AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42$ n9 }" U6 `9 w8 A5 ?
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9 U3 G7 I1 |4 h- S: z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
% [- ]: U2 n1 Z) Y7 N3 [( y+ Y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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6 s0 q1 O- ~# B$ gMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% o4 G7 @! J( h W w
6 x* {* N0 J. K" @Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 I( h- l* X1 ]
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: Y7 y2 g2 q" K* E" e7 M7 {' I
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes4 o! G% I, A$ o" H4 @/ V
- b+ j. A: }1 S; s' B9 T5 U2 CAllied aircraft
" I3 F4 m" d) j. G" G, s/ _. v 139WH-3 x 6
2 v' D# S2 O% B B-339D x 3
W& @& q- ^( o6 i Hudson I x 3
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* E* R+ W6 F2 u) I/ WAllied aircraft losses" {, |- y; U l# c s( H- R
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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DD Shiratsuyu
4 {7 ]) a- k7 a xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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0 d+ X# H* i1 E8 u5 ?, W5 xMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1099 e8 c! K" z$ j/ X- i. S; L
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
% P: L1 W1 o1 P$ u# m# |- Z9 [9 FEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
3 z6 u8 v# N" h Y8 G5 T B-339D x 1
" d1 ]( \6 R7 r- g1 i* ` A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
5 W" c3 K1 t U A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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5 @9 J% C6 M' R# z9 RJapanese Ships6 a8 M7 K1 j" B6 d
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk, ~0 t8 z6 ]; k! e
CA Takao: y/ h$ ~: ?$ }
CL Yura
# e/ ]) [( @, y9 d* s xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage) c; e% k( i& q
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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- c# \, G/ I7 G# H2 M1 eRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) a' |- @. j3 y$ {Estimated time to target is 6 minutes& m2 N5 K( n8 l
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B-339D x 3
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7 ^; J7 x- y$ v D$ C" WNo Allied losses
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2 L" C, N% T3 GJapanese Ships: w9 w$ M$ V( ?/ i
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
4 E7 l) U/ z0 F) b2 \( ~* x xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
" h9 R" _* P( Q xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire* z8 v& V* E. Y* z7 c/ }6 g
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109- A) _% B5 T" Y" T. M
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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2 t" m! l9 k$ R/ y; j0 uRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ @( Y$ Q6 r3 P j" B2 VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft% J( y% f3 `$ D: e! y
B-339D x 1& }3 j" B+ y5 c4 i2 w/ l
A-24 Banshee x 2" x7 }+ Z9 K: m) ]. x4 G1 U3 F
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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D7 y& f* u; ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; _# X' ?2 m" h, Y% p5 H$ c8 ]Estimated time to target is 15 minutes; L: N: h- G9 ]/ D# L
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A-24 Banshee x 144 i6 X2 ~! T4 i$ u* f5 Y' `
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged; c) U; j- _# v4 f' I( f
* d$ w% \3 I( {, }Japanese Ships
1 k! o3 w6 L% y! \4 q& f+ x CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
6 r" m; U1 U9 X" [4 O DD Hatakaze
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( q5 A, C. O- [% D1 Y* ?# KGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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2 @. }- e8 E) `* \' U4 u! A% X5 Y2 z5 pJapanese Deliberate attack7 C0 {: A) L; }* U+ _+ c
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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. y1 i. g2 ?& Z' YDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76& [4 N. M s0 G: i. A$ n0 ]
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 ; O) f& z" R8 z; W& Z
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 * K0 _) `3 V! s4 h# U( x
. g$ }9 t! d. V( u- XJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) ( h7 m; ~5 Z, g+ {9 W7 U; y
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Combat modifiers
8 p: K' ~" }! d1 E; R' tDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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* o; X8 K- @) W, e2 A8 x+ vJapanese ground losses:
* c) n" H5 C7 A; o 292 casualties reported
4 A8 R3 B9 _, ~) V, s$ |$ B Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
7 I7 _, \0 e, V8 [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
: D- N! B% h8 @' w: o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 G, S, d: K% HAllied ground losses:) _: F3 x5 Z$ a9 T+ ~' v
163 casualties reported
( b3 F/ y. t m' r& Y5 t9 }2 n Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled0 X6 ]. s- w n# ~6 F: h/ B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled1 B$ b2 A4 H9 t2 A2 e8 X4 h! }# P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 R8 d- ?( a7 I/ S
3 A$ U6 r& j# xAssaulting units:- Z/ e# R; x/ F$ E$ l. V7 |
1st Kure Assault Division- u/ z* a. ^$ k
3rd Air Flotilla
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% V5 H2 O/ D; h; ~( k6 lDefending units:
: d# ]& R) G' o# Z3 j; W" m Molukken Garrison Battalion3 b" ?' T: q7 ~* ^. D' {# D
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
7 t9 L, }1 p. Q7 m# g* Q" @( q Ambon Base Force |