AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
8 n, X( X. x9 ?& H+ D% mkb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。。6 ]9 c) X# b% W1 }
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
: g4 x# t6 |8 l. V$ C大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
# J: L/ m1 \$ k, @& w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,1 p, T6 n8 g$ ]/ a% M
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。
' B2 K2 P* J5 f3 w0 V+ n8 R* N: T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。
( S; X' y8 w. i8 M8 s9 z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。6 l& s) k% V) X7 z: u" P
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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
+ s, A3 h3 T, L0 B$ F21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
+ C5 ^# l- m8 V7 g4 C) k1 u6 _8 zJapanese Ships
% Q4 J* Q Z& e: R& ?; y2 T CL Sendai
2 P7 [3 M; ^; Q+ h. T, B0 ]5 B DD Ayanami
5 W5 g5 Y( w4 Z# c DD Shikinami
- a, v5 O2 w& V" m% }$ k# X- P( T DD Isonami1 e% V% Z# i' j; e
PB Tatsumiya Maru8 O& p% J- ]3 I! w
SC Ch 9
+ S5 M9 [5 f; Z' N SC Ch 7
; g( v+ S/ K7 y4 v! P) m AK Sasako Maru
8 r; v8 L" p$ ?$ a; B% s5 \* F DD Uranami
8 \) e6 M4 D; y q( DJapanese ground losses:
; g( v; E) C& x. _5 P) s1 f( c 26 casualties reported
7 f9 I2 Z, ~/ x Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& e: Y6 H0 G$ t* Q; x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
$ g1 N3 j+ F, B9 D5 }: o' Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled # ]% g8 D! w6 Q* c+ F
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Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
5 {) F9 H3 M( ^1 S$ Y# I jJapanese Ships; j( D, d: | l1 z. }
SS I-121
# _) L" V8 u: w; {Allied Ships6 d) l0 ^: \5 ^% R4 P
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage * Q; Q) z' s B0 n; O b) [
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121
! B0 O, P* Y g/ e4 s6 Z0 ASS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang 9 Z. p+ G- L2 S# b* ?( c
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) R" Z: h6 t. qTF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
A, ?/ g o- H: m' R5 g! U7 bAllied Ships' Q% r5 r0 O% g* K" G
DD Pillsbury* A8 w( i6 k7 m9 F
DD Peary
; Z% @ o2 ~: `7 { DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage* Y! w% t2 F: q. K8 j- o7 A. Q
3 mines cleared
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# r& h, _( W, \ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
( [3 a/ [. S/ ^/ B& E( U4 pJapanese Ships
) }; i# |6 \! j CL Jintsu
* s7 z% W H+ N, P0 B DD Oshio
4 N6 Z( W5 r- } I* } DD Hibiki
" c F* q. j' _ DD Akatsuki0 P8 F. M: n. U3 f1 S5 q2 f
DD Arashio
9 R3 m$ b$ n7 [5 h1 i6 t5 j$ HAllied Ships
$ L$ X. N* ~& f5 L' z SS KXI, hits 9
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards 8 G2 Y5 W+ _1 N1 l$ R' |2 N
Japanese Ships
) m p( S! M" X7 f& }* @ CA Maya
9 R6 X& l% Y0 z$ W: Z DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1+ b8 q6 Z4 m2 } b1 G
DD Minazuki+ s7 F/ m8 \; {4 B
DD Fumizuki
1 C6 M5 m( S+ [- E- w, K DD Nagatsuki9 ?4 R7 {) ^0 Q: m3 l7 d
Allied Ships) ?7 r- D8 j, a E5 E$ y. ^
DD Scout! y: F" z* |0 t: u6 D
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
( G7 t' X4 E& u& k9 q3 Z DD Thracian
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards # [/ y% y% ^; p3 Q4 W' ~% c* Q
Japanese Ships' x# _5 {# a* A' t. {0 a2 y
DD Sazanami
7 A5 t3 v( s8 |1 C0 J$ l# \7 L DD Ushio! w$ a3 ?( N. J6 q. ~, y
AO Shiriya + L7 _9 [2 j# f4 r2 t& g. R
Allied Ships' l v& {& o5 G. [1 x4 g. b
CV Enterprise2 x3 W( m4 ^5 |+ T }. B
CA Northampton0 _1 V, J q1 ?6 m* _
CA Chester$ A, I& l5 r# W( n' c# Y" y9 }
CA Salt Lake City: K/ M- Y a- x! {2 Q) W
DD Craven
5 j7 o1 j! Y/ ^ DD Gridley
0 w: B: v2 O2 q/ E7 f& `& q DD McCall
# u8 w, F4 [$ q$ }; k DD Maury# R8 q2 c% A; y9 L2 L
DD Benham! k0 g5 _2 G. u' i
DD Ellet
: N' |7 r- l' b8 ^7 H9 }; U j DD Dunlap0 z/ q9 [9 m8 g1 A9 O
DD Fanning; \, g( @$ h% O n0 w2 l
DD Balch
/ b- W- ^' s# k, h3 yMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
2 Q6 C- f, W* {8 J" j7 a) e6 M2 eCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards( f. r9 g) |2 L* G$ t" n4 |& ?
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards& \7 }- h* J" l8 L8 m2 r7 H
Both TF attempt to withdraw!! S. v* G. y, {1 s
Range increases to 28,000 yards...9 D% x$ k; ^" k1 z, ? s
Both Task Forces evade combat
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" I- ^6 p( ^, C* t$ I; ~& zDay Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards ' J: ]9 M" I8 A& u
Japanese Ships
: ~- i# Z- Z7 e9 g4 t8 u* c APD Fuji
( y+ M3 a( t/ f. n4 f9 L' k, W, e9 r TB Hiyodori& A+ _1 h* x1 [- h. X* K4 d7 ~* N
AMc Toroshima Maru) n' T( R! Q* W* R- R3 J
PB Heiei Maru #7
$ k% a3 O/ f- W, u- ~9 O6 _# c xAK Syoka Maru
* ?) r4 @% ]5 f9 N- ] xAK Rokko Maru
8 j/ ~" P! ?# l8 j2 i! Z7 {0 ` xAK Igasa Maru
+ m- L r6 e/ R* l$ |, [# z5 O xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21
5 b6 \8 e( S( u l4 I) n1 N xAKL Sasago Maru
- z. o* m: h) n2 H6 dAllied Ships
) j4 n+ O/ h( I$ z4 z% _( K- k MTB 79 B# O4 ?6 h) D3 i
MTB 8
' W' `( S- I' X* c9 N MTB 9
* t/ U9 a0 P6 \) i MTB 10
+ \* }5 x* N9 U1 p MTB 11, y# u+ c' t8 M& p; U
MTB 12
# P7 u2 V( t. H2 Z" V+ v3 p$ A MTB 26
7 O- j3 o8 h5 R! e! X' e7 X L# J MTB 27
7 u( G) N% d+ ~3 W4 P) w. rPoor visibility due to Thunderstorms4 H7 b! z- i- n8 B% J
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards/ T1 @7 c; n1 |/ w! {
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
% g/ ~6 N: [& FBoth Task Forces evade combat! E/ [! _; t+ L" B0 c: c
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5 i5 v* r; v2 l% Z9 |7 b6 z* d1 Q tMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 + P# t( p, Z3 G5 F
Weather in hex: Light rain
1 N/ _' N4 P$ W: m7 J* y" _0 c; mRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.8 m) s' ]0 b) U- p( w1 w. X
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
W6 W% @: r7 ZJapanese aircraft
$ r; v5 O# w1 |: _ A6M2 Zero x 21) W+ E, m( f5 L) j7 C" r' H
Allied aircraft
" E5 I P' k# K& { P-26A x 8* P2 l: R$ [4 V. P: A2 |
P-35A x 130 Q& e* }4 e# F8 ?# p" N
P-40B Warhawk x 14
, f( d- o1 B; @% R4 P) S! ]/ P P-40E Warhawk x 46
) l; {3 y% F5 F# l. }Japanese aircraft losses
- }5 O o4 ~: L s6 r# a4 |: y A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed # T+ N5 C8 N- J8 D2 p B
Allied aircraft losses4 v$ U" o) C0 T7 z% i5 H
P-26A: 1 destroyed
% O8 D9 |" Q) [0 L) ^, ^ P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed$ k6 e# H2 l" |# J! r
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
1 N" a: t& D! h* m' v' w" bAircraft Attacking:6 @, D* N' G2 a
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet / K/ k7 _3 [( w
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" S! V# V& U8 y) ?3 ^1 G7 n& [Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
6 i) }" I3 `9 ^ {Weather in hex: Heavy rain
5 ?, f% e0 O7 m7 N5 lRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
% I. l& u# e; d0 d' y1 I0 mEstimated time to target is 15 minutes * e6 c7 q$ B" A
Japanese aircraft6 @$ L4 F8 c5 s2 n% Z+ b
G3M2 Nell x 33- K- z* z+ d, u- i- v, T
G4M1 Betty x 3
0 J/ }- d2 @! J8 _0 S* \ Ki-27b Nate x 19
/ W2 l. d8 N B# T8 INo Japanese losses & c" u# A/ T" V; j n; r6 _+ @
Allied ground losses:
/ O+ Q, v# n( i2 N1 ]" Y 95 casualties reported; p/ t8 B& F. n
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
8 b% b8 U5 B- K2 R/ t5 K" b( ?* ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled" k2 S$ q* w R; g$ M' ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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2 X) Q6 I! \2 S# O( ?7 _Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
. k, y( w& i0 ?0 b4 p' V3 `Weather in hex: Heavy rain
) `- {& l' X* A) s7 V0 D5 lRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
1 X1 }+ V& V1 \; ?Estimated time to target is 6 minutes % B6 X7 Z4 A2 y1 y& l
Japanese aircraft
8 X( s r7 s6 y7 m9 t/ E P( }+ W G3M2 Nell x 16
# Z% e& Y+ X+ g5 l2 q G4M1 Betty x 11
2 n, E) V+ K. ^3 a) E Ki-27b Nate x 15
# Y7 B/ R& n* w/ SJapanese aircraft losses& Y" d0 \( \& z5 F- y9 D6 Z0 r' P9 A" v- [
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
, l L7 Z r3 K8 K; z G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
J6 s& r$ @2 y( `5 Y4 A9 LAllied ground losses:
2 B. {" d t9 J. Y- B+ d 43 casualties reported
& m% d" V# A: A6 u; { Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
]% Q' C1 X# ^+ ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled5 N4 V. T! k3 z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 \2 I& G+ a* V/ |9 Q( h1 R* WMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
* H" E" y" \2 o/ m6 r- BWeather in hex: Heavy rain
1 w# b4 }* ^. J4 F, m( wRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) o g- f) M# k# h/ o7 Q+ B N: MEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
2 F6 d9 S0 ~" H' ^9 y2 DJapanese aircraft w5 I; @1 r2 r/ h: n0 l
G3M2 Nell x 27
) k n6 P, }1 c3 G Ki-27b Nate x 34
( m5 K, D9 u4 y7 n$ r5 D2 ZNo Japanese losses # R) u5 O- A F+ D( ]
Allied ground losses:4 y d& W* ]( {9 o# w7 i
78 casualties reported
- g- b8 f) M9 q5 c7 I2 z i5 j W. S Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
( f( H( y" T$ J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled# A1 F; i% \2 a/ s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 2 L) d+ i) u* W4 t* b
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- a$ i$ o# e& w UMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
9 L. H b$ \5 q$ t7 n2 I+ HWeather in hex: Light cloud: v6 O {% l' T
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# z, x9 G& N) i' e' YEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
8 r$ L% V% h4 x2 \( b* R# j SJapanese aircraft0 l( c9 l' X7 A5 \& S; b4 E
G3M2 Nell x 3( D9 l$ H2 g$ i6 j3 t
G4M1 Betty x 12
. l' E/ t; o1 D Ki-27b Nate x 9
3 |: e! ^8 b1 i/ A* L$ GNo Japanese losses
/ z0 } e3 J% p. sAllied Ships
4 p/ H$ b5 a( B! b& k: Y xAK Munlock
" \2 l, N K) M" r xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire! ]/ [7 E8 Y4 _3 y3 m: `( y
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 X( ~& S M/ f9 d n. v2 p
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires " @4 ^# W) z0 a2 u2 i V: }8 r4 x
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: i8 K" |5 ?- q) K/ N( Y5 J% R0 YMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
- F3 C' o) I- rWeather in hex: Light rain $ f, g9 x# o& }5 M' V( K0 p3 z
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
3 N. u% }* |0 z' [5 \$ qEstimated time to target is 25 minutes 1 W0 W% X% s0 T \
Japanese aircraft9 h; g/ G; ?+ R
A6M2 Zero x 10 . o! w, r4 s% T- K- y' J- O- g1 k
Allied aircraft
3 z4 X) `: r+ ? W$ X P-26A x 3
: Q6 K# K, y! A* I& ~ P-35A x 10
: e0 x6 b$ Y0 l! s P-40B Warhawk x 98 E" A: W }1 ]! q9 s. A# P# K, w
P-40E Warhawk x 33
4 G8 f+ j) y6 M3 I% r; c3 M" [Japanese aircraft losses+ X/ D9 W; A6 H% v' o
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed / o" @- T9 y5 Z; `9 L+ \" e
Allied aircraft losses& a& L* V1 d- F0 c; V: a& R7 o
P-26A: 1 destroyed! d* K; y% L0 \, D1 E! u
P-35A: 2 destroyed; ?9 }1 ?1 |8 ]
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
+ ^; h9 i J/ @& iAircraft Attacking:
9 L& X8 W6 w- V 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet 3 X7 p/ T( C; Y- C
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1 J+ [1 K& B0 [* X+ F; FMorning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) / I3 t$ W7 F, x, s2 t A
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
% B* l" d" C" g* s3 [Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 I, K% ?# C+ k: x
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes 3 y1 n% H8 @! a
Japanese aircraft
2 i5 q1 \8 N7 i E+ q# Z B5M1 Mabel x 5 5 p# o7 }; X3 `4 t0 R0 a% M
No Japanese losses , u, b r$ }) v: h# ~# g: X( o) ~) h; k# p
Allied ground losses:
# J& J* S: Z& [: H( k' A' s 13 casualties reported. Z# l; K' s: c0 V3 ~" n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ P/ Q8 C) U# E1 T# @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled& @- ~1 {, K# z% u0 ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled " ~6 s% f" A5 o1 S
Aircraft Attacking:5 V. q0 M- \6 b+ P. {$ `! o
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
5 s+ ?6 T3 Y9 l9 k7 \ Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 K" t0 D0 a1 C5 R! g, G) O
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 7 L/ v2 z; x: ]) ]
Weather in hex: Light rain
0 |1 h }) F3 @, m9 ARaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
0 c* d8 G- C3 r# P- J3 l& }+ PEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
# Y% N' v: R/ rJapanese aircraft$ ~# u$ ~, n6 A S' o& w5 `
A6M2 Zero x 9 / z `! J1 q7 u+ R1 K- z; D S
Allied aircraft
# l# Q) L8 n; _ P-35A x 6- X8 F# X4 m+ u- ^
P-40B Warhawk x 8
- A( i! H# }7 T6 q ?! k5 s5 B P-40E Warhawk x 24 8 C6 t( @+ M7 ~& T8 X2 Y9 P4 Z* M
Japanese aircraft losses
2 D" q# f8 `2 D4 N7 y+ I6 L A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed 3 P& _5 m0 U% e e e( ~
Allied aircraft losses
l, F- T4 Y' Z. o5 K( T P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed $ P5 s* j5 C6 H5 S7 b
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
. ?1 p" ] J6 r& ?; `Weather in hex: Light rain ( e1 K- C# q& A% y/ D
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
! u3 ?1 d* n ~0 @; O: E7 sEstimated time to target is 12 minutes 6 l# l2 g5 P5 p Z- i4 g# G; S3 N ~
Japanese aircraft1 B1 I, y- n% g; \
A6M2 Zero x 6 3 Z1 q/ L; A1 }& S; r- A
Allied aircraft9 S# ?( }+ d: l7 q) ?' F+ J {+ u5 |
P-35A x 50 V+ R, c+ [* I
P-40B Warhawk x 87 r3 J* ^% ~# f0 t. _
P-40E Warhawk x 18
) A3 k- p6 h lNo Japanese losses % }( |1 I: L6 ~4 e: r
Allied aircraft losses" \6 m+ U) p2 y ]! P; n
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 ( y2 P- J& D! b1 a
Weather in hex: Partial cloud 9 U9 q7 H! @- A9 f& s' Z
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
& t2 Y" V1 [3 o$ x& U+ hEstimated time to target is 9 minutes ; ^4 n2 ]9 R. q. a+ E
Japanese aircraft
$ H9 ]) Z! {9 @ | B5N1 Kate x 12 ! ~, T9 X/ y: x6 \5 U) \
No Japanese losses
Y$ T& ^& n. G( x3 [/ n6 yPort hits 2
8 x# N8 |& @) T, d% |7 y! PPort supply hits 1 . z6 [6 m* @! L) `. V
Aircraft Attacking:
2 e/ I) R0 G7 T 12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * 6 t& Q/ B& `7 x
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 ) ]6 @7 h" ]3 i8 W- e
Weather in hex: Light cloud
" S" E3 P" s7 D& |0 f8 z- lRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' O9 q1 X, L) m
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
2 I1 Y4 \; \6 r: N" _' F' pJapanese aircraft
# e& j$ t& F: H* X) ?; H Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
& r4 z4 K2 s+ l: K' |7 l! D Ki-27b Nate x 12 d! |4 ?3 {9 a7 k
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
2 i$ i2 O1 k) ~- T; O }: D gNo Japanese losses
* _: G0 V& T: y/ T9 w: mAllied Ships
. W: _8 b4 S! N7 q i# B; t3 c; m xAK Hinsang
9 s, R! ~: c& U xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage! G6 R) r& F+ g1 Q3 R
xAKL Chengtu
8 n* I# M) J' F* x+ ] xAKL Joan Moller# s+ B l. c z" K$ c+ _, L4 G
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) |4 O7 Y7 W0 E( c' A xAK Bennevis
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: D5 V" S8 g. X7 oMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
8 p$ r% K. W8 ^4 T' x7 gWeather in hex: Clear sky # O4 h3 g1 |6 c# w5 ?
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 J$ k' d k8 kEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
F5 [ g5 I6 ?' z; _0 aJapanese aircraft
+ V$ v+ W1 {/ M6 v% `: O7 g Ki-27b Nate x 9* _& G8 |, d y% Z( f+ D: O
Ki-36 Ida x 196 F9 A/ C% z" m
Ki-44 Tojo x 8
. R( a7 W% H* M2 P; W: l; k Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
6 N! L/ m b( L/ a( O+ G Ki-51 Sonia x 17
9 w1 L6 g: h! n; s5 N' ANo Japanese losses ! B s9 A! A7 r7 H$ @9 X7 G# V. J: ~
Airbase hits 7
- i* Y% i6 R i" a. a8 D/ v# hAirbase supply hits 3, c/ Q( Q% ]! S1 d G( g
Runway hits 11
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+ h# b* K2 }' p/ V6 A# uMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) / z0 @( q5 a4 K; q4 Y3 \5 _/ ]! u0 X
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
$ c( @- z: y W0 o9 N* k w, kRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.0 W+ s- j! f0 Q! k: b$ {
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
. l; C! U) u* tJapanese aircraft
^+ F6 K1 k# h$ O4 t& M Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65
0 m5 c, o- `# _0 @$ _. L Ki-27b Nate x 19 7 E$ R8 X( G( r2 N
Japanese aircraft losses
( K1 A6 q' |5 j. N1 N( i4 k( \+ W Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged / i# B/ _ a3 Z$ s' D% V0 i" L
Allied ground losses:9 {( _: b y6 P& X- `* Y
66 casualties reported
M/ \8 M: o! J2 v5 M( S Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled0 v; R! n9 ^- m. _7 j
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled/ S# Y% f, Y) v$ d4 V( j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: T9 m/ w& ^( i9 z. `+ \* R1 t; qMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
+ l0 B4 B, q# i- [8 d2 iWeather in hex: Heavy rain
) d# Q/ v) S. C% Q* `Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.) X) Z' u* R0 E
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
5 I3 K- ?+ S7 n$ [! a- `. k+ y: W6 kJapanese aircraft
- f+ a% ~3 Q' ? Ki-27b Nate x 34
5 x4 H% k( m1 {: T9 T Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
7 f+ J. t8 F3 s! H+ Z Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 : ^) S" f _3 e0 g L
No Japanese losses
$ y/ K- o g& g& p9 J7 VAllied ground losses:: z1 A$ S, n J! A. }# j1 q
39 casualties reported0 K O5 A) n' x2 `! @3 Z3 w; L: F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( U" L4 A7 `+ Q' a6 F( U0 i7 S; R. {5 P Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
( E" `, e% @0 o) I" y Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
( G) Z4 I' C% t3 oWeather in hex: Clear sky ( w6 D. G' S0 O4 h$ ^" G/ ?( |" Y
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 v. Q$ J* P% t* T" nEstimated time to target is 9 minutes : ` f/ [) M2 K
Japanese aircraft9 @" x2 N, i9 V/ p* O) `. u
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 0 J: ~2 p) i" C
No Japanese losses & b7 I0 \* `" Q% R9 h X/ G* n
Airbase hits 1; N; Z# R' O! h- ?5 ^
Runway hits 2
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
' M# Q$ f+ X$ R8 C" e- FWeather in hex: Heavy rain 2 w6 j# ~1 z. B& b
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
, L9 q3 o% K t6 z9 b KEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
2 R) f1 r' ^+ e; p, ]' `Japanese aircraft
/ D& k$ R3 Q3 P" d2 x" ? Ki-27b Nate x 24
" s8 h) ]6 o4 s" d" ~2 G PAllied aircraft
+ X5 _' l v4 Y! G4 `- q Blenheim I x 4
8 W7 N) h6 i9 m2 ONo Japanese losses ( |+ I2 M) J: G
No Allied losses 2 l- j+ E+ B2 k: X2 z
Japanese Ships
9 G o9 z1 Y! r# e BB Haruna
) K) f- n- ~' dAircraft Attacking:
m0 `+ z1 ]) n6 ~ 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
h( @. [6 ~2 |# j Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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4 Z2 L2 b+ A1 p7 O. `8 E7 mMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) + i' P; m% C* S, l$ t1 K: `
Weather in hex: Heavy rain . ^/ F; ~" I) v. y9 }
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' @0 R8 a# K" [9 m) J4 J) r: n/ y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes ; T' K# [+ q( y- ?. r9 }' X* k4 p
Japanese aircraft
2 X% \) K9 b" e) i G4M1 Betty x 19! f" D) { v7 P8 L0 Y" v- a
Ki-27b Nate x 12 & E* \7 u: `( _* V0 c) S% m% G9 A4 p
No Japanese losses * Z4 o; h! M3 z5 L( Y
Allied ground losses:% ^$ R/ l v \6 p8 N& j$ I# ^+ E
33 casualties reported. l e# c, G$ `# D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; i/ g+ D0 x1 b6 `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 E( P. Y' l5 F4 ~$ `; F Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled9 A1 \* ^' `+ A! Q
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 & l; E! u3 Q, T6 ~7 c, i p& M- x
Weather in hex: Clear sky
" |3 t/ i% Y; D) d g& D" `Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- A) [# y8 k( `" G" ~) O
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 2 m; i: T7 ~0 H
Japanese aircraft, }$ k- r( m' ~5 D" {! n. r( ]
A6M2 Zero x 46, ^$ M- R$ ^& C7 r4 e5 i
B5N2 Kate x 35
" q+ e' O0 ]3 _' N D3A1 Val x 9 ( `. K* U. ~2 }8 L( \' Q
Japanese aircraft losses
4 g0 c u* a; j5 s6 R; ?: [ B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged+ X( n @" l$ E# e& |
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
7 }' f8 \3 b; W( s% T" k: G( M4 RAllied Ships8 Z) M5 [/ [' H& A
DD Litchfield
" o% B* N/ E4 }/ v( s; b9 S DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 m9 Q# k! c. E% _
DD Ward. Q1 Y5 s* G- S2 w- Y( ]
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 ; W# w1 b3 a7 W
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 2 r3 x, J9 E( _; v( t2 R! b. \" q
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud 3 h6 ^! Q$ B" a' y1 ^8 C! u6 C
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
! `+ q) R9 V/ l1 d- v5 a9 s* BEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
0 G* i. L# W i; ]; V9 D# eAllied aircraft
1 c& b% o2 j% N6 q. B9 B F4F-3A Wildcat x 11) E) r/ |7 L& t' o* K+ d x. n
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
" s7 Y& B9 F3 e# m TBD-1 Devastator x 15
8 N5 C4 P. r3 c6 tAllied aircraft losses# t: I& |6 Y, z( l! D
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged 9 \1 f# D \* |. j3 W0 r
Japanese Ships
6 O4 O' L( W( x2 g% } DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 s6 Y* z' h# |) f) B
DD Sazanami9 V5 P& b2 Q4 l% s3 [
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires / J q5 Q- b w- Q* j, _& t
& u/ i( ?' |9 [( q& nHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
* N _' A7 ~: Z! LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
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7 U- m. C/ d! H) `) @" hMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68- c4 T! d) `% n+ T
Weather in hex: Light cloud 1 D; _& q# F- s% k
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
9 F N+ s$ H0 A% }9 [7 ~& J% |Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
0 W, P: v+ A' S: D0 G" J5 x3 V6 ?" |Japanese aircraft
x4 Q3 b4 ?7 Z/ F5 ] Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 ; ^( v+ y$ V7 K: T: W; T1 j
No Japanese losses 7 N* \8 _. p8 w6 g2 z3 l
Allied Ships
, T: ]$ a: A/ B! u% O3 T xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( |2 K. [9 Z7 s3 O xAK Hinsang
, V! x9 i7 H# d) p( CAircraft Attacking:
! _9 b+ L; t: j/ K& v 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
; L# b0 }% J0 ?" b m7 W* ^( l# D Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb $ E( P, X3 z7 B( O8 v+ A# p+ W
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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1 f% p# ^) M; f( @8 m4 [$ wMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 7 W) I/ i- }" z. F$ C$ @
Weather in hex: Clear sky
- Y0 m, z" P- \+ s: ]+ yRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' v4 F! H' N; a! W/ h% \& rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes x* J" R! B6 Z3 }
Japanese aircraft
" D# r: P4 B- w D3A1 Val x 13
7 p: [9 p3 d* E3 l: m+ g: A; [No Japanese losses
! h" e2 g* {( I4 J9 rAllied Ships5 I0 N$ f% ^. @' ?. X6 ~* C2 g
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; t' W5 c) D( A, ~) W8 d( H2 `. G5 l DD Ward
, k0 t9 K0 U5 O& _/ x DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage 4 ~6 u+ C5 f' O, k# Y( e
7 n6 [4 X/ w% P2 a; l
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
6 E- a5 w+ Q/ v- v0 i% cWeather in hex: Light cloud 2 ~/ W+ Q" Z& V! L! A
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet./ P+ d# r9 U U' }8 ]
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
6 C0 f! g2 B3 U C& M* q/ PJapanese aircraft! N0 D# X/ @* \
Ki-27b Nate x 30
( g @% \: K/ k3 sAllied aircraft
9 h1 \) W# C! Y9 m" |. q# S5 d% }! d Blenheim I x 7
$ t2 H* }# S! pNo Japanese losses 5 M/ f# b% m7 J" g& o4 n
Allied aircraft losses
( \' g! D7 g' T5 d Blenheim I: 2 damaged, D. u! j+ S. c8 \' p
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak
# H7 W0 w7 E: V; Z9 x0 NJapanese Ships
5 `1 Y Z/ f& S" W BB Haruna
, f3 \+ ^: E4 g2 U- ^0 T/ n p xAK Asakasan Maru
: l& d9 C3 p1 S5 C5 }1 b8 P$ MAircraft Attacking:( W. m8 d% C; ]8 Y
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet1 U, Z' Z4 R) t/ {+ w1 a
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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: q& [( y7 q! ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
0 S" f! I; f. a8 E, {2 BWeather in hex: Overcast * I' _) E5 u% _: ^" O5 H: M
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( b- C) \ [! I" F" ^) uEstimated time to target is 7 minutes ~( K* T" `9 n6 U6 q
Japanese aircraft
. I- E4 ^ `& e A6M2 Zero x 10( `4 s; A; D6 ?# A- X2 h+ s
B5N2 Kate x 5 " R1 g1 P0 y" j/ K) }9 L6 ^% w
No Japanese losses + c. ]& U5 g* n- r# d' i
Allied Ships
# _# l. c0 v8 F4 r5 R DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk % F+ B4 E; @5 ]7 V+ | n
Aircraft Attacking:
4 { k% z' z9 r2 l( |3 D' b 5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 i' T) G7 O! ^1 T+ B
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo / ~$ q" D) V0 |1 o! x6 E1 _6 e
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. i5 I) q6 l+ b$ WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
0 ~/ {& `: p, l3 K3 W8 B8 WWeather in hex: Heavy rain- w1 i/ t: I/ z* @5 W: W
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.2 H* t4 u* Z! T- o
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes & K' N7 S2 z4 ]# m. V" {% ^
Allied aircraft
: V0 `& ?& [. i& A0 M9 E( P F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
* H; C( [4 ?) p: O* a+ e1 q) Q) J SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 9 f9 r) F% N, y6 R5 W# S
No Allied losses . F, j# ?( B h/ r* d% s y
Japanese Ships
( ~! z. F g" T( b9 \" {) ? DD Sazanami
7 ` u e7 w- u1 ~7 x! @' p DD Ushio, and is sunk : {1 b$ \0 j/ y1 u1 Y
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
& I8 k/ q% E/ D5 L# o qJapanese Deliberate attack
1 {8 F$ f. g7 Y! `+ s( mAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
; A# u5 l+ E! Z, _Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 ) a6 }. b9 ]" J' H2 L0 c
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
& U8 v u# y# `5 |Japanese adjusted assault: 100 ( b5 B. Q {3 n- Y4 y+ q% u
Allied adjusted defense: 8 ; P9 z7 Y( R) j: c, w5 |! P
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
8 {5 l/ I6 B# ~2 ]( h7 JJapanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! ( I+ @+ h% M7 y8 e* \( l3 o
Combat modifiers
5 J: |' t8 [1 v# u$ h: |4 Q; ODefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)) f) }: Y5 _0 r4 G V" R7 D
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
! v& k. E' }, K7 RAttacker: fatigue(-) $ F" C+ V1 q8 {- V; K
Japanese ground losses:
7 h) b' N' r" [. Z* L 37 casualties reported" h: H0 G0 H( D% S6 _$ I( z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ o7 h- `4 F$ ]" q4 W1 G4 I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) M% Q/ i& w. W, W3 n+ w9 t* a7 G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 2 \6 F5 n7 N: a3 x( }% Q; Q
Allied ground losses:
3 G: \! ?4 ?+ `6 f* z 2519 casualties reported7 v; w" G3 t- P# Q
Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled% P; T9 |+ ^( s
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 A8 Z1 s" i+ b( c3 m" K: Z Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 {' M: i( @& j4 [ Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
+ N& ]. y4 L2 N$ [( O) v# T- N+ D/ ]! I Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ H6 l- q0 t' w
Units retreated 29 f5 D0 o1 n$ [$ N
Units destroyed 1 $ a% h. G. d/ m2 A7 h* m% J
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
( u6 a7 K7 r6 {1 X- |Assaulting units:! D2 Z# ?2 K9 q7 I- g) t1 v
56th Infantry Regiment
! }! `; y4 K# H6 S2 s1 b 12th Engineer Regiment
6 @1 d& I6 B8 R/ P 5th JAAF AF Coy
9 A, V3 z5 ]. t% q: d+ vDefending units:: n/ A, _2 _3 m' V3 f
FMSV Brigade
" K( m4 `6 U C o3 b3 L+ j( V 8th Indian Brigade
) F0 t- t% S: m$ Q 3rd ISF Base Force |