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
% P. D, v3 ]+ ] q* k! 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8 q3 v9 j9 z" x N Q
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$ y3 k2 A' z1 E! P6 ^; b4 n8 A' jMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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8 |, v' W A: ]2 U' u" B" c% R9 c& a7 W# fWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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$ Z# J/ Q6 m: l8 oRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 J5 k q5 @6 D; D- K! v4 h
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft, s b0 \7 {0 P2 l
139WH-3 x 68 G7 |' t2 D" W8 m2 v0 y- b
B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
) E- l. R8 d) I- o: h2 z6 g+ s DD Shiratsuyu) `" F+ d ?' g9 _7 Z/ L1 t
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires/ {( \7 ^5 L$ v% |2 Z9 x( t
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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, h7 `& q9 @, t' F# F KWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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7 }" R) W/ A y5 y9 lRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.$ H' ^) U' p8 h- ?+ A
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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6 p. f& B9 \( t7 v. U: K! ]& D9 EAllied aircraft
4 [: X- B9 }, m; Q4 r& W1 r- Z5 q B-339D x 1
; V5 [1 V( d; x2 i% m0 e! ^) o A-24 Banshee x 17
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A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged) ]* V7 G) ^8 V) M- f0 }
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Japanese Ships
6 F+ _3 i: o: ^3 ~, b" m2 B xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
' z; i' P+ }) V) x2 V7 d; p% Y9 M CA Takao
3 @& R3 R! J" @1 p/ ~( o( ` CL Yura
. \- d- }: I5 T! Y) S/ o4 a xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage/ M5 D# l/ H, ~ u, X) O5 J
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ z. F% u; a" r6 h3 F) z( p
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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8 D$ i8 [; u3 `& Y$ G3 J+ vWeather in hex: Partial cloud5 P) v, J3 |# { s; d
) M3 `* w# V: DRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ J# ?- d$ u4 n. v) @$ ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 101 k! w1 B1 h7 i5 Q! s" a
! k! r0 \! T }6 U4 ENo Allied losses
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! d) D% J% ~. q+ f' X5 VJapanese Ships
+ ~& w, W( f5 Y8 J7 _ xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ P c6 c8 g' Q: N
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires9 J" p; k5 \' e4 A7 Y
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire3 u8 S: P: e4 ?4 W
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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( x E" n0 K# _$ w9 u. _" M5 BWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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' y5 A1 E- ?* U0 h5 u: n8 \Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 C, }% M0 d/ `% {* s$ m+ t7 V% S
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 1* ?0 r8 k, P2 f+ y1 R) f
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
8 p+ g" [8 C3 n" r3 ` CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 U; E$ E/ c8 c& L' f# h. W5 r4 L
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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9 t% o) n8 g" Y$ mWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; d8 `7 z4 _5 `. m/ n
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 14/ B* |+ [& l4 [
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged, A0 a, ~/ B2 X. ^- |+ c
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Japanese Ships
8 o) x( W% g- V! y# [; ^' Z CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
3 N8 i# e! q o- Y7 Y DD Hatakaze
1 b* O* f# V8 m9 }2 S& u DD Oyashio
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/ {# W$ T) W3 C# mGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack2 r3 G E: E" f0 M& G
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140, x& K3 Q' W$ G- R5 o V9 J
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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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0 p$ C# H0 c7 EAllied adjusted defense: 121 & Z$ P4 z1 ]" q$ S
1 E" C d& Y4 A+ j7 m% [7 p. h/ ]Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 8 j/ j# D7 w; ~3 `9 u/ ` e6 P" M
/ K F# I" s- F0 aCombat modifiers R. V, ^+ x+ \+ _$ c0 `# O
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)$ e% v3 t' o3 M5 @6 l
Attacker: 8 J/ Q+ O2 R5 d! i6 l9 C
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292 casualties reported: w/ A( s2 K" @" U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
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( A0 G- h+ C8 x) K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# ?, u9 u" V/ @3 L' e" B$ E5 E. W7 VAllied ground losses:
# ?# d. c& G& u7 M4 W, v* j 163 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Assaulting units:. |% b& D u& }9 ?$ J5 Y( ]( H; g
1st Kure Assault Division7 P5 a. G* f, \8 i4 V H: T8 ?
3rd Air Flotilla 2 I% ~: U# W6 T9 S1 `
* `# V+ Z! j8 g0 J8 gDefending units:
: k |5 T+ }$ x Molukken Garrison Battalion: d5 \: \- s: Z7 j# q
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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