AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 415 \" O# J! D" N ^; s0 |5 H" Y
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/ P6 l. [. M: b0 {, o
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
$ z6 c2 w. ~+ J1 B% D+ O大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
5 C/ \/ q3 g! u5 u* U1 m; v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,
: E4 V( E* Y3 ]& D% Q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。1 c: a; w7 l# y) @: z0 ~
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。
; O H/ G" d4 q3 {$ ^7 j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 c$ S$ a1 E0 b
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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
; [/ [" s& C4 V. y; j5 [# b21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
+ T: o4 s( {) f) q1 uJapanese Ships
- [/ d8 T* R# J! D CL Sendai# _+ |' W: _3 n2 U" n! I
DD Ayanami
+ Q8 g& J# W# {9 r: V DD Shikinami
7 g' U8 b6 n* E DD Isonami& e/ d& S8 |! ^+ E$ p/ f8 z- M' O
PB Tatsumiya Maru8 d3 m( L, L- a) p" y
SC Ch 9
9 n2 \% D8 y$ _" R" ~0 P% [ SC Ch 7, q. F$ M2 h- W! M' o* c5 |
AK Sasako Maru- }. c- |0 L1 Q2 Y3 b
DD Uranami * u( B) P0 H5 p( k# R
Japanese ground losses:) n# P) u+ T' y( R* M
26 casualties reported5 w5 @ R5 x( t' h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; o6 j' @' q* P4 {( J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled1 F8 @9 W* ]9 D! a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 6 P: s5 q0 D) W* q9 s
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! h* u0 G1 f( t6 MSubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85 2 y! {8 h4 ^% f6 p- M T
Japanese Ships9 P% o- M. f, f, G% u8 |
SS I-121
0 K9 R' W& e0 m: H* ZAllied Ships: K9 j$ p5 p) `' \
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage . z4 e7 G! n' D2 Q) C
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121* |2 I7 x- L3 B! u. w
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang ) V# m* ?: I# G: O! V8 @4 B: V
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) 2 F2 L+ `/ c! P$ R) S; }2 c
Allied Ships# K+ C0 s" q* B( w
DD Pillsbury
?; d% P6 b5 D2 ` DD Peary, }; X+ S: e( D; T+ b
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
5 i/ e) c+ Z4 m+ X% e1 }7 H3 mines cleared
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3 C. P" L+ a" f3 X% IASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
( a6 o+ L" |" ~* A" S4 AJapanese Ships% P7 H1 l1 U+ B
CL Jintsu
4 U; ~; g$ N- \. V2 { DD Oshio
5 M% p3 B/ z$ q, h& r5 t/ i DD Hibiki6 d3 i4 v' D1 P8 A7 ?
DD Akatsuki" P* O: F/ r, Z' K4 F. D6 A7 D8 f
DD Arashio
' V2 `* C# Z8 ~* r( K H3 {Allied Ships# K" H2 G {, b8 ]: e) W3 L7 _. d* s
SS KXI, hits 9 ; D8 D0 {8 ?/ L; B
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# Q% d! s' `' x" C' uDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
* f0 b% ^# {; R( rJapanese Ships2 D9 U# A/ a6 e& a* L1 a
CA Maya- c" D9 U, X4 l4 O" S
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
% X$ l1 `$ z4 d1 o DD Minazuki
% x: G/ ]7 l( Y- x& n# U* M" I2 K DD Fumizuki
9 I# K+ J6 d V8 A) A, g1 g/ Y DD Nagatsuki
! c' Q: F' p% s; |6 {1 bAllied Ships
( i6 K( f9 e5 T. C DD Scout
+ q) f6 S9 T2 F Z DD Thanet, Shell hits 2; U, w1 j! t$ F5 g
DD Thracian
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards 2 B: X/ t: j l7 ]6 f9 W2 Q
Japanese Ships
' ]% i- { X3 _( z DD Sazanami
/ A8 a. A l1 }4 F; ] DD Ushio( ~3 W1 a& G6 v
AO Shiriya 7 Q- ?% t* u5 O) T& s! _: z
Allied Ships
0 C7 A6 a {% K5 |/ M. e+ S CV Enterprise
7 t8 s/ q4 R3 y, v CA Northampton9 F' ^$ T/ [6 a3 c
CA Chester
( ^" ~! [: p- S: Y) ^- } CA Salt Lake City
* Q8 e) V( i* G/ b" ]7 J DD Craven. g3 S2 X o, Z/ k
DD Gridley
" a6 M% |( B# x& v DD McCall
6 g% }& v$ r+ @" }9 ?! ?- h. o DD Maury
. |9 a" d7 S1 v3 G DD Benham5 j& y, `& T. p! F$ }! J
DD Ellet
j8 b0 R% c" g$ C. e) z% K1 d DD Dunlap
6 @, A$ N& `2 f' V8 E" C DD Fanning Q0 u5 m" ]6 ~, F
DD Balch 1 n9 p8 H6 W# K6 ~% }0 B
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards E0 U% f# g' A; u# t
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
$ | U# {2 k9 S5 l% e. q3 ~( k3 cCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards8 ^: F+ K& X+ q& \ l5 t
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
7 ] T! j) _" i# JRange increases to 28,000 yards...
+ ]5 V- _3 q- Y+ f( |- nBoth Task Forces evade combat 8 P, j: X9 m! r. j& ~9 f
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards " F& Q8 b: R( V5 T0 T5 o
Japanese Ships
9 @# c: K5 `2 n6 r' k4 w! K2 ^ APD Fuji
0 Z! o$ |! D+ l9 V TB Hiyodori0 P0 o! r/ `) v- v4 M+ E6 i$ I% u4 F
AMc Toroshima Maru
h# }/ a, ~9 t* W8 W1 D PB Heiei Maru #7
2 ~/ Y3 {( r% E Z8 w xAK Syoka Maru% n( @) m4 a M3 u4 W: `% s
xAK Rokko Maru
) L' O L$ B% `5 A; I- C xAK Igasa Maru: t+ V5 G: v/ [8 N G/ K
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21
0 I7 O6 n7 j5 A9 } _ xAKL Sasago Maru
" f1 B0 g$ h' e5 \1 X! s6 C8 NAllied Ships; [3 L( L" ^% @
MTB 7" P9 R3 T ?' a$ o4 u
MTB 8' Y) Y1 o/ t4 D" @* @, B% P7 {' W3 X+ t2 \
MTB 9
9 r- U1 N, t% i3 z9 T MTB 10. D0 @1 _4 f3 `7 \
MTB 117 E% U$ k# g: v7 Z
MTB 128 \0 k5 R" o4 B' @( e
MTB 26) k$ J% x- l$ G5 Y2 [
MTB 27
. Y" j' [9 _7 H7 ZPoor visibility due to Thunderstorms
! r l) m7 Z- }! r& J6 @& GMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards+ f' v7 `' E+ I- f* S
Range increases to 18,000 yards...6 I* K; ], H6 p: K2 p/ D
Both Task Forces evade combat1 g& T0 V" x9 y t% l* f& q# E8 |+ H
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; D5 Y$ F: t: b* H: mMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
; D C" K/ \% e$ i/ t& U% xWeather in hex: Light rain
5 F0 H0 S, w6 gRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.( ]. N, T6 g/ g
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
( g0 _" M* ]$ M5 M% K' n$ F/ uJapanese aircraft8 R2 e; E1 R- A @! ~
A6M2 Zero x 212 }: w* w; m q& \
Allied aircraft X" |/ ]; y4 @: k5 K" z; k$ \0 I8 Q
P-26A x 8
2 j" n$ B5 B+ s) y7 w P-35A x 13
$ _, ~6 |/ d8 N! A/ g0 O P-40B Warhawk x 14 m% `5 a4 O3 a9 p/ V6 w
P-40E Warhawk x 46 - N( ?$ |3 L4 p
Japanese aircraft losses( Q+ U( A6 v: p" p
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
* W0 g. ~$ c. u1 _% s' y. e. dAllied aircraft losses6 a3 P6 X, J7 B
P-26A: 1 destroyed* W7 ^7 L: P V) X
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed/ ^3 i4 w: o! P+ [1 w
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed # _# ^# V# ~( s: \/ |
Aircraft Attacking:
& [5 m: K0 H. w! d% j 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet " m3 T2 k0 K( B% m" Q
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 6 n3 c# c! s, p* e1 W# S5 x
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
% s6 \, L+ r! Y; DRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
0 Q) T' }" l7 s- T2 B; E+ AEstimated time to target is 15 minutes # L, T- W# w6 D1 E& q
Japanese aircraft: T7 v5 U. |/ @2 b
G3M2 Nell x 33) K* U8 [% w+ ]
G4M1 Betty x 3
# S: G0 ?0 z" l7 T' e7 B5 F! M Ki-27b Nate x 19 - |5 E3 D7 B% d: L
No Japanese losses
! n1 i' r& v" M1 iAllied ground losses:
; F" n2 K) n) F7 y/ n) r 95 casualties reported
: z7 T4 E4 j$ f% A$ y7 S4 m Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
/ X% ^; N$ ?, {' Q( |7 ]7 { Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled: E- Q5 `, w {1 v$ \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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% k* R/ ?9 Y- `: ^Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 8 T. [9 _9 _+ t/ @+ \, s( t3 y
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 5 O. v, T$ a* G" R, {* }% b0 c
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' ^/ s2 R' L4 M" d6 N/ G: L: w2 SEstimated time to target is 6 minutes ) E1 W% G0 Q- v! @* h0 F* B
Japanese aircraft# t# p6 L6 ]; q; k2 F& f2 V
G3M2 Nell x 16
6 Z4 x" J9 P5 S% R3 j G4M1 Betty x 11; Q$ ?8 D- U8 U- L+ s
Ki-27b Nate x 15
* s8 I# z; o: B2 L* l! cJapanese aircraft losses
: n w( C$ a- s+ @4 h) K G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged" L7 v' W' T' v- p0 ]! K! x
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
1 O. Z9 B7 a' U1 N; ZAllied ground losses:9 [ m2 `5 c- A# C+ s
43 casualties reported1 m* C& s) ^2 |2 {7 ]* @( \, X! [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled0 m" u2 B9 @1 i/ t* L# k+ @8 O- g: y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
* X( V! _2 I+ I, I6 B- l) i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
, `# ~) n* m# G. _" }7 z5 XWeather in hex: Heavy rain
; ^/ S/ ^8 E4 v4 |9 g: r+ o4 sRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 u" T- ^7 q+ {$ t) u
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes & P5 Q2 ~) B+ r( Z& i. p; s% A
Japanese aircraft8 _3 N* _( X2 l! I
G3M2 Nell x 27
. ?. b$ M5 @* O I Ki-27b Nate x 34 1 H( X: }3 u Y% P# t# Q
No Japanese losses 2 ?# a( w7 u9 ?( M/ }! M
Allied ground losses:) z$ Q6 L4 ^0 A ~
78 casualties reported
0 D& P$ B) {! a3 N+ M7 D) b Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled. C8 S4 U' \ p8 J: H2 ?7 z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled* z/ [1 A( v6 N6 K. t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 w: x& t, l+ b5 g @Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
0 b8 y, L7 |& W# A7 QWeather in hex: Light cloud
; n( t! e& s( C& {, X; b7 h8 [Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." ~7 [" w% }! d, }# ?0 B; {" C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
. O: K) Z( O8 y2 T8 C2 x1 X( BJapanese aircraft. G+ R* ^+ H. X
G3M2 Nell x 3
8 l% j# v- k) B6 _ G4M1 Betty x 12
; f* i# @. v' z( e6 R+ T: U Ki-27b Nate x 9
) q# |4 v9 R C! X- U0 q, x1 |- Z: {3 S2 ANo Japanese losses
- c8 ?$ s9 b8 w9 l/ jAllied Ships
1 u6 d6 H# z& p9 B0 I9 W9 | xAK Munlock; z) R/ p" u- j# w
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 e4 |/ u8 V8 H% }- z. Q0 E2 b+ E xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: Q# o" `+ E! N/ b N) l
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
: h! U- n5 R* X" n7 ?0 f X# sWeather in hex: Light rain
# t4 h( w2 X8 t' v% ~Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
0 l- a* D+ I" }% `Estimated time to target is 25 minutes 0 |+ r4 z0 o6 Z) D2 S9 R
Japanese aircraft; m- D2 C/ }2 V4 B9 \0 p0 O9 M
A6M2 Zero x 10 9 _0 i' Q1 t9 x. }3 d6 x' x+ X1 Q
Allied aircraft
# {5 h- ~1 ^3 {' e2 u% ] P-26A x 3- e, l, \* ?7 `% W
P-35A x 103 _+ @2 n* H, F3 Q/ d* s6 N
P-40B Warhawk x 9
/ N* O3 M5 X$ M7 P ^6 b P) B3 h& `4 I P-40E Warhawk x 33
6 x6 K" p( |: A% t4 t( bJapanese aircraft losses. F3 f8 ~: [ t& l
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
- n9 a& u( m/ WAllied aircraft losses* _& k; F. c1 V. ^7 E
P-26A: 1 destroyed
6 _/ T5 ^" W1 ]# p) a5 r* I P-35A: 2 destroyed$ }$ T& Z0 S5 a4 @6 p
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed 1 o$ Y9 T$ S! I O5 V- H
Aircraft Attacking:
0 ` \) D( R2 p1 V% }, t) y3 j 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet 9 }7 V9 [+ J# A i& }2 P; s' [. X
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) 8 A6 b9 `1 V3 U: J( d' F
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
% ?& ], |& \- j6 Q |Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ P+ t4 W) [+ c% K3 SEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
5 u! r1 A( ~' g; r( yJapanese aircraft* ?" u6 W) _/ ?: s4 L
B5M1 Mabel x 5 9 e6 c8 I- i; f. F8 S
No Japanese losses
$ D& E; V1 r- p6 m5 |8 j( o$ YAllied ground losses:
8 ~+ v$ t7 \* a: U3 r" Q! H | 13 casualties reported! V$ h. q! Y! y6 V' B. a3 k6 w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 B% Z1 b- ^% \2 P* `- D* ^' N3 }9 U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled$ P" s" X- F5 R/ ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled " \* o6 w% c# x0 Y
Aircraft Attacking:6 G. e4 z5 {- C( Y5 W: K; n
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
9 j/ e. r7 ~1 r: b0 R2 o Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb ) F; U( U& I3 Q+ r$ ^
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 & L2 ?' {! M, f# n8 L8 D/ R
Weather in hex: Light rain
5 `# ? r7 Z; D( _Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
# q! M" ^8 `, y9 CEstimated time to target is 27 minutes & g# i# |& B5 a; J& x R% h" N
Japanese aircraft
+ m# D# M$ V' f A6M2 Zero x 9
# O& }- z5 N/ _! q" \1 ]/ TAllied aircraft
" g+ n) p4 z1 l! w9 ]/ X3 L P-35A x 6
, X; o# D/ V3 }( M& t* m7 S4 t P-40B Warhawk x 8* C: h( v9 a6 S; l+ @0 \, T3 H
P-40E Warhawk x 24
* b/ S( b3 k1 h6 ?: f, \Japanese aircraft losses
" y4 a( i W# n# } A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed % M' O7 N6 D& Y- |( v% h ^* K
Allied aircraft losses+ c/ k) p3 e; A& r
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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; w, ^3 A- p; g: s- `Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
) b5 u' S9 v$ k/ NWeather in hex: Light rain
! v0 a0 D$ a, e0 e% WRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
7 I& p" h+ @9 s( k0 bEstimated time to target is 12 minutes 2 W! F" l, I3 n3 c0 b
Japanese aircraft6 F% A R2 m5 M6 {) S. F) n) A
A6M2 Zero x 6
5 V) c& G3 [$ O+ i, UAllied aircraft6 [" i2 E6 b/ \2 ]: U0 T" G
P-35A x 5
8 y4 @' ^1 P* H" o8 p6 M P-40B Warhawk x 8
" j# c. U* Q3 p, |( \* P& G P-40E Warhawk x 18
0 a; n6 q* b V' v; t6 @No Japanese losses
* q: N5 j4 ?& k: zAllied aircraft losses$ Z" Q/ z! |2 ~9 A/ y! h5 t6 W
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
! s7 h( x7 J3 D5 e5 K6 u+ a* x" lWeather in hex: Partial cloud
: R8 f/ j5 ?* F6 oRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.+ u! g# b; C, V# V' P
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes % t6 V% N( X/ `" l, o) D
Japanese aircraft
/ @& O; r j ^5 @ B5N1 Kate x 12
8 V5 P( h: K) b' HNo Japanese losses
/ [$ W y* J' \2 A% {Port hits 2! k8 L! g7 I. T# f4 J
Port supply hits 1
. @# |# ~0 J+ }, D2 z WAircraft Attacking:- N7 D) L! \9 q) Z9 G/ d$ K
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
" i" o, w. W ?+ c. B Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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% f8 h+ g6 w7 g b7 n$ {1 t8 BMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
! N, f) C* Q% D/ o$ [& D SWeather in hex: Light cloud z# B4 V' `' |$ ?
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 `* y" G0 ?" m$ J5 W3 FEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
+ U _9 M- ?9 `, Y+ g- mJapanese aircraft
+ ^) |* w: M# m+ L& ]! T Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
8 c6 N; q) y" ~9 J Ki-27b Nate x 1: M) j7 `0 l$ r: R g
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
! U2 Y/ k6 O- Y8 o- e, dNo Japanese losses : {! t, i; K/ a- l1 e
Allied Ships
5 R% Y7 F3 F7 I+ G+ ]1 U) q xAK Hinsang) c, w: { N0 s* l- t m( j' ~
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage6 o/ Y2 @' @) q+ A
xAKL Chengtu$ a8 ^% B$ C+ j/ h9 L; m! H, K5 r
xAKL Joan Moller" ?# C. O9 h: ~+ E4 b8 U+ C2 Z# H
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 F' [7 I) n: }* H% H1 J xAK Bennevis
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
5 G, C6 f9 [/ X, `' V4 ^4 x$ L' [9 BWeather in hex: Clear sky & A _; O( Z# u7 z# a+ C
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 p( N8 e. O* a( h; g7 \. YEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
`3 [. S. T! ]! A0 [: R7 o+ BJapanese aircraft
' B" {5 @* U7 Z& |3 s Ki-27b Nate x 92 Q% T3 |3 a n6 u/ u
Ki-36 Ida x 19
& l; V' P5 e A Ki-44 Tojo x 8% u9 N! p9 [% V. k& c
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
3 H p3 E4 }% E- K2 m r Ki-51 Sonia x 17 3 b0 H8 R3 C2 N5 J* m" {- M
No Japanese losses + h2 s1 T; c) ^0 _
Airbase hits 7; |$ N% F$ m, {7 e5 Y
Airbase supply hits 3/ q4 m |+ x. F
Runway hits 11
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# e9 }+ Z: R5 ^1 o# ~' iMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
' ]' ?9 o: w) ^/ U7 R, [3 bWeather in hex: Heavy rain
& |' A m& K$ `, jRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet./ {# Y! b7 ?. b7 C) s* p. b# X
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes , q9 z4 }5 h. n( k7 o
Japanese aircraft/ g1 c9 T" A% @* I9 q
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65" D9 `3 I) P3 i) v! h# G% M2 P
Ki-27b Nate x 19
$ d# d# b7 K# \1 C2 h. b [/ K% JJapanese aircraft losses; C2 h3 y: [$ k9 |3 z
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
5 ^, R& u7 C. _; QAllied ground losses:) K8 a; z$ T% m; M ]1 v0 b7 @; I- F5 D
66 casualties reported
$ N5 Q' t3 k- [+ {3 e' p Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
+ u# p% S6 O# O+ j8 y% v$ \ y Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled* y: V1 E s( E! i$ O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled * i& b3 y. |8 Q; c1 s c! X1 _
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* a3 r6 X! I: T7 Z2 ?Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) \" {, e4 @, l, J8 C% S
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
* F. m/ B/ d& |* p; u$ KRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
5 u% p6 U. m" u# ~+ `Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
7 p( V4 o# j! E, CJapanese aircraft6 Q2 }/ U4 G% v
Ki-27b Nate x 34
4 D. f- H4 v- h9 u! f# [ Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6# @/ T% T( u1 p' ^) i
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
0 S+ W4 g- p. Q- @# p* U/ mNo Japanese losses 8 K& d+ \: F* Z9 v' {, P! C8 ^# z
Allied ground losses:
' A c' `# }; \ }/ d 39 casualties reported
u' @* o" s3 e! b. ?# `3 Q7 q Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ A7 b" _: Y' L- T
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled# [/ `- U+ C0 y' W3 [
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled 1 p% D$ `2 e0 b! j6 d1 ^8 W2 y% n' s
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& i7 X; x% G: O& e r. ~! U" ~& ?Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 ( D2 P" s& O0 [. i
Weather in hex: Clear sky
8 l7 G6 m0 P% qRaid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
/ ?( I0 u9 u3 d# xEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
0 S$ d) p9 e3 Z- X' w7 s; C% `Japanese aircraft
8 O6 Y0 T+ [* B Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
6 v- T/ [) n+ bNo Japanese losses
4 _% M8 R% E2 }( F; t5 I$ w& S+ vAirbase hits 1
, k% b4 L5 V0 K2 M" pRunway hits 2
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4 e1 [( U' B3 x, JMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
7 i# R- _; s8 pWeather in hex: Heavy rain 6 e' @# S8 k) Q! x- e& z3 F
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.! ^- t- b6 ]4 N2 I$ O
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
4 L4 V+ p% h- n; e2 _. K* zJapanese aircraft: E: F. Z: c7 j. u
Ki-27b Nate x 24
) q2 m* n3 h; m* D4 RAllied aircraft
/ U: I8 `4 u5 r5 H8 j3 h$ Q Blenheim I x 4
+ b9 m- E" D$ C8 LNo Japanese losses 5 ~0 C' l; M+ b; _' q$ p# g
No Allied losses $ Q) A. I( q3 L
Japanese Ships
& T+ I% K. N4 d" [ BB Haruna
" r# Z& r& c, jAircraft Attacking:
; k/ ~) \/ s/ ~& v. R0 E 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet" w, s4 N! g$ n: O, b; x
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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: B1 e0 y7 \2 EMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
0 R5 I6 @4 u; T' C* wWeather in hex: Heavy rain
# C; {8 M6 h5 X+ a2 X) P# M- `Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* z" b+ K% L9 U. q) \! Y" U2 `Estimated time to target is 7 minutes + Q- t A7 Z5 U6 n
Japanese aircraft9 T' v' z# n' L! J" }
G4M1 Betty x 19, [! \# G5 w$ P/ U
Ki-27b Nate x 12 * ~, f$ T1 F* \/ j m
No Japanese losses ' w% S# M5 c9 F; J5 [
Allied ground losses:9 X3 N+ a0 _+ p' [2 F' { L
33 casualties reported' D6 }9 `& A5 t4 [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled2 g+ M6 a3 P* H: u8 d' [) I5 V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ X2 U( _" o; _9 C# @& `" `
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
! l, f, O4 G x4 N) r( ]5 p- W Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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4 l% w8 {; {* |( G: G5 LMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 % e* L1 Z: x$ z
Weather in hex: Clear sky + o) \) ? k2 |5 t: J
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# J' x/ C4 z2 r3 J) }# Z+ PEstimated time to target is 6 minutes * w2 x! p8 H3 O6 m# u* M
Japanese aircraft
) y- m( Q4 u) B% E A6M2 Zero x 46& H8 u" s% J1 X8 `. L
B5N2 Kate x 35
6 I2 p. ^2 g$ P$ K2 n% S: E: M" q$ v D3A1 Val x 9 4 ]* L1 B$ H! ] M0 s7 a. w- w! `- ]
Japanese aircraft losses; \" c2 v; x; o/ |
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
0 ?% p% J: \1 r4 b/ P; E, k D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
+ o* |* I. `% m# S8 mAllied Ships9 U' t0 W# ^9 b# X* S! [9 J
DD Litchfield
, L+ K* ~# J$ L1 ]: q; X+ k" e DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* q- I9 t3 r, j2 T/ B2 T1 `0 d DD Ward3 r1 n3 a6 h5 b! [# C
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 3 x6 ^% E/ T& b8 ^3 o
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 8 C* W) j8 l4 M5 \3 Q# s
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud 3 Z; Q5 k& Q2 C' f! R
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.& x; V2 Z! o+ P% O, K# b& ?" B
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes - k6 Y. y! ^+ ~& b
Allied aircraft
5 A+ `1 e' X: i9 r F4F-3A Wildcat x 11 h4 e, L8 j; U! C
SBD-2 Dauntless x 283 z4 R1 d1 ~- p3 X, W( u) d+ G* s; g
TBD-1 Devastator x 15
; R5 _8 `+ ~3 |' uAllied aircraft losses) s N9 k; C, z4 J" M
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
) ^7 h7 H* ?1 V# F$ f1 r5 VJapanese Ships
# I2 S% o/ q$ ]' f* ?( s DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* \, |( w5 O, ` DD Sazanami
0 n6 H/ P0 s/ V! e" P+ } AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires 6 P' ~7 b# u( z' J& m
; S: d* ?$ @9 b, V6 vHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
0 L6 i2 V O: o9 u; x- q3 JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
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0 Q! ^! |' D, p" I" j" E" F/ p, yMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68# t0 P x( B; [) J* e2 n
Weather in hex: Light cloud
& Y- F$ i$ c$ Q5 g6 H- ?1 xRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ q2 W t) T3 L0 z O, i" rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes / {; I+ s/ U0 g* b. I# Z
Japanese aircraft
+ I7 i3 Y5 R7 m Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
9 j% y& [/ q# |) }+ rNo Japanese losses
m5 X6 ^3 Y; i, t7 j% ^Allied Ships L+ e( Y* ~+ c" o( Q: @
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
s* v2 B0 Q4 ~6 a2 o/ C! t xAK Hinsang
, l1 S# D9 ?- mAircraft Attacking:' K0 U4 J! W9 _/ y- A
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
) p" G% w9 R* `0 E3 S5 E Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb ; v; m' c1 P) N. K2 D: v9 C
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang/ Q7 ~# V) v3 T* R! _' s
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" r! G; \" N7 U5 s# i3 D4 gMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 4 s" n: j5 L. X- d' D
Weather in hex: Clear sky
4 I' X- [0 r7 L0 QRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 N7 K5 S( k6 J8 \5 k
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
) Z9 b' L- ]' s) ?Japanese aircraft
9 i! m4 t# q0 K: p# @4 x8 B D3A1 Val x 13
; |( p3 x" g1 r c5 gNo Japanese losses
9 E4 }. k" |. I' nAllied Ships7 W- Q) x6 t1 A( V% W9 g5 W5 k
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires- v1 b- S0 P0 |: Y: a& d$ S- }
DD Ward
4 x# [' `$ ^6 C- u0 ^) ` DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage . j' Z& e$ V5 N9 |4 s) J( p6 D
0 j0 P0 g' ]1 z0 tHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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) P6 R, n! D! xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 ! O. I4 V1 i" t$ W
Weather in hex: Light cloud ! m+ O; |; O1 o# f) Z
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
$ a$ l5 j I# U% B \3 k( o" nEstimated time to target is 2 minutes ) b# G' a) W6 w- }0 _9 }
Japanese aircraft
4 E: s6 O: p8 h3 f Ki-27b Nate x 30
. W, X' b9 y# t2 oAllied aircraft5 F8 \! v8 z+ V
Blenheim I x 7 ) p6 Z5 {+ ], K, t
No Japanese losses % B' |7 A& Z' I
Allied aircraft losses$ n" o( ?+ W6 @! c0 M7 u; s! g+ }
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
$ h$ e: K1 y4 p Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak
# W6 y2 F" l; I- t& s) d& b$ M( k @Japanese Ships7 u+ G8 B) Z* H; K% n
BB Haruna
7 f! j9 H: ?$ `9 D( y: u: @" q$ c xAK Asakasan Maru * Q" X) ^+ h2 j4 ]
Aircraft Attacking:5 i( l% ~8 F+ U, ]5 _) S- J
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet" A& w f- U# W, [3 w9 T6 S
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb ( T$ b3 ?. @4 O* c8 p
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 5 f, K5 ^4 s+ B! e3 ^9 u, i+ n+ s
Weather in hex: Overcast , s. t2 h$ r% [; }! o
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ {6 f# c4 q' K
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
1 p( m; c5 f. R) k2 ~; O0 DJapanese aircraft% W) x& }7 x+ z
A6M2 Zero x 10, h# C8 C$ _2 }& f% [
B5N2 Kate x 5 $ Q* {% l3 C/ H4 j- ^
No Japanese losses
% w( d L: P: Z6 H# H* I3 EAllied Ships
0 _- Z7 Q$ n$ x% d% ~" h DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk + U6 a; f% o/ X' Y5 x
Aircraft Attacking:7 e! T+ p: W) b0 r
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- ^2 U' I3 r$ F. S, P2 F
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 0 ] t" y. t: P9 h. w! Y3 E [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 ' h9 G( [1 x) a% O+ L( @
Weather in hex: Heavy rain+ L6 F* g# @- }' m7 B: x) j
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
4 g+ C; A9 X6 a) t( t* A3 iEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
4 }9 o& A) U3 z! D5 @* e4 o- eAllied aircraft: a1 E% [& a% t ^
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
8 H; Z1 m- [. a* D SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 4 ]/ E5 ?) d1 U( V( o/ }0 l2 L
No Allied losses ! l0 Z- R. ]2 r9 L1 l% Q3 F, r1 U
Japanese Ships
, V* X9 U L" Q0 \' n DD Sazanami
8 N$ A: {6 N6 _4 n* R DD Ushio, and is sunk ( \7 |+ V+ [0 Z
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) L# t( g" C; [* q0 a$ K0 K
Japanese Deliberate attack
: y4 [- c$ r' f% g2 EAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
& D3 `; { T* `4 n4 P4 G- A$ r3 E5 |7 MDefending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
; x$ A# c% ?* N7 N( cJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
9 `" |& d$ m! J# i0 O4 w& x W# OJapanese adjusted assault: 100 ! H# b; p( F5 `! U5 b* N
Allied adjusted defense: 8 # Y' z" K3 ]7 P
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
2 v4 y- n B+ k5 uJapanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! / @! A8 o9 U3 b0 w0 j4 l
Combat modifiers6 }- E% a* o# R) P1 _/ u8 Y
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)" Q, P$ z4 \, F6 C( U. i, M3 k
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)8 J1 ]$ }" @5 V9 `0 l# \" {
Attacker: fatigue(-) 4 |5 }6 D! L8 j3 ^
Japanese ground losses:( A; J; `( e9 k$ N! B4 Y
37 casualties reported$ Z' g1 Q: a- W {( `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" a6 P. o3 d2 P: T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( x+ Y1 q, a$ W) o0 \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* q* k! W% k5 R e! \7 N5 vAllied ground losses:
1 F! P% Q% v6 y' E" @, s* h% ^ C 2519 casualties reported& d& \* d. T$ l
Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled" R' N# {3 Y1 v; P4 W, J K- b
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ z4 N7 [0 }& [* O A Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
* ]# N: q# ^* C Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)) A6 S+ ?3 d5 G2 @
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)5 w5 |8 ^+ k3 Z) |" m4 Z( k- Q
Units retreated 2
2 ^4 w1 i! [" b$ e; t Units destroyed 1
' S) x* _2 i8 r, BDefeated Allied Units Retreating! ; H$ _- e" a' `
Assaulting units:' d9 F5 y: Y9 m; f& H
56th Infantry Regiment$ J l0 Y3 ? \2 H/ D8 u0 K* p
12th Engineer Regiment
# h( J8 o3 i4 e+ { 5th JAAF AF Coy - F6 g8 k+ o% n' \# I, j3 M
Defending units:' P9 z1 Y! c) D+ q' Y& W
FMSV Brigade3 n! {& V1 C# y; t& y' q9 s, g
8th Indian Brigade
, n/ `. r( ^ `7 [* O# t# L 3rd ISF Base Force |