AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42& J) G0 G4 Q, |' A
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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
# O- C3 V; i* H( ?, D% C1 H( u$ K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' k( A# @: Z! ^; g0 r, u7 S% `/ N- l
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) v0 J3 B8 T. h# R0 CMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109/ h; ~+ y6 U7 ~$ f1 f
9 P( ^6 @' ]6 p6 C4 WWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: @) I9 v/ [" J( c7 s! {4 L' ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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% F& R) I# U7 u& B+ u; X+ Y9 yAllied aircraft
5 Y, o; N5 q. Q9 l. I' c 139WH-3 x 66 t4 K) L/ v: K; m0 ]
B-339D x 3 y+ E8 k8 ~5 s! y
Hudson I x 3, O" t: c: \5 k4 M8 v
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5 o3 n6 ^" k8 Q 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships! e% @ T M: }
DD Shiratsuyu
8 R' {5 Z1 y! G* `" ? xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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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. _' m# k' E7 P x
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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/ r. _5 Y: ]* t' K. ]Allied aircraft8 A4 d: ~9 Q9 ], ~1 [1 F
B-339D x 1& W. m5 i* v1 _ i x% P
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses+ n1 l9 C5 ]# Y# u- @
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk. H" M7 ~8 M9 K
CA Takao
8 ?/ ?! x0 C" w! o. }5 n. C CL Yura
* q" t4 J" u! \) Z6 K1 q1 S xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ d5 |9 x% j, c7 X: X xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 c$ w, S; I. ?! @8 r3 c0 s4 D6 e
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; ]4 X1 m6 T! m& |2 UMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1094 d* r Z$ ^% g: G; \
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud, a0 \: E K, m- s1 D7 n
+ P+ S- n- G6 b$ Z) W' iRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
a" K: H! W5 x, F, d) M2 [* E* UEstimated time to target is 6 minutes" m0 |) i( P! B3 w N
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Allied aircraft
1 b# x- ?* Q) i+ o1 ?1 t B-339D x 3" o* k3 \% ]! ?# m @
A-24 Banshee x 10' J; X& P# x+ W7 \
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 H/ e4 [3 p+ ?9 E( f* ~8 t
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires( g7 f- W& ~' N; T4 h- S7 `, D$ h5 ?) ~
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire" E# p+ ? c3 S9 y; E9 s4 ^
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% s, g3 @6 t7 I$ BMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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B-339D x 1
$ f( Y6 `' K3 K7 _( ] A-24 Banshee x 2 T) D9 Q& ] o% g" c0 F' d
% B' O) K- l2 Q9 h% n5 ?) BNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships# T0 f, G* D/ H) W( b
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ M9 l# e) [, m# o# d5 H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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* {% b, C, N, |# U8 iRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# n3 {2 ?* P) v# tEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses; p- p. q! }5 p) c. o; z$ j
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged/ `3 A& k0 z! F- s
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: C+ @6 ?4 g( C. g) V% q3 v: n, M2 J CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires8 H. R. r5 k3 G( }
DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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6 k [! L8 c# h0 @ uJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) + u9 X; I4 K! F! x
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)& ]( N. {, |9 z2 k
Attacker: ! E& F# H! W) i. Z$ W
2 \7 I, m4 h3 o5 w3 \( oJapanese ground losses:& R& @) l6 a+ i% ^
292 casualties reported( |! h& k# e L1 [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled" `9 w: f* u/ a' }) H% E& `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ Y; T) c; `+ e' _% Y! p2 q6 @# [: c: g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 q& G2 e+ |7 Y3 {# ]- p
" A4 @, D% b! m3 k7 [7 JAllied ground losses:* P- ?) u. c; J* W3 W: ~) j o0 s) {. N
163 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ q& z; U2 |9 q$ @0 K/ ~; Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ F( d3 p+ o i; l; \9 k* SAssaulting units:
6 z$ F( w: x1 z0 [4 s- W) l; b 1st Kure Assault Division
$ v0 }5 D8 X: Z& P5 I 3rd Air Flotilla ; [9 |% p6 O7 V6 \; ?% s
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Defending units:
3 l/ ~6 ? P5 b Molukken Garrison Battalion! F6 B0 y* f$ {2 o
4th Coastal Gun Battalion/ ? F- \; y( C0 H# O) A
Ambon Base Force |