AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42# G% G" z. w4 H8 g2 n7 Z
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/ l! X0 r% V! y# }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
/ Q2 s; l$ @: Z- a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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' p# C3 `. _& H0 J3 z' pMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud$ E7 `% V; A. b" d, b
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.( ]+ k$ c2 M; P
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 `% v1 j q% k) z+ v% z) R 139WH-3 x 6
1 Z! A5 \5 y: x: C/ q7 q! F6 u: K B-339D x 34 h: w% b) ~* J; ^
Hudson I x 3- M4 _5 A" N; W$ Z" |. p
# T; d2 ~+ L7 A- dAllied aircraft losses0 l% e% A$ {* c- x. N% {
139WH-3: 3 damaged$ b; G6 f; x1 v$ g2 y D3 G
' [+ f, p6 Q8 f5 hJapanese Ships
& @5 j$ U! r& `' S DD Shiratsuyu
; }+ i. t/ X/ D xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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- P+ r* k+ Q' k O" oMorning 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.- f& u+ J' i. {& Z2 g4 }
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes3 ^& o9 N- Q2 f9 D% A" D7 W
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Allied aircraft9 o* `/ R- s( m' L3 a
B-339D x 1+ F# _6 f: I0 A/ m' R6 s+ K9 g
A-24 Banshee x 17+ @7 q3 ~4 [ Y& d9 ]
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Allied aircraft losses* ~2 i- ^) K! F& r
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged# e+ a# |* T1 J9 b
# {2 q c) Z7 `3 h! E& ~- B2 }Japanese Ships: P+ L" D/ h4 r3 T' j q
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
' w! i3 }: [- D8 X9 @5 f: ` CA Takao
/ p) W$ W, p8 ~& q6 Q4 j CL Yura5 ]9 Q2 Q$ N( r# i/ M) l3 P; @) j
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 ^2 M; q& T3 c: M7 \' [ xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 [7 {# Y. q4 q2 R
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+ y) c2 r p3 P# R$ OMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109# }. D9 I) G, @( i+ g' U1 f
# R# t2 \* J0 ~& qWeather in hex: Partial cloud3 ?1 y3 `, b5 h+ I, e1 D
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; v) g w1 C) G+ y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes2 J7 C/ w+ ]4 G9 A
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B-339D x 37 |7 l" R, ^4 x6 [
A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses& o! x' ]0 L) ~# O ~
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Japanese Ships
/ q) I Q* n# @0 _ xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 |+ t& y/ s( z8 C9 [
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
, m! _' }5 A! z0 @: F: J xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire# }! o# V9 H+ w3 G
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; Q# j. R1 D& x" GMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1094 L# e8 [ v$ y/ l U# [2 f
; u8 T; h w8 e) `Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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# I; A/ f7 p! L' Y. x7 NRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! I3 B7 u$ W% H' `( l6 \; ?Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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7 e. Z& Z0 _8 p. ^/ TAllied aircraft
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- d2 j, Z, R* F& o6 T/ H A-24 Banshee x 29 S. P& c8 g/ V
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No Allied losses
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6 `& g0 T% ?7 n, x% v& D7 |Japanese Ships0 M6 F1 H2 Z3 _
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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# \1 {; X0 n( ?! M& nMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109$ c' q' }9 @, h8 M
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 T3 T- z; G1 Q& |5 ]8 f. t
N3 S1 k- ^0 X6 S, s( K0 J1 lRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 T/ }& k+ h, O0 kEstimated time to target is 15 minutes: w2 [! D% B6 ?, E' f) d
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A-24 Banshee x 14. [# z$ \7 b9 G% L
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Allied aircraft losses
4 @/ T H& U5 r" {# b' w: R/ g A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged3 b, c: k. y: D: l
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Japanese Ships
4 n# ? i" i) t- j; c$ C* A CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
: [9 r# P6 @9 T3 P# n DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack- y4 B7 M- @" Q- h* \, m) ?
' N& }5 A# R& |8 |Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140! A* p( p( k4 V6 S9 ^5 ~! T+ N1 l
/ ]1 i3 N* |& N: A7 GDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 763 |5 O4 w U$ W! W
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 8 P( y* g' Q t9 t% h9 t9 v# \
+ B6 U/ b- G) _/ L/ d$ JAllied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) * ^$ y3 K2 q8 F& W# y. x* C( k
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Combat modifiers0 U/ c: Y+ M* J1 p! d
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)2 o3 J4 b) ]- A7 F( @
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:' h. d- Q* k5 g
292 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
; G9 t+ F8 P0 |: E6 f K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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I S: y! s' U: C$ d9 T& lAllied ground losses:
" R; o t8 K2 ^1 C, @* u$ p4 `5 { 163 casualties reported
/ |: T3 d$ @4 g# ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
/ {4 s; b3 j2 r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
U" N4 {( i* R" Q0 `( r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! x) d4 C+ b3 K& M/ i0 K
3 R+ _- r/ E5 q4 {/ eAssaulting units:
; g1 X5 x4 u Y% @ 1st Kure Assault Division
' w; ?! M5 s7 D; w; \7 H 3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
3 G2 S( ]5 k' D2 f0 h Molukken Garrison Battalion& `( V; e I9 H9 L
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
" [8 k# |" D3 Z3 ?3 Y, ~; W4 Q( i Ambon Base Force |