AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
" v# Z( N0 h& bkb果然回撤了,没有继续炸港,倒是把派出去寻找kb的dd编队给做了。。
' T, t% M) v5 I! |同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。6 F0 k* G2 u! o' }# a V
大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
* I5 F3 ]! Q5 T: g4 C马来半岛,在大量陆攻的轰炸,和cl编队的炮击下,日军当天突下Kota Bharu,% e2 N+ b/ v" @
本打算从马尼拉出发的dd骚扰编队,刚走到巴丹就被自己埋的水雷炸坏了 教皇 号。
3 T* i; v- ?) T2 O4 g香港外逃的dd被ca编队抓住,却成功脱逃,ak编队被陆攻抓了。
2 c4 C1 [' u/ L, c" R0 Z2 `马尼拉其他外逃的编队 目前形势不错,整个岛上的飞机和部队全往克拉克集结了。
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4 w2 X( Q4 b) f5 ~/ {# PInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
+ J; c* ?" d z9 O8 I21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. % ?2 ~: g+ U& q5 |8 D2 Y+ Z
Japanese Ships$ q' ~( Y0 J7 E, b, E7 O
CL Sendai
" x |$ _% [9 J% l3 w0 b DD Ayanami
* z# c2 @( U7 i1 n: L# ? DD Shikinami
; t: d; g. p9 O/ j8 O+ M3 v DD Isonami+ V$ {* Q" ?+ u7 P4 n3 T6 l, @. l
PB Tatsumiya Maru
' w) D% H; T: D" T SC Ch 9; d R& t+ Y# h6 v! N
SC Ch 7
# `% ]+ c$ e& E9 T8 b7 | AK Sasako Maru
3 T& g3 k Y% s5 c- J! i( k DD Uranami
/ c% L0 w/ B) _: O4 nJapanese ground losses:
: t+ v1 d% p# u 26 casualties reported
9 J& ^; r" G" X0 |+ o6 e; ]) {* s1 T Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* b- I* N' X4 ]1 g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 q; T; g) ]: `: A% N4 l. n V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled & r7 }5 B7 \9 y9 c- |5 x
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/ S) `' b4 g; p: w; n8 c' jSubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85 . K& r' @) o. V1 h- n0 g. G/ ~7 g
Japanese Ships" o! ?5 z% ]/ V3 D: ~5 c1 A
SS I-121
: e2 {. G! n N' X! Q& VAllied Ships
7 T! }5 r' [) D# { xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
4 s: h. B5 j, |& D _4 DxAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121: S& S7 d* U8 {, z0 ]( i" `
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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4 K" Z1 R: [, |TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) ' k. m7 @ H# w$ W; y3 V
Allied Ships; t" ~! P8 s: U8 p; u' m$ x
DD Pillsbury
% J: R2 p, c+ J7 V) ]0 _; r DD Peary
) ?) C" T& T: A5 Q# @/ j DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
( u* J. u7 a4 x( z* L/ [3 n2 u3 mines cleared 5 |$ q/ h$ j& o% v( N* i" [
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! t. Y; B- e- n" l; ZASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
9 R1 b9 U, {. I$ EJapanese Ships3 z1 M$ B6 d6 b, z
CL Jintsu3 K; t5 |/ P$ M
DD Oshio: R( C8 g) `- u$ f2 {8 C
DD Hibiki
" _1 U4 M2 f, [1 d. Y DD Akatsuki
+ N) `3 [7 a) J# U DD Arashio 8 l7 P$ n# p' T/ i8 ^0 E3 H' f- Q g
Allied Ships
/ c$ }: \+ F) [4 W" g: K SS KXI, hits 9 1 J& G& h! @2 @# E; `3 }
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards ) @' B1 n5 U9 X! `* u
Japanese Ships9 Q& s+ n; u3 s/ ]1 K& A: h% f8 D
CA Maya: w$ b3 W# \# K# h
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1/ J+ R. I" o0 V+ V! e7 W8 ~
DD Minazuki* e* {9 g, i3 J6 p$ z
DD Fumizuki
' W# C) L1 G7 y$ Y0 b% l2 \0 C! j DD Nagatsuki0 L, ~# u0 t+ H8 G9 j, N
Allied Ships
! Q. n# e4 x' v) l5 C" l3 w' \ DD Scout+ ^) t9 x3 i- U/ T) C* W
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
/ G; A+ L* W' V! u" t s' y DD Thracian
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
3 B5 H4 w7 X# G0 w8 X9 X% QJapanese Ships, M4 z+ P) I: U$ R
DD Sazanami
$ A% F% _( j8 J4 O DD Ushio
& w; o3 J! E4 p# ?+ H: f5 ] AO Shiriya
' f- I& s8 z; n7 X+ ]4 W8 hAllied Ships
5 |: X& Y) q# z& O2 j3 ?( n CV Enterprise
) A& F d( s2 I. l+ ] CA Northampton5 P# {! O1 S U6 V' ~2 P& r5 U/ ?
