AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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1 z! m" j: i# @; n( ]; n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
& a- c$ w, W/ d( `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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. l8 k$ x* F# C: DMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1098 y& _$ n5 ?" v: V
: o$ k4 g, l, A, ]! UWeather in hex: Partial cloud. o" V7 V; C+ Z1 |
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 O I: J3 R: N& tEstimated time to target is 7 minutes7 [( F3 `1 I8 ~# T
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Allied aircraft2 ]3 |% Z# ?' Q) s
139WH-3 x 6
6 o& i' g9 Q# I+ J) b8 f B-339D x 3
2 `: q, |; L( W% L Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
/ ~6 ?5 Q( ~1 O& [ 139WH-3: 3 damaged3 {" }: C5 ?& x1 L" A1 ]; f
/ K, M8 o1 z& g( NJapanese Ships
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xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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- Q: A/ h( n1 |! [& T+ \Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109- F( |) W$ _4 ~
; S8 p( m3 p- J# T# [# v* FWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
. @: s2 }. C# t- DEstimated time to target is 5 minutes$ P- E. V# \6 X$ o4 L2 V! ~3 f
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Allied aircraft
4 M* s/ |4 D7 I% @. z& H B-339D x 1
7 j! n5 i( r+ ~0 f1 R4 k A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
8 Q$ d7 `9 C+ r4 F; r A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged! D; |8 |% N5 T/ o
7 P& p5 j' m7 _9 P! |- HJapanese Ships' u, K+ o7 X" m4 |5 d7 l
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk9 S: @. T6 |- D0 [8 X0 P0 l
CA Takao
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage& y. a r9 @6 p# n9 o% f3 Z
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire; @& R& ^/ T. r: B
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109* A, y. f9 F8 }; ] G. G
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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4 F2 D4 o) o7 ?6 Y/ \6 TRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# j, Q2 Y2 c0 H) Z, T: l- ^
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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( _# k9 _ k) `- A; _9 V4 UAllied aircraft
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# `1 W0 F5 ~# l9 }, ZNo Allied losses
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" U& K9 D) i! k/ J" b) B) |Japanese Ships
3 x3 e/ ]) n0 L2 m- i) v- Y6 W* Q) p xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
3 D" ~! G6 ~* r" \- N xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
; d7 j! J( K3 ]; j. N xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire) F7 k- [3 n3 a& N. Y' H+ H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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9 N( S. l' p7 E1 d# t) E% NRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' a# y5 a7 k( [# G5 s! G, i
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes: |1 R s' R- a& k* q2 d( E
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B-339D x 1
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No Allied losses$ A2 ~- X+ M" w
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0 _) Y: |0 l* r7 mMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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) {6 X: _9 R; E4 z6 S; K4 lRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.' G! L3 E7 `1 d# m
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes4 X* z4 a( O2 S+ c3 f
+ k! _9 G% n) w0 YAllied aircraft
t1 n! h: W' e# D- G A-24 Banshee x 14. r; o: R1 K1 h: Z- c! q
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Allied aircraft losses
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/ z- v! l. x0 u2 n# L7 AJapanese Ships& K6 J4 \5 p+ u( h0 w" P/ N" K
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires* L" U: u( T( ~
DD Hatakaze. d, m+ S4 T& U/ O! ^2 D& W
DD Oyashio3 J$ S0 M2 }* e D) r. g6 }+ F
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6 |9 v5 J% |4 W9 d& eGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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4 W4 B- O9 W( DAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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E* J9 K |& _" J) `* GDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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! {* C# }: {6 B. {3 |6 {& uAllied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) , V0 S; x6 Y J1 A
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)' @, i/ v, H" }# G- _
Attacker:
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3 z: `! ^0 S _' z7 VJapanese ground losses:, L. H. Q- U. @$ A) y
292 casualties reported6 N4 S4 p* D( Z/ @! {2 G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled' U, `7 {! F8 D$ l/ v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
& ~% D3 \( j$ E, z$ G9 G( p 163 casualties reported
4 M5 B3 ]3 l. u# t+ N! U- J8 K3 U( y Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
, O0 Z' x' d* o. `+ K; Z3 | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled$ a: D s m7 G r }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! T% T5 c f- A$ l
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1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:$ u) K9 R c: X! ?
Molukken Garrison Battalion
% X" ~ Z6 V2 D6 E$ c g 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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