AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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6 F5 [/ A1 T/ ~9 y. u8 c' i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
3 A8 n3 `; n3 p1 R, b1 i4 r( ^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. e1 z6 M# [- t( {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes9 x- H1 j" t6 o* ~9 h0 ^
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Allied aircraft
9 |( ` M" U8 w9 ~$ E" ?$ Y! P- Q 139WH-3 x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
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" J8 t. q6 g5 C3 }Japanese Ships
4 _" P+ b# m$ ~6 H4 y& B* J3 L/ {/ [ DD Shiratsuyu) N- v8 Y7 ^% D1 }! B- J; r
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires7 [7 [1 g; k4 e" ^7 q/ S
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud+ n8 U* _0 L. j# {$ x6 C
1 M6 W5 j7 K4 ^' U' V7 T: I( JRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.0 l% M/ d* z8 U5 q
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes6 _; n3 a& v( Z1 f, U
9 X6 z+ U$ `7 ^$ Y0 e' j/ Y' I5 NAllied aircraft" {1 e. }% n E
B-339D x 12 P5 A, }+ Y! |9 [, ~" [" i& ]6 U
A-24 Banshee x 17
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5 q* H7 E: h+ E4 |1 K# z9 jAllied aircraft losses
/ m7 x2 I( W% ^9 ^ A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk6 n( u8 {( u! D/ p1 b
CA Takao
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage: T" |7 I0 t1 c8 z4 q
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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6 h% J3 R: U3 D1 L; M7 z: Z) D9 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud' B. }# `( X- f. }, @
' L0 t9 z/ H0 z. ]3 ]Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- \4 T9 m' m+ f y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes" J" L' w" V( y
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Allied aircraft! s& \) \7 s: {' D9 k! _+ V( i
B-339D x 3) t8 y/ W- a; V* q! y5 u- F) L
A-24 Banshee x 10
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: D3 k- K/ R/ |6 INo Allied losses. K' V6 ]! }+ z/ O
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Japanese Ships) t8 ~1 C4 R: {- [ b, V
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; ~2 n7 w! s1 J4 @ xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
! k' T% d. q) |& \ xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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* F! ~% A# F0 E, CMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' B- d; g& z9 G- ~
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes" Z$ s& c& e T
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7 u) g4 a) g4 G B-339D x 14 S# P4 x- \/ i s$ h. G( e2 S- r
A-24 Banshee x 2
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! t1 I2 A6 ~7 m4 r+ L/ M2 ~No Allied losses% S! _' e6 V }1 S8 }9 K
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Japanese Ships& _% L$ ^3 S- D- d2 b5 E
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire" G1 t7 k% d- ~ Q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109' ` Q% E& G, ]! L: b
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+ g H3 \7 M% I% i6 e+ D7 u5 eRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ u: [1 {. ~8 i
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes- L5 M" f# ^7 q
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses1 @4 W8 {* e7 \$ q- L- z9 i
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged. c9 t6 i! Z$ q$ T) `8 @, a) L2 [7 w
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)4 m4 d" L1 M# r/ w" Q
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140' P0 F7 P! Y! G# R) m' j
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 767 J" K5 E6 H8 G
9 t- R" ^4 h t3 n2 VJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 : G) P; J+ Y. z2 u- Q4 T
" N, P+ ]9 w: P6 f l8 x- j" T1 HJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 4 c' M$ A0 d k2 G+ F' R- ^& t
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Combat modifiers
8 h E: d% G5 \, B- j7 ADefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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, t2 g& d& g8 |, RJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 g1 Q; p2 ~) _" \) ~Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
) V: E% \6 D3 N: s) {- Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled+ R% t" Z0 b X2 }' _& q8 M; |: ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 t' `+ d- S! _; D* U$ Y. W
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Assaulting units:# b5 S$ h+ a: t. {7 g, M
1st Kure Assault Division
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4 c$ V$ m5 s' u1 S4 k/ K0 PDefending units:
9 Z% B) |$ S+ [1 Q2 z& ] Molukken Garrison Battalion1 z' U9 ]' I5 n$ e; f8 ]2 M
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
6 |+ B. d" m* W2 a, V; m Ambon Base Force |