AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42$ H5 C0 j* U1 ?" }. } S
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6 U* [# H5 V/ u6 w) V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4 E0 Q9 x& @9 }: J7 l- l
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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1 b" F! l+ ~( c. F9 _) AMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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6 ~. D) K0 r6 d; D4 l( dWeather in hex: Partial cloud/ y. }! k# G7 u* J+ }# B
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.. A; p; o( g8 e7 P$ y- @& U. i
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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( w( S' i3 C! w8 Q& A4 OAllied aircraft) E) b( R, N& n# p' M
139WH-3 x 6
; b# Z6 u- p5 r7 n* P5 I B-339D x 3
C: l- j; i, V& q3 d0 c) I7 Y% B Hudson I x 3
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4 [) c4 l0 o$ u% m" tAllied aircraft losses
% h3 W; A; @ ~7 \ 139WH-3: 3 damaged" M/ z* S; V. h; f; \! ^' Y" ?. }
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Japanese Ships. v# j T+ ]5 l9 C* A3 r
DD Shiratsuyu
$ y/ p* p+ l- p/ t xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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5 V* I. a( B" DMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1091 }! A" P& |( ^& q- Y; m- g
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& }2 z# Z. ]1 \2 _1 X' w" J
; G! {3 q( X! ] zRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
0 k! n4 O' A: j6 Q5 m. mEstimated time to target is 5 minutes& N: Z6 n+ v# Q6 J+ [, \
3 ~! l$ j+ i1 m* [% G$ SAllied aircraft
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& K" f2 p4 L2 a2 q6 M; R1 p6 p A-24 Banshee x 17/ D& q& D8 ~* c: r
0 G; b H# B: V% KAllied aircraft losses
3 v0 r$ L0 M" y" x& ?4 x5 p: V& W, V0 s A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged1 s1 |$ g! b8 G4 e
6 O9 O2 ?# l; u y+ BJapanese Ships
" H( V+ F& d* \7 z6 e( ] xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
( P. Q: _, I& q- n. I6 O CA Takao
: \1 s5 P4 ?% m6 o" I- ~" o CL Yura
! H1 r' p8 R, B! w, k' ]5 O xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
: Y, f2 c4 ?) D' Z" I# s: ^ xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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E( u+ b+ c- Y. l+ I5 NRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 }0 u4 _& d( C5 P( REstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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0 U' ]$ u- Q. A9 n0 {Allied aircraft
5 L2 B `7 h0 p' s B-339D x 3
6 r$ x% @: Z1 V# G" _3 o0 {1 @ A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses3 v, l$ Z3 g' O" M' c9 d" H( i
+ Z5 o* S4 B# V( B) v" U @Japanese Ships
* U4 l; h/ p p4 ]- U @ xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% {' T7 a. e, Q, M8 L4 p- w; X) ]
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires" W- {9 A% _7 e% j" c) q( ?- G
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 `/ O m! e! \3 {6 }3 r
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1099 d3 Z2 F0 Z: t t- f. M: L
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4 z. o1 x) |: K- fRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. d& z( ~6 y1 T2 Z3 T
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 1
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No Allied losses& c4 Q. j- n6 W$ e2 b$ C
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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S' F8 ~' w6 e- ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1096 y% O* u. Q1 e' {8 Z, l
V! ~, S2 d7 f* u# yWeather in hex: Partial cloud+ c) p! ]: w" v- d3 }
1 T, A8 a* i8 T: O& A* mRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 U% @# d; L: ]: ~8 I
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes# l3 }& _- j c8 L! E
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Allied aircraft
& {$ _0 O( w# e A-24 Banshee x 14' u9 l: y9 t5 F9 r; v; d! b
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Allied aircraft losses
1 P4 x, a/ G0 O' @% a! a A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged: o# D& s) P f% t& r/ M; M7 M9 y
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
R$ L3 C9 e/ h4 R7 m DD Hatakaze
8 N) D% k( ~1 S- X; y DD Oyashio
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! ~. _) c( l* Z, v. KGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack7 V, Q0 q* Z s3 t
# p* w1 }( Q" `* M1 V, hAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140: _& }0 |- T; F# ?' G9 c4 u
5 J( Z/ k5 g7 {7 EDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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7 k Y6 e3 H. L% e, zJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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9 m$ {; ]- G. }6 v% k+ fAllied adjusted defense: 121 ' ` n) q5 \! X& k: k3 g
. C4 F+ I4 _& `' VJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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' D; ~% v' c" l L' [Combat modifiers
+ C4 W2 n) ^7 _5 RDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)- }* L! B9 C# R8 ?. \* I
Attacker:
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, h. z: Q: `$ JJapanese ground losses:, t- O. v- Y% N, l( q, L
292 casualties reported/ N8 I4 U" e! @# n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled z# N7 i/ y& x- ?9 M8 {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* U$ `% n0 b$ ]6 L: k" U# [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. p( F: P& X3 J( H) h2 X
: o9 c B; [+ K% t+ e# v: r( qAllied ground losses:8 m; e* m1 E. I, P; V* X0 r
163 casualties reported; i2 T+ C7 n3 U" h( M& y& Y5 h6 { \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled1 V6 L0 F7 s; l0 c L0 w
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
$ k, [' D4 B0 s4 I$ p4 |0 V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 M" F$ w' e# `# z I5 tAssaulting units:9 Z2 z" |7 v. D* B5 C& y$ ]7 l
1st Kure Assault Division
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* d$ S$ M- I, i1 U$ o( nDefending units:
2 f0 t0 @# B ~1 [3 {7 f Molukken Garrison Battalion
$ o& p: h% h( G1 Y- o 4th Coastal Gun Battalion! R. W: r% x/ ~; s
Ambon Base Force |