AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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: m* Z$ C+ M# Q$ B5 V( @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
! O! B( M" e7 h, k. [+ W3 p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3 P6 y1 e# _8 h1 L6 b/ T1 Y
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3 H6 C* d ?& A$ M; z2 KMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1094 p2 J: l" G, g+ {4 F A' p8 a6 S
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud# k+ t. q4 h5 C. e( t: I
: x% b: ~. O/ r" G( M/ iRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.) R) b0 H+ h8 l# s1 ^
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes( V+ e1 _% D" @- s# l* C
0 c+ V$ | o3 p" @Allied aircraft/ K( y: A9 o' |6 r" f: @* |( ^: N
139WH-3 x 6" i7 `6 ]$ E. D3 m
B-339D x 3
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Allied aircraft losses; N7 \7 [# T2 _7 ^" R9 C* S
139WH-3: 3 damaged" `; ?% S4 U3 w* \& o- t* p
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DD Shiratsuyu
& q& i" P( ? W! |9 j xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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3 f# D8 T0 Y U+ A9 b" eMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109 Q \7 i5 p( B0 L6 d2 {' o) q
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 q8 k5 ~! k) v/ g2 e$ I! Q
( e' [$ h% e# ]& A& DRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
9 ^: {# M# [- E' {2 pEstimated time to target is 5 minutes/ a5 |, r* @% B1 [1 ~( w) |8 L) [
2 |* O/ [- P3 m) p) kAllied aircraft
6 N W( @- X1 j% ^# Y B-339D x 1
9 B* ^' A/ l0 J6 c3 V% | A-24 Banshee x 17
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, x2 U) g* ?; C! u# f9 yAllied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
( q; }5 g0 {4 N xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk/ m: ?/ l' G* r+ u/ y2 i
CA Takao0 s5 W, K8 h" N
CL Yura
?+ m8 O. ^& V3 ` xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage, V4 U7 [* b0 G6 B1 [) h
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ ~6 C3 t+ d, e' r+ P
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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 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
n/ m' t3 v% q$ g2 G; }9 G7 bEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3# b# r* G# f5 S' \7 ~7 s- [( N* Q6 h
A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 E. c* o* K% [! W+ |* T" B
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires& F" j" z9 L% o- I/ X6 [8 O; y$ |7 m
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
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/ K8 a! f, q& g: nRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( {6 z3 O8 ^0 r3 Q( S4 ~8 h7 {Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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. U2 m' g3 [; L5 P# d8 w" H- MAllied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 2
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0 [1 J0 O0 ^# N! g) Y* r- U; mNo Allied losses+ l- u% e' d* y; p. D8 p0 l
# X/ o6 m5 W/ x! B, {+ GJapanese Ships
- T) v. q, Y* B" d, Z CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire; d5 D* p h" i" |) n
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" p6 J1 C2 X# F# p: G' Y* ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1095 k" `# ~2 p4 ~ O, E; z, Q
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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* d! {' q# n$ m3 }7 Q, U. Z2 D0 ^, nRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& ~' a* h' f3 e4 a
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft: ^- R2 C9 _. m N6 W, \
A-24 Banshee x 14
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" ^9 }% C3 I1 s3 N! T* S# a4 bAllied aircraft losses
1 m$ |9 T1 U. Q* k A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires7 J7 |2 B9 H& k9 [! t' a1 B8 |, T
DD Hatakaze( ]* v, b7 K4 G( j
DD Oyashio% w$ u3 y) ?; s
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, P/ d4 g) M3 T; w8 @6 N N" ?+ WGround combat at Ambon (76,109), m& y4 q3 q8 y; I! o
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Japanese Deliberate attack: \ w; k) g# l, S
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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4 @5 `& Z; J. v! _$ PDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76; E/ c% p% G8 A& s& |) U; d
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 B% V$ @7 ?3 F; ^5 Y) `( b
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 # P+ `+ ^; D8 y
/ b6 v; m6 T* l( V2 H" MJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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" j6 N0 u( ?1 l+ aCombat modifiers3 M" a- i' l1 i1 K
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)% J: o7 k1 s" D
Attacker: # @' G9 \& U# j, U: o
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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163 casualties reported& E; m* z5 ]; \5 E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:, }" S4 f; A8 I" d1 a# v9 { `
1st Kure Assault Division
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- c: [$ x6 |! J: H8 F# KDefending units:
" G& Z, e4 v! c3 W0 I Molukken Garrison Battalion1 F% {( @- T9 H& B( e
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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