AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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6 N L! ~" C X6 s7 O; Z3 X- a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2 H }& ]( k& Z4 G4 p { S
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 76,1094 S6 V. g/ \* |4 V
4 B8 v7 R* ~, S7 \Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 V) l5 p' B, DEstimated time to target is 7 minutes& U/ w% N. M/ R$ l* u) n% w
7 L/ R w' v6 B1 a: b! UAllied aircraft
; c( J6 b# K6 K+ R 139WH-3 x 6
" K/ L/ f9 O* j! Y5 M. V7 H6 k) z B-339D x 3
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, S3 _9 Q; ?: _& S; C+ N- n( kAllied aircraft losses
2 D) J3 U" j6 q 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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0 ?! C! S- }2 U a$ zJapanese Ships$ p: q, P# ~( a) S! o, c
DD Shiratsuyu0 }9 g' d: n3 T/ a W9 W" l
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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9 V5 m F5 D+ O$ VMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% W# x7 V/ q& M3 |5 `/ ^
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.+ ]+ P; h$ S: R! {, _
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes9 u/ B( [4 C" B: b2 L( C6 n
9 q$ D" _: p" S7 u2 ?Allied aircraft
6 \4 m& | [" P8 M( T N* u6 ~ B-339D x 1
' b5 p! h, l6 }+ ?: F A-24 Banshee x 17
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9 L+ i& a* D% o; ?Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
8 t- y, u3 B+ a) t xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
* |7 N9 m1 {! Z3 R CA Takao
+ I7 w; Z2 K0 t6 ]7 c% C& s CL Yura
# T, Y3 E6 v. [9 O6 ? xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
& v/ ~# [0 N* B! @& u: W& ? xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ \6 r5 e K, x( Y- T- U
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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5 l8 p' Y# z2 @8 OWeather in hex: Partial cloud& ]2 U! ?3 G% h4 N t& w$ y
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) t$ C/ A" C. p9 R* I3 vEstimated time to target is 6 minutes2 C1 s3 ~8 u9 ]" A$ M V9 ?
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Allied aircraft5 A# L, O5 ~0 }5 A) x9 M
B-339D x 3( c& _6 `- B2 J! C2 B- I7 O+ P I
A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses( C8 y/ m8 ?/ W! z$ @
3 K" l# x( C3 C! l* YJapanese Ships% A$ o; Q, E( x0 x
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 a% |$ H2 ?: p
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires( {2 K1 W- o/ F; H
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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# \+ t* M4 k, h# G3 x7 \5 YWeather in hex: Partial cloud, `" P1 E1 c- U
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% s9 e- K8 L* F( W1 x- T) r5 dEstimated time to target is 6 minutes6 m4 g& C* \" v% _ J3 X
; c( d* R& Y6 t; pAllied aircraft
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! |9 N3 i5 x* x6 N1 f- s A-24 Banshee x 2( y8 g: R' j1 l
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No Allied losses; t* P$ m1 D" H
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire- v0 z1 S$ q, W8 V! `7 n# z
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1 {& w6 V( Y5 aMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. c8 A$ B8 N6 h3 k5 y5 I
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes" Q/ k$ `5 n6 Y; E/ m* d
* H- _1 _' Y. `3 @Allied aircraft: e3 m( ^7 C3 Q) m3 U; C W
A-24 Banshee x 14) l" a) Q! [( v; z0 ]2 y$ L
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Allied aircraft losses3 D, p6 n/ }" k( i( H7 K( J
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged H) {+ S; N& F, e7 Z0 _3 \
0 v4 R+ Y' Q" [% KJapanese Ships
8 T) h P1 i' G0 b) L CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires6 S4 o5 p( K9 z, D/ s
DD Hatakaze/ y- Q7 S, Q y6 x1 K
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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% Y( W0 f8 C" ?( sJapanese Deliberate attack
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& z- z, @3 G3 X; QAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140! R7 C% t# |2 z9 l# H8 f7 J; e
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76/ N/ j. s8 m& @- G
& U% [' ]2 b" Q9 g9 Z0 fJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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% ?5 w6 w" O' \) Z+ l& B5 NAllied adjusted defense: 121 ' t3 ]( G# D7 E/ V+ x
, Y$ e$ Q! ~- F. {- mJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers3 r. r, S7 h7 O. K- d
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)' i0 q& |0 u! \
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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. D, w: M- v) k8 U8 V& y+ b2 ~ L6 H Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
! y# K' {: J: V; f/ O" R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
% y- I8 P& C! U. g* s' B: U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! l# b. |! s1 U1 k0 C( N
7 q$ b' g, S/ T2 M: l% dAllied ground losses:8 h0 n9 ]- a& f; m, r" A( F
163 casualties reported
! `1 i# Y: t2 m# {2 p2 F- j2 i- w Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
; `7 m, l$ A4 ^9 A! t i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 l0 f( [5 h1 W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ b9 S' Q! L5 w9 \Assaulting units:2 W4 S6 [/ b/ b; Y& H
1st Kure Assault Division1 B. Q; C$ Q3 C$ s# P6 F- K- B* d
3rd Air Flotilla & P+ u# j) T0 | ~5 v
% W- I" H3 O/ {: o' | pDefending units:
( A7 f1 R0 q9 c9 W8 X' l7 p% }0 Q( v7 W Molukken Garrison Battalion5 ?. r' a0 P1 g7 s1 Z8 |
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
8 P: Q' Q- O8 N& C Ambon Base Force |