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% J& K. J; d1 B, Z* {/ Z
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( q* U& R4 v& l/ q3 [* {
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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9 M/ Z; I* q1 H6 A# g0 cRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
0 ^. ~$ q1 K- ~, v+ M! u- uEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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) z+ R5 g2 v/ N" m+ g' lAllied aircraft
1 W: |5 V: ^$ R" V 139WH-3 x 6
( `9 a$ s+ } |$ b' O B-339D x 3' s" Q& J! h1 J$ ^2 E
Hudson I x 3+ q' E* o) m3 A8 b
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139WH-3: 3 damaged8 h, Y# S0 W. ^
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Japanese Ships
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xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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* j8 ?# c2 D/ CMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud- |, X4 E( e' X. p9 Y
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
* m* _2 F- S9 y; jEstimated time to target is 5 minutes2 X* Y+ P8 T$ H6 B8 e5 |
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Allied aircraft* M0 W/ r& q& a" F5 x" G7 i
B-339D x 1( X1 V. C" P7 `$ z
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses+ P( p* P' a9 q% @8 j" |
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged- r; s" A2 s/ K# }* B& f) Q# s
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Japanese Ships
; P& a% u X& ~7 p5 I; b xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk9 z' u9 m/ h( z
CA Takao6 K2 n$ e( [# ^% t) W& V% k
CL Yura- X: O7 l( F! h0 i* {
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
; X7 y- y6 q1 m. e) i xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire* d* m0 t' f) s- I* v
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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4 A6 v% l- y( r3 g4 lRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& S* e' b8 J# u( I
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes5 S8 h H h' Y6 m$ f1 g( n0 i
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B-339D x 3
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$ G6 o% c8 E. kNo Allied losses! p: E5 P- Z( H: ^) i. z0 z
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! \7 I: f" O! L
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires3 q: `( }, P0 H; z4 W. e
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire5 j! J9 `$ p% m! G& E2 T: c
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 z+ i3 j" [; U4 U4 Q2 t: j
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 \! H, F4 ?) |Estimated time to target is 6 minutes+ C' V( u1 |& _9 u9 J7 Z! q
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 2+ ^/ Z. C% z5 X$ X% A$ k4 E1 c1 e
5 c! ~. W2 y2 fNo Allied losses6 z- r7 }) [6 E8 P
& _( G# M6 v' ^% o2 T8 K. e# WJapanese Ships
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109; `% ~' z2 B; u; i2 [1 i" v2 Q
3 B' j) G5 t" JWeather in hex: Partial cloud6 L4 H" C; w: [9 Z$ N' _; o
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* D1 p) H1 r3 _% i G# _3 CEstimated time to target is 15 minutes; }3 S' t) c; c# B) ]4 X H
: b+ l. G! c: F. z7 n0 hAllied aircraft
3 C) Q% x# H/ \, z3 H A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
$ `, n* G! _: r A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged/ A- _$ r+ ~' F, F
# i( n. X( {" IJapanese Ships# e {8 X1 u8 j! M
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109), \2 o9 c. P' k
; I$ \6 }/ L$ q7 w$ kJapanese Deliberate attack. n/ q5 y# L6 H9 f1 j& v+ c, L/ I
& Z% E3 z% J, }4 rAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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- t% I7 J! A& p8 F& G+ B: ^Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76( g4 x2 k8 u7 [& T/ l
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
) ]5 V# L% i7 c, m" HDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)7 ~" ^! r( U! d1 E& D$ j+ q
Attacker: 3 j' ~, N: u0 k$ ]) N% D
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Japanese ground losses:$ O8 V [' R# x7 p$ z- g$ N/ O
292 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled1 Z' Q+ M& I N4 p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
$ q A2 z- `/ Z7 P8 o, A1 N) Q 1st Kure Assault Division
% v8 w) N# C7 T/ h 3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:5 j: w) y( ~- ^9 {
Molukken Garrison Battalion/ ^* o" Q. C1 b3 S( | b x
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
P. |( {0 B" Z Ambon Base Force |