AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41- |! K" u, Y- X3 q5 \( d4 Q' f
kb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; A( r( h5 a! l) c& u
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
: E4 ?5 \+ \. x& N大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
( v# A. P5 c/ ^; Z6 i7 s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,! Z% Y4 F1 f8 d$ c n R
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。# ] ` q7 m8 X8 D/ v
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。
- p- L) h- P8 W. y1 z6 s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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) Z# m' k, j G) j0 j0 B: c" bInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) * u* A) p8 ^" G3 @, R
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. " ^1 c! _$ i& ?6 t; M, e) p
Japanese Ships
, s* b: x$ `- v }2 ^5 K' R, D# M CL Sendai- f, J/ f6 ?6 ?9 ^ ?6 h; z) z6 J s# n
DD Ayanami G" j+ a, Q% V/ } V
DD Shikinami' Y* K* v- b1 s0 A% ~
DD Isonami* K6 r& m: t" `2 t) j# m
PB Tatsumiya Maru, Y8 S, X! T% M0 `9 T
SC Ch 90 B* w' W& f! k6 G4 _) v3 e
SC Ch 7' `/ x6 r! G O
AK Sasako Maru1 q, J3 Q7 H# A/ {* r
DD Uranami
$ F0 C' m0 W) ?3 o: XJapanese ground losses:; z- f" s+ w7 t
26 casualties reported; N# V/ N4 ~" [0 ~) J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* M( k% [- u) R* d4 V, Q0 x+ ^: x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 d& L: D2 D: l. L$ _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 1 e9 e8 k/ M c' E' v' f
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Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
: R# N! g8 C# [' d! nJapanese Ships
$ F- }- e* g$ D SS I-121
& S9 i" ^: e# MAllied Ships) ^1 ^# V- X1 @5 V& G
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage : B, m& }8 g0 i! e6 G2 {3 G( x
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121
8 d& n( V: g5 r7 ?7 Z q% dSS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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9 x2 [, w2 D- i9 {/ {TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) + W+ t) H& j2 L. P( L
Allied Ships9 I/ q( {3 r5 z: h( T0 B
DD Pillsbury
) x9 v* U+ O' q) l; j DD Peary
+ Y$ `4 t0 }+ F# a8 y$ S, S& D# s; Q6 ?1 z DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
3 n0 u1 r G: _; x$ p( q1 o2 P3 mines cleared
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 . ]5 C, ]# T# u7 p8 k7 D( Q# U$ Y
Japanese Ships, L3 D$ i0 e4 o2 h# _& O7 Q, p
CL Jintsu/ ~4 C4 F0 P5 p6 z
DD Oshio
' t. t; ~0 E) ^, v, {# [+ Q DD Hibiki# K @' i6 J: Q+ a
DD Akatsuki
2 Q& n2 \% z& z* z- I DD Arashio 1 c2 j9 y' i' }6 O5 O
Allied Ships9 F2 z1 _) c1 ]5 r- }% E
SS KXI, hits 9 9 A6 I2 k% o/ b
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/ _5 I! i6 l# I. Z n MDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
4 K% P7 j* {5 S. t% I8 |Japanese Ships A. |" C! ~# d. A
CA Maya
+ m4 P: l4 I* W1 { v DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
( C; ^) n0 y6 p4 h: T& e* ~ DD Minazuki
0 g/ `- Y) p: u8 Z DD Fumizuki
4 d' q: i N4 f) J# H6 O DD Nagatsuki
& s- O0 o+ ~) [# \8 fAllied Ships
+ ?: H- A( N! U2 j5 M) P4 w DD Scout
4 K3 f6 D5 Y _9 [0 L6 m; L3 } DD Thanet, Shell hits 26 k% e9 ~5 \* e/ P3 ~2 T
DD Thracian
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3 @1 n3 u+ E6 s; d' O; FDay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
/ R1 ~8 P+ [+ D- D9 X1 I1 C/ ^' Q! PJapanese Ships- f9 H _9 t, F4 j! u n
DD Sazanami
- i5 d7 Q; e% n i0 z* F2 J. D DD Ushio; {2 A8 V: r k9 y3 T- d- a) Y
AO Shiriya
0 p) Z9 X0 }% m) ]Allied Ships4 a+ e' I" d0 h$ x
CV Enterprise* [- V* T% M- K$ M. H8 H+ @
CA Northampton
. m( Q9 h) r# N- l6 Y# Y/ e8 ^ CA Chester
9 d7 W: A3 [% ^; m% P3 K$ A CA Salt Lake City/ [6 H" E5 I. U, G0 U: X
DD Craven6 R& w" L2 c1 E: d4 o7 i$ f
DD Gridley
$ z3 P u4 s k! y; F$ Y- Y% p DD McCall! b* L# ~5 y. _5 I l5 J' ~
DD Maury" T2 |" z+ g1 q" ~/ `7 l
DD Benham
8 N, t& z1 Y9 A( P9 l& F DD Ellet
% K" Y* O6 `; f# q$ C% O DD Dunlap
% I0 m$ _) w4 _0 X+ w! N3 B; i DD Fanning
) i6 t6 c2 x) x" `& S6 C; h DD Balch * J' v6 @, H. z% \0 W& u5 C, v/ e! C
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards) f0 a: T f) W) W0 ^9 _/ E2 o
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
0 k& F5 `! K" l. N7 j2 iCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards5 M7 O* F8 C( W# v0 O, R
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
& z V3 c- R6 B) u; p0 MRange increases to 28,000 yards...
A" {- J0 q, X2 A( s: V2 d$ T: PBoth Task Forces evade combat % I: B$ a" Z1 a6 b7 S
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, K9 I0 t. w7 }& s8 X/ s$ X. KDay Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
3 t# y& ?' n( m a) FJapanese Ships
! [8 g f# z4 M& y& `4 b) F APD Fuji
3 x- |% U+ f! m# X9 A( B# @, N4 i TB Hiyodori
9 Z I% o9 U$ g3 e' T' p3 f AMc Toroshima Maru4 B/ K( O) f1 g3 E4 q
PB Heiei Maru #75 x" ? S* ]5 |0 S
xAK Syoka Maru
3 w1 z4 i6 v& l9 Z1 C xAK Rokko Maru
+ A3 j& J% N" ~/ @; P: I* b5 | xAK Igasa Maru6 m0 s9 z" f9 O$ F' m) R1 ?
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21
% W! h1 V$ \' q) k# F+ p: M xAKL Sasago Maru & ]% o$ c! H1 R2 i: C
Allied Ships
5 [) ~7 T6 b4 a) l* T: `- t MTB 71 x K/ s8 }$ n
MTB 8
# C. q, r3 h2 a5 A$ D& d MTB 9/ `0 _( C1 d7 [$ u1 O$ ~
MTB 102 s7 C/ W/ y/ Z& x: M
MTB 11
" P$ m! s' q5 R8 \0 F MTB 12
' s' M* T: B' Q& _; B MTB 26* \ E+ B" v0 V. h8 G# ]
MTB 27
: }3 P. q5 Z# O( g" ?; F1 JPoor visibility due to Thunderstorms5 X% Y. w1 t+ x5 m+ U
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards9 g9 q- ?1 E# G; N
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
8 H* e" E2 V- w# ~. @, |6 V$ YBoth Task Forces evade combat
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: L9 t' q& j4 nMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 0 G! j% C1 s* V" b1 R9 ^9 T3 n3 K
Weather in hex: Light rain 3 |) M( G3 I9 e- T$ |
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.+ p4 z& R& @5 Q$ U" \
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes . { _7 ^; D' R1 E7 @: s: B
Japanese aircraft
, d2 P7 B# x4 @0 e) L: v$ ? A6M2 Zero x 21
4 |0 N. g3 j J8 p- h; eAllied aircraft J/ H. g5 Q) ^8 w+ q8 P1 `
P-26A x 8. I& J4 M2 ?; h) ?- l" }* i. x8 c
P-35A x 13
+ O: r4 F' c- e3 d- }8 k. A P-40B Warhawk x 14) @# [& J8 {9 I2 w7 \ Y2 C
P-40E Warhawk x 46 - K7 V; @& `. [% c
Japanese aircraft losses) A& @: m* Z" ?
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed * q' o. R" d: r& I# r' C2 f( Z3 d
Allied aircraft losses
9 Y" T, ]# \3 a) I/ _! c, N P-26A: 1 destroyed
9 r6 \8 M% |3 E0 F' h8 V P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed6 v: A# t" o- A( M. c$ V
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
, N; v$ Y0 Q8 `: N, QAircraft Attacking:
( A$ X0 p: @$ B8 w( g0 J/ d 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet ( n9 Q4 x. H- u" ]- ~
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* t. _# V/ ?* X& i$ |: DMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
/ v1 |8 j, _) zWeather in hex: Heavy rain g) c- I# Z7 C: ?( b7 x9 L; W9 n
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.& g- l2 u3 |1 |% y2 N, d
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
# [/ \$ O- I5 t# v% y. [Japanese aircraft/ j2 a" Y+ I7 Z; |+ S
G3M2 Nell x 336 {% k; r% f" C' @
G4M1 Betty x 3( i8 ?3 L5 T0 D$ e
Ki-27b Nate x 19
* A; }% Y' C& E6 kNo Japanese losses & ^ z7 I- |1 S9 a {( Q' k
Allied ground losses:1 G, v I) r8 S5 r, @
95 casualties reported
7 S# d: R4 h' j' J( ~! {* | Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled5 {- Y+ g- _0 `) ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled0 s+ @8 J- J' C0 }2 G$ q; S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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- z/ E+ k, A/ t. [+ k( qMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
1 {9 X/ z$ L0 o/ MWeather in hex: Heavy rain S' D8 X3 u* e8 U
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* u- L- b* i. N( u3 ^' y) X1 cEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
* k; [# j0 F Y$ L. ^% tJapanese aircraft! H) c& m7 K ~
G3M2 Nell x 16
" D, `4 `& V4 E2 C$ e/ i9 W3 { G4M1 Betty x 11
- M; C$ A- p1 ^2 ` Ki-27b Nate x 15
7 K( H4 q! ]4 |! t4 f5 R4 dJapanese aircraft losses& x$ j" k% `, @6 c6 E: o0 S
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged, K5 p, v2 O! |" r; Z6 K
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged . [$ i9 O, J4 r5 G
Allied ground losses:
& h9 i/ X$ Z1 n1 A& W. T+ a& f 43 casualties reported
) `9 A3 Q8 R% d: x Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 Z6 f; q6 D7 f8 G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
' Y' u# A& d, {) _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled & ]- w' m0 n1 r
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8 I4 l }9 |7 e' `; a! j/ \Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
8 Y" @# M4 s2 r! P4 `( }3 mWeather in hex: Heavy rain
6 L& V4 f$ {1 a* e) ?$ _% D3 a, WRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" X+ f( ^: Y/ F [Estimated time to target is 9 minutes ) {5 f; V1 _6 r" |
Japanese aircraft
! F* i- U4 r8 Q: Z0 X G3M2 Nell x 27. T* Z9 x. I. `; C
Ki-27b Nate x 34
! Y2 ~, b5 ]* V! yNo Japanese losses
# x- _4 |) ?2 ^4 GAllied ground losses:
1 w; C9 K9 n" g3 [7 J9 X! y: w 78 casualties reported
& p( Y+ p4 W* z5 a Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled$ e" x1 p9 C3 e; N% e; e* T0 m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled: k9 r+ h; d, V! j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 S5 M6 U8 |+ S' v+ ]
Weather in hex: Light cloud
/ r9 C1 u+ Z- i5 ^Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 }- L/ [9 a7 ^Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 1 G+ n4 ]2 p* M4 X. b' ]1 c
Japanese aircraft% u" V. r. P5 v. V* O
G3M2 Nell x 3
/ Z8 Y- O, B6 p G4M1 Betty x 12
8 a$ c+ A" N$ M' Y' ?# F Ki-27b Nate x 9
, ]3 O5 O: w# \+ GNo Japanese losses & ~0 W+ ]; \7 B, D
Allied Ships
/ f0 w* A9 x# _' o+ z( i xAK Munlock r# k- E$ t) S5 X& \" i9 B0 O
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire" ~" j9 L! T1 c, U
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 d1 J: z; b) W8 V- T2 u7 R0 d xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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. ~6 k$ C& t! O. t) m+ MMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 : [8 R9 U1 |0 R+ [5 t+ }
Weather in hex: Light rain
% y/ i; r6 v6 K7 T3 `2 GRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
; s& |$ I, I* j* ^$ Q. cEstimated time to target is 25 minutes . c) f3 M" m3 Y8 r3 H( Z
Japanese aircraft9 Q8 ?; d6 V( _" v' Q
A6M2 Zero x 10 0 I9 b6 c {/ T4 z0 t0 L
Allied aircraft5 H4 b- N9 b- K q) z! v
P-26A x 35 W: K* r2 z L. D
P-35A x 10
8 B! l6 M( p- b# c. |/ Z P-40B Warhawk x 9- `7 y8 F; ]' c$ [
P-40E Warhawk x 33
& k, i2 @" g6 M% ]7 C# x) tJapanese aircraft losses
' O2 f" i" q+ z/ J A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
: x" C5 x% X. z; k$ IAllied aircraft losses2 L6 H2 V. `* ]) G( _$ S8 @
P-26A: 1 destroyed
r9 t9 o3 v T/ N; L P-35A: 2 destroyed% X' E3 }8 }8 n+ v
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed + `0 l" I# W- K: v1 m
Aircraft Attacking:; X9 U+ m8 d* N7 f8 ^
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) 8 z3 X6 f7 \' W/ r2 v: ?
Weather in hex: Heavy rain Z. X' ^+ C0 A, Q. Q# k% ^; o, E
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- \8 e; t3 a( D3 m* O" U! f6 d4 CEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
8 U1 z0 j4 A$ M- HJapanese aircraft
$ W& U7 e; k- N/ W% K8 ?8 R/ O B5M1 Mabel x 5
4 b) X. Q: e( b: u% CNo Japanese losses : S7 V) W. [. a" n( V0 g
Allied ground losses:
& s/ p4 B7 Q5 P5 {: g7 \ 13 casualties reported
# j! Z6 r$ u! s8 B4 W8 U) T6 _0 } Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' ^% C s/ w0 \" v% Q- ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled& n& H( t# e2 ?- N8 K2 N. l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ G9 p; A8 X2 w7 x5 x$ _6 `Aircraft Attacking:
- m( ]! A( g( T$ c2 D! `- b 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
% u3 z+ m P5 c: g Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 U( e* Y9 K1 C, s+ _: P' ~5 ~; T
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# a1 w1 \$ s5 a0 f$ i; LMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 5 _0 y" H: v! f$ B" W# G0 Q( q
Weather in hex: Light rain
+ L- h( w- {4 x. nRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.. X' W: R/ ?0 p
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
4 j; |3 R: M( u& ~: bJapanese aircraft' a2 l! P% E: B. h9 s0 B3 }- Z# X
A6M2 Zero x 9 6 C+ V2 ~: [. \0 d; j4 s4 p" [
Allied aircraft' [( ^5 x4 x( k. V4 u
P-35A x 6" s* x$ z3 d9 r4 j3 T
P-40B Warhawk x 8
# `# s* d' l- `) ~8 u8 g1 B P-40E Warhawk x 24
8 @% m- U: q( T6 j! BJapanese aircraft losses) ?6 t+ M* P, ^. U( Z" ~. ]
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
+ B# w) s# {% n$ ]% W; bAllied aircraft losses
/ i; R# b7 Y* b9 l, f7 j P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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/ `" Q; b8 u$ T5 D: U/ q& SMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 7 K5 { Y& v. E c% r7 w3 e
Weather in hex: Light rain 2 f8 A& m0 w5 L: _
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.+ I& O% S8 N7 R7 O% ]
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
6 A+ p7 \: T6 R& M, E5 lJapanese aircraft6 ^& B+ F7 Y/ b% L; q
A6M2 Zero x 6
( H. q1 y* Z* H U8 p/ PAllied aircraft
+ L w6 v% v- V$ N& m) M9 p P-35A x 52 O( u% D. M: L# B% J
P-40B Warhawk x 8
! H) D& M; F1 o- \( R4 C+ D" H P-40E Warhawk x 18 6 d" ]& b8 Y) A3 H0 Y7 v+ S) G
No Japanese losses ( U1 o2 ]2 }4 U, s% A" E. F& o
Allied aircraft losses, [3 X# k+ `8 U
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed ; | P- D3 y6 R, R( \
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
b/ V' p5 b9 M! _. p" H9 LWeather in hex: Partial cloud ; H( f/ r3 p- c. O9 A# s
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
]" ?7 H% m J+ o, l! \Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
e8 |. I$ ?& [5 S$ uJapanese aircraft/ U9 a/ L- M, y' {6 k4 ~! O
B5N1 Kate x 12
/ L9 O& `6 y4 ?No Japanese losses : ^5 V9 J# N" w7 [5 Y
Port hits 2
$ f5 c% n# A9 r1 gPort supply hits 1
# k, m! u( P, P& J: W' j% aAircraft Attacking:- |) ~' b; C) e3 I0 L3 Y L
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
0 S7 u$ q; l2 c" D6 P) Z( a% X Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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% o0 \4 E; n% H9 t7 H; u0 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
" n7 \8 ]4 }6 K3 SWeather in hex: Light cloud
0 y2 E* C, c4 g; O! i1 k# P% G/ TRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- H2 J5 |0 w, T! p! V: b5 u8 m$ TEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
" f0 ^( q( W. u+ @* l. dJapanese aircraft
4 V/ I; o0 ]; a) S/ L L* B& _' A Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
% Q: a) g- N [/ z# b2 P& O% E Ki-27b Nate x 1
# t7 T( K) U- [( J2 g4 e2 B8 _ Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 3 s' J5 t/ Q2 r3 J u
No Japanese losses ( Y' c/ J$ |- U% V# ^5 {
Allied Ships; q( [, N8 L B0 R
xAK Hinsang
. i& S# v9 k* h; H. S* ^6 b/ { xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage# X% B% S* C; K: y* c8 ]! _
xAKL Chengtu
C9 J {4 w& `% `/ v# y } xAKL Joan Moller) e4 X, z! s% S
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 p3 [- Z: z" U S/ u9 C6 U4 c) Q xAK Bennevis
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
* T* ^3 p) g1 S( I9 iWeather in hex: Clear sky
7 C k/ H8 A5 R" ^! }Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
: x! h; `- R- T7 ^2 JEstimated time to target is 23 minutes ) u+ m! r, X/ F" v% u
Japanese aircraft$ s( i8 @+ H) m. M% g" O, Z
Ki-27b Nate x 9
7 W; x+ p. A" ?! |* z' a Ki-36 Ida x 199 @- J" t: g2 m7 E! h$ ` }( ^% r
Ki-44 Tojo x 8
! g. j) i% k. s+ q0 U5 G Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3! S7 [/ D; c$ ]9 M/ }8 i
Ki-51 Sonia x 17
, R7 {0 W! [0 H& N+ j0 \. b6 K% BNo Japanese losses
. c. I0 b2 H9 P, h/ I. {Airbase hits 7
: o* _2 ` ~; _: p: Z) PAirbase supply hits 30 `6 D9 O' ` f: g
Runway hits 11 2 s1 J" @' w; C, C0 D) L
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8 w( p6 w/ |: H; w0 P9 kMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
5 S- v" B" t: K. b9 ?3 U* ]Weather in hex: Heavy rain 9 l8 C( ^, ]9 s; R" p3 k2 P: F
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
0 ^& ~8 K+ u7 Z. w1 DEstimated time to target is 10 minutes * k# F+ j" X2 b1 k% h4 r. r
Japanese aircraft
% U9 Q6 y6 k. Y6 c5 e Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65
. T6 h7 O, ]4 |1 Y; _' t7 f1 S- f Ki-27b Nate x 19
8 {- }- z; j; g+ `' yJapanese aircraft losses
: q) B L* a4 l3 P Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged $ d& {! j! t* ?7 Z' i8 t" v
Allied ground losses:
/ D7 l0 F9 I7 x, A! N 66 casualties reported& O7 Q# s' {! R" s* \8 q0 V* o- r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
0 ~' q$ y1 p& y8 ]' I( X! b0 Y) R* X3 o Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled6 c. B& o# b* z% i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled * G* a" ~' k. c1 w+ X* z
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3 X e7 x* h( c' hMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 6 {: l/ ]; b @1 m* P; r1 k
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ' C4 ]: `( n, C2 S! J* x( r
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
) P: D" s* [6 g8 c& x, B: AEstimated time to target is 12 minutes - h" I+ J# Z s6 c) R- K2 q
Japanese aircraft
( N1 ]! `4 p. G: B( T Ki-27b Nate x 34
5 r/ U( p* E) }0 a! } Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6/ k q" G+ V- ^& x
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 ! t* ]' `. \8 v0 E
No Japanese losses # M& S- Y8 G1 O$ g5 r2 b
Allied ground losses:- I, w( P! {! L
39 casualties reported
$ U0 C- r' F5 K6 C* V+ ?4 e Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, e8 o; C# E$ n: l; Q# Q Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled( l1 g) z# y4 K
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 / O( T" y, l4 ?9 N7 V% n5 W
Weather in hex: Clear sky
- H3 C4 M% ?& Y9 y0 \Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.; p5 M9 q# x/ D2 W# D
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
* U0 V3 x3 [% i- u6 d. x' nJapanese aircraft# Q# S" Y5 K. J I" u
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 ( l) _0 f; [7 r6 L* ^, Q
No Japanese losses
3 e) r' d) O+ U" J2 Q8 mAirbase hits 11 @& c9 U5 C0 ]# S7 ^
Runway hits 2
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' H, f0 y3 K+ IMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
+ _: h* W" G% K8 s9 gWeather in hex: Heavy rain
/ _5 P9 ~& Y' G+ _2 n# W7 LRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.( \% ^7 c% j% J8 r3 c, y6 R9 W. |
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes: Z) _+ `% G7 i2 @) ?
Japanese aircraft
* V, s+ f0 M9 j1 c; ^5 @ Ki-27b Nate x 24
+ W0 W9 _3 y6 q) dAllied aircraft; x4 e8 T8 z+ W* O, ?
Blenheim I x 4
& g/ p: b: w; v2 l; S7 g/ O$ T zNo Japanese losses
2 I5 v$ s i& ONo Allied losses . |- J. T$ N8 p7 t
Japanese Ships2 V; g$ r9 u/ t4 \! V
BB Haruna 4 v9 _% y$ |( p: b
Aircraft Attacking:9 @& w& j4 B! C6 n9 G+ O! S
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet0 H* w8 b" [8 o5 x1 p9 B
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb d6 g; }% c& H" ?
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0 A2 {$ r, N6 L5 A# h+ kMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) . } U" ~8 J0 R5 l7 N: K: ]
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
3 G4 X# |$ d3 XRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* N, C; M: B: {3 g8 X
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes # k$ A& z; `) w& M
Japanese aircraft
: {/ D" F! p/ ~ G4M1 Betty x 19
0 L7 H9 Y9 q; D' ]- T! K; t Ki-27b Nate x 12 % m' R# Q+ U6 `0 v2 F+ q& c w
No Japanese losses 0 e' K6 {1 i# _1 W
Allied ground losses:
7 L/ ^2 X& x* o) c0 I 33 casualties reported$ y+ V) T! p1 o/ |+ k8 L& _% n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; a) q: w) }( C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ D# q) v- W6 ?( y Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled# P0 C8 l! C! t
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 1 r3 [: R' ?( k: ?$ J! @9 E- x
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& a, f1 l" j" v2 I9 |0 ~2 Q* }Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
8 L, Y" C3 e/ Y, yWeather in hex: Clear sky ' Y. R2 V5 H: @/ A( D; | @
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& a; a; s+ U! |: }& q# \
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
# q2 V: x4 z% Q9 GJapanese aircraft9 i; b# u+ M2 J" d& ~ w5 ]
A6M2 Zero x 46/ t' i; z6 q7 K7 F5 i6 ] k
B5N2 Kate x 35
% {2 w; J4 x. a' b- p* L8 Q u D3A1 Val x 9 + i T4 R, C8 M( u! l& J- o
Japanese aircraft losses
. E" U6 J* U) M, s9 G! `% c2 R B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
# M5 H0 a/ G, W( i& g, Z4 z D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
9 k: }. u$ i ^! ^- c$ ]Allied Ships. y7 L& s( m5 I5 k# X
DD Litchfield
6 x% w7 W3 C+ L/ t/ ? DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. ~$ ?1 x* {1 d0 w: T DD Ward
( \& {9 l4 w9 | DD Schley, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 1 I$ ]' k, a" {) g# L2 u
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud * L/ h0 y5 A. b- e. O( ~
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
( j! Z k# [8 d& bEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 0 } ?6 d' L- j
Allied aircraft* |$ f" x0 q, _8 `
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11& f$ \ j! Z y4 {
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28) T, x8 R0 [3 E1 a9 L9 H, O
TBD-1 Devastator x 15
7 T' l# w+ Z- i9 `- p, J7 L, FAllied aircraft losses
2 ~- Y) t, \1 ]: A4 C TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged 7 `: N- j1 W9 t7 [
Japanese Ships6 x7 G8 J0 d7 Q5 u9 V2 R
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) @; _, k7 r9 Z1 n2 W9 x( M1 V DD Sazanami
0 Q1 @. Z. _$ @5 B' q8 q2 Z AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
6 u( \1 I. b9 X, Y1 O. Z: x& x, t2 T
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
3 {1 q6 G/ H- i8 j' ^Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
+ u9 g9 \' ]5 X+ O4 U7 }% x, | bWeather in hex: Light cloud
; s. ~2 C& z% ~& z5 ORaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
8 A# h0 H* B( MEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
+ n& ?: H$ ]5 p5 u) H& \5 a# G* n* hJapanese aircraft9 s2 ?3 E3 U7 Q8 E6 E2 ]
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
^3 s9 ]5 |" n7 h0 F! s: cNo Japanese losses 5 K x6 t+ n0 S7 ` g. a! _& f; \
Allied Ships; {7 G0 u0 H* G9 c; E
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 i$ m/ O% A# G1 X3 m xAK Hinsang
) E" c: o5 @. R! [Aircraft Attacking:
% p0 X' H: T- k$ i! i 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet& O+ {: B: M& i) M" K! s
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 o6 S& U1 a+ YHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang c- [; X! Z5 M* o* X
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 ; ^, C' S2 Q$ \7 R: {* ~
Weather in hex: Clear sky
! B$ [, U. }" RRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 }" Y4 F* T0 I. M6 ] K
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 0 y7 g7 b! `$ R: X3 C! H9 {
Japanese aircraft
$ O% t) {% }( p$ T$ e+ c+ A; n% L D3A1 Val x 13
- n- Y. |. |& o& T# D, }No Japanese losses
+ i9 S* p% Z, d/ ~- ~- g5 i/ LAllied Ships
$ h; u$ x% ~* |& T1 l1 K+ Y( M( X DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ N$ p' \( u- i. n3 ~* ]
DD Ward
- Q% E. B* a% U* W* ^& e DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage 6 v/ h, o g0 m2 ^7 K
8 G- w3 I2 q Y, |# c
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley8 |2 z+ m$ O* L! a4 `( x0 l. c* c4 K8 A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
) A9 n9 I. W% G0 r9 U/ I) n! LWeather in hex: Light cloud
, Y4 x5 E, U1 ^+ }Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
4 p3 f& {* x3 {% aEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
. s3 j- I+ C7 N1 H( H2 P8 WJapanese aircraft
5 q# n6 _) k* f Ki-27b Nate x 30
7 `0 Q8 v6 H, f9 o# i( pAllied aircraft
5 G' w7 x0 D3 F1 a3 ^, q Blenheim I x 7 $ K6 [0 u* E3 j/ A
No Japanese losses - V4 J9 [: f* t& d. @
Allied aircraft losses$ @( B; |$ { t' p6 s
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
) G1 z9 ]4 S; V6 {" J7 Z7 [$ \ Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak ; @! |6 R0 z% x# R B4 q
Japanese Ships
# t+ |/ K2 S9 d* ]7 l8 o/ @ BB Haruna5 ~! i6 T; D+ ` F
xAK Asakasan Maru $ n: G |/ x$ W4 q5 o1 o* i
Aircraft Attacking:
- k% O% c3 g# p1 U( R+ ^ 7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
7 z& C- K5 _0 F* b. T Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb ' g" U) ?# [6 n. A2 u: s* R
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
5 f+ M% A( C9 QWeather in hex: Overcast % |1 x0 Q* @, o: r5 j5 V3 _" |, W& k+ E
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" I$ u+ O& L0 CEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 1 D4 p; k1 S s0 f8 a4 q( }# v5 {, c6 k
Japanese aircraft
) U: v3 }+ g. i2 S7 Y9 T6 G A6M2 Zero x 10% V: |' J4 r, f0 J/ c% [& c
B5N2 Kate x 5
5 [4 Q: m( ^& p! t; z- |No Japanese losses - c$ e: g$ K; {, i) U1 w3 T# X
Allied Ships
. `5 o. j$ r' p3 G% f h( o. u DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk + H9 S2 [6 `) k3 T1 F- \: X. M
Aircraft Attacking:
! c) W$ |5 K' B 5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( x5 A" r/ Y( O1 p& v2 [ Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
* l) B' w4 A3 m) GWeather in hex: Heavy rain& J0 V+ F8 {( [- [+ k; O
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
* K4 T. C. T" Z9 k0 x4 BEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 9 `$ C4 S3 ` D% u( Z) O: `
Allied aircraft" O1 X+ V) ]& r* |. P: S
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11; q. P$ s# H- ~/ _, H# B3 T& K
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 + h/ `; N8 v' H! ?, l1 \
No Allied losses
" P4 _" P& B) s6 {; q- mJapanese Ships3 G0 S9 o; y0 `- E! Y- w: f. |, E
DD Sazanami% s8 Y8 f$ j5 D% L( Y
DD Ushio, and is sunk , A9 L$ Y. j0 [3 u$ K
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) % y' I4 P3 ^ H% g% w, F2 s& Y
Japanese Deliberate attack
( K$ c3 W# z1 _! c" d* A% zAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
; U5 f% P( z7 S( N0 b, RDefending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 ' Y/ d) f. J0 W) \6 E g9 ?
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
" o' M+ G9 q0 Q- p3 RJapanese adjusted assault: 100 $ j7 T2 T/ o& P; d4 F' b
Allied adjusted defense: 8 / l9 X7 U/ U2 H) `, O# c
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) , H# U: p+ z! k# I! e! k
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!
. `3 F! F4 _, u+ G( M# M( lCombat modifiers
7 X5 K4 N4 U* d# gDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)+ J2 u5 u( u% A9 m( n
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)$ k0 D) `. [4 \9 T. m$ E
Attacker: fatigue(-)
$ L2 d7 J, `% P, dJapanese ground losses:
5 X: }& L$ F) [/ e/ M" _( h1 q* g 37 casualties reported" G; C8 j" A. A2 |; U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* _5 y+ o; Y" g% N* d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. N+ C8 j2 O$ u# c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 6 p% G% }- G. P2 S( k: s
Allied ground losses:
, o* B$ q. Y+ L6 M2 C 2519 casualties reported
1 k( M8 F5 T. p" I! ~' V Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
, N/ S! t* \8 d Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled( ?% j( G N$ }" h' O5 e
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled" |! H5 V8 q8 I
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
9 \- _, Z; `0 e% b Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)! n2 K6 _! \6 G! _" D7 ^
Units retreated 26 {0 ^8 d+ k1 U( a$ \/ D
Units destroyed 1 ; M' L( i) ^: u
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! 4 g9 n9 j& H% N: E$ ?& e2 l
Assaulting units:
s+ Z: p: q% I" x 56th Infantry Regiment( B' e9 ^! M# E! `6 A
12th Engineer Regiment
0 {) Y+ K/ C X- |: o 5th JAAF AF Coy
8 e! K) }8 n) v9 P cDefending units:
+ n& p+ M% \6 g FMSV Brigade& j! Z3 r- l \1 _( y1 r
8th Indian Brigade
3 G* ^+ x9 X' G0 [6 R+ h U 3rd ISF Base Force |