AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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1 }9 ?3 t- _, w+ p0 ]4 p2 N1 w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/ u* F, I. x" `" O1 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
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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. G: `4 }- T6 H% t+ a" fWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; p4 s* [7 O- b' [% ]; {3 _Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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9 T; z+ o* W3 @" Y+ o B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
, a2 [5 L( y4 x5 J7 [ DD Shiratsuyu
# z# h6 a7 g# N9 t4 O7 y9 ~ xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires7 a2 v; Q2 k i4 g* U0 I5 ~
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1091 }* N1 L5 v& a! `, j, j
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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, y1 E5 ?* w0 L+ b* \% {/ WRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet." i6 b2 U9 \* r2 o, T
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes( t" `$ M2 N/ R$ ]9 d6 D- y
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Allied aircraft
8 `9 D: t! U* V6 @ B-339D x 1
3 _+ P; v2 p) s) C, Q( B1 |- t A-24 Banshee x 173 x1 m0 E" U4 p3 t% X
+ s# J1 M6 B( Z1 iAllied aircraft losses
! E2 M2 l' Y% ~. r( ?3 C A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged, _; J/ J5 _) |) A3 C/ w6 ]: D$ X
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Japanese Ships: R; j$ U# @6 y2 `: k1 g( l) c
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
( H% o8 _" e2 T3 h/ t9 H CA Takao
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 h0 }. c4 Y5 F" ~$ \ xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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; ~6 c5 ?" s: y5 o' U1 LMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109/ K# m# z1 m! ~( l& h/ j" }
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Estimated time to target is 6 minutes! b& I; ~ V( r" S' s
. T* p' E. m9 Q: qAllied aircraft
- D( c# @) P0 u. _! H4 f B-339D x 3& J$ G3 I4 Z1 r, p
A-24 Banshee x 10& H; {" A% @7 X: _/ |
: {4 U0 J# e9 Y( kNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
N: }* v9 R0 b9 R6 _* t0 ` xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
* T* {3 ?0 k6 Q2 B6 ^' V7 F1 _, s xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires0 w6 x( i4 s N
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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* `/ i+ t+ l0 \$ W6 \2 k" i1 UMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# S5 r5 E/ l! r6 Q, O# L
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 1
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3 ~3 q1 x3 x, t. C: w! q; KJapanese Ships
3 L& t6 W0 H" U1 n3 Q2 ^ CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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" i+ R: z5 b* eMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 i n8 `+ j5 vEstimated time to target is 15 minutes& w7 x# d2 A6 j6 @# h- ]/ N
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
& }/ |) i: S9 Q+ q9 R2 i' b8 G- {$ T CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
, `* b* ]3 ?6 p- d$ U: j" x DD Hatakaze
' ?7 C1 j! l5 J* l DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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: t; y: \: p4 r: L. R GJapanese Deliberate attack5 F* N1 ~0 H# C( U# n! G
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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7 _0 n8 ]) g: TJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 . B" \- i& t/ |0 r
$ B9 T2 ]# }% T% h+ w! i$ K( [Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 8 l5 K% h3 [3 \+ G7 S) }
4 Z) k r; @5 s" pCombat modifiers
3 R4 k7 C7 [ @7 r& Z( RDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:7 Z) i }4 _3 l0 O% ^
292 casualties reported! T2 j0 P9 ]/ |4 d( A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
3 L/ f5 z1 J" X @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
8 E7 B1 y# g; ]: z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 ~ m( [$ ?( A% fAllied ground losses:8 Y( d5 s) Q) _6 ^* [0 D
163 casualties reported# A" l- |5 g# `9 q1 a _3 C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
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Assaulting units:
9 l2 C9 G4 X; l 1st Kure Assault Division5 I! x/ H# H- B5 c$ w8 D
3rd Air Flotilla 3 e, e1 l. X9 G* y
; q8 y$ `" n1 M( z, A! FDefending units:
# ]. S, S* \1 P1 y5 Q6 R# D& v Molukken Garrison Battalion) O9 w! x& I. ] I
4th Coastal Gun Battalion& u) ^% `& i1 O% O L8 F5 ~
Ambon Base Force |