AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 428 q: i8 N% o9 a; Q. T
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 k4 C' e+ V) f0 w/ C$ F$ j
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: E B) t$ E" U4 H: o
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% I/ i9 S5 f; F5 ]5 l7 z
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 a+ w4 x! h+ @Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
! N, b; j3 F1 c% f! B6 f( ~ - f, ?% n. X+ U
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
2 t. @- j5 F( r& }$ I # R L& X6 E3 o9 s3 F! k
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
0 U- v. L& Z' [7 ~+ |. C4 c4 jEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
1 t/ P+ w j, `' }: t0 A
. }' W9 y6 c' J4 ]# _( V3 Q9 u6 EAllied aircraft9 \# F% Z& M# x+ p5 w
139WH-3 x 6# ], @8 F: J% E0 }- y/ R' V7 e
B-339D x 3
/ t$ N7 A7 s' Z: E/ h) L Hudson I x 3
! D( ?( v5 K, ?7 W. _# _6 x# ` # z& a( W4 v* V
Allied aircraft losses% O `; P! {( q4 `7 B/ g7 \
139WH-3: 3 damaged' v% |( C, ^% A4 e2 j
7 M3 O, T8 l9 f# @
Japanese Ships$ {$ A/ G) I& Q) l
DD Shiratsuyu% n+ Z/ Y2 W! Y5 b7 M% _
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
" `: k0 L$ H7 `6 U; b5 R5 S7 H--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 n' _* k; Z2 B* Y/ z, j) m9 k% ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1092 h, [3 A* I+ J$ T1 B& T
7 u% ~7 p N- p/ @8 E7 u
Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 L! N E$ O t/ e
# ~- ]' A6 o5 g/ h( I0 h
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.* F, I& {0 ?2 g6 ?0 V
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
3 `& _0 a( E6 X) X3 y8 g4 J
) l: Q1 v6 t) ]0 K- q I4 D( ~Allied aircraft x$ t. I: ~0 V ^ M( A, ^8 o
B-339D x 1
2 ~4 M# ]5 j' R A-24 Banshee x 17
0 F# O! x7 X" z; O, h9 r1 l $ J, C% A; ]- I8 E' Y$ d
Allied aircraft losses$ y& R! C; p( D4 h M
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
4 c b+ p$ q* t
4 \8 o3 l X5 h% T2 V" }, u, vJapanese Ships' [9 d Q* x$ b7 M1 _
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk1 h% k3 y! g6 U; @9 {# P: ~6 ]
CA Takao9 b1 }8 ?9 ]# n# }" u0 }6 W
CL Yura( b8 y2 ?$ |! l' Y3 R
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage& S+ k! l5 _8 Z' ]/ n
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; m9 c9 o3 B- l2 y1 X5 _: _* x--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# T) V D0 ^3 eMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% d' d) G# F5 s0 }: \
* A7 q/ o. u9 ~6 W' lWeather in hex: Partial cloud
! I+ b4 k1 ?6 O3 `- t
. ^6 X: E6 r8 M9 q! XRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* p- n, W6 _: ~
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
) A& W* @' C- B* e5 @; n X$ f6 }0 `. A, ?
