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; g- \' @* {/ e* ^7 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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6 g& Z$ V3 d# F0 a8 e5 ?% ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; b2 w3 q2 W; `7 REstimated time to target is 7 minutes; M3 Y' J' a' r9 b
! s. [2 f& g: L- H2 BAllied aircraft' {( a, i) h0 G# y
139WH-3 x 6
+ K" Y- Z7 X5 d7 e7 Y6 q B-339D x 3" ~/ b6 g, |* s! L: i/ p# u5 ^5 \
Hudson I x 3- q2 U/ e5 |# E' @+ t4 X4 G* h
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Allied aircraft losses* p# i; g" h% q
139WH-3: 3 damaged6 \; k. w5 O2 |( r4 @" `
0 v5 p( e- _$ ` v$ U0 GJapanese Ships* ~# H+ s2 m* x( u8 S
DD Shiratsuyu
( g% j" ?6 h3 r: ] xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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3 M, @: g# d2 [, s3 q+ m' N- LWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
- Q, x+ {9 C) m$ Z/ hEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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" v H& B& k b/ S1 I, hAllied aircraft- k" u4 v( {9 p0 t D8 i
B-339D x 1/ O4 v# K7 F5 n3 y
A-24 Banshee x 17$ u- [+ H) ^2 h5 C2 n8 g
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Allied aircraft losses
) i/ D7 E, h* H/ l A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged) J9 y% _ g" F
* o' m) l, a2 }. \$ ^+ BJapanese Ships
3 J9 E4 W% L G2 u: V5 v, r xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk' ~" T% O. @, n3 [
CA Takao
% L7 i) J% n( l/ Q6 o0 t CL Yura I8 w) y* j: |9 _$ `; V
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage0 l4 ]; \; ~, _) \7 B8 d
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire: ?& r x6 U7 I5 D) r3 |
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4 z# ` H1 {! R: D) nMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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2 d5 i6 j$ |% z+ h, QWeather in hex: Partial cloud& _4 I4 }- n% _* k. M' ~1 Q( L# U
. \ Z! b' F% n: CRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! @& A# o u+ R& ^
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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6 A" r$ j) I( ?* rAllied aircraft
3 m: P% F4 I6 w7 `/ M8 @4 m1 i B-339D x 3
+ C m$ e; e* f' V A-24 Banshee x 10, M9 [" c. k$ r' \# C/ n1 _. m
! U1 D# f. P( P3 {. S" PNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
; |/ Z" P6 F+ e! F6 r$ _ xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) Y9 V9 Z/ s$ S
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
. a5 |4 L1 ]. i8 h, ~ xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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) f$ L) B% z; @" E6 B* Q( TMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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9 H" w% s: P; x' B; YRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" H0 s, c$ u* x+ k" c( sEstimated time to target is 6 minutes4 Z6 K* A7 l b: I% ?" I2 E
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses2 L( L/ b* K5 u6 J. H
# Q: X1 Z6 G9 Q8 n2 h7 XJapanese Ships
6 ~2 L! X) W# @. Q CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ y; {2 V% d( [5 }
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4 t* U7 N$ t. h) @" ~7 v- P# yMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109) {! y9 S3 h- N3 B7 g
+ o0 X5 ^3 l2 d3 AWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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5 _2 X# w% L' zRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& O F/ a) [- w' e( N
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes2 p7 ?- f( i% w# Z) s
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0 Q% x Q, Z# ]Allied aircraft losses: i0 M# G8 }2 x, z
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged3 P4 i' p T: Y' F* e7 N5 U1 @2 u2 x
- I9 C8 k4 s" X% B& V1 `Japanese Ships
( {& t' C$ d4 S( _ CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
' S+ f/ w" o s" D5 ~ DD Hatakaze
$ U- m7 S5 _! I/ {' N DD Oyashio2 p( t5 A" ? ~' b: ]4 h) }
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o/ E' ]: J+ ?1 X3 ]Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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3 r" j7 ` v5 Y& ?3 [) ^; dJapanese Deliberate attack
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9 q- g! T+ N2 }' B' e2 k' \, LAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76. Q! G/ B k% X0 w
" [' `0 X( ]# m/ `! tJapanese adjusted assault: 53 / ~: R8 H. ~* c! R6 |' ?
5 p) ^7 Y1 s- O$ x' m3 k+ p4 ~Allied adjusted defense: 121
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9 b7 l- }* N" t! {/ u1 B0 [2 Z7 l8 wJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers+ ?: L3 y4 @; B+ e- R: m
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
6 \+ e4 O% [+ M% q; d \8 sAttacker: $ q' k. f3 c7 B; ~2 E8 D! A
9 M1 W M# c- P- h! F: NJapanese ground losses:
" Y. k2 o2 i1 n0 `/ X 292 casualties reported7 z- G& p' q/ l$ ]+ R( Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
7 v7 y( t8 j! {. E/ n/ G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
) \* W6 E! X+ M# G" t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 P7 t3 p8 s& i6 |5 F/ x3 W* j: s
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Allied ground losses:4 _9 `8 @' s! j/ l- k) c
163 casualties reported
( b6 `: X# M! w0 e9 ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
7 s# z4 U: n/ R' F8 d9 B2 N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled' Z$ K6 z1 S- ^1 X# R- X$ z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
0 G" U2 Z7 d! e; y' _) q+ ~9 e 1st Kure Assault Division3 ?% @" U: z1 O( Q
3rd Air Flotilla 3 S' ?! X+ J/ r7 n
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Defending units:
: O. P7 S$ R7 F& H5 r" A0 [ Molukken Garrison Battalion ^( I, A9 B, _3 A/ q
4th Coastal Gun Battalion1 G5 {! R3 @; X" l& \
Ambon Base Force |