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5 s1 K+ J& P: A9 l" M) Y
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/ D( Y0 W! D7 y+ e
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* C& o% v2 Z& R/ d" x: |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 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.. ~* j) C. b! \6 Q4 k, S0 d( g6 x& ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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2 T/ c' {& ?0 ] B-339D x 33 n3 j; B- Z& d6 l
Hudson I x 3. i1 I7 A# h, w8 J
& s7 B1 ^" c. P2 ~$ l0 ~Allied aircraft losses* O( G6 N0 F. J" l+ R9 r4 t6 s* t* p' J
139WH-3: 3 damaged+ X; I0 p, A2 p" m& L4 U
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Japanese Ships. h* z! p& t" J7 q; n: t
DD Shiratsuyu
, j1 k& P, w) _# k i% [$ @ xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires) p- G7 C4 q: S& K+ y0 w
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109) B9 r3 @; b1 q! T* t
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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" F' q' B; M& L u$ QRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.. m! z$ `# {8 e$ Z9 x4 C1 r' a
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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4 @5 |( u7 ]" d D9 k: j9 oAllied aircraft
8 b7 O0 H7 i% X& L g+ G+ E B-339D x 1
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A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
' i) i- L3 W, o$ F" ^9 X CA Takao
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage( Y5 k; i \6 S. h. L" _1 k
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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) k; Z; E; J% v4 H! A$ j5 q. hMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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) _8 {4 q/ G4 f: m) IWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, _+ O% N: Y; Y" QEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 10
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# w. d& G; ]# Q* S. FJapanese Ships
& E: u; F s4 S& J1 e0 ]) v xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
$ T& @0 Z. @4 t/ W3 o xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires* X% G* X# i# U- Z
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud' H4 j3 _0 Z/ \3 p+ }* a/ \
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.& X4 w; S. M) T" @
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft) I; d" t$ B: S; O
B-339D x 1
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; n. w' _3 K V: f% WNo Allied losses* J; c2 x$ r4 `* `; \" `# L' s
- \+ {' g! n$ J rJapanese Ships
& _7 L5 T" Z8 K5 T: }& u, S6 {: ?* k5 E CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire: C9 s% M6 E! N7 n/ u) j
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud. E: Z) F* q/ d x- D- F8 P
% N% A3 { ?" Q) W. @; yRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft# E/ |( G3 w+ g" e& T5 C& Y3 B* A
A-24 Banshee x 14* q) A; x& V/ `3 m$ n6 C' C
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged+ D+ ~( c& P o5 A
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DD Hatakaze
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9 d& Y; g! `2 nGround combat at Ambon (76,109); M |' v$ q4 o# L) ^
; w: S+ W! v( |+ V6 MJapanese Deliberate attack' E+ z% t- b, R6 L1 v6 U9 \
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140; |) d+ F% Q; h5 c/ Q: O: E
+ k+ G ^$ H5 SDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 6 I3 U" J$ u0 \
9 B& t4 x& B1 m8 _. V! X3 B% i/ SAllied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) $ @: s& Z9 |( I5 m3 a$ w
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Combat modifiers
0 r; [! { ]5 b4 ?Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
4 Z" f$ L/ B- I+ L% XAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:: ^$ ^1 m9 N3 ~& C& _0 a. K8 m L
292 casualties reported2 m' W, E, E9 R9 C. H1 j! W6 Y2 C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:' ^; N: U* l2 j6 t! l# L
163 casualties reported- O3 T2 ^) F W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled H" k# P" {( V; ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled1 T; w) o1 f3 y- [" ^ h% f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, j* q( s. E3 B8 A2 S
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Assaulting units:
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3rd Air Flotilla 7 q. i: L% ~" h6 F
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Molukken Garrison Battalion
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