AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42! \% j5 Q R: m( b& t
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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
' z+ O6 }6 d0 M6 \7 D1 ]) l9 p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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% d* X& E# ?" ]9 u& t' e6 @) SMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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: C( {% H" i% f8 E. tWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 W ?, j$ a) b$ c) W
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes* \1 Y8 d+ K9 d; W$ b* l" Q' z9 j, [
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Allied aircraft$ Z# N, {, b) B6 L8 I% v
139WH-3 x 6$ K3 H. }) ^/ n: D3 ]
B-339D x 3
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139WH-3: 3 damaged6 `# ] i2 z) U1 V% H a, \3 `
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Japanese Ships
2 _ f3 t$ \7 g0 U( b2 r DD Shiratsuyu2 P5 B+ g3 c% ?6 F4 q
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% B; U3 k) w4 c
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
6 N. d4 v# i6 o5 EEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft# C/ T( N" Q; z: O
B-339D x 1
; {/ J' a% s& M+ q A-24 Banshee x 172 O3 Z) w/ `! _! G8 R
R+ B2 c9 O! ~/ |4 ~Allied aircraft losses2 g8 T6 e, ]: A5 C/ h7 Z+ f& i9 y
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged% k Q: F. o# [; O: a( d
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Japanese Ships7 R8 H+ e" F/ q `/ j1 v
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk0 S3 G: V& Q- ]+ w3 a' _1 h- X
CA Takao& l& b3 K+ ^7 y
CL Yura
( c0 h# D4 {- c" z7 U' t xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage# W- \. G8 x: t/ |
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 u- f1 O n* Q2 g- H$ f
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: `8 U3 T, v; x+ ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109' T( n) K, d* |* c( Q8 |
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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; F! R+ s: C+ j! {Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' m8 M/ z' k4 p- c1 a+ d: t& q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft; g9 V6 V8 u2 ]: ~/ s
B-339D x 3
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No Allied losses' z* K! {+ a# y: m/ ^5 x
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Japanese Ships
/ W6 C" i' G& x, C4 p xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
* I* p% a1 ?5 `; T) T3 N) _+ M xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
5 Y2 D* T5 I8 `/ N% d xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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& q6 j, \: X. s0 U: r3 YMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1094 {8 N% k4 g8 O; M$ v
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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7 P1 D/ a9 @; j) \! u$ J$ N- rRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: O3 c' e6 A3 J, cEstimated time to target is 6 minutes. ?, D6 T" i7 f; \6 s& _
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B-339D x 1
1 F( A7 ~5 u: d, v# C A-24 Banshee x 2( U: F! X% `% v: i4 H* D7 L
0 Q: y6 a+ \4 z9 i) W! cNo Allied losses" N/ }; j8 p( x1 L0 p9 f% |, {
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire: t# n- s, [* p$ i" L* @- M
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0 p; f6 A+ f( f# U( C2 F& n1 x) S' dMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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5 d: m) ]+ E7 ]5 F6 hRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
4 a* j* |' S+ n2 K- f$ G; NEstimated time to target is 15 minutes s8 m. `# {" f9 a
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Allied aircraft
0 a3 l6 i( s) a A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses, q7 o9 w( k, h+ H9 ]- q
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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3 j9 y0 ]: o8 j' C( \% e( e& W6 zJapanese Ships
* }! @" n7 [0 Q3 Y: Y9 W CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires1 B# E. s% I& z) l/ A4 ]2 S% r
DD Hatakaze, V1 n0 F, m) {# d1 z' Z
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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& u* \) `7 a5 B( a! @$ q7 {& uJapanese Deliberate attack' Y: `: E! a% x7 o1 H
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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/ F! D, o5 Y/ r9 k0 S# VDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76. e6 X1 z1 A4 M( o9 X( }
9 _6 `, @# r/ ]. u JJapanese adjusted assault: 53 . H7 l5 w$ r5 O; [6 X- d! |- D% j' k
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) & M' y* e) a9 G8 {' o
W% h+ b: E3 y) z$ vCombat modifiers
. R' S0 F" I+ T: a8 w" T% }Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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, Y) _- s% p5 z* _* O2 l* u8 YJapanese ground losses:
6 S! @: u7 W. X) S 292 casualties reported
4 K% N4 f) |" S6 V" m Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
& K6 ?9 G1 H. V" o9 r# O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
$ Q( l5 a! b+ z/ ?- i# V& R; v! Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; {! [: W( A$ s. ?Allied ground losses:, y8 c1 s* K7 z, K
163 casualties reported( @( w6 l7 I |% J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 T/ l/ o+ ]- ]3 X6 P+ h! `
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Assaulting units:
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3rd Air Flotilla
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Molukken Garrison Battalion% H- \ ~; ?# T! s" {1 O
4th Coastal Gun Battalion" R# a! \, z0 I+ f$ X% X2 i4 x
Ambon Base Force |