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
) ~% P6 \" E5 r( Q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 76,1097 b6 q' {1 q% [+ Q/ A0 ]
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
4 V1 I/ n, p# `; L' e7 t/ m5 F4 t; W 139WH-3 x 67 D$ P1 ^ B' E+ u
B-339D x 3) p# s6 `; \1 p' u! l6 |
Hudson I x 3" e& X1 @1 x, V: o, {) e: K9 E
% j, C6 {, D% h+ U) }2 L, P" NAllied aircraft losses1 O8 Z2 ?! Z( G% n, Y' ~5 _
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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DD Shiratsuyu" Y2 @' x7 ]! j! s, Q
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires: I6 U0 ^6 f! { V. D
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1093 @& a5 A5 h9 G# @* i( Z
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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8 U6 N: |$ [: F7 f& w# t+ t+ hRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.9 F; i' m$ v# e4 z1 \
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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F# N$ l: g) s8 U* i4 ]! C B-339D x 1
2 ~. x3 p& i4 g, V A-24 Banshee x 17$ F8 l9 ~! k E. }
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Allied aircraft losses; C- ?6 f: ^( @7 [
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk- E% `) R7 R6 }7 b9 E
CA Takao
5 h' ^5 a/ J5 O6 A CL Yura! d; U X( o- T5 _9 N
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ v' S% p# V( a( Q xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ ~" V. Q: Q' K R' W" ]! k ?
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% @7 J+ w; k9 K! B7 @1 }- o, ^0 R
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 A3 t2 Q+ I; g4 J- _4 xEstimated time to target is 6 minutes' z6 Q& V# H, V0 {" [' R
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2 x, o2 f+ ~) w! L8 M. J* W B-339D x 3# Q5 r H" ~% l0 ^" @2 q
A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses$ p& a+ K8 C8 I1 c9 H3 ~
7 I7 ^8 m; V, oJapanese Ships
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xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires, B9 q* ^4 w% W" I
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire# O I% G( C: k* n# V, m' k- e
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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% H, [. p- C' k7 DWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 O! K: w- Z* x; q( O6 @
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes+ n1 S) p) Q6 j, i$ c
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Allied aircraft
9 @2 W! e2 d1 G" W B-339D x 1& R" u m4 ^ p; E" W7 |
A-24 Banshee x 2
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& f& k+ J4 ?: r! Y% B( j3 eNo Allied losses
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire% |/ `4 K' P# J ?
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( K; ~! v7 E7 }) p) rMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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/ h8 E; I9 V5 rRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' S2 }: e) ~0 h/ Y1 rEstimated time to target is 15 minutes! l1 x- E, Y$ h
5 g: x/ r$ k% ^8 e; TAllied aircraft: S% `# ^9 c X( H. l* W h& a
A-24 Banshee x 14' g% \1 Q2 O& J
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Allied aircraft losses
2 J2 D* K7 i' ] A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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9 K- @! H* ]6 R3 G8 D0 fJapanese Ships/ K5 u" W" B+ q* X* x
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
$ M. z5 k( g$ s6 l DD Hatakaze8 H2 D; Q- h4 Y+ Z2 p: X
DD Oyashio9 Q2 I1 H* e z: N
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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: }! ^0 n+ {& T; E: Y5 eJapanese Deliberate attack1 }& X7 ^* w+ M& o
+ _# |, A% @; T6 ?Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76" B+ I2 I( _ V& d- ~; @
* @. H8 Q' a* }( z2 F4 C* [) tJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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& B% p7 I& v0 t! J0 K+ I0 aJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers* h2 M: V+ _( ?) u3 k" e
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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, d7 y' b# C6 g; V+ u) v% ]Japanese ground losses:4 h. p- V8 j6 w! j1 l9 M- @; a
292 casualties reported! ^* d P$ C) u2 O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled+ V- g+ ^. A$ U8 E3 O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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1 W7 _% M: J6 EAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled9 s" e1 M- n$ F7 T0 K2 P; e3 {: B2 h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled [. z0 Y+ j) @, v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 t7 J! K& C( g* N+ F1 C
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Assaulting units:
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3rd Air Flotilla
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Molukken Garrison Battalion/ L* h$ V- z2 @7 S% [
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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