AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 428 n% V, S% Y ?( N
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+ q! c8 e# k" x" S* E3 a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* i j8 s4 c) k- y' T; f1 a; 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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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# L8 K2 O( Q" `$ YRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ N7 {: F6 s6 O" PEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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' J, v, P& T& R7 E( y& x/ ? B-339D x 3
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# O. J$ c- u, Q9 nAllied aircraft losses
4 O0 W" D' Y1 ?6 U! E 139WH-3: 3 damaged' Q% Q$ K2 Z) D( Y$ l$ H( ?5 O5 t
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1 G* O3 H* g* f; W DD Shiratsuyu5 @2 m9 c* @, b) p, i6 M$ s& J0 s1 Z
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires- v: m9 ?% T7 ]- S9 I3 F# Q' d# w
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; F4 Q# G2 c N- D0 H( c& `Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1090 B2 B% Q; }& l f' P
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1 p0 u( ]# K6 Z H0 lRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.3 N2 w' w% Q6 G( u6 |2 |0 O$ A
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes7 Q9 [+ y" i7 v0 T& V8 l, q+ c/ l
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Allied aircraft( F, Z3 l) ^/ e7 E+ u; U
B-339D x 1
! _. p- n6 u+ k+ a! ^ A-24 Banshee x 17' M4 W3 E3 S0 _
: w. p* e D) ?1 O6 gAllied aircraft losses: t4 i/ o9 a( m; e9 Z$ X
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships( r8 \3 t+ x7 s) s
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
0 \' d* P( s6 X5 ?6 j& W! L& z CA Takao
# c! G! f0 d9 J6 ? CL Yura" c4 m& ]2 a% u2 {: G$ q/ [8 K3 }: W+ j
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
' W) d `$ Z1 i! e J/ L0 q xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 J! a7 z9 J3 u; _
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' M9 h- N$ a, d( UMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1091 z# _. Q( H- @8 Z
1 r- a, t, o( QWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; X1 D- y2 V/ h' l! e
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 d* S5 ]+ B5 ~7 G2 H, W B-339D x 3
7 U% ]$ S/ j9 l# o' B+ J A-24 Banshee x 10 |+ b- }1 @' H
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships, m9 q3 x2 W$ V) U1 B7 d* O
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
7 ^" W7 t( I+ G( K+ D* O xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires9 p$ q5 @- q8 w& c$ w( C' ~' }* f
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ ^, C. d' a' t4 P* M
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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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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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( E+ G9 S( j$ }7 `/ N+ q" d8 VAllied aircraft, p$ [9 m% b( D8 d
B-339D x 1* j/ G" F2 B3 a2 X
A-24 Banshee x 2+ a4 I8 h; K# P' r
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No Allied losses( `1 F# P1 {( ]- C3 J
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Japanese Ships% @8 c1 p7 {; {- c$ |+ m/ o
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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; L* ^& @+ D- w9 ^( ^5 G% fMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1096 k* x8 ~+ U1 @. A% Z- B
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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: v( {7 x* j. s) u) F, `4 C+ xRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* f$ P+ o! ` mEstimated time to target is 15 minutes" Z2 ?+ v0 ?) }5 E
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Allied aircraft
B% ^ q, g: U A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses1 G" W& m, T- x$ x9 ?
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged" T' @5 D& i# z- y- X
6 J% `1 A2 r; M& i# k& @# lJapanese Ships
; w& I8 O, M& o& q CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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DD Oyashio
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6 }7 [8 d' d/ xGround combat at Ambon (76,109)/ x; Q+ R: a; j* C
) K* E9 W, ~8 |! J$ |5 I+ xJapanese Deliberate attack7 N& j& \! r' G- d
q$ ?7 Y7 l4 [7 YAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1407 f: U, V/ f4 U
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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, ~$ M0 l; K+ W% i8 ~2 Z/ YJapanese adjusted assault: 53 ! Q& g7 w: O$ b+ z
* u P1 l1 U/ ^! gAllied adjusted defense: 121 2 N" c5 |; `7 O
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
: C( h9 f& X+ D4 V; FDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
1 c5 i/ Z* L) R( _2 b/ ?Attacker: 5 Y8 u( G- \& M, f
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292 casualties reported
4 [6 ?8 i2 ~9 P+ f8 Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled4 o- _' W6 k# P) @4 O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 v: |& ^4 O1 ]8 H% ]) n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:8 `/ X0 m' g. ~$ F- O! F
163 casualties reported9 R% I. `1 e! _. I& R. G( ]' D" h3 ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled9 K/ G( f' W4 n {9 A9 H: w
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled- G& e7 \6 X% }( T% a; U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# M2 z/ @" a( Q' D2 e: S3 F0 WAssaulting units:
( A0 D* E: M. X, B7 V) g4 W 1st Kure Assault Division' X* f( q& J4 _
3rd Air Flotilla
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2 k' G) z% n! ?9 w! s- l C Molukken Garrison Battalion
s- K- c+ S; w o4 N 4th Coastal Gun Battalion' t1 x0 c+ F2 b' Q* W1 g' z; t
Ambon Base Force |