AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
5 @8 t5 Y- p6 f$ R1 _7 Fkb果然回撤了,没有继续炸港,倒是把派出去寻找kb的dd编队给做了。。
; C$ z. H3 {4 _# [+ T+ `7 }5 Y9 U) Q5 Q同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。- Y; \$ J2 `* \
大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。 ! ~5 N( i% z% u
马来半岛,在大量陆攻的轰炸,和cl编队的炮击下,日军当天突下Kota Bharu,
! a) ?- u5 g& S+ m! {/ c- a$ M( {+ M) g本打算从马尼拉出发的dd骚扰编队,刚走到巴丹就被自己埋的水雷炸坏了 教皇 号。( [/ D) v$ T1 b' T# Y
香港外逃的dd被ca编队抓住,却成功脱逃,ak编队被陆攻抓了。7 h# p8 u9 R0 H V8 W! a
马尼拉其他外逃的编队 目前形势不错,整个岛上的飞机和部队全往克拉克集结了。
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5 h0 |5 v7 ?* [9 sInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) 2 y$ m; Y9 V2 S7 b
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
3 Y9 Q! _2 ?& [5 |Japanese Ships
) J) \6 F2 x9 O% y' N CL Sendai
; I) ^) e! u5 M( ] j DD Ayanami
0 v' W: q/ I3 s1 v$ g! d DD Shikinami
; L- d3 b% W7 `& n; b- `+ ? DD Isonami
) S4 R& p4 H8 W3 o PB Tatsumiya Maru
4 a/ g1 ~9 m( O' h SC Ch 94 m8 e8 ]) s8 y1 j$ V6 i2 V4 \
SC Ch 7
5 h5 d4 \$ ]% E! d AK Sasako Maru3 r9 c! W: m, _' V7 U. o$ n S
DD Uranami
6 j8 Z- L6 t) Y1 n4 oJapanese ground losses:
1 x$ N0 p5 ? {) ` 26 casualties reported
6 D: n# P) n( T7 c Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 L' @3 ~! t9 D1 K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled" H, z- n9 y# @- D" ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled + H$ J- V4 f# m0 }# d$ o/ B
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Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
; D5 I( y' X; I3 i( B' Q! ~Japanese Ships
# j0 ^. o* L/ k6 T1 q! z& g SS I-121
: J' I0 r8 u0 B( y% xAllied Ships
) J5 `- A+ k; q$ @5 e4 z: K! b1 v xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
" `* v9 T v3 }! |) i( C! YxAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121& ~% u, Q# c0 |9 I8 M% t, T7 L
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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# d1 A, B* V f8 s+ r; g* h# vTF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
$ G; l- b; H" u$ V, ~: }Allied Ships4 a z) @! j" n
DD Pillsbury+ ^. Q' O0 T- c# I& @. G% `* b
DD Peary
0 O( G% [0 j4 a1 a$ A' Y9 _; l2 v DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage8 @% v- O* J+ p3 s; W' X3 ~
3 mines cleared
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
$ p3 D3 y' G% Y5 BJapanese Ships
3 c8 g% A# e: W! G6 U CL Jintsu
( i+ C1 V1 G# Q7 n; t+ M# Q DD Oshio& m) n/ b6 z- i
DD Hibiki
0 y/ t. }4 B/ Z' X# s+ r* V% A DD Akatsuki% Q, r4 r2 R6 k$ }/ v
DD Arashio
$ ]# A; Z) e9 kAllied Ships
: B* |/ f! G) F/ C6 o ?% O SS KXI, hits 9
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' J+ K! q# n' Y' F, zDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
2 }9 {; d) @5 d+ I4 b1 ^5 @# gJapanese Ships
c5 X/ Y6 t+ Q% F! `+ u CA Maya1 D8 G3 g8 f7 a& Q- p% ?/ x
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
/ e1 p& @# _( W* ?! p1 | DD Minazuki. \" u! K" J7 ?0 K& D1 h
DD Fumizuki
7 O* \4 \% @- P DD Nagatsuki
7 E! a2 D+ B3 s* ?Allied Ships
* z; `% g# y2 ~& P8 o" q6 F6 c. ^$ O DD Scout
0 Y7 ]; E7 S3 D DD Thanet, Shell hits 29 {9 @9 M: x2 o# G+ I# C3 e
DD Thracian
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: g( z% _; i _: d) K$ XDay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards & P2 o; d ^0 i3 o2 L* R
Japanese Ships" p- V) _4 e x
DD Sazanami
2 B3 a7 U2 J5 n. ? DD Ushio8 ?/ [% K0 W' G2 R, J6 ]
AO Shiriya
+ Z: |. y# }" [! m1 |Allied Ships
9 E- _1 W9 L1 s. u( z CV Enterprise0 r" O; x( H, [/ _ I
CA Northampton% g2 t1 a$ \1 r2 H2 b% a
CA Chester
+ q6 \8 m" `, B7 r' b CA Salt Lake City |# E& X+ m& B( C0 p. P8 y
DD Craven
, k0 w* A3 E( C8 q! q/ y( J DD Gridley% A7 |4 A( l5 B9 a' p0 i1 M2 _
DD McCall
e# y, K) g; m DD Maury1 x8 Z% r2 G4 t% I* y2 l+ Y+ A
DD Benham& Z6 R. b( d/ P5 K3 J
DD Ellet
/ Q% j! K. x8 z( F" @# z DD Dunlap* a! m2 V3 Q1 ~9 {9 R. t
DD Fanning
4 W# u3 L$ A Z+ h G6 { DD Balch
1 C1 ^: q, ] PMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards8 T S2 ?7 |/ g
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
6 t8 q7 N0 d. `CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
' q1 i, g* ~6 V$ o5 cBoth TF attempt to withdraw!' S3 i* V7 l$ h
Range increases to 28,000 yards...& H% f1 D2 Q4 J# |0 S5 n8 F, e# u; u
Both Task Forces evade combat 0 c( L; u; Q0 f2 `
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
+ |- ~2 i- ]$ ]Japanese Ships: r: ?8 d6 n; I# p
APD Fuji
* q1 ?) o5 _ o2 u6 k TB Hiyodori
! F9 y3 Y0 f+ O3 j AMc Toroshima Maru$ u' ^8 J5 J+ X( m8 v
PB Heiei Maru #7
% E+ E) C$ e. \& G, I9 F xAK Syoka Maru
& H+ ]. u9 _& \2 N7 J. K4 i xAK Rokko Maru& W/ Z5 M1 _& F& D
xAK Igasa Maru3 k1 M, U1 K7 e7 K% ~3 f. `
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21( I4 `3 W4 f9 U0 s5 l* Q0 m
xAKL Sasago Maru 2 C8 T& u; n0 U) Q; [2 M# J
Allied Ships
$ Y" s. [) g( \( e6 } MTB 7
/ W/ t4 m) P) ^' K1 g MTB 8
3 O/ n6 i O4 S _! W- k {6 e MTB 90 t+ Y7 \/ E2 g5 L! _
MTB 10
1 ?! h3 M3 J2 K# z, W MTB 11
9 A7 o* C" ~# r& n MTB 12" D3 F1 A9 D8 ?# |
MTB 26& ^) h! _) F8 y2 v; C. j
MTB 27 ) m. W8 t4 F7 m, w! L7 C
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
( Y" s& Y$ w/ h- z7 d9 { vMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards$ E0 e8 m7 V0 L
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
. j% K3 e: _% {5 {$ u( cBoth Task Forces evade combat8 l# Y3 K# ?4 p" s% e/ H# r$ [1 I7 _
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
/ a1 p: S$ e* A4 F+ o7 jWeather in hex: Light rain 2 W8 k2 w6 n, [
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.; A5 r, B0 g) ^7 _
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes 2 F/ P+ n( o* R# V: A; g; }
Japanese aircraft
- X' M1 k# Y# n. I2 y6 V# J5 Q- v A6M2 Zero x 217 U- l$ C: r$ X$ l$ _3 g# k
Allied aircraft
% h3 y5 @) P$ ~4 M; q/ j7 \* ~; F P-26A x 86 J! i( ^/ G/ n. N* ~* u- ]
P-35A x 137 `8 t9 @1 _$ a; h" r& ^: h9 |
P-40B Warhawk x 14
( Y' u* ~" B$ Y& B( K P-40E Warhawk x 46
; f9 P1 z1 T3 Q; iJapanese aircraft losses
$ N+ ^2 @) J( g. p" G A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed , b; R0 F8 \/ `9 n g
Allied aircraft losses
3 f" |% E2 u/ U6 h P-26A: 1 destroyed
8 U( F# H) P, L% g# `# ?& S. H; B P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed
1 Y; x) |* d5 p- k2 X& i P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
! ^) T8 i3 y" b& hAircraft Attacking:1 E4 _1 c+ ?4 Q; y% l
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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4 Q- h( A$ g5 Q! m. qMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 4 m& v. p# E d" s' S" j# M: ?
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
! a8 ]3 X( e: a2 |& U7 |Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.: a# p5 m2 ? S9 p
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
6 Z' U. n, U& }' X# i. r' A5 \Japanese aircraft$ f- r. \1 t _+ h
G3M2 Nell x 33
# ^6 [3 X' E+ E0 q3 `( b G4M1 Betty x 3! w8 A5 t W1 T: m
Ki-27b Nate x 19
% t: A8 G9 A! mNo Japanese losses
, q2 r) U' O$ wAllied ground losses:( o+ i- m6 ^; |" h# `
95 casualties reported2 V. u* d$ L/ Z1 D( P& z
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
- v& @7 H0 r0 v: n3 l# z& b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
6 x5 B4 s) l4 Y( z; d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled " Y5 o7 t" `3 V
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: v3 d9 R' _, Y+ Q5 b1 yMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
9 M9 G4 t/ ~9 o+ X: cWeather in hex: Heavy rain . b0 E% A7 U/ [7 k. Y3 `
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.; M' y2 e4 Z* j5 ~# b% `
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
/ S2 w; j; }) g& C3 J* |: S- p8 UJapanese aircraft8 \* ~. T9 w& {& t0 D& U
G3M2 Nell x 16
. }# p0 S" i# c0 z" B G4M1 Betty x 11
. I" D, M3 }: M& B# ^/ X. a/ h# W Ki-27b Nate x 15
" i6 A m5 t% f" k- e9 V3 aJapanese aircraft losses
9 [ P" l A( m5 h G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged% S( ^; R3 P, N+ q+ x8 a/ C
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
k! d5 U3 E' B/ IAllied ground losses:& H' c) X& ] H9 M0 h8 a! l
43 casualties reported
( ?; o; W! i# m5 U: n Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled/ r" l* ` u; [ B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
6 d" d3 i7 w, U D+ [& G' G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& ]# `- L; p( B8 vMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
, N5 X! D: w NWeather in hex: Heavy rain
f3 R+ [$ f/ H; fRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 w9 [+ u4 T+ Z. n% \5 P- m# jEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
! `+ f& x! p" ]) Z% z6 ~ M; x2 O& uJapanese aircraft" s, N/ {1 d/ B, ^& J
G3M2 Nell x 27* k) z8 S! q, p! n' U
Ki-27b Nate x 34 1 E! d/ W. w( Y* h
No Japanese losses
" g+ Q5 N( ~3 p8 \Allied ground losses:* J0 P. D1 C4 K6 H4 ^# N
78 casualties reported- v, J0 q9 {4 l1 V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 [) N. x0 C& `# ~$ m' r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
( h$ w. p t, @) U: X2 j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 5 |8 m& b+ H, V
Weather in hex: Light cloud
# m# j) X* T+ q( g; W1 ~Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 w: H$ V& }5 M5 _1 j
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
) Z, ~0 w8 v0 m, y" nJapanese aircraft0 G; P4 S d" H! G6 b
G3M2 Nell x 3 Y: ^! }* v$ \- q" q/ D4 d! V/ @: a
G4M1 Betty x 12
: y0 U, u0 A+ R$ a) v% v5 \* G Ki-27b Nate x 9 : x9 j" p6 h3 `3 ]% j3 c/ l! Y
No Japanese losses 4 y9 s4 @# Z# C" _, n
Allied Ships3 [$ q+ V, ~' m' A: \* Z
xAK Munlock
( n: v$ L7 _0 Z xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 E: C ?3 l4 h
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! w. s! n1 S0 _3 M% C xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires 0 g+ ]6 M! A- C: I c3 Q
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6 O) F U. _4 uMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ( X6 A ]; g5 U
Weather in hex: Light rain
9 h9 B6 D; H: A$ S' q! {Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
: V8 q# M6 N) t! x+ \/ U. Q+ q# ZEstimated time to target is 25 minutes 6 o7 [$ C& m, ^, S) t+ d* V; |% E9 N
Japanese aircraft
% ?( G, j$ A2 ?8 X' O; U A6M2 Zero x 10
, ] a9 V }! I$ w) L8 F2 e: QAllied aircraft8 v* e" `6 T. R% B
P-26A x 3
0 H$ Q1 S1 i+ K0 \* h P-35A x 10
) ~* i T! i' k; Z$ {( K" h P-40B Warhawk x 9
% t; D% G0 R# U7 ^ P-40E Warhawk x 33
2 s9 H2 l9 Z VJapanese aircraft losses9 h6 V6 ]% v% m0 D7 c
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed ! j1 u% r: A; w7 M
Allied aircraft losses+ M4 m: x$ t7 C! x
P-26A: 1 destroyed0 p/ J; @- d! t) D, N; f
P-35A: 2 destroyed8 M3 F9 p! {6 c3 C" M
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed / ?2 x4 }- `) [! B
Aircraft Attacking:+ \; B( q/ y6 f% Y
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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5 e9 h/ ^+ ~* @Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
" @2 A+ g e0 J- p+ Y; v9 LWeather in hex: Heavy rain
2 F Y/ l5 _. J, M3 bRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* K2 m* D, ^0 Q. E$ z" mEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
) O- o* {9 o3 g0 ], A, t5 qJapanese aircraft
' r; u/ x' d. W x B5M1 Mabel x 5
" J) k* e% z8 S" J! BNo Japanese losses
3 R8 b9 a/ u$ I ?1 I# n6 W" U7 yAllied ground losses:
7 G( W6 Y9 D7 V. {( z6 i7 I 13 casualties reported9 x; ^/ Q+ y+ E- o! Z9 e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- D) w$ X4 I) t( `, ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 U) o9 s& \% J+ B# y5 ?0 e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ Q% X9 X4 [6 g- QAircraft Attacking:) r" f! R, ]1 r' R2 _/ s6 ^3 f
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
" f" y9 s: f" e! d. V# f Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 1 W" e& p' ]$ G7 h
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
) M$ P* h! w# M/ r, XWeather in hex: Light rain
! G; [& Y% w, s+ K+ [2 ^, C3 RRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.# H. o% Y; M+ C
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes 4 t( t1 l( u$ W! ?" P F1 R T
Japanese aircraft i! z; I0 Q1 D) c
A6M2 Zero x 9
7 Z7 U2 ]2 s, F S7 yAllied aircraft
$ ]; _/ ~% N* r5 |2 L/ i P-35A x 6
0 ]+ | \9 o" ]0 i! @ o% W% X! R P-40B Warhawk x 80 r% H. P- J2 f: u( S6 R( H
P-40E Warhawk x 24
6 X9 J( O: j: k% WJapanese aircraft losses8 T! ]9 v: j4 x+ W% F
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
0 ~2 W- T2 b L* MAllied aircraft losses
3 o4 z) K& Q# O6 |7 D+ ` P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed , ~; x/ u, \, x! t
