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
' p+ Z( j6 ]7 g* U9 c c8 X7 G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
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud! E+ [7 x6 [2 V& @
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
! y5 Z! Q, ~' P( Y& O* jEstimated time to target is 7 minutes }! [& B. g& o
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Allied aircraft: W2 \2 O7 R+ q! G; _( p! B
139WH-3 x 69 k# M/ U; h* N& H
B-339D x 3/ _+ s1 ~* ^2 ^
Hudson I x 3
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139WH-3: 3 damaged: C, x% z' X& l( o5 X! S( Y8 l
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Japanese Ships
9 E# p1 Q8 p9 P DD Shiratsuyu1 h+ C8 k/ c; a2 @
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) k' L. Z& O5 |4 B
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
% x v( I& s* k- Q# x3 t5 kEstimated time to target is 5 minutes/ S* _5 m# |) g: f0 P7 C6 P
- D; r. @3 @' l/ Q( HAllied aircraft
1 {/ G/ y/ a* s9 R n* V B-339D x 11 j; M' ]% n, Q, Y$ |
A-24 Banshee x 17, _- q) {8 j/ C3 H. v
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1 X" U1 y5 `8 u. d# ] A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk9 e6 H; w8 Q9 f! b
CA Takao
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0 b8 Q8 M3 z3 j, f# G; v( A$ T1 s xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 n4 Z, p, h Z! K xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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0 s) b2 g- c3 ZWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" s1 C7 f; |4 w) i3 y' v# Y: lEstimated time to target is 6 minutes! K9 l; z0 f" h* o1 w' ]& t/ w
& l3 a t9 O+ k2 s' X/ ]Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses' }- y6 P; P; x" u+ J$ I3 b9 d
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Japanese Ships; N3 y& T# {9 I- T2 g6 x J$ S
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* V1 [4 s- Y. \; d% T' n" [. s
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires9 @$ L$ L g$ ]* u0 v8 N" K1 c: j
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, b) Y# v. f g9 w+ L7 T
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- _ J. ^, t- U0 BMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109& j2 j# @) F( b. O! a: B8 S+ X
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) \- N0 C; ^* s, `) \8 v# lRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ ?6 X' c7 P" K r
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft! S! i6 w) o, {
B-339D x 1
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0 k( A' t6 \6 d- D2 Q1 UNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
4 @. o/ s/ J2 z6 h/ z. k% V( g* ^& A' p 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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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.: W9 D/ R7 M: M2 l' c; G, o
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft) @: O$ | U1 u: q F6 }( S
A-24 Banshee x 145 o: R9 O' |; w% A% R4 I8 {+ X* Q+ g
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
1 w8 v& s6 J/ p+ g3 e$ E CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires' }# M& H3 P5 f |" O
DD Hatakaze0 s, Q1 V2 M* o
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack1 B9 S2 x" Y( n
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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+ F+ V0 \5 C" p2 E3 P1 X) \% w9 XDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 8 @3 n% z9 x/ K+ P5 o: U" s
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 ( Y1 V8 T& Z8 m7 Q1 p$ M, ]5 q: V4 E) {
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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* U2 m& K" E( n9 G! MCombat modifiers
1 [/ x0 v2 p; A/ P9 M' I7 K* qDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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3 k4 I5 f$ z; o uJapanese ground losses:
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8 m2 f8 K9 g6 y Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
$ U; _( Z7 v* y$ ^" A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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6 s0 b! a0 @, I3 l Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled+ q- ]; z. J- r7 K; v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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$ a, `. C: _( z; J6 _' |9 qAssaulting units:
C; r- w# S/ e- P* I- o 1st Kure Assault Division0 e1 S. E @1 d( v
3rd Air Flotilla 9 t4 X, _# f/ j
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Defending units:3 S8 V1 y6 |) m8 L' v
Molukken Garrison Battalion) x1 p0 {! @# Q, |7 @0 ]8 R9 v
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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