AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42 k5 Y+ { b, ?# E+ Z9 {
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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9 s$ e# G9 h5 d5 K
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. `0 S" |- I3 D/ ]' @/ n" ]
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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" V0 C* j0 F! Q) h D+ kWeather in hex: Partial cloud; `5 w# c1 _/ l3 ^
* a$ ~1 A; q; a5 BRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet., R5 W* F3 w( Y# }1 T6 k
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! H( F) b- N) o0 [3 h/ G! p7 t
: P- Y, C4 H$ y. s' FAllied aircraft
5 D; q! a. m* B+ f8 \) E 139WH-3 x 6
# f8 k8 U% s+ E B-339D x 36 `7 G+ W0 }- V: l0 e9 B
Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
, |6 F8 \* {7 j6 Y& M 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
M G. z* H! r( [ DD Shiratsuyu
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/ s0 b! n$ }% v8 TMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
4 _" f. A7 }9 O9 d+ a: i4 FEstimated time to target is 5 minutes; D. @8 ~, S. M! j9 y0 ~% Q
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B-339D x 1
6 d. B* W3 h" E, P4 ?2 A" V1 p A-24 Banshee x 17
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3 k) D, o7 i) SAllied aircraft losses6 z ? [+ @- Z
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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) s$ B' h+ V8 ~6 P# EJapanese Ships
! e7 T; z9 S! X* U | xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
8 `. v7 w% ?; O2 g CA Takao
7 N. d) N% l$ p4 A$ ]2 t, w- O CL Yura' D4 \; e& K4 t [9 w; s
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 @8 W2 y2 J( |1 |: X0 J xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 M0 J1 g& r5 \% e5 T; O
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M3 W5 v- ^1 v q( {2 IMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109" U, M) [9 n1 x2 o3 ^! b; D
2 W3 |, _* F( C4 eWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( A! H& I! X' f9 B
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3
9 e5 q: x6 _8 F" ?- I A-24 Banshee x 10
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0 C- y @! S( T& C1 a* H$ v" jNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships, ~$ J" Q2 J5 }* ]' L7 r; M( @
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
4 R: `) Z4 c& j9 _4 |9 D xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires5 c+ a& D8 r+ Q& I1 H
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ l+ n* H$ |1 x" o9 L; G
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' ~6 v( s0 M |- @Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1096 R& E3 S# W: D5 [7 ?
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$ e0 ]+ ]8 T/ F$ @9 ARaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' d& @; D/ L$ i, A. qEstimated time to target is 6 minutes/ f B: S. X' v! L3 g; l6 F
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Allied aircraft8 W' y- ]% y& I4 B- S$ U4 Q
B-339D x 15 | D( y; l7 R3 j* Z
A-24 Banshee x 2* I8 P0 g. x( }& \7 P1 E
* r# Y8 b/ |5 s5 k; A3 O1 KNo Allied losses% n+ m# E2 M0 w
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Japanese Ships$ ]1 h, `+ Q/ Z+ y4 r
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1090 c" m5 C& |8 a$ }
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" i! P7 |1 i4 I, o6 g, s4 mEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
: ~% G/ d3 J) F( n; f. @ A-24 Banshee x 14
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2 B& H* j0 n1 i: W" E$ C, H# ^Allied aircraft losses
2 A2 K4 v' q% T( R" b A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged! Y; T) K( E. k8 d- o! Y8 Y' m
. K# J& A& a- Q) mJapanese Ships
& }. H! M" q' x8 s CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires$ h4 ]$ E1 w+ v/ K' d
DD Hatakaze+ g0 ?+ `- g+ P+ S' ?
DD Oyashio
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+ w% u! n; _5 w8 d1 WGround combat at Ambon (76,109), j) R! @8 ^9 r) {$ ?
3 B1 T6 |" g! d, m: o: sJapanese Deliberate attack6 |: g. I9 s* G3 Z
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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
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" Q4 n! |+ ~! ^) s# CJapanese adjusted assault: 53 . Q( q3 s2 a6 j) S5 P# {
: |6 ]6 S6 R% E+ z) @* _Allied adjusted defense: 121 ( s- J; X& {& m# L! |/ J9 `
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) n' a( N& D2 i" _# {) ^" Y/ \' N
0 c- v2 z# I6 H uCombat modifiers
$ j' f3 Y5 h; j* U- nDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
0 S1 Z% \0 Z9 E7 j7 N; r# TAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:+ @ [/ \8 N' O: @7 X
292 casualties reported, |" B1 F4 F* d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled" n5 ^2 j+ e/ E3 a! V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
5 R$ ?4 S2 H) N* m; P2 \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& Q( C7 H i, R& z# _$ \1 k) L
+ l* s' O! Q. t; E9 ^/ ~Allied ground losses:
$ X O ~- E4 |, d' f: H: c; l- Y0 ` 163 casualties reported6 p- X. g' s+ w% B1 \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled# d8 _8 E) _% T3 m, L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 m9 v3 I5 i; B' \! ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! t1 c$ b+ K6 P; r$ d$ c
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Assaulting units: d( S# ~3 B; H3 r* ]
1st Kure Assault Division3 |2 ~8 l) ^' E% y1 C
3rd Air Flotilla
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2 m" V6 K$ \ n' F Molukken Garrison Battalion# y% k* z( I% K1 K' n, g
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
7 A/ n7 z$ t T( r6 ~ Ambon Base Force |