AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
# X/ x9 |* C5 U. U6 W& b# okb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。。$ E! _9 C, I9 e( Z1 N
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
9 U: D" W4 P G大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
; u) d( Q6 Q: Y5 @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,
% _! }2 w6 {+ H/ c6 Y7 F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。- ?" V. \# }' G
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。# ]$ h4 r9 q9 N6 F* g
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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" y& c/ G& i' \& C# h' V1 i$ X) }2 EInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) ) g3 p5 j( m9 X7 F6 q1 Y
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. " V9 { v5 _6 Y" G& t4 m
Japanese Ships
% u# p% D/ o+ o! k; ^$ O CL Sendai/ b! v; e1 ^8 X% [- S& x
DD Ayanami3 N, O% O' z# t! h* J
DD Shikinami
, |6 z U" S9 L1 @$ I" |$ ^8 n) } DD Isonami
! V6 W$ W# A; \+ D PB Tatsumiya Maru
5 L$ e( H, |) n& o SC Ch 9
* i/ s6 I2 ?) k( X3 K SC Ch 7
- Y2 H' ~! v, \: Y. E AK Sasako Maru& d& w' r; E, o2 H+ S2 `. A5 C
DD Uranami ! d" h+ a1 [8 s8 \
Japanese ground losses:
% O$ S8 u* `( u 26 casualties reported
3 f( w5 y2 o+ { H Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 Q# M( g2 H7 g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled( I) N# w* ]% y3 X8 Y, J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled . |+ D, A; R0 x; {! I0 Y
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Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
) y$ f% a! |# s' rJapanese Ships
& q2 z6 M9 ~5 y, m% I) m" b SS I-121 * ]1 G+ X/ q: c# U8 c( Q2 n
Allied Ships) g: [4 j6 j3 C9 W
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
) P/ a* @% ]& \ [xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121
' z; Q- s8 q& `- {; k' uSS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
% C0 ^7 {" n9 P; M4 Z$ f3 D. uAllied Ships
) R+ C/ h7 _; Q& G8 j& E, y DD Pillsbury3 ~* ^/ g# O+ j0 \* h; F
DD Peary
3 Y) \ v9 I4 h DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
' i" _% h7 \: m& G1 O [' P- }3 mines cleared ; `* J7 K! s8 C7 g- h- T' c5 f
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1 o# V* [0 B" }ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 + j3 j1 j. j2 I
Japanese Ships
5 C+ w' |8 v& s; _; s( } CL Jintsu
$ _ k, d7 t/ E. B) }9 l DD Oshio% d" C$ m$ g1 A2 r! I
DD Hibiki# m7 J8 W8 R9 y* f% {
DD Akatsuki1 X5 X9 l2 P& g
DD Arashio 5 X( {" B- d1 w/ G
Allied Ships
$ X6 H1 F# F1 M: R& D2 E/ M SS KXI, hits 9
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# {' D/ D6 A5 C3 [; K. kDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards # T/ T7 y) I4 n# {4 L
Japanese Ships
* l4 Z2 ?# I, I; K6 z% ?7 F CA Maya
6 g3 j/ b4 m# H) }( \2 e$ W6 S DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
5 l- p j/ B6 M- s DD Minazuki, @" O) y# y9 d
DD Fumizuki& k# X2 I+ ]* Z* h' K, Y
DD Nagatsuki
: \7 |0 A. a+ [Allied Ships
5 `$ a) y1 n+ { DD Scout7 Y, M5 a3 U6 u
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2& m, X; Y5 B5 n: Q5 k5 r
DD Thracian 2 M: K$ G$ b& V s
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
3 n" _' K! T! W- n7 |5 PJapanese Ships
# i6 Y) Z. \3 t8 g DD Sazanami1 F9 M; S1 G& o+ Y# F: m4 Z$ t7 y8 D+ w
DD Ushio$ N4 C2 M3 [/ j6 ~
AO Shiriya
8 y) b% [, d- p0 FAllied Ships
) }' P/ b" c; B- D, s; h0 \ CV Enterprise
3 |0 o% N9 o0 `* [ CA Northampton
, m$ Z3 n2 Z2 q' [7 p# I+ L CA Chester
% Q \5 M, O1 [* o$ o CA Salt Lake City
5 D( B) N4 l) h% N1 r) |; M; p DD Craven$ ]/ |, s& U7 h' o0 @
DD Gridley
! p* f/ [+ F! g* X/ |9 } DD McCall
2 ]1 D0 P9 _/ c% z8 q DD Maury1 r' O& b5 e" E" N) O- b; B/ W# B: ?
DD Benham
4 |8 \! G2 I( X7 P5 F2 A8 Q. f' I DD Ellet# x1 a* j8 _& P% Z- n! Z- e
DD Dunlap: K5 b: I& e$ O% q- v W2 Y% g8 Y
DD Fanning
* o* l$ r% r; I4 _ DD Balch
# f9 r I0 k, fMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
" u9 C8 J! Y5 ^* V% n$ i5 RCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards9 Q7 x8 j, ~6 P# s
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards/ o; N. Y* b, ]2 R( p7 e
Both TF attempt to withdraw!$ i7 `8 E4 e/ j1 r6 b" o
Range increases to 28,000 yards...
1 I# d& S; Q3 q O# s% X4 T2 ] hBoth Task Forces evade combat
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. J5 p% f9 N+ f8 R3 G, FDay Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards 6 C6 O, l) q5 j# C% c) E
Japanese Ships
# G! l3 b* R# s& T# w APD Fuji
6 b& c v+ m* z$ Y TB Hiyodori- M. {( t& j: Q; y$ s
AMc Toroshima Maru( s% u/ l, |' S: l9 k& F
PB Heiei Maru #7
1 Y5 ]0 Q# Y1 h; V8 R+ z* w1 c xAK Syoka Maru
5 v! c1 u1 q% h c7 G* b+ v: p xAK Rokko Maru
# l+ G6 l0 U3 {! [, _, Y# h xAK Igasa Maru& b' k: h: ~/ h3 Q
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21& @6 `6 u) r K
xAKL Sasago Maru
# g: ]) ^4 j2 bAllied Ships. j4 b- V5 T. f" }9 l
MTB 7
& d( W9 R& }; f! i0 Y MTB 8! G' t( I' n2 m! N* A2 a: O, _4 T' D5 A
MTB 9$ U5 y7 z* f: t2 ]+ ~9 ~4 d; V
MTB 10
) M- i) |! v$ h, I2 F- r MTB 110 ~; b7 h6 d6 `% H, r7 S* P' {
MTB 12
5 y5 h4 ~+ N3 \, J MTB 26$ _7 t. |$ W+ F) D9 D" Z
MTB 27
: V2 e! U0 n4 r& JPoor visibility due to Thunderstorms
( e1 d$ M k5 Z/ h% o" M! `Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards n( ~: k" {" O% I! T, G8 ?4 U
Range increases to 18,000 yards...& t) [! @ n; q% _9 D0 L' Q3 y a
Both Task Forces evade combat
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7 S+ F8 W/ T) ]$ P/ a% o' E$ P* {Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
! ~! }+ ~4 s$ s3 V# QWeather in hex: Light rain
: p: } ?0 H! c# d* }Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
! R! ^+ W8 x" W2 j; i& WEstimated time to target is 10 minutes ( H4 z$ h3 J% L* v
Japanese aircraft$ [. u" E* W3 @4 ?* t% t( z
A6M2 Zero x 21
% J5 H+ V6 y4 y6 lAllied aircraft: I6 K V+ U3 r
P-26A x 8& r5 d: F" ^7 U! j
P-35A x 13
' `- S$ Q% u) M U P-40B Warhawk x 14* V0 S4 O0 {7 K$ V& y
P-40E Warhawk x 46 ' J2 z; j- M5 S3 I
Japanese aircraft losses
% n5 ~7 W, u# ?0 r A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed $ L( C* h) l( I# c+ h, F q
Allied aircraft losses
* l, f, \" S! r; q3 K0 \' z, b) ] P-26A: 1 destroyed; G0 R/ e7 x( H" Z
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed4 V+ E8 i; b' y9 k% ]
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
8 X2 V2 a) ]: jAircraft Attacking:5 v* u, G1 V. z* P
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) / \4 c" o+ `6 e
Weather in hex: Heavy rain - a% n6 d- a; ^8 W' V" z
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.! o S: {$ s% a8 M7 X
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
/ l# X8 \' s$ Z) d3 Y u" e6 wJapanese aircraft4 [) c5 d# y$ L0 T/ m$ j$ e
G3M2 Nell x 33; R- z3 y6 I8 l
G4M1 Betty x 3
7 L0 A; t9 D2 h Ki-27b Nate x 19 `) a3 r6 n7 ^' D3 X6 N
No Japanese losses
- ^1 s- F8 m( _# W8 O/ G1 {& m _8 sAllied ground losses:
. Y |& d' U- v# ~0 p 95 casualties reported
% I& W! ?' E* F8 g0 ^7 h Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled. ` ~+ E! _; o$ \! [$ p( L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
7 {& y- z x- L+ S8 w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ) H4 |/ d4 @ R% L" c' z
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) & x4 {: X! H; P# n0 ~2 b e% C- K* y. b
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ; A, f/ ]9 Y6 G8 o$ e. Y* _* n
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 i, Y5 P6 P$ L- @$ v; V
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes ! ?% w! S% s2 a/ o
Japanese aircraft' U, P2 D" ]1 w! J( l# u- F
G3M2 Nell x 16# S; b4 }. M4 w/ ]/ m
G4M1 Betty x 110 x/ J3 d. \2 }* {) S/ H' _
Ki-27b Nate x 15
7 d4 [: ~' F0 M, @3 r* bJapanese aircraft losses; L+ l8 Z& v1 c9 M4 \8 J7 U
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
! r3 |5 A: w9 R4 L. R* d G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
9 N% e5 ?/ b. ? q! r; @6 vAllied ground losses:
' g% K& ^% p# L5 e 43 casualties reported" M f8 H" N/ S% W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 ~- i. Q- H: T0 o( z4 ^9 k$ R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
% `4 Q! Q/ h8 S6 m) [6 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled # R) Y ?! B3 [- p5 M# q) `
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Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) " O9 X- f8 G: I6 F# `3 s$ f
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 1 z2 t9 b3 e* v
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ O) [" X; Y7 c S( Q* G( r+ L& ~. X
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
; p% K. c7 Y7 \% b. G' b) H8 rJapanese aircraft
3 ~3 G' W' M. {# g$ Y& U0 x G3M2 Nell x 27% m/ Z, ? `* ~4 H* }% B
Ki-27b Nate x 34 * y4 q5 v9 `" p% _- i1 h
No Japanese losses
: w9 D# ?0 ? U8 {8 i2 {1 D# `Allied ground losses:
7 k$ v& }4 U& p) Y: Y6 a& p6 o 78 casualties reported
5 c4 R) z4 \/ n9 n- w9 v Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
O0 @( e6 Q0 \3 _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled. Z* n7 M( u: H% d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 9 f& ^' s( d9 m% O
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}! w, }* t: e; JMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 / \: |5 t% T+ c
Weather in hex: Light cloud
9 H r6 Z) m) B) r' t% {9 {6 }! j8 @8 cRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- V- Z; F6 n4 C2 Y1 u
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes ; h4 v. g& N- Y/ U0 w/ r. n
Japanese aircraft5 ~; R9 \) Q" H% `2 Z* a8 w8 H
G3M2 Nell x 3# F* g( \8 [/ Z7 R
G4M1 Betty x 12+ A! L L& Y4 l- y- P; S) d
Ki-27b Nate x 9
: |" _' C( Q4 K BNo Japanese losses
" l2 E/ ]3 i% ?Allied Ships) I' q Q' a. c2 P
xAK Munlock3 e: n% v" O/ b- H! v
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire) r/ Q h# k. \6 D1 {
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! M7 ~1 s6 m' _; Y/ S' b xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
$ D9 g) I+ J) g% W! V0 t) @. KWeather in hex: Light rain
% l% s V1 E$ k0 w1 vRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.! \2 u. y: [# v
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
5 z1 x i5 g" k* a$ K7 hJapanese aircraft
9 h) W; i: O7 ? A6M2 Zero x 10 ' w5 S; q2 j1 M5 r: E
Allied aircraft
( D; h- `0 I0 |$ H- t- r P-26A x 30 Q& d. ?, [8 w, W1 Q3 l
P-35A x 10' D1 z! {0 r3 N. S& y
P-40B Warhawk x 9
" s: C& E" h9 y P-40E Warhawk x 33
- @' J! G3 K% X* O3 j/ kJapanese aircraft losses3 G, o+ s/ o% f
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
) X& O# V2 m O* Z3 [8 yAllied aircraft losses
# e/ T& T% C% @0 B( q' @ P-26A: 1 destroyed
1 Y) F/ f6 ?3 C- W6 W5 T; q$ @ P-35A: 2 destroyed
m- x% \1 r2 T9 ?/ H! P9 ] P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
f$ }% j m" N& QAircraft Attacking:
, D% I6 `0 b* w; L1 J 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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- E" V) K9 h' g: O5 W) p& p. T i3 ]Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
# S3 ]) V5 r8 ^$ g4 T: D1 B: [Weather in hex: Heavy rain
7 K; e; R1 O) Z# `Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 q/ y9 I m+ N) h% w( G1 L& R4 z
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
( r3 U0 G( Q$ T+ dJapanese aircraft
0 q C+ N6 S5 Q# L5 R B5M1 Mabel x 5
2 G" k4 f I3 F" ]# U5 I2 ^" qNo Japanese losses ) e. ? [& R* ~* R/ a% e
Allied ground losses:
9 h) m+ w& k: F1 P 13 casualties reported
$ {# d- n% o% v# M" d- e( g Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 s) a- }' c' q: Q1 ^+ w! F! Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( L# M2 n4 ]5 d V+ }2 H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 n6 a: |9 N' r7 \6 [Aircraft Attacking:
1 e" Z8 u, m2 Y, h. _ 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
9 y1 ^7 R6 T* \, n$ C6 v; a8 s& K- D Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 h7 o" f! ~, j4 M, M& J" H* T! q
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9 H2 H0 {5 t" \4 u4 ~Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 2 p- E6 f/ |" y
Weather in hex: Light rain
7 G/ o! A0 G' a7 b5 SRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
6 P# ^. S- q& x( K y% TEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
) D( v3 n# ?% s3 |1 d/ BJapanese aircraft
1 q# ~+ r3 h, e$ {& Q0 q9 @; { A6M2 Zero x 9 9 l! o' K0 V# I; ]5 z4 E
Allied aircraft
! C3 u; H m1 z, d P-35A x 6
4 p. z% T0 P( t$ w; O5 h7 N( L* r2 G P-40B Warhawk x 83 Q% C& L: k" `
P-40E Warhawk x 24 6 z& F/ v/ a% s' `1 O, F
Japanese aircraft losses
6 y% C1 q3 E, q/ u* F A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
; u$ J# [5 `# lAllied aircraft losses; M! v N8 F& F; P# V* A# u
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed ! s. @& L& n7 b0 k* d- @
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 1 k7 p1 H; n( n; @
Weather in hex: Light rain * y+ ]. D+ j+ _1 [9 P9 K. N
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.1 U0 H0 b6 R# x* N2 ]2 ^) H
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes 9 t! h. R! \+ M( w* h
Japanese aircraft0 D- Q; [9 n1 r7 o
A6M2 Zero x 6 8 o0 o4 `9 b: u( l+ \* Z# _
Allied aircraft
/ q2 q, C# d! K* k3 Y P-35A x 5
8 d# G( X% `' m# ?0 r. t P-40B Warhawk x 80 A. |. p, H: }& q
P-40E Warhawk x 18 ; T% C& r" y3 z% n$ _/ u% W
No Japanese losses + \$ p% e0 Z* ^; o' @
Allied aircraft losses. |2 v4 M) T b& D9 R
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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+ b9 v6 R% k, E& U) {- n% I+ TMorning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 2 [0 {& r' {1 `4 v9 W
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
1 _# v3 D4 |# Y# o+ f2 S# j! @; X, Y* \7 LRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.1 i' S+ U w0 u" y: _$ o& W
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
0 K! u* O1 {# cJapanese aircraft# k/ }7 |) z7 s3 u
B5N1 Kate x 12
- h& _' k/ g! b% PNo Japanese losses , f8 D# h( U9 ~! [' ?+ [7 j! R4 |6 ~
Port hits 2
G7 B/ h# P$ \% Q5 ]; @8 }! X& CPort supply hits 1 * }% g2 F. G" i+ u$ [
Aircraft Attacking:1 E, \! m) G" Z0 A6 J) {8 R% `
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * , E/ b0 g( Z- `3 @0 B& I6 e
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 8 U7 s) l% F+ @) a
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2 f; x3 O0 a: s5 v' P. QMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 4 j" T8 e+ N4 b, o2 c2 l
Weather in hex: Light cloud ' F* c! u7 I0 e& n$ z- P
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- e) n ^2 [8 z( oEstimated time to target is 5 minutes 9 b' T' [- i1 W" L1 a
Japanese aircraft- Y* W+ A/ r' p7 ^% v7 X* d8 T
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
* N; H2 y% y! q) }( l/ D1 q Z Ki-27b Nate x 1' U5 d6 o7 ]! R1 K+ q% |
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
2 J+ T9 k8 [1 e5 BNo Japanese losses
2 G( I$ M' @1 p+ W+ d7 {/ kAllied Ships
* M) W$ I- X7 X9 t0 t xAK Hinsang1 P$ a5 R" D5 P6 e& v
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage
, {2 q! X! z- y# }8 D: ~$ v# ]/ e xAKL Chengtu
* V2 c$ U8 j# v Z4 `- F xAKL Joan Moller
) O. } {& _1 ~4 a4 C5 x0 ^/ w xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 i2 O" |3 I# r# d' E# t# @: k xAK Bennevis
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 / N" Z' I* q" C3 z3 D# w
Weather in hex: Clear sky , y! K% h. l0 _, h
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
0 G1 x+ Z; Y: p! y) A4 q. rEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
. V: `: T0 r: J- |Japanese aircraft
9 m8 a6 y; ?3 F) B0 ] Ki-27b Nate x 95 m9 H5 D1 ^, ^
Ki-36 Ida x 19( p$ U7 z2 ?. o1 s" i4 |; X% W
Ki-44 Tojo x 8
9 z8 O* H# F2 l Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
* {6 H& I. \. K3 c* o Ki-51 Sonia x 17
+ }+ p$ ~% l" g3 tNo Japanese losses
" a! t: t8 O2 G# }, EAirbase hits 73 Z7 ]5 Y) s/ G% Z& \8 L9 x9 r
Airbase supply hits 32 [1 ~! c" C& W2 b3 p
Runway hits 11
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& T! a" M6 V3 l9 y. l' IMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) % x9 _% X0 d* W' X! H8 s3 O- ^; S+ M
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
: ^6 s% B/ f4 b1 N* d, p! yRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.% F) _+ M( k$ T. E
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
: {! `* L3 C9 ~ B! {9 uJapanese aircraft
+ N% t) o7 d+ n) K3 S( q Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65
7 p8 R5 w0 Y6 w# L# _5 y Ki-27b Nate x 19
! Y. p2 H; q5 k( p! vJapanese aircraft losses) q. d7 Q0 H; @
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
+ T$ [- ~( c. d) l# q" q! m! G# }5 j! fAllied ground losses:
/ G* W/ w6 [: y- Z, t4 U 66 casualties reported0 k5 O: x2 P3 H0 V' G- m1 m% U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
8 K& ?) C) \- E/ X) a Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 c8 {6 h/ u2 I2 A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled & c, T8 t! o; g2 r
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ) f, C$ P9 F4 r b* ?
Weather in hex: Heavy rain . p8 y, a9 Z" T8 I' Q9 V9 b
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
) S) D3 W0 Y2 D9 N8 s! I0 {& ]+ WEstimated time to target is 12 minutes / O% s) Z# g+ x
Japanese aircraft& n6 R! Z+ |% d, b/ T$ P
Ki-27b Nate x 34
. T# J1 h/ S' o' C. S3 V Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6/ [5 e9 Q; f7 }: `1 }
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 7 Q5 ?# h' w" x G+ h- z! F6 B
No Japanese losses
/ Y/ R/ L/ y8 s( W+ ~% }% S# eAllied ground losses:& L0 e1 V9 `( E! p
39 casualties reported2 E3 t4 ]( i' }9 V6 U9 L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* w/ U+ i: r- P7 |9 k Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 Q$ j4 ?: S2 o2 R! ` Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) u8 J8 s3 G0 a* pMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
/ {& H; v. p' cWeather in hex: Clear sky
I$ E% F- u& e; jRaid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.; L. ?- H: e) g1 x3 @% Z
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes - p8 i9 ~- `. |' }$ }
Japanese aircraft& r- z0 e5 b) w' {2 s
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 / l+ _2 U/ b, y! ?! C8 U/ B
No Japanese losses
% `8 v' j q- e y. W3 ~- |Airbase hits 1
4 b, @% x1 y* TRunway hits 2
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 2 V L8 c% X8 M; A. c2 ~
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
! X; G6 O# u9 ~5 ]2 B6 Y8 \Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
" t' ~9 ?1 O/ {, W+ EEstimated time to target is 6 minutes2 C- S) O0 j: R4 \6 }8 }6 \
Japanese aircraft+ I" i- ?& \, v
Ki-27b Nate x 24 ! [" ^( E( z) q$ n K
Allied aircraft
t. F: @2 x) e3 [2 B Blenheim I x 4 5 Y; A8 u+ O0 P+ U
No Japanese losses 0 a; k M; a/ k. R- K+ u& P
No Allied losses ; R; K( Q6 a+ Y& W( K1 G# A
Japanese Ships
: r5 r x- O- J BB Haruna
2 H; G' W, j J0 G `Aircraft Attacking:
* W0 R8 L& H* I3 |, n 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet3 f/ W% y& Q7 ^0 f5 d' i
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb $ Z& _ D6 W% o
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# R9 ~- @$ _- J5 b% hMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ; O) G9 q& a4 U8 |6 B0 P. o% ]
Weather in hex: Heavy rain + S! R* l+ `- D( ?
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( ^' @0 ]# X& a8 k$ ]! n% I0 YEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
! {2 g2 M1 [) V: f, o+ M2 a# uJapanese aircraft, T, d* r/ K; }4 A, s D- S Z! T
G4M1 Betty x 19
- W3 ^# D4 S: A8 h) c Ki-27b Nate x 12
: h; m% h7 d% z8 l# |( q- LNo Japanese losses
0 V& {: b2 U7 e9 f, O* YAllied ground losses:
2 s. }# G* ?3 ~# ~" S 33 casualties reported
- H( t1 P+ J6 s! F' U. M1 A Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
' i$ j4 J) T' G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' k5 u, b7 C- A3 w. \
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled$ g. N1 m- c+ V% e! w, p. W
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) ( }# R1 ^; X, L% C+ F( a* D6 L: R
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 1 L) g3 k& w/ N' |+ W3 B0 Y: l
Weather in hex: Clear sky
) i. s' k2 G( A' E; L/ P* lRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 `) [, |4 G2 q: NEstimated time to target is 6 minutes 7 ~7 X3 P7 W( s/ ?' t0 o, J
Japanese aircraft. o4 U/ b8 f& H" y" Y9 [+ a
A6M2 Zero x 465 Y/ a8 Y$ W6 o( G
B5N2 Kate x 351 D6 F& {4 M" X2 l/ @3 v
D3A1 Val x 9
( c: }8 R$ _" I( p* h! C3 tJapanese aircraft losses
) }7 {0 V* ^. ^" X B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
) W! C4 e/ ] w0 p0 ^" b9 P1 S; W1 A0 a D3A1 Val: 1 damaged 4 Q' o) t9 X+ Z7 z6 L5 r3 Q8 y
Allied Ships; e& w N/ ]) K# H6 d
DD Litchfield' m1 V3 D- T# ?' w' K+ s4 C9 ]& J$ Y
DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% o5 t& Z2 [& X. _& h
DD Ward7 [ R- _4 l8 a. l/ s
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 9 n3 o9 H# x u) O
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 ; H2 c' z# b7 a- O) ~1 e
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud $ R- S- ^4 P0 K" W) y* A
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.# p+ w5 M! t% \! ]% x' p/ t
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
4 t2 \* G2 ^! H. IAllied aircraft5 |6 U& K8 ]! w+ a& B
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11: J" Z/ h- C* S
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
! P& N$ P" i: Y' v6 m/ Y TBD-1 Devastator x 15 + t! D% z7 i3 [1 U
Allied aircraft losses
5 S0 V1 x. p* U4 K/ \ TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
) J; ]5 U) M7 g/ t1 W* N2 [+ u8 q, @Japanese Ships1 o% |7 U) }, d9 W* X* s
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ n8 Z2 v! Z) w" w9 ^) t) S* L
DD Sazanami
+ C2 K8 q3 W) g$ b6 |/ z3 i& @ AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
. [. P& s& K# E* X0 b0 ^3 q: `$ z+ I) ^4 w* ~, Z2 f
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio6 q: b3 r" x" k q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
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4 [/ }9 j( Z* j0 j* G- y& t0 ~4 nMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
! w5 p* a! D% f5 M- cWeather in hex: Light cloud " C/ B# t0 A; g& T0 f+ [
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* ?+ T6 ]+ l) K; X+ K: Y+ G ?- _Estimated time to target is 7 minutes $ c& y0 t+ G3 M4 G1 t! Q) z
Japanese aircraft
* q( O; E! Z. \8 G' P Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
7 S" s# J! {+ HNo Japanese losses 5 f+ j; q0 Z( o/ g0 D* i
Allied Ships
. A: k1 _ _" z xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" B/ v+ @6 ^0 E5 f9 }$ b$ J# B6 Y xAK Hinsang 9 A8 g0 h( P+ t
Aircraft Attacking:
& T5 i% C* A; }# W% l! X# |' n 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
' k, r0 |& E" M3 w Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
- p6 B+ v! `; a! j2 ]5 w& vHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang% Y- y1 w- i/ T
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
+ `/ G0 l6 `' f3 E4 b" R9 FWeather in hex: Clear sky " u3 q& C' m3 g: @0 |
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ P: V7 i) d" I9 A7 s
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
: C |1 E% s v) \" l) HJapanese aircraft
5 o; B- u+ `% n" U+ K; d9 m D3A1 Val x 13
) M% {3 n5 c5 k( b! i: K, }No Japanese losses
1 d) c2 F M( a* o2 vAllied Ships
7 O# H" x' T& I; H; o i" x; [. W% b DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
/ z, F; B9 f* W0 z4 e DD Ward
3 n( N* |1 ~1 ? }* `0 Y DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage 0 z* r1 `8 H0 w, ^, G: _
" v& L; j O4 g, @ a& v4 |# z& DHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley& K# j( k/ V, i" u: E3 Q. Y6 G1 A# z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 . W0 g. v7 \; v
Weather in hex: Light cloud
& J; @- q5 x2 I5 P6 S% a- A6 jRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' }4 e# e; {& _" h% v/ R
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
. t5 X! @2 K; a: p |4 ~$ N8 r0 l6 b: BJapanese aircraft
/ b8 C: w# U8 U( R* K$ L2 K% G* J Ki-27b Nate x 30) a0 P. q% B& Y' m) D4 l \( S8 i
Allied aircraft
7 b4 s$ j5 z5 s9 j" ]' N Blenheim I x 7 8 l. _1 W% b% D* d6 R& P2 o
No Japanese losses . U) R6 p+ y6 t: v
Allied aircraft losses- T; @3 B2 ^ d
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
+ a* _+ i4 g6 j Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak $ ^2 S9 ?! |/ H# y3 e) M1 Y
Japanese Ships/ r* g2 w! w( I' Z) ^
BB Haruna- F$ k7 v- J/ ~5 O
xAK Asakasan Maru
' ^/ `8 z6 L3 M! N) m) }Aircraft Attacking:5 |( p& n: P6 N% d; n, S& c' [
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
. k; y, ~% W; X# [, V8 K1 H2 p Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb # n- m# H% U8 n& a) M
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# R7 a; T9 ~2 {5 T; P QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
! c. I% k, ^3 T/ C0 D& ^6 EWeather in hex: Overcast 4 G" ?& N Q& t q& y
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., j8 {. g y" Q1 O) N
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes * V! a8 |( c: u1 `
Japanese aircraft
: F! i5 |* s, C# |! d A6M2 Zero x 10+ J9 K+ S1 ]5 S* C( R3 S
B5N2 Kate x 5 5 `4 }( M7 R2 ?) q. l% E. E2 Y; }
No Japanese losses
! u: V1 A u X) U7 w3 zAllied Ships
$ p; r0 ?; {+ ]6 O6 k DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 8 t& b0 Q! X9 n7 p+ Q
Aircraft Attacking:
6 w3 U/ b' f t4 r0 t 5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ c* ]1 d: w" F2 p
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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9 _8 @1 T9 v# G E; F& c! t9 jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 + d( P* n6 J% F7 I6 }! Q
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
9 o* V/ r$ f9 Z: Y& B# h+ Z, \+ { D9 URaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
6 I; N. u7 j# k" YEstimated time to target is 7 minutes B4 X- u) _; B! M7 [
Allied aircraft" ^2 y6 q5 e$ i r8 a8 \/ a2 W) N
F4F-3A Wildcat x 116 _2 u: O$ v; [4 r
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 0 F8 w ~3 Z4 _, A2 }9 x4 C( Q
No Allied losses
' A! V `0 q6 a. S. v: N4 YJapanese Ships& f0 Y0 L* v4 m1 }3 h6 `0 w! x
DD Sazanami" }. y5 B1 T& L0 H) O7 E
DD Ushio, and is sunk
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$ A6 d; B) a/ z9 U+ iGround combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) 4 z9 x' @% h r8 H; @' V
Japanese Deliberate attack ) F& g' g( [$ A- F8 m" ]2 e) S
Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 / y. j/ ?% q* x- U# L7 C% ~2 I
Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
: ^8 e' _0 B/ b) o5 B% UJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 - q0 s! o7 F( F9 g9 E
Japanese adjusted assault: 100
- E4 ]5 k, _3 G; `/ _2 J" |Allied adjusted defense: 8 + T& V5 j. b5 A/ ]! t$ F5 G- X6 [# q$ @* c
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) 3 A3 E9 _) |( z& M9 f/ Q& C
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!
# A% d& ~1 n4 D" `0 ^ qCombat modifiers
2 U0 e" x# {5 y: O/ yDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
" a) n% b' E5 w fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)% b8 N/ R1 D5 R5 Z6 i
Attacker: fatigue(-) 1 G3 N% F6 ?& H# H+ s3 R
Japanese ground losses:
) `! R( c" y' D6 u 37 casualties reported+ P; t L) Z+ r4 I8 i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
x/ u# u' p2 f( R" ]/ ^$ @& K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 v! Y! R/ k1 j: J8 Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ! F% K8 F( D' I H2 z/ R
Allied ground losses:
7 X% k' P4 W9 h k4 [0 i 2519 casualties reported
5 V5 \ R# f, i6 w0 z6 O Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
; o6 q- g3 s( ? Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled3 o+ K4 S5 X$ Q4 L+ T
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled, I6 j- P: g* s- A
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)7 A: }) `" v0 c( J5 N, R
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
, ^( M" G6 `: T0 }) I2 P; |- K; f Units retreated 2: \) j2 G& O; g8 V
Units destroyed 1 / u& D0 M2 t1 S$ p$ e, S& B
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! % B4 M% L5 d4 d% N$ M/ c
Assaulting units:5 F8 D& P4 y- v7 Q$ B
56th Infantry Regiment
5 Z r/ U9 [; k6 N 12th Engineer Regiment
& T0 ^' l8 I3 ]2 N3 |, z; S5 |7 i 5th JAAF AF Coy . U, h3 X9 J1 m% W/ ]( z
Defending units:
; W1 T5 W6 [7 A; \; a FMSV Brigade
8 U3 S) d, K5 x( F 8th Indian Brigade
7 P6 ]6 A) ]' ]0 [ 3rd ISF Base Force |