AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
|% t; F4 L9 T2 qkb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。。1 `* C) A& p2 }7 A3 @4 V# w# z
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
6 z! n4 u2 q5 p, [大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
$ i/ @3 U9 M5 ^- k2 O' o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 _& ]" j3 _+ k. R0 |6 i0 ^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。
1 z& U) m/ e; ]1 k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。
$ r P2 W' l3 @: R4 ?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。% V& L1 Z; Z$ i/ x4 h( A
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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) 0 t `! w- d# \) G, `1 P6 a* O
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
- z) Y3 G: A2 }6 A, u* R5 m0 VJapanese Ships
# w3 m$ t( E7 E `+ j. \/ q CL Sendai: k% I; g3 ?: x# V6 V
DD Ayanami% b% y9 I8 P, X: N, A4 u/ ]
DD Shikinami% _7 x6 n1 K1 {) ~; k3 M
DD Isonami5 k2 j5 {0 _" P, Q8 [
PB Tatsumiya Maru
7 Q# [7 N: V- |! U; ~2 Q7 y1 Z# @ SC Ch 9
1 c7 @1 k+ ^! K- v3 Z SC Ch 7
" n5 K J; W- b8 X: p" D AK Sasako Maru( i& f# Z. Z) _8 X j' c$ T b
DD Uranami
1 q, ~3 r \ u x% C# a$ k8 LJapanese ground losses:
& m4 v) U) x2 F9 M 26 casualties reported3 \9 [0 F- Z" S1 N" ~6 S: \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" O" O) c6 C- w0 d/ T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled& P) ?* w! o& _* ]6 X6 i, B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85 z, v3 J/ }4 G% }2 o3 D. m0 D
Japanese Ships5 `: p+ _4 p/ p F! _
SS I-121 : _# M2 z2 F R" z& ~# c5 M
Allied Ships" i8 T: ^' P9 {
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage , o7 d& @% [/ ^: b1 S& f
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121
9 G3 U/ E& A3 ?/ p2 d( r0 ]SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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, s# L- `1 j5 ]6 a$ yTF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) - W) h" }) k. }9 r
Allied Ships& W/ b$ D5 X" A* V* \8 O0 s
DD Pillsbury
9 A V# m" u+ y DD Peary+ u+ s3 G. {8 D9 T0 N
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
1 r6 ]; m, G t' q! E* w0 F" [3 mines cleared f9 I9 M6 V4 @1 Q' o3 Y- _
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$ ^5 q# k# G# w0 S6 u, KASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 2 _+ l1 O' o4 t7 [0 |& e( W, r
Japanese Ships9 p, z2 F- N, _1 d0 |
CL Jintsu; o& h7 c) w! ? I+ G6 s3 ^% _' w) C6 N
DD Oshio
5 R v! w& r8 u DD Hibiki
- j- D+ I/ X) E) D1 E5 R! W ]. e DD Akatsuki
. d; R* K3 Z7 P: l/ P DD Arashio
3 n T( K# M9 zAllied Ships* h3 K; e9 Y2 p% d: }0 s
SS KXI, hits 9 # M1 k0 l6 Q" V+ N3 t7 \) b; G- v
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' s8 P+ n* n4 I$ R/ N4 @2 \6 C8 ADay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards " _: l0 B0 }' `; y" K' e
Japanese Ships
" l& v: e1 h4 w2 K1 L CA Maya
, F4 ]! v$ ~- p+ E DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
+ V$ O0 Y: F3 r. \/ M: S& z, e" R DD Minazuki
3 j4 U7 M# z* a: p! S! g DD Fumizuki7 C: k. S) N- n# W$ Q
DD Nagatsuki4 c6 `4 y, m4 `3 V7 h
Allied Ships
8 {2 k& m5 K- w1 a" h+ Q DD Scout2 F1 c# u5 M# v, T9 |0 ~4 o' g
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
2 j) H. s* C6 T0 v: ? DD Thracian
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- a2 v- b+ S3 t- i; fDay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
" X! y$ Z2 n, s& F" mJapanese Ships
- U. {: @5 h& ^( {: i6 t+ y DD Sazanami
0 K' p; Z0 N) u1 R* v/ V( e DD Ushio
6 @9 K, [; C% ]1 H. G) g9 O, P AO Shiriya
$ e# ?4 q4 A) b0 s. KAllied Ships
3 v+ J. o Z, U CV Enterprise) L$ h: _* M" _3 ]( g0 `( F
CA Northampton
/ C$ l% }, T& L CA Chester1 s# |: ^3 ]' x/ j! P0 ^/ q# Q
CA Salt Lake City- J: [$ l) ]3 O- \3 B* y
DD Craven( Q6 O% u0 D8 l. l3 R
DD Gridley
. F- B$ \$ t5 d8 l DD McCall
& C, f8 Z# M8 R0 h/ n$ R1 c% G DD Maury
0 o2 U. T l" T% u' o" q DD Benham
8 ^9 V% j5 P9 n DD Ellet! L4 |8 S/ _; }; j
DD Dunlap' Z; t% A5 S% T2 b# l
DD Fanning7 X% X7 Y' h% y/ Q$ g7 C2 S
DD Balch
L4 V7 }& R6 R# aMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
$ v6 j0 u0 V$ ]" ICONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards0 B" e! m a) G' f2 T/ m) L6 Q* H; T O2 g
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
4 z. J; Q, ?& [: H0 [3 ABoth TF attempt to withdraw!- B- O3 o2 c$ U) Q0 c" N
Range increases to 28,000 yards...
; t; i9 I7 v$ uBoth Task Forces evade combat % a1 r! S1 F/ ?- o Z% k
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
1 p5 r, P I$ E& f5 k3 ?Japanese Ships% A2 W- C% o: ]
APD Fuji
- X) v( @5 c8 d& X% n# m TB Hiyodori6 ?2 {; M: u& Y% S+ V Y/ i! ]
AMc Toroshima Maru( x+ d5 w |- m* A1 y8 n" R
PB Heiei Maru #73 }. w$ k5 W" d7 _. L: L
xAK Syoka Maru
4 J% y) p# x6 c- }5 O' S xAK Rokko Maru }8 O4 I- [0 D$ x" k) S) {! d
xAK Igasa Maru
4 @! h7 D B& W xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21: P2 H- l4 p% Y
xAKL Sasago Maru
^' B4 |& T+ ?. ~+ T5 @& IAllied Ships
$ _/ B1 l% i( F MTB 7# M3 y9 A* i1 J. v8 _4 A+ @9 {6 \5 l
MTB 8
w7 |1 {/ e( c8 M MTB 96 N' |$ ]5 V# z
MTB 10
3 x6 s2 w; l/ v5 N) x- ? MTB 11
3 Y( G5 G4 B3 k7 U0 r- f MTB 12
: Q7 C; Z7 Z; i0 I3 Q MTB 26+ P5 a8 Z) z; a l
MTB 27
0 s8 e/ q: S/ Z8 u) l# aPoor visibility due to Thunderstorms1 ` X% w5 B& f2 y2 p+ [# c% [8 Q
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards
# b O r i. Z A; C; t* i' hRange increases to 18,000 yards...
; f0 x) I: K; K Z" KBoth Task Forces evade combat! b9 n2 I4 x: e$ g0 K
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
3 E3 X( u3 H7 `) a$ HWeather in hex: Light rain
" O" b. F5 ?, Z) s; i5 k4 pRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.8 X8 J( _2 U) O6 \( b+ R+ U
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
' {- k0 M+ w# X& c, qJapanese aircraft
4 Q/ P0 b8 H: s6 j1 o4 i A6M2 Zero x 21
0 j5 F# {# X3 }! XAllied aircraft
- n! o/ x9 }2 q; s4 u P-26A x 88 Z" z9 f3 b4 o! a" n( N$ J
P-35A x 13" s$ A- @( k" l" ^2 H
P-40B Warhawk x 14
3 O% h; g5 L9 J) y$ D P-40E Warhawk x 46
% z8 y5 t+ Q2 \0 VJapanese aircraft losses
" V) a9 Y& F- t' ~" c4 I5 u A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
+ k5 }2 U9 I1 hAllied aircraft losses l" a% s# S* H% }, }, J# _
P-26A: 1 destroyed
+ ~, |& ^, \7 \3 p/ K' D G! } P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed
" J; F! K# g! |1 k6 g$ j( ^ P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed 3 v1 M1 c4 g8 y1 R! p; n6 }+ _
Aircraft Attacking:3 h9 d; f" Z2 {) T! U7 J5 Q
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet , o ?* I- `1 W( T) z- h
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) : U- e9 i% b$ r5 t& h
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
( G1 v. i# I* E6 N. F6 [Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.7 [3 R/ s- F( J/ _! [; K" U) b" O
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes 4 p9 k; ]8 E. U# a, Z2 e
Japanese aircraft$ J2 ?3 n3 R5 N' M8 L9 @1 D
G3M2 Nell x 33. F7 U& s8 v* `/ v8 C* n
G4M1 Betty x 34 J$ k: z, ^& p- q; ?: Z
Ki-27b Nate x 19 . _- J8 M6 w" i* S$ V L
No Japanese losses 4 E, j( B6 A. Z+ q* b/ }9 Z( G
Allied ground losses:
# \6 P) F d, B( h' }" c5 G 95 casualties reported
, v7 X% s1 n# a( R$ p" Y0 K Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled7 O' w+ Y. d+ ]" e8 W. V0 x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
# q9 Z" t* G0 H7 L9 e! r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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# ^6 [2 }8 I8 t0 |Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) $ D$ l+ I/ d/ z: ~* n
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 7 D% U! j- }2 p( d+ a- t2 s
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
1 [9 Y6 Y0 q! j0 M' l4 \, ~: nEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
2 l- S1 _* e `# ~7 EJapanese aircraft
1 S- T; _, x/ _6 U) H: ` G3M2 Nell x 16
1 F5 u. g1 \0 m- M G4M1 Betty x 11
- I- W/ W( R ^0 C9 }- c Ki-27b Nate x 15
$ I; `. x5 K V6 bJapanese aircraft losses
4 D3 B+ Q8 }& K9 n0 u: S3 q( K6 B G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
# S0 q$ p9 o/ n& I1 ` G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
. M6 L. t, |1 V4 wAllied ground losses:
0 j R& J; d1 k# o! J; q/ r 43 casualties reported
/ |9 J' D# _2 L( W5 F9 ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled; @6 C' M8 A8 w: K& m8 u0 K6 d$ b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled, M _* W' O* y" Y/ L8 Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ' A! ~) @1 s7 [$ G; z# L: F
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" H4 E/ Q% T8 s! B2 CMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
8 A. Q; ]" Q2 `0 G4 z. hWeather in hex: Heavy rain
5 t6 E6 c( ^0 WRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 _1 O0 Y$ l, _1 Y% L3 P
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes 6 f& j* [- a' A
Japanese aircraft1 ~: G3 U/ H! y0 f, |
G3M2 Nell x 27, W2 S/ {+ N* {; c# ]4 l u
Ki-27b Nate x 34 # P& p: L0 y/ [
No Japanese losses
* o, Y# K6 F0 L- [$ q2 G) P' ?5 S$ EAllied ground losses:
7 O$ w" C! Y2 w) U( \3 F 78 casualties reported
' ^. b5 n* Z7 g4 a' J# s; W& f7 n Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
. W# Q; x& e- |6 Z. Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
4 E! S3 i) V5 N( d# d0 p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ' z3 A# D$ x* w% X/ f/ P; p
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9 ?- D+ s0 R! o; m4 NMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
$ ]5 U) i' H8 m( ?8 J& P, cWeather in hex: Light cloud
) K, d% V; C: XRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* h0 p9 ^% q3 zEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
. |2 B6 c9 ^3 nJapanese aircraft
j% Q' P" @1 }" p, w) ] G3M2 Nell x 3
' j+ x5 n- [, ~& j" H& [: L/ d G4M1 Betty x 12
& A7 O2 \) O: y% S5 | Ki-27b Nate x 9
, V) _* g! O8 ?2 ]2 b( DNo Japanese losses
) h+ O2 b4 R( X1 |2 KAllied Ships
1 q) t) K5 n( y# j+ Z* O% V xAK Munlock5 t" X5 D) M$ c N
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ ^5 r& z: Q, T/ S xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& C9 \% I1 O' ]+ k \- }! P, ]* z" I xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires 9 k6 |# q, b$ Q/ e* N
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) D# e, o9 W6 }/ [4 ?' x7 }, LMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ( h' Y- Y z" T: a' I$ A, s, x
Weather in hex: Light rain
`* J, W* C( B1 \2 T! I0 n! MRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet./ ^. S2 ^, w& w$ j: }' A
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
! R# k7 a3 |/ w8 Z2 V' jJapanese aircraft- g `5 u7 g2 P% Q' { W
A6M2 Zero x 10 + |" v2 V9 `3 F$ \, k0 Y% b
Allied aircraft
3 e' H1 ~! U5 I P-26A x 3/ Q' v+ \& ^" ~& q
P-35A x 10
0 v* O, H! e: ]9 e+ O4 P) o; Y6 `' R P-40B Warhawk x 9
! F9 A5 Q% G) O/ Y P-40E Warhawk x 33 % W% R& t- i ?* B4 ~
Japanese aircraft losses
& h( ?# K+ t$ g8 a5 [; F A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed 1 e8 Q+ _' k! g% e+ s
Allied aircraft losses8 [9 K) o( Z$ R
P-26A: 1 destroyed( o! a, U) C0 I+ F! ~
P-35A: 2 destroyed
# |3 n O; r9 y: }; ? P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
; z( [8 \. s. F! }+ Z; D8 L ]/ M& FAircraft Attacking:
8 ]$ C4 x) Y8 n. h% ~ 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
: [& P, D& W5 ?. T# g- AWeather in hex: Heavy rain & {2 e+ ?: O) J3 ?& P
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- V8 D& z, W* Z) ~. b! n
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes ; W9 F S |! `8 z
Japanese aircraft l/ b3 r" L% Z: k3 h
B5M1 Mabel x 5
7 L: N/ F9 Z$ w8 Z% vNo Japanese losses - q" l2 N$ x# t9 W/ O! `/ L
Allied ground losses:
2 B7 A' ?( j4 E! O2 Q$ ` 13 casualties reported
7 b7 S: v: D% y: V7 M. H5 ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 d% d- g. e, w! I- X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( w& q3 e5 s) _* P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( T! V. D# }3 L- H0 X- sAircraft Attacking:
+ D3 N: H4 x8 Y C6 I6 k" N 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
9 U* M- c+ m$ g$ t" L4 F! Y Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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9 j+ R! B8 U& W6 s% }& R2 YMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ( d) O. p8 j% _0 M1 Z3 P6 M
Weather in hex: Light rain
% \4 A/ o" r; ^" C" k7 m& hRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.- L5 u2 R4 ~' j5 v' d# d: p/ f
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes 8 r: c" F7 f( i8 u
Japanese aircraft% @+ e8 o* S* Z: a
A6M2 Zero x 9
% `4 A1 L: g0 M, y/ F6 BAllied aircraft
( m" o0 i" C# V; f- C P-35A x 65 k' d7 H$ n+ A) @/ d M+ O
P-40B Warhawk x 8* F) v" W: Z) O! f+ R
P-40E Warhawk x 24 1 D- U$ x- `% l# f( U
Japanese aircraft losses& @6 X! D7 s1 m1 s% q" k. L
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
* b) w9 ^# X( v) b5 ^$ h9 l3 q0 rAllied aircraft losses
7 Q5 a9 L# N/ r a5 \. C P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed ! d& E# O! F3 k T# d0 K
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' ?, ~* r5 B% |- ZMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
: V' D: \0 M/ ^Weather in hex: Light rain ' T/ Y( f' \ X3 F, c- Y$ E
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
2 I) p7 @' @( R1 S J! C( _Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
% F) e5 z# h2 Z w; V/ fJapanese aircraft
, t9 q8 d% p0 K ~7 E# F A6M2 Zero x 6
# ]( q6 @( X- A _% J: iAllied aircraft2 [$ u: H) g! W" P" O
P-35A x 5+ B6 }1 N+ Q) i
P-40B Warhawk x 8
9 z* n5 g( y7 O3 y1 ~; m4 P1 c P-40E Warhawk x 18
# j2 C5 h5 X0 l' Q- O0 {No Japanese losses & I+ T" T% R/ [+ ~. X; k" ?
Allied aircraft losses+ G1 v b7 C! ^# P, U
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed 6 M- [5 R8 f/ j" d* |3 N- ^4 G9 `* F
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 ^' h" Z/ R) |/ K. L
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
- W* y+ T( _, w6 nRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
6 C" C+ J' a* D, l, ZEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
; P; F* H F3 E# TJapanese aircraft
0 L# I" W/ c# P: `; T0 } B5N1 Kate x 12
7 f6 b: _$ V' ^6 Y/ @% F+ ENo Japanese losses
! [% o* k; C iPort hits 2- c+ B$ E: u/ ?4 `
Port supply hits 1 1 c- v3 Q- K: G8 r9 {7 l: t
Aircraft Attacking:
$ A) x1 y2 k3 r$ a! g. k 12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * 5 R; `3 g9 p3 ~
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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! Z/ b; i& h3 `8 \Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
3 s5 V4 V: J* R/ D0 LWeather in hex: Light cloud
7 x5 p( k: z; C* f0 o& {! ]* cRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! M- R5 O0 |8 d2 PEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
/ x/ U( m% k, E& V- VJapanese aircraft' v4 i9 Z1 m/ H# c) Z/ P
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
1 B; V) V( s0 ^0 c( a% c. T Ki-27b Nate x 1' Z! H! i2 m( |: l \
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
# c5 g* I, w& {% I% RNo Japanese losses
4 I% u1 m. c8 b. L2 a, R( Y( ^Allied Ships5 Q7 J) T* S4 H3 U! k
xAK Hinsang
( c; b3 p# ]) D xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage, p/ B% e$ s8 L& C( q! Q
xAKL Chengtu
( J$ z) _4 o5 O7 H4 y; }* S xAKL Joan Moller
3 ?2 C7 l+ G, Y7 m. [; w3 n7 A xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' _) t0 W2 n3 i xAK Bennevis
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& J7 A" {0 Z( _' x% ~7 l4 lMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
' L& j; Y" |" ?0 @ e. i1 cWeather in hex: Clear sky ; |" h, s, ~" p! {2 ?
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.: B4 h/ O" q% C2 e
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes % O; _0 H: i, r/ S4 K( G2 J
Japanese aircraft% B- d1 s" d# k0 F% e
Ki-27b Nate x 9; s% Z8 `( Y7 d* u, c- u! @
Ki-36 Ida x 19
! O) b9 ?. `& e% N/ M+ N Ki-44 Tojo x 85 N/ i0 k* i- p8 Y0 l
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
# q5 J3 D1 {1 O2 c Ki-51 Sonia x 17 & k8 Y/ C. g6 [) Q
No Japanese losses
& Y* J( ?8 O7 tAirbase hits 7: h$ T% h2 ?8 C; S
Airbase supply hits 3
3 Y. i; l0 B5 W: K$ PRunway hits 11
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ! h' m6 I8 }: N
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
# q! P- X& P4 V+ h. s; m! E5 WRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
1 t/ m0 C" t {4 G' \4 u# s1 \1 ?Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
; x: M* Y+ E! G9 O% R6 _) ~7 B4 pJapanese aircraft# [: f$ g7 f5 |2 A* D8 c. ^
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 651 Z$ ~+ y) c0 F; \+ G" }3 z6 |& W
Ki-27b Nate x 19 , @- C& A! \" D/ s
Japanese aircraft losses
% j2 \- G. p- A8 Z- b7 ^ Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged 2 @7 @+ G- [3 U4 w; H9 j1 {
Allied ground losses:
- g' ?1 e" U& T+ u6 e) y 66 casualties reported3 T7 h2 N0 N1 E% _' `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled* H- ^" `% R8 ~
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
. h( e+ F0 B0 _' p0 s4 g, B, v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 ~/ _* X) {' Q. b$ t- S$ r6 D1 uMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) * r; L4 q' H0 {
Weather in hex: Heavy rain " z9 n" P, l( X* M- y
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
/ H0 { E. O( L. }3 u( E: [Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
2 F; C) f* R7 v6 jJapanese aircraft
6 i5 F, T' k1 L7 {2 f Ki-27b Nate x 34
6 z# y2 W5 e/ F$ v5 }0 ~- ] Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
; f, j+ a5 m% v) ]* D Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
' t- N( H1 W7 E. k: C$ D( FNo Japanese losses 6 m. f% v, }2 d: f j5 t4 z% ^
Allied ground losses:7 _. U+ w/ N/ O/ q/ o
39 casualties reported
4 U- Y/ \9 R3 |0 P8 x6 ~* r/ K. C Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& q" e9 n5 E6 J Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 A( n% _3 r. N, H! v7 a Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 8 V" k2 p5 F% A# s
Weather in hex: Clear sky
0 a8 O+ @2 T; S/ g4 TRaid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; W3 J6 m# f4 y+ t" F9 H( \) v7 `Estimated time to target is 9 minutes # ~ R& _3 R* w& A
Japanese aircraft- q, ^5 N- v [
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 ! |( S Q1 m5 l- F% X
No Japanese losses
- {: o# A2 g0 _) u9 K5 H9 i' zAirbase hits 1 c4 P8 R2 ]& s8 F$ S
Runway hits 2" |' o0 `- ]# X) B6 \4 Q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
& N& J6 N3 o0 k) }' ^ [3 cWeather in hex: Heavy rain - Y9 U" _0 [* X+ D8 H, E+ k* T
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.; F' B# X/ f2 A
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes1 y' N0 H D% r/ C8 `0 T# O
Japanese aircraft
0 c$ W" _# A8 C, f8 O, A Ki-27b Nate x 24 4 V4 j, g5 `5 M* w5 y' k9 V
Allied aircraft
: L/ ]4 o1 R$ [5 G Blenheim I x 4 * ]" x6 Y. _! o$ r( H
No Japanese losses
, o/ I! C8 h, @No Allied losses
# H. }% ?$ }4 A+ i" z0 B& z! P; ~Japanese Ships2 k: t, E/ b% B' q5 B+ Q
BB Haruna ) P8 P( `, E- B9 {1 S
Aircraft Attacking:
+ e! [( i' ]& C# X 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet9 T1 Y/ S! p& S/ d! o0 b( V
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
4 w2 l9 w# c1 g7 UWeather in hex: Heavy rain
4 m) M( C# q/ H5 N- `Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ f6 L4 O( S. s+ z! B9 u8 I4 A) x' S
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes " P) k- g- }5 b$ ]
Japanese aircraft
I8 ~) c% F: p7 o G4M1 Betty x 19
- G0 |- p: \8 A: X3 k Ki-27b Nate x 12 ; ~, g$ m$ B4 F
No Japanese losses 9 m) Q0 h9 w" ? N `6 x: o
Allied ground losses:' `; G# K* _, Q! [, r
33 casualties reported
. P- e1 f! N* @) c( y/ J: E) _ D6 } Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
- {- S& Z# u2 T4 y- s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# x8 Q5 u0 w5 Z, w3 P7 u
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
; v( g, b* ^% M Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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/ S6 y7 F" x% g& d% TMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 9 r* { C8 i8 s0 v2 v, g3 n/ k
Weather in hex: Clear sky
- W a" M4 S5 K3 J# N( v9 Z* `Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.3 H D2 B# ]5 s7 t
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
3 I8 ?) K# M. r |6 X5 YJapanese aircraft
. d( [) d( C9 y3 b# B a A6M2 Zero x 46: G5 Z1 X% k' w
B5N2 Kate x 35) N4 O. \/ |7 e0 ~' q; X+ i
D3A1 Val x 9 . u4 Z9 J& f, n8 r* Q1 S
Japanese aircraft losses
' V/ q% S, [" w0 l8 S B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged" w) E# C: Q$ |- t+ M; W
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
9 ?$ j% ?8 k) _, u0 `Allied Ships+ x" T% H& O9 R
DD Litchfield+ b- J7 R$ f+ I8 K* w# ~
DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ D8 m( a% y U5 q, N+ p
DD Ward7 V4 C4 d9 g. \/ p" p9 A
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 3 Q; t6 y) r$ n3 j9 V: b8 H6 V9 i. ~* O
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud # ~& q/ k Q: _# ]2 J; S$ W& i
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
' V6 K; V1 d" U/ y' uEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 1 Z9 z% c2 B) K- G! @
Allied aircraft
4 Z# g0 s" j! } N F4F-3A Wildcat x 111 |# Z: v6 T$ D0 x
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
( }3 w9 u! V7 ` TBD-1 Devastator x 15 5 ^. o/ B8 J: K
Allied aircraft losses
% I* r5 I' o8 X/ W TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged 6 Y/ G7 }: ?, m" C! ~+ N
Japanese Ships6 K P* u! I7 u& Z8 r) k
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 }" C- K& j- R( g1 \
DD Sazanami
+ }& p- J7 U- t, z" K: B AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires 9 ?* u( U I! l# r: y
" Z9 d0 m) X! b9 M) _ t* F; jHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio9 ^% z1 Q0 A3 M2 Y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya7 Z( `, I! E; F9 `& f
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- l5 @8 n1 l; }% p8 k, V) E2 gMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,685 i! m) o$ D: ]* _4 A5 e9 w: h
Weather in hex: Light cloud
6 l( \/ |/ |3 d; u& U5 `Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ Q c# P( f# i) H& l; [% QEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
! Z E7 q/ ~; c4 u8 G/ DJapanese aircraft9 X/ E# [) \% X5 F( A
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 ( a2 \7 ?4 ?, f
No Japanese losses
) G, Q% d$ Y: Q7 X: C" J c5 I$ SAllied Ships9 W3 I+ }9 x/ B
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% {5 w* A$ |# E E
xAK Hinsang
7 \/ y9 J% K9 e2 [Aircraft Attacking:
! L! b, w L3 h" P. w7 j 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
* c# U+ v" r0 C7 r1 l3 m7 ?, ? Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb " j/ ^# X! H' n$ d: i' B( E
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 / q* g: i! l, s1 ?. L; d
Weather in hex: Clear sky
5 y Y, q7 Y9 {$ _' j0 [Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 ?8 n9 i( g: J0 a9 N3 AEstimated time to target is 7 minutes ; a' @1 Z8 \- w" M& ?7 U, J3 \
Japanese aircraft9 z4 w" J3 N7 G. \7 U- I( T
D3A1 Val x 13
( h% h2 Q/ i# |2 ]; u. c/ KNo Japanese losses % M% m% }" g0 V
Allied Ships
. U1 J+ o% S# B+ h4 R DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
5 W9 | n% `1 W+ J DD Ward
& Z, R) A, Z' ]# M" F DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ }6 L. R& A8 F
& u. A Z7 x. v0 V E% Q& e- ^" JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley# K7 }8 Q* f" v* v( `- Y. D( r. `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
& f+ A, [8 q8 C2 x7 [Weather in hex: Light cloud
- m8 O+ j) Q7 LRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet./ Q# f# d: n8 _6 C% E0 A
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
) D! k/ j; ^) R! w# q( s$ M0 S" EJapanese aircraft
* f# _, k' l3 c. i: c( ^3 v, t, B Ki-27b Nate x 30! r D$ l i& ]8 p7 ?
Allied aircraft g! p3 [) \7 E
Blenheim I x 7
7 x! x4 V' z2 j5 [* b7 x, jNo Japanese losses ; C& Y* k/ Y7 I! J
Allied aircraft losses' P4 ]0 f- U1 _2 c+ l% C! ]2 f& e$ y
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
7 L7 Y- U. Q0 V7 w6 Y3 I Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak 3 ^ E8 i8 g, e! } S5 \
Japanese Ships
' ]9 P: D' X" E8 |" K. ` O# e# M BB Haruna+ v% A1 L" L7 ]& N# S
xAK Asakasan Maru
. o4 Z# r- \$ J3 k9 fAircraft Attacking:$ v; H* L0 Z$ f& W2 D: Z( Y
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
% ?' _* ^+ `, g. {( ~) K Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
% C, `- `% X" F3 K( w* F4 QWeather in hex: Overcast
- }6 d) R+ a+ V! f) b0 v" BRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
~: N* V" o& I% a7 iEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
( }6 m0 s, R. @2 @" q9 m4 `: fJapanese aircraft: e9 ]& n# Z6 X2 A( b, d0 |
A6M2 Zero x 10
' N/ [3 h. Q6 H. A. u. M) b* C& ]( g B5N2 Kate x 5 ( j4 ?! n7 d; @
No Japanese losses
$ x: f+ z; F& Y8 ~- w9 UAllied Ships; H2 m2 d7 o; L/ X- ~6 ~( V
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 2 h& w: n: d* F8 b/ G
Aircraft Attacking:7 x, F7 y$ B9 _! o, e8 R) F
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; s) t* J2 E" R! q b" O W6 B6 e Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
8 g4 Y( \( Y8 y; ^) K3 {9 @Weather in hex: Heavy rain# \6 S) L2 e& L! Y, \ z
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.* T5 G2 x# |+ r/ ?9 Y2 f
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 2 O# H2 _6 \; F. O: Y3 j
Allied aircraft
# p& ~' k% W9 p, o' O1 c) G F4F-3A Wildcat x 11/ }; M/ [2 W/ z' u! K
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 - V0 l& d7 X5 ~# ~8 A) j
No Allied losses
# Q5 C# z# o0 J! e! `Japanese Ships
; B0 j Y& q$ A6 E DD Sazanami5 h7 L* g6 ]: j4 p/ k6 p
DD Ushio, and is sunk : l7 {; \7 T+ y: [7 ]
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. X" L" Y3 [# |* ~+ E4 z. ]- ]Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
; J b# B: W" T( y" V- _0 jJapanese Deliberate attack : T0 g6 L$ t+ D( z( T2 Z$ f" x
Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
# x; s& _! S3 V( P/ X* EDefending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 . E! K# u" U, i% a
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 6 A" g- X3 j( E, {
Japanese adjusted assault: 100 , F( [/ o8 C2 j- c
Allied adjusted defense: 8
, W) p* p/ I9 b3 o: E3 T% AJapanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) ' [2 Z3 d1 f, j( A5 ]5 L
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!
3 P7 Z9 Q. t0 L* ?; n3 t! vCombat modifiers
" }. E/ Y% `) O, aDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
' d E7 u* V( L5 }. Y fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)1 A* ~( P j" c
Attacker: fatigue(-)
7 O) W# u8 d0 d2 l1 c+ eJapanese ground losses:% u3 H+ l2 I6 ?8 b/ a0 V8 @
37 casualties reported* }3 Q3 {: U( A1 ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ [& f9 p. H: [3 k2 F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 U' w" `0 D) h+ ~4 V0 s& A; H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled & d& H; j5 L# R e0 h; R% W
Allied ground losses:
5 [0 N' {2 T4 K$ O" B$ ] 2519 casualties reported2 a4 _8 k9 A9 K+ d6 O
Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 v) J; X6 C% _ Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled/ i! P- E/ R2 F7 `5 R5 c+ W
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled# o9 X8 @! v4 b9 W1 Z
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
0 _, f% D2 O9 ^9 H+ F: O Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ L& k/ c. P* O% X! h
Units retreated 2
" f* y" A3 e9 V: D+ [5 T/ Q Units destroyed 1
+ _% V+ H4 d! r, ?. `/ ADefeated Allied Units Retreating!
$ k# { w; S) Z. [; v! T% Y/ R4 t- VAssaulting units:9 y R& V7 s# j, f, `( b
56th Infantry Regiment
9 A# {% b5 p# r' |3 m5 [' n- C 12th Engineer Regiment
v l5 l% V. z- \' v* n/ {) r8 a7 E 5th JAAF AF Coy
3 v4 t# Z" j9 S; r; K( YDefending units:
7 ~8 F3 C- P! e: w& X FMSV Brigade
. J# L; \& Y5 i( {0 e 8th Indian Brigade- g/ [& h9 N) _+ |
3rd ISF Base Force |