AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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s/ v+ s6 T P4 C$ a2 I% W0 J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 x1 A. r5 A' m& w3 P: l( z" i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6 j6 }1 J5 V/ \1 r: T
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1092 ^# R* P/ i6 S
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ Q( j3 i: z8 s
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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5 o# [5 L4 w a( GAllied aircraft* @! D! @5 c& x+ C% b! `
139WH-3 x 67 `$ K- t y% W. \' ~7 z
B-339D x 3, J8 x: L. b1 X- D+ ]
Hudson I x 3
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139WH-3: 3 damaged
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DD Shiratsuyu9 N% a$ Z( i- p) o% e
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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: J m$ w- y. QRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.6 o( f& `& c8 E/ B8 C) s
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes2 U/ a! S5 ?" `. G
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B-339D x 1
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Allied aircraft losses# h8 O/ O$ K) @2 x' P! c; `: m
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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x5 a3 G- `) |8 [+ ? xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
6 l5 K. c! H$ N2 ?1 a% _; l CA Takao
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage# M4 s' o/ H, O8 v" o: U
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire' m$ P% _ A [' m. [ q/ I$ G
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: \/ D+ L# x% t& r9 i, aMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109, L( H# w) a% L; t
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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@) g1 e8 }: O! FRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& T1 o. p' d, L
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes- I/ ~2 `# H8 y
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 10
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 \- ]& c8 m5 D# U8 C+ k$ h xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
# d1 w9 h0 a9 V$ V xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( d' Z- Q+ l, K4 L. rEstimated time to target is 6 minutes, A0 P) t9 f3 ?; Y S7 v
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A-24 Banshee x 22 w" O# t. d4 N* L5 }/ A' X, G, c. x
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No Allied losses
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1 o# H5 H( d7 d. w9 QJapanese Ships
6 G. @5 L5 {; I1 l P 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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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5 J, C( e7 R; s# a8 V( }Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
4 y. W# K. _' k/ o( uEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft" O, g8 j3 B; c5 k
A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
3 s* H1 T9 h# G9 G2 V& a A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged R0 g& ~. }5 k( ]
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Japanese Ships
# q9 o+ F7 x8 z9 J CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, Y/ I0 C, |# u! E
DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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0 l+ B/ ~% l/ g% I6 f l4 uAttacking 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) p0 S. v( c7 ?3 a2 q* S9 ]2 C
* T5 Z! g# b0 G" kJapanese adjusted assault: 53 / V: V' C, E- ? {( P2 O
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 4 a+ X% i, ?# ?' |8 l
( a. ?, e7 |& Z% eJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-): `- M+ f$ X1 I0 t3 P
Attacker:
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, O# H- r4 {/ vJapanese ground losses:
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7 F( L9 ]7 d$ f4 q1 k Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled. t, k2 M* G+ q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled4 a0 D7 x0 e, l- J' T9 y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ h8 p, G6 X8 ^5 F
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Allied ground losses:
0 a2 j6 e8 ?( n5 s" x' N% a 163 casualties reported; B: Z# g; n# y+ ? z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled6 H8 U4 | s1 q1 S3 q) w0 n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled( v. ?; W! w( n( l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% F3 ~, j3 I7 M4 B
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Assaulting units:8 q8 H5 K: ]0 Y- s- R
1st Kure Assault Division* I& \. Q- W9 Q" p* f, E
3rd Air Flotilla ) y* o( F% G, ~3 I) _3 c$ c/ ?9 T' L
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Defending units:% Y% s% o! H% y
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |