AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
& N, @- z$ m% `8 W: s9 p! Mkb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。。' v4 ^8 M4 R( ?% V
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。! M: |' F1 k' r/ v0 L0 U
大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。 $ M: O) j$ R9 E$ X* \5 Q
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 w* G' e+ D. s7 c: W
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。
* a" q+ Y B9 C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。# |2 Z$ c6 y S: {
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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+ n; b7 o5 W- NInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
9 l- w% X s( W21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ; u' y! m* L5 B6 l
Japanese Ships4 o4 m j; l. x
CL Sendai
$ T3 Z- x% D. V DD Ayanami
: {: l) i$ A$ n6 y2 k" c DD Shikinami, o% P* e+ r2 j2 s/ a, Y
DD Isonami
% O5 M7 c( i! P; e5 J PB Tatsumiya Maru6 _: G$ G; R! k2 T$ K& j
SC Ch 9
$ [3 _3 J, r* }6 ^8 g( s SC Ch 7
" c3 A, A, ?' Z7 r AK Sasako Maru+ f9 [/ {% C! I! }
DD Uranami ; w+ w1 {3 p! I
Japanese ground losses:9 q* I' A- V0 z# x. d5 \
26 casualties reported0 h3 W5 T0 K& R; Z) Q6 q! X% U" D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
^" [$ x' o8 H4 w8 f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
1 Z1 b9 \ P1 ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 H1 Y: e( f' v6 SSubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
% v: u8 {3 m! hJapanese Ships
/ _! f3 E# e* x* ] SS I-121 + u/ r) @; T- a6 Y
Allied Ships
) @) X" K2 ?. m( \! z+ P xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 2 m! @, }9 l7 I$ L0 z
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121/ z5 j/ E: @8 P5 j& p$ _7 T
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang 9 V8 w3 k% M/ m- C P) Y" ~% p, i
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) & p0 x. J+ L" a
Allied Ships9 e3 K6 U* F, [
DD Pillsbury
4 f- r1 B: c- E& W& D- Y$ d, F i DD Peary, n7 r* I! M! R0 s& p
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage8 h/ g( |! ]/ s
3 mines cleared
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 l. p# D" V* t* g- o4 s0 ^: Q; {
Japanese Ships1 h' M! K" T/ _7 h8 e/ ?
CL Jintsu
% N" w4 V2 D7 Z8 D9 y, L DD Oshio
" s: M' i4 ?! s5 X% ]/ Z: B6 V2 @! G DD Hibiki
+ \7 G/ H& a) R U DD Akatsuki7 v8 y' u- v6 [0 n6 b; k
DD Arashio
9 j+ d9 @0 x" q+ VAllied Ships+ q- @) A2 f& s8 w, R
SS KXI, hits 9 # D. D$ r9 w4 @
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards # F8 D1 b I" Y$ h3 a/ E9 N: U, T" r/ o
Japanese Ships& a, C2 A! P: e/ M
CA Maya7 e& K: W c) s* x( b* f
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 13 s; ^( f" G/ K8 m4 [
DD Minazuki
& `0 @4 `7 g: d6 t) J6 b3 a DD Fumizuki
- |# p) d* F: f: h" b9 S+ I DD Nagatsuki2 v9 x1 I2 ^4 [* t; l# @' R
Allied Ships
3 ]2 F, ]# P" y DD Scout- D6 p/ L7 \3 g2 t3 @. b
DD Thanet, Shell hits 23 `+ ?. Z# y4 F$ C
DD Thracian 7 c$ L% l9 f% X
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
; Y$ i9 n# I! i' ^$ uJapanese Ships
1 w/ L& U' ^7 J( Q8 j" F, J DD Sazanami
1 A. N; ?' y" w DD Ushio
N) b: W* q9 V' X1 p. E3 P AO Shiriya
5 p4 i2 `' q7 E2 K9 C! Z4 gAllied Ships
0 F# D8 o r9 J7 |. A+ G CV Enterprise
- o" D" a# T/ y0 C: y CA Northampton. G3 o8 A7 [; f
CA Chester
6 q& r$ G9 I4 \$ q6 U' G# ^6 P# ] CA Salt Lake City$ L( U% Z/ K- @- n
DD Craven' V) r- K$ \+ W( }" y& M* \
DD Gridley1 ] |4 b) B& n2 G2 s7 N
DD McCall% a/ q) j) H! G2 F0 c/ u
DD Maury% U1 L* w2 O% e0 P: a
DD Benham- o2 X. C; T3 W# [
DD Ellet( I! M- U2 o" U: ]0 G8 j
DD Dunlap
6 C L1 p7 b' u1 O8 q; b DD Fanning0 s% q/ V; I5 r) W% O7 J& t
DD Balch 3 Q. o) B8 ]5 t% |5 ~8 X9 H. G8 K+ O
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards: F. k% n7 [( z+ s5 u7 P
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
; t2 j% v( {6 {: ~/ ?' sCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards" z! Z- _8 k3 o) |# d
Both TF attempt to withdraw!2 _; [, F" U8 z$ M
Range increases to 28,000 yards...* }# Z' g' d; ]3 r6 y4 C
Both Task Forces evade combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
$ j) L4 b! P9 l0 \" ~Japanese Ships
! w7 Z& \' _- O1 d, \ APD Fuji7 i0 V/ v! M& B% K( R
TB Hiyodori5 u8 p- V- Q3 E( d- |/ Y' }
AMc Toroshima Maru5 R0 {( e# l& I, i! H0 u
PB Heiei Maru #7
3 v5 R/ X# x" g- w. c' ? xAK Syoka Maru
2 Z5 {# a2 w& D1 d* J; v* @8 V: \ xAK Rokko Maru4 A5 p4 G$ o3 N3 z: h& U
xAK Igasa Maru- D0 y4 d. s- V( o+ {0 ?( m8 e( r
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21# e# I) K( [0 ~8 z
xAKL Sasago Maru 8 V0 t/ y5 O, ?3 ~) G+ o
Allied Ships& Z2 @- X7 z1 n) k& m* y
MTB 7
- K$ _( X/ v/ S) d1 L' P3 h MTB 8
& @1 U+ {# A) g+ _( y* Z" \6 u2 | MTB 9
! |' |2 N J9 W& H1 c# ^& ] MTB 10' u1 X: h6 `1 N) {- q) [# V' _
MTB 118 h3 v. A( M+ Z) x) |% z* Q
MTB 12
1 f4 ?2 K! d3 c7 i5 I) Y, \ MTB 26: b7 {( H4 [5 A: C/ c
MTB 27
( I; G: C; U; y* q/ R7 Y# tPoor visibility due to Thunderstorms% W( u8 C/ U0 t. |% f2 i8 q
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards: Z2 f" W% z# ?( X2 x8 b
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
/ M$ m( T7 n7 j+ qBoth Task Forces evade combat
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ! k" H& X8 D' a
Weather in hex: Light rain 0 {/ D9 t3 u% g+ [3 |
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.8 Q) @' I2 V" r
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes & ^( ?( X8 |6 g! w% A" ?4 K
Japanese aircraft) Q6 K& w% ^1 r' a0 v& L. r& Z
A6M2 Zero x 21
& _3 K n& f+ w2 }Allied aircraft4 g w8 i0 F$ F. D l( r
P-26A x 8
5 R s! K. I; d7 c P-35A x 13( T M9 v+ N9 ~) W) a/ N
P-40B Warhawk x 14
# j& E$ A/ Y+ P" j P-40E Warhawk x 46 4 z. I n! Y+ }; t& S
Japanese aircraft losses
" {; d B9 c: I4 l A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
5 N; v* c/ h3 K+ b( Z( uAllied aircraft losses* y# S' g2 t% y" f4 C- y* A B/ ^
P-26A: 1 destroyed
* p" m' l* f9 d1 u1 C7 ~. c3 n P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed4 k+ @9 o9 L3 A; g/ N; R5 Z1 y6 E. g
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
4 l8 c6 I. [, [4 X SAircraft Attacking:
$ S9 s2 J. m/ W. y* N" { 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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2 B. \* d0 H2 L \ gMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
