AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42* d. U4 Y. j& `& }. ~* ^. B
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% h G* F; n( G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 D A" R' \' c0 ~! j, r5 l. l2 C
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1 d9 D6 f! d' a3 P1 _3 V0 a% X
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" b3 b2 k% ]1 u. g4 o5 [8 jMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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4 D$ K3 o. Z; z+ n7 P \' sWeather in hex: Partial cloud5 n- A `5 ~) @* r# ~
: K4 t& F4 A1 o/ sRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet., `- |; y r2 e, ]$ q( T* ]
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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$ m" E1 r$ ]8 V) D a3 _) J, h, ]* X. ^Allied aircraft
8 C: p: J9 a1 ?# J: r& m 139WH-3 x 6
% l- w# x9 h* S5 \' M" z B-339D x 3
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# j6 ~5 g) _: GAllied aircraft losses
8 A) D, C1 E' S$ L 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' m/ Y1 t( q+ |/ ]& c# x) C DD Shiratsuyu
) |9 D( M: J( ?; n$ P# i xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires9 a0 v. V& E7 F+ m. p8 g
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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2 l/ _- E$ [/ c0 y5 V( ZWeather in hex: Partial cloud1 \; _" `5 S8 w% |& ^( f- q* {
a& M- a4 L( a- p) KRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet., u9 x- z) Z( u+ @& ^1 v+ u
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes" r7 h& B7 p5 b& C
5 v. x. O# O8 \/ v8 y1 FAllied aircraft
2 h6 M4 x/ j7 K% Y$ ]. a) n B-339D x 13 ^6 B) b& X' y7 ?
A-24 Banshee x 17% Q3 n* g& d5 k: W; h
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Allied aircraft losses
# O# C6 x* T$ X5 D j8 U* `+ v A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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/ b' F3 d0 a, w9 h8 S: m" zJapanese Ships
, @0 b1 w# T4 Y' K3 X4 C xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk; W3 U0 H2 N9 z0 v% G
CA Takao
0 `' K+ o! e6 J' u0 h CL Yura6 ]$ d. n! [8 }( B7 W7 n# t
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage( q, v9 H( B+ s& c( g+ p! E
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% t3 l: u& \0 f- P8 \ M, h% z$ w
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 ~1 A& k- s; O; o6 j7 m
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes6 R8 D, I1 l3 |2 J: Y
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Allied aircraft8 a# F$ r. ?4 t
B-339D x 3
( ]; q2 w$ u6 N A-24 Banshee x 10
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7 {2 x5 }8 [) O) @Japanese Ships2 y( b2 A& z' q R
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
$ j2 Q- n$ ~$ V- F xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires& m1 V4 V0 @1 q9 n: c7 U9 S2 ~ {4 z2 M
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ `# l3 |: z' _+ B& v
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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 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." t3 G/ P: f3 I- x; D* a+ K# W
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 @1 h: e# j0 Q5 a5 m* ?, |
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Allied aircraft
; V' q0 ?! M" n6 ^1 V$ m% C B-339D x 1
! n) h: D! T! i+ d5 N0 S A-24 Banshee x 2
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# c$ }/ n& D l/ g' @No Allied losses( q* ^: S% {+ R+ t% ~: w) L
# N0 K1 u8 A9 HJapanese Ships
3 q# h% w% W5 o CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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3 n2 P+ e/ y7 m0 M7 c7 NMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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0 I: m8 ^& x# _" SWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., [0 C6 F$ Y4 L+ q" I: r
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 W' ~7 U7 I, [ E/ b" Y0 _8 _+ x% L
A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses( l6 y% b- \% `2 W E
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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+ p& ~+ y6 \5 @6 y5 LJapanese Ships
& m* x' h. J$ e# S. u* g; p CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
, p7 O) c+ W1 I# o1 {9 U% m4 r. K DD Hatakaze
9 D3 r5 N+ {8 ?# _5 N9 |8 X) X0 s DD Oyashio q. T! _% Q8 t4 N+ z
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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X7 V/ |, B bJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140 S& J( l5 L+ }. y8 L7 H% z9 L5 p) ]
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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z6 D, z7 [/ |5 k1 HJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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. E! `% y' v# E/ O3 h( S' m% yAllied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) + M1 U, a t6 t) A
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Combat modifiers
6 ^. {7 P/ x7 {, BDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
7 Y& t( d: C0 r4 ]# ? w; ], I, K; SAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:: [' U8 r j8 k9 L9 ]# M
292 casualties reported
0 v5 {% p! f5 H* I' h0 d$ F3 w$ B Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
% S2 f$ L/ s2 ]" [# S, V3 O! z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
; o. s0 K: B6 C4 @% W2 p9 o. N F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 S" x, t4 F* h5 E, u) GAllied ground losses:; U4 o# f& t' R. b
163 casualties reported
1 S n; K6 T' J! S7 L Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled2 t9 u9 f9 A. L" G& |+ z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
7 @4 \. \$ @" i! k7 U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:' M" f/ v( E5 r5 T& h
1st Kure Assault Division# J$ Q- W8 b; A+ e, H: a+ x
3rd Air Flotilla ' t# v* i& [ T) _3 D7 P
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Defending units:$ k8 B" t/ o Q+ ^: k2 e% ~1 J
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |