AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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* i+ ~/ _* ^: F7 \5 x# D6 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
7 a R+ o0 R& {- `* y4 v% ~, a" Y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 76,109& X" @& C' q0 g: ]: I# n6 x* M
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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+ ^/ l/ y R( n9 g# K! fRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
& }) b" P4 D; m- rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes; l6 k3 [3 Z' W
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Allied aircraft
6 B% M1 b: u. C9 R 139WH-3 x 6- V3 G* b' x( V/ A+ O% U
B-339D x 3" J8 a8 T2 p2 _! s# S
Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses( S4 Q2 p* x- ]/ D
139WH-3: 3 damaged& \. o5 g3 j) G V# N( T; A
, x; R9 M) w( }) ~9 ]5 WJapanese Ships8 f: V. X0 s, ~% c- ^& g( p9 B
DD Shiratsuyu$ |3 m4 X3 ?* P
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires) F+ T" y9 W! x4 M8 m0 C X& `
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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5 s! S* x- Y. W, _3 uWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.' L; ^- Z& T9 h( e# d1 K
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
, C4 Q$ c9 N8 s* ? B-339D x 1
1 u/ Y; Q7 J) \3 R- ^! G A-24 Banshee x 17
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A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged& {; H/ H3 L1 [, h# M# f
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Japanese Ships
/ r- S m% ?( l3 C) s) i+ o! b xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk7 Z0 Y5 S: ?- ?. `3 f- C
CA Takao
7 J7 D9 m: ^' w6 e) W6 f CL Yura
" c. P6 J2 ]3 I. s' T xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 L' Z) Y( G0 s8 o0 i xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire. Y7 `% @8 t2 d: Y% l1 n0 A4 e
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* n1 N* F" j f1 ~( R* ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud' b9 p$ O1 B( x3 _9 t
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 Q7 U$ `' ]5 C+ s+ b6 F
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes4 x7 z. n; e/ k) M
7 ]8 T7 U$ r- [' c+ n+ LAllied aircraft
6 i: ?6 d2 p; Y B-339D x 3! T5 V" }6 }0 }6 E
A-24 Banshee x 10. u! B$ U. a) `) p T
( R7 z# ]/ u9 s! t, H. wNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
" W( N5 H$ Q* `7 w) Z xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ v: W9 \0 l# w4 U
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
4 d7 D2 R2 W! P5 n xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire( [& \0 @5 V: G. K4 p; e
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' E" S, F7 O7 K# UMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109$ X" I! { c: F2 y5 H* x7 y: T
( `0 s6 D, R3 w4 Y+ b4 ?" R- B& W" EWeather in hex: Partial cloud0 T9 h) u y' d
/ _( e% C% M( _# u* y! lRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ [8 R3 Z* u1 ^% o' j# ^2 ^
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes! M* w" v- b3 t
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B-339D x 1
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. }! m5 h6 X. @) V, R' U8 rNo Allied losses$ [- u9 w3 a& c! S9 c# h j/ ]) t( C
0 C+ T4 @, k2 a* w4 F6 [Japanese Ships, ]6 O+ C6 d( h: S1 w/ G6 r
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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, Q/ h" j3 H3 C. n3 {" uMorning 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.+ x; f2 D/ Q' v) c5 @! N* n( [
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 149 Y9 r* s* R2 l' Y" J
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Allied aircraft losses
+ b9 j0 p2 u. L. d1 |- k A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged7 T4 Z, X- ?1 D- J2 l
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires/ }0 h* {5 c! b
DD Hatakaze* m1 p! y& O! Q& [( L
DD Oyashio9 I$ @% Z- Y, U( [) x% s* b
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack% X3 ~7 k1 D6 T, p* e; J) O
( M4 }0 [) v& O, `% A8 qAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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. L) ~2 Z+ k x) x$ PDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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8 p S, w- @. H( b1 Y( |Japanese adjusted assault: 53 ' a! N! Q) _& {; W3 M9 z: o& o0 I
6 U, J1 D, b6 R2 S* m. g2 L( r* gAllied adjusted defense: 121 ' z6 W: g- O5 \# a% z5 h
" g3 ?, _9 G& }2 P7 CJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) - x* s7 T& w% I1 P* l1 }7 i. B( b
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Combat modifiers
O+ n# F1 W/ ~Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
3 o4 B( w- ~" p: o6 b. eAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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5 I. X7 k) ~: e% u! R8 Q7 _1 q$ D Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
/ `7 F1 I) {: g" B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled ^: |# S/ J' L2 k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled+ X8 ~: T& F+ G/ ^- r. x; ?$ b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled% Q1 O0 v5 X. U; I7 ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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S2 @ A2 v, I7 n, ZAssaulting units:; f1 s/ Y; z' U! u/ I- s3 \
1st Kure Assault Division
* P: I/ ^( E8 i9 h1 n 3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
; N$ t/ e( Z) { V Molukken Garrison Battalion) B5 S5 ?; J2 L5 R* T
4th Coastal Gun Battalion3 \9 C Q2 W1 K) [! T9 q
Ambon Base Force |