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( ^. ~" I( J+ k1 Y. 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
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5 N) A% c6 W0 ~/ A7 v+ LMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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1 O: O U( e$ PWeather in hex: Partial cloud8 ~4 f% p6 |' ?: {& l2 k* y
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
! K% z- Q% x2 z cEstimated time to target is 7 minutes$ V4 z* t: w2 H, |7 C* P
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses& A# p" A0 \1 G
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships% v: |; F1 |& ?' w% ~: G4 b
DD Shiratsuyu. k, y! o$ U( N- D4 Y! b6 j
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud# a# ~" I1 s5 n- K, n
+ j7 C7 Z" e' d& ]Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.; ~! N$ f, E% V1 ?4 I" R9 P1 ?
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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% w& q) @* ~: V0 gAllied aircraft
" d5 y, \- ~9 l1 H' w% Y& y B-339D x 1
1 w8 `/ N+ d. ?" Q) M A-24 Banshee x 174 i; P) A, x: }! E& F9 s; n
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Allied aircraft losses7 \% ~$ k$ z$ E; r
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged R5 K6 `' f3 h$ S! f
7 A4 w. E2 G9 K. S" u5 T% sJapanese Ships
5 g9 F+ g: [2 t' q. S! b, O xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
; @2 ]# Z, L7 t7 W+ e CA Takao
; ?% R" \7 V. z# B% D& L, | CL Yura
) a# N7 }& C! f xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage/ R; X3 Q- @0 Q) Z% F8 O$ \' s
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 m. q5 q6 m, V, ]7 u
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1094 [( d# p B; T4 F
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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( ^5 C/ T' F" J# V. F* pRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" n4 X; M' C5 WEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
9 {" h$ ~0 n2 t xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 @% w* D* Z1 V7 V$ O9 W
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires0 ?; h6 R1 X2 ~* Z. X# U
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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/ J4 [4 K- Q7 H U0 xMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1095 e3 L/ E# A# F* C8 j
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
. @4 J4 l9 R7 L! K# R* TEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 2% }. V: S8 q0 \/ J8 P5 f2 T
2 d) W4 ~# N* f; O( \! _* ANo Allied losses1 @& m P$ a+ V3 T" b! D; d
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Japanese Ships, w7 {* X/ a+ O1 P$ y( J& @
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire& i5 D' J- O6 z# G) q
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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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' G! e/ l5 \' Q* W2 G, DRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 ?. {5 |- t! q! eEstimated time to target is 15 minutes; N2 X \* V3 U6 c* J5 s9 v) C2 i
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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8 [: ~3 Q# C6 r A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships. P+ i3 L2 o: E7 Q/ U8 F
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires* c/ d9 i4 e1 G- I6 D
DD Hatakaze
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5 h$ n% l- I( E! [6 hGround combat at Ambon (76,109)5 y. w5 z/ O. V- c2 F
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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8 F% r3 ?! ~/ i' a* `/ J) o8 `Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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5 k/ f% A' X4 m* ~ @1 |( HJapanese adjusted assault: 53 # T! h2 X. }6 o. |# E( f+ {
; g! k7 s$ ?+ hAllied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 0 F$ ^/ \+ g/ y+ P0 B0 E; k- u
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Combat modifiers6 n" a- W9 i' |. L4 _2 y; M1 W" U
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)6 x3 T8 d& H1 S' ]) g6 |. b
Attacker:
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5 _0 R$ u7 L3 ?+ A 292 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled! e6 J6 d- P6 I& C7 O- a1 K# H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 C% \; u# A- L7 ~; ^' KAllied ground losses:, {: N* J8 d: X" B) N2 W
163 casualties reported
$ A; A7 u: T# s$ t5 w. r7 D Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
; Y* L: a9 n4 X2 f3 ]1 D u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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1st Kure Assault Division
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Molukken Garrison Battalion, T, b2 |. B. Z1 ?- {6 s! n
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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