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' t) O" |& J+ QSub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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W. ]4 l0 v. x* BJapanese Ships: N4 ^) S% R. g# K9 o1 u( m
AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 e( Q" S* F7 L; u
: E) [ a6 p9 W, J0 \Allied Ships! b7 Z3 v, ~6 j( D1 T
SS KXVI
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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Japanese Ships
+ w/ m& i9 Y: Z' ^MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 T2 v, i5 X/ u7 F& FMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire* O" N2 f1 G4 }# O. e6 p+ U
PG Edo Maru" `! }& B& g6 ]; m) E# w
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 D( t# b5 c! G# I$ f' ^- SPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage! [# e, h/ z0 ~8 B D
PC Nichi Maru #1! z( t9 Q* w- m u g$ n: d
PC Showa Maru #3
" P* p" _" H& f& ~+ Y4 A3 l4 EPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage0 C& v2 h. D* a: t
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Allied Ships. x+ q! k X. h9 A- h* G6 h6 V
CA Houston, Shell hits 5
2 m2 C) ~3 _1 `/ O1 {DD Scout6 H a' z/ C+ e- q: X: L' x. ~$ p' ?
DD Thanet
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72* H. _; ]) [9 z- x/ w5 ~; T7 P
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; X0 G9 N$ e0 O3 E7 `AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
4 G5 C9 ` @" [* N0 F! Z3 EAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5& H; Z* J: M' g
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
8 b/ I7 Z/ W2 K* `9 l" WAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
) ?1 P9 m+ m& Z1 c- T# GCL Marblehead
! @ t$ j( K5 R jCL Boise5 v& ?. ?+ S K, I- h; x- m1 b! P
DD Alden
6 _8 _/ s1 X: {9 W+ A. {DD Barker
' G5 s7 s }. b6 D9 M1 B% pDD Bulmer
% E; `: t, v2 {: w6 K2 k- lDD Edsall
: }( h7 W ]5 y4 Q, q1 RDD John D. Edwards
' v; U' {3 X" Z( r+ dDD John D. Ford
5 v, Q. C/ s9 V9 ]+ m9 ]* e8 kDD Paul Jones' ^+ H/ R( ?9 c, C
DD Parrott
! l' \" Y) f3 [1 G% gDD Peary, Shell hits 1) n, D' |- D u. x
DD Pillsbury
4 E3 e" a7 x* z3 y1 PDD Pope0 k6 N% H+ w+ [ e; G$ \+ H
DD Whipple
2 Z; L4 o b+ Z- mDD Stewart
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)# n2 w* @* \/ V
. @9 [9 v/ ~. K1 Q6 p3 k- ~2 ~TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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Japanese Ships6 c1 R( I# u9 z6 D; @
PG Saga
/ w! ^/ H. X' p9 b4 l4 QAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire! D) a2 ~* j ^) i5 [& T
PG Hashidate
2 U9 u0 \! ]% N7 m, I5 `* XPG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:
4 V3 _" ^( f( G3 Y4 ]35 casualties reported
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: H: s. B. k9 O1 Y( Q6 ECoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
2 Y8 w6 F& ^" {! t! }+ S+ v9 n102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. V1 E5 f+ N$ @
Japanese Ships
" R; L! I7 p: \$ x4 U' EPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire7 N L5 K7 Z! ?
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
1 p7 v6 A4 M5 a- I0 A$ lAP Giyu Maru
! x' ~ j. {. c7 C: L3 n/ _PG Saga, Shell hits 1, ]3 m4 q0 B+ [
PG Uji, Shell hits 1
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( S* F4 M+ S. M( VJapanese ground losses:! y# `% S3 X; q5 K# t7 P3 C4 V' _
1010 casualties reported7 S+ A! R: V7 ]6 C9 F& B
Guns lost 1 _: q5 Z3 c: D7 i
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Allied ground losses:
$ s3 i9 k* y% b* O* w% z) c/ q20 casualties reported4 `$ K0 h( r7 Y8 Y' M& ^; O* r
Guns lost 1$ d( R; @9 V9 l; Y# e
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47 W' F7 m/ D8 E: {4 a
0 N7 l' Q; V6 E$ N7 RJapanese aircraft2 ^/ Q9 h Y$ G& b; d$ g
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 192 E9 v5 l3 \0 @- Z) Y
Ki-21 Sally x 123* I! |3 c0 G9 S, H3 o' H
Ki-48 Lily x 28
/ W1 ], C6 a" [9 V. _ U1 Y/ ]Ki-15 Babs x 6# q8 Q% `+ ~: a' o# x
* C8 e1 P' W1 y2 RAllied aircraft, g: w3 n/ `8 `2 b$ _
Buffalo I x 12
4 B% e* I# s _; q) v# o+ }P-40B Tomahawk x 19
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
) O- d Z: W$ W+ L! `- u7 NKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged; _- U8 s2 ?) x
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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# _ f$ w6 g8 u! u9 M0 UAllied aircraft losses
9 a+ y- c# e* K0 V2 U/ N0 g8 DBuffalo I: 2 damaged
- k6 `0 i; |, l& `* c4 _0 SP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged3 H4 x, y# }: ~+ m3 w: `
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. I* I3 v' s* S5 `5 kAllied ground losses:
1 w! V2 \, l9 x. Y* V' A* J19 casualties reported4 J7 L/ g% c0 X' G
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 5
5 i& u9 V8 E( Y2 i+ VAirbase supply hits 4
2 D' _6 @' M3 Y/ @8 n5 VRunway hits 68
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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8 C; l! }0 F. a6 VAllied aircraft6 S0 X0 [0 V* e& t, G1 k
Hawk 75A x 3
% q. a! i G1 z) i+ H# l' i2 `Martin 139 x 12
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
& s5 L3 E4 {& X! _# ~* rAP Meiten Maru3 s1 f1 ?4 [: F8 B) L1 v5 T
AP Teiun Maru
. v% n0 z; Y, x0 ?8 C6 X* wAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage3 E6 l* q2 [; |2 v
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 f; r( O1 S; z
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Japanese ground losses:
0 \) R8 w0 T/ }5 T+ Z7 x26 casualties reported& h1 s: k2 Z$ f1 x# Z& N
8 d: t, k+ d+ Y% i* e& j) j0 rGround combat at Amboina
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Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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4 V( r9 f; \" o; g" ~Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118" p l) c$ \; e! `( `9 A, ?
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 , ^ Z7 ^" U* w1 Q6 p: Y. \
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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& G) C) N& t0 m" f- g& Y8 mJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) - t8 ]. B" E- g
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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8 a: C& o. K( r. v0 z8 zJapanese ground losses:
- w' U& J: x1 P: d% D& v! T405 casualties reported
) B3 L8 i, s& d3 B9 ?Guns lost 11+ J8 v1 E) z0 R d3 x5 {
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Allied ground losses:5 b8 }0 Z: h) o
84 casualties reported
+ [8 @$ Y' P ?9 }Guns lost 1 |