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1 e1 ]; u; X% I! f/ i. ^
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 A& N! E y" `9 R. a- e6 YMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud, j, s7 q' z+ m; u7 r! t0 d) ]
7 A, W. }9 V% m% ORaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.% P. Z1 y: p9 m7 L: i
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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* E9 w S( C. D, F7 H- `Allied aircraft
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B-339D x 3& l' B0 b. D* r) I
Hudson I x 3
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4 U+ ~( M$ c }, tAllied aircraft losses L$ L; I, V, ?5 Z% |* Z3 O3 j0 A
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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3 N& W$ I4 W! ~Japanese Ships
7 F& T _: u7 S4 G# R DD Shiratsuyu
4 k; t5 U$ B( R8 O% `* \ xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires i& { j6 i \/ T* \7 t
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, ]- C; j2 Q3 p$ OMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud v ?' P% h- R/ V# Z( L$ P% h
) d# w) ]' ]6 M6 R1 y HRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
3 e! l7 T. z8 X( m3 UEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-339D x 1
2 p$ O" [# h5 I! J' ~ A-24 Banshee x 17" a4 E) N% C% {* s( u! k0 S- F% v
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Allied aircraft losses! ^+ L" @" b0 I0 x
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships0 N. O0 |' Y3 S! o- F" r$ D$ ~
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk! ` g6 S# g8 m* {; z
CA Takao
4 R5 ?2 q, O4 H7 K CL Yura
- l9 m" x9 T% l4 f! x- `- g" b3 i xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
, _# R& @. v) p3 l1 [2 n3 { xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire) [) z' m4 O0 ?6 [. |: [7 A
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4 R& u9 E3 w0 p( y1 H2 `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 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 K7 f" \3 U5 L4 n* ~) q& z
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes* A. v8 x9 q% `9 R7 ?
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Allied aircraft
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' w6 W R ~, r O4 E A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses$ w/ k: A& h$ c% i$ s" H
$ }3 ?' E* e5 w- M8 C4 E2 ?Japanese Ships
& G: a5 i; o+ S( n/ D! z xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
' S9 z, v* i5 m1 B+ Q xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
/ W0 Y5 \: U$ d" M* B4 o xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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* k1 m" o: e" qWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 R3 E' x- V. h( N& D7 {7 PEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft! T2 c2 R! ^7 v8 ?) k6 M
B-339D x 1
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6 W, a& K1 F) X6 c+ _) ~No Allied losses4 ]9 z( W/ Y. M6 k2 j$ d
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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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/ e) j# g( Q1 j/ z( SRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
h0 ]9 J0 S0 `8 l5 P3 H( t; JEstimated time to target is 15 minutes/ m! U* \1 A4 n0 b& g
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Allied aircraft8 V: q1 _5 R; K' g
A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
V, a4 s! p) b/ k. \8 b A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 O8 E3 ?9 t: @$ V1 l" @
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires$ x8 d' Y+ @' [/ N6 V
DD Hatakaze
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" w* p+ [& p( f$ e; d6 z. fGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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% A! o9 I2 O7 m' a iJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1408 D: ~2 [0 q# X- z! K/ u$ D a
* h- b s" m- FDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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. V- s0 H8 L9 w! O6 p# bJapanese adjusted assault: 53 ' N7 ?, a2 E: O9 }0 _
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 - M$ k! J! H; A0 o
' d: _ g* u9 i3 q) k. gJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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3 I, g2 ]) a4 {$ O; PCombat modifiers; \% ^' [! O" b+ F
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
: s" R( j0 g* HAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:$ t; h$ l$ @) k2 O4 W
292 casualties reported. U7 L& J: Q% d: W' e8 w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
1 E* E$ ?* \' e0 n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
4 k1 C/ ~8 {& W1 v3 z! T0 O( J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 l6 | D; I' @6 z4 c9 U6 jAllied ground losses:
2 e$ S' N2 _7 D" g, r# M5 b 163 casualties reported
8 G$ V6 o q& D$ f- i, _/ x- l Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
# R7 c' v" K w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
; T: [4 k# c! i! F0 Y, x; D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; w# f2 r/ f; }( q+ z- o6 K
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Assaulting units:
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Defending units:
( R, A- n* ~" L# W3 K. \/ B0 t Molukken Garrison Battalion
( b, m- y7 Y+ t+ b 4th Coastal Gun Battalion' ^, @8 U C1 X3 v1 p9 w& @' i/ J0 P
Ambon Base Force |