AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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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
3 T4 U+ U) Y7 W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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. L5 R D# M: O8 P7 Z$ t5 e, q% iMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109" d0 o) n. @* P8 M2 l
0 b& c/ k. e- w1 `9 C/ bWeather in hex: Partial cloud& Y2 G0 [9 g% w, ^7 T* C/ p& B
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 m3 F0 W' B1 s4 \& Z0 [% V) ]Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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1 A# z0 U& t3 `# h. kAllied aircraft2 ?, [ [5 C: B i7 y5 o
139WH-3 x 6
" C0 c0 X, y" {3 o6 q B-339D x 34 p+ E+ h( j, z% C6 Y! h5 A2 H" J3 r
Hudson I x 3
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139WH-3: 3 damaged
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5 l* E0 g0 F4 j" _Japanese Ships& O7 S e1 A. p
DD Shiratsuyu$ Y5 v& b3 d6 E7 m6 Z7 I0 E
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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$ ^7 j3 D7 F, H$ `" [/ w: D {Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109- }, y# H9 v0 d3 m) r$ _
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.. \0 h7 `4 v/ b# w& D% s
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes( ^$ m" a+ E8 H/ y z& {% v' \1 \
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Allied aircraft" K5 w' a: y( S
B-339D x 1
2 b( x% Z/ I+ @# l ^: t# I* k- N2 l A-24 Banshee x 17
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: K0 ?# K- G' F- LAllied aircraft losses
: d" \4 H: h2 N# \ A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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$ k9 K# U+ ~! |. pJapanese Ships
7 s2 G7 U1 H0 W5 E( ~) i xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk# E" M! c! p4 x1 ~2 R8 o
CA Takao/ M7 f' N/ E$ l
CL Yura# ^! k. u) N4 a7 q/ _* [9 g
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage; N6 L" f1 R: Z: |& K; c$ M- Z7 e, F4 H
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109) t: A/ |: L, r6 @1 H5 y
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. u8 [: t, f: M; N+ B. J1 REstimated time to target is 6 minutes. a0 s4 N* E. ?6 ~) a( h
" O* V1 j3 X7 M6 ?: y: z+ UAllied aircraft
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# e9 N- ~1 N3 k" B A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships7 i/ Q6 E: X: B( W& v% h
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk c1 A7 x' m q/ i
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires1 F( V: U. ]; r8 O* x$ C' d
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire& m* O! `' R& E3 K" Q0 P) i& ]: r7 s( C
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud! L7 s2 p4 k: i6 k
" T* f+ }. t D P/ JRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 J- W, p; g! c: I8 n8 FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes, J/ d* ]% I/ a/ H- Q) g. [9 T% P
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" b, j+ a5 L4 d B-339D x 1$ \; u) u I" K: |' I' R
A-24 Banshee x 28 a5 @8 }- f0 y2 W5 Z
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No Allied losses$ X$ r: Y! @0 R$ h
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Japanese Ships9 T, @& g' n# P6 i
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ a& ^; @) K3 X* l
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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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; x; h( [7 H1 N/ X2 C/ {7 E V" v# |Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ w, }8 d# E* R% A0 k
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes+ s' S: L& s2 o! v
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Allied aircraft: V: Q( Q- C$ r$ Z4 \
A-24 Banshee x 14& R! N$ V' S9 }$ m- T. v: F
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Allied aircraft losses8 J5 k# H E) r
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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, ~8 k) {. E7 o8 G2 ~- ZJapanese Ships
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DD Hatakaze
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8 p- n* a3 D' K VGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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$ ^6 A- v. c4 Y6 s$ y1 EJapanese Deliberate attack
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`+ g, X5 f6 e8 c; S6 O! eAttacking 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+ B" P9 N! V1 f( E# }
% T8 E: V! I. M8 V( j) wJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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- ~% J# M% R( i0 kAllied adjusted defense: 121
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% U% z% A. I& r# N% n+ Q+ I; Y( |, PJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 1 L! k7 b2 n" w: [' v6 S
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Combat modifiers
0 A; w6 V9 q0 F' G b! a4 E2 l- vDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)/ x3 B" N2 X9 r4 M- I7 ]
Attacker: - ^. g& [* e1 [: ]7 U. D' m& b8 i
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled2 `3 X6 j* F$ S& k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 ~! m& P( R* l3 m4 {: ?. ?3 q" OAllied ground losses:2 P4 ^9 Y" J' K: v- _4 q
163 casualties reported
5 @1 {& g; f) F9 {' E' s Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled6 |; L H3 W; Q8 [' ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Assaulting units:( |" r; w0 M* [) B. [( u& G
1st Kure Assault Division
6 y5 w/ n* U1 z8 s 3rd Air Flotilla ' H) `! N0 \4 @ D
f# @) j7 |! k9 V- vDefending units:
1 x) V4 Y* P7 d; O8 ~; D Molukken Garrison Battalion
/ G5 e) R" o: k+ K 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
& a8 @0 W5 q# O0 H3 k, ^ ^. q Ambon Base Force |