AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 421 Z: c5 M+ B% Y- z T
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+ D4 X6 G& u/ \: w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 }" z, Y$ }( M& H' W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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0 Y1 p+ O9 @& M. n4 W0 G! {3 z9 wMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% ^$ N- a# @2 R1 w! T K
1 j W. w" p/ r7 y2 n8 g; q* q' K& kWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.3 {! Y4 Z# F+ l( I5 X2 L# n
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes" [4 {$ O0 S" {" `! X
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Allied aircraft
/ }. a7 C( M2 W) f- I G7 [' p 139WH-3 x 6
: I5 m/ j: M) ~! N8 h& i B-339D x 3
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z; W. J" U9 XAllied aircraft losses9 ~5 z: }/ p: \
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships, v+ B; r' Y5 j
DD Shiratsuyu
& S5 k0 X. {& D" ^) }( V t 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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 E. |) O" Q9 G* U# K6 {7 C9 U
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
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. k4 }$ D5 c% q( ~Allied aircraft
4 I1 W9 R& m: `) }) I% m5 F0 Z B-339D x 13 ~) J# [# G' l# N( v/ ~& g0 E8 ?' b8 O
A-24 Banshee x 17* N# y1 ^& I' m% q3 T/ _
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Allied aircraft losses
7 ?+ n' e: V4 Z* i( D# a1 D2 a A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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9 n( z* Q( u1 X; n( o xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk" u" r0 x- j1 K& W+ |% U
CA Takao
; j# x- m2 m9 _' n* F CL Yura/ Q1 N% n+ R/ ]% e6 e
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 R6 _* T7 a: g
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 f8 b j: _+ V: C; c
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) M* I: L& L* W7 v; K) ]; [: jMorning 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.
{/ E) y( D3 V+ VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft5 k+ G7 D( v$ c6 p/ d
B-339D x 3
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5 f4 R9 ~# \$ e5 N3 ^+ a, `* jNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
& R |! R: A0 `2 Z. i B) E xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
8 k; c& c3 g3 J2 K xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
& m+ { Y9 k2 U, G! M; E: m) s& ] xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire' k+ U. M4 b1 k$ c5 R& j; A
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( Q+ \% m3 S/ q) o2 Q. T( }( c
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# a* N+ e: W. E" X+ WRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 R6 \" P2 s: C: xEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 12 v/ V. A/ T5 O. Z/ g6 y, p
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships' [* ^9 h% r7 z' |5 X& `& s
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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5 h1 x8 y* W" y7 yMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109# }8 [ }! s; \7 F9 o
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 \$ U* o& J7 }' Y4 M. y
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. P* y# ^7 h- xEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft) \9 k5 q8 u% h4 d. X
A-24 Banshee x 14
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8 P. N4 `0 T8 |6 M$ a$ c" u0 R7 kAllied aircraft losses4 c _% Q6 N) D- J/ b' B
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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( W2 x% R/ p+ X" u( b: f8 cJapanese Ships
6 r' s# q+ e4 R: v CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
4 L8 E% b: m5 A! H! I3 ~; B DD Hatakaze# w5 g) [, i2 s" z$ G& A8 G; a B
DD Oyashio
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3 j- ?, H+ g8 [! f" {Ground combat at Ambon (76,109) E& F' z3 K( ?7 A0 j% E& r7 @
e% Y/ I& X, _# I6 ^9 }0 QJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140: D0 }" E3 _ ]) F h( J
- W& B E2 w4 SDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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6 x# P8 g( }( t; u; G4 p& HAllied adjusted defense: 121
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9 p4 G0 y5 d+ k$ u; U1 uJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers b6 B! F- h; Y
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)& H% g$ S5 Y6 m; t. Q
Attacker:
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& \* \- u5 |3 Y o% g$ u B' { 292 casualties reported7 n% U( i7 j" K: c' ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled% n& a- w( }/ Z# z# y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
4 V$ K4 d( ~ ~1 ]8 a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( t6 s' `% P# k$ T8 V
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Allied ground losses:
) T9 [ c2 l9 B q: y 163 casualties reported
& ?# ]9 p% S# m+ e# K, I Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
4 ?/ W' G ^# s; B7 g" G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled, j! J# n7 A$ k0 @: V7 q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 b: h7 {2 @ v+ `
' X$ K- h1 D, }& _8 b6 z6 F$ ~Assaulting units:# ]0 B/ \# a2 O: L7 k3 H; T
1st Kure Assault Division
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2 }! \3 T$ D/ m9 K) ?9 WDefending units:
i! I# _1 Q6 b' N% k4 ] Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |