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
9 V) L# M( m' L4 ^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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' F* B" p: S$ ^. kMorning 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.% D; X3 O: R2 b5 _! `. D) g
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes' W* I M4 Z; ~9 d) Z+ B1 K
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Allied aircraft( U8 k; ]6 X) L! |1 T3 \% A, s* U6 a
139WH-3 x 6: K+ M+ t: E2 i$ y9 V
B-339D x 35 A) @% l, i: n9 \
Hudson I x 37 C( z$ e+ _- H. q; v
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Allied aircraft losses
1 e9 l. ?6 c' P 139WH-3: 3 damaged, U8 b; g7 i: g' E7 d5 r8 p% W; I
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Japanese Ships+ I; A' [4 L; P! J: S5 p
DD Shiratsuyu/ n" N' ~! L* u: K# l0 u' ~" K
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1098 f* \6 j, Z( L1 H# r. a9 o& |0 t
( X3 l( ?! p5 XWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.7 Z$ c/ |; W& j6 J
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes6 M! g( i7 e& b( X3 I
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Allied aircraft
7 f6 Q- I0 u% [ B-339D x 1
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6 J& a% i/ \! B X( S4 FAllied aircraft losses! X: ?8 f: k I' B4 s
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged% E1 u) G' c* B- U$ B7 f6 r) a
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xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
) ]% Q s I* L {7 B6 r CA Takao
$ I7 a# Y9 s# N s5 s. \' s a CL Yura
* n( {& `6 Q& G9 h xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ s2 V! q9 I) b3 V; f3 r" u xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 I+ x' u& H3 O
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109- G. }7 W' K2 K8 M G# z$ `
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$ T( ]* c7 E7 l: p, p# R N! |" U5 nRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ U6 m" B: O' [/ C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3
2 q1 I# Y5 T0 E" ~$ m A-24 Banshee x 10 s$ J. ?6 ~* H$ l* ]! C
0 s+ N& C; T8 U! G, W5 {% jNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
- Y' v; r5 X, [# r xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
' G! U$ L8 `6 V1 P, b xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires) F5 N: \. E5 x: M9 E. q
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire9 f, M Q. ^9 R6 q) e$ A2 z
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1099 v4 G R' e8 z7 V0 i3 z |% H
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 l; p5 _5 t0 B
8 v' ?& V I7 O# J. x3 b+ n! q- b1 ZRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." S; [) p! a+ M k0 J: J# H7 k. a
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. h+ x# [2 }5 D9 Y5 t! X4 Q7 ], x
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Allied aircraft& ~! M7 ?3 t! @. O! M
B-339D x 1
7 a8 c$ T. F/ c" V9 { A-24 Banshee x 2/ x4 U+ p, Z4 V+ p; @
: L- [; ~* X; m) ANo Allied losses7 s j) b6 g6 m4 h7 k& W
4 X$ P; M% }7 v E$ E% O3 KJapanese Ships9 G M. N* H& j: \+ P
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire m7 H. m5 L j# _3 C: B. j
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) r0 i8 N/ y: t5 b0 {, R$ Z$ ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1098 ^# c5 O" R& G" R9 }
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' f1 W, G4 }7 p% l2 f1 tRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. R$ m1 R' B: ]# K+ y! Z. @ [
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes9 t3 w- a" F5 s- H* o2 ?
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Allied aircraft* Q( g: C1 l( u! Y- Z1 r9 |: f
A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses6 C/ L z: F* m f
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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6 U% ]) o6 F9 R) l% Z" H CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
& D: a$ N+ M% f2 g9 N8 O) Z1 { DD Hatakaze# y \! V5 i9 [. Z+ V
DD Oyashio- r \8 ]3 s3 j4 L, I
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! r8 ?+ K6 g2 }) C, N: {; u7 {Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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. }- @7 K, f9 Y6 p9 ]Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76+ g- j. I- h9 z6 @
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 4 G% ~1 M8 l' P' P3 K6 u1 C
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 ( b7 K y5 e5 s
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) % u! ]! x$ F3 s$ t4 F
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Combat modifiers1 p* F/ _5 u6 U& S" V' ?
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
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1 E- M7 n8 _# a S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 x0 h/ A6 |/ ]8 g# J5 P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ q C/ D4 M( n, v& R, W- M7 g+ rAllied ground losses:
# u" g* {% s, v% W0 b7 i 163 casualties reported
# C9 ^. b* z y( a* t+ b Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
' L: ~( C: b0 Z- ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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, d) y' [4 c. GAssaulting units:
# c9 J" o& F4 F; u4 v$ I 1st Kure Assault Division) b: i0 a- P. |8 ?" d& |0 ^
3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion/ B3 p0 j# G# g1 @
Ambon Base Force |