AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42( x& @& Q2 U' U' Z# d
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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/ m1 a& ^2 {- Z4 z1 `
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6 }8 e' c4 P, u- a2 h6 ?/ z: l. M
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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O/ e3 _! d! Z4 {3 j9 l3 jWeather in hex: Partial cloud) x! i6 V* n& h5 b- [6 r. U" q7 s
; Z5 ?0 K9 `( ^( L" q+ N+ yRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
) \! @; b: }# E) ?6 }) @0 o. cEstimated time to target is 7 minutes8 J0 H) k1 H7 { R
( c& D+ L8 R1 W, m( ~! @: k$ DAllied aircraft
" O, [5 j, @5 M& U' c7 Z7 a 139WH-3 x 6# b( `# e' B2 m) r
B-339D x 3
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" I9 R9 F: Q" s C8 S) t; o5 SAllied aircraft losses
: ~- L% t" _$ A6 x/ b+ `2 H: j( B4 t8 R 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' k* V( o) c2 d1 E0 ]) j8 f DD Shiratsuyu6 ~& m3 w9 w) w+ e4 {3 s
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% j9 e+ O; s, ?( v9 O2 p0 T, P
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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$ a1 o5 S Z& m6 F& p) O( XRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
1 ]) @# S: ]6 C" w$ C& u' ?+ c- I& wEstimated time to target is 5 minutes P8 s7 \5 U) \6 {. p
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B-339D x 1
: O# m0 J" j; z) I A-24 Banshee x 17
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7 i5 V) E$ m; [. l* g9 SAllied aircraft losses6 D: Q" _' `8 G) W# \
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
2 F& V ` r) ^# G xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
# M4 q3 U, L6 E% K CA Takao
+ r- ], {% L: n B3 \8 Q CL Yura
" @5 T; C; f/ y7 w, m- Q xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage O8 V" s$ a6 I2 g$ M
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire- {) e, d% ^; j2 U+ L
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1091 N3 ?# o! z# T8 U, R7 C/ }
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4 [* S! I9 F% c/ `Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." }- I4 P' r! @3 O, l
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ v/ q1 Q; k7 o; b& N H
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B-339D x 3
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- L, F+ i' J* w! ?1 ^No Allied losses& Q) U0 h9 M& f
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Japanese Ships
2 | {: \7 x( |9 J) @1 x. Y xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) g6 n) y% e( Z& d* U- [
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
( u$ g+ M/ {5 R6 R7 @ xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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) _2 z/ g2 t: T7 r7 ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% g% _- r4 ]4 s
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 l+ s) Y- h# t* o1 I$ c/ b: @: [Estimated time to target is 6 minutes, P3 \$ q0 }9 e; D* l7 j& h
' w! r$ r. A! E: ~+ m, fAllied aircraft
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. w( P8 q# S* k0 w5 t. z: | A-24 Banshee x 26 t- p6 t [6 d5 b2 Q* U
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No Allied losses
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& m$ G/ y' h: x8 a2 xJapanese Ships
4 b' Z7 H! Z) E CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 O! g* `8 S7 w* V- \
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.8 j, `* v1 ?3 J/ K' i0 b7 U/ ~
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes% E2 s% w+ B7 g4 O4 l
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Allied aircraft
2 E) L( a/ F; t/ M5 K" N/ ` A-24 Banshee x 144 h$ t9 S0 ]/ a% x9 Y7 @
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Allied aircraft losses6 j6 {/ C. ~& V x
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
; t& G5 W- ^* [; y CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
. J3 {/ m' Q/ k DD Hatakaze
9 r* H" s" H$ N) J1 }0 X6 | DD Oyashio
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* A2 O! d8 @3 {& F1 I* ^) w ~Ground combat at Ambon (76,109); ^# u9 T( d' s7 B1 e f
- M: ]7 r4 u- QJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140) f, e: d0 F9 m/ s- a& C# L/ ?
9 [+ m+ t. W8 j: C O% FDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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! Y8 L! ^- Y( ?; T9 Y lJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers4 q0 x% {9 X- T
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
$ ]" n2 d2 x7 }+ L% u 292 casualties reported/ C1 Y3 Z$ M& C. x( y1 ?7 I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled" R: U+ `" \* I' z( q3 o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled) b! U8 e* C2 j+ c1 U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ [ J4 i1 ^0 \3 x
" k* s8 B$ N6 {" n9 jAllied ground losses:
; {- f; m. k) m) f# `6 F1 W! X* x0 S' Z 163 casualties reported
3 c- s- V3 H. R Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
1 y q, I2 x' r y+ v1 l9 l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
" ~/ j0 j. h' G' K1 b0 R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) `) f) {$ Y# S1 G, |1 L8 i* f8 A, i
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Assaulting units:
t8 ~2 i2 c$ F+ U) C! M& Y 1st Kure Assault Division
! T7 d7 t7 }2 R7 D% C: _4 A& R8 U" F 3rd Air Flotilla
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. _( D0 v" V( ~0 ]& I* i! ], j9 [$ BDefending units:' l% Q! H, X2 y+ V, m1 [% N- C
Molukken Garrison Battalion
k5 z3 E+ w Z 4th Coastal Gun Battalion5 T5 A7 e; K/ @
Ambon Base Force |