AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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/ W B* `/ _ @5 c3 i: j' R: s! E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
9 g/ R: r9 s0 X0 h r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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2 n E* M7 `1 t, q6 } R* s1 ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109- h* Y* h3 a. y" S/ k- }# j7 |
5 h5 d9 t' r. l! `% FWeather in hex: Partial cloud$ l! _8 }. ^1 e" E( J8 w
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ Y/ O1 g1 H/ B$ MEstimated time to target is 7 minutes1 D+ l. b" |' ?+ b/ W# @- g9 g
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Allied aircraft6 } ?1 n' T" h# @0 Y
139WH-3 x 6
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Hudson I x 33 o( `! \; |6 \- L" ~
3 \+ r0 u- l* W/ }* AAllied aircraft losses
% e3 e7 D3 j' ^2 r- g/ C" J4 p- q# D3 w 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
) I+ _2 T3 a5 y: \, b! R9 V0 {" { DD Shiratsuyu( `% H; S6 K* O7 _8 E! j. e) G
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires: V. V; I8 f d3 D* w3 ?
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3 d! ~+ @1 j) D F: A8 Y: h9 j" PMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1090 R- F0 J7 I$ n3 p
8 {5 n( v8 N/ t7 R, PWeather in hex: Partial cloud- {1 y: n& b( q$ U0 i% c4 F
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
9 O. @8 X/ n8 X& ~0 dEstimated time to target is 5 minutes2 V, D+ s: p0 O" D0 t' O$ P
4 c5 ]* u- V H# y0 u9 j! [2 aAllied aircraft" `, Z S1 I3 D) g
B-339D x 1$ ~$ J: f8 a9 h+ `, P3 k, J
A-24 Banshee x 17/ e0 T+ H/ k' @* q; j( e
; H, F' Q2 Y# k* X* p& \Allied aircraft losses
! P9 k) {# O! | r A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged5 b6 h$ I* w9 E* I; x3 |; B' h
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Japanese Ships/ {/ p6 P' U1 c' w* d
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
; z% S9 V9 V! C% i6 `( D3 X CA Takao
9 d4 r( |+ `% q CL Yura! ^0 n+ a) R5 r p1 C
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage( D# T+ |: |) i8 V6 s( o
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire z1 ^5 P5 t$ P r' ~8 J4 X2 |, W
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. a3 ^$ O& v% j! B9 ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109! M S6 c6 g$ U3 S( r
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! o/ _' H$ J2 O
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
+ v* N0 J# \& z B-339D x 3. A u7 ]0 V* n! ?' J5 b9 z
A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses4 p$ u. ~# ^; b+ L3 a7 R
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
1 o: |# a& ~8 \4 r xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires% J3 e/ a/ {% R% w0 A- ~
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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( }; n N# G. V0 WMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1090 ?8 P9 f, D# ?4 o
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 f' J. Z; A8 b; j7 ^4 P6 e
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
/ ^& ?$ N: u5 j' S, [$ `0 Z9 N5 NEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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7 [# `. J$ o3 \8 p. NAllied aircraft; c/ A9 |- Q8 w8 O5 ?1 J6 x7 D
B-339D x 1) y" A4 o$ n' T) a, G' \
A-24 Banshee x 29 n& d3 J9 D( Z; ?3 G& R, E
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
1 J- `+ G4 V' ^. a! Q c. R CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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) [4 w5 L9 u- V8 r* _+ V9 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 q1 f- m' c5 N, k0 j( K
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes2 O5 l5 Q- f* F5 F+ ~1 S: x' }
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Allied aircraft( l( \) {5 a3 u
A-24 Banshee x 14
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5 A, ]6 n5 {" UAllied aircraft losses
: t: g& a% f. u) v1 O/ B& [5 k A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged" ?4 G) `- i! B2 q6 m9 G( A! R
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Japanese Ships( ^% n) J+ ~0 Z& r
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
$ s( P0 ?' z) A7 Q. h% T DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)( W4 d# a! z/ ?" C" G6 a
5 J9 e$ f" |) }0 s$ @Japanese Deliberate attack
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/ m: T! }; u( f" n3 w1 dAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 764 m- r2 |6 t( l! f, z* \
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 / H4 Y! D' a1 y5 F( m1 }
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 3 q% _( n5 B7 S; D4 a9 i
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
' o1 m) ?; y" H0 aDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
8 B8 h" i" m% k0 ]% y/ @! mAttacker: ! u3 A- i4 d i' ^* r5 g1 ^
! O; z; I% t$ k, K$ MJapanese ground losses:
2 | w- t9 y [- K& X+ f2 u% m2 I 292 casualties reported6 R P0 [8 ~: j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled9 \5 C& d2 p: D) N+ W: |$ z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled N; l' ]& F9 O; x7 G7 I2 Q# `/ V( j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 K$ ^1 m) O! c+ P9 fAllied ground losses:
2 g) Q2 Y5 `4 f/ p 163 casualties reported
" n* s) D! ~9 ^4 f& f Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled9 P6 R+ B' ~+ j% ?( E& [1 `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ ? G+ M; t o6 ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 N0 r/ e' T) f. n
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Assaulting units:
; V5 b* I* u: I1 m2 K 1st Kure Assault Division( r7 a) }% {( [- h8 e3 S/ l
3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
3 Q8 |* ?% I4 ^. N Molukken Garrison Battalion
- b' S+ ?3 [# A" y g7 h 4th Coastal Gun Battalion. w1 t* Z5 |; w$ Z
Ambon Base Force |