AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
" e9 D% \. o! G0 W% ^% F+ O0 tkb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/ K. `1 g" ?& [9 ?4 |
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
- V" f1 a' M- e+ H' n& A" o大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
N" L: B4 R0 m5 H/ ]' [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,
/ \7 G6 i1 Y9 R6 ~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。
9 w2 m/ r \* L4 c( u* U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。: X- H: w. O& U4 d% M* _ t; B3 Z1 Z3 U O
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。
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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) ; ~7 `/ S; G# `* Q) z8 s0 F" c) A
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
( b4 c* ?+ h) gJapanese Ships" _1 u2 m# W" S7 k% E2 E" j3 T! d! u
CL Sendai( z; X; W/ N" Y
DD Ayanami
. q; ^' J$ }. J DD Shikinami7 I. w. o' s' A
DD Isonami% @1 D3 M- F, J, V
PB Tatsumiya Maru% i% u: w) E# u! W A) `1 E
SC Ch 9
- L4 o4 ~: s) n8 Y( a& s$ { b SC Ch 7# {" z7 W$ ]( O8 Z8 \
AK Sasako Maru/ n9 t+ d7 X8 r! z# D/ P
DD Uranami
, X+ f* |& {& VJapanese ground losses:
/ _& Z* C c( X: _( h6 I 26 casualties reported
- W& O: O- y/ s7 t- i3 K Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ u& i# `0 i# f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
, ^- L+ ?4 U6 z3 r0 S6 b6 }5 T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 3 }' X6 T, ^2 u
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Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
6 f" {2 T7 c% k: T' v" yJapanese Ships
$ y! a9 G. K: ]) G, n1 q2 K SS I-121 # j0 e4 o S& ~
Allied Ships
" K. D8 B f b( t; r- D/ N4 }8 d5 L xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
6 F2 u$ I& \* n% G$ @* s* QxAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121
8 N1 L2 v' q( N1 ]7 wSS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang 2 W( c) t' T: L% V" h
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" ?% W, Y3 ?3 ?& }/ \; @TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) ' \# G/ w& _0 Z7 M% h1 R
Allied Ships
+ m7 L; W* d& [ DD Pillsbury
% j8 M3 E! _7 B2 p- i4 l+ c9 S% B DD Peary/ n/ c9 x* v9 H3 `" U2 u+ m/ f
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage y( L3 m6 e+ [: B
3 mines cleared ' `( C$ m0 [) z& n+ |* a
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 % p+ T; g z# [2 c$ ^
Japanese Ships
/ z5 y! m' r d CL Jintsu- N1 ]2 A) l( f% t- o7 p
DD Oshio' t* b4 l3 W+ I9 q' {/ h: p) ~
DD Hibiki
2 q4 p" F' p, n% [3 {) P& ? DD Akatsuki
1 b) g% o- ?9 o* V8 p2 C- {0 z DD Arashio 1 K8 O' J+ c9 S. W# j! I
Allied Ships) r* f& f* U% `3 ]0 _$ T4 D
SS KXI, hits 9
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: f$ w. N( `0 B5 u& f& rDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards + p9 d1 I3 K1 E% d
Japanese Ships
, a3 t7 T$ U, N: S CA Maya6 i5 ?8 \3 b6 B; v. [ m) |8 m
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1" X/ y+ k2 E. G6 O% _! f) O8 I
DD Minazuki8 h% R0 d) ]; m) i9 A& `
DD Fumizuki
$ S8 E& `1 g/ ~& [) n8 m1 ~) x DD Nagatsuki
3 D! o3 w3 D3 ?5 f2 a4 VAllied Ships
! e d, G9 s2 c6 u6 b DD Scout2 o0 C( J) P3 K, p
DD Thanet, Shell hits 26 L$ E/ O6 M; T) L+ Q- V
DD Thracian
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3 k( ?3 @8 _$ x+ Q0 |Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards 5 u5 J' y$ }- U$ B) s' {" |! s
Japanese Ships5 y- }( p0 |7 M% \
DD Sazanami
0 p& E3 y$ l# ^6 N! ] N DD Ushio- N1 N- m( }1 p1 Q$ Q: N% f0 r( t
AO Shiriya
% z; k9 A8 q5 `( pAllied Ships
8 U/ U* d1 k4 d( @ A CV Enterprise1 l# M2 H6 w& ]: t
CA Northampton
( ~* u9 e. o, o8 u CA Chester
- G& k* r- D1 W- F" ?+ t CA Salt Lake City
4 L i _0 P" q8 Q0 R3 ? DD Craven
0 U! V6 C5 `" I DD Gridley3 r' C6 u# U' _( l- F, m( \
DD McCall/ i0 X: w$ G5 V5 d% E
DD Maury
: E8 l( E: ]) s# ~4 A5 ^ DD Benham2 H1 Y/ G- f& ]! z$ d
DD Ellet5 i# d S; R# K* x2 ^+ ` ?& I. T, ?
