AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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1 S$ D9 \8 D9 a# S$ m' X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; c2 g) X1 A. W; ~/ b$ _
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
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8 R) _% r3 C& ?5 R& n9 p% QWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.7 K9 d5 v* ~5 X% p: s' S
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! ^: i; q/ |0 m9 z1 Z% s
$ x# Z5 r/ n9 J+ m) oAllied aircraft
4 @5 K7 H3 m& ^, N- m 139WH-3 x 69 O6 R e. x0 c6 p; R
B-339D x 3" r q% O* y) N/ Q! |; G0 T3 D
Hudson I x 3) u6 e3 z: B5 H1 R) b* T [6 h
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Allied aircraft losses/ a7 }1 R2 |+ ]0 W4 M% u' p, m
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 S: r9 q- J8 A/ e. W' s DD Shiratsuyu# r' ^) e" }' C
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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/ W% {8 u1 \ |6 cWeather in hex: Partial cloud! r8 o2 I$ e+ x2 {5 a& k/ v2 O9 J# _9 p
5 j( V4 w& f+ t! `Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet." j! n5 Y, T9 Y4 G0 _! E
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes# ^; s+ @; P2 M* \" b7 T5 c; F
% i, B3 ~3 g! |+ r! S7 x. k( ]Allied aircraft
/ R! @$ Q% K# f3 A B-339D x 1
6 O! M; [( _. i8 a+ q7 b A-24 Banshee x 175 U4 G5 s% U# g2 m% L; j5 K
) _, B" ^ ?7 o/ b3 { ^3 b/ eAllied aircraft losses3 e7 {5 g9 b) r+ y
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged; f7 p7 q& K1 E! F* M9 z
$ a9 O: U# q0 n. a9 JJapanese Ships6 t5 d& X2 f7 S% E2 C% |
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk; W% y: }( @7 `! q# d7 p
CA Takao
# D1 M; f6 d$ `: V: Y+ ~1 u CL Yura
( p( H3 X* C7 u& M8 A, j% U xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
' H1 X, Y8 @4 L8 D g# [: I xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 `# b1 E3 U) u$ @9 z6 n( b
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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 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft/ R- `. O7 N1 [1 ?6 J6 ` J. g
B-339D x 3
1 @$ N3 K/ f) ? A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses9 a' n) R7 w( D7 a9 q1 J+ e/ ]
7 q& r# t1 d5 ~Japanese Ships4 S! S; J$ B5 f$ ~+ N- D5 {
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. z% V3 v/ R9 M8 w- U, j& u xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires+ Y% a; k& g# R4 P
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire7 i) Z2 r& |& D) }8 F
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Z G0 f: i# J0 P# y7 BMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1099 K0 e* u# X# p: [ D" C
6 a1 l+ c$ s7 eWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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* ]: c5 M- h" vRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; o- Y' y1 v" F; R# ~Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 q$ N- u2 W% L/ l
B-339D x 1+ x6 ~% O, o7 D: F, y
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses7 C+ g+ F- ^- {7 W- L9 O
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Japanese Ships
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1091 Q. _! {2 S* @7 c2 B% {
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& F+ q8 k7 \- i& x0 H3 r/ Z$ j6 DRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.' n9 y9 I9 C7 ?. I* L
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes2 b' U' e* n2 c6 y8 |- ~
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Allied aircraft losses
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6 o- r5 I7 d, E1 YJapanese Ships' o. `$ O& s! I& e' [3 C
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires% s! n* T. m! z+ i# h
DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack% O8 }$ w) E1 v
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140( m9 O% K L& t9 p2 c' V# U4 k
' D# |7 g7 q2 Y+ [7 {3 ]# `1 |$ `Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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+ ~4 C& ^/ N! x6 t9 Y1 dAllied adjusted defense: 121 * w8 v4 \6 q+ l2 }& `4 R# m
& _3 z! ^/ h& I! K4 H1 MJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
w. B) E! x; _6 r) e. C: ?. xDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
( A4 d$ e- Z& G; X8 fAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:1 r; N1 I! _5 v" j/ S' a
292 casualties reported
: U3 M7 M, Q' M. } Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
& m1 h4 m" p+ x, U" l5 D; o. U& _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
# V3 B+ n8 a7 _5 M5 K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 i# \8 y" a$ _% x& e& D
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Allied ground losses:
8 S6 E9 t; H- t& l& U4 b O8 M- V 163 casualties reported* ]2 e* x/ A9 c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled) E7 a, l8 y, ~2 Y$ u% B( i& N; C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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3 c' H3 N1 e- o! K& z" ^) EAssaulting units:
- |$ q- Z- g; e0 a- p2 w 1st Kure Assault Division
# M. m7 ~& J8 V 3rd Air Flotilla
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J3 I: v# y. \. k1 PDefending units:
/ s ?; G! k3 ?: r Molukken Garrison Battalion9 `9 F; j; Y9 c P' e1 R
4th Coastal Gun Battalion# v$ g1 u9 d" Y- B7 V
Ambon Base Force |