AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 05, 42
6 b, r: L# x6 g3 y& [当天盟军组织10dd突击哥打巴鲁的登陆场,而且下了死战不退的命令。4 _9 w! g9 q6 k3 P
双方打得挺热闹却没啥战果。反倒是ss,命中了日军一CA,不过伤势应该不重- ^1 K" f9 Z3 l
当天日军继续在仰光和新加坡头顶炫耀武力,由于盟军没有战斗机库存,选择了避战。& M l5 ?- b7 W# u; Y: Z+ l9 `1 Z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kota Bharu at 51,75, Range 12,000 Yards 4 d7 [' V4 D% i4 k! v3 S z
Japanese Ships F5 |0 Q9 Y/ S1 c: M3 b9 }. u
CA Chokai, Shell hits 39 d! Z9 m- {* [8 ?8 t) i* W# S& P6 C' Q
CL Kashii, Shell hits 1
d' T; U7 {. u. a DD Hagikaze% y! S% j7 y7 Z. y6 I. | E
DD Murasame, Shell hits 1, on fire1 ~9 @2 B P2 L7 _: F
DD Hatsuyuki, Shell hits 4, on fire
; a2 X: {+ a6 Z) C n4 \ DD Murakumo, Shell hits 3 7 Z" {( B+ `. Q7 O4 V$ T8 t
Allied Ships. z. Y7 W# k! g# X6 p
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
' H- p8 m0 a9 ~/ ?0 _8 i. k$ ^ DD John D. Ford
$ D% [" p; M9 w( E J% y {/ e DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 1
. s/ k( k& | ~; e/ D) s DD Peary* y" o8 c4 }, _+ d4 X1 A
DD Pillsbury, Shell hits 1
* U7 R. I" }# H5 A8 @( t% m DD Stewart
/ w1 `, y& S1 U3 u' T$ E DD Vampire, Shell hits 11 S( v! }! x' Y
DD Evertsen4 `2 H6 H5 J8 D5 i
DD Van Ghent, Shell hits 2, on fire- N: i1 z( j% V0 V+ O
DD Tenedos, Shell hits 1
2 R/ M, N7 _, L% X% E3 Z8 |Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight+ r2 r+ f8 D/ @ ?& [
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards5 V! b- `' k$ U$ @6 [
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards0 T( }2 V4 i1 s3 d; l4 o: [$ d
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
, Z2 v R) l4 Z9 ?Watanabe, Seishichi crosses the 'T'8 {7 S S2 \. N' o; G
DD Tenedos engages DD Hagikaze at 12,000 yards
! L- f: j# j4 n0 y! n7 N0 BDD Hagikaze engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards
" y. s2 {1 V X7 j7 o- f6 GDD Tenedos engages DD Hatsuyuki at 12,000 yards( k9 J$ h* v) w3 y/ E
DD Hagikaze engages DD Stewart at 12,000 yards8 Q& E7 t' w2 u- C4 L" Z/ X/ Q+ H
DD Pillsbury engages DD Hagikaze at 12,000 yards F( R, W, s1 w3 y, V( a
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Paul Jones at 12,000 yards7 t) C$ v$ l. ]& O/ ?3 A, L: b
DD John D. Ford engages DD Hatsuyuki at 12,000 yards- G9 Q/ x$ i1 r8 j4 |5 q! ]! F
DD Hagikaze engages DD Bulmer at 12,000 yards4 E: X! u! j& Y) @6 W
Range closes to 11,000 yards$ S) x* u+ N; U& s' c5 ~
CA Chokai engages DD Tenedos at 11,000 yards
4 p) x& y6 K9 SDD Hatsuyuki engages DD Van Ghent at 11,000 yards
- [& {- U$ q1 l! d/ `4 H5 t& c7 \DD Murakumo engages DD Bulmer at 11,000 yards
) _! h0 T2 l A/ H: D/ XDD Hagikaze engages DD Vampire at 11,000 yards
6 z$ o& h" c a: g: E& z% j2 DDD Stewart engages DD Murasame at 11,000 yards
! C* w1 e2 c4 a3 W& tDD Hatsuyuki engages DD Pillsbury at 11,000 yards
* F* x7 H; R9 t- ]1 }- }) P/ VDD Peary engages DD Murasame at 11,000 yards, E* i+ F g, Z: Y6 e/ I: p3 o+ J
DD Paul Jones engages DD Hatsuyuki at 11,000 yards6 R! }9 T' R9 C5 o( T
DD Murasame engages DD John D. Ford at 11,000 yards# b% ^$ d! R( w* |+ ^/ E7 H! {4 u
DD Bulmer engages DD Hatsuyuki at 11,000 yards
! a5 \4 Y! q5 n# `" v2 P& |) VRange closes to 10,000 yards
. g) [ _! S! M$ N( O9 O! N! y7 XCA Chokai engages DD Peary at 10,000 yards- ?7 Q! C& J2 U' W9 y
CL Kashii engages DD Van Ghent at 10,000 yards
$ l* {: O/ P4 O% tDD Evertsen engages DD Hatsuyuki at 10,000 yards
4 b$ B7 G( n" mDD Hatsuyuki engages DD John D. Ford at 10,000 yards. ~) ]; H+ A( T( h# Y" n' \1 P5 s
DD Stewart engages DD Murasame at 10,000 yards
o( X) d' P0 H) E+ hDD Hatsuyuki engages DD Pillsbury at 10,000 yards
# A0 ]* Z3 X/ W% D4 h: A6 c9 UDD Peary engages DD Hatsuyuki at 10,000 yards q! t3 {! `0 @
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Paul Jones at 10,000 yards; v" D' K2 x4 w1 ~6 w
DD John D. Ford engages DD Murasame at 10,000 yards
8 x R A. k- }. L yDD Bulmer engages DD Murasame at 10,000 yards
) K3 N% x- N! B8 t; eRange closes to 6,000 yards
0 ]2 ]+ d% C" _9 P' A; P, w1 W" jCA Chokai engages DD Tenedos at 6,000 yards
: Q7 o! i5 |2 ]DD Peary engages CL Kashii at 6,000 yards
! f& h3 l$ R$ @: ~4 aDD Evertsen engages DD Murakumo at 6,000 yards6 h# o" s5 y0 p: y$ {5 j* W5 \- f
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Stewart at 6,000 yards$ s3 |, u8 ]% A E' @' B4 u
DD Murasame engages DD Van Ghent at 6,000 yards
! E8 J+ ~+ u, \: \DD Stewart engages DD Hagikaze at 6,000 yards5 O; M4 O8 b1 ^/ q$ j9 }
DD Murakumo engages DD Peary at 6,000 yards$ S; R) V' k8 Q+ G5 h( h4 k
DD Murasame engages DD Paul Jones at 6,000 yards: U$ p9 ^4 J( }$ [4 y; _! Q
DD John D. Ford engages DD Hatsuyuki at 6,000 yards9 O8 v3 W. d; C8 G
DD Bulmer engages DD Hatsuyuki at 6,000 yards# W3 \$ S/ X( }4 m4 b) E, B) |
Range increases to 7,000 yards
: y& U b' T1 V, b4 RDD John D. Ford engages CA Chokai at 7,000 yards/ H5 c. T+ f% b# F
CL Kashii engages DD Van Ghent at 7,000 yards
2 j3 M. s! S/ G( o' `' RDD Murakumo engages DD Paul Jones at 7,000 yards( \! Z0 K" A" d2 T+ x1 \
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards* p+ M- [+ @) p! I- t
DD Murasame engages DD Stewart at 7,000 yards! q* P3 N3 \5 v6 [8 L& k# N: q3 V: _
DD Hagikaze engages DD Peary at 7,000 yards6 \$ E; K% D, D, @9 `
