AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42 t1 B7 P* A: F, e5 w8 e
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2 b7 m5 x' n; I2 d- M$ H. ?+ [# O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) o: P+ @( V: y( j, _* j
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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# l6 f* I* L; w5 h5 j' gMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109. f: P! t- L$ s& w
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 N: t& n0 H3 `. W5 F! h
8 b1 F" |. c/ `- L* V2 y' GRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
2 i. Z" `$ E& \ XEstimated time to target is 7 minutes7 A; `2 s- E4 L, A5 O& B/ b+ K4 o! j
5 t# c j, H0 A/ C. y! dAllied aircraft. g& S0 S- {* ^5 J1 E" }: r. ?: c& G
139WH-3 x 6
8 Y4 V2 f6 Z% K) b8 S5 l B-339D x 3$ I3 o3 c9 W* q7 H' @& g
Hudson I x 34 k) C5 W/ {7 V. E! |
# W# S' @* a- U# ~Allied aircraft losses
# V2 G4 V O4 J1 l. L 139WH-3: 3 damaged' B6 ^# C7 x% W
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Japanese Ships
5 H* G6 V* Z/ d6 Y; W% m DD Shiratsuyu
! R+ o% y ?( s4 a h! e& C& n$ j! d xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires; ], ]7 n/ d" A; }: c, [
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$ O4 g+ h" }$ [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.7 L8 O& |+ J, K, n
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes" ]+ g* X8 F( D, ~! h
W8 `; @! E8 h4 k- p) V+ `7 rAllied aircraft
, u! x2 _1 L/ G+ } p# T B-339D x 1) _& l9 S% f+ g- q
A-24 Banshee x 17
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$ S& a: G2 ~8 V) g9 u3 h. sAllied aircraft losses" c4 W7 d, _+ e9 S
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged s: }$ s0 k! H; _: w2 \6 ~
! H, w6 Z+ C* e$ kJapanese Ships# r0 |# ~4 T4 C6 ~8 H6 s
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk2 X+ W) S7 A% \9 L
CA Takao6 A, H+ N' U! R7 q# u
CL Yura
4 F3 Y, J& S' G: e xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ x/ H; c* z7 [- o xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, t$ q9 n& R \ m
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109/ I) O" t9 ~4 t3 E9 R, A" g- s& x3 G
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# K* Y) n! k$ g- A/ L1 M# CEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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D6 r/ h! d# d* k) i; JAllied aircraft! s6 u$ K/ O# r; g8 a: n% {
B-339D x 3
5 E; }3 u- D9 S# r& m* J# l7 r0 ]1 l A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses
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$ l& {1 L& N* k! m) G# I TJapanese Ships
7 y$ a8 g5 c# h6 d" S! E4 y2 X8 } xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
% n) c7 z* Q0 ~+ ` xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
2 |% T8 @: d! r: @ xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109' ~- D4 |5 n& Z$ L3 }5 r
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 n7 c ~) t; @' {8 ~
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: m F0 J' J& R9 M
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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( d( O6 G. B$ w( DAllied aircraft
. U5 E6 a' {2 P# m B-339D x 1% Z; q+ i% J3 V0 K+ V9 `, f: ^
A-24 Banshee x 2; O& V; E: Z- y
f5 a6 s5 r( `, S! L YNo Allied losses8 E N* n7 z1 ]$ }! |4 D
) n6 v: K* _) kJapanese Ships
8 u3 V/ Q$ O' d CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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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 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( d. B8 |! ?2 V/ O+ ~& y5 M* ]" O% T
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes/ }0 w0 j# V9 }8 g0 s& Z
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Allied aircraft
2 T& m3 W: H, _) ^' ~ A-24 Banshee x 14
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& \% W* A/ \: o2 AAllied aircraft losses: N: F9 y: g1 k. j3 f
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
. j# p7 z/ A% ]9 b5 r9 Y, r CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
4 L! g2 j/ r' X6 X7 e! N DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)! L% M0 F2 S" e
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Japanese Deliberate attack) f- |6 S9 k1 r4 F3 v4 M/ @
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1406 S( g, \( W: Q! C
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 E3 x0 o) A2 G V! o9 v/ X
) }2 z9 @1 K, o+ ~Japanese adjusted assault: 53 2 o- G% H$ ?( n. c( b3 N
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 % {6 s7 I* M; @4 z `' _
; v3 d) A% _3 ^( rJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) B" n+ E/ t4 S
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)5 l2 e4 f2 S% J/ Q4 M% r; c3 ~
Attacker: 0 I& G% K1 ?' v; `' g; G9 x4 \
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Japanese ground losses:
8 x" G {+ B, n( }. C+ @ C 292 casualties reported& M" w; j& w) s, `6 I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
9 A+ L; V w/ n& `- j& k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled! ~% \$ X$ _- Y4 u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 y3 o; t) F3 O; q; q
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled6 A8 Y. j$ U$ r0 u& f% ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Assaulting units:, ]0 u ~( E- B1 [
1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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