AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42& m9 w7 B* F- z, ^, {+ M/ N8 d% }: T
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1 K( `* z6 O1 ?8 R4 A1 j* o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 Z. d# V$ m% O2 r. ?# Y
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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. C/ F4 p) V* z$ ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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/ E( b6 l0 \+ d7 X7 QRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. U& c- I3 U% D. G$ S0 V( D! s4 CEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft" V# ?3 P/ ~' y* M. W7 M
139WH-3 x 66 @$ [: S! ~. @2 y, R( V
B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses U( n% u6 _6 ?5 ~* H4 X! A; @& W# o
139WH-3: 3 damaged, ~( W9 T& E# S$ F
, W6 Q5 B1 g2 B) w* RJapanese Ships
0 ?9 t3 B8 Z4 {( G$ {( b$ [ DD Shiratsuyu# l5 S0 B: |7 H; t* h5 T
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109 p: G0 p; X u% {) e6 R" t
, K$ T/ J/ f$ N( ]5 P' x% v5 HWeather in hex: Partial cloud* ?3 V: r/ e F! a# s3 E3 X
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.: Z4 D4 D0 }% a9 _: Q2 y
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes+ p5 h O2 v$ r9 N# ?. E' a
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B-339D x 1) l4 D! c. `' j1 |3 e4 Y5 x) V4 |
A-24 Banshee x 174 u; l4 a' w p6 W- [
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Allied aircraft losses
! M/ C" K$ E: A# } A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged7 e, `5 g0 U) p4 y3 `! C W5 t8 n
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Japanese Ships) P# M5 V. u2 U U: k) |
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk2 ]7 K3 @* q) F
CA Takao* W4 a: v- t3 k8 v& d/ o, U
CL Yura
$ S$ L- }2 z' V, L# B xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage" m# t( K! @, G* c
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, 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. F% ]* k* W h0 s, m, \
* f/ _7 ]4 j# x# o% R! jRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! K0 m: |! K9 \, W* A: m! H- T$ I5 r) o
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 }/ P Z, F$ K; C' L* Q B-339D x 38 a+ l$ n* s' {" m" |& `) `
A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses
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7 J" C/ W" t OJapanese Ships
" b8 Z1 B1 Q/ r$ T; F6 U) z- D6 z xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ R, y( |9 M* a0 }8 V. L0 p! g xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires) T; \$ P2 n, q# P8 b
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ o1 S% Y6 u8 r: f
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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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+ a: v( z! T( O6 k1 l+ ?2 f9 W+ R4 l8 wRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 @7 \( |+ E R" \8 F6 G
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes) t7 U! e: Q, y
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B-339D x 1
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
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3 g& ?3 c; e; d4 r: z& S( jMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109- w$ t, y% c0 Y- K2 B
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 J6 T' N- n, {6 c. e/ ^1 m
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 U- E( Q v# h, r' c8 X5 ^% Z8 ]3 z* p+ n
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses/ `* L2 o/ R* V% ~4 j5 P
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged, @& M$ I! [( x+ D* z
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Japanese Ships/ a+ _, O. |) `) k" W' R
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires/ `$ k, ]0 q0 R( C1 c
DD Hatakaze
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: H7 w* H* P r# r- yGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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1 }; H# [, o2 M- _: YJapanese Deliberate attack% v' l1 g- {0 J3 y" l& e7 D
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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9 ]. ]8 |/ h# o) {2 Z W( mDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 + \0 a8 u$ K1 O) h7 c& _% @
$ P5 K1 T$ E5 r# u" mAllied adjusted defense: 121
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% v) K! R, C1 p; o+ MJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers0 }6 f5 U, N* S) O' D! f- X
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)% n% Y! F$ E M+ `9 [- [7 r4 r
Attacker: 4 L+ e! v! R5 k3 B& M
2 K1 o$ z4 \. \, K& ?8 ]Japanese ground losses:8 K" l. a* l+ Y/ Q8 ~) P
292 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; I+ {. V- A/ d* O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 g1 O* e" p4 L2 ]1 {
2 A2 s3 M- C) ]1 N& MAllied ground losses:) n: b7 L, s8 \6 }1 z; ^
163 casualties reported! ]3 v6 X& u; R- b9 C3 }+ m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
" C4 z6 U6 K3 H) K, }3 S3 [4 k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
4 B+ z$ x4 l4 |5 G& t0 [! G$ K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 {- y* t3 t7 f5 k" c2 V* j3 f1 c/ d
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Assaulting units:
6 N# [1 b [% D. r 1st Kure Assault Division3 z7 q) I8 X7 `& X0 I& i8 T9 p
3rd Air Flotilla 8 N0 F6 v' ~! K! ?
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Defending units:
^8 @* ]1 o: L" r Molukken Garrison Battalion: j8 Q: H1 h8 e& d1 e Z
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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