AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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1 e2 x9 b' t0 g; L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 x6 p V5 Q: A- D
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* T6 b5 n4 P1 e3 T
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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 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet., M5 B7 @/ T& B! o
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes' D) }/ b) d: m6 F+ k: K7 @" |
4 x" u) R0 X" m% A% s! Q5 j+ I5 uAllied aircraft
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B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
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" p8 \/ W# q/ L. | V1 uJapanese Ships0 W7 J0 t" \% z* \* z( S6 |" E
DD Shiratsuyu- K7 X/ t0 R# v
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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4 z4 @6 Y# i! N3 Q G: p5 KMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1090 V' }( U2 s7 c6 X" d. v5 Y
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1 R. } ]7 e0 p( |9 J5 Z6 aRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.# J6 ]0 [- J" D
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
! O$ D6 G/ F% E9 V) r. ` B-339D x 19 y M, b6 ^- I5 x
A-24 Banshee x 17
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* q) A3 W( a7 {3 u! _ xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
5 p6 r' u, m% y B; ]; q [9 t CA Takao
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ a& F5 O3 J/ W; `4 {! g2 O* b xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire) w5 f# B/ T2 F
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+ h1 h6 x2 O3 {& MMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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3 J v& P& ?2 ~( r! v- hRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 W- B# }$ e; M! f& i: T
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes- }0 Q' n, g0 c& K& T J. x
* H; K d- |9 ^! ?& DAllied aircraft0 Y- K; l% | }' W6 D# k% h
B-339D x 3- E. T. E* l, g: o8 n9 B# N
A-24 Banshee x 10! N. a2 i7 U$ r6 E/ v' s
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No Allied losses
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$ V. _& B z& k! U w( N" uJapanese Ships
" R ]4 Y; _6 g5 t3 L* T xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
& p/ f+ _" v2 F9 ` xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
9 X7 c% W! d9 ^# X xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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( Z( P; m/ m# T0 WMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109: k! }2 Z) {; }
) s' c6 ]5 K9 e) MWeather in hex: Partial cloud+ `" j- g$ ~! p6 b5 y: b4 {" f$ `8 h2 {1 C
) b4 X9 R0 C6 U+ WRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ t2 [/ _- d' s# C3 ^% ?
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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No Allied losses( `' v6 n- d& H4 y7 a- ]8 S
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Japanese Ships9 _8 r8 d6 r9 k n
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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3 L; y& t$ ?* ]; Z$ Y$ FMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109* ?, X4 A% p. o( w5 ?# s7 y
5 q2 s, o8 j6 ^2 W0 W" mWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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* D4 P/ N, p& q: H3 eRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! q9 d' s* u" i, K: [3 yEstimated time to target is 15 minutes2 Q# M* u* l+ c7 y6 S0 t6 S2 @4 c
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
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DD Hatakaze0 Q+ W2 M( o4 V/ f4 l
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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- b: Q, B; @. b B/ S- Q0 ?6 oJapanese Deliberate attack
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5 P9 Y; E8 Z; [9 n4 x' i) ^2 lAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140# f8 K& X, K# G3 G8 a% {
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 ) g6 Z2 b' n& K+ q
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers9 V- r5 v K+ L2 \
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-); ]: c) |; f; w* p# B9 e
Attacker: j: \9 X2 L# f# W. w1 I
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Japanese ground losses:
3 T$ l: ?5 m1 w2 r+ K9 i 292 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# Z! D1 Z9 S5 ~. I; u: e+ k
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Allied ground losses:3 \. r+ _2 C6 E8 _) X w
163 casualties reported! f1 H+ O: E; g8 X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled, e% Q) r7 K0 U8 g2 g# M* m& G) j6 [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled4 T7 |" u0 Q/ h( h) k: d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
( U, x1 c( j! b: U2 O: i- U6 {' }4 j7 n 1st Kure Assault Division
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Molukken Garrison Battalion6 @+ d) I3 B. a! z# _9 H4 K" m4 W; S! G
4th Coastal Gun Battalion) ?/ s5 {" h0 I/ u$ [
Ambon Base Force |