AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
! L% f) Z+ O: y! w# ukb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。。3 o7 I2 ?* ?+ y$ l
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
. ^. _+ @' Y+ U& F& s6 ]+ d大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。 6 F- @4 v7 {' W9 P8 T( i8 }
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,
/ E2 n. n, U J$ t* x! i) A& k _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。
+ j/ L" Z, {3 E- p# f' v' g香港外逃的dd被ca编队抓住,却成功脱逃,ak编队被陆攻抓了。
7 u( O8 C! U+ A+ M1 q) n* F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。# F& k8 b: ^. h+ g B# H- |
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& Q. D9 F% h! \# L5 F" | V; l* A$ a6 VInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
2 v, R9 a2 P+ q: r2 R3 a9 r21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
8 G) L. t+ `6 K1 i; a; H) w# ]Japanese Ships9 k$ T& v1 ~: a
CL Sendai& L2 P% O' w7 ^. U: T, @4 v
DD Ayanami
) |4 C+ b& R7 c5 G# U DD Shikinami* ?8 B4 g, i% g8 i8 \, `$ X6 r
DD Isonami2 u$ A; |7 \4 G& L: p
PB Tatsumiya Maru
, H- x: o4 Q3 Z, U8 L SC Ch 9
( x! p# m7 o; W& o* r SC Ch 7
$ c. C( \8 c: ]2 s2 O2 {; k2 S) q AK Sasako Maru
. M- x5 h: Y, ~4 L DD Uranami 6 V, p) k* a- K) J# D1 Q
Japanese ground losses:3 h9 J" T. N" \; ?. b- Z
26 casualties reported& y2 a9 n/ c: x! H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ h/ f# ^& A, X! @2 t: E! a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 I9 d3 J5 A# ~. h# O3 K8 T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ! m1 q; O+ m" H
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Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85 . M; O; W6 C, Y' m7 u& q
Japanese Ships
8 }& r; f; Q" B8 ^! S9 b( T2 P+ Q SS I-121
/ e' i2 i3 T) ` B) [5 BAllied Ships
% }+ a! h8 U8 ~: b4 N xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
$ V' {, B; a- x. y2 AxAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121$ r5 a) J8 c' j9 w1 t7 V* }
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
8 @% }* n ]# c5 RAllied Ships
3 V1 Z/ a. @2 d4 N3 @4 ? DD Pillsbury* B' q. Z( w& x$ y; f; A7 p& }: c
DD Peary( B2 ]# h6 J/ J, ~/ u
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage9 I6 R- z: i* J; c9 S9 I
3 mines cleared
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 ' p* N, G. {8 h& n9 W
Japanese Ships5 x. S) ]8 w* K; ~
CL Jintsu
# v4 f9 ~# _9 K% l3 b DD Oshio( }+ M8 t* Y7 s1 k# d7 G# B7 x
DD Hibiki: Y6 `' w0 {% B
DD Akatsuki
4 r' u d1 ^1 O& J DD Arashio
4 S3 C0 e, N1 S& O5 AAllied Ships; h* G; p3 _" Z& ?6 ^& X& q& y( D
SS KXI, hits 9 ( m6 c+ f' q% e' B7 {
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6 Z- N% `& e- q. I- aDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
! p4 t; \9 I3 C7 V, P7 ~Japanese Ships ^. @2 k/ k Y6 f/ ^
CA Maya5 q; g! K3 j2 Q% R3 y# d+ m5 P
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
/ P# v2 Z7 l3 P6 g6 {4 e' J DD Minazuki
) q& ]2 \8 l* p1 y4 V ^$ y6 b DD Fumizuki* M( T! y3 {8 L+ I7 |% Z) R# l
DD Nagatsuki
( q; ~( s6 Q _# E9 cAllied Ships
3 }% u) Z5 a0 p, ~' t DD Scout
! _7 Q( r/ x1 x- o+ Y0 S0 { v DD Thanet, Shell hits 2, g6 g, D: |. K" J5 R/ X
DD Thracian
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards 3 V8 r5 Z" r) _/ K9 B3 U% |
Japanese Ships, g; H( _; d5 Y9 X. n
DD Sazanami- Z* ?& u# q" {' }' c9 @
DD Ushio+ O2 j# T! D0 f. t1 k" v
AO Shiriya & W6 D6 |0 t1 {, q7 Z
Allied Ships
2 a5 ?! o- K2 a2 n0 X# O CV Enterprise1 L; l0 r& @5 c1 D
CA Northampton6 p" K m+ A) G+ [2 x6 k
CA Chester2 z$ `/ D# B' G
CA Salt Lake City7 Q5 f5 r0 S5 ^* f% L
DD Craven
/ C. }0 |9 e4 J' Y5 I* ?0 k5 H# C DD Gridley
0 u' e& o1 I& X7 u DD McCall+ S1 F: h! G- Z, Z
DD Maury
1 C$ ]* b3 `. p# @7 e DD Benham' z+ z2 o) K* D9 ?9 \: }
DD Ellet" z# ^4 k* k2 C- I4 W; m/ Q6 F
DD Dunlap
, R. G& r. [: ^: {$ } DD Fanning
L) D7 j* \- E8 [ DD Balch F2 C, r3 @1 c# S9 \ Q/ U: E
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
v6 D( P* `7 g; S4 uCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards3 p8 _: i2 v1 N" H) o5 \/ E. ]- O" d" Z
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards0 W/ R, G% O. ]: |2 W9 z1 L
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
+ ?0 |9 R1 J" D/ J1 mRange increases to 28,000 yards...4 B6 S/ ?9 m" a7 W
Both Task Forces evade combat
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" \! W' g% X9 x% YDay Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards 6 o& k# M: s9 b6 Z& b' X7 R- f- @
Japanese Ships
7 m [9 L( B. a$ c; |- H2 ^ APD Fuji2 k* |: |- p8 I! W; S! G+ e9 D
TB Hiyodori
7 g3 p5 v4 t. S' X8 D* t6 q AMc Toroshima Maru8 U, l' `2 \1 w: `0 ]
PB Heiei Maru #7: B3 @% u4 _- B" S( ^/ m3 P
xAK Syoka Maru( q& i; G; c9 k
xAK Rokko Maru+ s4 ]8 _' n( y
xAK Igasa Maru
$ O- F) A' _% A3 \5 e% c3 u* w xAKL Ryoyu Maru #216 O) g% x# |" a6 e
xAKL Sasago Maru
. o" r$ c# s+ S5 rAllied Ships) b. s3 C. `7 h5 _7 Y
MTB 7
$ \/ K6 p2 l$ |; w: k MTB 8* F3 a* f2 E" |* R5 e
MTB 9& {0 H" C2 j5 c! P2 t& T
MTB 10. h" v2 |# |3 Z e) g
MTB 115 F- W2 W) S8 ^( d* l: h* a
MTB 12
3 l) J* N" |9 S& l/ }6 \$ A MTB 26; j/ W, w7 s* h& X# R8 w$ h* Y
MTB 27 / `2 Z, G# J4 [8 D4 A
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms: n' s0 H! ]$ _; U' F! i8 T8 w
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards
7 _0 B) ^0 U3 `6 o1 l2 DRange increases to 18,000 yards...5 X1 i% T! `, v9 r+ r8 G
Both Task Forces evade combat0 c% ~* x3 c1 d$ _9 `
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 & e* L& ^, e$ {: Y7 L6 B; c
Weather in hex: Light rain
% W# v+ K5 Z/ kRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
: C! A! z+ Z- W f: wEstimated time to target is 10 minutes ' z4 e% g, u) k- J2 n
Japanese aircraft
# S* M% k* P9 u9 g; j1 |4 d8 R A6M2 Zero x 215 |. {* K2 a3 `! L' P0 H5 b
Allied aircraft
& Q$ S7 C9 z1 U8 ^$ s0 k" u7 [ P-26A x 89 G' G' E( X6 B$ t7 ^" o+ _
P-35A x 13
' T! v# _, s' j; G P-40B Warhawk x 14
$ [8 |; ?% U) h1 a" w P-40E Warhawk x 46
* p) E5 h/ i: V9 Q5 Z0 t0 ZJapanese aircraft losses H" H+ P0 Q# Q7 `- @9 f4 ]
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
- h' W; L) A8 Z; I/ d2 PAllied aircraft losses" i- J4 Y9 l) A* B, ~6 A
P-26A: 1 destroyed% Z% V* k* z, y! G& Z o
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed( E% Y, O2 d8 T" P! ~! C
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed ; I: a% [) s; T
Aircraft Attacking:3 H7 H5 H" c* I2 N
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet ! c! S/ e" q. ]. u" e |
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% {+ Q- {2 [& r$ jMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) & L6 e. D- t& n i5 x0 B
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
4 j, \& U3 u8 \& E- ]Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.8 M0 D1 Z5 [/ N4 c. g
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
* g; ~( i+ j6 O0 O: yJapanese aircraft
% Y8 y7 K$ s* n& J& ~1 F G3M2 Nell x 33
% j) {2 {3 I" H1 a* a4 o2 q G4M1 Betty x 3$ w9 M2 S* J- u
Ki-27b Nate x 19
0 k u7 Y" D- }: UNo Japanese losses
" V; \# p( @2 W1 kAllied ground losses:% s& X/ e( o- ]' L/ v- ~
95 casualties reported
% r0 J0 m6 m$ E/ j Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled- m0 a" k o7 a/ O1 z' K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
: a% } ] d8 p' N! B# U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ! f. f) e v- y j
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# R2 B5 Z; t0 s i% \Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
0 W- Q0 R. w- v @Weather in hex: Heavy rain ) b& ~! c* ~* G3 `$ C# J$ X2 R
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.. B: b+ H6 x+ I, s' w: Z+ D
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
4 U; e* r7 F: a+ r" {0 _Japanese aircraft
( u6 f* Y$ X; S& S i1 ?0 J. F G3M2 Nell x 16
# v' [# D0 k2 c$ P G4M1 Betty x 11) d" `& X* p" V" A; ]3 x
Ki-27b Nate x 15
$ W- |4 D" a/ g4 L w& _Japanese aircraft losses+ X# B0 W! [# t6 Q- [& N* h8 o
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
$ }* ]; B6 s: a- z( W' w' u; Y G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged 4 y* K/ k- ]+ O/ v* E6 {: l
Allied ground losses:6 t6 I3 {; |" ~- i
43 casualties reported! [. x" Y3 P# y Q1 n: T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled q0 Y, o: M; D& ^* U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
6 Y; \% J5 q* f# Y/ b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
* ?, e: p/ S! O- ^& k" s- _9 IWeather in hex: Heavy rain ( `' k5 a1 y# t/ ]; ~& h
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& W! n7 J4 d% y7 c( U; M
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
6 b3 c- j" E( C ~. NJapanese aircraft3 f/ R, s: X* C! @9 d
G3M2 Nell x 27
, K1 }7 |, K+ M$ P9 U7 M! m+ A% Z Ki-27b Nate x 34 6 J* d L( w1 l! H) w E' s
No Japanese losses
1 ^% p; ^! g9 M9 |+ F( AAllied ground losses:
( H9 ^0 d9 J: Z1 k 78 casualties reported) K+ b g7 r8 d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ s' I6 @( N! m: D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled( h- W. i/ F4 ]! d g0 `+ t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 ( m* ?" e4 D& L" P/ b" m8 g
Weather in hex: Light cloud5 x/ t5 h( Q/ {- C0 S/ S Y. T( N
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! ~7 a6 B2 _. L4 xEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
9 `8 a( M. x# ^" M& L3 UJapanese aircraft
- v; P( F, q2 e) U9 S G3M2 Nell x 3
2 W b3 O, ]: u9 j. P4 r' y G4M1 Betty x 125 W$ I3 z2 N4 n$ {7 _2 }
Ki-27b Nate x 9 # y9 Q! W# \1 U9 O- C! z; ^. u
No Japanese losses 7 r! U% p8 Y& p% x& z5 e
Allied Ships
& Y, K$ |) G$ c# Y# t9 z xAK Munlock
/ Y& g( Q( H7 Y9 Y- R xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 Q! e& |1 r1 }/ x. n8 h! a
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 G% ?: `9 p/ J5 I% v xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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/ B3 s; X9 L. j: t7 W: t6 DMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 " |" _- a& X* r" i: I, C/ n: s
Weather in hex: Light rain
) Q+ O! O# w1 U8 [* B: |$ x5 y/ `Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.6 V& R6 ~- F: Q9 }8 m
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
" F( b6 F9 J1 I! ~3 ]& \7 U. ZJapanese aircraft# V2 Q9 h: x2 A; z
A6M2 Zero x 10
; t- s$ J2 {3 y5 `6 P# V3 SAllied aircraft
! Q/ C! F7 P8 s7 a# q P-26A x 3+ C; z- \8 |* k& U/ Y7 R2 n# `
P-35A x 10
# S0 i: g& P- B5 A' e4 c. B/ k& \ P-40B Warhawk x 9
/ m$ a; f- Q0 o$ ? P-40E Warhawk x 33
) _ z3 |2 ]& AJapanese aircraft losses4 _, @6 z& a, I5 L
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
9 _) A* P2 ?1 s+ l9 p2 LAllied aircraft losses
% a1 P- N' h% X$ K7 J P-26A: 1 destroyed9 @. u% R3 b. d& }' @
P-35A: 2 destroyed% ?( Z' r! v, X9 e. [: `$ I" O
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed ( d5 L* ?5 f7 M6 Q3 x# u
Aircraft Attacking:
6 M+ T* M9 b7 P4 P: u& w7 B 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet $ @5 U) |" ^/ a# r& {8 {
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) 0 b& m9 h1 y5 j/ o$ I* }* Y T* y
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
) i. X, \. n; \: a, Z. ~4 hRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 {2 \) Q% m3 Y* O1 `9 M5 x" gEstimated time to target is 5 minutes 8 }- u6 ?/ k" S, _# a) c9 X. K
Japanese aircraft6 o# d7 t6 s5 X7 R% H
B5M1 Mabel x 5
$ { ]0 l6 s" L( h" B) MNo Japanese losses / \+ e, i% J! Y& C! Z+ z/ d
Allied ground losses:3 }: Y5 d0 o. J% b3 v; G, z% P, X
13 casualties reported+ \5 d- ^( ^' v3 |! N8 a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
U- U4 P6 \/ ?& |* v* q7 Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* X! ^& w5 n$ \5 i8 u( \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled v- o1 X" V1 |
Aircraft Attacking:: ]* p8 J$ J4 K6 x/ e, c5 ~
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
, t, z4 ?, h4 H Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 " K t4 f( u% X; j! `6 a2 a, ? B1 k
Weather in hex: Light rain
" Q: Z8 z- ]! ~5 g' W; K! CRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.0 J' q3 X/ Q6 O% y5 B& y3 m
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
2 s' @ i9 Q( E( ]Japanese aircraft( B& h6 l* z# @$ b2 L" a9 W% N
A6M2 Zero x 9
1 k- Z M$ v$ a- A2 g' NAllied aircraft, O* m, q$ s' ~* ~1 T4 Z& i
P-35A x 6! P/ A c# F/ [+ W
P-40B Warhawk x 8
5 }1 G1 ~2 d6 P5 G9 I, k P-40E Warhawk x 24
+ l. S9 f' o& r: s2 } C' v* E% c) bJapanese aircraft losses- f6 _, k- m1 }0 J- w# Q
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
M) U: Y+ R$ K# c3 \" ]- Z3 tAllied aircraft losses& e8 ^: f& {& c, w2 Z+ L
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
( _$ B$ w/ ^8 Q1 ^Weather in hex: Light rain
* F9 c; K+ i8 c& R: X4 aRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
5 k1 V$ H+ G, ?. U- MEstimated time to target is 12 minutes 5 r( z- W4 I0 L0 g
Japanese aircraft A1 }1 B( z( z1 r2 y7 u
A6M2 Zero x 6 " l& c8 t: E# ~: t
Allied aircraft
7 z' t! f) j7 j* C& ] P-35A x 5
+ D* C% C- y n P-40B Warhawk x 8
9 X5 X9 M6 ^6 d P-40E Warhawk x 18
* m2 F* N! W; c+ ZNo Japanese losses
7 ]. G1 `" N/ k& SAllied aircraft losses- R& a9 U( ?9 U7 ?& [+ d/ e9 T4 Q5 z8 M
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed ( d; B6 d1 B( `; D. a9 c Z
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 8 y' a4 g8 Z& B1 s2 `1 g1 S6 Q
Weather in hex: Partial cloud - j" Z" w. P) s6 a
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
$ d) I( Y8 J7 q2 `Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
% { P9 c b* a/ V7 t$ j% b _, Y8 |Japanese aircraft
& O' R% z0 T% \6 Y0 e B5N1 Kate x 12
/ F; v/ b3 m& o$ GNo Japanese losses 4 R/ R0 ~# w* ]+ J. z
Port hits 25 F: w6 }: E* ]& R
Port supply hits 1 ; d8 y2 f3 [. O3 y9 i+ W2 M7 j
Aircraft Attacking:' m8 G% Q2 z6 p: q5 b* V4 Y
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * 7 M# Q: R9 } f! E! v. a
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb & E7 Z# U2 t( T" E9 u: M6 f
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6 c' _' U; b% f% q; J$ Q4 b( |Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
& K) c) ^; ~( @* H) |9 l- F' z! sWeather in hex: Light cloud
; W& m9 Y% j! l+ V: G& a2 O2 ^Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' ?4 @( M, f i3 U* O9 j7 x U
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes E+ Q" m: t) ~$ `( N1 Z: |. D2 g
Japanese aircraft0 r! B( y4 u% }# W% M
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 62 ~! C6 N0 ?( }7 T( ^* `) |
Ki-27b Nate x 1
% B/ A, V. k4 q) z& { Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
6 B! h1 y A" E$ n$ QNo Japanese losses
a) q0 S' ^5 H7 R" y, S, A2 ]Allied Ships, X0 p( B& x1 _+ F
xAK Hinsang
' a* q3 c3 |5 [ xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 G, U7 I% n; P4 D- H xAKL Chengtu
c; l7 ^& W! y xAKL Joan Moller
$ b! ]2 I. F9 Y5 ?, |* a, C xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" T0 S0 q8 a( z3 e5 E1 n7 k xAK Bennevis O# T; s1 E" \- D. k/ m
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
. a& Q, U" b* Q1 k+ Q# ]Weather in hex: Clear sky
' v- n' Z P* N9 {/ s9 rRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.! Z0 |+ Y$ F2 s F G1 ]
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes # r f3 d+ F" Y
Japanese aircraft
0 G7 h8 M: I3 y( t9 Y! { Ki-27b Nate x 90 M& H' E( j: q$ L
Ki-36 Ida x 19# @+ k A$ _* F6 B6 T. [0 R1 L$ g
Ki-44 Tojo x 8
; R5 H) z; b. g) c/ q, |% g Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3/ y/ S4 Z. k I; s" o
Ki-51 Sonia x 17 # s$ |" X: V1 ]6 \ \1 L
No Japanese losses
( o3 d; S7 Q4 P7 KAirbase hits 7
4 K6 O: J3 i; o" J' E5 m% S2 W FAirbase supply hits 3. ^* O$ v0 j* n" h
Runway hits 11
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+ {, z2 l/ ]* X$ t* J+ n; SMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
" h6 E2 R) R: [6 a" @! Y+ ^Weather in hex: Heavy rain
! ?/ \7 j! h/ l4 l) }Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.4 m/ v: ~7 e& r2 |. _3 [
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
5 X5 _9 D$ u, I, q# n8 \2 [Japanese aircraft
. W% x* H$ e9 ~( u# Z; }2 U3 b5 V Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65" H3 _, ?4 n. I2 m0 x/ `) o+ m
Ki-27b Nate x 19 4 W3 y7 t1 }7 P! q& ~
Japanese aircraft losses7 k% t& n- W3 S8 Q
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
7 H" @4 O1 b) j1 B/ GAllied ground losses:" [, D+ ?( z1 Q# }! K ~. q$ i
66 casualties reported
- V5 R- p# l. i Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled& I2 u9 V( [9 G& S$ |; a! q5 {
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled, P0 X$ U) o* W$ T: r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 ^. f Z/ E# ~ y# S& I6 {Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 9 K3 b, x+ a$ c5 X, r* _# G4 l1 a
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
# w) H* ^+ y5 oRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.6 v* c4 ~' ^) Z9 V1 r# @0 J" E
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
' G. w4 E3 G5 g8 ]Japanese aircraft
$ Q4 {) [7 { F. a& b7 S$ B Ki-27b Nate x 34
( y2 c, f9 k5 m( \8 F Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
2 V5 j4 Y/ ~% o6 n Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
! Y, Z3 l S K q: ENo Japanese losses
: x, ]. ? {! M% t$ \Allied ground losses:
( W6 g# y3 D/ \) E4 I 39 casualties reported5 z' o1 T3 [) h6 ], \% u9 k2 {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ D2 l; s/ B7 N Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 H9 G8 S& b# ^/ v. K i Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& O& a' X) Q* fMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 : B/ C3 K2 c9 y2 ~
Weather in hex: Clear sky . j) [, U+ l1 H6 t5 o( D7 {
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; r' b/ m% o6 p: e8 U1 uEstimated time to target is 9 minutes : d8 R2 C" Y" y, d. z; x3 d
Japanese aircraft* F. T0 c) ~, z' [+ ^
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 ' b# t& @" _7 u2 F; s
No Japanese losses
: M" t, M: B b) b c: A% zAirbase hits 15 S5 g, o! Q" c' f C
Runway hits 2
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 : s( S" C0 U1 q2 s; b
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 3 q+ ]) b$ R6 P$ r
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. M& P v, t/ f' V1 ^
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes y9 H- E+ [& R$ v
Japanese aircraft" Q4 b- @ ~3 b {
Ki-27b Nate x 24
K( G: }" N" c# H2 iAllied aircraft
, S$ J7 l- h( w& J$ @& Q0 v Blenheim I x 4 9 X, o" N; d3 G. {# D9 T4 a
No Japanese losses 0 Y$ `) j+ M- K. S8 w! t+ B3 ^
No Allied losses 3 d0 A* d5 \0 t+ R. V+ |: }
Japanese Ships
) K- C, I+ I+ ^ BB Haruna , c4 A- y- Y z9 Z# K) F( Q$ U
Aircraft Attacking:0 |0 S( k; s. z# \1 Z
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
7 W/ V( X9 s, \8 ` T6 S& d Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) * @2 c+ W- {9 k
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
) T5 d( D% m8 a: L/ ~1 fRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! Z' x. Z4 v' t# y0 x+ l7 aEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
8 r0 C6 N8 ~$ o. [) A5 t, v; [* N, gJapanese aircraft
! G) n/ }: j! d0 X: ] G4M1 Betty x 19: l: \6 c6 M# u6 n& ^& s3 W0 x
Ki-27b Nate x 12
! q: _3 p% |: @0 U# ]/ ~No Japanese losses / h* U% S- n0 U6 H* u$ v
Allied ground losses:: a1 f9 |- c$ A! H1 o! R4 n0 q
33 casualties reported
5 }# l, ]% Q3 U$ e Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled3 N, f0 v \+ K0 E) ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled; ]5 M1 a" n; \5 k- e
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
- T& f+ G! s! n2 I Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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: p8 s* U9 X) C0 P) Z, G& hMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
' ~( q1 t, m* C3 T6 i* o% BWeather in hex: Clear sky 5 x0 F8 J- p9 w$ X2 T+ G, M2 o
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.' T( e5 e4 C4 ]/ o" Z+ `
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes ! L' S" @7 S+ X7 N& a, i
Japanese aircraft
9 N: q; J1 \) K8 T$ `7 w) U9 k A6M2 Zero x 46
# z W$ |& h9 E B5N2 Kate x 35
) t+ G8 t# A8 f* H$ u; G5 k$ j2 @( ? D3A1 Val x 9
) Z, M3 v& ~$ z" `% WJapanese aircraft losses* j3 R) {$ g$ T$ P2 g3 \, @
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged3 p. E; j- b s) ?
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
; k' B j( z: |. [1 x; \Allied Ships
3 n! s9 F% f1 K* E! }4 W DD Litchfield
& \3 G4 r2 F. x& T2 [ K DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. }' ^, D4 J9 M4 D. b- ?
DD Ward+ f+ u' f( J* Z. i' ^, c+ `
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 2 I; w8 g# l( |# S& G$ d8 O
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 ) y6 o" {9 |) L+ \9 `4 o: ~1 x2 H; R/ [
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud 7 A- W9 s' r* s, R2 s& K5 l
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.2 @( @) Z6 k9 O8 j
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
; v* t! K, M0 k; v6 S) W1 KAllied aircraft
" h1 w7 E* [3 [7 B' V* X" X* m F4F-3A Wildcat x 113 H3 g6 x. X0 q" L- L* O
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
; e; S0 x0 h/ w6 o5 E. d) m- q' z TBD-1 Devastator x 15
3 \+ C. `( n1 X, t. K( p5 DAllied aircraft losses
+ i2 d9 @ F* I TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged / J7 x! L+ o, m" j; n+ b8 e& p( y
Japanese Ships
$ J' M/ K4 ?. w6 H3 Z4 S6 }4 g! ^6 U% l DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* u# E6 {. d1 m4 d! ]% ] q% u
DD Sazanami
; F9 q$ _; |) _1 S, S" | AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires ; E7 E2 |% [0 k; s- u
* f0 U/ E# i# y3 E4 t( T: C! P; PHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio9 d- U4 |' ~* x3 J
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
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" h) f0 N$ o* Q* I, ]/ }2 Z% wMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68/ ]+ U3 g5 A' V4 e% m8 s2 W
Weather in hex: Light cloud
# g- F! H7 n0 d; ARaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 C1 X+ M8 H% R$ E' v% ]. ]Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
/ d' m5 D! G2 G9 M% K4 PJapanese aircraft
. k8 U" G& H ^; l7 j! @, ^ Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 2 v) A5 f- I8 _; B$ `' z' e
No Japanese losses : }3 c8 F ~% M
Allied Ships# r$ T6 _, ~; H- C0 \0 C# y
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; T8 h/ ]5 r/ d8 N
xAK Hinsang
- ~: [# k/ h$ c0 `/ J, B2 |9 KAircraft Attacking:
' y/ U3 A# i# d! U! A6 o; B 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet5 d( S% D/ |7 u3 l8 e" {. c, D
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 6 g7 Y. K2 l- Y' K1 t
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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) R; _$ H1 N$ `* a t9 F/ U+ Z1 qMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
( x, T; A1 V1 ?6 c: k. W$ f8 jWeather in hex: Clear sky 5 ?; `& N* ?% H4 x* V# o9 Q' k
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 X% R2 v( f3 U" d# ?7 n9 u* k
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes ( s* {% _5 p( p
Japanese aircraft
) T0 T9 r5 q, j' T D3A1 Val x 13 # R' y( l4 U! O: P' g+ p; `1 J
No Japanese losses * t+ E7 F: W% b! \5 Y3 k
Allied Ships) S2 A6 v- Z2 K- ~! s+ @
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires: M# G u0 f0 ]# g4 t$ P( G
DD Ward
' `3 O# t& N) `, ?- p+ |2 B& ~ DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage , _8 W! R7 t" ?7 F: U
5 M6 _5 h3 c3 j2 {9 u) H; B& IHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley" a4 Y6 Y) f7 ^8 B, M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
U4 ]( d9 D( @$ r2 xWeather in hex: Light cloud
. K) X9 r% b: t; I# f; b4 VRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
+ g. j% O( t5 SEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
$ D* u: f8 T, z5 SJapanese aircraft5 h. {: s. T8 X( L0 I/ z
Ki-27b Nate x 30+ O/ q- f# x4 T# S
Allied aircraft) i W% ?' A3 `# ^ C3 y% H
Blenheim I x 7
* ^9 {. M+ @& \) QNo Japanese losses
/ W N& b; L$ l" wAllied aircraft losses
' L+ B. \' }4 ` Blenheim I: 2 damaged! n. I- v" y8 l7 ~
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak
0 e1 _; u" s4 [9 V& V8 v* a$ x% KJapanese Ships8 J, {6 x* n: A1 D$ h
BB Haruna
0 }/ f8 s3 x# A9 J3 ~, b xAK Asakasan Maru
" P4 O3 Z& x$ u' S; YAircraft Attacking:
1 B! w( [. }; E1 \, z9 c1 @5 u 7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet) h Z1 {9 p; P0 h' H1 S
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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) x: G) H$ \: c% ]5 k PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 0 k" S$ D$ ?) ^; ?9 G( R
Weather in hex: Overcast
, J- Z, G0 R# ] M* ERaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- v, r2 x! ^8 G6 BEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
. f2 }' @4 z9 Y/ BJapanese aircraft; _3 C! d* ]$ f
A6M2 Zero x 102 C* A+ s2 l5 T6 b4 Q3 j _7 H
B5N2 Kate x 5 & Z. q, }7 G( I u0 S8 q* Y
No Japanese losses
& {2 }7 J0 H5 R1 J- hAllied Ships
) ^, L7 o3 v$ [6 s6 Z; r2 U2 Y DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 4 _. ~# g* e6 Z2 K% b. [9 Q& R' U
Aircraft Attacking:3 H) f4 W6 ^! w
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ E9 f; `) _& u: Q1 |
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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- g. w& [. F4 e1 MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 7 |$ L& f; K" I$ H* |; ^6 y
Weather in hex: Heavy rain! M" N2 I1 ~6 M( R! {
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
( W2 j! u; u- N+ q; d* ~2 E% _Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 0 M$ [! e; V% P
Allied aircraft
2 u' Z7 s! M& F' e$ V F4F-3A Wildcat x 11& k, w( n! [) g9 y
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 # w- \3 z' T7 a# s6 T/ c8 r# e
No Allied losses
* S4 h/ Y, q+ c# O" sJapanese Ships
, R x$ x B# v0 X5 ?. y- d" H DD Sazanami4 I6 @: j# w& ~9 H+ J
DD Ushio, and is sunk $ A0 s& Z3 a* W! D+ D1 `
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% {, X5 l0 R% ?6 DGround combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) # I+ H* S& Z5 p5 z$ n( F7 m
Japanese Deliberate attack % N) v5 ^; H- f7 ^$ z6 r _
Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
# U7 D% F( b% Z6 \/ S2 jDefending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 k* X$ n7 M# k, S
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 ' b4 e7 M6 A- J7 h2 K/ b) [
Japanese adjusted assault: 100 2 C& w+ j2 u( Q( F
Allied adjusted defense: 8
( b% C* G8 S; L3 NJapanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) ( \$ V5 J4 H5 l/ d4 Z- u) E
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!
( w5 z# j4 h4 s: nCombat modifiers" l4 N. x- w, I' U" f* A0 N
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)$ c' M+ z* L0 D: K" R3 F3 {
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)7 E( o: {8 g* n; C, U7 `
Attacker: fatigue(-) / _- G3 x* p) B& A* t4 A2 B
Japanese ground losses:
+ `4 H: E" N& F1 \ 37 casualties reported& s/ e' w( g1 E- x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled; u2 U o L* {" r3 x- n S( J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" t9 [4 {7 {5 a u- q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 1 J$ o! {7 T$ ]+ F5 t; C
Allied ground losses:
7 T& R0 K K. z& p 2519 casualties reported* M- B9 V( F& \! J! v; N
Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled3 F) l( c& k. t9 x7 `
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled! e$ b; r* v- _* T* l7 v4 A/ Y0 R
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled7 X# W; g. O( Y) l7 T
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
& c( g! ~/ N: y/ d/ M6 n Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7 E. {* X9 y. N. [) c8 P) e; [ Units retreated 2
3 Y7 w2 p0 ^: k: ^' ]5 S T Units destroyed 1
& R0 ~3 L, J pDefeated Allied Units Retreating! 5 w, `* w* g: l* g& u8 z7 X) ` W' W
Assaulting units:! ~* e: c! G) H' }
56th Infantry Regiment' b5 H5 _7 l5 r
12th Engineer Regiment
+ f4 w) N& V$ S B B" [ Z; G 5th JAAF AF Coy ' w; r3 r& }; j9 B
Defending units:, ^" n4 g! ?9 M
FMSV Brigade
0 q8 O! E4 o# H" `7 @, Q7 O 8th Indian Brigade
8 {3 l' J: k3 |+ } 3rd ISF Base Force |