12/14/41* T, `5 t5 {* d# }" x( Q# E
% d* Q. ?0 G$ V- nSub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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& y) }6 b' q/ o. P2 ~AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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! \* ]/ r/ S4 E+ e1 a3 eSS KXVI
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59# R! h p! V% Q j$ n/ `& j
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2 F8 ^1 k. e8 o" LMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 r @5 W+ b2 l! {, z! dMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
: n$ G) y; T" R: k% X" c& [PG Edo Maru6 h% w' ]$ R* t# t9 o9 g
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire1 x- C, }5 ~! V: A
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage: f6 H [2 b" u6 ~8 [2 W( J# I
PC Nichi Maru #18 p9 e H4 b1 k2 p# w! o
PC Showa Maru #3
# [, ~+ Z; q7 [; s: v% HPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
1 m9 ?) f9 Y$ |( Q- UCA Houston, Shell hits 5
6 t0 K( V( s9 x/ MDD Scout6 X! e h- }7 X& {1 k4 V2 p
DD Thanet2 f, Z- t8 c! d
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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Japanese Ships/ I3 o, S8 s1 M% \# v4 W' Q
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
- Y* A2 e" T2 CAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5& o' W, x% y8 D7 P3 k
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2& _, F4 o5 c/ W; \
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& q, f* Q. [4 F1 e0 l! M* I
" E7 U% O+ D7 y0 ]Allied Ships
3 |& K: B7 P! W5 R H) O uCL Marblehead# M2 g$ _; j0 e4 K/ G# x4 H4 W% d4 z
CL Boise
2 h* m$ l) F- x( ]/ N1 G4 }+ vDD Alden: [) x. b" A3 l% \6 h
DD Barker
- M, O N {' l& K4 C2 j8 `* jDD Bulmer
8 C+ n8 N4 y, F2 R) cDD Edsall
+ ^! U, t# B# z7 ?5 s2 KDD John D. Edwards$ e# u0 U: p5 G$ v. J$ d( y$ H8 b
DD John D. Ford
% d8 |$ a1 j( n; V6 TDD Paul Jones! [+ |1 q1 E6 k6 Y/ f
DD Parrott$ e. } `+ c. o s2 s; g
DD Peary, Shell hits 1! \, k% y: w: F
DD Pillsbury& Y! F( I/ g H* n5 t
DD Pope5 r- S* {# Z6 Y1 z }/ |2 ^
DD Whipple
0 z. g% Y7 j- K6 aDD Stewart
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* C6 N, Q6 o& |1 mTF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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3 F$ s* R$ ]- `4 }% i4 O' j0 C# oTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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PG Saga: q/ n% C% u6 D7 y# P3 x" m
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
T! s2 @" ~8 y+ F! b, dPG Hashidate
( ^6 k$ l& A+ Q! s& bPG Uji+ [4 o" M# P0 J
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Japanese ground losses:
$ S" I, A `/ V, U# N35 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17: C5 k# `! p( {( I
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
1 Q( i4 l1 C9 F, m( i1 [) ZAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2; ~' }6 M: u. v; T: p. H' b0 N" n
AP Giyu Maru( r; |5 C5 L& y4 d+ c
PG Saga, Shell hits 1
% N' q) S9 W+ K* fPG Uji, Shell hits 1
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1 T& C3 Y7 c+ H/ Z7 EJapanese ground losses:) U/ Y% }0 R- ~' E/ G1 S/ ?) [: V
1010 casualties reported% a9 f6 j O7 @$ }
Guns lost 1
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1 ~# N) i6 J+ T" Y4 T0 pAllied ground losses:2 g( t, }4 [' W) ^% m+ Y
20 casualties reported
4 z J) R* F% f$ ~9 g3 pGuns lost 17 o5 h" k8 H/ x0 k$ X
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Japanese aircraft- N! S' i- R" l6 |( J
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 197 h* ?* s' d, b- t; N. O; l
Ki-21 Sally x 123, k8 r" Z1 H+ J J
Ki-48 Lily x 287 H% p4 L! c5 \
Ki-15 Babs x 6 W' e5 q( W$ U2 f3 ]: v* K" A9 u9 b
" {3 R4 F8 {; ^3 mAllied aircraft
: c; ]- o* U5 sBuffalo I x 12
Z+ \0 u2 E d( ^' d. N1 {# IP-40B Tomahawk x 19+ H5 x' h" T, F' A
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 b; ^* E+ g) [* @# F b: AKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
, w) K+ i$ _5 Y$ W0 @6 |& IKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
. P+ ] u6 J" J( ?Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged* Y/ k2 c; q( g' d
& M O* `) J8 j" aAllied aircraft losses7 b" P5 T6 @/ Q7 D5 ?0 X! [
Buffalo I: 2 damaged
+ Q; R) C8 I1 X; x+ ?P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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2 B4 p0 o" K% J2 PAllied ground losses: F; l, M) j2 F
19 casualties reported
1 m3 O* p- j2 uGuns lost 1* t% D: }6 k) [$ v: b6 ?, R
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Airbase hits 5
9 m% B& Y9 |) k3 S! o, YAirbase supply hits 46 H% z9 [- W! }3 W
Runway hits 68
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8 i5 [$ X3 p6 ]* [. c) s' FDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Allied aircraft
+ E# k8 s2 m+ S! [7 t% O' vHawk 75A x 3& ~) o3 w8 e9 }/ d+ L
Martin 139 x 125 P. I1 B( f1 X% g2 W
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No Allied losses
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i7 I7 U8 A4 ?0 yJapanese Ships
4 V7 J8 ^, H0 f) t* TAP Meiten Maru
& C- \% }- f7 c2 ]/ P/ ~AP Teiun Maru
t* e$ ~; {4 `. ]3 f& hAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage4 S" p# R5 Y% X) e" V; g( P8 U
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire" B) g' n a4 |3 I
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Japanese ground losses:
# s) S* R( ?0 h) ~8 |4 v26 casualties reported5 H- E& r! A) E$ O# a- l
0 A* Z: `4 Y% R* n& SGround combat at Amboina2 E3 a- W3 V+ F% {5 u& e# M g K9 _: j
% ?7 U+ s0 C6 P) } k: b* vJapanese Shock attack
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, g2 h0 ]1 o7 Y% W: |: f, V; NAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294- \ I6 U8 k. d: m6 v
7 A! |6 W. o. I9 q/ IDefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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: o8 r+ F, q2 k" ~& ^- o C+ kJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 7 I I: g. ?( }) o$ h2 Y) Q
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 7 H0 L# G8 M/ s6 C l
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1- V0 N& P# X, x+ M
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Japanese ground losses:- N4 E3 t; I. n/ U* S; {- l
405 casualties reported
2 m2 q# Z& C7 `2 v# i3 Y, LGuns lost 11
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- {( _7 W* w: F; A$ \Allied ground losses:
" q) l7 E+ x+ o6 O; s5 c# ^# r6 L84 casualties reported( _0 F7 x/ s5 k; ~& w
Guns lost 1 |