AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42# p# P. N: f" b2 R$ j' Z
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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
0 J* ]" t* [+ A3 B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 76,109! S' l- N# ?% S% e& F7 l, ^
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
0 u) \$ k: L* j4 I( D5 ]5 bEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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B-339D x 3
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Japanese Ships
+ s/ O7 F6 ~9 {! l DD Shiratsuyu
$ A' B3 [6 G4 A xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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6 K0 p* P; ~ l1 o& w/ q; DMorning 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 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
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q' h. T$ ~; B, j" ]. I# U B-339D x 1! x+ L& Y0 v9 R; ^8 a/ ]9 O
A-24 Banshee x 17
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A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 N1 ~* C) R6 p M+ W, G xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk: U/ }: @( X5 A
CA Takao
7 z4 J7 z: O* X1 q0 n0 e CL Yura
+ z) }) d$ v" Y$ y9 g, h( e xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage1 f4 U% J' z( m4 J# {
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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* M0 O3 x+ I0 A* y7 B/ d. o' FMorning 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. I+ r) C6 F D. P6 {; o; C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes, i3 T o. d8 o0 r7 F! `! f. p
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B-339D x 3) K, I b1 `$ e% Q; N% ^4 n7 K! Y
A-24 Banshee x 10
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Japanese Ships
- r3 |: T% Q9 I L8 S xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
3 p1 Z1 [+ y) x t6 I0 t xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
. G( k0 v% c7 p5 w2 @1 T. |' q: x3 Z xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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( r$ L4 g# f$ j% d+ W: q% _Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109" ~7 L) W$ U: m8 E6 q4 g
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! w: J# O5 p9 S& x) L/ Y$ F4 K
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 1; e7 I$ z' M; n9 p
A-24 Banshee x 2* W, b6 i' ]1 z' v- `4 I% d
$ n' z5 \2 S! }4 dNo Allied losses: E# ]. e. J# s" M% k8 ?1 @
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire& d( {6 z0 g- G1 j3 ]" s, y: W
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 s1 K6 F- ~5 y1 R/ ^1 r% r' hEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 144 H# b# g) I& W7 k4 D
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged0 K4 j+ l0 A. x( n) S6 c
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
+ m3 n' o P' m% z/ k5 j& u! @ DD Hatakaze) ]8 l7 Z1 x) g% _. e/ G4 A
DD Oyashio
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' D: y2 Z( ]3 b( `1 a- ~Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)+ @8 W- q6 G$ d) [: P3 ?+ {9 ~6 j
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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4 B7 q6 w* }# }$ H9 r8 yAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1403 h- s( X' c2 O+ u. \- A
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76! f. A0 X3 Y e, W( [
* ]% s' Q0 d4 TJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 " M- y: X! i+ @; Z; a- R
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled+ c+ o: H# J: r3 r( }9 ~8 k7 y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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163 casualties reported& f! H# Y; O3 Y' ?: F& |7 i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
' d; e6 j" A# R3 p% F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
, I$ K" Y3 t5 ]% D* E5 ]4 x4 s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; f6 ?3 v1 E$ a4 m7 H! _, fAssaulting units:
% u0 a+ ^( _; w* N1 l! h& e" o, m 1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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