AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42# F5 b% L3 _+ N+ m0 p' f2 @! ~
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* A8 ?2 Q) o, ~/ N" u$ o I) f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
$ i T, T$ y y$ 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; P, ^9 x' j: i% b+ K! E% L
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109. f! L, \1 S0 j7 @8 z$ N* F
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9 c8 o& ^7 B, m* y* _2 M# A; O. IRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
) u- S5 G8 Y( E9 j$ p- ^5 mEstimated time to target is 7 minutes# b1 ?* ^) h; a/ l% R! s8 s, Z
' s: z- g" d. F qAllied aircraft
1 L) E3 W7 W" s+ X! o/ A* p 139WH-3 x 66 E; y7 z* \7 c: Y" p# H
B-339D x 3% {2 I+ h8 K" ?) d6 p
Hudson I x 3+ v* e5 ~% I7 E' i9 q L" Y
8 D9 l" \3 r# E; y9 B4 TAllied aircraft losses7 E. J. y0 _2 h" [/ }8 } o1 b2 Y
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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' C E) q# M$ b4 G! TJapanese Ships
2 B4 X; a% T n DD Shiratsuyu9 @5 h. C( S _8 M
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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+ I( e! H6 |8 `Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.: @) R5 u y2 x" c, e: d
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
; N8 |# Y5 {) \" ^% |% p B-339D x 11 C# v$ J9 Q$ ?" M! ~2 H6 f
A-24 Banshee x 17
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$ v x& G& g( O+ {5 X9 k" sAllied aircraft losses
3 P# N# o- y! _& \, L A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged3 b, w0 }6 ~8 a1 S' X" _+ P/ [% g+ E
7 w6 U4 C: w# W' H6 |6 tJapanese Ships. w/ d, _( J1 b" C
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk" s0 r8 d0 n! X6 G% q! R- S% x
CA Takao
8 p2 `; I% Q. S CL Yura
, s+ Z" t9 z: `2 M/ a xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage; o; @- v* d0 [/ ]9 J
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109& O1 i! f! {; X& C2 V/ M: J q
+ K- P. D$ c6 w! wWeather in hex: Partial cloud( o; x. s+ j) K: `) C$ t
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." |, Z: a! x0 i( }+ z" e: \
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
- {9 a* v. H# }/ A1 P5 R; o B-339D x 30 A H4 C. l- p. s8 D" Q z
A-24 Banshee x 101 F1 V% m% Y1 h/ v2 e
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No Allied losses
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7 T, _9 u& e+ x5 r; W+ G8 v9 IJapanese Ships
! J$ I) c2 s( D0 ]0 w- H0 E xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk7 m6 L" J* A$ u, @6 j4 p+ c" q6 f
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
" ~5 m# b3 e/ h4 X+ Y/ u8 R xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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9 _ E- ]- X4 S6 sMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud' m4 D1 p. D6 g
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; e/ `6 J+ |- {' }; x6 ]Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. T6 S4 L: z$ s: `- W; Z. n$ D) X
. k) W8 }' |* E0 Y9 ?5 m; A7 GAllied aircraft3 N/ r& Z% _5 R& y# O" D
B-339D x 1! X) l. J7 |7 V2 I. A. `4 b1 f' j
A-24 Banshee x 2% J! t& o9 y" |; A( U; c: n, i
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
1 T" o1 q2 H% i+ N CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 X- G; `$ R; \- h
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6 Z. X+ U& Z; G# v/ cMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& Q0 e8 U3 v5 i& t0 t S9 o8 x
. N3 U' V& Y$ ?/ {& iRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ Q! f4 n! }- a: E5 k* m/ bEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft/ Q& \$ {& i/ P: V; k9 [& E
A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses2 w3 `" g9 a1 Q
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged2 q" c, ` [3 B( z
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Japanese Ships) g$ F$ {2 x: S) N' C
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
, B0 M F- F, J2 v. E DD Hatakaze
# H% `( W! R, C4 c4 p DD Oyashio- k& l3 J/ z* ?3 y4 d
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109); s4 w$ D# H( q H3 U
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Japanese Deliberate attack4 o- l5 ]. {: [; b4 L+ d
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 760 g( W. W4 [: w. G# O, }( G
7 N b0 F7 ?& Y _Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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, W+ s( E) S. ~5 MJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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% k5 ^ c& P1 F; l% cCombat modifiers& S6 M) Z& B) `! i# }! y+ ?9 _
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)# D% y8 O b% Z% e! D
Attacker: 6 y5 W5 Q- {% d f* n
[" t* L0 w# P! C' K0 x6 A. H/ bJapanese ground losses:8 `, m# E# t" d. J' p% s$ e8 A( S
292 casualties reported, N" r7 B7 `/ `5 E' X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled- x6 x9 X }. {2 I' U, w) F" m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled1 s0 K2 D9 i/ L# r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* X) D: c* U) s! @5 Y( WAllied ground losses:
5 b8 E6 o" @4 [3 I' o: X% Y 163 casualties reported
1 B& x q! a" x( x Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled2 ~( Y: y+ e, K/ P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
! h! a# X M h( p# D$ D! C' r# \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* m0 J I8 u, J4 S7 H. o" v' sAssaulting units:' R" d3 t' ^+ _. ?
1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:* E9 x3 ]8 }' F8 t" [2 S
Molukken Garrison Battalion
9 D1 A0 n! q( d4 g8 x& P6 U+ Z f3 R 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
0 N5 I3 I0 M, T, r: Q Ambon Base Force |