AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42- `0 [/ K7 m8 [5 w
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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( r! _5 \5 z) q( n( j# H- G, \
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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! B v4 g0 R4 Y8 }! o! SMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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8 L. [- h( {5 H6 D* JWeather in hex: Partial cloud7 S0 Z- g3 a4 B! M6 j7 o
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.( k( c& S. S% j: \7 m
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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2 Q8 c2 Q5 O {, BAllied aircraft
2 w: |4 k( |+ \7 k' S- Z% O3 p 139WH-3 x 65 K' H7 c! f I2 C P, P
B-339D x 38 l6 s% ~- L7 U
Hudson I x 38 X: s- G* q* ~/ Y- B0 m
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Allied aircraft losses
5 ] _, S- ?. w; u 139WH-3: 3 damaged. P- ?! t0 A: w6 s
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Japanese Ships
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xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires5 J' a2 X9 s) v( N
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109) z1 C4 Q6 \9 K* Z
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! p* t, U, ^4 Y f% n# ARaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet./ k% E7 ~7 W) M" a' \6 {+ ]
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes; V4 m2 w% l) _4 t) s
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Allied aircraft
9 k0 Y# J; @8 n: y2 u, k B-339D x 19 `6 f e3 i( o! v6 T/ b8 {
A-24 Banshee x 17, \( X, l# }: f0 u
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Allied aircraft losses1 Q% X) ?2 F( ^. c3 Q
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
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' ~" S% r E0 ]- f" u) dJapanese Ships8 P" f0 t9 D% H% {+ g
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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CL Yura) y0 h, R+ O1 f" T8 I
xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage: i$ F* G' C7 p/ ]' @% o' i' B/ N
xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 M1 F8 J7 ^5 c; k8 }" O! F* V0 \
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+ _, H$ e3 g. Y& }2 GMorning 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.2 W9 }) o2 m$ `: K2 ?! K
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes$ r+ e' {7 z; ?* B; x5 L& `
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Allied aircraft$ l% g# r- }3 D* z$ n; L+ E+ H, C" H8 s
B-339D x 3
9 a& l. D W2 D+ C A-24 Banshee x 100 J. T& I/ Y+ A/ q# C* M
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) U, b. s% }7 p a | xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
Z4 b4 }$ M& F# E( J9 W8 x: y xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires0 e, u9 [% p3 Z$ x1 y( s7 V
xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire1 x+ J' B* [7 {
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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3 E8 a6 ?+ Y4 ]) f. z" {: hWeather in hex: Partial cloud+ r- |$ o1 r6 g6 m
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- n4 @2 y O/ o/ {4 VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft* j4 c8 @+ w9 i8 ^3 |4 c# q
B-339D x 1% o5 U* v/ ^% [7 P1 C+ K
A-24 Banshee x 2
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+ t5 d) Y! y, p2 h4 z# U5 GNo Allied losses
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4 k$ D% v' y* s4 @ o/ k3 c6 \Japanese Ships9 r0 S) ?" ~+ J" [4 j- X$ P
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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. V7 C' o: z+ H0 O) BMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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& m6 e: p! F4 r8 K% h# x VRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ U) @) F4 r2 a, @* n9 l/ X
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes/ \3 q6 J% n( S% }
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses9 r. x+ N4 ~4 Z, s/ z
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships2 P; j3 r/ K4 q% R
CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
2 c; j# g( i4 ], f; x, \( C DD Hatakaze ~, A( c' F6 g
DD Oyashio
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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8 q8 e! \ o/ g; \9 K# OJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140# r0 Z( z% c& v' m0 s! B. `; x
. G( a) E/ V3 P% W$ _ tDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76' K+ V( w3 _- d' x% \. R7 L7 M
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53
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Allied adjusted defense: 121
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
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Combat modifiers, U# d8 J6 _; K+ d3 T2 o
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)& s/ F, E. T$ i: P
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:5 A6 T3 i" ], \* o( J8 O# n% W
292 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; w$ ^/ d, J0 h5 L- f4 V
; K+ V- {2 x) ^* F# TAllied ground losses: Q, z" F! d! Z
163 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
0 M& e$ m& W8 J3 j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. I! J2 |6 {' U) I2 [: J5 x
) |9 }1 L) u, @, b0 J6 e: K" eAssaulting units:
* L; D' y, w% t% x 1st Kure Assault Division" l" y# ?. j6 g; j7 \ P
3rd Air Flotilla
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Molukken Garrison Battalion! y1 l7 u$ i: c9 x$ b1 h2 Q
4th Coastal Gun Battalion. X: z9 S i8 R# |2 S1 {
Ambon Base Force |