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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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Japanese Ships# i* U1 e) W) D
AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
1 [. W& C* N: ?& OSS KXVI
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59, q" g2 W1 h( ~
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Japanese Ships$ z+ H' o0 |! G$ u$ A5 c0 V! ]- v" P/ y
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ j; m' M8 m! l3 A% X
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire- u& M2 I+ Z" q x
PG Edo Maru: ?2 H9 T* P8 Z" M
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire! n9 y$ N! Y; [. h' ~. K
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage* m* @* E7 d( O M% E
PC Nichi Maru #1
# P$ j {' m+ t" a# pPC Showa Maru #3
: b/ M# g0 x F+ K. V4 q; aPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage6 A K( N; m2 U. N4 f* F8 X
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Allied Ships
4 } a; C) P- m' ^/ ^CA Houston, Shell hits 5% |- F1 h& ]( i+ J. K: w! t
DD Scout
4 `4 p; ] ~ G9 F- z- T |DD Thanet3 r T- d$ n) u
1 W6 D1 @ {6 a( MNight Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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Japanese Ships" q' S& z* W% b( M! A$ |2 L( L
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2 j; U F8 G# ]% O* T6 J. O
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
$ F1 c5 I r0 p+ d8 VAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
8 ?" x3 ]* w+ t/ r( q5 F2 @AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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1 Z, ]. ?6 I; N8 HAllied Ships' n9 k h; B1 B# l8 i3 z. m- J" [
CL Marblehead, E! V% I9 o1 M
CL Boise# m+ P) t f4 m6 @5 j0 J- _& ^
DD Alden
1 |: w* Q, F! O/ r# ^4 b. U4 ADD Barker, l& o X% e2 Q; P
DD Bulmer4 k/ @' ?9 e; [6 J
DD Edsall
* p# N/ N! o0 i; n) Z; h5 yDD John D. Edwards
$ j0 _8 o" {5 R, g* CDD John D. Ford
4 P6 n, B3 B5 y! y3 n! GDD Paul Jones* ~" Q* }3 [' ? Y
DD Parrott
) X, m2 ^2 i( K) t$ {# b' FDD Peary, Shell hits 14 G" v' C. D7 H8 s# s
DD Pillsbury v- E C7 B# P3 ] c' H
DD Pope6 Q4 m$ T/ z* F, d7 ^7 {
DD Whipple' ?7 r: Y8 x- b1 l( n8 \0 r, h
DD Stewart
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& G% y$ ^* n* l1 v; h8 kTF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)" x& O) ~! H) Y4 Y5 V/ c
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,566 c/ f+ }. ]# V3 a' }( {" ~2 C
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PG Saga
+ S1 X3 J N! R- }, ]( aAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
8 {, [" x9 r! W+ X' rPG Hashidate: u' c6 C8 C' j3 r# ?
PG Uji
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9 Q' g+ D9 K$ E4 ]9 e7 OJapanese ground losses:
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
1 o. A6 c! k& o' {& b. o0 X102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.4 O9 ]% S+ P A$ B, [5 v
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire6 T0 n0 L0 T9 y. D1 Y
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2% i: c. b( k- T: Z
AP Giyu Maru( r$ e1 |: h& w, Y: s
PG Saga, Shell hits 1) E. `& }( U" @7 r
PG Uji, Shell hits 1
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' }! R1 ?* q' D# C$ WJapanese ground losses:
( @) y% t/ o+ x& W2 R2 @/ x1010 casualties reported# x: y# ~1 y) R% Y
Guns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:
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% b8 }* M& h1 o7 i5 ZGuns lost 17 y, q- y. S" ?4 Y' y+ k& B l
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Japanese aircraft
: L! ?! Q# M; Y. x3 R1 A+ B% M0 PKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19/ D/ i$ V' c+ @; N' F; d
Ki-21 Sally x 123& h4 g* C4 a, E5 d: Y. e
Ki-48 Lily x 281 }$ W# L1 a& Q& n6 p$ q: c2 y9 G
Ki-15 Babs x 6
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( E/ E- Y6 P9 _4 l$ MAllied aircraft
' G8 c+ G" Z. A- }/ XBuffalo I x 127 d/ d$ A$ { k8 y6 Q
P-40B Tomahawk x 19! n4 Z+ e4 R* L
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Japanese aircraft losses; r y! A, H8 K/ W& I+ P
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed4 @4 ?5 Y Q6 y1 B1 _$ |
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses: ^7 l6 Q; `) X, Z
Buffalo I: 2 damaged$ w0 U( s2 T# ]
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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Allied ground losses:
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8 e A0 a& Y2 V" v1 o$ eGuns lost 18 y# T6 f7 y3 `8 i9 G
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Airbase hits 5
# O1 ^! ~7 A' e6 aAirbase supply hits 43 R; I7 E" A, H- f* ?, k& n' j: d$ a
Runway hits 68
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56; L% i4 Y0 x6 R; o. C
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Allied aircraft
# y4 M9 O/ t' ^" Q5 XHawk 75A x 3
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships4 a& J5 G! c4 a0 ~) s/ t, _0 k
AP Meiten Maru
: @/ B1 h3 n8 P1 @AP Teiun Maru
$ I; C. f/ N4 }4 AAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
- r0 p9 Z( f' v2 D- S1 }1 eAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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3 O3 z! X; y7 d! Y4 R7 \26 casualties reported
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. M) n) ]0 d3 l- U& BGround combat at Amboina
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$ Z$ T* }$ q& [3 Q4 G" I( m6 mJapanese Shock attack
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% r) Y% E2 |/ h2 K: YAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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' H2 q4 l- i1 s) a. y# ^2 V4 EDefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118; x0 X0 x! s6 _5 J' `) n S
: l, d+ x( [7 z) [0 {, BJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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9 O2 h0 Q# S# E) v7 S, SAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 ' e8 \. K* M: y. V" o8 p& M
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Japanese ground losses:) L8 h3 p8 B5 _& H D3 V
405 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:, x) B6 _1 V% Q/ p1 o
84 casualties reported
* L' ]& b6 i9 |! ?Guns lost 1 |