AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41# [8 O+ O# p. }
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。。
! [' o) N; y# r同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
& k0 @5 {- {5 Q6 j( r大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
4 R" B- h; S$ [8 j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,: T; n1 n) T3 T# q5 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。
0 g1 r9 f _ Z- s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。
6 [* O" z# g" a a* _3 E4 l5 t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。0 O/ n+ G3 s# Y# G9 S8 G# v b/ c5 N
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; G8 t: {# t3 |5 EInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
4 ?5 h* U1 D3 b0 }" j4 N9 ~21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
5 h6 y- @# K8 ?3 f4 o( K2 dJapanese Ships, V: Z& U+ q4 s
CL Sendai4 p. L0 x# [; @0 r% |$ Z
DD Ayanami" G3 K. X# Y, Y& u* s9 K
DD Shikinami
3 B, ^" O6 [$ z9 |2 E4 W DD Isonami) ^, v+ |4 ]( S9 v
PB Tatsumiya Maru
6 p7 J0 h0 J( x7 m SC Ch 9
4 q0 y' U4 ~% D+ m SC Ch 71 o' q5 i; B/ G+ I
AK Sasako Maru/ R) q+ |& ~: Y9 q" |$ H+ ?
DD Uranami 8 ?1 B5 v) e3 m# s9 o
Japanese ground losses:$ o+ m3 u1 S$ ^) Y4 c0 W
26 casualties reported
; P+ p; y6 R& m* `( C6 w" V Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 @; O" E' i/ z3 D! I" M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: W6 ?$ L% e1 b% o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 0 z( D. U2 H3 W( ]8 }
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% ^+ y/ @ d3 s ^+ ZSubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85 / y* n% D9 j5 C* p4 `& B" a
Japanese Ships9 K ~. l3 _& e- C4 l
SS I-121 / a% o: p3 ^4 m0 u
Allied Ships
\9 G$ |% M: F2 L. p* ` xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
# A( h4 ~" o6 z' S' D2 ]/ E- W* CxAP Matang is sighted by SS I-1214 v4 O) e) Q+ F) E5 u% |1 `
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang 5 A2 C+ U: W4 k, I$ E: ^2 Q
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
: u5 P1 q1 J' L3 V3 nAllied Ships
! d/ j4 U1 n7 ? D DD Pillsbury1 I! b$ P: I" t* g% ]7 _) x, H( Y
DD Peary7 M2 f0 C( n0 l2 F* _- d
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage0 P% @8 b. [+ h% \/ z" }% b
3 mines cleared
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. p( G1 [' B! R6 x! l6 ?* i7 qASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
2 D5 z* z% C @& G; W; ~ ^- o2 PJapanese Ships
+ S/ ~- k. z2 y" b CL Jintsu2 `( b. S9 `" i
DD Oshio6 T k% b% D z# [- r
DD Hibiki5 I! m8 x0 h7 j! k6 S2 N; Y
DD Akatsuki
7 S! N; [/ F( b DD Arashio
) d- F. d0 I. u/ \Allied Ships
% j; Z1 f% G( F& _5 Z SS KXI, hits 9 , V+ [& z# N; s# s4 g
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0 V% l: Y* w+ j/ C# UDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards 1 l1 t/ ]$ k: d* J
Japanese Ships2 z/ ] s$ [ H% L
CA Maya
/ h: c" `1 {& A1 a9 q0 A DD Satsuki, Shell hits 14 Z% C. m/ X# U' m9 {$ d! @
DD Minazuki& D( d# X" r) k- u) X7 [0 i. A* j
DD Fumizuki- k% S O, l0 M. X1 X
DD Nagatsuki
5 O# d8 t% o0 Z u. I( v9 S* X- AAllied Ships
( `9 G7 r+ D' ` DD Scout
; p. H% t4 A" V- U DD Thanet, Shell hits 2' c) @# g* [1 o: [
DD Thracian
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- |, P2 K6 }0 w# N' z* ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards 6 E( @- C+ v1 ]& a1 p3 F
Japanese Ships, @; }8 U- x; n! t1 A( e
DD Sazanami. ~% }5 b( B! X3 I
DD Ushio
: g1 E1 [5 R) V! o- s f& o AO Shiriya 4 j- O6 d* D+ k0 }" \# f3 Y' i
