AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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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. B" U6 C* E( s# x0 C, m/ D, i( A
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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
+ g4 k1 ?$ a: d" ?4 ]Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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& M' t! U- I4 r( F: n, aAllied aircraft- S% m' w6 y- E$ V& z# f# ]' E
139WH-3 x 6
- _/ X$ Z/ T, r% l; T B-339D x 38 K I9 D8 U& z3 i' F) X% R
Hudson I x 3 b( h0 J: M4 a9 L
* H z" z( V% k* eAllied aircraft losses- Y9 K# Y C7 H9 a8 A
139WH-3: 3 damaged1 J/ p- e) e) l& U
) J+ ?- p: s# \ J1 e# C nJapanese Ships
3 w" x8 S0 q! S: z7 C$ w+ r DD Shiratsuyu
9 b, e, L* I8 ^6 P( U xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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0 r# I& M- U& N* P# {5 s/ T8 lMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109, }# t0 v4 j* I; X- F' ~% }
3 x2 h! k' p# ]7 m5 eWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
9 h/ s8 _* S5 I6 |. \5 q, M2 aEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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6 p! e- o u8 rAllied aircraft' V2 s/ E( [* A5 @, r
B-339D x 1( V3 _1 ^# {. c
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
: Y/ O% }( j, ~ xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk% C$ n5 D+ b' v* H1 K' N
CA Takao$ s9 Z# ~+ J4 P4 Y& `
CL Yura8 T( m5 Z$ c% c4 L+ l% F- g
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage. f; A4 A" R" G8 j: \, x
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire; w3 K" {& x1 i# W. ]
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' `0 ], c8 E6 k4 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109" Z& ~0 A1 z" K/ ~
% j8 x$ s, l& [/ [0 tWeather in hex: Partial cloud" s3 |$ I4 d2 z6 B, M
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( w, V$ f. W, \
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft# {: c& |/ V0 {9 U0 [1 z( ^, [1 o
B-339D x 3
2 j+ ~3 U3 b6 m: N A-24 Banshee x 10
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" T/ \) |6 b( Z+ `, }No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
- M% ^, H* }, J+ @8 W$ J xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" h# I G: {5 Y1 \
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
o3 \6 ~) ~! k: ? xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire- \% A6 h1 i2 X6 a
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud' c# ^) S7 R# G" l
2 Q# p6 I/ A5 g0 A/ n: r) aRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) l" f1 K: {3 Q) R
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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# }5 c) v& U# T( f7 U4 fAllied aircraft
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' |+ j) l5 b i% M; V A-24 Banshee x 20 [; _% m: f$ Q2 g7 [' K
+ T$ t+ V% F# R+ u: t& b4 \No Allied losses3 B q# d+ Z2 v4 A
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Japanese Ships1 v; ?, R) ]1 X' r( c& L8 W
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 e \. ~7 c n$ c. w6 r7 C( l+ O5 @
. m! u7 `/ y$ V$ hRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 k$ w) a9 U( c, {Estimated time to target is 15 minutes, ^. s7 f2 ? ^/ A! U
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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8 C i, h, \/ a. [5 P+ w% P, K; XAllied aircraft losses
. w7 k* e& N7 |1 p- L1 x A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged0 o7 ]1 G, F' k0 s7 a$ S. H r
) c( r& X0 F6 ^9 a5 vJapanese Ships/ W+ V: u3 U+ G7 R6 p
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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1 k+ X9 r" h& X0 Y7 b DD Oyashio
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- N8 k" F" W# X( F% a, TGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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: f& C3 Z0 Y0 a- _9 p5 i$ `+ ZJapanese Deliberate attack; p% Z2 S, N9 W0 {0 u
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Attacking 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
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2 p# b+ N/ M4 }5 _Japanese adjusted assault: 53 , W" Z+ p" \. k- I P2 H* J
: p Y% \( l3 C* ~( x6 tAllied adjusted defense: 121 6 q. |5 T ^ ]8 p, ^: j) b1 P
5 ?9 U* C8 Q( q; \6 r3 Q' CJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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+ b6 U- c" E4 l% W$ b4 z, }" sCombat modifiers
; J( w8 U& H9 _0 `) ~& aDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
% D8 v. ^5 E$ u- L9 I: u- N$ qAttacker: ( W$ @7 @- S9 v7 p3 Q1 |- U
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
G3 O( v* m% ^- b% | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled" I/ S i8 m4 t* v f% O t) B l0 Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- w( M4 o& j; f) w w
' J7 O" r- V4 CAllied ground losses:
4 L) Z$ Q4 B( W# ` 163 casualties reported
; M' o/ K6 F: N2 ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
. {* F- f: R3 T& Z0 M+ t: k6 i$ Q% e! L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& S Z f1 U7 V3 V N, b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& E5 T4 K6 {( ^2 F: t$ l
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Assaulting units:# `* C6 Q. E/ h- Q6 K
1st Kure Assault Division
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- Y0 k7 {' G5 S: l' sDefending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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