12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships& C" ~6 |, q1 S: M: t' Q, |( Q" O8 H
SS KXVI% E, ?# j8 _/ Z) P/ w6 Q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59$ \* C5 J& f |/ c
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; e. l9 R7 A0 p. oMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 t9 x7 }# J( \MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 C' g) F4 } mPG Edo Maru) `0 h: ?; X" S, I
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire, F. s5 ?' m% }' e9 S7 U/ N+ [- N" p
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
7 a: j2 s) W0 ~' b$ O8 wPC Nichi Maru #11 `& p3 ]5 J) ]+ [; E
PC Showa Maru #3
% ?( @ M$ i/ FPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage# d3 X7 d. J5 _
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CA Houston, Shell hits 5
5 s1 [" J( i J1 j$ VDD Scout$ O& ?3 d; d3 N% E
DD Thanet
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( L7 S) J* I3 d3 Z2 ~Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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Japanese Ships
, o, J, u" j7 R5 ~3 A# E: P# IAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2; B U a3 w$ X7 U( H7 c" L( r; w
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 58 i% H2 K' \/ V& W5 @* T5 U
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
# ~; j# L' T8 R3 E9 A2 x" h9 d2 nAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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CL Marblehead0 V3 {2 l. F8 Q+ ^6 K {3 Z
CL Boise
# d. M: u8 K9 N+ tDD Alden1 P* `5 k6 G o; m/ t1 {
DD Barker
* D) r; M) g3 L' a4 p7 @4 LDD Bulmer+ d0 z1 |# \! r' [- L
DD Edsall5 g# M2 V9 x5 j( m8 y, A, H
DD John D. Edwards0 ?6 { L7 C7 v7 y6 o+ Q
DD John D. Ford+ X. M0 H7 s/ P5 H/ V( |6 h5 l% _8 k
DD Paul Jones% N* n5 i% ]1 ~1 c
DD Parrott. J! }% }$ C+ L8 w% H
DD Peary, Shell hits 1
1 A; s: k5 O+ y+ K6 Y" nDD Pillsbury
6 [' H' M1 B, O& x) u# YDD Pope ^: y0 X5 X6 c) V# T
DD Whipple- C" T7 \& l/ z g9 r8 I
DD Stewart: X9 j9 ?" }7 [& D
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)1 S y4 z7 r4 J
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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Japanese Ships; l& c, J& f: ]4 y5 c7 `+ C
PG Saga
% t$ l; y' u0 {AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
3 S7 V( V! K8 r, x* RPG Hashidate
/ i: {; Q$ Y9 x( o3 N ^) zPG Uji
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$ X* Q" v j( q/ OJapanese ground losses:
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
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Japanese Ships% {0 \4 r* W4 R4 l0 \8 }
PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
, e* e! K$ ]' v) vAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
" O- S$ k$ D1 Y% E: I+ d5 `) |AP Giyu Maru
9 n5 U5 m! P* [3 p8 d: G( MPG Saga, Shell hits 1
; x, @& `, q1 ~# b: A, RPG Uji, Shell hits 17 Q( I- O& j# l4 [
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 1: q3 g4 d# M5 \3 V8 R
1 O" k* u0 X+ F6 a9 a4 Z2 UAllied ground losses:1 g0 U7 X; Y' T4 N
20 casualties reported; v7 i& x$ K; r1 Z9 g
Guns lost 1
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# J1 {+ _1 ]( N7 P- c7 nDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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/ n2 d2 G5 a% {5 LKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19
# _1 g& ?# s- |6 p+ R! l2 M! yKi-21 Sally x 123$ {5 m6 x. L# J
Ki-48 Lily x 28
$ y* E! W; v3 J* W4 v/ lKi-15 Babs x 6' x5 q. S( s9 ^4 {5 z
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9 |. O5 m+ ^' J9 X1 _ bBuffalo I x 12% T% E9 z# {5 J, ]
P-40B Tomahawk x 19
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
, O1 j, @9 f" Y$ t+ G* hKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
: f9 P0 h0 \9 ^6 d+ AKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Buffalo I: 2 damaged
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5 s7 g* p$ i! P5 y [* i19 casualties reported
; I- _* x* N9 O$ @/ SGuns lost 1: N* E) D) t5 H/ O
0 x; E9 P8 U/ x1 o* z+ S5 DAirbase hits 5- t3 z7 o$ S$ {2 \$ X; N
Airbase supply hits 48 H% ^9 b1 N* ]' u
Runway hits 680 V( `- {' U3 V5 N
: M; m: P: R( {' D5 c! HDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Hawk 75A x 3
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' |% e4 I# a; [No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
1 E$ B8 m4 Q7 S! ~& x- ?" G6 VAP Meiten Maru
t8 g, Y5 h7 }2 aAP Teiun Maru+ W! p W6 L. r0 V
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage) ^$ h2 P; i" m/ n/ T" e0 e
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 u- M% V1 T$ z$ w' L
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! |/ \; I. v6 ^; @* T) A26 casualties reported4 q5 l; Z5 P+ E2 t: ^& u
9 I1 ]5 O& \, G/ i+ hGround combat at Amboina1 ~5 z4 g4 B+ _6 w( A
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Japanese Shock attack0 z8 U6 [2 N) O
7 f3 s1 e- m5 g. OAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 2945 D G) {& K4 z/ `- s
- {8 h$ D( a/ Z5 ?6 u0 @$ {" nDefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1189 t! `1 w9 ^$ r7 J4 ~! x2 h6 `! _
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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3 x" E0 v3 a; t& {7 oJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 3 P) X5 L; O4 Z$ r# F F
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Japanese ground losses:( X9 l" H4 W& w- m, K5 H
405 casualties reported
0 h' l& b; W2 k) @ RGuns lost 11) H1 x3 m2 a- s4 ?) F q, n
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84 casualties reported
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