DD Peary engages DD Murakumo at 7,000 yards" O) ^" g: C6 N" ~0 g0 N! L) i
DD Hagikaze engages DD Paul Jones at 7,000 yards I) M* j, {# ^/ A- v: C( D
DD Hagikaze engages DD John D. Ford at 7,000 yards
! K1 T) c! u7 V( cDD Hatsuyuki engages DD Bulmer at 7,000 yards
0 M$ D5 j; g) O/ p N+ Z0 oRange increases to 8,000 yards
' x0 M/ o( t( @* k8 r& O9 I' C0 HCA Chokai engages DD Tenedos at 8,000 yards8 L- @6 `4 f6 }
DD Van Ghent engages DD Hagikaze at 8,000 yards
/ F( a$ {# z( V) MDD Hatsuyuki engages DD Evertsen at 8,000 yards% ?8 G5 y# D* t t _
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Vampire at 8,000 yards
2 n$ ]7 R) S# f0 `; u% j; NDD Murasame engages DD Tenedos at 8,000 yards
6 H/ _, h% j: x; {DD Peary engages DD Hatsuyuki at 8,000 yards# {- [! t0 d- f$ v4 ], L
DD Paul Jones engages DD Murakumo at 8,000 yards
( _9 u8 z5 T7 z: `DD Murasame engages DD John D. Ford at 8,000 yards
. l. \# x( O4 ]DD Murakumo engages DD Bulmer at 8,000 yards
# U4 d! y) M5 W7 E: ~( @5 iCA Chokai engages DD Peary at 8,000 yards5 Z J# h& W4 P
DD Murasame engages DD Van Ghent at 8,000 yards% a+ N. n G& w' N
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Vampire at 8,000 yards
9 l0 j# {" E7 L* E" R. v. e5 @DD Paul Jones engages DD Murasame at 8,000 yards- Q! h: m/ t2 ^+ [
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Pillsbury at 8,000 yards
1 ?8 [; b* D, _2 v, y* z' wDD Hagikaze engages DD Peary at 8,000 yards. f8 A' M2 F' V6 Z, u
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Paul Jones at 8,000 yards! r7 m+ K' i$ W* b8 ]
DD Murakumo engages DD John D. Ford at 8,000 yards* e3 G* M9 @: r9 t, T: h
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Bulmer at 8,000 yards( I; ]+ |/ V7 {6 n% s# v' s/ y
Range increases to 10,000 yards
) i3 m$ `2 U$ j( Z% o8 yDD Tenedos engages DD Murakumo at 10,000 yards
( L7 Y- r3 b* _" k* p8 HCL Kashii engages DD Van Ghent at 10,000 yards
+ E* b8 D* _, g4 m9 ^ E8 RDD Vampire engages DD Murakumo at 10,000 yards
, Z# J _; x3 c& k3 d0 f3 J' U1 sDD Hatsuyuki engages DD Vampire at 10,000 yards% t/ C! n$ `+ }# N. W
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Stewart at 10,000 yards. }" e7 i/ r$ a$ U9 K; K& N9 _
DD Hagikaze engages DD Pillsbury at 10,000 yards4 k& b4 F" @: Q2 u( ]7 J! Y0 t
DD Hagikaze engages DD Peary at 10,000 yards
- A, ~' V6 C% B6 V- ?* I9 vDD Murasame engages DD Paul Jones at 10,000 yards
& U& b1 ]1 r, tDD John D. Ford engages DD Murakumo at 10,000 yards, ^6 Z2 u' Y. N: m
DD Murakumo engages DD Bulmer at 10,000 yards( d! s* }& o9 k u# Z4 `" v C0 ~0 E
Range closes to 8,000 yards; y7 W! w+ v/ f
DD Murakumo engages DD Tenedos at 8,000 yards
: h; I* K* c* R8 YCL Kashii engages DD Van Ghent at 8,000 yards! D( l' y+ s) P; @
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Evertsen at 8,000 yards
& U( X4 ?( \# a; ~4 l4 I5 N9 [7 iDD Vampire engages DD Hatsuyuki at 8,000 yards! J# @( t: a" P4 _0 P: ], c
DD Stewart engages DD Murakumo at 8,000 yards
# j! `) R; g7 n* u2 y. UDD Hagikaze engages DD Van Ghent at 8,000 yards5 D0 [& s* T8 s' a
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Peary at 8,000 yards; K3 d3 L* V+ q3 P( K
DD Hagikaze engages DD Paul Jones at 8,000 yards
( a& z, }3 D6 t k. }3 h MDD Hatsuyuki engages DD John D. Ford at 8,000 yards
! ~8 A9 f" I% d9 i7 JDD Murakumo engages DD Bulmer at 8,000 yards" E1 k, r# _* t/ }8 q
Range increases to 10,000 yards
5 S# J: V4 `- ]9 M: j9 Z6 Y7 w7 r# @+ tCA Chokai engages DD Stewart at 10,000 yards- ]* W" H' N5 p- R( ~
CL Kashii engages DD Vampire at 10,000 yards% D- R* s+ d3 X; t# C. M$ L
DD Murakumo engages DD Vampire at 10,000 yards: |! d" P: S( I. P, J( d
DD Vampire engages DD Hatsuyuki at 10,000 yards
+ L( [6 G$ [+ _DD Murasame engages DD Stewart at 10,000 yards
7 ~& B8 A3 _. [! Y R8 w; DDD Pillsbury engages DD Murasame at 10,000 yards
+ Y9 K& X T8 m( bDD Peary engages DD Hagikaze at 10,000 yards
9 K$ \5 r* R3 N6 x$ L: dDD Hagikaze engages DD Paul Jones at 10,000 yards: ?' j. S: M7 S
DD Hagikaze engages DD John D. Ford at 10,000 yards! w, u) |" j, P: d( B( `. A3 [
DD Bulmer engages DD Hagikaze at 10,000 yards2 V3 E4 n* b. Z2 _1 C" [
Range closes to 9,000 yards
6 Z) C, X ^; C) j$ gDD Tenedos engages DD Hatsuyuki at 9,000 yards
) b- z, H- w0 G9 U( ^; A4 i& @DD Murakumo engages DD Van Ghent at 9,000 yards. |1 `& h* `) S) p3 ^9 G- p/ U
DD Murakumo engages DD Evertsen at 9,000 yards
9 ?' ^3 n0 Z& c6 MDD Bulmer engages DD Hatsuyuki at 9,000 yards
) A; U9 J" x( P) `& h {6 L5 M9 N( V$ KDD Paul Jones engages DD Murasame at 9,000 yards6 D6 u9 C# C. f1 o3 z9 e3 Z* V0 C7 Z
DD Pillsbury engages DD Hagikaze at 9,000 yards. F4 R; @: x8 F3 D# `
DD Hagikaze engages DD Peary at 9,000 yards
+ _. ]. u$ W+ l9 F( x% PDD Paul Jones engages DD Hagikaze at 9,000 yards
" Q" b) W" u5 @DD John D. Ford engages DD Hatsuyuki at 9,000 yards
! \; l$ c% P% PDD Bulmer engages DD Murakumo at 9,000 yards9 b4 o3 }0 d9 m; n0 A
Range increases to 11,000 yards- ?$ B% U- t1 J4 x" T+ i% a
DD Murakumo engages DD Tenedos at 11,000 yards
7 X" P- S' s3 mDD Murakumo engages DD Van Ghent at 11,000 yards/ `: J$ v" G4 Z1 f% X
DD Evertsen engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards
( l4 Y( ~- q" K5 tDD Hagikaze engages DD Vampire at 11,000 yards+ w8 T& `3 }* G; Y
DD Murasame engages DD Stewart at 11,000 yards6 \. p9 k. W, v- q$ `
DD Murasame engages DD Pillsbury at 11,000 yards
2 H: m5 `2 M. [2 \$ b4 P( bDD Murakumo engages DD Peary at 11,000 yards
, L) v6 w5 f Z U5 p8 aDD Murakumo engages DD Paul Jones at 11,000 yards8 X5 {8 V& c8 {$ b2 C# [* A
DD Murasame engages DD John D. Ford at 11,000 yards& q4 F4 c/ |3 n& o
DD Murakumo engages DD Bulmer at 11,000 yards5 g0 m' U/ q: P! f' P! D
CA Chokai engages DD Bulmer at 11,000 yards* ]( i' |7 Q1 a
CL Kashii engages DD Van Ghent at 11,000 yards# O; o9 y7 n3 h, I0 h: a* H1 F& i; o
DD Murakumo engages DD Evertsen at 11,000 yards9 b8 J, G; n) m/ n$ W+ t Z. y
DD Bulmer engages DD Murasame at 11,000 yards
) f/ @( ]) O% i, ^. VDD Pillsbury engages DD Hagikaze at 11,000 yards
8 T. _& Y9 V! w' {' v3 wDD Peary engages DD Murasame at 11,000 yards
9 b* W* q w' @; }0 rDD Hagikaze engages DD Paul Jones at 11,000 yards
" D/ [/ V6 f* Q: F# D6 [DD Murakumo engages DD John D. Ford at 11,000 yards
3 t+ h* {) V; ~2 x& a" CDD Hagikaze engages DD Bulmer at 11,000 yards
- f% W% ?+ z' U: NRange closes to 7,000 yards. l, Y6 V: o3 \; p7 r9 s+ S
CA Chokai engages DD Van Ghent at 7,000 yards# \ w: E) h' p
CL Kashii engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards4 O3 d% M9 {5 C4 V/ J4 ]4 p# X
DD Murakumo engages DD Van Ghent at 7,000 yards& _% z3 q% \1 o% f% Q- t
DD Vampire engages DD Hatsuyuki at 7,000 yards) r6 R, q) q& X5 I' y! Q9 E4 G
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Stewart at 7,000 yards7 w/ I. J& N* k* _( m
DD Murasame engages DD Pillsbury at 7,000 yards
. Y g$ e0 u/ h+ r$ J! C4 vDD Murakumo engages DD Peary at 7,000 yards
( I' q* M; x# i$ Y* X3 CDD Murakumo engages DD Paul Jones at 7,000 yards
0 ?1 f5 _* [. _DD Murasame engages DD John D. Ford at 7,000 yards. w- M2 v A3 Q( w: I
DD Bulmer engages DD Murakumo at 7,000 yards
' `5 T4 M+ w6 p5 A, ]& A$ KRange increases to 9,000 yards3 e, ~5 V* J- A* H
CA Chokai engages DD Tenedos at 9,000 yards9 q, u+ O9 I3 l5 \: g+ |) }/ w) R6 F
DD Van Ghent engages DD Murakumo at 9,000 yards
8 l d4 s' P) Z. mDD Evertsen engages DD Murasame at 9,000 yards
% P$ O6 [- }: q0 c- K* QDD Vampire engages DD Murasame at 9,000 yards
" P2 r& I V8 W. a7 R, J, ]DD Murasame engages DD Bulmer at 9,000 yards9 I% m! B, ~$ F& O
DD Hagikaze engages DD Pillsbury at 9,000 yards
8 V- C; e. H( uDD Peary engages DD Murakumo at 9,000 yards
5 D( U9 T6 J8 k9 Q6 t$ F0 {% YDD Murasame engages DD Paul Jones at 9,000 yards
1 z; y2 o; U4 d' lDD Hagikaze engages DD John D. Ford at 9,000 yards
~/ t* p' j `- T; v1 TDD Bulmer engages DD Murasame at 9,000 yards
/ P( q/ Y2 M. wWatanabe, Seishichi orders Japanese TF to disengage" ?8 B. g3 _# h
Range increases to 11,000 yards: [# n- r6 |: E3 A; {0 _ l& t
CA Chokai engages DD Tenedos at 11,000 yards8 U/ K, J# P% ^' R* D. ?( j
DD Murasame engages DD Van Ghent at 11,000 yards
) G0 C" I+ j1 qDD Stewart engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards
' G+ \* Z( Z) s Z/ E9 D( P( QDD Paul Jones engages DD Hatsuyuki at 11,000 yards; C' Y) P) m3 W+ q0 n3 Y+ n- q, x
DD Murasame engages DD Stewart at 11,000 yards6 A9 {0 A" K m) X. w9 x) S3 w. f
DD Hagikaze engages DD Peary at 11,000 yards
2 w0 K5 k2 ^* j; \2 s. I% ?, p7 Y% ]. eDD Murakumo engages DD Peary at 11,000 yards
0 }+ ?1 i( a! r4 T3 cDD Hagikaze engages DD Paul Jones at 11,000 yards
9 j! ^$ S8 b. gDD Murakumo engages DD John D. Ford at 11,000 yards
* e6 y' c0 B9 X- \DD Murakumo engages DD Bulmer at 11,000 yards) a$ j* J, q/ b$ M" n6 Q
Range increases to 12,000 yards: [( b6 S; D' C
CA Chokai engages DD Tenedos at 12,000 yards
( @& E$ x5 N8 P8 L3 S2 u' P, lDD Van Ghent engages DD Murakumo at 12,000 yards7 X4 X7 z3 }- H' h
DD Murakumo engages DD Vampire at 12,000 yards" M: n' z% y1 U: e0 e1 w. u( E) Z
DD Murakumo engages DD Vampire at 12,000 yards: O3 l# c, {, K. h
DD Stewart engages DD Murasame at 12,000 yards
( b7 N+ W& C" W& Z* I% s6 hDD Paul Jones engages DD Hagikaze at 12,000 yards
* L: c, b6 L TDD Peary engages DD Murasame at 12,000 yards
1 B4 s/ W0 r8 n" [: [DD Murasame engages DD Paul Jones at 12,000 yards+ \1 f( r( q: A! p& i; ~
DD John D. Ford engages DD Hagikaze at 12,000 yards o9 K6 T. A8 @1 k
CL Kashii engages DD Bulmer at 12,000 yards
3 G) E1 Q1 J* BTask forces break off... 3 j! y/ ]6 h o+ @7 r8 z& n
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, {9 h5 @# Z" z2 {' f* jASW attack near Kota Bharu at 55,75 4 _% r' }% C! D9 c1 }( C8 l: E" a$ L
Japanese Ships4 n* T7 s6 ?- @- E5 Y
CA Mogami, Torpedo hits 1
6 a) d. k w7 M4 X2 I5 `8 F DD Harusame
/ a# E p8 {( D7 o( C3 h3 t8 o DD Arashi
$ l) p- O- [0 X' e, p3 d DD Nowaki; x. a6 K0 v$ e2 t
DD Sagiri; s* X; X- _& [% g' k
DD Asagiri
6 t6 h. O4 A: |1 U/ M0 z: b DD Samidare
% E6 z: D( B6 @# c& T DD Yudachi
* ]' n4 p; t* a8 iAllied Ships
+ q7 J' Y) `2 b( Z* c SS Skipjack
* `! B& f; u J1 K# ASS Skipjack launches 4 torpedoes at CA Mogami6 k3 L: { }6 C5 C
DD Sagiri fails to find sub and abandons search
. p- u/ b1 O5 _# bDD Asagiri fails to find sub and abandons search4 G3 o+ @+ S! W
DD Samidare fails to find sub and abandons search0 @- k4 c) }, s. u
DD Yudachi fails to find sub, continues to search...
0 d. A e( G* o4 y3 v2 VEscort abandons search for sub 4 J& }" A: l3 j/ C" A
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Sub attack near Kota Bharu at 54,75
4 z( b% r! o9 aJapanese Ships
) d% m' H+ Y% z0 e. S- a DD Samidare8 z- A& Z1 I% Y
CA Suzuya% U+ h3 \! }! W3 Q1 {( K7 z0 l
CA Mogami, p, \2 W9 J6 {0 u* _5 D
DD Nowaki
* i, B5 s( d% u3 t& D i7 a; v1 ]8 U DD Sagiri0 U: i/ S* I' O3 Q3 D
DD Asagiri1 }4 O9 e$ M8 }
DD Yudachi 6 E4 C# F* y9 a2 ]/ q5 L& P* q
Allied Ships
& j9 u# w& w' A: C- u8 V- L SS Salmon, hits 3) E5 X( ?6 P0 f! w8 y; M
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; h5 ^# ?; K- ]Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 " x5 X5 n9 P& d2 G
Weather in hex: Severe storms # s& L' R( u1 l! o2 q8 g; K
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet., x% F! g% }; ]; E9 X- g
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
2 m3 w. R8 Y4 D4 g" xJapanese aircraft. N, o6 p& d% }4 e$ b) R6 }; @
G3M2 Nell x 4# G- d. |; W6 U# e
G4M1 Betty x 35 # {+ [0 s+ Y3 d
Allied aircraft
+ c$ P$ ?9 g" U. r( A# I$ W1 \ no flights ( l2 Y: A- p% b# I/ ^$ h. {# x0 f
Japanese aircraft losses' T5 `- ? B4 T6 `$ O
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged & T+ L" A' G: b
Allied aircraft losses! s' q j9 Z2 a6 n, K1 w
O-47A: 1 damaged
9 C6 Y' U' \+ L- }! ~ P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
5 K3 z3 W% U `" q8 i( S B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84
( \2 o1 c" S6 Z4 t6 _- {Weather in hex: Light rain
' W! E+ N. ?& ~6 p+ k; _4 s( n& dRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
5 O8 U3 [% ` w W- sEstimated time to target is 11 minutes 6 F& E, m8 J! I0 B- ]
Japanese aircraft
x0 i) g# g2 L, } Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 31 / x: f% T4 y b9 M7 [ O
No Japanese losses
7 L( e& E+ G1 K+ CAircraft Attacking: k# O: p, K$ N
31 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 T5 }( U% J9 u, x" h1 I
Weather in hex: Overcast
$ I& J7 Z+ c& ]/ \% Z" Z4 iRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
2 g$ j) m: v" S" r$ k2 FEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
" r5 x8 [9 y( J S5 B' PJapanese aircraft3 \$ V* B& C' M6 T
A6M2 Zero x 16
L3 M/ [$ K$ k2 V, P2 GNo Japanese losses
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; V8 ~+ q5 X2 T9 i( c6 a; z+ O; HAfternoon Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 " d6 ]9 C& p6 S6 A
Weather in hex: Overcast
$ @: f* \( E5 QRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.* {6 V' ]* T* p; o5 {
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes # O9 Q2 \) Z# Q z/ j# G. k' [
Japanese aircraft
8 E+ {3 d1 p! i K) @ A6M2 Zero x 45
: d. |' q2 P6 v9 i2 |; }. [No Japanese losses; V' T3 c( S2 r+ A m2 R
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 51,84
" R/ R3 ^ a. a7 y) _+ |1 D, SWeather in hex: Light rain
1 k. v( F7 U9 V. x0 mRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
" k5 [, @4 D M$ a A WEstimated time to target is 6 minutes + V: T4 j9 |4 p: Z8 ]6 y$ [
Japanese aircraft% I; }8 s4 G8 x9 Q' C! d* Q& ~( E
G3M2 Nell x 3
9 T. Y& v4 K+ _0 _4 u, b+ MJapanese aircraft losses
6 K, T* q- Z% ]0 ?3 Q( q3 p% T G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged ( K8 B+ ~0 R; T, e5 U0 J# A1 O
Allied Ships" X/ F- ~, @6 Y$ | D
DD John D. Ford, Bomb hits 1, on fire & h5 d/ B4 ?% W/ e% o0 H* |6 v+ \
Aircraft Attacking:
1 I X3 h7 E1 i0 _# G% _ 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet * 2 K; k( r* E/ C+ z
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb |