AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
* V# I) ~$ ~: q1 U. ~# m6 akb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。。' h6 _+ v Q3 @" N
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
" y K7 \1 Z( `$ u6 |- ~3 z大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
0 M: o% H3 B# W1 ?0 w" X7 y" k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,
, f* ^) k6 P9 q3 l: M1 l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。
. p, o) B5 T' G( 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。
3 J2 w% P( U, S- ]0 m8 S7 D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) & i" k$ R# x" J/ ]% h
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. % k' V0 P2 C- e( \, Z4 Z
Japanese Ships
! S2 [* h( `: M2 W: p& P8 m* k, [ CL Sendai5 q v$ T8 t; |7 W
DD Ayanami
9 u! x! o' h1 M% f* o* U0 b8 l% `9 h DD Shikinami
7 u* G, m, c, R( c DD Isonami
4 a0 L* J2 ~& i, C PB Tatsumiya Maru
6 C" {6 }8 P0 X! w' R, K/ ~ SC Ch 92 [1 X4 t5 Y5 k3 R7 n% Z
SC Ch 7
+ G L# \! _0 r# r- g/ F) l$ Z" _ AK Sasako Maru& H' u" E9 z1 R& v3 p
DD Uranami
+ o5 _9 L/ L4 S1 Q" d& U8 w$ TJapanese ground losses:+ n. y9 a7 N1 O( c% ^
26 casualties reported
! T5 w& z- S+ c/ |' [% b2 N7 p Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ x. i: j* K% P J" y! _8 b' @/ R/ | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ R N* M6 H" K( m9 d, G1 N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& |% R3 V; \/ S$ A4 T! L; eSubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85 7 e1 p/ o3 O$ D o4 c
Japanese Ships, j* ]0 k* }, @" ~8 J
SS I-121
3 r. ?: g Q2 z) k$ |- gAllied Ships
x3 M& J! E8 _3 T n1 e+ J& A xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
/ x/ t2 G' n l6 X# K, w2 TxAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121
$ I1 k! [0 ]) R' x1 z/ E+ ?' {SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) & l8 w5 ^; x; r, W4 l
Allied Ships
9 y- I+ d) d# ?9 [, k# ?+ o: s( n DD Pillsbury
# s9 ?$ U0 }& @: U; p DD Peary# x1 ^( U, H( H
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
0 _0 v% ^0 g+ u: N; E7 T# I# U1 A1 f3 mines cleared x; h/ ]/ p$ `& S; G+ {9 f
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
o4 C+ T: ?9 w' IJapanese Ships; t# o2 `2 J0 K0 Q3 j+ w
CL Jintsu
% m4 P! c$ l8 \$ S DD Oshio
P% E& h3 l5 r- ^. m6 w$ A DD Hibiki
; |" p4 Q: i9 f/ C" S DD Akatsuki0 Q) \: M1 W. J( `: q( y- d* i
DD Arashio ; b; z) J0 y7 |( }* `
Allied Ships
+ a' _$ j0 G. k$ X0 N& f SS KXI, hits 9
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards 6 R7 n. [& u9 i; P6 M3 ^: o6 {5 o
Japanese Ships( q7 m5 ?% U* I+ s8 o: G$ N
CA Maya
# q7 m3 d6 X" m DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1 g/ t0 |+ l" O B% M
DD Minazuki5 e$ Y7 l, {9 U1 P
DD Fumizuki
2 B. h, X, ?5 e7 y& Y DD Nagatsuki- Y; G3 L. r7 a* h5 Q$ h- Q
Allied Ships5 U, {* a9 p7 g( q% ^
DD Scout
- t: a G9 r$ B# i, O X" H4 s DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
3 {* B, ?7 u! I& w Y. X( U DD Thracian
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1 @. P6 C* X& W: {$ s8 J2 bDay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards # W' a/ V) L' t, j+ P6 ?. ]
Japanese Ships( j8 e/ F: i8 k# V2 |! E
DD Sazanami9 ~& @. |0 F7 s0 w/ a. j
DD Ushio
7 o* Z8 i: c- f( E) i AO Shiriya / v3 f6 p1 v) N! D3 E c) g
Allied Ships
, ]7 [3 c- ~ R' N: a4 j CV Enterprise
& o0 _% \8 y: r CA Northampton$ \ |! [* z/ c5 ~; T' s
CA Chester6 c( A# H# l' P% g, e% @& r3 h- l [
CA Salt Lake City
n3 x8 r: `' K DD Craven! \2 L8 _" W( L T, \0 P' h
DD Gridley8 u1 e1 v# [# g. u
DD McCall/ R0 r! H3 k! Q
DD Maury
]4 d7 ~$ @# O" s* t DD Benham
- ^5 f. u" C# ~. ~ DD Ellet
, @& c' u) _: }( q6 h9 W0 h DD Dunlap$ m8 q8 P& a' O$ G- ]/ S+ |
DD Fanning
0 u, O1 y, J# S$ L. f DD Balch ! m; r/ ]) s: N5 y4 d
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards7 y* [/ j, f! K }% q
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
$ _9 h# c, U3 W' K% |1 r. xCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
3 a9 Q: e+ d b- T, i4 {$ MBoth TF attempt to withdraw!: X/ f* H; a) O7 A3 P7 B; D3 l/ I5 ]
Range increases to 28,000 yards...
B. @0 y1 M; ]9 E0 K: WBoth Task Forces evade combat 4 _3 B9 }5 X0 A, Z9 K1 g- l
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards # ?$ n6 }2 }0 K9 N% e! y9 {2 x4 K
Japanese Ships
" h; C7 f0 M- a; V3 c9 S APD Fuji2 T( b u: N2 T! v8 c
TB Hiyodori, R0 u# M) ]) }4 t
AMc Toroshima Maru
- V" ~ W6 H1 | j4 ~2 J" S PB Heiei Maru #7
1 {1 l/ n# J1 s6 A2 y* g8 @ xAK Syoka Maru" z/ x; p' i" d, u9 w4 S
xAK Rokko Maru, P% H( u1 U# t3 K; Z+ o
xAK Igasa Maru
) n* N9 m- M( X F+ r5 g/ J, M+ y. _5 H7 Y xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21/ M' f9 d5 R' ?) U, q
xAKL Sasago Maru F1 k4 W* r0 }, f/ k3 O2 f
Allied Ships
" q) m7 ~0 y) h* q1 ~+ ] MTB 7
- O% q9 O8 q1 I* S MTB 8
2 e! T, k1 h3 e4 d1 x% m, q MTB 93 z7 X( y9 t' v, z( V' J( A
MTB 10
7 F' b. h$ D: l3 w1 @ MTB 11
' t7 m7 G* S" c MTB 12& n0 Z2 ]7 ?1 g \0 x1 r! V
MTB 268 v7 h0 Q% u" N$ k' k
MTB 27 5 S, g* x$ q/ I8 o" b, x4 v
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
$ C2 {- U# W8 T/ i! BMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards
$ `+ z/ K% t$ e+ ORange increases to 18,000 yards...
: S8 T9 `6 _9 h0 b3 BBoth Task Forces evade combat$ D) b% v) b" U4 @" _+ [9 k
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2 I5 |! T3 b# j, N( n, b( IMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 * X% x! D9 v) F3 ]
Weather in hex: Light rain 7 U! c4 J- r$ E, M* P5 g. F0 b
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
0 P$ I& n3 }$ PEstimated time to target is 10 minutes ; x3 s9 E- E* q/ [$ u- c) c
Japanese aircraft- g. f$ h2 {1 k( ]" {
A6M2 Zero x 21. C/ p# b* K. i' @' @6 h9 _
Allied aircraft7 u" F, J: V6 E& b
P-26A x 8
0 h; {6 S, J, F7 r" R P-35A x 13
" D" I* d+ L, j2 l P-40B Warhawk x 144 ^. t" i. m. Z9 O2 s0 Q9 K/ {7 S0 C
P-40E Warhawk x 46
6 W8 X1 n. M) ]; u9 ]2 m& FJapanese aircraft losses0 g4 R+ M( x' M& C5 S7 }
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed ( ~) L* R6 y8 }* i5 o
Allied aircraft losses! c, n7 o; r" ?, v
P-26A: 1 destroyed
; b7 o; n; H1 z P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed
3 {. l+ b5 ?! m P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed 7 {( O' {( x, T. ]; M
Aircraft Attacking:( V6 o8 O! A# G6 W& ?* U
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet ( i, d4 t* K3 d& ~, f! L
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 8 Z2 y5 A# C" h3 ~
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 4 N7 R1 {9 F. t$ ?: e8 `
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.4 ~3 u% A, D3 d2 A9 g$ E
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
6 _* s' X' G& ~. g* OJapanese aircraft+ W! J3 y( c4 f; j7 s7 I
G3M2 Nell x 336 P0 z+ [% c1 a
G4M1 Betty x 3
. ~9 _5 U- `- O: ^$ X Ki-27b Nate x 19 & a" w$ z! @6 v. Q$ s
No Japanese losses ) n; P, m9 m: G0 s; ~* `+ O
Allied ground losses:
! R6 @9 x# I1 ~9 y3 [7 X2 G6 ~ 95 casualties reported! k4 i0 ^5 I" A+ e6 D3 f# g
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled- W( P% b9 F; @5 u2 w# Y6 t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
" ^# c' O0 R3 Y$ P$ l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled & P% h' ]7 o/ ]1 t3 G% X6 z
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
$ k @3 J1 u9 G" g, s$ OWeather in hex: Heavy rain 3 g) F- U# E6 G6 Y. r
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ f u6 r9 I. `, l
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
( W' X0 U; t5 O+ a6 CJapanese aircraft
$ ^ `" U( Y8 N0 J G3M2 Nell x 16, u+ X: S" N8 Z+ m+ R4 v( J
G4M1 Betty x 11
/ i8 w9 W3 V3 ^9 S6 N3 H5 }. L Ki-27b Nate x 15
% `5 v3 U; k" ~Japanese aircraft losses
# J% j+ I' W# M% a- o/ Z G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged2 x6 W0 X2 R; A; @5 ?7 p
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
' L+ c a+ }0 D. V" `6 b) ?Allied ground losses:) b& N# a! D& D) i
43 casualties reported* J& l5 {+ y: x& T9 R) R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 H2 I- s/ y* }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled' V' w( j) P' X6 D9 z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" q0 O* \4 d% c8 `9 B/ cMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
% o' v* G/ q3 D0 HWeather in hex: Heavy rain
) P# n, F5 [' A+ ~6 g9 pRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Z2 {1 q0 s" V6 m. u
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
' U( U* W6 E& N- l* l. Z" \7 SJapanese aircraft! Z* b! A9 I) Q7 g' W1 |
G3M2 Nell x 27
: k- P$ R7 m& k1 i+ { Ki-27b Nate x 34
/ y4 Z) I% Z9 v" k, j% VNo Japanese losses + F: e$ s* ^: f( z* ]
Allied ground losses:
* m) S$ B4 J. |, J0 Y$ h 78 casualties reported
# o8 p0 r" o2 m& ^: ^- I9 f: k Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled" ~( }2 `* g0 O* `/ j. T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
; S' C$ I) Q( r, E: Y/ h# U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! G% ]( _; F- B7 ?' E! QMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
) A% p3 @6 Y8 A+ v& wWeather in hex: Light cloud
/ Q4 \: j3 J$ J' y5 m, }: tRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
m. ~- C+ s* e! ZEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
, b- T% h7 w, A9 k9 Z+ R6 Z. BJapanese aircraft- f" R* m; e' v" f3 e- S
G3M2 Nell x 30 S* x$ l+ }9 K$ e# H
G4M1 Betty x 12
& f q1 {; L* l0 h7 e% p0 U Ki-27b Nate x 9 % {( }7 S, K+ G( }- a) l/ t
No Japanese losses
' {% ?4 A0 b6 l& t# `# l0 `, {Allied Ships8 ]9 Q9 O& `( \- z
xAK Munlock6 K6 N U. ?8 X* I
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 q; {0 U2 B+ f2 t xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( G1 L. L4 X& [; B
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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+ e7 X* B4 J; o7 kMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 $ r, ?$ d& F h
Weather in hex: Light rain
2 ]4 p P0 |- \7 YRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
) o$ m" u3 O- b z- TEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
, E8 E! U7 `- u# D/ E! RJapanese aircraft' e$ p! s$ h2 c. W* l3 b
A6M2 Zero x 10
9 {) v3 P* n, R* Q* c: i0 jAllied aircraft( s# [* n! f M) p! t+ |( b# l
P-26A x 39 R9 A% O8 O% S/ h, U! k7 M- y# g
P-35A x 10
! }6 _- @6 _! k+ Q! N8 x3 G7 d P-40B Warhawk x 9
7 v! O) h* p0 g: @& K- J9 O- x P-40E Warhawk x 33
% l- a ` C% T, O/ h SJapanese aircraft losses
" r+ T$ J, T& x1 e A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed 5 H. I: I f. Y7 E* q; F
Allied aircraft losses
2 w, w% { U# X3 M8 I P-26A: 1 destroyed
+ Q- u: `$ s# I% U1 n! p P-35A: 2 destroyed& ^1 Z1 G+ O' T D
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
w( ?# [% ^. j }+ b: v2 VAircraft Attacking:
4 \- C6 `# | i: V0 ` 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet L8 ]1 m2 H& @4 P
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# g" K" c9 v0 f8 v8 d0 YMorning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) 4 h$ O) S4 y& h. M3 q1 A8 r
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ' \3 g) m' {+ z
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* F- F/ ]! Z$ ?1 O+ S
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
1 R2 m. C- h) x; {- }/ D5 aJapanese aircraft
/ q* t5 ^( U( T$ u. \ B5M1 Mabel x 5
) k, h; o& k5 Z- w/ NNo Japanese losses 2 C, k' r0 w6 f, E( I- c) H
Allied ground losses:
6 D+ z; ~+ I9 P" r 13 casualties reported% i/ y) X' c0 x5 ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 ~3 }: U6 M# y K& @- o" q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, o6 Y! {" Y9 `7 o' F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 5 b& E( W. w3 m" n. I# _1 i
Aircraft Attacking:
& @/ K3 Z9 Q; l/ Y( E" i4 z 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
: E& c( q& k7 P Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
8 {! H, \' e( y5 |/ g: yWeather in hex: Light rain
8 v y3 D0 _6 {Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.$ j' n1 P* V9 Q, i; d7 A! @, y
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
/ [( V, L: @) Z% x0 p A- t0 KJapanese aircraft
. p _& F+ o5 h2 T% |5 b+ M A6M2 Zero x 9
: a% r1 D6 c9 s+ QAllied aircraft+ @) P3 A3 b0 J8 @& F) Z: m
P-35A x 6
' F2 f/ m) L' n4 H P-40B Warhawk x 84 L' m5 o: H: s% r( m B
P-40E Warhawk x 24
: K r% s8 v% f$ `$ P0 B( GJapanese aircraft losses
8 s( {$ ?) g5 i$ H; Y4 J0 h A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
7 [$ r9 ?7 q/ X- a9 _Allied aircraft losses- K; i+ ~( U2 ]8 ?) k* T
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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( }0 W( K& f1 h) N' p- oMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
9 T9 a0 K, R3 K/ sWeather in hex: Light rain Z9 e! R1 q$ v, t4 P! s2 e$ j8 Y
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.! U1 k2 ]: G$ X* Y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes ; P, X: g4 ?& Y
Japanese aircraft
+ n; e( m) I' H9 I A6M2 Zero x 6
" f; u% y: K) s" c, ]5 `' FAllied aircraft5 [6 d% c: `8 R8 n. `
P-35A x 5
; p+ X1 j8 E" g# U P-40B Warhawk x 8
6 b% ?" D, K8 M1 |, ` P-40E Warhawk x 18 % y0 Y0 V" F% v
No Japanese losses
5 |( T5 V0 I6 y$ J7 T4 C! w7 K4 EAllied aircraft losses
& S; V2 Y, y, |. N/ v: R3 `/ v2 H% ~ P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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' ]+ \, B) W6 {9 U: IMorning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
! E4 y: Y* w; ~% f2 u9 n+ [Weather in hex: Partial cloud
; \3 k' o) L- s4 SRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
7 o2 x5 l; a* Y: ~Estimated time to target is 9 minutes ; h# ?. ~$ E0 l# J+ c
Japanese aircraft
, ~' K, E1 A' E6 A4 h" f B5N1 Kate x 12
8 F* V" j" z4 T2 s. hNo Japanese losses
8 `9 r1 t; E9 S' UPort hits 2
7 X W8 I- v" V+ r5 a' pPort supply hits 1
, c" l3 H1 D$ hAircraft Attacking:" j. P7 p4 O% e" e9 [2 @
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
6 u5 W9 f% Z( j" h1 x$ J/ ~. @. m Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb ) f' o0 w0 [: b4 S7 z- I G4 D
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 ; \+ n2 c4 H& g5 ?1 d( Y/ D, A3 f( }
Weather in hex: Light cloud
& u; n! @- V% t7 m# ~Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 [& o/ }/ Q7 Y8 j, X) QEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
+ x$ f' V# d) R5 a4 c. `Japanese aircraft8 t. B/ k9 ^) t7 j
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
+ I7 Q4 ~& Q: B# e) [ Ki-27b Nate x 1( I- ^; D; [" G+ _2 [2 @5 E9 B4 D
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
7 z; [0 H% Z w2 nNo Japanese losses : Y% G+ `) @" g0 r$ p8 U
Allied Ships
: @1 u+ S$ v, ]/ S9 e* }8 z xAK Hinsang
+ f; O+ v8 d2 V xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage$ a" e8 J! m$ S% M! z" k
xAKL Chengtu
$ Z+ N/ ]- w1 y8 ^8 R9 ^! f xAKL Joan Moller
" u# s" l/ O5 a/ ? xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ s( l+ K2 k3 X* M3 P xAK Bennevis
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
& l, Q" |1 E; h: uWeather in hex: Clear sky " g% S1 Y* T; n6 g' c+ d
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. y3 ]( A% M. B5 Y2 W& N
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
8 O5 t. O% b8 s$ ? q! }) P* qJapanese aircraft
9 j# l& V% Y a: T i) n; {1 e6 i0 q Ki-27b Nate x 9
% v. o5 ?. t( s Ki-36 Ida x 194 l& m7 k- M! B# v, K, `( I
Ki-44 Tojo x 8/ V( C9 y" j e5 k! w9 u1 I) o
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
) O& Y# N& V8 [8 j% m- n" d3 v Ki-51 Sonia x 17
* z* L% U5 ]& J; oNo Japanese losses ! Z$ ^% N4 `- O! b
Airbase hits 70 Q+ M4 h7 s7 l6 s5 W& O9 M
Airbase supply hits 3) E9 E8 z; m" c! C" \5 o' L- {8 w2 k
Runway hits 11
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
/ }$ o- R+ Y) O$ [2 [0 I2 kWeather in hex: Heavy rain 6 ^* @1 {- e7 }/ l( M# f5 E/ N
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.+ W! m6 z) o! G) @
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
$ n7 l/ y+ N/ E/ ?Japanese aircraft) w, q. M4 T' n& z8 U9 C# ?
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65# {( U9 W U# T- l: c3 c2 Y2 B
Ki-27b Nate x 19
: v. ~1 C) S0 |& S" c" h2 @$ o7 XJapanese aircraft losses
5 d9 R$ k% I7 i6 i/ Y( R Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
# F7 N$ s8 t6 N6 N( VAllied ground losses:
% ~- n( N, k* h5 I 66 casualties reported7 X9 w& w9 K0 a7 `, D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled* K% p. P" i6 {1 L! }4 T
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled2 @' n2 E7 C) z* J- n( @6 Y' u: k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
* C, J5 v5 V! u5 {7 E1 d& q- M+ c3 }Weather in hex: Heavy rain
$ \' s$ q% q7 Z& E* x) ^Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
2 L" A4 y+ A6 A, ]. O- [# {- xEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
; @8 x, Q) S: {' ZJapanese aircraft
% K3 V6 o9 r: X Ki-27b Nate x 34
& i) r9 t3 T/ X: w5 u Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
7 e: @6 o- |7 S- X5 U Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
5 `9 Y5 |( ?6 u# J2 |, wNo Japanese losses
0 ~3 b* z, _1 j. z& `Allied ground losses:1 K# g2 O" L4 ?+ [. r
39 casualties reported9 P k0 g. K+ K9 `, m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% R0 z3 u3 \9 l, I
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ L; p( Q) _% C" N" {/ e Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
" K- t+ y% ]1 x) n' UWeather in hex: Clear sky . G b1 L$ I8 ^3 N3 q: R
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet." g% |+ G* L. q8 [) b; v
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes ( ~. l! @) u8 s2 Z9 e" L. C3 F
Japanese aircraft; O$ A( v+ y$ R8 E: _; |+ |
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
7 \# R) `0 p# X0 Z! @' M" ^7 hNo Japanese losses 9 K4 e, Y2 S& N6 [+ e7 P8 @
Airbase hits 1
6 U: \. e" V6 A: c2 ~Runway hits 2: `) e, H& p# ?2 W3 R
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3 Z8 W; q" D- j8 r9 ^6 NMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 % T9 H8 U; w( ]. c2 I/ a5 _8 P9 \: ^4 J! T
Weather in hex: Heavy rain , d# C A3 Y9 k( J, x% c( a
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
3 O1 v9 v, L* ?7 _ k5 v) nEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
. m, t: ]- ^7 B2 @Japanese aircraft
3 a- q5 I+ K( Y& A- f& U Ki-27b Nate x 24 6 E/ d/ G' r( Y8 Q! U* @' S" \
Allied aircraft' Q+ U0 o* z$ x
Blenheim I x 4 - |7 G4 x, t# B* {
No Japanese losses ' D2 p9 A5 L( G& r6 @4 K
No Allied losses $ v2 M6 l9 O! |# W0 P7 ^
Japanese Ships
6 b" T& r7 ]0 N/ ^* ^1 T BB Haruna . n3 K' _' f% Q
Aircraft Attacking:9 a* Y1 j5 {! [* f
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
) }1 f+ t% y1 q% t+ i& G Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb ; y* g* z2 | V$ E: b3 o
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
1 ~# l- g; E/ R9 p8 lWeather in hex: Heavy rain % k- i+ |# h* Z; z7 |$ }
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- @2 Z; v$ M+ u+ lEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
, W. Y; p7 s: D, `8 E# zJapanese aircraft' ~+ U6 N: F4 w
G4M1 Betty x 19/ ^+ B$ v6 v8 }
Ki-27b Nate x 12
]. b, O* [1 u2 w# _- u& VNo Japanese losses ) [5 q, v( W3 W: x
Allied ground losses:3 v' ^! t& j2 g) f. O( ~2 r. q
33 casualties reported
5 ~& x2 C% B& B7 V Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
8 v# d: T" z7 |5 P: L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 f9 G5 Y, Q; ~+ w: k/ D
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
' h1 |) S7 e4 w4 m# F% ? Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 * X; g& L9 P# J" \- Z- a0 z' K1 N& x
Weather in hex: Clear sky 7 ?# X: {; E1 ~4 S/ V3 d& ?: E
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 u9 m! L7 {. nEstimated time to target is 6 minutes ! ?+ A3 ^0 b* E- ?
Japanese aircraft/ O. r8 a0 j2 e {3 G4 Z6 | K
A6M2 Zero x 46
6 [' U& m9 d q" ?. V1 i B5N2 Kate x 35" L( O" d& n8 R
D3A1 Val x 9
3 J: F/ u* d4 G, Z pJapanese aircraft losses
3 |0 b( q, S* R! \- y3 } B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
4 f$ u' i8 `4 m3 k5 c6 u7 \* ? D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
1 n' \! ^" {' w4 s7 OAllied Ships! Q& H' A1 K, ~
DD Litchfield
H" j. H$ h+ F DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 B6 }! f% b! W) Q* [
DD Ward
! X- u' ^9 z- C& b. e DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 : ] @: u5 z4 F2 z c; ? f, g
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& ^) e$ }$ l& P5 @+ P7 bMorning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 , E3 D2 n5 Z8 |# N
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud * E! ?$ | D3 P% Y
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.5 Z9 {" g( G% S. @. @3 @
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 3 J* S! d3 ]7 @" J( `) _2 T# }
Allied aircraft
+ [! ]5 d8 h* Z. L) b. d F4F-3A Wildcat x 116 @) B( L& _( f* k
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
' M+ B+ l4 I# ? TBD-1 Devastator x 15 7 C7 {, S6 L! L" H1 ?# p8 @4 V
Allied aircraft losses7 I) z9 _ j1 w$ ] M8 W
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
% r; a* a/ I k GJapanese Ships9 z$ f5 p( `& F
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, o) |2 c8 ~5 U$ i- r DD Sazanami* s* x( g$ W5 g, s- g* E
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
, b0 p+ y; C7 R
5 T/ [7 @ u" K$ n% @( sHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
, }1 Y% k) v# qHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya' H; w' P' q- h4 I
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,684 {$ \4 ?# @/ l: y5 p, Y5 d! u
Weather in hex: Light cloud . M6 ?1 T" q# X
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' ^; _2 A9 B. _6 E9 G: x: sEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
0 g% { J2 S8 W5 h& R: T- s. WJapanese aircraft
; R) o8 f% w, D7 K' p! K2 s Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 5 W f4 Q, F) {. \; B
No Japanese losses 3 O( @0 X2 W: V8 z/ y! x: w/ k
Allied Ships
9 A r( W# \0 L/ { v E xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
' \4 o: X0 O$ p* e! Y3 \" ] xAK Hinsang & `' ^: N ~& }3 v4 D7 D$ W5 K3 Q
Aircraft Attacking:
; Y2 b% o: R6 ?) Y7 J+ V 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
7 R- E0 z) I- A, Y: Q; W2 r0 j Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb / Z- |! I1 {( |
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang; U- h" d) D, O0 O
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 7 N, |$ G" L& k ~. ^% p* v
Weather in hex: Clear sky $ z7 C2 O" u. z& M4 [) o& p# c" K
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
s( o: F. T5 f- ?Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
+ E4 y; L3 }, ZJapanese aircraft
# t E& }8 i! g4 O- L' x5 x D3A1 Val x 13
: d& Q: U2 L. wNo Japanese losses 3 z; ?* G. i- S4 c
Allied Ships
; R. \9 g& q: v% H5 x: t DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
! s- B& @( d! z9 h; ?1 M DD Ward
7 W$ Z- h# J2 _% h' S: f; t9 N: U DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage * ?5 Z2 A3 T' Q7 a
6 e0 k' X+ w% B% H; ?( |5 rHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley; W: ]5 M; S: L/ w
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 0 C7 K1 N) {5 h: j. Q" ?2 z
Weather in hex: Light cloud
8 A! v: o( p9 C" N/ |Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 O9 y9 U0 _# P
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes " Z' a. \6 S3 R8 Y9 a
Japanese aircraft! E4 H1 I- L. K; P3 B6 j' k
Ki-27b Nate x 30
( U! z$ n6 g- w6 ~" EAllied aircraft# m0 y6 i+ ?8 r: G. u# l; u
Blenheim I x 7
: j) l; d2 _# ]; N% @! n1 P, dNo Japanese losses 1 x% ^5 l* c$ L( }- p
Allied aircraft losses
+ _8 G$ q2 ^* G* o* E Blenheim I: 2 damaged0 Y5 i) J4 r- O+ V
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak ' T" v+ G7 {/ n6 s
Japanese Ships) Z% W }, @, ^6 u' y/ O9 |7 G" N0 l
BB Haruna* F2 U7 r& F/ j: B/ f/ }* f- m& U
xAK Asakasan Maru 7 s }$ `9 u8 x6 a( Q
Aircraft Attacking:
. Y G6 `' ?+ O0 C 7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet7 |. `4 _ k* j
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
4 W0 }% Z7 ?: V W7 P2 i* t- j( A, jWeather in hex: Overcast ! }5 h3 j% U; g
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 t9 Z4 s& i, }; \. x7 P
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
: i) k7 o6 o; h& f+ g- _Japanese aircraft3 v. j8 ]1 f& T4 N6 F0 f, p
A6M2 Zero x 107 c) [' f) i- X' L- M2 o' G- i
B5N2 Kate x 5 ! \( e, T p2 l- G5 y% C. J
No Japanese losses + S* z4 A( P" _: C2 |
Allied Ships
, X' O: W' ~$ U* Y6 \ DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ B1 z7 j% b' y4 I" K/ ?Aircraft Attacking:* |: r1 J2 n+ D) b2 m, i+ ]
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ N6 H) t, `, Q
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
, t! @# K$ c) j H9 Q( ~% \, UWeather in hex: Heavy rain2 p7 M. r1 A( {: Y
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.4 F: w- p6 }# d* z/ v" G9 L( ^
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 3 e X7 x- g2 D# k; i$ z
Allied aircraft
* d; ~( |& t+ Z! z# Q6 R F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
1 u- G7 P" W; t$ x* U0 _7 a& I+ e. D SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 + t/ F& R! \: E3 O2 O2 x( H! n
No Allied losses
4 E9 [$ M/ E) R) `5 CJapanese Ships
6 x2 h# H+ D1 L DD Sazanami
: i( j( j4 M5 g) G/ J6 [5 d DD Ushio, and is sunk
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& d8 h! M) n% [* `! [* A0 I- z! Q, iGround combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
% D! s4 d) ^! ?* p: G: I: MJapanese Deliberate attack
+ w% Q5 h c0 e" G' z+ y qAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 . K- [8 T3 {% j# s+ |
Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 1 y3 l6 [0 m. W7 F. z
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 * r+ i, u# x Y
Japanese adjusted assault: 100 * T8 G6 q! K$ I
Allied adjusted defense: 8 7 ]2 o5 V' w0 P# B$ y1 i1 M( U/ v6 {
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
$ S6 T, p: ~' x) {+ h2 dJapanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!
& t1 ~7 B0 e0 WCombat modifiers
, B0 q0 F5 r) L# hDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-). R7 X; ~. |, b: a
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
$ H) n- \7 q2 ]3 nAttacker: fatigue(-)
# ~4 N9 Y7 y `3 \0 Q* b" z! cJapanese ground losses:
4 p/ m% p9 U9 ?3 Y( i+ x 37 casualties reported2 U3 e5 q! `2 p. ?4 z2 A7 x7 {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- `& K8 G p2 P- g. S; u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. j5 B5 f/ a1 B5 D' o! P( S" q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 r1 }* O: K% }5 I' q+ b0 sAllied ground losses:
* l/ \7 o e) [( J$ B9 L5 e 2519 casualties reported
9 \" f0 F/ c. w5 Y. O Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled5 j; e7 M+ K8 r$ z3 T
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled
\" [2 t4 a8 {2 H Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 L. C% o3 H$ X$ f2 K8 D Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
; [) Q9 o% I2 k7 P3 t0 ^ Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
g0 s2 _# x" Y' y6 i9 Y Units retreated 22 x% F |1 i' Q
Units destroyed 1 ; E2 V! a+ N( }8 F0 x
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! 0 q8 m9 r* Z# e' q# O0 t
Assaulting units:$ {. o) f1 C# J( j5 H6 Q/ y) X
56th Infantry Regiment. p# u+ A4 h3 p6 u) ^
12th Engineer Regiment
+ @. S9 N: Q# T8 M, I+ n 5th JAAF AF Coy . {; H6 G! [+ ?) p; h, y( v
Defending units:' G( z! o6 x1 ^7 I& ^
FMSV Brigade. K1 [! @8 f9 G" f1 |; f* ?, _
8th Indian Brigade0 ]1 _, h* p* _; o8 q
3rd ISF Base Force |