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& Y0 ?' m* r7 i9 q. {4 Q/ ~
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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1096 {) v7 g; B( A% c2 e( {
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
- J$ D+ {* C" X% L* c1 tEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 Q2 Z, y0 y" t ^0 j% Q' b
139WH-3 x 6
9 F- H7 J5 D* N: W- D0 } B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses9 \6 A. w# F7 x' J7 W
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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* [% {, \5 g& q( j3 k0 D. zJapanese Ships) M. V# n4 @4 _& T* _3 c4 N
DD Shiratsuyu% L- o* T2 W: ^- S
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires2 `6 h* b& Q: `( V6 [5 ~6 q
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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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! i! H0 f: D+ w" z% W' o5 m7 aRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.7 V5 M/ Z6 \1 ^0 o8 G# k
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes: ] t. ~) v, ^, Y6 e( H) Z
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
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6 \: O; G* a4 E7 }2 t7 }4 N& LJapanese Ships
5 z! F7 b9 e9 j0 B+ G0 z xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk" I$ U0 i# {4 ]* `: `, A2 B' K
CA Takao% _! L+ W6 r! [8 V4 {; [( v
CL Yura, M7 \( X$ W W3 V- E4 q
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
% h. G1 d- Q0 s, _$ i/ D xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire* d* i: m$ ~) c$ d# P
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" ]$ D* t% [, `9 pMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! S& ~1 S7 k" V r6 F% x* h
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 N; A4 a8 \ W% b' p, }$ z& T
B-339D x 3
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5 {+ b# g% {: F3 s5 {/ r- y, z% C4 ~No Allied losses
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* O# @: \" n3 v: P0 t* q xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 j0 ]5 L) v H5 @' ^8 o xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires' P5 C q, c6 {" Y
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 L* ^ }# F2 z$ W" U j- j
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+ H0 j7 e4 w! g: c, `! `0 aMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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5 S/ N# j2 h7 `6 R/ m3 N; AWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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+ W( B) A0 {1 ]Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 x: J: H& l" \- UEstimated time to target is 6 minutes7 w7 l- O2 X" J8 c& ~3 j2 Q
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0 V$ }0 B* K6 A B-339D x 1+ ]9 T7 _) ?5 ]* F/ w
A-24 Banshee x 2
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire, {* e' V2 b& s2 P8 e' }
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& X' p: [- V6 T% |Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109+ r* ~9 v( Z" ]! s! _: u
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 M( Z- `/ X* U5 I( g/ r: y r/ ^/ t
! t4 t; l2 `* b9 r3 @& JRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ P- |* y+ n8 a* K4 ~# jEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
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- }3 H4 D5 j" |' X# z5 b- M DD Hatakaze
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6 ^/ A( g( ]8 a$ d) |Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)( V- e( p) K, I
! {4 |! y9 V- ^* eJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1400 d e1 ~7 z/ ?' Q i" L4 }
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76! r2 `" r& y. y6 T ?' ?1 p5 d; S& a
) J6 ?% ^5 D9 W; UJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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: ?, l% W; r7 v9 r$ _: n7 HJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 1 Q0 t5 _" S% r l
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:# J' o4 Z- D4 a, w5 p1 c. d# c& L
292 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 i8 V* p" J( i. s9 @- E+ B, C3 E
2 B! V2 N" h4 f' |7 O+ ]1 L1 ]Allied ground losses:- T( [0 V0 T8 _7 J2 i& {4 H
163 casualties reported5 J! w. p; `9 ~) g/ K' {0 W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled! U3 r% O( t3 U$ q9 @) L$ d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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) s f. F9 ]+ c* _0 fAssaulting units:
$ h+ E: F) w9 H- ], _% a m+ [- T 1st Kure Assault Division; \% c* h5 U! ]) h' z1 b; e+ Y3 W3 D
3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:1 Z7 l2 v! f0 O {2 d$ V+ L @
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |