AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42* v5 |9 k2 l; Z0 J; [0 @
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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$ F1 R& ?8 W1 V" I, H8 E
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" j5 C+ e8 V, o7 }& @
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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: r5 M* ]1 N- m- P8 n9 B) u+ s/ KWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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& [- W) q/ O+ A8 sRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. ~1 a- y. }. I- M$ f3 b5 ?% R# [. bEstimated time to target is 7 minutes, S1 U8 m$ G; [) I
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Allied aircraft
, G9 B" V, B, Q2 b+ [9 g' g 139WH-3 x 6+ Z" x- U P. c( Z3 X& s
B-339D x 3( l: I' f$ W6 G& h1 k
Hudson I x 3$ O8 L2 N, F v6 n
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139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
w& R. |2 U, w' Y* u/ M DD Shiratsuyu% m7 p1 A# ?# S1 I* H2 Y1 B. \
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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9 j' ~6 J+ a8 ^" P, n8 S$ KMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109) M2 \+ R- E' z
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4 x& e% l8 ]4 s# ^& T$ ~' eRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
0 e. A f2 m& N6 REstimated time to target is 5 minutes# `3 E* F r9 ?6 P
/ K9 k; |% Q6 g# uAllied aircraft
, d2 V& C: n# O% ]) v B-339D x 1
3 o4 f! `4 f4 v; k A-24 Banshee x 17- @/ [6 w7 c* D. n: y2 c
8 e8 S: J9 \: m+ oAllied aircraft losses
' |0 L# [& p/ D" v/ `4 j- N A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged! k+ i9 \' x' B' ]4 A6 G" n& J
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Japanese Ships
. m" k/ f) ]4 T8 ~. H7 h: j- ^/ o/ n3 A xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
6 }) l- s$ g8 D( ]; g" M# v, Z9 z CA Takao
. j& v: F( x2 X3 c( g% x ` CL Yura% w5 C6 H5 G6 K- ?2 T
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
' \% P# t) v* s% ?/ z9 p xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109; M- @ q- h/ o, M
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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+ C3 l+ Y' }6 @. m/ P" oRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 [, q: v& o7 i x8 m* N. A
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft$ F# O& [# T$ W* m0 X
B-339D x 3
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) _0 [+ H+ h4 [$ t- J$ PNo Allied losses. R* p. }$ l$ n3 D8 ~
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Japanese Ships o" f) @; z6 Z: D+ h$ c
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
) g% L: p1 W! y, ^. c# | xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
# P2 z1 F. Y: ] U* d xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. ]- }, @: t/ x6 T
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 H; o% S6 K9 k$ H. u B-339D x 19 o! K- j) [- x6 |! o5 M
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire) h$ @7 U& l, Q' T( G# ]* m5 a
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8 V1 N+ k B5 R6 A. t; \' g0 [Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109. K- }7 y; k' @/ R$ }$ s
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud. I2 \* O8 r5 i
7 _( c' o& g( YRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." S- h) Z s- X3 ?1 y. R6 h
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes. W- W4 J- c+ Q7 i; }
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Allied aircraft
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1 [2 }; ^5 `; @ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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$ s2 n$ y0 `0 S7 NJapanese Ships5 t+ E- s6 Q. ?! P: U2 K3 p H' X
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
( [# g1 H0 g+ q6 y# p6 b& l7 Q; l DD Hatakaze- W8 e" [$ s$ V% S/ e3 u
DD Oyashio
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) v% n- Q) w4 h) I! I$ rGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack( l' W0 ]. b6 ~& [
% k, \+ [! F) NAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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4 O: X8 n% y" ^1 w/ f, A; mDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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# B+ |; w# x; AAllied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers0 i( w5 Q) h& {+ n. u% Y5 r' }9 w. C
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)2 [/ D/ o9 I) E
Attacker: ' O7 L! A8 L. Q6 l" p+ u' h
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% P: {- U$ s' v1 B! B* t 292 casualties reported
# g' ^* t( j. H" S Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
5 i; A2 R+ `3 O! C- Q" X8 T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
1 f6 G( H' s; N( g1 ~0 D" o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 O3 X+ Z. ?1 i3 h$ f
: R; k- a u5 z- I# P7 QAllied ground losses:
. H0 c* W1 @( l2 v' B2 o0 J: d 163 casualties reported6 ^# j# {- d5 ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled0 i% v M& @& x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
e9 N, Y/ \8 y5 M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ [8 H2 U- g, a# b. f t
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Assaulting units:
8 H4 |$ c& V- [3 H 1st Kure Assault Division6 [: f6 L1 g( B8 p, g
3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
5 F. J$ X/ M( i Molukken Garrison Battalion
! S0 C" J* O% a 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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