12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73: S5 i6 f2 o4 A
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AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& z: G: y1 J9 e+ Q |& k+ A
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Allied Ships
2 J2 n( w" z7 Y9 \; C7 b( KSS KXVI+ b$ e! c( E# V: I: ]/ T
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59 o- m2 @3 i$ p6 c& l9 k
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MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 H+ S1 C/ n/ p/ m* J: s$ t$ }( k' ^8 @MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
! d' g! G( V/ j" ]) \3 SPG Edo Maru
; b! y" c, m: n, T* o+ o) KPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
% a; w0 l9 `+ |0 ?PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
& J, D& `7 f4 tPC Nichi Maru #1
, B( E; b% B/ \8 g0 n0 R3 GPC Showa Maru #3
( S. q* [ G2 m6 g2 V; g4 gPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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% \, i7 G$ [! l1 o# RCA Houston, Shell hits 5
! x# ^4 C& a/ }& u% |DD Scout* G2 c) y/ E9 W3 e
DD Thanet, y- P# |: h* j$ E, M
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 27 t: E4 R8 L) I8 p- e2 R% W
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5; O# r& O% N1 L& k* H+ j6 q
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2, s# S/ u1 V3 Q' I
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- L6 U6 c. D! G+ H w0 U
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Allied Ships
' _& M, p, |$ h4 h* h; f# ACL Marblehead* f6 s2 m$ X3 N1 N" r
CL Boise
9 v0 B5 r5 }7 o3 a3 e' A' TDD Alden
9 t: p7 ?# x& z: i8 ODD Barker
B0 Y8 l+ F% o7 ~& B# @# ~: YDD Bulmer
5 U3 Z) Y9 x1 KDD Edsall( ^% v# n L2 [3 t. M H1 V! }0 p
DD John D. Edwards/ P) a5 H' j- k3 P. ]5 N0 c# G
DD John D. Ford; A6 L3 p1 S" ]* i5 |( y; c: b7 X
DD Paul Jones
# e! T) Y9 z) s9 wDD Parrott l, E9 s5 z- T7 E. J
DD Peary, Shell hits 1$ F I6 C) w) F5 g+ c
DD Pillsbury3 u4 \. l6 A' G6 S5 v9 c
DD Pope
& }. K! d# ~ \* V& dDD Whipple
' d Y/ g1 @. ~" M0 E* R4 XDD Stewart
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56) E/ v# i' l4 F) c+ W+ ]
0 {2 T% p2 m7 U2 T$ ~TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,566 S, f' P: Y" X* Y. M
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Japanese Ships
+ }5 c4 u% S1 N+ UPG Saga
a6 ^0 s9 e2 i" B+ LAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
3 J6 ^; o* n1 f, l! v* VPG Hashidate
9 }/ p$ Q' v0 l* H% L1 U7 lPG Uji E# ^- y% {5 M$ \
+ W5 V2 ~5 T2 L, s& eJapanese ground losses:
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$ B) i" Y9 q! o( J" c9 W$ _6 E2 L$ rCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
1 T" @: T9 I) r/ B: w6 C; Q% r* w102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.; d; V' U* P! n+ X$ W8 k% d: r. V
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
' k/ P4 B* `2 ?) {8 U$ S5 HAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
" [ U6 c! g6 [& C+ QAP Giyu Maru
- y' G( ^; F; i0 xPG Saga, Shell hits 1
$ i2 l* f+ P0 I S f1 f. \PG Uji, Shell hits 1* o' s: z B5 {/ E0 Q
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 1' N0 r/ {3 z% T) C
8 ?! S# s, [0 o3 WAllied ground losses:
6 O* v o0 a. Y; j( Z1 M20 casualties reported6 Q* m! P! i( f. }6 ?/ ~
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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# R, X3 {! B! E O0 mJapanese aircraft
$ }% U7 C' K2 ~5 G3 u* NKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19( y' Q {/ r1 S7 F2 h& T
Ki-21 Sally x 123
# B+ s+ f9 q3 `Ki-48 Lily x 28
( r$ I# S: b! g N1 `/ cKi-15 Babs x 65 K: W7 ~# p- _. [+ d
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! G+ e$ c) N" @* s' H" h! p- ZBuffalo I x 12
/ n( ^8 i/ l2 O: KP-40B Tomahawk x 19
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4 U5 B9 `8 U2 U1 I& ~5 s! O6 aJapanese aircraft losses
0 K) X0 ]+ r9 O. O, `* Q3 r4 HKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
9 w) j$ a5 o% ^. S% L1 A: \, wKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged+ K0 u8 F# ?1 v
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses y, k3 I7 r! I5 y
Buffalo I: 2 damaged( }/ H$ Q+ [2 k
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged, G I6 N: f: q% ~% z+ L
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19 casualties reported
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( _) U( q: M6 d* L2 CAirbase hits 5. l" l& l+ H+ A) Y. _+ e8 x' f) W& d
Airbase supply hits 4
" S* f8 k0 Y( Q( c" NRunway hits 680 e8 \4 _- Z! z4 C0 @2 W5 ^' U
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Hawk 75A x 3
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
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AP Teiun Maru- F% a" f+ v% J( @0 ^0 v7 b
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage, y6 l* R8 } t% K7 O
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire% T1 ?+ g, z5 S
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0 L3 ]' j! f# R! r26 casualties reported8 I: w; p1 }( u1 Q
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Ground combat at Amboina
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$ R1 R# }/ Q& j$ E+ t% R5 cJapanese Shock attack
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( l/ L. m) X7 Q6 r1 m) u( \Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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2 k" o1 [3 R; h5 ~. _" p5 C: s( S) r6 ?Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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% c% z( F& D; L8 fAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 * e1 P! w$ I8 r0 D. J J
9 Q' n. t/ f8 Y% V `2 c2 s! s* r( sJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) + l7 j, _) }) T5 G% Y7 q- W
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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405 casualties reported. q* f5 ]' M' A. W8 f/ f) L
Guns lost 11; \' i! D8 ^! C' o3 ^
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Allied ground losses:. f. a3 s6 Q% W$ D+ n
84 casualties reported' [* g, ^2 n/ b; L |* y
Guns lost 1 |