AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42, U1 z1 M- R9 u! `0 k$ ?
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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
( G2 w! ?0 o& N2 C0 E6 ]: G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 ~* ?) S# S" k! N0 E% F
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( x7 M0 M" }. U; O @
% {6 G; _- C* q, C+ oWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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4 N8 e6 F" f H4 @Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* S3 _( X" n% t( f2 x$ sEstimated time to target is 7 minutes* }( {$ p& z" \/ v. y0 ?
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Allied aircraft
" s* l W# \7 b0 F9 r9 u1 C q5 w 139WH-3 x 6
; s2 h1 n' m4 l3 i. m7 c B-339D x 3
+ X( p. g- [* p Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses: t7 e% X# @! `. H) }
139WH-3: 3 damaged4 \# u& S# q$ _3 ^9 o2 q8 R! d
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Japanese Ships
. I$ i2 C: _+ o( A8 I DD Shiratsuyu$ J$ e* j( y2 N5 [) S! ]: \7 _
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires% W; r: M4 G+ E n( c1 x1 p5 y( f* y
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7 O: \5 I" m9 P! M0 h7 G3 v ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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$ {* \; i: R0 |: v' q- T( C. i" LWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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6 V, T+ u$ W0 O2 P9 }3 C8 {% N6 W+ bRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.6 ]% O5 o, f' v J* z
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes; X$ [. c( y) C/ q
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Allied aircraft
3 o1 W0 J1 n. F B-339D x 1 a8 o0 l6 Y9 D. L/ V
A-24 Banshee x 173 _8 X" V+ g: z$ B% J& F
9 L0 _/ h3 O" c: n$ q c+ AAllied aircraft losses
! v) g. e% W4 U7 {6 @ A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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) P) i& B4 t: P" y9 g* xJapanese Ships4 K& ^5 [" }! ^& K- r/ V
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
8 D4 @; k/ e% ^: M CA Takao
8 R$ B) `8 P U- i* @: z CL Yura
6 N2 |+ p/ b4 ?2 {, K& W xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage6 T; |9 ?' B1 [& L# }5 Q
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire* i* h+ Y. T8 T: n/ a1 y1 N2 U" Y# X
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; N; _" d" f0 @; q' YMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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$ T7 c$ T/ i' ~& m, f1 AWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" A. P7 E& f; m1 ^& tEstimated time to target is 6 minutes2 s: p t9 A% D% q( b1 I; e8 O! A
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Allied aircraft6 t' ?2 ?9 Y" n' K
B-339D x 3
1 G( i6 j" y# P A-24 Banshee x 102 Z5 A! h( f5 s
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No Allied losses1 T( k. C2 N1 W$ x+ v! e
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Japanese Ships/ B/ \7 Z: b! [9 L7 r8 G
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ g8 y3 R$ C5 l) d xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
; E0 W9 x K7 ^2 j* | E/ M' y xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1095 G+ X5 C1 ]4 H; H
+ N( D/ [5 l4 J! X$ ^Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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1 i! b) c# p2 U+ r7 W0 {Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 J6 {. h& {$ o! o! B
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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8 r0 |9 _: o0 K" XAllied aircraft
6 ?3 X5 y/ g% A x: } B-339D x 1/ j/ o! w9 S9 {1 a# q7 Z8 ?
A-24 Banshee x 28 q9 A6 h' |( r) o
6 }5 l; V: Y& MNo Allied losses* p# G1 S t' x
) m- X1 p- n% {+ [- E1 iJapanese Ships a2 |6 t, C7 L0 v6 ]8 V" Q
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire! q2 G, A3 T' I* J9 H, g4 [/ y7 b
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9 y, Q" Y A! Q8 ], g+ L. hMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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: |1 H% Y o+ ?9 [# ^+ }Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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* m& i/ x: \0 d# A7 w' TRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. i! ?; v8 G0 a" T( ?
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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4 @/ o; {7 f" j2 D% B$ B, Z9 VAllied aircraft
- Y9 I3 D* T- G4 _ A-24 Banshee x 148 Q$ Z+ m1 i: W
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Allied aircraft losses3 L- B/ G+ g% R R
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged+ l5 W- I ^# E; z* e
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Japanese Ships
# t, C1 _% o& |/ u' F CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires- W9 S% X. }5 i, b9 O
DD Hatakaze
# F3 V: f1 ^/ H/ B) T7 ^ DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack4 Q) B. t7 T# |- J* q1 K$ A
2 S5 k. v! r5 E; f, J6 I& KAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140" Y: `3 K3 ]$ D$ R8 U, @8 L9 f
. a4 I9 r+ l" k- g @* xDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 767 D" T! |, e8 X. n! g/ i6 x
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 9 @2 E0 I0 q1 ]% J4 W" b/ }
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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0 u6 T! O# O0 B9 w, |: R) d5 c7 `Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) ; T: }5 K* K2 W% V* I8 n$ g6 x1 ^9 }
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Combat modifiers
9 Y# U5 d. q% C" b# ^8 j) cDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)( G: \" E# m8 ?/ J) D! Z
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:5 C% f/ F, p' ?4 o, n- O
292 casualties reported% @. f7 n" A: h4 U# I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled! i! N# K8 V" m$ k( Y# k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
}$ S4 `, v# @+ a: S2 Z+ t 163 casualties reported
1 _/ Q: x2 @7 Z1 t Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
, |0 _6 J/ H( d8 k! A M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled! l0 l [# Y) `3 a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 T* w# ?* P: n. ~4 X9 h
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Assaulting units:2 R' u' k$ i/ q
1st Kure Assault Division* R. _% d! j6 q% S2 J
3rd Air Flotilla % S% |2 |; S* D* u' ~3 y2 s
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Defending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion+ D5 s) x) t2 M; o% Z% `
Ambon Base Force |