12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73( K7 I/ w; E% w: i$ b
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AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 @8 W1 |* [2 `
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Allied Ships
7 U5 O2 f% Y5 ?1 ^+ A( M7 G% USS KXVI
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5 m1 b6 E6 [6 f' {* o, R" I9 b3 J( INight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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6 T% v4 P: g- O* A5 \/ YMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ `6 r- \% O4 Y' I3 T& @
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire. p# d; q0 F8 U; E# A
PG Edo Maru3 o3 }0 G: x. e7 n
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 J1 S6 O5 M; ?) r) O1 C+ FPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage. |% a, s4 u; i) f5 U
PC Nichi Maru #1
6 E9 L% A' \: C/ SPC Showa Maru #36 x6 b" e& f+ K6 P6 P% p4 ]
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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4 s# ^6 T4 t, x& P( \$ R$ ]9 ECA Houston, Shell hits 55 ]1 I! u k( `7 I* z. Q( q$ x$ m
DD Scout
5 q4 o: y8 ~1 g; `! hDD Thanet7 c9 a' h0 L+ M) U
" E! r' v! k, O* ]" aNight Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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Japanese Ships
; b( _* g% A, U. x# I8 _AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2: [/ h4 D1 S! q8 x. [
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
2 s) x& \2 S0 F. @5 U- x% eAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
4 v; Y- B7 B4 @% n; nAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# ?: D! a7 {5 b
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CL Marblehead6 `/ a5 y* o' x% U
CL Boise! L' y( D1 v; i! d
DD Alden/ D( q9 Z `6 j0 i3 U" _
DD Barker
% O6 ^4 u; _# K5 k& m% [; A2 RDD Bulmer
5 b! J0 f9 w9 a, c" b V JDD Edsall
Z( c3 X8 [) CDD John D. Edwards9 N/ [: _2 u" X# a, b
DD John D. Ford
1 x* y7 @: ^2 V& ~* r9 `3 n% kDD Paul Jones
8 K( u6 ]" J! P4 lDD Parrott
" N4 G+ U+ {5 ]( i0 ^2 wDD Peary, Shell hits 1# ]) t# z `- @" |) {$ R& u
DD Pillsbury
$ g' a( f& S' {! G V+ kDD Pope
! m0 ^9 e+ A3 S8 R7 vDD Whipple
$ z! d( D7 B s' yDD Stewart
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6 ^" |0 l$ ?+ r5 W; l$ KTF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)7 _/ t3 [. ]4 u( H5 q
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56# _8 r( I7 W) {: S5 L+ b
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Japanese Ships
) f' O# b( ~4 a; {PG Saga# B4 J5 ?! D+ X( \5 e) t4 A% c* O. s/ S
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
. w% B& `# H0 V1 [" c PPG Hashidate2 e8 P' c/ P2 R% L
PG Uji( d4 M7 J- U% d% M5 v) z
* F) c' w" j9 r; T# eJapanese ground losses:
4 V1 a4 L. e1 F& Y- f& x% x35 casualties reported
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5 n- [: B" ^8 ], s! }; C( a. b& sCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
3 k6 k; `, V0 W" S102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.- U5 r+ q" l+ ^) w- ~6 T& |8 E1 {
Japanese Ships
& m" o6 x8 g; d/ hPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire: }9 Z8 C7 I$ ]& C% n
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
* n3 \. \3 W5 }AP Giyu Maru6 f$ O* |2 c+ y; ]1 N: S n
PG Saga, Shell hits 17 v/ H1 s) b5 U, y( o
PG Uji, Shell hits 17 ]" p- _& Y% ^/ b, s5 H6 f
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Japanese ground losses:
, L# a5 V9 v# D* Q1010 casualties reported
9 J: A5 {! s: x2 I! j9 j) PGuns lost 16 A/ e9 \0 U7 e3 x# @, x! r
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Allied ground losses:+ [, W3 s3 U {+ k5 x& n
20 casualties reported
" T& ~+ e: r# {' q% rGuns lost 1) i1 s$ L7 D! a* z+ ?5 t
# l: ~, [6 {- X+ z( M. xDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
; [; ^" D( ?. E. r. e- ?' lKi-21 Sally x 123/ r! p) Q: k+ o" i( d
Ki-48 Lily x 28
2 F$ `: I8 c9 oKi-15 Babs x 6
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$ D. w1 E# j4 }0 {& ABuffalo I x 12
/ L: |; \" b' n2 hP-40B Tomahawk x 194 {' O0 w! `5 Z+ ]
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed2 a/ Q$ ?, I( \3 ?" v; I* S- @
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged8 g3 h2 Y, {8 s1 v5 k! d: ]" N4 u
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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9 T( {, k+ _* }; jAllied aircraft losses
T6 B- ?, _" V- d$ r4 SBuffalo I: 2 damaged
+ S. N7 ?+ \; M4 A1 DP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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9 o& I& [/ ?/ \0 h% Y; dAllied ground losses:3 e; T: b3 Z$ c: r0 x' u1 e
19 casualties reported
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" p+ g; B( Z; ?( f- {$ C/ GAirbase hits 5. n' k0 g; T ^ O3 K5 J# V2 x. h
Airbase supply hits 4
; I/ p9 a9 V! GRunway hits 68! A! D9 L, S7 V7 d: j/ v: `
0 H. [0 ]5 p5 U3 L0 ~' j9 DDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Martin 139 x 12! o7 r- H% s4 e4 Q7 E+ Q
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; H% a6 ~$ B* [: ANo Allied losses
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AP Meiten Maru
$ }# J0 k1 C/ ^2 B3 g4 y8 lAP Teiun Maru
* u( ~, q+ S+ U0 JAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage" G# [+ P# A0 `* q7 ]
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire! m1 t j# h6 g( U4 M7 j) Q1 P/ z
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Japanese ground losses:
& `) V1 j+ J$ W/ V' q( d) Y4 c26 casualties reported
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; j8 j7 f: \ B; s: O- y, {Ground combat at Amboina( i% D. K/ v7 S+ D
7 j0 o/ J& l# ?$ B; _- pJapanese Shock attack
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# C+ s8 l$ s. Z! P( p `Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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7 d6 S9 e0 _% j) oDefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118 |. Y5 Y) w% R0 @7 e9 H4 d
2 Q3 `: a! A( s5 w+ |. }Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 3 X2 o, b( L' Z* o+ y6 Y6 T) p
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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8 t: \7 S! l Q, L( q# \Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 9 }5 }/ F. i4 i5 t9 v- o
! w& h/ @+ I8 E: k4 TJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1% B7 z; Q- [8 M. w: S7 L
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- p0 s3 t9 {* B405 casualties reported
, G% ` M7 G. c# c5 jGuns lost 11: v: m+ [; E* U; ^
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Allied ground losses:
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' l- V7 o, x2 h7 v4 g" d4 sGuns lost 1 |