AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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1 w( }& R/ h; p. G$ M5 g6 u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 H+ N |- |2 E2 c/ a6 u3 j4 v! F9 b
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5 u; U0 B0 m1 s$ g) L- B" j2 [
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6 L8 x+ g( K) ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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, c6 h7 f/ \7 U, N7 S: x- K4 LWeather in hex: Partial cloud8 _; H' k; Y: p' V# c6 h; W: f
, o5 ~' S; k* O& i5 g: K. M1 HRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# a7 D3 h) Z2 G$ S: K5 x2 Z! eEstimated time to target is 7 minutes8 p/ \5 ]# I$ I- R' S3 b8 K
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Allied aircraft, a" f# Y: c r1 n$ t& l+ [, L
139WH-3 x 6
6 H [" a$ K8 m. P0 e B-339D x 3/ S" E8 s! W! ^- S
Hudson I x 3, f& V- L* w. B9 Y' m) z* ?
+ O5 ?0 K+ k' LAllied aircraft losses
) ]: ?* I3 Q+ { 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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, r0 x- C% o) g2 B( MJapanese Ships) h- \7 B( D/ G8 |9 N8 u; c7 R( k
DD Shiratsuyu
; L1 \9 @* E _! C& Q6 J xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109# C+ F9 T7 M9 Q+ p3 f
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
; ]6 X' p+ q9 ^' J4 n# J* F* MEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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3 I- k8 k! @4 T4 f, OAllied aircraft6 Y6 I. v- Q/ K. v
B-339D x 11 x) O4 t) l# u: [ s' |& ?
A-24 Banshee x 17
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' C9 O: B+ e2 RAllied aircraft losses
+ d* u+ q7 T( g A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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& `, ~7 a) u# Z0 j! q% kJapanese Ships
" X' z7 I3 Z- I/ V8 f( ~# h- m7 @" k* m xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
/ s, [* q0 q: P/ m) {* i" f CA Takao! u! a* _. j9 W+ @
CL Yura& ? N8 Y0 O" M' j% N! U
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage k0 u7 L4 o$ }( g4 h) s
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Q$ G9 Y! c; X; `
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, Q6 H8 I) a. n% v5 G4 pMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud" h& \0 @5 t; U' D6 ~6 T$ r
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" p, W9 |) \% [& G8 p |Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 P9 H9 y3 Y& e; y B-339D x 3
' L6 y( G( g/ H8 K1 f A-24 Banshee x 10. k8 ~$ p9 Q( q/ x B) u. d
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships( X$ c: S0 |2 j
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
8 ~$ ? g+ s2 e7 g xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
2 T0 D# M; S# C3 U xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 C+ D. N, }" y6 T4 B0 \; J" s
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' L0 F- j' p+ S8 x+ [& u8 UEstimated time to target is 6 minutes( X; @. G, t: e+ Y7 I/ s% d) B
' w3 }" G, P/ K" }: D8 d3 \! gAllied aircraft
$ C5 a. d* s! c5 V4 r" J B-339D x 1
G& r0 \& \5 |! c5 P" |5 [ A-24 Banshee x 2# {- k6 \( N: n+ _
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No Allied losses: t0 P. u& P& K
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Japanese Ships- h% n- \3 G# S/ N
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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: T, V0 u& Y# T9 lMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.% @8 Z+ S* W, ` @
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 145 n0 w: j5 ]2 T$ W" y) l) b; _6 i3 E% ~
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged& i: \% B* `8 p) L4 o
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Japanese Ships
8 E- g; v% X% t8 L( u, H" W, g& J CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires5 N, q# U8 W9 a4 v
DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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8 J! `, B2 E7 V. z! M! UJapanese Deliberate attack2 f+ N: H3 G; ]3 P. g& w( |
* h) \0 v f1 ]7 E. QAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1404 ?3 x% Z8 N1 ]9 m% j- l
; P% f3 @0 _; l' ~Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76* s" K J; N9 S+ Z2 o
& C# n& b% }$ \5 H5 `4 I6 zJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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( K3 w$ u$ w$ j0 B1 Z0 j0 N3 ]9 lJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
6 W/ m+ A$ \) ?/ J. n3 ]Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
" F" B$ x" ?/ M. M/ W5 |5 N5 }7 j* XAttacker: # m; Y( v+ q9 ~. g0 l
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Japanese ground losses:" o9 u9 G+ G. z+ B/ @5 S5 v" u' t
292 casualties reported
; V5 Q3 I' p5 S8 F" W Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled7 @6 `" I: Y U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
" X% U W, g& A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 b; `' A7 ]- {) O0 E. U
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Allied ground losses:6 [9 |$ A: a3 q+ ]' q
163 casualties reported: I" p, y$ \9 V$ P3 w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled. h0 z; z, X! V# ^& q0 ~& A+ \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled5 V& f( D, v3 w; r# ^2 I4 ~* r: N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
+ B M3 H' x9 U$ x5 |& q 1st Kure Assault Division
; D+ j7 e4 x1 i C+ E: b- V7 y 3rd Air Flotilla
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* S0 } |( ?+ B$ a" m4 |7 FDefending units:$ J! |+ C+ y* c }* |( x6 f/ Q
Molukken Garrison Battalion: j- n3 _) z) P0 B% T7 Z
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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