9 u6 g7 |, M+ t1 k
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109) d; H5 z2 T8 i3 O+ h) K7 Q% X
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., b2 a& _+ X$ W) J% a
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft/ i% g6 R- K! t
B-339D x 1
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* n; D2 V1 E2 }+ N t% |" ]No Allied losses
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8 A! O- `& u4 `* U2 E CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ H; D1 c4 @0 P" n
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( |( D; a2 m. I' EMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109+ Y" b7 J9 \2 y! k; Y
, `$ ~9 [* I0 N: {" H1 l( PWeather in hex: Partial cloud& Z- L8 F4 D4 a0 O- Q' _: H( z0 u
U$ I! n4 U5 q' sRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.3 A) Z' w% i3 I A. T _
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes- A. G( E+ X- C {
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses: h1 Y1 U8 t, D3 R/ d6 J+ T4 d
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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2 J5 o9 D% w4 z# F CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires$ R! G" I$ U+ d9 Z8 E
DD Hatakaze) t8 ?8 x7 @' K) {5 U) p: f
DD Oyashio' Q# _5 a A3 E7 A
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)# ?/ `/ C4 ~" V7 s8 w
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Japanese Deliberate attack! r3 F- Q: {+ Z4 x2 A. L8 |6 m
8 e2 G5 m; H( c% qAttacking 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* L* u3 v+ t0 [1 u2 R
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 , m M( y% u! u
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 7 E6 f4 L2 r' h S* R# [5 \- O
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) : F {5 ^' K6 u0 j
9 b) n. t9 Q3 {) _$ \* L1 _Combat modifiers3 U" h4 Y! G3 u
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)4 R5 |% A3 m1 ~$ Q+ O' Y3 t; L9 m5 O
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:, `* S; S4 c! d+ l' D
292 casualties reported+ `$ Z1 c0 J! w. @6 e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
5 ^3 m* g5 b) z6 a+ u) E# ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
3 R+ {1 ^! P1 D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- N3 E f7 e, ]5 {' {' C- ~
5 g# n) A$ s0 `8 [5 G; i" BAllied ground losses:
# B' X2 D* h1 ]) i | 163 casualties reported
$ I! u2 u- x V& d3 r Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
$ h! L+ m9 ~- D$ P( X$ C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& u6 F9 o$ S/ v; s0 v, Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- E% `- R$ g3 H* b4 p* s# L( S* t
N) K: j4 U8 Z5 vAssaulting units:3 t4 _5 f# S, G8 u: t% @
1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:$ B) y' @9 n/ _: e# k1 C. i
Molukken Garrison Battalion' c% X" A5 V% P" `& O* k
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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