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- r8 ~& z0 I! B/ l$ g6 GMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ; l' I1 D% V" h# d6 G
Weather in hex: Light rain
7 Y: s, A: `( }; [Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
! K3 y. \4 k- d& U% S1 ]. W- a( u/ bEstimated time to target is 12 minutes $ m- ^7 R% z4 o3 \ [! _$ ]
Japanese aircraft
. H: C8 a' L @ A6M2 Zero x 6
( B' Q9 J& g' ^: DAllied aircraft
5 S' O L, j3 Z P-35A x 5; i# |; t, C& z2 g8 N) S
P-40B Warhawk x 8
" N% I3 J9 m& V2 w8 E P-40E Warhawk x 18
+ K9 R- d( w, r: |" ]( m( ~( h: uNo Japanese losses
# Q& p1 W3 t5 ]5 {( RAllied aircraft losses
- x6 v- ~( k8 R% |0 Z. M P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed & r2 [8 d, G: R9 ]
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 / v/ [' [9 i% M2 b- c7 m
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
3 O* \7 S- _6 o* ^1 f" eRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
/ t* ?$ g# n1 _- r" ZEstimated time to target is 9 minutes 5 s4 C6 M2 t( K8 R1 f
Japanese aircraft- X. F" v' s8 w- Q; D3 o
B5N1 Kate x 12 8 C: W4 y! B7 ]
No Japanese losses ) ^4 ?. i, a' e; ]1 `
Port hits 29 s2 l# @ a" Y! T' \
Port supply hits 1 / e6 p( n! t e) m
Aircraft Attacking:4 L5 L* |7 [' g2 D8 O6 O3 X! K
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
# I1 O9 x3 }. D& i' Y Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb {5 C6 ~) S: F; t
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/ W1 @4 t9 q0 h q% H+ QMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
6 j# R. ]4 ^2 a" [+ j: ~: TWeather in hex: Light cloud
5 y" @+ O- ?8 y& A" ?* GRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 {0 M- ]# J b. P" f! V
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes 8 f% n* Z& z/ j) e
Japanese aircraft4 b3 O$ A/ L7 h( O a! e
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6% ~; {$ x1 x* Y' I
Ki-27b Nate x 1
; P1 O5 J7 g& D7 ^ Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
' H h# ~* Y! W( {. o5 U& hNo Japanese losses
0 e2 N" q4 N4 J4 f9 iAllied Ships7 `/ v/ S! ~6 c) x/ M, _
xAK Hinsang
/ o; @& n: s$ y2 \! j! [0 Y xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 R% i7 {7 s, |: `( H/ S xAKL Chengtu g" ~# K+ Z" D+ G7 E# p0 T
xAKL Joan Moller
, o C. ^+ {6 d* ~# J xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. Y& ^ t; l4 ?, b xAK Bennevis - G+ U; g$ N _7 ?% ~" [
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: G' V! T9 x2 M5 S/ j5 Y8 o! ^1 jMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 ' i; Z3 Y. _4 U8 Z3 j! r, M9 y* A7 z7 O
Weather in hex: Clear sky
, ]4 w% r9 {+ P) pRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ q# _2 J! U3 c/ _ fEstimated time to target is 23 minutes $ i8 p# `6 j8 m) [
Japanese aircraft
! j9 K* }1 E" q" }; d$ L8 i Ki-27b Nate x 9
+ C" \6 W9 x4 P% J* E9 A' H Ki-36 Ida x 19
7 n8 G R/ J: S Ki-44 Tojo x 8
/ x. ^9 u" z; H' F Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
/ t/ `1 [# \: U: R$ [3 [ Ki-51 Sonia x 17 + n$ K% D5 Q+ \& {/ q) z# R# M# r
No Japanese losses 2 {. s$ [1 A! N5 a( ]
Airbase hits 7. d1 w6 B. C% h% F$ j& m* T/ ?
Airbase supply hits 3
) Q( l6 ?6 \9 [+ vRunway hits 11 / @3 O9 [( \/ }* A5 {7 s# |) E
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3 H9 J9 o0 e0 q. W- {; \Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) * x. q9 o9 _& k2 {- q/ z
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ) C/ Q9 F3 L% z* {
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
j$ X. ~4 G6 T" j% z2 R0 q s: nEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
. l0 t9 j$ F. M. F4 w3 s, S9 LJapanese aircraft
1 j9 o) i) A7 `* t Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65* V' S% {; t) ]7 F
Ki-27b Nate x 19
2 h4 R! D) W7 E5 W9 |6 N8 mJapanese aircraft losses- o% v; T# Y4 _) j% b5 w5 V8 |
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
7 G) \- M+ _" A B1 UAllied ground losses:$ U) }3 T7 G6 w. t
66 casualties reported$ \& o# x" |6 ]8 m4 h8 d/ v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled4 v+ K$ b$ v3 ?3 j4 X$ w4 ~
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 E' n1 `. q' [' }" K/ p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 1 b# D$ i! M% t* X" q
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) : B+ q. z# q$ ^. C- `& V" y
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ' T5 g' V c7 d! _( O
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.8 b. v' v: U) i l% H
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes 9 a" c' y8 t$ E# {; l! C# H6 m, S
Japanese aircraft
% X! |' d' q* b( p Ki-27b Nate x 344 V2 e% F7 B* a! O
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
# O: F s. a4 M1 @ Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
" K5 b; x# ^6 X! y! J# VNo Japanese losses
7 b% \, B* C" u! u8 U1 j7 HAllied ground losses:6 N f K7 V' S% }$ {; m
39 casualties reported; r$ [* @/ K* z. j. |/ ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, ~5 g, @* h) } Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled2 {9 L1 I5 X* S
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled ( Y* M& x- {: R3 q5 u2 T
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+ N; O; |9 L% s lMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 ' R1 i7 |, X9 D
Weather in hex: Clear sky
9 H: w" G# `, d% |Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# j- N% w0 G5 L: I D6 B8 QEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
8 m* A0 X, o* s4 w; s. i mJapanese aircraft
: c+ @7 i# ]5 Z% ?' m/ m. z Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 + I/ }' j! t; o% T# H
No Japanese losses + a, ~9 y5 i5 W: z7 b1 q
Airbase hits 1
% A B; R( s* W$ O: S3 uRunway hits 29 D6 p' o& O& o, L( F
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 ; N! C. A: y3 n5 X! {- I4 _1 T
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
3 }( G9 n. E9 U5 B! [% P& h, p; x7 jRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
; z, W! ?# B/ T+ oEstimated time to target is 6 minutes3 J* E; W6 _0 ]$ S- l/ C0 V
Japanese aircraft: l: ^1 n$ A0 f, o7 e0 S
Ki-27b Nate x 24
9 ~8 z1 I+ {% u6 P- qAllied aircraft
/ C; _, w0 @! H" R# _8 { Blenheim I x 4
! v" [* H8 R8 o; W5 B% SNo Japanese losses 5 W. ]4 F4 @0 m8 @/ f! r# s9 M
No Allied losses
' e; r$ @5 B% {# ^4 P: e+ v ]8 MJapanese Ships# Y7 z- O8 f$ H$ F& m! }
BB Haruna
; O% {7 c) `; n( d4 O# j0 qAircraft Attacking:
4 Q# K# N4 Z4 W 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
! {. H* a6 i/ m# [ Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 2 A3 K; J, w% [" v2 g5 Y& r
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& v+ w& G: `1 k9 j1 uMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
- h, E) v- F+ J3 qWeather in hex: Heavy rain + G. ^8 W; u& y8 j `; v
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, e. D* c A, x+ u; ?Estimated time to target is 7 minutes - U; D( R5 ~ a- C
Japanese aircraft
* l. y" }+ G( q5 {/ E G4M1 Betty x 19
% o( o/ f/ l; ~ Ki-27b Nate x 12
/ } L- g9 a$ q. q5 H: R+ Z* ]No Japanese losses 1 F3 X/ P& M3 [; ~' C( Z
Allied ground losses:
( [1 {: [9 p2 C* c+ e 33 casualties reported1 |0 J. ]) I- s+ E3 `0 n' M) W% L" e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
3 x$ L9 m" s& K! h8 m: R2 n' ~" N1 L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled J. n' e* N. y, d9 Z5 \3 j6 L
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled6 l: }! r u) \( {- ]; M$ f
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 7 t0 v; }' x* \# q5 z% B
Weather in hex: Clear sky
. D$ L# W/ p/ w; a2 p3 IRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 c5 y! ^/ H& D& y5 uEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
/ f# m( X- }% P/ w6 EJapanese aircraft: w' D' j' K6 U* i8 J4 m3 f! U4 k4 |
A6M2 Zero x 46
! W C7 |3 N5 T+ z5 L" n B5N2 Kate x 354 r. V' K4 T G6 S) b
D3A1 Val x 9 $ g& A# e/ {; o! h# A
Japanese aircraft losses
0 E8 Y7 E8 p* J" D! A B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged* r) |0 i/ U E. x
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
0 Z2 L- a$ ?$ U Z% D- ~Allied Ships3 p) U& j& x. S$ m
DD Litchfield7 p- M1 m! ?4 h% {0 O" L) P1 T
DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 k/ s& }2 R j, V5 Z
DD Ward% l R' |" O+ e* K: M
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 : @! d: W& M( x6 A" X
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4 t4 W+ w3 c6 M, W9 i$ ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 |; l' B6 E- u. j/ M
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud & P: J3 A8 P- t: F% V
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
8 ?$ ] |% N, a9 Z6 ?, C) y5 ]# @" NEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 9 d( | m- T# Q! i. g
Allied aircraft
: t0 G% J; S$ y( F5 ?0 x F4F-3A Wildcat x 11& L" S, f/ g! j: A
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
( c. Y- b I! |9 h2 y- J" w TBD-1 Devastator x 15 % G! z9 D( T& \* B5 I5 |3 A9 p1 E
Allied aircraft losses; p, h% I- n. r5 S
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged " f/ o% t. o: y4 k
Japanese Ships; J3 @' m+ g! G) i [6 H
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 L. S9 J% b% N; g; |+ L
DD Sazanami
% y( W; Z' {, \1 ?3 }0 d AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires + }" x, w. \% {$ ^
* ~# H8 S1 O" x: r+ a0 BHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio. {, w- L( l5 j. G: b/ @3 }
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya m& Q* |! F5 K8 ~, s. t
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8 \$ m5 p; ?$ E; A+ \4 d aMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68- _% I: y' T4 N0 g$ R: ]) F, y p6 L
Weather in hex: Light cloud
o5 c: i* _* hRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 F, N7 a8 g+ F2 X" G* }
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
. u& }. Z0 Y, r" fJapanese aircraft1 D4 A* u9 j9 T' L" @* x
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 " e, ]3 ^/ d. y% h0 | u: h$ U- G& F
No Japanese losses
7 U, ]! _$ F \) t8 z2 V2 U: N* `" SAllied Ships
x8 o6 o0 b/ q" s3 W* W xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) G; H9 g Q; N7 H1 ^
xAK Hinsang
6 H8 `( S/ J* f2 U, uAircraft Attacking:
+ ?# D$ ~) ]6 m 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
- w+ b7 M1 _0 i1 {8 h1 m& c& i' i- x Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb . w# n4 o0 k- R
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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) d% N9 R$ {; U# O; b9 ?4 @Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
* m& T, A6 R4 hWeather in hex: Clear sky : j0 P: Y9 Z) h0 Y/ D
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* t8 S; a# B/ t: T; I4 o
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
+ ` T8 H2 t5 D. a. FJapanese aircraft
6 n) ]+ l- t+ n4 w& X D3A1 Val x 13 ; C, W7 R) R9 ] F; v
No Japanese losses
% Q! X% k" |& ?3 zAllied Ships5 z3 p" I1 A( d |1 J$ q* f1 T
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ K. z1 n* [: R- R DD Ward
* J5 j A$ U- Q/ |' |, c4 M DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage 2 h5 g+ x. y& P4 r
5 W+ B" W) D- A4 \3 S3 [. AHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley, ]1 j; g {' ~" i2 o+ q8 q
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2 N# l" x# q; W0 H# nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
; b; v) ^- I8 i- EWeather in hex: Light cloud
; P: r* r* C4 X% WRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet./ @+ Q/ l0 A$ i, {
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
' {! V) d i9 l* EJapanese aircraft2 u' h7 |: e& O4 U2 Q
Ki-27b Nate x 30
. @2 F2 [3 o, ^Allied aircraft
' p# w- U# ^9 T: `" E Blenheim I x 7
9 j7 D" e+ @1 c7 uNo Japanese losses
! D% w8 e0 E" E# G- RAllied aircraft losses0 V# q3 S, z2 y- Z+ g! s/ c: s
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
: Z) A: P. Y |3 O Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak ; ?$ Z) t/ J) k
Japanese Ships8 @0 D6 u# F5 R; \' r* h8 Y( V
BB Haruna
% M7 B% Y- P' J( b5 i xAK Asakasan Maru
& |8 o7 ]' W$ A: }Aircraft Attacking:$ M, L4 l) r& k, f2 e/ @: f2 P/ x
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
* L6 S" c1 l( R Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb ( |" f$ h# h% C% K4 r0 S# _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
, h& ^4 t* z+ lWeather in hex: Overcast
; c' }, k* T8 i; M, |Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( F7 e; X+ j( _: i0 c2 @; r0 ?1 r" UEstimated time to target is 7 minutes & l- k6 k7 m8 T* X- [
Japanese aircraft
4 N S. M- y* X8 C" s A6M2 Zero x 10, X0 T6 _) H; ?6 U( p* N
B5N2 Kate x 5 + A+ {* ~; {/ P* |
No Japanese losses
# r& V0 S3 {0 H2 w- CAllied Ships5 R+ x' R% D4 q" ]1 o7 Y
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 ]' O! c, q+ i* O3 GAircraft Attacking:' E3 v: M( C ?3 ^- v( T2 G. `
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& W6 I+ Z' o, {
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 5 u6 ~- T6 }3 u0 L2 e
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 , g9 g" E7 D6 T$ X
Weather in hex: Heavy rain1 B( Z3 h* n4 q4 c
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
$ x( S& k# c: f+ l, fEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
( Y" a+ v4 u, X( W8 eAllied aircraft
, Y+ v; v9 }; @% E F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
, N! G# e: I+ a) ?' t" l' k1 } SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 & S+ W O# X6 U
No Allied losses
( e5 o/ \* Q# ^% @* \Japanese Ships
' e$ \5 \. P; @9 ?7 X DD Sazanami
7 {+ \% z% O# i6 Y: S; z DD Ushio, and is sunk * w( p$ t7 G" B3 d2 i$ {
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" N! P4 L; f; x# O2 Z% Y' c% N) a& Z9 {Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
4 Q9 A. Q q8 p3 ?, v$ u' z9 }. NJapanese Deliberate attack
# t! f- B! n7 I2 v8 fAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 9 p) I5 r8 }) R$ l& C: s
Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 $ n' d) F( L6 r
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 - e- _5 {& ~% M- y$ S9 _
Japanese adjusted assault: 100
A) e) m) s, q8 }! q- kAllied adjusted defense: 8 . p, q+ B# I' T" g' {
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
/ t3 w Q3 a* X, S6 jJapanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!
) Q# f! Z3 f, j. c; BCombat modifiers8 }( {% z _% s& t5 _- X
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
& `. s9 {1 l: K& P6 } fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
( E# c. i) c. b/ a# lAttacker: fatigue(-) / @% w% c' S# `- j% t# h* }
Japanese ground losses:
) y8 u1 |" ]: x' w& X 37 casualties reported
% _6 ]; _; n& i3 a. D* S }% I7 i9 i; d Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 j1 `4 A3 T6 j1 T, z4 ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 V3 ?" P* @1 n+ o3 f" L, f! R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# C$ E5 I) \" h8 l0 I( lAllied ground losses:
! L+ a* @# Q, N5 }" U 2519 casualties reported
* |3 m* x4 x; G5 Z3 B' ` Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 y$ `2 @ X. B& G6 J6 B Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Y1 e0 U: \+ ^' g" p- N. } Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled: C' }% y+ M9 C1 S9 C1 A: Y
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)5 ]/ W* r) k1 ~$ ~" U- d! A
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
( u$ b; a5 L" ]/ z% _ Units retreated 21 A/ @ Q3 t# {/ t: B4 V
Units destroyed 1
9 `4 D, u0 ~0 N& c8 NDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
- F9 b8 O; d6 a; R( Y0 i, d) OAssaulting units:3 ? Z) N' x$ c
56th Infantry Regiment
, K7 u; o: B# o/ T% W# w! C$ o 12th Engineer Regiment
# _1 R2 t: g* x 5th JAAF AF Coy
& b; d( F7 ?% }+ D0 ^7 b5 wDefending units:# }" X) }8 L" q! f
FMSV Brigade+ ?- c$ S4 d$ N# t2 c' v
8th Indian Brigade6 ]5 h$ Z, ~: R7 V7 x" U- B
3rd ISF Base Force |