12/14/41
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5 q$ u2 a/ P! w+ M) [* HSub attack near Amboina at 39,73) v; T; G+ X! Q( X
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+ X1 B. T8 P$ ~9 r; d) J& X( ]& bAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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* i, \$ s3 o. G; BAllied Ships
/ p0 S4 N9 U9 lSS KXVI; q" i# I/ U6 x& A- ]
% h* i4 G; [+ PNight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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Japanese Ships4 b+ r, L9 E$ _( z$ B# r: Q# d& y
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% G. e# H& s2 O; L: {) Y3 K4 S
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
, x3 X. H5 U0 ~: v! k1 t/ tPG Edo Maru6 V0 ]8 J- U7 |9 v( {
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire# [) h! V% ~' v% B3 m6 @" G. z- i
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage$ T+ u8 M' f8 L% M8 k1 K
PC Nichi Maru #1$ L; t% p4 X% d* H- V* e; T
PC Showa Maru #3+ d/ k0 s1 d, E
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
: `5 E5 c; O4 h/ yCA Houston, Shell hits 5
6 V( H) d2 u4 b# b( s$ |DD Scout
" K, {- P" K8 PDD Thanet
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+ L) r6 @9 a/ A4 K1 c4 SNight Time Surface Combat at 41,726 L6 ]5 _9 s; O& B/ k6 k
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AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
, L' |6 v$ n8 P# zAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5 N; i! t4 X* [. c7 A2 e2 d+ J
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2/ ^! X# s% x6 r' O7 {
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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6 E9 o. X# s# t! y& g$ Z9 Q- j. UAllied Ships. x' W- y: S( j- x$ H% \: Q
CL Marblehead
, B+ @% P' E, u7 X; q, h$ ZCL Boise
& c! w f0 P% @% r+ fDD Alden7 ] ?2 v9 X( V- h3 x, W1 z
DD Barker6 G) |6 g9 y: _/ Z- @0 v! c) P0 W
DD Bulmer- e& ~0 R6 }0 h
DD Edsall
& q$ h' M, W: g# p' m* }: ?DD John D. Edwards/ y) w" i1 c9 h4 L
DD John D. Ford: H, ]' c& s e, l% P; a4 Y. T
DD Paul Jones4 h* L/ ~6 n. a* ]3 t
DD Parrott" B0 H& @3 u# q- x/ y) G
DD Peary, Shell hits 1. h" Z7 M' y% q2 _) d5 K* Y! v
DD Pillsbury2 ~8 o; `" n" d+ ]3 _$ [+ h+ A
DD Pope
( z! \* M4 l; f/ Z* TDD Whipple. E* W$ \7 I( v
DD Stewart
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- e3 d. S2 P- h2 B( n$ s# fTF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)1 Y7 r6 L. K' C
) r( S( B7 i, wTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56: Y1 s+ m- \- k8 K5 P
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Japanese Ships
7 T: o+ v5 U$ D% \! T3 U3 a8 iPG Saga
% D6 x/ ]' K% s E5 O0 ^4 q. y2 MAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire9 y$ o( o1 h, l! a% R0 i( j
PG Hashidate, _% m6 c) C6 T$ { Q
PG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:; ] _! U ~/ Z M& c. X3 }& R( V
35 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
# [: y- S- ]% x6 Y3 s5 N102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.0 @' N/ [/ A( m3 B$ f- W. o3 p
Japanese Ships, h( Z) B; Q& v+ b" }! Z& P
PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
! x3 ~" w9 [9 | p* p sAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
1 C8 ] }2 t! d3 Q" g% ~AP Giyu Maru; z5 `: k8 m5 o0 ~. J) C
PG Saga, Shell hits 1
5 G5 p2 ]7 M( _3 ePG Uji, Shell hits 1- ?$ h& f J4 g. O1 @
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Japanese ground losses:
t9 v! I: N4 k0 @3 L% ?; V1010 casualties reported
+ u. k, P! j3 Y+ H/ KGuns lost 1
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Allied ground losses: W' h4 q0 E U, l7 [: R# B( ?
20 casualties reported# b" |: g+ S, B# {+ Y7 P
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Japanese aircraft
9 i5 ?5 z e" J; uKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19" z9 `! |3 m& {$ U) W/ m3 M
Ki-21 Sally x 123
2 e4 s$ y/ d2 g) A' h- W0 X. K' `Ki-48 Lily x 28
X, Y. ~# z( SKi-15 Babs x 65 J5 R' J: s% J4 L. M; w
( J8 |3 s: B) l" CAllied aircraft8 n7 S$ t9 V; k$ m+ a9 P
Buffalo I x 12
6 j( I. P# J" k( u" |! W* ?; k. ]P-40B Tomahawk x 19) q) N9 h+ f, f
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Japanese aircraft losses; U7 G) K; f n# {5 n
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed; Q, v+ ~/ j! P1 w+ f
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged' [1 \# T9 B/ V' W7 s6 {% A* g
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged+ y1 C- R% o4 m7 d: N' J
$ d. P/ j7 {9 M+ v5 ?: u& VAllied aircraft losses
" _5 U9 J- ~/ Q3 W3 W; MBuffalo I: 2 damaged4 I! q1 W0 r. }
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged; @3 U+ z" K" K
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Allied ground losses:, O. X' u4 d9 g% j+ o5 r4 V
19 casualties reported5 M% O7 p! a+ r4 `( z
Guns lost 1 I! Y9 \7 j/ ^4 Y* v
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Airbase hits 5% @1 v M% k* E
Airbase supply hits 42 Z( x) I5 g" \( I4 b
Runway hits 68
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% P* j5 D( e! P3 e {Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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% t5 x: J& c7 k+ F! ~: ~6 oHawk 75A x 3
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No Allied losses( }( x. Z" l2 Y4 F* K. `& t
5 G1 Y2 W, G; ]( l, tJapanese Ships
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AP Teiun Maru
0 x' U; p& v% y( {7 KAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
& u9 b8 ]4 p# T# OAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ ~/ H. y2 d- W- n- K) A
2 X. k# V; T8 O$ ?Japanese ground losses:
1 r# B; u, w! O* c$ ]6 W26 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Amboina2 R0 b8 A/ b% l( D- z% J' S3 j
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" H( V' r# x KAttacking 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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3 D7 H4 n( G9 j- ^& a/ Z" ~Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 ; K! j G* X" g8 W& H$ u0 ~
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) " {0 w" g0 {( L% m( C* t
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1! Y& g7 [6 G/ M( `0 Q+ Q
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405 casualties reported
9 H# `1 K( K P& ~" MGuns lost 11
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Allied ground losses:
# h. m% b/ i( F84 casualties reported( K/ S0 g3 R+ v: h5 B7 V4 `
Guns lost 1 |