AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42# u+ b: Q: S" V; M% ^
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6 J' @, A& t# k& ?+ }" x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% b6 v6 F& J V) a
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6 G3 R. [9 m f
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1097 x& z m+ G( r* v! S& a
2 _- l$ Q/ T8 q2 t" q# ~* w( fWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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# [$ {9 o7 @% dRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# g, m, R9 ^$ s# c1 |. c! eEstimated time to target is 7 minutes4 I; ^% l( e2 z( u5 q2 Y
+ z. E1 |! c/ p3 ~Allied aircraft
: S4 t$ N1 {$ S+ ]6 N, P7 Z 139WH-3 x 6
& V6 ~5 ~: B1 u( w5 G B-339D x 3* s! M( _' t. O8 Z
Hudson I x 3. v( c1 ^! ?( S
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Allied aircraft losses1 A: F4 G8 \8 o
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships' U5 M4 G& ~2 U3 v
DD Shiratsuyu1 Z' ]1 l# y/ `5 O
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires( U0 J" H5 v# H1 f% ?- ]& W8 ^: Y
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# |% X z% j% \5 j9 D) ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109. M! N: H) X- h4 V. D
U. Z: _" n7 e, d- m& U6 I# _Weather in hex: Partial cloud+ T U/ [- V% r1 o0 C5 e
* v. o4 e6 _2 ^0 ]! Q0 G. {. m, [; y3 jRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
/ z# K6 o. L# I, s$ N' x$ B+ G* z$ sEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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$ ?4 ~" a( j( b0 t% H5 uAllied aircraft5 M2 R8 m0 E4 P6 K& v
B-339D x 17 V0 ]7 f4 R$ ~7 T" ?
A-24 Banshee x 17; T- B7 ]) u7 \* Y' f9 Q. b( i
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Allied aircraft losses3 e; _1 J2 a. C
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships- r( X- R+ y( M: u
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk% ]0 o* W) O& b0 C
CA Takao
6 H& L' d' f! Z2 [ CL Yura- i& w4 p5 X5 q/ L
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
" y8 M- @6 e4 s; [# b" V xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109: ?/ P7 X$ A3 t
) u$ c4 [1 c+ M6 r) K6 p! kWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 U! ]/ d2 H" L) k" q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes6 h4 w" H- @% Y* S
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Allied aircraft. Y) n+ f9 T" T' | L
B-339D x 3/ v# w: F7 m# V' O# J
A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses
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- M, ]3 {4 d2 _" X, j& CJapanese Ships
" M" r; u* X$ h xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ G$ h% ?3 Z5 E% h xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires' H+ W: ]+ t% D
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire& `- F, u/ S0 k. X6 X( b# @
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# n$ h0 y+ d6 u9 ^5 k4 t: w% _ ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109+ V) ^) Z2 |/ D4 c: f8 z7 g
2 c: L# G7 Q' [) f3 iWeather in hex: Partial cloud. |2 K8 r! U: F2 E7 J
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) g0 |$ l( g/ n' ?& U3 P
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes; H* q! E3 @, i/ G: L7 |2 R3 L
, e0 @- y6 C) t: ?4 T& wAllied aircraft% U/ J) _1 i: O' W
B-339D x 1. t0 ^3 M* N# f: c, T6 C- o
A-24 Banshee x 2. O4 a p9 P" t7 v ~) ]$ R" z& P
: K4 ~/ F5 |# v* V9 I1 gNo Allied losses8 T+ {: x' p& i% Z
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Japanese Ships
) u p7 p- [9 E' ?; q CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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; m+ S0 {( h5 R4 a9 RMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1094 }% W4 O! T+ g, Y
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud: j( c+ d. q& h
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; E! K- q0 w" |# V
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes5 V7 ?6 t+ z h- ~: i/ d' {
. B* H- ]" u5 _" hAllied aircraft; g$ ^2 ~1 x& H1 k
A-24 Banshee x 14! U1 j5 B Q( ^; E' P- `
, w" [% c- d5 I% e8 }% i- R/ r$ y+ S( PAllied aircraft losses
( A' c: V6 r, d' H& n A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged8 Z" \" h. V/ O; O0 }3 _1 X
1 w" M# \; |7 U9 u0 q; w7 ^Japanese Ships% C$ y( r6 U6 j! m' _0 O
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
0 g, O: D0 y. F+ Y+ Y& j+ k% W DD Hatakaze
3 o% h) K4 Q9 W DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack( I; h! G' ]6 K- M" @
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140- M3 J5 E$ S, ~
& a2 g# G3 r3 iDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 762 ?( T4 u& B! V" H' t- p/ a
8 l9 A& _6 G4 T! ]% `( ]+ G4 oJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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7 V4 Q- U0 f" ?' S( ?Allied adjusted defense: 121
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# ^" N/ C: V6 h- TJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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1 w5 c/ S5 A# K% K7 tCombat modifiers0 t" c1 E8 D0 _
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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?5 r# A/ t6 C# a7 }: yJapanese ground losses:; f H' `# r$ h( b, P) I
292 casualties reported
6 t. Y0 p, h0 ^' B: r% w8 ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled) W8 X) u6 q# k4 N/ L7 I5 s7 \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ |8 V5 f* W2 G9 Q4 L- S5 [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:7 D0 F- {# E) z9 O
163 casualties reported. D2 ^0 k+ g$ o; \1 B- j3 B# f# e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled! E. \6 ^+ n2 \; ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
6 S5 f1 s, ~ r" T8 S/ q) V9 f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 Y7 |7 b/ v7 I9 C
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Assaulting units:
8 f, p7 C# C1 o0 o. [& ?1 q 1st Kure Assault Division" G' V+ P& P0 Y9 K+ O
3rd Air Flotilla C' U; O' N4 o1 l# s$ w' N" T' S
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Defending units:% P6 y' M" e$ U, g3 R
Molukken Garrison Battalion# H8 w1 [/ h7 y1 \# A6 T" H2 ~
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
9 \5 I; m/ p0 H/ x' G Ambon Base Force |