12/14/41
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6 m6 k; E4 T" E6 tSub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: J5 f7 ], z8 u5 F5 b4 b$ U& K. w
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Allied Ships
4 u; V; l. c( D% e% R0 Y' @' H- ySS KXVI
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59& Y4 T- @* M1 k( d
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Japanese Ships
5 B' [1 q6 E/ L4 E4 ]MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% o. |# n+ M0 o3 r; F9 X, ], Z9 BMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire: I, P* }+ |) S2 c5 ]% B
PG Edo Maru0 z: X+ A5 \! D
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire) o! Z% {" L2 B' d+ O
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
, E5 D4 D0 [: t- v3 G( gPC Nichi Maru #1
1 x2 J k6 M' K! ?: gPC Showa Maru #31 `$ D# B {9 c* h3 D
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
$ f( Z9 m! K" A( D% |# _* v8 KCA Houston, Shell hits 5
) e0 A; j$ x. d. {: @DD Scout; X" n! R/ j7 ^6 q. g2 ]
DD Thanet
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0 U2 J- l" {2 i8 c& d% YNight Time Surface Combat at 41,728 n& v0 S6 |, N) B# y% L/ o
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Japanese Ships
2 ]& p* S( y4 e6 t H" }AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2: _: J; Y' F+ F$ Q5 _
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5( v$ x2 m9 z- a: P9 O; K( H5 B
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
. e$ j6 b/ N+ z( YAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 g* ?' ~$ y/ W$ D& e% ], `$ L
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Allied Ships8 d4 f/ T. g8 _3 |7 k, {5 u7 [- B5 {
CL Marblehead6 N9 ]' r: C# @# [4 ]5 m) r& w4 ^
CL Boise0 A8 I6 j7 Y. ]
DD Alden
; @: ]' `' v" W3 p( UDD Barker
' |, U2 m2 m0 k9 S8 _# W! u4 _" wDD Bulmer
% g$ Y7 \1 p+ n/ PDD Edsall2 h+ Q0 q0 r' e; R* I; v: t4 n- m
DD John D. Edwards4 M: k% @1 h7 e. ^5 }0 s6 I
DD John D. Ford. _) h+ L+ |7 b; K% M n
DD Paul Jones
; @" i: E' G5 h: yDD Parrott
o O5 i; G# x9 ~3 Q& ~+ BDD Peary, Shell hits 1
& a; M/ T, y2 n9 o/ ODD Pillsbury. L6 C, }/ Z9 s% H! y
DD Pope
" k9 H8 F X2 ODD Whipple$ |3 h% t/ }! U/ Z
DD Stewart
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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& v! o0 B( L/ T8 N' b! D" cTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56; c0 r( _( O. Q. M$ K- R
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Japanese Ships
8 h+ G6 V, K1 m9 W- M, wPG Saga
( y* \$ g7 e0 e' F r% W4 }/ z0 nAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire/ \6 W7 V* V& b! D8 D; i
PG Hashidate
: j' U1 A+ l6 p$ l1 ePG Uji. W/ v* n: x: E! W9 z$ B6 W
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Japanese ground losses:. }! T& L1 A3 R$ x* b
35 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 171 k: w" O! g0 e0 t
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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5 c) o6 F3 B, x1 j. ^PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire/ M+ I$ v7 N8 l) E* K) `
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2; P% o+ E# s* V" z) r# E4 p I6 h% \
AP Giyu Maru
! f1 ?* p u+ |3 o* C. D7 ]PG Saga, Shell hits 1: [4 p* S1 v- {& B7 _! N
PG Uji, Shell hits 1
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 1
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20 casualties reported
6 L/ L0 i0 A% @: lGuns lost 1) E' x/ p! N/ _
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19) F" `; W$ F( I3 S* ~8 G J3 i8 m
Ki-21 Sally x 123
1 @4 ?) ?& g, g+ f9 b+ Y* ?. j' BKi-48 Lily x 28
# Z% F, Y' ?2 Z [1 [4 |' s3 m qKi-15 Babs x 6- q2 P2 D3 E: L& y
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Buffalo I x 12( r* u' f# Q* S: ~1 ~! e( V
P-40B Tomahawk x 19( Y* y$ p* a# |6 [7 ?" v8 R0 M
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0 l! T0 j ~2 b) b U; ~4 U6 iKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed5 P$ |0 r6 N s P6 T7 G! x z9 E
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
2 b: t, [& W. @) V GKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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9 t, u! n, W, }) w kBuffalo I: 2 damaged+ k) \" l, G" W
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged+ U+ T$ w" ~# q) O
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, K/ t/ E. I% iAllied ground losses:
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Airbase hits 5 `9 E3 |! Q. m" o8 U$ P
Airbase supply hits 4
. i( A- u. {* d {) s2 @8 tRunway hits 68
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Allied aircraft
; u4 A7 N; u, k, I4 P+ J9 GHawk 75A x 3
4 o0 b) t% S& V) v: LMartin 139 x 12
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1 q: o* b: d) h: FAP Meiten Maru
* j! V+ h& H, WAP Teiun Maru1 O+ A0 D' w$ U H* `- G4 z, [% K
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
@8 m" }# \' W( {# ^) B% V2 w$ QAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Ground combat at Amboina
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294, W5 _+ @) ~8 m
( d* j1 O4 z% j" z5 q1 ?; Q NDefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118) M6 U7 \8 ?' b9 ~
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 ) D. K% `0 S: P9 h3 w6 H" K& `
; B% v( f& K; S4 c1 Z7 [Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 . e, a4 q# t& o8 l
0 E. B* C' S& P0 E# gJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 1 W( R" w( z |5 w
/ y# F5 ?; ?+ R& i' `9 mJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1$ ]! Q9 P! w( A$ G2 w! B5 w
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405 casualties reported7 y* J! H: z7 J$ J& c
Guns lost 110 u. }2 |! f; i' w
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Allied ground losses:
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& {1 l( ?1 D& M9 C# E; ]( ^# |Guns lost 1 |