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- D! r- h# W( F4 y+ ~
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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& v4 r/ I* ?7 h, R: U+ jWeather in hex: Partial cloud3 p# q; `2 g- Q+ L
* Z1 M- L; V2 X5 @" x. n0 q2 {Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.0 _7 _' d: Y" [1 I7 o
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes9 A8 s5 i! F0 p
! b) K2 _: J3 Z4 J" K$ P8 M g1 ZAllied aircraft
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B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
9 k$ i; l4 [, u 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
5 J, o: V: L/ B1 V DD Shiratsuyu" U( p2 b9 p' c( a& {7 n' s
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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; A2 {$ w6 n! b5 m% t5 LMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1090 U F1 T( S4 u8 L+ u
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.: r5 e! v {4 V8 J9 x: h
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes) Y; N, P5 Q/ n) b
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B-339D x 1% d7 Y# C) C4 ]3 Y/ |; }; s8 K5 u
A-24 Banshee x 172 U# j+ P0 t1 c* L
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3 u, ?* ]' T' e% j d8 @+ Q A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged# z/ f( X6 ?$ U/ B; Q) d
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: H: W: b' Z1 ^# A9 S xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
- L! d( u! H# S& H7 D& m$ V CA Takao
/ S: F% G: `; o; \4 q5 s" | CL Yura8 P) Y- g3 G* y# n
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
! g0 @6 m, |: _3 f3 T4 f! ?! e xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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$ ^, K; \$ w* gWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% I* p9 G6 |3 x1 x0 J6 `# u
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3
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No Allied losses
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1 ~* e( I1 T5 N2 G7 V xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk [9 X% `6 q! A! O2 M* c
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
/ g. b' _/ ?7 `- ^ xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109* k" n) j# _; U, b/ e5 K
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 x: ?: k. y- n: bEstimated time to target is 6 minutes9 d! u4 Z" t8 E: Y9 j" S8 s
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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( e7 t- g5 |! lJapanese Ships
: k8 W& P; b+ M# E CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire" L8 q3 q; ~6 A& N" P' q) u
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud% y9 \2 v2 M- q* q b' s0 ]2 d. F
; d: T* p1 e( a2 a* x) L) ~Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# C; y! l+ [6 @) pEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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+ ^$ u0 _- |8 g# u) oAllied aircraft
6 b" ~, G, o/ @ V A-24 Banshee x 14; F' O0 H9 z* s2 J* y1 ?& L( c
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Allied aircraft losses0 a) |! w9 t! d# Q- r* Y2 u
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships. _2 ?2 b5 V Y0 v1 R
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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3 D. Y$ k% G1 F; YGround combat at Ambon (76,109)- t6 O d* A3 K# e+ a
$ z" Y8 K+ w8 h; E, ~3 L( Y" AJapanese Deliberate attack- c5 y) w5 B2 i' o
. p; `. B; D! m; WAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1406 K: l, H3 L8 o4 }# _$ [ Q/ U& o
9 t. l9 S3 E* A( ~; x2 }) A- @$ pDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76- h4 j t2 h9 `6 l' P( `) ]
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 ( [( g0 `; e1 \$ r+ J0 K, ]9 Y
* N- j4 F& q6 {# H( z& C3 C2 yJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers" {$ U3 m* ] i7 O
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
1 C/ o$ m2 C6 m) A; B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled) F) M6 h, O4 b& v& q+ e% r w+ R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* N" s% y! X _* U4 a
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Allied ground losses:
2 \0 B# S/ n) [. s' ` I 163 casualties reported
3 G C+ l" [3 o0 A. q8 m Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, R2 ~4 N% {' z" u/ a: j b: z* hAssaulting units:' F) R8 k3 [1 ], S
1st Kure Assault Division0 E; l6 J* {' O" s9 J. y3 ~
3rd Air Flotilla 3 r) @* n' d' x# R) D$ k' N
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Defending units:
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2 i3 b# Q% v2 {3 m, J6 k$ B7 [ 4th Coastal Gun Battalion* V" K: u5 a+ u* N
Ambon Base Force |