AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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) f3 W6 I$ z& A O0 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
3 I b( a; Z1 j4 P& _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.
" o9 a: t, D. v1 c0 t! F4 hEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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# L# \& S. \# W% _Allied aircraft
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; l7 v, o4 d8 ]; h$ g2 L3 W6 A B-339D x 39 P5 [, e! s5 o8 e$ ~# h) f
Hudson I x 3+ D m# {" p' N' H. N
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139WH-3: 3 damaged8 B" g8 | B H% r
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DD Shiratsuyu
6 A$ m+ i4 [, _( j; [: j xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109- [0 O6 o' M, I' h) q# Z2 [+ x
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet., R0 C" p$ d2 ?! y# P' f
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes. \3 J1 n, `+ z
- e3 Q1 _& a! f. N) AAllied aircraft. l! u# m; N& C' n, n& D- d
B-339D x 1
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' w' [! L6 a# l8 J A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged: O$ S+ z0 c) D5 t4 I4 v
8 q9 `! [( W, m$ IJapanese Ships8 y: M+ T5 t s. {9 r% M/ W
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
z8 v1 a' ^/ X CA Takao
8 s7 n* n( b( h# `6 s+ X) o8 W CL Yura \$ r9 Y' a) _' O' d! j! r/ P0 ~" {
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
# }2 g9 g3 H) t3 L8 D xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 r* P3 h6 T, k# U+ o0 }: d
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1097 z1 @( M+ S" ~, i# O: E
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% R% @- D) K5 j- B2 Y3 JEstimated time to target is 6 minutes; F9 P# g) _# ], Z+ q
l" R& m$ F$ a2 j3 L( n9 u/ l* cAllied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses
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5 l$ G. S$ Y6 G# ?Japanese Ships
- d# F. u6 k/ c9 Z xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 }6 q+ t9 s S xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
6 Z/ M$ _ J. m/ _4 t1 g xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, [" X. k2 Y. S* z
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, o% c, F- O2 R; tMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud: F$ G. U1 C, k9 e+ C2 L, W
9 f, m4 } h& r: dRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 V/ f/ @! F; L/ r* M/ a
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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S/ x* U" o7 yAllied aircraft
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7 h- m6 @+ N/ ?* o* e. D A-24 Banshee x 2! `% @$ o6 S$ G( L
3 d, q0 x7 f6 Z) SNo Allied losses% E3 B& v2 {/ k7 \1 N
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1092 C1 T) c; O2 H+ v/ _" [
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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# m2 j8 o% g$ v1 t$ O/ l& ~1 GRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ E6 `) a6 E1 G! E5 r
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes+ a0 m+ q* @5 W" T! r; k( @ H7 \
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Allied aircraft) U, J5 n5 n1 n2 y( z2 E4 `
A-24 Banshee x 14
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged/ z: f. o) |+ o0 ?0 |& w* ]5 `
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Japanese Ships( J- d* a9 `: e) M' x, I+ g) g
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
$ _' j- f, j! W! Y, P DD Hatakaze: N" P; p$ }6 ~% S! X
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack* y9 k! B8 F. ]) `; T
) o6 |. S* T$ f- `8 MAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1406 w% Q4 O, t2 ?. |2 p- C
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 * t) h) G& D" l* Q. `4 _
6 e" { d1 \* A" f2 r) QAllied adjusted defense: 121
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; e# t/ T6 d/ {2 ^- DJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
. n1 R$ U, _- k) {: W( {# m0 MDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)8 ^7 f1 _& y* S! F- U) I
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:' |- u2 t2 h/ C& ~" L2 U) M
292 casualties reported& S! \- C3 |' g: w' G8 [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled6 s) G/ f8 M, r' Q* \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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7 {) T1 J% ^+ U6 c% `4 N3 vAllied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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0 T4 t$ F$ J- d& m3 S) d+ [Assaulting units: {8 ~+ C5 V+ p
1st Kure Assault Division& N; b! p8 ?' F* Z' z
3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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