12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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* P8 `: G" h% u4 |8 DAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 i( S5 W# }8 Y" M( E$ _- c
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SS KXVI3 F; W% f8 P. x' x
/ H0 v8 G' S/ P+ K8 g, X- e- h" CNight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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Japanese Ships( [ T) `0 D6 [4 z, Z! Q
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' e% \5 _2 \; q8 Z: |6 BMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
% w# y2 C4 Y8 N' p5 [1 fPG Edo Maru
' A2 k+ ^1 h) n; w1 v; V6 g; h2 s7 TPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 g6 N' ~1 \% G$ d: APC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage8 f& d+ }5 ? T9 n7 l
PC Nichi Maru #1) ]- ^( N- H- {7 Y3 w3 w
PC Showa Maru #3
. t! w5 B. V- M a/ PPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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4 @) m3 a! \* w4 ~, {' K- sAllied Ships
! x# P4 y" p- b) iCA Houston, Shell hits 5+ {6 B! d/ i/ l( @) x: r
DD Scout
$ d) a+ i* d/ @( k% r9 fDD Thanet
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- p6 ]+ @5 Y' Y" {Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72: Z3 [8 K, A: D$ y
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+ K$ K* l8 x6 g+ {3 |4 {4 sAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
( U1 q& c" n$ c U% s/ j3 v5 cAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5) X" Z6 t/ n4 z7 f, h
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
6 U/ z! Q5 j$ FAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
6 L% h ?9 O+ A" bCL Marblehead1 ?5 Y$ W7 H9 G4 P
CL Boise7 C! G5 f. B' [
DD Alden
0 p4 O/ i6 l# E8 D! Z, b2 E2 c/ J7 QDD Barker) ^7 {, b- ?9 R. ?
DD Bulmer
0 W- v I8 Y4 _9 P+ K6 jDD Edsall
/ i0 \0 e% u4 `& y; lDD John D. Edwards
6 v7 E. _* O1 RDD John D. Ford
) q$ F6 x, [' O: _% V; Z* LDD Paul Jones$ I! B" V! Q1 G! {9 r! O
DD Parrott+ n9 `6 r, {( ~/ d6 w6 D
DD Peary, Shell hits 17 G/ x- F& Y" v* L' b& u
DD Pillsbury
$ R* G- S4 ^- u- }: r, B4 L0 p: KDD Pope
4 h& B" L& o; }, ]DD Whipple$ P. F; z! R$ z$ _4 l5 Y$ E3 O
DD Stewart/ J3 L! i7 Q, M \. t- g, y
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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" X! I" t! S" ~3 q' \TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,561 s. L |; x: Y' ^1 k3 p( J
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PG Saga4 e6 N: K6 H# F0 w1 p
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
5 F7 l- U- e+ i3 S& s& y+ e, \; SPG Hashidate0 j e- p2 ]% @4 {/ @3 b
PG Uji: i" P, e: J$ n+ G
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Japanese ground losses:
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( B5 O1 [$ l+ o0 `+ ]# h8 `- KCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 178 [+ j- r- e& ^% z/ J% ~9 J
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.0 w( N/ {8 O: U
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
! ^+ @# t/ Z+ P9 h1 B( J! FAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
' A0 w% _1 B5 A; e' j xAP Giyu Maru
u9 o* Y7 n" W R. Q3 |( h! `& IPG Saga, Shell hits 1
3 H) z0 u# F. T! }& j& pPG Uji, Shell hits 1
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1 P8 t- d* x% v9 f6 n1010 casualties reported0 ?) r# c2 F0 x: S; h
Guns lost 1
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' J) V1 x7 W& HAllied ground losses:
0 q+ O, x6 V v, D5 ]4 V. @* f20 casualties reported
( M0 g: e6 p+ p; m, CGuns lost 14 A+ B# c8 P: D( L: |
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Japanese aircraft
8 g5 @9 j9 [# ]# N) i* FKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19
$ P, q' [' `9 R4 ~Ki-21 Sally x 123& ?- y) ~3 R0 S' s* L' V$ A
Ki-48 Lily x 28
: b# B' ]+ j. `' GKi-15 Babs x 6
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Allied aircraft+ _! Z; w& {( @0 @
Buffalo I x 123 J# x( D: f( y# X- a
P-40B Tomahawk x 19
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3 P, {4 G |0 uKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed9 M& l; }& G; K( K1 t
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged0 h% m# H4 c" u: o; j
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged8 ^1 b! _ P2 g6 H; S
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Allied aircraft losses
6 b& Z/ q9 U% W0 E1 X- P/ m* c, HBuffalo I: 2 damaged
5 e' \% f% Y& O" S* D# o& aP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged$ R3 k) A2 V! ]$ f0 S1 d
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Allied ground losses:
; P5 A! U+ a& E19 casualties reported
. z, w% r4 R5 s, O9 \Guns lost 19 @, s N# \5 v
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Airbase hits 5* b j* ^' D, i5 Y. v) X
Airbase supply hits 4* Z N# r; i% J( D4 X
Runway hits 68
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56" g6 }0 R, I* R& B
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Hawk 75A x 3
0 x4 K5 ?+ |: w3 k; R2 H# c2 PMartin 139 x 12
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0 ?( R. {5 t& {- p* l1 E4 SNo Allied losses4 S8 c/ N4 p# ]1 ^4 w: m: u
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AP Meiten Maru
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AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage4 j2 f" K4 S1 o$ U. ]7 i* K
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Japanese ground losses:0 t3 d$ A8 E1 j4 w
26 casualties reported; `+ a2 E! f0 \2 ~
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Ground combat at Amboina& h4 A8 Z0 @: i$ j7 R6 S
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; c7 c& w) \" h3 o, YAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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7 L' [/ m% M f, [8 t; y" n/ `Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118; B6 J/ T2 D# @) T
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 J: R! {2 H+ ^6 C6 z- m) C; J" [
" I1 y( r' {7 X: e9 KAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 : y p6 D! A8 R$ Q ?
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 2 Q/ j' l- m t8 G* X5 r4 B
" u9 }# L0 ^3 `4 x! k7 XJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1+ }' H/ r1 y. Z8 U1 \; Y( p$ O" ]9 j
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Japanese ground losses:
4 C/ t) a8 v+ v- B5 N% T405 casualties reported) h5 c2 ]8 x* H7 u
Guns lost 11
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Allied ground losses:
6 |7 P+ Q& ^# Y( N) P84 casualties reported
! F; M9 Y. j s! QGuns lost 1 |