12/14/41
4 S3 ], g4 F4 v( w% e- N) q
) }: s6 C# z( l7 T; R9 b. v" a# \Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73- U6 t! u* W) E
) l: J( r& O* P
Japanese Ships- Y4 U; v& r3 D" L) T; _8 k
AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ ^* F, F* I8 ~0 I3 k
- d( j' Z3 v) S' b+ n6 hAllied Ships' [: a% A8 s8 Z; l: L6 R# _) D
SS KXVI
+ O) h+ R! Q" I4 w. P
! v- `% L7 Y2 j& U& S3 ENight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59 Q, T Z) {/ M: o" S* h! ^
# E; C6 x2 o. U/ j4 R
Japanese Ships
7 T4 K7 |" u5 F4 dMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* C9 C# R. P z K @
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire; S5 Z8 v2 j$ o( s0 C
PG Edo Maru+ k: U7 g8 r* y% c3 r$ x
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire; V9 A# G! s5 O
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage. L% M2 ?0 a+ i/ s
PC Nichi Maru #1
; }# x4 e. s. P( ~/ e, fPC Showa Maru #3
- v- n4 C( Q; b" N$ rPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
# ~2 V9 n. _4 s # ?! u# b. x. r# l& S
Allied Ships) |% [ Y; U% f5 Q
CA Houston, Shell hits 5
4 K- F" \/ S: E! W& |& [ dDD Scout
3 G2 ^# h0 a9 FDD Thanet7 X F" N! B8 c2 X7 c% r8 r6 f
& B* @: E, R" K/ A5 F" [Night Time Surface Combat at 41,727 H& ^$ o5 \! Q! ^# ^9 o% a
5 M$ E/ U9 l0 @: _( d
Japanese Ships$ T0 l0 Z* _7 O. [8 u) c
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
7 c$ L8 V* h$ d& Q( ZAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 50 h& r; Y; `; \( `2 I3 D2 B0 G
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 27 p7 D J$ e$ [6 S) j+ T4 I% \" c
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 I8 G' P/ E; K ) o: o0 e7 h9 ^! D) T
Allied Ships
9 I C3 H6 r: y) k+ B' oCL Marblehead4 m6 |( |* E+ C
CL Boise! D' d/ k3 E. {( V; W" B
DD Alden
0 L) }$ ~3 ~' |( t' |DD Barker% X# @, t, s+ Y
DD Bulmer R/ `7 H- B7 D7 l: x/ l* N
DD Edsall$ L. [2 i) I7 c) H# W
DD John D. Edwards
3 j1 E" ~5 Z) L% MDD John D. Ford
# f: a9 X4 X( Y# I" _DD Paul Jones
: I1 G, j( A, ~DD Parrott
' N7 ?5 J. q) g+ t8 q$ uDD Peary, Shell hits 1* Q* D5 d- j e9 t, R
DD Pillsbury
% U% r1 ~# S, H' ]7 SDD Pope* W8 g5 \/ S: q) S- u" X) A/ }5 R
DD Whipple
8 X+ n4 m" K* I( [0 G# @& LDD Stewart U% S; x! q: `
; r) j- u& Y8 I( D4 y/ X
TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
- v+ M5 v5 I" e% E! U 1 z! z7 g; b0 T0 ]" S
TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
' g2 k2 ^/ P# D9 y- ] ' R# P- x- r) w6 E$ D' J
, g' r; ]1 _5 L( p6 [( XJapanese Ships/ a& l4 W0 s$ z/ q8 }% H& X# a
PG Saga
0 g# t- C! u. s" `9 RAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
) | D& q# R2 p# sPG Hashidate
: x0 X4 b$ b! b% X7 ZPG Uji
9 u+ b6 A3 n- [; u2 E9 a. ]1 a : X( B, s& `; b" a0 b8 E3 y1 G
Japanese ground losses:
# I, m: a( i) P" c' b( h# M2 F3 O35 casualties reported
4 k8 {- _% Z, l% p. G ; X- u1 w) \' I2 ]2 e3 L$ r
Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17. x, U4 o5 q8 z" v9 [0 }
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
: ~: S+ @' }! e! b/ \2 @Japanese Ships
: y, G6 f9 J oPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire! E3 X. P! W2 }
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
0 H! }" w) G$ [7 g, w+ GAP Giyu Maru y" l1 _1 W1 j- ?" }
PG Saga, Shell hits 12 H8 F' s, b4 f. w0 q: O' F; p9 n
PG Uji, Shell hits 1
+ G$ I8 \0 J/ q$ W / x6 Z2 r6 {- v3 n+ [- }
Japanese ground losses:
y( e2 J) i3 ?3 W1010 casualties reported5 ]* n* f2 U1 D5 s9 [7 K- M
Guns lost 19 S9 r$ r5 K8 Y8 {6 ]
6 M2 ]5 x6 {7 o0 a D+ TAllied ground losses:
$ O: W) f+ c- p20 casualties reported
5 f, l H$ R! d2 |& p# ]4 q% _Guns lost 1
1 k+ h! d% N, [8 l5 B* f" Q; Z
# ? X- H0 W0 ]: S9 H# x! cDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47 i m$ `% s4 ^/ d2 A
& z% Y7 N. }$ `Japanese aircraft; k' Y U6 v1 v5 }. ?
