AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42$ i# ?5 i8 z1 K0 }5 a; v ^
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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) x1 Z0 Q- b0 }3 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
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/ a$ T+ R2 {% Q9 Q/ W- mMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109; z9 i& t4 A" M4 k- a( Z+ L
* w& O# w) g b: U8 TWeather in hex: Partial cloud: u$ _; Q' V4 }3 _* b
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 `' c; M5 `; W( n5 c9 t# F2 K: F- kEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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: s, A) z) U( iAllied aircraft" V8 y" l" p, b4 x* F/ q2 ]. m
139WH-3 x 6) j$ L2 ^- B1 d; N# r
B-339D x 3
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; X% I. v# [; e! X/ o; M o" m/ iAllied aircraft losses
" r- E+ R {1 N# f9 E2 _ 139WH-3: 3 damaged5 x9 ]7 k1 k9 m4 w5 u4 E
0 P, E! a/ Q1 `# | {, {( RJapanese Ships5 `% k0 @, A, |6 w
DD Shiratsuyu0 }) G2 p2 |3 }# ^& p
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires3 `2 c7 ~8 K# C C% F5 @/ ]
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5 a8 l! h) B* z& XMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Estimated time to target is 5 minutes9 E# D8 Q/ H' J& d" [
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Allied aircraft2 f4 Q7 D) {' |
B-339D x 1+ J% j9 G1 r. G) |; g4 ~
A-24 Banshee x 17
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( b! T0 _- o8 r' N2 JAllied aircraft losses+ m/ `1 \1 Q' P, u' Q% ?# L
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships% I# k3 @( a1 _- R
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
5 O. y, o$ ~- l( N0 ]# E% D CA Takao
) Q$ r1 {% d0 i, J ~ CL Yura, d% x4 _. J/ y6 x$ e2 M; S, }
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 A" m( }+ G' W' a& Y
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 r" k- ^+ [4 X' d4 a8 E; v) }
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4 Y6 ?- Y9 A1 r& u5 B: w5 {) TMorning 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 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* o0 ~3 d4 R3 P7 M2 A+ U7 |Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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$ j. T& z* X |, U$ CAllied aircraft
- C# _7 d' k6 F7 g, ` B-339D x 3; }/ v: l3 ^% D7 z0 o* S
A-24 Banshee x 101 k0 f& Q$ H- c1 ^# [5 w
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No Allied losses6 ` J0 }* v8 c$ Q' p; |" s2 s
/ N5 E3 s9 f# S$ c( sJapanese Ships9 {- ?' z- Y& u3 K& e
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
) a6 |6 I7 v, B5 F v y4 _ xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires5 h D1 u6 {" `8 i, x: `' J& O
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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9 v/ W! ~# _* @- s+ zMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* l" W' i% I5 U3 L/ aEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 v( d4 [3 d$ N B-339D x 15 e' U8 S" T* p- e% E- t+ {( Y
A-24 Banshee x 2
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+ e% s9 k" M: Y8 R! n- SNo Allied losses0 n* X% I. E/ v7 ?5 q! A' N
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Japanese Ships3 w2 o5 A4 z$ _( U: |. x/ B
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ ^/ ?: @+ w# v2 B6 j! t( F
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109: p- B3 \3 E* w2 l% D" z8 N6 M
; e; q* C: U7 R$ KWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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6 w; N j" j; d8 H# _4 i' C. ?, C2 wRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 E9 u, ~) \. y, O7 U/ \
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes" K! m& q3 K3 m N: v6 e A( J
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Allied aircraft
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% _1 x: `! F- b; \, i( o, fAllied aircraft losses
( {# W9 n: I% |8 h/ Q. \2 } A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged8 Y3 ~ k; B; _ a F
: V2 C& H7 l0 x6 O# w9 D2 _Japanese Ships1 Q: ~' O( H/ W: a1 ^5 N6 o
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires8 R+ q: O* \# I, L9 {$ _. b p' o6 h9 E
DD Hatakaze3 J! l4 q, e) m7 d% C
DD Oyashio
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' J9 [* x; C# dGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack& h R: q, U$ Q. v# v7 n& M& J8 X
$ h1 ?, N! Q9 ]4 f9 D/ eAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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$ V. B* M: e) f7 [' |6 ^" hDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 8 W A1 Z3 `( |8 U4 I
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) / ?/ x; z4 L- M) x0 ]# d/ A* w1 O
+ ~: w5 @' H/ n7 ^% Z4 ZCombat modifiers
& x' U2 F5 F9 _0 SDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)$ K" h+ D9 ]6 I8 Y0 N' ?4 V5 @
Attacker: * |; K$ s! R2 c2 S6 v# g
9 p: d7 d& o4 {7 |# x oJapanese ground losses:% K5 F8 V0 v. _
292 casualties reported
$ L7 _ A, e9 ~8 u' _9 M& `1 G Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled: D6 G. f b2 }! \) X R5 h& H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
2 T7 ^# v+ j# c' w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" ~, o' s$ \3 x. P( F2 A! U& `
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Allied ground losses:
2 P' S7 X) @5 e4 O5 _! z8 F& C" I 163 casualties reported
; S: T S( W: [+ P Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled9 b! n/ L+ a; M5 [3 T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled- F/ _1 j, B+ T; {5 Y& I" q- o- V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- V, E7 x( W$ }
5 \. b, P5 v6 \% w3 yAssaulting units:( N7 S8 N" S0 l4 X
1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:; O7 m0 P' }0 r1 K
Molukken Garrison Battalion% ?, b, k1 M( t( k, n+ v0 L
4th Coastal Gun Battalion0 @0 ?, ]3 [* L" ^
Ambon Base Force |