12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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Japanese Ships5 N' _( z) d# Q0 r' l; j+ t C
AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships) m9 _/ F0 r; ?( I- X. _) P, x% c
SS KXVI
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# r, c3 f1 @) G% V8 l; @5 KNight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,599 v) C# ~1 q4 R
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Japanese Ships8 v. w1 }. B# U8 y* P4 h7 D
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! ^6 N) u \) a$ G& AMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire. t, Z6 R" A R+ ^5 Y/ u% W
PG Edo Maru
0 }$ ~8 F8 Y- W# o' \, UPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire3 E5 K7 v% Q5 e& C1 G( ?
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
# s3 n9 O" D5 w0 MPC Nichi Maru #19 z0 O9 m2 C6 `- Q" K7 j& i
PC Showa Maru #38 ]: p1 W$ C4 d, E
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage' N2 v7 B0 d# @ P/ e
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Allied Ships
- W$ e! P4 I: d* u4 JCA Houston, Shell hits 5# c0 q" {3 N+ m0 i
DD Scout
" i6 E; L2 Y1 ?DD Thanet2 k' ? \; y3 |6 H/ F
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AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
; {+ s% N; c3 SAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 50 y& m f+ m+ k' V( B8 w
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 29 n m) W1 F0 u7 K5 L$ f; R6 ?& O
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 l: F# d1 t! P: X
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Allied Ships8 a) z+ q! s/ B$ U7 }* V# x- j
CL Marblehead9 j5 Z% S, N% H& K2 k' Q2 ?
CL Boise
: J0 x1 F( E* y# y5 \5 rDD Alden+ W! \2 F3 i% x! A. ^* v
DD Barker r1 _0 ~: U' ?
DD Bulmer6 P2 h' j3 U: M& \( e# K
DD Edsall
, y* _ Y* K, P4 r oDD John D. Edwards
7 k1 w: t# S! F9 }1 @) V u) P1 ADD John D. Ford
) ~( ]! L9 k `& ~6 F ?( u8 sDD Paul Jones
3 j0 W6 y x- J" U) ODD Parrott6 c3 R$ ]# Y' D
DD Peary, Shell hits 1
2 Z' T @! ~% d7 N8 dDD Pillsbury% F4 t) c- k: {% T. Y& J
DD Pope0 Q6 _# g* ^) Q2 e7 t8 n7 _. R* C4 ?/ l
DD Whipple
5 l/ ?; T8 U! P3 n$ d, }DD Stewart, ?' t. I1 ` V+ `
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56/ {8 ^" \) J* r7 W
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PG Saga
7 Z* K* c/ H* @AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
2 P7 e4 ?+ V5 D( c! {9 \PG Hashidate
9 I9 e! o; [4 j& tPG Uji) e. R8 n, q3 e
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Japanese ground losses:
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
; Y# S( X8 ^' F102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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; N) e. Z6 {; ]* h8 BPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
, A5 C7 {' q" o; DAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 28 ]5 e8 b3 e( l8 r6 n8 R
AP Giyu Maru
7 A5 O5 C% p3 f2 O7 T ^0 \+ dPG Saga, Shell hits 19 y0 a" H( x B1 {8 ?2 V8 _8 @! m3 d" W
PG Uji, Shell hits 1/ p% s( J" [* T) I7 y# f0 w `3 S
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Japanese ground losses:% i/ D4 t7 C- |4 f8 d3 P
1010 casualties reported( `" D8 ]$ v5 C' L4 m7 `. }+ i
Guns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:7 d, p% @ O. V, t
20 casualties reported
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: C$ ~3 _; P) f, s/ t& }Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47+ Z/ f$ }6 U, b( {: t9 A2 P0 G! ^
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Japanese aircraft; s8 P, n8 X* b) o
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19/ l2 H& v& q; h
Ki-21 Sally x 1239 a+ N, P9 J) }) v0 V% @
Ki-48 Lily x 28
& u1 ~0 w: f8 o" p& vKi-15 Babs x 69 U2 l8 s) D9 T) D) K! W- d
& X4 N! Q; Z! rAllied aircraft: n3 r/ f% H2 n$ \' S
Buffalo I x 12
+ |- y6 w, F) EP-40B Tomahawk x 19: j: Z1 A3 f W1 I
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Japanese aircraft losses( \" I1 J2 ^ [- U5 w$ R
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
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" ?) A V- |, b- } }Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged3 }+ p# L5 E6 `4 T# [6 w) r
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Allied aircraft losses1 Q+ l# K/ t* ~ `2 f8 ^
Buffalo I: 2 damaged
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Allied ground losses:2 @0 Q8 V& E2 z0 V
19 casualties reported4 I% f7 C( S) E$ Y2 B! W0 K
Guns lost 1/ x1 v S Q9 r0 P
3 W$ G; x4 h. OAirbase hits 57 k$ u z/ ^+ M; \
Airbase supply hits 4; Y1 P7 S. P) E$ ~$ @# u2 i# Z
Runway hits 68
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$ w( |: ]7 Y: v0 E$ lDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Martin 139 x 12
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No Allied losses) g8 _. Q! p: n p% Z/ B: f
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Japanese Ships8 Y& K% M9 L' }' `' B: `, S* ~5 [
AP Meiten Maru: S+ ?7 K. \/ J5 T+ {' }
AP Teiun Maru
2 ~2 ~% ~& q o" g* _, NAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
3 ^0 |5 j9 {" C9 Q$ u& k6 ZAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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8 \3 g- n- G. DJapanese ground losses:
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Ground combat at Amboina1 N0 ?3 ?0 B# S8 `
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294; D& U: A% c7 U0 Q# d
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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- A1 u5 D: O# NJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 1 ^. ?4 N) v# a- n3 `: n/ t+ I
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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5 P) q9 t" k/ N c7 kJapanese ground losses:% z2 d$ y% {5 w* F8 x
405 casualties reported
3 E3 L3 K) T& z! s, OGuns lost 11
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# q( U( L5 O: XAllied ground losses:
; T$ t" e# \7 b' p; ~84 casualties reported- D+ m8 d4 n$ ]+ R3 l7 P
Guns lost 1 |