AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42) ?; Q$ L$ y4 A( e) n9 L
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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8 H* v2 Y1 `) p# X) 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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3 p/ O" r# [- {0 F& ?4 V' _8 zMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% y6 l! r; k3 \' ~2 U f5 \
$ u; |1 Z j o! l; VWeather in hex: Partial cloud4 X$ H x# ^- B. V
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
- Z' J/ m$ S/ l' kEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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3 u7 e1 q q/ `$ }& P/ dAllied aircraft1 G6 L8 V! C$ M6 ]3 d$ s( ^; B
139WH-3 x 66 P7 ?: Q, s) t
B-339D x 3
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139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 M8 }# N1 f+ J: {6 o" K DD Shiratsuyu8 ~! V2 U: g: m: ~& X
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109& {; d2 b$ s/ x: l
1 L& {3 p& r% }Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 r3 y% u+ f: ^3 ?0 }8 E. i
- k# t8 k- }5 e2 V' yRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet., q$ m1 l! P4 K6 p: }4 A$ K4 u
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes1 B* f: d9 p2 B) A7 v
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Allied aircraft' R; D Z( k; A. _) ?% u, F
B-339D x 1
0 Y& m4 _- N9 d _" `+ p A-24 Banshee x 17; v# \* S9 ]3 G7 T4 Q# N* k
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Allied aircraft losses# P9 J' n0 b$ U1 k
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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5 n2 r% y9 M8 Z- b1 s" y4 cJapanese Ships
+ m; @; |4 b6 w$ f$ [' S xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
1 P0 J2 |9 L q" ]1 ?2 f( M CA Takao
( V6 S% ^! G- s5 s: P8 d CL Yura' G. R1 z& C1 q7 }2 r8 `
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage: [" e& X) f0 g Z
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire# M- i" Y1 S; j& `) U% E
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 \5 ?7 X% x. ?, l) {
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
# y. A0 z: G; X- a' U B-339D x 3
, b+ N0 }* D: V! d) T A-24 Banshee x 10% \8 H' B g7 l6 k* U
( e: l& ~4 T- {, ^' UNo Allied losses- Y0 T/ B3 X& Y t2 P# c
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Japanese Ships
7 r' g Z/ J( ]: p8 S xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
1 U4 [2 v; v5 b9 W2 t% m xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
# q; ?$ V5 W( S6 F# v* g4 D4 B) _ xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109 W! ]7 C7 E7 K4 r
6 Y5 y# r8 G1 FWeather in hex: Partial cloud8 {$ G& N. a- i, S$ I$ v4 |( S" a/ L* o
# [8 _% o- Y M LRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) {6 g. C, K% }! uEstimated time to target is 6 minutes1 J! k& D5 e0 V. N0 w$ m# k1 z& V7 q
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B-339D x 1
6 ^2 q3 |5 Y, d6 j A-24 Banshee x 2! R& z8 S5 B* ~1 @( s
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No Allied losses" T8 A `0 e% @6 N
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Japanese Ships
4 K( ] I" j0 y ?" O( H) a CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1099 q- V* R, [# Z3 `# x
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. j( x& h4 m$ x. ]Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft9 r7 w6 d' |. B2 L# O
A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses& x! B' ^; B5 P8 w/ c% B/ ~
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
6 n( U) C* r( O& e* x2 G7 B CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires* _8 C3 e% A& w. o P" k
DD Hatakaze
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! A. S! h* ?; EGround combat at Ambon (76,109)1 [# y1 t u+ i* C! O6 j8 `
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Japanese Deliberate attack \1 d* J1 \. T- Y9 _; p
( k# r8 o' t- a5 |Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1405 i# O- y+ P% l
2 i: T" t: E# zDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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# y* e, [+ `2 y) ?Allied adjusted defense: 121
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/ }& ]8 G: Q& w& o) [7 gJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)# l# T6 R( C- F1 T" T/ {
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:4 e3 }5 f5 A( Q
292 casualties reported
+ e& Y% a2 U, F+ R2 f e, Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
# V" a. D9 m" ]8 { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& m2 q4 {5 H$ I7 q8 b) b4 ]/ R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 @% E# ^6 C: b- \
# j9 W h+ q8 y5 x( b* z. s oAllied ground losses:6 V1 \7 d# i0 V W4 N( Z
163 casualties reported
% o2 |2 y3 e0 K6 H& A% X Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled. a) C u: A% @+ k; W4 `: O' c
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
3 o' ]- c/ X8 Y( m- n3 O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: ]8 Y# B/ T( w8 |# _, S* L8 l* @
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Assaulting units:
( m8 @. k: S& A( P 1st Kure Assault Division; X+ Y+ r% [. f+ u% ?- j
3rd Air Flotilla 9 h3 U h1 g# ^( A4 o5 f& q( M
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Defending units:; @ Z, M: R( O# G+ }+ j# o
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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