AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 428 e2 }0 d5 W) N+ P9 C2 W
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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! L- }3 ] D/ ~/ p0 s
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109" \5 {) Q, D+ v0 h b& Q. }% ~
6 c8 P; \8 ?2 \& s SWeather in hex: Partial cloud; F( a( A" a9 W
p( r. X2 B( ~Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 j2 `; `+ P/ W4 d1 k: v
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes) v, r& S- K# m
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Allied aircraft: q8 {; b, ^( O! I8 _& l% w8 O
139WH-3 x 6
- v3 O% m6 j) |0 v" _! Y# i B-339D x 3
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) `6 Q9 W4 I$ A% |6 ~Allied aircraft losses5 g; [( `* ?( c! v4 g# e
139WH-3: 3 damaged5 \) s* F9 z3 d* h2 }$ L F. N
- j7 C/ w U& d, W3 p. L: KJapanese Ships
; k6 {% ^1 t$ X& l' ? DD Shiratsuyu
! h4 a ^7 J9 k& p- L) x xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires! A6 I6 W9 F; L2 ^- |
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109) \% @# u0 H% ~" \5 l5 n6 J
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.2 g9 _! j) w; o. C; o' h& W, Q
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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( X* ? p7 d* S6 w0 B5 o' @Allied aircraft; H+ h) ~1 F, v
B-339D x 18 C9 t2 I! t, E& ~- D: K* T7 F# J
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses2 A: P6 \1 K- q- t" d9 t, _$ w- ^
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged+ _1 P7 r, q8 w @
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Japanese Ships
! K0 K# T& o# z# \ xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
. J8 c f4 r- C CA Takao
8 V& W3 F2 E* c- I CL Yura
5 M4 Z' t& x) h; U xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 J9 v- f0 L: |$ B" q9 g xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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; g. ~8 A& R& G: d% AMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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+ F& i) Z$ F4 u( r5 Z! `6 m4 [Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 y. u0 q( |5 {+ i) @& ?: Z1 Y1 d. @
$ i2 Q, P( R, ?Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; w- |3 S3 |- zEstimated time to target is 6 minutes a( N( V& C6 ~
4 e( G! y$ ^+ o" e" Q; WAllied aircraft3 Q5 U3 \+ m0 n9 ~
B-339D x 3% C0 O0 B* z! t& R0 X+ v
A-24 Banshee x 10
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! U7 i6 y4 d" W* D! T6 xNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships* J u7 w W+ x9 M8 d& I
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# K# j8 x0 c4 W+ Q S0 B
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires9 u( \ e% f \: g2 t7 ?: U
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire: \, h& z7 J2 b2 e9 }6 s2 P
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109) ]# \. D: C1 R4 u) u5 T! _# e
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. H- H7 B' E: v* F0 e7 R3 M* M
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships' W. M( U% Q4 k" t; a! t" ]
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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C' W% q3 b6 V1 D$ G5 |# G) y! b; jMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109$ L; B2 I* R( W J) j( k+ b- D0 V
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' K5 a: M% W* h5 y5 dEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft% L0 y% l1 R7 ?, e
A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
7 u/ r( g& j3 N# p3 F* U8 T CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
1 X1 e* S# U# }, l3 i DD Hatakaze' O/ V) y# F- L7 w; |, [
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack/ }. U; T2 R3 g7 m. I! m
) S9 H' U0 C2 ]1 k5 f' p9 s9 J3 C4 uAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1409 S6 g" b' {1 y' {! g
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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! |1 i; d- J0 l' g4 s7 }Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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* w6 x) T% E8 u. z* N! }Allied adjusted defense: 121
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' \! j4 @! X. z) i; h$ {) S) D: zJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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. ~& L; o2 E8 u* Z; G3 MCombat modifiers
6 i; w4 W0 K1 j) h& @, zDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)' G, ^0 t2 i* ~, N+ E! v- {$ s
Attacker: / ~9 ?! D5 ]9 I7 |
( _" d$ X3 d$ h! C" @$ X. EJapanese ground losses:9 e% N) P7 [8 h1 W- d
292 casualties reported, q( t: S0 a1 D r8 C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled" a, Q8 _2 `4 Y) v9 G; G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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: x' c; E$ A+ Z6 M9 C7 s6 X4 bAllied ground losses:
& I1 H2 K4 z; S, o 163 casualties reported3 Y+ a+ C( g% G! D3 [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled3 g" `! J7 H3 i$ X% Z- o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Assaulting units:
5 ^& ^# Y: p9 z 1st Kure Assault Division
4 t% I9 X5 [) S3 Q1 Q1 X 3rd Air Flotilla / X+ K& Z! \# W+ C; J6 B- I l
$ H8 X* ]2 D$ A$ I2 b# o3 SDefending units:
; A6 L% M2 s. V5 m Molukken Garrison Battalion( |5 F( l* V; J- f6 _
4th Coastal Gun Battalion4 w- Z. N2 C8 w* H' R& X: f- P
Ambon Base Force |