CA Chester
" }. u1 X1 P: n9 s! o1 j CA Salt Lake City; R7 i, A8 s2 T6 f. Y
DD Craven
- w# @# I/ F2 ^# W( ` DD Gridley0 C* I0 k5 h! j$ [
DD McCall- m, m+ |% Y Z/ B) y3 A- |' V/ R& z
DD Maury
! g: d/ d& ~# G7 Z DD Benham
8 P' g4 i# d1 M$ X5 e DD Ellet. a* [: y2 M2 y
DD Dunlap% ?% h/ C. r' O* [
DD Fanning
9 f3 n) o5 m m8 { DD Balch
1 [4 m7 P: O9 b* s* R0 kMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards K0 ~/ Z9 W" X2 V
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
8 X: b9 D- \) h7 N/ C6 \CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
- T: V+ Z" p! p0 _- ^5 `, rBoth TF attempt to withdraw!5 e# W. d/ u7 ^
Range increases to 28,000 yards...2 k* T6 J" f$ }# g1 A
Both Task Forces evade combat ; _7 v" n2 q7 s+ Z$ i, T
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+ b3 m) c( l6 R# J5 E( eDay Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards 0 ~% L; p6 m& ?. v
Japanese Ships' a* k1 Q7 B% Z; }; F8 }
APD Fuji
8 B# m9 }- E2 ^6 L& T TB Hiyodori/ C8 B8 s, T q1 h1 A# z- H
AMc Toroshima Maru7 K L. s- _3 V, F) a$ ], X% V( s
PB Heiei Maru #7
?" a/ |# P$ o* j- E xAK Syoka Maru$ x* Y- V* F6 T) N8 o
xAK Rokko Maru
/ H/ q: t% P/ | xAK Igasa Maru
; |3 E& j" P$ g$ M xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21! O. y, f' z9 I! e
xAKL Sasago Maru / W0 g! h- K9 _' P* }
Allied Ships4 g8 G! K6 ]2 [5 j
MTB 7& V- a' N1 k7 v. t Q
MTB 8+ n$ ~! \9 [9 [/ F2 V3 A9 I
MTB 9
/ e$ w6 K5 h4 A2 L MTB 10
0 v9 \9 L/ }2 y B% H" T MTB 11
" c! q/ {! V% l6 S4 @ MTB 12$ d# `& s! a0 `4 E$ [) P
MTB 264 X( v/ r" v: Y
MTB 27 ( n% u5 Z7 x4 Y7 m R8 u
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
, o0 s) C4 ]6 v1 vMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards/ H9 ^9 F5 E9 b
Range increases to 18,000 yards...5 D; ]+ ^' r/ c2 U5 a
Both Task Forces evade combat, t* M& \# m( _+ }8 C. h) f7 o/ M V- h
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
! K; }: j" [7 V) j( bWeather in hex: Light rain . \6 ], w c; E! D" n# l- T
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.& p/ \) L5 m# L$ a
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes $ X2 W$ O/ W$ F W/ n
Japanese aircraft
6 k7 b$ o0 P* |+ A+ h A6M2 Zero x 21
4 b ]/ [- N- c+ c9 v7 A& jAllied aircraft$ c$ M3 s1 d7 y8 |# H
P-26A x 8
; c2 U) ]) c7 Z0 N: O( R% ~/ F P-35A x 13
" }1 {/ ]( K6 d0 `6 L+ F: r! v7 P P-40B Warhawk x 141 h9 u3 h' u& ^+ i
P-40E Warhawk x 46
) ^4 t: C O& l9 u" a- A$ @; _Japanese aircraft losses# n5 k" K4 h" n7 c, O
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed p1 m' i# r% j( A: q5 z* l! [/ S' k
Allied aircraft losses
- N$ s& e2 a# \8 C W/ ^3 H5 K( f P-26A: 1 destroyed; V* A( i: V1 d7 I$ Y- G- e7 X6 N
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed
2 q' E3 }! s6 S- d' K! O P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
$ Z8 m) c r$ Y0 o+ B# GAircraft Attacking:# O0 |- n2 V* s' r1 B/ K- P. s/ W
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet ) e9 {3 ~' s/ i0 {, C. o2 j# t3 R1 g
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
+ b0 A9 h1 t% eWeather in hex: Heavy rain
2 q. T7 b! u( T- D0 ~/ x5 WRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
. z* S& A* k! A3 jEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
; E! o8 c" M5 O% I. ^7 h3 N2 jJapanese aircraft
1 G$ O' c7 J3 ~3 A; } G3M2 Nell x 33
) F9 W3 A& X' w7 U G4M1 Betty x 31 ^0 u Z2 g0 B4 d d4 }* s
Ki-27b Nate x 19 + K- r' Z6 [4 L# e3 @+ u! x; t, S
No Japanese losses
0 r1 m: a: ?$ uAllied ground losses:
: h' i6 b" x+ f( | 95 casualties reported! N3 y: H" b* [$ S2 j& }# S' g- n
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
, z+ a* S- ?3 O! h, s* N* f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled7 R1 @, @9 J/ `* f8 F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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- i7 t) E# S8 h; T1 h# xMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
0 j2 ^8 h4 U% \Weather in hex: Heavy rain / [, A+ X* M7 [- h# K$ o/ ^
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; I$ B. I+ V) q+ e, }Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 7 n% s( m9 y1 `0 U X. r
Japanese aircraft
. _& k' P; I. k( U G3M2 Nell x 167 B/ }0 S4 z" x" h# d: W" x8 J s
G4M1 Betty x 11
- f* F& c L3 K( J- {5 J9 W Ki-27b Nate x 15 & L1 f7 v/ a( ?) U7 X. D! g6 t
Japanese aircraft losses+ }! ]5 D' F3 }6 q6 f* W
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
8 `2 v/ A# E& Y" r5 w G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged 5 X0 b, L N" B) l
Allied ground losses:; |# B0 H% Z3 {, k
43 casualties reported
9 m0 a3 g, w2 Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 W% v8 R7 G2 k, [' t& j2 ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled6 z0 S0 U" T0 r3 @) A$ d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 8 n: Y) n# d$ m! w$ m y8 F
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7 x" Z5 B3 U( g* YMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) $ M: ^$ I6 R) R' {% q1 r
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 2 H [/ S! l3 r! I z' m
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( B6 r* Q2 Q( o" p7 O( u8 T( [9 M3 ^
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
( m- A. }, u* L! \Japanese aircraft
4 K* \3 I" I9 ]$ W6 ~ G3M2 Nell x 27% E; i: v8 y1 X% E n; u _6 U
Ki-27b Nate x 34
! e5 j( v& Q4 \" n0 `6 _No Japanese losses
( W# w4 A6 s, c, n7 ^6 S" H9 SAllied ground losses:% B+ L& y7 b1 M4 j( h
78 casualties reported6 C) a; A: c( `4 C2 @( g: M0 P+ x. R' I* w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
' c, y! Q3 F6 X9 u9 Q: J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled" A! r; E" {* o/ @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 9 l" ^% h- {2 V. W7 R3 e
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
! p( I+ Q9 @/ d- gWeather in hex: Light cloud
& j* Z; d+ X% b4 oRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* |$ k% R0 w3 [* \+ A+ r h
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 7 y4 `2 v# V& g* F! r
Japanese aircraft# _4 U* I2 k$ Y; R# }, h& N, \# \
G3M2 Nell x 3
) P) t: E% |# O: x; f0 o G4M1 Betty x 12
" L" m" t T& A Ki-27b Nate x 9 i6 j1 u5 K, o0 U/ X; x0 f
No Japanese losses . K {9 f8 [$ ]* f p' l
Allied Ships
. R7 _# s/ a4 v+ C0 N& y; ~5 K xAK Munlock' C& ~* P, ^ S0 A1 f
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) Y4 ^ V8 i$ f5 E# S2 F xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) c: Q8 |* Y# B) o xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires 3 B5 y6 E4 I% c: d& c+ t, {$ d
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ) P3 Y& \6 O" g( b+ b c( i
Weather in hex: Light rain 2 f. [5 F. f# G8 m
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.. i) ~2 z% c R6 l
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
