AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42$ ?! O' M0 A8 M- ]
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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; w& R) c: p# I. q
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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. ~. p# r5 D5 s: f/ ]. yMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109* P, @6 w, S7 d) x7 [
! `7 x1 ]+ c: @5 Z0 y7 YWeather in hex: Partial cloud; Y3 N* O5 W) i* o" U
( A6 n0 T: c! G7 w; Y. gRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' o2 e7 [( }$ @- _4 t; qEstimated time to target is 7 minutes. t! i3 {7 k* @$ B3 x
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Allied aircraft2 X/ V* x, E( S) w
139WH-3 x 6! s9 h# d6 @, F/ S6 b, \8 H# @! g; `0 Z5 N
B-339D x 3
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! U% t' t7 {* a& iAllied aircraft losses
' Q. w, G3 Y" k! M 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships2 J( {% U) ^) `- K8 M
DD Shiratsuyu8 v+ w( [$ ?# e4 c$ f
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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0 U1 w9 G: a6 r; SMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109! h9 j# v0 ]" q3 j6 i
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud" V, e( t7 x! J
- s0 s' B. M8 f! IRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.6 c/ ^. c( h4 F
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft) d5 b& D. t; ]+ S# r; L
B-339D x 1
. [9 t# Y: _; ?) t) w2 ?3 n A-24 Banshee x 17
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A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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3 U7 Z7 G$ `1 B& K, H5 aJapanese Ships7 g0 }* j$ Y% ]1 l1 R
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk" A* Y8 k! O1 h1 J" e; L
CA Takao- H, Z1 p7 Y) w3 w4 Y4 c' {; L( u
CL Yura
1 Y6 _; L8 J$ R" H xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage% c/ Z0 d( b2 ], K* ~
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 k$ g0 b. O/ l. p. z5 g
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Morning 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., }; j: w/ r9 V0 Q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes, `( J; I5 d9 M' b# l
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Allied aircraft- b: I! |% f" W8 c
B-339D x 3
8 N, ^. w6 N& @ A-24 Banshee x 10
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$ C9 H! h0 o. K- L% @8 y& bNo Allied losses: T o% Y* j8 d' `, l8 t
3 }( l1 X1 Q6 ?# e4 }7 Y( O4 k' CJapanese Ships
5 T' S W$ U+ v& R! A' T. Q xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ q0 V" `% i6 Y: Z! D) \
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
3 n) r% M2 g' V: ^5 Q0 s2 O xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" g4 H/ p+ b# HEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B4 L& Q) ]0 u0 AAllied aircraft5 D( c- J& ?+ X0 q8 {# G( W, j/ f- _
B-339D x 11 B" e" ~0 s9 f) z9 u
A-24 Banshee x 24 L1 I2 E4 [$ l
/ U* j9 a, A. ~; g, K) QNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships! g4 u5 v- t: O! l- k
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire; c2 g* A! d( R4 m/ ?2 R
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' b2 \5 F7 E3 Z8 V6 RMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1094 `4 {1 g: U6 ]& U! _' ^
. S b/ o' z+ EWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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) J, a7 v4 B( K% A1 R4 B) uRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ g& {- h$ w, Z. r2 p6 aEstimated time to target is 15 minutes& y7 S0 {0 L, `5 k( t' [
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses- H5 C4 Z0 _. }) A; W% I
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships5 }5 n+ B' i5 z0 w
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
% |, [& g" t. a2 z DD Hatakaze
3 m* Q: N! Y+ D" {6 y DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)/ t: w/ ~) F B! }
, f3 C( D+ A) K1 P" lJapanese Deliberate attack
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4 L$ _7 \, k' ?2 r# |% g2 QAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 761 B9 Z- ]; h' O* G6 }! I) w
+ a, L, l7 |! }- c0 I0 Y& wJapanese adjusted assault: 53
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% [. r1 d+ v/ \! Y: X( k* KAllied adjusted defense: 121 " X( D: C6 W# v9 j2 X
- i' l- H2 S, T+ F) L* b" OJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 7 ?4 ?2 ~% T T: o" i
* Q9 A6 B" T& q4 d& N- n1 x* \Combat modifiers
- G8 C: R* c7 U2 oDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
/ E2 A+ U( P7 u. \6 x5 OAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled* ^, [* O) l) m, g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# m: h n) p/ n, w7 u0 M. _4 z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# `% x) P4 i0 E7 Q6 y- A9 jAllied ground losses:
) i* m6 P5 g+ x% V1 o 163 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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. A) g( A1 ^; m8 q* MAssaulting units:& x3 W% z* Y! w: b* c. `! z4 p A
1st Kure Assault Division
4 z: Y' L1 O. |+ K# h 3rd Air Flotilla
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- n+ h8 q5 A& W9 U6 j4 \+ ^# }. ?Defending units:
8 {$ a! v" e! t/ w" k2 ^ Molukken Garrison Battalion4 }. Q/ `- n+ A
4th Coastal Gun Battalion. ?% d1 O9 e- D; {0 [0 q
Ambon Base Force |