AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 420 E: D5 ], R3 I# m9 D
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7 H: g& ]& x3 V1 ]! N8 R8 {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
* T' {0 U B, m: o& l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, C( k2 S1 m2 m, t6 k# O4 r
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5 P+ G" Q/ U% }6 p KMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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2 V4 T5 h8 Z3 xWeather in hex: Partial cloud, f$ r c4 W1 q! `
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.! m, ]9 l8 \ \; C5 |- P
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft& i8 l# ~$ G5 U$ {) d) \
139WH-3 x 6. N: @- g0 b, A/ A! N( ]
B-339D x 3
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2 z% L6 z% o' g3 BAllied aircraft losses3 L1 u S! [6 d$ o: E( w; `, D" e/ F
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
, V; d# g8 s2 d6 _3 U7 Y3 ` DD Shiratsuyu" ^/ l8 ?; z T& a4 P& |
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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 J3 m0 x3 E; v6 W. M
% Z" O" J* Z$ R( F7 }1 @6 GRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
6 K- N* W8 S- S: a; `& UEstimated time to target is 5 minutes& M8 Y3 {1 Z5 {/ @
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Allied aircraft% Q$ u( `6 X( j
B-339D x 15 F; V$ r( g* P8 W' I9 X. r
A-24 Banshee x 177 K) m9 Z( C3 A5 t z
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Allied aircraft losses. ~8 }+ f; G) S% N8 G
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
" _# z# f# j2 h( z- k- l8 ` xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk% ]. ?% A3 x" y( n1 L) L. A( K
CA Takao" w2 w' T- f/ W' h# t$ @
CL Yura
% L6 }- }$ h7 R# i3 _) l$ I& K xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage6 N& f2 m. ]: R
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire |4 g, J4 Q5 m: m m
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( P5 T; h( l0 L" GMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109' ~. r( s7 t( U' H5 x" c
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5 g. \1 F) Y9 d# q# A# m9 QRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: c' x2 O! G3 L0 } ?Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft. [ |$ {+ x: \
B-339D x 35 @% C& \) g" J4 A6 L! T0 i) z
A-24 Banshee x 10; K y, ]) e* X4 T
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No Allied losses$ ~& s4 N' v3 G; q; B! @$ U3 u! y, I; N
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Japanese Ships
5 r3 }. F2 r- t+ F! o xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
7 e4 e4 R) N& y xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
2 {0 \+ \* X$ V# E3 y xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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) F4 T: m8 S1 q, c( G/ \Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.6 J# b: `2 }8 s5 O: a. N; c+ z) S
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. n, U4 o/ r0 r( A
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B-339D x 17 H6 W5 x# U2 d) `. ?1 p
A-24 Banshee x 2. h7 @5 C; P& X7 l$ z( J: D
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No Allied losses1 k+ T, }1 P/ Y6 A" F' y
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire G2 U1 ~- c& v2 l3 p
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109/ n0 i- _3 j) r/ b( p- g& E Z
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( j0 K0 Z2 ^/ u" T8 D" ~Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ ^: _3 `% j ]. a2 FEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft9 G, ~1 e6 G* t. n; t2 H |
A-24 Banshee x 14
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. z: a! B, g: [! ]) {& OAllied aircraft losses
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. k- W$ G7 z9 D" }7 JJapanese Ships1 M* k! Z4 @9 Q
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires8 J% H V* x5 G" _# |5 W a/ W
DD Hatakaze/ q; H4 b1 v. V5 \. ~
DD Oyashio O& l' {2 e- C; R" c
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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; o8 B( ]6 N! p0 U, f& bJapanese Deliberate attack
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8 T/ Q" Y" Y$ m. x) M) S# o. TAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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6 d* E0 N+ L2 y+ u/ U8 ~Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76. j' O$ n8 J# \3 H9 S
1 b- L5 w2 f( c4 mJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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9 e5 ?: y( x. @1 Y+ T, \' iAllied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers# F+ Z5 Q8 z& \' F
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)( W8 N+ W5 Q( P( G
Attacker:
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' ^/ a" w* w' V7 v9 m; yJapanese ground losses:
0 P5 l# P' S! m u 292 casualties reported5 Q$ P- r- y1 ?$ r) a" t6 k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
& u% l& c9 `, n# K3 _, o( @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled5 e* g3 K. K) Y& i1 Q/ h+ r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# D* \) ^' v/ AAllied ground losses:
& D3 r/ T7 h! e! ^+ i 163 casualties reported
# }7 g+ F+ o* Y; t" A' ]& ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
: O+ b y2 C) e$ B7 i2 X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
0 Q6 @. k% z7 J! I$ N3 _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, [, z' z5 Q e* b, z
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Assaulting units:
& m# Z( ^ Q! o7 A 1st Kure Assault Division
6 \! ? G3 ?% X' k9 q/ o 3rd Air Flotilla - C3 N0 ~6 O# q! D
& x& S& m( e/ }- ^& [0 rDefending units:
, a: F5 n2 j. k6 ]# ~5 F Molukken Garrison Battalion
" _1 C! m6 N& v/ H# a3 n) f 4th Coastal Gun Battalion( E+ V9 ^- n h6 e, e @
Ambon Base Force |