AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41& H8 X! Q& b& i! s; A) m, p. D
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。。% ?4 u7 k; S) b7 d* Z/ 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。" h: v. _, Y, F& r6 w' ]$ H' \2 j
大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
$ _. v# v$ T9 R- I* h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,
9 {. B5 d- H" {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。
: I a. w$ } F( {8 U$ d: v! I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 s( L/ `% R8 e
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。1 q) }- j- o4 R$ b4 I
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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) j1 G& T4 M& \2 g' m& \
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
, ]( Q7 c) b/ o7 O L" \Japanese Ships( \9 P% w" E7 W* l9 i
CL Sendai: P$ P* r0 m# R7 E* m* a
DD Ayanami& i* c2 E* H: X: @& w
DD Shikinami
/ O$ d0 U0 {1 M7 i/ F DD Isonami( Y' M, `$ P) T+ @% H+ |) P
PB Tatsumiya Maru2 M1 m3 B/ e T& Y
SC Ch 9
5 p9 C0 ]; u# X* l# u( ?/ L% C( C SC Ch 7# I' J X; F0 P; o! l& o
AK Sasako Maru6 t7 o" A: s Q t
DD Uranami
) `7 j) j2 i: S/ G: C) ~' `Japanese ground losses:( h! H7 a( Y" G& e' N5 D( X4 {
26 casualties reported+ B Q5 \' H- y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. ~$ T# W) {, a# ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
6 h- K$ D% P5 X) n. \$ p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 c/ ^% C0 Q1 K" S7 {6 @8 ^Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
4 P# _& o) a: k7 y! H, d# b2 PJapanese Ships; {, | h' G2 H" L( r
SS I-121 7 }+ H, _& W# r/ r8 u
Allied Ships Y' l% J0 X# u2 A% x" }
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 8 J: u7 E) S. h
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121( I$ O7 Y; `- u
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang % M, |* N) Z( ]# |3 p
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0 @9 C( Y9 c; qTF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
; E( O4 z4 F5 I1 B. _1 D4 xAllied Ships! V8 u& ]% i! c! e) h
DD Pillsbury: B7 r ]5 P0 L0 x+ X2 [1 F
DD Peary
$ b2 c5 @& n+ R* E) x DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage6 Q5 w" K& R' C) I
3 mines cleared
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k6 _! d7 |% ?% N1 s7 fASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 2 s* K( v7 Z- Q: X
Japanese Ships
8 w& X* }3 a; F3 | CL Jintsu
6 P! a- h4 W2 f0 I: s P! [ DD Oshio" ?+ L* c3 S0 Z- z' a& ^
DD Hibiki
' X1 J" J! ~# o- i; i- E2 r9 |3 S DD Akatsuki
7 F0 f& L. c7 k DD Arashio
# n- }: ]0 e1 D }) [% m: _# cAllied Ships
3 x/ b, D, r, }" P SS KXI, hits 9 ! V" u+ ^3 j+ S* X9 z
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6 s: _+ @0 w6 GDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards ; p2 M" e! C1 z: c- C
Japanese Ships
% v& L& `3 U* E" R: m' M6 U CA Maya
- d. @9 R/ t: ? DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
/ u% T0 X7 o0 F! r DD Minazuki6 \6 X1 \2 z. M
DD Fumizuki# ^, A& @5 i$ O. C6 P5 {& P7 z
DD Nagatsuki! v+ U) ~0 t) M) G
Allied Ships) u3 b0 V8 i5 T0 V8 f. P/ R6 b
DD Scout
) ?: I4 g# m/ X/ W/ o4 ^ DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
# c! @7 s+ {( _4 g DD Thracian
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
8 z; t w. h* s/ `) S0 O5 cJapanese Ships
! _7 s* w9 u4 K" n+ p DD Sazanami9 j) U( `8 j: _9 S, R
DD Ushio
* l) g; R/ ]( H1 T1 @ AO Shiriya
; S: j8 ] R/ p" e' H1 n+ UAllied Ships1 _8 a5 m) R ^( y: N4 @
CV Enterprise+ c5 o# S3 f/ Z
CA Northampton
3 A1 G6 A! |' _& `; l6 ~. [ CA Chester
8 e. o- m% A& B2 c8 y CA Salt Lake City3 y& n/ E. F) w: {0 @' X
DD Craven" p8 v& B! u7 v9 E" k! h2 @# q
DD Gridley1 b U& O5 I! w2 D) T |/ Q
DD McCall `% g0 @. D0 U, l
DD Maury, |, c( w: U; R7 x
DD Benham }; R5 Y- ~8 R' n+ r- [4 U! s5 n# D: U
DD Ellet5 A4 }3 f6 I) {% v# u9 h+ k2 C
DD Dunlap
9 z6 k/ a [0 X1 q# V DD Fanning
) B+ X- x( ~5 V: U" i DD Balch
9 n) @ C7 ^' W' Y2 I- Q! iMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
$ V- f) o$ N* m: M# q( b( h" X6 ~- gCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
9 F s5 V/ p( D: |" u3 }CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards# b5 @2 D8 S4 \+ A0 q
Both TF attempt to withdraw!6 h0 C2 v% d+ Y% l/ C! M
Range increases to 28,000 yards...8 \: w# [9 z! ?* w: |1 n/ {
Both Task Forces evade combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards ( ~4 F d7 J5 [; M: r% J/ p
Japanese Ships+ P7 |5 k1 P" q+ K5 e& ^
APD Fuji
$ b2 g4 e& y+ _$ P TB Hiyodori
; s0 d2 k7 E2 u8 r0 p AMc Toroshima Maru: D" e! s1 n, v5 r5 o& n
PB Heiei Maru #79 |; @9 ^0 _6 |& Q, L4 p
xAK Syoka Maru
: W! c: D6 U0 q" N8 C xAK Rokko Maru7 x$ x0 F% h! q3 ]8 Y( |8 a- Z
xAK Igasa Maru
; L4 r: O0 ~/ x& r5 q xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21
% W, H* o( l# d5 w xAKL Sasago Maru " }( t- N3 |* F$ Y9 _. \
Allied Ships* `; ~) o8 J5 U4 q! y$ F
MTB 75 m" Q, Y# C4 z+ z- X( Z8 L3 D
MTB 8' u+ J s4 y* v2 `6 I( ]8 r
MTB 9
: A8 V$ @8 l/ o8 q' Z+ |2 i MTB 10
- B. B+ v( h% V4 ? MTB 116 Y. U$ i8 q. ^ [
MTB 12
* B: q Z6 O& F2 P7 J+ \ MTB 26$ X2 u6 |+ c0 n) n2 i, ^" B
MTB 27 ! o% ~7 e$ q3 M0 V: o
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms/ V! o- ]$ _, f. J- q
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards! G/ d- Y# i9 H( |
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
2 W; ?* ~) J+ F! o/ i# ]Both Task Forces evade combat
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 5 r% T( z- Z7 E: f! f9 W; g8 l
Weather in hex: Light rain
% v; h7 l- U3 O- G) JRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
! c8 R4 q5 g+ k: ^/ k9 I- T! Q/ VEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
) A! q0 p0 b. C5 uJapanese aircraft. W' t3 S0 D0 k) a) c! t, K
A6M2 Zero x 21
4 _3 H) \' d. a% h+ ?. q) lAllied aircraft
9 n, m: y `. z+ x+ Z. U. R P-26A x 8
5 ~( f% w+ T) Y5 `8 u, e P-35A x 13# D7 T# r; G; P1 N! F4 @2 d
P-40B Warhawk x 14
, ?: q/ A- a0 E. O" ~3 \( Y P-40E Warhawk x 46
K) A: ^1 L- w n! a& wJapanese aircraft losses1 H( l+ m# ?* e. c6 ^$ q4 d
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
# X& q' d. o" o5 ~Allied aircraft losses& k- I: H W# g3 n6 J" c& U
P-26A: 1 destroyed; m4 J7 W& t5 w% D, z
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed9 ?# P! S* v }8 [6 J4 U
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed 5 X6 r; _7 a. j ?. U
Aircraft Attacking:2 q* q# R! u: g* f& P, k
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) + ^5 }8 K7 [( A, W$ F
Weather in hex: Heavy rain $ x3 F T1 A1 X2 z0 Y6 G
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
: Z$ _7 }' x. H) ?Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
6 |. y( N2 y s3 [Japanese aircraft
/ R( w" E" {3 M6 d% m+ u G3M2 Nell x 33( i8 l# _% b/ q& K v
G4M1 Betty x 3
( u( G+ a0 f U9 u; {* ` Ki-27b Nate x 19 + Y7 d$ p# h( c1 g* S
No Japanese losses 0 S$ W" R0 g3 x. a/ S" Q
Allied ground losses:
! P& U4 i7 B3 q. m 95 casualties reported; P. W1 r) ^4 |
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled) f0 x, Y; [2 T/ ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
( M) P" L! `3 F! H9 j% f3 w2 n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
3 Z/ ?# s3 r8 j& B4 Q" |9 RWeather in hex: Heavy rain ; T3 |" g6 }$ K# s- i
