AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41. ?6 i& c, T7 R9 f! }+ k( [' G
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。。; F( k2 y+ G: @+ z( i
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。2 G+ R0 H, P! f; a, s
大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
) k( J" m+ n5 y4 @) \马来半岛,在大量陆攻的轰炸,和cl编队的炮击下,日军当天突下Kota Bharu,
6 Q) k: k# j3 G. c; {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。( m' c3 Q7 J' Z S% U- F* G
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。: A9 {4 p8 O+ ]/ y8 w: e+ `1 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。" R% N2 I% P- ]. N
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% `$ i- U0 I" ?) S- EInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) ( _4 f0 R# i4 }
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
0 L0 U C2 X9 U$ e- c. DJapanese Ships
( {. n9 N0 b$ ^5 s! [ CL Sendai
8 w0 ^0 W8 U, y: K DD Ayanami
Z- v9 h5 x, i8 d: M5 \+ f DD Shikinami1 L L2 t* @* {. {* ^* L
DD Isonami( p2 I4 b6 g% e& i$ i8 D
PB Tatsumiya Maru
& T" \ d8 t, {: p6 J SC Ch 9
" S: e! a0 Q! G SC Ch 70 {" H* ]; ^! w( p
AK Sasako Maru
4 @$ k' P7 f- Q/ b1 {& U DD Uranami $ x) H8 b& Z8 @+ i3 `. {0 T" @; v
Japanese ground losses:3 r! u" l4 `0 p6 o K9 o
26 casualties reported
/ i# a$ h4 I5 ?# U' n. N# k b6 ^7 u; G Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. e. e$ E& n0 d- |5 A$ ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 J% i- }) J8 E! \# m, v, B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 O3 J# [5 J% M; y' N% `0 a! `Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85 ' G6 v" d" `1 z3 U
Japanese Ships3 ?/ O6 O- I8 g$ ]
SS I-121 8 w. R" v' }/ V* f$ p* f' b
Allied Ships
! ?, ^' E) Z/ ^% J5 a xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage $ j; K1 l7 ?7 Z# }: r& R1 m' m
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121
/ N- ?9 X0 j7 TSS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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$ K- r" b) `/ q i- p+ w0 TTF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
+ A7 c, c+ N" p6 H, V, X8 \Allied Ships R2 w! r0 |1 H8 L. E( Q8 ~
DD Pillsbury
8 Z* b4 M/ T+ G$ `, T DD Peary
$ _ a* i6 o6 y; W! o) d DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
' y2 f* @( k4 y7 P* E3 mines cleared
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+ N3 n. i3 R9 }- Z4 ]ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 7 U+ C( | Z: a# T0 h2 | D& S5 O
Japanese Ships) t4 E% c- X9 Y% q+ ?
CL Jintsu. ^5 G6 s0 u" I, L4 l
DD Oshio
7 Z8 f) }; N6 J5 B DD Hibiki; F \' k4 a" u0 |& s2 G% V
DD Akatsuki
4 [0 L2 ]) q8 M( h! { DD Arashio
& t1 k. l# v1 O! EAllied Ships- g$ d, B' ?: X
SS KXI, hits 9 6 j' h& U' U5 ]% w
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- e) B% u2 z1 \- Q. Z7 p4 E0 lDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards ( K! [6 Q# C3 Y$ a' g9 c. H
Japanese Ships5 l- G+ t+ K4 g( M3 \. q
CA Maya* e. ]; H3 f+ t1 h
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
: w, P/ b, V5 [; n/ T DD Minazuki4 ^$ N6 V8 G6 ^3 ^
DD Fumizuki/ M: C7 t9 w* u
DD Nagatsuki
8 \7 T3 _$ e. V- ?Allied Ships
1 B1 R9 e2 M8 v6 Y% k) h" C% [$ Z DD Scout( o" }1 H, I* \" [! @, \
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
5 ~+ z+ V& M% |+ _3 Z0 P9 u4 J- n DD Thracian
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7 ~, Y9 _% w8 o. S# `% sDay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
! T$ g, e, [% z# A x) P# a" |$ MJapanese Ships7 W9 B9 L+ n) L# e( e- m2 I; s
DD Sazanami
9 i$ | S7 Y; U" D" W) |/ w+ H8 R! z DD Ushio
5 w# ~1 x# `& S0 Y' {: o AO Shiriya 3 s# H( E5 p; U7 v
Allied Ships0 ]% S) P G: t; E- x: P2 X: J
CV Enterprise
1 b5 w1 b1 g# w$ i; C# Z CA Northampton
8 ^8 ^- F1 F5 P, M/ {" v CA Chester
. a t# N3 X& N# ` p CA Salt Lake City
" ~- J/ M7 T- F DD Craven" {2 L) x4 r1 O2 Q( _
DD Gridley
$ ]" @' l" J( s) e. n7 Z DD McCall" Q. Q6 A- z9 ?
DD Maury
$ z, ^+ q2 n- U DD Benham
- b4 O% i- e: \ P1 D4 k8 X, F3 @: S DD Ellet( e& S5 M! S/ B$ ]4 i
DD Dunlap6 x1 r% j' T' L q
DD Fanning: q p+ s, ~$ `2 |4 O7 K
DD Balch
$ l8 ^% S- y& v' h( EMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards8 {; i2 Z, r$ u. S R$ i
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards4 d5 j6 R' D5 u' S* g* i
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
5 e- t' k+ |% v6 rBoth TF attempt to withdraw!
7 o+ B- T% L( Q* hRange increases to 28,000 yards...+ m i, Y! }. C+ h* y( v
Both Task Forces evade combat 8 C( M- m6 C6 ^0 @
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards & f9 [" B; P& J- D3 T Z# V) w
Japanese Ships
: M6 n( j5 v8 |5 b/ @* s$ T8 Q, R$ g APD Fuji; e- T# U+ m, J% Y
TB Hiyodori
' i+ ]9 J! \3 g% b4 t9 `& L AMc Toroshima Maru
% d8 Z* Q' H' {8 m4 ^ PB Heiei Maru #7+ {) T5 J+ ]4 X0 H1 H3 ?' L- K
xAK Syoka Maru
: | a$ v1 M6 F8 G: L& E& f0 A xAK Rokko Maru- G2 v, {+ E# d l5 }: j+ J
xAK Igasa Maru7 K: x5 F- E2 ~, a( a2 X
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21/ _, B. p+ j' P; R* o( ^. X2 e
xAKL Sasago Maru 7 u# j! _( K. C% M9 z: }3 \
Allied Ships: W1 V8 g! e3 _' N5 Q; G" @6 d& P
MTB 7 d( q( K1 `7 _. j' h
MTB 8
$ D5 u: s3 s: t# E0 R( y MTB 9. l- g4 m0 Q/ }( a( W) q$ O+ O- {
MTB 107 A- e' F3 Z% Q6 z! N
MTB 116 r3 e9 Y% T4 j6 i" R9 i: V" s
MTB 12! z. |" v' O2 d: A2 \5 w, B2 o
MTB 264 V6 s- M7 V5 O5 N2 A
MTB 27 ; S2 W8 A( B, _( z E
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
7 v5 g$ {% u2 `* }( E" z- rMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards( b/ [* y7 b; b5 Y
Range increases to 18,000 yards.../ Y. |2 ~- u) s! C/ f8 y2 u
Both Task Forces evade combat
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! ]. x5 d- \& N+ a, eMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
+ i7 `& u% Z% b. PWeather in hex: Light rain * `! K( i/ E9 m- z4 S D
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.! z! x3 w, h" W* t% B
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes & s* ]# L# g5 I$ n; q9 M
Japanese aircraft3 X [ e: G8 N7 ^5 O. w" k) \- ?. D
A6M2 Zero x 21: M9 @) t7 V! t& q9 Q& z
Allied aircraft
A; Q; l7 {! }+ E9 A! c P-26A x 8
4 F7 O7 V' w8 X; l9 J' P P-35A x 13
! S1 k% j5 E2 a: U P-40B Warhawk x 14
: G2 j- Y/ q! K# s P-40E Warhawk x 46
+ N A4 m5 D8 `3 E) D C2 g9 GJapanese aircraft losses
0 K* u* Y. v) }; S6 @5 ?# y A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
" c6 I1 V- ]% m% l3 v7 @! E! CAllied aircraft losses
2 g" n* O7 t& v1 x* N& J P-26A: 1 destroyed) `) _: e' f1 [9 [! p( E
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed
B# e, V$ J( ?: E) ~ P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed 8 M4 |7 T3 D9 w0 h& t. q
Aircraft Attacking:7 l8 N6 }" n0 G' b) g
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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! ]: S) l: z: c% J8 UMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
/ M+ ^2 D5 F/ O" e6 \1 K) j8 M( WWeather in hex: Heavy rain J0 f& \' ~2 R+ L, m
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
( {$ h( g# V6 x& r$ Q- [Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
1 O+ a7 \5 ]; G+ h- DJapanese aircraft& N! F" y, T2 a6 o
G3M2 Nell x 338 `( ?% y) x2 r1 F2 x# F }* \) ]0 g
G4M1 Betty x 3/ x$ _' s3 x3 \& b2 m2 t6 i
Ki-27b Nate x 19
" o+ Q: k! q$ ?1 }8 f; ^( ^0 INo Japanese losses
0 J! N8 F5 p0 l7 _" K# qAllied ground losses:
4 \4 J0 C' g0 |+ b8 N) Z6 ?8 | 95 casualties reported- q; y; \- C! _. F- A) H
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled7 l1 h6 Q- A c2 q$ A/ ~* n4 h/ q! F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled- c' ]" v/ A# U3 e) e3 c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
. L$ m9 n# G' zWeather in hex: Heavy rain ' @- y4 W, m, z
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 ?( e) K3 [9 Z6 w2 uEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
! S" Z! e; Y8 N4 W7 O3 c; N. KJapanese aircraft! z7 h2 n- u% G" H! C
G3M2 Nell x 167 _0 f4 y' ~- O+ I& w
G4M1 Betty x 11" g0 F8 n0 r o& G7 e3 k4 G
Ki-27b Nate x 15 $ M" Y5 J+ m }7 B8 T" J
Japanese aircraft losses. {' f3 C$ b% B- W5 [
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
) y" L0 _2 ^8 u G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
$ L! d: y3 a1 @1 b$ H: ]( LAllied ground losses:" A X! F6 V" ^- c
43 casualties reported
8 `7 |' `7 K7 X! i- B7 Z7 ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled6 g7 Q% J; q0 p0 M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled% i% o) _3 Y8 X# |, F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 6 B# v6 p% v1 ^' z9 c
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ; g" x4 H# i- k- u! I7 K @
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ i2 B) M# `( v! g/ `- L5 z
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
: e1 V6 D0 C4 a d5 x! \Japanese aircraft4 g, }6 m- A) }6 P1 O% Y/ i" d$ b
G3M2 Nell x 27
" Y$ A# l: Y# O$ r; ]' C Ki-27b Nate x 34 % a. C G5 n* Z) Z6 O
No Japanese losses - |) L; f8 K, O
Allied ground losses: A1 p9 Z6 o( f2 ?& h
78 casualties reported
. Q$ B. i& U; G0 \1 `9 ?( ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
. H+ f$ Q0 r9 u3 t# a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
' Y* E& x; V! N! D9 z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, p$ r! i3 O8 _7 {: B" _; cMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 . I( R. `, O$ h9 P. W/ q
Weather in hex: Light cloud
& M! z: @6 v( zRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. n+ F/ @$ P+ B. f7 x8 e
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 8 M5 Z8 i* w) x& g' h1 w6 |
Japanese aircraft5 o& W# f- W+ Z" C1 [) F4 u% ^
G3M2 Nell x 3
, l7 x8 z; n* `' w Y G4M1 Betty x 129 i/ o! S; r0 }: A9 j+ q
Ki-27b Nate x 9 ; j0 a7 V; n9 N/ t
No Japanese losses / u; V5 U- F z; y; r, J+ v
Allied Ships' }, }" a) \2 N& X' }# L: E
xAK Munlock
9 a9 r4 ?9 k& _6 q xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 f6 n k0 V5 A" w- {% S; C% w8 s
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' e& z7 a6 S9 M% K6 u
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires ! A- x( K8 |( c% b4 N. _
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 & n8 x/ }: q7 Z, u6 u
Weather in hex: Light rain
5 E/ r, v% ?' G4 X* k4 A. zRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.4 a7 F: e& k" Q. U6 D8 ^
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
9 N8 M: O: i& gJapanese aircraft" _( V7 g7 q5 @- e/ g
A6M2 Zero x 10
8 X2 Q; r/ e) s0 c; z7 AAllied aircraft7 h5 _9 d) Y2 ?
P-26A x 3
2 s# A- F9 K, y* u b( r7 i8 O P-35A x 102 e s1 q k N9 T! u9 T- c+ y
P-40B Warhawk x 9
" O' J# q& b+ W) O' E P-40E Warhawk x 33
" g, j0 ]7 A: Q# K6 AJapanese aircraft losses
. ~0 c' f {; o! d A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
2 S# e4 Z8 x- Y! m1 z* }+ mAllied aircraft losses
2 Q( F; A @& H- V9 p P-26A: 1 destroyed- X+ e4 ~& I+ o. S( K' A' J
P-35A: 2 destroyed. f: w) x; y1 n, C
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
+ t& r2 f. k, r& j! \5 M3 PAircraft Attacking:0 L ?0 S. S3 C. W: J
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet 2 V$ P5 }, r% Y0 k/ Q3 q) A- O
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: Q6 I5 f' Y( m! e+ F& lMorning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
' D" k8 y- T) e7 [Weather in hex: Heavy rain
4 ?' S5 G! g Z- ^& L& lRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( b( B) h4 G( } l3 P; |Estimated time to target is 5 minutes 9 d. o3 ]! | c& U2 a: C, Z
Japanese aircraft
X9 E2 r8 x5 }9 t* I3 B6 m B5M1 Mabel x 5 ; m' {1 x+ x! O5 B! C, c8 C
No Japanese losses
& G1 C3 L; N7 E. p4 v6 Z) SAllied ground losses:
6 L4 M2 p% o& n* u V3 J& j9 L 13 casualties reported) m, v8 E3 q. t; V6 T2 J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, a6 j6 y# s: Z$ J8 B% Q4 Z. J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 u' n# B/ \2 O$ O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 2 A4 J: L0 E* d3 K
Aircraft Attacking:) _& z! ?, a5 e' Y- y9 G+ l
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet% |9 z+ J' v: u0 A
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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+ N7 P8 I9 M0 Y' F P2 \: _& iMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
) B# W: I$ e4 w' zWeather in hex: Light rain 1 b6 @% b; ]* g. K
Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
- u% Y B) s) ~Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
* W: r. r, I3 f+ H- y1 _Japanese aircraft4 v" P N' r- C9 y3 g
A6M2 Zero x 9 6 }3 E4 E# [4 v5 F. X1 S
Allied aircraft4 R0 P+ J$ P" q$ k9 m
P-35A x 67 U2 w+ h3 e, w" v
P-40B Warhawk x 8; R6 d7 ^9 g3 O6 z1 M7 w, P
P-40E Warhawk x 24 7 v0 |9 S7 _- H* m
Japanese aircraft losses- e9 j3 o Q2 I. ]1 m
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed : a8 q t& e a# F
Allied aircraft losses
4 k6 T1 D0 ?0 U) _9 T5 m' x1 T/ t P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed 3 R8 U o! I, R4 ~6 J; g" g
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 0 }" I# P/ r5 \8 l6 ^! |, M! ^/ E
Weather in hex: Light rain
& X4 |' a7 z0 x+ TRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.5 B9 D& d" C# u
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes 4 c; h; F' D% Y i
Japanese aircraft, m) j# M4 `( @7 D- _
A6M2 Zero x 6
. e' y9 ~/ h: J c( L. JAllied aircraft
0 {: _( b: g! u u P-35A x 5
3 U8 X3 u' q" [% K P-40B Warhawk x 8
* ? R: ^ P. P0 e; x P-40E Warhawk x 18 4 Z% z" v! L7 A6 n Y9 ]$ Q
No Japanese losses
1 R$ ?2 o. `# p( W8 gAllied aircraft losses B1 G3 v5 o0 W
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed : f U h V1 x
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! h# {) g. V0 v1 z K& iMorning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
$ x6 Z/ f, C, [: ]: z8 \# ]Weather in hex: Partial cloud * y6 k' k$ E- Z2 J! n
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
. _+ X( e4 W7 v- R% H9 j: m7 e* [Estimated time to target is 9 minutes * r' K1 K) t4 B e, @$ F
Japanese aircraft5 G/ l: r& Z1 a% L1 E& I
B5N1 Kate x 12 1 B$ [) E" w) G3 r4 a
No Japanese losses # @* }# s8 N0 i+ F5 R A
Port hits 27 @5 c. J9 M, z e
Port supply hits 1 9 @0 b0 A1 b% a7 `$ i3 [
Aircraft Attacking:+ `/ W. D9 r0 T0 E' h7 D: X$ ^6 Q2 r
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * ) L& s' }( Q/ b" I
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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( t! f/ t1 P# t. k2 ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
8 f3 a( H) r/ x" G7 i9 J1 G/ w) YWeather in hex: Light cloud
: U" I4 m8 B6 O: @" H( K7 ]1 ORaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* E, l4 X- x7 t. G. E) lEstimated time to target is 5 minutes ) |; p9 }, m) ^5 S
Japanese aircraft5 G4 ?9 F% Q. | A% I( X
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
6 o3 j. B1 Q8 n Ki-27b Nate x 1
0 K- l6 [, e7 x8 e- J7 m6 y" e Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 9 C3 ^# A' g( H# M
No Japanese losses
+ E% i# y. R8 f' O4 e$ N" AAllied Ships b/ ~! Z; w7 s$ D. R8 d
xAK Hinsang
9 _2 t6 @! Q4 r+ X; {5 T xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage
G; @" \8 ~0 f' q' W1 b0 d xAKL Chengtu
0 m( I5 E" `8 x xAKL Joan Moller3 Q9 ^ |( p! z! N$ s
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* R: t' m q+ D* w xAK Bennevis
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
' i" _0 G6 b" K- ~6 N2 k6 O% B& @) ~5 oWeather in hex: Clear sky
2 i) e! k: T: ?; g7 F4 f. L) nRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 O! ^9 f4 @8 Y& w) `( |$ B
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
6 o, D1 s6 `8 VJapanese aircraft( G2 X( O% `' J& E
Ki-27b Nate x 9
. Y5 j2 ~3 b; H0 ~ Ki-36 Ida x 19
$ S2 {( G6 m6 K: j Ki-44 Tojo x 8! p5 ^) p) X: ^! `# ~
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3! n/ Q X7 p% \- `: ]+ ^- m
Ki-51 Sonia x 17 0 J, x" ]- s9 y6 _! G" k
No Japanese losses
5 y6 Q; P3 p, jAirbase hits 7. q" Z3 m: q: [, y9 \" S# ^
Airbase supply hits 3$ {5 U- F2 c" p" C0 j3 ?: @: [
Runway hits 11
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) # ~! \1 u$ ^" Z' {/ Q7 p
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
! S+ v( @* |! R6 _. D# c$ zRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
8 a4 ^. h& \4 v# j1 y0 ZEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
! ]. e: m6 g" M* [0 NJapanese aircraft( L' ~ o5 ]7 M6 e8 X# ] r% {
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65/ `8 `3 ?" x4 c0 }" q. O
Ki-27b Nate x 19 " E8 |- \8 x& d3 G1 H* |7 W6 t
Japanese aircraft losses
g4 A0 X( q& D) T Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
* J5 o( e2 `, F/ v$ P/ cAllied ground losses:/ \0 r, @. q5 E# x; C+ m) d) W% v- R
66 casualties reported" D k' r4 u( _9 [. C {+ C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled% j7 `( d6 @ s
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled* \' o4 E( p' ~% Z& A7 |2 ^) ~6 O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 5 a: y5 v, _. O$ O- z9 u$ O
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ) W5 Z+ W2 B( s; V' P4 }' `
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.9 k: k6 Y9 V! W& c& _9 f9 X! e1 D6 E
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
6 }. {3 J. g! n% PJapanese aircraft
5 E6 H$ L4 X; P) g9 x! Z Ki-27b Nate x 34
1 P/ d1 y$ b! S Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
. O' s# Z; j* g2 \$ R Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 " i2 y3 X" F- R5 N8 f4 @
No Japanese losses 7 I* m9 F, f2 O! T+ l2 R
Allied ground losses:
\' D' Y( I; W 39 casualties reported
/ ~; O* K) E+ Z f/ D Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 U t- m9 _( n# L; a) r! @( }( b( b- c0 } Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled, w* T8 M% x$ |1 _
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, c7 |+ H, K7 ^/ i# GMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
, T& S8 p G: C' Q' \3 QWeather in hex: Clear sky * ^7 e+ c% G( T9 c4 |+ w1 P+ ~
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
5 C1 j4 i! N2 A3 {* \9 ]& j8 oEstimated time to target is 9 minutes ; v0 ^6 d, G3 D; o
Japanese aircraft' ]3 Q& T. J) c$ k7 c. ^
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 6 J& D, U& p g- Z6 U
No Japanese losses
' S/ e: ]* q9 a( r- v, DAirbase hits 1
# \5 o* W: i( f: }$ FRunway hits 2- B! v0 ]) @7 M5 e. Y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 ( x9 y2 p4 _" o* X, O
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ) t0 x- @' A5 l O% g
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
: Y2 x5 B$ v- v2 b" }& U" IEstimated time to target is 6 minutes) e) ] t& u- H8 [
Japanese aircraft9 c# j; ]' F) { j" z" o Y) a
Ki-27b Nate x 24
" J# U$ m! {+ I5 ^4 P4 v: IAllied aircraft" v3 K; M) X7 ~# a
Blenheim I x 4 - ? Y3 ~2 n( ?* z6 [2 H% N- a
No Japanese losses
: G( N* k0 h% `8 F. V& T. ANo Allied losses ! i6 w8 R9 @8 f: s& I
Japanese Ships
5 A! {- w& c4 r, M" T* D4 W BB Haruna
3 D- ~! R- B: ]/ ~2 L/ w% o8 qAircraft Attacking:# O9 R5 @: R3 g$ K& N9 E
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
: x& s/ H! Q6 g3 x+ l m Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) : l6 p& l( {$ e8 G6 Z/ b
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 7 z1 b& c6 S5 k2 E ^# ~
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 o' L! x* m; V8 {+ } }4 V5 Y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes ) u' G- p4 Z; D' K( h
Japanese aircraft
2 X# K& B; i# h1 X6 R G4M1 Betty x 19
* o* V+ {& S4 t" ]9 Z: y Ki-27b Nate x 12 : }5 R7 n. l5 T& e
No Japanese losses
: ]; p& f$ o0 O; r( \( z* aAllied ground losses:0 q: |5 n3 p' f. A: ?2 X& r$ o2 |
33 casualties reported. J/ I( m- K( L/ M( b& |; |. z2 e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
& q; V2 V1 A3 q* l. ~; J6 ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- U; B: H$ }& @: N/ F Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled9 [5 Z" r3 m; {0 O; u& M
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 6 C$ a3 z3 J" o
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+ e2 U. ~$ h0 iMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 2 B$ K5 O: d* r( P
Weather in hex: Clear sky
& f. h+ |0 R- q/ Y) E: c( f/ T+ CRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! P& ^5 t% p; Z$ S, GEstimated time to target is 6 minutes 5 f2 t/ N0 V+ s9 c
Japanese aircraft5 @% e; N4 J* r- D) q0 c) y
A6M2 Zero x 468 R! |# G7 ^" G$ i* f+ d. p
B5N2 Kate x 35
$ ~$ D) c& ]1 y+ }3 H D3A1 Val x 9 " g( o3 @1 I& H A0 B
Japanese aircraft losses+ g; x; d3 e" m! x& {& p0 \
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged3 K+ v$ m6 E' i* p; @/ m/ b5 p' D
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged ( I: d2 \+ L% u# Q. }
Allied Ships
% y, O+ h) S/ o) t DD Litchfield
) R" Y J. g. m2 B. e2 |# ^# X DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 n1 B9 ^( \! R& U9 i" Z DD Ward$ g, ^# W0 {8 P3 X; P2 w
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1
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0 j0 c6 ~5 }9 t, @- MMorning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 5 m2 L6 j! \* x
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
5 y& p9 {& p: i0 gRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
) a% D: ~( n2 m6 ?0 C7 U2 MEstimated time to target is 7 minutes " x7 V0 d7 ^/ m3 T F- z$ h
Allied aircraft
* J9 n; R6 n" h3 _, z0 p F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
) O$ \! J5 y+ s; } SBD-2 Dauntless x 28& A$ N& A8 m) y+ C
TBD-1 Devastator x 15 # s- A/ ^$ e2 s }5 q- X
Allied aircraft losses4 P. n& A1 I! o$ ~" G- {4 K
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
8 C! y" L5 v9 k5 h, y$ FJapanese Ships
9 z5 I: p0 B, ] DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 S" t5 H* ?1 I( {
DD Sazanami5 |. c6 ]8 ^; M; w( w, V6 v
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires a0 @( Q* d! `& D3 V7 o
+ G* K7 ]. ]" y- j
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
q6 i2 \- E6 T h I _; A; lHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya3 e3 L% @( }; a) v6 F$ K- s8 }1 K' i1 ~
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, V" h8 t- Q2 I/ {4 WMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
' o, a6 s0 g5 T" l- B7 vWeather in hex: Light cloud 5 \8 n% q2 n& z! p7 t# Y
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ B4 v5 b* _3 u- r* ?& B7 o
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
y5 H. |7 n4 AJapanese aircraft
- b) K' {3 ], Z Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 & z# a& l( Q3 v( r* F$ B
No Japanese losses
. a2 J- B/ n& z H3 W5 ZAllied Ships
8 m: N E: v+ M+ K; N# ?7 S xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 E2 z9 C/ d1 q, \$ T xAK Hinsang ; W" ]; a+ s( Q. s ^
Aircraft Attacking:
- D( l( {5 _7 i! v 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
6 N+ t; H) {, \/ N9 m$ _- ^" X Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb - q0 T, M* B+ U$ F
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang- F. V$ F4 P% o" d. ~
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
. P2 ~. X0 W6 n1 K/ n" AWeather in hex: Clear sky $ X1 ]) E3 o: w4 |" n3 b
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 `% D. P# X6 D7 xEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
3 V. u, U8 X: aJapanese aircraft7 N& y7 B2 B$ y! B+ c
D3A1 Val x 13
, c1 [8 X# @$ ^9 F( f; O1 ^6 KNo Japanese losses
# m& l! k: e, OAllied Ships: t: q! o/ M6 B4 f f- s9 l
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
! z4 A& k1 f5 n( S DD Ward+ B. K4 a* ]; W
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage ) y# ^" k" @( G6 A1 E! \, r
8 T @7 {0 U0 y7 U6 R, S, NHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 ! \ D* d4 [6 F* @5 l; u
Weather in hex: Light cloud
: s# ]* g8 f2 p# ^Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 A; z3 H% k4 z' D/ z0 t
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
3 j) t1 q \" ~& W& \7 YJapanese aircraft, z' l3 ]7 n' T# V) ~& m% K6 b7 E
Ki-27b Nate x 30
; b' F8 c. r7 S$ {% P- F& w& kAllied aircraft! f$ T2 R$ s! T( D, z: R5 F
Blenheim I x 7
0 H) X; M6 o' @) S- }, P& uNo Japanese losses : N1 I8 M5 Z- {; v. o2 o
Allied aircraft losses; Y- ~9 }% r6 q
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
5 I* }) g! j! c q Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak # l* A# R) e% D' ~+ e' N+ U5 j
Japanese Ships+ \! x/ P$ E, E N
BB Haruna/ O$ v! r- ~+ p: Y$ V0 F4 n0 }/ t
xAK Asakasan Maru
+ U& Z' s3 i/ P* A* ^, vAircraft Attacking:
\! m9 h6 D% ` 7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
6 K% w) R( B: x# B Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
4 M, y0 C! s1 \& j3 n* V. j' LWeather in hex: Overcast
( _1 R& O, Y: r$ ZRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ Q9 Q: P( @0 a9 QEstimated time to target is 7 minutes & H/ t3 @$ t: L( _2 |4 e
Japanese aircraft" W( O- F& K* |+ s. s3 U, w
A6M2 Zero x 10
+ q3 ~( o s) i: c) j B5N2 Kate x 5
* g) ~) S' l$ JNo Japanese losses
6 |5 R# c) T( Y( \Allied Ships" M' p0 M' V0 P9 |& v
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk $ r; H5 ]) Y! Y0 i0 F2 b& X. l
Aircraft Attacking:& Q" H9 s( r( Z+ R
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 X! ^4 l- Z. c4 s# j7 D Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 2 n6 D; @; V$ D% H
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
; f9 R, P G$ bRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.' Z4 U" V( D1 o
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
5 U" E0 ?+ ]' g) Q; |9 n% RAllied aircraft; k9 o9 }) j1 v+ o0 |( Y' l
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
5 t B# k4 k* y' j SBD-2 Dauntless x 9
! y( V k) W1 S0 i) S- O4 w% {3 Z* XNo Allied losses 1 H% M, M7 V5 i2 a
Japanese Ships
5 F! X% v3 D" \- { DD Sazanami9 l: r- K& V+ |1 d+ m
DD Ushio, and is sunk ) N4 t8 |& K* P* M# f/ R2 J- y
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0 w. Y# [% T+ b, X: y% yGround combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
/ h/ @1 A0 H# Y7 j$ Q4 V8 OJapanese Deliberate attack ! p* L9 F! k& k% ?) ]7 N
Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
- k' u _8 `7 y \Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 0 Y5 m ]# O$ B+ [7 U% v% y7 Q
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
) _. o8 {2 N/ q+ q4 s; p" q4 lJapanese adjusted assault: 100 , k2 D' Z0 d; ~$ r4 X
Allied adjusted defense: 8 ' q+ b4 T, B! m1 H% ?
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) , W3 ^# J$ m1 f, v6 s
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! 4 z4 y1 Q l% q1 O. c! h
Combat modifiers
2 G9 w5 q% c9 `5 Y1 q' CDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
# O! f& Y% H% ~ fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
" p1 D5 l* _# @* Q0 ^Attacker: fatigue(-) 1 v6 S6 D8 j! B8 ?: D
Japanese ground losses:4 G. |+ g0 m! D- F7 u7 U6 I1 K9 A
37 casualties reported
% a' c; t+ Y% H, B& J1 @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 X+ u* \0 C4 y6 {9 w! k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
k r5 r4 R' P+ D, m: w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& {7 |# t8 h5 E; V. R/ M3 v9 mAllied ground losses:; }. ^) P6 b2 g" u* z( g
2519 casualties reported
& w( s7 O, r: J2 p2 U Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled" u( h' K5 Y/ n! ~, P6 L& K5 s
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled% k3 @3 Z7 ~3 \6 y" Z0 J
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled/ c+ B8 e$ ?8 W. A
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)# v$ @% q1 S9 ]" R
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 A& Q& U9 a; {* M6 {1 [" a5 _
Units retreated 2
" X0 D: K7 Y$ a/ H+ m- @9 R( \ Units destroyed 1 , H/ h, w& F! U2 f5 _
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
4 r1 E& ^+ r" S& Q/ ?Assaulting units:" K+ H. j6 G# i( c! |
56th Infantry Regiment
^$ c* K* C) W 12th Engineer Regiment
* | O$ D+ [. k' P 5th JAAF AF Coy
% z: _! j( o# D: [Defending units:
4 V# b" v; E Y- d4 T% f" y! ? FMSV Brigade
$ ^ n6 p5 R, d- C 8th Indian Brigade
1 g, K) n6 b) R) A; }$ J 3rd ISF Base Force |