AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
& _! |7 r: I& ^5 lkb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。。8 y, V5 a1 S9 j2 A9 S
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
. M. l3 T& {2 y+ ~% g! T* z大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。 # C) g6 \( {* T3 p l7 x
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,+ B" g$ n7 [, z) d4 I9 `: g/ C/ A7 L
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。
+ J7 L+ k5 b7 L( e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。2 L& ]9 R5 Q$ `2 Q5 L$ \$ i7 u
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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0 S& Y, M9 d1 `+ ?7 y* I8 u7 {* cInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
3 w7 f! E9 x4 D# Q: s& ]9 h9 @21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. / f3 E2 j+ S2 T2 ~7 G$ o
Japanese Ships
+ }% H9 u2 G# W* \ CL Sendai9 j. E h3 ^! e! a, F6 }0 A6 \
DD Ayanami
. y8 H9 P, Y+ |. [& K DD Shikinami$ R0 h. B* n2 i
DD Isonami
# ^8 x; m6 u6 `" B* f PB Tatsumiya Maru
. Q9 x1 H4 T& v# ~! l, h SC Ch 9
6 l* `* S9 q" X# R$ e5 r k SC Ch 7
) x& ~% Q7 r; i0 ?# L AK Sasako Maru
' e) S3 g& S. h- ?5 e6 }* i# G DD Uranami 3 h' `4 v' x) r3 l+ A; Q; D3 E
Japanese ground losses:, V6 |0 t: f- [8 S
26 casualties reported
1 b+ s& Z! E, K, U Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 i$ {4 ?( r3 I* a* H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ U) N4 o# I8 r+ \" W1 y: ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
+ v' w( X+ c- N0 PJapanese Ships/ Z1 ^( p9 e0 w) |9 R" m
SS I-121
# o% G5 D4 [8 g6 K# Z; c' ~0 qAllied Ships
" ?; w5 W4 \7 S! @' J xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
8 P" W* y; |$ sxAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121+ a" ^3 |/ u, J9 q4 }. @
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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; t1 Y9 J7 l" _7 S# f# D3 KTF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) Y9 j; m5 m6 l% f. z( Z5 D0 N' \
Allied Ships6 I. o) R5 i' @0 g
DD Pillsbury+ L. u y- c8 M1 d# h1 j
DD Peary6 d# C' |) `5 e0 J
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage1 u% q1 c% d; J) S7 n$ Z7 R$ M
3 mines cleared
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 ) I$ u4 }/ j8 b/ t) O1 F( `
Japanese Ships5 x+ P* M! s' b9 w6 R" E' p
CL Jintsu
4 z) j! q6 X' c1 O" F DD Oshio
) K1 m2 X# d1 I" g5 b0 I W DD Hibiki8 J3 T$ \9 }0 I3 I% H2 E
DD Akatsuki b' w: [; G& b
DD Arashio 2 R6 A- K2 K7 S: m; g$ `: _2 |
Allied Ships; e" ]2 S/ V9 Q' a' q
SS KXI, hits 9 & s- g( U" [: }- l4 A
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
: w$ l( c0 f$ }Japanese Ships
0 Z& I3 [; u' l) c CA Maya9 {. R& q: t/ z5 u* _3 X( P, Y
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1' ^4 {/ r {9 p' R7 @
DD Minazuki0 a6 }6 i# g% n2 v, Z! S
DD Fumizuki
' [& ? S1 v; P! ?/ }2 @! I DD Nagatsuki
" A1 H; \- t6 s7 aAllied Ships+ j. V+ w! f/ ?! o% \1 m' B
DD Scout5 U+ E2 S# e" T) n
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
; |3 X' P( S% A. Y; S' C$ H DD Thracian 8 d# k1 R! ?& {% Y+ ]
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1 @! ^+ y1 c, D% `( o+ H* mDay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards + }" _) _* B& M+ |% \7 Z& V& ]
Japanese Ships
% _& o' w7 S: c6 B( I! O# {6 o& A DD Sazanami. v* J' h" E; E5 T
DD Ushio3 I9 C. ]! Z, i: ^
AO Shiriya
* F0 v6 c6 V. B& nAllied Ships
8 }; U5 N R; ]& C$ t CV Enterprise
/ C+ V) _' N. o! n+ P) V CA Northampton) N8 p ^2 H, O) l/ y. R! k
CA Chester5 P% t0 f. H' T
CA Salt Lake City
f, F) R: f' n DD Craven
: a, c3 b1 w/ v- U: e DD Gridley- {) }6 V& _" X( l" C, y# i
DD McCall
0 k4 r* v0 {( z' Q2 j DD Maury3 U) G' T8 ?) k+ @, Z1 K
DD Benham/ j( C; J g9 ?/ h, b# D+ Y0 B% u
DD Ellet
8 Q- x9 t$ h1 K1 W& f% t" l ~: y DD Dunlap
. w x9 ?) t9 _! y Y* P. \ DD Fanning
% u+ {* p0 C) w: w DD Balch
, g0 g# L5 ?) c9 [: Y* lMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards& v0 X6 P6 b9 V! a5 `/ V$ i
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards0 D6 P8 [2 M6 g# y! [
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards3 s. J$ g/ p; c0 }; h+ t
Both TF attempt to withdraw!, Q3 t+ p+ L. U6 u
Range increases to 28,000 yards...) M* U5 J) T4 `' [1 C1 Q7 x
Both Task Forces evade combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
1 O/ [* F, ?' x j/ P+ w: s; P4 Q) KJapanese Ships
0 u! v; \, r. v* J+ B ] APD Fuji
; ?: s: B# f% i* r6 [( {' V TB Hiyodori
3 O- X+ t) @" ^6 U AMc Toroshima Maru
: N' d9 @. g3 ]( P7 m4 { PB Heiei Maru #7
0 Q- W" k- n$ d xAK Syoka Maru: C) v" a8 M8 j3 a- z5 i
xAK Rokko Maru1 G) U; v3 b0 B* Z A
xAK Igasa Maru
x6 A1 z6 R4 w6 U! U; d xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21
+ R# L O) R$ e" O; l! K; o1 { xAKL Sasago Maru
1 g2 i8 @6 F7 E. E* W8 c4 B$ |Allied Ships
) R3 q/ w9 P! v, f: g. ] G, ] MTB 7
/ Y% m- F: k3 ~9 V MTB 8+ t% v/ L# u. r3 r. r
MTB 9
( x7 I' W& `, N% @ MTB 10
- T- f9 F1 [8 b, f# { MTB 11. J% V/ P6 S, X3 b% z
MTB 12
) F1 K* T) D+ r) @ MTB 26
) b( i6 P! R0 Z" s" e- k4 x MTB 27
% t+ A+ F$ x* Y$ UPoor visibility due to Thunderstorms
8 i1 E' P' x" I* D: SMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards
% ]/ w4 ]& a- Y( H# L. F9 ^; mRange increases to 18,000 yards...) h6 H2 J# `, O2 h5 j: h: q
Both Task Forces evade combat6 ?: Y2 _* {/ v! d9 l$ s4 r" Z
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I2 \' \7 r9 F7 j+ ^' vMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
( j' z5 M' y8 k9 t* cWeather in hex: Light rain 8 n% {+ ]- S3 F. w
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
7 d3 m% c+ j# ? p9 P; ? VEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
. h4 h4 o$ a$ c1 m* o7 v, }5 y$ KJapanese aircraft# g/ J# l* i P4 d2 J/ L$ O* s
A6M2 Zero x 21
1 O7 C/ ?/ I/ Y7 xAllied aircraft* J; F( R7 r' z' V0 ?1 f
P-26A x 8& v) T; C! V1 h' W
P-35A x 13
i8 J6 g# `/ ?/ r P-40B Warhawk x 141 Z% q2 e- a0 j" f, b% Q
P-40E Warhawk x 46 ! r: {9 c! D H
Japanese aircraft losses' I- I$ o6 N; h) E$ Z8 `" @/ r T
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
" A' p* X5 ~% a' w5 b1 i. ]: aAllied aircraft losses
5 N$ H9 ]4 ?0 u0 I" e b$ ^ P-26A: 1 destroyed
4 }, Q) P. i: s U4 t2 B p, m P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed
; y) O0 {; D" W' P0 h# D! d% T* N1 o P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
) Q# ?: [) ` i! sAircraft Attacking:
: ? O4 e$ k: l( }& n 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 6 i2 N3 a3 Y, Q: B: Y, K! Z
Weather in hex: Heavy rain * b( N% ?+ Q+ a. W
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
. h3 b: i E0 B+ G' sEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
0 b1 }. V$ z" y3 I0 i# `& D% AJapanese aircraft
" z; _$ V+ k6 N. H6 e6 y, K8 e+ w G3M2 Nell x 33
) W% D( Q. @5 A- s0 g3 X# P G4M1 Betty x 3- ^- {9 i% S, W5 n' v* ]
Ki-27b Nate x 19 # L" J- h( c$ f9 k9 n& D* q
No Japanese losses
( `( x& s4 X# S' s5 cAllied ground losses:$ E% Z! E. \. f5 Z: o
95 casualties reported
" t9 z4 Q3 F6 A# O5 J& q$ q# \ Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled0 S& I0 l5 H1 t9 S) u$ ~$ ^; v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
, ]2 m1 D( S) n7 z4 c8 d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ) A: ?: a3 t/ q3 Q u) K7 V8 I4 r
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! ~# \$ u; q6 \: Q0 AMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
- ]" s( d2 `0 s1 Y! e. }+ y* ]; R* W' A' xWeather in hex: Heavy rain 6 [: h/ i" C$ V% A7 Y% G/ P9 k
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 p) ]" ]3 n& A$ v' hEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
9 ]8 V! J5 i& t. f5 DJapanese aircraft
0 D1 {% Q* g% P, h8 y G3M2 Nell x 16 q; _8 n5 E8 p( |# ?7 ?
G4M1 Betty x 11
6 {- z4 O3 v g; H7 S8 k Ki-27b Nate x 15
H8 Y+ I9 P; ~ A$ u4 `6 HJapanese aircraft losses4 X2 Q5 g. G+ i+ y, N
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
, _: Z) _) @8 b# }& k7 o G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
& F; ^5 j. u+ V# _& _, |) RAllied ground losses:
! O( j: P1 }9 C9 I& ^" n3 l 43 casualties reported
# f: t ?3 ~$ L( t Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, P7 P% a, S3 l5 e( L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
: U. O% t4 G4 C1 V6 k& r) a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 5 Y! z9 s( Q; {
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Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) * p" h, A' P5 g1 G# e- q& b- q
Weather in hex: Heavy rain : Z) s8 l) c; _. H
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- H% T7 [- P) ?. g9 `5 f- T9 c3 B
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes 9 K6 [: r! k: A
Japanese aircraft
& |3 T0 e2 g$ g. d) u G3M2 Nell x 27) C* y# s! X- E3 L. X5 }+ e# l
Ki-27b Nate x 34
8 ~" E, t* \8 w/ Y% U" `, V" `No Japanese losses - v& X. p6 e3 v6 V7 h9 `0 d
Allied ground losses:
/ [+ P/ Y2 U$ f! E$ b5 j! I 78 casualties reported
* L( f( A, T; q ?% Y# V Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled9 y x$ z: p) H/ G% z0 s# G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled$ q0 ?* X$ J# S& Z2 u9 H1 T, U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ( T8 w' C/ k9 t, _/ I# m
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
1 z0 Z1 l1 k( B) j4 }/ gWeather in hex: Light cloud1 N9 h5 j+ F( \
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% W0 A0 U$ H# o6 S* n @Estimated time to target is 6 minutes ! H% }5 k$ h7 P# H) m
Japanese aircraft
, l3 h: T9 m9 f% A7 l G3M2 Nell x 36 W2 ^6 \/ i4 t$ k i
G4M1 Betty x 129 a: n) l, q( d7 u, A3 W3 ]4 t$ ^
Ki-27b Nate x 9
4 f; E2 {1 w! R1 n0 SNo Japanese losses
6 G0 k! ]" Y& m( F, ?( ?Allied Ships- C# [7 m1 P+ G- w! ^2 y
xAK Munlock
: L0 e" u9 e" a# t U5 |- k5 R2 m xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 L6 d: y" B4 b, m7 v xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 a, y" k0 W0 J0 ~& C1 U& ?
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires ' ]' y3 i. s$ t1 t' J' ?" @
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
* K4 h8 T1 K7 ^7 m' ]4 TWeather in hex: Light rain $ K0 t) l- e& j- ^* k$ {: T
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.$ Q: \# ^/ _& ~: T7 y
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
: H3 h5 R1 Q4 i8 ]6 hJapanese aircraft
- E" |1 e4 m" a+ Z ~6 x" _ A6M2 Zero x 10
/ k) V% ]+ P. v# BAllied aircraft
" E b& S9 ]4 m+ p* `8 t! M+ X P-26A x 35 G) a X: e9 c% h! \% Q
P-35A x 104 d x; @" Y E9 o1 v
P-40B Warhawk x 9; A0 ] {2 b! O! v+ @6 [6 m& v
P-40E Warhawk x 33 0 _* @" a. x8 n8 {" x( l [
Japanese aircraft losses
0 T2 H0 l8 d* A' E3 @3 Q A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed * j0 i5 y6 j$ C( M, x% `2 n$ d
Allied aircraft losses" \5 p9 b+ d; M6 I4 Q
P-26A: 1 destroyed% L$ N2 Z% [, ?* `5 Q
P-35A: 2 destroyed# i' [0 x* s6 U% D
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed 5 n% k% ?% ~# X: p& r- r7 D
Aircraft Attacking:
4 k* `. ~4 }% y% v4 s0 f4 s 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) 8 J- \ ?$ e% J V( x1 A8 c
Weather in hex: Heavy rain # U% t [" d n6 W
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 J$ y& B, ]+ z/ o4 |
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
2 P H+ [) P% e) `2 g5 O+ g. xJapanese aircraft5 U1 B, D5 i4 D" O% B0 `
B5M1 Mabel x 5 ( r' E4 W: ~/ C+ j& H5 O
No Japanese losses " f' R' O0 u# Z8 Z7 U9 M' C
Allied ground losses:
- P$ u- \+ H2 z5 Q( \! p 13 casualties reported9 l4 @% f* ^4 @% ~. d0 l( L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ y+ w/ t1 v. J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
/ L) T0 D$ A* W8 Q( g; j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled " P6 K J" i0 I! U8 n( N" y/ T
Aircraft Attacking:( `. u/ v# y2 |
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet7 U# R9 y! \ e% e* W6 ?
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb * d' x' ?" w! p5 h# x
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1 b1 _& _2 n; E7 U% Z8 vMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
1 R$ m2 Z0 h7 h2 S3 bWeather in hex: Light rain
6 E4 m7 ?2 B! n6 D, [Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.* x( E& T G5 ]3 V! y
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
7 m+ E ^! V7 I0 ?Japanese aircraft: n' ?# u0 ~* q% v/ J% L
A6M2 Zero x 9
# c4 B8 k9 j, A5 M, x1 [/ ?* AAllied aircraft
2 x7 u% E) o& f1 I: C( R0 j P-35A x 6, J/ Q$ k9 ]7 G5 S
P-40B Warhawk x 8! T* B5 V, m* M6 X: C* a! p
P-40E Warhawk x 24 8 g5 Q/ R8 P7 g' ~% }2 O
Japanese aircraft losses
, K w6 t' ]3 O9 p+ b4 u) a2 A A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed 1 X- O$ m; Q# m3 G1 y: ]
Allied aircraft losses6 S6 c3 ^. U5 W4 N' z. L0 U
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed ! u( S+ J. J. F) H6 N8 s
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 / p& _$ p. n% y
Weather in hex: Light rain & v3 F5 E% C" {
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.! N6 y4 Q O+ G+ d I! k
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes 5 g, V' @4 Y z% f* V
Japanese aircraft
9 A |& g! ?% E' X% Z A6M2 Zero x 6 2 y5 |* m, @8 I$ |
Allied aircraft4 u2 n& ^! ^: D ~( c" n
P-35A x 5
$ ^" J7 f+ |2 r# _% |5 m4 H P-40B Warhawk x 8
4 B* v- k& k" Z% n% I P-40E Warhawk x 18 5 X N9 h8 m& t2 R( B2 a
No Japanese losses
1 u n2 U, Z/ }3 }% W TAllied aircraft losses
; x7 ^- r2 ~1 x9 Q3 t$ i2 s P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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+ M% T2 Y$ m& HMorning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 / t$ s z& I2 t* k5 ]& y! L+ I8 X
Weather in hex: Partial cloud 6 ? X. n" S3 g& N
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: h J8 d$ q, _8 x. CEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
+ d3 M7 r/ V# v$ e4 a KJapanese aircraft; U) [* n' K3 s. S0 m2 T
B5N1 Kate x 12
. U8 b! P5 _6 X% X6 J8 uNo Japanese losses ; q# C$ F8 x2 m3 e/ ~
Port hits 2# D6 e) H4 A1 t
Port supply hits 1
. P g: d* C% _& {: C" H% bAircraft Attacking:
0 A4 e& }$ _! ~% N 12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
1 U- ^. U* H; F7 r- ]# i Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 8 S8 p' I# r# n" y1 j8 E8 V- L. w. c
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 , C4 E5 y% N/ _2 F
Weather in hex: Light cloud
* b% H# O3 r! x' _ G8 [% gRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* o2 @0 }( L/ |- a8 N9 S
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes - l: t( Z' I. t; t7 c) F
Japanese aircraft
5 s+ e# G9 y T8 Q, ]: M Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6; X1 G; B, n# E$ K! i; j$ Z
Ki-27b Nate x 1
7 V3 Z1 Y0 M. a- Q% m9 z Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
; e5 z# I% g; o6 p! J& G* }/ XNo Japanese losses
1 I! W' }. l' r6 ^, D! x& G. Q& `; MAllied Ships2 y5 O+ P# z1 b% N$ [
xAK Hinsang9 @! K% O% ?9 A5 l8 x8 k6 P& B
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage
- p4 H, n7 h- C9 P xAKL Chengtu
$ p1 [$ A7 l$ P, c" X xAKL Joan Moller
! @* i- d9 _) c. ? xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( ]$ a% ^# P' C) O0 D' t! r xAK Bennevis
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. n4 y( c$ S& |Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
! A; _2 F& P. f9 H+ cWeather in hex: Clear sky
5 Z6 I4 E @. F+ a# j5 i! g/ R# dRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 m* x, @0 W9 E" x" z$ S
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes * Q' _4 H! @7 u& X! Q! m) d
Japanese aircraft- p' m$ w g3 G7 v9 n
Ki-27b Nate x 9
" N- r& {4 ^4 z Ki-36 Ida x 191 k( d/ j2 ~0 l- M* z5 A
Ki-44 Tojo x 8
) i6 b+ j% Q0 i Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
; a/ X( P6 B$ b- f" m0 U! O Ki-51 Sonia x 17
2 W5 H- x# ~* O4 t4 q9 CNo Japanese losses ) p; n- P1 H% R4 K# z1 q
Airbase hits 73 z7 j) |2 w% \. j0 l
Airbase supply hits 3
6 t9 @. r) {& I j, { ^; K; xRunway hits 11 L2 C7 Z) c& V9 l$ G$ K1 V1 Q1 X+ l
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9 p" f' I3 ]& G5 _# X% u$ m+ U, aMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) % K0 o+ s5 u% B- n0 S. x
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 1 O. [5 @$ q) L% m
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
0 t$ Y- x3 z* x* g5 e z- eEstimated time to target is 10 minutes + J+ |. Q6 U o& G) D
Japanese aircraft) \, O. ?( Y# d
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65# Q4 Q/ Z; W3 _1 {" ~; O
Ki-27b Nate x 19 ' Y. i1 K3 } ]6 Y. x
Japanese aircraft losses
6 {9 C. `5 y( o% E3 M Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged $ c/ P* p$ e, T! ]3 ~1 r
Allied ground losses:
$ E+ B" h, g$ E; E 66 casualties reported
- R" T- }" p/ w1 v7 |: z1 C t. L Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled0 R# [" x- z' j% l) ~- u( ]% z
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled: k# u2 F8 F4 l* ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 9 S: S! A! n9 V, k8 W; ]& n, W# E7 J( S
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
- W( n! Z' L) e3 z Z/ E7 BWeather in hex: Heavy rain
! `( h# I& o! d& B0 @ kRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
+ Q. V2 E9 ~3 _' V$ U- yEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
( b7 D, U+ i% L: O0 M: mJapanese aircraft
" `, h- H4 e" q( Y Ki-27b Nate x 34
+ C' Y$ h4 u, q* v) I Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
- B/ f* A3 l6 z9 U8 y Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
2 g O' q- {. z7 [4 F4 R' ZNo Japanese losses ! N3 r8 N- ]& C, @# T$ j G
Allied ground losses:" h- w7 ]/ G2 p
39 casualties reported }. A# u& a* _# Z! C! o) R$ C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 S2 X- x |" ~" |9 P Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
# B* k* R& }' @, v+ \ Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 u' {3 i$ E y9 H4 |
Weather in hex: Clear sky / L1 d' k- C+ e X0 t7 \
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Z9 s1 [: q7 Z" ]% P. r$ }
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes 3 k% v+ C( ~5 I& j- X8 @# @1 a
Japanese aircraft
* x4 f" R, ]# ]& {; L q Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 ( W0 _1 o' n7 q3 ~. m
No Japanese losses ! T% C, ]& P5 s
Airbase hits 15 k0 X7 D/ j, T { H8 S/ u% w5 n
Runway hits 24 j) ^& H/ s, ?( @# C
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+ ?7 Z, h& R N( f* w* Q/ TMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
" b* O- S% X* N3 i$ P& PWeather in hex: Heavy rain & d. X+ b T* B
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
( @$ k. Q e/ J C0 g6 X& s$ SEstimated time to target is 6 minutes# |. N# q1 H. S, k! j
Japanese aircraft
$ d1 L e" R z/ W7 A, |5 m Ki-27b Nate x 24
9 M- r& S5 k; F6 N* A( o4 K: RAllied aircraft' L: g* R1 I0 s V# `
Blenheim I x 4 1 C; K( x. }! v7 d$ J$ y
No Japanese losses . q9 ~2 v" n, x& u3 O1 O8 G
No Allied losses % Z. R/ `" m& j& w2 E; q" Z6 B
Japanese Ships" k& ~6 u. Y8 d
BB Haruna
4 z7 b2 H2 U0 R: E: @2 n* v) eAircraft Attacking:
$ X: e {+ t: b* d 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
& B3 z) f# n3 @6 ` Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb ( d: T2 z! a- M" \ ]
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ( I4 d, L1 w* e: W0 x
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 5 i6 \2 Q9 u# s# B7 \
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ c4 d# u5 P" ~' E- j
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
/ o4 I& H) \0 [9 NJapanese aircraft+ x# e2 Y; l+ b# _ q
G4M1 Betty x 19
# s# n9 r2 G# U. a O4 r$ E Ki-27b Nate x 12 6 X0 u0 _( f* h1 V9 z- R
No Japanese losses ( y; O0 \" {0 y' T" w J
Allied ground losses:
j9 e7 x+ \5 ~; d& s. I 33 casualties reported
: G4 g% X6 R% @+ S+ Y6 x q, g7 R/ Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
$ m4 k3 `% t5 Z# \, ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
) U: j& F1 B Q2 v. u* V Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
( V9 l9 P% ^) z/ L! F Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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) S9 q# K8 ~8 e: _0 P- L6 e. jMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
7 I7 \2 o7 X6 y8 P4 ]0 X! aWeather in hex: Clear sky
6 R5 ^4 R, ~5 F0 h; L0 LRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; Q9 C/ @0 M/ K$ o; T+ w; }Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
+ C' Q( _7 C4 ~, YJapanese aircraft: {, Y3 @- S* c' Y7 {
A6M2 Zero x 46
. s* d* c3 R* {" c B5N2 Kate x 35# J6 w4 s9 `5 L" S( J
D3A1 Val x 9
- G Q1 m: a- p+ J( C) u$ wJapanese aircraft losses$ ~2 r% G5 d2 Q- o& b$ _/ M% a
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged3 L C! F& D$ i3 f9 P
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged 5 v& ?* J$ [% a% ~; n5 e$ s9 ?
Allied Ships, N) G! O8 ?3 t5 ^6 O7 T5 C
DD Litchfield
( _6 ?; @4 U% i, I9 B- B* p5 r, k DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 O a& p2 z8 N0 @% f DD Ward- L' j: }/ K0 b+ q. j u$ G2 t, c! c
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1
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: {1 j5 T4 \! b9 q8 ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 1 R# A) P0 b: V2 ]
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
% o, B0 R7 W) ?2 zRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
( O. G |7 s; U4 J6 \. Y- s' lEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 2 L1 V6 K" b. U# H
Allied aircraft
6 I2 K: D+ e8 b F4F-3A Wildcat x 11) T# H1 v8 {& t _. `6 B ~4 V
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28; l4 I* h6 y. A' E6 @0 e, C- f
TBD-1 Devastator x 15
2 y1 h- m/ Q9 b! AAllied aircraft losses+ C$ P. l7 ]& F* D
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged 3 I; S3 E) n8 K, K, {0 `
Japanese Ships
) \: N' x! W( B DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& Q( `+ P8 X* v" q% l" O7 Y u2 I) V$ D7 N
DD Sazanami
; i, S; _; Z6 V- _# i3 E9 d% ? AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
1 H& |3 i# v9 n# p& z6 m" e- f4 j5 J) b
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
I1 q" a1 O" D- M7 U$ V1 `Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68! n+ B% p+ c% Q$ M8 {7 t" c. ?
Weather in hex: Light cloud 6 P( |( b8 y8 `8 Z- Y$ m- _, ~
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 q/ b& |) X0 D- V$ i5 C' [% F& \
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
! I' K8 ?6 b$ c, b/ Z- Y3 ^Japanese aircraft
" D- f. a+ K3 h7 o2 c Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
0 ^ u; z+ v9 {! u* N4 s% xNo Japanese losses
7 l5 Y9 L. |* ?. m. w4 EAllied Ships
6 a* Q9 h4 |- V% N! a xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) X, K3 E5 U0 J xAK Hinsang ! l' k1 n8 z! A s) |- u
Aircraft Attacking:; {6 t# l7 ~! X* s- w! Q
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet5 ?# Z) V. `) a! B6 Q. B4 j6 k% O
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
. b$ Y2 w: v# V0 THeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang' y( W9 i- {; N* Q h
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 - f% I) L* P m; L a
Weather in hex: Clear sky " A* n$ E. m% D. P& O! Z$ z
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 M, r1 k G) Z, @2 I8 c4 [& E+ \) Z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
; U8 C# u0 K, o8 g8 U' J! z: mJapanese aircraft5 `( }9 o% F6 |0 f$ _) f& q
D3A1 Val x 13
3 p% }' ~; I( `+ VNo Japanese losses 7 l: r& F/ x3 }/ F& X# [
Allied Ships" V( R9 {8 k1 H) t+ u% m7 z
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 o1 @" A* _, O( a: n
DD Ward8 ^) @7 d& u& t2 J6 Y
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
Q: L$ S2 Z% }4 p# C9 i+ K
- @+ j+ ]5 r# ]9 HHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley* q9 }/ g! I6 n7 R& ~% \
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4 M4 |, f* {2 Z! nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
/ L: @: H6 G- h& x! l1 N9 N, [Weather in hex: Light cloud % u( U* B* }5 `3 C6 h
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
& d' h+ U/ f6 \* h2 J2 }Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
- u8 c; \$ K$ `3 aJapanese aircraft3 l( I- z* J6 s8 x' B O6 ?
Ki-27b Nate x 306 D" X# C* _6 Y0 {
Allied aircraft }4 D8 A% \) E) v* u4 T
Blenheim I x 7
/ ~7 O8 ^- `) M4 Z* h! }6 l2 z; ]No Japanese losses
& i/ K8 n% C3 a9 k3 FAllied aircraft losses
`" J" ]3 M- [ v j8 J: z Blenheim I: 2 damaged
! Z0 e8 ?1 c" q) W Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak
Y& R- _4 L* Q% z" S, @7 mJapanese Ships2 A7 Y$ ]4 v+ t
BB Haruna
' V Z: ~$ P7 l; |1 B% a! q0 ~ xAK Asakasan Maru 1 |/ T/ H7 G! g* U
Aircraft Attacking:; A4 Y& M) F, |
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet3 h8 t, i8 T# H+ K8 T# u+ H3 \
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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5 l; c4 e1 G( c& lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
- l$ z9 j2 D! _% ?; C4 o( uWeather in hex: Overcast
. J1 F6 z: O6 H% ?; VRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 A1 k/ d- B+ ^
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
, a7 e4 W$ X; n6 r" o3 A% QJapanese aircraft3 j1 @; U A" q2 O1 b
A6M2 Zero x 101 u# W, n5 y1 F' W, q" c: N
B5N2 Kate x 5
2 V% N {% m: F$ B+ lNo Japanese losses 1 ]! ~4 I5 n' z, S# X/ p
Allied Ships
9 _6 d$ y Y0 H0 I# z7 ` DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 9 n1 h- O% ^% K; M
Aircraft Attacking:# d, w3 u" A% M% X
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 `$ t0 \4 l+ Q' P9 q1 J: m1 d Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
( w! T9 V7 Y2 hWeather in hex: Heavy rain
* W! p- A3 [4 N( a; Z( D+ b! ]* BRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
1 t1 O7 \+ r5 ]# PEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 8 ]0 i( q. P# ^6 }! f/ f% L
Allied aircraft
2 T; w/ I- j6 g/ `" n( L) _) d/ O F4F-3A Wildcat x 11# N; X0 Y1 J4 G4 h5 a
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 - V- H3 ^- E9 C8 E$ E) `
No Allied losses 4 J: Y7 @2 I6 J k$ q5 j
Japanese Ships6 D) e. q3 L# a
DD Sazanami$ D: q1 d- p$ Q6 [$ i6 J
DD Ushio, and is sunk
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. u) y6 q1 }" L, [* L* |Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) + M: Z* R6 j% P
Japanese Deliberate attack
3 [: ?% T1 M8 s: Q+ k4 I5 NAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
" p+ E$ q) w- M$ G: F; o8 Y' d# LDefending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
+ `. S( O9 b& i* D: |3 mJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 5 Y6 w( R) l7 g/ X5 U
Japanese adjusted assault: 100 6 E6 k# l* x! R
Allied adjusted defense: 8
3 N: L3 d8 m: G0 E' Z$ u# AJapanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
- y" m$ p$ o+ ?4 `. {( A. ZJapanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! 8 m! e+ z: m' t" [5 \* C/ a2 ?3 I
Combat modifiers
4 M. j& K3 D4 r9 |8 P: BDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
) K. D. o. d0 k# a fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-); Y" t! x, o9 h) S7 H7 q o
Attacker: fatigue(-)
, a$ k. d: n" j% A) kJapanese ground losses:* t; c- T% R0 C0 L! b
37 casualties reported3 y! i' O5 _6 A ]2 b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* W3 V! D, X- p/ t0 \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 O) |! t1 C, R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 ^8 J) d7 T, s6 d1 }4 eAllied ground losses:
, `& F: }) G& l 2519 casualties reported
6 E5 Q! E2 u |; v" G7 }/ H' K& l/ c Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled4 c3 A7 b* P; T* c) X
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled2 K( o0 |$ L, P4 Q! o
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 J2 T- Y# X& n# L1 b- z/ o Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)$ }& d1 z) i" h$ V- T R* m; r
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7 G/ J9 l3 F6 K2 E, w0 }8 C: z Units retreated 2
) L4 s0 X4 I/ [7 T9 g' k' K Units destroyed 1 3 }: f m3 D4 r
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! 2 {; L7 L. r. \# O: i
Assaulting units:
0 k# f8 e( R1 S2 P7 ^0 r8 H" K 56th Infantry Regiment
) f1 c1 k: d8 Y 12th Engineer Regiment
; H2 a q0 c8 L1 s) }8 Q 5th JAAF AF Coy
' @; ?. G. T: q" EDefending units:
( g, Q2 m# j Q8 O FMSV Brigade
+ h+ }& Z; d6 J3 f5 J 8th Indian Brigade
; j! y6 Q8 K! j) F/ b0 b 3rd ISF Base Force |