AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 421 o0 g+ I$ h+ d0 F) S8 _9 L* C
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+ u" M9 B. d. n2 f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# @/ D& n0 Y9 v! |6 @! a
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6 n& v3 V0 ?5 _; C$ c+ H
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( }8 E/ T8 H6 q* c6 l+ I5 V, f/ ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1091 W& v& J; H4 h: e$ y5 j
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.( ^/ n* t, B% R/ g& Y2 N
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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3 ~. H8 t" z7 m% k2 p- P" XAllied aircraft
4 J1 d; d: S* n! \ 139WH-3 x 64 O3 ?' g4 ` u! s
B-339D x 32 O* o2 v4 z# n; i
Hudson I x 3
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* _) }) |4 k; N% hAllied aircraft losses
: r# W3 n3 A+ ^( M2 | 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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; S* m; ~' @/ n( u( hJapanese Ships
, N4 _: L3 l2 L* ?0 M. I& X* r' B DD Shiratsuyu
2 P. f. c' P0 A9 `# Z 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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. P7 N6 Y. b* E l" n# HRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
, y I; g0 s& U& GEstimated time to target is 5 minutes- @) o6 S0 e2 k S; J6 V
2 `% Q; V% Q* ^4 V1 j( lAllied aircraft
0 E4 a. s" i* L+ ?& U B-339D x 1
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships5 @! j( I1 C# p' G+ h; a* }" _
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk2 w/ x/ Z8 H; p& }! V, r9 `
CA Takao
9 i L+ U& ~. e+ y CL Yura
$ n/ o2 p6 z2 g3 x xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 T& B; }" ]1 ?- W, c
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ R5 L' k: V9 i; g" F
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/ d7 c3 L& ^/ E( ^$ _Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1095 E1 t" L) @: M) Y
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud% j, u0 Z9 ?; }4 F% |
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ m+ I- m5 [5 e( lEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
. \$ p: ]8 y* ^ B-339D x 3
7 z5 ^' S2 E9 d+ F% M4 k A-24 Banshee x 10
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; B1 s* V. X7 |" ^No Allied losses, c) p3 V" S5 s! Q& }& r! L' l' N
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Japanese Ships
2 u9 F; ~) D( r& A: ]" S, r9 D$ ] xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
" W1 j0 M* K ]/ \" x% o- n: f xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires) r/ s( G3 o8 n6 d/ p/ @
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire; U- \3 I# E* x9 S$ W
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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+ X* l3 `; k9 j {: {- ~& m# K4 I; KRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
. m4 _9 G. f5 R( u% ^Estimated time to target is 6 minutes$ D' n2 x S9 z t) r7 O! q4 @
8 V+ R5 K1 B# n1 m/ GAllied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 2+ A: {9 K' T$ k! f+ y
: s0 Q' G& h! i( h, c2 j4 RNo Allied losses2 G; g% f- {) {# a; P% d
% k, h1 `7 w$ m, K( YJapanese Ships
( O* B7 ^ w+ w' m( G9 f 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, b, z3 E" p' m
8 W9 V" m6 J6 b7 l2 zRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% M* V/ d$ ]" {3 ^( S! B1 U) tEstimated time to target is 15 minutes. z8 i' k3 l; y. i+ O- j
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Allied aircraft
! i$ ]! h: A5 L+ N A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
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% r3 h4 ~9 ^, @2 pJapanese Ships
1 P+ r$ K1 Z# d% C- K6 _5 \, w CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires* V* n, X" Z6 V+ U" m
DD Hatakaze& P( w% J/ h6 ]$ g7 F( Z
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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. t+ } f8 ~( z7 PJapanese Deliberate attack4 ?% j% }' u9 E3 l
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76( _& _' _( o* B- m, p3 l
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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( k. t5 _9 u4 { J+ I4 ]1 j. t KAllied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
' x' n. c2 a+ A- } S# MDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)3 y5 f. m" r& o4 t8 ]. U. L% }9 O
Attacker: 7 v5 V ~4 o) _/ _/ [% s9 A$ I
4 t: s5 z3 A$ y" n( c4 VJapanese ground losses:
; x" c8 `! E9 z 292 casualties reported. I0 d6 \; ]8 n0 n3 B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled- T) }# Q9 r# Z, J; X2 u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* z* J4 J8 @' B, P! J4 X) F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- N3 V6 ^4 L8 W
9 N" [& t+ f; vAllied ground losses:
- N0 Y0 t, ^; F4 N! A 163 casualties reported
1 E7 K; j$ s0 e* F Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled9 b/ O: m+ l) z' } z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled4 d5 T( C7 Q( E& [- e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:6 E2 R( g, @: q1 n- @. U
1st Kure Assault Division
5 T4 H4 T* \, M7 N 3rd Air Flotilla
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) ]# M( K4 I' UDefending units:
$ l+ R; k3 W5 j Molukken Garrison Battalion
Z6 H" I8 ]! B 4th Coastal Gun Battalion3 l0 ^& S8 \6 r5 s
Ambon Base Force |