AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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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% J. L8 [, ^ L' [- _$ P" M
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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3 p0 U( [! ?2 V( _$ }Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109" ?/ Y# \0 `8 S; ] k
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud+ D; _4 ^* x5 U7 a0 j
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 D4 X' i3 l7 ^0 l$ P( w
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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, @3 [( M/ ^: _+ | P6 r) M" KAllied aircraft
4 i6 _: L& e6 R0 b( l) {- c" Q 139WH-3 x 6
1 ^. V- w$ u* a. c( h) U" _% R B-339D x 3+ {5 L& m& y4 p. n
Hudson I x 3! T5 c' o' x# O7 R
" {6 P+ } G* Z( X7 h2 UAllied aircraft losses5 \. d: ^4 H, {
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! H* g+ j/ G: Q6 J5 @ DD Shiratsuyu# U% I, @/ o+ S) H. U' M
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1094 V- l! ?! \# E+ y* j3 u2 h( A
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud/ ^, l8 G6 h7 a0 K6 `) H0 _; n
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
* K6 ?4 J9 `" A1 C! h3 ?Estimated time to target is 5 minutes9 V7 Z( m% s1 b6 f0 @* m
0 v# E" ?/ I, @ U. X6 RAllied aircraft; B5 x: |4 l4 w; A: N
B-339D x 1
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A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged' C6 {, B, I5 Z* i5 u# ` y* k
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Japanese Ships
2 U* x# ?0 @5 b% }" S7 x! }9 e xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
+ Y Y/ H2 J; f! M, Q9 P CA Takao. Y8 ?5 e: O" f+ C4 r
CL Yura$ U8 N6 w. q" c# {+ i& J3 }
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage* E. i2 B$ n( f+ H. T" W- f/ h
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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8 ?, _) ^1 m/ J4 u) n. h+ B, @Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109. D( Y8 a. C) ?3 r
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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1 m) A( | a4 J: _8 ORaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: g, m7 K$ _& d/ t# o- y7 x
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft: M- x C. Q& d; N5 B" k# X
B-339D x 3
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3 T. ^2 I; k4 C8 K) a4 }* f; M1 ENo Allied losses
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1 r, M3 R* _% T& t9 x' \& wJapanese Ships
# s! n" M7 v: r; l* y xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; ^, R1 ~% Y% T" i
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires5 v X$ V* j+ o4 `* k4 J, D
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 cloud% t, {! m6 h) B" C& ?
+ e! o; |6 I4 p) C6 dRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 |+ g# P' L$ x7 m lEstimated time to target is 6 minutes ^# T- T- {0 f, ~3 G y6 |/ ?: L
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Allied aircraft
+ O; A: g, t" K! \ B-339D x 11 j c7 W5 q# | B- c; U; i
A-24 Banshee x 25 {& k/ ]; L- T8 c
, _% g1 b2 z) |No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
0 p8 ~6 I: h0 z/ s2 J3 U4 G3 m CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire! G) _3 R0 K% S+ B" V: W
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( E6 M& i9 A6 G; R/ K1 m
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud* o/ c, c9 b5 \+ O7 c& w% W
4 e+ m7 x6 L# f5 h' _7 MRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; q% {8 D3 _( w, y* j( ~$ tEstimated time to target is 15 minutes& P) J) i. I8 Y' d
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
$ Z$ @$ D6 C" L7 P8 L" z A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged0 L: T! W: t1 ^1 Y3 Z3 R8 a
5 E( ?" i) u% E' yJapanese Ships
+ U Y# r; h1 j( T+ b X" e/ X: } CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
9 m: v; `" f' Q$ n; C6 Z DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109). L! G. B% D9 T, A4 }
3 l- I) }- b! J" V0 X& b# lJapanese Deliberate attack
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3 k- C# T- F6 J" ~0 Z7 IAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 , n; l. p% }; ]( I+ v# l
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) ' S5 O. \* P$ q7 p# d6 G
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Combat modifiers
! r! Q% d+ [+ a* w3 vDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:5 J( A5 V- H, N( J* N! u( g }
292 casualties reported# s3 }7 {5 ?8 z1 A) a. \9 M+ B9 m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled% W, L; b1 B6 i5 \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Allied ground losses:* y( Y9 \9 Y2 M/ W/ c' w
163 casualties reported0 ?' v; ] A; u( O( D2 d. d/ M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled9 y* x; ]' S! W% v" o) Y% a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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; B# r0 g2 Q, t0 L/ m; Z* y f+ ?Assaulting units:
1 K! [- a3 s! V5 f3 x- U' ]0 k; k 1st Kure Assault Division
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* ]0 R8 l$ _! S6 d! u8 ^2 q y* m: MDefending units:$ f+ o! Y: {- Z4 w
Molukken Garrison Battalion7 w4 w7 O5 K0 j+ Y8 n
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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