AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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6 u: U& D- o, ?3 }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 ?; ~+ z( Q) m$ W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( |- C4 T, @+ t E; S
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( }" A6 U2 c6 C$ Z/ q% u! XMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1092 X# d, `. y: L* z7 s* |2 ?" H
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# q" S r- `4 o
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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. ?5 C0 {& R; H5 W& LAllied aircraft
" D# b, n. u/ k8 M! { 139WH-3 x 6
: `0 x* i: J# [- E' @" ] B-339D x 34 {. s2 g6 Z% U- F- q
Hudson I x 3
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' y; e8 a% w1 J- [) gAllied aircraft losses
3 T V0 \$ o3 s5 \/ f0 B 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 ]! d9 B; Z* [! ?+ Z6 Q DD Shiratsuyu, ~* ^+ T. ?* X8 K% f4 w
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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$ p: S c3 j( Y8 F3 xMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109) l" K0 c# i" R" d% E& f& Q
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4 u5 z- `4 ?% {Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.9 I& T& { v4 q- B
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes' f$ f, M/ R/ u! c
9 b3 \% D" a) ]: b, Y5 i% E9 GAllied aircraft0 I- w' F( _: ^* _4 ^ b
B-339D x 1
/ |9 ~( q$ D: E6 i A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
+ `' B' g9 q4 I2 e A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged. u3 z! U3 E4 g) `* M- B) G) }
5 p+ `; x2 ^/ L' aJapanese Ships T$ y5 ?0 {- ?! c: F
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk9 o' w# @; {; c/ v
CA Takao0 L9 e- m. S/ b- f+ F7 C- Q. w
CL Yura: y! H2 J- M! l+ J: \% c
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage8 I1 E& e/ j& _1 Z% w. r6 ~
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 P1 o3 ^4 _+ J7 G, N
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Y8 a1 r! r6 d% X/ Q4 ]) Z7 cMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 x4 c% i+ f. f) F7 o/ \% l% u
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3
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No Allied losses! `6 i9 n# r9 ^0 q$ |
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Japanese Ships
3 h, d! K$ t+ x: N' a xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 Z5 D5 l: y* V- ]
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires5 b; K6 Y. D+ e. w
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire& h, D/ }+ c+ z( Q
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% f/ a0 H3 {2 \/ s" k0 W) @1 AMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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, v- Z z0 t6 o* z/ I- b9 J y% i# URaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. W* ~& B6 x0 r
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes) j5 }& @6 C4 K. t/ i
5 R+ S* e1 Z/ K& J- t Z Q! d1 l1 kAllied aircraft
6 E" k7 b" U) N" R8 p B-339D x 1
2 e. _ K7 y& `0 _ A-24 Banshee x 20 T$ d5 `+ G2 a1 Z0 K4 d- h1 g
- ~4 a2 i( f B/ y3 J. f- l' aNo Allied losses8 v' E3 h2 O0 r" k: Z8 Y2 I1 q
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Japanese Ships
# T" _8 y$ |# L CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire: f# D* k! C% o) T
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109* |2 j) t" b: o! `( c
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& m/ j F- B' s/ A0 H2 [
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& ], v4 d0 ]. E! G
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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5 E( f! ?7 i: H9 fAllied aircraft
5 C5 n3 z0 p2 X6 [& V7 s A-24 Banshee x 14
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/ V- v) e4 e3 ~ J8 bAllied aircraft losses
! t) X4 [7 k* v |2 z A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged; R% |5 M' J1 U5 S, f" r
0 \4 b( w3 W) e7 K0 T% A) _" vJapanese Ships. X6 W& Q. n' U3 } j: m8 M6 A
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
% B; A/ t. w# a7 j3 A; N DD Hatakaze' y( x$ a3 W1 C+ {' Z I
DD Oyashio
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1 ^% J* E/ g4 C. S+ ]' }5 M7 iGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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8 k7 P1 X2 L! x8 n1 [Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1400 t, f2 q3 I" ~2 h" i
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 761 a) _4 J" V+ w5 _
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 : l* [ n: ` A
' o2 e+ B, V0 u. }Allied adjusted defense: 121 " |% Z9 z) I2 ^$ R( x/ k! |6 Z
( s1 ^: }, b k! D6 l3 w5 aJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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% a( q* o4 X2 bCombat modifiers: N: Z' g1 K- @8 [- q! ^) u
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
2 w8 ^1 d" O4 p& ^/ TAttacker:
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2 A: S, I( k0 Q3 t) [Japanese ground losses:# D) s$ J* S) @' Z! s, `/ x$ U3 M" d
292 casualties reported
3 _* R2 X8 S) _% l& E: } Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
% U9 h0 r$ T) Q( Y( _3 w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled1 _& E* Y- Y+ p- D+ y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) P$ h, B. p/ P+ h" Q. sAllied ground losses:2 j6 g: W5 x$ G0 D3 o9 h; m
163 casualties reported
' S( S p' i5 l3 i% D/ O7 u Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled6 ~' G3 E' q! K9 j& `6 r8 P- O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
2 i! n m2 c; P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled q9 N) {( [) O7 [
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Assaulting units:
) N4 z' t! o; |+ Y1 p" W, k 1st Kure Assault Division6 @- z5 W# f- C( r
3rd Air Flotilla + q" G0 g6 F0 Y: I
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Defending units:
* W) F; ?3 J' I9 } Molukken Garrison Battalion
" j, W0 t1 M4 q# } 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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