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
5 g$ x6 v A4 Q7 |4 q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& _: t) M( }- {6 W* z5 ]
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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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$ F+ j1 e/ `; k' e" eRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' X, P/ e, i4 ^: k5 @& vEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 _5 U- z4 ~" _% V8 [
139WH-3 x 6
' d E; U3 S. M B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses' ?5 P. [/ p* b4 W8 H$ X, I
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 B2 S- R) n. @- U- Y9 z/ Z
DD Shiratsuyu
& B# B8 ^. b/ P xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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) W& _. s; g& yMorning 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 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
& F/ d( {2 z7 J' N- c qEstimated time to target is 5 minutes# E: ^1 F$ \- B$ r) P- ~% a6 w7 I
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Allied aircraft( g" f" X$ ?- b4 X4 G' r7 |
B-339D x 1' e: s8 I, s8 y& b% C$ |
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
, K& h% F0 m# Y2 i9 `6 q A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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3 h4 O' f/ c' X, e3 k6 T+ uJapanese Ships
: G( R; k1 s3 W2 ~! P& ` m# | xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk. ^: w4 N' j$ C( Y
CA Takao
& f2 d. v5 A& k! Y CL Yura: L7 g9 g, N/ n$ \" Z5 \
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 w7 Q! v% F7 W* o( g; Q xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 A/ b2 L8 u# @/ t5 ]
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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/ v6 T" N. A* o+ V2 J6 aRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 Y0 F7 k m I7 R' l' oEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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3 [2 z$ w k" k/ ^Allied aircraft: A9 x. r: X$ q5 }7 t
B-339D x 3
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No Allied losses
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' K9 O, t) z+ Q, S" c7 a6 X xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 y% M7 Q3 V! Q6 A4 J" w# H xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires* Q, q d ~2 Z
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, G! N% b$ n' J( z1 J
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! K7 I" u/ M7 @Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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# f! A1 T4 s3 z8 T; ARaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# G3 C4 d0 p6 i. y) A2 Q/ G. TEstimated time to target is 6 minutes" ?9 E* L5 ~5 Z2 u2 U7 j' X8 @& B
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B-339D x 1" }8 u/ q: n6 @# G! Q- }
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses" `3 J/ t0 y# _ p
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109- K6 _+ k$ b) T
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! e; v+ F) F w& h( `: H! [Estimated time to target is 15 minutes4 e# _1 Z7 D: n4 p& G) _
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses- E/ Y7 K2 w- Z
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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4 Y3 { ^% A# W; P& T5 N. R$ D. ~ CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires2 J B, K. v e& L. F
DD Hatakaze8 A: ?6 q& g9 ?- A( ^& `! m, g7 q
DD Oyashio4 ]/ [) h% [+ w! h5 | O. z" ^9 H
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* W1 G& @$ R. a m% f& g4 mGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1404 Q; d7 D3 f7 `+ z
1 B8 g' V4 E6 r8 M, CDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76 @6 g- Q, E* W H
4 E0 q# C7 K" l; |1 `" n9 pJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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" x6 h4 ]) x; [( j8 dAllied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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7 p: q$ P/ B8 q$ ` a1 F% x- X: kCombat modifiers
; x6 U9 I- v R4 R* B8 [3 o) o1 jDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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292 casualties reported) S4 ?, L4 i. j q: o& ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled5 K! g+ _& ]( k; `7 w
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# ? Z+ p @8 w3 u- p3 F E1 J0 W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 B$ u; S+ j2 m0 ^8 h' j8 ` 163 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ Y% h" h' g0 b2 k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 u4 a( |" l' j
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Assaulting units:' c1 d: `0 t A1 }
1st Kure Assault Division
2 I ?& ?$ r2 A 3rd Air Flotilla
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Molukken Garrison Battalion
4 G/ Q2 E+ R0 Y 4th Coastal Gun Battalion! v6 T# v* [) B" \7 J- Y
Ambon Base Force |