AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42/ p# |5 z' f4 L/ o+ V i9 X3 O2 }- 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 y+ q: R/ M( `2 m" q7 T
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 76,109
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- {9 S% g! }) k: r; v0 MWeather in hex: Partial cloud9 z: o9 Y6 y+ L: a& L
' C' ]* r5 C4 [# X0 |7 P* z. sRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
% ~' m2 c4 M REstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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) P. X3 K/ w3 \Allied aircraft1 T2 Y% K; O4 ], L$ r
139WH-3 x 6
8 N# _+ o0 z3 @+ `1 _6 T& x B-339D x 35 z& m9 O% V- z8 y
Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
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% i0 Z8 @3 y/ C6 t. z9 M pJapanese Ships
; i* S: A( t1 i' Q | DD Shiratsuyu" _1 K4 F8 i+ F' v: f. i0 l
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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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.- |: I2 i; v- `2 C c! h
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes* \( B& ^! b/ O5 g( j3 ~
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A-24 Banshee x 17" q; S1 N6 V8 q: w* J; f1 `9 M
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Allied aircraft losses6 v: Q: H6 I& ^# T) Q8 c
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged8 [0 l. X, }7 x% N2 s, L$ i2 }
# y0 c* u/ k& Y( h8 A$ D6 JJapanese Ships
# d3 \: V" ]6 O2 b6 U xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk. f( L1 P* Q* |( e9 s1 h8 _3 Y
CA Takao
) G' e0 h& X( c* N8 N9 V& ~2 ] CL Yura
# P3 ]6 N/ H4 y5 q7 p9 C9 v xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage6 s0 ?4 b+ ~7 x3 D6 ^
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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, m" Y) x, y5 x G5 z# e2 SMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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' s8 l* P- i5 q2 g9 Q; z$ |: [Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% o- E4 r( t7 q; u: TEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3
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No Allied losses h! B. [$ c- C; E( x' V
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Japanese Ships; C! m+ H( h S& Q4 E
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; y7 d7 U% }% v0 |$ v0 Z- Z$ P
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires* C/ \$ M; S, q- u5 M. G2 ?
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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# I- D& Q1 y3 L3 G7 a: ^# ?# p0 iMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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; A* }6 }9 U/ ^" m" PRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, B: W5 x; d3 D F3 a0 FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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2 C4 K# N1 |. r% \& \9 A6 k7 I2 j8 {Allied aircraft
9 z- Q; _+ h# l$ p B-339D x 1 ^- \7 i! g4 M# T
A-24 Banshee x 2
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3 O, {& d2 {) U, w/ VNo Allied losses: H4 J. D% k4 w6 W
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C6 P$ \/ I1 U Z6 y9 LMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1096 t2 l( e/ c1 d: B5 P }7 h: L
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- r$ V4 V0 M7 h( `* g( ORaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; h- u/ A% f' q6 ~& @; H* J$ V
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes) j5 K3 l) z N0 T) f
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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: W- ~( s/ s: w, z1 \% kAllied aircraft losses4 t, `" l- s1 @4 F& s. Y
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged- |5 R& E4 D2 w; v& R
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5 V% h0 X9 v$ i2 L CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
% R* ]6 p) J( } C) H( H! ~ DD Hatakaze
) j3 I c7 O! @* o- ~" w DD Oyashio
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7 i+ A: S p W; Y$ HGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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" D) T8 C' m8 M8 T: CAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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) n% g! w) z6 [/ `+ f- i" |0 B( `* yDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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n8 o+ t( B$ W/ YJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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1 n/ ?% Q- k' T* GAllied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
/ y$ y3 L7 M" E: ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled4 _+ E# F0 l1 q+ r3 g& m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 G0 l. s; k$ d# f
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
, d0 D% U9 d6 @- t/ p7 j! ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Assaulting units:% A9 z) c, d& ^. T
1st Kure Assault Division, g! p) g z& s
3rd Air Flotilla ) w* X# }( F) t. D
9 ~- T8 N6 G$ C2 [( I; mDefending units:% S* q) u" j! d9 z& k5 c. @! m
Molukken Garrison Battalion0 p# ]% \( I/ }# M% J' k+ F4 [
4th Coastal Gun Battalion9 f* z9 A8 u( X3 k) D1 Q, O( R
Ambon Base Force |