AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
, [- u! E0 v! v4 Ykb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。。
# i* h! ]. I! v) H: M1 }同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
' T3 J- b. ?0 k3 E6 U3 e* \大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
! G" M2 [* |6 L7 b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,. d. C' `3 u/ X4 W* w$ `* j
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。
/ e. g, V- O3 }6 b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。6 H: r$ L5 }8 b4 x8 a1 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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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
. k* W+ t2 y [! k0 G- W21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
+ W0 w8 P. w" n# M# s/ O6 I" s; UJapanese Ships' |* h& J7 R8 J* t! i; W
CL Sendai
6 c$ O- k( ~# h( g4 e DD Ayanami
7 Z$ U8 N+ {9 ]! ~6 n DD Shikinami& o( p: b. e3 c {. x% z5 _
DD Isonami
2 A+ E0 s, B4 B PB Tatsumiya Maru
6 _, t) }( n* Z3 y; ]5 B' ] SC Ch 9
3 ~8 U8 w0 I( e SC Ch 7
& ^* c: k* r+ H7 F/ i AK Sasako Maru
. D6 Y$ M; o+ @0 }. E5 ?9 ] DD Uranami
/ @ G$ l4 \/ ]5 h, k: ], CJapanese ground losses:
; s, o* _" S$ e0 f9 _ 26 casualties reported4 k5 f1 W) ?- O. M) ^% V: {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 D* N% r2 u' Q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled' |- m% n# v1 Z& m5 U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 7 J. U& E$ w z# f! l0 K
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7 t7 O/ o& {3 D. ^% hSubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
) V5 u. |+ v' jJapanese Ships. k; U; G- `# u9 K1 M
SS I-121
8 r+ e+ a& w7 a% X" mAllied Ships( h2 ]$ J* h# ^% E- k
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage & M. E! d, }- H1 K' m
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121, t7 c) ?+ c* z( V# f6 A
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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/ H7 @. Q+ W- s# C8 NTF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
7 f* t$ G6 U4 T/ [+ ^Allied Ships3 ]! B; w0 C5 E8 f
DD Pillsbury# O- ~. b3 p$ A- x
DD Peary
1 e' ~' D/ ?' W3 r6 }* K, W2 U DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
4 B- Z9 W) N$ V( m8 h3 mines cleared
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& B! d3 G4 M8 p1 s" Q4 ^0 c* G; G. NASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 ( ~ C$ f& ]7 _( I6 ]
Japanese Ships
2 _& M4 l' ?. u7 B3 M% e CL Jintsu5 }" q+ z8 L" v; f) z
DD Oshio% j1 M$ b- ^5 f9 p Y
DD Hibiki; b5 P$ T# t' V% H
DD Akatsuki
1 O- }$ u; {" p; @: _8 U8 L3 A; c DD Arashio
+ }6 Y1 y! U- DAllied Ships5 z1 v' |! t$ y$ ~ ^# L
SS KXI, hits 9 ! l r7 d9 m* b5 {9 ?8 J
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5 M8 L, s5 N8 v' o( A; dDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards % L$ f3 C% a" U; u1 P% |& Q: F) ^
Japanese Ships: V( A* @: [. u6 a5 I
CA Maya& E% d$ P3 t% X
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
! o# E- r$ g, S DD Minazuki, S N% i. y2 Y6 a3 z( \3 V
DD Fumizuki- c% Z: l7 n, P* ~0 n' z5 z
DD Nagatsuki$ O$ k6 A i/ O8 z1 I3 P
Allied Ships
: Y3 ~7 Y6 w4 L$ I) x DD Scout
/ t K% x9 [0 q) i$ R+ X4 r/ l/ d DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
- @( P4 g. S+ M( ^6 ~ DD Thracian + N# B# E; l4 I1 O
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6 A# c4 l- M6 ?; mDay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
0 P: K% l& Y# zJapanese Ships
+ Z. ^9 q- f' a! v5 b5 o$ \7 K DD Sazanami: ^- F6 N5 r$ V9 ?6 g. V
DD Ushio- o" l, H% I! X/ |% ?
AO Shiriya
6 n8 u6 [" H/ p5 PAllied Ships
! f4 O) i; C5 e& |& J CV Enterprise
, c8 E: k2 s* r' W CA Northampton& M$ Q C; N+ g
CA Chester) k9 S# ?( d& U- Q
CA Salt Lake City
5 ? A, ~% _9 y8 ]$ g DD Craven$ }/ H: A( [* j( {, T, h( s9 g4 ^
DD Gridley
7 W& k( `$ M6 B, Q* ^8 w- f- b DD McCall2 H$ T% `/ Q. L. ^. z: ^& z; V
DD Maury# {0 y! _& T; j
DD Benham
/ H' `' i# A. e7 {% b* p; m DD Ellet1 b D; p# n4 S. z3 V
DD Dunlap1 |5 N x" _, q" a
DD Fanning
. L x7 q( H$ k* F+ I ? DD Balch
4 r; c9 U2 `* D5 hMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards) N, M9 Y7 U( J/ R" l
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
1 J, u6 r3 V% BCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
* B" M. r. t' TBoth TF attempt to withdraw!9 J6 M+ q) M+ i! |4 V
Range increases to 28,000 yards...
0 ]7 l* W1 ]* v) ]Both Task Forces evade combat , z2 a' v7 ?/ |& ~! D: H
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# q/ ?2 [- Y$ ]% D; EDay Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards 3 \: i2 q% p9 u" v' J: A
Japanese Ships0 g7 t$ c! m; t4 v
APD Fuji
9 H7 H. ~2 ~7 i! I+ u TB Hiyodori
. y- H' t, G1 h AMc Toroshima Maru: ?% t v, i8 \0 c7 l9 Y O6 t( p
PB Heiei Maru #7/ @* r, D, d4 A# o/ b
xAK Syoka Maru
! A) }, p0 S1 E& X3 q+ D; n9 [1 T xAK Rokko Maru6 M! u; _" @& R8 B# N) Z
xAK Igasa Maru6 e" B# _" D! S [+ C6 Z
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21
% U. N$ y# X! }! E' ~. y6 o xAKL Sasago Maru
5 f1 a- O" p8 x7 O/ D! {& dAllied Ships
' L+ P9 N' L9 F' k* w9 U MTB 7
# S7 I& j w* p6 ^7 R; H MTB 8
3 o8 B: f t3 } ^& ~* r MTB 9$ d. J c! C2 J) s% [" v: Q
MTB 10( C! n* v$ b0 A) m' y7 v0 e$ c
MTB 11
- t4 C' \: s% A0 d J8 Y MTB 12! A0 S p; q5 P2 C
MTB 26) _1 ]0 F. u' w! l# N: r
MTB 27 ( l$ J6 R1 A* g4 i. v
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
6 z) L0 O1 K) m6 Z2 bMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards# B0 i6 v6 s7 K' K3 I
Range increases to 18,000 yards...# r3 n! i- z1 g7 \* _: W
Both Task Forces evade combat7 r7 f, |% u6 ?6 A0 y% e& s
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
% H7 `) g' O( ?7 f9 h% r2 \# r4 UWeather in hex: Light rain
$ k/ |* N* z& g6 FRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
6 m/ R O% \7 _7 G- X9 h) IEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
2 u4 h' w/ t0 x/ }3 QJapanese aircraft
' F0 O( g( O+ v6 z% s1 b9 \* k4 N A6M2 Zero x 21
8 g( @. d1 Z( Y* V! t: AAllied aircraft( p& [0 R2 }$ M2 }7 X; O' J% C
P-26A x 8( n: J: U2 {5 e$ t2 C& V
P-35A x 13
9 {; D. z: V, \) Z P-40B Warhawk x 142 v7 j' x7 H4 U: W. D) ~
P-40E Warhawk x 46 & z. T* C$ ]$ a7 d, r6 ]+ p
Japanese aircraft losses
& I X9 |8 X2 I2 @ A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
) ?3 H, { e* |* zAllied aircraft losses, ]$ i, {9 w- r" Y, Z2 e
P-26A: 1 destroyed% q9 f! M9 @; t( H: L
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed
# S% R0 F2 D1 w P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed ) B$ P' V3 T" P! {
Aircraft Attacking:# q( [9 p" `- c8 U+ E0 d& s0 q
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ' `, `5 s1 d' r* M7 H( [
Weather in hex: Heavy rain " C1 `) t6 s5 e0 v
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.0 b7 ~: A1 e0 F& _
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes * S3 `: }) H/ V( v
Japanese aircraft) B" v+ c$ \% L3 S' }# D
G3M2 Nell x 33! g5 ^: M1 E- | z) P C% _
G4M1 Betty x 30 S' c0 u! }9 a6 C8 o
Ki-27b Nate x 19 4 l9 K, E. a0 B9 i$ x2 B8 o7 t- n
No Japanese losses
% w9 K3 b, v) ]3 E8 ?+ WAllied ground losses:
) s# _# M8 h4 { 95 casualties reported
. A- A7 D- w5 r0 `# L' W. f/ ?* _ Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
; }2 k9 o* B3 o6 C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
8 U( G! M6 T2 v# V2 T( S* _ S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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8 B k7 T. |2 L/ ?: NMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) # v2 j! D% u' y: B7 U4 z
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
. [7 z! n9 H+ J0 k+ `0 fRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.7 z) p5 p$ v* L% b% p* Z: ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes ' m n; w( i& t
Japanese aircraft
- w- C/ R/ P; d6 } G3M2 Nell x 16$ W! g. b+ i) V: n: ~2 ?
G4M1 Betty x 11- j& E; p/ Z$ l6 \, V
Ki-27b Nate x 15 / j1 d7 _) v' A, z6 t% {: ~& ^
Japanese aircraft losses5 [" D; R0 R& s( z) @ l p7 k
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged* v3 y2 P3 p" S$ ^. |( G& Y
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
7 r2 J, Q% s$ Z$ p- vAllied ground losses:
7 x/ }) k) W8 X/ {- U: M) } 43 casualties reported3 N3 ?3 ~7 ]) p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* o- ]! X& l' K5 R* ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
8 I" z, v0 u8 y: C! |3 c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 3 h, D! }! z. @0 ]% K
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Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) r: y- ~8 I& M2 d/ S) H3 f- ]4 J1 t0 s8 Y
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
$ P' H+ }0 N) a2 l8 [+ FRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% G: n7 ]! {5 V# Q9 _; r, F( tEstimated time to target is 9 minutes # ^8 o% M* A8 f* s5 V
Japanese aircraft
' |% F8 w" v7 y5 C G3M2 Nell x 27
" C1 R }6 k1 T* ?/ m Ki-27b Nate x 34
6 D4 g9 e5 c- S/ @; H8 m# v9 \No Japanese losses + ~7 Y2 ]7 F, z, U7 e9 I' k
Allied ground losses:
! t8 k3 C' G$ N: R, Y _ 78 casualties reported
- W& J E5 A) B. F$ L* y/ y" b$ Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled' ^+ {& r' p9 r1 G0 Z: ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
7 F1 r8 h5 g/ g6 K5 h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 8 c1 ]2 V( g# s9 J8 O& `2 {. N! Q2 q8 k
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9 _% V6 J, I. _) F- FMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 1 S& X. [* h+ t/ ~! G$ f! u
Weather in hex: Light cloud
2 V) f9 g1 X1 s- SRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 z/ ~( D) I( C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes ; s4 Q$ l1 c. o" L# c
Japanese aircraft1 R. R, F6 Y2 H/ @
G3M2 Nell x 3
; `4 l" E8 n2 ~" ~& c G4M1 Betty x 12
; x4 O5 X5 W- Y' E Ki-27b Nate x 9
4 Y7 K6 u' z3 |4 m7 INo Japanese losses 5 |; {; n4 n; P3 w
Allied Ships* |+ M1 u# `8 T9 y R% ~
xAK Munlock" @0 F. b$ \; w) o) `7 G& w
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
S: q- e; T* G, i- A9 w. W' @; I xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' \8 O2 F) N' f
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 2 \ k0 P4 Q5 W( {6 `
Weather in hex: Light rain 0 M# `" S h! x( q
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
/ r5 X& d, l* |! i0 uEstimated time to target is 25 minutes " K" K7 s- Z! ]2 w
Japanese aircraft
9 z; q& k& u) l' P, l2 P A6M2 Zero x 10
. _% `7 c; t% d9 r. Z. DAllied aircraft/ b/ ?* V1 _. ~& c& X
P-26A x 3% C+ E& p7 T' w
P-35A x 10
* E# E$ Q' `3 f2 y n' z! ^* D P-40B Warhawk x 9% f c7 c" u; c) W3 _
P-40E Warhawk x 33 4 ?$ A3 ], p3 X
Japanese aircraft losses
3 c( n& q. W; |7 z: z% d5 i8 ^, D$ v4 _ A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
3 W6 I( w( e$ [9 _, m5 PAllied aircraft losses% N9 O8 g( B) U3 q2 j
P-26A: 1 destroyed7 A2 v% z& E- `/ D& a
P-35A: 2 destroyed( f0 X9 y# j) p2 N5 @8 e
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
/ x- L7 g5 n0 i) Y T* M% Z8 xAircraft Attacking:* {( A* B) u6 a0 V# z. z" ?
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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; V0 S. |3 G8 i; E$ @0 e* VMorning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
! b& S% v6 Q& D' E9 ~Weather in hex: Heavy rain - R/ d* [, S7 m. c
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ k% |) g1 S( m% ^! p2 [5 r; B
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes , ]7 J) S7 @/ @' e9 H
Japanese aircraft
' P% d3 ~% m+ H; m4 i& D, g B5M1 Mabel x 5 3 N& u( G" _1 B8 B/ H
No Japanese losses 3 h+ h D/ K- i) ^$ ^
Allied ground losses:$ h9 ?) v- i- S2 u# f; R* b) ?. d
13 casualties reported
0 @4 e5 D1 t7 E1 S2 f/ _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 K+ H, y9 B& d9 i9 ~) R# J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, X$ w7 T3 i9 u% B% o$ \: U- H4 b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
D' N: R; e' PAircraft Attacking:
L2 N% d1 m! \6 K6 q' W* r 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
! G( @+ r! @- k! g1 G, v Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
$ a$ V2 D% |$ |3 A/ B8 q1 r) vWeather in hex: Light rain * @, b$ ^) r- c: E4 q
Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.- C& I9 N# w* g5 E
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
+ X( j' Z- p) ^* q0 PJapanese aircraft% C8 h4 H! I; ]9 v
A6M2 Zero x 9 ! H! S7 H1 n8 V9 S
Allied aircraft
3 ?- ^1 s! y" ?" j4 N P-35A x 6
* ?, Y+ X) H9 z0 M. _3 S% w% H P-40B Warhawk x 88 \6 e5 N) Z" a6 V) B
P-40E Warhawk x 24 : N, r' P& s1 n9 n
Japanese aircraft losses+ u8 P3 C/ O9 b3 [ @$ ~" g
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed 8 A& s2 i: d, s! G# ~/ I/ X
Allied aircraft losses* k7 F; ^5 ]7 }' g
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 * e; H+ f- W6 _9 @5 j; M
Weather in hex: Light rain - m* q% D0 ~0 b
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.& h. R4 {, G2 w/ _8 v( G7 B
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes 3 A3 Q+ L! Z. E. r! y0 B
Japanese aircraft5 A9 m" n2 [/ t
A6M2 Zero x 6 4 j% J; w2 L6 r8 n6 h: x
Allied aircraft" ~# f# G& Z+ m" f; w$ }8 t
P-35A x 5' W6 f& m. N% n! K, Z) k% w
P-40B Warhawk x 8
4 e# H6 e+ F. _/ ]% Y# T, v P-40E Warhawk x 18 * C @0 n1 c) Q/ {% k% C* n
No Japanese losses
6 U% b: u7 e9 J/ c/ P0 KAllied aircraft losses; ?# W9 i% Z5 h" L& Z; G
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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8 Z' A* c! V- K( r6 c" v5 sMorning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 9 n" N' k5 Z- U9 Q
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
7 l; e$ J3 o4 K4 u3 B9 C% HRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
1 T. _# f. H% Q) AEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
) G" I6 b7 k `+ AJapanese aircraft) j l. [' C4 s! q; L9 }
B5N1 Kate x 12
# m! t$ W4 P" UNo Japanese losses 1 ?2 \$ p7 G4 }8 h
Port hits 2
7 q2 C8 p" d% ]+ O, U- xPort supply hits 1 & _) v5 Q% O" d( @
Aircraft Attacking:
" \# ~! b, ` i. ]6 p 12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
9 F6 a; K; U9 _6 i1 M2 o Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb , h( K( ]4 ? I a' `. G9 @
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$ [( y% `3 u/ F) @ I7 a+ mMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
; d6 h v' j ]/ P) H1 CWeather in hex: Light cloud g( X' v2 c2 x9 w% {
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 _) S7 Z5 s: K3 d4 xEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
" q0 I9 Q/ R$ {/ F( X \Japanese aircraft/ p4 d* N! X5 Q
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
$ w/ A" m$ W! L$ R" X Ki-27b Nate x 1* O: t1 _7 \& o
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 ( m/ S4 Z) ?( ~0 P) X( [
No Japanese losses / `; I( k2 V" {8 C
Allied Ships5 v0 Y4 f( M) L/ l2 l5 a
xAK Hinsang
) J7 w5 Q8 Y/ g. B" j) n. m9 {; \ xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 d* A4 n$ j; W- @8 m xAKL Chengtu
* |0 r2 E8 z% u$ P4 k0 ~) h xAKL Joan Moller5 E+ h* Y. U% _/ N m% B* Y
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! S5 F+ T) w- w$ \) p0 e/ e xAK Bennevis 9 J- h" P* H3 N. Y
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
. V+ h4 t, S. j" Q4 h( KWeather in hex: Clear sky 4 g" D) v/ m$ E& K
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( V9 H2 k5 B+ \- A- n
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
( d6 I# U; f# gJapanese aircraft
& q3 V) A7 d) v; g5 k! b Ki-27b Nate x 9/ B4 p- o% n8 M9 M7 r$ [5 ]9 T/ E
Ki-36 Ida x 19
2 E; \- R! P1 e: S: I Ki-44 Tojo x 8
+ p7 h9 H" r% u; T5 \ Ki-48-Ib Lily x 38 Z# A1 Q6 `' m
Ki-51 Sonia x 17 }, J9 |- @- `/ e7 o
No Japanese losses
9 F% ?' D( `- M/ k2 U' zAirbase hits 7& v6 H# l* }) I4 c) f: n
Airbase supply hits 3
- t7 z9 @1 |# h: {$ n7 SRunway hits 11
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
' G8 U7 Z- [! l# w6 e$ OWeather in hex: Heavy rain + F0 H( h+ J3 j+ h# }
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
/ Y7 }4 ?' h( |) T f9 g' L8 W" sEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
+ f3 A5 y1 {( X. T d) PJapanese aircraft7 u: p/ H! J7 c- D. w+ B$ T/ \
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65
3 ~9 B* \& E$ I8 Z1 N Ki-27b Nate x 19
' V7 f& C1 ]' D# e+ U+ }Japanese aircraft losses
4 W& j9 y6 ?5 f, d Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged v& O: @) X; [8 X4 X/ y
Allied ground losses:
1 z* p* i" O) |3 E% g) N 66 casualties reported2 z$ ^; I. A; ^1 H- H- Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
6 g2 _: M, \7 t Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
/ @3 d. F% S. v8 U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) + S. \0 G9 V/ o
Weather in hex: Heavy rain a3 ~0 Q8 q! C! P+ ^9 N
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
- P) G; e7 a! AEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
/ K' l s5 Z: t" V8 M! q. @/ MJapanese aircraft
+ d1 p1 _ h4 ] Ki-27b Nate x 346 R8 G/ _& A+ l' V
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6: A, |: Q0 V4 w" T2 Y
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
! f! W' F2 z! o+ r+ ^4 t5 ZNo Japanese losses ( K, Y5 F: _! G/ n. ?7 C
Allied ground losses:% ^9 p6 w2 d0 m; _
39 casualties reported" u. s; u9 |" X7 T5 n' s- ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* v- W& h$ J- m$ S5 J1 b
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
& N" R! t: F2 f) N( I7 o Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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' M2 D$ O/ d" v7 I7 gMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 9 V9 x! F5 E2 N2 T$ O6 A1 s
Weather in hex: Clear sky
2 R- r1 M5 K8 h7 w' [Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
0 Q3 Q* u/ ^" J& G) \* ]$ {Estimated time to target is 9 minutes % P8 F# p. v+ q1 Y
Japanese aircraft
% e; {& f- B8 G# Z) |" E Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
! A+ t' w# k/ z- JNo Japanese losses
+ h& S4 w0 @4 l! X* k+ Q) S3 O* VAirbase hits 1
1 \7 `4 U% r# H( T" c; Y# sRunway hits 2
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' \, f* R* \- _4 p! e9 GMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
+ E8 E( u& @5 V; I" C# rWeather in hex: Heavy rain 7 N8 M4 f: I: ~: r
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
% F: ~6 g7 w+ PEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
& j1 e+ r( `/ r* h% P z6 fJapanese aircraft$ e0 t, y( Q6 Y0 I( \& q0 W
Ki-27b Nate x 24
/ Y9 V% g/ D# p# z8 d; F1 d mAllied aircraft1 |8 Q+ ^, J" t6 Q
Blenheim I x 4 " T& {. }& g- Y! O! }( W0 \2 V
No Japanese losses
) f/ M) [; o gNo Allied losses : Z. A. F" F( F$ g
Japanese Ships
R/ Z6 l0 n+ u( I$ M' k BB Haruna
+ W0 _# l) i3 n4 X/ g* |Aircraft Attacking:& a8 v5 A$ I8 c% `! i0 e1 x/ S; l/ p
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
* J" A1 M) o1 c Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb / l1 F% R+ ^0 x/ y+ E3 l4 q8 W- W
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
) y6 e$ T/ z! QWeather in hex: Heavy rain & |8 i( D ~% A' _: N: R
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( y) H( q+ _" ~0 U0 s
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes ; K- p) H9 }( z) S: h9 r: w
Japanese aircraft# s" t4 G L$ T) U% ?* @1 v
G4M1 Betty x 19
" G+ ]) Y! y6 R- m, g) ^& k Ki-27b Nate x 12 / h# ^- v2 S/ Z
No Japanese losses
5 l0 s' }" R8 F& g3 ~+ q8 PAllied ground losses:5 S) ?9 F+ U& W4 j+ \, V
33 casualties reported+ E. t; }2 `- o. m1 c5 u0 C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 l* w4 P/ K4 o; U5 V8 _& }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 o2 H1 J8 q, ]7 o* J* k0 V# J Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled; {" M! c. j: m% O
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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) [: m5 N, B. j6 pMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 - ^, c* l9 w: X/ s3 L$ e! @
Weather in hex: Clear sky ; V5 D, |! w/ m& z5 D! c) ~
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" O( c2 M( V; |, G1 Q3 VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
+ G3 K, g0 Y+ Z1 J8 S( i2 yJapanese aircraft- Q6 p) f( {7 ]
A6M2 Zero x 46* e" E% I, f" l: U9 m* [. N5 t6 I
B5N2 Kate x 35( l' |0 Q9 t8 }3 | S
D3A1 Val x 9 : I% ^& W9 s V: |4 S
Japanese aircraft losses# _7 {! _( \0 o( a) L8 P, V3 c, y
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
5 f+ Q9 \# n( k0 ]0 L/ f3 w+ K' \( _4 X D3A1 Val: 1 damaged ) b' X9 `' ~' d$ j4 f7 ?+ b
Allied Ships
. p8 F: O$ f% Q: Z4 w* a& I' k; C DD Litchfield
/ ~7 a0 l' m/ Y7 C* ^4 C DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 s" h% X9 n" c; |# L DD Ward
# r$ j0 m# _& w) z DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 # O& u9 n' l% [. _
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
1 z0 S3 J* ]& L# {7 ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
& r' \& }" A2 c- S* ERaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
$ O7 I3 ?. U+ z( M) p% IEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
6 q8 k# C4 D% U7 ?Allied aircraft
2 A$ T3 v5 G/ \) G F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
/ W+ h+ }8 w7 p6 T SBD-2 Dauntless x 28- P& \; n) W0 H$ E% V S
TBD-1 Devastator x 15
' [8 ~- P& ^: U+ S' D+ NAllied aircraft losses
; o! q( E3 o6 T; `% Y6 f TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
8 I) N6 S0 o3 L& a8 C( W/ XJapanese Ships
2 r% Y% ]3 l! m% i4 w/ g5 Q9 y, Y0 K DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 L4 ]% x" ?$ ^$ r! T' Q
DD Sazanami
; {" \& Y6 S# K AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires 6 S$ _% U' ?" K( }
+ @3 D( Z) L6 k8 E& W# VHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
, P; \# D; a/ X, e6 uHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
; d$ e$ N" H) c/ e# D) E# F- d1 X# DWeather in hex: Light cloud
- P1 [6 n" Q8 F5 Q1 p5 nRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 j/ k+ Q' s% `9 v& H2 {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
" ~5 }8 v P' CJapanese aircraft9 u% b* b! f/ K; Q4 l, _
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
% R' x1 a7 D6 \, ZNo Japanese losses
: G/ ]) M" X& B* q/ N5 Y* V# J! pAllied Ships5 }. N9 X& M+ ]3 [. R5 h
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 r7 ^! U2 }. I' _0 W
xAK Hinsang
( ?. a& [* p+ c8 i9 i/ sAircraft Attacking:) G0 B+ u5 j7 S2 y3 z
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
8 y" F6 J% D5 c# D Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb + W5 b' G& o% x; w5 l- m+ f
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang2 I, @/ t/ o5 s8 R
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 : p6 p0 _+ P8 `
Weather in hex: Clear sky " j, z) q( c# I
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ Z3 }. a. I$ w3 _' k" aEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
# b- E; T2 [2 F$ a1 i* KJapanese aircraft; W. k- h/ O/ K! ]7 v
D3A1 Val x 13 5 `) u5 h1 f( x7 `( u6 c. r" g0 }
No Japanese losses
6 U9 z* E4 K4 o V# ?Allied Ships# r1 o) F; i1 U% r
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires* j& v" R7 W; A+ C
DD Ward
& l+ q( v+ G% T# z# q# J DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
) @9 l6 `, A! x/ @5 s3 \# e5 V; B2 o7 ?4 C
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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% @7 h6 y; v6 I& B6 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
$ s, U' b! I3 h0 fWeather in hex: Light cloud
9 v7 F" B: x3 {$ K" s7 X) |+ tRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.* C7 O. `3 F8 [) P, ?# h
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes 7 |* K! M5 C' R; |" N/ \9 P
Japanese aircraft
2 {1 Q9 J o( }+ L- v Ki-27b Nate x 30! {. [& s5 E" y. W
Allied aircraft; X: s& x/ g$ {
Blenheim I x 7 1 U m! A# D, |/ B. N
No Japanese losses ) N# w; L* U7 `! J& x
Allied aircraft losses
) {- e. Q1 }; E; M Blenheim I: 2 damaged( H7 f% s* ~1 o) U: V3 N9 j
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak
4 w, S1 P/ K W( k/ YJapanese Ships
- o$ t$ O9 z9 N$ @ v( v BB Haruna# [! ^+ { e0 l
xAK Asakasan Maru
: \& G1 ?3 W, d+ \" N# z) sAircraft Attacking:! c5 A' W, S) G: R% ?
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
% M8 L5 R) ~+ \1 g9 ]) O9 [ Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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! Y1 ^9 n% o3 H! t$ E; M# ]. \& wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
: T1 m% Q$ J1 u; S- n' X$ eWeather in hex: Overcast
/ l( O) H5 M- _: u( IRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 b1 C# L8 ~) F& C/ t( o/ IEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 3 J/ L% K( i. }; {3 ^
Japanese aircraft, m" h% x9 D6 v1 ^9 s5 p
A6M2 Zero x 10
/ ]6 p5 A* l& R B5N2 Kate x 5 % W4 [: P- r9 W; F/ z
No Japanese losses ; r% J) L( n& `# v- N+ ]
Allied Ships* R6 F$ O8 v3 k! o! ?$ q4 Q
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 7 X' f' D3 J' k+ t
Aircraft Attacking:
5 z6 x+ N& Q F t) F 5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 Z0 j' T& `8 y" V+ Z Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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+ N! g: p% K" y2 q( @. b7 |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
" V4 U+ b ~5 X& T tWeather in hex: Heavy rain
; h# |" x, E: M! nRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.* a" a- H( r# h' A( b8 }
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
: M2 ^+ A" a5 m7 AAllied aircraft
4 G v, { E* a/ f' t6 _ F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
0 G5 U1 l: N$ v% |4 Q- z0 U- d SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 4 A4 G& P1 z* ^
No Allied losses
9 S3 s: l! p$ Y5 g- K5 ?$ H' nJapanese Ships
2 `* |* G' k8 c2 {/ |* G DD Sazanami0 Z4 d6 g: d9 [/ L
DD Ushio, and is sunk ! x2 O. c# ]* N$ d
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7 K5 O& U! s% B8 p" X: mGround combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
" K& \- q V9 ^' K0 ZJapanese Deliberate attack
3 L2 F2 n( X3 z! ^+ Q$ s1 C+ a0 w5 ]! ZAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
& I' M3 ~6 n( i8 u: kDefending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 3 d2 K/ t/ u( {( Z, c
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 6 n( j, H0 l4 e A0 g
Japanese adjusted assault: 100
9 r' a% e, P# O$ P# EAllied adjusted defense: 8
/ H5 A( e# o- W7 CJapanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) % S& p9 a5 Y' P+ n2 D$ b! V
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! 7 ?3 `& i8 g. ` N D4 J
Combat modifiers
7 T; ^& R" l; d2 yDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
- v4 M6 x: l0 v. [( {' D fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)4 N( ^1 ?; X' v% b0 c
Attacker: fatigue(-)
4 C" N% L$ f0 r9 [7 J/ PJapanese ground losses:' R4 K' {- ^ u! a+ I6 m
37 casualties reported( H( ^# K' d4 M( P/ a$ F0 `8 M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
: v) H, i3 w3 Y" b0 ?( n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- W6 Q* O1 O( `5 G/ C4 x5 f7 I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
B2 g; B1 F# ^& E: aAllied ground losses:( v7 U. ~. }7 V* i$ D* o
2519 casualties reported& p% B' N: ^3 a; U3 H/ O
Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled; w/ U5 V$ P1 Y
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled& n( [, a& o# K: ~. P0 H3 G8 |) ?
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ Q; {0 n% n" B+ ]$ f Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)+ u( A2 Q) @0 E) T9 w; I% \5 \; F9 x& Y
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
0 A/ \* C8 `) O6 W( s Units retreated 2
7 Q, l5 B5 P8 K Units destroyed 1 3 N, p/ }) r s3 `5 X' R
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! ' j! b; W$ t, l
Assaulting units:# R5 l4 @4 ]8 @ [
56th Infantry Regiment/ C( F9 I/ A; r# x! W; _
12th Engineer Regiment
% b& y; H( D7 C$ [ 5th JAAF AF Coy
) \, [( i% F3 G6 @# ?Defending units:
7 W, ~9 m1 c; T6 A& v FMSV Brigade: k* H4 _( r Y H
8th Indian Brigade
8 f% F0 h5 Q3 z. u @ 3rd ISF Base Force |