AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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& I3 y" M! b+ {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1 l5 L8 C! }+ f0 I' \
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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% ], m4 V; Q" NMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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/ K! J* Y$ k- P [1 o/ wWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 Q3 `% X& w# P, V; z, CEstimated time to target is 7 minutes( e" B3 W# P/ P6 j- _
9 e3 h- {- u- t) p5 [& _! lAllied aircraft3 V+ z6 q' X& D7 T% O; \: W. r$ w
139WH-3 x 6* j7 I3 E7 [6 X: K% [ C! e, F+ t
B-339D x 3/ \+ s5 X6 n7 [) D }% v/ x! @) I
Hudson I x 30 t3 c; W* o* [; x
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139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships t2 y8 q z! S& |/ O
DD Shiratsuyu
9 u& r2 Z5 R- b- l+ A 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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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
9 N" {% [2 K' s+ Y, pEstimated time to target is 5 minutes9 w) {" e0 w) W: r) \5 K
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Allied aircraft
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0 L2 `) N+ i) h% G& [1 IAllied aircraft losses* Q( _9 |# P+ n
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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: x& u; Q5 G8 R, P' c" fJapanese Ships4 L b6 D4 w4 a
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk- J Y5 \/ u7 l1 m
CA Takao
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3 E6 f5 {8 i5 Y! X) U9 i$ ] xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage; L1 R, ]- A; \% Z
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire) Y- b2 Q7 w2 T9 u
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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, Y' m, @4 N, [& [4 S2 r. YRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 K0 u$ N( u0 m8 h' E# i) B
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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; T$ b' H4 W# r( N6 i+ x. g+ g B-339D x 3
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2 d5 _- x1 j- e& dNo Allied losses9 W7 D1 r! X& l1 ]" u( z" M
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Japanese Ships# R/ T( F% e& [; c1 K
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ l& c0 D& N4 X: Q/ C' H
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
5 u3 }1 {4 b: K2 i. I8 A- m xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 b, Y2 g% f( i1 m! a5 q4 k" c
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* @$ U1 k. |3 T8 XMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 Q: \7 K; A8 \7 hEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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0 l8 [7 Y9 S$ E9 \7 P! |Allied aircraft: m- d! w( d: j) m5 {% |# n
B-339D x 1
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships. d/ T: G4 S# m" W% {
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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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.. a* q @, e) u. b
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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q1 N9 Y( N/ U9 e CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
( _* l) N3 M- I/ v DD Hatakaze
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9 `1 Q( r7 S: Z3 F4 n& WGround combat at Ambon (76,109): ]5 Y* C) E' C# u9 r+ J
9 s* j3 v: [1 C& u6 A, NJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140( g' |' M& D+ a" s7 p+ L0 Q
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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# f1 @! o. }* l- R$ f9 SJapanese adjusted assault: 53 4 ^2 @4 A7 g8 a- l
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 6 U6 Q a* ~ ]" P2 W/ j
6 l% |/ b# e. n7 Y/ cJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 2 o i8 m5 G4 c2 w
4 M! G6 N! h0 n" r, TCombat modifiers
. G" v8 f4 H5 i. }; ^. \Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
* H2 H% J4 s2 [# _' o- mAttacker: ( q0 w0 o' U6 E) |9 R
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
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5 }+ y: ~4 m) w, ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, p' K) u& ^9 |" @# }
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled) G J$ f! b3 K9 e. S$ l$ o( X- I7 \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Assaulting units:
0 J4 [# X0 m( F+ v" G. V* d 1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:! d8 k1 Z' r' |, i, g
Molukken Garrison Battalion1 R% {& u; G4 u
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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