AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42! _) }' L1 W! y; h
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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
) h9 Z+ O) i2 L8 E% m1 d# 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/ F; `3 _ X2 [' P+ b ~
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1 ]: g/ Z" h: nMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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& w2 a6 V) z3 D9 u4 }Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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6 a! a; k7 T5 U. C/ ERaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* z, U, ^$ T# e$ c. \Estimated time to target is 7 minutes6 n" H6 k( e& j5 E: E1 C! N( _
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Allied aircraft- T3 c" ~7 W! T
139WH-3 x 6 Y3 l" w1 A2 y& X# Y. ^
B-339D x 31 n& K- U( W# x0 _# i1 T; D! u
Hudson I x 3' a& B: F: `. l# i1 v
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Allied aircraft losses
% V7 `6 G7 r. F" D 139WH-3: 3 damaged% w) h: \% P$ t6 c* B
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Japanese Ships! g' @# k$ `6 U% w, p
DD Shiratsuyu1 q# K* I, z$ g1 U" H, v
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires* e* M$ y; }6 q
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% a5 c7 B5 T( G# fMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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* B, j4 Y5 T; v) l! VWeather in hex: Partial cloud! `; }4 L: ?4 u! i" F5 Z/ d4 z3 e
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
7 \2 p! s* M) ?( B. l8 N: N* V! aEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
. ^* _8 N M- I, X B-339D x 1) J9 h5 \1 a& `* y0 K! N n ^8 ~: m2 ]
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
( o4 W& N/ N8 O \9 G0 ^& M A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged0 F; ^% V9 r7 }8 R5 R6 c5 ~/ F# y% [4 r
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Japanese Ships* ~# Y+ o% T( W- `% U# u
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk1 W. M6 B- K& I2 I( X1 b. v7 d/ J# X
CA Takao
& m- \. V% b/ l+ h% Z- R CL Yura" T' a- p2 k' k5 {( t
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 o0 V% }% `) p ` xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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$ ^1 h7 m3 ^8 n7 vMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1091 j8 {6 m) A5 S. j6 U1 s/ }- [
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 z1 [# T0 T/ ?" }5 G
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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# ]7 l' R0 i; F9 XAllied aircraft
4 g- b, c* i3 j0 h+ U) c% X' I" K B-339D x 3
- C. G- p* L2 G( h5 H3 q( y: c A-24 Banshee x 10" ]5 `. _2 v1 Q; _+ P3 r8 m
3 s) o/ v) `+ v, D/ V/ o- t4 M# e* XNo Allied losses C7 G( v/ X! I q8 l( A
; ~3 @* Y1 U2 F, R3 i9 J0 @: ~0 M( lJapanese Ships* R, t2 |+ {6 F
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
4 f o! f! J* P0 U xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
! E$ o1 O3 O& i xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire( O0 g3 e! _$ Q3 c! ~
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, R; R5 o( v. F7 ^' g9 o$ v- F" CMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1091 N6 R5 E# ]( x# ]+ X. A2 k
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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3 Z7 r* a4 m: l7 tRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' t$ z" J# d1 |1 j( i, O% f
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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4 u, r: I5 c+ u. E& l+ H6 l5 V. jAllied aircraft
2 s/ ?; k f D" B B-339D x 1
, ?/ h' \/ h, f$ J A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses7 _9 i: T: Y( d$ j* ^6 x* y
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Japanese Ships( ~0 w$ C9 `5 ?* L0 }% z
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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9 s4 Y5 }8 F5 L0 gMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud! \ `* Q) j2 R' d* i
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 h0 B- y2 n2 HEstimated time to target is 15 minutes G# W. s" F; L
/ S/ L7 K$ L1 I: y+ O( q7 AAllied aircraft
( V" n0 K. b& R4 Y A-24 Banshee x 148 e2 R" a3 J; c+ m: |1 G$ [7 J
! E. [" c2 S1 R, LAllied aircraft losses! ~1 T3 m( e: U: u1 v8 x
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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( Q4 K" b" I4 A. E+ w7 Y! B5 M: J" MJapanese Ships. x: Y3 [1 ?+ p& U4 Q% g% G
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires4 R7 _8 [( m& d6 \
DD Hatakaze: }! Z6 L! x. G" O8 z- L4 z* T# D
DD Oyashio. H+ \" g9 E+ {# V) |% z; s
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( J5 H* j k; w6 p: A. |2 R/ y1 yGround combat at Ambon (76,109)/ M" ]/ u; x* p0 q' h
! Q7 X; m( E$ [' zJapanese Deliberate attack1 J) n! n/ O& {7 c, \; D8 N
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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$ d7 B7 U- E3 ^# I# ~7 ^& j# h" GDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76' `! V) I9 F6 S' r+ n% ~0 _2 y
% W( }/ G* }% V- R2 K3 pJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) B* Y0 e! q: m) T g0 w( W3 o
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Combat modifiers
7 a* \: h+ l8 Z% X0 @, bDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
1 ]' I: w& p. tAttacker: ( U0 a4 s* f6 [$ N% Q( e C
7 t% e0 _; o7 ~Japanese ground losses:" D2 v5 n7 C0 y: C& E7 i& h! D$ |
292 casualties reported5 V' { ?6 U; G. _/ C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
8 D: w: Y) h$ p: e) \% k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
) f% a% ]: ~ H& u3 M2 b- M; ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
' {3 T( I# K2 Z; @5 G, G1 v5 I5 E& m 163 casualties reported3 @% h4 \+ k5 \& w4 a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
" x) {# j8 p1 ^! o# U0 n1 ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
7 q4 i' y( d' ^4 I( D. l W; B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 y, z# i: `- f+ J F- _9 n! d4 {# l
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Assaulting units:- U* Q Q$ A/ y0 U
1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:) q* `9 G/ k% e- A
Molukken Garrison Battalion/ `1 ]) N- k2 s
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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