AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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- L* {" ]: @! c" \9 z& j" F# R, N( i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
9 r7 J" L. V0 i; `% t7 H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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1090 r ^9 w9 O3 T7 U8 |
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
! J8 x, F# m8 d0 zEstimated time to target is 7 minutes7 j N; L2 G. a; ]/ j
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Allied aircraft2 p( a! C- m& l( i% a0 o0 T: U
139WH-3 x 6; m/ f, y$ G3 a E$ J
B-339D x 3- g3 p$ {/ k I. l3 X8 t$ N
Hudson I x 3; e) Q' J. n/ d! \% P
: r! a' A- [- q) e2 V4 t# I4 u0 ~Allied aircraft losses
% l4 o' q3 e& @* q. ^* k 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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6 G/ C' t& @) n; H9 G) V. Q$ c$ FJapanese Ships
% T: g$ L9 z9 q m. p DD Shiratsuyu" o' n; P9 g; W* q3 N$ j
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires7 D! o' q; g C+ s, N7 _2 \; ?9 h
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 Z9 F& p! ^4 S) O y" \6 M
* i# { P( P0 p! u) V) k$ xRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
. X; t; K- d! V& Y2 D4 OEstimated time to target is 5 minutes2 P5 _6 m' P7 M
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B-339D x 1 \0 o) N* |$ B: V; ~
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
( H6 } {' h: \! x+ N# s8 u. v+ E( C A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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6 f! W# P3 \0 r* A0 x5 R1 ` xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk% i+ q* H! K$ n4 e0 m' c* ^
CA Takao$ J4 Y# l" r$ V5 `
CL Yura' f5 u7 o; p6 X6 @1 [' ]# \
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage4 E( N, a( J1 I0 q! i5 g9 y3 ^9 ]
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire( T9 p' t) t4 D0 Y6 A: y* k
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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7 I) P5 K7 T# N; J6 `2 i* S* v- @Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& K5 k) Y, Z% D+ ]5 wEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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$ D1 \. r4 M, O* G4 kAllied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 105 z6 i, p3 R( ]+ a
# a& M, ^2 M9 F/ H% |No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
4 j' T! y* O. S7 n; z# M xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' u3 c+ A9 ]2 e7 H" R# ^( I0 r
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
* j2 _* p. S( L" e1 \ xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire- N& W% O, R+ N. Q5 E9 F
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109+ \8 _+ ]! B# M
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" r1 H- a# b z# KRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." g9 |9 W, g7 b) ?& Z* ^
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes% s) d' K" v- J1 t6 c
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Allied aircraft
6 h& B. z) t, [6 o, M2 B D$ B' h B-339D x 1
; l1 R" `- ?5 V1 S5 B A-24 Banshee x 2 s% U/ ]. Z, d7 V z
3 q, r* J2 h- ]8 H6 [4 kNo Allied losses% {. W: H! ^5 J$ Y. Z# B5 r
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Japanese Ships5 A2 [9 B( g% y, a; b+ P
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire* t& O2 s# r9 [6 r* B5 o
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109: p( D" `( {! c; g3 b
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ S2 W+ R0 h5 ~9 A3 R$ b, X2 l
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes$ J# n0 I1 ?/ a+ d8 p- _ G
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& m7 C: e0 Q/ d8 V A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses4 l A2 V- {5 c) P" U5 P) {6 z
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged- R2 [9 j$ W" H4 M& j. x4 a3 i: P
i/ L8 y, F+ ?' }Japanese Ships
( B4 u% T) w9 { CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires/ y) j, F' C: I, f+ z% v
DD Hatakaze) j2 S8 t- _/ V. Y* _( P% P, ]
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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5 D* W B5 r2 k% e; m/ d- I. qJapanese Deliberate attack5 v* S* H2 K+ _' j( o; N9 l
) [! i! @) @& dAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 ' `+ M( s, d! @: {. i5 s% U$ j
0 ?+ v1 @5 O+ f$ S8 \7 N# G6 JAllied adjusted defense: 121 2 A" s3 D! b8 \: d& F
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) $ l: m- t( W# n6 C
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Combat modifiers
1 S( Y# P, B- I5 tDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
7 i- H$ A. _, U% U) G7 W T9 aAttacker: 4 P4 Y; I3 S7 @4 U
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
4 a, g J" |9 \4 I7 F+ o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
3 L$ N* n* m0 a; ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- L S5 o! [6 `+ e
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Allied ground losses:+ p% w' P$ q+ v
163 casualties reported
* S8 y. N2 X, C, U5 Z3 W" E Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
+ E' Z) H I! w$ p8 e2 i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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* b3 h$ f& P# [6 eAssaulting units:8 d( S& s# a9 ^" E: T5 z
1st Kure Assault Division" i$ C) H, G1 @3 V" x% n
3rd Air Flotilla
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Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |