AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
; }7 ~/ @# E9 p+ Ykb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。。
* b1 J9 |4 N* R1 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。
7 x7 n6 h5 C A& ^大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。 # r C' M# K6 K x6 [5 q( Z
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,
8 W8 y" m& H; F! m( d1 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。
a4 D) L8 G4 ?( Q, @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。
. t) _5 \; m9 q# c0 [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。% w8 B2 g+ W) g# d
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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) 0 Y$ r& M g% e5 g. i2 c7 ^5 r
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. j' l/ q& s- D7 X# g2 O$ U. S
Japanese Ships
7 _( k( }# ]& g, G7 e! [- g# _# @ CL Sendai5 g1 m# e" g% q- b6 _0 J- o! m* u
DD Ayanami& \5 A2 w! m- A5 i( ^( M% v: ^
DD Shikinami1 f+ J5 F2 M. v
DD Isonami
" A2 U! t* K/ R0 K+ Q( N) U PB Tatsumiya Maru, V0 B, b9 `3 s" \# L2 Q
SC Ch 9
4 a3 [( s V( P SC Ch 77 j# S5 @+ f* e7 U6 A1 A
AK Sasako Maru
) b9 Q T7 A( H DD Uranami - q) w: R7 j- ?- c
Japanese ground losses:1 o1 Z( V1 f/ ?+ P: m4 T
26 casualties reported: f/ ?& D8 X+ I- \4 o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% I! C; D1 M" Y; u4 \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! v' T+ M; F. Q3 q* ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 2 }- ?+ U% H, ?* v
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& D& b# E. F) nSubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
" d- ~+ ?, E# C. i$ q) G0 {Japanese Ships
& i# M$ x- `9 Z; ~ w- |+ O SS I-121 ' a7 S0 m- i8 s6 y: J
Allied Ships) @+ n5 O) _9 t4 w5 j( J
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
+ x! [5 g, Y$ w% {% |+ g: ~, ?xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121; Z/ g, Z7 I. K! Z2 g& t. y
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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+ h3 c' n6 x6 F# @4 S' @. n* b& ]1 {: LTF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
% j% T3 _4 M# yAllied Ships
1 y9 X. @& q! p g) a DD Pillsbury2 l1 R- l. \6 ]0 r1 @
DD Peary/ U5 ?# z/ Z7 p* c
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
& C' y; j/ }! u1 E5 _) p, \2 C3 mines cleared
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, B2 X' P) O8 m/ ?$ `ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
3 V. n5 H( c- \6 D- x2 @4 f- _Japanese Ships2 x( R4 Z' p5 `( S6 e8 N' Q
CL Jintsu6 z8 l3 `( H' H
DD Oshio
4 u! h- H- u1 V- c DD Hibiki0 i6 D6 T* z& K1 F0 w+ ?0 X
DD Akatsuki8 b3 L( g3 t/ L( h
DD Arashio 4 {6 `, x# a! Y' U% ~, S( \
Allied Ships
. @) K' E7 ]4 z/ I3 ?2 c5 ^ SS KXI, hits 9 9 m0 ]: w; o! N4 |) e, W7 x9 G* ~
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+ ~* y$ |8 i% _! ]. r& V ~# xDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
9 K! ?( p' z' S; jJapanese Ships1 A! y: m V& t2 {) C1 M
CA Maya) X4 x3 m! C6 n. j+ w7 U' `
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1+ S" r( b! R# h, E
DD Minazuki& C! n- E5 w( B" v6 b% ~. u
DD Fumizuki
/ O' Z3 Q& Z. i2 y4 y; P DD Nagatsuki' ~. B- @) m% z4 t' i
Allied Ships2 |) v% c* U; X& L5 @
DD Scout2 c; }* _: J7 R; w7 X: Q/ T, d
