AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 421 Q3 m$ Y9 A5 ^8 o: j
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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
5 ^: m, o: f3 J4 E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) Q7 N2 k1 K& z1 U3 }& s6 o: ]5 H
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" E" P5 E. o# D# ]9 X% i9 bEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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6 L. y$ N0 U( v fAllied aircraft3 R& w% ~; t0 G( ]9 y% h
139WH-3 x 6
: H R z B) z3 [* h B-339D x 3) `. ^* \' @3 [' U: Q# K
Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses# |3 K" V* ^+ d ~# I/ G6 Q
139WH-3: 3 damaged3 b" V4 A# i( S* f
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DD Shiratsuyu
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. R8 B/ ^1 |: A' ?; VMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109' M) p( q# a0 A3 l* H" q. B
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 C' m) g8 ~0 q' J$ S& Z4 }
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
' R2 D |# o/ d# HEstimated time to target is 5 minutes( Y& D9 m; I5 C- o6 s, h
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B-339D x 1
$ m, r# _+ Q$ X8 P: _ A-24 Banshee x 174 y# x& Y* t. l% X
5 c- A, v0 o' O; FAllied aircraft losses
" D8 @! F, F; x2 N- l A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged% F, K# t6 z' x9 X$ q
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Japanese Ships: t7 Z+ e3 X( g- Y$ Y
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk. r: [& M# S3 ?# E7 [: v
CA Takao
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 y0 Z- L- ^3 U4 Z! G! U! ] 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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 C% `) p+ E' F) G7 j1 H% fEstimated time to target is 6 minutes7 r! }' i: `5 x4 ?! ?0 Q% b
e4 f& g( q" J5 x) t8 hAllied aircraft
8 t- d' i0 X$ p9 e0 D# E B-339D x 3
0 y$ u! h q0 p/ N A-24 Banshee x 10
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% h. g) L8 u3 f- d6 x zNo Allied losses ~% A8 K) Y6 N' d; d1 A+ F
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# ^, T+ N* F( q' P' A xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
7 v/ k6 z" I- Y- W xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires. U( A' k$ ?; @% M7 \) g' s; m
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 ?5 }. A3 z) N H$ Y! M5 h F
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3 W4 ]' Z0 V/ E3 Y6 u3 fMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109! {2 _6 u% g7 v& {
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" ]9 ]+ D" p$ CEstimated time to target is 6 minutes- f/ m5 {% A! N$ o8 @- ^
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B-339D x 1" E* ]7 o6 Y1 M$ M! _' e
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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# K& N3 s1 y9 b' u1 q' Z5 oJapanese Ships
' z' h) y; H7 ~4 D Z CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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1 v) T" l; }/ e4 |/ R @ N9 DMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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D% j! R! f' _5 V/ \ zRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 ]# \) c5 @0 P; m. T: R( NEstimated time to target is 15 minutes- l) d+ Q' C6 h9 l
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Allied aircraft
2 z- X; C) f' U1 F. l A-24 Banshee x 14
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
) U- n; Y) D" ` CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
0 w4 @; y! v4 I$ v DD Hatakaze# E0 ?( L' \6 D& ]( w- `$ E
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack: _% u/ o, h# X$ ~9 d! B5 l' g
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140: E9 z# v" {9 J7 g/ z5 R
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76& Q" I2 s M6 }. X) E
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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2 i; x( i2 |) s% p8 b" i4 OAllied adjusted defense: 121 ; [) u* U6 I. g: W R% K; a+ o
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 1 ^; @. q( I6 Q& s6 Q- i. ?
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)- O% h, H q% s8 ?5 a
Attacker: . P! B4 n0 T2 i2 B4 l
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Japanese ground losses:% I9 P; v7 ?, G# V
292 casualties reported% F* Q& M2 M: m9 _3 _6 j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled( k# W4 d' k" T9 k ]; L) u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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4 ]7 o T: @# n' q! |0 K; |Allied ground losses:7 n! }# s( m9 r6 I1 J) i
163 casualties reported. ~ k( N/ Z9 a0 L) Z z& K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled; ~$ h; ?' d5 V- S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; P& H6 Z2 o3 p6 t! J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ F- B4 w" T/ X- V S' M) y
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Assaulting units:
; l- ^+ i3 R6 e- b* M9 ? 1st Kure Assault Division
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Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |