AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 420 D ~% o6 b, q' B O
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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" z4 Y' f6 k+ K6 v
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) E2 h5 w# U R0 \: a# k v3 R
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2 O! V0 q+ g* [$ mMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud# {0 F$ z$ y8 |: d
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.0 y3 Q4 F$ L6 H0 k% w: g |+ H8 T
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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; M& p7 `7 x6 M0 u3 s3 [5 V; uAllied aircraft
: o% t4 ^. n P. p' R 139WH-3 x 6
. S8 p7 S; a4 ? M& f% ] B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
+ N7 Q) g7 E d" [0 B 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships, B0 a, G3 ^5 I' c) \
DD Shiratsuyu
; c6 A9 J/ ]; b6 r xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109: a7 x9 b% M6 d+ o( q4 x1 H
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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) H5 y' E. u' R+ G# Y4 YRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.: R& ?2 N, ^$ p4 f( D
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
7 C2 ]$ l2 b0 ]* `1 j0 a/ r1 G B-339D x 1
# K ?6 _; K2 F0 W A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
! p1 E' u6 [& r3 T0 ? A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged% E% z, U$ G3 B O# Z/ _. D
' U8 h' _$ K4 P* r1 b8 gJapanese Ships7 Q, V5 w4 ~; T1 _: o3 r U
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
. b1 V9 J$ A* q" V$ l CA Takao
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 d8 M4 _' q8 l+ N; Q& H6 H; q
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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0 N' ~7 j6 V5 j3 M! \$ |Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% |) j+ G& Y8 L* ~6 y, ?3 s( i8 @) Y
. j( q# t0 b- [: B ?8 cWeather in hex: Partial cloud9 l6 g! D8 V. p6 r7 m
3 I+ E* g% P6 ^Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. ^; H, ]) ?3 v( l; k* S6 l
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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1 ^! D3 Y+ E; N( q B-339D x 3. y# d3 D% R- V' `& @3 `* }
A-24 Banshee x 10
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$ ]! r- l: B7 G, T: ANo Allied losses+ o0 T$ c. j+ V/ N# |+ l
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Japanese Ships" T& J( l& d/ S2 L$ z
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ O7 N2 b: G1 ? ], j xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires! d2 k$ @1 \1 r
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire& u7 ]) e/ Y1 J" L& q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109; C' }: Q9 W9 v7 p% j
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% A8 n8 m7 Q0 vRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! f) B6 F2 b% `. H% a
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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1 c# S6 c* C+ E" fAllied aircraft
; a4 n( _( `, \! L; ?( F! g B-339D x 16 Q9 q3 t! I4 u; U% }( f
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships w4 L6 p, g0 m! D# \" A
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire# i+ K C; R2 T
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109) I. |. l+ s0 _; F4 w" i
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." A# W7 ^/ |+ F* P, ^" F$ V, V* F
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
7 U6 D6 F9 \/ d, k$ i& K4 G- T A-24 Banshee x 14
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- X w- y$ b* s( {; j' TAllied aircraft losses
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" c, Y7 |* M" O5 m z: yJapanese Ships
# \) [: P- A3 h; N CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires9 ?; ]; e6 Q/ ~
DD Hatakaze
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- J& R* A/ e: ^: H2 [& UGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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) h& |. ]* B: [ I3 Y1 W0 WJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140! @. w* A) Y4 P! f& f9 T
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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/ R6 X. B& D7 cAllied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
# q8 [$ I* r* e) h. }Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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& L1 h4 w5 n' K% m+ R& X" ^1 NJapanese ground losses:
3 g! d! [/ ^; y/ z: ~9 Q5 D 292 casualties reported' F( F# W% Q B3 x, }1 y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
7 Q" s4 }( Z1 }& X. l7 a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled8 Q3 W, I3 O- j5 L/ L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled, l3 t% D7 l5 i( R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled: i, w9 m# M3 |4 S7 A' ~8 U5 [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; Z$ o& Z2 G! a; |& D3 F+ v- A
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Assaulting units:" P0 C8 O6 w3 R' V+ W+ z
1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:* u) [9 t! k$ M
Molukken Garrison Battalion
' b* {( H$ Y* t1 L. l* N( G 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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