AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42% T7 t2 `) K8 ], q5 q+ l
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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; x$ \; v3 N, y$ z, y, }( G7 S
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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1095 Y/ z' N( E# c2 y; w- s. w2 R$ R
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" J( h3 A0 R4 zEstimated time to target is 7 minutes' h$ S$ \4 y$ f6 y
. |8 e9 Z# R3 b9 VAllied aircraft& f5 f9 |4 M# z
139WH-3 x 60 q1 E" i$ T1 J) e: R4 Z
B-339D x 3; R. d" \5 {4 H1 U$ B
Hudson I x 3 @1 Q( Y" [# R! h" I
* \6 ~& _$ t/ |1 [& c& G' Z0 jAllied aircraft losses
0 L* e h! U4 o2 }+ V: J 139WH-3: 3 damaged* s+ Z" m/ B5 O
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Japanese Ships
4 r: \- |' ~. d! D, ? DD Shiratsuyu/ b- ^: {. ~) s% z
xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,1097 y0 S- L0 t3 \" K% V
7 R& d1 f; h0 z7 rWeather in hex: Partial cloud7 C6 j: ]- s8 X4 v T0 C
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.. J7 x" W5 U( n, L/ u
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft* [* \+ h. A+ {& k. t8 ]% C* [0 c
B-339D x 13 B+ s- i, [8 X, S3 k) ~- P" R
A-24 Banshee x 170 B* X' O4 @4 s4 ^9 R6 X
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; Y3 w8 Y. n( F/ M( r9 q A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged6 d& a, L. M; {, E0 L
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% ?' K0 H; e0 P" Z1 S7 g xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
5 m. ?2 Y% H* Y9 ?2 E, o6 S CA Takao- q; J5 @, g) Q2 N+ a8 q
CL Yura( F: P3 K9 D; s, \) A( [# I h
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ `! K* i0 O/ L* \2 z6 @: w xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 O! D9 \/ s( k i
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 k G9 w7 N2 C: Y9 _' MEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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) v! P c0 ^2 F' N5 uAllied aircraft
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No Allied losses) U. W# @% N; c8 G. m! H
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xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk, k/ `' [' G) h
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires0 V& F) l& e1 g8 p) Z+ b
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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% S, p4 S l4 K; @
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes W- X# A7 s( x' Q' b. s
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee x 2! q7 ?3 J. L- N8 P6 ~1 Z8 `9 B
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No Allied losses3 ?; q6 r" \: j0 V6 e
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109. n+ S" a2 Y, I. o* Y. o/ }
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# U* O; G! \, j- v
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes' P r9 r2 Z) d7 u$ z6 a
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Allied aircraft
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
$ I3 _/ L' A9 w5 U+ I: Q DD Hatakaze
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9 Q& D6 R- T* M7 qGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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- H0 b. i ?* h0 P- r9 d( L; CAttacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 " f! G% b; V' Q( J6 P
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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; ]: Y' A) @. r( y& j5 I+ aJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) ( _; [, G3 o8 [/ O& _: P
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Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
2 y" [$ _% p, c. f/ J# I 292 casualties reported5 d# Q) C$ m; a9 F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
3 K4 g8 D- D, i1 K4 } P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled$ a8 ~4 N. m3 S/ N% y1 I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
& S! @, T4 \" [* \* ] 163 casualties reported
: J0 C. r, P7 [; b Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled, i2 M3 L- F0 `4 W
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ { m% W) K/ \! z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
' n8 w1 M' J8 S/ q/ H6 | 1st Kure Assault Division
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Defending units:
2 H* b, V2 _& s# k% V Molukken Garrison Battalion
) ~8 k- h, N; x" K4 @2 b8 c2 ? 4th Coastal Gun Battalion1 S f r4 r/ w7 ~ ?4 J' F: w
Ambon Base Force |