AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42+ m+ X A- P3 Y& W8 d1 X
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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
' ~. x+ p& y$ R+ j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' }; E. _: S3 t9 Z2 c. v7 W8 `
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1099 Y/ R% Q# I" G2 Y
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.) b# W) t p$ E3 ~
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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' b* J, D/ I M, l9 l+ `Allied aircraft8 Z( n ]" t, W
139WH-3 x 6
3 X# b+ O3 E! k B-339D x 3# }+ R; U# M0 i$ ^ F
Hudson I x 3
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9 @! e# i% b9 V4 ZAllied aircraft losses! x& H o& Z6 M0 S# v( d
139WH-3: 3 damaged% f+ X8 U: P$ o, ?5 A. z y
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Japanese Ships0 _) b, `/ e" t: K
DD Shiratsuyu. ]0 V+ X8 S; A$ q; |5 m
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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5 B6 k- u2 i1 C% M% \# FWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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9 k& q' b5 F) d3 q3 ~" ^4 NRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.4 k; X! ~" b/ W- F
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes4 Y. V3 {' Y k0 w9 X3 z: x
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Allied aircraft- I. n5 Z2 I& R" g5 D5 S
B-339D x 1
: i2 z# {& e. B6 S: ^ A-24 Banshee x 17( S0 a( A" u7 p* u' j5 ]! G
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Allied aircraft losses( x) t" \7 K8 }( X [
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
& L9 F0 D& H: z8 I( a/ w( G' P3 E xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
1 F$ t% y6 N$ x1 I CA Takao
0 H4 ]2 r, Y. p! q' S; G' ]' y; S CL Yura
! M+ x: Q# M% Q xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 S5 v/ ?( z- @, z% d xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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; |& ?: v& Z' b/ p zMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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4 e" o# ? b. CRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& F: F5 L5 J% J1 F! I% oEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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9 H* R; ~. v: j8 f& P/ T0 [/ {% zAllied aircraft
5 J6 O# J1 t7 F9 Y. M B-339D x 36 W4 j) o$ N \- u' `0 b$ I& e
A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses4 \4 h+ f) y% u+ E7 W7 R! m
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Japanese Ships( A/ g! v2 [" u" d
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
) `. G. A' O1 w4 t6 [/ }0 b! X- V xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
; p4 b- y' e& P- m m7 c 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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p& B1 K! c( F7 W; D, OWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 d, H" W" ?% t4 j
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 21 w/ v5 v) L' R9 [- P* D% {
6 S3 i/ `* g: s" f8 p/ i* T/ G7 ~No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
% x$ ]) @8 t+ Q; {( Y9 v N6 p CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire* N0 b$ M0 w* s1 E' X
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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& p& W( O% B, UWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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5 T6 [7 \5 g( t! X4 i+ u( T8 aRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
: b: P0 w1 w2 m2 pEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 \& B5 B7 y2 `/ ~
A-24 Banshee x 149 X5 G4 K( P: t( k$ h
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Allied aircraft losses
8 a. p, q. Y6 F u/ @% R! i A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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/ H5 ]1 ~5 [! l* V1 aJapanese Ships' u0 S# r+ {& T: D
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
) m; F. M( p/ h/ A DD Hatakaze
* f( E( @" u, h DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack( d) M# v8 N g" \! K3 S. G( ~
! E* m2 o8 J2 X- S8 y' N2 YAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140& y! N6 [+ h# x1 r
4 K9 z7 P5 R: r5 j' I L2 n+ O7 fDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 766 r- Y8 h/ i/ D
7 `1 d$ w7 B: y4 W% w1 \" u4 NJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 ! u. F! h1 S5 `/ p
1 Y* b3 L) T: M+ Z% [Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) / [- T9 C0 A5 K" F- _6 ]5 ~' Q
2 K. G }9 a: q. b! j% rCombat modifiers
" C, t. H" F# b; ~& MDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
! [& b" M8 S F- I9 s7 z2 q! k7 |5 UAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
8 v* b) F/ u' I1 F/ c3 i/ d& o 292 casualties reported3 `+ E8 ?+ J, {1 J# ]6 i9 l6 e$ t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled; u5 w# X, |% Q r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled1 V1 ]) b$ Q6 M- F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
9 l9 C1 h6 g4 p5 F3 N/ W 163 casualties reported8 k, y8 j, U+ H3 J& o3 G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled6 {# p: z$ y+ S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Assaulting units:2 A& l, T$ ]% {8 H
1st Kure Assault Division
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- `8 K' c& W) f3 m" X" QDefending units:! [6 D. o$ x7 G z+ }7 _' ]. h0 W; I3 [: s
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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