AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 426 M/ |, a1 G2 B3 u/ _3 |5 _; p
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* ~) \8 o0 Y8 J6 [- @0 l9 U4 e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
6 S% S& C& p4 i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% b6 l9 W6 M/ W+ n, y) L
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( R K6 L# r- o! e0 t# h& x& R! C
0 c. o7 i5 O" e$ b: l( j9 ~Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& A5 H% V) i0 w* \
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes/ I. m* e/ b$ D8 U+ g6 B1 P A
2 ]; l( b* P2 x# b% p3 B' t" {0 SAllied aircraft, O# U+ V' A: T6 m* E) _' O$ _
139WH-3 x 6. L# _% c3 `2 a
B-339D x 3+ E: I9 \/ k8 N7 B8 I( K) t
Hudson I x 33 s2 v9 G/ s4 N$ y h
h$ X+ Y/ O0 [2 `) }Allied aircraft losses
/ Y5 n) i. {2 c- e C 139WH-3: 3 damaged- ]5 S0 j3 r7 }6 ]+ a
8 X* R- H. v- J1 T7 i" K- b! y9 IJapanese Ships. f8 H! H) |+ |$ a q1 D B
DD Shiratsuyu+ P4 K) P7 ^2 R- R+ ~7 U; L
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires1 R4 M4 x0 G. k7 i* r
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+ C) {4 }: H( H- WMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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* k- r' w' A; p q# S2 JWeather in hex: Partial cloud3 e, U& t" L! q: M
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
; D' y% e& b) f( V7 ~) @Estimated time to target is 5 minutes$ T* E x, d" ^0 q
1 A @# X, i# v8 y/ E6 _5 gAllied aircraft
7 R- F% M8 y7 L$ H B-339D x 1: H+ x' n5 i& R% |( t( y- z
A-24 Banshee x 17
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/ H- Z/ W8 s8 P6 q. xAllied aircraft losses
% J. Q8 _0 ]/ D6 w/ E- z4 U A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
8 F/ d) d* t9 F5 O xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
I' Q* S* K% _! h CA Takao
H6 x8 L7 M! w CL Yura
+ I. e G. W: B: h% q- L% [ xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage/ F3 Z% k1 V; c+ J
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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) |2 B' r- e9 UMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109& i# k- [" ^: Z, ?3 K6 Y) N% m' `: J1 Z
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 ~5 ~! [; d# \: [% \3 G D
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3
% n0 {) p( b- M* d' i1 q A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses% }( s/ w5 T" g) X: [% Y6 q. J
* l* w# q4 t1 y' L3 H! [4 J% UJapanese Ships
$ @* l3 a/ r5 A; ? xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* K* ?4 c7 `0 m" G. y7 A0 w# V
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires3 \* u& ?% r" t
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 s$ U& X# y% s
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& p+ ^+ K0 E( S5 @. J1 L1 ]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.
( y* P# K9 O$ ]1 R2 v& o% q2 HEstimated time to target is 6 minutes; k6 q4 k5 ^' m* |- q- v6 s
7 K- h6 l' o* o9 WAllied aircraft
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No Allied losses' ?$ g# `( H7 c/ T
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Japanese Ships
# M' {3 j# N0 t8 ^5 V CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire R+ H5 ?3 C: @3 z
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) q6 E. L; d2 _/ g% m- t- ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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% [* P1 k. G$ kRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 C4 i; ^2 Z9 U/ V) |) [, Z- L
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes7 e' d7 W9 z+ y- i$ Y( O
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
, q% z0 H* D$ f2 l; z CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
" H+ u7 w$ s2 Y4 K: S9 P z) y' ^ DD Hatakaze
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, I+ \: {2 @( r/ uGround combat at Ambon (76,109), w$ M/ y5 r( K3 @
% X* n+ d6 e1 @7 ?: j2 q- H% BJapanese Deliberate attack+ b8 m6 |* x% \0 G- Z+ |! B& K3 Z# D
3 j7 F# f# M lAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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" {7 K" N) Y3 M8 \0 \$ IDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76( x7 m {: f/ \3 g: c
9 `! G3 l" _" X! B5 m$ yJapanese adjusted assault: 53 * M6 G7 G! x2 |. N. u9 s; U
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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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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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7 ?9 Q! L" P3 ~3 u( `3 QJapanese ground losses:
1 D2 F% l# B% V, y+ y 292 casualties reported
4 E- _' \0 z2 y; Z) H& T3 r Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
" |0 G9 C- u0 O" o( i3 N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 w8 E4 |% u- c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
1 p( e8 _" S0 m# H3 f 163 casualties reported
' h, }5 M& h/ N2 f8 m Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
g5 V- q. |6 s9 V* i( I7 F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
4 L) J# {# M+ L/ g. {4 w+ t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! j- x: q3 O+ jAssaulting units:
2 l5 U$ L' ~* Z" Z9 |$ M 1st Kure Assault Division
8 w% W6 p# J3 D: N9 W" {% W 3rd Air Flotilla
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5 T( n9 a o3 ]: m4 ^- {0 X- SDefending units:
! p; d. m3 U5 q Molukken Garrison Battalion7 }( _8 B' A$ s+ \
4th Coastal Gun Battalion! X& d- Y$ C$ Y {* E5 L+ U
Ambon Base Force |