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6 H4 S4 a0 G3 E+ }8 T0 h3 X' D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
* o/ R; V; ]; s& _: n3 P7 N% F3 ~) V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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4 g/ T: {, c) BMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109 y* K3 v' R# W! v3 C/ O
_' \$ L- Q4 b2 p+ |# hWeather in hex: Partial cloud$ K- A6 R; l4 c# }* R. i
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' v. x% y3 X [# @( [6 o9 y& S2 gEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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139WH-3 x 6+ ]* `5 Y, F$ I' l
B-339D x 3
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139WH-3: 3 damaged
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9 i& d) R* e3 D( \1 ]/ BJapanese Ships3 I/ Y# j' c- v3 o! |/ I6 S
DD Shiratsuyu: |- ~0 J9 [3 M* J% H( ]
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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8 B+ e/ L5 D/ L& w3 Z8 _/ ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( _* k" E, m5 w' d
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
, Q2 J* u2 y) i9 T. b( ZEstimated time to target is 5 minutes% ~5 U R+ v- I1 Z; M5 w6 f
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Allied aircraft8 c/ l. L3 ?$ Y3 f' L0 |$ s
B-339D x 1
2 W7 v1 H# S8 V A-24 Banshee x 17+ U/ `9 J$ N4 L" e( l$ e
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Allied aircraft losses
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xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk4 j) s! B. T0 z; G
CA Takao
# c! Y" a1 a0 T, f, G, b$ y! [1 H% K CL Yura
" A G( [% @+ g& R, U3 v! T1 E xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage! w/ T- ]: N) O! I
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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1 B& Z2 T U6 x6 DMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109+ o9 G9 [3 @3 o) U" ^
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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8 H! j8 s' D' h# ?" p! nRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 o: A0 K1 v% G& |
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3
2 J/ {+ F% a3 j3 a' W A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships2 I. E( Z' k$ Z6 l1 S
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
* X( @ d( P% ~6 C xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires8 [4 o [; l" S" l! z! J
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109/ r3 U! b9 d8 q! J' K6 R% o( E
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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' {3 N3 U3 \! P6 P3 xRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! D1 U5 ]0 Z! A/ X6 I* C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes( w: t4 [# p' Q/ s! X/ J# o
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B-339D x 1" i' e1 U. `6 ~* W6 L
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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& f6 t8 @% u! _7 l5 q9 fMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 C+ N; c; [& i0 h9 I4 t
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes) T$ s) U2 P3 R8 b
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Allied aircraft
3 z4 {5 }) O8 a( R* q: r* G A-24 Banshee x 143 F; |4 O3 D# P1 @9 ^' f
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
+ I0 ^) D( H' z7 z CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
6 _4 k" b! H8 i1 a9 m$ R DD Hatakaze( B+ B9 @& U+ c7 k+ @+ M
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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& s) y" `- p& C @7 Q7 XJapanese Deliberate attack
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# B7 `6 Q! c4 G4 e' [/ q! ?3 SAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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! Z7 U1 q5 j& u) M9 nDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76( m: R" k9 O! U/ i3 `. E$ |
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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1 c2 \( `5 J' @Allied adjusted defense: 121 2 t' P% u8 X* P1 h" b) C' P. X" n
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
0 @+ A% K% H$ h: t) JAttacker: ' f4 \3 Z' |- d4 y0 B" f( x* g7 Q
& V1 ]* s! H1 L' lJapanese ground losses:
! e, W# u4 E' w) D" S7 _/ E 292 casualties reported
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x% s% V# S* H2 ^8 ~4 ?4 ?- { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled( F# F0 U+ t& w3 [* |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses: [+ _5 Z6 U5 R% y$ p5 w8 g
163 casualties reported
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4 l8 q7 F, Q) `* j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
. a$ D( y& z8 { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
- e& _/ @0 K g: c6 \" I1 U4 J 1st Kure Assault Division
) Y9 u# Z) d: A# s( W 3rd Air Flotilla 4 V8 @2 k s* F; r8 x: |0 r+ U! m
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Defending units:
4 z& u. c8 b/ p L1 l% U( K* I Molukken Garrison Battalion
6 d5 s+ f4 c: O; l. _+ W 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
" d; t: E- h7 B4 g- _ Ambon Base Force |