AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
, a% C: G& e1 x* ~& d% K* Skb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。。4 E" H+ P8 C7 ~8 e) S8 }
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。" |, g0 d" N+ k5 m1 B
大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
. C8 E8 R* J4 I9 J) e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,
9 |: ]# [. L5 Z0 g2 a+ U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% V+ q p7 @' S9 b. j3 o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。
. t+ c1 Z% |4 }8 D; S$ M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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+ t( V0 @( c7 \- ?" O; |. A7 eInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) # z6 _# A M, Z4 A0 H+ f
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
* P1 P$ L( Q3 e0 IJapanese Ships) I+ j5 Y- Y4 j- I: ~7 _" k
CL Sendai
5 Z9 y& f7 [6 z& D$ M: z DD Ayanami
$ s+ |3 B: `* W/ e# j DD Shikinami
. r. b: R3 I; B# v6 a& n# G8 a DD Isonami
, c# ^! D+ R1 Y) ] PB Tatsumiya Maru9 V% x- ]1 L' _+ t' J- ^
SC Ch 9' F ^' [; B! A" v+ D
SC Ch 70 C) P1 k7 P; @
AK Sasako Maru
$ t* f+ C2 U$ V8 N3 W DD Uranami 9 n3 k# B$ l k3 I* v2 f% [* s/ ?
Japanese ground losses:
, i. X$ H& b# b* {/ s2 D8 G8 t 26 casualties reported7 B8 L: w4 b0 C2 C W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 q9 j3 @2 r7 [2 |# H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled- x' |/ C8 ?, J9 U2 W# c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
9 `- i4 E+ y4 f: BJapanese Ships
' e0 g* L+ y3 g$ `) h2 X SS I-121
4 A0 S4 j( W$ T4 [) N2 zAllied Ships+ |4 {+ K7 I" P" r1 l& C
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
6 c6 K' V( a- _2 }xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121
) i% o8 S: i/ o0 z) j0 y$ _SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang # M0 H0 @2 O, ^5 p5 G
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
, z$ I" E; P( ] @! k1 V! Z4 PAllied Ships
: _8 i. u1 d: _ v/ Q DD Pillsbury
7 ~) e6 A O7 D* d D8 C DD Peary
1 \5 }. p! O5 t1 _) a: @ DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage$ O, v+ h: P& J _+ v& O
3 mines cleared
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& q0 y7 x9 v) S& L( u/ hASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 # b# ^& K4 O+ }1 j9 K- ^
Japanese Ships% G5 o0 Y, u. V9 b: y5 V2 Z
CL Jintsu! S% T. |1 A" F' U& h% r9 X
DD Oshio
( K# K4 x; |# o6 s( L* n6 V DD Hibiki
1 u) J! c" T# K9 I- n DD Akatsuki6 L$ {" U* O% N
DD Arashio 0 j/ T' c- }. u' t9 Z5 [6 e2 t
Allied Ships
5 B' H+ o2 s9 L- q9 x T SS KXI, hits 9
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
% D& N1 `+ R* MJapanese Ships
( D) F. o* n) _/ B* C CA Maya
2 }+ V& ~4 R% U& K; _% U DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1" P4 p( [1 a0 V1 ]6 b: u
DD Minazuki; t7 [- O: V$ [" j
DD Fumizuki
4 ]6 o e! B, a6 ^; w/ f# E& V DD Nagatsuki6 r5 U; n$ T }) \1 \
Allied Ships
% |) z! c* ?7 O w' P DD Scout; _2 ]: |' c7 M- j, p( D
DD Thanet, Shell hits 26 ]+ Q+ P( v* ^8 T1 D/ h' T. q
DD Thracian
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' J/ V2 L7 e, @0 `' aDay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards $ T) w6 g {9 p5 s1 b
Japanese Ships
6 I# ~' m: o; a& B- L4 M& c* H* S DD Sazanami
2 P. M* ]6 a4 u8 F DD Ushio; J+ B8 M: E; J
AO Shiriya $ P0 X6 r8 J9 S: Q, n& x
Allied Ships p" |- v7 T. a1 @: T# s# ^# I5 z! x
CV Enterprise
# N5 |* ` ?+ \3 n) P7 P3 E ?& | CA Northampton
; I7 u8 |! V+ ]) E' i' I CA Chester x y0 \9 l/ [1 `: V
CA Salt Lake City
0 T. T6 @, J4 ^4 C+ E DD Craven8 L. f6 \2 k6 x/ ^0 \2 i* m
DD Gridley
) v: d* l. s* E8 H$ u DD McCall
; T( c) p8 ]2 v* e DD Maury& W+ z# M1 k0 N H* o2 H
DD Benham
2 f" O y% Q7 X o8 i DD Ellet7 J7 q K0 J- @
DD Dunlap0 u$ u0 I8 e' L( O
DD Fanning
' @7 o, u+ g6 c; R( S; Y DD Balch
: `, i: V1 B3 ?* g8 t4 M3 FMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards& w! I# U& w$ F' c J3 f
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
# H6 n& ?# v! M( b( z: pCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
8 ?0 }1 ]( A0 E7 yBoth TF attempt to withdraw!' V, {1 ?3 f9 _/ e) F
Range increases to 28,000 yards...
) e+ o- E7 O' o6 n" h8 i6 A* R2 BBoth Task Forces evade combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
& o5 s- Z7 u. l4 K) zJapanese Ships
! n4 _( ^8 _% i APD Fuji, x; M1 N2 g; |3 r
TB Hiyodori
+ r7 v- Z* y' } AMc Toroshima Maru8 v& M& _9 ?: j& X# @$ u6 n: p
PB Heiei Maru #7
p% N, i: a( @8 Y- Z( [% G, k. c- y xAK Syoka Maru
, v- T8 t/ D/ Y, V8 ^2 A xAK Rokko Maru
( G3 z( B6 I( E6 b# G1 v xAK Igasa Maru' n' I8 s& y% x+ D( S
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21
& b+ J# T1 u- p2 M, @3 r/ x1 @- _/ A xAKL Sasago Maru ' v8 z6 d' b! a) B) i* C4 F
Allied Ships! d: Y5 n9 N6 F: G
MTB 75 F n, L! t S
MTB 8
: P8 t' Y7 }; }% p1 z; [: a MTB 9
# Q; M+ M% @. z: m0 m5 P$ v MTB 10
8 h. u8 ?8 P0 ~& L8 h MTB 11% C/ G. Z+ v: i
MTB 12
1 }0 Q1 m' c& U- b4 W! B MTB 26
9 l" B2 p2 W% ] MTB 27
7 S9 _3 Z: I( @9 n+ ?Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms; i( b7 @ _: I
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards
7 x$ ]( _( U: Z: KRange increases to 18,000 yards...2 G' m% P" h5 a/ t
Both Task Forces evade combat
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$ x0 a* d: y4 {9 _$ l3 z7 HMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 , Y; ~( h5 }5 l3 ^8 m. g
Weather in hex: Light rain
" Q/ @! P4 U# k2 GRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
) e) y/ l1 l$ A% B0 BEstimated time to target is 10 minutes ) f4 r$ V! u7 g- ]& y
Japanese aircraft
/ u2 W0 s! o9 p! Q1 @7 X A6M2 Zero x 210 B9 f; u: Q1 z! Q V
Allied aircraft
5 [: I& t9 u A6 `0 F/ J. _ P-26A x 8
9 n4 H4 ~# t) Y* T( @) d P-35A x 13
4 e% Q$ C( p3 R' { P-40B Warhawk x 14
6 g" _# w6 Y" E P-40E Warhawk x 46 9 n! @$ O6 o) Y! @& N5 l2 a* o
Japanese aircraft losses
2 ~- \, P" z3 u3 i; U/ Z' L7 o/ E A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed 0 r) C) i7 [' z+ w' F% l
Allied aircraft losses/ q3 ]$ l0 }# b' `& v
P-26A: 1 destroyed
, N, H4 Y3 D0 V9 H' q3 f% y P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed
9 r+ R, A: \* [( x- d6 R" [ P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
. P7 O0 A! r l; yAircraft Attacking:9 j9 o8 m! m9 ~2 Q' i; n! ?
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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( N; N6 c# F7 M& NMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) # u* ], I% ~$ a3 j# n+ t( U( h
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
: }5 N5 g1 \& vRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.1 }8 O- y- @& Y* ^- |
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes $ a) T! O9 \5 X( o5 f [# G1 n
Japanese aircraft1 d$ H- ^' H$ k8 G
G3M2 Nell x 33" v9 R. C$ n6 K4 |0 U; b( r+ Y# Z: `* F
G4M1 Betty x 3# m3 W1 P7 t% g: `% g- H! v& R
Ki-27b Nate x 19
3 D- m+ w% H% y+ ^& UNo Japanese losses
3 y; _4 f2 t2 H8 H4 GAllied ground losses:; g3 T# F( H3 M5 E# C
95 casualties reported8 v5 j* P/ }5 y2 e' w
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
4 M: w d: Z/ q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
* L3 m; G, C. |# L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 3 S6 n3 A8 l' {' Z, c
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
y# P7 i y6 D* y* CWeather in hex: Heavy rain & C5 f8 @& y, X u; F
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# o2 X! G7 \0 x1 @8 B; e
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
. _1 @; Q6 R" G* ?( y' q5 UJapanese aircraft
2 o3 e8 n5 G* y. F3 q: V& G, N G3M2 Nell x 16
. m: P) J1 I' m' ` ]' e5 B G4M1 Betty x 11
' |* X, o0 n( d4 c9 h! k Ki-27b Nate x 15 $ P1 b( ?- u2 f' Q+ |3 ^6 y* |
Japanese aircraft losses2 q9 ?- K. S- q7 ?0 e6 Q
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged# l; F; w# @" V7 s4 ?3 B
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged 9 _' m* ?; U5 c, ?( g
Allied ground losses: U7 y# {3 } C6 [& n' Y
43 casualties reported+ ]* y) j8 _: O1 _9 M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
& A# h/ h4 X* ?' c- \! F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled, f$ s) w) E. N9 D/ C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ' ~/ E" \5 c: h
Weather in hex: Heavy rain & f: r. ?1 f# D8 F; B
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- s% C% h) p1 t' C [- w7 B
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes ) [4 g$ u. ?" v5 B1 W ]
Japanese aircraft
* ]+ O" w+ O' M. a3 T/ h& v G3M2 Nell x 276 m# ^' A. z% l; f" R) o2 l" Y& R
Ki-27b Nate x 34
, \. I( z$ A+ W) r! `7 [No Japanese losses
: V* ]! z6 C1 T1 u6 l; v6 o1 D2 dAllied ground losses:
2 n* h. L# E" C* M; [ 78 casualties reported4 _% S9 E1 T% `/ N) a# r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
+ I6 v7 H. C" L; r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
9 W" Y- T# p6 ^! E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ; ^, t* r5 i6 c1 e6 t1 K
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 ; Q3 b' y7 k/ R
Weather in hex: Light cloud1 m5 n; `5 `+ A3 a4 E$ |" o9 N
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 j. |+ Y! N6 N9 P5 `, b y: H
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 5 p0 G: T/ R% I, |+ r! c7 g: d; j
Japanese aircraft
* \/ n, }& x. y9 P/ U1 d G3M2 Nell x 3
6 f0 B4 m: t1 A+ `/ K) V G4M1 Betty x 12
' A7 y5 j4 U, |% r4 j Ki-27b Nate x 9 : T: \* G8 s2 h) G, h+ \
No Japanese losses
4 X1 S) q* P4 L% W' wAllied Ships, w5 w0 M5 e6 ~* s
xAK Munlock6 M5 r" k4 z$ ^# x" y1 M. S6 I1 S3 g
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 {7 k: w% O' V c, Q- W7 W xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 k* W5 `# D5 E xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires , h, j+ O( t/ I0 u f4 w, U
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, ?9 L1 A0 y8 [8 }9 B$ u. RMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
9 m4 S/ u/ H# E& m1 ]% JWeather in hex: Light rain 7 Q; W+ J2 X' m9 u
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
6 p9 L Q j, `. T! wEstimated time to target is 25 minutes 0 _4 e8 l; v5 c
Japanese aircraft
2 r: c8 e7 X* _& Y) p! p A6M2 Zero x 10
5 ~0 C+ G; M7 E! P, D% oAllied aircraft
2 n9 h' ~3 e$ T' N( r" A4 ] P-26A x 3
3 b3 ]' F' y! }# i P-35A x 10
" L6 ?) d$ L u# ?8 T7 J P-40B Warhawk x 9
! r' v) g# `* |# K" j: I# S ?* R P-40E Warhawk x 33
* I) B8 V9 p$ _, C) x! gJapanese aircraft losses
* Q% S1 W6 v- W/ s2 f4 J A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed 3 y6 B" k* J6 m, Y6 f
Allied aircraft losses
) D* X: W) z. v% Q P-26A: 1 destroyed
# h- T7 X& ?- c- Z+ W# J P-35A: 2 destroyed: Z' O/ t3 s2 Z5 Q3 G" ]' v1 @) P* ^
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed % r; |/ I# w) s8 S1 M! G
Aircraft Attacking:
7 V' ^4 O$ Z0 @( @3 N6 v 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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' q% t8 w' Y# cMorning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
+ o2 P" P/ S: O2 YWeather in hex: Heavy rain 2 p5 d3 O- G7 g% ^
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ N1 W; G; z0 T/ a2 v1 W' [) t
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
& M" g" T# t: [' @0 w4 sJapanese aircraft
- L; [9 U6 s. i- i) r5 _, R B5M1 Mabel x 5
: I) ^8 u) i: D/ C y4 p% r2 yNo Japanese losses
! _- Z2 l m2 |/ aAllied ground losses:
! c" O' u z" D 13 casualties reported
( O7 t" E& Y8 a( ~$ c$ p Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; Z! y& a9 l2 a* Y# b7 T6 c
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 r& ~/ I7 Q" H1 n4 X0 T* M3 [# F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 i9 V& c' [- rAircraft Attacking:8 [; B+ X3 g# u R
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
3 M: x' ]. n3 k Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
6 |" Q2 b5 v2 {5 d$ b$ l) g3 Z( Q' |Weather in hex: Light rain 3 f: p6 q/ q; e% P
Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
% E8 Z* N1 L) d) x* A8 G& uEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
6 t9 ?9 S; U5 @1 O) l$ ]Japanese aircraft, B8 K; W$ W' D
A6M2 Zero x 9
7 [4 s# P! p# Z0 n% I- NAllied aircraft
: s; Y( N9 g; N" X& W P-35A x 6
+ Q* J" u2 O3 c( r/ g P-40B Warhawk x 83 `, g; {5 t, E9 `" V7 T$ q
P-40E Warhawk x 24
% Y6 P6 m- E$ N3 n% }+ l+ F; LJapanese aircraft losses. a; ?$ j: k8 l3 b: m( P
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
R+ I. x( ?$ C {. |1 ^$ [Allied aircraft losses5 ?8 M: v$ S) N( }" z8 V
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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5 T- [' R: Y+ W% zMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ( w0 l; W t2 j7 L
Weather in hex: Light rain 6 V& F/ C4 T, {) w) }' G J/ L8 W) s
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.5 |7 ]( B9 W; `3 u* [. f# Q
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
5 N% ^# U: F- m6 s* qJapanese aircraft
. c0 M) n% i$ Z$ I) y% t9 E* F A6M2 Zero x 6 . D+ n8 o+ R6 W$ U
Allied aircraft
5 J: q0 c$ P0 [2 b P-35A x 5$ |. v( t8 u4 r: K
P-40B Warhawk x 84 S+ W5 Q6 q$ T) _* ?
P-40E Warhawk x 18 ; m8 R3 q3 y: i3 Y" S4 \
No Japanese losses
6 h. f3 _, h4 v$ e, J3 G( LAllied aircraft losses3 V# Z" q; T# L
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
7 J) i; ]( Y# D% N e6 R" XWeather in hex: Partial cloud # ?9 A# V2 r& w$ z0 U
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
- F9 q& `8 o0 Q- ~; yEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
% a9 z3 D2 A k l4 q5 P, VJapanese aircraft% G% ^# I3 }! ^2 k- s
B5N1 Kate x 12 3 q2 p1 v0 v5 T7 ~0 ^1 ~5 P
No Japanese losses
2 _+ r) J/ W* IPort hits 2
5 j4 T) H4 f+ U$ tPort supply hits 1
* o1 `+ H6 b9 R- R% P- jAircraft Attacking:+ x2 Q& z0 c1 Y9 y
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * 9 A$ W* [4 w/ n5 m
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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5 M& d! j0 f# i8 S; X nMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 * o0 H+ c6 s% l
Weather in hex: Light cloud
8 p( e0 l5 [3 J m5 i) P) Z/ K/ qRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. |) `9 M) u+ x$ w5 a6 bEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
1 S% W/ y; F9 KJapanese aircraft' u! v7 F5 y; i& _/ |* I
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6+ l) |' [8 [1 I6 q
Ki-27b Nate x 1
% `7 d4 A9 B' e Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
2 E6 j" }: f9 ?% p5 m2 FNo Japanese losses
' \* m4 ?5 `# X/ _Allied Ships
" C) [8 \* Z8 S- l/ A xAK Hinsang! w- @, n K. q2 P
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage0 c+ {# c( Z; }' y
xAKL Chengtu! L" g0 h6 f6 g, ^; v
xAKL Joan Moller* D% O/ B" g R! }" ~
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 @/ P# ]* {0 e7 M2 `8 m
xAK Bennevis
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 8 v; Y$ S+ Z+ X5 P
Weather in hex: Clear sky
" \1 |, Q" p% j, z( bRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; \$ c9 s8 y# o- I
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
" D- P) ^' n( G8 CJapanese aircraft
8 M) w* I$ |+ A% {' l2 S- m Ki-27b Nate x 9
7 U! H# ^% x4 i* T R3 Z' ]; [ Ki-36 Ida x 19/ b7 ^( c4 \, j, M6 Q- V
Ki-44 Tojo x 8
3 v# Z7 G6 e) g/ o7 b' ?6 \, s& } Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
+ Q0 ~; q0 Y5 ?+ A- O: a4 ~ F3 s Ki-51 Sonia x 17
4 k$ \3 V8 N; L9 ?2 c# Q6 l0 [No Japanese losses . J `+ k/ y/ Q3 ~& y. y
Airbase hits 7
+ _+ k2 ~6 t/ B% Z8 X/ MAirbase supply hits 3
' X* L) J; v& h qRunway hits 11 O9 S8 L: Q$ C- R( h5 S
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2 S. f$ E0 [$ a1 [$ NMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) : m F+ [6 i. f+ [" `; |
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
2 e0 o& m" z1 u2 C v- s& ^! @Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.1 o& Z" V' O9 V* {6 Q
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
$ Z: F5 T3 t( U3 qJapanese aircraft
I% B# N3 ]9 L) e2 ^ Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65
0 K& U# d9 `0 I7 f% U* G Ki-27b Nate x 19 3 o- e( B1 M4 l2 F% i
Japanese aircraft losses
7 k `$ J, z |6 S' r+ ~' h Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
6 _' H+ s9 C) e5 p2 zAllied ground losses:
; K8 Z% c* Z3 X0 \( X 66 casualties reported0 \) } R# d$ O a. f( a* H) z+ w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Y0 F. M4 |8 u" { Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 f7 h+ ^ F( q+ Q2 [$ E8 b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled : l: ]' Z, f% Z- @4 |, U! W5 }/ C
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6 s8 i' D) J7 j3 q. b. H& B4 L+ uMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) - \; K$ T0 I! q) F
Weather in hex: Heavy rain " n0 r# ?% t/ L& z V7 d
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.( {+ {2 ^% ~' u
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
* B5 |( Z9 g+ j' K LJapanese aircraft
& U$ e6 D, Z$ l- l1 C) [ Ki-27b Nate x 34
% \5 ]+ v. M; c2 ~: C, n Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
& ^8 d9 m9 v5 s' K Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 8 ]4 `* W) T5 H2 a$ S. m/ w
No Japanese losses
! I" y. m1 [2 t$ d, ]. y. j9 y LAllied ground losses:
( S8 _) \: Z+ @% b; t# j# [ 39 casualties reported* Q4 L3 G! O Y# J: x, _% U. X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( v. Y/ o% ~- V# r. m- C. m! _ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 ~8 [4 F. \4 o Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled ; A: ?: i; m) u% c! W
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
e% ~- c, _' F$ LWeather in hex: Clear sky + p( q8 a. ~. ]
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.7 x2 p6 A& f+ S% M9 Z# E
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
+ H, h( D" T0 r( {- L. Y# L2 ?Japanese aircraft
8 S9 S8 b% M( \+ o1 L E! w8 { Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 * m G$ G8 o1 v9 Y% X: w( f
No Japanese losses
$ V* g) {8 ]9 y* p- w6 AAirbase hits 1
0 S2 Y3 f& _3 E$ WRunway hits 2
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% o2 ^; ]5 i3 R2 i9 g+ G& |8 C- jMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
, Y% P" K) J5 s3 ?Weather in hex: Heavy rain
! l9 e2 D6 i6 d$ r: ARaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
/ F( y0 r% |6 ~" j) a+ QEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
6 v. Q( C, G. {7 |) xJapanese aircraft! y+ D( C' G- {- ?& w" S+ o
Ki-27b Nate x 24
) T' g! d& i+ y7 D9 | \Allied aircraft
; w2 r, P# |& G- g' | Blenheim I x 4
+ R/ K( T1 m6 p/ t: } G, GNo Japanese losses
6 z! Z: u% N0 w& a; ]( ANo Allied losses % O5 h; m, M( [1 ~7 Q+ {4 t; S7 g
Japanese Ships
8 Y! F0 Y( I, ~4 I; ]0 ?6 H) L BB Haruna 2 a1 B1 C5 S/ F. R8 T
Aircraft Attacking:
6 m W X$ g. x' ^5 y 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
' ~- F& y( G7 d. q6 n0 v+ Y Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb * A' L1 o9 A6 Z, U, P
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" g' U8 u, p+ e3 ]/ _. m. `/ X8 WMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
' l- D) Q$ i2 j6 _Weather in hex: Heavy rain 0 P0 X1 c% B! C0 o; x9 P' w
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; Y' F* L7 ^6 t2 SEstimated time to target is 7 minutes + V8 `3 o8 `" k. w! y
Japanese aircraft
- h6 w, i/ v) g+ P G4M1 Betty x 19
. s% d+ {, I- m Ki-27b Nate x 12
" P$ D* S8 h# H6 nNo Japanese losses
! } {8 a" e$ w* }Allied ground losses:
$ f+ W+ {3 D; E3 C 33 casualties reported6 q* F3 n0 v, J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 e0 e3 K! a0 n! D* |4 \9 Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 B- Z/ q/ A8 d a' R: z Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled- ]% E6 a/ I/ g& i, a& D
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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3 l+ u/ u6 E6 _7 x; ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
7 t) f( q( H6 b; f, Y( {7 BWeather in hex: Clear sky
1 e* w6 G5 r/ I1 N$ P) c( a) XRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 \+ ] X: f' q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
2 F. D( |, @- i9 X; UJapanese aircraft
0 A" t1 K, b7 ? A6M2 Zero x 46
H% d" D+ h! i O5 z% O0 _ B5N2 Kate x 35. p/ t% i* S. t) Q* D) v
D3A1 Val x 9
2 @ m k9 Y* U8 iJapanese aircraft losses
% A6 W T O: q' F& \3 F B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged' J7 |0 Q7 W* o9 s+ V, D J
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged 7 U6 ? t+ E. p+ j
Allied Ships
( C# ] U4 W9 F( K DD Litchfield' B/ Q( T8 V) L% b' @7 Q, N$ f
DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ g7 e l; a* G* Y1 o7 A# n" |3 Q9 Q DD Ward+ Q1 u4 A; b1 ]& }; q: N
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1
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& w* O% `( y. m1 J1 c; e$ i" TMorning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 - P2 k$ }: y) N. r8 O
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
8 O& Y' n2 O4 Q @* wRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
+ f; Y" T& ^+ y1 MEstimated time to target is 7 minutes , X& f# ]" u/ Y; q2 }7 ?) t
Allied aircraft; K3 A* y4 F6 i% g
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11+ {' k ?4 M; c8 @4 e2 i7 X3 P
SBD-2 Dauntless x 286 `* I$ S( G' ?& y# ]
TBD-1 Devastator x 15
: p% l( O% \+ b8 L/ Z' X- DAllied aircraft losses O! A7 `# N& ^- K
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged 7 C9 \: |+ S1 Q5 X+ ?0 L. l
Japanese Ships
$ h: C7 ]9 N; b$ z$ x DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 b' Z, i( R4 U- R" B DD Sazanami0 n6 @) U; ~! W( l
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
n* H) p# j7 [; V5 q+ v& p$ s' j2 ?0 [; o
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio/ n, Y9 L% h' o3 y& ?
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya+ b. a0 j. E" e# R9 Z2 C
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" ~9 U& _$ K5 L" c# ^' r3 N; WMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
0 M! O3 ]6 B U8 JWeather in hex: Light cloud
* q+ q7 f2 F3 R" {Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ u, R3 {6 v$ \4 l, D9 R- c! G/ fEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
. A: y% N3 \" _8 P/ }' r' V' b- A* {Japanese aircraft
. l4 _ }' o! v: Q+ X$ {6 { Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
! {, [; J, ^) `9 _- |0 Y' {% l) I; vNo Japanese losses
4 h2 h" v4 }: E% Z! B3 NAllied Ships
+ @2 Q. ~' \2 W2 }' u xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 ~7 n9 Y7 l% Q) f0 L
xAK Hinsang & ^( Y8 F/ E" e! D
Aircraft Attacking:0 n+ R- }9 L' a c' |
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
2 C* w* e' ?0 @& u Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 x; `+ q2 g# e( ]Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang* \$ V7 C& ?: z7 a2 T
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" j. t9 I k' Z* O9 t+ hMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 f; O2 f$ c2 g) e' R4 T# Y
Weather in hex: Clear sky
m! m- I5 R1 e5 FRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& y6 @' X8 k& z( U' I4 p0 d
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
/ S3 }: c$ G5 T. p. Q8 g* o4 }Japanese aircraft0 @9 k2 J5 @3 \- D
D3A1 Val x 13 3 i0 d6 z8 D; A' _+ w- y' R( t
No Japanese losses
8 }* m9 Z1 P) y) Z* x# c' A3 FAllied Ships
5 ?: I+ S5 R7 }; o8 G2 j; J DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires/ ^; l4 G1 R0 v4 |: f G4 X
DD Ward7 @. J" [) M x3 I
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
d8 \4 n# t0 g# g
! F( i7 N1 h& P( { JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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# Y! u0 {$ Y! X/ q* r/ N4 TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 ; F, h& J0 g& W. x/ e
Weather in hex: Light cloud 7 C+ B1 t9 D1 ]( r, u# ~# T
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.+ o" B: d( Q/ ]1 v3 i8 D7 O2 J2 N
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes 2 B$ O9 l8 i+ j2 q
Japanese aircraft% y0 W9 F# S7 U1 y& R8 T8 [
Ki-27b Nate x 30
+ w; H3 B# q. @- u) xAllied aircraft
0 o- H4 I! w2 G8 ] Blenheim I x 7
2 R: U: L( p3 Q: S5 I& C( T0 tNo Japanese losses & X# _0 F- B9 ^8 p; q0 A0 e) O
Allied aircraft losses
9 A- f" T( ~/ h4 U8 v0 } Blenheim I: 2 damaged
" O2 [5 E3 k# e# _! M* \& m% F Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak
5 n& v" s9 m' O) s: v6 u& d) BJapanese Ships0 H A+ ?" ^0 H4 Z! h
BB Haruna
/ j, `( Z+ _8 y' H0 ?, M& Z0 c a xAK Asakasan Maru
( q; @! n9 t8 x" s: `9 i2 [Aircraft Attacking:( u9 s: A& [4 o& i: }' o
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
, X6 d$ T) T/ i; w* a Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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) M6 [# O& L7 B$ LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 3 Q$ s9 i! K+ ?3 \- L2 G. e$ A
Weather in hex: Overcast
6 v8 L, Y8 j" v( S2 `' GRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 p. p) m5 u' D) i; L9 r, G8 u
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
1 k0 L& P2 E, C9 p: kJapanese aircraft' ` @5 { @; {; p
A6M2 Zero x 10
1 U; W% R; a: ^1 j B5N2 Kate x 5
2 V8 R1 I6 A5 e7 p5 qNo Japanese losses
: B9 d: I2 w* Y. lAllied Ships
8 g$ Z& @- B8 g. ?$ E DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ' @1 _& A _: P9 W/ P# ~
Aircraft Attacking:% ?& Y! o- N4 J
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( h% C) }9 @. u- C" t
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo + A4 n9 X6 H& m% a$ h5 ], P
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; O* K8 [2 F' [: C7 N8 vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
4 o- ?4 P5 o. ]& F R, z hWeather in hex: Heavy rain. _2 v8 D/ { J- I
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
# C7 s& Q) h: n5 @' J( GEstimated time to target is 7 minutes ; Z( r# b6 A& g) N. Q
Allied aircraft. X F6 B4 n4 Y; ^( R$ c
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
* s( a* l) s6 y8 D" G9 Q SBD-2 Dauntless x 9
5 S( _4 O: C; bNo Allied losses : H! r& x% B8 w, o( U W x* g. F! j
Japanese Ships
2 Z5 Y8 u' X3 A2 m q, N! O0 l- ] DD Sazanami
) a I* v- T7 ~" c3 u3 z DD Ushio, and is sunk ; {, J% v& [% S7 P- g/ G
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) 3 h7 J: e. @5 X- n7 k+ m
Japanese Deliberate attack
0 M$ k3 V; F- ~; N0 t) v$ w$ EAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
5 Y4 j- R; S% ^Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 % \/ G( O! \9 w) r. t r [
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
/ p9 D8 K' O) V1 w4 m t& ~Japanese adjusted assault: 100
! G' E/ \" F" x$ DAllied adjusted defense: 8 $ P6 Y+ o6 ^* p O
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
3 c' ^' | V* s! L9 hJapanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! 9 X# }) v9 v& Y0 Q1 {% ^3 i
Combat modifiers; j2 o5 h* G2 T' |0 Z* l8 U
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
: W" }$ O: S$ ?" P fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
: W" r g$ @( L$ EAttacker: fatigue(-)
$ t X5 ]3 r8 d* FJapanese ground losses:
) r0 c" p- [, q6 F, b 37 casualties reported: y9 c3 j& o5 x2 Q% H5 C8 w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, ?" @: R$ ~% y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 u! `2 [8 Z& C3 P( k1 R% L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 s! ?- X3 m4 {/ j* n8 IAllied ground losses:; N" k8 m9 S( P9 L1 y K
2519 casualties reported" Z( M2 c* X7 {- h0 y m
Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled% k# j. E( _" y+ `/ C$ @
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled D9 s. U8 l0 I) L7 X
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
" J( v5 D5 a' l, S; [, r Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)" H9 o5 Y* \2 }7 ]2 T3 o
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled). }/ j! X! A' i4 J+ r( r
Units retreated 28 N2 }: O8 f8 k
Units destroyed 1 0 ]; l4 R5 E$ O7 s# \
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! : E6 c- y V+ v, w* H7 B5 ]9 B
Assaulting units:
; d6 e4 ?! T2 G% o, G! d7 u 56th Infantry Regiment# i9 ?4 {1 X* `! G: Y7 q9 I
12th Engineer Regiment
. A6 { d: Y7 ]( i 5th JAAF AF Coy + M7 V% c2 c% @) c! E( S
Defending units:
% G! v# i; c3 w8 |) o1 [ FMSV Brigade+ b/ ~3 O# ^2 O1 d
8th Indian Brigade0 e( y( s5 J/ a. |% b
3rd ISF Base Force |