AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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, E! U8 O; n+ b4 J$ m5 ^1 ^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
8 v" E. H" ]- N+ X" 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 Q* t* f+ ?! R5 c' M8 {" l( ]# W) \* \
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$ L( A3 E6 [, m6 HMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109, ]$ d' x, f. [8 I
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud. \ q! A5 x4 d v, d; w
% y1 |: ^# U# ^$ lRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.' C0 w- K: z/ r/ x- {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes9 V$ D: A j; A" z8 n
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Allied aircraft
6 y" t$ A4 y: a- l, W; @ 139WH-3 x 6
1 H4 |- H1 ?) W7 R B-339D x 3, N% l) S% }1 G# K8 g) c# o
Hudson I x 31 @' y, ?, Z) K, |4 S- \
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Allied aircraft losses
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, C1 I4 X U% |" C1 C. |" O) vJapanese Ships
% n1 W/ P- r* Q' E DD Shiratsuyu
2 b1 U* @" G6 j, V% h5 _) ` xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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" ?# c+ a* M7 v4 Y# S X) xMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109 o# w5 h P# E8 n& _( d
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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" i L2 i1 |; } wRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
& S, S2 d2 v7 A, ?: E4 @Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-339D x 1
. F+ `% v6 x2 N A-24 Banshee x 17. ^; b# |% c3 v0 n+ n
8 T: U- V8 F5 U9 `Allied aircraft losses( S _1 K* B) J: }
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged" |$ U+ R: k" b% H' |1 t0 F
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" q# c. g; i6 _8 r xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
& q9 [( x" c$ H$ q" f) s+ W% j9 R CA Takao- x6 H4 X) y$ l& G2 \
CL Yura2 g9 d/ d# U, a7 p4 X0 c6 k8 o
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 c( l: k F% G/ v* C9 V( } xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire) Z! o# h3 e& `3 u$ ^$ `* B: l& P
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109' b! x, m# c2 \) s2 m% ~5 M# Q
/ Z) `9 k) q, @4 QWeather in hex: Partial cloud; F( Z) R+ }, N: U+ \ u) j9 A
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% n- b. `( q9 H+ y1 E+ S
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
$ Q7 L4 W5 a, e& D1 O/ K% Z B-339D x 3
/ _% o% {) T. V+ G A-24 Banshee x 10% P' u \; K/ L$ b& G
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No Allied losses, \. ?' l! u. l' i+ ~+ f9 B% r
u2 a, Z4 x: w$ W% z) n8 o( E& C7 NJapanese Ships6 B. V% I( M2 ]- e$ G/ _3 b4 ^
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk, [2 `* |; G6 `: J( t
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
: C% V! T: a1 ]- p- M1 T9 P$ e4 \ xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 @3 f2 r+ Y6 i3 v9 ~
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109) v0 Z: V; e9 l) D/ F( H
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud! I4 V- ~2 m8 I, R6 v/ b$ [
- V$ O) X$ C, \8 C! o. l( \5 ZRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.6 o" m1 c! A* p# H9 e) ~
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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0 N' x) F! d- `! MAllied aircraft
# Y6 D: c5 U" I$ {2 i B-339D x 1
/ D0 P* I8 u' J A-24 Banshee x 2: @4 p& O9 _8 h6 M. G# m5 p: _
; }# ]/ Y% p& Q) X) ^" |No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships8 T U% o* ], Y0 x) q) L
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire- t: a7 |/ q1 s. w& V3 P2 o6 w4 [
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; P" x3 W4 v k6 }" ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1095 A" O) t0 N8 l2 X, R% P- t" d
, Q5 S7 k5 d; `; O& J3 yWeather in hex: Partial cloud* V# C' y/ d& W
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 R" T9 Z7 g6 ~" hEstimated time to target is 15 minutes) ^3 ~' ^+ O8 u" _( n1 J. u
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Allied aircraft
. m( M9 |" {2 y% Y Q! ]! L A-24 Banshee x 14
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships; R+ Q# d: l1 L- L/ {8 U6 y3 t& q" x
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
& R( t$ W, }; o' I0 U, T DD Hatakaze6 l- o( K) J( E
DD Oyashio+ `# ~& u0 F) `9 n
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9 J2 e! O1 d0 F h5 V1 G1 M: q! }Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)2 z. J: L, |6 t4 g X- e
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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1 |7 Z3 D! G! x$ U4 M. E mAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 767 Z, r6 d/ }* z" v
6 Y/ ~( d) ]9 h0 Y B5 p" UJapanese adjusted assault: 53 6 y% v4 q0 h3 R+ p* ^" q& I+ B& Q
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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4 ` R8 H+ e8 @+ c* c( S: d1 NJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 8 X; o+ Z, U) S! `
9 W0 q; H- ^ R, Q5 `9 FCombat modifiers
, q' L* ?6 H, K- t/ }Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)6 s7 I% e' E9 J( l$ X; n7 Q; W
Attacker: * y4 E) A5 m7 m9 S5 {, g+ {! L3 T
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292 casualties reported! @: a: E: W. e! Y0 T b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled+ u+ B6 R# p$ {+ X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled2 c% m) h, Y8 I* E, E9 H, J4 ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! G1 b8 L8 R/ s' Y( j6 ?
8 O' a* v0 ]+ Z% R7 ?' n$ G& QAllied ground losses:
0 c* f) M$ \, i, j" z2 p 163 casualties reported
8 F h: z9 d4 g Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
8 A* e: e/ a, ~# j) d8 s5 F, \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
( p {' O3 M6 J! y: v4 ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
. p8 g5 x2 i2 W% s 1st Kure Assault Division
D5 {; Z) ~- B/ i0 C) h 3rd Air Flotilla 3 C' d, X3 A$ t7 [ z, s' h
; e1 ^5 U! h, @/ Y* w( H) j+ TDefending units:
! N7 {6 b, i6 J6 u/ | Molukken Garrison Battalion- z x# `/ E# L$ L, h$ D7 U c
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
- F% H$ w r& V9 R8 A1 M Ambon Base Force |