AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 423 z" L4 |2 Q/ Q+ @- A
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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 `: {8 U0 _, O# n/ E, i* 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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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" {- t2 g- c+ C; @Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.1 ]: i+ L+ \# ]0 a
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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% ~$ _7 H( g1 `* D: ?4 w4 O' MAllied aircraft3 j1 j# r# l) u
139WH-3 x 6
8 T& d, O$ m. u% d5 K" _: J B-339D x 3
9 W+ i+ ]1 y9 h' r: l Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
5 T$ g6 Z7 v" g" A) p 139WH-3: 3 damaged; v5 t2 a! X$ H: V/ B$ h& g9 c" k
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Japanese Ships- T$ H Y% C' N. d! o+ G8 H2 M
DD Shiratsuyu! d* E6 p4 P' \) V
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires' i& |3 d* u- u
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4 v0 T( ]! T& A1 q5 C( R# A' {Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109- ?; Y& L1 D8 M' S" m7 u; G
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1 f( o( C1 E1 z" T$ n- WRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.# H" V* J- ?7 [6 Z4 q
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes& h$ H4 N+ _- F, P/ D/ v. Z
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B-339D x 1 y7 `5 Y4 g, _2 h! u$ E5 k- o! v
A-24 Banshee x 17
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2 V+ G" [ U6 j% B3 G, s y) zAllied aircraft losses5 W# v% u4 G; m, u! t
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged: W7 u4 B1 e! D) O+ J. u1 F" c7 F8 T% C
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Japanese Ships& F- n B$ a! X
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
6 I) O- ]0 s1 [ CA Takao* i7 G! F- `3 h" V9 S. T) P3 P
CL Yura) T2 p" T8 n; @2 l% m+ e- d/ g1 h
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 O' Q2 H' u% ?7 ?# k: b xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109# z9 {% m; q7 m# }6 f2 {( R9 ~) _0 }
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1 @6 B6 l5 C, z2 t: m0 ?+ ]Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 y- p* t" P! O4 Z$ [Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft- v7 k+ o5 t! S0 y, M& l
B-339D x 3
+ b9 X' b( f8 r1 r A-24 Banshee x 10$ W( T! g4 U, `3 H% c# H
6 r4 X. u1 g' k( q1 ?9 n7 [No Allied losses5 B* X8 M q/ F
6 M$ D1 x8 W4 y1 ~# [; S1 MJapanese Ships
# S; L) m, u9 R. U xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 Y& w& s, ?- R# Z
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires* ]( h! D2 z6 z, A
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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c& _. v* k5 H6 C: Q! Z# @6 ]6 Z1 VWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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9 u1 W6 G* F1 @( s: S8 \4 wRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 o& E' J% d' D; a
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes5 Y% [4 x& g: G$ A
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 2# Q: C- \& i* ^3 W. Y
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No Allied losses2 A/ }6 p, O2 H/ G! W7 V
1 j% {7 D7 m2 qJapanese Ships o3 X5 {& n' B% w- N; F6 _3 `
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire! ^% Q/ z3 D! [/ x: U5 G
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& A- k9 i' h8 @& E$ M. CMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 L O% U( g ~2 Q4 s7 K9 a: b
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes5 N" }" t; ~5 c
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Allied aircraft6 ?' X7 s( a g! @# _1 p
A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
9 w0 j1 R. d1 M% s9 G, B, u, m$ U* o- |; J A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships# V( Z. N! Z4 s0 K/ j( s
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires$ Y5 q; t" @. Y r& h4 P
DD Hatakaze( @ m3 Q4 w( b8 G
DD Oyashio( w3 ^- g4 \0 z1 w
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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: q* y5 A1 s! I6 k0 vJapanese Deliberate attack1 Z% B/ l1 X1 a- m, M
- m" y9 x6 `# a2 @8 v3 RAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140$ g X& q, H$ P4 P
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 767 S3 [; b! u. R1 q1 M
5 g0 }' I- Y! L# N) B' Y) PJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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, b0 b6 Y: H7 G, |' f6 l$ @. EAllied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) ' J, O& V! j9 t- A( o
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Combat modifiers, B/ k7 u' k1 \+ |2 T
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)0 u) `3 M# _* M, C& t% v! L
Attacker:
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! ~/ M9 O( D9 C7 KJapanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
" N& z1 [9 V C0 m8 Z( P4 J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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163 casualties reported& Q) \& n2 K: O" b1 ]: M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled1 n! a6 L* r7 N, f" u6 Z k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 B, Q. ]2 ~8 K7 A+ e$ ?; N' K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
5 p8 M. z9 ^; j 1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:0 |2 v4 U5 Z3 d0 J6 M( |
Molukken Garrison Battalion: J& c5 A! l V- R" c
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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