AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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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
) g' f8 h' ^- W- A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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$ G2 d8 U& X. a) [ fMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% O8 K( T4 g, ]* d; x, ]
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud/ l5 t4 Z9 g' C4 h; S/ Q6 n
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& T$ J# a) B; U. A
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes/ s1 ~6 ~! K9 P8 r& G/ S0 A, r0 C
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Allied aircraft
8 W* v. n; k" z* H6 c7 W- x 139WH-3 x 6
( E% T4 Z2 X6 F' C5 b B-339D x 3
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4 @2 U" P5 j/ {( [& s3 X2 vAllied aircraft losses# k2 V& w j2 |; S( g
139WH-3: 3 damaged. D* r; x3 d" d$ d2 q
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DD Shiratsuyu
, T, `" G1 @; w5 I xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires5 R9 n/ C5 U' c( L
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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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1 D, l, K$ h7 NRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.0 e5 w* F+ b9 V1 b( w9 {5 A( f3 h3 y
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
2 ^$ J: n' ?( I; n( G# l q1 t( E B-339D x 1
. K; N* F# S$ D, T7 s A-24 Banshee x 17
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- h% ~: a, R2 W* `: ~( G4 R9 LAllied aircraft losses
! n& j# e- m* p3 A* l A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
, x2 k F1 W- S( [& R xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
6 G% [* n* v3 b& a9 ^4 U% S7 F CA Takao1 {8 N' o+ x4 q% m* G
CL Yura" Y f( ^2 i9 T) M2 R: [3 p
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 l# ^9 o5 E: x$ q P7 h, K; y: P xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% j+ q, k6 j& i9 v
; D; O8 u/ [7 @& f8 C- _Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 [# X9 b4 z4 F8 v, m* m
1 @" @% a1 s8 F' L/ [( w; DRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; }' c ?" w+ g o! Y0 A# Q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft9 a" a0 v/ i/ H# p; a; b8 [
B-339D x 3# D& c3 G: X0 L" h
A-24 Banshee x 102 o2 L, C' M" Z& E
4 Z+ ?& c# z% f( f* `7 H+ t$ V7 PNo Allied losses* y4 r' M* o! n( r- j( b
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Japanese Ships7 e/ l1 Q1 o8 I
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: `+ x$ f4 `5 d% l' |8 c4 C* L
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires7 k) T: n% |% F6 V% R0 T% h7 C% ?
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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% [" z0 \3 m7 l- z1 V( T8 |Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109( C+ w$ }* r @) V' N
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud3 ]& m' @; I- C3 t# m9 ~0 h) Z
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. D& f; ?! Q7 R8 K, d6 l' f% y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes; p" j: C0 G6 g( ]! c/ V
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Allied aircraft
k8 R& U# E! \ B-339D x 1
( h0 ?8 C1 f' I l& w! r4 Q# b A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses8 J U+ {' ^9 E4 @7 w6 T$ i
/ R3 Z' Y* k* {4 dJapanese Ships$ t5 v! e8 }! u+ D5 B
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire# c d) R$ U; G" b
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1098 x$ d) n( g8 P9 o# X
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# a8 V- n6 U; Q5 ?6 k) s) ^Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" i V/ P# P& V1 r2 kEstimated time to target is 15 minutes8 b7 ]" T4 ~- j3 ~: R( {+ H% k
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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. V6 T3 V6 q( }- kJapanese Ships
2 e- d- W$ w9 s% T5 g CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
- X1 ~" I9 |. S8 s& M$ K) e/ M DD Hatakaze
( H0 `2 O$ Y. S5 d, G" k; R DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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( d# a9 g" [2 l- q4 e5 [Japanese Deliberate attack
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2 G% x# h2 G$ Y- w- tAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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+ F2 d8 n7 y( iDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76" m8 a+ W! z& o& h
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 $ Q, x7 l. w+ ?8 L$ }- w
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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& [5 Q/ j; r! FDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
8 S1 T) Y& W7 c6 D" T' ]6 MAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled9 |5 l s2 h' F3 y. L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled$ T% k B& G+ R7 p* y2 |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 @) v- {7 E# ~/ A
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8 }, G* z, o' A; P, X 163 casualties reported2 C! M* @' k+ a) v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
" ^( B- a( C: L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
% I& Z5 I) B4 w+ q* f& p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 N( r& F1 g8 vAssaulting units:
1 z2 S7 w6 @% _! G1 E+ y 1st Kure Assault Division
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, S" ^9 h1 d3 I" r2 |Defending units: g3 D3 C b1 J) c8 [
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |