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
p' u; _0 s4 T1 i+ ]$ q& l G, M" ~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2 q, q% }# L) I* @. @7 ]7 v& |
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% S z/ \6 P0 j, E$ Q( @& ?5 ?2 jMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109% |( o% s9 m9 w) `
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft3 j- y8 v5 a A5 t
139WH-3 x 6- A- ~# u8 f: x
B-339D x 3* t; z; W# }. T4 K, y$ R- R
Hudson I x 3( S- I. I7 ?- U, ?( n4 b
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Allied aircraft losses
* k, Y) h& l+ l, k. Y5 W 139WH-3: 3 damaged' P/ v @, P, {
; B8 l$ k2 ?4 q& |' g4 wJapanese Ships. ] e+ O( D% H- M' |2 G2 ?- ?
DD Shiratsuyu
7 M& }- U5 ~7 g# M1 N xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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2 D0 n9 }: }0 T+ q! |* f wMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109$ K( C0 [: C/ c1 d9 j* G3 \" C
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
0 F* C% D) {: `6 KEstimated time to target is 5 minutes) v! A3 D) w3 I7 F
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Allied aircraft
; A; o1 g0 T: x* _ B-339D x 1 D! I7 X9 [7 p) F
A-24 Banshee x 179 X& D2 E6 a- Y1 c1 x
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Allied aircraft losses
6 r6 V( k: U: x- v# Z. ?' u A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged, K4 o, C2 W. `$ L! N: R
6 R1 B! r0 ]5 YJapanese Ships0 h' Q9 Y, m0 o) p
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk' G/ [* {& }7 V# d
CA Takao1 i# o9 h2 v! I' s& P r$ _3 X
CL Yura# ]# i) W0 c# f. t5 S
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 R& ^3 z7 `, } xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire! y' @! K' k- c$ u1 e. E
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7 C2 |% ?2 D9 A& Z/ UMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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5 }0 v, H+ ?: y& _Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ o1 a g+ \' D1 n; o; {: n3 O
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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: c, I7 ~. V& [ m4 y B-339D x 3; f* M* f, ]) l6 w) D* P
A-24 Banshee x 10. ?- e' }9 d, m3 q D( F8 C4 U
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No Allied losses+ V$ e4 e6 r& }' U
: W+ @: v N1 Q& JJapanese Ships
% p3 O* o( `* e; H. u xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 }) m/ b( t: X, s# n
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
8 l, z; a: n H. }2 y5 r1 J: e4 r5 _4 v xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire9 T; Z/ O& d3 E. _3 g" ]' @: l
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4 U( l' j/ {. f6 C8 J) HMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109 v! K2 h' w' w: i. Y
" v5 M# y; d/ R7 jWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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5 T5 d- a( z( y" |Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.6 T5 Q0 j# E+ ?/ T) D
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
# O C2 I3 O" R% p, ?: S B-339D x 1 L1 [3 h& R$ m8 y
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses+ [# y" e/ q" b; X5 l6 i& z
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Japanese Ships
5 P; {/ g( |2 [; S CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109# B7 X: H! u! P# ?, p
( ]3 n- f! G+ t! L# |6 J3 t# k; C4 eWeather in hex: Partial cloud* @3 _1 c j* ?: q& L7 }
. F3 Y4 p( [+ Z7 [4 A0 fRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 i* ?8 s0 R# c7 r k
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes+ i4 Z$ P1 X, R6 x+ g
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Allied aircraft
1 w" C5 \ ~3 T, E3 C3 z A-24 Banshee x 14
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* d# e3 V* X. w$ }& h1 t) D! zAllied aircraft losses4 a5 I @( T/ S: f' q
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships5 k6 ?6 p* e4 }* ~ ^; y3 v( z
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires3 F6 s' \# j3 t8 Z: g: k
DD Hatakaze
' O h% y3 E$ g4 q4 Q3 { DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)9 v$ a, U9 U$ ?& `/ H
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140. `- g, S5 v3 I3 ]& S6 }; s
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 769 t4 [! ^5 x. _0 c
) ?3 p5 k7 U, [! | a+ n5 iJapanese adjusted assault: 53 . H! ~8 o/ k0 b8 |6 V- C+ L
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Allied adjusted defense: 121 . u" p5 C9 O) {; ^! r5 P
- i2 N0 _( H% t& Y6 DJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers
5 M# ]6 k/ N; i6 _8 yDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)6 s2 P6 J& Q4 J8 Z/ j9 G8 n
Attacker:
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* ~, W' y) Y8 f* o; k- lJapanese ground losses:8 k) T- l- O1 \3 x8 ]
292 casualties reported3 `$ b2 A2 M A+ ~$ ~ D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
( L- U; e* K. E9 S! b1 m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Allied ground losses:7 x* u& M9 o7 u% r8 P- w
163 casualties reported
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3 S$ }' N& B; }1 z; T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled: p7 r8 M/ c. ?) Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; z( [3 N2 l& x& X* f1 u+ \Assaulting units:
: V4 A. a: D/ U0 I- ~ 1st Kure Assault Division, M5 O- `% ~$ Q4 ~# Z
3rd Air Flotilla
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# T# k# ]0 v: R4 {6 p% Q5 LDefending units:
; M' ^% q4 A: y" j1 ?+ ? Molukken Garrison Battalion
$ e9 ~6 ~( @ Z6 ^ 4th Coastal Gun Battalion* Z5 m. B7 J8 T# _
Ambon Base Force |