AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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. x7 ~, b6 k; Z& K; J, N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. U4 p& \& j4 C! O6 R
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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9 W1 R+ |3 t# Q' m2 d$ jMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1094 R. ~$ D% W6 l0 g
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: G0 i4 |2 m% z7 c3 y7 O- ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes; W. F* F U1 O( H
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139WH-3 x 6! w8 \' R' W% B$ m- y) K) N8 ^
B-339D x 3
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; v1 L' u0 F( l3 l7 d. m6 DAllied aircraft losses
' G5 d" O* l2 \0 h; D9 E8 m 139WH-3: 3 damaged
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3 v: e9 V; q& P9 n4 Q7 O DD Shiratsuyu
" a' F# `9 Y* V8 W" i1 e xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, k ]" |$ h4 c* f) R
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& Q) h9 C" i3 m3 ]5 T" d" @% iMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1094 C2 c6 F* z) x4 V; v! J: I
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8 Y/ x6 }5 s1 h2 R& P+ yRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.8 T$ H) k) Z/ v- e9 `6 L' \ ^
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes. Y. f' P$ a( v& V1 |1 d" |
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B-339D x 1! t$ n% @% w7 x
A-24 Banshee x 17
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; u$ p5 d7 u. [7 }Allied aircraft losses
* R5 V: [6 N- g. n9 P& v3 | A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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( O! N4 L. o, U5 j* t* i! O5 i) x. tJapanese Ships7 V6 a; a' X- Q2 x8 N) e
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk3 ~& a9 t1 x& ~1 q0 E. n/ a
CA Takao. C5 {9 d% b# A. G [
CL Yura
% P G) S' v. g* A+ n4 E8 X xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 j0 r- h4 t$ D8 e3 M9 @7 V# R xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1095 s, j4 s& t5 N
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud% Z7 s5 K9 C! J1 E- r/ Z( n8 H. ^- ?
+ ~$ P k4 j) F$ P3 [) x0 ~; E) p. tRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ c. [) R) `' O# O% C q4 m
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-339D x 3
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No Allied losses# R. S" i4 S" S" r4 w. K! }5 J
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Japanese Ships
0 E7 Y6 ^* Y7 u/ [9 s; B+ @9 N% S xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk7 v" v) N* c# |# T" D$ \
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
9 a# i+ i2 ^! a. h xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109* Z8 B" w( \' g: G
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 W$ Q4 |' j6 N: m# g8 u
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 I. a" n! W) X0 W/ ]! b( V* c$ R
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes+ o$ D. s+ q! R$ Q- Y
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B-339D x 1
9 _* y& ~6 _! o6 w A-24 Banshee x 2" h- Q+ F' ^; d H9 L2 ^. d \
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No Allied losses% X; c0 w1 t i/ E9 Y2 C
6 e6 A$ ^4 A% O* J3 hJapanese Ships( ]; T. I) Z4 D1 s' v% z, W
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire- l3 f& F: r: b) n9 Z
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1096 J L) J% Q7 ?: q! m
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
4 Z: D) I/ i) W, EEstimated time to target is 15 minutes: y+ a. E% ]: e$ y4 _! j6 I
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Allied aircraft! L. R0 b4 d# B
A-24 Banshee x 144 @2 s* Y5 d9 ^4 b( x1 d- a4 Y
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Allied aircraft losses1 o! Z- F1 c! D$ L) _
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged& ?% t7 K4 X* ?* {6 Z; |
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires4 _$ k1 O% T. x
DD Hatakaze
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109). i! |7 X' ?$ q" ]- a3 u
; `) z# @! c" V W5 o: DJapanese Deliberate attack
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9 ^7 s0 {- O6 ?Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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$ ^" N9 A, `' x9 o" w1 N6 hDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 : P. F6 j& n% ~3 {, U
# { v4 r$ N" E5 sAllied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) ) p i3 E) ?8 T$ A6 g1 p" O
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Combat modifiers
7 p7 g! X! a# JDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
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( G, J) P. M4 T7 Z" H8 D* U Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
6 ^3 m- L6 B& ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled! s9 a# _$ S5 Q$ u, }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 |% o0 Q' Y0 k+ L' Z* YAllied ground losses:
" E* V. h, t Y9 d 163 casualties reported
) ?; ~; Q4 \' a Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
6 V* k! O, c2 o8 S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
9 z% j& h/ i6 c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
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3rd Air Flotilla
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Molukken Garrison Battalion. o: {5 c. Q+ P l# Q
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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