Allied Ships- z) \) F7 U- {+ [6 l
CV Enterprise
( @& N( g2 ?+ e M& J" A% i! H CA Northampton" ^. b% i6 D6 F M# g1 g7 e# k
CA Chester
, F: w5 a2 `9 j; s$ V" X+ } x CA Salt Lake City' p/ i4 e9 h, q2 B
DD Craven" t) s; ^4 d1 C& b
DD Gridley
7 c8 R: N8 l) \' Q DD McCall2 H% X5 X* s2 I# Y7 t" S& C
DD Maury
7 q7 \; L* L, z: t DD Benham7 p* g" S- h6 E
DD Ellet
/ Z1 h- j' {* i/ M5 S DD Dunlap
x5 i! u8 ?2 p6 E/ }( F DD Fanning
6 w! o( H* P6 u DD Balch 8 a5 Y$ ?) L; M2 J
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
7 n" Q6 p& f |5 r* q1 [' uCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards/ Q* Y$ E- j0 @4 W5 b
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards* X Z. W6 X; y; Q4 O/ E/ y
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
1 @1 L3 G. h8 c. F5 ]6 G _Range increases to 28,000 yards...
- d8 N" j$ y( N, v+ ABoth Task Forces evade combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards & ^: ^3 I& r x5 T
Japanese Ships& k" H; w( t. S1 `( v
APD Fuji* T7 A. S9 b% b0 f) \
TB Hiyodori& {: _" q6 k9 X) P- h
AMc Toroshima Maru0 M& c; c3 ]+ z) I4 N
PB Heiei Maru #7
% ~1 Y+ {( ~# V2 K% ?( S3 T; V- g xAK Syoka Maru
$ Q7 R* A% o# B$ O xAK Rokko Maru
+ P- @* N8 E" N7 R8 G0 Z2 F5 k' M xAK Igasa Maru
( }9 `8 I' Z: s xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21
( s P4 {) k3 u9 q5 X; k f& `9 G xAKL Sasago Maru 8 p, z8 _# C; X: \
Allied Ships
2 x# I C1 @" A% {* y' u3 S: m, A6 m MTB 7% t$ L0 p1 G( ~( N% N& D( m
MTB 8, W6 n, |& U; ^# B
MTB 9& r' j8 V7 _( e J) u. d
MTB 104 ~9 b7 B. i2 J; t& G- r
MTB 11
1 P0 b! i% |$ I. L5 n3 y MTB 12
* x# j& B. O8 n) j; ^% [/ @; D MTB 26
1 q; S! c9 G/ Q& ^8 l# Q, I5 U MTB 27 ! D& g' @% B. r' z
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms) b5 s9 c9 a; w/ @
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards
! c7 S% k2 N' i1 t! lRange increases to 18,000 yards...
9 h, B( Q. n( [# x5 i9 a9 ?Both Task Forces evade combat. k( w8 b2 w R u- x, a0 r1 G
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
. k9 H; z7 |8 B! p6 j7 R8 R& QWeather in hex: Light rain - N: T4 _( [' \' ~2 s
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
* y- D1 ]4 R0 U8 t SEstimated time to target is 10 minutes 4 p2 ^! _9 y, V) W/ B
Japanese aircraft
* X/ b" `/ ^3 z% |, l; ~8 ^ A6M2 Zero x 21
x$ n8 X$ W( uAllied aircraft
$ h/ `9 C N% V# y P-26A x 8
8 d# T- R. x$ M P-35A x 130 F+ P& l* m# ?3 N3 w
P-40B Warhawk x 14! ^9 A% h2 c7 a: y, u
P-40E Warhawk x 46 . q$ ]8 l8 B( Q; R5 ~
Japanese aircraft losses6 s. e) [; F1 N! D# { Z( V6 J
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
/ p* A5 |% D( W) JAllied aircraft losses: _8 D4 O* M, j' ^9 t
P-26A: 1 destroyed( _/ ]# g, y+ x: e Y
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed0 C# e$ ~1 y3 Q# v2 z' ~, w
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed ' G) e/ V8 ?1 x; |4 y: q
Aircraft Attacking:6 v) \0 D4 [2 W, G' \, k0 B) v* ]) S
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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' u, S7 ]; S6 [2 }3 M; JMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
5 |5 h0 _& ^5 g/ g5 DWeather in hex: Heavy rain
, A/ D3 Z) A/ |' U/ T0 |Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
' o$ \: n+ E% U1 L6 v0 J) h# \Estimated time to target is 15 minutes ) _/ a6 L. T9 _
Japanese aircraft
7 H* t6 U0 m8 G3 U! _) \' I G3M2 Nell x 33
+ n& v$ o' N7 ]1 o, h% [ G4M1 Betty x 3
, h7 s) r5 p% K7 Q Ki-27b Nate x 19
5 {8 _5 s: T. y, o3 s/ o2 kNo Japanese losses ! c8 e- g2 e/ w2 v6 X. T5 f
Allied ground losses:/ m/ W* v7 ^6 J; |
95 casualties reported) b/ A8 n9 s7 g) ^
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
# @ ?% ]" A6 ]% e. e( O7 h% G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
9 }3 ]# _) V5 N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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, ^( ] f" X* U/ i' gMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 8 Y: l& f! _; J# L+ S
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
) s; p/ i( X K, {# n$ eRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 ^# t+ E) d( b. cEstimated time to target is 6 minutes " w+ P$ V& J4 k K: c3 E" Z% o
Japanese aircraft& D% g& H0 p/ i5 v; m
G3M2 Nell x 169 f' N, G* ]3 i" G0 a/ J
G4M1 Betty x 11
) w! f& s! n8 ~8 V$ B Ki-27b Nate x 15 / ]4 B; `' t; h
Japanese aircraft losses
T+ `# ` ^0 p G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged7 U9 B! m7 \# z! V/ F0 x- \* H9 u& @
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
0 S/ x- v) `: ]1 L: TAllied ground losses:
5 s- `3 M" y" _1 | t% Y 43 casualties reported. K' L2 Z4 b% o- {2 U; B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" g" Q1 E$ H; @4 o* ?1 C" y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled# P& O" o3 O9 s+ _9 x, I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
' P- U- `% f4 c0 l. y7 ]Weather in hex: Heavy rain
/ d: Z. g! w" ^* E( P. sRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& K: \" H6 E' E, DEstimated time to target is 9 minutes \2 O3 G1 H8 @' ?8 D ^0 i
Japanese aircraft0 u/ b5 Q4 Q) H8 @: Y/ h8 ~6 Q
G3M2 Nell x 27
# C w: F9 S5 O7 Z/ F* z. m Ki-27b Nate x 34
1 A9 L7 k* F' ?' l. ]No Japanese losses
! R/ K% O7 k5 FAllied ground losses:2 d& ^0 j$ p5 z
78 casualties reported
( n: }# U( z* V2 p1 U Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled& z& G+ ] d$ A M3 h6 N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled9 q( I3 G0 n. V/ n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% M$ m/ Q; c% J( o# e# JMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
: m7 q( u" K( @8 P: BWeather in hex: Light cloud; H M2 t* w$ Y- v7 b2 ], Z" Q
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 e6 w. h7 ~, y8 A2 d$ uEstimated time to target is 6 minutes 8 W( ~6 H" G, n' Y
Japanese aircraft. v% R/ X |2 n5 p, t
G3M2 Nell x 3
2 B( k/ M* n# O! D. n G4M1 Betty x 128 R4 V" }( w3 {% p
Ki-27b Nate x 9
* u* c$ C- n; @3 q1 Q$ YNo Japanese losses
5 n# ^1 X w3 c9 Z; {, d7 X( A' WAllied Ships$ L5 C4 b/ Y2 D
xAK Munlock$ b6 t6 ]4 C5 j8 v. f
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 @- [6 P9 x2 K0 |
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* v' }4 j) L8 g: [ R+ t! S* |
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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6 U; x8 M' ^) a; |7 E$ ^Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
, p2 T' r4 M8 |7 j. k) T [0 y# OWeather in hex: Light rain
5 B; a% Q9 P* u! uRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.3 P* i' K7 c3 z1 p" V
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
) K2 k* X* N7 G( }( L: ~Japanese aircraft
2 H6 U. z2 J0 l- ?( S. Y/ L/ O A6M2 Zero x 10 , h# I, o" b( G; w- K; q
Allied aircraft, v& g' b1 S* y- m& w
P-26A x 3
: e ]' ?0 a' |) u8 T8 y P-35A x 10, K8 i& c' V1 g+ n* K! z: R+ M- l. c
P-40B Warhawk x 9
0 Y$ @, X/ v9 ^0 h( ` P-40E Warhawk x 33 2 h* m9 Y# A4 L) f1 y
Japanese aircraft losses% b9 c+ F& l- V% ]7 _. W0 [$ T
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
( d9 L& f6 s, WAllied aircraft losses8 k6 P1 g3 ]) Q% q( t
P-26A: 1 destroyed
6 }! F# S1 _+ e* X/ z1 O2 n P-35A: 2 destroyed5 ?7 Z7 C9 A, w
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed $ l9 X2 ?7 S7 J$ _; X; v* A+ W& c
Aircraft Attacking:
8 z! d* m; C5 S5 m$ R6 N( `# W 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
: a% Q7 k% r: A, ~0 ?- S* y6 vWeather in hex: Heavy rain 3 H; d/ C5 N! H& z/ ~
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.4 f- t' i3 T$ a1 a2 _
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes + W2 g3 r5 g' W; T% H9 o
Japanese aircraft0 L( q" @8 g/ K5 }. c! Y
B5M1 Mabel x 5
- [2 C. N n7 Z' VNo Japanese losses
# n% }# `8 r, h; `3 ^5 OAllied ground losses:# J+ {' H% h# u" x% v- \
13 casualties reported
6 v4 S& ?, ~1 H! r Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) s) ?9 Y9 v# O: X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 E* k! a$ y6 m: J# z2 n0 W7 n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 4 w2 s2 O. b1 @4 z
Aircraft Attacking:
+ Q7 D" F9 n0 q+ c) o, ?' ~ 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
2 T/ i! U3 \, {& [! ~ Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 8 ]- P5 |* A/ X% I, R
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 / U; K! T$ K }4 H# P( z% l
Weather in hex: Light rain
3 ~5 p4 Y6 p TRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
& u! |( O4 V' FEstimated time to target is 27 minutes 3 d) T& n$ c2 d* Y6 F0 J0 B
Japanese aircraft, f! L% A3 O( j* K% F
A6M2 Zero x 9 $ W" J+ ^1 F/ v" h+ {0 B" T
Allied aircraft
* t- h: o. i- z3 P& H P-35A x 6; `5 m" F3 Y' B
P-40B Warhawk x 8
/ f# q5 p% U$ r* A P-40E Warhawk x 24 : ^+ O( V8 r2 S' H
Japanese aircraft losses5 `+ U- @+ c8 G9 O7 U! i Q4 W& b6 f
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed 4 F2 o! m4 `; q2 l& b. K7 L, K
Allied aircraft losses6 l; n4 K- I7 S0 b9 B; _
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed : P: R/ @- N; {1 \
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
: J" E+ {$ u% J6 T S+ Y e7 {* pWeather in hex: Light rain " F3 g. ~* ?1 J( `5 N, E4 I2 {5 }
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Q* k$ w5 \$ H! e) G$ x, fEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
. W* @8 P0 q% \* Y& f {7 B$ WJapanese aircraft- m$ b5 i& ]& ~' A& m# I' x: B
A6M2 Zero x 6
3 d8 O) L" }6 L2 oAllied aircraft
5 u1 K( j. I) j% c$ A P-35A x 5
8 F+ x( t4 }; r! t P-40B Warhawk x 8! Y% c) Q7 [0 R
P-40E Warhawk x 18 ; q; j2 I- r# _) R" i2 e8 f
No Japanese losses
/ u' z' H: @5 u/ u2 ^Allied aircraft losses
* X% E5 S- z, P& E" a P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed 6 a$ q+ f; N& ]7 r
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# n0 ]8 f7 I, m( {- ^" KMorning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
8 K" v3 L/ W6 u8 k1 _: UWeather in hex: Partial cloud & g8 q F4 Y0 m! v7 x* L
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
7 d1 z9 k; X! ZEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
$ c+ U1 o" G% zJapanese aircraft
! C0 {) U' @' y* p B5N1 Kate x 12
$ ?5 t. {9 e( S2 o) C }9 CNo Japanese losses
4 X) t: U3 o0 K+ F. H2 u; \Port hits 2- y- V E6 s3 X
Port supply hits 1 ( Y2 k `* n+ e0 K1 m
Aircraft Attacking:
" e1 s6 |! C0 R8 U$ b 12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * $ m. a* z/ J& n1 x
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 - L c5 j, ?' b
Weather in hex: Light cloud
5 i X) G. e9 R& rRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 g$ |2 e0 |% x$ h( {. q
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes % j* P" c$ i8 b3 w
Japanese aircraft* e6 e& ?" }9 T% A/ U: _
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
3 B7 N! ^& u0 f+ C- F% R( b Ki-27b Nate x 1" n3 a( B# W- b, J) L
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 , }' m: ]& z+ P* K7 B4 K) l o% P4 P
No Japanese losses # d0 U) W5 J% E- Y& n
Allied Ships
, m: M- m) P4 V9 z! v% Q3 v xAK Hinsang
5 l: y: x' S* I! B: O xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage; F4 d* p( |9 K7 `! M9 B
xAKL Chengtu
8 }$ B( l/ T7 {( s V8 s xAKL Joan Moller6 a% t) @2 q/ c' Z
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire) V# D3 u. E: }% e, V2 _6 u# o; _
xAK Bennevis
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
1 q4 d+ N' y! M n Y1 {Weather in hex: Clear sky % {6 E2 H7 A& m: X
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. f6 ~1 j( ?5 u8 A9 r
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes $ _8 I$ Q9 S* k* k3 r5 `
Japanese aircraft
) P0 ~& ~0 t/ Z& m8 K! O1 K0 w) N: A' z9 z Ki-27b Nate x 9
( w( V3 U5 ]( f' V- G* Y' K8 w Ki-36 Ida x 19
$ M! i# l0 c0 q) ^8 N( ~ Ki-44 Tojo x 8
5 O, N$ J" L4 m" k9 N% b Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
% G: d5 r0 c0 D. K3 } Ki-51 Sonia x 17 1 p, K+ x$ B/ S+ c# [( i
No Japanese losses 5 m9 a, j1 z! l' i" _
Airbase hits 7' I, I' C+ s8 t; ^' v
Airbase supply hits 3
5 m5 o7 Z2 B3 Y5 \" QRunway hits 11 4 U$ F/ u& N) c& P( ~
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% M* D6 z+ P" C2 s, u! XMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
6 Q: h! z0 h& ?4 ^Weather in hex: Heavy rain 1 O( }( p* O8 M) {: p/ \+ M
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
! k0 U, Z, J+ n$ s4 Y3 REstimated time to target is 10 minutes : g4 C/ c; K! F
Japanese aircraft5 a- d0 t7 }2 V/ {& b- a' Y# B& Y
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65
% i: I, b) K) h* I/ l Ki-27b Nate x 19 5 u, L) Z, t2 h9 q7 ?. ]
Japanese aircraft losses
: _# h, |! z- a7 \( C Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged . ?, j+ D% S* F+ \
Allied ground losses:
$ ]/ r+ j8 F' |9 \, h I 66 casualties reported
3 B j* V& T6 @; s% o Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled: ^/ [0 e3 ?& x. q& ^3 O
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled( m" m" C# e+ f9 k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled & i1 e9 @1 a" ~1 H% {% v, [
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) * @2 C* s9 A; K# A6 l; w; [; ~
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 4 F' ? R6 u/ R& E% c
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
. H4 t' Z5 E$ t/ F9 iEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
; b, ^: B/ c7 O; ]Japanese aircraft
! I. `3 c. d1 J }1 ] Ki-27b Nate x 34
" K. n" @. f8 ]- S Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6: v9 l$ N0 X, u# e' n& c6 K( ~* @% H
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 ) o$ K- h+ m% Q# V) m0 i0 P6 n5 m
No Japanese losses 9 w' L; _! f+ t4 R0 D4 N4 \! _
Allied ground losses:
2 h" h- [, I* F! w5 s) o# c# G 39 casualties reported
, h3 H; i( W$ G& |: F( \$ E Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. Z% u/ ]0 b2 E0 \- \" s
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled8 W5 b* v7 w7 T4 y
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
) a9 n5 G, A$ o7 }0 I. s( r6 M, JWeather in hex: Clear sky # ]' m& m: ?9 J0 q# b) M& @
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 |7 o3 b. z6 v
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
. V8 \* K! G, P) HJapanese aircraft9 ~9 p% M" e0 h; U9 j6 r6 r5 |, Z, i- u4 E
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
* S6 i; R5 d1 E/ [, JNo Japanese losses 6 O. ^' d2 y6 ^) X. ~
Airbase hits 1. k$ E0 V, m+ U8 P
Runway hits 2
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8 j) w2 t1 Q1 v! _6 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
& W/ N+ b' m% ]3 A/ d1 kWeather in hex: Heavy rain + S5 {4 h/ O3 Y4 q; c1 l6 _
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.' D1 v2 `; F& X: Z* T, R
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
0 Z0 p1 _1 s) j- HJapanese aircraft+ u, A3 x1 t6 D0 i4 G) s. l- I& F
Ki-27b Nate x 24
( S; ?% M2 ? HAllied aircraft5 o' O" l+ Z' s- v
Blenheim I x 4
2 c, [4 ~/ |* }4 V2 eNo Japanese losses + Z/ Y" @* V) Q% i$ b- ~) @: c i* Q
No Allied losses
0 M- h, x4 w- qJapanese Ships4 c% U b$ J; `
BB Haruna
$ B5 x9 A- m- x9 f, V: |5 {Aircraft Attacking:) k& o e( D4 L$ |& N" H9 Y
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
; Q: I, R6 a/ U) N7 o- c Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb , R3 z1 p( a0 q2 ?6 q+ H
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
, T, t$ O& T) q Y0 ~; fWeather in hex: Heavy rain
1 j- E: t8 a( HRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 [" d& d7 d" q. Y+ k
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
7 V, ^9 G! M! g+ C; i8 MJapanese aircraft
# u# Z3 V, w, Z7 e9 @. B" I. r G4M1 Betty x 19
! t7 \# T% C S2 P5 `2 @ Ki-27b Nate x 12 6 ~8 r/ t3 c4 w/ t$ U
No Japanese losses
3 r! D. q6 t9 jAllied ground losses:; M) U) s4 c* Y4 u6 ]
33 casualties reported3 k( v2 B* B6 P& L9 j" Q: _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
$ v9 z. a8 C, _: C7 o9 W Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- D4 X+ G, g, l* Z0 Y' w
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled" X3 X2 `0 V% v# y: b5 X- B
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 , z/ ^1 w. V' p4 }" O( |. v
Weather in hex: Clear sky
9 W$ N7 b6 U5 c9 g5 c* w4 f$ kRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 P1 [- Q9 W& @" o& J/ h# u
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes ; t( X* c4 S% n# ]! i
Japanese aircraft. c- H& M# N. D: ]( g
A6M2 Zero x 46- K! A, U! S6 u4 p4 o1 T
B5N2 Kate x 35+ M* J0 k4 [: u5 X! }# P |# E! g
D3A1 Val x 9
# q1 _ `, c) c7 NJapanese aircraft losses
2 W% v% M9 H' i* B+ o1 T8 S B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
% s/ S3 q* g% _$ ]9 x' Y D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
/ X% r A! V% ]9 |; j7 h; Y- p4 q" ]Allied Ships
4 b+ F# A$ p% ? a# m) S DD Litchfield
6 _1 u7 @+ v: E& N- E3 z DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 ~* L5 e9 |( p4 S8 P0 i- S* `8 } DD Ward$ W( [" b2 ]* k3 Z: A) m0 i7 L
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1
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j: z1 b" Y6 C# XMorning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
# K$ X; }8 a1 M: o; Z, v6 nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
) w1 v( X1 s) W* j6 ?7 ~* f, P+ vRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet." R( {; k1 R1 G9 n9 k
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
b% I5 l! l* H: ?Allied aircraft6 q2 ]+ X% N8 k1 D
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
) i. u9 A# r2 [ }, X SBD-2 Dauntless x 28- [1 z& J) i# H" C
TBD-1 Devastator x 15
1 P2 Q+ L: N2 T7 D/ N5 EAllied aircraft losses9 r1 K1 F" O% J: M7 J% L, \- v d, o
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
& z& C y, W2 \9 T" EJapanese Ships
& ?3 P( Z8 {: x7 Y, t5 I6 u DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 |) w% b5 T, ]7 e; U9 G( n. J
DD Sazanami3 m/ J+ U: w0 {' s4 x' z9 e
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires . _+ c( A \3 j1 `. V
& B G1 \3 v! z: S1 XHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
2 [* ]5 {6 I* l: f h/ r$ sHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya7 g% E7 A3 b; P% h: k
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68* I% R. w/ y1 A8 O
Weather in hex: Light cloud ( K* c6 i; d2 B" f( N
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" q- V& g# a1 c0 y hEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 5 L* }- ~# b. f" B8 G3 r) @
Japanese aircraft5 l4 W$ n* u' M; [, ^, K! f
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
6 n- w9 P. Z( y: S! E# W7 ^' SNo Japanese losses 0 \9 y- k6 Z. z0 R. h( x! |( [7 V
Allied Ships; d0 ~# P* }7 v* W: i0 t
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 r7 O8 s9 T) Z4 T' n xAK Hinsang 0 p7 z' V2 Y D8 {) U+ _) y
Aircraft Attacking:
# G( |* A( T" ^: x" P: o; u 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet( f0 h" q$ Z$ ], h5 N1 T& M! Z* Q
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 8 y+ N: v" X3 u2 b
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang# p) X! k3 U9 A% C. ~2 E# M- U( x
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# a0 ]. a5 l9 T$ Q, gMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
0 M2 X1 G% }. v6 v4 ~ \Weather in hex: Clear sky ' h7 e/ j0 q) x; G i/ L9 B
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., x' X" A. W% G/ G' Z8 ~
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
3 s8 V3 u9 v; {+ U- nJapanese aircraft. S# E' c& ^# H' {
D3A1 Val x 13
8 f- F$ H* B& H4 d: wNo Japanese losses 4 m- Y" p# c, J
Allied Ships' x' o. X5 U# B6 |1 ] H' u
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
5 R/ ~9 C$ s% n6 p( ~& K DD Ward9 j' O. o% a% A" ?. P" M1 |
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
" w2 M+ `* I |$ |7 O; d6 ~- Q+ f, M; i2 B* S3 Q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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8 F! B) ~2 B( a$ S* i! X" HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 - m, Z& T, @7 E z# P6 i
Weather in hex: Light cloud
0 g* z/ O5 I( n+ K" {4 f# Y+ lRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.9 b8 p. d& F: n2 S) N9 U$ _
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
7 l) _( t& Z: I" K2 f& V9 P& |Japanese aircraft
/ ^- Q$ [) ?; h9 \4 y* ~ Ki-27b Nate x 30* Y6 B$ }: f6 Y+ X
Allied aircraft- e( A+ N+ n$ d$ S M" y) [
Blenheim I x 7
, Y4 a# K0 G7 h) HNo Japanese losses & M& c$ h/ o# `
Allied aircraft losses. P) W5 d* ?: `4 K6 N" Q
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
! n$ t' Q1 `9 @" Y7 q ]( N Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak 4 ^7 s+ l4 [& |) s! n4 N; h
Japanese Ships
/ z6 e" I+ y8 I- S BB Haruna1 m2 s8 L& Q& v6 y! o+ T
xAK Asakasan Maru
& Z( k0 O$ |( p, Q& l8 M: v/ kAircraft Attacking:# ?/ Z( C# l+ ]5 g
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet5 r$ k% j* e: n5 Q- z9 S
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb $ W' E+ R+ ^2 M1 h' @( P: f5 ]6 q6 V
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9 b% M4 M: X2 `/ M! R. k5 QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 6 b: D. d" {& i" c! r
Weather in hex: Overcast 2 S" j; Q q" N/ D- L/ i$ }
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 N3 I# Z8 v% m, N/ H' n( v$ e) VEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
7 |% m! Z# j3 T PJapanese aircraft; i/ R" N0 t& o. Q- H N) z
A6M2 Zero x 10
3 I Z8 E1 c5 k6 F. x B5N2 Kate x 5 ) K1 D4 Y5 v; F$ J( ~
No Japanese losses
8 r7 d0 n, ?' o+ ZAllied Ships
1 F: i( {8 j u3 k% {0 J" c; K DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 9 Y$ s( @; L2 v# l1 [
Aircraft Attacking:: x2 h0 s. e9 p- V* M& V
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; o9 |0 w/ }3 t' I0 F. D
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
, @9 B( ]+ A% E0 Q$ e3 CWeather in hex: Heavy rain
4 E: P @. @5 iRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
3 W# K! M& L7 _- F1 s5 d: QEstimated time to target is 7 minutes + w! @: T2 [0 |( A7 K% {3 z# r
Allied aircraft
. O* L( J2 I% q$ p2 l5 d# @ F4F-3A Wildcat x 11 g3 v* h9 i% z8 J
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9
& y. Q1 @3 q+ y8 c5 e& yNo Allied losses
+ W7 l* [3 O8 ?8 w @Japanese Ships
" B, C; |& d1 ^) l" K; X DD Sazanami% u/ Z! u, h v; t. N! u
DD Ushio, and is sunk
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) : y% N4 j8 r. I4 N* @8 O
Japanese Deliberate attack
3 ]1 S- j+ u3 T$ N- c1 mAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
5 T3 E s, b% P7 bDefending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 % `# [: Z# q% c9 \
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
! m1 X% \) l& {/ [- j* f- bJapanese adjusted assault: 100 ( C; j# k) t0 h( ^+ n
Allied adjusted defense: 8 ' ^& f. ^9 `& N+ p$ ]! d% G7 D* c
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) 0 Z" R6 r+ ^0 p( g
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!
+ {. @4 e; f% i, c5 b+ SCombat modifiers
, F3 D1 A- j0 n u9 r; g0 u5 P" jDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
7 U1 z. d9 i6 s+ ~, ~9 V fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
! {, W0 V( S8 y" \: ~: F' R% ?7 `Attacker: fatigue(-)
) [, j. L* w8 n1 S8 Q" j5 B) m2 {! pJapanese ground losses:' d& O( |/ b8 r* N( b! M! O
37 casualties reported
( `1 h! j9 V" U$ o! a$ B+ p. C; ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled/ h5 ^( Y& d4 b: k. Y: m! z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 ? y9 E v; o; B$ z& ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
X* z/ T- l% ^0 F& J% o% q! d2 R( Z$ @Allied ground losses:
0 c+ [6 z) N, Z, G( `% {4 d$ ` 2519 casualties reported% O! t# F: ~! w( N% `8 Q9 ]
Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
( g* S. U3 \) x+ L/ t4 C* e Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled
* s! i3 d; @+ n0 Q, b6 p Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
& {: V4 u3 V* I0 z# a Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)( Q, r# c& Y8 W3 j6 A( u
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ n' k; W( t9 t
Units retreated 2
F# }7 g) O# k5 t2 r) X Units destroyed 1
8 r# ]: `7 x1 ^# H" NDefeated Allied Units Retreating! ( `; w9 l- X) a" _" @" f8 g
Assaulting units:
2 G7 ?7 g1 P* F. Y4 L; N9 ] 56th Infantry Regiment
$ n6 Y2 s0 L6 {' O% w9 I( e 12th Engineer Regiment
% C& ?) V' e1 t9 r& L- P8 X% G9 R 5th JAAF AF Coy
0 Z3 k8 B3 m% I4 t9 v3 f: S5 F$ yDefending units:% M2 T8 W& v1 p7 c/ d$ t
FMSV Brigade
, k$ N8 W# E/ n1 S+ L8 i 8th Indian Brigade
& k) C8 \/ \' t, r 3rd ISF Base Force |