12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73. z# E$ Z, m Y7 |0 [% }
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Japanese Ships
; E" n. p9 y i1 b2 N; pAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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1 h9 I" ]7 J) Y2 Y7 Q* z% vNight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,594 @) O1 }* ]5 H8 z9 B
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2 R$ z c0 Y( G& IMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- w( B0 ^' Q% A- V* K" eMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
' z, C. X# y' u- k. vPG Edo Maru# o& [. Z Y3 j6 C2 |, V
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire8 j* y6 U& b- M1 T( X0 o! r h
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage& `6 K: V+ |+ S: d' E% V
PC Nichi Maru #1
* P% e- r& H7 X$ a8 o7 IPC Showa Maru #3
3 K$ G! @1 p. q9 NPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
& D4 Z( y6 {; m, W G% ICA Houston, Shell hits 52 ^% f5 m' V) v0 H$ g. Q
DD Scout" k8 w/ V. K, x9 B
DD Thanet
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3 T3 L( K2 A4 o0 z3 JNight Time Surface Combat at 41,72# R# W- v$ R4 S
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( I# p% L5 {& m5 u1 C ]AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
4 I/ F4 e1 e5 V. H4 L4 A: wAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
/ t1 A5 }" B( a! I m% SAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
6 a3 H' h: ?! `+ xAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
: _! |! J$ s( H" \' x2 S) a. SCL Marblehead
3 W3 E; l2 m: t' ~) F1 hCL Boise
) {+ x9 j" o1 ]. [7 @DD Alden
5 }9 w% a6 T5 j8 w4 M+ y$ TDD Barker
+ S/ y- c, Y5 e0 k& jDD Bulmer
" r' u* |" I1 c, s3 i2 BDD Edsall) ?1 C7 S) Z; E' k* p$ I
DD John D. Edwards
2 j. A6 p& P1 g& |; ]DD John D. Ford* j" m3 ^. T/ f3 e& l& }
DD Paul Jones7 }6 P9 Y- Q8 L$ D* E6 X8 ?" K
DD Parrott
$ L- @5 F7 A' t& X, t, K; WDD Peary, Shell hits 1& g) u3 \/ ?* s6 l! U- f( g
DD Pillsbury
( d$ R" S3 \; ^- `- j8 I4 E rDD Pope
) v3 L0 E- u/ P, f: GDD Whipple; A9 A/ O; O e6 a1 i# b
DD Stewart1 w C# s- P6 M. S
" ]& c' c) p% z+ _4 Y$ LTF 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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PG Saga. h5 ?6 N, P. ^1 o0 `3 m# j
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
+ H% W% E* C1 I4 cPG Hashidate) p6 f* L! M2 I" }+ E
PG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 171 k( P; n3 T7 T9 X2 f6 V
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ \; @* K0 |! N; C) m
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire4 U' x& p9 K3 [, s: G o
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
" z/ o+ O! T V' v, uAP Giyu Maru M) j0 d+ f0 x: C7 Y/ N$ e1 c) ^
PG Saga, Shell hits 11 v" Y- E7 I1 [$ c; d- m" R' t
PG Uji, Shell hits 1; h5 ]4 Q b& o: y1 G# f# J
$ O4 C; z* }: t1 o _/ NJapanese ground losses:
7 o; a: Q' Q! v1 F- T' s' K0 N1010 casualties reported
5 _9 Y, A! y* ZGuns lost 1
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20 casualties reported1 }) _' s0 |: S, w9 a, Q* c: F- k
Guns lost 1
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; B, x6 b+ J5 d+ ~+ Z6 y- bDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,473 l! o, T/ E M x( t/ J$ y
% C( H& O# B, K* s5 MJapanese aircraft
$ O" X2 H8 y5 I7 H+ c1 yKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19
@( E* e% |% tKi-21 Sally x 123; l2 N: E/ Z" S7 }! g- S# U X5 P
Ki-48 Lily x 280 w+ b9 [% G+ ^& v% e! b
Ki-15 Babs x 6+ F- ^ M! Z: Q1 ~
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1 V7 @- J% R" G8 JBuffalo I x 12; _3 I2 e* H8 @( n \' X8 x
P-40B Tomahawk x 19
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w, K, {# w6 n6 T& JJapanese aircraft losses
6 j! A7 \( |3 NKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed4 k* X6 e7 @$ j8 ]
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
: S' H7 J9 t/ n' e0 C: F" `% VKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
. l# P) T9 {( B. e* [2 ]0 I$ I6 v! OBuffalo I: 2 damaged
9 h" L5 G/ }/ A1 ZP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged% |2 C# F' Y* p! Z
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9 b' O7 x7 f+ M# Y$ @19 casualties reported/ j: d# ?7 D/ n1 d. N
Guns lost 15 B/ |6 f8 U: p7 ?8 v
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Airbase hits 5: P$ g4 t5 P K
Airbase supply hits 4/ X7 |2 ~/ V1 q
Runway hits 68
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Allied aircraft0 C8 C9 M* K$ C8 M& g, _/ L
Hawk 75A x 3
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships+ I B3 `( u7 }& X9 u# F
AP Meiten Maru' n; p. q) v) N
AP Teiun Maru
) v/ B( W. K' H, ^6 U1 gAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage6 J3 _: `& {, M/ ?8 N
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire& E/ P, H; h7 i
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6 \4 r! e, x; i t% q* L$ j, I26 casualties reported: Q3 e% H1 Y* M+ T5 i' j0 F+ `2 U
# J3 B, o W1 t4 N& T& T( {0 TGround combat at Amboina
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Japanese Shock attack6 r/ C" @+ B1 Z( O
4 v7 Y; N8 O, d4 gAttacking 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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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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& F& f# b! l8 \# h( B$ U9 ]Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 3 L' ^ l/ x* g9 p S: [
6 Q# Q# X; q/ ^9 A* d7 S- A. D5 O- tJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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% t/ P; l; F2 hJapanese ground losses:
+ O1 ~# c8 X4 x9 p3 Z405 casualties reported5 G f- h. @3 ~
Guns lost 11
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84 casualties reported
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