12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,730 J2 Z% e! r& O; }2 a
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9 o' \( E! o2 N7 S5 P9 MAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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SS KXVI1 d- c1 J) r/ H2 w# |6 I: k# q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59+ p6 ~. u* v5 A
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( B" y+ P2 ~' [MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ Z. ^' M$ @2 m1 b+ M$ a; x0 ^MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire5 [8 {, n# X5 O7 ?) ~# o
PG Edo Maru5 o7 i4 f3 {9 n/ v
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ N/ g3 v) k* X" f9 d) L/ [PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage6 v( B7 }1 P! y
PC Nichi Maru #1
' l9 D4 [0 j& }* ]PC Showa Maru #3* T4 ]8 c/ f& _# m. Q" h; z
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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4 X3 o" T- Q# r# @/ q- Q6 aCA Houston, Shell hits 5
2 T& z$ K4 S( N8 b: M+ S/ l9 nDD Scout- `5 H1 Q7 ]2 I) t
DD Thanet
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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Japanese Ships
o- K1 |, o. m y" ]3 v7 Q6 U6 qAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 29 V. o, Q b. D3 f2 C, r! ~
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
9 a% R7 e( _, N& C/ f: `3 yAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2 {* X% T1 m! S) K/ @1 I& M
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 u9 K) n2 T6 y- _/ H& u: a
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Allied Ships/ Z% e6 d$ P/ w4 a/ w" m
CL Marblehead
2 b) l/ O' g }3 X# ZCL Boise
0 T4 h" W& s7 [8 A6 LDD Alden
; Q9 p S, w. }! W" fDD Barker3 A; {3 F8 X+ v* ~( G) p7 z
DD Bulmer' Z7 w# N0 Z* J4 q. N" o' Q% Z9 @
DD Edsall# b$ W' R. C. c5 H! T( _* w0 w7 n9 P
DD John D. Edwards+ N. f; ?9 \& U- v
DD John D. Ford0 h5 _5 s5 j$ X2 \4 U7 A
DD Paul Jones8 n: h6 L+ \$ r% z
DD Parrott" F, Q2 i* G) ?+ U& A
DD Peary, Shell hits 10 ~2 |' K+ |4 g. I; @/ G
DD Pillsbury
" k5 S) }& P+ zDD Pope
t% d2 i- N3 }3 J2 `5 U" q( b3 ~DD Whipple
; p: P# U+ ?- ~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
" j) k2 t) D6 @# pPG Saga$ }- M8 q+ |( E- o2 S! d1 I
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
1 j. \# H9 E( y" x& ]7 @$ DPG Hashidate0 C9 d. b% P; a6 y9 e" m
PG Uji8 A( B, g/ w) [- S
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Japanese ground losses:
3 K( @: t5 L8 ]5 O35 casualties reported2 N5 Q0 `& c; E0 Y9 Q
* J. R! H% k6 `3 A# L3 TCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17' R" Z7 ?2 t; n) I! d$ G
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) ?) O; s1 ~' g* ?. z3 j# a6 Q
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire4 | `3 ?/ |0 l9 C- c
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
/ J( u. P4 ]* `. p' H; L- W$ iAP Giyu Maru& b4 c9 E+ |3 v/ v& ]! L7 v
PG Saga, Shell hits 1
2 d5 J8 e: Q1 }) i$ z l' zPG Uji, Shell hits 18 l9 K9 `' \1 i% ?; j& P3 V0 \
; N& f- }( g w" Z, r5 x+ FJapanese ground losses:0 @! O! R' P! C8 q- [) u, V- z
1010 casualties reported6 M+ }( K5 d+ k5 j) B5 O
Guns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:* x* ?$ r6 Q) y
20 casualties reported& m; @$ x/ _, J! d/ J
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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1 x( {* U& t e( n* F- _Japanese aircraft
$ l& q+ b: }# t$ K$ w- gKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19' o6 h# U7 R3 d
Ki-21 Sally x 123. q, c' q& M! H) v
Ki-48 Lily x 28! P4 S& `: C. t
Ki-15 Babs x 6# m4 O7 L$ e7 b- S' ~" H% M' P2 y
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Buffalo I x 12$ C2 w+ @/ e. ?* i, g# N
P-40B Tomahawk x 19. d3 e5 _ o! X) F, {; V. {* |
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Japanese aircraft losses* i% O, X8 {$ d k7 ?% A# a9 b
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
; t! ^) _* s M. T$ ?Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
2 C7 }. c z3 S0 I9 i8 l f4 L4 IKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged' Y% Y+ t. O! P! y
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# b( k. p+ P8 r/ v% {4 @Buffalo I: 2 damaged
0 F p" ~% U1 a! H F" ^P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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. a$ C& F: M; x' ^Allied ground losses:) R. F1 a- F4 \5 L
19 casualties reported) [. M+ d9 L$ ^; N7 S! ^0 H
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 5
# ^6 _# d4 |6 CAirbase supply hits 4: B) d5 d0 U, y' V
Runway hits 68
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56- t' ]" |7 T! ^2 \1 u$ J
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8 ?/ \0 u8 Y0 s; S0 L& x2 NHawk 75A x 3/ a# R/ m! D# X8 ?: S
Martin 139 x 12+ e1 R5 D; P5 D5 V: x' V |
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No Allied losses9 y- S; ~7 t; Y
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Japanese Ships
$ {8 K4 z3 T& g( ]* oAP Meiten Maru) P D" p+ B% m/ U# B' ?6 u+ I
AP Teiun Maru
0 G! J# W+ a% {( C9 }AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
: M+ e* r, |' Z7 W4 h* C7 aAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire( q% t' l2 ? x- c9 c' L+ a+ v" ?
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/ g+ w' h7 Y# a& s26 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Amboina
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8 z0 m. F c; {8 l2 z) N, R& [! N4 Q1 DAttacking 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 S5 A6 h5 k H3 J5 I c6 X# gJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 , U2 Q# B% \/ q8 L
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 ! ^9 X" M1 f" h: X
! V) ^5 L: X6 ?$ w, UJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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2 I, m5 l" _/ X) {- H) P1 F1 y+ bJapanese ground losses:
3 E' `! y$ s- O7 x; H405 casualties reported
- v0 t) L% ]5 T. _7 mGuns lost 11
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4 i7 R1 F% I# b& @) xAllied ground losses:
8 H$ G7 E' J2 t1 D' A84 casualties reported
1 w5 ?" `! Q# W+ r6 T; TGuns lost 1 |