AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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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" d* {; ~/ b: u9 A6 d! 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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7 n2 l+ [6 y; Y8 qMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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3 z4 u& \: [# k9 Y3 x0 }9 t+ YWeather in hex: Partial cloud. \/ l! r z$ Q2 m Z( Q) O/ h8 R
/ d; ?' a% L+ A$ R, uRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 M/ k( s _+ i
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes6 F1 G* y0 n: s2 U; p) ]- F; w
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Allied aircraft
, A/ w4 F7 P) s3 d' f 139WH-3 x 6
) a" x+ P) P+ l2 R B-339D x 3
y) v7 d! k1 `6 |: Z" N Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
% {( a( R, {# P! b7 S 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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$ W% h) f# j4 k U& _+ r2 OJapanese Ships
/ j) P/ D) y7 U8 ?; v& G DD Shiratsuyu- [+ V6 C* o1 [ b# a
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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; S) E8 f3 J* W, Z* ~9 _Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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/ `2 ]& l$ `, J% L8 F I7 QWeather in hex: Partial cloud+ v/ a7 P* s- Z+ O" _
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.3 b) q% u" x. s9 g
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 17# P: M6 h" [* m8 j4 [8 y# Y1 M
% d0 i1 u' `- a9 `# aAllied aircraft losses
( F, C) A w4 ~: E. E A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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% ^ Y9 t* R* Y3 W1 I1 RJapanese Ships0 A1 n* G4 G; T+ h5 r
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
" h J+ R& K" J0 f& v, a CA Takao
7 t+ g; ]5 ]# N: j1 g CL Yura0 [( ]2 ^5 o7 ?, T8 E# z1 U! ]; ~
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage7 D% U# W# U6 W5 G" Z1 K1 E5 S
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 L: u4 p; k0 @$ c2 }" N7 z' F
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8 `# V: {4 ]- AMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109$ g4 p+ E) f, N* X. n/ q
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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+ L D% U6 s3 u5 Y% N5 JRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% P% \. J" P6 G! g6 k" D6 JEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft9 J6 `6 ~2 ], [) `9 s( E
B-339D x 3# G$ R9 e: h% o% s; H1 v! s
A-24 Banshee x 10
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No Allied losses' V' v% R8 W" _
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1 e( n% o m9 e3 ~5 R/ g+ N xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 G$ V. L. r0 ~+ f! D `( h
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
4 H* o6 `5 t( m" j. H xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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4 D. O6 z' Q) m5 XMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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5 c/ t$ R# \- ?$ n, x) \2 X- bRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: k: b% g% O' HEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft+ }7 D/ x& s2 W0 e; J
B-339D x 1
9 g& Y$ w# \2 b A-24 Banshee x 2
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8 z; `$ ~! K, u' ~No Allied losses4 [% e1 z& w6 }+ ?3 U2 |
u6 O- Y% P1 \Japanese Ships5 C! M8 n+ W$ R& X% `8 x0 v
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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# D+ f% S2 X- F" l, DMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1099 h! v ~$ y' k! C o* s: u7 z
. _' G E" y# U$ P" i% lWeather in hex: Partial cloud2 }9 u* R5 i. b Y$ p/ ^
! O, i# G( }3 g8 B$ fRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 P& O2 V) P8 e' U8 h- d3 e2 J
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
% W7 e- G, t/ p6 m A-24 Banshee x 14
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% C: l. z% m5 [7 U- [1 jAllied aircraft losses
u" R2 T) h& N! n A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
4 r& A. z1 u3 _5 ^2 n- x2 w3 L DD Hatakaze
9 l) S& \8 s, n: C DD Oyashio
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7 u0 x& m0 V0 o& ]Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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9 I; f* G" i7 `8 B* H' rAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1403 C; r1 j+ ^9 f, U
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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( G+ H/ x4 j3 f8 X: x$ B% eJapanese adjusted assault: 53 & q1 |/ W0 ], q! u
+ `, a1 Y. `; D4 W8 {( V& N( LAllied adjusted defense: 121 ' m/ Z! o5 \6 R7 D' R. X$ H& o% \
3 g% t' l7 |& d1 VJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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% f" I M' M, s3 a" W2 ECombat modifiers
- ]$ ]" K' T9 @2 J E0 b0 ]8 [( P5 vDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)0 { O1 a0 ~* M3 r' a4 t
Attacker:
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/ P$ a ?- s- A1 k8 jJapanese ground losses:
, t" r4 B; Q2 x! s1 K5 _' w 292 casualties reported
7 f# [" {# u( M7 s& w9 g Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
. ^* _& P' W. X! l2 `( A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# l" l9 y! k6 s6 i$ |/ }# E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled- q; i1 e& X8 i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:- U/ X+ ? \* d% V" G
1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:& G" y8 s; y0 D4 S: E) |3 v3 x) w
Molukken Garrison Battalion" \' f H1 f' R ?& P$ G; V/ O/ l
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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