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.! |# p6 H; Y' w
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
$ D0 S, H" Q) Q; k7 zJapanese aircraft
! T! ?+ ?- D u G3M2 Nell x 165 ^4 b8 z. R8 \ ~7 F
G4M1 Betty x 110 j, B* O k( U4 y7 Q$ q
Ki-27b Nate x 15 ! w: | l0 ` w) r
Japanese aircraft losses
) I, R/ m) z' `' ?/ v: E; t) r G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged; Q: ?+ T# x# S' G/ e
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged ! |! z. L; e- U% |
Allied ground losses:
& W, ?2 H P, R$ |$ a* g5 S4 u 43 casualties reported
* F R7 c( `! ^0 @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 V# L2 A2 y7 v" c1 i5 H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
, v# h# K' [8 e6 }1 ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 2 w, z, d; R K
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+ W/ R% X8 [# Q) u: L4 x$ uMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 4 r0 m) Q* R- t9 K( F
Weather in hex: Heavy rain $ h; q8 x0 f! j0 h) ~) ^
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% B) n! K- B% r) E
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
& M& n8 _6 y4 F, AJapanese aircraft
! m5 j* K$ t b7 @: e5 _' H G3M2 Nell x 27) Q9 J# b. N" r
Ki-27b Nate x 34
! n: h, Z* h5 ^& R. QNo Japanese losses 4 e3 Y! Q* S( h3 B9 ~
Allied ground losses:
0 f+ P. S* R) X 78 casualties reported
1 I2 q! U- N6 s: i Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
4 u! Q- G$ R- q% H5 Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled% S' Z# j! I. ?5 q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 . [1 L: {3 h2 ], p
Weather in hex: Light cloud
! _- P! p" r5 i# ?! Q; YRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ V2 u9 c( C1 S! b$ ?. ZEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
( Y. [4 |7 p! @! Q# Z8 @' IJapanese aircraft8 a0 n1 e$ p/ h) J v+ u2 D. H/ q
G3M2 Nell x 3
' i. s8 \3 {* p4 R# ^- I: S G4M1 Betty x 12
+ G- A3 Q, Q! M0 R- O4 G. p Ki-27b Nate x 9
) J/ @5 L( R/ x" mNo Japanese losses
( \6 E6 f! u3 h( lAllied Ships
0 a; a/ M# V. K( M1 `! { xAK Munlock J" L6 n( g2 E+ v! u! ~5 ~2 j
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire) w& ]% F0 [% ?7 A2 S; x
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; Q0 h' ?+ N3 {% t
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires ' ?. c7 V3 W. a% ~
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 6 d, @) v# t" S4 S
Weather in hex: Light rain
/ |& O2 e3 p4 I% u4 A/ w' W6 N; ^; ~7 ?Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.! [! P d. f9 y. i
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
; z2 o3 V/ R+ _4 l; E- RJapanese aircraft
! u% M2 N0 V% W# O A6M2 Zero x 10 ; o! F; R+ O- |( y6 ~, k
Allied aircraft2 G& [2 v* M5 A9 c% q+ C7 ^+ e
P-26A x 3
9 h2 U0 r: q+ E P-35A x 10& G% `# B- [& Y9 |
P-40B Warhawk x 9 D" h: b' C" F# o
P-40E Warhawk x 33 Y; C [8 V% D3 `) G( Y0 B4 b+ ~
Japanese aircraft losses$ \3 W: S# r; |* F
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
- s* m) r7 N7 U0 vAllied aircraft losses
! p' f- W* H; M P-26A: 1 destroyed- e6 j \' z; q% ?7 y
P-35A: 2 destroyed
+ \: ~1 N# ]% J P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed 1 X5 c9 o1 N9 d0 L {
Aircraft Attacking:0 B0 T9 F7 G/ a) V" f' P( H
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) - @. C) U: H, ?! E2 ~- X
Weather in hex: Heavy rain : p# O) A V4 ]% _/ g
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 d6 ^7 M2 Y5 G, [& L6 @; J$ w. w
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
2 G) m; G h5 a7 h( zJapanese aircraft
# T% p3 ]7 C; N% Q- O' \ B5M1 Mabel x 5
$ k; A% \ C# R1 HNo Japanese losses 2 \ D( z- E( L- A" u) ?
