AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42; [4 A' W- ]% h$ B
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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
4 U4 }# } T2 ^+ P1 Y2 C# {% h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1 n9 `* [. g0 D( v
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7 }" _8 p% {; V. `% M. u. cMorning 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 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.1 J1 ^' I5 x' D/ D, x0 R |
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- w4 T; g5 b1 U, ]4 i5 J/ h4 W+ `
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Allied aircraft
l/ N7 F4 H: ~. `+ H' n 139WH-3 x 6' E" q) J1 P; |* ]) x$ i
B-339D x 38 k' U/ ]# L0 i6 V+ b
Hudson I x 3) u1 d; x' S7 R# D3 ?
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Allied aircraft losses
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/ F; c% |4 Z s$ _7 O! P8 iJapanese Ships
8 [9 C# ~3 v4 M DD Shiratsuyu; W: H5 Y' A& P1 t
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires7 m0 P2 n3 d9 n! j. L3 c
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2 Z; K7 z) H4 u- j4 e1 r* kMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1097 u A3 \! p' i+ G- S2 z3 e
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.: l$ ]" j8 N5 j
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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" h7 |, A- o E& |1 k2 s. PAllied aircraft0 w; K% v# a9 A
B-339D x 1; n$ q% S# `2 t- L
A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses' O1 _ k1 G7 p% o. |+ p
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships# M' m9 G. Q1 P) M
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk' x% j$ }& X) T$ c% f k& V
CA Takao
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage4 Q) A& O% Y+ A ` K
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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9 }! n5 F Y0 P FMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud" [* l4 A) n) r( m. Z
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' y- w i& I P( zEstimated time to target is 6 minutes6 @8 X+ R8 \" x* I+ c) H' d0 D. q
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[* ]9 P' z: o! G5 d B-339D x 3
6 w$ I' B* P7 W7 Q5 x' R2 V A-24 Banshee x 105 T# R9 m4 J0 k
$ O. {; i- d5 @- SNo Allied losses- S, B3 X$ d- O$ P7 j9 q! u
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Japanese Ships
: |/ x. |0 I5 o- m; U3 ~ xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ c' D% ?* V, Q* i" k- F
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
8 g* f* U* u- z7 R% m xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire. w1 f% M: q8 B% e
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% x6 m0 R# j, S9 N( B8 O
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud: v0 |7 W6 d( m& \1 T( U) J
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! F/ v, q7 L$ q5 q9 `' f% v
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes; b7 |3 n5 g0 a, C
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B-339D x 1$ `9 }8 @1 E* `3 @; v% G* i4 a
A-24 Banshee x 2
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Japanese Ships. A+ O% R7 v& M% b' K8 {& D" v1 y4 G
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire% C* \3 H# D+ L/ K. C/ V$ f
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- a! W( i9 T9 E" n5 ~4 ^1 A* Y) `5 x
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes) g# b# ^# e$ l8 I: j3 S
9 {9 e: I0 u2 Q+ LAllied aircraft
4 x2 {1 x0 w0 Q9 [ A-24 Banshee x 14# K; r% E) f% m, ?2 b4 |& p( [
7 b# k. q6 S/ {$ v) |: sAllied aircraft losses
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Q3 k8 L7 I7 b4 P+ O2 ~3 aJapanese Ships! e! J5 F$ f) c- a0 Q; D
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
. d% B! ^8 K. a. p DD Hatakaze
: k: U* A! c2 g DD Oyashio
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" S/ B1 D: I' ~5 w) |- ^! }* w6 |8 hGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack" ]0 f' t2 N/ x: C6 D( ^) |
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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* a( s8 F) e j% [* {" y3 i$ qDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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# j! r; F; _! eJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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. G/ S9 g0 K" l" @9 AAllied adjusted defense: 121
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5 E; i* R) j2 G1 ~% x/ hJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
- L( ~! T! C" _9 g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
/ R! s2 Q, x5 T) w, _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" E$ ~1 R/ N. e1 n0 k# M
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Allied ground losses:% u0 k, Q7 I) b9 p: H6 u
163 casualties reported. h7 e+ i5 }+ J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
9 k( G% v+ L3 M, n# C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# K( ~5 U5 g; p( d8 e# d7 |4 q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
4 @2 D: t. x7 ~2 z5 N 1st Kure Assault Division
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) A/ r' a+ {: a6 U5 I( Y) GDefending units:
. b4 v( b9 `) |& O Molukken Garrison Battalion" y1 G8 u( l8 \1 }3 g
4th Coastal Gun Battalion3 v- r9 i" R% | z' ^
Ambon Base Force |