AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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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; T( m! e& R; S$ r
6 g! U# \; _: ?Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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0 l/ b7 {, F; b% ~- [9 e2 bRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.- z' w) j* Q4 M, \
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes6 p5 B/ Q7 Q, s o, I
: P# |1 C% v8 B/ o4 zAllied aircraft
+ A# A& t% H p 139WH-3 x 6
# C, W/ Q! o7 x B-339D x 3
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139WH-3: 3 damaged ?' ?+ O z$ B, ?
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Japanese Ships
4 Q7 w% ~* i6 u4 G$ D. Z/ _ DD Shiratsuyu
) d0 r0 a3 {; C1 X! g n2 p9 k xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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6 E+ N, U9 v7 \8 A4 j! aMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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, P! z( g+ }( V( J/ `" SWeather in hex: Partial cloud; n7 b5 t& o/ \( X" s/ h" }' T
$ M" |( e/ ^4 P6 E6 R. JRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
$ y* p, `. ~% n/ L) Z4 |Estimated time to target is 5 minutes: B" U3 y8 x9 ]
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B-339D x 14 P3 N1 a( |: y& h$ x& f, [7 v
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses4 r: D7 w [9 e: s7 Q& n3 a
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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2 |+ _/ r( N7 ]) A5 g. CJapanese Ships
; t8 P2 p$ M8 E. F9 e Y$ j K xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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CL Yura
8 z8 S2 r0 E; M( ~ xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
: O: V1 Y6 e+ P# g- ` xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 p- k" d" m; l8 t5 Y: S; w* y- b. d
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( H5 c9 B; l" L! X
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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5 u5 \3 X( |9 g( tRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- |7 w! N! n4 i7 q$ P2 [. _, f
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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+ i1 P) s9 v6 I; M8 m B-339D x 3( S2 M- l3 e: P2 V: m% O; O0 C9 X& g
A-24 Banshee x 102 K, j: M! E2 c. n2 {6 K0 I8 I
$ n1 @5 Y5 v" D! t' Z0 eNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships: G- q' q" l* }. o7 n' X
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 N* h* S0 M9 P xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires' p9 h. H3 ]8 ^7 s
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire2 n% H- C& J: P+ ?
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& `4 W) C X1 y% ~8 M5 y
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. c7 S# v* n% v- c1 A
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 19 y4 m0 [7 e$ x$ n
A-24 Banshee x 2
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7 y# I; ]$ O- R/ q0 A8 p5 ], xNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
* c8 `4 M# \, T$ ~2 S. P CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 f0 U2 o0 z! }$ j
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109, o0 s( P% f, A' L+ d0 k X" _0 U
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) F& b8 \, O; p/ x$ C+ O
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships2 F% x; N9 w1 M5 y4 w$ i4 R
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires5 A$ j- a. k( Q7 ~; }# }* W
DD Hatakaze9 Y+ W; T4 G! e7 z
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109): R7 ?; a- B* n
6 w+ s$ r9 h) m; _; f, \. H S% iJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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! s5 g6 g9 E F3 t, hDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 764 j) r0 d* a1 L1 j
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Japanese 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
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Attacker: 8 u2 x) V9 V. k, `& x8 X& J, W
3 o6 b8 h- n7 h0 q Y6 PJapanese ground losses:
1 s* }' Z$ h; q& ?; ^4 s I+ l. s! r 292 casualties reported6 W f/ O* o- }3 J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled- v& X5 v& o% @1 m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled+ U; n ? i! \ a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 ?' ]+ n& O2 g5 X% u
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163 casualties reported& [, \6 G* P/ X* ~+ d- Z+ X. B1 p, w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% P$ U6 a( V. [- }, u, B
/ P9 a" W3 M o& {. UAssaulting units:+ W! m9 b; {5 o8 X+ i- z: ~/ F" Z) @
1st Kure Assault Division# g [- n" v/ f* I5 [* G
3rd Air Flotilla 1 L/ `6 i9 p |2 L9 ~- f
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Defending units:, I1 g2 i3 X5 d s9 w2 ]' h/ n8 v
Molukken Garrison Battalion1 @4 j) u1 w' f9 t0 N
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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