AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
0 A6 ~3 `/ {8 ?: _kb果然回撤了,没有继续炸港,倒是把派出去寻找kb的dd编队给做了。。4 L X/ N/ K f
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
+ E- j/ o5 I3 L5 i大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。 7 K+ o1 F* P z! C8 p1 O8 d0 {/ y0 S
马来半岛,在大量陆攻的轰炸,和cl编队的炮击下,日军当天突下Kota Bharu,
P3 p+ N* Q) r, q, ~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。
- b% r! P9 @. Y3 u2 }) q' i/ h" v2 }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。9 ]' U. o% w" O& L0 S* q
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。$ T* v* G, ?1 I
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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
7 \- i! V% f- R3 B6 V) P21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ( w- e3 J9 ?* R& V8 j
Japanese Ships8 x* J- L3 x# G# ]" ?
CL Sendai
0 I$ G4 | J) h7 j. l DD Ayanami2 z5 F7 ^/ ]: Z' @ G& T
DD Shikinami8 m5 c6 U1 N* C& n" r" s
DD Isonami
/ n8 O- j K: {: V0 Q7 ? PB Tatsumiya Maru
- E) ~2 |0 o* {) }, L" }5 m SC Ch 9# O0 x$ U. p* x- W8 E! z
SC Ch 7
; G& `8 u- W( L* W0 l2 T( G AK Sasako Maru
1 R- z2 o. O5 t/ Y% j5 C3 b. b DD Uranami 7 t" C% W n+ Q1 D) D# L9 h' m
Japanese ground losses:
' t7 U: a! v% }- [) { 26 casualties reported) L7 o* _% ~- w; e7 W3 P2 O) ^$ D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; [2 y. _ f3 t1 W( c. E8 X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
$ f ?9 d. g( a% J5 A, Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ' p! S6 i. a' ?, k
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q/ w# }' C( d) Z. `( ySubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
& W/ T8 K4 b0 x% u. AJapanese Ships
/ \$ e% t9 i( q9 z/ v SS I-121 , z+ x/ F9 D+ k
Allied Ships$ }: V0 J3 Y4 l D: Z+ c
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
9 c1 X; I' d( q- x8 CxAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121
$ G- h2 Q' l2 A$ J; g* BSS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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+ G }5 A( n: u( nTF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) : R& l# g9 l3 e4 l( X
Allied Ships
9 e% ]. L, [; C9 z DD Pillsbury
1 {6 \3 v6 y7 A' x DD Peary9 A2 c, H- v* q, a( N, {0 V
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
, B' |, X; G, u J7 z! `3 mines cleared ( I, l- _7 |, _/ c0 c& R
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 + U( n7 J" k+ l: d5 G' _5 n3 |
Japanese Ships+ C* h3 Y0 g! ~3 W
CL Jintsu
5 W+ g1 o: e+ x8 e DD Oshio6 ~/ x1 _; H8 l8 w' r9 a
DD Hibiki4 c9 c# H" E3 o' q
DD Akatsuki
7 Q8 r" _+ ~3 D' i/ ~% L# a DD Arashio
1 g* K% {8 Q5 W A( UAllied Ships" r8 G/ @, Q* g8 b
SS KXI, hits 9
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards # y) W& o8 Z9 J6 a. ?
Japanese Ships
3 L3 P3 H) L& p: [' y R: a- B. f CA Maya
$ S6 L/ a6 N6 e$ N& f ^- y- R DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
8 p" u: R/ p! e( d9 g/ m) `2 V DD Minazuki
$ G( M# ^- h$ r: t DD Fumizuki
. }* L, p% K0 i" ]' _) ^! `+ R DD Nagatsuki( z! v5 ~) `: v* B$ `
Allied Ships m* x2 X* T% {
DD Scout
: w& I6 ?/ _* B& S' o [ DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
2 j8 ]& ^/ E, L% Z0 |* p7 x, B DD Thracian 7 N- f' B: l8 }# _4 c
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) L! I/ c% K4 l. Y% T; YDay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
6 w+ H; K$ Y/ HJapanese Ships k J+ Y$ g$ y! l) _6 X7 T" E
DD Sazanami9 F1 t" E$ I* k0 _& H; w h' k O
DD Ushio0 z! @9 @# X7 o9 ]
AO Shiriya
; u* ~9 W3 y' L/ {$ G$ q) C5 k. nAllied Ships
. U) {" g! B# Q! h CV Enterprise
+ l! H; }' h" X8 t/ s CA Northampton% |6 ]* @. J3 r
CA Chester. Y8 s9 P6 \( Z6 t" [3 X- J. Q
CA Salt Lake City! y" \# W. c/ S8 T' K! _
DD Craven9 N, j# k7 g. l* y# _4 N/ C
DD Gridley
' G o+ K1 D, N, \; j; ^ DD McCall( `7 O0 l& u4 c% k: a
DD Maury m6 t2 {! r8 y* E% M* P# G* _
DD Benham
( n1 {: S: o- d6 Y* t' @ DD Ellet2 B. }! N/ ~6 N: G! ~
DD Dunlap H5 J2 n! f' n5 `, p+ N
DD Fanning& m- [* k6 a5 R
DD Balch
. U$ }. r/ S J. F* K2 M# A2 KMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards+ a3 F3 D! m$ J
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards5 g: y0 W+ g( t
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards0 u6 [' v% U$ L) p* Z# B& V/ [
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
, V7 R8 R6 ^: YRange increases to 28,000 yards...& e9 _# q, w- d; A
Both Task Forces evade combat 5 G A9 b& _1 B0 t4 H
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' s/ P4 n5 t }4 UDay Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
- ? m r0 a3 ?9 v0 nJapanese Ships
1 ? p5 A# N5 n) j- q$ K APD Fuji
+ V$ I2 ]; f" n TB Hiyodori5 I* g* q% S# @
AMc Toroshima Maru
) D% B1 c) L2 g9 n1 Y' } PB Heiei Maru #7
/ f$ u) c: G0 J1 K7 J- L xAK Syoka Maru8 s) i& Z" i( _$ t3 s0 r$ {, S
xAK Rokko Maru
- D$ S% U, b6 P- b# Z xAK Igasa Maru
) \1 m1 ^& @- F% U3 A( m4 [ xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21
) D7 E6 h; ?2 h5 o8 F9 P' g; j xAKL Sasago Maru : s$ ]3 S. D1 m6 r2 I0 c }
Allied Ships$ n. t" D3 B/ `- f8 L
MTB 7
* S% b7 K3 h: Z6 c' l9 k MTB 8& i7 B5 U6 o& }9 p+ x6 P7 K
MTB 9
9 w: s( b( y$ s( X( k1 k& c* D MTB 10$ s* x- N6 x' F/ Y A
MTB 11$ G/ k0 _1 t8 B! m2 y
MTB 12
7 g9 L, F9 O, c& X MTB 269 b' D0 S) A0 n
MTB 27 . l' I' ~* Z5 @ j2 C/ P% N
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
% t. K4 A7 u2 I6 zMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards
W* P9 |5 u$ k6 kRange increases to 18,000 yards..., t; m% i% t) `& F; z
Both Task Forces evade combat
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
2 r- r& k+ w- J, X: B( q1 uWeather in hex: Light rain
0 q6 q) R' P/ v1 URaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.+ w$ m; C; D7 b8 P
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes : Y# s9 J& m. ~0 Z$ h
Japanese aircraft$ |6 L! Z: F% I6 w( {5 w
A6M2 Zero x 21
4 _0 m' {9 ^6 f% o0 b$ {% U0 V) sAllied aircraft- G2 e( O( h u2 C I) R
P-26A x 8% E! a, K3 C( j4 }7 p6 H# H1 h
P-35A x 13
# U5 `. D* m) \- X0 k P-40B Warhawk x 141 E. t' Q5 Z! D6 P
P-40E Warhawk x 46 ; Y# |, L2 G8 S+ k% y1 a7 j' p
Japanese aircraft losses# Z* H2 }6 r7 l0 a% A
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
9 l; x$ N& }7 ZAllied aircraft losses
( w6 f$ v: g h P-26A: 1 destroyed7 A5 g% I# Y/ G
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed
3 y l" @/ F4 u3 { _, ` P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
7 t% }: q. p+ N/ H1 }Aircraft Attacking:
8 H' \5 r# W* i4 g 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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7 O8 j) C: `( h3 uMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
+ ~3 h$ m& c* A8 y" x# ~Weather in hex: Heavy rain
8 ?' O q" M" gRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
2 n3 Y& i9 a2 C$ vEstimated time to target is 15 minutes 8 s1 c4 N6 f' ? N% K6 ^1 f
Japanese aircraft
_4 {, W: z" M+ G2 N$ o: a$ D' ~ G3M2 Nell x 33
5 [& w! L X% Y, s$ y% [5 c G4M1 Betty x 3+ \) o$ q% i: A" }- I( f; J
Ki-27b Nate x 19
2 ~, `* p1 p% E" K! @; O6 K6 ^: WNo Japanese losses + F" b( E6 Z. ` S
Allied ground losses:6 _2 D) |) o( r2 K; r5 I3 @! O
95 casualties reported l4 ]8 L e5 w. U( }
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled+ s( e# p# {+ a$ i8 E% M) I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled7 R2 R& D( {% Z$ v3 a+ v2 ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled / T1 E4 A8 z. w+ G
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
2 P6 o8 v, c3 ^" xWeather in hex: Heavy rain
5 h2 _8 f7 q) c9 N* {3 F8 c% H9 NRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 Y a# ^" c5 B9 h7 ^
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 3 t# \- y, f% F. g' n9 P) R
Japanese aircraft
3 Q1 c* N2 V. q6 T. q" h0 ? G3M2 Nell x 165 i( H$ w* x$ j8 V
G4M1 Betty x 11
2 Z: W! C/ I3 R! {& I4 S( R7 ]9 m Ki-27b Nate x 15
2 ]- B- e& N/ FJapanese aircraft losses9 T& t' }% g) k6 Z+ _" W
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged% ^, |! ~0 c t
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
! i. J; j0 Y. F8 |: ?Allied ground losses:
: Y/ b3 q, A( t6 x, o; ` 43 casualties reported3 G+ g6 a! Y$ ?+ [0 s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ z8 y) @! b; O" w9 _' j' v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled4 Z$ P4 _+ i7 ^ F3 Q4 E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( R9 \# l: F! J$ lMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) - b# g0 Y' ?6 x6 e8 q% z
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ) m' C1 V, q ?- _+ b) F
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' X, w% r( g' j- u
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes % ~! s" l+ b) J$ u4 X
Japanese aircraft9 Y# c6 U, b! n4 G
G3M2 Nell x 279 s2 H( W0 D! X+ c2 K
Ki-27b Nate x 34
9 _/ B! W* E( l; B' K$ q: {No Japanese losses
3 }3 k: b! j( z1 oAllied ground losses:
Q a5 \8 k! _, u; \9 O% J 78 casualties reported
% ?1 L7 x2 M- `: m8 z# L8 P Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled8 m; O1 i# x$ ^- H: s5 c
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled7 J9 r" \& \6 A! ?- z& S% Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ; e. e. M& b( Y8 Q, m8 r. L
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& r. i5 ^0 ?: r9 [% j9 W0 iMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
; S3 G. q4 Y& `' V# o4 m& \Weather in hex: Light cloud
: t+ W+ T& V2 r/ B5 ~& i$ LRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 b! _+ Y# \! v7 k4 t/ L$ fEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
! \1 p# J7 ~% NJapanese aircraft" K6 x* b5 I0 l# v7 M0 _- B v
G3M2 Nell x 3
& Z( h( u7 g$ ]' D1 u G4M1 Betty x 12) V6 @3 N8 K, V/ i9 j' A
Ki-27b Nate x 9 3 W1 R5 d. @) F! \. @- Y
No Japanese losses
) s* I% ?8 o' A. _% DAllied Ships
8 r$ M! v/ H9 @% v) E$ K xAK Munlock
/ \4 v8 f2 k3 c xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire# e) @) Y% { c( c p C
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 q) A k% Q! Q4 a xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
% o/ x3 X9 d, k6 Y9 E v5 bWeather in hex: Light rain
$ k6 L; Z( E$ HRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
0 C: I% ]" I8 V: [* |. AEstimated time to target is 25 minutes 3 T8 a& v0 h- n" U
Japanese aircraft
2 [) @3 p3 R! @& W3 W A6M2 Zero x 10 $ V1 g$ [, ~. {
Allied aircraft
P9 w: k6 |- g- r+ f0 A P-26A x 3
$ ~3 a! k* K$ t/ s* _ P-35A x 10- D; q8 w0 ^" P- N
P-40B Warhawk x 93 D1 m1 s1 X5 ?% p7 n
P-40E Warhawk x 33
6 G$ A' M/ R8 X- x5 ?) N9 dJapanese aircraft losses- Y6 |$ S; p5 k7 z K: U
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
/ i" i5 | s* x. uAllied aircraft losses
, t" v4 j. L& n; {5 S4 s P-26A: 1 destroyed
/ t5 E6 e) K* Y* J P-35A: 2 destroyed \5 s2 I+ N5 A: L) O7 J6 E
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
R! C% V6 M* K6 UAircraft Attacking:- {$ e0 C+ \ q
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
4 a' g( z2 m3 r2 D3 g0 HWeather in hex: Heavy rain * b6 z; X* G t: V, Y
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! j$ V4 G7 B- v0 M% l1 i9 H
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
/ [2 }$ K+ i3 ?9 |+ @Japanese aircraft0 q! m5 k4 c- z
B5M1 Mabel x 5
9 O2 F/ l% g* |: ^8 gNo Japanese losses
3 d9 _( h% F; j6 A% P0 g jAllied ground losses:
+ u! v$ Y; n' \5 W2 n0 ^ V' K) F" l 13 casualties reported
# O- n; E1 }% N ?" ^7 u5 W8 X1 Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 e7 L. Q0 p2 d. z7 I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
& E6 h1 J/ N" F1 w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled B. q$ P" F) V6 X0 {7 H
Aircraft Attacking:
4 o7 B$ m/ T$ H5 F. F/ `0 @' m3 z 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet' l" y, [6 M& O8 ]& T
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb # b5 o6 E2 h7 [4 ~: z
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* p( D" k0 u: x1 Z) Q- QMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
% v6 I a+ l4 x3 y1 lWeather in hex: Light rain
+ D7 _) l/ z+ u" b8 aRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
3 z! ?. t* {0 J; B/ p! BEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
. I) v' J/ I- W) v& zJapanese aircraft5 V: T/ ~! M. f3 v3 W
A6M2 Zero x 9
/ R4 \+ T# P; w% Q! F. S. LAllied aircraft
. d) Q. M% Z1 ~( ~- s P-35A x 6* }9 z! E2 h4 h$ U. D0 w4 v3 g
P-40B Warhawk x 8
, }! a+ c% p8 v6 B( h- } P-40E Warhawk x 24 % P7 T7 K+ t* w* q9 X; H3 V
Japanese aircraft losses6 z4 g& O. D5 U6 z: D
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
2 ~( Z7 w+ t, }& eAllied aircraft losses
9 G1 N q' `, j# k. D/ |9 T P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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5 `% ]: C+ j+ @, K* R2 b# ^Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
" w3 h6 l* t, d4 r# MWeather in hex: Light rain + q @6 }$ ?6 T' e, O9 M7 Q
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.: d s5 y6 z: v3 q% V) b8 K
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
: M" W# i, w, ~0 S# bJapanese aircraft
; f) q. m# `" X+ M( A A6M2 Zero x 6
/ s) u: D" c. f* f- Q- I$ eAllied aircraft7 f3 S" P ^* P3 M, { }2 \
P-35A x 5
8 y- `' c4 W8 v6 ` c8 {2 ] P-40B Warhawk x 8. n' H, O& G% {3 N
P-40E Warhawk x 18 1 H" z9 g: Q+ g- ^; q- w" f
No Japanese losses
3 e4 ~0 j- E+ I4 S( n2 U7 ?4 lAllied aircraft losses
5 |; e4 h6 p7 ^4 H! U; K P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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% b* u6 }- r p tMorning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 : h% D3 k1 X4 p. x9 b" X; T; |. g
Weather in hex: Partial cloud ; }8 h( v" J' P f' s& m2 j
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
) D7 @* }. U# z' n3 k; K% {% OEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
9 r5 I: B' `, D: i+ T5 {5 YJapanese aircraft; x+ }* N* F( Y- \2 S7 ?, C
B5N1 Kate x 12 ' `1 E0 L! Z2 x
No Japanese losses , B/ P" t+ Z, _% q
Port hits 2& Q5 h+ {6 z1 L m: w# e; q1 d* D
Port supply hits 1 6 X2 B5 Z* C& y) O9 ~
Aircraft Attacking:2 w' L3 ]) X$ v7 Q
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
, `* |- z4 a$ j _/ h Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
5 T, X* g3 w, C% Q$ KWeather in hex: Light cloud
; Y* `3 G" g! tRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& @4 x6 X, [4 m& d% Q: l; e8 {4 s4 OEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
' h4 l! Q5 D) H9 v1 f# _Japanese aircraft# A8 O$ ]& \/ o$ l2 P
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
0 b2 ~$ `: Y$ ~ Ki-27b Nate x 1
' U' x4 R) f# b) P6 R/ {0 a Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
9 ^: n) Y9 l$ E. @No Japanese losses ; p: l* ?" q5 [' n2 y# L
Allied Ships
: w7 u6 o* A P8 H& [% S" O xAK Hinsang
; W2 [9 z% ]- Z! u xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ h2 z! q8 l, N6 u" f! n0 n xAKL Chengtu
4 O" @4 j7 N3 m" `6 l4 h xAKL Joan Moller
+ _% N' ?* F* u. w* b xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 j$ s5 x5 ^: d% M1 f xAK Bennevis 5 z# e( y* K5 \6 m4 i
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! ^$ w1 t% u8 \5 [, q( M6 B5 @8 pMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 * i2 o* @/ Z; Y' \# f( l1 U
Weather in hex: Clear sky ' I) Y/ v4 _6 Z* Q; C; A3 `6 \" A
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- o: Q/ {8 x G/ V* p) |' EEstimated time to target is 23 minutes 0 |. U+ f7 Z5 j) w
Japanese aircraft
* _" q, J1 l1 E/ W3 D Ki-27b Nate x 9
+ k7 M n! |' O Z0 S Ki-36 Ida x 19
- Q: M& q6 k9 x; h8 u! f1 | Ki-44 Tojo x 8" r1 }8 @' E# q' Q6 X2 t/ M
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3! D, }9 t9 {) d) o5 S1 a
Ki-51 Sonia x 17
& e* ^& g# ^0 v; `7 K% U4 JNo Japanese losses ( g; p+ \+ e i0 K+ [) s+ \3 H
Airbase hits 7
+ h; W6 e: h8 B$ DAirbase supply hits 3: i$ x7 L3 @8 R. N
Runway hits 11
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[3 c; v ]8 r* SMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ! V6 O4 y- ^, k6 j" W9 {
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 4 A3 \9 U9 m( v4 c
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
1 t2 G8 U, ] q# r2 l! ^Estimated time to target is 10 minutes _$ p' L( Y4 w1 H) F( E; `" a' p
Japanese aircraft9 D" s/ |" Y8 `+ d' x' c
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65 K0 r, p8 ?* c+ o8 y) E
Ki-27b Nate x 19 % a' W- |7 ?0 J
Japanese aircraft losses g' R# f7 Q9 y9 ~5 P
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
5 ]0 Q; u a+ y9 kAllied ground losses:6 m' d1 z9 p+ }8 I# v( g
66 casualties reported3 X5 L0 H4 W ]$ K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
6 u* j4 n3 @' P" ^ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled" q9 T$ l! d4 c% g9 V4 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 4 I0 o& H4 V, O2 R( t3 j0 C
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% _" [5 Z6 \7 Z: X& N8 {Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
" B! F0 j; k2 h- b, D% a& [Weather in hex: Heavy rain 6 b) Y( l) v5 R1 @; J. ~+ {
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet./ F( L( J2 F/ H6 O* @2 R& _
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
7 H) j/ I, ]0 nJapanese aircraft) K$ h( Y2 G6 D3 Z% G1 j2 ~
Ki-27b Nate x 34' Q7 I7 y" z! @/ ]$ R, \0 _
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6, h |9 Z& c6 H6 M
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 " a- K, x7 j. H; @* \7 b
No Japanese losses
9 b g% K. x. u! f5 kAllied ground losses:
P1 L0 N; @* J! H 39 casualties reported% x) W7 B& E6 |( }! f) i4 b' d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( q1 f% p, a7 j2 ?3 k9 [ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
% D! q% A5 @. l7 s2 C, ? O Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 2 _& Y! C* r# k3 Q# j- ]
Weather in hex: Clear sky ^8 a$ V# R0 G5 m
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 T9 o' M9 C' \" C' \. F
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes 3 b- y$ l! Z# A+ X0 c( u, a
Japanese aircraft+ A* C( Q x {3 y" ~/ T
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 * D6 f2 G7 G& B1 ^/ q: v- B; r+ i
No Japanese losses
1 o c7 J& b6 d8 w* A+ NAirbase hits 1
, h: Z2 i8 E3 l0 P! ?, z0 HRunway hits 2
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* i2 E e$ O/ }; `' z( G0 d# sMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 3 `! T0 M1 b2 | I( E' r$ r: R
Weather in hex: Heavy rain * t. `$ q. Q5 I% `5 J- z
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
1 J' [. ?* A: Q: a3 YEstimated time to target is 6 minutes! e- K) z9 H/ h& B3 Y
Japanese aircraft
; _& {+ W( S& L; C' G; O) d Ki-27b Nate x 24 , f2 N3 O: a6 ?, K' e" L
Allied aircraft
: t' h5 \# H) R, [: Y4 G Blenheim I x 4
6 p6 Z m4 w D8 a' n8 aNo Japanese losses 1 N5 k9 W0 P' i% K! P% t% a
No Allied losses
/ O/ M. d' l6 [Japanese Ships
3 S4 W6 c& V `2 a% [) F. N, Z' S, f: P BB Haruna # W) d" R0 u- n' o+ d4 |. a
Aircraft Attacking:9 | {4 }* n2 i* P
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet! _; u/ z8 h% c I9 B
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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3 `/ b0 Z; i1 N: b# ?1 uMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) / s! M" v+ Y8 y' G* W2 V5 ^7 @
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 4 N+ _: R4 Z! k7 {' x6 }
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 p2 E2 |! C! T6 M1 [Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
: I X2 W; K# A7 {1 S2 `$ w* ^Japanese aircraft
3 p, f5 T9 Q4 l# x G4M1 Betty x 19* Z- h( u2 C" @0 b& p2 W
Ki-27b Nate x 12 , @# F% ^/ N- [. a- k" @
No Japanese losses
+ u) L) {/ x; ^+ B9 y& Y) A' tAllied ground losses:$ Z- Z, E' }5 k0 k
33 casualties reported: G1 X( A+ k/ T; U7 o; x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
3 D% o9 S1 k; m6 M" Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( G! [: Z( y# D% U
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
( C+ a2 j) ^; Q: I' F Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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3 j5 f8 p, h8 {# s, mMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 ; Q* ~! k" v4 d" G8 v2 N
Weather in hex: Clear sky
/ f' G/ B. }; WRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. ~5 y2 B# J' ?$ o3 U
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 6 Q: X, k; z. H" W1 n
Japanese aircraft
: s8 f% ]! Y6 H: Q7 z" g A6M2 Zero x 46
9 t2 O8 }; D( f+ _! s5 Q" O# n B5N2 Kate x 35: Y+ y C4 Q& d) w
D3A1 Val x 9
7 o& m( s' k* ~$ P! AJapanese aircraft losses
# z/ r4 M' R) T/ q7 m i8 q$ k) q$ z) `& H& Q B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged' s, a3 u. H% @# Z- ]$ _' j
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged ' D! j# I g0 r
Allied Ships, S6 ~& } R O( J
DD Litchfield6 Y/ U" U& G3 O1 d+ I# k' P
DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! n1 E. |* w; X5 P DD Ward# r' W7 ]7 I% P' w: V4 c! |/ k
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 3 @: ~! ~( {7 r( W- L( }
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
2 t+ {0 g L! l1 rWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
& z# Z3 T- |; H) {- ^Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.. p2 H) X. Z( l- C3 p/ H( W
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
! _, C$ r2 h; \Allied aircraft$ w3 u# L+ Z0 N8 n7 ]2 |8 @
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
5 h+ U- L$ \# S) U% ] SBD-2 Dauntless x 285 u% j# F* v" \+ d/ D& E7 C. ?
TBD-1 Devastator x 15 7 c# I% O6 e% s! Q7 S0 t) i
Allied aircraft losses( c, p7 j, K' O* d5 @7 r' ]. i
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
' E" ~7 ^, |; P" L9 QJapanese Ships
9 Y, J3 {7 P* ^' M$ v8 n/ l DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) F8 Y$ o9 N3 u& j# j& ~1 ^
DD Sazanami1 W0 ?! m; N$ I) C0 L
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires 2 j: D. T1 ] z5 T* @, }8 o
3 v; X3 w' _: ?0 }Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
- y) N& P* m& `0 L; IHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
4 I: { V2 Y$ q9 i( _! SWeather in hex: Light cloud
5 i4 ?- L/ v% E. ?- M, PRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' o9 h. g! l* H: f: dEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
# }! {8 k3 O* \5 d! x4 \Japanese aircraft
1 ?) ~. ` O$ x/ N0 B0 N- Y! A Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 " q6 }. n1 E# A3 y' v4 Z
No Japanese losses
M" O D% I9 g2 V9 ^" K4 H; JAllied Ships' R1 d7 e+ I6 P ^6 V: g
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 W1 d x- X) t: H5 s7 m
xAK Hinsang
8 v4 j( P, z: }+ cAircraft Attacking:
* f: @; J( ~ E( S% y X$ [/ W7 h 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
8 ?& I3 C) F- G; e5 O Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb c$ @# k; O1 l4 [$ a* n: t' Z! J. n
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang2 l; o; y( j0 A8 \4 J
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 " O3 a" t( [2 |. y9 ~
Weather in hex: Clear sky
9 A# _ S3 a- ^& \* l* i; [Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; y1 `7 o8 G! c: i, z5 mEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
: K# O+ u* S1 j: J+ _ rJapanese aircraft
c8 ~9 u ?' ~% E: W& A: ` D3A1 Val x 13 : E5 d, J3 T: p+ r, ~9 w
No Japanese losses 0 v8 x: R1 o4 O
Allied Ships
w! R- z7 }5 F" E* f7 [6 b DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires4 c; y7 d. r( b: \; J% W& x: q1 h" o1 ]
DD Ward. `& q+ F- j- @2 E
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 B/ _+ b6 l3 e5 d) @: B- s/ ?5 a l' t) E/ P+ C5 i# \9 {
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 ( F$ G9 b" Y4 N* M: o* O
Weather in hex: Light cloud d; v6 D9 B& ]# P7 h$ G7 d l4 D
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. E' M6 }& h! W
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
4 y9 l# U+ b" l8 X3 M0 lJapanese aircraft
# Y/ r; B! I" A Ki-27b Nate x 30
( x8 R7 V) d# F9 yAllied aircraft
; {6 S0 H( r/ |3 V* }8 m Blenheim I x 7
3 H3 r: i1 K5 v, B6 d; h* t1 F$ CNo Japanese losses
5 X8 Q: Q, X& g6 XAllied aircraft losses$ v1 E3 [1 @: n6 i$ r; A! X5 {
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
+ |3 {2 W" _1 F3 i Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak
. C w* d# Q( _6 q) b4 dJapanese Ships
4 }7 H, w1 Q! l/ z$ M BB Haruna; H' f3 X1 g7 w7 y
xAK Asakasan Maru `6 E4 ^" G. b0 y
Aircraft Attacking:
- H& e r/ U- ? 7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet9 O& {! _: k$ X* r; J7 @2 u! e6 |
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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& E. V1 z/ a+ D& W6 p3 Z7 ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
9 d% W. ~2 q- ^, `- p9 k# yWeather in hex: Overcast
1 b: q& |1 E3 V9 D. C& E5 T0 @5 YRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ }* n1 P3 K! E/ A/ eEstimated time to target is 7 minutes . S2 S# w. H; w [ }6 t
Japanese aircraft
) Z0 e. W: l- I T6 r A6M2 Zero x 100 D$ H' m& r. s# z
B5N2 Kate x 5
6 L8 G% Y3 V* |2 h; `7 _# g ENo Japanese losses
2 u9 D% l" J, I# x5 M) o4 BAllied Ships
5 L4 u' \5 k& M+ g* W, @6 f DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 9 E9 O3 p. Y0 t
Aircraft Attacking:1 d& e- N9 J1 b2 P n4 T y6 n
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! \' W2 z) |' p/ v+ O% f8 s6 W
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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' ` n' A* h5 {& Y$ E, p+ I0 z* YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
( Z5 H! @8 G* a; O4 Y7 nWeather in hex: Heavy rain8 r. K3 @/ b2 X0 L9 V. O1 m
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
) ?" p5 \! p' |1 BEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
1 K- }, I4 ^; U3 ~8 m6 p kAllied aircraft- H. z) u |. w' m& `
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11+ J$ H' `0 D! X" J$ ]
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 ) N i9 P# T* }; F: C: S
No Allied losses
' R7 k% K- p7 y) c7 b' U) M* LJapanese Ships6 p s$ x% S3 R% I5 |/ u
DD Sazanami( h2 L4 S. M2 ]' }. `3 X6 f, E1 `& [
DD Ushio, and is sunk 9 o1 H0 c' K X7 _. I" |
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$ ?1 c/ q4 Y+ P6 zGround combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) . l7 L' ]2 u: g- N1 E! D3 D; L' b
Japanese Deliberate attack
8 N1 I. [. t* K- z4 R8 vAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
- \5 d- f5 ^# w- Q# V% LDefending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
& c+ w2 ~! w( y' aJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
, y$ V7 x" p# F$ ?+ ~Japanese adjusted assault: 100 * P- Y1 x9 w% u# d2 l
Allied adjusted defense: 8
y# y! ^0 |7 t8 @Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
7 M' d- u4 A# y6 AJapanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! 6 [) r& \6 B! F: ^
Combat modifiers
5 \$ d% A; R# y+ Z+ R: g9 b. F5 N KDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
7 D# d/ ^6 b) o- c# x fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
7 q) p1 c$ A1 l! K/ j5 |# q% oAttacker: fatigue(-) ( O" Y# g" M; D" }7 S
Japanese ground losses:9 U1 v( Z4 A( `. U1 R+ ^7 t5 `
37 casualties reported5 O/ u* `1 t F$ A( d3 J* `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# v4 z- W6 ^, P3 }0 c8 |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 G' H3 D7 r5 V" u/ _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled $ P! r* o0 Z( G* q
Allied ground losses:
& ^2 G- D) o p. L7 p4 X( q1 q 2519 casualties reported
: L, J8 X! {# I l" M Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled! S9 X* Y/ H) {: |# W- K
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled% f6 Q4 w; J* j i9 ?# e" T
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled" B/ I, G: p' B4 F
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)- G$ J+ k9 u, a) x% {4 }% X
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)% c" X5 {$ e q Y5 X6 t1 m6 y
Units retreated 2" m/ Y+ w& J+ K5 r
Units destroyed 1 & X. D- t6 v3 Z6 T; c0 f: D
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
$ u9 ?: E% X/ p/ AAssaulting units:1 s0 R0 i$ C' V( w0 f# B
56th Infantry Regiment" r5 E# @% [4 m z
12th Engineer Regiment6 h/ D2 j$ T y, _
5th JAAF AF Coy ) X o2 U2 v( s" K% h* T' ]' D
Defending units:
2 d& Z! v" L+ _2 V8 U FMSV Brigade% h: [1 O! q" }4 P+ n/ P! M! q8 d
8th Indian Brigade( G/ Z" G. `8 R2 c* h) h% z- ^+ R
3rd ISF Base Force |