AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42* n1 r |3 Z9 d8 m: T
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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
8 w& w( b9 O- w9 _: L/ i& S" c; A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3 b, \; q% y8 P [
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6 J: c, I P: I! w8 c- P; s" W- j+ TMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109" ~# C* Y. B' X" J4 u5 u
8 r! `8 L1 g$ L$ l6 rWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
, }! N& D6 @6 h( t; u0 V5 \ NEstimated time to target is 7 minutes* O7 o5 w3 z5 s- y9 z
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Allied aircraft
/ h6 r2 E0 C8 r 139WH-3 x 6
5 I( b' o# w. [* o, s* t B-339D x 3
7 h- E- U' z6 J, r4 G Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses' `9 B1 e' X5 }; R+ k
139WH-3: 3 damaged) o8 k8 @3 J4 \# N/ e/ G& h- b, ?
, e! n) Z4 g8 L' @, C& Y/ _0 UJapanese Ships
, [8 x* b/ \# L- W- f, Z/ M DD Shiratsuyu, u, [( K) X8 ]6 z2 o
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
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
{9 \& A& d+ C5 D+ C+ k6 W* OEstimated time to target is 5 minutes' b' ?* x# E( r' f+ d v9 ^
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Allied aircraft- p% D4 e, O8 A! M7 B5 D! U
B-339D x 1
" F1 I& Y7 {. M& v9 f; v! O A-24 Banshee x 17- r* L8 w, V! T
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Allied aircraft losses
7 K" G3 y3 I, y( V$ q, E A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
. @! C% r, u# ]; P/ o xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk6 S" X) M4 c& x5 I, w/ d3 P
CA Takao, `/ y4 R! G0 ~' ^ q
CL Yura( a# H* N, {5 O6 F5 L1 H. C
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
% s6 v* m- }/ A, k+ e xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 z1 {; j! `9 j( \! G( w6 ~
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) E8 I0 Z9 |3 U! ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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/ y8 h( C' L% r: L% D, TWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 ] A, U* ?4 h+ i
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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# S3 H% X8 S1 K9 p. j3 |3 d6 p2 g B-339D x 3' u# R2 X& j5 G/ t5 Y
A-24 Banshee x 10* _- C- p& K) w& m1 `0 k; } F
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No Allied losses
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& D3 b Y. n Y* v# s7 `) PJapanese Ships4 x5 n8 j( K7 _2 l7 c
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
7 ]" P$ K7 @, W xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
0 W+ y4 o7 {8 b( p xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109* F4 q2 P I% C& p# I
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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& ~+ C% q4 O4 t. r. SRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- Y. Q& I5 X; t( q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft$ Y m5 g- R6 T$ l2 j; D- E
B-339D x 14 J' L8 P& G7 X! V5 E6 }" d+ B
A-24 Banshee x 2: H/ r6 A$ o5 ~, ~8 f% U$ B" U
2 b" e# B7 H7 O, n5 P5 v' X9 U! _No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
/ ], L' W: d. Y+ Y; U1 L CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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. J9 U6 w+ O6 w: V! hMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109/ I' e/ F1 Z7 n% I1 A& @
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud; Q' q2 V* B+ i2 X
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ _9 \* L/ n e% R6 u5 H- ]. f1 m. FEstimated time to target is 15 minutes# k2 F6 t1 ~8 j8 O0 L
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Allied aircraft% w4 t# F4 u- z
A-24 Banshee x 14
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# n9 V7 ] u, e/ TAllied aircraft losses1 j* A% R4 L$ |
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged7 f, ~6 v d* ~# z
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Japanese Ships1 {0 b; ^: c" \ x$ n) R# |
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
, ~& M6 p, ?9 l4 A V" o DD Hatakaze9 d7 A4 f7 k7 W
DD Oyashio
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) Y# K6 f L1 n# T' ~Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)1 c' y, r0 p6 \. {8 [- \
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Japanese Deliberate attack8 c( o( ?3 S1 M) o. Z* v) n
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1401 d* H$ [; x+ _" b; z
4 @2 j( {- e2 Z% d) [! W0 @Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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& S9 P* s0 A# f, `$ Y, f3 dJapanese adjusted assault: 53 ' a: C& e7 v6 J
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 4 |; G, z7 ]! p$ N. s
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers3 V f) @- o" Z& ~/ b
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)/ H( P C n/ N/ I
Attacker:
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+ j4 C% P: L6 u; S1 c/ T7 {Japanese ground losses:' t. T, q" w; f8 q
292 casualties reported
2 [) h4 {- O$ _% A Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled( w. j' V; W* E6 e( r7 x! h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled8 n' j3 p4 o7 i$ A& Y, {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 i0 U; K, m1 B2 [ B2 p8 H
$ s+ e1 f+ |- h( _0 A9 Q# {Allied ground losses:9 e* M( F# G/ ~
163 casualties reported$ n& G- f% e q* O" R: Y" H" i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
/ Y$ }7 \& B7 q) v4 u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled2 t7 l+ e! |3 t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 s6 M, p5 {& B% B/ v+ C" j' \3 D
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Assaulting units:
3 Z$ |( Z# u! \ 1st Kure Assault Division( ~! Z& _7 H+ a/ A! }% `; z' L
3rd Air Flotilla
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! w# e& Z" _9 v* v% _7 h3 q1 VDefending units:9 M7 }8 ~% F, p8 X
Molukken Garrison Battalion2 w* o% g8 ~/ U0 X6 z
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
: K" e( c, f5 r" [, ^ Ambon Base Force |