AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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7 Y. `! `; [' V: L5 O; g+ z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+ k; r t* ], I& \. L9 n
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- O1 p$ R% s: \+ K% y) g
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1090 W0 W# F8 O6 |5 i% ]6 I
$ u8 [ A# E3 z/ F& y9 M3 Q5 H" \ AWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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$ \0 p+ l x- ?) ~! t, LRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
& W+ O" C( K- E+ t# z- e9 VEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
7 Q* S- `' v7 L3 i4 g! U* a8 \: H1 Q 139WH-3 x 6. v& a# K- i5 O, e% X; I
B-339D x 3
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139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
* ]$ n3 }; e! i; a( J* r4 R! p DD Shiratsuyu
# O" E0 k$ P$ |: J xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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q0 Q% e$ |; s" L2 Z9 u7 j) H, XMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud- _6 N B q2 V% w5 K% u$ i
6 M; c6 h. S- n5 j" kRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
0 D; I7 }! U) \Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
$ {. e. H8 E% L' A3 T B-339D x 1
; g' v8 a% J2 Y7 i A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
9 G1 x6 j4 b8 w. P' q A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships0 t- n) w- b, |- ]' [5 v Y
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk! r: \7 ?& y) K( v
CA Takao
$ K8 g6 u/ y- r1 I& S CL Yura
/ T- {5 ?4 N- I) ^ xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage/ D# w" N/ \4 O7 J: P
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ a& H( G! i' j. e, z
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9 y3 z/ w) H6 k* S9 `Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109/ m! A- G8 Z2 @! M# q- a
" k, k9 @1 D2 _5 t1 EWeather in hex: Partial cloud( M* c; y+ u" s: Y6 a3 @
7 C) D2 X, ^- W6 \3 ORaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 Y! B3 f, b; j( S; {Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3
: ?) g1 F p. c2 H A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses1 E% u- }6 s" r% X& y7 n
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Japanese Ships
8 }; a% e3 M6 J; ?( u xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 x4 M0 l$ D3 a# B& L# _6 f
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires! h8 r. C! @5 C. p9 \# b+ G* s
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, 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 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
9 t' n/ n9 B. Q2 K gEstimated time to target is 6 minutes6 x$ R! i3 F) `0 @
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; v7 f4 Y5 C/ l B-339D x 1" i0 z$ _. U( f# @9 B/ B0 [; q
A-24 Banshee x 2
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% t; f ?/ _0 @# ?No Allied losses
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) k' {- p% @9 w. e1 hJapanese Ships1 k3 t% J* X0 t4 ?; k4 n$ `
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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" _" l5 p( f! c3 RRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 ~! U' ~; ?4 N6 {, _9 L
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes# f+ O1 s: m9 `, g5 @2 P
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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9 O- f7 x, f2 \" HAllied aircraft losses# z9 {" P* o# q: K
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged$ U7 h, \' H- O; P# u) U8 f$ l4 o; Q1 ?" l
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$ W) q! `: `# @ CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
( T' l$ d7 _ J% P5 v) k' j1 E DD Hatakaze6 x l, e2 O4 [
DD Oyashio
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; q' E( ]3 @! V1 aGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack# X% J2 U, T# }0 A9 u% Y9 ]" h: r
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140# b P J" |& I @& @: Z
! Z1 j Z. P+ ~* WDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 $ R% O$ G0 k! l" \0 F" g) _
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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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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
: L$ U& T1 g9 [9 u9 J! w9 X1 T, f- LAttacker:
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% e, g, B' Q) g$ Q6 ZJapanese ground losses:
- H6 @3 K7 p. J* X 292 casualties reported
2 h0 \5 q/ R) a5 m% S; x2 `9 `2 \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 U7 ^' D) ]- O/ UAllied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled. d) z4 E+ T$ k9 @& l, v# d! H$ L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" m* P* Q$ J2 m; _Assaulting units:
5 _4 y# X& b, ]& e/ g3 z 1st Kure Assault Division, F9 @, I1 v& J' }, ~: o% z/ B
3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:& ~0 t! a) ]1 W* k' v
Molukken Garrison Battalion( ]9 h+ L2 V( Q& P2 g$ ]
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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