Allied aircraft
" ^* ]1 o' J1 _0 Q7 i _* p5 O B-339D x 3" y$ o8 a( J6 N) d2 j4 K, l4 O
A-24 Banshee x 103 @" z( Q' m# U. y7 j* k
/ L+ Q5 ~( J8 w( V* O% s$ mNo Allied losses
: S0 o+ w& x- G
1 i, q0 e- Z1 N/ _2 _8 X* g8 QJapanese Ships# @: a A" Z8 g
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk I: j0 j M$ d4 n. B1 w
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
) L! k" V$ u' A, N! U9 A: e$ B xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire! {. W" F d7 Q
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: f g% E/ K! d/ ]& NMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
2 [/ W- i) i! m7 |$ p" L
7 _: J& V" T f! A8 k! _) v! u, j1 P+ KWeather in hex: Partial cloud
Q" D% c4 U `0 p4 H7 _9 H
! x, T$ t4 y+ A4 R& ORaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.6 L5 Q$ |: @7 E1 Q9 w7 V9 M
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes- L k7 ^" P+ c0 C/ Q+ T
' C: t7 y5 u. S' z
Allied aircraft5 `/ G- Z: q! G* o( n4 R2 `
B-339D x 1
. O6 e* x3 D( f; C$ ^7 P7 | A-24 Banshee x 2
6 @8 B' N" z2 g9 K( b7 a9 W; S
- [6 ^8 w$ g R1 b# vNo Allied losses
y8 M0 k) \. y9 z$ t: f, l- _7 j 0 s. f8 c1 k7 |" }- b6 E! G f8 c
Japanese Ships; P9 ~9 G9 M8 b/ Q. w% F) v
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire" p$ L. L# n; r% p2 A j
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 P2 A; y, ]9 Q- _, S
Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
! h9 ]) I! a; i 1 V! \% {3 ]) J9 n& M1 B& O
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
4 o J4 p( A7 |3 v: n
% D7 [5 I: h2 D+ O7 G& u+ {Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ v3 k; y. y6 `5 k( n/ z( JEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
' Z& k! E; R N/ h 4 @- d; p n* v$ r, _* x$ ~
Allied aircraft: R0 r0 I: X) |. X
A-24 Banshee x 14
4 Q! j V( `. x i6 r+ ? # P( g! l4 ], b+ ~9 F, v5 X
Allied aircraft losses
" Y: v% y; v+ `+ k- h% G7 t A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
. b4 P& ^9 ?7 D( A$ Q% t# n' D* _) k 2 H$ p, L! I# W
Japanese Ships
2 q" w" @+ s/ s' o) Z CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
6 |% b* R7 n* v8 |! g* h9 ?4 T DD Hatakaze o% m$ h1 g9 e( R& U
DD Oyashio
% c& S; [3 W& I9 g1 p [% O" A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------( y, w- W4 Q- e: V! O, J
Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
p, a1 M- ~- O9 d2 `) b* ?- x: t6 [
% {3 ^) ~3 o' P3 i/ T& G$ a3 pJapanese Deliberate attack
+ D7 G/ ?- k- F2 a4 H+ d' n
* C9 u Q: l7 d4 O. PAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140( T3 j" P8 g& ~2 ^
* `3 w) H6 ~0 m8 ODefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 768 n6 q. T0 @$ n( x! n$ l7 r3 d# ?
9 e m0 _$ E- VJapanese adjusted assault: 53
4 }. M0 _$ r/ Y* D0 A
x, _' Q' F9 j3 R% IAllied adjusted defense: 121
5 N! G3 o! a* z0 y' D- z- } ) g2 c+ d8 B- R- z d
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) $ j$ F- ?, d ]/ w% ^5 U
$ b0 { S. y7 V0 w& C `, F5 eCombat modifiers5 d* m2 m! }5 T8 }
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
T9 i$ i$ I( f5 e$ OAttacker:
2 n1 P6 ?8 D" O0 z6 X i5 C0 @4 u6 ^; r
4 j3 ~3 \- o3 o; t8 BJapanese ground losses:
- E' T. h8 _$ t j& s- M 292 casualties reported
$ b6 p b1 N. F0 p Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
3 d& ], l; I% ]7 o0 [6 O. Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
! z) J( N {4 `* W ~/ q+ O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 z$ V" g3 k4 F8 B9 }! T/ X
" f3 X/ m" M1 P) n8 z
Allied ground losses:
# [0 F, A% X3 i& q 163 casualties reported* t: @9 H( w& x+ {1 Y# N3 _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled; u, A% U3 K5 O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled! o" m- \* K* k; j9 v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 H6 V; B: F: y3 ~! f r
+ c6 y5 G5 m) B( y3 T7 \Assaulting units:
9 k1 ~( [$ _5 K7 w3 s: ` 1st Kure Assault Division
, g6 B' w$ Z9 Q 3rd Air Flotilla
. O) v& a# W' U
' p4 E( S) q, f q- y7 e: s( {Defending units:3 f# Y* C; y' F( i; f1 G
Molukken Garrison Battalion) ~9 G: y: j0 o) [. \" Z* r
4th Coastal Gun Battalion! G- v& I! d. ~9 g6 h- T3 k
Ambon Base Force |