AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42# |$ H5 D; y2 p1 a) F. M
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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) E Z! A2 I$ G. G4 b
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; z- R/ J- S5 O! q+ B* t
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9 x3 U5 }( ?% D8 v7 e* wMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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1 h8 h3 R6 P7 {8 @Weather in hex: Partial cloud+ X- B* S1 g" `
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' U* l: C2 e* [Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
! K7 p9 W# r" s9 v) z$ u 139WH-3 x 6
2 W/ G( @" r: O- X/ s5 a B-339D x 3
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; ?2 f# q& V: f* RAllied aircraft losses' I: w9 ]7 y, E6 t- P" C" I! z
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships( @+ t/ Z$ h3 k }3 }, v I
DD Shiratsuyu1 o1 {% z8 Y. Z+ i' S
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1097 i, Y( R1 z) d T7 u" o$ g
; o1 x5 }% {! pWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
; V" ~. j0 Q$ g* k6 f$ z* ~# l$ fEstimated time to target is 5 minutes( B @4 _1 z/ ]0 {/ o- u
& H6 [$ g0 @. l2 VAllied aircraft
6 v' G6 v5 c5 D. m0 u B-339D x 1+ n& u- ?3 i+ u: V, ~+ H
A-24 Banshee x 17! j' K) Q5 B$ ~% A; c' A; B
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Allied aircraft losses& j! B' ~5 _+ W `5 q
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships; ?! \% [& O" E# @. h
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
' x/ ~5 s) |4 z& O+ J4 f CA Takao. m; V3 R w( p" [6 o, }) z5 B
CL Yura
4 W( ~' f; Q0 `: P& x# B+ \9 Y xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
' b1 x+ w# n$ O6 y xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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5 W7 D3 l( S/ h4 B! hMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109. N7 ]2 C3 u4 _6 Q# P
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6 }: H3 g7 X9 U2 r, y8 T3 e; v( M- lRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 R2 Z+ L: U- d! c& H2 BEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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w6 t1 @# [0 h* p |2 a6 IAllied aircraft
. k. e6 l% E' a: I B-339D x 3
& Q* k- r8 C3 J2 H$ B' w7 D3 e, j A-24 Banshee x 10
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% q- Y$ E$ i/ Z! eNo Allied losses0 K( m1 T" J6 [6 T/ s
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: G3 x8 R# c; ~- D% B
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires& U9 e' I) p! o
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire. W6 J: m) A# f# S- p7 b
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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0 U+ ?% m) L/ y: q3 ?: \, K; ]Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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5 q" `1 { V' x' O6 uRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: }6 f: G% I( O) z: c+ Y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes, W- |3 o6 ]# m/ ^- b E# e
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Allied aircraft5 C y% s7 U4 ~
B-339D x 18 ~1 D4 [) W( U( Y' I }; B) X2 u
A-24 Banshee x 24 `2 ^- z7 [9 ~2 }5 y; d
+ U0 J- S7 |. e& p# Z7 F" LNo Allied losses
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" D9 r, ?/ V, `& PJapanese Ships; |: {! j) }! J( G
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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" ~7 P4 ~5 d; m8 ARaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.: [& A, X" T* `
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes, d/ f" O9 M4 q. l$ Y- }+ Z
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Allied aircraft losses
4 f% l( \. b- J" g( e4 t& z A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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$ m) A8 c% P% Q* Z! {2 |Japanese Ships4 C/ R0 o1 F7 ~) P9 }
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires: D2 R) {: ?0 W# Z( W
DD Hatakaze+ @6 s: w y& o
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)5 M* M5 `7 s6 X- i
1 }4 Q' t; o9 N. u" @Japanese Deliberate attack
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0 }* k; X- l# [: r9 sAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140/ B( _1 Q2 m* [3 j
1 x9 n( h, B8 E0 L# e& u; l: rDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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. ~) _; Q& y$ F, M6 m# B' gJapanese adjusted assault: 53 ( r1 _9 H$ S/ b% f& c
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 5 h- Z6 M) B4 R' s# R: k3 l
2 q/ i9 s* W' t, ^- o6 R5 _ ^8 N# ]Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) % ^3 D0 n% L) a( c5 _
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Combat modifiers, `- h" ~# X" Q( f3 b+ d: H. @6 a
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)* x% h: R" u$ g
Attacker: ; j% v4 c }4 v
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Japanese ground losses:4 q7 r" T- y' t! b
292 casualties reported
8 K) h5 n9 o+ Y! ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
$ Y/ M: t. w" _/ } \0 T6 {- A# C) q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
* T: V" K( ]1 L" [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! s" Y8 J7 G0 a5 w/ M7 E
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Allied ground losses:# u2 p3 M+ i9 M0 o+ ^& O% G
163 casualties reported- {" Y7 M; _( w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
J, @! V& u' A3 A1 M% N/ v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Assaulting units:
z! Q& s1 o" c0 ]1 j 1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:% R' A# |% f7 J$ m3 v
Molukken Garrison Battalion
5 q5 R+ t8 \# C: f' g8 F# S9 l 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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