AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42 
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9 X! P, s2 |# r: P) P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 
0 `& e8 f5 v% O% i8 H$ d3 w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" I2 k2 h  I6 r& {1 H- q 
  
  |! g; c* U' cWeather in hex: Partial cloud/ b8 R% ?& V9 _# |+ {! v& U1 c* N 
  
$ b8 V# T+ Z0 W% XRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. 
" E, _3 |0 I; N! z/ h, f7 nEstimated time to target is 7 minutes; ]3 |( a4 A3 c3 |# y  Q# G 
  
% X, U* ^1 a8 c# F3 fAllied aircraft 
1 |" G# L! o" S9 j8 T6 X5 p) h% r      139WH-3 x 6 
* \6 Q  i3 Q% E' R      B-339D x 3 
  x( G0 d3 V( m5 W3 D% F& L: n4 X      Hudson I x 3 
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  j  ]- a" C& r5 N' AAllied aircraft losses 
0 _. i, x2 j  i/ H5 `. [. W      139WH-3: 3 damaged7 J( Y# n+ _# j" T* f! T. } 
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Japanese Ships7 B, C5 L  H) Q% L+ `. z 
      DD Shiratsuyu 
8 y0 S) ?9 A/ }" ]  K1 @      xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires  O% V9 R- J. ?# }1 E% \ 
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' }7 h1 {9 l& y2 `, a9 aMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109$ S( ?. Z! U, Z3 u: c 
  
& |* q9 [; L4 R% L3 X! p$ KWeather in hex: Partial cloud8 P8 c" j- r  A4 m: k  u6 T- R! T' t 
  
5 N0 W3 ?& o' ^) C" I4 _Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. 
" j" E, c( K, V2 ^, Y5 I) |Estimated time to target is 5 minutes  J& V, f( ^7 u! Y+ j# V! x 
  
5 q3 h+ {% p5 N+ Q# i! A# Y# KAllied aircraft9 A# m. P/ S8 I% f. g 
      B-339D x 1 
$ {% q# v8 u; ~, H3 U9 M      A-24 Banshee x 17  i4 _7 o* Z- F1 C. m- ~ 
  
* g: G7 D- y6 w+ a! tAllied aircraft losses 
( i& @* l; L3 `' a. X9 }- A% z2 ^      A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged 
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Japanese Ships/ [6 J5 y" E% n2 s 
      xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk 
# i& P6 e  t( A( p      CA Takao 
8 Z+ D+ Y7 Q1 |0 Y      CL Yura 
: j8 d) X4 R) {0 c0 t      xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
1 f" S" J5 P0 v! l% P3 }, A      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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud 
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. 
4 O0 P2 n% G" D$ p) zEstimated time to target is 6 minutes 
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Allied aircraft 
6 ~0 J) l! M# \      B-339D x 3: _$ u* [0 A# [ 
      A-24 Banshee x 10 
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; |% B) [9 f5 v/ j/ M5 ANo Allied losses 
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Japanese Ships 
0 E  @$ Q  X3 ?4 b      xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk 
0 U8 U% R9 g7 A$ m3 Y& U; z      xAK Yamahagi Maru,  heavy fires0 }# f# ~+ f& r7 H: O  h9 u( v 
      xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire# O6 d7 ~3 f; D$ D& B0 F 
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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 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. 
0 g" M7 x9 `% `( u, m! @Estimated time to target is 6 minutes; ?$ U/ F  N1 G1 I4 M 
  
5 A; M1 w% u9 Y( V0 _  qAllied aircraft 
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No Allied losses) ^6 I4 Z) H/ E 
  
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109' S. @# a; ]3 g4 q" ~3 g/ ]$ t 
  
4 O% \4 b0 g1 P6 O- `4 p) G' ZWeather in hex: Partial cloud9 q  e: ~8 ~( j5 b3 T 
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. 
3 z0 V; \# J) ]# D6 REstimated time to target is 15 minutes. d% u$ M) X! m* O  t) K 
  
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      A-24 Banshee x 14 
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3 o% L/ S6 H" F+ HAllied aircraft losses 
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Japanese Ships: v3 k7 B  c# p 
      CL Yura, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires 
7 K, D. L0 o  y# K' O8 q2 @      DD Hatakaze- ]; t: t  F. t+ u 
      DD Oyashio 
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)7 o, `! P4 I3 ^! i6 C7 p. h 
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Japanese Deliberate attack 
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1403 G+ k3 m  j0 X( E  {2 q/ X 
  
  L$ e0 Q$ p' P9 \2 YDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76 
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8 c( H0 h; |% Q" P" A5 F# z/ JJapanese adjusted assault: 53 4 F! F  r  P2 }, b 
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Allied adjusted defense: 121  
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)   C0 Y9 j  f0 m 
  
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) 
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Japanese ground losses: 
  A7 @5 {5 E- H5 b' C, f. f      292 casualties reported 
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         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled+ c2 n$ M: w7 [6 B) ^ 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! S3 |7 c4 u' F, V: K7 T5 d 
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Allied ground losses:- F; E1 ]: N" @' b% r 
      163 casualties reported* R4 X8 w" A% t2 ]8 J3 M+ \ 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled 
8 j+ a. A1 J' s% Z         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled 
& h# X: v7 N" m         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
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Assaulting units: 
$ @6 ~/ j7 M9 D6 N9 x    1st Kure Assault Division) H9 Q; ]! H- G; E 
    3rd Air Flotilla  
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Defending units: 
* S/ M$ Z; ^* u9 \- r( |/ r    Molukken Garrison Battalion8 |: h$ m! P9 K2 G3 s 
    4th Coastal Gun Battalion 
/ M# _9 j# }" l, x    Ambon Base Force |