AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42. M9 H. O q; U3 s7 o' B" D& S
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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7 d! w4 }% p( m b [, F$ m/ {/ w
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5 Y+ p' s6 ~+ o9 R: J# v
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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$ [5 U, p7 g0 b, h A9 |; PWeather in hex: Partial cloud3 R% J* N) N) O4 K# I
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; f- q1 R( \2 H1 t; Q: j7 z$ _Estimated time to target is 7 minutes3 s; Z4 z9 E0 M3 d% R0 I V- _
: [, L8 G5 o! ? a& X L; HAllied aircraft# w2 J6 E% c0 e
139WH-3 x 6
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Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
9 E7 j8 m6 M' y! |9 q+ m u! w. |6 \ 139WH-3: 3 damaged# s. _5 G5 H# {
% X) X0 i3 N2 h6 j7 v. I' H$ QJapanese Ships
5 [ M6 w, I8 v7 X DD Shiratsuyu6 Z+ L8 b+ i. _
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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* Z9 O: n& Y3 P) ]% CMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud' j8 p9 J" z J( `' _
. t) ]. R; J7 r% U: ~8 R3 ~' IRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
% g' e6 p: p0 O( MEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft) N6 }: H/ E. W" }8 f; g& D9 E/ D
B-339D x 14 f; A' d3 k5 b) y1 ^7 A7 |8 \
A-24 Banshee x 17
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" y# j9 \) Y. @) q9 X( `4 nAllied aircraft losses0 ^+ y4 r% ?4 t& O" o- b
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged* Q5 l/ H F3 I
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Japanese Ships
/ h1 S/ K+ D/ V! J# i2 @; x0 m0 ^$ } xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk# P4 E$ }4 Y! t2 n5 g/ x
CA Takao
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage! _/ e/ l6 P$ x/ `+ p
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 K/ a" S, c' w+ b6 ?$ j
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' o' p9 y; |# I' ]! `% o/ f/ n/ ZEstimated time to target is 6 minutes$ J, ?8 v# y* J3 V* @2 C! w
* \6 Z- Z& I: C+ s) V# o5 rAllied aircraft
: f/ U7 K0 y! o& V B-339D x 3
- Y6 A7 {( E% K: c) a A-24 Banshee x 10# r: t3 Q7 s7 _' ~% F
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No Allied losses0 r" H1 k8 v- W4 l
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Japanese Ships+ K( M2 Z% l; g
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* H0 ]& X/ e4 k* ^4 n3 G7 C
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires& |' a% Q g: L& k2 U9 }
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109! F% N/ b- B+ |8 z7 n
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" _8 F* o4 g" W' GRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
9 P& G! \; ^4 n7 d. S4 Q& ^Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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! r! \9 s, k7 W! |; }Allied aircraft
0 X Y6 N( q/ M0 i7 _5 @ B-339D x 1: d) R7 I; Z" _
A-24 Banshee x 2
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4 D7 H& V1 w% z+ d ^No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships, H# Q& m+ H7 m$ V5 G' l
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire& E; }. f6 H" _& K) Z& w! t9 y1 p
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109& s- E7 H6 i4 g% U1 B. ]$ @
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 s$ o! U: G Q/ K. w5 x7 mEstimated time to target is 15 minutes. R1 X. D _$ s) M
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Allied aircraft
9 @/ c1 G% Y4 w! u: _, Y$ f A-24 Banshee x 14
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Japanese Ships
6 @: h# j% V. M5 h" X( J CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
5 x' L- n! \, ` DD Hatakaze
- n2 m% {% e- F5 C DD Oyashio" j- t1 q7 a0 f$ Z: n7 N8 k
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6 B% ^) D) I5 \8 G5 d7 @& k/ zGround combat at Ambon (76,109)4 S0 {$ u! g! j& k1 D4 n
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Japanese Deliberate attack' r/ W0 b: `8 D# k: U% ? W
# r& b7 d1 P. M4 j- _, e9 l- rAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 760 ?7 ]& R- k( P) z2 \" B C
$ M3 a% _* W; G6 K# ZJapanese adjusted assault: 53 1 c7 E1 V: v) E( P
; ?7 w; d* m n9 eAllied adjusted defense: 121 * O" u! y- \, E4 n$ w( k# g
1 x5 O6 Q% O, lJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)9 h2 [- }+ g2 c5 q* w
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:/ U5 C5 c1 j3 @
292 casualties reported
# `' o1 [- j O( g. N0 d+ z Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled8 ^6 A. u1 m- }: R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
9 F: F3 [5 u. l d' Z: U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
`7 N" x# Z" L/ h2 r* { 163 casualties reported4 U' f7 ^! e4 X8 V E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled0 g1 ~5 ]- Y, t0 C2 ~: c0 X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
M5 R# N& d( W$ m0 _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( }, K% X, E7 h$ gAssaulting units:, `( p3 O0 E L) R Y
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3rd Air Flotilla : c% c4 T& O g7 S$ q. v
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Defending units:
8 P/ D, \! ?; V# A Y b* p& Z( M Molukken Garrison Battalion* ?: G0 t* S5 v# }7 M. I4 J, l# p
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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