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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,731 M' g0 T: g+ b, s. U
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, O& R" _" ?& @/ FAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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! }$ V# \+ w3 T+ G2 A1 hMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: I2 p& t& D2 I. x& `5 I/ Q" SMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire" l- Y" S! I c" n
PG Edo Maru8 j: A: M5 w( m
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 `; }9 X: L: L4 D7 b; m# b' NPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
Q+ S7 J9 n* V8 h6 _2 ?PC Nichi Maru #1
/ @% u) [7 `9 t! Y( [+ {* mPC Showa Maru #30 E0 I T( F( m0 j! e1 @: N& j* f
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage$ k! p: N0 H- h: w
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Allied Ships, b$ s! N3 N+ J3 m* n
CA Houston, Shell hits 5: N2 x$ p6 M( w; K( ~- {
DD Scout0 b ^( Z) {, }2 }2 v g
DD Thanet7 r8 W# n& l: F7 |6 H" p- W3 n
. z" U" I; [# h4 M1 h3 b4 ANight Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 27 A$ W$ }4 `* G* g( {% G. d
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5. P; ^1 W5 M( S4 K
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 22 k2 |( v2 O* v7 u9 `7 ^4 i4 h f G
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships- Q$ Q0 e) U$ D7 o/ `- E
CL Marblehead
+ w. \; l% z; A; K2 f2 \5 uCL Boise
( A# E0 Y2 y4 a& \( B4 d2 eDD Alden
6 @! p: x$ w2 g! I8 n5 i, W& nDD Barker9 m; o4 {. y# v& |8 F
DD Bulmer7 E% ?- @5 {+ R$ y) r
DD Edsall
I, e5 M8 T( S- z3 U N3 PDD John D. Edwards w9 G% d) B7 z! s- r6 K
DD John D. Ford
& D$ Z) n# c# ?8 O- kDD Paul Jones( c8 {6 L9 d9 ]1 ?5 N l: f. ^
DD Parrott
3 D5 f& s% C+ p9 C6 S PDD Peary, Shell hits 15 g2 b+ N! N5 N; V( E! G; G! s$ `/ z
DD Pillsbury
" ~) a, S& n, E" hDD Pope
) a; r0 p' [' m4 I0 t: ?DD Whipple. }- V, y, y w" u7 I# ?
DD Stewart
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/ v" u( D+ V& TTF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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Japanese Ships' A) P, z! k! \! D
PG Saga
6 v( L. }& ~! `. y* _4 cAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire4 Q) [7 x: S$ K. ?" C3 m1 U) U
PG Hashidate/ l, m' i2 g" ^+ e! G m4 w
PG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:
5 \' ], e' q3 v- [. Z3 ^( ?35 casualties reported
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8 |! u' v. D* f3 Z: Y2 A9 { h) ZCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
$ P b3 B1 j( P8 H- S102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
. \( L" m7 [- C# CAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 28 c! {% x6 \5 J. a( t+ x
AP Giyu Maru
3 w# c- _- Y/ U( tPG Saga, Shell hits 1
2 O# d1 d& ?! d2 Q( w- M* NPG Uji, Shell hits 1
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/ Y: a( D0 ^; y1 a9 m' j3 B1010 casualties reported
3 S; B- k" X% x) Q' O. E7 [% DGuns lost 12 Y8 H) Q3 u) `4 o; c$ y1 Z y) p
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Allied ground losses:) a% K! B. H& O1 r
20 casualties reported5 H- h0 O# i; _! u9 f2 t
Guns lost 1
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1 ` s0 z' J' k/ {( C5 [Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,477 t& V0 x$ j- v _7 W" N9 t
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Japanese aircraft& X8 f3 ^* `8 Q7 R: S# @' a
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
3 g% A: J) _. d. K, sKi-21 Sally x 123
/ s8 Y3 @/ F% I- H8 j. n' bKi-48 Lily x 285 ?5 k+ f* m; f6 ]' ~: b
Ki-15 Babs x 6
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Allied aircraft
8 y. W5 ?( |5 D% mBuffalo I x 122 W! }2 L0 C* I* {
P-40B Tomahawk x 19) Q3 V+ Y+ j p5 d* G i
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, K& |+ P( q6 ~Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed; C7 ]9 B4 A, S/ A! l0 u0 X
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged5 Z8 s2 l% ]& N Q6 H, y
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged& h: d( v: q% B* c" h8 K) ?/ k" j
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Allied aircraft losses
) o7 N5 [" k, j6 ]1 L% |- `Buffalo I: 2 damaged, j( X9 f+ h" V1 ?% A
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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Allied ground losses:
& U# d) f9 W* b% \* `19 casualties reported* T Z# q* w! `& w; L
Guns lost 1; e" @5 x8 D( o' R/ s
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Airbase hits 5
7 Z, f2 I7 l' N1 B( HAirbase supply hits 4
8 l8 H% m% _- D7 [Runway hits 68
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Martin 139 x 12& T, z- c3 p2 Q7 Y9 f
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- [( J: n7 J/ p0 k& kNo Allied losses
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2 v+ ?- z1 \/ d( B1 A, ~% UAP Meiten Maru" V9 G G0 ]$ S2 B# i
AP Teiun Maru
6 n `, h9 T+ p) u. @# PAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
; f9 }5 D6 b, G' e' EAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire- D8 z4 h1 g9 C ~" h
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Japanese ground losses:, y0 s( A/ J9 x
26 casualties reported
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7 s& x3 M$ k5 C2 \; bGround combat at Amboina
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9 c* j1 w% j0 L1 W8 t( OJapanese Shock attack) K7 m& Z' E- \5 r+ Y$ S
; D/ _8 l6 {! GAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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* o. v; m5 Z" X) i) Z% GDefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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, ^: l6 J* T- g3 T$ v3 \( SJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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4 T' x* g* q. DAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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# S1 s; L: S; K& c: Y% b# EJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) $ m0 H. X- j$ [3 u4 j& ~+ I
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1/ Q" }' t+ q9 J
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Japanese ground losses:
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7 d8 a6 F3 i" O! o& `Guns lost 110 p; y9 E9 K- Y* q7 z
0 \8 Y) ^4 K( _7 r) @Allied ground losses:) \0 O p% B8 M! R+ G0 T% @
84 casualties reported( C, c! U* C- G
Guns lost 1 |