AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42: @- k5 Q( n! ]2 \
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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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2 b! e# y5 N7 E* [. A; CMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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* T; h, i0 k% w* }9 M: Y8 @& }3 w* TWeather in hex: Partial cloud! z1 u2 z* a h
2 n( y$ ?0 q* G- C$ f5 a" ~Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. C4 p; y0 \. x/ o* }: S1 Z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes1 {3 P0 H1 l4 q- v/ a* R }( A
% C7 i, j3 M* f: I* W& UAllied aircraft
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B-339D x 3
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- Z$ K; w7 X; x$ UAllied aircraft losses
' l/ @/ S1 Q6 G# D& a 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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1 ?: Q% N' }: l* R. h zJapanese Ships
9 u2 K7 L4 F( b) J DD Shiratsuyu
: e5 k2 B$ A$ d- T7 X& g xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires0 r7 r3 }: V: ~7 ]
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109. f+ g6 Z! q2 c" ~+ n1 B+ U; ]- O
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7 x" e+ i- `) M" L; fRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. P. _, B! p8 S
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft* r: _7 P% A6 f) m! p9 T5 v) }; g; O
B-339D x 1
# R" A# P1 h7 L* b" y A-24 Banshee x 17# k) p. Y* F' |8 S& I
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Allied aircraft losses
9 w+ G4 S$ x, c/ m: J A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged# v% A* F# N' T/ T& @
/ Y& I0 \$ P6 ?; vJapanese Ships9 F% n0 A, G2 c7 [) z
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk/ c8 y$ ?6 j: R4 {
CA Takao
S! w A* X( V8 y! b4 H CL Yura
/ P* J6 O" E2 Y% c- r# \ xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 O7 ]) z6 T5 e9 U7 f xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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* x, T7 q& ]1 w% i1 q" WMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109$ R { z- G! v/ N( F4 Y' k3 {
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud3 k) e1 r1 M8 e' p9 [% Y; ~
7 l" Z# Z/ u+ z7 v9 f3 \Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 e" l% E( x$ B
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes1 u+ R/ x5 ]- o6 ?7 o! v6 P
; _: Y) z; r) b$ r: ^0 ~Allied aircraft0 c' w9 L" X. s' o+ g6 L- M* {
B-339D x 39 u7 {) v7 I' C' ^1 \# M: c
A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses3 Q5 G8 {; {4 T5 _. X) M: F
3 S, \$ ^7 h, W( y7 g! lJapanese Ships! z0 F8 z/ B- A# v& O9 s2 M
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 G3 o3 S; M( V! z& Z/ g9 y9 M
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires5 t1 w" k1 S: I# Q& H; C @
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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0 j0 Y' K# N+ |' DMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109. u W9 G4 n- Z' b7 `5 p
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, S! _( h% a2 b$ ^- p" y/ NEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 H T( l6 f! g2 B- y, A8 Y B-339D x 1
5 `1 g: N2 Q3 P7 O) E) t/ f; f8 z A-24 Banshee x 2
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" N/ q- @4 U; RNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships8 G# S- Q7 v8 q7 l; ?+ @' D
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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1 {1 {9 S. U% J1 D6 |Weather in hex: Partial cloud: p, k1 a3 c' \; E: W6 n% `) S) j& |
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.! {1 _, J+ @& E/ k& M
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 f) Q# x* a5 n) G, ]& z8 D3 E A-24 Banshee x 141 [4 r3 w z7 d, t- `0 O
, @: V7 w* S8 ^/ i- D. LAllied aircraft losses
4 G4 P+ t* a5 c# @2 E, M' Q* K+ g A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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! m4 s; |9 e4 ?) r$ CJapanese Ships
4 l3 \8 G9 I. t2 X& f CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
# g0 t- U3 w6 V, A2 [) w* _6 Y7 J, ] DD Hatakaze
" u0 I3 ~8 a. y E9 h: Y DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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$ A9 F- O5 r/ A t1 e, G3 hJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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& c6 p0 M+ P; U- _" vDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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' _& N4 i4 }! CJapanese adjusted assault: 53 4 c* `* L- v3 d1 ]0 v) f7 t, W7 F
) ?+ r, u" }# ^7 tAllied adjusted defense: 121 # h2 u* y+ G4 P0 v6 v- f
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)' I) D& b# t$ p! J6 E' k0 k. b0 C
Attacker: ) b6 M( E2 }6 k7 N
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292 casualties reported" H/ ?( m; Q" W* o4 x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled1 k. Y+ U1 g/ y: { o9 U6 b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Allied ground losses:: k* a7 E) E: u6 l/ z/ c
163 casualties reported; M2 I: g- U2 O+ w! R1 z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
9 \; t0 L! ]3 A1 A, J. J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* L' v9 A$ a0 S) ` |( i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, c7 |6 P q" R
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Assaulting units:
" a5 K8 D0 o5 X& { 1st Kure Assault Division/ K; E8 X" Y8 T" i& ^
3rd Air Flotilla ( }' V' D. f; y! b6 h' w- m \
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Defending units:" ]3 g$ k" o( n X
Molukken Garrison Battalion ~. |' \9 q3 w' j
4th Coastal Gun Battalion" q& [! t3 |, k0 x
Ambon Base Force |