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4 ?$ ]- t7 M, X a5 F
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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$ q& [5 }; `; K8 [ y- b) \1 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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8 e7 @2 {$ P+ cWeather in hex: Partial cloud" I! d$ _, }, V" B
" q; \/ |4 m% {$ ~0 {. TRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 C; b% }1 g1 b$ o* S c& t
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! S7 F2 U# p5 X5 L
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Allied aircraft8 n% M. U4 S8 T$ Y+ l
139WH-3 x 6+ s4 I5 I8 y7 y5 ^' b2 l" @/ l
B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
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DD Shiratsuyu
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0 Z$ s, e5 I2 L$ |& y1 GMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1093 |" }! F+ O- I! v0 m
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6 U' b" D% Z: m2 U5 w1 sRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.# E. \0 z9 c, x9 r7 t" P
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes5 I _" p/ p) o }( q- }- j* x+ K6 C
- X( H' {: l( s0 y0 nAllied aircraft% m* Q( @: Q: s+ A* a
B-339D x 1
{1 M& j. y/ x9 P8 T A-24 Banshee x 17) |8 M8 m! d+ B3 b1 X
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Allied aircraft losses
3 \) ?6 [; o8 g6 |& \( X9 W A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged. q2 z3 ?9 _; Y0 ^# T
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Japanese Ships
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CA Takao
+ M6 G/ J) j8 U$ l7 _! n CL Yura
- K- W8 G% b" P$ i) @2 ]. I6 C xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage9 n7 O& g& ?, i9 C8 T, G* u
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ U/ _, w6 z8 j# F: D3 C
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6 @; g G% [5 MMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1094 C* w% Z: c1 }! Q( d! @
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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V9 o4 ~; Q: c+ C% K! cRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 C% D7 U4 W% b- a- F( C7 ~Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ i% D' E3 s6 @, E' k xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires# K0 s' M' ^8 `( d
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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( b% K- i, \$ [+ [4 ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 n& A# n( T, H/ m2 d
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ A* P% n3 }3 V. E
+ H# s8 {+ `, ? Z, AAllied aircraft# l3 m& I) i, n1 g+ M
B-339D x 1
L3 |' u$ F. L* S% u A-24 Banshee x 2
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* \8 F4 b5 s: E7 p3 w/ nNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships6 v0 J7 c8 a0 m* K7 o7 q
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109& k! `- r# v' u( x0 R) z8 @! X
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 `" d* g) O. d; o6 y# g# _4 WEstimated time to target is 15 minutes+ ?( g! q3 W$ o) |% h
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires" J$ u8 n4 [+ X
DD Hatakaze5 w7 E1 j* C8 P# Q. W- n, {
DD Oyashio
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' ~& S8 b# q8 i( V' i% ]/ CGround combat at Ambon (76,109)7 a; h3 O+ m) D6 Z2 j
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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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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( Y, M) ^ y. X( n. `9 uJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 1 e7 e5 [6 @9 [: P& h' ?% d
2 Y4 `* T7 l* j) [Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
: f/ S! x6 |, d2 `3 @6 mDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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( W3 M: E; V1 I' _/ [1 v `Japanese ground losses:
- G( a) h! ]- V 292 casualties reported( B7 ?4 w$ l8 Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
! |+ Y! Z4 m" e/ l' t" ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
5 ?; ?3 I/ ~6 K3 M4 p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ e; z! M2 u% e) l% M0 ]
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Allied ground losses:; z f9 n" V$ x: \+ f
163 casualties reported
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Assaulting units:0 |! a# ^ S0 B
1st Kure Assault Division
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5 M5 t x+ n6 J; k/ w% Y% wDefending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion) s. F) h, [7 f L: r+ @* A
Ambon Base Force |