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+ M0 s7 |4 k% h8 ?: }3 b
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& X' o8 t9 c% ]- h+ F D
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2 U8 U0 _' |" I2 z6 ]: _7 q5 aMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109 m. ~8 N" T# Y# K# p6 `
( ^* |/ i9 b& q3 P* h- M2 T; ]Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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4 h: n L* |- a5 _, z- p, T- r/ n% eRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.. r- W4 q( L1 T* {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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+ _6 q( T7 l, d. t. |: kAllied aircraft& v$ h* e) o" o5 ?, Y3 a; v( o: b
139WH-3 x 6
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Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses; v" s# I3 c$ h4 k4 b
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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* B0 l( G9 C* ZMorning 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.. A( [# {7 n+ W. L$ l. r
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-339D x 1
$ h r/ {# g0 N) S A-24 Banshee x 17# z+ {9 U+ r. f+ O
& N# \2 p. W# X. j& l6 BAllied aircraft losses9 F% z5 U" y" _7 V2 ~, e9 x
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged; H5 Y& X5 x3 Z" p$ s, R8 M
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0 v# F3 m5 ]! I+ g$ o3 V4 I J% z xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
- M$ N1 a2 a! Y! |2 v! V. K CA Takao( a$ q, A: k* q5 e
CL Yura
3 {# z* v6 b8 h xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage; L, G- m5 w2 F+ M& G$ o
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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4 F v8 R7 b7 \& c- f; ~% |4 k/ NMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1099 i# y0 r2 Y0 T& J5 ?. h
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( Y9 w+ j5 `. ]' _$ q/ t, r0 c
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 39 M$ X# {/ }$ R2 `" @
A-24 Banshee x 10
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2 m1 P' A, A2 R( R4 O4 C- l; N6 _ xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
# h o" \2 w# c4 U5 Q0 m xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires6 e. G7 x1 F# |
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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% S$ e; G Y+ TMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109& Z5 S' [; A9 D8 B. ^
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud3 x9 O2 @8 A; g: ]
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 p! ^3 t" S$ A1 B) j) x
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes2 H. x& \& R7 e( h4 v
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B-339D x 1 r7 c" }6 k* {6 ~
A-24 Banshee x 2" V+ D4 q0 j& l8 n* T9 L! V0 h
5 l8 N# p5 |2 ?1 t7 m# ?No Allied losses) A, G' j4 O2 |' ?1 D
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0 q8 C* ?/ f1 `* O6 q$ zMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109 \5 A/ d6 h8 t
2 A# v7 t; o; N' h$ IWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 K6 z' J" S* _3 o* w& ^8 Q
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes9 N4 b5 j. Y* o" i
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Allied aircraft
7 k/ @, |! |7 y# b' t& R% _ A-24 Banshee x 148 A9 a p5 h( k, g) l( I
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged; g& D/ @8 j+ S9 ]
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$ T& W/ j) m& k. s% Z CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
8 Q1 t# U* {- W0 i0 a( ?( ]5 r k$ F/ T* k DD Hatakaze; Q* y9 R5 r* b
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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. {1 v3 n& z. l8 t2 @! BJapanese Deliberate attack
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) S% v c9 r3 x( I/ [( bAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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5 J8 ?- y n7 @3 jDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76( N# g3 g! {, R) C: S/ L! v
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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" V3 X! V/ Q& j& A6 nJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) 1 u0 Q3 M( J$ }# V% a2 E9 R
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Combat modifiers N4 j* D g# L# n: [$ m( X s1 k
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
4 H( C/ d% D: `" q8 b' E 292 casualties reported( p- `) d7 D, S, n9 F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
" d @" l& z# X& J5 N' I M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 q% g9 R" H7 a' w9 W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 o& d0 r$ y# S0 l; Y
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Allied ground losses:$ W2 m0 S' W- s
163 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 R6 M, ~$ C2 A4 t6 m' ~
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Assaulting units:
1 h+ x8 c0 g/ { 1st Kure Assault Division
* }4 q- a8 s' G4 |8 o 3rd Air Flotilla 6 n9 P% U k m/ {8 ^/ @: E
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Defending units:
7 G' W# L7 i7 x" G T Molukken Garrison Battalion
' i9 F2 k+ q3 ]$ U( ~/ ]9 b 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
2 i1 R. V* v6 H. I Ambon Base Force |