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" [/ q" k9 t3 u+ ^5 T& e V
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8 g F+ B4 u7 v" H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% n p7 o- H8 n: S% c. }
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 R( f _4 a9 A4 d
. d# Z5 `6 J( r8 N/ \! Q# wRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.' p5 y) M% o6 e+ V0 G
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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, N) J8 o. X- c" x; R' ] B-339D x 3! Z0 ~; w" @0 Z7 o2 |* N
Hudson I x 35 A" |! @' ~( C8 j* m/ _
, j, {$ l% z: {2 \5 l% U/ JAllied aircraft losses
h7 @7 K | ~9 ?8 q9 P% `2 x+ R 139WH-3: 3 damaged+ b. s0 } ?! e" F5 X( k7 {# S
& z/ w$ f4 A! E1 dJapanese Ships
: s1 D5 h1 Z3 K2 ^ DD Shiratsuyu$ [) e, a8 R) w- w+ \5 n
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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& @' T( d6 c3 n! d5 _Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( @; ?2 r$ p: g$ h0 h
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
& _3 O5 [& A& j8 i) [, oEstimated time to target is 5 minutes' \% Q/ n, V2 l+ r" G3 u
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Allied aircraft
4 V7 W4 b4 b( P B-339D x 1
* C0 K F; @6 N" U# [+ |2 a% D2 e A-24 Banshee x 17
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5 |5 l5 w6 I" Q+ {5 D8 bAllied aircraft losses
- ?, U2 y2 K% ~- } A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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CL Yura3 v$ z0 g6 Z* h% ~% }# D0 i u J
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
' V3 C' C$ Z, G+ ~1 a3 |) O$ s; R xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire k; q3 _* q+ p1 n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 {; l# ^) ]+ g9 O4 c# m5 ?
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft/ e# P9 j: I3 j6 F
B-339D x 3
% T, ^. e7 L9 y* j A-24 Banshee x 10
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) j/ n! \( @+ p; u- yJapanese Ships
2 g! i# \" K. [3 _- K xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
* @# y2 d& a- [; q, W xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires& p# l5 W; P# a2 S! ]) e
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( a' K' E `( e) R) Y
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( q6 x# _. i4 T
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft) p& n- B4 c# i( _
B-339D x 1
) M+ v8 @9 A& b+ E4 b A-24 Banshee x 2
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. S/ M2 k$ t- V1 b6 ~No Allied losses, ?; w. ?. V: {( Z1 N( }/ G0 H
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Japanese Ships2 ^; V' w4 q& ?1 P- x) A
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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8 ^: F; O# c6 W- D/ M. S% H( jMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- N4 o& V$ z( S, f( l& x% _Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft0 Z+ ~: [ l |/ a
A-24 Banshee x 14
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged; J$ B2 L2 o j- w" r/ d% D3 K+ i
M- {+ V+ M! q. oJapanese Ships1 ~( S8 D F/ V' X5 x. [5 [1 n9 U
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires# t, n( @: W. U' V" p6 a* C
DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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/ n7 a1 _2 \1 w0 z7 g9 H5 p6 z5 O( UJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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$ E7 c6 |9 Q0 z8 u# Y$ H0 FDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76" c$ i; X# `$ @% \& V
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 6 A: T0 s3 ^; d
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers4 N+ {; C, d" V8 S# J, A
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
+ T. H" \4 O, i; R/ YAttacker: 8 ^( I9 }8 u' S) ~6 h6 [; n# L
' c/ d4 g* J `. JJapanese ground losses:9 ?) n) ~- _( A
292 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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" l4 i( }1 M/ Z+ t# W% |7 DAllied ground losses:; \$ i9 v7 Y% T. Q# t! Q
163 casualties reported, q! U/ s2 G& O2 j. m1 M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
0 G% X) h1 W. E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled" w+ i' S( Q8 j/ Y- W5 t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 _5 Y _' _) b& u1 l2 C% ?8 uAssaulting units:
. M1 G2 A0 @& L; w$ O5 ?$ s0 a 1st Kure Assault Division8 r* ?. h3 p9 M$ b9 ^
3rd Air Flotilla 8 k0 \! I; f( u# A% `
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Molukken Garrison Battalion) s, Y$ x; h4 u. v/ q
4th Coastal Gun Battalion% L2 `4 K5 C. C, X) }
Ambon Base Force |