AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42: }: t8 k$ s( o& C8 I5 y2 r
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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
( g' ]" O3 \' Z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% c( B0 e0 o9 a2 n0 Z5 q
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3 g5 l0 e3 V6 L0 H! UMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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- r# _" M ^. v. L* D& J1 hRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.' N# b! s$ c) \( h0 L4 J; d
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft. ?" b g: |; c _3 W, W
139WH-3 x 6* z% z1 Z; b2 c: u+ t
B-339D x 3" z7 i* b- [) h' _( f5 D& z
Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses/ D& ~, X) H" O
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 q* o% N- b) h) h# z9 m DD Shiratsuyu
4 l) J: j9 x! s- o! @0 S xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires: _! U# k& {) g5 w: x( \% y5 p
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Morning 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 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
% c: b I0 n3 x5 DEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
! F2 J2 T. t6 O( S: |; T B-339D x 1
5 A! Z4 q" f' ~! k G A-24 Banshee x 17' L; o: l" K8 E- M2 h
X8 _: V F( g6 r" yAllied aircraft losses3 a* k: J' \ v* h$ r4 E9 @4 Y
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships8 x4 |5 P- s& t) J) N, {5 c& {( S5 @
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk+ {, H* I3 r- q4 o0 [6 d0 ^3 t. J( J+ U
CA Takao
# o( z8 e9 V9 U5 c CL Yura
# Y) c# f, J! L! w xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage. c) d5 Q3 p; C7 Z& @5 U2 z
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire. I8 T* D* E! r$ ?1 |
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: a+ E) W3 [ S3 b7 @9 LMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1090 h# }8 C9 r* b/ M0 h
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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/ D% b! |3 f) Q9 c7 WRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* @# e4 ~/ y; X. B3 t C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3
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1 l) ^# a9 C' N0 M% e: GNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
' r7 W/ O, ~( p, ~- O. J# a, Y1 s1 X xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
h6 T" f7 g9 I xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires. B4 a: G' @) W+ b3 X/ v+ i5 \9 C& a
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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ u2 c* u- _: |; nEstimated time to target is 6 minutes" |& H4 F3 H! n. L
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B-339D x 1
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. N. w. w1 l- QNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships; t, J) v! }) u* k
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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C' i: j' U* i/ {6 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109) ~$ b( D* J7 } T8 j- a3 y/ C
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0 X) E+ {' C+ O$ X* H" x" t* [7 }Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.3 b: T4 E R+ i; H
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes/ }. `" ?8 g8 k6 q2 t
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses0 j7 B! J o/ y! y& K- A
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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2 i8 m. c& t/ {3 U, P6 y* i) ~Japanese Deliberate attack2 E+ J' T" X# N$ ^
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140) `$ ^! f4 g1 C8 B# L7 ~
4 i L2 `3 V8 T7 J; M4 r UDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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. T: i8 d. ^4 j8 B) p2 f% j6 JJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers N# W4 ^' t; H1 {- m2 d
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) V3 V2 Z, h% J) Q
Attacker:
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4 q4 E: m* t$ x9 M: O% W 292 casualties reported0 s4 ^8 N; b. D5 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
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) @" C) O0 Y) s1 b8 t, H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:' }& Q# c5 @; }( D+ P
163 casualties reported; a* O/ z+ Q. f4 }$ Q, s6 c( e. Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! r8 S0 O t) S
$ R, n9 V, G3 Y8 F& E' ~# JAssaulting units:
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3rd Air Flotilla
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Molukken Garrison Battalion- X4 S. `/ ~: b6 ?6 [
4th Coastal Gun Battalion! U( S; C1 G7 U+ h# X6 s- `. D
Ambon Base Force |