12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73. Y4 u/ O$ y. [2 N
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Japanese Ships3 _9 P, H. ?) W1 C1 {5 S" M
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: E- S7 K+ o' N0 v9 H' G
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4 V( n1 j! m+ K A3 Q' K2 W, c6 V ZMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 t+ E* B7 t" G" G+ \1 bMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire& W6 k& h% F/ k! a* ?' m
PG Edo Maru& K2 }& }: a' g$ {! Q% h( T. J
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
& p- }- [6 M6 x, I& jPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage6 C# C2 U. f# n6 j7 @8 x( N
PC Nichi Maru #15 V* j* A$ p+ \3 a
PC Showa Maru #31 g5 b4 H' y2 n$ M+ C8 ~# t* M- I a
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage$ ^, k! T% U8 ~
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% S& P* s0 P# b( Z- q. Q& R/ @CA Houston, Shell hits 5
. f0 _: o0 D3 r4 |5 e$ TDD Scout
' H/ z6 I6 n% R" K+ N; m+ @# mDD Thanet
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9 G% B2 I7 e% V2 i1 f4 `0 \Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72/ ~0 T4 N, q2 L2 _
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AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
- k7 ?( Q" a- t6 F7 t" G! n: cAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5/ k) H+ r: R8 H* o+ U4 x
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 24 y8 O3 z4 c( Q; c8 D6 q6 {
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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3 _8 z& n, c; R1 {( TAllied Ships( i7 x, Z) H3 Q& c$ F; O. w' g
CL Marblehead
$ `' u) K- x, q( b7 ^CL Boise7 e5 ]% S; x8 N q2 y3 @
DD Alden
$ O5 T+ p3 l& @4 j% }# mDD Barker6 Y3 N( F; i) c' u( k$ h3 o+ l
DD Bulmer
- w/ y: J# F& i" HDD Edsall9 _7 S8 W2 M1 c' M% _$ y
DD John D. Edwards
6 I2 [% N9 r. H" ADD John D. Ford/ N) k# ?& @$ a' Q/ G6 c: n' h! ]
DD Paul Jones/ j" ^" E _. ~+ ]
DD Parrott
: ?( p5 l1 m5 f( J2 q( @DD Peary, Shell hits 1
& i! P: Z( \+ V3 iDD Pillsbury
0 y3 e. A7 S7 O- m, g& sDD Pope
, Q4 d( B2 V6 m1 P* A: NDD Whipple
3 n7 j3 a8 v3 q h7 _DD Stewart
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) W" R/ ]( P% ~. iTF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)6 L( y; X- x! t; x" T5 f/ V |
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56/ M, w% I: k" K9 j
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% a; E8 T3 {: ~5 CPG Saga
1 r2 D0 T8 a1 R: F( E1 EAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
! r. m4 t8 h- I( o. sPG Hashidate2 K& w: v" b% j; |
PG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:
9 x+ F- E3 `" g' }35 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
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Japanese Ships
3 Y- ~) j8 i4 F4 _! wPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
6 r* E$ _" v% ~" }8 C8 s+ r1 ZAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2 x1 e/ [* y3 I0 Z/ x) v" p* x
AP Giyu Maru
, u: I( G l. X {6 \PG Saga, Shell hits 1
3 b/ y, B: u, Y0 C8 s `$ mPG Uji, Shell hits 1" \- F# m3 M: H; f
/ T! V8 u4 a) T3 y; }& IJapanese ground losses:; {' x$ u3 S) z% `* C
1010 casualties reported5 e4 }5 g, s5 H; Q4 P B
Guns lost 1- W( ]! n! a' v* k
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! X7 u9 Z ~! u20 casualties reported
8 k' ^8 B6 o% |2 O, @6 s, uGuns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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( u @: m/ s" K* tJapanese aircraft: j2 l. T# D/ b; s5 {! B) i
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
5 g1 [- R5 @- M$ i, t: kKi-21 Sally x 123
5 c. [% M G- qKi-48 Lily x 28
" W+ m5 l7 u# ]9 \$ sKi-15 Babs x 6
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Allied aircraft5 H# j' ^7 b5 _3 S. ~% G. M c
Buffalo I x 12
& n5 x$ n4 c0 W% ^& NP-40B Tomahawk x 199 Z7 V0 m/ A5 m
M% h, w3 a0 B4 _) aJapanese aircraft losses
( z+ V/ A9 F& n; YKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
1 \; X* i4 O; W8 G; }1 _ \' A: g6 V( pKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
0 H# F6 L, _- e+ B3 KKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses* i% m/ u/ I1 M; `3 Q* @1 V
Buffalo I: 2 damaged
/ x- n$ U- i, CP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged% B1 j2 x% l5 |
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Allied ground losses:
; |( a. z- k6 r0 m19 casualties reported* `5 ?; x+ G% p* c8 ?( e: f
Guns lost 1+ Y3 U- w1 P; ?5 d
, G1 s, A) ]: Q4 {Airbase hits 5
: B. J+ A& q! b6 ]. HAirbase supply hits 4
8 @+ L. B7 h+ t+ z8 `, z* URunway hits 68
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56% B/ \8 h. O4 \5 r+ Q! l) M
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Hawk 75A x 3" s0 s3 ?# `1 f( m! w7 d
Martin 139 x 12) F* x: }) e: c6 }3 ~
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No Allied losses9 F( P, I$ x" v+ ?2 M* M1 {
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Japanese Ships
+ W& f( e) z$ K, DAP Meiten Maru
0 U! {, E' k+ x% B6 K$ x. KAP Teiun Maru
+ ]# `" v6 b0 ~% ZAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
0 S/ n/ N) c; a8 _& yAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Japanese ground losses:+ k/ ]$ O# T4 j( D7 A8 y
26 casualties reported
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, w1 Y$ e3 s1 V5 J) ~, `+ C0 o- [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" T% A. x; d2 n! w2 P+ [, D) j) p
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1185 f. \& w; Q n" ~1 O' c# ~, l3 g
( Z3 n6 r' c, e1 ]+ J5 |Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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# O' U4 j' Q" M" X9 ]. LAllied 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" r8 J. h* i+ @: ] _
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 11
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9 ?' o2 d- O' q5 M ZAllied ground losses:
+ @2 H% L- X/ p' G. Y6 a7 N84 casualties reported: B0 h8 X, l# X
Guns lost 1 |