12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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: X5 L4 j) G: y2 z0 D3 {& TAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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3 Y& x7 f! ]" ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59. H: I* |+ o# A2 O2 `
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Japanese Ships
( I( b7 `; J; v0 J( PMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! ?( o- k/ K4 K3 I7 F/ W: D: e
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
- K' _+ I" ?. ]% |. ~# ^9 XPG Edo Maru
5 e, q o+ C& G* G oPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire6 v& W) N" D! n2 {" x, ?7 A6 F
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage: j- o. i" [ b9 L3 h
PC Nichi Maru #1
8 d1 `1 h P: @8 ^2 ~* s @, C; TPC Showa Maru #32 E, [( G* \) d% J& X
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships( x: Q2 I2 @8 S
CA Houston, Shell hits 5
% f; _/ @ u$ I& vDD Scout
$ `: M+ H2 {" n7 ODD Thanet4 f. e3 E/ J4 }4 W
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 28 R& H6 i2 {+ o9 r3 R1 d: c" M f, \
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 54 Q" X! H L, v: y+ j& O
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
( v2 g$ r7 G7 A3 Z$ wAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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CL Marblehead1 a' a; J- E: ~5 H1 f$ G% L
CL Boise
0 L8 t5 G2 F% P& P7 A- n3 WDD Alden4 D6 \; w; `. H' N5 V
DD Barker
9 t! y4 Y- x0 H, a: ADD Bulmer
- x% @/ F# `7 Z4 I/ m* L6 oDD Edsall- h0 l @. N( W4 D6 F2 A
DD John D. Edwards, u; y5 \& s' T9 O6 H' L9 r1 D9 u
DD John D. Ford
9 Q& P: p! T& x; ]% M% C: JDD Paul Jones2 P/ s3 ]2 z: z3 W2 R- G" L1 A
DD Parrott
3 y; a' `& A) P% Y9 u3 HDD Peary, Shell hits 1
8 P- E" A \! y+ {DD Pillsbury! i$ X8 w) C3 Q4 I/ g+ x
DD Pope1 |- N( V. Q* B8 q; D% x- p' {. w3 o
DD Whipple
, l$ G5 b+ {0 M) r$ f9 h xDD Stewart' E3 @6 ?- U: i0 P3 l
3 Y A4 f$ Y. e$ U: o8 JTF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)# J: I& _) d/ s" ~. l5 I5 _
% o* S6 m- q; a+ ~; B- HTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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PG Saga p! @8 i0 |7 \+ l* H
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
. J* V- P& Y2 F% A1 x0 oPG Hashidate
# L5 p! i* w- p! Q' t- Z+ LPG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:0 a) L( v. I2 C0 r% n# w; x
35 casualties reported
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0 ^! A- D# z+ y8 [& ]- l* T4 T) rCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
/ F" @- x4 Z g, y102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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( D! Y7 q1 A4 ]- y" \4 WPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
! \) c: J' i& w. T/ e6 QAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
- R3 Z/ T& B4 X9 a) \4 z! pAP Giyu Maru
1 Q; i9 Y; [8 V' E& XPG Saga, Shell hits 1. P9 K; |- u2 P% l2 J" J1 m) f
PG Uji, Shell hits 1
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; T4 q! t" i$ ^; uJapanese ground losses:
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" p* b n* g' D, r* c0 w" h7 mGuns lost 1: u5 [8 Z! y( ? C7 r3 R5 _2 i0 X
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Allied ground losses:
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* K2 f3 }( p" m4 x& U; x" lGuns lost 1
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" Y9 h0 v, B, N T4 g; h B( k+ C- gDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47! ^# Y7 l% O& K" C: |+ Y8 W, z2 H
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Japanese aircraft
" ^, W- I7 ^; x* z& n+ I# GKi-43-Ib Oscar x 199 ^. y+ I) s( F6 v+ r
Ki-21 Sally x 123
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# R, D5 M; L& F+ `Ki-15 Babs x 6# z7 {8 }' l4 h+ N. y* P
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Allied aircraft
# G" g6 A, c+ o. O% i1 |Buffalo I x 12
) F( k M- f& b1 \+ R$ W6 M4 mP-40B Tomahawk x 194 H3 S) d8 L( Y7 c+ L! i4 z, I
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Japanese aircraft losses) y" U' W! i/ D& D8 \
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed2 d- ^5 i7 s& i: h
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged: |6 y ]7 f! X) ^$ P
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
) w: }( Y6 v. VBuffalo I: 2 damaged
. \8 c& M8 T3 a9 A; _# Z& t2 e# cP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged5 ^8 w( I# ~1 @
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Allied ground losses:5 w7 u0 K: |5 @) S) Z
19 casualties reported+ ]& s: w7 G4 \1 a, v
Guns lost 1% i2 E+ X* m% v- V- q3 ^* V
. I) H, F: ]' z% j) M/ KAirbase hits 5
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Runway hits 681 Z" G- X5 w' b2 A1 ^
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,560 ~) A* w; Q0 u2 U% D+ C
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Hawk 75A x 3- n/ c: m6 m/ ^+ a# G
Martin 139 x 12
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AP Meiten Maru
/ P# M3 Z4 V8 r2 a" }" ?' aAP Teiun Maru7 S h2 @4 i. r0 u( v
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage6 Z( l* h: M# _ z
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 f; P3 N, y, M7 G; t8 _% h- N E
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26 casualties reported
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2 y3 Z$ L0 f3 f d$ r3 ZGround combat at Amboina% @) E2 c3 \# E0 [$ Z
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Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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5 X2 H0 C. K3 q( gDefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118 d; A, C) x$ v1 A! G9 Q: d
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 2 x% J3 N! s7 c/ s: U8 Z
, {- h5 h8 ~# D* Y8 dAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 * v b5 D' A; q R9 \' j! Q
7 F8 N: d" |+ t& B# s4 N9 ]' P' yJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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# U* g1 T2 c4 N3 N# l( i9 PJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1. O: }( B5 o- t5 U2 }0 |
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Japanese ground losses:
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7 T$ {8 n3 j5 s' tGuns lost 115 c: k0 A e% R
2 Z1 A) m5 G" ~, H5 d' wAllied ground losses:+ x" n! e, d% |; L
84 casualties reported
8 | |! _; A/ W" Y# f( J; BGuns lost 1 |