. Y/ \% K, Y0 v, y3 [, rJapanese aircraft' e7 m+ w. S: h7 c) K4 y
A6M2 Zero x 10
M4 A& L, B' O" M$ wAllied aircraft
4 m7 \9 C, p$ G P-26A x 3: ~6 F2 e6 V# |1 c2 R
P-35A x 10
" W4 q" H, i8 _' ~% R5 g- ]2 T7 C P-40B Warhawk x 9
" W. h( [% m! N- N5 e! V P-40E Warhawk x 33
9 i2 Q+ t: {' @7 A* O$ m2 |1 lJapanese aircraft losses
1 |8 L$ P& u4 r* b5 o A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
6 K4 v" P( Z" J! rAllied aircraft losses
" V+ z( a6 Q" V9 J- u P-26A: 1 destroyed% U% q ]. I. `9 z# v( A0 z% k3 V0 W
P-35A: 2 destroyed
+ C7 \ ^9 k# I' v- y+ m, q. x% p8 \ P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
2 S% P( z5 D( ^( { mAircraft Attacking:! ]' p' o) W/ L
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) 5 X3 v& p4 t) ^) w: c9 t
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
. \& T9 ?5 D4 J# {0 b* E" zRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ f) n7 \" x" J7 iEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
1 g* o m7 [( R4 j3 Z6 o eJapanese aircraft" y! U1 w0 u5 K6 Z; {* L6 U. N
B5M1 Mabel x 5 $ W$ y& f1 Q! C A3 B
No Japanese losses ! O* ^9 `7 c! d, N7 e
Allied ground losses:! P, h; U, @6 Y5 H
13 casualties reported
4 F; m5 y9 c) w Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 r( m5 t$ U# K& g1 w4 d) \% ]" f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
& }$ F7 G: L# H0 f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# C8 b0 A* `$ b- s3 {Aircraft Attacking:) i3 n5 |& }# o. i6 X$ E" q
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
& q1 s, V5 @0 Z3 c) U" \. P Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb ; g4 j4 I; |5 l! A5 C3 y
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
/ w$ ]) e M: H4 \4 vWeather in hex: Light rain
6 A# `+ ~5 D0 F# d9 v JRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. a$ [& W$ q: I
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes ; R* [2 z( U. r! _8 k
Japanese aircraft
0 a1 P- X c) {( V6 G A6M2 Zero x 9
m! l+ f' e. }Allied aircraft# v% n" V: A5 ]
P-35A x 6
* d$ L) I5 i1 ~# H P-40B Warhawk x 8
1 x- u. ]- Y; H# t3 H0 t7 ^ P-40E Warhawk x 24 3 p/ X O% h. N$ G2 h3 q( Z( N
Japanese aircraft losses
0 v6 ]. S- R0 F A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed 5 t* K8 S. q. {5 ]; p5 y
Allied aircraft losses
5 v, ?6 f% j9 q# L9 w P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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( |0 {7 K1 g3 l! ]7 O' h: xMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
0 p" D% P( z. ?6 \Weather in hex: Light rain ( w: G' |' ~/ K L% t6 t! K
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.2 e. U0 S R, |0 t
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
4 N- R7 [/ b' ^8 ^/ ~Japanese aircraft1 v) O6 h3 D# P4 t) [& b8 P7 ]5 f
A6M2 Zero x 6 ( g$ p9 e# @' ~1 ]
Allied aircraft
B3 X* u2 }" @ P-35A x 5
2 I) Y+ D2 v6 Y. W P-40B Warhawk x 8
7 j8 I( U# G3 _1 y8 m* X3 P P-40E Warhawk x 18 1 U. D9 Z H P, y8 P7 k
No Japanese losses
W K. a6 m. _0 [, l5 UAllied aircraft losses
* i$ B- ? x \ P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed 6 m/ I H$ ^. C
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; G% i* d8 k. @ `. @Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
7 i$ Z3 d; R, R% [) |9 h! L/ XWeather in hex: Partial cloud , J- I- T+ [4 K2 {7 g
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