Allied ground losses:2 d+ m9 Y- S9 D0 d4 _
13 casualties reported! [6 d9 r$ _' C: H1 {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |0 ?9 e2 }8 K6 ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, Z( @6 {) c2 h' J5 z) [4 J1 ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled & z2 ]8 l' P2 G* z; \5 v
Aircraft Attacking:- G/ R6 B8 I! _) z2 _7 ~) c
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
# A, m& W5 [6 X Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb ! u. Y: @8 [" [& G0 x
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
. X" a6 L# k' Q1 E; Y0 u4 o3 p/ A& q& bWeather in hex: Light rain
% ]; y3 o+ a% l8 l3 R1 yRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet./ N: c+ Y. t9 A7 _- p1 ?4 h0 r
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes 0 H* H8 t% [' H8 S7 a+ |
Japanese aircraft! D2 h' {: R( a4 r: @
A6M2 Zero x 9
4 R. r% z3 E% H" qAllied aircraft' Q2 G* ?6 ]2 Y
P-35A x 66 ?5 p/ W9 c% ^
P-40B Warhawk x 8
9 Y) q% x: [1 t9 @ P-40E Warhawk x 24
) Q+ W9 @/ T) M+ D2 M& AJapanese aircraft losses
9 n9 S9 A' N. o* U6 W G A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed 3 n2 u: o* h3 o
Allied aircraft losses1 Q4 [8 F' H1 k5 ^0 W
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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% C, v/ J, Y* s- S) A2 q" r4 y4 z& nMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 + e! s7 p8 ]# s# v
Weather in hex: Light rain
0 G9 r9 _. |- z! L% C9 K2 e; YRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
) g7 l/ b$ r; B$ QEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
$ S" g! g( j2 ~; O9 o EJapanese aircraft- _' C9 p5 ]5 q" F
A6M2 Zero x 6 L: P9 V) c" Z. p1 ?% x9 Q
Allied aircraft
; F6 {5 U3 _; T; z+ ^' r! j: {$ b P-35A x 5
/ k- b9 Z+ Z4 J* j. ?" b" I: q5 Q P-40B Warhawk x 8" ~ c, T$ Z& }6 d# ?9 w
P-40E Warhawk x 18
* K. q \+ E5 t" e0 O3 FNo Japanese losses
* u& b) X) i1 r& fAllied aircraft losses
- ~' p7 H! g# [ P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed h/ Q& m, c V1 J1 V7 ?. D& N d
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; `( Q' o$ J3 S$ Q0 a' aMorning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 ' t. Y# B' S: w
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Y6 g" `+ t) _+ }+ x& ~# N9 tRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
& ` Z+ U. e( m$ F1 OEstimated time to target is 9 minutes ( u" d. m% ^+ q& b
Japanese aircraft# v- x# \* A5 V9 ?# m) q1 P( c' _" ?
