AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
8 |( G$ m; g% o* 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。。
9 W: a* i, P$ i+ ^2 V7 R! k同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。- l% M1 j" ~$ x( ?% g
大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。 . w7 L1 @8 A5 e9 t! G
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,
7 ~. G; S; s' |; ]- g; f( E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。% I# y- p `+ s
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。
( Q8 u! W0 t N: [& n. }4 [9 @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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+ N. o, M+ H4 I- dInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) + w" ?, |6 J! Q9 g8 \
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Z% y* ^1 r0 E) T" ^) X
Japanese Ships! [+ Y* @4 N+ t q* Y
CL Sendai6 @2 Z% y# ^8 _- m1 ]
DD Ayanami% S9 }1 x% w7 K: K; [1 I" z% y7 T
DD Shikinami
: J. z$ J' F/ V/ [* f: ^: r DD Isonami
/ E% w- P5 d! G ]% S/ e3 C PB Tatsumiya Maru
# i" K4 t( s* K5 _ j SC Ch 9
; |& ?% q, S& K0 |1 a$ \ SC Ch 7
^7 j4 e. r, _8 w' U2 X1 d# _ AK Sasako Maru
4 u6 O. W( U) l7 D0 H* N DD Uranami 4 h* q: r/ u# F2 @( R
Japanese ground losses:$ F ^6 t# K& I+ W- R3 C2 Z1 E
26 casualties reported3 H/ o. i) h4 K9 ~4 J) Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' |# e% J/ u& E! c$ U6 i5 P! f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 \4 _' Y/ {; a5 ^6 e( N) P0 n; S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ; ^) `' J6 |) X
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Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
; p/ Q& a; f: h9 Y* N) Z5 ?Japanese Ships2 n6 J6 {# F( P) {
SS I-121
4 @! e" t" \# HAllied Ships2 g9 }( J; h% D) M# ]7 ?
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage ' C* l! G* ^: P: L3 l: [$ u( W7 m
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121- B6 M2 B3 \4 H' A. a
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
. k$ R% ?- e. kAllied Ships3 M$ C. a. ]* a B7 T( O5 f
DD Pillsbury, p4 m' F( I9 r& A& d1 z: u
DD Peary
# h) `' @ W; [2 e6 u DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage2 i( _: y2 F2 T1 B
3 mines cleared
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1 |2 `% C( q/ PASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 ' [/ z, ]7 X6 |% H! ~3 q9 J( Y
Japanese Ships$ j% A8 L6 g/ b8 F/ Y! J* E
CL Jintsu
+ {! [& e- H8 F/ V* A9 a DD Oshio1 \. \! g- y! q! v
DD Hibiki
2 J+ X$ H& J1 N) f; x DD Akatsuki" m6 e9 ~" P8 D: s- h; Z6 g" ~
DD Arashio
5 \4 C, J# S7 [+ U) PAllied Ships0 e$ ]7 s8 F0 }1 w! O
SS KXI, hits 9
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- D2 i8 X& R+ h" j7 ^/ W& h% gDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards # Q& R2 H3 u- c7 Q- u
Japanese Ships
9 ]4 \' y i: \! Q( E9 G4 H/ n CA Maya
, |. c7 _ e/ R! s& a, l! M DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
$ M& w P. c6 n6 J DD Minazuki
$ K1 V+ T6 J' }% }& B3 U# d DD Fumizuki$ g r/ `/ C B% s
DD Nagatsuki
* r6 i5 _" F& M/ a5 DAllied Ships
1 J' D6 b1 R" ~4 ?6 X$ ~ DD Scout
6 {2 k4 L: [3 q" p5 k- { DD Thanet, Shell hits 2# s0 ]! F: b8 I% n3 g
DD Thracian
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
$ d ^) U* q/ x; H+ i. q- O/ BJapanese Ships
2 h, L* }0 g o DD Sazanami9 _& e6 z7 e$ L* \$ U
DD Ushio( k4 y8 ^% L8 [
AO Shiriya - H* l/ f" R3 [. o. t5 ?6 C
Allied Ships7 K" v0 p! M/ ^; h& \3 t
CV Enterprise% c# _! E( j7 p1 b
CA Northampton& c& g" N! d2 c+ n( w1 S( y
CA Chester
0 w v4 c% j6 v/ B J$ |& b CA Salt Lake City5 Q2 _" A) U2 I9 W3 A% h
DD Craven$ n& X/ B+ s$ G# M9 v, z8 k# M6 H
DD Gridley
: p! G+ S* q, x* g- a F DD McCall) g0 ]2 u: y: W$ w" x& V5 f
DD Maury
3 s9 Q0 n- g( D7 g% @ DD Benham
( s' f3 r* W; a# w* h. W8 r DD Ellet
8 o9 s5 }1 n2 ]' O5 @% h: C DD Dunlap" O1 J; w: d& P) Z7 {% ~* e
DD Fanning
1 _7 J" A' ~$ S DD Balch
2 Y6 Z; B2 k. x! {9 h( s( _Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
" \8 c8 ~9 ~) B/ ^' I _$ X6 V1 lCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards) N* }3 v1 @* a J2 ^
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
$ Q0 U7 t4 H& }7 Y+ CBoth TF attempt to withdraw!
+ G* t0 N! u5 T' y# Q9 U2 MRange increases to 28,000 yards...1 ^0 f, g3 A/ n/ A
Both Task Forces evade combat
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~% u( o' K5 f& g r- @Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
3 w! } ^ Q/ {5 _+ m& N& B3 AJapanese Ships' b4 c {& [& q* O
APD Fuji
& z2 r3 X9 l4 m8 v5 R TB Hiyodori
( o: ~! {9 b. y0 W! j AMc Toroshima Maru/ g0 C7 }/ R1 C! P
PB Heiei Maru #7+ X$ @3 Q+ y' F7 ^
xAK Syoka Maru
) C( o8 B1 g( H xAK Rokko Maru0 O9 L! Z. X! a/ {; T# c$ M
xAK Igasa Maru
5 O. {( H Q3 F. U1 j xAKL Ryoyu Maru #213 F" ]2 X6 y# X" ^) S: J7 A
xAKL Sasago Maru % p2 x+ v6 g# {/ p& Z5 a/ c
Allied Ships
" W" C7 k! E: g9 Y/ B8 Z# l" |$ c MTB 7
0 E Q4 i+ c5 U2 r MTB 8. ~3 N5 F- p) j; I3 ?
MTB 96 G$ [6 Q* p3 E9 O M6 h9 F
MTB 10
8 ^" [" S! n0 P. j7 _- q- z MTB 11
# Z- e- l+ h) n/ B5 b. |5 u MTB 12' @; e) c/ i0 j: C4 A# ~: h
MTB 26& E1 }0 D, K: I: M4 W5 Z1 d3 j$ J
MTB 27 0 y; @4 |; [* i
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms, a( u+ ?1 F9 [" g( n
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards
7 i% x, q" }4 F$ b, T8 I; a0 C! sRange increases to 18,000 yards...) D1 ~+ Y" W4 a, n7 ]9 [3 i
Both Task Forces evade combat
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
3 h- z" J9 @" @$ [: WWeather in hex: Light rain
) V. W- G4 \3 Y0 ?0 IRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.9 `( ]# t4 L9 {5 S
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes / G; @/ _: M- a5 T R d
Japanese aircraft
* P% Z- F! ~, V* V1 f A6M2 Zero x 21
d; \9 I! Q1 R! p7 V2 W# VAllied aircraft
1 M: S+ j+ n6 E, Y9 K P-26A x 85 t5 a! P! K% {+ N+ r! U' F
P-35A x 13
1 h& v L- h0 P1 y6 i; g+ D8 y P-40B Warhawk x 142 F( n" P0 t) X% t
P-40E Warhawk x 46 5 J: i2 g3 l4 Q+ s' h3 u) P) ~7 I
Japanese aircraft losses
0 Z: h# j- @6 F9 V0 [! _ A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed 3 y* |: G6 G9 e: L
Allied aircraft losses
$ C" E4 [1 s R- \/ z Q( X: s5 n P-26A: 1 destroyed0 r9 Q* k$ \( S6 T- w% |8 m5 [
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed: r2 l# |5 K8 S8 [! z. Y% ]; H+ S
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed 9 h9 G& {: \% q( J+ ]* n( q% {
Aircraft Attacking:+ f7 c9 m7 k1 k Y7 x# [
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ; ]% e% {( V5 m
Weather in hex: Heavy rain , ~% p- O' \9 U2 L
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
1 j9 N& H: e& O! u X6 REstimated time to target is 15 minutes $ B9 _% s$ Z# ^0 L/ Z0 U
Japanese aircraft. z/ A/ u* a& I n5 g
G3M2 Nell x 33
6 {8 P3 [) Z& [, ]* d. j9 c G4M1 Betty x 3$ \2 A# L; H, e
Ki-27b Nate x 19 7 I: q4 }: w% t7 `* O7 b
No Japanese losses
: c. i) W7 ]2 nAllied ground losses:
6 V2 ?) X+ g8 W/ P. }! P( \ 95 casualties reported+ W& k* b& ^, K/ O7 |+ m
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
: V$ H9 _$ L: I$ Y. N1 T# ]# C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
( C7 m( ^% {0 a! |/ t! f0 v1 L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 3 _; ]4 q. ~& Q7 ^/ \2 d2 J
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" b# V7 d% F" ?9 |Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
8 _! ^# A1 I! UWeather in hex: Heavy rain
. {* e8 u# K1 k# J7 XRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
1 k- z2 N6 }( w( l Z( W& ?' mEstimated time to target is 6 minutes ( N; b5 ~# w: s# [! w$ Q
Japanese aircraft2 _: a8 L* y9 e# O" Z& c
G3M2 Nell x 16
' K; a% b* J' P3 `2 Y; l G4M1 Betty x 11
" J* [3 r, G! N& P8 K Ki-27b Nate x 15 3 G K& ~& G! J9 b" s
Japanese aircraft losses1 h9 p) S& J5 d2 C) O# X" O( a
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
" H) J x- W+ I$ ]5 r G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged $ `3 e& s) F7 j4 X8 Z" v* o
Allied ground losses:; D& e- d9 V4 G/ x
43 casualties reported
$ {/ V9 F' W @5 v Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* a$ X" G* o) @) U5 l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
# x& k! X% e5 Z* F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
8 w/ V- }# K. J( GWeather in hex: Heavy rain
$ s+ {% M, s$ Y A' v' yRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 d0 s, V) l' n- q& e- Y1 k% kEstimated time to target is 9 minutes 9 W1 R, f! P! [! ?4 _ \+ v
Japanese aircraft9 _% i* U2 t& R) T- r2 n3 F- G: G
G3M2 Nell x 27
: q! c7 b" h% S6 }! } Ki-27b Nate x 34
" _- r" ~) M% ]3 o l; G8 VNo Japanese losses , e& ]% E2 F6 X$ i) w. z5 C
Allied ground losses:) h# O2 n3 B4 K1 [
78 casualties reported
5 L. K8 G% a8 G4 R0 p. d Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
6 P, B1 {/ c: } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled4 J5 T; C( Q' y2 @8 h& Y E$ E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 ( }: e* a( }3 X, F
Weather in hex: Light cloud
# `3 `7 @: X! N) N& yRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 U, E# k- t2 ]) M* q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
3 T M) g; _7 E) N% t) M* |Japanese aircraft0 c. W, c9 `/ ^5 Z, h
G3M2 Nell x 3
L7 w1 o W# ^% G G4M1 Betty x 12
! d# R& K, @) j) r Ki-27b Nate x 9 0 B9 u% h+ U* k0 ^9 O0 K9 q
No Japanese losses - C& w- [/ _; ^' S5 g! Q# c4 E( q
Allied Ships* V. N& i5 o$ n8 ?. [ p
xAK Munlock- C. w, C( S, s& [
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ j5 {9 @. \! j xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 w# p( s' l' N: x) m3 B M. P xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires ! O/ ]! {+ X- \3 w- f9 Y+ ~
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. w8 I* E C; w6 h& u1 O. iMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
* x0 e1 R! @; }- v* G H# b( zWeather in hex: Light rain
" E! T d1 U) ^3 h# K5 r sRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
, M% y: t0 Q$ W a! s) b3 C9 ^' }' _' NEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
* K+ [" ?! R! i& B2 U& p4 ?/ aJapanese aircraft+ }5 e2 O7 Q) Z4 R8 p ^
A6M2 Zero x 10 7 M; c, P' |8 h3 H* N
Allied aircraft8 U2 @* Y* n8 H
P-26A x 3
# W7 _' a) ?! I1 ?& v P-35A x 10
( p) \1 X7 P. L y& |5 [+ y, C P-40B Warhawk x 9. j4 A! ~" ~9 S3 S
P-40E Warhawk x 33 ! r# F% d8 ]$ k, S
Japanese aircraft losses
; ?0 t* X! N% G9 T( V7 |( _ A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed l- A- u( l- G: q: `* X
Allied aircraft losses8 a& C: _: a: s; V& @3 t- X+ {
P-26A: 1 destroyed
$ O8 _2 |5 \7 P, v$ H0 O/ J c P-35A: 2 destroyed
; D: {4 S' ~2 K3 e l. \ P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed 7 M, U6 e; l! k. b) \
Aircraft Attacking:
& T- ~6 d' X& k& R+ g# ` q 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet 6 c4 e( ?# u# F3 Z1 D6 s/ Y1 [
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
/ z5 a0 T# b$ O( D g4 a3 YWeather in hex: Heavy rain
1 f4 e% v1 E* s* k$ e; p! TRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 I3 B& {) Y' \3 u( AEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
+ g2 o' q3 q& G! q8 TJapanese aircraft6 e: c) Y/ S. z" `5 D5 d$ ]) N/ ^/ j& I
B5M1 Mabel x 5
6 d; l: R2 z1 b9 P8 aNo Japanese losses 7 A" u% d$ Z7 b- n. L( _
Allied ground losses:& v4 z( E5 s4 q2 Z/ m( a- `
13 casualties reported
+ F/ K4 r4 z7 o. o G9 Y- E Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) a {& Q. \' T2 \+ `# Q5 A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( w3 d8 }" D z3 g |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; u# }* _4 K2 ]' f. X* h. iAircraft Attacking:% P3 N! \: F" D R2 i
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
" T2 ]/ r- E: _6 G' [) |) w Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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0 I z3 v. ?6 ^7 u! X+ {; AMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
( z6 y, U! ?7 H1 b- m: hWeather in hex: Light rain 9 X) V. Z( \ r* F6 D# v! {9 e
Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
- ^, I$ I0 r/ sEstimated time to target is 27 minutes % V4 C7 M: N; m% ? N
Japanese aircraft' w' d s: o; Q& G/ {! r
A6M2 Zero x 9
7 V9 l, ]% r3 Y( P( fAllied aircraft1 s2 l% u. m- w* a. D& N& K7 U
P-35A x 6# e, _4 v2 T' q( R6 F
P-40B Warhawk x 8
3 W8 g/ P% ^- N! p P-40E Warhawk x 24
1 O4 A" Q8 N4 gJapanese aircraft losses
; q! Y$ h/ }* |, J3 O' B A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed 5 `( X! Y- t" i3 x1 B. j" }
Allied aircraft losses! j. K; X$ I( A: O I" w: {9 G9 l
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed # o c3 g4 z% p
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3 V; c$ B' _6 n/ h9 kMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
6 G+ |0 n4 F# m+ eWeather in hex: Light rain 5 ?: |1 a$ k% S! H1 i* Q8 }
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.2 Q3 e& W" K' r
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
& Z' |1 }! P' t$ c* G% C# EJapanese aircraft5 a# |, x3 |$ W( v* r6 e. l+ m0 Q
A6M2 Zero x 6
# r1 _" ?! A ]Allied aircraft3 J* F) `4 L; }) w& e3 Z, `4 z
P-35A x 5( s) F( w, d, \5 f
P-40B Warhawk x 8
+ g! M1 |; I; D$ r' {' s) \% Y P-40E Warhawk x 18 ! ]' A6 q9 ?- H4 r/ f2 t8 u# k3 [
No Japanese losses % `. w: h* v- W
Allied aircraft losses, h* r: i( K0 D# a
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed ! Z9 s, ^' u0 i( m. o
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 2 k: s& z& X0 H6 ]4 r4 t
Weather in hex: Partial cloud ) q: L: M% N" W
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.: s$ Z) H1 t) a6 ?% |
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
+ g+ x( e1 a: o$ WJapanese aircraft
& I4 g4 p: k8 {' w0 D B5N1 Kate x 12
" |; H7 I$ p% M C: A/ QNo Japanese losses . t7 ?( K) z) w9 ]. A: m( g
Port hits 2
+ s+ ~! J( C- TPort supply hits 1
& A6 C1 c. y) A; pAircraft Attacking:+ B# O/ w `1 U0 Q) v
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
4 ~* _0 ^- P6 I0 }) g Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb $ g g& w C7 g# o& W' m
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 ; o' F& ^; \" f& O5 x4 Y' ?
Weather in hex: Light cloud
/ n! N0 w+ d2 i: O- vRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% s: [ Q/ _- j6 }5 i. d: r
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
: i" E/ {2 ^7 }3 _6 s- SJapanese aircraft6 ^5 b/ F0 m/ Z3 L+ p5 S
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
0 M3 k$ b! ]0 e' E Ki-27b Nate x 12 ?8 B) d$ e6 j* q! r4 @3 K
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 / U, U* R' p( t
No Japanese losses 5 `6 g. I" [: e. {; p4 z9 l
Allied Ships
# w7 i' l' Q) A$ v- V+ p5 }% A xAK Hinsang: t# o' k) h* O- F* t4 B
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 P& _7 f+ a4 M- O xAKL Chengtu
: S* J5 J3 N+ Z2 ?) S xAKL Joan Moller
1 D& l5 k% i( M9 U7 R xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! u# R$ Q0 o/ q/ B% _9 }$ w xAK Bennevis 8 s& e, x. x' y) q
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7 L! f' e) p6 b; U2 F3 ~Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
$ n( q$ ^7 X2 F0 HWeather in hex: Clear sky
8 G; _" U$ `9 {) k6 ~3 i( qRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.! G, J( R9 f$ D7 o' n' J( j2 B/ |: Y7 |
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
0 { o6 W U) R3 m+ J: u5 x: ^Japanese aircraft( G0 }7 R2 w+ v; H9 T
Ki-27b Nate x 95 M! [( H b, v
Ki-36 Ida x 19
! ?9 W& @1 W$ a6 u Ki-44 Tojo x 8
& L2 x& t5 M1 c) [7 f$ s q. h Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
! n& ~5 y" Y" V$ n; V( A0 p1 X Ki-51 Sonia x 17 9 S' f! U; a: J
No Japanese losses / S8 O2 ?3 u& F; H
Airbase hits 7
5 j- T+ m7 w! M5 }# |Airbase supply hits 3' g% n1 C" T: @8 x& M3 z
Runway hits 11 . ]: B; r; B( u- {" R
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 9 M% V! }" V) ^ F; N9 s
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ' O" r' y% j. y1 r1 v8 `; e2 V
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.- j I. S" D2 t# A# X; X
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes & o4 c. Q4 D/ n" o3 H$ }7 D' N
Japanese aircraft
: `2 @5 b2 V" Q7 ?5 y Ki-21-IIa Sally x 651 c; b) t/ T! m, N/ l+ E g; L
Ki-27b Nate x 19 . a. E8 v+ E% G2 a. w4 B
Japanese aircraft losses" J) l7 a2 _% j! h1 Y# Y
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged ) {0 Y, n# r6 E) J& M4 k. H; |( ^. i
Allied ground losses:
9 w" b+ f I% d5 @ 66 casualties reported
# B: E3 n* N7 U( l I6 \- `- [% p) y' N Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
k6 U" y# d$ ~& [9 n1 ~5 P x& h Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled G4 X Y" `" p; V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 4 P3 ]# C0 @5 D6 c. f' S' ~
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) + I/ V# s7 T7 {, g& ^
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ) g6 B, q+ J l7 i: ]7 r
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet./ F( m* r+ F; T
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes * D& u7 `: }) k, }2 L
Japanese aircraft
' @( h) C( h! K6 V% \ Ki-27b Nate x 34
1 b. p; L7 L( w' K4 d% V4 y Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6( t9 U5 M" o& t6 B
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 * z! y+ H2 N; M
No Japanese losses $ b- P- h& }' L, p
Allied ground losses:
`' O# h1 U$ N. d 39 casualties reported
8 c* B, c! y' U& @: y2 d7 ^4 C Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 ]& @4 m' s1 e- X( U3 u6 i Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled/ ~( Y/ X7 e* O% c; o1 ^& w
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled 8 w' R0 O4 `7 P( t
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
0 E& J* U% z3 i: J6 l7 r$ {8 h! CWeather in hex: Clear sky
, Y& D h1 S7 P0 nRaid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
+ x; ?6 y0 D( b8 pEstimated time to target is 9 minutes z4 X# B& `) N! D# K* n8 N
Japanese aircraft
. h h7 p9 U8 e& a9 y% Q$ ?5 h Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 2 z/ R* S8 T- m, O! e7 R5 v
No Japanese losses
* X$ m9 Y. c4 v1 }1 M' qAirbase hits 1
F9 O; h, D& y; k" ]& Z1 {1 pRunway hits 2
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2 ^1 w7 V9 k! ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
# [% v& G' ~8 k. J$ H* O. y; jWeather in hex: Heavy rain
3 b6 z' s! @7 _) S4 @: H) v4 T# _Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
9 o7 `, x1 @3 ^" CEstimated time to target is 6 minutes0 y* r; `; D5 _5 @9 [
Japanese aircraft
' ^9 j) K4 g5 h0 l Ki-27b Nate x 24
* _2 B& P# R$ w, sAllied aircraft5 `/ z& A! ~* v1 _* S+ r; g7 A
Blenheim I x 4 1 |: D& ?9 r1 {& l) w: N; y
No Japanese losses & Y+ m$ _. i" X& V9 c" Q Q
No Allied losses 9 A& b) v9 E& T/ K. T
Japanese Ships: ^" t! R% v6 \& Z5 y0 F
BB Haruna
' \4 S- C- S- N# x4 @' R' CAircraft Attacking:" X0 r# ]& l. y% A0 D; C$ o
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
. Q u% p* g; Q3 ]# F m Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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5 F8 z1 P$ V* F1 g% f( q+ d, XMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) , j* x' l; X' V, z# B% r u
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 7 w/ p/ E: j9 J8 q
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 K5 b# y5 g3 \# k$ ^% C' q) Q0 c9 |5 z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
' |- a! \/ b' N6 QJapanese aircraft) c' ?# k7 f a! K: p' @5 c
G4M1 Betty x 19# G* s4 t1 C# Q% Q6 s2 p
Ki-27b Nate x 12 5 Y7 h* a* ]2 E2 ?
No Japanese losses 7 g1 c$ {' }7 d- v2 H& G
Allied ground losses:8 \$ o5 i( l* ], n$ f5 f3 U9 B$ ?' I
33 casualties reported3 @0 J; Y" M: o" C, y4 a! {+ \0 u. h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled! k0 t1 l" w4 i( g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- X+ p$ @3 M( }2 A \! X Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
: F' g( b! q, @* X Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
# w& u' J8 }7 T" e2 }0 iWeather in hex: Clear sky
$ t- Q: j! D& ^Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 K3 ?3 `, v% A8 ]3 {$ \% \9 YEstimated time to target is 6 minutes . W4 c( b% q# h2 ~( e
Japanese aircraft
2 m. \$ [, o ]2 ]* y3 ^2 E A6M2 Zero x 46
; @! a' M0 v! H/ S) p B5N2 Kate x 35+ I; w; h6 M; T& x0 ^
D3A1 Val x 9 & i2 c9 q, [2 r9 M& ^) m
Japanese aircraft losses
7 a; V7 o [, j; K B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged: ?3 A+ o- E' C9 D
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged $ O3 v8 x/ o0 @) _
Allied Ships
8 N0 y8 S. M& I, w DD Litchfield
1 [; h( N6 w5 \3 u DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: j" f4 V7 o! g4 [8 U$ V DD Ward
8 Z# I4 ?1 \! }( s1 ~6 u0 z DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 ( O1 ~( n( U; b, n$ q! L! g2 b- u
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 $ r7 k: V1 u( P4 a
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud * u# w' F! r P9 Z5 t# S: p
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
) q, H* L/ o: i$ K, o0 ~% jEstimated time to target is 7 minutes ( M( }8 E# L0 U( m
Allied aircraft+ F# M8 w! T4 ]$ m4 {# S
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
/ T' }, H+ K- h8 S; @+ _: u: c8 @ SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
# A" e* r% g9 J G TBD-1 Devastator x 15 : f) |) u& s* \ S' p) A' C
Allied aircraft losses5 h% J* }* P/ ?' |9 h- X! B1 R
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged , X9 |3 G! {6 H9 |2 a W3 R
Japanese Ships* G# M# O! R, ]3 ~8 h8 O
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ s E5 n1 k3 I( q* B, N+ {2 V
DD Sazanami
( l6 B- }: G4 w AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
! ]$ A1 o+ _ X
0 M% X0 H$ ~3 ~% m7 W9 }Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio5 Q& p/ q6 |, I* P! A/ }& \
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
% \6 u0 p( Q$ V8 @5 F8 UWeather in hex: Light cloud 7 e) X2 K- P0 a; i9 Z
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: c( X G: L* a# u1 `% `
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 2 A/ w j* |' ~. V
Japanese aircraft0 _6 z0 g: L( U; Q% w
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
# G- ]" S6 I$ v' oNo Japanese losses 6 E3 L6 Q! V6 k# ]; R( `
Allied Ships0 s( A# u, m6 t7 j, D% T/ E
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 m M: V; W1 N5 c) e8 u xAK Hinsang
. W( ~! y5 F0 [, n. KAircraft Attacking:- `2 X1 p- Q& B+ h8 [
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
: s# p0 E0 u& {' g4 G Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb * S3 F) m2 U' B! f
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang+ q5 a0 @4 y* N+ Z7 L3 @
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 6 v3 D# I7 ]: ]1 D- v) b
Weather in hex: Clear sky
) K8 Y1 J5 w7 \1 ]* i( i4 A' fRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* w4 G( x+ p7 D# S8 w% ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes / `: @+ H1 u! B. i8 i( V- i% }# C
Japanese aircraft, u) U& ]& ^# Z7 T
D3A1 Val x 13 4 ~4 g( Q. X2 @2 I1 l4 g9 U
No Japanese losses $ o: |' q+ d0 D" E; B
Allied Ships" b& S9 i6 B0 l' k1 a' S I3 S' j6 ~
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" A) f/ v/ Z4 j5 O
DD Ward e% A( X y0 |" ~$ I5 d
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 A+ Q4 _+ d2 ^& ~
9 N2 c4 M( e# V2 pHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 # J5 N' R v e0 [
Weather in hex: Light cloud 7 Y; t6 `' @$ ]: _
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
$ q. |' d, O) @) }+ NEstimated time to target is 2 minutes ) x3 n$ {9 q' F, O3 [3 t
Japanese aircraft8 q$ `7 k+ f( }% r
Ki-27b Nate x 30
! x' E8 H: N/ m2 X. T9 A) G' aAllied aircraft
: x& a( I3 ^2 y% h& k- ~8 ]8 A' ? Blenheim I x 7 1 I" A$ A ~" X7 B T
No Japanese losses
0 N+ s" Z4 i+ C. u8 q- D- g9 zAllied aircraft losses% |8 \/ X% i% C
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
9 s$ ~7 T4 {( Z/ c$ M. | Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak : U, ~. f2 @$ P: q% I* m3 G [
Japanese Ships9 ~4 m" k" d- U# O& j; Y: y
BB Haruna
7 Z" K! Q; H1 t1 A; T3 ? B xAK Asakasan Maru
! D) P8 z: \ j( _# DAircraft Attacking:+ X' V# X/ G: q) Z: d- a* z
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet2 E9 t' k1 h0 h, D( M# ~, g6 x- g
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
5 E6 ?9 t4 }9 R8 r: BWeather in hex: Overcast
) u. U2 m$ ]: B: v8 n7 WRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% J# m! @ T& j. k) q9 R7 Q4 PEstimated time to target is 7 minutes $ L" J3 a% b- V- g, a7 u
Japanese aircraft
1 P& s. Y* [ h! A A6M2 Zero x 10
+ E Z; ~' a! H4 L X( y8 U B5N2 Kate x 5
2 ]% e+ q+ ?9 `# q0 [1 lNo Japanese losses
4 x4 H/ F* r. X8 T+ zAllied Ships3 {! h8 b2 B$ u7 F
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 s3 V! ?4 s; ?5 \6 o+ N4 wAircraft Attacking:( z! s- O0 K! \* \
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# s/ }! ?% p+ T* ^8 \* d
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo , o' [- e/ G) w( [0 u
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" G( i( d, x8 i6 C4 f; J4 UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
, J4 N9 \! \) O! \Weather in hex: Heavy rain, K" M# e. l+ L, e2 L
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
; R4 x7 B0 Z+ u0 bEstimated time to target is 7 minutes - [4 e3 }, l1 O; B2 g- Z
Allied aircraft; Y4 X$ C0 P% c) f! D
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11( z0 w' v+ X5 [) ?$ R j) c* K- ~. ^
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 - I: Z+ S, v# X4 g4 g
No Allied losses 8 f3 ~6 r$ @7 v9 ?6 v- m( {
Japanese Ships' K- }1 I3 a8 n$ v/ Y6 |- ]& U
DD Sazanami* M, z9 z. O8 C' [* m
DD Ushio, and is sunk
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
/ t; U( J" l* A- Y/ l& `) oJapanese Deliberate attack 9 z+ \2 R; L4 _
Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
' o. S" h5 s* h6 j& DDefending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 $ m& d7 s8 |. F( I5 @
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 c7 e3 z5 K6 Y8 L8 O
Japanese adjusted assault: 100 ' F2 F) L% @2 K
Allied adjusted defense: 8 1 g. {6 ]1 k; w4 J! [4 {9 D
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) 5 W' ]* ` y' E N
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! ) ?: `, |, r; P1 X" Q+ `4 P
Combat modifiers
2 D4 B( R7 ?7 RDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)1 i$ m, J4 S/ b
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)% b3 D3 f$ b; [2 c& {# Z& D
Attacker: fatigue(-) 6 f/ I) k" n4 |
Japanese ground losses:
* e* A$ Q0 {' D% a( t 37 casualties reported
! b. L5 I- ]- j Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
0 a* I4 w- X( y! `- e" d" _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 I: r* x& ]+ X$ H% v7 W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 0 \+ j! d8 I" \& [ n, A
Allied ground losses:) p- y) H! {: O. O/ A5 ~' h0 _3 j
2519 casualties reported+ K" \0 \7 c- g
Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
# A1 G- T. s* K7 u Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled
' _9 g% G6 o6 Y+ ]0 ?$ R8 }- m0 X Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
' v9 d \3 r: ]. q* J Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)- L, a7 x0 e8 }# _2 ?
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)% E, c+ ]1 c" f9 i ?) q
Units retreated 2( v, m7 c* }1 k: _& f, B
Units destroyed 1
; e7 T$ z2 K0 N: t- bDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
- P" k* h3 B& G; ?& i( @Assaulting units:
" b; y7 a2 t. M3 a z 56th Infantry Regiment' i5 G1 N' p0 c
12th Engineer Regiment
2 W7 U, D0 Y: w) }4 X 5th JAAF AF Coy " O2 s! w X; ^$ X0 Z$ u
Defending units:
( w5 ^: {% K1 @; m- { FMSV Brigade
* m0 s$ S* ~( _1 J4 c 8th Indian Brigade5 _$ @& \, R6 f* H
3rd ISF Base Force |