AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42; \, f; W, k. |& u: d
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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! `' G8 i% q3 ~- 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+ D& [# r4 v$ I& ^" [
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- t& }& ~/ D9 X6 G3 yMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud: ^% |& H. F6 z' R# m$ V
. X3 P) {" ~( xRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.! f; _) l- U+ J6 ` a
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes" p/ r4 R4 [! e4 p5 F1 ?( x P( S
# ^2 _8 D. v; c1 x$ AAllied aircraft+ t; l; R3 i$ k' O3 L/ d. h% b
139WH-3 x 6' o |4 P U# w; V' e
B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
3 Z2 ~- T! @7 \3 k" I$ H: Q 139WH-3: 3 damaged5 ]6 }2 }1 A1 y
4 u- z2 q" ]2 `3 x% KJapanese Ships, }$ \9 G" b$ |: o
DD Shiratsuyu
@9 d/ j4 {: F {7 M xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires8 D; R" L( C! j- Z# k/ s, p: e: U
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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% [ c) |+ |7 D* ~* lRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.( E( U; a; V7 I( w' \8 d
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
( ]1 u/ X: r, _ B-339D x 1; h, G8 u m! L7 a) n& N E! t
A-24 Banshee x 171 n0 ]9 t2 ~/ V
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Allied aircraft losses" X% c8 V& _) h$ Z4 J2 q4 Z7 M* Z% P
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged L7 C* o3 ]( [: E( W
- T) w% H6 U& \$ q1 Q3 g' E' I$ }" KJapanese Ships) q# |( T( r8 G, b/ q$ J
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
8 t* T" k# d( ^ CA Takao: s% ^2 G0 t2 }4 P' t! }
CL Yura; f" Q( p8 h; x j
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage% c4 Y5 f4 B+ I1 Y5 r
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire" {( Y- L3 o4 W: L
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5 `; U, C" f, g2 F! EMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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, |( i, }; v e& ?; {Weather in hex: Partial cloud3 g# M$ _4 d7 _* T( Q& w6 [
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; W/ X# a* t- f* uEstimated time to target is 6 minutes+ m( R6 z2 b5 ]' B6 }$ w s5 r" i
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Allied aircraft' ~8 Y5 s4 T0 n- W/ ^
B-339D x 3
9 b( f7 ?1 Y5 \0 ^; t A-24 Banshee x 10& u9 I- W) Z$ t5 i3 ?" g( o
1 F1 G' S r" mNo Allied losses
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_+ X P8 q, B: {5 LJapanese Ships) G2 `/ s; O' D, m
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
* ]# Z: O2 h. x4 p9 ^ xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires9 v. ]# E- p. j8 s! D( K: y
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109* Y- H" \6 V9 j/ u% I i
/ E' K/ B; G5 V& v- fWeather in hex: Partial cloud, T; M4 V5 l/ g3 }. N
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 B0 l3 \+ A( u2 S+ e& f% t( b' ]Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships3 I, @4 H6 ~# ]( \% h% d
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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4 ~* p4 [# N6 dMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1097 G2 @2 N9 L4 }. t3 r
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud" x- ^6 Q( i) q+ m: ]5 b: x1 k
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* M7 }5 ^, Y8 Z0 H* @Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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% M1 i) U/ ]' D) L" VAllied aircraft- m1 a- B, @! c9 h
A-24 Banshee x 14' U4 I, Z# w. m) c6 n5 a
1 `. w7 ~2 b3 b( d) T m7 D: BAllied aircraft losses
0 Q3 U" m, k+ P7 e6 S9 Y A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged" D" e" }$ X' O9 e9 \
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Japanese Ships
+ F$ ^( C. i! T* i CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires- _& r' {* N# {9 e! Z
DD Hatakaze
' M8 r0 Z+ E5 ^ DD Oyashio
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, x2 L6 L* |$ [; I1 | `Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)+ X* _/ s! j& g8 s2 E! O' `
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1406 k. z, r$ C3 k) w& ?
0 L! i) b' G3 }* g1 _8 e8 q0 aDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 760 L0 P* T) ^+ j0 q) D
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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7 y( s! @) Z: l1 G9 ~* Q5 ACombat modifiers
$ [" }5 Q' T; \! q8 R, U. ]4 @Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)/ f: V& m% s& l
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
3 y1 d2 v+ `2 t 292 casualties reported
( @% u) B7 j& u Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
7 r$ S6 _/ E8 q* W Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled" `$ F! N* ~4 N% M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& x$ V8 w+ P& a" FAllied ground losses:" X+ v# c7 e2 t
163 casualties reported/ G+ p1 y' z, M) Y) Q7 h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled( O3 \9 E) M8 L4 k) E+ S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Assaulting units:3 n1 A( F/ K& _& K5 y! O/ C
1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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