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2& m/ ~8 M+ |5 h# M% V( D6 d! o
DD Thracian 8 r6 }4 Z/ E3 D3 d" ]) n2 }
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: U1 j5 I! \9 V7 X$ ADay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards 4 Y$ v* |4 l- j- T6 u+ A0 V
Japanese Ships
9 c6 ? w9 L" J DD Sazanami
4 W: ?. @( o' I+ }1 X- r9 w2 G( V5 d' g* U DD Ushio8 \; M6 t8 o$ B8 l" o3 Q
AO Shiriya
/ g! R a7 o0 o3 e) j5 D) PAllied Ships
' |0 e: ]. O7 ?% E; u/ K CV Enterprise
1 i5 [0 j Z& u; j CA Northampton0 v5 e2 M' s9 r5 Y+ a( B/ }
CA Chester
" |4 V& P U# m( m( e& D CA Salt Lake City1 w2 H- x/ `0 D% ~6 D9 T
DD Craven2 y$ y2 |6 f: x; c
DD Gridley( w% M3 _7 _8 U3 D' ]
DD McCall$ }0 `. @/ x V8 _ ?4 J( G
DD Maury) w$ }2 c! v6 o3 v8 X5 f8 _
DD Benham
; k9 E% @: i# B DD Ellet
5 o0 T. d5 `3 h1 U4 T' N) N DD Dunlap
% C+ h( A h* U! Z5 l: d DD Fanning
* i! p% A& v, ~1 F9 h DD Balch - ]9 j1 Y) T: b6 g( C m9 r0 `
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards% R; ]4 l' D% v6 H( D& l
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards5 N6 n. G5 ]$ Q8 x
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards' o# ?5 H2 |5 g
Both TF attempt to withdraw!1 f7 x V$ ~( h0 i r
Range increases to 28,000 yards...
1 n$ P8 A& `$ B7 \4 {( i5 fBoth Task Forces evade combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards / M8 ?$ ~! k. j4 P3 Q9 `
Japanese Ships
" `, M7 o2 v6 r$ B APD Fuji
& u" [8 l) }& O9 Y TB Hiyodori
i" f5 i9 |5 Z r, j0 A4 F% P AMc Toroshima Maru- |( K# t' a$ |; `7 V
PB Heiei Maru #7
/ ^ y3 P) v* Z; i( U: ]; b0 v xAK Syoka Maru; _2 r( N/ [& z
xAK Rokko Maru
& q3 j6 o/ }0 f$ B xAK Igasa Maru
! @+ D! H) ]6 U" K i3 n xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21( ]9 n: I0 H$ k& l+ @
xAKL Sasago Maru
$ M; d/ ^* Q! F- WAllied Ships
7 J. }, Z- j+ R- u MTB 74 }+ H- ` ~, F! J6 S% B
MTB 88 _$ [' Y S# [5 o9 ~
MTB 92 M' C5 Q) Y) s
MTB 10
) `2 o. r( v/ J9 V! w5 r! K MTB 11+ N! N) m- G4 x5 i9 w
MTB 12: b n; R# z o9 \6 P$ D
MTB 26# j! d! s' N5 n% \
MTB 27 6 g, W9 y* k4 I% ?2 V' H8 Z/ A
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms) f+ c! \7 J2 R' w9 R* W
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards
* P: Y. u% ^/ _: m" KRange increases to 18,000 yards...
9 n% H( z3 s$ L# ^, }1 VBoth Task Forces evade combat J& Z- `0 k$ N7 G$ Z) y
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 9 P' }8 n, K0 @' ]
Weather in hex: Light rain N" d$ X4 Z* x/ r2 R
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
) B& ?- r& D+ `( BEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
5 q+ }' B. S' BJapanese aircraft" j' X; R* s. q$ T
A6M2 Zero x 21& e8 h n1 O: j, i |
Allied aircraft
, F7 C0 k! s. j' `& u/ Q P-26A x 8
4 P! E) G; l# a: V' { P-35A x 136 C, q! P: I; K) a
P-40B Warhawk x 148 ]1 U9 `4 y5 ]4 s* |3 P
P-40E Warhawk x 46 # E* J$ g% s2 i. c O+ b
Japanese aircraft losses C) ~7 b( W2 Q3 j: l
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
& i/ o6 z9 h' {Allied aircraft losses, a8 C- W! J ~4 x) H6 V
P-26A: 1 destroyed
; } m" o9 N3 z J P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed( P# U# c4 \- t4 ~ j, g9 p
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
! [! ^& r9 m1 c% h3 P" C* EAircraft Attacking:0 E F1 X8 o7 A0 Y/ K4 X1 ^- y4 U9 b4 b
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet 8 p& {( v$ \6 t3 ?
