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
+ d5 v9 [( r4 R$ o: n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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( x+ b9 k+ Q8 s: a3 MMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud" @, H8 F2 v5 N* `
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 D3 o1 C( I9 v0 B# f1 L0 G# qEstimated time to target is 7 minutes3 Z3 B9 R h* G
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Allied aircraft
7 ?6 u! r9 G, }1 u2 C' r) d9 O/ l3 s 139WH-3 x 6
9 w# Z2 ^+ Q( H- a' n' A B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses6 Q1 X) s. R7 t1 t- V* a
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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; a: [4 P; M' qJapanese Ships8 @# ~5 n; B: {. u
DD Shiratsuyu' J5 [) v3 }8 z+ y2 x0 y
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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: R+ I1 _ N% hMorning 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.. H" S- _9 Z% a# Z) N9 I: j/ Q
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes( g2 s& o5 X3 _: E: v! q; f: K( Z; r
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Allied aircraft7 q( [7 N3 p. U: [5 U
B-339D x 1$ `: q, V' j) r) _- X9 I
A-24 Banshee x 17% H( v% c# C$ d; \( W- r
m0 O2 X5 i9 P1 K! p0 \Allied aircraft losses
0 h# F8 D y' o% a A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
+ C C& f" t# l! B: q! } CA Takao' @3 z, H+ Q( }2 q$ P( m8 G$ d
CL Yura, l4 {2 v! n$ R# P( i4 f' K
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 z7 n6 y8 N. m/ T* Y, c3 S xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( m$ a8 R, J+ I
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7 r1 V/ d {! T# V% B5 ORaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: Q! O! \1 T* ?) Q7 i8 D7 lEstimated time to target is 6 minutes* R/ |3 Z6 g5 r' [$ o+ ]
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B-339D x 3
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
1 p( r7 T6 Z" w. A5 }& v# W xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- b! j1 E% z6 \: V. c xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires4 i9 T! x& @; e4 b* v0 }$ B
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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( g+ D& ?1 W/ J. r3 G6 xMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% X8 g, ~. U! B' C0 Z" t
: N2 M! l, W2 M9 L& M) ~% uWeather in hex: Partial cloud* J' J" _, |; w% M+ k/ e2 s/ q% L
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. ]% J8 a6 `. E+ l1 {
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 1+ g s! ~, M" A* Y) @
A-24 Banshee x 2" S3 ^6 c8 l0 K$ j' \1 _9 V" X
' \# S, {7 X9 L! WNo Allied losses. v; S, ]5 Z: L
2 \8 D( }' {( U: }6 |Japanese Ships
: N& E$ s( t! \* f; {( h- K CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 ~, X2 I, ]0 z, L+ K
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7 y' {/ ^3 ?* Z) n8 X* R( ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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1 |% p4 J2 t r$ h {! J: q' jRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." \. O" V' A+ u$ {" x. q- _
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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, ~$ r2 s# g! u0 v: HAllied aircraft5 [( t) F4 T3 A' w& v7 L E, {
A-24 Banshee x 14. y. P- b. [( g% C! C
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships; h. U/ A/ S# I% Y8 {0 x$ H! E
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
9 B' _6 x' i0 R+ B% d$ ~8 N( l) U DD Hatakaze6 T3 S8 R( _3 [- J* b. M; O
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)3 p: L4 @, T" f7 Z, f
, k6 L0 g5 e$ {) P; X* rJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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K$ L1 I1 a. ADefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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4 A" U7 S' D- U) UJapanese adjusted assault: 53 : o9 J$ v6 B7 P% Z) u
$ K4 Q& E* o3 M# v4 [Allied adjusted defense: 121 . @! C- j1 c q/ L
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) $ N1 ?0 a/ h% P4 L
8 X" \: ^. L$ V0 d* e- LCombat modifiers
- W( p( R D# WDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-): w! ^/ f6 P9 k
Attacker: % ^$ p' }! @ M7 n# W. J5 c' C4 o
! F' A( F* A& }+ x) kJapanese ground losses:
. x7 S1 x( |% ^( p 292 casualties reported, {+ |1 s; m1 Z& z; }8 H0 {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& y& S9 C0 B4 f, R0 ?
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Allied ground losses:/ U7 D2 f! m1 ]2 m z# `* c! K
163 casualties reported- W3 ~9 d% S4 V' w" |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled& P5 n' b% g- M2 t! s* E& J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Assaulting units:2 W: ]- v4 y! b& f2 ?6 p' ]# U% y& v- Y
1st Kure Assault Division
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# `& Y! |) _( Q6 i; c6 n) @Defending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion8 l4 }2 _3 T) A% }% C ^* r
Ambon Base Force |