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
. I' `# a1 ?: J; J1 `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/ e/ N* U' }4 ]! y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1090 }8 J# @$ x `0 K
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.7 m9 P0 Y: B/ ]$ J
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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' |$ [! m" _! g( QAllied aircraft! H- B) D- Y- y% c
139WH-3 x 6. u. o; x- J5 u5 @" F9 u& N7 R c
B-339D x 36 {$ m& G% [: o! v" N3 e: J8 [& A
Hudson I x 3% @& M$ X- Y' r* x2 u- O$ o
% R+ p3 O& ^5 C7 G" t( @Allied aircraft losses9 V" ?" @: ]/ H& h+ U$ p; L! S
139WH-3: 3 damaged2 I1 t. \ q8 C- S) Q2 K
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Japanese Ships8 W' w: c9 y x$ O b
DD Shiratsuyu/ Y8 ^8 H+ x( L s
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires. q7 b7 B" t& P) k: S: m1 ^+ m
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: Y8 @- G2 i) `1 u! ?' b5 SMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109! b, H; D {' Z0 O0 I1 i4 v
4 x! Q* }& P/ c: a+ y4 Y2 vWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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$ @2 Y- e9 [. }; l+ QRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
% D( m. _; ^9 ~, b+ ]! s% G9 r7 cEstimated time to target is 5 minutes8 D2 H8 J3 H8 v l0 a5 R
$ |; c9 y5 S; O0 F, ]1 ZAllied aircraft( b% T& }0 l2 `+ O2 }
B-339D x 1% \2 W. i. h: r
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
# Q0 c/ m6 l% @" n: d A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships* v$ ^' x$ p/ ]& |' \# V7 T
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk0 `8 v5 Z7 w6 C' T6 J. |
CA Takao
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$ d3 N" f% } |6 a/ _3 g6 E xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage6 [0 s2 V0 Q6 I9 O1 v) G
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 ?* u9 q% x5 ?1 w1 J$ u1 @
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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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% I9 |$ L2 {( ]" l1 J" _Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 S! f/ ^5 d2 R* P9 n' WEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft, \' k: x9 V, q' |: C, U# d
B-339D x 3
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No Allied losses4 I5 z# I7 R# X- V2 k8 t0 Q
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Japanese Ships
& Z4 t; f/ n8 O7 s# _6 R1 \ xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
2 `: q" z) o0 @5 n6 m xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
- I9 s r3 c8 o$ c! w+ W8 H xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire# W9 e5 I8 t* M5 g
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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; A4 U* U0 @! mWeather in hex: Partial cloud$ t2 | Y" H: k7 Z5 D6 ^" |, q6 F
( G2 A" A4 ]0 yRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( E0 `6 r8 ]) h. m' {
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes: O( [4 o& W+ _
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Allied aircraft
2 i- J7 r% V( j2 L+ k' G B-339D x 1
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships l; _) R5 W) E& z
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire' {& J) q1 _, i' N0 L
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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: U. D l) e7 M9 ~3 jRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
) r6 q3 K) Y, {Estimated time to target is 15 minutes4 u9 {0 q( E0 k5 K2 J/ C
! n, {2 n7 f) g" P/ Q/ z' TAllied aircraft
/ d' |+ Q1 d& X7 u+ O' `2 H A-24 Banshee x 143 R; Z* U, M; ]7 }9 H r4 `
. i! X5 }; E1 p4 Q4 c. P9 g- ZAllied aircraft losses
4 _5 M9 O/ Z4 c+ B" j2 P A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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; U1 |& Y1 U5 |6 b+ i& S9 aJapanese Ships8 q: i& k4 _" O: U4 T) L" K8 {* e
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires6 h) f0 H& l% w' `" q
DD Hatakaze0 W8 T: s# \1 J2 ]
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109): [( r L$ ~2 c# x2 A
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Japanese Deliberate attack- d, \* M& i+ C
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140; s: M" [" ?: e5 W; \! j0 Y7 ]
8 L. p" s* ?- e' K, a1 jDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 764 N- u i* g. F5 d3 v6 _% C! J0 i7 s
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 l: P+ L( ?2 @
7 v8 \! C9 [" ]. w! e# N2 ^* IAllied adjusted defense: 121 * o+ f- @3 A0 D$ h0 s W
9 E2 R& F( o" M: IJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 3 ], L5 ]; V% h# p
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Combat modifiers2 X1 T$ }9 V7 U2 ^/ u
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)3 t) ` X" G" e% j+ o7 m [
Attacker: * {. o: y% c( T9 k; k) V7 @
9 M+ z0 o+ r8 x/ m/ s! x0 ?Japanese ground losses:
2 \$ k8 H& k" a1 C* a6 X 292 casualties reported3 \6 D# S: g. N7 o7 b: [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled/ P7 |5 C* G, O, d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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1 d# w9 X' _: ~( E( uAllied ground losses:0 |& c9 T- e/ [9 R
163 casualties reported% m& v/ v4 Q: P1 G; B- s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled# p% E; n8 P4 [0 d c/ B# ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled1 c" }# u p1 v& D$ Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1st Kure Assault Division
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* H: w* ]1 n" `2 a2 j, g3 k* bDefending units:
" U9 [& {% g% H' O Molukken Garrison Battalion: X* T+ F! @' j
4th Coastal Gun Battalion6 u4 U3 w' \4 W) }8 E
Ambon Base Force |