AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42. `8 I/ K4 D- @$ b- {
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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$ p( `) F$ K" P
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109/ ?7 t: Y' R4 c, j4 S
" ?1 L) s1 d- X/ F# MWeather in hex: Partial cloud/ F8 |) }/ Z+ d1 n
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
- _* `1 h+ }6 V: Q* o" D( CEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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# U' @1 X# M) U1 IAllied aircraft
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B-339D x 3
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B4 t0 \$ q7 RAllied aircraft losses- F, W6 S u; `% J5 K% T
139WH-3: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships+ F0 [. M/ d" T$ _, K
DD Shiratsuyu
" y& I e! X/ Z: ? xAP Kowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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2 n. M k3 J; J& Z6 d+ K$ AMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud! a7 a y. D' T; {! @$ f
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.- E8 p* p. ]! M* L& X1 W: k4 U
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes( r& C# p8 j- [7 R" W! W5 @
' q! f$ w/ p2 @% ^) bAllied aircraft
$ B: K3 Z" L- M2 T' S B-339D x 19 M% g. E9 d( B) k! g8 B
A-24 Banshee x 17
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* h0 h8 d0 s8 `5 U1 MAllied aircraft losses
4 w$ Y3 Q9 A8 K A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged7 O7 `, o- |) L
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Japanese Ships% T( e6 i' I4 B0 E
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk2 \/ h$ z( }7 ~0 j
CA Takao7 \. }4 f0 Z8 }1 S
CL Yura
! X/ q3 w w, T% z1 P xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
- I+ Q. I5 m5 c. ?( L; J& Z. ^+ V xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire) f1 d( u& Y. d m: y0 `1 G P
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* @3 \5 G% ~* uMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: G" q6 I9 r5 I/ h: Y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes' Y3 y) o9 ?) a% S% I
/ \5 M9 R3 y/ f9 b* ^! g! L- M( EAllied aircraft
& p& R; p) ^. y B-339D x 3
9 U2 I# h4 |. f1 y4 U# T. c5 A A-24 Banshee x 101 V. z) X u! _' n3 ]+ I3 x
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Japanese Ships
1 T1 U2 u+ u* |" ~! V xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( D# T8 h( W$ S+ y
xAK Yamahagi Maru, heavy fires
1 {$ q& ?+ a' U( M- p" {. @! q7 W7 v xAK Utide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire+ b( G# J8 u! T; E7 _% x4 A
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& R6 u: ?% \* pMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109* a: [( H3 i0 D7 C6 M$ ?
! z; {4 J2 A _, ZWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) ~: k! A- Z% r3 z. mEstimated time to target is 6 minutes' x" a- |" P' O5 V$ ?8 L9 v- [* b
2 n" x5 k% S8 o ]1 kAllied aircraft
( B# [" i( l1 T9 I B-339D x 1
4 a" o) {0 A6 i2 }! _& [: N; W A-24 Banshee x 2# Q* }7 l% X) K# E) u* S
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships ^' z; k/ X; J* [3 x5 P; b, K
CL Yura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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; R6 x1 [) i" H" k8 mMorning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109
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* a6 Q* j$ m ^1 s$ u. ^3 o5 Z+ A! OWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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" H7 \/ s3 a; ^$ e: C/ `Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ N' }: U' f% O7 x" ^6 @
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft2 d- q& ~1 Y+ S }% r4 ]5 B
A-24 Banshee x 14
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( b( K& n1 h1 j" l) r; pAllied aircraft losses
4 Z2 x0 @1 v1 _/ k1 H A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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3 L1 D }" S7 BJapanese Ships
+ C& a. p2 V9 T) L2 p CL Yura, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
/ @! v# a( O% U& w3 y0 F) ^& i% C DD Hatakaze" y7 C$ z4 B9 V4 a7 z" }" I
DD Oyashio
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- | J5 n- _# L- a) B6 I" w# yGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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( q# y! r5 R3 U$ Y" rJapanese Deliberate attack& U3 q3 n; ?8 |7 |! d( X, s1 ~3 o
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Attacking force 3818 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 140" a) y9 e/ y) _ }: d- K
/ R2 O; ~/ V9 O( HDefending force 3530 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76+ I( h# \* x' \. @1 W4 O* A6 i, f
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Japanese adjusted assault: 53 8 o! t! Q; ]9 l" _# R
7 W# C9 G* ?9 R9 f1 y: n7 h* DAllied adjusted defense: 121 8 [0 V( o7 ]- R
4 y2 J6 t8 L1 @; T2 Y' J: oJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) " v2 \- G# H! B( e! P
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Combat modifiers
# I3 Q5 L0 F7 i& v1 t5 B$ ]( FDefender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
: @, n* t/ J0 {1 Z4 f% K: bAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
/ P- H! R* Z0 x6 l; z4 l 292 casualties reported
) X. b" I4 w2 ?4 ?! Y4 i4 W Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled. N( p1 \- l3 C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& k* |/ T% u$ E. ?$ t8 V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
% @6 M$ Q; j: z 163 casualties reported: Q b7 ~( @: ?: r8 d) {7 C+ C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled, P: C* ~ e% N( Y, `* l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 H6 N" q7 ?) {. p; o L3 V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 T8 N" D$ e* O3 t
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Assaulting units:1 y5 h2 Y5 D" j3 `- i
1st Kure Assault Division
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/ @/ D% m! M! _- A; z8 b8 p2 @" iDefending units:: x7 m1 L' C; M
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |