AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42) \2 L: h* |' E# t
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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6 w o; n( e/ R5 _4 `0 w7 Z
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 L4 k, y, ~% _+ D7 r, U6 O
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# [" m9 c0 G" |% V* `% @1 [Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109; |5 `/ x7 J) \, B# [- O5 X" T
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud; R+ d- s7 V g( V1 b
! y" D/ p0 V7 @* Y4 u( `# O# R' \4 BRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ d0 S& O: [2 c$ _3 G
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft( k6 _: Y u, H- O( S! g( o. [6 H
139WH-3 x 6; N, k% b3 V K9 H5 M- G3 m
B-339D x 3
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$ j) K" [. h5 P( HAllied aircraft losses- |+ Z! a! f+ v# |
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
5 C5 j+ Y, w2 ^% V/ N DD Shiratsuyu7 d* T' l& S6 T0 ?: Y8 N b5 f
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109" g: A/ n. i, Q5 Q
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud3 C& |* I0 t% x0 D A8 ^4 u4 [
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.+ e) n1 w1 ?6 R, E! L" N$ X+ A
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft; l2 V7 x, z& O% G+ t9 a1 {) E
B-339D x 1
0 x2 R/ b" t4 M4 q K: c A-24 Banshee x 17
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K4 z& m8 Q! m) ?, TAllied aircraft losses2 k0 Z* i3 ?; D6 I1 p
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged+ O7 A' o" c+ N( |
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Japanese Ships
# R& \7 D& s- a) @& K- D xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
' R/ u5 R; t" K3 O* t CA Takao& K4 _8 |5 B; P, b( e
CL Yura+ m: s9 X% {! E1 a, j7 S$ A9 X
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 ]1 ~; ]6 G/ j$ u xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, ~8 \, u+ r0 `! |* e% ~
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109# o* H9 f6 A5 I8 O+ z( g
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" h. t* v& Q, h. {Estimated time to target is 6 minutes' f+ x$ Z4 t- B3 c* U y' X" i: X6 l
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B-339D x 30 N3 \: `% i' U# [- p- s
A-24 Banshee x 10
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, [# _) E3 Z* W% }; e3 CNo Allied losses8 Q9 k& w" w& ?! N3 S( e" H% q
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Japanese Ships: ]" ]: ]7 B: ^2 j# @5 R, V
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ I9 R4 i" u3 A+ V7 [$ n5 {1 _ xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
! x" X# g' L3 E xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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. \* u D4 J7 e+ l) `# DMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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" a- @! F) Y7 r) |% d/ p; L% O8 n# fRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& e5 d( n- j! ?9 H" v8 K' WEstimated time to target is 6 minutes# e" l$ A4 p3 c
* T( b& s* U: H: t* T/ t0 UAllied aircraft
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire: b0 o' n+ M; d5 m# K3 z3 @* x" G
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% @3 d+ g" B8 L- M S1 }+ jEstimated time to target is 15 minutes0 K5 t! ]& b) C8 v' \8 y
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Allied aircraft- _9 j" j. ?) Y& I
A-24 Banshee x 14
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0 l& Y P1 B3 | X" FAllied aircraft losses
3 X+ g0 M% l L2 f R, T9 | A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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, k# m$ H% O a& kJapanese Ships0 W5 p8 P- y: I K3 M
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires j0 i, s. q6 X6 ~- Z
DD Hatakaze* K9 l- }8 I& e" P4 x) B
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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8 S- W5 M4 u cJapanese Deliberate attack2 f$ n5 N3 f. S2 y* T- V
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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9 C0 J* P1 O) w ?Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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* V; F' w1 D+ ^5 {0 ]% y3 DJapanese adjusted assault: 53 ( C |) X: {8 r4 _) T: y# U- I
8 y' M- d* t6 K9 n" }Allied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) ( y" \6 F. f# x! B! p; Z+ v
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Combat modifiers
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1 _. M- L, J9 i; R8 NJapanese ground losses:
0 W3 z/ g- M' i6 v3 U% s# o( d8 B4 d6 p 292 casualties reported7 T# y8 N- V; x( L( [! x, G; }! |6 d8 q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:, v8 L( w9 U c* x l; \
163 casualties reported* d' O! }& l! C! e) Q1 j X) C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled* H( g. K; i+ o# a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Assaulting units:
( \+ w9 U! y9 D1 Y1 e( a 1st Kure Assault Division
1 b/ J8 V, a/ R0 D$ T& J 3rd Air Flotilla
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* Z+ x% `* L& e' w; _8 f+ |! ^+ XDefending units:
2 A6 v! l+ D$ o/ T3 P' h* X Molukken Garrison Battalion
* }' U5 n9 r4 S- n* T8 R 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
: I4 G% X5 I& s0 U& R Ambon Base Force |