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7 ~; G+ y1 m9 M. @
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! u9 S* |* `5 Z( U# G
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* i3 z7 q! u" i1 `) N3 j4 _Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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! a4 J0 Q3 k! ?) uWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 c/ u8 _0 [$ {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes5 M8 e, g7 q0 h' J" H2 i6 Q
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Allied aircraft/ o! U( `% @" G# k& {# I S3 e
139WH-3 x 6) X4 m2 u0 j) }% m+ z
B-339D x 3 s% n4 m7 F8 ?7 M. H9 |: C
Hudson I x 3. o; s$ K5 x7 _. g2 d% [7 l
: @* P. y7 i; U3 d1 f2 i- }Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships% t, U# c5 d# p) U9 W
DD Shiratsuyu+ S9 Z3 i, Z+ s7 o/ w5 S: d
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires6 ]8 j# ?$ V" G& l9 L
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! X; H n) g3 c; H7 F, E8 o9 B# sMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1098 X9 N, y9 O3 A3 f3 @
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.: J7 B4 h0 n" V
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes! @9 x& C4 T0 p+ c6 l+ ?
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B-339D x 1
9 T) W& }$ ]8 ?2 J7 h9 N) R: o A-24 Banshee x 17& q. c* I% N" n: J
0 N- [* y* b8 n7 MAllied aircraft losses
( i' A% ^3 I6 f+ n/ t8 H' e A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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. b; R% M. C7 [Japanese Ships9 N, u, S% y4 ]1 n5 U
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk8 _" X8 ^: v% Y
CA Takao
3 f, p$ M- H3 o8 \- L: K# W CL Yura
6 d1 `- k- X, W0 Y( c' \6 n xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
' E9 x3 v/ p( z4 E xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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$ S7 i. \2 N7 ^- |4 E0 b4 |4 Y0 nMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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9 h- i: J& s0 [9 ?. s# E2 kRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 T" K- S9 z; D) D9 `& ]7 d: M
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes1 [; L, P C* V3 J
/ m6 I; Y1 H( C! CAllied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 10
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) c. V" r: H, O3 F$ Y9 U$ ENo Allied losses
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3 ]8 A$ A8 k0 @2 CJapanese Ships6 E" F5 r2 P" {% y
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( o' v5 ~! _0 i: V, a
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires" [ @* y4 \8 q' f
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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 P9 t8 `. Q# J) u' V
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 C6 M# `1 t( `4 O( c7 L
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft6 M& `% v" ?. o
B-339D x 1
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# `! T$ o3 C9 v7 q3 ]: S3 A: G1 `No Allied losses8 w/ t0 S- P H( }* {/ E0 c
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Japanese Ships
1 G: }) i' @3 ^6 D9 y5 \/ I# K CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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9 }! g( M* ~" m3 [Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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7 K/ @0 `. i* F4 q6 S" x+ NRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ k" g* v% z0 D! {9 x- M# P% EEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
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9 \: x) V. G7 V @8 ]# U3 ?4 t$ LJapanese Ships
/ K- e6 K- M3 I. `, G+ }3 J3 x CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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DD Oyashio
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/ v: W/ x& F3 d/ T: X$ d4 eGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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6 |6 _; y; l0 i* U/ O0 mAttacking 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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- i8 f: B( J0 C9 _ T$ ~Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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* N: h/ w. y: cJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) & V2 O% R: D9 k8 e, M* l9 M
1 B& Z* H' x7 q/ A: LCombat modifiers
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Attacker: $ S: S) f' r4 n0 h
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Japanese ground losses:/ E5 G) ]" o8 f2 X/ q. g7 T3 v& |
292 casualties reported+ K- z# \. i1 J( a7 k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled% s: b: Q1 c9 U% m& u9 K. }" P, k! D& O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled3 }5 f0 ^' V. x, Q! ]$ s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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163 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ R; Z1 a3 x J5 q/ j5 e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:# x) y2 d3 e8 F' u0 [2 A( v. M
1st Kure Assault Division
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Molukken Garrison Battalion3 ^, E- \# m7 O
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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