4 u7 q# o& y8 NEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
2 N; f# i4 o8 O4 K! Y9 m+ LJapanese aircraft* [+ V3 U* M( ~$ [# p: }) L7 ?" S
B5N1 Kate x 12 % B3 E1 Y8 a4 C* t0 v: q; j7 t# b
No Japanese losses 0 ^: }0 J, ~5 L
Port hits 2, s* b- ], ~1 D3 v6 R$ b4 F# F
Port supply hits 1
& F4 t+ {8 B I. nAircraft Attacking:
! T$ g& i2 @% c. X0 a/ C7 y 12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * & s T4 q! Q7 E' o- Y
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb / S9 w/ I; G z5 a, U
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- L$ V7 n+ x6 U. JMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 # o& z4 P K. _/ W: d3 |; g) W8 ]; o
Weather in hex: Light cloud 9 E+ W+ B0 {6 r7 f
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ b1 F* k' L$ q* w2 F; _Estimated time to target is 5 minutes ( t) d! m7 t; D, @, C, I8 ^: G
Japanese aircraft
/ {; H, u$ @" P' d& v- J Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
4 q/ ^9 n4 K: [* ~2 u" A Ki-27b Nate x 10 ]; ^* y% s1 z4 q4 C
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 ) I/ L) g: z1 W' r2 J
No Japanese losses
" O# u, t* E" S7 c& Z' N& X# LAllied Ships' I1 X# e# C: \4 [9 l
xAK Hinsang/ B) X" I. o/ `9 H; v* X, U
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage- A7 T, _% x# m% r2 {
xAKL Chengtu: H9 ^0 D; `, Y% {9 k+ x7 t* g
xAKL Joan Moller
) \/ H+ ^5 ?9 T2 d9 W! \3 [! [' b xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ ?, D# Y3 P* R# h xAK Bennevis 2 r9 P% Q" Q/ ?
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0 k' e& i6 A: y( K3 BMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
3 a7 g& e. ]8 k* R1 i# R; DWeather in hex: Clear sky
) c9 F- `' Q6 @; S- qRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& G$ K3 |/ [: Z9 zEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
: @/ x* H# u3 b: Z- z: iJapanese aircraft n, E6 S0 C+ T2 S6 l0 K
Ki-27b Nate x 9
; U$ H+ a# r: {5 s% B Ki-36 Ida x 19
6 h1 W- k& \( e Ki-44 Tojo x 8
: r. w- q7 B9 j- ~ Ki-48-Ib Lily x 32 [9 f; N% s: t" K I+ \
Ki-51 Sonia x 17 & S2 g! [2 v9 I3 G. B% M
No Japanese losses
/ Y \, g- } }Airbase hits 7' ^2 f0 R, A/ _7 B; c
Airbase supply hits 3! P/ [% I7 j$ t0 D5 z; L4 W7 `
Runway hits 11 # f& E2 q& J" N5 s9 [- W" m
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ' Q; @ t' p0 D- P0 H0 w3 E6 ?
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 9 I( E6 x! f! F- N9 ~, O/ L
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
' W% H+ ~+ [* |Estimated time to target is 10 minutes 6 D9 W) d" u$ y% C
Japanese aircraft
2 |: A! a7 A4 @- J7 G8 I% i9 _ Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65 h$ B4 O. M" [2 r) g7 C g
Ki-27b Nate x 19 2 T% g5 J6 c6 x3 b" U' b/ J
Japanese aircraft losses
) L' D+ [$ d0 c% X, O9 i/ \6 I Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
" o% q4 L$ Q+ M1 s" r1 ?7 n+ ^: dAllied ground losses:7 a* ?" Q% |: \* X
66 casualties reported
" d) n2 U+ p& @4 I& _5 x5 y Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled0 m- R" M6 C+ f
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
& r, z3 F* w+ M1 x! } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
/ `( v+ Q9 ^# r8 E$ a# r3 ^Weather in hex: Heavy rain 3 ~2 B1 a$ Q$ _, j7 Z1 S
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
0 R$ z6 W, Q( ^# d8 ~) _$ y) nEstimated time to target is 12 minutes / |* |2 z6 d: T
Japanese aircraft9 E4 L0 \6 | ?
Ki-27b Nate x 342 B' P) K3 R8 v" G1 q. A+ D7 c
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
; z! H$ Z% L4 ]( c8 h* U( v Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
4 o- A. [9 Z% B$ h x* C+ i4 vNo Japanese losses
& o" e) d6 d' cAllied ground losses:
) x5 [9 ]- u$ |4 r- [% y7 P/ H 39 casualties reported& a6 b& S% o' p/ z7 m. Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 {; D% I: J' f$ Y# i1 q Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 ~( e1 M$ _, f$ c% p) S Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled ( Z2 p' @* k; ~0 C. _# \& W$ ^
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! c9 H) p8 o3 F7 _- f( x6 R( MMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
! E* L. j, e8 X% k$ m3 @Weather in hex: Clear sky
! u* r2 T! c0 R$ hRaid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; I# j2 w i6 X( Y7 E/ p: MEstimated time to target is 9 minutes 4 P" H0 p+ |3 u6 r
Japanese aircraft
9 h2 W' i* U8 v4 k Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
+ ^8 p# H8 D) g2 w# J5 GNo Japanese losses ; u0 N7 m: n" k
Airbase hits 1
% N/ P; Z& K3 f2 RRunway hits 2: ^8 _3 @0 j% h: }( l- P
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1 B4 z8 X' s" C% |4 h' P6 S( PMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 * g. c! H: {/ E
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
. g# v6 O" }; ~9 X+ VRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.! I# Q' K2 W1 c5 O! k
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes6 b- {4 E3 O: {( d/ k+ U7 o; Z
Japanese aircraft% m6 s. \ z5 x& z% V5 B$ x8 _
Ki-27b Nate x 24
9 ^6 u$ Q, J, m& N, [& qAllied aircraft
5 S3 _9 V8 l8 q0 V/ n Blenheim I x 4
. n$ }6 J; ~7 \+ } aNo Japanese losses
2 d* T* N! a% W, y6 d3 D- P3 F) eNo Allied losses
; Y+ ~) P% r" V) O1 aJapanese Ships! V; a* }! O: k k
BB Haruna
4 J7 g% L8 H: |* W* d; {Aircraft Attacking:
9 R5 y. v0 D4 d! l2 J 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
) ^8 Z& I! B6 x6 m Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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% C3 X0 M$ s% H* wMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) . N O, x# G# X; c" k1 Z6 Q
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
& Y7 W7 M+ A. ~' tRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* z( p0 H ]; v& G: qEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
# l+ ^$ d3 S7 h% d/ kJapanese aircraft
2 [" m! R" X# H( B8 O' t7 C. ~ G4M1 Betty x 19+ a; F+ R* u: y$ [; \( x
Ki-27b Nate x 12 ( y4 `/ }, b' X/ ^
No Japanese losses ' M. V( n* B u2 D/ H9 [& Y
Allied ground losses:' z# h* q, y( D L2 y" {8 I3 s
33 casualties reported0 [; S( ?2 k$ C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled: c3 ?$ E1 s G$ o, Z. ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled6 k# C- P) X* k' X
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled$ E0 {" }" ^. ]+ w( B
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) $ H4 r/ ~5 S, e
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; Z1 p) |, y- y- p) hMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
: R: [1 Y! o8 O( Z: XWeather in hex: Clear sky
- D1 L8 G5 \/ n1 @3 Y( xRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
2 L H" i3 f C; Z; }& q" O* lEstimated time to target is 6 minutes $ @5 W) Z8 `' t
Japanese aircraft4 w9 _3 `9 K* [2 r3 Z& i
A6M2 Zero x 46
7 l% q. v2 |$ o6 R- J9 Z B5N2 Kate x 35
3 e' y" R: o0 [' K- ? D3A1 Val x 9 & ]+ C. u1 G8 D) z& s) _
Japanese aircraft losses: l) r+ L) Q9 b6 U# I
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
9 b& H$ ^, ?; @* s3 d0 y D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
# B& N* h4 D6 v" R7 _: {Allied Ships
# F/ |" S, _9 M# H# D& T. x DD Litchfield4 w0 J6 u# c3 d f4 O
DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 k+ I5 `4 d0 X- m: o DD Ward
0 c: M- H4 d" F$ a7 H5 K3 M* K DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 ! z2 n/ o4 w# [. {2 y
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. d4 i: h- _# C* d$ QMorning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 7 _$ n6 j/ |$ M1 m
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud 9 J( K9 z5 A' E
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.6 Z( {* m9 b _- i
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
) _/ o7 ~' M5 o9 C$ q: W( uAllied aircraft
8 V) {4 V3 O0 \' } F4F-3A Wildcat x 11 s4 C$ f! \7 o' Q |/ {7 n: G1 I
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28- Q+ E$ a: q }+ K7 V
TBD-1 Devastator x 15 8 B# z, v. B( z. f; W+ B* b5 \& o
Allied aircraft losses! Y4 m6 N. @1 R0 ^6 a4 B
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged , O4 ~6 u; ^. Y& s9 b7 |" S5 W
Japanese Ships& \" c1 M( r- [, g+ P* `
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 t9 \0 {4 [6 I$ ~4 U DD Sazanami) X# Z4 T1 c6 Y
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires 6 q+ A6 v3 `7 F R0 X/ z' j3 M. x+ Y) ~) A, v
; ~% J6 W# w9 [
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
/ p7 q f0 ]# R( U7 W1 p, D' [1 [Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
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+ C. O/ E& v$ k9 z6 GMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
/ b/ a& v8 L9 T( x1 ^Weather in hex: Light cloud
; W! V' S r3 P0 `. {4 nRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 Y3 ]. F- Z" l% w% h @1 @2 y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
0 u ~7 [0 q$ i3 _: gJapanese aircraft
/ A; T+ b* w- @( C0 A Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 ! y# b8 q( C8 ~3 I6 D( F; Z# T
No Japanese losses $ _$ E8 @ O T) o
Allied Ships! @+ i9 N, @# X3 F" v
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 [- D7 T8 J+ p! v3 n* V. Q
xAK Hinsang
6 ?! h4 u# i% A9 g- XAircraft Attacking:6 ], a, o7 b/ j1 S1 R3 n; B4 q
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
6 B8 {7 f8 a$ V5 Z3 d K Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
# r% B. Z. u+ t: ^) t, z9 |Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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9 \# P* g% @. C& ?7 MMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
0 @7 e% t! i3 z& f( KWeather in hex: Clear sky
" a2 H) Z! f$ n. p V+ l& e: SRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. M9 }: O# w6 H* k& r( h! C! S! LEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
- ] _( B, p6 ~: e$ j; q0 g# DJapanese aircraft
: l( b: B/ n: O' s- D0 D D3A1 Val x 13 * x& r: o& s. l8 K* }# h% f
No Japanese losses ! T8 B/ e; @4 X) T) P1 H
Allied Ships( N8 b9 S4 d2 o1 U
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 K, k7 u9 S% Q$ J" S
DD Ward7 C" e; p2 S; g* R
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage $ X1 O, y3 H- C
2 k) j( H6 s. k9 a5 EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
+ D" u- I; |8 W2 Q8 Q! M--------------------------------------------------------------------------------' s. L* P7 |! ~# R6 {, D7 b
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
2 y4 F3 _: C% J8 _Weather in hex: Light cloud 1 X5 ~% N/ L+ b0 A' ?
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.: G# [/ |% ]6 y5 |/ z9 Y# `( Y4 ~) }
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes # W- [6 J: U' j; ?% ^! d
Japanese aircraft: f) S$ x8 E- s/ V% v- O9 s
Ki-27b Nate x 300 U2 Y: Y* H& |
Allied aircraft
0 B, ?5 `2 o! O$ k- K Blenheim I x 7 ( E; @0 J$ I" D, l d
No Japanese losses + _( v$ s0 @. n5 X' |0 F
Allied aircraft losses
+ e: s# k' m1 K4 P4 i Blenheim I: 2 damaged
5 s/ T6 B2 u2 m& w1 m/ A" @ Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak
9 C" k4 o3 u8 BJapanese Ships3 x2 Y5 w+ s5 ?" K" @1 \' t1 D
BB Haruna
7 W& l1 o/ k% G6 l: t& D, ~6 C xAK Asakasan Maru j+ N8 @# i( q3 L
Aircraft Attacking:
& l7 o% `( J; _( U* v 7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet: e3 N; } _- ?, c# ~/ s3 r
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
i+ U( ]* `6 d--------------------------------------------------------------------------------# F" X' `, U+ h0 r9 q) M& N
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
6 U2 L: L3 ^0 U9 E; q" tWeather in hex: Overcast * j1 ]! @" X( K
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 S0 I4 h9 n- c% @) P, {$ k' M8 FEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 1 |- z; [8 V! V: w2 n( S
Japanese aircraft% K2 K9 ~" q# ^+ j& W! Z. f. X
A6M2 Zero x 10
$ z7 D q& \: [4 e5 |5 e$ g B5N2 Kate x 5
* u, b n+ a+ E) b: x! }6 gNo Japanese losses
9 K8 S4 J0 y5 QAllied Ships$ W7 E2 Y( o8 p3 Q* E8 \( B3 \8 n
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ( Q( J+ x. J7 E" ?7 `* r/ u, f% v- x) M
Aircraft Attacking:
! q0 T" C5 T; z- | 5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 z; f, v( B! H1 X9 N& O- \4 ]* | Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 6 o7 K8 r# M7 E+ k% B
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6 m. r, G- y# z$ t& `( QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 ' i6 j$ N% {4 k4 ]7 `4 X' i
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
8 s% S0 U( S+ h- iRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
5 X9 o+ N6 R1 S) ?- n/ a0 I6 fEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
5 L% y) n, a9 f- h& E: N9 zAllied aircraft
: \( p4 B1 S z" B: K; G F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
! ?- N( y# {+ V4 q2 e1 [: P SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 . z& `. s4 y. y, ~- I1 W7 F0 R
No Allied losses ; y/ f) i/ c) N
Japanese Ships, m, |% M- \" n+ @5 M
DD Sazanami! e4 D+ {& y# L% V8 M F8 h
DD Ushio, and is sunk : F# r( Q- ]8 T3 L4 T( m, m& j: _. j8 X
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; J7 o* D+ M8 ^, O4 J+ N6 }5 EGround combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
$ H4 I: K c/ Z% a' uJapanese Deliberate attack : [: B5 N% F) V6 x) d0 }: j, B
Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
% \1 `: Q" @" o' u& E E6 C" SDefending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
0 J [/ y; H/ ?' t& [6 OJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 - x! c( C3 T5 Q. y8 e
Japanese adjusted assault: 100
$ y/ F1 R+ n% H# k, C# \Allied adjusted defense: 8
7 C! T9 V8 @8 L' AJapanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) & J, k4 J; g0 G0 L
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!
$ p& G1 o$ ]/ o2 nCombat modifiers
# D7 m$ |' t# g% GDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
. G" O* s5 h' q8 m& n4 H6 ]# H' w fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)% h% n* M# B* e3 g2 {% V" Y
Attacker: fatigue(-)
7 S# T- W- E0 C( B9 a6 ~Japanese ground losses:
) c( S* j6 Y8 ^& l j) z; V 37 casualties reported- ?: u) h7 J5 f; t, l% j5 I! o, u( G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. z! \* C& ?; J" C& W! l2 i! L9 |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" y/ i1 O- R7 x; B7 j* w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 0 C$ T- N/ j) g/ p3 r% l
Allied ground losses:
4 _; D' _: u/ q$ \ 2519 casualties reported
/ Q# @6 p* W. `8 c, q T$ K" y: Q1 g% n Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 H* J5 h5 n9 R+ Z9 S Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled
: |+ y1 U3 u; N8 r/ ]+ n Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled* _2 y K7 q; g* `
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
* J; p) `( W. ~( t4 i: ^ Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
- Q5 [* x. L' t: F& ? Units retreated 2 K* N( g& u, }
Units destroyed 1
6 n; x5 J% a( z" X! HDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
) _5 I7 o0 f$ A( o+ BAssaulting units:
! }& d+ Z: H0 {, J. \" M4 T 56th Infantry Regiment8 i" g- S& ]" D. h% c1 o
12th Engineer Regiment
4 Q4 T$ B3 h3 R# E 5th JAAF AF Coy 5 R8 r/ j9 A' `5 @$ Y
Defending units:
) Z: n9 ?, E4 `0 M. `. P, B3 W FMSV Brigade( W3 r) ~9 T k r8 E a: s
8th Indian Brigade
9 a4 j8 U# \) @: C8 Z 3rd ISF Base Force |