AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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3 H& J' b; y) N8 m( A6 j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. N, z$ T( ?5 O1 W$ D- 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
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud$ w7 z# U1 ^4 M( e; F
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ k: W: {5 V$ Y; d
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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- w$ m/ c$ D/ D, |Allied aircraft8 R) \" C3 s2 S+ P {$ m
139WH-3 x 6
- ?, u" L* C4 a# K& \3 \ B-339D x 3. F8 G& ?1 ?9 k3 p0 ]
Hudson I x 3
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D! U, H: R5 ZAllied aircraft losses
6 V: @+ O9 p0 f& ~! a 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships1 K' I% x4 y7 Z- ]
DD Shiratsuyu6 u6 h7 `3 F: q; ^: @: l
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( r0 x) r: d0 g2 ]
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, H% s" B1 v1 X3 k4 s3 n3 FRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
% b7 W. Z0 i8 gEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft6 F0 E- m5 p& h2 q
B-339D x 1
: O1 a% h9 W6 b* F A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses) g. ]8 i4 `. q! \1 b8 T
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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! A; x2 Q; u3 P+ J6 QJapanese Ships+ V# T x' g: w* S6 o! B0 W7 e
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
4 T; \: ~* x) w0 { W* [ CA Takao
6 k; _7 A- N1 c% L( c) o CL Yura; }* X0 x" o. U2 M$ F- X" [
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 f. p8 V" m2 [: P) O xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire& W# C5 x+ [4 b- b* }! ^
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& ^. ]8 r$ x h
/ t- e [4 W. v& J* vRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! S% W- F9 k* d4 d
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes0 S5 c/ b8 k) X1 ^# e
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4 x2 y, t6 n: k B-339D x 3
$ {$ u1 L- z7 I6 s A-24 Banshee x 10
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- F/ n9 D, H; ~: F: N& v/ lNo Allied losses
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/ y5 M, d. G, d3 _8 jJapanese Ships
: p" _* u5 E# ?. D+ P: w xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
1 s, I) Y' F/ m xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires& q/ w5 I( k2 |% ^
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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' w( Q& O) h7 _7 U1 A' |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 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
D W" H3 X2 R( u: J% d% vEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft4 B6 D% k7 |+ o
B-339D x 1
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No Allied losses$ x: T. d& E0 P, A8 i# a% A
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Japanese Ships
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0 u% h ^2 B6 _+ y3 |+ J8 J+ uMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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& B* `8 O0 q0 S; }! sRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& g% V' v# Y- | j& dEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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) F4 y/ m7 `% l7 ZAllied aircraft1 _* Z! ^$ O- ~9 ^7 B
A-24 Banshee x 14
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)$ b' w- e% a; j7 s
1 I( y" y" p, T: y" f. A( |Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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) l1 } c# o* T1 ]& ?/ x! G: Q5 `Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 764 `7 M8 _' F8 H8 o/ I
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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2 |, H! s9 \( W eAllied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers5 R5 m/ K5 m- B& x5 r' n) j
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:* |1 l8 H4 y' v3 W, ]0 L; Q8 e; V$ Z
292 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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/ ?% F9 C3 O% [3 u) M& X. bAllied ground losses:
. J) [$ x5 U: ^$ p0 j3 q 163 casualties reported. u7 U* F1 ?# O+ o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled. _' W/ }2 [! T8 k: m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Assaulting units:' d7 T1 B, f) r+ t) A1 s
1st Kure Assault Division
1 y% I; H" s4 v% j, O 3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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