AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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$ j" Y! p# ]* m# B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$ ]3 J4 i+ v. p, y! ]0 z: |, ?
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# Q- b$ H9 c! a
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud' N! f6 ?! V4 x7 H
: b, g0 d5 a/ g: l: }Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.+ R& F) S: V3 q2 p: s6 j/ p
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, r: t* x: T/ |' r
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Allied aircraft
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. F/ g6 x7 b/ q# B/ G B-339D x 34 C8 Z) W- m( {. i0 i9 _) F1 |. a/ L
Hudson I x 3
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3 P2 Z" o9 m [) qAllied aircraft losses
8 N# n0 U, d! y- u- Q 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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3 l: b2 V% ]8 B( L- G( c2 @Japanese Ships
% K7 H+ H, v4 W; Q2 P DD Shiratsuyu3 G3 g2 e+ Y# G$ L
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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, A; R1 F" N5 u( Z9 u9 }Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1097 I0 Y1 B/ ]1 e6 T% ^
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud. ?9 \( z! x2 m) n
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
) B, s$ C! g5 @Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft2 C# v! o3 x" w2 u8 H
B-339D x 1
6 Z; K# t0 I/ G7 R5 c A-24 Banshee x 17& R; \% s3 Z. X
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Allied aircraft losses6 p" _. H( z9 p7 P& K) [
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged, D( V; M. u$ p
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Japanese Ships
( ~% _' _1 A6 O' b8 i) O xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
4 }3 k7 B- J2 M3 I CA Takao
4 R4 ?* T) \4 f5 c3 Q/ I CL Yura( N, I4 W1 k8 L2 x8 X& d, v4 _
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
: N4 E7 {+ M5 w/ ]7 P' @ u xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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2 h& T% ~ r, `Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud' `+ e* `' e# m" ]7 c$ d1 }
; n3 f) \7 |+ u& q- R+ L. vRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- }6 U: B3 G" J5 R6 a7 i
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
, W6 w: g. M( B+ Q' p B-339D x 3' a) I, d, F+ ?, o+ O9 ]
A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships! S4 x; m7 M3 W, z. y, J
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
! L2 Y( n% S, E' j0 s U( A( R2 |* d xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires# ?7 I; j- v- A$ m( m" I
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire( l7 k0 l E- ]# x
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! w9 r, k6 W' UEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 P, u5 U. j9 l& V- G; l4 W) ~4 b% L
B-339D x 1 T9 ~/ r, C/ P2 t$ U
A-24 Banshee x 2
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8 o: W9 ^1 {; _& s' U' Z+ ~. JNo Allied losses2 x& L8 q% X0 y4 W9 m/ H k0 \) E
: C1 v$ X2 h$ I8 ~! dJapanese Ships
; K% C& _( i/ j8 U% G CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire! H- p/ G" O% n8 W% [
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. T" F" O9 a5 ~+ Z* \; aMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109: G5 r+ J! d# E' A7 ?% `
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' o0 e- t9 h5 L1 U) I7 I1 fEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 o$ \- J. R2 C. y3 j0 {; w6 i" _- q A-24 Banshee x 14
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged- o3 y# R+ ~! [* h X/ W: a) j. g. ]. I
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
z4 r/ s7 C& q1 R) w+ D7 ? DD Hatakaze: k2 q( f0 P+ `- g
DD Oyashio8 a! h* y- R1 w6 G: t: |3 p
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)/ J( X1 f3 h8 m; s& q$ x$ J2 h
$ V4 H5 m( b( KJapanese Deliberate attack1 K/ A( c) l# H' o9 s3 d2 P
A: s2 B' Y7 D; k; eAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 E+ M& c9 `/ g2 K2 t$ e
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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3 m6 k/ W6 d2 j; ?Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
X5 z- _; n4 L- }* |' JDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)/ d9 H/ M! l* L& l4 V0 Z
Attacker: ( q- H/ I- L# v
Z9 U6 N9 F6 s0 j" |% f3 mJapanese ground losses:$ t& {1 r- n5 s. h. T+ @9 p5 H
292 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
5 f. E1 U' @, K4 d% N% E5 i2 K) ], I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
# O( N) b* r9 H6 ~0 b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! p ]8 ^$ V G: h7 F
3 B0 h! Y, h0 t2 W" G4 I2 KAssaulting units:
6 h$ k6 h& X* k& p 1st Kure Assault Division5 E, K- h ?4 ?5 r* l' K
3rd Air Flotilla % r. O4 Q- [" m
* ~' m" i5 K" a& y4 |Defending units:& S( k& ^/ \- v$ D
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |