AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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3 _; ?# Q$ M3 G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
& v$ ^/ E7 a4 H3 Z3 X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" a$ Y$ Z; U% b0 d; x8 O
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% s& x' d& b& I+ dMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109& H3 a8 ^3 O# Y$ J" h4 |' p
0 _3 L" b9 I Q" W% XWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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9 {% q( c$ G q- kRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; {8 y4 x4 r# z! _: U. CEstimated time to target is 7 minutes# r6 B# l& k D" `9 T
}+ d/ C. b8 D( X0 g8 `Allied aircraft
" R+ x+ J$ `* O( @% Q/ V4 t+ m1 Q 139WH-3 x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
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6 h' }2 n# R. y" J' N) e7 jJapanese Ships
( R( l5 J( j- w8 h0 b; `/ Q DD Shiratsuyu
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) q, x" s$ g0 g! Y. eMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109, f( i: S" e; w
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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9 Y$ L% Y: K: _+ eRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.: T/ k, b2 J! n/ K' F0 u& q
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft' t5 e8 d: D5 G7 a& t: M
B-339D x 1
1 d+ j' b! h* S6 R A-24 Banshee x 170 P4 A/ L' g7 A* ?: }* n) [: ^6 I
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Allied aircraft losses7 M. j9 `) a! Z$ g
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged; A& S# h2 G/ I. A- `& R
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xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk- W& r u; A7 d/ ?
CA Takao" v0 z# a" ?/ ]* X( G0 r7 _4 @7 L
CL Yura8 w& L+ o9 W2 r7 @( `5 |+ |* O: m( D
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage& l4 X( j" S1 A7 n: Y0 D3 I1 N$ r
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 u* j* _$ o r1 F0 d2 P5 a6 K) m
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109- R( @3 S6 S/ g& W; x3 s$ ]
+ M. A( x1 K( {7 i) oWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( _' N( q1 y5 OEstimated time to target is 6 minutes( w- |! _- @2 L1 D4 d
4 v; d! k! v1 TAllied aircraft. N" I1 M7 R+ d) ?
B-339D x 3% \% @3 X+ q3 D. Y2 t8 o1 r7 {+ u
A-24 Banshee x 104 m* G) }2 H) c' x2 B
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
7 U; `, U9 J9 R# G xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires, O' }- Q, m5 K5 R! h2 l) v# \
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 V/ a3 Q; u) f1 D
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) W. v" V) E G% E8 dMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1099 s. \ V; s1 C
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 N* k9 H- F+ w: I6 `
& A6 w5 ], s- F8 vRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% l) U1 U! r8 J. HEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft( [4 H, c, m! |# S9 I
B-339D x 19 i2 M# {+ {7 {) d6 I
A-24 Banshee x 2
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* C% L+ X' |$ Z2 L: i! a$ S4 ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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4 |2 S& t/ R! d; jRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# z" s; {1 O' v1 J8 G- A% z Z5 m/ ^
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft losses
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7 ~2 j5 _9 F% x# a; V& jJapanese Ships; |& B1 }; u( V& g
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
3 d, D5 |, X& v5 q- I DD Hatakaze
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1 x% _+ B' Z! M; @# QGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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! b2 B4 i" c6 V( ]Japanese Deliberate attack! v/ X0 |6 t& R7 F# h! E
4 o. j, q0 |! q4 FAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140% V5 w* a+ v$ R2 Z4 G: A
6 N& U! u) L9 g3 O7 _% {* w2 X9 eDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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p" U/ M& E+ [7 r0 z9 LJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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+ n8 e4 b6 p3 ` M! `Allied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 0 U& f2 T4 V3 M( b5 x
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Combat modifiers
: q1 ~8 S! L: u8 dDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)' p# [: c& A9 ]4 C
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:4 _5 G- ]6 |9 ?% J+ p) ]
292 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled. p( ]1 m: z& Y. r4 L& k! J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 b$ x5 X J: L* F/ ?+ gAllied ground losses:
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5 r6 s3 I& k" d; R3 N5 a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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0 G, E( W: f5 ]; \Assaulting units:
& J/ s0 E* b3 k5 V3 q8 | 1st Kure Assault Division4 i+ m: E9 K) r. [9 j( O5 M
3rd Air Flotilla % I, B8 n4 c; ]& V
1 ^( h) N" g) Z& Q: U8 \, yDefending units:+ A$ J1 p1 S: P: q' N2 O9 m
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |