AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 412 r. Y0 T! r: H e
kb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。。, M w9 G0 w0 Z
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。- q- n% \4 m1 _8 w4 k# t
大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。 L% {* [0 \7 W: I2 d/ G+ ~% o& V; w' M* S
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,: H6 y- ]2 |( _2 G, Z
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。
$ a% S9 U; ?( s, e5 t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。3 s3 x2 n. }5 t# u" F* h6 K
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。% u% B+ C: M$ u: f' m
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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
! q( ?! O1 b* s$ {4 U# `21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ; a6 f' H7 r+ _' u" o
Japanese Ships3 z+ c5 t v, I: e6 a
CL Sendai
- t+ \2 |2 a! m' C, j DD Ayanami& v/ t2 g- n+ o( Q0 |2 o9 y: I
DD Shikinami9 j8 U. F2 k. J, k
DD Isonami
0 v" k( @/ V5 J* e PB Tatsumiya Maru
. T! y7 \) |( ^6 H& P: L SC Ch 9
) G2 c: d* T0 j SC Ch 7* W+ ~5 f" E3 s% S
AK Sasako Maru5 ^; ^2 |9 a/ [
DD Uranami
- M2 C; l- t( R/ @Japanese ground losses:3 O% L1 @1 {( q6 |+ [4 H* A6 ?5 u
26 casualties reported
' j3 c: Q$ l, U& P( j/ E Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; M6 w" ~3 B) v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
S! g7 Q" E0 E5 } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; ?% X: ~; z8 M! h% R' \% i- ISubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85 1 d8 c* W6 \ z/ G
Japanese Ships# r$ R8 W( f1 B0 Y
SS I-121 + Z% G8 c) ^! r; U3 d. A$ s5 i: k
Allied Ships
8 s- t+ W$ ^& |+ ?* O8 K, o xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
# S9 K w& O, gxAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121& P. I2 z2 B8 s/ r3 W. v8 Y/ s
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang ) O. F/ U0 d8 J$ R
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5 {2 R7 S; V" W/ o, d U; KTF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) ( L+ {( {5 [4 o/ H9 G
Allied Ships+ n+ T C& v9 t2 O
DD Pillsbury2 Y s* n1 |& w, b) K
DD Peary
5 P: v$ C% m' ~5 ` DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage7 B1 |5 s0 L6 e0 U+ k# J0 V
3 mines cleared
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( O7 I+ r- y/ L pASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
) L4 _% x( l; H* CJapanese Ships( v+ V2 h1 A6 w5 T
CL Jintsu( U9 e: ?6 T2 H8 k
DD Oshio0 D8 C; ^' l% L
DD Hibiki+ M' O' T4 [7 R8 W
DD Akatsuki& s0 {. d* I5 A- l r: E( w9 R8 _: \
DD Arashio
! E$ X9 I+ h8 C4 U, `0 [Allied Ships
+ {- m5 K3 p! U8 i, O# H SS KXI, hits 9 * M- C, ^- R( T( N' p
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, B: u: b' D! rDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
( E2 {( Y* S6 b2 g. dJapanese Ships% N8 \7 J8 `8 R( N O; h
CA Maya8 g" k& P( J5 r. r- a/ V# L
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
9 S4 Q2 M7 M+ i# L DD Minazuki
F6 M; }& k' r8 J( v DD Fumizuki+ G( P2 O% d$ h. @3 d: p/ w
DD Nagatsuki
7 y" c/ h# L7 M- E2 w, y3 \& uAllied Ships# ?' Z" W1 f6 c/ j/ K# t" ?* b
DD Scout
. R `' c% y) K3 r5 b( Y0 t# N DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
) O( e' [8 i) ^, V& E4 O DD Thracian
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
6 @, t3 W, F8 r6 c# f, z8 kJapanese Ships
$ Y* K+ n. b Z' m6 e DD Sazanami, w6 h/ T% |" l% u( g# \4 B; c
DD Ushio
( O$ M* ~2 M3 U+ o8 ~/ ? AO Shiriya + F- _9 I. H) i# w7 }& G" W! W! f
Allied Ships/ P/ \; y2 _: [8 l$ o; p& r) ~
CV Enterprise( h6 l; ]: j# s# r5 E( }- `% C
CA Northampton& F8 V. `0 h- w' N' f
CA Chester
6 ]# e5 }. i9 ~5 B CA Salt Lake City
|6 C: {3 G) } DD Craven2 G2 Y8 K( |9 P; t) R3 x: |6 Y9 G
DD Gridley. l9 F( @; l- J6 \
DD McCall
1 |/ a: v$ w( [7 x& s/ ` DD Maury
+ Y) m; \+ A" ? DD Benham
3 ^6 _( e* Y: F DD Ellet5 `8 T( a; Q$ R% j* |
DD Dunlap
% u' H7 _! V; ]$ y. r DD Fanning3 ?1 J* k' o8 l5 G; {* G
DD Balch 9 |/ N) k7 {5 [# {" q( ?) z$ U5 o: s, w) I
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
# x- }8 C9 H6 y- H+ wCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
. X& o4 x, J# J$ r+ }CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
* p$ Z1 L& m* [3 S# S( ]/ ?4 EBoth TF attempt to withdraw!
" K$ ?, F% S9 ~/ w: f7 h4 ^Range increases to 28,000 yards...
0 n9 l! h! q7 J$ ~, n/ `, fBoth Task Forces evade combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
. v& s& |7 U1 x( Q$ i, JJapanese Ships
, [$ [! ~4 @2 ]2 v# H APD Fuji8 T4 S/ e$ _2 a& q8 F
TB Hiyodori
1 ]0 N F0 H' F9 s( S" V AMc Toroshima Maru3 C% K# g! z1 ]: f- D
PB Heiei Maru #7
( Q% U- i1 [& _ xAK Syoka Maru* c7 x4 Z- H6 x+ r5 ~* `, E
xAK Rokko Maru
) T2 Z$ w4 c5 R d8 l6 u xAK Igasa Maru
9 l4 L$ l X# X$ N9 M% T2 s3 ]+ O xAKL Ryoyu Maru #218 y! f; O# s" Y. k# m6 q
xAKL Sasago Maru
8 o5 c& s* ^+ YAllied Ships
2 e4 Y; @8 R# T+ N! D, ?* Q MTB 7
$ j4 a0 {8 _- C0 t MTB 8
- H, j1 Z' }% V4 L" ~7 {( H3 l$ z MTB 9# G0 Z$ [2 s7 }1 s* b2 m
MTB 103 a5 G4 X; g0 J0 P
MTB 11
1 ?% W" A: _8 R$ G: _$ n MTB 12
5 B; M9 x# I8 m MTB 26
, X. K# P1 _2 t3 } MTB 27
2 T1 e6 B" i7 Q. @+ rPoor visibility due to Thunderstorms( V7 {8 {; k1 k) _# [
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards' t; r9 _. L# \
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
% P: T( z P8 {. a' B, q! O- GBoth Task Forces evade combat* X$ C% D- y( o; |; u, }
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
1 B& P; P' U- Q! mWeather in hex: Light rain
3 N S( H8 O* ?; J8 sRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
/ c5 f# g6 p: F8 U8 O+ h+ D' w) UEstimated time to target is 10 minutes & \+ j. a4 H) G. m
Japanese aircraft
$ G% Z) B# l9 w3 x) v5 T A6M2 Zero x 21& E$ \% q, @0 m4 t
Allied aircraft
; d4 l! R$ z9 I' A# @7 s+ i5 S P-26A x 8
F& G/ h* p5 R0 W7 y* c. n P-35A x 135 ~1 [2 _6 U* s! |0 s* v+ ?
P-40B Warhawk x 14" x0 L4 U2 Y0 c
P-40E Warhawk x 46 9 t1 {' q& {( Z0 f
Japanese aircraft losses
6 I2 N2 g# h6 r1 I% ? A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
5 T m9 h( C1 B+ {! E7 t/ B8 s( gAllied aircraft losses
, Y- \1 l' N4 t& O5 N) F P-26A: 1 destroyed. F+ ^" t X$ G* P/ m( Q3 z: d
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed5 U) H& l# P0 q! ~
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed ; v. F; g7 o" [1 A h
Aircraft Attacking:
1 Z; R" O# N- s6 h6 [8 }+ d 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet 9 e, c) h. {! j2 F
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
1 j3 }0 N: T: A$ LWeather in hex: Heavy rain ( |8 u6 b/ [- R9 H9 h" {5 w' w
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.% Y4 ]+ i: Q5 T2 C) N H9 k
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
; d8 x# ]% ~) c/ I( kJapanese aircraft" f. H: v' U- [" g
G3M2 Nell x 339 e$ m/ a3 U# y$ m* x$ q3 x6 E
G4M1 Betty x 3
5 H) r0 @. |: x5 z$ t Ki-27b Nate x 19 % U/ k7 f+ _+ |- G" j0 A
No Japanese losses
5 W/ g, w; E/ L: ?Allied ground losses:
8 V; x; V( R* R6 p* J 95 casualties reported: k l6 ]. v& x% R) d5 D
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
- c& z6 ? |. t/ Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled' l. S9 T* J3 c! E1 x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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" h/ J f& y+ x0 o) qMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 5 o- X8 _+ B8 K3 e- F8 e) x
Weather in hex: Heavy rain $ s. N% x( K' Z( J+ L7 D
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 W1 L6 r: O) J: w
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes # k' T% G7 d) W0 z* w" v- Y
Japanese aircraft
" w Y+ f7 G, Q% S7 a7 H/ C6 s; O G3M2 Nell x 16& J! c" a% v1 \' f
G4M1 Betty x 11
! w5 p( G& F2 K' V9 K. [6 ]. c Ki-27b Nate x 15
9 L- S' Y N! Q2 l" v- ~) T7 b4 j# mJapanese aircraft losses
, H r3 i# X! u. T: z7 u! L; ~ G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
- R2 v7 a* L8 [ G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged I+ ]% m/ O3 U# }" G$ Q
Allied ground losses:, G$ }; n2 d+ d1 G8 o
43 casualties reported
; t5 e, J4 H0 | t( F' z+ q Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled0 C6 L' i( d+ T% ]8 }8 @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
4 ?% o l0 d3 H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled / u$ s+ f8 v+ C6 M4 F- W! N0 z
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6 \6 N, D; _6 p9 v! H( Z7 zMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
: ]/ {) f6 |/ g. H: |; P" ]' AWeather in hex: Heavy rain $ q# w+ a# s3 p% x! W
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 b D' }8 o+ D1 r+ v! o, eEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
& J- y$ N( e* ^Japanese aircraft' m: D, F( G1 E. H% N- A6 i% ?# n2 b2 ?- E
G3M2 Nell x 27
1 D+ K5 P# C5 s1 ]& ~3 k4 d1 W8 y! d Ki-27b Nate x 34
. y2 j( ~, J6 {& s6 T5 LNo Japanese losses
j! \7 a A) ^2 Z/ tAllied ground losses:9 J8 X8 j e1 W9 e5 T+ p4 m/ ^& B
78 casualties reported
7 `! l' v( \7 M9 s0 O" ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled* S/ n' S: ?" y) | [3 J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled) t& M5 _% z( G0 A9 b6 M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled : e [: O4 h+ j) l2 N3 a0 A
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 7 J& }" Z2 u7 ^+ e
Weather in hex: Light cloud/ e' G1 w) X% H6 F
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 p9 t5 k* } D0 \
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
) ^3 M2 i1 `4 p( O8 tJapanese aircraft
! p [3 R3 u# \$ Y" v G3M2 Nell x 3; x6 S! u; ?9 w5 v5 ]$ \+ v
G4M1 Betty x 12
; I5 i8 a3 L; n4 G" e7 ]4 J0 e0 A4 r Ki-27b Nate x 9 ! v# C2 V. X) c2 h$ Z
No Japanese losses
( E2 E& j* r( S& pAllied Ships/ Y# m% O' }8 ?
xAK Munlock
- B8 [# o z( b$ E: F: d5 D xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 [+ F- k, e0 C. j4 C6 g8 ~2 ]
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" z9 n$ F% o4 j. j% A" t
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
% N+ H; D8 D `" hWeather in hex: Light rain 4 o! n# J/ ~) R6 X( Q& F
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
) K. k8 D! ]. O6 pEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
- v/ ]. D9 h0 j. z4 |2 }8 DJapanese aircraft* x `4 I1 C6 |! h& _& L8 F" d
A6M2 Zero x 10
( u. M$ X9 [/ p* C) OAllied aircraft
/ Z- \- K, B) u- ~# Z' W. m" ? P-26A x 3
' \ W* d4 K! X P-35A x 10, R( ]! u5 ]( K. u0 z5 \ @
P-40B Warhawk x 9! K( \* g+ W4 u
P-40E Warhawk x 33 7 s8 h& p H2 m4 L- F) [
Japanese aircraft losses
8 \5 r7 k. D: W+ ? A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
W( u4 L" T3 {1 |! J S+ uAllied aircraft losses3 ?) J! b6 S1 v$ L
P-26A: 1 destroyed# L( x% ]8 s* i: K) [+ H
P-35A: 2 destroyed* u0 \ n: R0 u* H* l
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
: Q0 a/ f$ E5 q# I/ O; EAircraft Attacking:
/ Q4 V& w& f9 c7 v5 W' n$ D `1 b. B6 o 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet ) d$ ^/ { D' b8 G* W4 Y( x
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
$ w, R2 j+ N/ h3 WWeather in hex: Heavy rain
0 A/ |+ [( C( s) \Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' V9 }: x! B- x. c2 r( l8 K& Y
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes ; q4 j0 N; P0 B: g) N
Japanese aircraft
' C5 U, D4 w- Z; a B5M1 Mabel x 5
9 s0 n9 c# l( p+ ?* C6 BNo Japanese losses
# Y6 r( J2 b+ ZAllied ground losses:
4 d* g- z/ R; f" i/ _) C& o* `8 ? 13 casualties reported
4 K: n$ _/ b4 b2 d: {1 c( Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 c5 |0 V8 K3 Z1 R: T% j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled: g S! y& [! p! ^$ i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; i8 `8 k ~$ o5 _7 q& Y3 F0 b1 T- TAircraft Attacking:
/ a8 _: u. M1 G& d( t' M) Y" ?1 d 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
5 q# E: _: R9 D6 _ Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb # C, e9 u$ c, v+ z) z3 _' T8 \
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5 h% Q3 p+ J0 x! k7 r- AMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
9 u+ M0 @3 b& `1 p$ `) mWeather in hex: Light rain
. ]3 V m3 E" v* FRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.' o' J, G! A! V: \
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
& s% `( _$ X* s6 \2 x' k- J) \$ t- tJapanese aircraft" ~* O+ E( @) C( Z3 i9 ?
A6M2 Zero x 9
( Z6 h$ K: A" t" L/ E7 TAllied aircraft$ W; {9 w7 t& ?1 H
P-35A x 6% y' t# E: t/ }+ |: W
P-40B Warhawk x 8
k# f. y* K: k ?! D+ a; l7 Z P-40E Warhawk x 24
, N: _; }' q' HJapanese aircraft losses- ]* L( }! a( m1 f
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed " ~( s" |2 w0 f& } U3 h5 z
Allied aircraft losses
5 `% s- z: z. a! W" x P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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f8 F0 b; q( pMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
0 y& Q/ }# S6 z5 ?3 }" G0 dWeather in hex: Light rain
+ w) T, d5 D% l8 eRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.1 O9 G9 x9 W( P9 b
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes 7 p; F/ N7 w2 W+ Y/ {: y
Japanese aircraft% p/ S4 S5 z- P/ k
A6M2 Zero x 6
7 U$ a/ R L( j: ?- {/ u( O- pAllied aircraft
5 `1 b/ z7 w y% K6 q' d P-35A x 5" _- Y( s! X: [+ k8 S2 | z
P-40B Warhawk x 8
2 N L, f4 }: g9 N1 B7 w P-40E Warhawk x 18 ' u; Z) g5 q2 ]& V* s
No Japanese losses & m5 L+ E8 e6 ]+ R5 x& v
Allied aircraft losses
8 D/ b) m; K3 G# i: [ ?) Q P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed 8 |. V$ W9 A* S) ^
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3 n" Z/ w8 f2 F$ A. Q7 ^Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 . L6 {2 |* B! D: ^- X( M Q% {
Weather in hex: Partial cloud 8 w8 a3 }0 ?( ~, j( i
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.1 E; x$ W# x+ ]* \
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
+ b( H! m9 e8 MJapanese aircraft
& ^( i1 ~2 \* }; M# M- \ B5N1 Kate x 12
4 G4 c8 O; w- _7 E- }; k1 N' jNo Japanese losses % s1 {+ v8 V' o
Port hits 2
6 T8 |$ g8 n0 d3 \: S* U0 BPort supply hits 1
' P8 v& P' i9 v; vAircraft Attacking:
# X) G/ }) l( A7 A5 I0 K 12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * : X5 S) X3 a: X% {: ]8 A. P/ e
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 8 A' {6 B2 R! C/ b% V
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 0 J) q2 [1 b# _8 M) P2 k
Weather in hex: Light cloud : ]4 r% D S) x3 B) ^2 G
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! C0 h( x1 a8 }; c+ ^, B4 oEstimated time to target is 5 minutes / s! d6 Q+ l4 x! i/ q
Japanese aircraft5 u* B/ H3 C5 I2 U- }
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
' w% i" m0 C, u5 F9 } Ki-27b Nate x 1
! E. O6 p2 [3 F Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 8 d0 |% `2 C$ h% J
No Japanese losses
7 p: C/ {$ I" ~- z: hAllied Ships
+ K2 y0 b( \: @& u7 k5 h! E xAK Hinsang+ L% K( ^5 R9 u- H4 C* n' t
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage# {. m% ~. e, h
xAKL Chengtu0 \5 n; H& Q) S
xAKL Joan Moller8 v w. ^, u5 V
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire) d% {9 s# q) v8 W5 @# R
xAK Bennevis 0 r- L% A3 R5 \; {6 c+ C" }
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) P6 c/ G( a* v; HMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
7 {+ [- e8 B7 Y W% }Weather in hex: Clear sky + V3 o# ~4 `4 D
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 m/ ^9 w. \* s. }Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
2 R4 `$ ~2 W- [/ D+ f$ G: U# HJapanese aircraft+ |( _/ ]( w- _9 j, L
Ki-27b Nate x 9# Y I ^# G8 r3 E' O
Ki-36 Ida x 19
" c+ l; O% W5 U Ki-44 Tojo x 8
q- n" @1 J, B* k; g, g Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
; m* U4 C; |( }% {3 @7 x3 j Ki-51 Sonia x 17
& |0 ], e# k7 s: K3 YNo Japanese losses
9 E0 w. Q3 I$ s, `" b3 B- vAirbase hits 7
$ h( ~/ S8 p: b2 U1 K5 I2 Q; I& y0 tAirbase supply hits 3
7 G% ]( V- j) J" x; a' h& ?: p( NRunway hits 11
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% o0 Y$ ?. u6 V" eMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) - f7 m+ A( I# k
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
4 D- h$ V1 s% r# KRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
D0 y. h H! N [4 p) S# I0 ]Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
0 u8 T$ P7 ~# p) k$ A1 K2 O# iJapanese aircraft- U, s' y+ T- w* A; Z
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65# Q3 @) e8 Z8 z
Ki-27b Nate x 19 & b: d, {, ~3 ?3 H- e# L1 U
Japanese aircraft losses/ S" @1 E- Y' y, e
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
: F( _9 p2 T- g0 q) HAllied ground losses:2 r% l! d" x( b, f! w% R: P) u
66 casualties reported
2 B$ z7 B& d% I Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled3 E: W3 R" K7 Y; h: X+ o
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
* T% }3 p' x: V9 {) ]! N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ! M) Y8 @& F6 n. o& ?
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
8 P% ]# W2 X, x- n( wRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
: F( ~- ^, R( f2 }* ?Estimated time to target is 12 minutes 0 v+ Q& j' B6 M! }$ w3 _0 T' o5 i
Japanese aircraft
+ g7 g* v E& ]1 X$ z" N$ o E5 w Ki-27b Nate x 34) D- b# @% W) k7 z
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
7 Z- |3 f4 |- b, g Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
5 U j2 C$ i& d) r& R: mNo Japanese losses
- u# R- B# Y' r3 [Allied ground losses:
, f1 H0 w5 @. H; o$ H# l; Q 39 casualties reported
) m- o& P1 z' h* p Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; _. c' k* c/ t) H' | l" i7 p
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 ?7 e% p; s. L2 _& | Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 z: N9 ~, I1 o! k. dMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
- h6 o! @* M7 N: iWeather in hex: Clear sky + B3 b# r: l& ^0 \* n" G& W
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
7 n- }3 Z5 t$ Y2 ^( H5 l T" g# [Estimated time to target is 9 minutes : l# v* [* F& W7 l$ G: R$ x
Japanese aircraft
3 N% b! C5 R. L Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 / k1 s, W, l/ C% [& v- U2 x6 u' n
No Japanese losses ( O" D- D( A1 @9 p. x6 x! f
Airbase hits 1
) A0 h4 I* @7 w$ _Runway hits 27 T" Q& u" {6 P, F; J1 ]
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$ \! l7 y2 p: g( |- GMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 7 i! w. \& y" n
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
- X. O5 l3 @' o# ARaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
7 J" v; R: m* w$ @8 [4 UEstimated time to target is 6 minutes5 Z& p5 S k6 x' p( u1 m$ f5 f
Japanese aircraft4 J( ^% S" y) V$ j$ a9 |
Ki-27b Nate x 24 & t: F4 P! n" H* ^: E
Allied aircraft
% b8 A3 r* a9 ]$ d0 Y Blenheim I x 4 # Z& V; o" C) r) O' i$ H
No Japanese losses $ f* [6 A; f) g. P# k- f% \5 u+ D
No Allied losses
" Q; a6 H# c9 u5 r4 fJapanese Ships
0 v; V0 X$ Q. L. x% N3 ] BB Haruna 8 d1 v+ A1 M. h5 l
Aircraft Attacking:) @7 Y$ v; s! G' r
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet* C9 [6 ?9 `# W: w( S. U
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb % [, F) G: i3 e* C: @
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' W6 K- ^% X& W6 H/ I+ J' YMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
7 y# t q j* U1 U1 C: J1 C _Weather in hex: Heavy rain
4 J+ ~ |6 m9 ?) g0 }7 r+ S. HRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& |" d! n; q% C
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 7 q; K- {- T1 m9 k; [/ e
Japanese aircraft2 o0 D4 T4 D$ U6 ^$ F; W0 O
G4M1 Betty x 19
% }( B" Y/ B1 n# x Ki-27b Nate x 12
5 `) C4 p; R/ {5 v' yNo Japanese losses 2 \8 A- [5 u0 S, W
Allied ground losses:
* x4 }- T6 l* C+ e% s! t/ J 33 casualties reported
( t5 p& z r+ v: d7 C Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled6 X! g% O5 y6 L* i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- y$ N. v# I4 s+ [ Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled4 ^% X: Z& s; @
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
3 q% {5 L f" k4 u _Weather in hex: Clear sky
+ j. S) [4 }7 x i2 B7 |/ MRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 d% W4 r! `8 FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes / s1 u( i5 W% H- ~# q
Japanese aircraft. p6 k/ p+ X( q2 D$ f+ X
A6M2 Zero x 46
- V2 a5 M; |+ c8 n, q3 E0 ~/ a B5N2 Kate x 35# {2 J8 u' z4 v5 s
D3A1 Val x 9
; ]7 }3 w) U+ j# tJapanese aircraft losses
- a. w" B7 r% ]7 u! | B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
! V( a' r. |, b D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
, u6 e$ c2 @$ ^7 Y- P; G3 fAllied Ships" Y+ v5 D2 R% i
DD Litchfield
: ^1 n, Y; b; q6 ^ DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 Q, h9 S0 C' {+ Y# p& E DD Ward
" ^3 r4 y6 h# {3 X) i DD Schley, Bomb hits 1
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5 v$ ~: `! J' O! `, T6 LMorning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 6 e; Z6 F4 f1 S; _
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud ! W3 \3 o9 R3 f* A' y3 N, }
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
$ d; D- j; L$ w4 a- }+ FEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
, }! d7 ?% J, C9 K" eAllied aircraft
) e& W7 `2 `, }& e$ K F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
H1 @+ ]6 M% U" q SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
; u2 s! v$ v+ o+ r( Y TBD-1 Devastator x 15 5 o$ }& ^8 I$ b' J2 {7 y) k
Allied aircraft losses5 [* @, H' @0 M N( E3 I5 N6 a
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
7 @9 H4 A( U3 h( T z' oJapanese Ships0 h/ O! R- ]4 {6 G" Z" R
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) V/ d E# e0 f' n9 o# @3 M
DD Sazanami% q1 m* b ^% c; b1 B* W
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
/ O+ Q* w' d3 N- D
7 @) y6 ]7 t/ k3 wHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio" ~3 M1 Y! G- @: ~3 r
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
) F4 _" l* k. n( XWeather in hex: Light cloud / {* p5 ], P9 s, ]& G: f" x
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 U" F) o5 ~! ^4 _( z; A: V/ u
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
2 b9 K- t! ?- v0 s0 sJapanese aircraft9 p3 i- {6 w6 t5 J
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 1 F, w4 P# l: s) r6 n- r
No Japanese losses
/ K/ Q- F0 a% c* t b( E! \Allied Ships3 @5 r& ]/ P- h& r
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ Z* ` O+ A( L, h" g" ~, ^ xAK Hinsang
0 |" b$ w) T* T6 `7 Y2 UAircraft Attacking:
5 p9 [! m" `9 @# E1 V+ _ 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
3 q/ h7 g1 E ?* z) T7 Z% s& K Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
" c5 }$ U, B" Y) _! \Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang% R. p: S) Y/ [$ c8 o' u- a
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
# N; ^3 l% l& {' X+ }8 O' IWeather in hex: Clear sky ( U5 T) ^4 B6 H+ o2 d' i
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% X- f h1 G) n* l
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
# F- r8 v( c% j. S, I" }& tJapanese aircraft# U4 H: _3 T7 L {1 }* _
D3A1 Val x 13
; w5 k; C4 a5 ^7 R- tNo Japanese losses
$ V6 ~1 ]5 Q3 e+ QAllied Ships; k' U1 \" H1 D4 h5 W8 M3 l( c
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
2 G+ ~: z. u* K" s% h: R* W DD Ward
1 K& a- u& b0 W% x/ q k6 x DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
. X1 X! [0 L0 Y6 n2 q0 v3 X
+ o: z1 P& `2 y4 k3 i, H$ kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley0 V( x' }; b# @4 r
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6 r& `4 k* k0 W7 B0 n+ SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 1 j2 H: {+ t/ `- b) V. i
Weather in hex: Light cloud
3 Z$ k1 C* B- G0 Z' k6 ]! \3 JRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.) {" l# r8 d" ^) T8 |6 I
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes 0 k8 m5 F3 c" h, M ~, c. O; I; @
Japanese aircraft$ D, p$ G* ?! [8 Q b4 M. A
Ki-27b Nate x 30% b! [' n7 }9 F7 ?2 e7 J1 M
Allied aircraft
& [% V; g" n$ t2 D1 u4 p- ]! h Blenheim I x 7 2 z4 I5 I5 B- @- d) c
No Japanese losses
& C- ]9 {8 q0 T" K/ q8 ~' W4 v8 |! |Allied aircraft losses
1 g; h. j5 g9 S# K! @6 K7 q+ [ Blenheim I: 2 damaged8 S) ]! X( v) S4 ~5 z# i
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak 6 q: U, q+ i. I
Japanese Ships
' `% n9 Q1 V+ m" o7 y d" i! C8 L" a* { BB Haruna0 \% L, x, B. p! ^
xAK Asakasan Maru
& [# D7 Q: V# L. V/ F8 S$ A& PAircraft Attacking:2 m# L6 O: U8 l/ d9 ?& o3 n
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet. K8 W) |; H) h. |, g2 X" a A
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb * K" b, E$ V9 w' Z( ?: d# m/ T
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 + w: k- |+ D5 A8 z! k4 L
Weather in hex: Overcast 5 a+ Z7 t P6 q" C
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- R9 L' F- b O: j4 `& o$ }1 v+ SEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 9 {1 x$ C' I2 Y4 [$ _/ e
Japanese aircraft9 H3 ?6 ~9 ^# \" m
A6M2 Zero x 10
, Q9 T1 G% w& C x2 ?4 n5 m B5N2 Kate x 5
1 G7 i4 U. r' y( H6 h9 m4 tNo Japanese losses
$ \: A6 M, S' I- [2 eAllied Ships# n e+ e% h* Y9 }4 H
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% k! c7 B, x' E) F4 |Aircraft Attacking:$ v3 D* S' { ]- ^* ~* I$ f* d
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 q/ E# o o- k, X% e( X- ^' {- z" s
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
1 v1 Y+ X( R& u8 K, X/ Z/ _2 }9 ~Weather in hex: Heavy rain+ w, B- J* M o! a; A6 r$ J
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.4 o, R) J; s/ a9 p; o( y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes ' A$ }- f7 \1 n! H$ W s3 ` g
Allied aircraft
6 H, V0 W" X$ U, L F4F-3A Wildcat x 110 v6 ~/ o: ?$ B& ~( x" ?
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 * [4 {! Z, |# r+ }
No Allied losses
0 g& [! k) C" h& GJapanese Ships3 t; O$ Z: q$ D7 l
DD Sazanami8 Z! ^4 Q* A4 x5 O3 Y
DD Ushio, and is sunk : m- A7 e7 l3 E/ ?6 w
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
/ M p: N& O7 c% TJapanese Deliberate attack
" q6 @9 V ~# Y2 `# |( IAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
4 L+ z, l k( a7 Q$ M: NDefending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
+ V, o0 Y* }3 f3 ~Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
$ K) u6 W. ]2 q+ ^! i0 q5 QJapanese adjusted assault: 100
" E' j% c7 T: FAllied adjusted defense: 8 1 W0 A {0 A u, o3 \3 S J
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
, u* H* T3 H% P) C& \9 xJapanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! Z l: t. L9 f) R
Combat modifiers
- @* C4 {+ x* C$ t) M* HDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
; A+ w: z. q4 X; Z8 L" h7 U fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
: N2 y. c- K7 d5 DAttacker: fatigue(-) ( r& E% L+ P% j
Japanese ground losses:2 {" k0 c/ u, q& W% ~0 x$ T& t
37 casualties reported7 n2 V- X2 b/ e* x' ?# J# I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 h1 {# Z' ]: v# e/ h* n8 R1 r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 L2 d* Y1 u' N" Y% g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 2 R/ R' ~* a) s! E9 S7 R2 |3 F! d: {
Allied ground losses:! H, I7 z V: H2 {( {5 f
2519 casualties reported
; z" t. y' q' Y$ _ Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
; I* S6 H: A& I* G( J7 [+ V, Q Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled
( B2 ?, X5 _" D) I7 s0 s5 a Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled& E; T8 @* \# B! K) H0 i
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled), M# Y/ q# _4 [5 _; r" i# J9 X
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
: Q! }, I. R4 g* p' h q8 s Units retreated 2" v$ A! s! h8 }+ Q; e- C
Units destroyed 1 6 S' y# @7 r0 ~
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
2 e' z8 b/ t( Q, r5 ]+ k- LAssaulting units:+ u8 F5 Y+ E. a
56th Infantry Regiment0 b' @; F" }, Q" P6 z% Q4 o
12th Engineer Regiment
4 R5 r) |3 j8 z7 N8 t0 Q1 _ 5th JAAF AF Coy ; |1 E7 T A% L4 j4 k! h/ z
Defending units:, u0 V/ K) s1 _/ t; C
FMSV Brigade5 j! _8 H7 b1 v9 v' E0 j
8th Indian Brigade. B/ h2 \' c+ {: K( q- U
3rd ISF Base Force |