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8 _ O& A* A* ]0 mMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
+ e$ m$ Q- v3 r! DWeather in hex: Heavy rain 9 k( i& [9 K+ ~" U# a
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
# ]% z4 a( ^) n2 s. t5 h0 qEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
, T8 B$ H, I2 B' G6 ]Japanese aircraft9 a D: I7 u$ R/ Q# B z2 _! T# u4 D
G3M2 Nell x 337 l# I+ m% Y! g* e. B6 Q6 X
G4M1 Betty x 3( s0 _7 x$ ]: k2 n% H
Ki-27b Nate x 19 / H: T4 v \- J( a; _; D5 l
No Japanese losses 7 {' l1 a o8 R
Allied ground losses:) ~7 t9 j; g8 ~- X$ L7 F4 g8 C, K, R
95 casualties reported) E5 u* f, ?/ O5 D' ?
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
" z0 }+ R" [9 ?: ^# |2 W) s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled3 k4 j: O" c7 u* E8 m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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0 K; h" _/ b! W/ `0 O, SMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
" l5 |% H- g2 K% U" f% jWeather in hex: Heavy rain
5 A( m1 l" e: y4 y6 PRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: e8 K. B5 P* W0 H
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes . J$ f! o ^8 ~0 r5 g( g
Japanese aircraft* Y2 L: K1 O* I! e5 U
G3M2 Nell x 16
& ^* @7 O$ w- J G4M1 Betty x 112 D6 ]7 Y" c1 C4 ]/ F5 `, s
Ki-27b Nate x 15
2 V+ i, s/ v: aJapanese aircraft losses. ]0 f* _6 n/ T
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged' O( o, i& f8 p, e4 D
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged $ v: }+ ~0 D6 L, q/ V5 n, t
Allied ground losses:
: d# M( i+ s9 R. {( u7 W# g5 Y 43 casualties reported
. U9 S4 L! \% v. v1 x Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 a' y% P# u T; b% ]) m6 B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled' s4 T4 y1 J% T( @9 @! w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled : v7 z0 }9 _' ?" V8 c4 f0 D0 t/ u
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) `. Z0 v/ e1 Q2 _" t; o! |9 CMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) , a- X+ T' U* f" z; ?
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
3 m( w5 i0 \/ M* L2 z. k; jRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 Q6 w, _6 }1 `0 B* _' mEstimated time to target is 9 minutes , \- m1 h* b! m% z1 P$ O" G
Japanese aircraft# m9 n ~5 D6 h
G3M2 Nell x 27. D8 [6 p" n* e
Ki-27b Nate x 34 0 o8 U$ I }0 |+ ~, `# K
No Japanese losses
+ t6 M$ U6 v, e eAllied ground losses:
_) C0 [" V; o0 x9 H 78 casualties reported
9 A5 `6 S' P& t4 L( l$ Q5 ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled4 Q) }/ _ y, U8 _6 j* e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled. J8 B8 c; X7 q9 S7 j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 ' `( @ @( A9 F+ J2 o" M* S
Weather in hex: Light cloud
6 m7 L! \ o0 \3 D2 M1 v7 xRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ G1 q3 o- \+ G" h+ C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes & G* j& t, N, W
Japanese aircraft
& n. b9 b" h3 ^2 B/ Y$ h7 z G3M2 Nell x 3
$ x1 _$ I( t& Q% ?5 @3 \$ `7 b" { G4M1 Betty x 12+ b) g' T5 l) x0 X! l5 N/ c/ E( w
Ki-27b Nate x 9
7 |& R" b9 b6 J) o0 J; B- F# rNo Japanese losses $ G3 C) ~, g' V( J) w& f
Allied Ships3 K9 i# w M5 y6 t
xAK Munlock/ m1 v5 W( h9 F2 d+ j
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 i$ }( H5 [6 w6 e8 d xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 I$ @: C6 w% I
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires " E: R5 {& U5 G/ K) `6 u h. g
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 * D; N& e: P$ l" S
Weather in hex: Light rain * A( o& n# D9 K1 F! Y
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
4 Z2 d3 G. w! IEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
$ L9 X2 a: T* C$ T g4 r, VJapanese aircraft9 W1 L1 O4 Y y8 @# b0 ? V* k1 K
A6M2 Zero x 10
$ x+ l, ]! e. |# iAllied aircraft
* Y& q- t' \& A! `$ s P-26A x 3
# q" r! G/ R- z# [ P-35A x 10$ G5 T# |* z: j
P-40B Warhawk x 9
1 f9 R G8 ~( Y# V, l P-40E Warhawk x 33 ; U- G2 a/ e0 L% ^
Japanese aircraft losses
. D3 K6 z: `# X* \8 `" u+ y A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
( o5 ]2 c) O! r5 t* xAllied aircraft losses$ E9 j( ], _1 B; P6 T- m
P-26A: 1 destroyed. ?' L2 q1 d5 L8 _9 H+ N
P-35A: 2 destroyed6 F4 @( d7 U; ]) q4 A& J P
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed % U5 z p P, ~2 S/ b. {( m$ d
Aircraft Attacking:) h/ C# N6 j% y
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet 5 G4 t) }8 R4 O% y7 x' M
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) " A6 h, P1 P" V/ E
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
8 M) F9 {) u V) X6 X' }5 YRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! F: `; l/ C3 [* S* F# J& OEstimated time to target is 5 minutes 4 r9 `7 z) q+ j$ `0 F# R
Japanese aircraft& E8 w: ^+ M6 h' k5 j
B5M1 Mabel x 5 3 g+ ^8 G* z1 |* x3 L
No Japanese losses ) a7 b) {0 C6 e8 _+ ^
Allied ground losses:
# s6 {' A9 d% ?/ r4 k 13 casualties reported' L l, p- N9 t8 r9 W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% Q8 |4 h- j3 P3 j% {( Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- G3 e8 R: X' Y& q- G% x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 9 ~0 E: x7 B; W& ]
Aircraft Attacking:
/ l0 K7 c/ C$ t) q: @! P& n! | 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet! i. G" Q' h6 ?+ v) N
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 A. ?) o1 c$ U- e, d; d/ y* `
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 / L, a5 W. }9 l! V0 u6 r5 m9 l9 P
Weather in hex: Light rain
M- G: ]- d5 X. y0 ^) bRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.8 r5 w- T; h- [( n$ Y; e
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
( h8 m4 e3 D0 J7 r6 TJapanese aircraft
; t( c. w) t+ o( q6 q; [/ r5 t7 n A6M2 Zero x 9
+ [7 k1 H0 W7 A# T. L" _. sAllied aircraft S9 ~: b" u- ]4 J1 s, X* Y6 \9 J" W
P-35A x 62 E- n% D8 i# _1 p
P-40B Warhawk x 8
+ G# j* p1 q: v% h1 y* T% x P-40E Warhawk x 24 9 c6 o3 u+ B3 I4 v9 a, r
Japanese aircraft losses
/ F1 z7 @/ ?3 C' Y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed 4 H8 X) V- W/ M$ j
Allied aircraft losses& g& _$ c) k! F" A- r
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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: y' c9 t. S) s+ nMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 6 O H/ K) H5 @$ ^+ z+ c8 U! z- r
Weather in hex: Light rain
1 K- y/ |, J R% P$ Y u& e pRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet." z) Y1 |6 p+ [
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes , p% x4 A- E0 V( K! W0 ^# j8 [
Japanese aircraft. `0 i$ t# x; d5 Q: b; j
A6M2 Zero x 6 4 A6 z# w" G Y: s% @( l2 e
Allied aircraft- R- C/ U+ [& M- {$ T; I* o
P-35A x 5/ |( E% t0 N4 h+ k; B! k# h" g* u
P-40B Warhawk x 84 w- D0 B; j6 J: ?- d6 n% H7 Y
P-40E Warhawk x 18
8 I" i. p; B( x! O! zNo Japanese losses 3 H" f3 J& u; V8 s
Allied aircraft losses
' t- o$ }! w8 \ P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed ' o& [( i8 T F# S) { H# N* t$ u
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; J5 V% [$ _+ z( {- u7 a, WMorning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
0 m8 n# x* W2 ^Weather in hex: Partial cloud
: Z9 a: O9 x8 k, O# `& f" m" a4 u4 ]Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
- O" s3 v: b8 T% I9 i$ ^2 UEstimated time to target is 9 minutes $ a7 z7 q- m: d. r3 w0 N! A
Japanese aircraft
- _( d% N8 v3 e( T4 T B5N1 Kate x 12 7 x/ c( y7 j* u0 ~; s) ~
No Japanese losses 8 r6 [) e, n( \6 u
Port hits 2/ O8 Z8 N) y- p# ~: Y2 P
Port supply hits 1
. Q, d% ]. k+ ?& m {Aircraft Attacking:+ `3 E ?; Y& W2 g* P
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
6 |6 x7 j# ]& K% M Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
9 ^4 p% H }. S, `) eWeather in hex: Light cloud
8 V- P& J% d. }1 j; }/ URaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( x- ?7 w& U2 |! W8 h
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes 1 v O$ f' V0 B/ q- ~& |! a$ {' G- J2 }
Japanese aircraft
! R/ m$ v+ G8 k8 [( c4 \. m& e Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6' v$ p7 V2 B, i6 e/ w; B
Ki-27b Nate x 1
) O* A7 S, n1 M, K# f! n Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 & H; { Z7 ?9 E6 z
No Japanese losses
" M, s" c& z! ~6 J4 d0 i1 q% g, rAllied Ships
* c# L; D6 ]! x7 k+ u# Q8 c xAK Hinsang
* `: Y2 x, U' X" ?- `& v xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage
& V% T C5 w; n: D xAKL Chengtu2 S3 ^0 y& H- ^ q/ O
xAKL Joan Moller3 N- W2 w( K+ ~/ y
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ s7 W X; ?# J# I, d
xAK Bennevis 0 W& g; M4 X6 t- C7 J
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 & _7 c- I# n2 L' O! b2 z
Weather in hex: Clear sky
. T' |. p& H, i: vRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ V% Q* L: U& w1 i9 a1 Z
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes 0 T9 d8 `. ` F! ~
Japanese aircraft5 m* s+ z7 k. z; s9 q; G2 }
Ki-27b Nate x 9# R5 x& G' L* E) r O& B& u; b
Ki-36 Ida x 198 K o" Y2 g: _8 i7 b1 r% z4 G5 m
Ki-44 Tojo x 86 N6 N' K9 O h# I
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3/ d, e8 n) b+ N! J3 e' e- m& Y' x
Ki-51 Sonia x 17
( q+ ^, J2 \/ ^6 K% vNo Japanese losses " N( w y* ~5 b# F$ q+ U5 ]
Airbase hits 76 W# o4 \. I, @8 U
Airbase supply hits 3
& U( `" j' s4 c t* fRunway hits 11
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) . s: x! k1 S3 ^, A2 [1 b3 M6 Y- m: c$ V
Weather in hex: Heavy rain & j+ O1 |' S* |+ Z* e
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. s& j% Q0 i9 E# I9 U
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes , A1 H# _' i2 p/ e! O! k& o" ~) B
Japanese aircraft6 X! y5 v/ Z8 g& n
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65
, Y$ o& P, M2 _4 q Ki-27b Nate x 19 4 S6 M+ D8 ~8 b; [) P1 W
Japanese aircraft losses
( h' d8 W$ I$ Z$ e Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged 0 U o# @, b1 |! j8 e1 b$ q
Allied ground losses:5 T8 B* j. u% s' e6 l
66 casualties reported1 D, y9 B9 C& T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled& R; K7 F% r# s4 d3 Y
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled. b( L5 ?2 s; i1 A0 V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled , }9 \# s2 p6 D5 h/ l# p8 b
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) C3 {+ q8 i7 CMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
/ ?1 R& {7 F2 y5 {5 _7 hWeather in hex: Heavy rain
/ ?+ @6 `8 w2 U% A5 d6 R& D- S$ L; YRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.+ z, @5 S: S1 E D. F" A
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes 2 M) ?8 o. O+ s! Z+ [4 c
Japanese aircraft
6 E$ K$ a4 p- k6 }$ ]3 R Ki-27b Nate x 349 l8 n' `1 P, f% N3 F, r) {
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6& v. w4 V: o, ?" C! G
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 ! b+ F9 w& n7 \/ O4 k* s4 ?
