AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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2 j3 m; V. B# B9 w- r( {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" a5 v9 o. [3 L% R {
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+ q0 U! C; A( T2 \. w+ oMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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$ f% X3 h% p/ [0 y: |Weather in hex: Partial cloud4 d" N0 w. G, f
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
( f) I5 ?# [: [8 V$ r) |Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ a" e- ?5 ?& e9 q& J
W# V! y7 s0 }. {) h5 GAllied aircraft
6 E3 c5 `! k3 [ 139WH-3 x 6/ \! \! f8 W* {$ E* q6 d. E
B-339D x 31 n% Z9 h- O. v
Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses* S, y f4 c2 [6 T$ j
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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3 o6 n. n2 L* g% w6 |1 g2 LJapanese Ships
; R3 q/ C) t+ y DD Shiratsuyu( |9 A& _5 Z( [, Q, Y
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; ]( g$ l" S- J$ U' ~
7 \: t" ~4 ?2 x* ZRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
" z- h3 C5 D: b1 a ~5 G7 h$ lEstimated time to target is 5 minutes. S7 X, O5 Z0 U; D. M5 D- Y
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Allied aircraft
S3 {2 d/ F' B( d B-339D x 1
4 F0 [6 E- Q$ i% ? A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses/ }2 |( Z3 q4 w
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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0 e; {& L5 O' ~0 e6 `# E1 A1 PJapanese Ships
2 L9 P" i4 _ o% \/ M xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
) ~/ r1 j; E: U% L' F CA Takao# |6 ?7 p' h% _# S! c3 ]& |/ |* F
CL Yura
: d5 J/ V' {/ z. Z xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 p" W$ M+ f9 m xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1094 ^# U& a/ j. s3 _
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud; b* N) ^! }" J
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. y- O/ l) Z0 t# D( E/ }Estimated time to target is 6 minutes- o5 j4 z: v! p6 e1 z4 j
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Allied aircraft& c. J* H5 n2 U6 D9 X2 `4 V
B-339D x 3
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0 l* |: M0 U) @6 k8 ^$ r) ONo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
" @5 u- s) l8 }7 k4 q1 j9 n1 } xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
2 f) L3 n3 h% z- O xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires! m& ` l% P; H3 M
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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% _( z! D3 p7 p* ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109' _1 k* ]- O2 P
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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& J& T6 G7 Y2 s# }( pRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 _0 G/ x) L0 U" I" J! b. rEstimated time to target is 6 minutes: }/ z: A) O; N' J6 N
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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+ n% N2 i6 W j% cMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109 [$ J; `1 G- F4 v6 a1 E6 V
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 \7 B- `0 C; F0 v% e* \6 T
2 ~/ A2 V0 B" X3 z$ h5 jRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., o* c( r2 Q) `- u
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes7 ^* s, p% N; }, _ x
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Allied aircraft3 L" A4 Z" ?- F# ? N
A-24 Banshee x 14
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, O/ G6 x' v0 }' {$ b0 LAllied aircraft losses
5 n8 j( h8 P* P) m7 S9 s( t A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged9 D* n1 t1 D9 G% ]% c8 ~2 k
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Japanese Ships
' J% C( o3 ?0 x$ R CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires1 `! N! f+ y b. w
DD Hatakaze
2 {: A: y* K, n; H( Y DD Oyashio
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7 v5 C7 U3 X A7 z- fGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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6 h. l0 I# p; t5 y% CAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140/ X& S/ p! v5 Q. t' |2 \
0 b# b* g! q3 A3 D' \4 XDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 762 M2 e/ M; e# c% G3 ?8 w
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 0 n, R" [5 b* q) b5 e- g% Z9 H
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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+ \7 s7 ~) ]" P* x! ?Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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; N( K; O/ z8 L( G- G* K- l: cCombat modifiers
# F5 M# v* ^) U1 F! [: NDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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& U; [4 Z1 \: U% m 292 casualties reported
4 Z5 r* n) e! o Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled# \6 ^4 Y/ s& f/ }# S& O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 C6 [: v* B' \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled g/ J x5 I9 H9 [1 ^% |
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
4 M z( s# p# _, B5 P" j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# V( d/ _" l; G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 I* E' E7 B7 O5 R7 f
/ N0 T; y3 A4 s+ Q! z0 Z" nAssaulting units:
* m4 y9 b- }5 R- P7 L; B 1st Kure Assault Division
7 ?, H9 e# n4 O6 K- { 3rd Air Flotilla ! [4 i. [6 X7 r/ _' H
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Defending units:- I$ S; E6 @5 ^. X R9 F2 X7 w
Molukken Garrison Battalion
4 ]! I7 q1 B- z( u* o1 q' S& [. U 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
1 c0 }, i7 x0 p. B Ambon Base Force |