AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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l& D6 r* f7 k# ]) e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% ~* G8 U6 r! D" W
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7 g/ \# m! n4 l2 Z [7 I7 u
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1 r1 n$ c: ~0 G! n5 J# T: H+ {, q# SMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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, a; n* Z4 h% bWeather in hex: Partial cloud3 C3 x7 K7 W( V" m/ D' p+ E
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.7 ]) u8 \! i" v% x7 J% w9 c
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes% P; j( Q7 d% H7 u% Z- q7 l
- }' Z6 A% V$ U$ S1 r. \. ?Allied aircraft; x! j7 W0 b1 G
139WH-3 x 6
' H- H1 }/ |" Y+ W [ B-339D x 3
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0 C) O O. o* w. M3 M+ s6 @: J* AAllied aircraft losses
5 m- h8 T d l3 ] B" q* S 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
" i" Q" X6 T2 D6 X @+ g& ] DD Shiratsuyu
$ q) Y0 V" ]: G7 Y9 C5 I xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires8 [, |0 k! A. r6 n, A- J) w
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, g9 g6 H5 \" h; @$ {' y& @Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud/ e/ Z- ~# ] Z2 z* C; k
2 L4 ?* y. ?( W9 D( MRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.& \* W2 f; O# A$ |8 a- v! ]
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes- b X3 F/ P( Q7 o
% G9 |6 P3 }9 _1 l# M: B7 IAllied aircraft
# P5 b, d' S# q+ o4 Z S) v$ h B-339D x 1
- @. V% A% b& P8 E3 e$ C' k0 r A-24 Banshee x 177 h- z: e' V. Y D8 q
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Allied aircraft losses1 ~6 U" _4 B P9 @, V# |# Q) o( W q
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged) a t" C& u" F+ B
) s& I' {6 i& ^: }/ uJapanese Ships
* {) w# V0 r: {7 }: U% b+ X xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk: D) W4 q* ]- [6 w3 O. `
CA Takao& X$ u5 @$ j. F6 ]6 X8 v) W
CL Yura
) h7 S" e3 t- v' O; R8 w xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage$ C( M+ w5 C* r7 W- n$ b; i
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 \% r! ^+ T( g" y" W4 t
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/ v/ Z0 a$ v) o2 DMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1094 n* F* G0 i h! W* M" T4 T
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! v! i! C. O0 q% y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 r6 T: Y4 A( h7 _; k a: ? B-339D x 3
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0 n7 {' ^) w( T/ q* S8 [0 bNo Allied losses8 N# u5 X* I8 K. P9 `* {
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Japanese Ships
5 z! E4 d3 {: j: Y8 h xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
% B; |/ l( t; g xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires6 v: m) g. D4 ?
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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" W3 h: e ~1 @0 a+ G k/ CMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109" G2 A$ [1 W5 H( k9 ]( j2 {9 t4 D
7 E) F1 I- f, S: Z u; fWeather in hex: Partial cloud* u- |1 w/ w6 {. `1 A, h' x' l
M6 \# ^1 Y+ r) c' vRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 c3 g9 d4 i) b5 i! U* ?Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
- w: }; l# @) N+ f2 n- P B-339D x 1
/ T. e7 m6 i; Q" [ A-24 Banshee x 24 T0 M, |$ H4 m% Z4 e p
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships0 n9 u( @1 o2 n7 u* w: K
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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) p! C5 } C% w# [# O& bRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- A; S- z/ T) Q+ m4 z! X0 UEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft Y8 q& Z( X1 Z3 \ k0 S" D9 v" r
A-24 Banshee x 14
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0 |2 X7 P2 }4 ?Allied aircraft losses
' G4 W0 g9 R5 a5 o* J) V A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged5 @# B2 f; W, C V8 R) p6 O
& C% Q+ k2 U' T w5 x; R( [& oJapanese Ships! n5 W# H, C: R
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
+ d/ u' u- A2 e5 l; V2 H DD Hatakaze9 I [4 R1 L z% Y% l+ F: k
DD Oyashio
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0 P3 i0 ^2 H: t7 {& c6 fGround combat at Ambon (76,109)8 s/ T% O9 o* S' O! y
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Japanese Deliberate attack! u+ Y1 C7 d. S. E+ x/ Z
7 o# b4 |3 d5 R3 XAttacking 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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/ T4 ?7 S: T4 U- X! U. dJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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/ k* r; }+ y3 s% d, T2 L# y# f: PAllied adjusted defense: 121
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) k/ [, _ F7 ?" U$ c; }Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 9 D1 H. O( M" r& l+ W9 n% p3 I c
0 q! e( `( i5 D1 L0 H9 ~8 kCombat modifiers
) f. m, `) O$ d5 Q: n* r W% ?Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)3 X. d' A( I( x- l0 q
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
7 ~: w% k( d% q& U" |0 @! c 292 casualties reported
1 F) ^# s/ {# b D$ e7 x" u# D: R7 j Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
! s/ H/ v5 J/ L& {" f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled' e* \9 O5 w; F% m+ G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 M+ x% e* Y1 K: p# c; E+ ?
. r5 s2 A z3 W; yAllied ground losses:; H" c. B1 X i' q
163 casualties reported" |+ }+ z- J& r: A- n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
- T) @( T* V$ `8 T) G" m! Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled$ P# J1 D6 ^6 }- ?5 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 [4 J6 W: I/ ?: e8 V5 a
- v1 J( v6 [$ b$ MAssaulting units:
" @0 J- W: Y% P; H* K. l! R 1st Kure Assault Division2 ~) [6 f3 n6 V* o- y
3rd Air Flotilla ' M% A# g7 c: w: W6 n
# n8 H4 G! Y- G1 N8 V" {! vDefending units:
& D4 ]& n. m& `& e1 y Molukken Garrison Battalion) C0 H. G1 R) u- Q* O
4th Coastal Gun Battalion# K: P. d; a4 V& k/ {. Q0 |) E
Ambon Base Force |