No Japanese losses 7 O, p, e. k7 {) C
Allied ground losses:
# a' y# g$ S& k A: w 39 casualties reported, c' U! l+ T3 |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* {' A- g1 C% r; c/ U Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 [3 \7 |. y% e* \) c( Q2 I. F Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 ^% n+ l x+ L/ @" y5 [6 ~& e% K" I$ r1 ~Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 % t; P1 U* v" a( r8 c' }5 p: V* L* g
Weather in hex: Clear sky
! M. o$ d6 ?9 t3 Q3 N$ t. URaid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.' u. O5 E. l- j: _
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes ; N6 a( G' v( b! e4 |, t$ m( b# i$ R
Japanese aircraft; L) S3 |2 s* j8 C; A) S
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 8 t% f1 Q7 c4 G! h/ |/ P
No Japanese losses
" }6 N# v! b* ~- y0 mAirbase hits 14 o. R! Y, w3 S. |& v2 J, A
Runway hits 2
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
4 _, L2 l1 c. kWeather in hex: Heavy rain
4 R2 r* g4 G& d" }: ]Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.7 H& T1 a! }/ D6 U/ U& h! @
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes8 u6 U/ R% R& a: W( w( O
Japanese aircraft. s& {" P+ U0 p% S
Ki-27b Nate x 24
! w, ^" {& p; z% U% F% E3 OAllied aircraft# r" _- P, z; q M' F! q
Blenheim I x 4 : E% L* j: h' Y, s* R/ I
No Japanese losses
9 n9 W3 p$ i$ a( q9 L4 J/ mNo Allied losses 8 F% E' J9 C2 a! Y3 U* |" E: ^; d
Japanese Ships
, e! L1 A- o+ D BB Haruna 6 a5 _7 V5 Q$ [- ~- |0 y6 f; t
Aircraft Attacking:( A9 N( a. a7 G& d5 z
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
% }" l; `+ J8 }% Y3 c Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
1 r. ^$ y5 Z! U+ B; FWeather in hex: Heavy rain 9 ]0 U0 `2 \* v
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 k4 |. Y8 j. e
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes ) m- K. K3 Y" q& e$ J5 z
Japanese aircraft
- x; j$ d9 b9 D- w G4M1 Betty x 19
2 T9 N- p, K3 c5 ^1 U Ki-27b Nate x 12
7 L4 }9 O6 s1 K z( P/ iNo Japanese losses 8 H, a! c0 T" ~! @1 Q/ I6 v- W
Allied ground losses:: m2 s0 h+ i3 O5 C
33 casualties reported
* I0 l8 |8 h9 B( S! W& L/ D Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# k9 T. j1 l7 G9 o) z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled& f. L: |9 q2 e O) @
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled& D$ }4 T4 ~: r; P9 E
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) t6 L1 Q0 m, j8 F1 @6 |2 h
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8 `* @6 P# F3 f' \4 |& h4 SMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
E; G: f$ e6 P2 t" |Weather in hex: Clear sky # A( D: L8 z5 }8 ^
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
2 M d+ j2 z. E3 @# G$ M' q# sEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
. N& f+ X, }/ e4 ^8 n& HJapanese aircraft
, p# a$ b/ l! t$ T A6M2 Zero x 46
$ ~: _9 s3 B+ ^' N; d B5N2 Kate x 35
7 i% u. P3 m' d9 z3 c1 r3 d D3A1 Val x 9 + e/ h, n: X! d3 N# M) Y
Japanese aircraft losses* N" w6 y0 R+ v
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged( L/ o2 Q( G: |; X% k. {
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged ; u2 i) n# o( i `
Allied Ships
1 R5 ~! B G: X DD Litchfield+ T. k* B1 k0 }
DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 V" M" B& l3 L; E2 t
DD Ward, E0 ?) e( Y4 j' J& J
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 z! X3 c& V6 p" N# c
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
3 ~6 y3 Z9 u: Z6 h$ uWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
! c5 v- C2 g( U0 k! E5 X& c6 IRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.& Z/ w- r$ k% Z$ z, y4 b3 y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes / ^8 R, f& z. C
Allied aircraft
5 c4 n$ P n* d" |6 W' s F4F-3A Wildcat x 118 \7 f. v, I [
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28' t" c' C7 S& `7 Q2 Y
TBD-1 Devastator x 15 % C* |6 H3 Y5 t \0 W
Allied aircraft losses; K9 N. w- U$ l5 T; |
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
7 f& @' H& t; u4 E5 bJapanese Ships
% T& y+ a4 ]$ N, y7 U5 J: d. b0 i ] DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; Q& B- \/ ^0 f/ S* j; o" L
DD Sazanami3 `' u' I8 u' v; B1 y0 ^8 i! @' |
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
' I) d$ f) i: ~4 j# T b1 R, ?9 A6 g5 o; m/ s
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
, r( b$ I8 B/ JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya' h+ B* A9 _& A/ ]
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
5 w: x6 l2 B7 ~: @1 U! H, JWeather in hex: Light cloud I U; x! f/ y7 O
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! x' e- g3 T- b, a0 ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes |; ^% b8 o) k9 |0 B. X7 m
Japanese aircraft, T. h% a3 c7 H) j! j
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
s8 q* Z% y) I- }/ A2 q4 wNo Japanese losses ( f9 x2 _" }9 h( U& V9 r Q
Allied Ships7 k' A; Q l( F3 S; E; Z
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 m j- C& n' F5 G% J- \9 d xAK Hinsang
3 V/ C3 k( u. I" `# C3 T. h) VAircraft Attacking:7 R8 v6 L' a$ a- G
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
& f* z5 K! D% f0 F& D Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 5 S! @5 t; `7 b" _/ O+ `! k
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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/ ^1 k# w1 F& f8 z A! ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
! Y s8 e2 |! `6 w, RWeather in hex: Clear sky X2 x8 k9 ~% u% ?" [
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. b( M2 c! O: o9 g
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes ; G$ Z- D, n; l- D
Japanese aircraft
! P$ U3 M0 q" R. m2 e' M0 z! o" Y D3A1 Val x 13 5 M. N& O z5 N8 F( K! U1 P9 } N! R
No Japanese losses / ^5 J; E+ y: T, Q
Allied Ships. v) y3 X- ?7 o/ i
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 g1 @) q: ]2 G
DD Ward+ B" q- A* p7 m# V0 } P7 i
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 e3 @& N* e$ \0 @4 E
; `- d) J, ~7 r$ }; J) @- X7 zHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
" m. j/ f) x0 Y, p) b, y, KWeather in hex: Light cloud ) o0 w6 f% ]; m% E
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
5 c: e9 Z# i( ?Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
7 B n0 z, l, }: vJapanese aircraft0 e% d6 V, Q# y3 Y! U/ R
Ki-27b Nate x 30
( S+ j! ~5 `+ z9 {( wAllied aircraft
" g& b( ^% E$ O3 g. o Blenheim I x 7
: J% Z2 x4 \( A: V- x2 G- j& b3 P8 m- iNo Japanese losses 0 @ o3 P7 x. H1 d& h4 f
Allied aircraft losses
# A/ h! Q" z! W Blenheim I: 2 damaged+ [# O; i- E6 W, a3 ^
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak 1 {; V2 N, ^- R. Q' o' b$ M% q
Japanese Ships. H# P7 h' H. n, o0 I& k
BB Haruna
" O8 L6 M4 I+ S; d: {3 @& x xAK Asakasan Maru
* j& D4 O2 B0 e( D& qAircraft Attacking:
6 ]% ]! G4 }! `6 e' A 7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
; J0 ]) m3 N# J, }# a Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb ; c2 y2 e! T% S5 g
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4 i+ p) h7 `' hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
5 _, O; s( O5 d/ O, K) ~Weather in hex: Overcast
. [5 H/ ~6 o v3 d5 gRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' \! n$ J% y, s4 l
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 5 ~# u5 u: G+ {. Z5 {3 t
Japanese aircraft
3 {4 v* n5 N* U# |- G' I" ~ A6M2 Zero x 10* K) I* e1 t$ w3 f5 A. [
B5N2 Kate x 5
3 K+ K! X8 w, YNo Japanese losses ' G3 J( j/ R/ @* ^. S4 s) {: x
Allied Ships
$ c% o: o% I" N& d DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ! d* |' W$ S1 a* E
Aircraft Attacking:- i& I1 I* M' t1 Q# _
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 y1 D1 E4 o$ S4 }3 X/ u' n! A
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo % N2 w- P4 g+ z# o6 l1 B+ L; C& O
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: j: f j! U" p) b0 l0 c1 ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 % I9 B: R* R- J$ m
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
# I* a" e& S( ^7 kRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.' Y$ t% b( u$ i* j1 s
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
$ c6 N$ _1 ^% N4 w$ MAllied aircraft7 w1 @$ f9 U9 }0 a8 i( ]) Q+ `0 B K; E
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11% p$ Q; r* l0 D o4 T O! u: S& u
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9
4 G- U& F' Y B1 ?) `No Allied losses 3 N* `- \; f$ b1 V( ] y" a
Japanese Ships
/ n; ~- W* j( E {% R7 `' z4 S DD Sazanami* W$ c8 L5 c+ v4 {2 I! O
DD Ushio, and is sunk 2 x7 R+ ?+ y) `) _5 L
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
0 z3 `7 B7 ?* L' x& E( @Japanese Deliberate attack
4 y( H8 e) c" BAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 4 w+ f- z, @ a; O- g n# F
Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 ) R, Z7 p J7 Q( P
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 & e7 T1 E" I8 |% _# Q& O' v: m
Japanese adjusted assault: 100
3 Y6 _! m- W5 a G, l5 i7 EAllied adjusted defense: 8
# `/ v9 @" H1 @ s6 e, gJapanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
0 F- [: Q9 K! c ~8 e+ ~9 [1 j/ TJapanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! # E0 g; D) W3 |6 C5 x9 C8 P1 T
Combat modifiers8 O& T5 C$ @: r, ]$ T- Z9 D, C
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
4 | o1 q; ?) P, x. W fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-): U @) Q7 D$ Y( a: d2 J
Attacker: fatigue(-) : p7 q" Q; n4 B3 j" {' R
Japanese ground losses:
8 e- x; I4 B) P3 J6 ^ C/ w2 } 37 casualties reported
% c; f7 a& l/ u% p8 @' B* z6 A [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ S# D: D$ |( \$ u9 H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ ]( \5 R' G( _: D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled - t& F2 G9 B6 C; \: T& d4 o
Allied ground losses:
) A7 W! m+ Q9 { 2519 casualties reported
. w: E- v' D( M! h' z0 B3 m( J Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 @. j; ~; l5 p' Y% P4 q Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled8 O: o: u- F! y/ c) y
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled6 f, O5 M6 c/ d7 g5 ` w* F
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled) }8 V( v: ~6 e; m: K
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)& d' G6 c( c: u, w
Units retreated 23 { h: Z8 h9 q2 g5 h
Units destroyed 1
& y) G; J' ^: v C- V- YDefeated Allied Units Retreating! 2 ^5 t2 U2 h$ y+ V# `3 H
Assaulting units:! S! Q& c1 `9 _: q
56th Infantry Regiment
- y3 T* m' W3 d& W: Z8 w: q 12th Engineer Regiment8 S/ O$ V( G0 Y) z- ^
5th JAAF AF Coy / u4 W Q: w1 `8 \. g
Defending units:2 o/ g( \9 v9 V7 W; n6 l2 B. i
FMSV Brigade
: @4 T& r' F, ~3 e, v' @ 8th Indian Brigade
6 ~: O& [" {) h R a 3rd ISF Base Force |