AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42% i" M! s0 o+ P! d1 `! C1 v% Y3 _: Y
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B, \) M6 U- K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1 a* N6 ~/ L0 U$ O1 d5 ?' Q
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! N, Z2 `8 K; U2 o
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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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' {1 i+ @8 D- G" _Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.; K$ y2 _, H/ b) }, _) V( Q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft) c8 ]7 c& L! D, n5 X
139WH-3 x 6
0 T2 L+ T+ h' Y( H( O1 u B-339D x 3
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/ o8 p5 D- \6 W+ |( CAllied aircraft losses
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6 g4 e: X* p3 o7 _1 z: dJapanese Ships/ \) `. \8 {! n2 n" [4 f5 A) c# c
DD Shiratsuyu
' C, Z* M! k3 l7 T; S* L xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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8 ~2 w, `5 X2 v _" R9 h' N" U7 oMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1091 g) {; R- i% O9 t- t% q
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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) d* L8 a( C* Q0 I3 f( @Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
: }# a5 j" L% `Estimated time to target is 5 minutes G6 `1 i2 n, W* I* ]
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Allied aircraft0 Q' M* S7 T; M
B-339D x 1
B9 m; z; K; j- A) P: p A-24 Banshee x 17
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A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged0 Q8 i9 }1 w. ?& _9 `% y
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Japanese Ships8 G2 P- N- h; s8 g
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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CL Yura
- _+ j) k1 w, S* Z0 ~1 W, d/ i xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 m" a3 d1 M" W; q: q xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire. V4 ^8 K+ e+ a
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* X. B0 }% U- a! h" s9 @0 M' eMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1097 P0 ~7 m% y- R( Z! M Q" m
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& E! c2 a# i/ m8 Z
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 g& D* C) T8 \& e( o7 n0 } m
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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$ u* A* @. r9 q7 S+ P' E B-339D x 3
& I0 v: l* _3 {) {3 e) a& } A-24 Banshee x 107 G( d; Y6 g- C+ k8 m1 n- }# O
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No Allied losses' r8 X+ x) x1 h6 {( E2 ?, z0 T/ j
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Japanese Ships
) Q Y- Y a/ T( @ xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" ]! {* A2 t% b8 W
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
( T% x: z) w6 h: Y8 ]5 A xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, F& @0 k1 s+ v: J+ N+ v
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 d2 U- n4 z0 n* U1 P2 ~& j6 N
; M9 j6 ]+ E$ B+ W! R2 D) ~Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- F! @2 Z0 q6 |6 R; wEstimated time to target is 6 minutes! h9 z+ |8 ?3 I& C/ w
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B-339D x 12 M) R# C4 H$ T6 @& o8 q- h+ {
A-24 Banshee x 2( k7 v7 M6 \6 _! B9 d# O4 V& u2 D1 j
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships8 _, G. q0 Y0 d! I
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ Y8 ~) x$ T5 @9 L* S7 h8 w0 Q
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/ f8 i0 i+ F. m9 c. xMorning 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.
5 ^" Y; @, k/ C! o3 |+ g, o$ S2 z& OEstimated time to target is 15 minutes# V' z7 ~$ u( k! p; ^- p
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Allied aircraft1 R! N. v; R) {; N5 R% L" ]
A-24 Banshee x 14* U9 D2 P. s! ]/ L3 M1 P
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Allied aircraft losses* ?. e/ [4 l) J# F( c* I9 M
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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" D3 ~4 z* ?3 w h1 G6 M3 rJapanese Ships
# c+ e. c+ s) F: V* P$ W' p CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
4 N1 r7 j0 o3 _* T DD Hatakaze
h7 n# {3 P+ {4 L% u DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)& K9 p v+ P& q$ T! A% m
( b1 d8 \: l; rJapanese Deliberate attack
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+ Z6 k# Q0 C& Z9 yAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1401 R, U/ _8 m/ J! {3 y; ]
; j6 T& c0 I* z! X0 N0 rDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 & B, t1 h$ x* |) H# _
% y. B4 z6 f4 N$ ]' O# x" fAllied adjusted defense: 121 $ a( K) H3 L. }! F v# }' G- C. B/ ?
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) ! f0 ]. b) h; b+ H7 U
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)2 K9 P& O, o/ U4 W' C x$ v' W/ L4 @
Attacker: % k# Y( w+ Y: E
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, {, L- B1 e: |6 K) B& |* p 292 casualties reported% X9 W/ f% [3 }- u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
4 F6 j0 x# Z9 @% T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
* O. T, r, z* ]$ b/ j+ u- {6 H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 C) [& ^; N9 Z/ R. f9 Y# ^( rAllied ground losses:
: X2 v, w' n6 ]# H$ P3 b 163 casualties reported
6 m* u1 F6 x* {4 I5 x. I K Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
; a' E9 }# T+ f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Assaulting units:3 r7 P5 C& m8 H: k# ~. o
1st Kure Assault Division% c. p% S8 N+ [6 s) z
3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
5 j/ D. D1 ^- `6 Q% g8 j, o3 i" y Molukken Garrison Battalion, E2 Q. z- _+ S( O h# b( [
4th Coastal Gun Battalion( l! ]4 r1 ~% c# _6 y, l( P
Ambon Base Force |