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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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Japanese Ships; {* i3 L$ Y% ]
AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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( W/ [7 r/ L- } ^# KSS KXVI
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9 ]6 T, \* |* FNight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59; R0 H7 S- B {4 Y8 y* N
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Japanese Ships& x( Y( \, C0 K+ E
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' q3 V9 H. w' b
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 I' }: d9 Y) C! d5 UPG Edo Maru
5 C6 r; U/ w! E( rPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire* Z, ]* ]8 C6 @4 {3 k! x
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage/ ^& F4 ^6 m3 p4 f* s' l' P
PC Nichi Maru #10 r1 }" |5 X o+ h+ {# q' J$ x5 ?
PC Showa Maru #32 E* W+ _& G N5 H
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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& J% ?/ J+ x" z% F0 v9 {7 q$ U+ lCA Houston, Shell hits 5% j: x+ }+ s) S# P3 ^
DD Scout' ?2 g, Y1 U1 u
DD Thanet
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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Japanese Ships! f9 w/ c3 F7 D$ D$ v" z; E5 P3 {& C
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2* c. q s. ^0 Y- y$ ~
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
7 U# h* k$ I' O W( e6 [4 \4 _5 vAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 22 T0 w( R6 r; Y7 @
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# |8 y* ?/ d' s7 C
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Allied Ships4 J9 P. ^8 o s6 h# R i
CL Marblehead
" } A+ `1 K& @$ p! SCL Boise. J: {0 W0 t. r/ A4 S
DD Alden
) q6 c6 x) g- E" L7 JDD Barker, x7 K9 u; ?2 U1 j
DD Bulmer
5 h( n+ S0 N( \0 R( p1 @2 BDD Edsall
0 T5 c, x# e; u) ]DD John D. Edwards8 l# ?$ S+ s; ?/ w6 P0 D5 |
DD John D. Ford
, @3 T3 F1 ~8 u' H5 V, I1 e/ P5 XDD Paul Jones, y. h+ s2 c. P+ b
DD Parrott1 P8 C# d' I% F& S
DD Peary, Shell hits 15 D7 V; {9 x! L7 W! g' @
DD Pillsbury
2 W# M) b0 g9 NDD Pope
9 j4 |+ ~5 O2 c/ ?5 BDD Whipple! G7 h, O+ V o m4 o; e
DD Stewart
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+ l+ T6 A; ^, q2 mTF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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) X* A" u! S2 g7 w$ XTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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Japanese Ships9 h) z# p# {9 M0 b3 g/ v' q
PG Saga
, k9 N+ z, ^* B- h' |5 aAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire% y( s! O* q& o6 ?
PG Hashidate; H4 W" ]# p% z1 D" k @+ C3 o
PG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:; v6 i/ s& Q( F: z3 o$ m0 \
35 casualties reported6 X: h; \, k( ?" L- [& h% n- u
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
: G, M* C! K) I, x$ b102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
) i4 k3 u. ^' IAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
& J# a9 r1 B5 Y+ P7 L4 C! ZAP Giyu Maru
9 `) \! c: K, g/ p( H; TPG Saga, Shell hits 1) R8 F" l6 x" ~! I% y$ u6 X1 S0 W6 s
PG Uji, Shell hits 1+ n3 G& h; Z( D9 I1 u$ ?2 z s
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:
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Guns lost 1
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5 L( [, a5 w& {5 V" s4 e9 UDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,474 F4 H+ m# |1 D) t! S
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Japanese aircraft$ V |) X+ y2 k O( g- U
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19- y/ l1 j( L/ ~9 W l l5 t
Ki-21 Sally x 123+ `, A9 _# o5 {, l' B
Ki-48 Lily x 283 E! T* q" m' L7 E! D n# e
Ki-15 Babs x 6
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Buffalo I x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses8 N5 f/ Z# `) H2 b9 V
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed3 z4 v( E1 e$ p# K* L7 w+ g
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
$ A' }' A/ A {) M/ \" q, K1 qKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged ?* V5 _& a' c8 r7 j
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9 m/ A$ Y z: ^0 ZBuffalo I: 2 damaged s5 ?* B7 q! r, |; d3 r+ j& J
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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' [/ d& v# D0 L) H1 ZAllied ground losses:1 d* v! G0 {. G8 ?' ?
19 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 5
8 Y) J: H. _6 p. u; q/ R4 gAirbase supply hits 4& F4 y/ I% w z& h6 r: Y9 J1 {
Runway hits 68
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2 f/ o! z1 y4 p0 W9 qDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56% T) j$ `, w W
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Hawk 75A x 30 r; ^+ W8 t" Y6 K& `+ Y& Y$ |
Martin 139 x 12
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, E2 d5 f1 Y1 L9 v9 h1 x$ G- R- jNo Allied losses/ C" S0 a" Z- S: k
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Japanese Ships* y8 J2 h2 P* i, {0 R: v
AP Meiten Maru4 e; y& k+ E6 c( e! |+ M
AP Teiun Maru
& K6 a# V1 K: i+ xAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage! W/ h9 c% s/ r' N# X$ A. P/ v
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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26 casualties reported7 ~5 t- T$ X1 {9 ~
& j' H% R8 G. w5 B2 m& gGround combat at Amboina
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2 E' I- O' D' ^9 C% s+ VJapanese Shock attack
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% q& D: z* [( v+ ]Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 6 f; D7 y5 @9 x. E
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2 F. |$ R9 S R/ tJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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' U0 t0 H& ?# G: w' oJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1) I* y4 W5 K* I' h/ x2 B
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3 O# Q( o) g1 U( T* _! sJapanese ground losses:; \3 D5 K! X! h% s- f1 I
405 casualties reported
. H2 w+ N( e; a# `' D$ NGuns lost 11: M3 S4 B0 e* h3 t% f9 K4 l5 g' I& G
! ~' M- ?7 {2 O8 P$ |Allied ground losses:
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3 I5 x7 K3 e* I! Q& i4 L* t! t0 {/ [Guns lost 1 |