AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42% [; I% r6 I3 B0 |; l8 c
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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
% U& W2 t5 ]7 |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 h& p% V+ g j' U
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( ]# u8 x( ]/ [- \7 `) `
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
% M! w: _; P" nEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft4 m% M. T9 Q3 K. @
139WH-3 x 6
# C0 l8 ?' ^7 }8 \: D6 ]2 u+ j5 [ B-339D x 3
2 m( U3 U) G- y Hudson I x 3
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. X: N, ? V! o. i& eAllied aircraft losses
7 E2 B; J+ y0 u0 c: v 139WH-3: 3 damaged2 L3 {/ ^6 I4 {6 R
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Japanese Ships% ]' g9 a; ?- ?) B9 M
DD Shiratsuyu( `. W( F$ a0 `2 a1 R# C
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
% N, i& H2 ~5 l) ~" ^! l E) HEstimated time to target is 5 minutes+ N+ ^% o" d8 y2 c
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Allied aircraft
6 O; j* x R, A" y! {9 i8 N B-339D x 1
6 [+ F6 i; S* x. G A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses# E' k1 `% o: }& b7 L: M* V
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged3 @/ x8 I' f. R' ?/ v
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Japanese Ships
- h" g( Z" f e6 y xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk( p b0 F: |* \, }1 I" a
CA Takao
/ |+ Z* U5 I, ~) t" o CL Yura
6 n$ u' [" P" H# l" ~5 i8 Q# Q2 W xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 @2 F9 C* O3 B2 d xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 d: Q6 `4 Q8 v3 `4 }8 o8 E
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: m6 N- a' R, q5 lMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109+ U! N4 G& ?) ~. |
X. n4 D& c- E* t0 Y, v1 yWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- N. [. S7 Y( N' b8 k; j+ fEstimated time to target is 6 minutes3 E$ I, u. D" q! q, ^* ?
- ?3 R- Z6 W& D2 U- z z& k0 TAllied aircraft
. x6 T; C# S7 }8 a! U3 q B-339D x 3
( e: q( y0 a6 M; k A-24 Banshee x 10 ^& ~: O9 \6 w4 w# D, ]0 Z; z4 S6 x5 C
k# d/ u+ `2 p& q% s5 ONo Allied losses: \! O+ m' I) C- n( B. u! U' t% Z
* h: x' ` t" A2 f7 L: O: H; b JJapanese Ships1 t- Q v8 m% @& O. D3 m
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 n1 i" g! R% s
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires+ {( M) c5 l/ D4 D8 A- X/ A: C
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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7 o% m7 `( u/ o! k# JMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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4 _" F; @6 e& Q- [Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* H! i! T5 J( O: }- ]% }Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft4 g- ]0 b6 h% q. p
B-339D x 1
( J" V( e3 S8 [* g2 ]/ m A-24 Banshee x 2- i, U5 ]! t1 h0 e, U4 i
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No Allied losses8 K0 u$ u* p/ M
$ _3 \% D: Z* @& `6 Y2 o; H, ZJapanese Ships
, {1 J) Y$ ]8 N V 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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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 h: K8 d3 ?4 a4 n9 A' q# d! h- O
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes1 f4 E' ?* B9 F9 M; G
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
0 F# c3 J7 u7 y$ I4 V# R5 w) q A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships- |) W" A+ V( g- ?0 [3 k; J4 r
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires6 T6 C( a. l7 K) l2 r
DD Hatakaze
; ~' D' b8 T7 Z J! I7 I DD Oyashio$ i* l4 P$ o* s) V. _; |( k
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# s8 e& \4 D1 d1 L4 ~) r% w8 }Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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! m7 ]. F# X0 QAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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8 B" }0 i* j, Z. c. M0 w j/ IDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76* E$ Z6 ^! f3 l0 g
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 $ }, I$ R4 q/ C( u% \- Y3 O
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 , M+ C" v) V0 ]
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 6 P4 K& x$ d9 N5 |; B6 n
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Combat modifiers2 J6 d+ u6 ~9 m }. u4 G- R% m1 \3 j ?
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
% p. G4 h$ d; ]4 f$ W& BAttacker: : G B2 I5 R$ B. I& X9 {2 ^. s
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Japanese ground losses:
+ A7 k( @" j7 C" V/ {0 b 292 casualties reported
. l! v6 m! Y' N% x+ a Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
& J$ g" x; \5 ?# k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
+ t4 L% E; l& S# v5 E; e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ J' q4 Z m" q9 R: ~4 q
, L$ ?5 d1 D) V3 p/ g! |Allied ground losses:
5 M- C( O/ U; Y- N. C- | 163 casualties reported) o7 z- g7 o# m6 i& N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
2 S5 r( N- V( T3 t" I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
' a# ^6 w7 e- E5 Q* ?, @$ L' M( [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% s z! O& Q6 p: @# e* v1 L
/ o+ S4 a7 r/ L. x8 R/ @7 sAssaulting units:
0 T1 ?6 A& l/ G 1st Kure Assault Division
- R' X$ _' h. C& s% K 3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
D: }' b; @2 E/ |( N Molukken Garrison Battalion
- X. A5 W/ i' C 4th Coastal Gun Battalion W8 X' q Z n7 p* J' L
Ambon Base Force |