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. Q2 ?0 c5 L6 r# R, T
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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9 z( L" X8 d3 @9 \( |7 o4 E; _Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud% j/ [9 V2 k7 R$ |2 P! g
6 ]6 g4 Z c: ]0 H/ T7 d; \- E bRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
w8 @$ J+ U+ N3 l) F' e! \0 ]Estimated time to target is 7 minutes; ^0 O- c7 _; q
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Allied aircraft
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" M' X/ t2 {" N/ A& p- ?: ? B-339D x 3( m* e, Z) `" w; i
Hudson I x 3# d9 W) W. m# Y" Q
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F3 R2 O% M1 p% t 139WH-3: 3 damaged7 a4 \/ b) z8 G( {8 I" o+ e8 ?% j
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) {6 B' j) e! T DD Shiratsuyu
" i' J; L! {/ s; e. C xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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. G( _% D7 l: `! Z- hWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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5 ]! I7 ?- D0 O4 \Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet./ I! G1 ~: O1 y) _! R
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes( q9 H4 U A1 Y
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B-339D x 1- f% W, y; o- }$ N6 T
A-24 Banshee x 17# A; P8 B) `' U& `* Q% i5 i9 r
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Allied aircraft losses
; ^- H, A6 a$ c1 [ A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk( Q& j7 L( x s/ c
CA Takao3 M9 X K4 ]5 L5 ^
CL Yura
% H+ y5 I3 G3 Z1 i$ `& l; J xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage' }6 X0 ^) f3 x! ]' V
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire( | B# [ U' f. t
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2 A& J* E w) u; k1 BMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109$ g* z* v( W r9 [1 H8 n
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud- ^; t" ~) f( Y( p. v' L- y
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 @, ?( z( X0 q' ?" o; e; m
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3" @3 u6 \( }3 b/ G2 y
A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses
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( R7 _) l! [: s a4 ~' g h, h; S xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 ~" i7 b. r, `' ~3 U
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires5 K; y% t( f+ l! [6 ~$ v( Q% J
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 c7 o5 m" |. [5 ?' L) o! M
5 k% n# ^) O' g- \; ?Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. U' U1 V* P2 x) ?; g
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 2) A! j! Q3 E/ o4 c6 B
5 v/ }/ e8 e* {No Allied losses
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire c9 h/ a$ P+ |( N- c
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109 m5 g( A& h: p
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 d4 p$ }+ O) s1 ~' A0 Z( E$ T
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 14/ e9 `/ \- g5 l
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged! p# i0 B+ R. F( p* o
7 S2 p: q/ j+ q4 W7 t: J: QJapanese Ships
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DD Hatakaze0 f2 F$ P: `4 E: O/ R( M( @3 e( F" ]
DD Oyashio
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: b! c( h, k: HGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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$ p* I! c, ]! Z; K) lJapanese Deliberate attack1 P0 a6 r% p8 V5 y" Q5 E# d
1 h" x/ i5 t G8 z! o* AAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140+ ]* V: \- j5 ~, x0 d8 @2 A
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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: Z& k+ J8 Z# \3 ]% v! OJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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6 z, M8 t) ~8 }9 k. B- C1 [2 [! {Allied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 5 V! O5 S+ S4 k g/ @2 P; [1 G0 z6 Q
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)& x) i: g& D7 e- D1 U* A7 n
Attacker:
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D$ N2 F+ M4 r. e# L5 DJapanese ground losses:4 I O! p) i! h. H, J) k+ H
292 casualties reported
* S; ` T/ \# L% ]$ A/ f/ b/ v Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
2 l- H3 u$ a. Q3 s1 s' m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled1 ?/ m z7 Z) X$ N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* ]. C; d, {; ?6 {) {
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Allied ground losses:
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i; b3 K" N" o2 z: {) B% v Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
: G5 m* C: r1 k# Z; e1 ^9 j( n4 _/ h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled k/ f, _% |3 @& A& e" _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:! w7 y3 ~: d# i6 R4 ^+ h H
1st Kure Assault Division
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Molukken Garrison Battalion
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