AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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0 y! k) J8 h+ L! r" p" K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
+ L& v% H8 P1 L! @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
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.( ^* q5 f$ B+ s6 D. j9 M, b' k7 t
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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3 I; h; l3 m) y v0 m/ T2 _Allied aircraft* D; |' P+ T8 n+ ~) o( B6 P+ p" S& e, L
139WH-3 x 6
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Allied aircraft losses6 C$ j4 r f- S6 |# P# z2 y- u
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
- S5 d* e; ~0 ?# F+ X0 ~ DD Shiratsuyu$ `& d* K+ Z0 J7 W+ D: U: T
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109$ {+ u$ H9 X# k; v# z
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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, `. s _+ a2 M& ^Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
! f a2 x& f Z( W; `Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft losses$ U/ q1 |0 @$ @) G. \
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' t2 G' c! o+ x! p xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage l( E1 \ V V2 _2 O$ m+ S' i8 D
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ X- _# |2 Z" b
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/ N" `: y' o# {* z5 \0 yMorning 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.
I) o: _( b6 N A8 o; FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
3 U2 C( R* G! i# e7 h B-339D x 3. F" v( K$ g+ i6 Y8 M
A-24 Banshee x 10
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ q0 x- I# O+ e) F/ o$ B
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
" ?. u- b; C& p* N+ j [$ }; _ xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire9 n5 i7 d; p) a0 W0 R% t
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2 [$ z+ B; |7 B: FMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud" {8 a4 c& G5 p6 k9 t
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Estimated time to target is 6 minutes2 `* N9 j7 I t- q; L$ k* b/ q
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A-24 Banshee x 2
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Japanese Ships
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/ v/ g- e, [* x! PMorning 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 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% |5 l$ e- U( ]Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft losses q4 u; J9 g( R; e
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged ^1 x0 |' y/ r
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires( x. Y) B. P( e8 U7 w6 Z
DD Hatakaze
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, _; U, P: m2 r% T/ z$ s: ]6 Y, [Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)9 d& K1 h: g0 R8 I2 q# Y
7 R! c7 O$ Q, w: L( QJapanese Deliberate attack! Q: u* ^0 s# {/ Y
8 ^7 d* p* c* |4 [3 k4 d0 U$ |7 v) PAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1407 O4 T& }/ n8 T I- B; w: _
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 766 y9 y( k. S( c' |8 [
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 % J, A. f- E6 n) U8 Y, ^$ F
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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9 F; Y; S p) a( I& E! I, i- |Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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N+ z( X- T. Z. |* r& hJapanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled s' m; f' z0 a' t* B' j7 l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& j* ~- Z' O" w6 J; `3 u4 p z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 K5 l! b/ k( D, Y& o3 h. d
, N$ o( y: ^3 gAssaulting units:
' P$ d5 @; s8 I& p 1st Kure Assault Division1 l/ }; Y; \1 [. ^, M- ~
3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
2 F/ i( C5 {9 A; J8 h W Molukken Garrison Battalion$ ?/ u9 Q0 r8 u/ |7 e1 o
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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