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
5 I( H( ^7 H7 r& y& G0 O# o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! d! [# R+ u' t7 E" p8 }* F+ z0 w
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) {# F% o) u r4 J( CMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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7 S. j6 @/ D( o5 o% @$ T: wWeather in hex: Partial cloud* c8 g7 m7 @$ L8 m7 i; |
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
/ k E5 p' y. ~7 k6 v1 aEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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- Q; O& k6 _& tAllied aircraft
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B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses: w7 i" E$ h! U% `
139WH-3: 3 damaged6 P/ @/ J7 o7 ^
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Japanese Ships( H) O+ P5 x1 a: n1 I2 b! U
DD Shiratsuyu
. [2 g, j, d' l6 V' d: I, m 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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0 J# a% E' o }# YRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. q$ R8 O+ R3 L! B* C' y9 U
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
2 b* ]- Z1 H1 c [- R1 i. n. `8 r4 \6 r B-339D x 1* y0 a* i" ?3 H5 a# y, {
A-24 Banshee x 17
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A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged* T! Q/ _- a3 o3 K
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Japanese Ships
" l9 o' s G( f+ \1 J c xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
3 M: L) b8 ^1 O0 A( H! l1 ^- M B CA Takao
* g3 c- e: s( ? CL Yura
) l) g G+ I* x( b4 c X6 X xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage V( l2 e7 e4 a8 q/ b) v5 k/ c, ?
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire& x- @: p, ^; W& z' b# k9 _& Q5 N
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109: z+ U2 w$ E6 P" W
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 j" v5 ?7 m- {Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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" N$ U5 N5 R/ l& Y; Y' KAllied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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4 a& O L& R; ]8 L! YJapanese Ships
; h$ I1 E$ |) K- H. E* \: J% g1 k; M xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( T6 W8 l Z6 z1 D
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
9 w) {2 O" d, S" Z' x# y xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1096 Z+ ?6 I. [4 Y6 M5 i
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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; [+ s7 @8 _2 `' b, ]+ Z O4 mRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Q+ V& Y2 u6 m/ |6 E2 x9 WEstimated time to target is 6 minutes7 @6 @+ U6 J1 g/ `* Q! ~
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships+ Q3 V. w) z: F9 I4 l
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1093 k9 {1 v* z) c
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, q. j ]5 ?) f+ Y1 u [9 \: ^Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! i `# z- L) m0 m4 U8 ?Estimated time to target is 15 minutes2 P. r; W! C; u% u; T2 q6 {2 ]
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9 }( G: d I; o' z# w A-24 Banshee x 14
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2 p) J2 r! T; p5 D# iJapanese Ships: Q& w! F0 y& v8 W" |, E1 ]
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires" z/ ]8 W, p8 W6 [" j' {
DD Hatakaze/ ?9 s6 B- u1 v5 T9 K, w2 M
DD Oyashio' }2 f. N+ b Q- c% v/ F
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)! B2 t" |; v& J5 h# a5 s8 \
" ?4 |& c8 f: _3 j A0 QJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Z5 {2 [- P' X1 lDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 , H; L. w' [5 C2 T) ]; b
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 : l( s O2 |3 @: |$ J' q
# p; `* T/ H' k1 M' KJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) ' N8 ^! K: D* L3 {
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
1 [# K5 s+ Z% B) P4 P; c6 G+ [- p6 UAttacker: 2 q+ v* I% k: k4 x
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Japanese ground losses:
8 J" V7 T2 Z4 U$ l4 @* ~ 292 casualties reported
' W0 L) E# o! n+ i Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
" j3 `* z3 C5 p3 J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
4 C) ]$ Q7 T" G3 O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* r" E* b8 `% ?
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Allied ground losses:, C! Z/ g: q2 P# y
163 casualties reported O, L5 |6 O" F0 E* }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled/ w. C, k: s% B" H: |9 c+ K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled! o& c) k/ r, {1 z# _( H) u1 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# K4 w% P% a+ l, c
1 N( t7 R/ P6 WAssaulting units:
, J/ M8 Y+ y9 J+ Z0 f' P 1st Kure Assault Division; r/ p+ | B, \: Z; O1 m7 J
3rd Air Flotilla + `* n- _" B* n3 T
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Defending units:, N8 T$ ]" O; X1 F5 @8 Z+ L
Molukken Garrison Battalion
! O" E3 |3 r7 d) m# y 4th Coastal Gun Battalion; Q y4 z( T3 q- I# N
Ambon Base Force |