AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 422 F% T# I2 Q9 w) o: p
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7 \, R+ ?5 E% V0 n8 g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+ h9 i' @- U, L5 E5 p% B0 w6 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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9 U' @ L4 f: X, wMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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4 B) e4 D. v6 p0 k- P( |Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 P5 S+ F; l( C3 Z$ k- [
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& q6 M+ y5 f8 ^
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
7 e" v0 l9 T7 o. @) z4 V5 x 139WH-3: 3 damaged4 j9 _0 l6 s8 S* I+ V/ f A
0 U0 X/ g- A( Y6 Z% OJapanese Ships
' Z. {0 z; Y5 |. ^& T DD Shiratsuyu9 B; X9 M r, ^
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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. w5 T0 b! f7 s/ EMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109& X: C; h. c. ?. g# ~
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 I: i/ Z$ u. r1 V
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
6 ?2 H* Z; \9 T, z NEstimated time to target is 5 minutes9 [% T& G5 C8 u& M4 M! l5 ]8 ~( Q% a2 f
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Allied aircraft- w3 N( _) j% N3 e9 b
B-339D x 1
% v. v+ v2 Z1 |6 }3 S0 @) H. M A-24 Banshee x 17
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Allied aircraft losses6 r% w* y, X2 F; |
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged; c l$ n8 l6 q4 L! C, |
" Z s/ R' v$ B! sJapanese Ships" b- V; S/ D7 v
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk" R" U: J3 [$ y1 N
CA Takao
; X7 v( M' [5 s7 {1 p CL Yura, p+ ~; j% w" {3 ?) y2 R
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage% a0 Q! E3 F" S# B9 ?0 q0 b; J
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 L# g- R+ F+ T$ y
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4 d( t1 C9 ` E) F/ k8 DMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% k {( O) p& W# p. Y4 Q4 r3 U) u
5 z4 q0 e/ H1 [' k, Q* y1 `Weather in hex: Partial cloud3 m n3 m- p' O8 P3 P, c
% E3 N7 @9 c( p' t* p+ Z4 [1 VRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% `3 x& ]! b% w! n Z' s: p8 X, b7 \Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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P* I- t8 w, G3 t; Z& S9 W& hAllied aircraft
2 k$ ?+ T. E. F' ~3 V B-339D x 3- l5 n) V; b4 ?7 f n6 P8 E
A-24 Banshee x 10
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# |) D6 J, g- l& ]+ VNo Allied losses
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( f% F& v8 }/ _4 [. e4 h( r8 sJapanese Ships
5 q$ s9 _3 z0 x; m$ s1 b xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ n' y+ E3 Y, h" Z xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
! U. }, c- } t* j; O: j! t9 G xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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7 i8 e6 j8 B9 w" b6 D) zMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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8 b8 N$ z# n) \/ }+ y! ^; EWeather in hex: Partial cloud: L8 C3 U+ }. L+ _
* }/ \$ a( F. o i4 e# r4 E' hRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- M& O/ \4 n( _# p- SEstimated time to target is 6 minutes' t8 D( L/ O) H- W
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Allied aircraft a' F8 W P* T. v1 o+ g3 j) b
B-339D x 1
0 K2 l* `- g4 L9 N A-24 Banshee x 2
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& R: e$ f, q/ R) i8 UNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
% z% S1 C( h* J' | CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109- b1 I9 J3 ]' E& l" X, s& [/ [. C
+ ]- L+ {& _3 n) eWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- O |, G& [! @6 R/ W P# Y ZEstimated time to target is 15 minutes& Q+ t9 v: i" {! K9 k" }4 w
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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7 f9 @; b+ Z5 z9 fAllied aircraft losses, P9 H2 Y* T- k$ M; @9 a+ l
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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6 U! w6 I: F9 u5 }5 m' E CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires. H% B! i/ F8 E3 K: \
DD Hatakaze
5 g3 I3 J1 `8 n3 a, F2 B DD Oyashio) o/ Q8 ?7 I$ J4 c8 D; N
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2 j: H; s& ]9 |, ?0 `Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)* `0 l( c8 B2 N5 v2 u' M
3 H3 _* j6 O: ~9 [Japanese Deliberate attack F- P$ D7 s. m; q
3 [" s. s+ b$ X5 c4 QAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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$ K) d$ t- `' S$ E" Z }8 R) kDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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" w) }7 ^( z' n6 x6 RJapanese adjusted assault: 53 8 w% {* T' v8 O# V8 F; X! S
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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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+ l) o+ q: l* P3 K+ \, o9 wCombat modifiers4 @, w5 K. e5 k1 W9 V
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:; V6 s; K- h4 W$ q
292 casualties reported+ j# Z' h# e* C7 c+ r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
% o! I" w s a0 m2 F" @) A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
& k7 u: z0 x6 v5 Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 K) ~- v" c% v9 `
6 B" a0 p2 |1 _# V3 S h/ W0 ]% oAllied ground losses:0 R; _+ W7 D/ ~. @- }
163 casualties reported
: J$ x2 g* H. \+ G Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled7 j3 V8 |. _7 ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
5 f( y. k V+ { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* ]( J7 p$ J$ A# kAssaulting units:" ]' | Z2 \- w5 a9 Z3 y
1st Kure Assault Division" x, C+ S3 V. o" q- a7 ^
3rd Air Flotilla
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U; m% O7 ~7 U) P7 E4 l' _Defending units:! }/ ?2 Y z9 n. R9 I$ w2 {/ o8 P
Molukken Garrison Battalion" m, U' s. v+ s* E7 D1 B/ E
4th Coastal Gun Battalion- G6 L! b/ K2 \
Ambon Base Force |