B5N1 Kate x 12 * k! Z6 C: U$ Y3 s
No Japanese losses
% Z# {$ i: |8 Z/ ZPort hits 27 n8 @ L6 _& Y5 W2 n$ w! g
Port supply hits 1 W. u- T0 n" E9 [9 l% {) E3 H1 q
Aircraft Attacking:
; p' q1 P5 {) ^, V 12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * 5 `: V9 X) p, o/ W4 |) L9 \5 I0 ?5 j! |
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb ) p. b1 X2 O* B$ ~1 i) L. X. w
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- r5 g: G8 S$ r; vMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
8 z$ w3 B; T) z$ I- c, F6 e& rWeather in hex: Light cloud " x( b& N' {' ]6 a' s5 Q8 U/ K2 I
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ o) W7 v* p9 d- s" r2 yEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
2 P+ Y5 A$ i9 ?6 jJapanese aircraft _ x( G f2 g7 V! c4 B9 G
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
% C! O9 r( E! l8 v1 | Ki-27b Nate x 1; T8 M' I$ \( T% c; R- R
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
; I9 ~" I+ ]+ o/ L- \No Japanese losses
2 a5 J6 H7 T2 U) ~" [+ D4 [# kAllied Ships. v3 U! w0 F5 u6 |0 {* c
xAK Hinsang# T2 M; A8 U, B, [9 S. O
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 D7 t! O, n& _# W& K% |. w xAKL Chengtu
2 \ t7 b0 x p+ } xAKL Joan Moller
; S1 y3 _6 Y0 [& X xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ r. t. A$ n. c6 }0 q8 } xAK Bennevis / w4 |4 u/ Y* Q& P# p) M
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% U: J# A8 U1 R4 ] hMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
' L; d6 e) a7 J2 c& l! L q. r# vWeather in hex: Clear sky
8 a. T# t( A& wRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; a6 G2 {) N* C; `( zEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
# }1 m# x2 G7 F8 W! A) ]Japanese aircraft
, C2 a3 I* Q9 J: m! B+ f Ki-27b Nate x 95 m0 V/ |/ F( N B1 j1 a7 k
Ki-36 Ida x 199 {7 c4 B3 r: Z P5 H6 Q3 e
Ki-44 Tojo x 8
0 |8 @! C1 d$ Z! c Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
9 ^1 q/ ~4 l, c8 ]' V( Q" T; n/ X Ki-51 Sonia x 17
3 [& P O) t, ^, Z/ \# @No Japanese losses 3 |4 O, K% O& q3 X. S! }$ ?6 n
Airbase hits 7
7 r& ?( h0 D$ {: o" j) r) DAirbase supply hits 32 s7 ]$ h3 s5 p/ `9 l
Runway hits 11
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1 B( J$ L5 s7 \( e3 F" w# HMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
+ }$ _7 e& D1 O: CWeather in hex: Heavy rain $ Z) j7 C5 t( R+ T
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. @5 S* P; B7 s2 I/ ~" G
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes - p; }+ J" J3 g% `
Japanese aircraft
: m' r/ z! X% V+ ~& l7 B2 x. _; l; r, J Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65
4 h1 C3 S% g2 K/ e: N; t& n0 u+ R Ki-27b Nate x 19
. a0 @* k0 d8 O, ^9 n! UJapanese aircraft losses
7 `3 I- J/ v% { Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged 4 J' K; f, I& `
Allied ground losses:) B5 F; t& R+ |
66 casualties reported3 v5 H: f; j5 k; |' q, `; i4 z' p( d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled$ @- @, T; T/ ~3 d$ B2 r6 X8 P
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled. N( ^+ b8 y) K6 |7 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) & x1 {7 k7 c3 G8 r9 {2 D
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
/ n6 G$ o. K+ m5 | e) rRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.2 Z" ^/ ~1 K# Z1 i. h
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes + B; c$ k& q7 P& }
Japanese aircraft
4 b4 y) W3 h2 U4 @6 |3 Z5 F8 x Ki-27b Nate x 34
/ e2 b! H8 g9 B6 a& Y% m" P Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
$ D; v0 \1 p( c Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
- e6 t1 V! Y; d" @2 J @No Japanese losses
* b9 ^+ u+ Q- w1 J" U* QAllied ground losses:2 s& ]) Y6 j* {3 p
39 casualties reported
3 H5 j3 v5 @* v I/ T Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 c/ `" L2 Z8 L
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
% R ]2 S1 ~$ m5 Z3 k a+ d4 g Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled 4 s$ H. }' _( S1 i
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
8 k# \# F1 b: M5 R: |7 ~Weather in hex: Clear sky 4 ^6 C" G8 T9 W/ H5 n& O
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
