AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
! h8 z2 t) l! ^, @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。。
# Z3 e3 W+ c" z" x$ T2 o同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
) E9 W. U2 P# Y9 v9 J大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。 ( w: |7 g1 O+ V: L2 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,
# R9 O2 J* k7 g( }5 B* e3 w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。
" W7 m7 W9 B0 f0 m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。. L- r1 }' ^; i8 J M
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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) q8 L2 r3 J8 Q. C( lInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) 6 Y9 K4 \: p* i; ^) v6 T- F$ m2 {2 ^
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ) L/ M( B% Z) a% ^* L6 o' r
Japanese Ships
" M- S, V9 ~4 o1 E CL Sendai1 X: Q' d5 x% h
DD Ayanami
& U4 ^1 ?- G- q5 @' R& L& @ DD Shikinami
9 j% X2 u$ E" R" {# B) \. T DD Isonami
7 A! [ W4 I7 `% B PB Tatsumiya Maru8 s* \! P3 e2 y$ b# c4 E
SC Ch 99 i: x( P$ i" D2 x2 r B; O; j
SC Ch 7
1 l: N( ?# B7 K, P6 o AK Sasako Maru1 V6 U, F p5 v/ T
DD Uranami
, Y% T8 T. I3 O6 G0 m ^1 nJapanese ground losses:0 Z( v/ n; d1 `
26 casualties reported
9 k' C4 V0 E6 S Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 T" v- ?8 `8 I: R- f) ?9 d. Q8 m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled1 S( C! K, a( D$ E' C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 g4 }) o/ R+ Q. eSubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85 , s O8 S% C0 d5 f/ u1 \$ I3 [$ M% K
Japanese Ships
$ {! G# S/ [4 t5 ~' O# ~) r$ v7 } SS I-121
3 `) a4 M: K$ y0 d5 hAllied Ships& m7 D1 B. n& [. D* ]" _8 n
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 7 \, u5 B" h6 `; t
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121" O# k. e' {, Y! j/ T6 N
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) 0 Q( m" r/ i9 ?/ E1 H
Allied Ships2 p+ }9 k. @8 M6 o, n# o
DD Pillsbury V7 G; g2 P$ J: G+ q9 M2 w
DD Peary
2 t9 g1 v" L G' h DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
& h7 B# v7 D1 K D9 E3 mines cleared p3 \* e2 v% t7 Q4 P) i) d
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
* x: _& w% G3 y# _# \- a3 w, i( P3 rJapanese Ships+ k2 r$ |4 B6 @3 ^0 ^( I7 ] d. V: A
CL Jintsu" ]' z) S: }+ |/ A( u. E3 d1 O
DD Oshio
" d* M0 H3 n: b5 E0 T5 _- \: ]/ S DD Hibiki
3 w: u. T; m/ f8 b" E DD Akatsuki
+ u; ~# l$ K* N( Q DD Arashio $ H1 m9 X! C% @( B$ m. O' b9 i
Allied Ships8 H) R5 i+ n3 l& E- t1 k
SS KXI, hits 9 6 T7 e! Q! T4 O. R) V3 w
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards $ t. z. f% ^( U8 f
Japanese Ships
8 F2 P; V- W* ]2 r0 M- T CA Maya0 a# r9 p8 m% s
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 12 q7 x/ Y3 J- F" O
DD Minazuki
$ e% E2 ?- W& ?% @ DD Fumizuki9 n6 w1 o/ I2 F9 h4 m y$ i0 g" Y
DD Nagatsuki
+ I% J; Q: r1 U- WAllied Ships
$ s. ?$ n0 a' D. y0 C) _3 M0 W DD Scout
; X; s T% e+ `/ O. v+ O% Y DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
$ [ z& F k1 L5 Z DD Thracian
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7 v$ S6 k; p& O; S) \' L2 CDay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards 7 C4 ]# _3 ^& Q/ u
Japanese Ships2 D: z8 G5 E4 t9 s
DD Sazanami7 L/ R0 P: S0 Q+ Y0 V
DD Ushio
: H* S; Y) B6 E2 d AO Shiriya
/ Y) `) w3 E- A0 `& I2 yAllied Ships% l9 x1 D0 }9 v( o
CV Enterprise/ J* A2 _4 @+ u9 H; t, J- p
CA Northampton
8 O. E$ y: b/ {; T8 \# H CA Chester
% u1 C/ p) I; X/ `; J, Z. c5 E CA Salt Lake City
: i8 ?9 {8 ^& h+ C& ^ DD Craven8 w1 p" [" \9 }. K. C2 p8 [5 [/ |
DD Gridley
0 Y0 A3 T( S& s DD McCall
' }; P9 Y! G9 x' i2 l4 G5 Z" _ DD Maury! ~ d& j% d: P9 X
DD Benham
5 F5 Q7 ^) t. x" L$ q" `8 r" H) t DD Ellet* m. {: e3 z. E; t- G" M
DD Dunlap
' ^$ W8 ?& `0 K DD Fanning
6 s# E) n# t3 K* y. y% V) l' n DD Balch
# z& L; y8 ~/ x) `4 fMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
i* |0 L p5 G& C q* QCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
" w, x( \$ Y# q+ [: C" ]# \- fCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards s/ C2 A7 f% M1 a! v& h
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
- [8 g' f3 p3 C4 {, y3 M. ^Range increases to 28,000 yards...# R- p' B1 H8 M r3 G! D
Both Task Forces evade combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
0 W b/ F9 t+ O7 v2 vJapanese Ships
3 z% w4 r" [1 Y2 ~2 Y8 p, ` V APD Fuji9 e. e, J8 i& H: \
TB Hiyodori0 k. A1 k. F, K+ E' y3 s
AMc Toroshima Maru
8 n8 ?9 ]% b' P' @, z PB Heiei Maru #7
* |5 ]) B, ~( I1 \6 l xAK Syoka Maru
! K& j. z/ o( j xAK Rokko Maru% l' l: z+ X/ u* E9 H- p4 }% n
xAK Igasa Maru
: Z6 `+ ?) }* c% F4 D4 O xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21+ B3 ^) U, R/ l, Y
xAKL Sasago Maru
8 d4 p% c! C! N$ S6 ZAllied Ships
1 q9 \ e. {4 i b5 K# u! R MTB 7" `$ _7 I7 J' v8 s
MTB 8
7 r% k& x5 z& i( h- O" C( y1 \9 U } MTB 9
q1 ?" K4 @. t3 e MTB 10
8 j* G; U# Z, F- D$ _ ~& K9 f( k MTB 11
- y6 ]9 D* S' i% r- T/ Z* P MTB 121 J g( E( q" V5 M5 k; T3 \
MTB 26
+ Z% j+ {! c8 q, H( s! A MTB 27
$ c! m( A0 z$ [Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
' f+ y6 P9 Q& Y4 WMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards
" b1 ^, J/ x9 pRange increases to 18,000 yards...) O$ Y" k1 ~) L# J! S1 |7 j4 @5 x7 Q
Both Task Forces evade combat
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
* G- ]2 w7 }7 \( T2 CWeather in hex: Light rain * A) z7 d% R9 t8 p. r7 f
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.9 m% W4 g1 r7 q' V/ z9 \
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
) j. y$ c* _8 i0 o0 [9 o0 N5 I# `Japanese aircraft
8 |2 B- A% x) }) ] A6M2 Zero x 21+ u: y6 o' e; B' d4 u
Allied aircraft& H- C8 [+ S9 B# \$ o# x
P-26A x 88 R1 Q. ~2 f3 D3 X- G' u
P-35A x 130 j/ H1 P0 s# |7 D. g
P-40B Warhawk x 14. @+ R* P/ I" e( `$ Y2 s
P-40E Warhawk x 46 & q: v: n# K* S, g8 p
Japanese aircraft losses
; E! k8 R* L& x0 e7 k9 Y2 T A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed # n) n3 m5 y2 i7 L. |$ k8 v$ w$ a/ K
Allied aircraft losses
) @( f; B# `6 @! _ P-26A: 1 destroyed6 \; C7 Q0 J' G2 u/ m
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed1 E' |' K$ I7 @" u& F# Y U1 `8 j
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed 0 E D! k) g$ M Y, H" q- h0 X
Aircraft Attacking:# w7 S: n z+ B# Q$ B9 N3 j: U
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
. W" N c/ g4 j% {1 c* f4 m, @Weather in hex: Heavy rain
' A* E& {0 Z3 a: J: q4 Y5 y) s7 mRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.) j$ Y" X+ X) ^
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes ( y" b0 b3 t6 o! X* p5 Y5 x8 s
Japanese aircraft
$ `5 ]5 O" i: }% P+ e0 N- G* T G3M2 Nell x 33
- S( n$ V& \. |+ B G4M1 Betty x 3
" b8 k. E. [3 N" D* K Ki-27b Nate x 19 & a/ y. X; J# _3 K/ M6 a
No Japanese losses 2 W6 X5 g: U( M8 w v, g
Allied ground losses:) R. M" h9 V3 V0 q3 [9 X4 ~, V
95 casualties reported
8 E# d4 {! @5 _ Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
2 s( N1 w! A7 N, i6 l; \ I! U* ` P% z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
- H5 c) s- r6 J6 d! j" u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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m2 J6 |7 W1 I9 O; wMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) # L( T. p' F8 r9 A1 Q- K
Weather in hex: Heavy rain # H* C/ O2 J$ R9 F0 C k4 I! I
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# ?9 Y. z! o* t( a' A& Q" M) r4 U6 H
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes $ @, E& t. @8 s% ~
Japanese aircraft' I& j) ]6 M; K, |
G3M2 Nell x 16# I+ X" v/ L* {
G4M1 Betty x 111 a4 R- A- [) D+ x3 k
Ki-27b Nate x 15
, n. e- U x, CJapanese aircraft losses
' ~# [+ J7 I9 Q0 w8 B G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
) `6 p# ^# H3 B2 V/ Y G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
9 L* [$ @ x7 A7 b8 \ d8 i, iAllied ground losses:
- b3 F" \1 K: i. v6 `+ B 43 casualties reported
N% ^" J) s8 @* N" r5 X2 H) r Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" m; h- u, B: M" ~+ g0 |6 `/ a# S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
( [' x Y' g' ]" V; Z8 S9 k6 f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% ?% |) s' q. C* F, \Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
4 b4 p% c& @4 b" EWeather in hex: Heavy rain : j" k* X8 {& C) d$ ^! p" O+ c
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* t/ r' `6 g- S, d
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes 3 e4 G8 @- E7 b. j9 j5 x
Japanese aircraft; k4 S6 ^/ g# k+ m+ U
G3M2 Nell x 27 Y* G0 K3 s- S
Ki-27b Nate x 34
$ g* F5 X6 g+ L5 ]5 lNo Japanese losses
/ R& f! r% O2 W H+ q cAllied ground losses:& T/ S* q k' e% X
78 casualties reported
, d ?7 [' E+ P- [" u" D! F! s Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
+ b5 T0 E& W% W4 c: k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
* m# ]1 W7 a/ S4 f; l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: V7 }/ y6 C9 d0 ]. ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 " x/ n4 R7 D+ `& f
Weather in hex: Light cloud
, F6 N, O1 F% i; G. r$ P. M. tRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
w* S) W% ?9 @% ]/ o. [3 u1 T3 AEstimated time to target is 6 minutes 7 k8 d1 I0 Y, u% |; F! C& ]
Japanese aircraft
" r) C$ S. G! c* U1 n# S9 S G3M2 Nell x 3
/ t3 f. V& f# _+ J G4M1 Betty x 123 T% I- f9 G2 ]( M
Ki-27b Nate x 9 & r+ V+ a. {' K. [0 y9 y
No Japanese losses
. Z8 ^* \/ Y, G5 l3 X, oAllied Ships
6 _8 |8 x" b4 C xAK Munlock
9 J1 P1 Q) i: |' o xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 ?. C+ W5 X, o0 h; b& M
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ ~& Y! t, I; N; S8 W r
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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; @8 l- X& L8 W: \+ ?2 KMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 0 e3 v" g; }* F* f2 w0 g# m( k
Weather in hex: Light rain
, V$ k* Q7 [5 O3 n( K; tRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet., J$ o7 O7 D. {$ u) e4 Z
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
% d# V" M) |, C1 c( z/ fJapanese aircraft
/ o$ w" r' w: r$ m5 v$ n$ N7 V A6M2 Zero x 10
, e. s( k* V0 R) k, rAllied aircraft
/ O. x% i7 E9 ^) y$ d: G P-26A x 3- @, o2 I/ |" {8 s7 P% b- d
P-35A x 10
! l# W- k% D. b N+ k* y3 G3 \ P-40B Warhawk x 9* o' a" k( ?/ y( I0 M
P-40E Warhawk x 33
3 |( b' K7 L4 k9 w) D/ C, ^% gJapanese aircraft losses+ l" Q4 a8 b( S
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed ' c& h5 X) o$ m* d
Allied aircraft losses7 n6 I* M% b: N
P-26A: 1 destroyed+ _* ^% E. Z- X. h
P-35A: 2 destroyed
9 t5 x9 R9 F" x/ y) x0 z5 F P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
4 A6 K: a. `# xAircraft Attacking:
) B `' K/ W9 v r9 j) U 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
/ {# @/ C4 b! B: d; c# _Weather in hex: Heavy rain # N2 X# A8 @7 v
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& n( o$ |+ o ~Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
9 r5 R5 x, x1 D1 NJapanese aircraft
$ U& }+ O; E1 D+ s* f B5M1 Mabel x 5
1 H5 c9 o7 @* a1 K- pNo Japanese losses
5 j2 j1 H( @+ }+ y7 ~* q3 }Allied ground losses:6 g7 N+ Y# a' C! ^" {
13 casualties reported* f- {& V! I; Z3 Q/ W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 @4 n. n% U, X! @+ m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 V$ T4 O/ J. I1 B# ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 2 A& i8 G$ |4 ?
Aircraft Attacking:3 w4 r4 O" l5 R
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet- @; v" y* Q, h* ?( x: B; g
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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- j) V9 v: ?' M2 D2 v3 uMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 " V+ n. E' ~& ^7 n ]# U1 G" W
Weather in hex: Light rain
9 v& N% d$ U- X" G; V% bRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.+ _9 z; q' Z, L) R/ W( p+ I, L
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes 6 {2 c8 ]: h3 I" D" c
Japanese aircraft8 B# B' J2 ^4 q
A6M2 Zero x 9 8 a0 l* S: o3 K, T$ i
Allied aircraft
0 S u0 w$ u/ M: E \4 h1 ^2 Q* A P-35A x 6" d; X8 x M- k+ S3 }
P-40B Warhawk x 8: @0 x5 G9 i. y. M- R6 D+ n7 k# \
P-40E Warhawk x 24
A% c& q7 k0 Q7 a4 V4 A9 G6 oJapanese aircraft losses/ b9 s# H7 b d/ d7 k
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed 7 G/ S& z C2 q' M* G9 W# I
Allied aircraft losses t1 M6 k5 y, m" D: P Q+ D
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed ! r1 C& O( T( @% B a
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ; x+ X1 F: Q/ `) ]6 D$ K
Weather in hex: Light rain ( @% |* O' H# I$ M( ?. M$ I
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.* h6 n+ ^. V) x' p! ?
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes ' k+ y' v3 }3 W, Y$ e% b0 g
Japanese aircraft
( h! A$ H( I/ H2 l A6M2 Zero x 6
/ [# L2 _8 C& K9 _& E& u7 R% bAllied aircraft
) s0 n7 w0 G$ r* \ P-35A x 5) _/ b/ t+ m7 z% j* `
P-40B Warhawk x 8
( X" r- u1 j6 \$ W P-40E Warhawk x 18
8 }) e z& b2 @: q/ nNo Japanese losses / n( |0 V% a& D h$ z3 T3 r
Allied aircraft losses+ t. K) X, H/ T! V+ k
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed : O6 E$ X; Q. Y y
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5 ^. H8 a5 F5 P1 A& n! Q5 @Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 0 H9 b9 k* J& v0 Q' p' B
Weather in hex: Partial cloud - n+ U% x# ?2 U- R
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' W8 y, x- j6 ]& v8 I# G# d
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes 0 Q' G+ s' R; h1 ~( V1 U4 C( r0 ~: g' W
Japanese aircraft$ o0 q, W @9 X5 A9 o6 W. }/ r/ S1 I' @
B5N1 Kate x 12
$ D8 j0 ^3 E6 C D6 l: ?. ` Y& y6 uNo Japanese losses
$ c8 m! H8 ^& S" f+ n, C M' ]6 Y- jPort hits 2* z$ o6 H, u* N! |( J, t: Q
Port supply hits 1 + s9 Z8 m- h$ E. X% V
Aircraft Attacking:0 i9 W$ D) }; A& M/ F! O1 d
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * 3 @* M' D; r- D: e0 I
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 , b9 K9 S) c/ o9 E+ V" t
Weather in hex: Light cloud
, a1 V3 o. ^# v, h2 |7 }Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." B# y% O: f' }! x1 }/ M7 l# h
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes ; m6 v) k# S; K5 O* B7 L& t
Japanese aircraft i4 t+ C9 O3 ^) f
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
% A" [+ h# Y( V- R5 u7 ^3 E Ki-27b Nate x 1& |1 I2 `; A& E/ C
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 1 E' H, ] E' i0 U# @4 ^7 ?: j, H
No Japanese losses - P0 p8 L3 Q) O- `
Allied Ships9 o: u" g' f( N( Y! G4 c, S
xAK Hinsang- N0 Z3 A) p/ P8 R0 u& ?
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 z/ J1 |0 y; B3 e$ K f7 [/ o xAKL Chengtu; P: n o5 A4 X& d
xAKL Joan Moller
' s8 ~% N& @! K8 L xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* A# U% }" f" J; j; m: H# b a xAK Bennevis $ u" q; T: a D+ Z3 P" b( ~
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, ~# T3 Q* a& `Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 * r9 L& E# e6 A. E5 t; \1 L# f3 z2 i
Weather in hex: Clear sky ' t2 z; T3 [. J! e @2 _
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.3 |) `8 D( d8 _) E$ e5 o
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes ' o% A6 F% e3 C1 G9 A8 C
Japanese aircraft
7 F7 D( R$ k L* N Ki-27b Nate x 9
/ c* W8 h% ^* m7 | Ki-36 Ida x 19
" N G6 ~8 A; a5 C# u Ki-44 Tojo x 8
9 s; ]6 Q3 S2 m3 w- I7 z, [ Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
! ]- {/ a$ X- ^. M Ki-51 Sonia x 17
8 u; z' _( E9 d4 c" a/ {( ^. x* ONo Japanese losses " x% d) N, F. p
Airbase hits 7
2 a/ O7 P3 _+ O9 k0 v3 N( E$ QAirbase supply hits 3' v3 l% l- U+ Q J/ ~
Runway hits 11 5 S5 B1 o$ h! S n) }: A4 Q: F5 p
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* y3 z2 o9 n& I1 u9 f& f6 ^Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 6 _& ^) J$ ?+ _" t
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 6 M" ?+ y) z! G+ B& H: a( d
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.. X6 d: ?' T# l3 T
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes 4 E& L0 c8 p& m0 |( d% L
Japanese aircraft
6 H' _, c2 \" |' D+ } Ki-21-IIa Sally x 657 j$ t* _3 o k0 z9 ^1 p8 G/ l
Ki-27b Nate x 19 ( f- p) ?- n7 m1 t0 R8 f7 y
Japanese aircraft losses4 U5 ]7 Y. E' x2 x' w
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged + a" t( F9 e" k; B7 H
Allied ground losses:
* W5 Y. j* j7 b) T, q 66 casualties reported( u4 B5 Q8 i l' A( _1 ^& U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
( P/ Z' _1 D8 Z5 f W Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
# |3 ^( r8 ~5 | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled & ]4 s& M- r: E: U7 l1 b
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 0 {1 L1 Q) g! l: _
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 8 g! ^$ T9 q. i
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
+ t8 |1 O+ g p. H0 {Estimated time to target is 12 minutes - L: P; `: @. N' n; T: d2 a" M
Japanese aircraft
9 s( [" \$ X: N: r! D8 Z- W Ki-27b Nate x 34
: @" A- ]% R2 h& [/ p Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 62 n: F. G9 b# h' T4 k( _
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
b# e5 ]8 ?! c) iNo Japanese losses
+ h# p1 z: U9 YAllied ground losses:
" k" u' }/ E; A7 P0 I# O 39 casualties reported
- L' x9 t- Y2 { _1 E/ H! K Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ Q4 F3 ?; U% [0 s0 E& R5 s Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled! i7 U N; S4 h' L' K/ |' H
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 " H) ^ e, ~$ G2 H, ~8 c
Weather in hex: Clear sky
8 x" z" ?$ U1 D# ]. N1 Q: [6 S* p9 KRaid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. `3 _ c: A( z2 b1 `Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
! Z, K2 I! h7 \/ ]. u4 ?/ Y( vJapanese aircraft
# o: q! l' l& D5 _ Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
7 n* _" \8 I' {5 lNo Japanese losses
# C8 q! @6 |( \% s- P, fAirbase hits 1
; e# Y" F3 @- W) r9 T+ j2 l9 nRunway hits 2
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" m6 V L( B1 O1 U& DMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
) ^9 M5 g. P4 ~* zWeather in hex: Heavy rain
: J. V3 n, i0 p/ FRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.9 m- G; ~9 G' k
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes4 h9 L/ ]7 d, a3 c1 F4 T# E
Japanese aircraft
! _: |1 v) L2 Z; W/ e9 N Ki-27b Nate x 24
* Z& a$ h0 s) c% fAllied aircraft
, x9 P q4 A: H* f0 j! f Blenheim I x 4 % x$ V$ U J6 W' f* p9 U
No Japanese losses + C) l9 p* _8 y$ R, ^! v4 t' P4 W9 j
No Allied losses . N. v3 W( [3 i1 _: [, [4 N
Japanese Ships/ [" t4 c4 M* L, x# j" J. k" l
BB Haruna 7 ?* g3 X, y* r
Aircraft Attacking:
' j8 c' g, \7 D 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
3 J+ h) u; H, |: X' |; | Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb ) o) Q" S$ C% O M- { `5 n
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
# p; b$ n& M i+ E2 L' a2 ] xWeather in hex: Heavy rain
* j* ~( |2 `/ Q: \) pRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% y8 X- B4 U% c4 y" H9 K6 J
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
1 ~8 ^2 Y& }7 F/ n+ a: T1 w! H" q rJapanese aircraft/ z' b+ C [7 X0 Y/ ] q
G4M1 Betty x 19
2 N0 j8 B! ]7 y9 N8 v1 U8 S3 L: ` Ki-27b Nate x 12
@3 U1 h8 t, E9 w9 |No Japanese losses $ g8 H" B9 g9 \5 d4 O# m0 j4 }8 _% O
Allied ground losses:3 f; O5 i- E" ?8 f0 K, D+ C9 G
33 casualties reported
5 _1 Q' K8 B+ b( S, |+ _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled4 |$ v- ~+ l* x* @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 p, y, f- P; I: Y6 N3 r) r, {
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled/ w: m5 c) M( T% }1 ~: ?
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
3 L3 g8 C6 _5 k2 _ jWeather in hex: Clear sky * V0 c3 V/ e) {, [
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; z0 E9 V+ d9 P! g! s4 ^5 S
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 4 T" S3 Y5 `! R' f$ n% h0 c
Japanese aircraft
% }, \. f l! I( h5 {* x7 h" [ A6M2 Zero x 46
9 O) g. Z* M" s3 ~ B5N2 Kate x 35
( I/ r% J7 L8 @2 S- e+ M: E: X D3A1 Val x 9
5 A% q; N% j; P. Q. q/ b& JJapanese aircraft losses, A* a# r4 ?! I; Q9 ^' B
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged2 F! I! q$ l! b) `9 h
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
) w- T- e" C* S/ a0 FAllied Ships
$ z+ D+ F2 u+ O" S1 m b, d( i6 r DD Litchfield
S5 @& l# E" b# X: r DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% f& ^% b/ O3 c! O4 `" G DD Ward0 ~4 _8 m- P8 V* ^* Q& p
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1
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' [7 m% `- h1 N# z" Y z9 QMorning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
" X# y7 T$ l8 ]3 v0 ]- mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud 1 f4 Z& ]2 a: i* b. Y; Q% n
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.# {4 ^: t$ I j7 T
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes " H, M( v9 @7 g4 ^4 t' T' M
Allied aircraft% ^, m3 I* {2 b6 a: C; E) w% M
F4F-3A Wildcat x 116 \: S+ b6 y2 U+ l
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
, R- i) p+ i$ f: f7 l1 S TBD-1 Devastator x 15
) n* Z& m7 ^% `. e8 C+ a+ eAllied aircraft losses9 v& _$ n9 ^( v, a
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
) j$ {! ~& W# _% Y8 P- g# fJapanese Ships
1 i3 R( {8 q% ^) }2 q/ D R+ V' \* i2 b DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- m$ X& Z' S7 ~; Z1 J DD Sazanami
( q4 y' e: R$ W2 ]" {/ w1 @8 o, S AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires ) ]5 V/ R( _9 t: o! F( F( l
4 t! b% {; m5 B9 f+ _( ?
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio7 c, ?1 [+ i! g; K: {$ F
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya6 ]/ R) o6 N. s: n2 J4 U8 E
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3 G; w- B# `6 m; SMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68' P' q" A8 p3 j1 d T: o6 z* m" F- W% W
Weather in hex: Light cloud
3 f( P, u5 \+ ]7 ERaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 Y* s! D. u6 @, M0 P
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
8 r$ u. S+ W- [8 |2 l: zJapanese aircraft
0 E0 U& _! B# f2 b- z+ B Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 0 M6 L: e2 }1 X2 h/ z6 u- a
No Japanese losses 6 ? t% N- N* B2 S
Allied Ships9 i. R& l3 e6 J' f* F2 f5 l
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
: g# v) F, g, Z5 x; i xAK Hinsang
7 l& M1 v' N/ s ~Aircraft Attacking:
3 h( t: y1 B9 @ 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
+ I, @$ t$ X r8 s l Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
& F# Z N* q% e! Z( LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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7 e& ?6 i) P: z5 o* zMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
) ?# r) A* i; ]6 V) t. f. NWeather in hex: Clear sky
. E7 p. V1 o* F' U4 ^, a4 s" b! gRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 b% Y. f( }7 e& Q, Z+ A3 ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes # \, i7 y6 g# O" R S" j: L
Japanese aircraft
, o1 L1 x. f1 e: P5 u D3A1 Val x 13
9 B6 |: X7 U9 h% [0 Q3 Q4 n( XNo Japanese losses $ g1 e2 t A" G; N
Allied Ships
5 _5 ]' \$ X, l: [" e DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- s! L3 l+ {, r: ]* h DD Ward# f# l$ ?7 h' a6 T
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage ! t- J! A3 d; R6 X8 a# T
/ U) ?+ x3 V# Q# N0 X
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley. @) e/ K5 B* H, l- g
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$ J# Y" j! M6 `8 m/ SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 ! r9 f) G# U+ p0 v( @1 x3 y% h- F
Weather in hex: Light cloud ; M, `% g, j7 r
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.0 W% m, Z4 ]8 r+ E
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
7 r3 O3 {, I X# U! P9 mJapanese aircraft' I/ A$ v) L$ G8 w! B6 W' t
Ki-27b Nate x 30$ m: G% V- g2 }/ m0 j0 @
Allied aircraft
3 R6 W- F4 B. a4 A/ {# u- N" b Blenheim I x 7
1 u$ j: W4 U6 M4 UNo Japanese losses
# C/ ]2 X% o2 I7 A) x! y- ]# aAllied aircraft losses/ x+ s& E7 _6 T
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
7 h+ J4 I) e# \ Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak 8 W0 J5 {5 n8 Y
Japanese Ships
$ T- `' h# l$ U( t4 R6 A4 V BB Haruna5 R) d$ X% V4 W& \* ^" X
xAK Asakasan Maru
, A3 H+ a' e8 Q; L' RAircraft Attacking:7 \1 X* z# S% Z* I1 v$ t- H
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet) T, z! c- o8 m) q# r1 h# w
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb : j3 n3 L: \! Q
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% Z1 [2 e* q) `. |; B( p4 JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 : q# s; u9 B3 o: k- _: ]
Weather in hex: Overcast
3 E; b0 n, n- y& s5 M" WRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 z: W4 X& \7 W: P6 s1 L" u2 T2 k- EEstimated time to target is 7 minutes & C3 q/ c/ i e, `) w U( I
Japanese aircraft
Z7 Z8 ? Q: i- Z A6M2 Zero x 104 g% M9 x* y/ R
B5N2 Kate x 5 ' r+ k, G1 ?6 U8 ~
No Japanese losses
$ t* l! z9 g. h. `1 h( M- hAllied Ships
1 u( k* o+ s& u/ @) N! s8 N DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ) x0 i9 V# T9 h# t# m+ H
Aircraft Attacking:5 L# o& v3 X7 z% [& ?) I
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 n5 g. j- ^+ ^) b. l' w1 {
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
- Y7 I/ r9 f, I4 {Weather in hex: Heavy rain
4 W$ i/ K, g9 q' n( A1 JRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.# [; D0 n5 {7 T+ u0 A5 s3 d
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 0 }- K C/ t2 V- G# ~
Allied aircraft
; v, ]5 o9 S) r$ H F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
" x4 N! h0 M3 F% I ^( J, D. Q SBD-2 Dauntless x 9
5 A m# b: B7 wNo Allied losses
$ `% |0 u# T: _' P7 S( a7 Z- g$ |Japanese Ships
8 V3 m2 v: Y7 u$ c. b DD Sazanami K' t% W9 P+ l, _" m2 S
DD Ushio, and is sunk
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) * J i6 n. O: A1 c+ }
Japanese Deliberate attack
" [) l* R9 D2 X! Q$ n% I# a5 H- JAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 : q+ r2 i+ P& D: O' Z! \: U3 c
Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
7 W* c+ G: {3 j5 a4 IJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
( |% ~! j/ d$ w$ I1 R' f$ bJapanese adjusted assault: 100 ; N" c. }( Z$ ]+ H! M8 C$ j J6 y
Allied adjusted defense: 8 6 Y# X' K+ F) p2 B$ `7 K
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
) h3 }- ]/ s m9 c$ I& h( N7 a ]Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! 1 A' W q, |0 n4 i$ O
Combat modifiers6 t4 ]+ [" W/ a i
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
- l+ a) X, |: o' h fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
+ [* a: x: u* R* OAttacker: fatigue(-) : c* D! [! M& Q; B+ I/ H( h
Japanese ground losses:2 P, v5 Y0 n, y/ o
37 casualties reported
e8 P9 z* L/ A! N+ d Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
' T' H+ Q+ k3 W' _! { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ x2 q$ L. P: G/ T+ \9 |# O0 X9 q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, }$ q7 ` s5 [8 NAllied ground losses:+ l# v9 M/ R5 W S5 S1 s( B
2519 casualties reported1 _- D% ], J/ \+ L: p
Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled4 t: O L: a: S/ P) H* A2 ]. T e
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled, \" G1 G# @" B$ {1 n* S3 f
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled8 i6 K5 K9 F( b
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled), k3 |" X+ X9 ^( N. E9 O& F5 Q
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
+ Q: F ?1 b k Units retreated 2
1 O2 ^, b2 Q5 A4 n Units destroyed 1 * e& P7 M" N! v9 {/ w6 a$ H
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! " _: ^" S# B+ j& G1 x; E
Assaulting units:
' D1 Z4 ] a; R1 Y( G 56th Infantry Regiment
4 i3 v4 A! s9 X* M/ q7 `7 | 12th Engineer Regiment5 G8 O! F$ [4 v: T" A+ A
5th JAAF AF Coy * E! U. j- C) J# l
Defending units:6 b! k: n6 o+ z; c( p
FMSV Brigade1 q8 y) r$ @1 c( c+ y
8th Indian Brigade
9 R- N5 m% ]. v8 r' H 3rd ISF Base Force |