AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42, R9 t2 i6 W4 \$ 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$ y% \, Y0 P4 {2 U& a6 C0 \
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% B. v: i6 [! y$ W( f
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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- F7 c0 M9 Q6 i0 SWeather in hex: Partial cloud- b; M# N& m. o. `/ e
3 ~, w% Z' \) }+ P# g* nRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.+ I3 R2 k+ e& J" i3 F; Y- q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes8 Q4 {2 K$ N8 K9 K0 S
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Allied aircraft
# } ^7 _6 Y6 ]" A4 c8 z% p 139WH-3 x 6
1 t4 m. P* D; I6 ` B-339D x 3% l z5 _" P$ p& b+ i5 m: h* K
Hudson I x 3; p! e/ f* s% |- _# m
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Allied aircraft losses
: Q& E) n# o! n) z; g. V 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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2 {* l- b' `2 N: C' p- m( VJapanese Ships
1 V) r5 D) y! V8 Y+ `' E; o9 ^ DD Shiratsuyu; O6 L0 _+ D7 }0 p
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires; X. @# h M9 w' J! @% E9 r E
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109. L6 E+ w |* g/ j! G
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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( B9 V) u% X4 _- ]: ~Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.) _/ L! k; g7 r
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes! n' H& m! J! d" ~# v1 F
: X, i7 {7 ^- F# nAllied aircraft
9 q1 q' a. U) F4 d& r B-339D x 1
% w7 N: ~0 u. e0 \7 v1 k A-24 Banshee x 17# n/ |( J) z; r0 ~, c+ @7 p* l5 [
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Allied aircraft losses
* p$ r h9 k1 `' w A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged& I) h7 J) A4 U; \' q
, c* c& B/ y, b' w, RJapanese Ships4 F! e* P( e, F/ s$ |; J
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
: Z, k6 G2 ]' g7 S' s CA Takao2 u" ^$ r, T$ J) \. p& f
CL Yura
- f$ U6 o! Q! ?+ k xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage2 r: \! }) y' a# l5 r$ z& D
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109. O9 Z( n% Y9 ?3 Y0 N
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0 B. J5 r0 D0 O y1 mRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" w2 B- ?; |6 y$ pEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships8 l4 W/ A5 m7 a& b+ R I
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* } E8 E5 Q6 e
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires8 t ?& q( Q# s: L+ f2 P
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire$ P& y+ r" L9 A: O0 Y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud) t- a7 O6 X: b( g6 c
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) @0 n$ G1 N. h; i: |/ Z% gEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft+ q ^0 [3 R3 t& h7 F6 Z
B-339D x 1( ]: D6 Y8 ?# |: }% x7 L
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses' x2 X. e% g2 o" G, L
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Japanese Ships& h/ v' u) {0 z3 H
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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' x3 z* ]( K3 U9 W9 u; l2 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 o6 S7 Y7 {9 ~3 B0 y( A9 XEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 M. R& C0 }- D: ]
A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses: p4 i$ x: c4 x
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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* {' Y, v, U2 Y9 Z DD Hatakaze4 e5 x- I1 I0 q( n- @: N
DD Oyashio, W. v" ?3 g- y& t+ ]
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u9 [0 Y1 y4 I' I" |Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)( w9 _6 Y2 c# N6 v* @
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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) }3 j& b I5 @% O' W% JAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140 x z2 V& E5 q2 @+ |
7 ]2 t3 R7 w: p1 P- Q4 e zDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 766 R; r" _* z; U2 \
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 " ^! G. P3 b' @3 e2 I9 b: x* M
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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! J+ n% [& H* Z" `Combat modifiers
7 W! O0 u3 A- a1 y2 W- FDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
7 B! s* L0 D: J/ Q5 {4 K! SAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses: f9 { s' A4 _4 F* S5 ?" @
292 casualties reported! P. k2 l$ i" u7 y( e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
3 d. x0 _: t1 l# z1 B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 h: |. B7 ]8 U) V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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' H$ Y! r* t: q; t4 u# hAllied ground losses:
% G) ?; ]+ ?* U8 c% A% { 163 casualties reported4 J. y- p, j7 @. ~4 x# R* `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
3 e2 Y! @) L# ?' x8 _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
0 r) f6 d, _5 v) a/ { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ A4 m5 a/ Y6 G: g
$ i& l" { @; z9 ~8 ]Assaulting units:
$ a4 q) f) j$ @! B8 G3 g4 c; F 1st Kure Assault Division& k! F: w+ [% ~. [
3rd Air Flotilla / g6 E6 ~3 C, n+ l
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Defending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion, [* p, N6 p% R" F0 t6 ^- |' v
Ambon Base Force |