AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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+ R: x+ p& E' W! F2 p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7 l/ r. }6 M! V( e+ C7 r( a. D( 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- E, q6 F8 k# a# w( o# F% h0 ^, L
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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3 L! _1 }% T6 q% YWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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, J$ b' Q8 V z0 Z( v5 bRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
2 ~) j% [- F' @: f1 v% J( wEstimated time to target is 7 minutes5 n- x+ H5 A' C3 ?9 S! ^
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Allied aircraft! k6 Y8 n+ S; V$ A0 b9 _
139WH-3 x 6
% F* b3 ~- B( k$ A" M6 L6 [ B-339D x 3
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) r$ E3 N m# @Allied aircraft losses7 `. B4 J) b% J$ R! H/ O
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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" x' F6 O* g/ I DD Shiratsuyu0 y8 ]* K3 ^; y) z7 m* D
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% @2 @( l0 [" M; Z* U; D4 M2 n4 E1 R
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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$ {; w5 Z6 ^ K& c+ V9 ARaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.3 ^; m. K4 E8 E$ q+ a
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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/ ~' }& M0 W) y$ dAllied aircraft$ e; y; @* b( ~, |
B-339D x 1
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Allied aircraft losses0 p9 q) ]. o; u+ o3 c$ I1 ^8 g
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged; C: L6 }0 r4 Y- w4 T
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! }/ u& W+ J2 H% m3 `/ }( }# q xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk. f5 i6 E" k4 e3 Q/ D
CA Takao/ ~+ L- g0 Y4 f- L& _
CL Yura
3 S) }% ~" }- d1 e! s xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage6 \9 u* h9 a6 K4 w) |5 ~+ K
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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2 h. ^9 ^ k: ?1 f8 DMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109" U7 O3 |0 \* a6 S# f# w& f0 L
5 P) [* U* m! ?Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# N; Z8 t/ n5 hEstimated time to target is 6 minutes4 G& G& h! r# y
. Z# V: M' B9 Z# D+ oAllied aircraft% \% x/ R* ?9 p' B' } G8 c% l3 ?& I) A
B-339D x 34 c1 l6 s* n& }. `5 [. f
A-24 Banshee x 10' I) g. a8 U, u z- ^6 w" z0 u
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No Allied losses- {4 {/ h: K1 D+ O7 l/ a- b+ c
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9 `; T# X; R: @% o xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
% t/ x# m& j) w* v4 N' ? xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
& @- R' q- H, \% U; J xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% M4 g5 H3 m, T# Q! q
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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3 j8 ]* L! U; ]: u B-339D x 1* I9 A- u* T- d* o& x+ M: A3 J4 u
A-24 Banshee x 2# U, o' a3 W8 B1 f6 `2 G& B
4 b; R: D. r& q q1 Q. K( m4 pNo Allied losses) Y& s) _. N% M0 P# x
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" i; Y$ Z+ y# O9 C/ v# O 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% |( t8 R( y# ~9 P n( [) u
2 `7 l k& P0 e6 i Z, LRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ j( z" Z. R8 i7 u1 x6 k JEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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3 X) K+ ?2 e' X* y( u8 H( p A-24 Banshee x 14
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0 p& ~4 \" h# S3 E+ b2 l5 gAllied aircraft losses, o% F( b. ` O M( j
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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DD Oyashio" p$ ^* ~: m) D3 ?. r
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8 n' E2 P$ I" ~$ P, y) s$ `Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)1 a# W0 l1 i7 I! R. i" V0 B9 Y
- m' b( e. t% p! ~# QJapanese Deliberate attack
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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$ ^/ m" k. S- ]6 J) ]4 B( Q; o
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 8 ^% z3 q7 a8 }0 |: A) y6 b1 M& ?
! v8 L4 F0 f( q7 dAllied adjusted defense: 121 , {8 @$ Z( k: n
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 5 l r, m l$ b* A
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Combat modifiers
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8 Q1 ^- Z# G$ k; d. |Attacker: 2 m* b, G, I, ?, Z3 W: e, H
$ K u8 k+ X9 c! n' N+ SJapanese ground losses:
3 J! u# u' _3 b9 h 292 casualties reported2 \3 W! Z# Y& ]3 \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled6 x$ n# {8 F4 V* W: @, e5 l) A/ P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* Y" U7 F! \' G9 \& A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:# {6 W; y5 B6 p$ j% z8 t/ z* K
163 casualties reported @* w+ t3 } o( t, X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% y4 o, [; W7 J) {( b) |7 T1 l" ^Assaulting units:
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3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:* y9 Q2 i W4 [% }% \: a
Molukken Garrison Battalion( e$ i+ K- A# f1 {
4th Coastal Gun Battalion6 g, ?8 L: r* E, r. U
Ambon Base Force |