% t+ ~+ q( o! E8 g% V: \Estimated time to target is 9 minutes + D0 v- n4 Q# q( g: T1 ~8 s
Japanese aircraft$ t4 @6 [( n% q; D7 {0 O% r
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
1 `; @: j1 d1 p% ~: n( _No Japanese losses 3 Y+ @4 f2 w8 b# O
Airbase hits 1
+ v$ q k( q+ `" l# @: uRunway hits 2# A! T$ `+ D% f4 c! S) d1 I$ W
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' |: e/ t" m! A+ `& @# gMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 : p. f4 Z* n* g, i5 J4 `- [& R
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
. k" s. z* i1 q" x" V$ {Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
) m9 n8 S/ V! F- @( aEstimated time to target is 6 minutes6 L1 q" |7 x) i! T/ y; W, }( c
Japanese aircraft9 R4 t- z* B6 U, V1 g3 f( ]
Ki-27b Nate x 24
1 J$ s( U) r" M* |9 g7 v. iAllied aircraft
$ k8 N4 }4 U4 b% c/ _/ \! R7 C Blenheim I x 4 4 T8 O% [: a4 K# C
No Japanese losses ( W# d# d1 a) S5 Q7 J5 a4 r
No Allied losses
! I3 V* ^, p3 Z. z8 K* GJapanese Ships# o/ [$ f$ M! x3 x) {
BB Haruna ! H' ^5 T& U, t
Aircraft Attacking:
0 ], w1 N' ^! Z- T* j 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet* B% }- h/ G0 q0 Z7 |2 ~% Q5 j H
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb ) {$ s/ a( u& v3 P7 `8 u
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
! }$ x! Y* x gWeather in hex: Heavy rain 0 S4 v; e( {' K D. p) p
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 }% Y% {- H8 m( N7 n8 ^Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
. M9 M: {0 v4 v) Z1 ]8 W8 f0 SJapanese aircraft) {2 G% T- T$ d! p, @' {
G4M1 Betty x 19
# Q7 J0 c4 [8 {; A7 u4 G5 C Ki-27b Nate x 12 2 g* Z8 g& |* Z! H
No Japanese losses 7 T& B" B- m. K! L) d2 o/ j% D
Allied ground losses:
2 h, q0 M& |% H" \ 33 casualties reported# S- U( h+ T: Z- r. Y& H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* {% e& h* R Q( r! @6 @. b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
! W5 j2 l' }8 T5 M3 k Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled% N* J) r. L0 b% j: D7 x% q
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 7 V$ a: M/ W& q3 F
Weather in hex: Clear sky
+ Z+ I& E! c5 Q0 A. I8 ~( vRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 C& @" Z4 e1 q3 D3 q9 U; EEstimated time to target is 6 minutes 3 K( U0 N i4 F% u
Japanese aircraft2 F$ i9 E+ k+ P+ Y7 w. T+ L" y
A6M2 Zero x 46
% g! S; V* k5 ]) s B5N2 Kate x 359 l2 |2 x8 n8 _8 }) o6 I, ^5 d
D3A1 Val x 9
$ J3 ~- \+ r! iJapanese aircraft losses
9 b3 k; x" Y8 }1 F- Y: ]- v1 K2 e1 C B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
" W p- s* I' ]1 F0 c$ ? D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
% f* J( R4 O% M* Q4 ^4 a: b7 h0 zAllied Ships
$ E. B7 v3 N/ S0 y- b8 o# g; T! l DD Litchfield
6 {; I/ H. i" t. y DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ ~; S D) n0 ^! R$ u- }
DD Ward: @! Y* l; @7 t5 S+ k. q; Q
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 6 x0 v3 X3 o4 r3 t
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
# `& ]) ^( g+ oWeather in hex: Heavy cloud & v& G! S; P: O: |9 O0 i( f7 `# g
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet." u. v N, I: k( _! T
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes ; @2 \, c! g! I Z
Allied aircraft
& N5 h5 u+ C( X* t# b+ h9 h F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
9 u- q) l$ [- h( d( c) ?9 r% f SBD-2 Dauntless x 282 L3 l, Q( P* w& A: A; X
TBD-1 Devastator x 15
+ n6 H3 ^: p) _+ T( JAllied aircraft losses! Q: m5 d- @- w ?$ ~
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged ' t5 ~5 l3 i7 B* O" u' k* j
Japanese Ships
+ | } U. O& G: [9 B- V1 y DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! @1 W, I: Q; e0 F( n; s DD Sazanami
' [5 I4 ]# X8 H7 [& Q AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires % k) w& H5 P" c: m* ?+ X* u
- w3 q9 Q! ^/ \$ J( b! q( z- R
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
) H! c. l2 w2 x" wHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,688 D7 n' S% `7 {: m1 C9 [
Weather in hex: Light cloud 3 `# A. k" K8 h. Y' q& T
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 ^: y1 o8 X% ~1 m4 yEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 1 ]. m+ C' A1 G" M
