AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 422 w( f5 n( q) N) a( B0 @
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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* h% s' [6 b g+ C; 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
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1098 O9 \" o6 f( w* O4 ?* X* \
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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* c9 B9 \5 \$ F. FRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: r9 o9 ]* U' P* H" ?+ u
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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# O* K2 \/ A7 ], uAllied aircraft
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! a8 N! ~/ Q7 r" i# ^7 J B-339D x 3% B2 u2 O5 O w" O6 J; M
Hudson I x 3
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; i3 j9 q+ C3 i. D" M, F 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
\4 D$ U6 d* h0 }: t( R1 H DD Shiratsuyu
+ K% z W r6 J1 o* w0 S xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires: z( r( w; @6 t3 ?- }4 |0 f
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109: x' C( o7 e7 x& V$ d
2 N& O; F0 T8 tWeather in hex: Partial cloud% E5 L0 ]: i! u
" I0 u2 Y5 O! X( j/ o$ @Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.( F5 y' ~" C+ F# O
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft! y) }2 ?) W+ k- E9 b
B-339D x 1
( S1 n/ \" Y4 p" ] A-24 Banshee x 17! L, W! E3 D% I4 d1 ^
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Allied aircraft losses
5 u% q8 m5 |; w) _; s s5 h A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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& I' K0 L8 f: H8 X0 ^+ sJapanese Ships* K! {2 s: Z" ?& a j- F8 ]2 J
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk, L8 }! K, U8 I
CA Takao
5 L1 L! y' j/ t- k4 O8 d- x CL Yura
7 H) L- h/ X1 k* f; s xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage& d* ?2 ?: ~3 p; ?, p' G
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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+ ~5 B) T3 \! b3 I( q+ b$ b4 @Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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8 d( y, l, I! z/ y* {1 Z9 }' BRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: W, L7 D( P( m1 W4 x! kEstimated time to target is 6 minutes: I7 b; ^0 ~( ^( x, i$ s2 I9 M
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Allied aircraft
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- g3 C& Q2 ]+ M& n! R A-24 Banshee x 10& _9 w7 K" ^4 R- l" X5 d8 f, F
1 n# i9 n7 t* o, L0 FNo Allied losses
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# B- ]; }1 r3 AJapanese Ships
- y; G5 ]9 ?: m xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
W3 U$ \! z5 l xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
; e0 W2 U& L$ N8 V( J xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109& X2 a" R% \7 U: \0 |3 `
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud$ v& h3 x" ^( ?- |
4 P3 \ J9 \9 \$ VRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
/ @9 x9 o# V' E% Q2 }' OEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 1% f3 W- ^4 P& Q4 A4 V: @
A-24 Banshee x 29 z$ R$ Q5 w; W! ^1 @9 h$ x
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No Allied losses5 O6 r' v5 w# a
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Japanese Ships
, P" A' w: O0 {2 M; E( x: E CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 R) _1 u- h& D" x# t6 R2 w3 {4 Z% U# e
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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! ^: @8 q; N+ _ e, ZRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
4 j& b# {1 R6 W _6 XEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 }' R* q! H# a% l- @0 |( w
A-24 Banshee x 147 j5 c2 e, E: R! c6 b
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Allied aircraft losses# O% s6 H* t% R+ i) Q0 V
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged0 h9 \8 |- G6 B7 b9 m1 j
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Japanese Ships
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DD Hatakaze5 M2 p) ^6 Y1 T# u" w/ \
DD Oyashio
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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/ d$ [& D) {( a/ Y0 t% j0 `% O
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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) j. ?, z3 c; v" w* w# FAllied adjusted defense: 121 0 C7 J( G$ h/ ]6 `9 V+ v9 D7 t
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 6 f. a+ Y' n' y5 {1 }6 R* M9 o. m
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Combat modifiers
' A5 D/ X" E1 P' h0 }Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
4 s& ?/ D; {6 W2 g! k: xAttacker:
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# p3 O* ?7 u E( GJapanese ground losses:! g3 S) _+ _ y6 E* e* d
292 casualties reported Q1 n3 J7 M: r* l9 k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled$ j* ~3 ~! N- k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled- _7 h( b# r- n' J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) @! Q, y+ }4 g( p( }4 z/ ?, Q0 Q* J
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Allied ground losses:2 u5 `5 s" {% v: d7 ?) q. B
163 casualties reported
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" n# i0 X0 Q9 m7 R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled! o+ B$ [' c: R' k9 }5 G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:5 @' u7 R3 M# [4 z7 l
1st Kure Assault Division
7 `) S; x' l2 W3 I# z& J$ ^ 3rd Air Flotilla
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Defending units:+ j. E) y; R* j- e5 [
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |