AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
* P% X" H3 r: C8 B$ Gkb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。。7 d5 g2 I9 H9 W' A
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。% O; o% E) m: v& O+ `8 _
大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。 * S5 J( @# z9 |4 [
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,
6 b1 \0 k5 ?% \; T K3 O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。
- t4 G( p, ^* H. c. 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。
. f& I- E8 D& V( Q; M# K8 N# B7 H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" u! Q4 t
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+ m9 j: K! Y- X9 t& aInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
7 d, U2 c! _. y# J V) i/ t( v7 \2 d21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 7 [' Z/ G' E( f, P) Q% @6 M
Japanese Ships$ e, Z" @# V! E8 y. w1 H( u
CL Sendai
2 \$ ?# y( X/ z& X" b DD Ayanami2 R3 R" w. N* m: i, n% q. q
DD Shikinami* a! t4 k+ ]/ o+ r1 ~ n0 V
DD Isonami
" z0 ?8 w' z) {/ ]% ?( {+ N PB Tatsumiya Maru
9 S2 J) ?* C/ Y; W/ K5 }/ r SC Ch 9
3 h5 s9 E0 b) `8 o" j& t. }$ j' j SC Ch 7
" \2 V$ Z4 X+ z! L3 t L; Y AK Sasako Maru5 g( q* q# X- X6 \: v& Z5 c' q" w
DD Uranami ; z6 W* |! Y3 p
Japanese ground losses:
- m! \1 V* }7 ~6 w 26 casualties reported
) p) U: R/ S5 {$ z5 V3 r' ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 K9 Y2 J7 V8 u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
! Y1 o: O( F. T1 s3 w4 B# N' ^1 d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85 * _& w9 t W& L7 V# A: ^+ G
Japanese Ships
1 x9 f' [; h- s SS I-121
: m$ N$ G: }* pAllied Ships% v5 w% p, X+ v( j2 s8 g
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 7 R+ {0 K7 C. @7 T+ t% T, K
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121% J: |7 P4 k* q# j& W0 u: c* O
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang 0 J0 y2 c% Q6 e8 J
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) 2 X- {1 ?) @; q+ c" F: J
Allied Ships4 ?% X, k' h, g2 S7 C q
DD Pillsbury
% |3 f* _8 B8 o) J' N8 l5 z: s1 s DD Peary$ N9 c8 R: }/ ~4 g6 q
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage" b" v8 a! D! t% E# C
3 mines cleared
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
# Z F7 v1 {) }Japanese Ships, X; h" N) u7 k9 ]
CL Jintsu3 k' W5 N; c8 \2 j5 Y
DD Oshio
: ]: X* V- o6 u x" p- j/ o DD Hibiki+ ~! M* `7 w, {
DD Akatsuki
8 ^: ~3 c3 S7 I0 K4 t2 q DD Arashio
3 ~: _" p) s' G/ L- V% K/ f" dAllied Ships
+ x* }0 A: F$ S# B$ f/ I& g SS KXI, hits 9 2 q0 \7 A" r. ^1 \0 p; Z9 w0 k
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
1 L6 D- O/ Q2 u$ EJapanese Ships
; }% \ ~/ y: s } CA Maya
& S1 ]6 u1 ^% F- ? DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
w; T3 \! X( `$ g# N1 n DD Minazuki
# _& Y2 K/ ^. E. ?8 n( T" l DD Fumizuki$ f) [2 x; o$ ?7 E( q. ~$ b: X' e9 n
DD Nagatsuki
! w) p- `5 V2 @3 bAllied Ships
6 s, |$ x& c- s! i8 p6 h" \ DD Scout" z- d# I" R {/ H) y
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
3 J% K( \0 A7 H& ]( n; F) B, i/ n DD Thracian
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( E' o8 g2 T/ H* BDay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
6 I3 e7 e1 w2 a1 |" Q5 `7 VJapanese Ships
3 R1 g& }. Z+ J* O/ l" @ DD Sazanami
( u* I; R/ O4 S' `2 S$ A DD Ushio7 v; x+ d1 N$ [
AO Shiriya 0 _ G9 v- E0 E
Allied Ships
8 h2 b3 v) P+ G7 f7 |2 a CV Enterprise1 L4 Y0 y0 f I
CA Northampton5 V% P6 E4 n2 `5 T! E9 A' R: @
CA Chester
, a3 g( L4 Z- ?: X3 O( @" ^ CA Salt Lake City
2 ^- W7 i2 z, f9 ` DD Craven
1 i) }3 V1 Y: S# q1 k* I( }4 Q6 c DD Gridley
# v- H0 y3 V& F+ R DD McCall
4 n2 Q4 C$ _) O DD Maury4 A! S4 j. Q4 [6 r4 K7 m: a N, t
DD Benham" A$ g0 p: L2 f4 y; Z/ D& {
DD Ellet, i5 W5 t- e- f: f: E6 w
DD Dunlap
8 y& o a: c1 s0 s- Y7 K DD Fanning: v* G8 C6 ?' i- ?1 T
DD Balch 1 `8 N2 @- ?0 Z& S. ~
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
! E& F1 T+ U$ y5 T. q' ^5 S+ w! GCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards: ~3 X/ O! M4 N% o
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards( E7 w* ~6 ^' {# s
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
: r3 S9 m5 J* m% @1 DRange increases to 28,000 yards...+ t, r B; }4 t8 F, a$ [) k
Both Task Forces evade combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
4 H1 ^; ]5 C5 `6 N2 u2 w' IJapanese Ships' S+ S9 f. b% H" D. Q6 U
APD Fuji
$ W, j# [9 t, A1 j/ B9 K TB Hiyodori* h% b' t0 L# D- K5 ^9 D
AMc Toroshima Maru, y% \& r" q6 R0 _# q% O# }
PB Heiei Maru #7
# L0 b% [& M- q* U- R xAK Syoka Maru6 X4 j: j9 `# h# P/ A
xAK Rokko Maru
! W$ m5 l, k- | xAK Igasa Maru
# Y2 t. ~5 Y6 J: e xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21
, D: C; Z, [8 k* ~' n& h5 b* ` xAKL Sasago Maru ( h. k) U1 }9 Z& t2 q
Allied Ships/ c/ W w- I3 r7 D
MTB 7
. a& F5 K* s4 } MTB 80 L2 }# L- E% Y* Q7 ^' D% `
MTB 9
% q- |" y N* d- I MTB 10
/ T6 W0 V+ P6 {8 C6 Z+ ? MTB 11" ?7 V. Q+ d# ~9 a8 N$ q/ b
MTB 12. X% ~* y- {4 [$ A$ ?. L- S& P% r
MTB 26
5 y9 Q) V$ n' x- M, }7 ^ MTB 27 $ x6 ?7 L& {& ~# p
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms% u8 {" D- I2 M! N h
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards! y( E: z- \/ j& a; e8 ?3 H
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
2 m1 |5 v% Q2 Z8 g& qBoth Task Forces evade combat
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. R: H; D( [/ K7 v iMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 5 N4 C' m0 l9 p5 L' @. d
Weather in hex: Light rain . M6 D9 V$ \9 ^* E4 z
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
2 G6 X8 T, m. D' c1 }' W8 rEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
; { b& t" f* ^: ^Japanese aircraft
. X& s; P; o* s! r& f3 { A6M2 Zero x 21
# X8 b, ~/ ?& _5 q2 n5 N0 pAllied aircraft: i4 ]1 R3 P# v5 f9 k
P-26A x 8
' i" R$ h! y' H, L' F P-35A x 13
, p6 i* S7 ^% E+ p; N" y P-40B Warhawk x 141 @: S) o. G- z3 ]- A% _
P-40E Warhawk x 46 " R v3 @: `! N% W
Japanese aircraft losses% u9 N* Q5 @7 g6 [
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
2 D: W' ~; w0 X9 t& a& G0 nAllied aircraft losses: Z. X; U* O6 s" U1 S$ u0 }
P-26A: 1 destroyed; C' v3 \, W7 y
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed2 n2 S7 k, j+ u! Q7 F8 _
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed , @# {8 u$ L1 A! d, R9 N
Aircraft Attacking:
6 h1 l. |7 y$ W: P- G; B1 z 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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7 ~3 ]; S- p) c4 L+ S5 TMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
3 U! p8 S0 H* d) gWeather in hex: Heavy rain
, T) h5 D; M( w! y6 a" g0 {' DRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
' \' T* T) {" z4 zEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
2 y' _5 U/ T4 WJapanese aircraft
( [! \$ \! ~0 J4 m/ A3 h" F G3M2 Nell x 33
' s5 F5 u- D- I+ U7 S G4M1 Betty x 3
, L5 T P" J1 F Ki-27b Nate x 19
: V# g+ z/ p. S1 \1 Q4 F4 H8 eNo Japanese losses
- }5 [, j$ r2 {3 _Allied ground losses:5 `. K4 _' a% X6 ~ t: @
95 casualties reported1 Y$ a+ a' |+ w( g/ [
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
+ A, Z! h2 U# s& k8 G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
/ c& K3 x% ^2 K0 O2 k) v( ~3 T; A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
4 d( G5 y/ s4 H4 P/ t* P% a. wWeather in hex: Heavy rain 1 `+ B$ G4 t; w) W9 Q! o
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
V. [( G3 P3 J3 ^Estimated time to target is 6 minutes ( q) X/ F9 H9 ~# K u/ ]$ [7 \
Japanese aircraft+ o* U l J2 o) u
G3M2 Nell x 16. @0 a/ `$ \) g, B
G4M1 Betty x 11
. A; X Y) s1 O/ H0 S& ]$ i7 X Ki-27b Nate x 15 - k# j8 P9 A$ P t+ [
Japanese aircraft losses7 d' }& s' n& J: C; J5 x
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged6 w- L( K5 a1 f5 c; z8 o+ I
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged - d7 \4 g* {( k2 i
Allied ground losses:! l5 t) m* K( c7 q
43 casualties reported5 { w& A' y- U$ N7 D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( @, f9 U/ O& L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
$ a1 G0 _+ a+ L6 q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 5 ?' N1 l% G8 [+ Y, g
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- s$ q' M9 H% LMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 8 g4 e* @( _, f0 y, j- T
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 3 ]3 h* H; t1 Y
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ v# k2 @- d0 I0 @3 N; q
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes 2 J7 _$ S, A( W/ B! @+ h+ A' t8 I! B
Japanese aircraft& X* I; T" H0 \( n5 G
G3M2 Nell x 27
. s( f) q3 A+ @9 x# Y% L. k Ki-27b Nate x 34
5 V. o% M* U) R% y5 [No Japanese losses " @$ T* z: y2 c' w
Allied ground losses:3 I+ t' f* G8 n- a8 v9 b
78 casualties reported- L1 L2 j( x. O' S5 X& e/ ^# D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
6 W n2 W G" E; _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled4 s( r+ Z* d; Z2 E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 7 u6 d* Z, `3 I- u9 K/ C+ f
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" _% C8 L; m/ |. Y1 ^1 U# VMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
, `7 n' I- H# b1 wWeather in hex: Light cloud& q% U: C" y t2 @, I3 v
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ \/ O& J' b! Q* A
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
/ u" D8 {' p8 s8 x7 zJapanese aircraft$ s5 A- G& X5 J; V4 g4 p4 k% `
G3M2 Nell x 3; |6 V( M, E+ R8 ~, }( A- U
G4M1 Betty x 125 c. n K, {! U
Ki-27b Nate x 9 ) G# v# C, L7 I
No Japanese losses
% C7 W5 n4 Y6 l! GAllied Ships' R$ e$ }% Y& C3 |
xAK Munlock
' q4 @6 r/ J4 g: Y D" T4 J4 ^ xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* p# m, f$ F, |1 E, W5 _ xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& [# m& }5 d$ D% z* H, j$ k* G% S% R
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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; m/ }8 s1 I9 |5 ]Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
: t$ ~3 V& Y, ~, L8 ^3 GWeather in hex: Light rain 8 W5 V1 x9 ~/ l$ i/ l
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
: M1 v: H. j* Q' t- n3 GEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
- R7 Y1 g/ y" g3 G1 ~) S- \Japanese aircraft: y( q: |* L3 s
A6M2 Zero x 10 C) c; ?& @1 I. ^! }8 F2 D( n
Allied aircraft
4 i! m, k! M# G' s- T* T1 W P-26A x 3
2 F! ?! L1 P0 Q" j! w& ~9 v P-35A x 103 t# `- i; [6 z8 }3 c/ e
P-40B Warhawk x 9
+ L: r, @: M( m( t2 j# s0 F P-40E Warhawk x 33 - K0 [! S) \) w# b' h4 ?' `
Japanese aircraft losses& } `) A& f H0 Y! n U% `
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
& @; M# n, g7 W* p5 rAllied aircraft losses
- H; k& o- J; @9 T0 V) r C P-26A: 1 destroyed1 ^. |( w8 u& s9 v7 `2 x ~
P-35A: 2 destroyed
/ M. g' B% C! {: j P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
: f3 D6 ]8 @# |, G$ v: c- B% LAircraft Attacking:: `; f X" c% f& K4 W8 N
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet # N4 Y; T4 M& z1 `
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
( c! g. C- G1 B% BWeather in hex: Heavy rain
, p# l9 p8 }$ u) x1 l9 X0 wRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., s* s0 a# {1 o; G' l
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
4 c1 a2 O% U$ [% M JJapanese aircraft
]3 M* H0 x8 i( F- D& m2 x B5M1 Mabel x 5 * H' o# O m7 X4 v; G) ?
No Japanese losses 2 D' j O( _% Z; q
Allied ground losses:; M; w$ i5 {! N* r% F. ?# s
13 casualties reported( A2 E3 e) t+ P3 B, |- T4 F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled v% T$ k7 e! G1 s; y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 ]/ ] V$ t/ I$ J; ]6 n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled " m. g) B# d: @8 A/ K* Y& Y; z
Aircraft Attacking:) v, }( t; G4 A! N
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet: {5 @( h6 g! Y# z/ J* r# T
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 ~, R7 U, G4 s
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
, P! a. s* g4 }- g$ aWeather in hex: Light rain
* t8 U% ]2 x$ D( W% ]: v% H9 ARaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.0 q) L8 D7 n- A: j/ X& b; k
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes - i# x" Z3 j2 ]# I# j+ Z
Japanese aircraft. g; `2 G( V( [/ g! y1 f3 c9 R
A6M2 Zero x 9 - \: [4 p$ o% f5 F9 H( F' H0 b
Allied aircraft6 f# A3 L/ ], F z' m: ~' }4 y
P-35A x 6- g. z3 w4 z4 ?
P-40B Warhawk x 83 { [! e9 U+ r* ^+ X
P-40E Warhawk x 24
2 v0 p" @# d0 N5 pJapanese aircraft losses* W1 q5 F) a9 e6 ^: T, |
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
3 }. N/ D4 }% D/ Q$ r; LAllied aircraft losses. V( N& ?7 M" U
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
: |$ v6 C1 w, @0 Z6 a- XWeather in hex: Light rain , U% t& | A) Q W0 S4 h& j
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.# b: X$ `9 b: z6 Z) Q o* O
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
0 z+ O- J6 w) b& h1 K5 s, r1 WJapanese aircraft
* y# v8 e; o/ C- |( X# S' |3 ?, x A6M2 Zero x 6
2 x) K4 W/ U7 q1 v0 ]* x( UAllied aircraft
6 u( [0 ^( L% Q- S/ C7 @ P-35A x 5% m2 P; I) Q+ Z2 U$ P2 \9 a
P-40B Warhawk x 87 Y( B1 ?2 y, S( R
P-40E Warhawk x 18
$ H9 H7 S8 x k# sNo Japanese losses ) G8 O" j( C: F3 v. E& I
Allied aircraft losses5 s t2 L1 l4 p: l. n
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
% F1 p; e. l# Y9 MWeather in hex: Partial cloud 9 V g4 d5 W6 N7 O* |& n
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
) X% ?) z! ?0 }; e. Y3 T9 c& DEstimated time to target is 9 minutes ! e; k; _2 P% z
Japanese aircraft
! J" U& d. ?+ S1 T* ^ I' e" i B5N1 Kate x 12 ! V5 G( W; @! a9 R
No Japanese losses 2 T i" o( _# `/ r4 I, w
Port hits 2. t5 X; L7 q3 k# g& T5 s: u
Port supply hits 1 : r# f" Q- ?( X, P
Aircraft Attacking:
/ W1 ]" V' O2 j, I @3 ` 12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * 8 R* u" ] [" g# Z. ^$ v/ \" l
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
+ o! P7 E% A7 {" I$ o: E6 gWeather in hex: Light cloud ; s# {0 E4 [ J: g
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& f5 F, p3 a4 c8 i, @. |Estimated time to target is 5 minutes ) y& S3 g1 n) c% o: i
Japanese aircraft+ J& x5 \8 F; I! Q
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
8 ^/ g( ^* @, n1 q5 p Ki-27b Nate x 13 i- G6 I0 Z6 L$ U R$ J
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
7 R8 b! b# a. Y$ O! YNo Japanese losses 4 R6 p2 G0 k7 l0 A: k
Allied Ships# y& U$ y, _. A- E8 L9 m: ?
xAK Hinsang+ }) d* K$ V+ |( D7 ]2 {1 q8 v
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage
, k9 V' B& [! U0 B xAKL Chengtu& y g6 W7 N5 O% g4 g
xAKL Joan Moller( H5 j- ?4 \$ V9 \# n1 f2 g
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire, p( @ V& e% t5 _
xAK Bennevis ! A1 d% i6 ^% q" M$ D
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 g! ?4 ?* }3 }9 L1 u
Weather in hex: Clear sky 3 r l( A6 O6 k1 I8 A9 d
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, { i% U z! _Estimated time to target is 23 minutes 8 m8 e. r9 }4 h, P) `: m( `
Japanese aircraft% M% G* s1 f) x: Y R7 |0 Y
Ki-27b Nate x 9. P/ F% q& H- C# C
Ki-36 Ida x 19
/ }" m$ w" d1 v Ki-44 Tojo x 8$ O& O/ T1 A" C
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
8 T' L- L& v8 b& q/ P/ Z" P6 q" J+ H- Z Ki-51 Sonia x 17 1 g4 `! T- t; W# o
No Japanese losses " i9 s. g: [, A+ ~) B; e/ u$ X9 s
Airbase hits 7
7 |; I) \7 z: j$ n7 P& `1 iAirbase supply hits 3
0 S( G0 k! k/ RRunway hits 11 }1 ^& `/ t7 K# l
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2 ~4 {9 ?3 V/ l9 E# B R) SMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
5 k4 b( T7 C+ h+ M/ qWeather in hex: Heavy rain & \# }" i! t2 Y4 u/ s3 s# m* V
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
" R# b) @# T, ~" K0 ?" QEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
" K+ W; z" S B+ xJapanese aircraft- o; ]5 G; \3 m q+ [
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65! N6 m/ |9 `6 r7 }$ R6 a7 a8 Y5 \3 N
Ki-27b Nate x 19 2 m2 Q+ H1 l8 u/ t. A
Japanese aircraft losses' Z2 x, D, ~# Y( y: [5 ~, ]
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
. \7 o% j" Q b) l( w( Z7 S: EAllied ground losses:
6 L$ V2 V# ]8 X! F/ M4 S4 i$ c! m 66 casualties reported
6 d$ v1 J8 v5 z4 ]4 U Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
5 W& k1 Q0 P: p Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled" J2 l$ s& H, g' ^; C9 t$ a4 v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 3 x6 |6 O2 G1 ~& @) e5 {
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) / Q- B+ L* x$ g5 b9 y
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 1 g) Q) s' A5 `
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.$ b$ e/ {% Q) i9 x; w) f
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes ; k* i" [ n3 U0 j& k
Japanese aircraft
5 J4 w) \0 k7 ^8 r Ki-27b Nate x 34 g8 s+ S6 O* J
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
) Q- K" u. b |( l7 F) b Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
& S) C6 I3 H( X, u7 D; S9 hNo Japanese losses
, r$ r9 n0 G+ k; m* W3 DAllied ground losses:6 V: m0 E; R0 `9 l/ u
39 casualties reported
# e9 d0 [% c- v. P' ?$ ^3 Y: C Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& L% i; D: }6 m$ B' t0 U Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
; R; {5 H+ u0 y, @0 u3 ?1 w2 @ Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled + U) S( _) L* ?. g5 m9 F& s
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5 g: Z9 J% p7 n4 PMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 ; a4 @% j6 _" ^+ @3 F# U$ ]
Weather in hex: Clear sky
0 V& Y3 K& v" H" N0 c& X$ x8 PRaid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# n9 q$ w' s! T
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes + |+ ^7 Y6 ~ k
Japanese aircraft
' T4 W6 M# t% U0 q* R, \5 ` Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
* @6 Q" a% p" K* F2 DNo Japanese losses
) I5 E6 S; }+ y: j& c( m# {Airbase hits 1
( @# D- l0 ^3 RRunway hits 2/ p( D$ Q( p( n* D
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1 o( @: `7 T# i( I% A6 {% M1 lMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
; Y) b" \* ?1 R4 y+ ^Weather in hex: Heavy rain * H }; k3 z4 f" Y
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
9 b" k/ x. A9 fEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
3 C- n# f& u" \. N6 Q4 GJapanese aircraft e2 ~% i U) Y x4 W; I
Ki-27b Nate x 24 / |+ A8 n. Q: p# V+ F/ m6 L) `
Allied aircraft
* ?2 O& @' p: V0 ~3 z ~# B4 S Blenheim I x 4
& B: o" P0 _1 t% D, w9 `No Japanese losses
" q' a! M( Y$ ~No Allied losses 3 `6 D8 f9 L) j9 W( k
Japanese Ships
+ ?" D+ j9 S7 S9 o" r1 o' h/ t0 P BB Haruna
! {0 F: c( L* e1 C8 K* wAircraft Attacking:
# Y6 {" Z: m6 B* f* p2 I2 r 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
/ ?$ k* f4 o* r( i c" t( F* D Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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& W: w- d% N' ?* m5 JMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
- @/ U8 R4 ?( B( Y1 c) U# @7 b/ |% SWeather in hex: Heavy rain
* p8 b) i. i4 D7 D1 X1 i9 }) f, C% zRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 \4 X1 v z& c, o/ o. ZEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
( h+ n+ g' R; u# t0 d5 K- RJapanese aircraft
- a& W# _4 j6 q0 W2 X7 S- g G4M1 Betty x 19
% u# X& d! K- p1 w! n! N+ E Ki-27b Nate x 12
: ?6 t, ?1 o: _# z, {8 Q M: U8 bNo Japanese losses : p4 r. f; O- V
Allied ground losses:6 g' C+ }# P- E- h+ W* f- z
33 casualties reported' o+ L$ ?) ~: ~, c4 E* @! M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# M. V. j1 h" v0 \4 @( z1 a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" @+ v1 T+ w& c# C
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
, U* S! b+ y1 a9 Y Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) ! H6 L5 }/ P: k9 H
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, ?! W7 j) J. ^- Y1 {' o' k6 hMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
8 V/ e- h& @; YWeather in hex: Clear sky - h+ H; E g! ]7 N+ k8 ^1 f0 q1 @
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# W* p! _- L3 _1 r
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes - l) Z' y' m7 _ [+ k; Y
Japanese aircraft
9 }) o2 T" F- Z- S5 I A6M2 Zero x 465 u" `4 M) g! f
B5N2 Kate x 35
2 U6 y7 t) Q f; h# v D3A1 Val x 9 8 C8 u+ w, P4 Y: J+ ?% H; n. ]
Japanese aircraft losses
7 D: z9 W/ A1 i0 y$ L% D B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
; c8 c: }0 q* _0 J" v9 r4 R D3A1 Val: 1 damaged ( q1 }" [/ k2 E6 G) k) s
Allied Ships
- y! S+ V2 ^% H, o% `' Q DD Litchfield
1 G$ c# e, s; | DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ X, I% K. C! d" p$ g7 E1 M DD Ward
2 M5 p- u$ M: [4 P, K# P DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 2 ~, |9 L0 q R7 K" x/ {8 |
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 % X" {; m i6 _+ M: z+ O
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud . c* ]+ q# K; r! G
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
/ V. P' T+ m( r; \+ H/ E/ b2 }0 sEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
3 }4 z" }* e1 V$ Y% bAllied aircraft* l8 Q* R p) m
F4F-3A Wildcat x 111 }* ~; C! V; u+ ^
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
9 Q; n$ P+ _, @2 \+ y1 p& } TBD-1 Devastator x 15
0 w, ^$ d+ g0 k, ^. FAllied aircraft losses
- A9 N7 C# X: V3 l TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged " B: l2 R. P; k( }) E6 Z9 }/ H
Japanese Ships* A" H O' @; X/ _3 `* [7 b# w
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- |' w5 c$ y$ |7 B8 w
DD Sazanami
9 E* v9 u8 n/ z/ n# h) d2 L7 A5 M AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
0 N {2 c. ]" d6 |7 M6 A* N$ ]
5 W; U( n% P C% AHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
3 z5 A4 a! U) a; C* r: H5 M3 J8 I" iHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya4 Q& Y" L& @7 s
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,687 v% \! @5 E$ u5 s
Weather in hex: Light cloud
6 ?* a7 z3 l* e4 p- A5 LRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: E$ t6 r2 Y* y5 LEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
`( i$ G$ W" ^6 ?Japanese aircraft
- y. ?' m1 |8 p8 y) n% M$ ? Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 ) ?, s, a9 j7 l8 A/ D5 h
No Japanese losses
9 \* ^) w& \! b. l; @% Z, j) M& l( cAllied Ships
1 u# s9 C9 M4 B/ V! h* _ xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 N S( E+ z! c/ |+ x1 E# b! H xAK Hinsang
# ?0 v! {0 n# YAircraft Attacking:" u( O: C! r: J6 u- u1 Y8 W9 B
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
+ U: c; o3 _1 u3 k0 t' m R+ x3 l- J Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb " ], V4 k$ ?' k% }* u# l/ K
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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}$ ]( e( w, s b: H1 AMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 ( I# i: A. i5 k; `: k$ J3 {: o% F0 }
Weather in hex: Clear sky
8 J3 f' U4 _$ u0 g2 `1 U6 O2 XRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 U4 _" U5 }1 [ {6 o) m2 c
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes * V( ~6 `1 l4 }( o8 E3 [3 ]7 ? Z
Japanese aircraft
% l' ^# t. c, ?, ` D3A1 Val x 13 1 d' ? [; z9 I9 t7 K2 U7 C
No Japanese losses
2 s/ U+ ^4 c- m- l% K V% }$ ]$ I' ?Allied Ships
2 S0 I+ b- z$ t/ Q9 _$ m DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; L1 S. v( k. A: A DD Ward& {$ k/ ]4 F d$ e
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage , D, F }# m6 J5 x2 ?
" `* k3 Z5 t6 @1 S) ~Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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5 j5 i6 _" R8 h; p! G pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
l/ b" ?7 H- F. J- t, F5 A# hWeather in hex: Light cloud . h s2 [3 ~* x1 t3 P9 g! ]# p
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.: A7 \) z( ~8 }% r
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
' T; D# G3 W0 L- \Japanese aircraft0 ]/ s( p' E9 G/ _! W/ k
Ki-27b Nate x 309 x: H& n. b! O; F, E$ W$ e
Allied aircraft
8 \9 [' F6 q% f Blenheim I x 7
* M) F; E+ Z* X; p9 k+ MNo Japanese losses
8 N& ?- n7 l; @0 A4 Q% @1 c: A% ^& J5 q" \Allied aircraft losses
3 i/ X4 N7 z9 ^* q; B- [ Blenheim I: 2 damaged5 o& {: Q( A. f1 g J" C: c
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak
, C( x. d( g* V0 K Y; CJapanese Ships" g% x6 v) w3 y% a
BB Haruna
; M, ?4 j! n; K xAK Asakasan Maru 9 W0 D* r- B( L3 K% ?& k
Aircraft Attacking:
) Y) m7 B5 L2 f( g* h# Y5 K 7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet& `8 G8 X4 v* K& M9 Y+ k
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 7 d9 I U1 v7 g& [- p3 n
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0 P- F, s( M% U) LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
3 O/ q& i; i$ w9 S% E6 {Weather in hex: Overcast ( L# o5 |- u" T2 e" [- M* T
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# G* _! t8 p% L8 r$ kEstimated time to target is 7 minutes & P* [1 K# s/ |; R# L9 a
Japanese aircraft1 z: E; ~6 q% }$ a, d
A6M2 Zero x 10
0 |- |1 z& W6 `( ]" s B5N2 Kate x 5
) w( x, f) l% I. a Y0 ANo Japanese losses ) F( _* s' g4 a% Y/ B+ ^' Q
Allied Ships
) T* i+ N3 \& V# B1 b8 e/ ? DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk " Q8 C) d8 H2 g( o4 l3 ^
Aircraft Attacking:
) p; j+ [) b$ s0 T) x4 g3 T& d 5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% M& m) o) a+ Q7 G
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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3 Z- \0 {# z/ v* |3 AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
/ K3 e7 t8 N7 Y% I$ v' e5 aWeather in hex: Heavy rain; K2 H( e' x+ A* b9 u% |8 d ?1 Z
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
$ j+ p* R9 S0 U/ m' F bEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 8 a( {# N: ]4 u& d
Allied aircraft; G/ Y1 ~7 R7 W2 f: k- c* r" Q) U
F4F-3A Wildcat x 113 |5 l+ @4 {6 h- O4 ?
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9
0 v% l" L6 a8 P: o( A2 S1 KNo Allied losses
7 t8 s0 U7 t! A% x4 ~* ?: yJapanese Ships
0 S: A" X, c6 v3 f' ?* P& X- f DD Sazanami$ K- \( q2 b8 \+ D9 ]
DD Ushio, and is sunk * k, g. k* _# E
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
9 N/ l% M2 g: w( p! sJapanese Deliberate attack ; ~2 k1 ]8 s" `& H
Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
- p7 Y1 `1 K0 @ s7 Z" z v' }Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
n9 K5 P: i9 p+ [Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
. a- V4 u7 h. Y9 i- D PJapanese adjusted assault: 100
/ q2 t; C0 ^# H* g" d- k; M3 xAllied adjusted defense: 8
/ \* c ^( }# }* _Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) 4 r+ J4 T# a% ]3 h4 z3 z
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! & ]- A4 a" c7 B- F& U: p% W) w
Combat modifiers4 C& W8 P& _$ |
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-). j( l) ^- S1 ~
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)- M; w, u- Y2 p
Attacker: fatigue(-) 7 W7 C5 n; j4 [* w2 ~$ k w- W2 u
Japanese ground losses:. O |. g% S& d+ t
37 casualties reported, x! E% S J. `1 }, Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, z; ]# r8 U5 ?: D8 J! h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( q+ B# I$ i# a& |4 ~. y; @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 4 P9 q4 Q9 s+ E8 _2 W9 ?& B
Allied ground losses:5 W1 V5 z& S/ Y
2519 casualties reported; _( l; G9 s. H+ k' r
Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
- A) U7 t ?( r' K) o Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled
& b/ r0 L$ v1 D Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled, `4 K" \! \6 O) x8 z' ]
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
/ G9 \$ Z, r) z8 r Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled): ]; h9 [4 }4 K1 J
Units retreated 2
# c# B4 Y$ h+ ?: b: z( \ Units destroyed 1 : [% j# }& h& \
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! + L2 ?3 G; A* p9 ^$ c2 O
Assaulting units:
- e% U% F$ X3 a( n9 A 56th Infantry Regiment o' D1 @% o4 ~3 |, c
12th Engineer Regiment! h) p7 V2 ]& g4 e8 s' X, ^
5th JAAF AF Coy
& f3 x7 f7 F- f) F: }1 V# }Defending units:
: \1 U2 b7 m8 l R* N5 n; E: B FMSV Brigade
( \* Q& A" p: ?/ |4 n# |* ~9 ~ 8th Indian Brigade5 G/ @. F# [7 }( X. }+ f& S
3rd ISF Base Force |