3 D8 I* V9 s# m: m6 ^! A: g$ K) OWeather in hex: Heavy rain : R( O# l+ L4 k6 @3 t
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
0 s" V* p, Z% n0 _& AEstimated time to target is 15 minutes : H8 u8 p! Z3 |+ Y9 X
Japanese aircraft1 q3 c4 k+ A# C
G3M2 Nell x 334 p' D/ l. n' M5 I
G4M1 Betty x 3
, j0 }, F1 T& R. |' ^. I Ki-27b Nate x 19
6 \7 r2 c: I, S rNo Japanese losses
! i/ ~& D/ N1 N% CAllied ground losses:" s- T+ C0 K5 M4 ]: H( d5 ?- V9 ~
95 casualties reported; M$ g: `6 X/ g$ Q9 z, ^$ O; t! _
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
% |6 I1 \% L! J! l' O, M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
1 R; \- w* H6 w$ @& ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ) V+ Q8 H& u7 G& P8 e
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. R$ M8 A* Z1 z+ E0 ?$ ^3 HMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 6 j) I4 l: o" C5 Z3 D1 f8 j* F
Weather in hex: Heavy rain : c4 U( Z! W& N0 E: B
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.( |" M! `6 o0 r) c* j
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
+ G0 ^+ \" Z: f1 k# [) \. q+ aJapanese aircraft
9 `$ M* @+ z5 B% m# H; L G3M2 Nell x 160 b- x7 J+ U# K5 x2 U$ L4 X
G4M1 Betty x 116 Q+ F& Z# E% K0 B6 D# ?) x
Ki-27b Nate x 15
4 \8 C0 \6 { ]Japanese aircraft losses" E* R/ ^) e( |. v8 J
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
4 k# D5 d6 h0 l. j2 f% Q- F G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged ' D/ b' f2 h, _7 C g$ f
Allied ground losses:/ c* D. n/ Q# q/ a Z. o3 h
43 casualties reported5 h, l% {4 K8 k! Z( d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( o W: |; J: y% r) E6 @! A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled* f; @' C& q" p( d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Z* N2 a( Y: ZMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) , [' Q$ P) ], \, {( _9 [4 c1 F
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 9 i. y: h' {4 A4 O
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 [0 s. H" D3 h0 c2 y
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes # L3 V% ~% a! P6 R! U, `
Japanese aircraft
9 i( t. \2 o4 H. L0 b: X: K0 |$ @* i$ E G3M2 Nell x 27" ?4 } x% r- w; Q* q$ y
Ki-27b Nate x 34
& O- ]+ y" G, S# ]3 J) g) a7 ^; WNo Japanese losses
0 s. h! \8 T% b% o+ V6 YAllied ground losses:1 b: B& o6 _9 k7 S' E: C
78 casualties reported" h3 p% Q( w" T0 O8 \. U: s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 J8 K, H- j% {7 O* h! m' N" u; t. s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
' h: M/ ]& M$ c' G8 k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 4 X1 X2 o/ d. Q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
$ e! A0 E8 h4 m( d" `Weather in hex: Light cloud: r$ I6 p) j# v! S3 f2 Z
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ D3 Y3 \: L- m& LEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
5 A3 W4 a: c3 t: T1 @+ u( CJapanese aircraft5 V0 G4 a' L8 m) {. h
G3M2 Nell x 3
0 L. [; K: ?& T+ V& o G4M1 Betty x 12
' p6 @0 Y) L; H# _+ i6 b Ki-27b Nate x 9
# M, [! V% M3 W: W' L+ ]No Japanese losses
8 ?) w% P' L' qAllied Ships+ N+ U; }1 O0 [) v. ?
xAK Munlock; a9 r9 P" u6 c0 Z+ O
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 J' p6 A: N' d) f% Z8 @7 _ xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 E9 f C5 ^( o- h; T! g xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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- |( z- I, r3 I+ K( t7 M0 t: {: DMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 b& _0 l: p# p1 x- U
Weather in hex: Light rain 0 n# m$ B# t7 i, K) q9 O
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
, a: W6 h/ y7 D; B B& uEstimated time to target is 25 minutes $ K% g# z1 G& ?2 o: [- V7 T" @
Japanese aircraft
1 {, @. W5 y/ W( B A6M2 Zero x 10
& f8 W! L% v/ ^9 s/ p6 IAllied aircraft
- V& y1 D+ d f- U- j P-26A x 3
+ t! g A: ~5 x P-35A x 10% N2 v& }% D1 I2 b6 F2 i" i; `% B) M
P-40B Warhawk x 9" |2 `* D7 O3 `8 T; g" J8 o+ Y* P
P-40E Warhawk x 33 - h5 I, Q$ l/ _2 D' m5 Z+ L
Japanese aircraft losses/ N9 s$ _3 @2 `# T4 _# o; v3 y) U
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
+ |+ P; o- x3 x. hAllied aircraft losses5 ` D, K& _ q/ s2 I+ ]% |
P-26A: 1 destroyed' t& X" S8 m+ P/ F. {3 A
P-35A: 2 destroyed
% K2 H4 Y( W+ Y0 W; K6 {& x P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
6 P% P, s' P1 ^3 i0 w8 QAircraft Attacking:3 |% p V( y7 H( y e
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) ( I; T5 w' [8 d/ C1 e1 N7 r, a
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
% w6 G; U; f8 V7 s1 R* r& XRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! T1 F* Z9 @* w7 |' K k7 Q
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
% }+ k' Z4 w" D# uJapanese aircraft
0 F3 t5 e* X) ` B5M1 Mabel x 5 " \: r( U$ y) E s% ] M+ l
No Japanese losses ! n2 `! o' l2 \, C4 M
Allied ground losses:! ?2 U% J) K' s+ E/ A7 y" e
13 casualties reported
( w' B) q7 o4 b4 v7 r Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 U' s( ^5 W' c0 z7 [4 Y( p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 K* j1 m: b' a. u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 7 Q7 h) N6 A- B
Aircraft Attacking:( d H5 @: m$ O8 U$ f8 ]2 F
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet: k& U7 s% ~$ v* O) s) Q! Q% q
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
U8 D7 k# e7 v# m* Z8 yWeather in hex: Light rain 8 ^. y0 E8 m7 n; ]( _9 f& W
Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.. j8 S @: S8 J4 H& F: K8 F
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
+ \0 F2 V- f8 v& @Japanese aircraft
- \( O5 f9 G6 C" W5 n) P A6M2 Zero x 9 6 w8 J) ^, H" ]. ^% Q
Allied aircraft
# q* B. A- I7 i# A- J P-35A x 65 h# p1 H/ O# _( F
P-40B Warhawk x 8( \2 @, z$ G: [3 O @2 G: T9 f& T
P-40E Warhawk x 24
! C( k* x, [- ^+ M2 fJapanese aircraft losses
0 o6 l5 A: c' m A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
! |' |5 }5 Q, a8 K; B$ f6 ZAllied aircraft losses6 l9 Z X& ?6 `
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ' O! X- G: C0 L
Weather in hex: Light rain
, ]7 L7 ]1 U3 n; S$ y1 t' HRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
& `: m/ Y' s9 T) J' wEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
- o e$ v4 C" `, c7 k% ]# p6 H; C4 ?Japanese aircraft, B# f- D9 h* u0 ~+ a% S
A6M2 Zero x 6
3 J6 C9 c( D9 N5 n: r3 UAllied aircraft0 ]1 a2 l; ]7 o* i, E' n& H. K
P-35A x 50 G! e$ y6 s7 ~$ N8 I" H/ y; |
P-40B Warhawk x 80 r4 y% g6 z% B
P-40E Warhawk x 18
* i$ a% [4 _9 C$ ]8 }+ yNo Japanese losses
& D; p* n v" ?Allied aircraft losses; F% f5 b) W Y- X$ S
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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1 V+ Z( D( Y3 {" |* b0 QMorning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 + G; |+ O3 }( x2 N4 ?$ A- E, T
Weather in hex: Partial cloud : U$ H- ~( \- S( z
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.* B4 u4 C6 c1 U5 Z! x" A2 G0 o
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
) d2 O0 }! v' Z u' c& ]Japanese aircraft2 E5 B/ r! }- ?6 b4 q* _
B5N1 Kate x 12
8 B0 ?$ j8 _0 A9 INo Japanese losses
9 G% X, c# Q. a; D0 R# _7 t) E/ OPort hits 2
: |5 p* L! Q6 g) r& T5 X* w' BPort supply hits 1 % B0 A" J! L* D
Aircraft Attacking:* I* U, I w; e( g( u
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
1 O3 v/ j# a% b9 D Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
3 v1 w1 Q" h+ M M6 [( V( HWeather in hex: Light cloud
4 ` @8 r8 ?+ f/ k9 r8 ERaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ d+ L s' R* r( z& P/ jEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
. i0 S* ]5 P- }$ g+ SJapanese aircraft* P/ O& ^6 A$ ?5 g, ?+ S
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6/ u( q9 R* [/ i: s* _% O* e
Ki-27b Nate x 1
; h* t, J& ^6 F, o! A& Z9 s# p Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
7 b A+ |: b' @No Japanese losses " A$ r3 P" b* g# s, Y6 }
Allied Ships8 v4 N) |3 _, s7 s
xAK Hinsang
, G% x# ^/ |! I7 j xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage# @3 g+ R }# h5 a& d: a
xAKL Chengtu6 C4 E; r. r E. X% S! I
xAKL Joan Moller1 a/ p, b& k4 t. \% t3 ~6 I! C
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 G6 `' I1 |6 a) p% f# I xAK Bennevis
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 9 k+ m( d: g: r% |- T( X7 ~* u
Weather in hex: Clear sky
3 P0 ]4 ?* `" t% j- t& R) D4 m% F: nRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ V G* l2 b5 P: iEstimated time to target is 23 minutes $ m* m+ P: d- O- G Q8 q
Japanese aircraft
, U* p4 j1 P0 A% h" P Ki-27b Nate x 9! g- \3 t0 n" c% ^' R
Ki-36 Ida x 19
/ m- `6 A8 d3 y& U, B0 L% |# l Ki-44 Tojo x 84 w* T; M8 W! o# d
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3; f( m) A0 K# }
Ki-51 Sonia x 17 + ^% d9 S# X$ S4 W% f
No Japanese losses % o# N) M, ?+ _
Airbase hits 7
) E8 \) I6 @& F" Y! R6 s: HAirbase supply hits 3
, j/ v g4 n* F5 v" n7 {Runway hits 11 ( z, L1 L0 ]/ O, T
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* ?7 b/ _0 f# C6 P2 {Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
) p% l N* r: G" a$ F0 m9 `Weather in hex: Heavy rain ! e! F/ b# b- J3 J4 C) D! e2 o- ^" I
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.& ~1 |% K9 e. s1 l8 Y( u* t" i, I
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
- A- ~0 H( w1 Q/ OJapanese aircraft
1 q' G) L" f' n/ t Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65
, z. G2 ~# w/ G' }7 Y Ki-27b Nate x 19 0 r/ j# N2 C- U1 K4 X6 c1 O$ ?1 H" I
Japanese aircraft losses
; ` t9 T: t8 H. n9 _ Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged * Y7 t6 z8 a7 \) y
Allied ground losses:8 r8 v$ c6 W5 B; r7 I9 \
66 casualties reported
$ U3 a: k+ D3 ]! j: i' s* V Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
/ G$ T0 }9 z! L Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
& A1 a- Y4 ^2 E* j; t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
, X3 t( K" a$ \+ QWeather in hex: Heavy rain
3 l) f3 W. q& l/ K8 ]) i& R/ RRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
/ ~1 N, I$ B# `6 Z+ [Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
2 l1 @( r; N8 Y+ G/ tJapanese aircraft* z/ [7 n5 _* E7 K0 k) ~3 |! `; z
Ki-27b Nate x 344 i* A k2 k Z" b4 Z3 M
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6: k6 F' t0 |4 _* L9 J6 U/ J
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
- ~* T% T8 `9 }. q8 _- `No Japanese losses
. b: X r. l6 S) n4 v5 PAllied ground losses:
& V% E$ ^: U" H$ @" m' q* h 39 casualties reported( V7 S: L% `$ `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 a% k" S4 b* h Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
) H; E# u; l' o, S Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled 4 F' K W* L7 R1 [: n" G8 E
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
2 V" r& }+ M$ l7 B+ EWeather in hex: Clear sky 3 `# T1 T3 {4 k- H$ z
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' U/ o: Q. y; L2 B5 z8 PEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
+ I( k5 ]1 Q" l5 A0 D" D1 Q. e @Japanese aircraft0 R! s, i9 N& x7 r. O
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 ' k: _5 G3 U+ ~8 }) p+ O1 g! Q [
No Japanese losses
4 E* I5 h6 y- w3 zAirbase hits 1
- }- u1 w4 ~0 i3 W5 ?Runway hits 2, G4 J' [ i) a( a, F1 e
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 8 s/ e" Z4 Q! }1 t
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
. Y5 [' H; Z1 XRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
8 w) X1 ^$ _* M% X+ J9 GEstimated time to target is 6 minutes( Y$ l% _) } R" R* |% d
Japanese aircraft% E: X. z& U$ k5 i. @' z) {
Ki-27b Nate x 24
# V9 i& q( W q, K# P% aAllied aircraft0 e1 \+ {2 i- u% s8 i! y$ U c! I
Blenheim I x 4
/ u( \! z' u( W o8 ]) iNo Japanese losses
* _: P; i) c& k' E! ~3 l. k. INo Allied losses
1 b* h! p8 \7 `7 }$ vJapanese Ships
' H- ?9 l/ K* ? V8 | BB Haruna : f- C8 s# _& S( w) H4 r
Aircraft Attacking:
7 l: \* h" A" u, m( [+ d: n5 @ 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet" \& m! q8 e! B {" [& e4 {" [
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) " c3 l0 J0 U3 V! ^7 t' E
Weather in hex: Heavy rain / M. l) Q! k8 N- p, o5 p* X
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." M* Z/ x, o M3 I1 m5 t! s
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 0 ^" y9 Y6 z* b( v7 j+ ?; J
Japanese aircraft( K% j" [8 P: A/ y' e9 d) A* T5 U: n
G4M1 Betty x 19
0 A3 J. ?2 o1 g% |, ? Ki-27b Nate x 12 9 S7 r7 f) V# }1 ?
No Japanese losses
7 S) [! z2 t7 N, y) C7 F+ v' n$ VAllied ground losses:* u5 f* H) f. V# e
33 casualties reported9 R+ A. {* `& j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled( i$ s" Q$ D+ N$ M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" R" ~8 I# P5 A9 [ i2 S+ a
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
" ^- B; |4 Q' t5 ^. Z Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) : H$ c0 [, r6 z# V! s4 a2 L2 c
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 6 l. b3 S5 ~; |) A- N, m
Weather in hex: Clear sky
4 G2 u) M- u' @# Z W( } gRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' |0 Q( m! ~! ^1 JEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
2 j# M+ A# G: O$ f; C+ T# s" BJapanese aircraft
, G+ z) X& H, i6 S3 e A6M2 Zero x 46/ O/ ]! j3 \$ v( [
B5N2 Kate x 35
" T# V T" V$ o g2 \; c" c7 { D3A1 Val x 9
9 {7 V$ q, B/ B6 Q# f( CJapanese aircraft losses1 d0 E: Z! F& R0 s4 Y$ ^: l+ A4 ?
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged& k3 |" ~; h0 u' A; j0 \6 \# d! k
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged ; R0 ~6 | F6 R+ z! `
Allied Ships/ Z; ?9 U/ }+ M; r
DD Litchfield
& Z1 A2 D; w% q- } DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( M! j+ h+ }) c- A, w- X: V DD Ward; |+ i3 _2 o) S; l7 u
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 4 m$ s/ E$ G# N8 b) v8 R, E
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
0 }# f; @" k) e) S, V1 d1 HWeather in hex: Heavy cloud 9 o1 {6 ~& H2 K! I
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.5 j( l- v& F+ ^+ f4 d0 T# F
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes / ~1 ^- T- Z, N% u; S& k. Z
Allied aircraft* p T. A6 D; ~( T" I' `
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
4 U5 E7 |4 u% e% j+ Q8 ? SBD-2 Dauntless x 28' c* X- \5 B$ m0 |3 n
TBD-1 Devastator x 15 ' k/ }; s r i9 |# Z
Allied aircraft losses- o i/ N- r8 p. P% x
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
X/ e3 L. ~/ Z0 G$ [Japanese Ships
9 i* M7 ?& u) L DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 E2 r( X( i o7 j DD Sazanami
6 K& w! }& z5 ?( J5 \ AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
" ^) d7 m3 ?. O
) _5 Q( v+ I% e; V; ^Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
; [1 @) c( E L" B0 y* s$ LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya) [' X& b8 D7 t/ b, G% q
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* y% X, O/ |3 l; oMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
& v8 z$ u! e7 D: Y3 J$ _% JWeather in hex: Light cloud . o$ r4 q6 M" h4 I: T
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
/ H8 b& J7 e( ?$ \Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
" z( ]5 t, ?: O, \4 ^5 p Y8 |Japanese aircraft; ^6 |3 }: H, d
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 , ^3 E- ^3 Z v9 S
No Japanese losses
: F2 ?1 \& x: E' d- L9 l* s, j% {- {Allied Ships
( t1 k$ H! ^3 ]# Y* J xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage' T% @, ~' v* F L4 L; j
xAK Hinsang
5 S$ R6 K4 T& pAircraft Attacking:$ b% H! K1 r* C2 w$ ~( i
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
# \; J1 J! g9 k9 e Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
% W3 n/ b- i8 k& e1 c, j' B uHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 % @! }7 H y5 g' q+ W
Weather in hex: Clear sky
; O& o ^. }' Y' ?- Y( G dRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 \% p' v/ s+ m4 O6 @1 C/ T
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 3 F7 \% |" F7 _6 Y& o
Japanese aircraft
: s" N' x9 W* ?1 h+ u, B& } D3A1 Val x 13 $ w* _/ F$ f$ \0 a8 F
No Japanese losses 4 L- E3 X. _, L* I& q1 m
Allied Ships( f; Z8 r# ~7 j' T
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires3 z: N: K6 g8 n0 w
DD Ward
; H/ J q* `' ] DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 \0 e! u5 X6 _3 b8 v" W4 R& l6 b, P# e. A9 r2 f1 @3 I/ ~
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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( D' P7 Z2 h" D$ i- e+ O9 w: r0 @' CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
) e5 H# H/ _1 EWeather in hex: Light cloud
8 _5 x; Q0 @ e" Z9 DRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
3 L# R8 M ^$ r) fEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
7 U' r; h/ ^" A& f1 [% V0 Q, v) gJapanese aircraft5 Q9 ?1 C3 b% t$ J& ~& F8 G
Ki-27b Nate x 30
5 P3 {4 H* Z: T" ~0 uAllied aircraft- f. @5 g l4 l& P1 I- {
Blenheim I x 7 9 w( ~7 f1 _) i% \0 S# k$ O
No Japanese losses k P4 ?; o' G2 d: ]
Allied aircraft losses
0 c0 Q4 E- ], e6 K4 j Blenheim I: 2 damaged
6 n f- ~8 h/ E3 F x1 y" j Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak 7 Q/ @ q- Y7 E6 Z
Japanese Ships+ A9 `: ^; ]6 P7 i# c8 B& z3 z
BB Haruna" b( z5 R. D/ F% q+ ]: d2 q
xAK Asakasan Maru
, V4 E6 ?( i7 @& g* EAircraft Attacking:
1 u6 @- n, m2 M, g5 c0 k2 } 7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet/ s$ y6 a* Z' |3 z1 U
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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( _- g7 ~3 S* W5 G# uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
. \9 X: t5 C; E( h) S+ G/ ^Weather in hex: Overcast ; l4 M; K7 I Y* ^
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 M- x$ o/ h$ y1 ^8 EEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
5 ~# G" z# t9 l- W. h qJapanese aircraft
- O$ L, u8 C2 R+ L9 n! y' U A6M2 Zero x 10
8 H3 i4 w* a* q! l9 M B5N2 Kate x 5 / p; ?; S/ f( z! r7 `
No Japanese losses % [& _* z! L; R
Allied Ships" T# O2 p. T5 _% Q W$ s
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( u2 W+ p8 m, Z2 nAircraft Attacking:+ }' X% d/ C7 a& x1 S
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. ~9 h: f7 Y. T6 [9 Y0 P1 B" g- j
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo : \$ n4 b$ s F8 l" e2 s
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) Z& E# N! h8 u! W; {* CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 8 B! i; d0 o) I- W
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
3 M9 p2 o% ]" T. i/ ]Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
" y8 s7 }* u3 I8 HEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
' g+ P5 q6 C& x( mAllied aircraft; a3 I# o/ ?0 S h/ E
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11. a8 D7 t) N0 x. b: j I- K
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 $ Y! \. }! E8 X: V+ y% \
No Allied losses
9 I5 J" e. C6 }9 ~) F3 R0 PJapanese Ships& x, h3 B0 Q2 s( y/ W
DD Sazanami6 e* U' F3 k$ T, }" a# C, u% g
DD Ushio, and is sunk
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) 2 U, _8 B7 l' W6 o
Japanese Deliberate attack & b9 K5 J& e- \5 K
Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
) }1 B- D1 s. \. nDefending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 3 R) z7 Z5 Q4 d3 k; o) @
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
1 f% P/ y: h- N! {! KJapanese adjusted assault: 100
3 \5 [+ n9 A# {Allied adjusted defense: 8 - G% E2 q& Z8 I, |! Y7 v4 K
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) ; P6 Y* n, c: w/ W! V2 L, w6 e# E
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!
% R+ t- u4 X9 ?- N) p8 x! z6 z, bCombat modifiers' M: |4 ^+ x1 P% @% O5 e; t2 c
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)5 z( [) n9 Q9 h4 E0 n6 c
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
" [+ |& m; }0 n* {Attacker: fatigue(-) $ ~5 s% {* `7 } g% N* p
Japanese ground losses:
1 @& X0 z: u4 e& @ 37 casualties reported
) G# X) i: r' P9 _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 P3 j I4 ?# ^0 x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# F8 B7 H# y$ t: |4 \; [7 S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ W; W: Z; J, H) A- ?Allied ground losses:+ j; Y- j# l, Y; p
2519 casualties reported
- d/ \% |, O; } Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled" d* r9 l2 Y6 g' W5 |
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled
. Y' ]0 y+ U: K' x+ h Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 w n* @; a. _' |1 U' ]" M- q6 e Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled) b4 ~4 n0 v; V4 F0 A# @- R
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)" ?4 @7 u) B6 O- Z
Units retreated 2
- e! n9 D: v5 f. }4 A0 \% L Units destroyed 1
* l7 ?( O1 F2 kDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
3 }) Q& z. d' y* N( z7 x) [4 [2 \Assaulting units:# b, j$ R- P/ t( A2 Z c
56th Infantry Regiment
( x8 A5 i. O' X. j 12th Engineer Regiment
0 Q3 G$ S* @. U; ~ 5th JAAF AF Coy
& r2 h& d4 e9 x; J( }Defending units:
# v3 B6 q, o$ c- b2 x3 E FMSV Brigade9 e3 K0 l& ]; ~) P5 x6 v5 w6 N# z0 f
8th Indian Brigade
7 }# b3 k' y3 U. _- Q+ ^! z 3rd ISF Base Force |