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19( b( E) \: m& J
Ki-21 Sally x 123
# d/ v3 ]7 m8 @9 RKi-48 Lily x 28
, j7 ` \5 X# [ \Ki-15 Babs x 6
& k! i% c, q* \
/ A9 T1 \7 P* c P$ QAllied aircraft
: m/ ~: c/ k! W/ YBuffalo I x 123 H5 O/ e3 O# ~% i0 y
P-40B Tomahawk x 19
% o; }4 q* H* F$ y + b4 r; H+ x5 n5 Q: \
Japanese aircraft losses
! C: [2 l' ?4 K$ \: W4 `Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
f2 t N. v U( sKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged" d' ~! Z, U) W% C
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged! {7 F/ D" V# T
: r- Z- U/ R. h( [: z0 |$ g7 ~- o
Allied aircraft losses
1 y) u& N8 G/ h, ~' I) R; N. ^Buffalo I: 2 damaged$ R( A& q5 g' p O0 f
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
( z/ A j# g; q! ?, ?( w" x: x
9 T4 l/ C) v6 W $ \# w1 ]. m6 m) d, d# h+ F9 ^
Allied ground losses:# ?6 u; ^8 h& q5 C+ t, i" e0 U- ~
19 casualties reported# ]. I4 V m7 q- z+ }
Guns lost 1
# {/ k; T3 @& g9 R6 g3 b1 a
5 P5 M. ^3 `7 f! @8 EAirbase hits 5
: l4 Y3 g: E( _, ^Airbase supply hits 4+ h9 z G6 q% t+ c1 h
Runway hits 682 d* O8 d4 B& u9 L& V& ?$ A
1 f1 G" [8 ^6 \, z1 X4 aDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56 C9 b0 h7 H' `7 T6 ^5 O; B6 b
" Y8 T# r& p& {* v" R0 ^# ? 6 R* d- g" ~" f. Q( {
Allied aircraft
* v0 t4 c, L) X- cHawk 75A x 34 y& h8 ]9 O& P. q
Martin 139 x 12
* x. ?$ C9 {. l3 D6 \1 Y
- V+ l# c: K* a
8 @* p7 u' U% S1 TNo Allied losses/ v2 W) Z, r5 [: g! Y: x: O; y
( R: ^, y2 t& ~7 W5 Y/ c8 \% M
Japanese Ships% e H% {$ S2 W( G' N! E
AP Meiten Maru4 c# [7 _- S% L/ B
AP Teiun Maru, |% N1 c8 F6 t) c" N4 I1 e F
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage7 |9 ~& i% \( r
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' l# l" P _% A6 b% m
: }: }1 \% Y& b6 }3 RJapanese ground losses:
1 [' q5 M+ ]; D5 T26 casualties reported" X" O5 Z4 ^& N6 ?& C8 g9 @2 T
) P" }+ ^. X- L5 r9 ?7 z
Ground combat at Amboina! B+ p _9 j9 f6 n6 V! X
' ~9 q: O2 D/ m6 OJapanese Shock attack
5 L" a* N$ c1 ]( q3 V
, p$ F, S: x C) B( HAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
# P0 L, v$ q$ M' N1 p5 F 6 n" E4 i0 C% l' Y1 X
Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
; D. b. Y7 ~4 n3 Z3 b7 ]! @- P
" G# a, u4 ~; y! w+ W4 t* j' IJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 A9 P; l1 }6 `- Y7 v
8 s1 r9 ]; w) }8 QAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 . u; _6 C7 o% M' O3 S0 h
z/ H; g" v2 C) l& \
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
9 h: c, x; f! b6 G7 r
) g2 @9 q+ s6 d6 g' j. q" [. sJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 19 C# O3 F/ l& b
% k3 |3 |3 t+ ^
6 r$ @1 P( ~. ?( ?Japanese ground losses:# K D% } r* j( ]3 q& Q1 M/ @0 [
405 casualties reported6 p3 r) W' d& P$ J+ K. i% R2 J
Guns lost 118 E4 H: @: [( A1 Q1 |% u( @# ]
" p7 y( J9 g2 d# a0 @, N
Allied ground losses:
# T0 e- F5 q' d6 u$ p& z$ K- i84 casualties reported/ D' D! }, t) R
Guns lost 1 |