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
& L! U. ?1 ^& e; \8 E9 d# E3 l# O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1 E- S9 o: K. |# C
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- N% ]; Z/ F4 Q/ l: aMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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5 R1 N# k0 o. t3 P |& [Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
( U; L1 D7 s! J# P+ R- ?4 S& I5 qEstimated time to target is 7 minutes# ]5 U; O) C& r
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Allied aircraft
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B-339D x 3; v' t C" n; U$ G
Hudson I x 3
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) \9 T0 q/ D& N# J( f0 ]4 UAllied aircraft losses: l# Z6 @& t( n ~9 V0 N8 y V
139WH-3: 3 damaged) j& H- v) ]' U& j- W& Q( \
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Japanese Ships
: D& Q7 U; |7 }6 l7 X. n DD Shiratsuyu8 W1 r" t' p0 n; [1 Q% v6 D- V
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires p& Q s7 U1 S
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 G P/ R$ D+ P3 t: ~6 \
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.1 p5 c. l9 R" m) r/ {) N
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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$ R/ ?, E+ V" E! h. |Allied aircraft
, q7 S; t k/ v! P$ l; h! m B-339D x 1
6 \" t, U4 c4 b4 ]3 Q" H( I7 H# a A-24 Banshee x 17& f/ f% N/ s4 |) j# I; X
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Allied aircraft losses" x: A" }& q* }5 b0 U
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships( k2 i' m8 M& o% O, g4 H& u: q C
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
3 i3 n* x% n ^3 |+ @ CA Takao
$ H# V7 y, f: H* R" J CL Yura* e1 {+ M2 t, U. Z$ m: S
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
' _) B" d- v+ J xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% t! X# P- P8 O2 T* B+ l4 J0 p
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." w5 B6 h: |# d; @* u7 g
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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3 E; O' B) N% W0 q( {& ~* RAllied aircraft
5 M) x- o6 H& X& j3 s B-339D x 3
8 |4 e/ n/ W( J! N4 |2 Q4 v A-24 Banshee x 102 J/ z( p- p0 j1 `% h. ?
( D" x' l, T i4 q6 H+ i& _6 }No Allied losses
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2 O# Q" ~* W& v+ l$ {Japanese Ships
' R4 d+ O# e1 @7 g" ? xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
( s" p( l' y4 P6 k* d! O b xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires% O2 z6 S* }" x" D5 N2 @8 |8 ^* y
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 S3 Q. o. h! @1 Y& T
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5 ?3 I( Z4 p; s0 E9 B! sMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1096 [$ W; @' u+ Q% H5 j
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 ?' V6 w5 c4 S* H3 K9 J- W6 {
) A3 b7 y2 y' Y0 [ A9 kRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% q7 {' W p: x4 {6 K: J' L
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes1 J* L& W6 U" a4 V+ H+ g& b: f" x, e
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1 I) O) @5 X+ @' a' h B-339D x 1" Z9 K& S( N8 n3 E! k- m2 T) Q K) c
A-24 Banshee x 2$ `( J: p) q4 A4 c r+ o) T
; S5 |, C9 M1 s. ?+ v* _0 g) p5 ~4 qNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
6 p' y- r+ \2 X9 S CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1095 Z# G' e4 w" t; w; d
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud" P$ x/ z$ O8 H' Y* G; T! z
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., X( I4 M& k. `
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes2 F5 ]4 w, _0 S+ R" j) z: r7 X
8 f z% G& R. s; ?2 oAllied aircraft
2 {% w9 [1 h$ Q A-24 Banshee x 14
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F! B# y- F9 v6 {- CAllied aircraft losses
3 A& [# a% d4 a2 ]0 ^% I5 c A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships5 o5 `, C/ P8 B" q7 g6 D
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
& w7 w; B7 S5 T* U3 Q# R# [$ u; G1 ~; s DD Hatakaze
2 [, R5 p7 B3 m. U4 O4 J( f DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)9 S. f1 q& y. Z: k. ~/ @1 |4 x
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140% M8 a* N% Y8 R- T2 ?# [
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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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) 3 m3 e/ q, d& \* p
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)! `5 s1 B' g2 @- U/ t
Attacker: 9 R; O2 |5 P# L
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Japanese ground losses:
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, o' j2 ^: x0 @2 d1 o% m0 w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; W6 ~. N8 p" {, V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 s) N8 h% b' }8 |, W
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Allied ground losses:
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: W9 y9 m8 X, O* z- a" C Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
8 d0 K2 K( ~7 n ?5 [6 _1 Q. _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 q. f5 B! H: t& \3 z0 {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:4 p" O4 r& x( s' l
1st Kure Assault Division5 a8 U1 [; J2 f) L* @5 _8 r
3rd Air Flotilla $ I& R# ]: U, ]
3 @5 o7 t5 o. {1 E; b# lDefending units:
# F {$ |$ u" M Molukken Garrison Battalion
" ^; M$ U7 v/ c 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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