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+ U( X7 T2 U. M2 Z. |Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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Japanese Ships
4 C) k) l4 X4 Z( F& N" jAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" R1 r! K2 n7 z; i1 G
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SS KXVI
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& d6 S+ B4 `3 m9 i* t( X' j3 ?# HNight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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) ?) k3 R# I; Z, ]MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! P7 b) }6 x1 v6 [6 }
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
( R, ?* R+ g0 }, e: _# CPG Edo Maru
( ~/ N& `, v! p; W* YPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire- |6 L# t5 `: i7 X
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
3 b- `8 Y6 R: I4 M, I6 kPC Nichi Maru #1
# U _2 n$ P% [PC Showa Maru #3
- x) b! }; c8 \0 t4 w, p! @PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships3 `) w1 U' j. q3 S, @
CA Houston, Shell hits 5
( {; f U0 J6 N5 N# GDD Scout8 Y ]7 D" Z1 S$ C3 @6 Z, [
DD Thanet3 c1 t* K3 q5 ^: K/ Z9 Q7 B
, {+ C" M& q( }2 F6 M* {3 MNight Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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Japanese Ships8 J+ ~7 |6 [! z N
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
4 L8 _. A+ t6 R7 aAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 51 E- [/ M5 \1 G7 A2 |
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2' ? e8 N. [4 a
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
! B3 O$ ?" _( l7 C1 |CL Marblehead! A% o8 n" g" a0 F( `5 Z6 T! Q
CL Boise
0 c! [, b; \ r+ j- Z- DDD Alden4 v1 t1 D8 o8 |# b5 Q
DD Barker8 M& K+ t( `; _# Z. O- \
DD Bulmer8 L! N" L; Q" ^9 Z# D& y
DD Edsall4 D! i4 s+ |3 h+ P; _, ]6 o
DD John D. Edwards
0 k8 r! b- }* N, s0 Q; g5 ^DD John D. Ford. _, s F& e/ T. h. F) }3 V
DD Paul Jones
6 `" t M6 B# B: ]DD Parrott
2 {9 m: f& B. r! ?, @1 Y4 @DD Peary, Shell hits 1
* p! H2 ?& O7 W2 N+ ]# s% TDD Pillsbury: C, I! M1 _. B$ r# C
DD Pope6 W P, q% Y' _- b( T" n6 [
DD Whipple
0 C, }0 @* U5 h% BDD Stewart4 p7 t, l* ~0 O3 Z, N, @
+ D8 G2 I2 b4 ~; A0 ETF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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; i" N/ z. |; y" _% U5 {1 hTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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Japanese Ships
5 ~, v0 V) \ h" T* ^0 ePG Saga1 n3 N/ [+ c1 d3 g; A
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
+ b2 E* Y# |% w9 k$ Q3 c# qPG Hashidate ?9 J" D- h b" u* u- l
PG Uji0 j3 m* V! o0 s2 [
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Japanese ground losses:
$ }# }2 f$ I' a/ y35 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
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Japanese Ships
# D' T6 [% ]! j" N( K" |PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire/ y& v5 K7 F0 a% D' j
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2! F% F% u1 U& d+ F6 \3 ~
AP Giyu Maru
( X8 P0 r# X" F7 |3 vPG Saga, Shell hits 1* ]0 b. X" q3 P! D$ H
PG Uji, Shell hits 1% _2 L% m k# v, E) L
3 \+ a, e' i! @+ m9 T) rJapanese ground losses:
" B8 Q! k7 [. [7 V$ m' j, z1010 casualties reported, F, d9 c$ `' R2 \6 E4 y z8 _
Guns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:
9 r* x% |/ z% Y9 `20 casualties reported
: L: y* M( u) n" N5 {& ZGuns lost 13 c6 d! c; [# _6 ~
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19% e' s2 Z9 v" Q0 w# N9 ~
Ki-21 Sally x 1230 j; s& Q& j0 X, X: e8 k
Ki-48 Lily x 28/ F! ^% q$ N! k$ h6 a
Ki-15 Babs x 6* J% r$ b. @4 S7 L1 s7 o, C
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Allied aircraft0 H) s' h% H1 X( q) M
Buffalo I x 12
6 R6 w. d5 y6 a+ ], o7 XP-40B Tomahawk x 19! E9 }/ c4 b8 N8 N
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Japanese aircraft losses
- j# Z: [* [0 l& D1 UKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
- B6 c7 p2 J5 a; D8 i* xKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
8 p' V% r9 S/ V( l6 D6 w; ?1 mBuffalo I: 2 damaged; u- o9 M7 `, f; @
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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Allied ground losses:
3 D$ o+ G5 s3 F5 r) j! n& E19 casualties reported
3 ?- `* A2 V% ^ h6 d( }% d6 OGuns lost 14 ^# h0 Z' r5 M. O) t
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Airbase hits 5
0 @/ O; d: E( j, \$ oAirbase supply hits 4 L. f- Z9 Z% f; D% d/ I* [/ Z
Runway hits 683 h" [! S$ E! N$ Z) x& R
( B* f- Q8 W( U( XDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,561 l( S$ X' I x- A# T
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Martin 139 x 12, I: D! ?6 C- X8 s8 n' D+ G5 `
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AP Meiten Maru' ~% ^6 E3 y$ q, C
AP Teiun Maru
! s+ H, \# ~( ~3 b% Y. RAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
2 E* w5 D) C. _# U MAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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26 casualties reported+ }. {- |; W( F
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Ground combat at Amboina+ F. `3 N+ n5 g: G/ q$ j
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 2949 L% V$ P% i0 e9 u% f1 ?1 C
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118% M4 q4 \) u; j3 K$ ]: D* l3 z
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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' `( ]0 G' C( |3 W) x" x; n, l4 QAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) . u" \) ~6 s# R& T" N, W; `9 N7 A
$ ?, H- w1 R; x! bJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1, t ^: A8 c8 O" ]
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Japanese ground losses:6 i) X4 n) S( l; y$ E; ?
405 casualties reported' i0 @( s; O, S2 |
Guns lost 11- V) m* M! w1 ]$ X4 j
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Allied ground losses:
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Guns lost 1 |