AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42* M- z% o7 @ ^( o3 a
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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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, Y+ ]! E2 h+ j1 {Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109) O" N2 m1 E, [/ F, g7 q, E# k
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud/ c1 O! N: {' I- ~- @0 s9 z
) F+ ~" p0 B, ~& ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
% }7 H4 Y2 v, O7 `: w6 `. uEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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! U4 n& d, }9 q$ G& |, I B-339D x 3
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139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ L- {& V1 _/ P1 l* [9 W DD Shiratsuyu. F% D/ `/ ~0 `" X' ~, ~. B9 m( z
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires/ g$ X p4 H$ h' u9 i% M
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% y# T, n$ O) C9 t# _# v- j% EMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
# I. I1 Y& ?! k kEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft6 B3 z- M5 J0 t
B-339D x 1
" t8 ~: G! H4 D/ b+ s A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships6 D, A& R$ s6 b8 M8 v5 S
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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CL Yura
/ k! S# P2 {& g$ L' j. I xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 {" w% `/ B1 g; h xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109" g! c+ D6 u# A X2 ^9 j
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( H; _4 g$ @2 ]1 z$ ]! ]- [6 |
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3
9 A; U1 U; t/ P: w d A-24 Banshee x 10& ]/ k+ m1 M2 l. g* Y, }
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No Allied losses
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2 i) X% t4 L, }7 n5 `" fJapanese Ships
; v9 u1 B# ?. M/ @* I/ t( n* r xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ N6 \ g9 C: `2 b% w' X xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires5 I; j4 t9 [* A7 }& @" E9 K7 p
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 }) S& B' G1 r
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109 I! H# F, Y, y' m
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; `, o* r% p9 m" d/ PRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 X' A2 ^1 \+ q' d/ D8 E7 S: TEstimated time to target is 6 minutes" G+ y! k* m5 e4 z; \0 J1 n
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Allied aircraft% ~: o$ U9 f4 h$ c, P1 e" T, J
B-339D x 1! ~& O" [) u" e* k. x- O
A-24 Banshee x 2, `0 J ]8 e% Z* K% c4 j5 a O
$ N% K5 n3 j- ^, ]) CNo Allied losses7 \* R' X% a5 g* ~8 H
* s0 r3 Y% e2 l" k# ~. s' QJapanese Ships9 E3 q. \4 o4 o8 [. o
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire; d" K* V" f2 q# w. y6 D
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! }$ `( B( p; K, U) GMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109, @6 J* M% S1 b" W* b
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud" S9 g6 N+ c2 a1 {/ h
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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A-24 Banshee x 148 n" ?! O* a; q6 C# `; k' Y8 E
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Allied aircraft losses/ q( c; {, Q2 T0 R" v
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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9 A! Y% p$ y+ E) X: e9 j* P! C) GJapanese Ships
9 K# b% `8 m6 L7 L1 k" V( [ CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
" e3 v2 G# D' R* q% P! H5 z DD Hatakaze3 ~ V B1 B. K* q" Z
DD Oyashio( ?+ q' ~! _5 c: h) b# X! H
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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4 v# O( ]4 j @) p8 n3 kJapanese Deliberate attack: D8 l/ H: n" ~1 p: A9 H
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140" m* |+ L8 i& ~, k2 m. R8 i0 {
! _: y0 g0 F2 e# y! I5 u7 v! x4 UDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76& O `/ {+ Q" v
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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7 u' T# o8 a& V. }Allied adjusted defense: 121
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; i" ]$ J* B( u* d# a. rJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 1 h4 v L) H/ A% u. ^- \4 P& H
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/ z0 l; w( {- L: @/ s y- ODefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)' T0 ~# u" Z1 s7 U0 ^7 A
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:( [. c1 u1 v; \) D# {" d. ^
292 casualties reported
2 H7 e( G8 P7 h Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled* C4 U) u! X, D+ X6 J7 \2 E# h4 g' ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
8 i9 a9 {1 p: h# h5 W/ E' \* ], P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 d9 r' p' E" d* r) t; p; l; W. x: v* GAllied ground losses:
0 I; o' W6 P' U 163 casualties reported9 c$ {' n( W! r2 B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled9 S% r4 c7 z( m5 ^, ]6 X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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3 D6 q6 R: ^/ S% u3 F% uAssaulting units:, {6 O- a5 m! a9 ]; @
1st Kure Assault Division( `5 F: N, d# K! m! [6 c$ v
3rd Air Flotilla
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Molukken Garrison Battalion
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2 h$ c+ r, c a! I, a Ambon Base Force |