AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 413 \9 g( ], E& o/ \" o/ m
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。。
% c1 n5 b. ]+ D: T0 \' U# A同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
- {; @ ^0 W# ^8 D: W大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。 9 ]7 J3 V+ e! w. `
马来半岛,在大量陆攻的轰炸,和cl编队的炮击下,日军当天突下Kota Bharu,+ A* n, [9 @6 P5 ?
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。
3 R/ j0 s1 N' ?# ]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。
9 T, N0 \6 ]- _9 t: M" }; j0 j% p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。% I, K6 W" D, A8 S! k t7 y$ d
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% _ t5 a8 r- e" x5 C5 {: ZInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) 6 U. D* |8 x. S+ J4 h
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
/ N( R" y2 R& i: y3 oJapanese Ships4 O5 Z' Z% ?1 Y2 k9 Q7 B/ g7 V
CL Sendai7 R( f M* T" c5 F9 f7 r' r* P
DD Ayanami; P0 j. I' V" i: }0 n E' L, ?
DD Shikinami1 n% h: }+ T9 q3 ?3 t: T" f
DD Isonami
L: \/ f4 U$ F6 C PB Tatsumiya Maru7 G4 ^) x2 g3 R) ~) }$ D y# z
SC Ch 9# R8 R, s+ }9 D( Y" C) Y
SC Ch 7# p! Q: K6 \" G1 C2 _! w
AK Sasako Maru
) K7 O9 k+ u( b/ t DD Uranami 3 g$ Z9 S$ l* L' ]
Japanese ground losses:% ^' Y9 |& H# v9 k3 i: H
26 casualties reported% n$ }5 t' |& a* C E' j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 H5 c: S) n3 E4 I0 ?( T' D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled. O" p' F8 p5 `/ f: m$ A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) K/ t$ t1 z$ i$ J4 [ aSubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85 2 f( i, Y' d. I' L/ r v
Japanese Ships( N! {2 c# j9 {5 H% o* K* |5 L
SS I-121 & ~! `; @3 y) X5 m7 p/ x
Allied Ships
" {: I. o3 g( T5 U xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
) z7 T& [( V5 n6 s5 _/ P8 n9 G8 M& s2 jxAP Matang is sighted by SS I-1212 g0 z3 a3 H. r) m
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang 7 I/ K. A! s! O( G: K! [2 O+ y
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. f6 v/ f; X6 {2 y( ]8 J) mTF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
: b# B; O* {2 Z: c# ZAllied Ships
) }5 l0 }7 G' x5 a+ s DD Pillsbury' Z/ {( f; ^; t
DD Peary; g7 @7 V+ j1 ~
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage& R" n; J; D6 d3 @- w( O
3 mines cleared 6 m0 e8 z1 U/ I& u1 r
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& K+ j+ {$ M' c5 p: }3 m7 tASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
% R' Q1 h% E( r, c5 _. f: uJapanese Ships6 N/ z( w& H S/ s% U4 i: l& O
CL Jintsu
; h" P5 w; v7 o8 \+ ? DD Oshio0 H% I$ F3 V8 ?7 u+ K6 w
DD Hibiki
7 N% s9 Z4 k# F5 ~, Y DD Akatsuki
) F L* g$ h/ N7 O" j) p- \ DD Arashio
0 M5 `4 L, T9 K) F! ~2 LAllied Ships/ I! j3 V y3 o/ b$ }$ s
SS KXI, hits 9 $ \8 \: s. t2 C0 x8 C6 O: p
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards 6 @- J* n, n4 v, A3 R
Japanese Ships7 n1 ~# Q: v! Z5 Z8 O& g* [
CA Maya, m# ]8 r# }2 r6 Z4 r2 Q4 p+ d
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
& o* p- u" V3 H0 h6 o DD Minazuki) d4 {( K/ D1 J! m7 b% |
DD Fumizuki" r/ Y- a& ]8 ]# J9 B" d6 \
DD Nagatsuki3 w5 |8 K5 A' b! E2 `* _* q
Allied Ships
: s5 L2 B' R9 R, O. E2 ^ DD Scout
9 m q5 b$ C" a1 _; Y DD Thanet, Shell hits 2! A8 \- P! y; ?5 ]2 H
DD Thracian
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: U# `" B8 i* J9 r: pDay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards 9 g$ T/ F8 W, ?$ t' B) j
Japanese Ships
: a, x5 l( v) T$ t) x DD Sazanami/ L0 h- I3 O4 o# Q' x2 D( L* H
DD Ushio: g2 D9 }" Q" D8 N6 _' q
AO Shiriya
( o+ }7 U1 i- v8 M% AAllied Ships
8 Y- y% ^. D; c4 Y8 u CV Enterprise6 J i! B" s; O2 t7 {
CA Northampton+ {; Y+ v. ?/ Y# A0 P" C8 I
CA Chester
# c) f' N; S O" C CA Salt Lake City5 _5 c& J0 D3 V
DD Craven( e. D8 J' }/ x' t. t! w
DD Gridley
/ m2 b1 m! E; ^1 C DD McCall
' z* {# Y' x( F \, w, W' }0 L DD Maury
: S" Q; i" [$ R2 o% f DD Benham& y X" l, S) L* G/ Y
DD Ellet2 u/ F( @. i: ?" x# ^ X4 d
DD Dunlap
! r- B3 y$ M8 G% c! W DD Fanning- O/ M. W7 O0 s [
DD Balch
* _& U. \# C: B/ Q: j- D2 A1 F' oMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
" C5 F. h. A$ m% @9 @# RCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
1 I5 i1 q4 E4 d( O1 L5 ICONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards: d& v+ a6 ~. g p s4 f0 w8 ^
Both TF attempt to withdraw!! a! L% _6 Z( s3 e3 w) h
Range increases to 28,000 yards...( ]& H. a9 J0 C. g9 o6 F. Y
Both Task Forces evade combat 8 e: c7 l# j5 N
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+ \/ u2 f3 R) T8 qDay Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards * b w' R3 M2 `% t1 y5 M
Japanese Ships
4 A7 q7 p8 S/ R APD Fuji D: H+ F9 r. ^9 S
TB Hiyodori% v& z* c" g8 f- r1 `- A
AMc Toroshima Maru
* r' _( e- I, _) j) ^- m @ PB Heiei Maru #76 ]% i, L% L* N, }7 K* g6 \
xAK Syoka Maru' X. f d" g5 j) G* r0 `1 w M
xAK Rokko Maru1 F9 _) r2 ?0 ]7 s# `8 }. Q, ]
xAK Igasa Maru
- w# B9 S' M5 a2 ]8 k, O xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21
6 [% C- M* Q4 o4 ^2 M; @. w) v xAKL Sasago Maru 9 Z8 e" s0 F9 x9 s
Allied Ships' S- n0 }& k5 q! u) O; o: D' i( W
MTB 72 @% T, E |0 d* O a. q0 o. E: P
MTB 8/ ^4 f a7 D3 K' W5 v& Z% \( u
MTB 9
0 b% t" ~3 c( a' J% ? MTB 102 |& @9 B, J$ V7 H& V+ K8 q9 G
MTB 113 v3 r* ^3 u+ u% ?. y
MTB 12
, }, r# x2 r. e- x. `5 @8 T MTB 268 u0 W( Q3 ^8 X* U5 |0 M
MTB 27 , C6 A: ~& H1 Y0 n- |3 t1 S
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms$ o3 Z( @7 s6 q- N$ ?
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards9 z: @5 x. ?# {
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
# c' }4 s& A/ `! bBoth Task Forces evade combat6 c' i, O- t K7 m' ]
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
( L7 B$ |( x6 I- @8 K FWeather in hex: Light rain + j/ a2 I) t6 L; v/ e& ]( E
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
5 y5 Y1 t2 l' D1 |# _( C- t; M3 o+ _* AEstimated time to target is 10 minutes 2 e$ r* b4 d' s( Z- z6 U# Y. a
Japanese aircraft
( @, _! k9 y4 U7 ]$ P A6M2 Zero x 217 C- k. ]' \6 P. s4 r5 a
Allied aircraft
: ]( Y+ s, m7 v6 T- K M3 e P-26A x 8
2 c0 U/ g) |" S' s: u. N P-35A x 13! e; _7 ]% _0 [7 j+ F; `5 Z4 a
P-40B Warhawk x 148 }) Y7 V5 i/ U; ?
P-40E Warhawk x 46 ) D8 D# _9 [9 C/ C: z6 P8 U- ~7 F0 l
Japanese aircraft losses' W. p( S- s/ t9 E' I$ L
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed 5 _9 X" w. C3 Y% _7 w
Allied aircraft losses2 E3 \+ n: b- d
P-26A: 1 destroyed/ o# v, Z2 x9 Q% J# N8 m- x4 H
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed
6 ~4 N- m: |9 {& s" V P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
! V% l0 k& ^/ gAircraft Attacking:$ W) h1 O7 K2 o" z
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet ) k6 \* }0 O3 {! E
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- s! ?' S/ I+ }2 fMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) % \6 w; |! X o6 e
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ! }# U* k% ^" w7 X G# C2 t
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
3 f2 r. V. i/ B! x8 f. p+ @0 lEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
) _5 @( D8 o& E" r4 A AJapanese aircraft
+ a' i1 D# l7 c8 b5 G, b1 n G3M2 Nell x 337 X/ | X2 P$ O/ r
G4M1 Betty x 3& h' H9 U) p" L1 J& j
Ki-27b Nate x 19
+ q. E) p0 d. G" p, \No Japanese losses * Y. q L! p+ O; s5 p1 B" l
Allied ground losses:
6 c% e* ` L7 \5 u 95 casualties reported
: i3 N; t" _4 \# C8 D Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
3 U; w Y6 M! l+ }: K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
( a* ~8 `+ M2 b, w; Q# E/ K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 4 ?& P! X* _, S
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* Q5 [5 U$ y% G/ B4 m' [+ H- @. KMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) # l! K. y: e* K
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
. h% i ]9 v T& n" t8 t1 eRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
I* T' j8 Y( j/ {6 QEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
: k3 @( f9 T/ p' J$ H# hJapanese aircraft
( y9 w9 U4 b0 |2 f; A( ` G3M2 Nell x 16: `% j' p, j3 W' q& r, X9 f
G4M1 Betty x 11
j9 G$ y8 U3 R! D5 }. J Ki-27b Nate x 15 0 g4 F; ]/ P C2 G
Japanese aircraft losses
: E; C! j* o! g0 u G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged6 q2 f* t( N" ^; b
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
+ B/ P" h% k; r: ~- AAllied ground losses:% R; I: w- Q* B: `5 C( {
43 casualties reported4 L, Q: t/ d, s5 K8 N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 Z$ I; A" t U* x. A) c, \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled: j8 P( A% i/ _2 c) E: U4 D. e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! S0 M! a P3 g, l" L* c1 D( O6 C# UMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) & `* z- c- h3 `3 C
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ' v1 N, z: L$ {7 C" q/ A
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( K3 l. Q1 y5 @9 `
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes ' \ \5 u: T) r" p0 e6 \
Japanese aircraft
/ u2 R* a6 l- A. P G3M2 Nell x 27: O6 D, \* B# D% ?2 p4 a
Ki-27b Nate x 34 ! A! A$ m$ c; Z% v) Y" ~' r% Y2 ?
No Japanese losses
- O* r( | y- e/ Q' R1 v' ]- ZAllied ground losses:
+ m6 n/ x1 y' x/ A) n 78 casualties reported
6 v$ U& m) q8 m2 p, B Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled3 S# z8 }5 ^# j$ {/ H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
% y; H) b1 o4 Q. v& d0 t# z9 ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 $ n$ Y. w8 Y v+ l' { v
Weather in hex: Light cloud
% d+ h" G3 F! H3 PRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 t" e6 T4 }" U% a, P; d, f
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes & Y* F' w( z$ K- @9 x
Japanese aircraft8 T% _0 i, P! t" x0 m& |6 n9 T
G3M2 Nell x 3
2 E' B: {( o& n2 B7 J G4M1 Betty x 12. g7 k' }- |7 {8 k! h! ?
Ki-27b Nate x 9
$ X& A& W7 |" r& b; WNo Japanese losses 1 H0 B9 P3 g) t: c
Allied Ships
A2 e. B- G. Y( v# D; Q xAK Munlock$ J, _: W+ T0 w8 S& {, U/ o0 c
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire; d/ [8 ?, y% C( v1 ~
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# F7 o2 G. W1 j! ?! q$ r: C xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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6 K& ^, d* h" x4 ^ OMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
; \/ R$ H7 M, h/ q0 A( fWeather in hex: Light rain % E, [) A8 Y$ P3 H2 B
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.# u3 v: C8 a5 j% L
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
3 {( {3 f( H; e7 UJapanese aircraft4 U" ]0 o* @! q. X# D
A6M2 Zero x 10
: B7 G* p+ g3 @6 ] ]3 b8 h# g: G0 c5 n( UAllied aircraft
+ p3 e, S* X; G9 P$ B. f* m P-26A x 32 ?+ Z4 o" d: \( U
P-35A x 109 K+ L1 W' e8 A
P-40B Warhawk x 9
$ R h* ]# b. y2 n" s+ F P-40E Warhawk x 33
+ \; ^( q' S. b0 {' ZJapanese aircraft losses
9 R6 p1 w- H8 `' w S A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
9 l1 _5 m9 H2 C: G. e, c3 xAllied aircraft losses
7 y( H, d _7 _) Q! O2 g P-26A: 1 destroyed
! T. _. P+ P6 v5 `8 v; `+ D P-35A: 2 destroyed6 }( j* m2 O1 p7 r# k* j
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed ) `& E0 k# q: Z5 ~" p
Aircraft Attacking:- ]# L1 x- U8 \1 s
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
, F0 u; Z4 s: m8 {7 }) ], {Weather in hex: Heavy rain * ^# b3 X4 Q8 n/ @, @- R9 Q. s' E$ q
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; k R0 P% O/ UEstimated time to target is 5 minutes , z$ v7 F4 R, m& L- y- Y$ t
Japanese aircraft
3 u6 d* n* G! U B5M1 Mabel x 5
3 d: w1 e. g4 R2 v" V& xNo Japanese losses + J |* G- A; g2 ], p- Q. U% @
Allied ground losses: ^( Z8 Z' v3 d8 S, @/ \0 I7 I
13 casualties reported% U" A% w2 o4 ~$ d+ ]) K9 F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 q1 t j# h# c# u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 B v) l4 F9 l# k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. e/ e7 B2 ]* P+ |Aircraft Attacking:
8 s' x: l( X g' w- | 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet; c- G& X7 h0 U$ r" n7 A* i& j
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 0 H+ w; q# |2 N( ?# m9 @4 F* ^
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4 V' S: l/ p, ^# w9 jMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ) U" V7 {* e/ C7 W% F
Weather in hex: Light rain - M0 {# ]. |6 k8 o2 p# `8 ]5 ]* _
Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.* v3 [7 I8 W2 m+ r& a9 F+ ~: |, m5 Z
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
- K c8 q! m2 ]; E0 w% tJapanese aircraft2 N, l8 p( B; F/ z3 e
A6M2 Zero x 9 / R4 P! S1 c$ F* C* k% u- |9 f5 m
Allied aircraft
/ k% l, u/ e& w4 G" s% x; z P-35A x 6
, h1 n5 F1 [' \& O; D2 }. c6 R9 w P-40B Warhawk x 8
" a! k/ q6 h, F0 T; Q f0 R9 U P-40E Warhawk x 24 - V N# \- C8 ?1 h9 a
Japanese aircraft losses
' p5 E- k. A# b8 p+ k A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
: M0 ^: j7 M& D& z0 IAllied aircraft losses
6 S8 m* g- U) }$ g6 @0 O. z7 u P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed . x7 @3 u0 ^5 }. N6 |7 \
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
" i1 B+ g4 W9 I7 E! i3 [Weather in hex: Light rain " x. i: @0 f y
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
! D; X8 E: a/ N+ NEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
* g, t* Y7 N, | V; h9 y, o5 JJapanese aircraft* }6 K% {" l/ O2 a
A6M2 Zero x 6 4 q; V- E- L# P! d: G
Allied aircraft+ Z$ ?% G" c2 M) r% L+ e7 ]- f8 f m
P-35A x 5
8 a5 Z2 }6 Q; o$ F7 l0 Z% H& Z. T P-40B Warhawk x 8
: D" y+ u6 ^( e7 V P-40E Warhawk x 18
6 {3 S' U3 t3 x4 MNo Japanese losses
( {% S: d) Y. `( ^Allied aircraft losses' g9 u: L; h# F5 n! b+ q2 h
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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0 t* L/ l6 @) m) V$ D" y' E! UMorning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
4 g- L% H+ J/ ~ @" W2 bWeather in hex: Partial cloud
. v5 N* v: t1 c/ ` }$ ?Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
8 P& y B$ y4 H L+ d0 _6 G' g) uEstimated time to target is 9 minutes ' T; S* C# J/ @, @
Japanese aircraft) R P( X) ^7 A* _$ R$ L3 r
B5N1 Kate x 12 U! Q/ B% s i/ s1 O! K) N+ u
No Japanese losses C1 O2 W- x" _0 N! E; g
Port hits 2
& @1 R- i) E Z; S/ ~0 [Port supply hits 1 + p5 i: ~ h4 F/ ~1 e( O; {4 G' I L
Aircraft Attacking:- P3 }' S4 M& H! u3 m
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
2 s! ~- j `! {( ~& n Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb " g3 ]) t: m+ ] [- ]& z8 L7 r
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# @$ m( \& U1 w9 R( oMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
_% Y. D8 f1 FWeather in hex: Light cloud " M9 A' C' b3 U9 A
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 `) g/ a3 @( {8 [) n8 ]. u6 iEstimated time to target is 5 minutes # u2 s9 d# H1 `. V# k/ e
Japanese aircraft
% e! D4 {7 q$ n! I1 n, q& F Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
+ E: }. V( c; m7 X1 ^5 |7 Y Ki-27b Nate x 1
3 Q, C5 u) x$ e Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
6 F: }2 y& D* z1 LNo Japanese losses
' t3 U: F/ d' C- w' [! QAllied Ships( ^5 c6 R. G( s" @3 o
xAK Hinsang
9 r1 M6 ?9 z8 y xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ Y$ L3 h, T5 P xAKL Chengtu
- D7 n- O/ T$ p; t) z# } xAKL Joan Moller+ H+ T0 g1 S) C0 u, e* I* u) Y
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% ^' {; `5 p- \# e/ \ xAK Bennevis ( [3 k# h: b. {9 F( y" K' u3 [
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
2 u; v/ ?3 w VWeather in hex: Clear sky % A4 Q4 d' d3 g* A! Q
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
4 ~: Z% ^' ^) l& e8 @8 l& K' EEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
; h, P+ j9 b( C7 ]. cJapanese aircraft
, n3 q3 x) v; l l) n Ki-27b Nate x 96 J6 Q' X5 I- E" w) [% _
Ki-36 Ida x 19
! i/ {! A$ p( ~( m( n/ ] Ki-44 Tojo x 8. e# c! b! d$ [; N, F) e, M* X
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3( u$ p: x9 q+ u" S9 k
Ki-51 Sonia x 17
1 l4 C' @2 U& m2 o9 p, fNo Japanese losses
; C. ~" l; b. O0 HAirbase hits 7
# O3 v/ v" U5 }; |. UAirbase supply hits 32 A& Y( e4 k' l8 W3 t' c' F7 F
Runway hits 11 0 T5 h' y C9 l: X& v$ I
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
8 u3 ?8 w6 L% ]3 p& v5 P+ @Weather in hex: Heavy rain ' x' v1 X: l! g% M
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet./ D- Y9 ]. T" ~2 n1 |
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
, H, K+ C. ~; Q- Q3 q2 LJapanese aircraft
: i2 x) a7 W' R1 _0 Y Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65# Y, s( J$ v0 h- s0 a y' d
Ki-27b Nate x 19
% Z" _: e: @+ s ]+ g5 c5 ]) SJapanese aircraft losses
7 Z* \. \ e/ _( P) o& I" C6 ~+ b Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged & M5 I4 P1 |8 K/ s8 [! Z4 t
Allied ground losses:
) `% s, \( w. A" g4 O/ E 66 casualties reported+ }% M0 c2 I8 X- P2 N8 [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
- x% U5 _4 s; {8 q1 Z! O x Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
; @0 i3 U; j+ {8 O# `+ z5 C3 a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 6 N. O! i4 G" E8 l" d: G3 @
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, r" @: s1 [6 V7 W O1 @Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
! M! T5 d2 t5 G- z; fWeather in hex: Heavy rain
" H/ w# q1 J, O9 URaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
9 [ l+ y% y! w+ |& lEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
/ O% j- h9 L4 U" V* {0 TJapanese aircraft+ r# c" r' ?( p* ~' E' o: I
Ki-27b Nate x 34
1 x. u( V8 x v2 r* A; ? Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
1 p, z. ]4 C6 Q( p3 d; p7 ~ Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
9 {% ]9 u5 E7 l+ s [( iNo Japanese losses
: U8 l$ C! ?+ s: F! aAllied ground losses:! y& m. B, l6 G6 M3 Q% g
39 casualties reported
' K8 B* H2 U L( n! Y V Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, F5 P k/ r8 o. d Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled- E. G" f- I- @) ]1 j! o, ^
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 - A7 X3 \5 I9 p3 a$ ~* V
Weather in hex: Clear sky z' B- i0 U- ]8 [# B5 D6 }
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet." a1 Z) Y* D) r
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes 3 |, \ m8 c/ ]3 z; Z3 ^% p) B: k
Japanese aircraft
4 ~) o0 c2 d" A, w2 }6 X. Z$ q' f q' n Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
2 o2 h& D' R: h& A n! z- [No Japanese losses % H4 g+ D. ^4 I: ~5 _2 {" O% o
Airbase hits 1
7 ]0 F" d* k0 uRunway hits 2
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
2 {' Y9 M5 O( CWeather in hex: Heavy rain ' Q; p" O1 F$ `" V$ z
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
) q, F' S, h; X+ V# A7 IEstimated time to target is 6 minutes: r+ A6 P" j% M; i! r/ S/ T
Japanese aircraft. m( ^9 D3 ~# a
Ki-27b Nate x 24
! K' o) W! S+ \# G [Allied aircraft
; t' Q2 N# M& _) }# D- d2 d( z& H3 } Blenheim I x 4 # N5 y/ ?# w" f; `. Q! A
No Japanese losses
. c* d; W6 p+ ]: y1 T5 w* iNo Allied losses
" L+ a( l/ k& cJapanese Ships' B# W/ `; Y9 Y4 j6 V5 u" W& B+ t
BB Haruna
2 E8 c" ^' Q9 q) g4 l0 OAircraft Attacking:1 o! P e! M0 L0 i( r, `
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
& P9 X6 D E; F Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
7 B) \! s$ n% K! L d! v9 B; F4 QWeather in hex: Heavy rain
& E( I6 Z# R* O2 C1 m" CRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 b+ K$ P) \0 M+ D2 YEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
, I' U/ m. Q7 i- ~4 z0 A& CJapanese aircraft$ I, e; b$ x. q$ M% e J
G4M1 Betty x 19% h0 D1 V7 v5 @* w- d1 f6 v
Ki-27b Nate x 12
6 @; M& b' v8 O2 e' Q) pNo Japanese losses 0 s9 l, O; _0 L W1 w& V
Allied ground losses:
. a7 {0 }. E7 K* k9 Q+ j0 N 33 casualties reported
0 d% V, x% ~: Q( B$ E Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled) F( R: v2 ^" I. H- d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 L( i" G* s- Y- \
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 l3 m6 \6 u9 z% \: E" ^6 W Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 - y8 r1 F7 E4 S3 K
Weather in hex: Clear sky " K# a+ |5 m/ A$ S
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.: `( N7 o1 g$ B6 {
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
3 I) t$ N) |: d4 j6 P7 E7 IJapanese aircraft5 x/ k. T/ a4 @: U7 r
A6M2 Zero x 46
6 l" D1 C2 h' u$ B B5N2 Kate x 35
' `- P6 S' l) i8 C D3A1 Val x 9
3 F) i- f! l& ^7 Q+ \3 m9 iJapanese aircraft losses6 A" t' D$ y( g% }/ N2 p: |- _
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged4 }5 i% D9 F" K% ~) A
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
8 m3 f% q' L' P' ?& Y* zAllied Ships& @% N0 [/ F# x; }( r6 B' f
DD Litchfield4 a+ P+ `/ I9 m" \( i4 `7 d
DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk l" Q3 E- D a2 s9 b" I
DD Ward6 s% }! F8 i7 q
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1
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. T# X4 f2 p1 A, e4 e' B" aMorning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
8 X/ @: M' R( j; w/ L e! @5 uWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
3 ?9 h9 H2 e1 e' `: @, E2 BRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.% s% H4 X" V9 D/ D4 n; b
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes + |2 b, t T% }9 D& l. S
Allied aircraft
0 y4 P, W' R1 V7 K! m7 r6 [+ P F4F-3A Wildcat x 115 T1 t) p$ b9 E5 g& F k- e
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
6 V2 ?6 }' g6 x+ v' z TBD-1 Devastator x 15 1 K% H4 X: J5 Q4 }' v5 j
Allied aircraft losses
, Q- k1 d/ l2 S% o, A TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
& e: r; l6 M* `& T4 n- ^( hJapanese Ships
% x+ Z5 {, j! Z" i DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, U1 i2 [% N! Z( |2 c+ i9 F( _
DD Sazanami
9 L. i5 G% j2 {/ E+ x9 j3 U AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
# S% F$ P# E& i. W- h) f4 N0 ~- X
0 Z* |% g9 C# N2 K3 zHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
5 a: r5 v( U" X6 K* e# eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya' r) f5 u |* p5 \( B
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
! i2 h! r7 G2 QWeather in hex: Light cloud 5 X. E+ w$ A9 z% n
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# d9 t5 F' f9 Z8 }. I) N4 X
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
( P2 E( Y8 x5 x0 F! ^" LJapanese aircraft
! @, i# _1 ^- I) T Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 5 A1 o& L9 t4 z2 Q6 B& h
No Japanese losses 3 r1 S9 ]! p! V& Q% T( c
Allied Ships- p+ c/ B' |+ g- h: J- c; \
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 ?8 E- Q8 X5 b4 W xAK Hinsang
) ?& h! |. }) Y, R) n+ wAircraft Attacking:! e @) _+ U6 k4 p% c& L; S# w
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet+ \, N) Z: n0 Y% c* t3 r
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
E, i, d- f- {; hHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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8 d1 P' K8 a d; r& UMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
a, e) J1 }: _Weather in hex: Clear sky $ s' |7 R9 E: u; |
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., h( p4 r! a4 |- `1 v
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
' n+ O0 e7 V5 q7 R+ M! h& A2 lJapanese aircraft
4 x+ l0 [% t- J# v$ S D3A1 Val x 13
. L# Z) v8 w% m. C* k# Z9 D4 KNo Japanese losses
0 n# I. S1 @( x9 m* e5 ]Allied Ships9 g& a m- ~, E+ K/ M8 h2 v
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires5 U+ L7 _" e4 L( f- }
DD Ward; J4 T6 k; _6 z; Q
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 o+ c' r- X. h4 S$ {7 Y8 J& A5 o7 x6 x, o
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley; o+ o3 Z$ X4 ^5 U3 C
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 % d% g- n1 w% d2 z5 f- v
Weather in hex: Light cloud
& ]6 [8 J( U. q. E$ Z5 G7 _, fRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
* T/ X2 L! J5 QEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
P( h m- S7 M5 V& u. b! c! \ K/ w% n; jJapanese aircraft! G6 F+ n) U% N: O7 Z5 |
Ki-27b Nate x 30
: F! N% H! p3 G* |5 a; I8 YAllied aircraft, H0 W6 }; b/ k
Blenheim I x 7 - X% E0 d4 l9 _- W% B! h# u
No Japanese losses / y" P1 h! b7 @; Y6 t& U% Z
Allied aircraft losses
) X4 X9 b D3 m# v Blenheim I: 2 damaged4 f/ y% D: p3 b4 u' C3 u" l
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak
" {7 a3 x: \6 Y6 GJapanese Ships
" d! X% S5 V+ z9 p9 ~$ `) k BB Haruna
! K5 ]3 j' f, A* e# {3 c xAK Asakasan Maru
0 X; T) m! D: FAircraft Attacking:
8 a$ \3 X/ N/ V3 E1 K$ K 7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet8 S I7 y1 I; B1 V" N" H. b3 M
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 8 e, @8 H; X* l8 ]. @, M4 I, y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 * r/ D J$ J* C' U
Weather in hex: Overcast
3 g+ G4 \- P% ~3 DRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 C# z) j- H8 @! s: ]
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes . @. m- {/ H4 b }4 d* t
Japanese aircraft' ?% a) p0 g4 }% p* a3 z! A& z
A6M2 Zero x 10! U6 }- F3 L: o% {+ J$ M
B5N2 Kate x 5 , T+ F# }6 k, m. i! w
No Japanese losses
1 d: r; Q( Z! R/ A6 ~Allied Ships5 J! }! @ Y2 F" b" y
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ! W! f: c5 f, f
Aircraft Attacking:" f' P; O! E+ ^! M( {1 s* Q1 n- P
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 ]' M3 D, f; W0 `
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 & G( f3 d. e( d: P, D1 E
Weather in hex: Heavy rain/ }) N& \' ]" x, v/ G8 X
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
; m/ E3 N6 {+ ~2 R% U7 x+ pEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 3 e. V- y8 d/ V* [3 R5 K. L
Allied aircraft2 ^8 C# G' g3 a {* m" [8 _
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
8 @9 C7 b y- i u SBD-2 Dauntless x 9
' d9 }; Y0 p) ]. NNo Allied losses
& a) a$ J: d5 H/ Q# M* c5 ~Japanese Ships
7 R" u% Y3 Z& L& G# f DD Sazanami4 F( C. b8 H/ C Z: X
DD Ushio, and is sunk
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
; M. ]! [; N$ g7 U* T1 P$ sJapanese Deliberate attack
' E8 K7 r! X0 g% K& lAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 " i/ ^# q) t2 i" m% }, c( U/ l# N
Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
- L2 v% T1 m1 _1 `: Y. O% DJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 8 d+ {! h/ n) m
Japanese adjusted assault: 100 ) T& b# A5 {! S9 I
Allied adjusted defense: 8
8 C) R, K, N. u1 V- aJapanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) , Q$ u; \, P7 H
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!
- J1 i5 K9 N- Z! rCombat modifiers8 O' U$ b9 ^5 o7 \
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
! G/ x6 Q& A5 M1 h) f+ M fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)5 j: T2 |. H Y9 o! e- l- v
Attacker: fatigue(-)
' ?& y- B2 c3 G! u* l+ {Japanese ground losses:
0 [7 Z) n' E; E: H+ `+ |! x 37 casualties reported% k! G) \" ~3 s. l% Y, }/ q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' O* l' q1 d% I& t% q7 x8 d( Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Y: W0 P. l( F# V& ^ I- F) y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, h ?. |+ i0 a, MAllied ground losses:
) _) O3 X1 C; `( c R7 H) c 2519 casualties reported
: y* d) u+ }) R$ Y Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ i, w. X9 k, b Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 I }" k5 B* C Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
G& P" _8 t- L- ?6 R( c8 @ Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)8 U8 N6 L5 } {% p
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
, M: X8 g7 l6 r7 {* K Units retreated 28 G+ K* F; T [5 @1 e/ v
Units destroyed 1 , p+ }! A' B! _9 i/ e5 Z; W8 l* _+ b G
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! K% @5 }; \* M% `4 N f. ]# a
Assaulting units:6 U. q! q* B# b# `) [
56th Infantry Regiment5 r. o# {7 S& z
12th Engineer Regiment
$ {2 ~( |* e; H5 l- @$ @6 n 5th JAAF AF Coy ! {( V5 y7 W& W, Z( _% K9 G% E
Defending units:
. d) Z& |. g9 h$ }* G3 s$ v* S7 H FMSV Brigade
1 K) g3 n" L; S0 j9 d7 ]# l 8th Indian Brigade: E, Q. N& F- W) _
3rd ISF Base Force |