DD Dunlap
; P. O" ~: G2 t1 G' \ DD Fanning1 T0 X: X+ }- q4 A; r l, C
DD Balch ' ^! [; r& u6 ] g P8 J
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards: z. d6 }) R& X( M, ~6 N2 l( Y
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
- K2 F- f8 B* [- ?: {, hCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
& q7 k- |7 y2 j, N/ O% ]Both TF attempt to withdraw!; u# Y$ n; p, X+ n, s9 U+ j& u" f- \
Range increases to 28,000 yards...0 j8 {+ j. j3 e! s% r0 z
Both Task Forces evade combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
- G# t' b: j& H% S: xJapanese Ships' R+ y: R1 ^0 f! `0 j" s9 g$ n; b; \
APD Fuji
6 B5 m# N+ x$ p; l- ]- b2 a4 v' u TB Hiyodori
; h0 d+ f3 B' v+ V" r3 C AMc Toroshima Maru
$ _+ M r- F) Q$ j1 Y3 ^, S4 |2 r7 ? PB Heiei Maru #7/ W* s$ @. t9 E! ~
xAK Syoka Maru
! | d1 S% Y) `7 Z+ Y) S xAK Rokko Maru
6 g) b: s7 h0 d. G xAK Igasa Maru9 E; C1 ]+ o7 B, ], d2 r! u
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21
( O" N$ ~( {* z' x xAKL Sasago Maru 2 X) k, A0 X: l. k5 |5 O7 U
Allied Ships
: L+ _3 K% F. d% k5 s% x MTB 7: D1 j a1 _- \ L2 R- f1 d
MTB 8
9 u+ q# E! }' H2 Y MTB 9
3 V0 G' b g8 L+ m ~! T$ Y) E7 z9 h MTB 10
3 g6 w9 d6 U' s* ~6 }" | MTB 11 e7 y/ s4 }( T6 C
MTB 12, Y3 `. A. @0 @, y
MTB 26+ t$ S9 }8 ?8 g5 W2 N9 ~, [
MTB 27
( ]( d* T$ E+ w' O% IPoor visibility due to Thunderstorms: U1 x4 D7 V0 ~. X# I+ z$ B$ X8 [0 P ~
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards
+ `# B2 N' L5 \1 @Range increases to 18,000 yards...
( W7 }3 g; q2 c# W! |Both Task Forces evade combat; i$ F1 ]7 I$ m! j+ P
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 7 g# |& R% ^6 i4 ?" i
Weather in hex: Light rain
V7 g- K" i2 n$ Y1 \4 QRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet." g4 B+ U6 l4 ]# E# g, u' i
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
B, W" J" d' r1 }8 o7 s4 SJapanese aircraft
% m* s: \% |4 v A6M2 Zero x 217 _2 X, F& U& l2 g# `0 I
Allied aircraft# K7 L. m' C ~! g5 @, s( @1 q1 d
P-26A x 86 W" f; @1 a. V3 k
P-35A x 13& w/ U/ Q/ f. y# v
P-40B Warhawk x 14: u/ A/ B; F6 z% c/ I0 \
P-40E Warhawk x 46 9 X' C! M# f' a; N" N! M
Japanese aircraft losses
( ^, K' ~ E S A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
1 N: U5 ~# d% [6 w- _- SAllied aircraft losses8 K( G6 ]1 J8 O. j0 D
P-26A: 1 destroyed
) c* |/ f2 X2 }$ K5 r. ? P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed0 a; v& e! H* `0 g. K! o
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
/ U* ]1 b9 W) Q8 BAircraft Attacking:: u& t* h9 @5 |* Q( c6 i
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
" T5 X* \) m) T) Y6 \. Y( oWeather in hex: Heavy rain - I+ h# `+ a: D/ h s
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
: P# X2 {4 h6 B. r" c- `! L7 @9 @Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
. z* k! {+ ?0 ?) h. WJapanese aircraft
8 y- n8 D7 ~( |: R7 t G3M2 Nell x 33* T. ^1 B# b9 R1 k; B
G4M1 Betty x 3
6 U' v6 y: j8 \: t* M Ki-27b Nate x 19
: j0 y1 w n) X3 t5 r$ i: JNo Japanese losses . F7 M* ^8 E' M, G* x" P
Allied ground losses:7 N: a7 w1 B' o
95 casualties reported( o3 I5 V9 R( `6 Y$ |
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled$ r! M0 Y4 o0 V" X# i# l T$ {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
6 J D' h/ l) a5 j4 T& p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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' U0 d# d1 y* s6 N0 ^1 Q6 v, PMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) C1 b9 c) Y: W/ t7 X1 X- U% k
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
: l" l3 B4 ?# f) C+ e LRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.6 p8 T& Q7 Z1 f1 I8 |
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
3 k! J2 |7 Q. y4 t' `Japanese aircraft
: o# H1 H8 q, |$ k G3M2 Nell x 16; B! T( [1 E) c6 _8 H! |. q
G4M1 Betty x 11
/ F) ~: L; K. A2 S Ki-27b Nate x 15 , F, w4 U" A( D0 p, Y6 U
Japanese aircraft losses
8 ]0 G5 ^! r( e( E% R9 a, I1 u G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
, @+ L0 i- p7 @2 O6 n% M' Q# w) d G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged # M' @+ H# w# y4 X6 w: \8 I S
Allied ground losses:$ v/ B/ J& |) N* Z0 \& s
43 casualties reported8 \" s! f+ j; C' J! o* _+ V: \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled$ z/ L4 @$ w" w$ l; ^( c! p5 a* ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled, u; X/ R1 z% s9 z0 a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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J$ S5 F$ [- X# N, x% \6 s" }Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) % P& r. x: `& j9 D
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 3 u9 N' Y: }; Z% F9 @
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ `' Y3 s3 f3 L0 GEstimated time to target is 9 minutes 3 ?' _' e- d6 k% d, Y( @
Japanese aircraft2 i ?/ j' }5 O" J
G3M2 Nell x 27
/ D% s9 M3 m+ l5 Q) y Ki-27b Nate x 34 + z) O2 [% v* e- q2 y
No Japanese losses
1 ^) @( x1 B$ Y8 G6 dAllied ground losses:, J" I4 T# x) @* T( \( q
78 casualties reported' h# T! h' R( Y5 z3 X( J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled; h5 e- v6 I d6 g- V0 E
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled6 A2 {/ p; P& \: r5 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 D0 c) u/ t% p( `" X9 r. ^/ PMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 + M( C; {, Z# U* c
Weather in hex: Light cloud# ]* j/ l, L/ x3 m# s2 w
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! c5 X1 W$ P4 T8 I$ s1 yEstimated time to target is 6 minutes ' g% d0 Q( X1 K/ R5 F! V+ k
Japanese aircraft' a7 e1 H! S. G) u+ X. [2 V
G3M2 Nell x 3
# |# n) q! `* v; n G4M1 Betty x 12
2 C1 I/ V0 p% b0 [3 P, t1 u Ki-27b Nate x 9 * |* ` ?( X# A. [* O) T. i' A# Q
No Japanese losses ' X! n! a+ h( o8 i5 E0 ]
Allied Ships
0 y+ N( ?4 R. G0 |# U+ x8 ^ xAK Munlock
6 l5 y) U- V; O) b. H$ K ^" I xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 F; q) }) u: [5 e( I5 F% X xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' W8 _- e/ b. r% r* E: a' ?! M
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires # _% |3 j9 V! Q* O0 P
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) Z% t/ {. Z/ e \& }: JMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
. T5 Z- {( \% }6 l" W2 Q5 k' O/ A; HWeather in hex: Light rain
" ]7 Y6 N7 S7 F) a ]Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet./ K0 Y& k; c! V* j2 P4 f3 T
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes 6 V+ f0 F% s/ P P: B
Japanese aircraft3 l& a& g4 p( P4 k" M3 v$ [! {; `
A6M2 Zero x 10
# D: k# e! Y. C8 r3 Y0 ~) yAllied aircraft
0 Z* g" T! I7 h1 `4 V! h P-26A x 3
+ C1 i& b. R; o P-35A x 10+ @6 T5 ], @( v3 z& B2 K
P-40B Warhawk x 9
; A& [" t9 d s P-40E Warhawk x 33
* j: J2 |8 j! T7 xJapanese aircraft losses
# e3 c, T3 Z# M0 A' P' E A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed . }7 x. Z6 L0 r2 A8 z' |/ f
Allied aircraft losses; ~6 e7 t E1 U6 Q4 ^! u0 P
P-26A: 1 destroyed' |- v* D8 X/ }. p% v! `1 @* K+ {
P-35A: 2 destroyed3 `5 A6 q! S8 p3 o* ~
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
* c: V' c7 f" k# W3 fAircraft Attacking:6 t; Q4 H& N; L& j" b7 Q- ~
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet ( z4 H K6 B2 ?$ t. k/ Q7 H
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) ; I! B" ~* F& y. @) @
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
- n$ i8 n) x5 T/ }Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: C6 e# T$ p5 [& T) z+ z+ y
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes & P6 e* Y0 |8 p6 j# j( b
Japanese aircraft6 [. ]8 T6 w0 v. j
B5M1 Mabel x 5 ( P' j v8 H1 {! v: r
No Japanese losses
' p' \ i& E3 H) Y |5 y# f" L4 T6 FAllied ground losses:
' [( G3 r9 c1 D# C+ l 13 casualties reported
) G7 b$ X" x+ w" x. ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; \! _4 q: V, o& N. b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ G" K- C( s2 l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 `7 f1 Y8 J! nAircraft Attacking:
# r4 Q% U% C, p. j% M$ T 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
! k1 [& w: N, p, J. K- m Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb ( r: O: o9 @& h O1 z+ k
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 4 g2 q3 K& B% w
Weather in hex: Light rain
' i4 b t% `! y4 RRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
$ |* b9 x* T# g: \: u! lEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
, R/ Q+ i2 {3 D& m0 ]$ UJapanese aircraft
) O$ n- b1 ~* g. ^' z: I' } A6M2 Zero x 9 9 z2 Y3 d; @" b; }! s/ F7 r( D7 _
Allied aircraft
# o; k! K# L7 u0 ]% I/ e7 v P-35A x 6
A( H: y, X- r+ R% @" @ R, m P-40B Warhawk x 8
4 J% ?( G5 T& {4 E/ z1 ` P-40E Warhawk x 24 2 G4 k& B' A# a2 l/ g/ N+ ]& k+ I. v
Japanese aircraft losses, Z, O% C' n' g K+ R
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed 1 Q8 U0 x* i4 m! d% u
Allied aircraft losses
2 `- U9 E+ o7 O4 Y! d2 F) } P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed " f2 }7 H& T( o/ _4 {
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
, s0 _+ y) R9 n7 p% W$ ~Weather in hex: Light rain
7 d, {* C* V6 U' M" p RRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.! b3 P0 B+ o' d' k# r6 I0 r
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes ' A5 T/ {7 q$ c9 J# l' o, L
Japanese aircraft
! M! m A$ F0 e, c. t2 H; h3 K A6M2 Zero x 6 ; k, }. c$ k8 n9 C
Allied aircraft
. @+ W9 ^; |6 k8 B P-35A x 59 M `$ b" g5 v; T1 \! f
P-40B Warhawk x 8
, g; k/ ]: G8 G P-40E Warhawk x 18 8 L* M2 g+ `$ }" g* Q8 _
No Japanese losses - Q: ?1 r! B+ j3 k
Allied aircraft losses, a' V+ B0 }3 [+ J, J% D. y c( \
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed / f* O/ ?# X* n1 u1 e" \
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# |: ~8 }! `% Z! x, ]5 MMorning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
3 l* E+ U! W* E9 KWeather in hex: Partial cloud
) S: \$ u& F7 N% d$ XRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
; L: k ]0 }6 ]' \; c X6 GEstimated time to target is 9 minutes 7 U9 T- @; j" {7 ~) Z. U
Japanese aircraft
+ ]$ |% O1 \: A* M5 z5 Z6 ]6 L B5N1 Kate x 12
5 E5 D' k; _! h0 s0 x& mNo Japanese losses L$ v* { H: W' P
Port hits 2
. q g7 T6 Y' F7 Z7 H. l ZPort supply hits 1
' N1 i- A u+ V+ |Aircraft Attacking:% s7 ~2 i& {% B. h$ R% q
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * ! D; g* ]8 @) ^+ l- T
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
) E# l% I+ O+ J4 NWeather in hex: Light cloud 0 x0 N7 S4 X+ G. H4 L& S1 m
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 ]( z3 i1 k* K/ Q }; h! G' NEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
7 A; D' ]# i6 O! HJapanese aircraft2 u2 X: h' [9 b; T. Y' O& f
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
" e! a! ?' k/ F5 F( F# x Ki-27b Nate x 1# h1 L/ E- ^8 O# g: L
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
/ F Y" A( e0 S) @# [. K. cNo Japanese losses
& v( Y& q- o6 PAllied Ships
9 J- ?, B( H; U xAK Hinsang
1 q1 p1 r; U$ H$ R/ c xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 Z- e* ]& P$ k1 i* U xAKL Chengtu
# ]9 Z& `% e, w2 q% u9 [- H0 K xAKL Joan Moller
3 L4 h" w+ w3 j$ {, p- W xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 g1 c3 V$ Q; @8 m5 }
xAK Bennevis . P" O2 b4 J8 h& Z! J6 ?% V
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; t. i% ]* P- Q3 o+ e& rMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
7 R3 m" U% ?4 v9 Y6 }9 iWeather in hex: Clear sky
2 {" L3 B. M6 @9 b* XRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. {$ [( z* m, S6 X1 k
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes % T4 \# y# [! |( R5 r9 V6 N
Japanese aircraft, p- \; d8 k) l
Ki-27b Nate x 9- K6 x; \6 K0 e' O
Ki-36 Ida x 19
! N) n$ \+ L9 Q8 }: K% Z Ki-44 Tojo x 8/ B7 v$ D6 p; l
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 31 d8 U) n: Z; D; {. c1 N( q; k* C
Ki-51 Sonia x 17 B. w- l2 P4 M6 z- _7 m
No Japanese losses
# e$ \3 W L7 J- _" e% tAirbase hits 7
2 o6 q3 R# v G8 @2 c9 wAirbase supply hits 3/ B& Q3 d5 W4 {: }% `
Runway hits 11
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, V/ z! K$ ?/ {Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ! Y- ]9 U: K2 P% d1 ~
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 2 n/ a& s: T0 k# o
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
* y$ m9 Z8 U4 l, e4 X0 M5 C/ gEstimated time to target is 10 minutes 1 S; ]' x& Z9 H
Japanese aircraft
' Q1 e7 Y! G7 b+ I( J$ y! R Ki-21-IIa Sally x 654 {8 }2 C4 s* {$ L8 y n' d' P) A
Ki-27b Nate x 19
6 Y s4 c/ q& r. q- ~8 T- NJapanese aircraft losses, z) [. ]" w1 t% `% l, Q0 E' n
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged 9 {8 m$ K! E* T0 @' C
Allied ground losses:. j! S" T% j: |: d# z) Q& e
66 casualties reported2 W% Y" y! M( F6 j" b9 |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
8 `3 `' z* O! g: N Y1 s Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled6 P7 E) y0 p* |" Y% r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 G C' Q0 f$ b0 y! O/ M8 B' yMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 7 _& N. Q+ i, t: M, i8 r G' |3 V6 v
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 0 W% |( j7 O5 H
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.3 J9 A2 n. w, u
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes 8 n! L' O. l! Q! `, G# B
Japanese aircraft' U% c. D2 c8 g+ @
Ki-27b Nate x 34% Z+ g9 m. h! j: t" _
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
4 D1 w2 i# c# x( U. V& U" A$ S Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
' U% f- [* {5 I4 I) H# UNo Japanese losses
5 L& u: G' @. o( J- q1 \* q1 K5 gAllied ground losses:: B/ O* Q) w; W8 p6 ]8 S
39 casualties reported9 V8 o* D2 a8 _; K; X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# S8 p9 B# J0 [" P m$ [! C' n Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
# \: T" b( t* U Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled ) M N$ I i7 _( }* U
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 5 N6 H& ` _' v" j+ I) s& P
Weather in hex: Clear sky , Q, T, D1 v$ U- q0 w
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 T8 Q4 L3 _( y1 }9 R0 bEstimated time to target is 9 minutes 4 X/ i8 m5 Q8 S: g p$ [
Japanese aircraft6 X! _/ m, a# B. N* I0 e. x& T
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
2 W( y( h, N1 O( E/ qNo Japanese losses
. Z0 L; V) v0 J# L. vAirbase hits 12 U& |; V% M2 c) ] w
Runway hits 2
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. g6 V8 P. Q, H& y. pMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
1 n5 A$ Z' P$ y$ g) g! SWeather in hex: Heavy rain 1 G" `6 x8 }' S E% l' [& |
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
! p' j* P5 @# N+ a) kEstimated time to target is 6 minutes4 ?6 C5 `' @: V+ `4 }7 [, @
Japanese aircraft
; X+ z: `4 g; u Ki-27b Nate x 24 , F; B5 q9 }2 E) M# S1 U1 _
Allied aircraft& j& {& r. k* h9 ^( P; e
Blenheim I x 4 3 a2 i& k2 H1 a3 e- W
No Japanese losses 7 P6 d! `) q, q' t
No Allied losses
2 v$ D. K& N% d2 S; Y5 O% h. CJapanese Ships
3 C2 t: I9 i1 _5 V5 \1 q BB Haruna 7 [; M+ S; b% c. ?- ]: A' N
Aircraft Attacking:& x+ {. y" D) v$ q) f
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
% [7 a, { h2 k' _5 } Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
) J. V% y( r0 }3 i* a6 a--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 Q" x' _) }0 _# i' l9 [
Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 7 y- `5 a2 P. }9 l6 ^
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
0 G& E# }; z1 |7 d) Z1 kRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
}+ e8 V, [4 z" W: R3 rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
) H4 }4 O. W( R0 v" c2 ]' T7 GJapanese aircraft
; q6 y3 R. ]. G4 ^- R G4M1 Betty x 19- u( p2 k* c! w% k( w; P
Ki-27b Nate x 12
& G2 U& M3 B/ f* NNo Japanese losses ) k( a$ V8 T- w' b' A; D, d
Allied ground losses:/ j! B) H% V- T1 G, E. _; m! f% p
33 casualties reported
7 k& q9 t% f7 T( L Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
; }( o- s8 }5 h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
: ?7 K) j2 k- r1 I- V' ^7 ~/ `+ v Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled# W/ I3 C, r/ i# ^+ C/ R
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 + Y% B: ^- `5 N+ c/ G
Weather in hex: Clear sky / C3 [; J: \& m/ }& ^
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.3 _) o0 v2 k: w6 h% P. F; d
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
/ H1 q3 b! _4 l5 bJapanese aircraft
, Z6 N" s8 @6 ` m A6M2 Zero x 463 ]9 T. |' m/ @1 F. V
B5N2 Kate x 35& ?3 z U/ ~8 ~+ {$ r# n6 H
D3A1 Val x 9 % z7 S' M! ^) v |0 t
Japanese aircraft losses5 O6 K7 E$ V' z0 s$ V: F! e
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged" F. D% c: R, H, n
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged 1 W& ]% Y0 K' n3 n3 N
Allied Ships
8 f" J* B' X+ q7 t" ? DD Litchfield
2 {, s4 S. u/ q" R DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- y) d( w; R/ @. Y
DD Ward1 b! v* d9 P7 i6 P- x& H
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 $ z+ X9 o; O. K: T
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
1 q, J3 N# n6 XWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
6 U! g. L9 d, z) fRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
* P+ w( Q9 X) {8 P1 q9 S: v3 wEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 2 H: h* r$ C! N
Allied aircraft" M" }5 A" r# ?% k# ^8 C
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
9 R( ~, d2 c& o! q+ X4 g SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
& i' ~1 l2 T0 | TBD-1 Devastator x 15 " S5 S2 v y- C2 t( |
Allied aircraft losses
; I- M; }: o0 J- H" l7 V* ]( P. Z TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged 7 z+ \' ?4 C- V: k) s1 ` ?
Japanese Ships
( S4 d$ a7 O. a( g4 f+ [0 d DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ V/ a2 E9 v" f$ D w- e DD Sazanami
: H! b) i+ z5 L- z6 M AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
# [2 W- N, I7 E8 `& n) U7 s/ ?) ~+ q6 E& L; Z% P9 R
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio4 W, ]/ }. c3 e! {$ U: J
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya; `# q4 p- S! V5 i
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
% Z1 t$ r( ?7 o# |2 AWeather in hex: Light cloud
$ F( p* _+ N/ @' T# f0 }4 x0 rRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
8 e: D2 _% d) I" m$ vEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
; v) e5 @% |8 }Japanese aircraft- X' O" C/ s& ?
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
6 f7 K' T2 `1 B) s3 g% K! {No Japanese losses
/ @. ^5 E+ [2 Z8 w0 [( tAllied Ships7 A$ e& G2 M' d9 o3 O. t
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& |) B% o. C5 c8 g! ?: I9 @9 e( q
xAK Hinsang
' }& e% w1 ]# C! OAircraft Attacking:: e6 w) P9 h; K6 i3 ?2 \3 v
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
' v$ q8 v& p4 V9 }0 E, s4 r. f S Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb ; O# S2 J( s1 e! B* U/ z, j+ \9 _
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 8 p5 a& G9 Q( I( b) n
Weather in hex: Clear sky
2 R b$ x% z$ c5 J9 h- mRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ \ @3 u3 `- \, e' _
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
9 s- _7 d. E2 T2 h* pJapanese aircraft
" T" N2 J, r% n$ X D3A1 Val x 13
1 C6 c! [+ a# xNo Japanese losses - e: w+ m8 P' o
Allied Ships" |& a: s$ w5 I
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires2 q; ]- u* d* N/ F: m- R
DD Ward ~9 ^7 g i( y7 J+ `6 ~$ x
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage * c* P% E% h. u
& C4 q h* i V) o
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
: A, u' z$ z$ F& T7 YWeather in hex: Light cloud 6 F: P. M0 j% P4 ~
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.! P% h# a. K8 i! N' M
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes . v1 |( a; N# ], e g) p$ U1 p" f
Japanese aircraft+ k0 Z% Q$ H0 T. u5 S' k
Ki-27b Nate x 30) N# i! s- u/ v: H: S, F
Allied aircraft
e( e) ~* P/ j Blenheim I x 7
) B5 \$ d2 y/ }6 @; F Q* LNo Japanese losses
& Y8 c) _& W, o5 l) B+ iAllied aircraft losses
# V# g7 n$ F" n Blenheim I: 2 damaged
( h1 z w0 P9 p+ y4 J Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak # e, w# O3 C4 H! E0 {: r; [8 q+ ]
Japanese Ships
$ w2 ~* Z- l+ L$ q9 y BB Haruna& z/ }- |( }& r8 p
xAK Asakasan Maru
# \6 f3 G1 u+ R5 q8 c$ oAircraft Attacking:
2 C, ?: j# W- S0 z" Y/ C$ T 7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet4 J2 l( P( u. K
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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5 i; V! g8 F2 \/ k0 \1 h8 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
! \1 z; [" ^3 w9 a5 v- g% L& IWeather in hex: Overcast ' C. a, ^0 b2 S) Z3 L
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. t, p. T8 h* O
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes $ x" m% a% Z6 B8 u2 v1 ] |. n
Japanese aircraft
0 Y- ?7 Q4 K7 @( S, t A6M2 Zero x 104 s) ?' @ J3 n1 ]
B5N2 Kate x 5
# a: \; P, P/ z3 W" [No Japanese losses
: K% ~, |( v+ Z2 a7 [Allied Ships. V5 w$ d# r: D+ m8 V
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ! l4 l9 {) B+ ]$ `& u) f3 G
Aircraft Attacking:/ u: t, g8 A9 T
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" s* ~# q& F9 _8 u s Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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2 v# B7 y- a) u; N. SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 6 O2 x& [* V" Y
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
+ M% e- `$ s) z. `% }, @Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet., u: q) L5 n: j1 u( _. D
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes * r* ]! g U/ w1 t( r- }7 X' t- `. M
Allied aircraft6 w1 J& T3 `- D
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
d* E9 q, i* W' Z2 ^! H4 [3 u SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 + P5 l' O3 i: k' i3 Y( f2 e
No Allied losses % a) P/ n! v: o4 Q# _
Japanese Ships5 W' z" t% [+ W; ?" t' X0 J5 ?
DD Sazanami7 t. i" x7 T. f4 Y# n7 k9 _
DD Ushio, and is sunk 4 O9 R4 @7 W& K+ B: ?6 l) R
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. H0 |* |; m" t' R( E8 \$ `Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) + P* E" m& U2 F+ o6 h/ \* S
Japanese Deliberate attack
5 X6 b6 D0 n5 T0 YAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
. d1 v! g% R. B% M w8 BDefending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 % Y* u! b8 G9 y9 x, X
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
1 G4 v! a, W, Q, l8 _9 EJapanese adjusted assault: 100
* ]4 z) p9 }; { V2 K6 c7 eAllied adjusted defense: 8 $ B: o! F0 C3 t8 F9 l$ M9 f
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
0 G3 l/ t) q! C& G. k! Z4 iJapanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! : ]' ^) [6 Z" P0 b' B' H/ H
Combat modifiers" b0 _+ `! I1 W- \0 d3 w
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
2 ?& v% d0 T) m# \9 l fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
9 Z! V/ n/ x4 Q% ~! B' Y5 ZAttacker: fatigue(-)
. @$ f! ]# L% Y, a$ E4 vJapanese ground losses:
( x0 v6 T& a8 ]8 ]& M$ g& @ 37 casualties reported
* K4 ^6 [8 x$ i- a+ D Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 u- X9 t, m$ J( i# x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; k. W! m: p# m7 j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
S) [0 |2 [4 M7 P, WAllied ground losses:! I1 u" e) L/ ?$ Q! m
2519 casualties reported
- \9 j3 P9 v3 x5 J' V Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 s0 m) C0 X: H Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled. Q/ j4 E: e. u# S0 M/ J2 t$ k5 D0 z
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 ]% y: M6 n! L$ V2 G4 o1 j L Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
% G( L, h6 ~. K' E6 o8 B Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
/ g6 a4 j: b2 y, f0 k b0 X" w Units retreated 2
! l* ` z2 L9 e Units destroyed 1 ' }! j* F+ N8 v' Q9 F
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
. g. [, z% Y3 H5 T6 S3 d% i8 rAssaulting units:( G+ L- A2 |: `2 W, N7 D- K
56th Infantry Regiment* d% U; e7 a& C2 `
12th Engineer Regiment4 N/ F9 t, x D0 ^8 Z1 g
5th JAAF AF Coy
0 j. w& T( k) D1 R0 a* ^6 a( LDefending units:
6 r+ H ?" s/ N3 x FMSV Brigade+ X0 E6 e; U" v, l; |0 G @
8th Indian Brigade
5 v% X% P9 J; m, C% P' r. g 3rd ISF Base Force |