AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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9 K9 s' h% Z9 j: R/ k% o+ m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
1 y0 t9 e1 X& B5 R' 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. Z% `1 R+ h, ^5 i
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1091 x! m5 O, X" o( {4 {& k
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud" R& q8 L$ ~0 k5 W
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
0 h* {- {" ~+ `8 V8 c3 hEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
# Z( e% l2 L7 ]/ }+ u 139WH-3 x 6
/ z( x- `1 D/ w7 } B-339D x 3& c. B0 ?4 b4 P
Hudson I x 34 v2 O, I% h, ^8 i }
5 S" y$ u9 l$ v2 hAllied aircraft losses0 i# f, O5 O" k5 r
139WH-3: 3 damaged6 U" B. h9 ?; g; a0 r- p" s" R
8 ?% ~5 `. h' rJapanese Ships
1 E" a$ U( k% f1 L7 \, f4 ^ DD Shiratsuyu
( b& Q6 j7 U. t+ D/ H* F: M xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires. ~3 {( a# V. c6 a) @ t6 x# u
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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c" M+ B( y( C: o! ^3 VWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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) V$ ^) _ e* yRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.- ]5 ]5 }7 m3 V+ ~& \) }1 |0 b
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes0 J* L' g5 L. [- E
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Allied aircraft& c* H! d, w+ G; m! ?5 H
B-339D x 16 @' P6 Y. I* `* [
A-24 Banshee x 17
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+ U- |+ r3 z6 _+ r$ p6 p: R8 `9 z8 dAllied aircraft losses3 q" N- ]' l+ e" U7 n0 R; {
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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4 E6 _3 ?' w# Z b/ j1 ^# qJapanese Ships2 P" {' B4 ?0 v0 a* G
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
* ~+ {) V5 A, J& r CA Takao
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage4 X1 H: R* j2 J; L, _( C; q
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1093 q9 z6 I0 e6 r) o& }5 {) s
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ J; J2 h* c- Y& f% FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes1 M5 j# @5 u) K b) m e" `
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Allied aircraft
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4 _" u( o( i. B7 ?% _- aNo Allied losses
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
7 x* o8 B' S d! r* [ xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires1 q1 y/ X& B" t* g1 t9 c+ [: g7 E2 z
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire" s# q) D6 A! j8 j2 w8 Y# M7 f
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud$ u8 N: a0 U8 q d" Q# ?
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! B9 j; a- @" ]7 \% H. K
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 1
0 V0 [4 y9 C& y9 p' m A-24 Banshee x 21 Y# [$ k- u+ {+ D& s) p, I
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships5 ^+ q8 c/ a$ u+ s# Q; P" K
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 K- k5 O5 Z3 u
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# q) s& ^5 k! U6 X' E) XMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109# \! O& w7 Q, E5 |! |) H
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 k) \9 Y' X9 z' A% o* U
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes% U" f4 F5 `5 m# G$ e! _% |$ R
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Allied aircraft
8 `7 ]' Q, _2 ? X' h6 I- m/ S# c A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses- ^2 J& y9 d0 ~6 T- l
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires6 F* v7 `) a' V3 D
DD Hatakaze" m1 h8 z N. H: T9 c% z
DD Oyashio c' h6 x1 X, ~8 z
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0 u; ^ Z' q; DGround combat at Ambon (76,109)$ f) u) x2 m3 O/ P, Y* }' ~
( Q+ f$ \+ U* U; H7 {Japanese Deliberate attack9 T% G* t0 I% p# d8 F+ u8 e/ S/ h
2 V5 z$ g" F/ [3 F# b x7 L& fAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140$ P/ a- T h8 T$ V- h5 ^! k# M. _
9 e) `+ G% C8 D* ^- M0 SDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76: n, n, Y; R$ [& x. {
# [" |8 u3 p( @" ^8 L4 q6 K8 q4 YJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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+ g: n; o' c1 I2 Z' AAllied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
& \5 C& l* d1 B" W/ j; VDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
3 ?( t8 d7 {% R4 u& bAttacker: 6 L7 r. F6 U2 Q5 ?
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Japanese ground losses:
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, W$ D& a; y0 d3 ]/ B5 a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled6 t) m4 N$ L7 S* U6 P9 u4 G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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163 casualties reported4 u3 Y! A) e. E* \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
2 w6 `5 C9 {* }+ T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
, Y3 c9 f: K/ l' ~+ T2 c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# o3 @& l0 l$ ?
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Assaulting units:
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3rd Air Flotilla * C4 `0 R$ q" s1 ?0 p
( _- B- P/ I1 EDefending units:
5 W/ J$ u& e, w8 d0 l* B, Z# h Molukken Garrison Battalion
$ n% f/ y% i; J) v+ _0 p 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
+ g# \( f& T( w6 `% H Ambon Base Force |