AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42( c; ^2 z. i* f% x' G( O
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: i) o- z7 K) Y8 T% s$ e3 S- | 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
- e( ?. b- M- s1 t2 q7 t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) F2 X0 D1 U" p
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 b3 h2 B" D$ {+ O
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* f" ^% z" N% @0 MEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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% A8 [& i* y5 V# yAllied aircraft+ `7 B0 X% d$ f3 M
139WH-3 x 6
) Q( H. r5 n5 s+ E B-339D x 3# t: X: D" w7 w3 |! ~8 c9 P
Hudson I x 3
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$ |$ f( w5 v0 KAllied aircraft losses
0 I2 H. c* k% J" [2 } 139WH-3: 3 damaged) o$ {. k+ Y/ G' w( H$ M; ?& V
& Q3 o8 g$ Y5 q1 IJapanese Ships
" g1 U4 H1 |8 F0 r DD Shiratsuyu6 @# X9 U- `0 C3 A/ w+ c
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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3 p4 o0 j, W5 D% F$ g& ^0 SMorning 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., r+ t1 `0 }% f. @/ \
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
8 }/ D* I. f1 G+ L" ~/ ~' d B-339D x 1
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Allied aircraft losses+ d4 C6 X9 \% m2 h8 d+ }2 a
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged8 m& R8 n% u5 k; Q6 ]" X3 d1 A4 Q
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" M7 ]+ k" |9 N/ q8 B- I/ I xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk2 E; L7 T6 t# r1 O, x( Z2 d
CA Takao
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
G5 q( i0 A5 r" P& R. s( S xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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( Q6 Z6 q6 {2 e1 bMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1092 J. j% i8 e. X5 z
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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+ c7 l; [' C/ Y! B! y' Q9 _/ IRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- K4 N; s7 z% Q4 I0 M- |; EEstimated time to target is 6 minutes$ E; A2 j9 w5 _, x. S% F! L
9 ^& L4 u! s' C, c1 D0 rAllied aircraft
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! L: t* }& P+ I* v* c0 Y8 n( ZNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships- k' K3 F. x @% S
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ e4 h# }0 _0 N
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
, B& n- V* b+ D6 U( n l" ?4 g xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 i* j$ ^; }# M7 | m
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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2 a# Q8 ]) K( m) U4 {. W4 z6 q" lRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 M; H6 Z; e0 s$ J1 f
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft) `0 ?8 ?; d* D2 L' `) R/ T
B-339D x 1
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4 w! m7 K8 g" ]5 @" zNo Allied losses/ C. v# f- m$ N
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire* k) h5 c3 g0 T9 E
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* O. X* f# R: A2 qMorning 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 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." R$ t3 f1 Z1 P. W, J. u
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes, w' O3 a5 z4 J+ r7 b
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships s6 u& `8 R9 l1 |- ~0 ]- T
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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DD Oyashio
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K6 c8 {' [- b6 }$ Q/ j3 c( }0 O- DGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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( Z% m7 z. A; [, Z. CJapanese Deliberate attack
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' L' B1 w6 y9 E8 \4 i" `) aAttacking 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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6 z& ]: v/ e1 s$ AJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 5 y$ C$ l5 Y$ f5 @3 M+ ?
2 S6 g1 l) i4 l7 y- N4 ?Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
4 Z* u+ O5 w: ~* S9 Y0 yDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled8 q' R( l2 ^& {7 K# V# t* z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# {& u" h D2 o( Y! a: I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 u6 O9 d/ N# P& Q5 o% E
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Assaulting units:7 H: ?/ }+ p. @7 ^' L4 |6 L
1st Kure Assault Division
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( |9 F b7 v5 S3 G6 oDefending units:4 k" V' T3 p. w+ T' |' g
Molukken Garrison Battalion1 G4 U$ |: \" B; O
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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