AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42# D8 a6 W+ N# ~9 h1 b. X1 p
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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' T& F: X+ m" L) T
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8 O! T) i1 j# R$ ^/ z! t
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1090 r- |0 Y" q% J. S3 p* C5 n
3 [2 A. }! w# _& ~Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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" G1 ?) f, Q5 Q0 ORaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 N3 s* x' [' c H: S6 ?2 D( \5 q/ {% IEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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7 V5 A6 F& D& m" _+ B4 z/ \0 K. VAllied aircraft
: j/ R. r- b+ V# r 139WH-3 x 6
+ v6 E: G5 e4 M0 f( Q/ z B-339D x 36 \+ z: L- @3 K7 o
Hudson I x 3" C4 ]- t& h% |4 D1 o7 k9 z, [6 ~
% C1 K" f4 x# A+ P( kAllied aircraft losses
) Z5 l; s( V0 o1 N9 Y7 G, V 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships9 w- v1 ]3 o E3 P- S+ T) |
DD Shiratsuyu
1 U$ I- k" S" c2 B xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% X9 P; ^0 u# }6 S8 a
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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+ L0 `# b2 W) Q, p/ f' i2 ~Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. B4 I: ^1 g# q' y- m% j
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes: J7 u, B8 v& P: s r7 t" `3 R
2 a8 H: s( f4 _$ OAllied aircraft6 {) }/ n1 O6 m! C- z
B-339D x 1) F: w2 Y: n n( H/ p8 R- n& a& P
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
5 b1 p3 s- `$ a0 v/ h A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged$ w$ o2 X, r& `8 a! D C
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Japanese Ships) i8 {, H; `4 Y S% i& @ J( l% `
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
2 q# J& Z, P" f! e& s& T, {2 u CA Takao) n( s ?* H5 i' p/ t1 C
CL Yura
% W' M. F, B9 J5 b8 G xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage" E0 {; S! i/ |8 ?0 S. f& d
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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! {. q# X, b) u4 Z, E! EMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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7 b$ T( v% w1 B& \% H) zRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 Q6 Y6 ^4 Y6 }! w+ \* xEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft, t: I3 u* q2 l" p9 ^2 N, K0 m6 [
B-339D x 3$ `0 G( N* C% o: c3 \' _% |
A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
0 O/ c3 W7 q) S, }5 `& N, A xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 R4 o5 R2 c0 `, _: f, Y xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
1 W' g! _" R5 E+ _8 {4 H xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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0 \7 `/ X1 d) lMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109# |* [. P: y2 @1 }$ S' T8 ~
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud4 ^' z4 K$ \9 M9 T/ _4 \
4 ~1 Q( i1 N* ?% C2 X7 ~. g* ~Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." J, p5 |9 M! v* K: t+ B2 @( j1 g
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes7 P% M! ]$ h$ N; I |: t
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Allied aircraft
( B$ p" X, G; I$ ?2 t9 f B-339D x 13 A8 k, W8 I/ W7 d$ L( ~" k' T5 s5 B; x
A-24 Banshee x 2
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- n$ y# r- w x1 z6 t; MNo Allied losses: B4 T& `& c! d ], N/ W( _9 z
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Japanese Ships
% c- r8 G7 G9 f: z' ^$ z CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire- a# q3 {9 U7 }+ }6 g; N9 z
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+ i/ C- A' }" N& b3 N7 W6 }; qMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud" t" d) m1 |7 A6 a" E: G6 Z
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* W* h" |; R# Y# J
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft4 | Z. k* I' ^ n3 U% e1 J7 D% u" z
A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses' Q1 ?. J: z/ l! m4 j0 v
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships1 N- K! e; ?7 u$ A3 ^
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
( ^3 Z' w2 H1 k3 q$ n DD Hatakaze7 |, k' I7 C& I# u
DD Oyashio/ I: ~. W; S d# U4 z$ l
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109), y3 D+ q8 K2 w# \. X
& R/ U5 c6 G: Q) TJapanese Deliberate attack
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) Q5 \0 [ X O3 @* T1 Q; PAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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/ N9 e0 s6 ?6 X( Y/ P' O! eDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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9 M/ O( C9 B) L. L7 ]) n5 ^Japanese adjusted assault: 53 % [9 }% W8 y5 w9 p+ L- u
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 ; b) |0 {3 J& K; Z* p9 Y( K' w
$ O" X* l4 L! g( oJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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3 M7 `5 G+ l$ [. n9 [7 Z1 BCombat modifiers3 g9 s, y; L9 j8 t9 F1 Q( O
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)3 n r. M2 v! v$ v% N
Attacker: 9 L& Y$ ~! M% v
: o: u4 w) w* \2 Y) r+ DJapanese ground losses:
2 R4 E0 [' E' M/ C" ?5 A4 K' S0 \ 292 casualties reported% b/ i3 G: d. ]# e/ y( r7 j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
( ^; Y( g0 b$ y8 c6 q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled0 w" M" a( ]( B* n, v" ]4 c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:' x3 \% u& ?. D! d: n6 i7 j n
163 casualties reported6 V: N- G- i/ [* M8 p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled3 u( E$ O' Q1 N, c: b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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. g! r2 M3 G( B2 k) b: s' N. cAssaulting units:
! `# d/ y0 I% R2 k 1st Kure Assault Division. p' s; X7 M$ n9 b( `$ R
3rd Air Flotilla * C# t/ f7 ^; h' O0 y( H6 n9 X
0 i: ?( Y1 W0 ?" W- }Defending units:8 M3 g* x f" d6 q
Molukken Garrison Battalion
, }+ M" }0 ~$ l/ [ 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
* e5 k. v; m2 U3 l% T' R+ r Ambon Base Force |