AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41- l9 T! @+ F! j3 | C
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。。* r$ |% P% x! f: a b4 x
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。9 t v$ y0 W! d6 r) O/ t- D6 O9 e9 C
大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。 , c- n8 X( l- s. [3 ]
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,& {% s2 z( u( \5 }/ T; H b
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。
! _3 W7 {- @: J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。! N" M7 ]7 T# a' R; 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。7 e8 Y L# Y0 O' V! q* V
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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
8 t3 R9 {' ~6 o: H, R! y3 Z3 j1 b21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ; [9 F5 c8 z- u/ a
Japanese Ships3 p9 _3 d6 r) V! T8 E# t
CL Sendai
6 u. k0 C5 J7 }. m" t DD Ayanami
% F; f3 q7 a9 O/ b# a g DD Shikinami/ L: b$ N2 S3 |* d
DD Isonami1 l% Y8 {& Q2 }$ s0 d' n
PB Tatsumiya Maru0 D$ L( p0 P! G, N- y: }/ A
SC Ch 99 Y8 _5 ?; I: h; @; J/ K- T# x
SC Ch 7; j+ \: N% _) \, a
AK Sasako Maru
7 m7 r6 H! d E* L4 F/ s5 e DD Uranami
6 u7 @$ M8 `% F( PJapanese ground losses:
4 k9 _! n. C4 K5 p 26 casualties reported
3 I/ ?! M7 F, q8 j1 r- i/ |4 s Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# T; ~4 c) S b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 l+ a9 c. l( s* w' u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
% S9 J' z5 `3 O4 J6 aJapanese Ships8 b8 ~& a; ~* P, ]3 q9 X. O( v$ }; t
SS I-121
6 b1 H% B8 f' }; l# _! s3 X- AAllied Ships( n% W E! l% s+ U
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 7 ` E& \4 ^& S1 @' b% e
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121
. D. z( ~( M- K8 M1 g8 |- sSS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
; I j- E: d8 F0 b; B( n0 Q$ L) f) EAllied Ships' L% a. g: f! j6 q5 P I% |) [
DD Pillsbury1 y5 j3 X- a4 E* ~ W4 h5 |' t
DD Peary, V( n- e/ h, W4 L4 v" f2 ~
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage9 R& E1 G% h0 o; ^) Q9 L
3 mines cleared
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
9 h" R' F$ f7 v( dJapanese Ships
( c2 r2 @9 q8 N7 w0 P# {% N, B3 ] CL Jintsu1 Q8 E' C& Y) E) Z
DD Oshio
) q- B4 ~& B: c9 R! ?8 r: c7 l DD Hibiki) d& z+ h, t7 q
DD Akatsuki
1 ?, j0 o1 q- v$ L7 @ DD Arashio
) e0 p1 Q# |7 w# A9 m) i! f% qAllied Ships
& L% B/ z& D- ?% _2 ?+ y SS KXI, hits 9 - P. {: ]4 z; E) v
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1 N3 h2 Y: R4 Z% B6 ]/ e# C6 YDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
0 c1 ]+ q% a2 Q6 o' @( s( HJapanese Ships: P2 |- P( e1 ~/ ?& w( P" t
CA Maya
1 O- Q6 {: D+ g7 ?0 O DD Satsuki, Shell hits 18 t6 P9 D9 {; v% p5 `. j
DD Minazuki
8 K4 h7 Y9 n4 B$ x$ ]6 h% ~9 ?4 D DD Fumizuki
3 G/ w& O6 w+ w1 U DD Nagatsuki/ `. t7 h" Y; u5 e7 q: t+ _
Allied Ships) {* t1 a) L3 Q/ B1 e- P* D
DD Scout3 p0 m# y7 R/ T0 E4 A
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2' L# `/ e1 I2 N* [6 {( L
DD Thracian 1 e: B7 F( \6 ~# F2 q: U6 `
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: M- o6 }. s0 w6 U. Q# u$ NDay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards % j! _4 `& ]- d0 }& }5 W
Japanese Ships
& Q u/ _4 w( F: U' @0 G DD Sazanami
7 J! B* D6 A7 s, z, Q DD Ushio/ r4 o' b) X7 p5 g
AO Shiriya
; f# |% b. X4 o S$ ]1 n3 PAllied Ships
6 a) j; e6 F$ S# y6 E CV Enterprise' l1 X l$ M: Q8 ?7 x
CA Northampton
. P$ h& M2 ?/ I, R. V: z- r# u CA Chester
1 K7 J( A. X4 Q1 k, \ CA Salt Lake City
9 _/ |1 T% Y' e1 T4 u DD Craven
0 _0 r H+ y/ Z DD Gridley
; s4 q0 i/ y: n+ O% C7 n0 r DD McCall# \4 }8 H$ {% N( k, X) u' P
DD Maury$ I/ } S" R6 A: G1 C
DD Benham
3 G) P4 p- }; w DD Ellet5 w8 L$ Q% c% ~3 D. M% A
DD Dunlap
. w. z, \7 V- A6 ^+ Q DD Fanning
5 i1 y5 ~6 a& t# K! @% r DD Balch 7 a5 k: ~6 l6 C
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards$ J7 U: r! E9 |1 X3 i
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
1 V0 z) e) n0 PCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards7 ]+ f" a1 k$ v
Both TF attempt to withdraw!2 s. W: G5 d" ~9 A8 Z6 K) v
Range increases to 28,000 yards...! T; Y' t, _9 A+ T! G: s
Both Task Forces evade combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
( O c4 h/ t! F4 Y1 k) rJapanese Ships
& z7 V* n+ t' w' ^; x8 V APD Fuji
" S: ^5 D" Z, R" d2 Y7 b TB Hiyodori, G. G4 b$ A' s0 V
AMc Toroshima Maru; M+ L2 v9 T4 |' e$ l
PB Heiei Maru #7
2 {6 \! B! L' s! J! \7 w1 \ xAK Syoka Maru
! H1 S- I' d2 e2 K8 X& |3 x. c xAK Rokko Maru- O4 T. b. J1 l8 ^# C
xAK Igasa Maru
. V% [6 [8 ~8 F- e; F xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21
|7 N( ~6 E6 k xAKL Sasago Maru - A, G7 N e6 f4 T
Allied Ships
1 }6 w+ S' g0 p+ G; g MTB 7% l2 E! N) \6 D' j% ^; w1 a# I* a
MTB 8
* a2 K, H& T7 x$ I, J4 ` MTB 9% {! r+ D+ S& g: G. o; W
MTB 10
! v' k d4 ], T MTB 11
" c# f& a. J2 X7 r" ^ MTB 12$ N2 } s7 l% t- R5 u+ s
MTB 26+ Y, R+ O8 J0 u$ N9 l
MTB 27 + ?( B: @- ~! c6 `
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
# p9 Q4 B. m, c0 LMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards
8 \ ~/ |6 K) K ^Range increases to 18,000 yards..., ?0 e& b5 Y' w( m' j( Z
Both Task Forces evade combat
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; W: h! i" T2 r5 hMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 9 \/ ?% ~5 O0 p+ A; Z; Y/ O* \7 c
Weather in hex: Light rain / j" G) Q& p, @9 M
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
/ G& U/ `) f6 U/ CEstimated time to target is 10 minutes ; n& u' h2 i. ]/ d- D! o2 F
Japanese aircraft
" u( q7 T0 ^" A& U* L- a A6M2 Zero x 215 L4 [; l" }; r& {+ _) l
Allied aircraft
$ K- F6 B A3 m P-26A x 8" N1 A, f9 A4 X/ y( Z
P-35A x 13/ B* R- e& s8 T6 ]
P-40B Warhawk x 14
. t6 N8 S( O! X6 B: O! X/ r3 k P-40E Warhawk x 46 # T E) Z7 y. m0 P! ^' F
Japanese aircraft losses
7 V( u5 Q+ e4 b" _ A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
# K. [4 g: j8 E+ t6 [. W% NAllied aircraft losses3 i! z: |* \# n8 Q; Q b3 G
P-26A: 1 destroyed& w( ] q) t$ F
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed& L4 d! \! Y' C2 ]! R0 w
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed 5 x# ~: h5 ?& C9 d- g$ m/ Q9 E
Aircraft Attacking:) x8 K, ~( d `( ?5 v" t
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet : p* g" a* i, H9 M
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( b$ p( [7 b- k5 m# k7 _/ eMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) $ t$ l( H2 k9 O
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
; j7 M- l V4 i pRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.. l( v3 M5 A; Z3 W
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes 4 Y- |# M! T T
Japanese aircraft! ~: b9 ]$ B3 V
G3M2 Nell x 334 A' o' C. r, w& c1 ~
G4M1 Betty x 3
% Y3 X0 p/ X N3 c7 i Ki-27b Nate x 19
1 N- V7 }0 k- u' l9 H; |2 {1 t' C3 eNo Japanese losses , ^ ^4 w/ ^: r. H
Allied ground losses:/ L; ]5 L( A9 L5 x+ |6 E0 m& @
95 casualties reported) G% Y {# E( }+ L- w7 }
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled4 \$ q% @9 y; i8 `" l* ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled/ s4 C. {' e% q5 ]0 b8 } e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ( {- o$ u! H0 y
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" d: @! A. |% j5 I1 \& \Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
! y# p4 H5 o$ l' S- G ZWeather in hex: Heavy rain
- Y3 z5 U( X+ \Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet." n+ l8 J& q# t' D" Y8 ~
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
5 N/ o& i9 \3 d) b; @Japanese aircraft) V% `- d: S5 j3 I* A: f n
G3M2 Nell x 16
/ M! m: T8 u! m- g3 u G4M1 Betty x 11
! X% q9 Y! N; A5 P Ki-27b Nate x 15
; y! q* j' ^! M8 ~Japanese aircraft losses2 }/ o7 ]& T# a1 c4 z X
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged, Y7 T7 G& }6 d* |* |- v/ M
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
" ?2 G! B7 E) f: f5 `Allied ground losses:
! Z; k% `( c. X# C# h$ R$ [ 43 casualties reported7 Z& S1 ^1 D/ H" b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled; N' b1 Q, s5 Z M6 t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled- c X" m' i& C- ~/ x# @0 z9 s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
& j9 ]3 K( a) A: IWeather in hex: Heavy rain
( Y( X' |5 U, {2 G3 URaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( t6 S9 K) M! ~! q$ wEstimated time to target is 9 minutes 0 y$ t! o% g2 t
Japanese aircraft" A5 w4 `( B% k3 `( p, z! x' h
G3M2 Nell x 27
) P3 Y; V( F! h, W9 f Ki-27b Nate x 34
: t9 N$ q* B/ J, BNo Japanese losses - }2 n. Z1 R6 g/ y( _
Allied ground losses:0 g. {3 O7 N3 `9 m: P
78 casualties reported
* B. D) d( ?4 \. Q/ L v* F Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
' b8 |0 ?' ^+ R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled+ R; Q( H- z" e6 b' q0 }) {: ]* h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 . z2 D! V. k7 ~* l
Weather in hex: Light cloud$ \/ ]2 \2 n; J
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 E9 _- i! r- B: }! Y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes " h2 K/ j( P1 Y, K. C$ R2 b
Japanese aircraft P: ^& `9 i$ m$ F, ?2 U; k/ L2 t6 g6 V
G3M2 Nell x 3& ?, p! \/ C) \; F4 _
G4M1 Betty x 12
) L) [. U( u; j5 ?6 `: W Ki-27b Nate x 9 * L' s7 J& G: C6 k- V& L6 p, z
No Japanese losses
: x% f3 z5 O2 x) O! _% |/ pAllied Ships- z/ O7 W- h& N+ Y( c/ l! H. O L. L
xAK Munlock
2 y6 _% a3 C/ ]. w0 V xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; U, y. z( l6 Q3 G( [, L xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! t' Y& R1 V& E$ F4 Q: N2 C8 D; R4 s
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 : J9 b. X+ Q; O4 ?1 ?& j8 n0 X
Weather in hex: Light rain 9 _/ D+ g. }/ O& z4 `5 S& R$ W
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
# @9 r' x8 `* S8 @8 OEstimated time to target is 25 minutes * ], `* s. I/ @* p
Japanese aircraft& [0 S. _2 p& r# ?8 b2 r. u3 h& ^
A6M2 Zero x 10
5 I3 @9 T4 c8 S! u& ~4 BAllied aircraft
% t& T3 ?. i1 Q9 a2 _: b, O P-26A x 37 C# t& e2 u# i5 g* h$ ?1 M
P-35A x 10
8 r0 b) _& r2 D P-40B Warhawk x 9
: B W0 j: {8 b& N. I, S P-40E Warhawk x 33
5 G2 Q/ `. p% Q) mJapanese aircraft losses
) f& c4 C' f$ c: P) i/ z: A A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
- r }3 F# L) u; c9 oAllied aircraft losses6 s* g: g0 g% R6 O# A+ P5 Q
P-26A: 1 destroyed
- C! q I& E$ c P-35A: 2 destroyed
8 x1 L3 T& a0 V P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
) t$ R" b1 Z6 e, ~1 W+ a: }Aircraft Attacking:. ~0 z7 ]3 L. e s4 U
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet : e" Z+ }* w5 X6 T
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# X5 t6 W4 R% A; oMorning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
2 t/ }7 i, i3 m9 SWeather in hex: Heavy rain 4 p. [5 e& a* Q1 l
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ |1 J- d. F1 w: w
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes 8 D0 Q1 S( W3 A, p) V' t" c o8 C
Japanese aircraft
! L- f; P& w2 I& x; w2 s5 R B5M1 Mabel x 5 ) L; b' w2 h/ ? F1 d/ r
No Japanese losses 4 K1 c. E/ i% v/ A F
Allied ground losses:
5 F% |0 E8 Y( @" t; ^. t 13 casualties reported
2 L% y$ q( M6 V* s5 W; P$ n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& {9 |0 V7 |: R# q1 ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
% M) ~/ q& j n6 f8 M R( ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% V8 r' y1 v9 f1 yAircraft Attacking:
; V, V/ p4 Y# G, Y2 a" e 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet6 K* b: j! s t3 f/ _: s5 s6 L
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb & R! @2 u, z0 i8 @* g1 n' Y
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( ~, \, P6 @/ m# w7 P v* @Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
! P! `$ \; q( A. M0 ?Weather in hex: Light rain
0 X4 I) W) `: t/ D7 y2 t+ }; WRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.9 C6 K! M6 \; F% b' `
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes / d$ i: D, u7 B3 K3 n
Japanese aircraft, _" h$ I: q( D# a
A6M2 Zero x 9 8 c8 o+ \& Z% i2 \: ~
Allied aircraft" m% p) Z! N# X1 ^8 i* o
P-35A x 6
1 f8 L( A0 R5 A P-40B Warhawk x 84 g. j9 J4 K5 w
P-40E Warhawk x 24
. I/ i3 }7 ~9 k4 e, B+ lJapanese aircraft losses
. U: M/ D9 b" {) I, n A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
8 x: c) R7 y1 D- p* @$ FAllied aircraft losses7 A" I' Z+ s/ C$ j- ]. q4 ~) q
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed ' [- c- i/ f1 A- o: t
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9 `% @, A* I& I9 }! Q; rMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
0 C7 t6 z' Y" d( C. F5 Y% jWeather in hex: Light rain
3 K% h; p3 j5 H* l. ?Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
: ]! @" V; A6 m \) |6 x( j. g0 VEstimated time to target is 12 minutes 7 ^/ ~2 {. ]( f% O& b$ T' i
Japanese aircraft
# S4 w3 P! I0 C! Y% ?8 ~( u A6M2 Zero x 6
6 e; Z, |/ A* xAllied aircraft' h1 p; T( y" M Y' e1 _8 l
P-35A x 5
* z9 ^ M' {# T9 _% n' P P-40B Warhawk x 8
$ _+ x; Z. `. [4 I P-40E Warhawk x 18 $ f/ a) E0 C7 v, U. J
No Japanese losses - t( B2 H& q# V* v8 i2 v/ x
Allied aircraft losses
6 B# |% `, F* g8 N P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed : n: e! l$ V7 W+ x/ b" l7 E- ?
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
1 G$ k( K# N6 v* |0 l8 fWeather in hex: Partial cloud ' h, C: F6 p* u/ i5 Y2 ]1 Z
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
4 ^( @2 I4 I6 T& gEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
d/ [. Y# s; x7 z2 ^Japanese aircraft& I$ X7 n4 ]! m* C; z
B5N1 Kate x 12 4 _: s: w- R9 U. y' ^
No Japanese losses
1 n: r) H. x! D* GPort hits 22 k) M9 }2 L5 _- a. a$ b
Port supply hits 1
& X# D! M3 \9 F# n4 yAircraft Attacking:
3 v# Z: |. L% g4 [7 |1 [+ l: T 12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
+ q% ^) D) ]2 J. H" u K$ ? H Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb # ~" e( U* p0 n( W* s
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
1 ?; D. w8 {+ X5 \4 SWeather in hex: Light cloud
) z4 Y, D. J! z& QRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 W# G, F# ~% Q7 N s6 m/ g
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
4 H" p% l: p6 ]) Y5 X" b/ s: X$ |' OJapanese aircraft
' k3 ~! n3 K# F, S6 @# @ Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
$ k$ o! G# L; L) d6 l3 v7 ^ Ki-27b Nate x 14 Z8 t+ e4 E. J: w# G
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
# l7 h0 H8 \! ~+ l. C9 P; c7 xNo Japanese losses
0 r4 b; _# h: WAllied Ships
Y# o: b) P; s9 C& D3 d xAK Hinsang6 }9 E% m% \. n! Q) K
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage& W0 O \4 z4 r, b
xAKL Chengtu
+ N0 }$ v+ `3 |3 Z; a6 D1 Y xAKL Joan Moller" c5 h9 ^; B) g# a- P6 r/ R
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 I1 `* E! J: m, U. K
xAK Bennevis " G7 O5 i0 U9 Q; d
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
- j4 ^! Z# _1 n+ ~: S U' {% gWeather in hex: Clear sky
5 o1 \1 e6 v" D* MRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ k* W; F. f# c& U9 R; T) O
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
9 D# D( t! R- N2 C4 N7 |Japanese aircraft
( n/ k7 H6 H5 u A6 a+ g& h Ki-27b Nate x 94 ^( ^/ O9 Q, \6 Q
Ki-36 Ida x 19
; G2 ]. ~/ f3 o; L. `3 g" w J Ki-44 Tojo x 8
5 z) C* c u1 J$ s5 G9 v& \9 w Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
7 j7 W; n" x5 q8 `6 Q5 k Ki-51 Sonia x 17 - B' q# C, Q1 _0 R E0 K
No Japanese losses
8 z, Q' k% J5 E! @1 B3 Y7 {' V% c! OAirbase hits 75 h1 @5 G! e$ F9 f t, g
Airbase supply hits 3
! A* t- j) o$ [7 Z. _Runway hits 11
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# y5 b7 n/ z5 m' a# I6 OMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) * a$ @# l) K- i3 S
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
$ z p% N j5 d% H3 kRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
# T2 m; F* b- ^) J/ C2 mEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
: Q8 [4 m3 n5 A3 g, ?5 ~Japanese aircraft1 Y0 Q0 N& B; b) K( v# Z
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65
: W. X& Q, }1 T( [4 t! o Ki-27b Nate x 19
/ j: c- @* C1 G/ cJapanese aircraft losses( _& H/ Y s' L' ~) b
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
2 Y0 U O0 s' j# B+ c9 _Allied ground losses:
! D% s# [7 ^7 f+ y J: F9 H 66 casualties reported) s- d, c+ A; Y7 T% c- h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
3 u2 E( e# V- w0 C Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 @; J, l$ V. K' i0 h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 5 M7 X- _% i/ X
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4 ^6 c! c, Q( t, |3 n2 aMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
. G; L, k8 d1 o% P( _Weather in hex: Heavy rain 8 m3 Z" g6 P( c/ s2 W5 `
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.' a1 u/ d; H. \- B/ \2 O$ d
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
6 u2 t8 R V9 m* j( ?6 x1 A, J) TJapanese aircraft$ n8 A( \% g$ J. L
Ki-27b Nate x 346 j6 n. R6 {/ M1 V" y: H& R
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6* }# C' |3 [( X' l+ S0 M$ d( {+ Y
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 2 d! [3 F& `/ j5 v2 r
No Japanese losses ; f$ J+ e( H1 q) \) z
Allied ground losses:
* ~- w: E' n4 S 39 casualties reported
, N" @1 `. [$ [; k. a g Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! z9 {4 g( a G( [1 X: f
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled5 T% z- l3 Y; q6 b- c& f3 b
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 S4 h- `: ]4 k' G7 f8 h/ rMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
( x/ K/ v0 p- k: r2 tWeather in hex: Clear sky
( k) [! B; s) |2 e0 j mRaid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
2 D! ~: a* c" \7 [1 Y- YEstimated time to target is 9 minutes # ]4 s/ q5 |( X
Japanese aircraft* W3 u6 s" a* \# o$ H u
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
5 I6 z* @$ t+ A3 }No Japanese losses ' e8 q3 x; h+ J3 u" }. ^
Airbase hits 1
3 R# j% d' `% h! u8 QRunway hits 2: a& q) M% J' e0 F! v
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
- `' ]& @6 }$ TWeather in hex: Heavy rain
+ P* D, i+ v4 _- Y. V" h! o2 ]Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
. c3 v9 J* q9 ?( a1 v$ i, X! aEstimated time to target is 6 minutes" X2 R3 S" I1 y$ M+ J' s% X" p
Japanese aircraft
- R- l1 h a+ ^" I& k* @5 I Ki-27b Nate x 24
- `9 e/ [2 ?% d U; U* \, b; hAllied aircraft
1 \ p) c9 d! @ Blenheim I x 4
& n! C- M. Y& SNo Japanese losses
4 c1 m, R! v$ J: t# Z- R1 c5 yNo Allied losses ( f, k: N3 k4 g* [7 l
Japanese Ships. }+ D9 W* e/ M- U% }: ~2 q( u
BB Haruna
4 S1 t/ |( p+ I- ?Aircraft Attacking:
7 u4 |& m S5 p% D9 v 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet; I; c! V6 z, y% c% T
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ; P* q3 m3 \0 R4 r! c0 d. i8 Z
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
' q: d, v m9 [; fRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- K5 \8 {1 g7 K5 c1 mEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
+ z0 m# O* I9 c1 ]" g4 J5 }9 EJapanese aircraft
- F3 {( |8 Z3 E9 ?7 h, s4 i: O7 E, E5 {7 x G4M1 Betty x 19
. M7 \8 L* T8 s I' C2 d Ki-27b Nate x 12 8 R2 Q: W2 a2 j3 p+ p5 B$ ^
No Japanese losses
) f8 G+ ^! w6 n0 {8 g5 lAllied ground losses:
' i/ H1 |0 e! @4 `8 T- L 33 casualties reported
4 {; U, P% C9 @0 S Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# r8 l- U) B7 p8 I3 }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# g$ u7 L: u) K5 b d
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled2 B" ^7 S: H1 V8 @ o) d
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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2 T+ R: {$ |7 y7 t7 QMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
6 q, |) W/ X( d9 |Weather in hex: Clear sky
1 O# Q7 }0 {/ @, _0 qRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ L9 T$ S; P0 nEstimated time to target is 6 minutes . e' H2 U+ g7 D j( L
Japanese aircraft' k! G% X9 n4 t3 U' m
A6M2 Zero x 46
9 n) H( d# |1 p) K& l( o B5N2 Kate x 35
, r6 a9 f x0 ` n D3A1 Val x 9
' ?# ?' v7 n* o# \! e* ]Japanese aircraft losses/ I; Z; f$ r; l R6 u+ V
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
: I4 H4 g! E; n1 w D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
# C, W& L1 z& C- s1 gAllied Ships- b; N" n6 l) @
DD Litchfield8 H/ K' ?& Z: J( }) q1 ? W v& f
DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 G. r6 h+ g( M! I, q5 ^ DD Ward q" E. W, e7 T
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 + j4 J% Z/ J: ~* j: N* m+ B
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" P3 }3 [# j. |Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
. [' D: }9 H! i: HWeather in hex: Heavy cloud . n+ h" g7 ^* X& x" R/ m/ i
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
& K: D' M; ?% I' _: l( E3 Z C2 p- MEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
C H$ T" o0 U* fAllied aircraft
" P( R. \* ^, w: \! W3 e- U7 F, K F4F-3A Wildcat x 115 D. c+ h' d- _" L
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28) D1 k( }5 s3 @4 E
TBD-1 Devastator x 15
: K: J6 N i$ ?' [ U# BAllied aircraft losses
! Y- ~# O& m; q J( o3 `$ b TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
, ], ]0 X3 i1 b' b) v$ m& TJapanese Ships" r+ J) e# y; m# D6 [% X
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( W$ i2 Y+ h' Y* ]8 D7 Z. T8 E' Q DD Sazanami3 \, s1 b$ I+ a
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires ; P b: W, r0 c. Y7 T0 ^' |+ l+ {
6 B8 O: B: x% C2 w2 @
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio7 a8 v8 T7 |6 M/ h* b8 P& D1 {
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
5 t( \6 B8 ?9 N9 h/ q$ tWeather in hex: Light cloud
1 z& y: Y" {# F$ j7 C* C' BRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! q! e$ P% l* _" a( iEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 8 z1 |% C" Z0 Z
Japanese aircraft( L5 F! h7 G: v- t5 ~$ `
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 # b( s% F4 w M! p6 ]
No Japanese losses ; \3 b" D1 I- v, i3 G
Allied Ships- S7 B: U% }8 H; A5 \
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ A2 r" o/ y" k+ R& d xAK Hinsang % @; `* u; g0 v o; S1 S# I
Aircraft Attacking: f/ d' ]+ ^5 K5 ^1 x
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet, ~, G. f0 o6 G: z3 n
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 3 O8 m: F( F L( x' t. B3 _
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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Z, E, \4 P" X, Z- fMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
& l; B! c$ F8 w* z* IWeather in hex: Clear sky
' S1 X1 d4 |0 _7 ~( a+ gRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ D4 C% N" P% w& dEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
* k$ Y' t2 m$ Y' [5 [) \6 s' K% l, JJapanese aircraft. K! {3 U. t t
D3A1 Val x 13
0 q" M2 M8 M7 gNo Japanese losses * c# j3 Y0 U" A- I% g
Allied Ships
5 E" h3 Q7 f- k9 [. d/ x5 d DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires& @' Y- A8 |& n1 |1 ?; }
DD Ward2 o7 X% U* s1 m- ^3 Z
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
; s. E: i/ V- T% g, r
8 x6 M. u; ?4 i. e1 e/ qHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 + P0 t, y6 q# g' h, [% J
Weather in hex: Light cloud
' p1 a* W2 s' vRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.1 g% b0 D' y* p6 ^3 R' e
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
$ F) [' m; _, h$ A* VJapanese aircraft
: y/ N/ D% g! X Ki-27b Nate x 30
0 u( T- ?% V1 G& |4 v3 yAllied aircraft
$ t2 `" y/ O% R0 e% R Blenheim I x 7 ' U4 D" | k6 d+ f
No Japanese losses
( ~ q4 I+ R# `/ e& r9 h* o/ H2 EAllied aircraft losses0 D& W! [/ `8 s; ?" q+ @4 e
Blenheim I: 2 damaged* V9 C) s. E+ V! ^$ m# @9 d% D, e; E
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak
! ~8 w" e( T ~) j4 E6 FJapanese Ships
5 A/ r$ N+ @9 z( `% m) }6 i BB Haruna6 w5 x/ n% r7 J+ a$ l
xAK Asakasan Maru . D7 S4 F& L d, |% E- k6 l8 l
Aircraft Attacking:6 B6 y4 J% T8 w2 }/ H
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet! d- L) r6 O9 A
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 % Z& Z8 v5 Y" _; W9 k2 @
Weather in hex: Overcast 1 k/ N$ [0 f [7 q7 D3 a
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 S: Y e' g: j4 L5 j# c9 a
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
/ E. t0 f6 L8 d( M4 kJapanese aircraft
+ v& s; G6 r- M A6M2 Zero x 107 c/ h9 U0 C: @; t
B5N2 Kate x 5 1 ?2 E/ g1 e! s5 B3 l3 O" E8 l! ?: [
No Japanese losses
" o9 S/ s( O8 G+ SAllied Ships, u3 _. b' f7 g0 C8 h
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk * Z0 N& N) r8 }$ ~ z" D5 A
Aircraft Attacking:
2 {4 Y t% T7 v. M+ E# w 5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 X! u: G5 R! p4 Y
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 7 @) h5 A6 h- r. H/ R) y' x6 d8 |" t% o
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5 H1 E* G0 K2 LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 , a) ^: h$ U8 T
Weather in hex: Heavy rain( r3 u% A/ i+ @3 a3 R0 }
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
6 v R5 P1 z& T p- lEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
8 C# @6 a- V9 o3 }8 `, vAllied aircraft( `7 @9 W% X0 X
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11% |% J" x d( y/ ^+ u' @
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 & T9 f4 r" k0 _7 j, E
No Allied losses 2 e. w9 Z* e: ]$ w4 |6 n% I
Japanese Ships
) `" c# v$ v, }; I6 c- E DD Sazanami
0 ~* N8 N7 k8 o6 w A# ?# Q DD Ushio, and is sunk
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) 1 \! o5 B# Q0 K
Japanese Deliberate attack 3 r: B; b) w$ `3 Z3 u' S' p- }( U
Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
q! V& a( W. Q# Z; eDefending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
, m5 D9 V9 O' X3 P4 F- R- GJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
5 K* F* n: }1 c6 i9 A6 j3 L# C YJapanese adjusted assault: 100 ) y, S* Y1 A( N) |* t C* d
Allied adjusted defense: 8
0 i# a/ }" ^& O: }. O( U/ L; t. T3 KJapanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
4 L/ _/ D3 D$ w& I3 {6 w1 JJapanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! ' j F3 Z- o' a* m6 x/ }( d6 K
Combat modifiers8 y( h" A+ p \: U
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)& n2 {5 ?, c3 b d; l* a1 ]8 N
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
/ b1 a3 J0 M5 g. V) hAttacker: fatigue(-) $ P v9 S# A3 _/ U' Z
Japanese ground losses:% L+ k; e5 U8 ]) o0 L6 w. D
37 casualties reported
2 \" P. m! _- G9 C# i. v Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# A: g p7 Q% [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 I& U+ d. F* W1 V8 I. Z( p: q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, a# M' _) c# {$ v6 hAllied ground losses:3 k1 w: D: `% ], V0 e4 }( l5 j& C4 w4 M
2519 casualties reported/ f' z8 K' U, u+ O
Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 Y D0 T- W. X' y Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled# J: h) N" j2 w! I0 G
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled4 h7 [8 h: }, Y
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)0 `( F; w5 [0 U/ Y- G& D# v* K1 y [
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
: y, Z' E1 p- y/ l3 j9 r Units retreated 2
V% _3 {+ U$ `! V Units destroyed 1 2 L0 _$ V) \# }2 f! c1 B; ~1 Y: P, B
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
2 c) e- m7 |. ^1 v4 NAssaulting units:
; A) J0 e/ O9 F Q/ Q 56th Infantry Regiment, P- f3 B1 T& Z s! K( i
12th Engineer Regiment& _4 Y/ T6 i+ u) [
5th JAAF AF Coy 4 P+ X4 C" z" f' c: W/ f
Defending units:
9 |7 Z6 E; n! O2 t FMSV Brigade$ j3 }3 V0 o6 K/ V4 w3 _
8th Indian Brigade
2 c* w5 s+ ]# S6 \ 3rd ISF Base Force |