AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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: V& A) a) T" @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8 f6 V9 B/ D( E# r: R: s
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# a J1 [. k: ^4 l6 ~5 x
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; r, l ?! z$ T/ AMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109$ M. P' A3 ~0 F" @, \
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/ @8 q) J- @2 `1 ^/ }2 r. n$ g, W. LRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
+ j9 r; f0 G" d" d8 PEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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& F0 j0 [. A7 N9 |5 y( mAllied aircraft& o% J. L7 T! l; ^4 @2 w7 m( e w
139WH-3 x 6
5 g) o) `! q/ h* R E2 J! v- A B-339D x 3
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2 u, W( h- e0 Z% z% ZAllied aircraft losses+ h! Y5 F' ?; O4 X( N
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships' F u9 C! Y. } R& A: f7 Z9 w0 l
DD Shiratsuyu
; K6 |3 A: d7 x xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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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 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
5 _2 _4 c( V$ C; X; SEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-339D x 1
* a! v6 p" z" _+ E A-24 Banshee x 17
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- D2 i, p3 D- }$ n9 ~ WAllied aircraft losses% Y& k. j, J. p" }" d
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk; _! n& Q, [1 a( N' @
CA Takao
6 M5 W( Z% F( k. T CL Yura
7 \) w, A$ {% Z xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
# E, S% |9 g! U/ c xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 T$ ?, m2 H& l; w* ], @0 t
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1 ?% J2 e$ w1 q. P" jMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% U. U( N( p8 X/ M {$ U/ P
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 J5 ~: I" v) n7 B& aEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft% v( \- y" b- H5 n& S! K" F+ h
B-339D x 3
5 @/ _+ \8 i5 U7 x A-24 Banshee x 10& x& x% @6 [/ _# T, l8 _7 o+ X
/ R; w4 D% z" q/ m: I) ?$ H5 I4 C1 o5 cNo Allied losses* g0 ?' T( S, C
% v1 P0 |1 A: x4 aJapanese Ships1 U: p" {- E9 b% V: _, I5 A
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
3 l$ z1 b( E( c" _ xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires' i4 f7 U* C$ q5 z
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire7 K/ {$ `1 `* s4 l5 g; ~2 f
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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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. ^( @- A+ z) a6 jRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 K& C$ ]5 U2 | lEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses8 l+ e9 |- e+ ~ N5 I6 Q
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Japanese Ships0 Y T. k3 g3 `! q
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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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 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ S" c; W- [' G9 y0 n9 t3 c
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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$ u/ J( @( a1 q0 cAllied aircraft losses
, r/ x" r a4 u7 I2 S A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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3 W/ v1 ^# M, r2 E5 H+ J# i0 Y. _Japanese Ships( H% u# e0 P+ S3 Q! S$ H
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires8 c Q z! F% G
DD Hatakaze- u# ?# Y( B% X& O! A3 K
DD Oyashio3 S+ G% v! z) V1 v& W& d$ y
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)% ^' @9 b! T# J9 M# p
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140! U* C% |$ }9 [, ^
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 761 ^& f; S) ~6 x2 k; |0 ^
+ M x3 y9 C1 @+ p1 }Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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, \/ m/ d* e. v& u4 G4 {8 ]Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
9 e) k( l$ `$ w% `& C+ m' U/ l. bDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)( V- }0 Q) \1 Z
Attacker:
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. J$ w& C" Z2 Z7 sJapanese ground losses:. @+ `( X @( G+ A! F5 Y) [% U
292 casualties reported8 z' c! P; T6 q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
; T0 F K! ]; q O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 G& C/ f9 E5 [" j+ t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:, S) @9 N& p& w/ @" c2 P
163 casualties reported b% `- h+ T) Q: E) j# h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
/ J( B; |( _' j7 Z6 a$ C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled5 { N# Z! J7 s9 ?' f4 g% J/ n- r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" y0 m% h) ^" y% q& ?
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Assaulting units:0 e- w8 P, ?5 a5 t3 G' v
1st Kure Assault Division7 u8 Y4 s c* g0 }7 g
3rd Air Flotilla 8 j3 f, Z/ h7 G7 t6 i
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Defending units:% D) U: W: u2 K7 e
Molukken Garrison Battalion
6 a3 _* \! e" o! e* r 4th Coastal Gun Battalion l$ p8 Q* P0 a6 G& ^
Ambon Base Force |