12/14/41
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. r+ L6 j. l6 U3 b" h; H" ZSub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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3 C! _$ I6 D3 U7 IJapanese Ships5 p6 I0 O3 i" X8 r! {1 D. J
AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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SS KXVI
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59# @; X6 d+ A! b5 a8 V+ e/ k
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MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ [0 K3 r( q3 d0 {. G
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
- O2 U! \! z; t; p! |$ u% XPG Edo Maru
/ z/ N4 t+ [& Z6 n2 |PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire7 O% E6 H- u: N9 Y1 p5 l1 @+ K
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
) e2 W6 S6 p g+ tPC Nichi Maru #1
6 _& K$ a# Y( J9 D: f/ R& kPC Showa Maru #3
3 y6 {% @/ F; Y- |! APC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships- R+ {9 {6 m7 |4 v
CA Houston, Shell hits 5
: u$ N, o% a# O6 ]" [2 v KDD Scout: H9 A1 Q; Q/ u5 s, n
DD Thanet3 X# ^/ B* w/ o t) \
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,726 n$ g3 V- ^6 B& M! m
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Japanese Ships/ }' f6 V( M9 e3 j6 b6 v
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2& H4 g& _5 b6 J& J& c
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 59 Q* Q( F. K% ^' _+ f# ?2 Y8 @
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2- P7 g0 n ?) }0 ]3 ]) b
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* H. c& _0 Y7 ]5 H& H O7 M
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Allied Ships
8 f1 T' i& O' Z, {/ I( QCL Marblehead9 e1 E* s7 Q" m
CL Boise
7 K$ r/ b( f0 J3 j# r) {1 e: d- YDD Alden
; X( ?$ r. a8 j* C* k# N; vDD Barker
8 G& F* Y5 l9 A* |2 }2 pDD Bulmer
. v; C( Y& e' V. Y7 X3 f& [/ fDD Edsall3 r- b/ {5 ?0 N) p5 B
DD John D. Edwards- _/ K. F" ~. Q& b4 g$ w. x
DD John D. Ford
$ f& a3 b5 U) _9 f- rDD Paul Jones
$ r* L2 u& ?" D, y6 Z CDD Parrott6 h8 R9 {. u% P5 }5 A1 g
DD Peary, Shell hits 1! `2 c3 A) o- i, w. ]* v* W
DD Pillsbury
$ Z8 L; Y2 p! dDD Pope' f; L. L* l0 I8 H7 s; G
DD Whipple. |. {: Y- y2 I h2 U: f
DD Stewart
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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Japanese Ships G9 L, ~ H2 T I1 p* T1 ^
PG Saga
: x5 z$ [" p% g2 f. W. `5 xAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
0 a8 `$ r3 D7 }% f$ F2 j6 K/ ^PG Hashidate
, w/ @# D$ j: L, p9 A- zPG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:8 g! |5 H8 {6 K! w* ?
35 casualties reported# c5 ?# r( F/ \
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
# G3 v; A; Z5 D/ f) P5 a102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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' K3 v$ Y+ B# q4 g+ w3 t$ O5 |PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire5 _1 z# ^' a8 P# T" B9 Y
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2 D4 ]4 t/ y, J3 Q$ h& A
AP Giyu Maru
, A% B8 _# z6 W) [4 lPG Saga, Shell hits 1% D0 Q& k! d' B3 s* p
PG Uji, Shell hits 1
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! U0 {: N K- Q0 UJapanese ground losses:) j- t- C: M3 c4 D' e0 j: C M' B# c
1010 casualties reported
/ T1 G- d3 Z3 q9 QGuns lost 1
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" E* H. ^( p- XAllied ground losses:
# I v% w4 r4 Y! w20 casualties reported- \7 N4 |) z* P+ }1 o% e. V+ \; T
Guns lost 16 v8 c4 s! V2 L
2 h) h/ h* u& h5 T* A% nDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Japanese aircraft/ {* v5 i0 ?$ A! W; @" A+ e) r
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
7 @7 |& t6 ?! d) {3 oKi-21 Sally x 123$ J, f- B9 N5 u% r: _
Ki-48 Lily x 28
9 n( s* ~# O4 A" \/ eKi-15 Babs x 6
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Buffalo I x 12: F/ ]# ^" Z. L3 O9 s
P-40B Tomahawk x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses; b( h! a z. [
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed k4 O: Y# `5 M7 t6 B% D6 l
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged: d5 r8 @6 S: \* @# T% e4 \
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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4 w6 ^! Q" e! N# tAllied aircraft losses8 T9 @/ z# O, `0 y
Buffalo I: 2 damaged: f. Q# Q- u0 a9 x! L9 F
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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Allied ground losses:( D: ^5 N/ x, v3 [
19 casualties reported+ P; H- f$ i4 A
Guns lost 19 W( y) U5 E: x0 W+ S
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Airbase hits 5( U+ T x: a- N" k8 W3 o
Airbase supply hits 4
3 c* r7 R p3 l% ERunway hits 68
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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( i* X" U4 N. wHawk 75A x 3: r" U' E. _6 N' f# ^2 c7 I
Martin 139 x 12
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No Allied losses$ V5 s( U- w) u2 m( C
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AP Meiten Maru/ A. W4 p+ h* b [0 H5 W
AP Teiun Maru
$ G! \/ s) H c1 h9 d; Z' t5 {AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
) ]( h! v z% D0 `! o% N: ]/ \AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 E0 x( Z0 R3 T3 N1 E; j+ u
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Japanese ground losses:
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Ground combat at Amboina
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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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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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7 l( y. N" d/ X) P+ n! u1 S, z1 T4 eJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 2 S3 ?* A2 |; T2 f
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 0 p& H* G: B- E( r. X6 D
* g2 c+ O" N+ `- Y* u" eJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) ' W' v6 [; _3 m1 |6 i
3 M' C& O5 z! h! j! a: ~# d' H9 {Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1$ [$ w( k q# m/ R
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Japanese ground losses:; l) X; L+ l+ R2 T$ q6 d: }& B
405 casualties reported
$ H2 F: h$ ?9 eGuns lost 11' o# K/ l7 N' F( r# l7 ?- t) X
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Allied ground losses:3 ^) n( c7 \8 D( P
84 casualties reported; _7 E \% d! [8 L6 |
Guns lost 1 |