Japanese aircraft
! t, N. P; T/ P7 U" ?8 M Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
9 N7 f6 _& g8 b; N, N/ y( mNo Japanese losses / |. x0 R8 I8 K( j! d
Allied Ships
x5 D0 T0 u9 d' i4 K: t xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! ^6 ]% t, Z7 }- P& ?' }% f: t xAK Hinsang
" f, P" |* }$ a+ a8 y7 m9 CAircraft Attacking:
/ ~, i' i T. F, i* R 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet# H! U2 p1 B( U
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb # X$ {9 J# q- t5 F3 l& W
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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* v" `" x8 s0 K, @: GMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
1 j& G! R+ O0 K" C' @Weather in hex: Clear sky
+ t Y# A8 @+ YRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ d1 D+ Z9 M8 [2 ~! D- B+ a: fEstimated time to target is 7 minutes ; Z1 e/ k7 v1 Q2 Z5 {- B% q
Japanese aircraft
' L' _4 q5 [0 p$ D! v4 m6 T D3A1 Val x 13 & H, E( f- L: n0 z
No Japanese losses * {6 l3 ^5 d6 Z
Allied Ships
, h2 b% d, b, _. H DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires9 p& \* r& o' h3 G
DD Ward
$ m2 [; S$ d$ |5 \2 D& F: e# Q. M3 J DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
" ^% |& `; Z7 f* W! g/ F
" Z" I( z+ }( g' L5 W' l7 uHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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5 x3 v5 `5 p% _" }) PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 $ s5 B# i: d+ i. z
Weather in hex: Light cloud 5 e& J) Y2 w$ i1 e* X5 C
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
$ D* Y' p/ {+ n/ H" r iEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
4 u/ h: ]+ M }* I3 e; U: R0 Q7 B% sJapanese aircraft
0 M8 o7 s" j; U+ y& @4 H0 s( J Ki-27b Nate x 30
) ^: F, B7 E9 b+ e, T7 yAllied aircraft
/ h& x3 u P5 K' Z Blenheim I x 7 0 M5 C) }" B# S( W. q0 K8 ]: u- j
No Japanese losses
$ ?. n; |) ~( Z+ D2 \" Q. [Allied aircraft losses
6 E, v. X' W2 h Blenheim I: 2 damaged
# j& P! U7 j. a0 {8 M9 X+ @' k Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak . P9 _4 u+ m4 F+ R1 n
Japanese Ships
# @) S: j4 t, _( l5 P8 U# J2 L+ H BB Haruna, N' P) q# w1 Q) ~% b
xAK Asakasan Maru
/ d" U7 F1 W6 F$ ]" T$ YAircraft Attacking:
' I/ s6 C3 K! u& f 7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
' \/ s( g5 v! M Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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" E+ H! G( k9 F7 |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
v* y- g! |7 C" XWeather in hex: Overcast + _: |1 c5 A4 u7 i& R4 z: h0 ?& m
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' y9 I# L. g3 o& f
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
; x/ ]' L* }0 o8 U: f* t2 u8 YJapanese aircraft) o' ?& l3 Z3 p) R V& m
A6M2 Zero x 10
- O w9 v- X, P; T) r) T B5N2 Kate x 5
, J0 j& h7 v( fNo Japanese losses
0 V. G0 V, ~ W* q9 lAllied Ships
, ^ H0 a( |, L9 W( k2 d4 ~ DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
u# C0 o r) P( Y0 p- R: }) lAircraft Attacking:
/ C9 c4 D( H3 D: Q0 P( D 5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- L; {/ e; w2 X0 ~& o, r# z
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 6 t1 s3 a2 N, W) p8 A% S3 t* {4 A
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
) r1 A9 H) S4 `! a/ ~& WRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet./ ?9 D# u( p/ ^
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
2 t* @' F. X8 s& O+ V" @( eAllied aircraft7 {# {5 h: F* m& S* [
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
3 }! }3 f: B7 a! f SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 9 L9 R0 E7 w6 ~$ q* ~; O/ e
No Allied losses ; c9 I6 w9 G& H
Japanese Ships
, t5 H" j7 B; o DD Sazanami
7 M& m: @; j9 i8 K* P! l DD Ushio, and is sunk
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
$ v- h+ p6 k2 M+ KJapanese Deliberate attack
( a' w2 p: P8 uAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 0 v* z' }( X# {6 p
Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 * d% g0 k6 a% A' j: k' e& y
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
# @+ H2 E, G9 k5 O4 X. ]' V! R& JJapanese adjusted assault: 100 ; o( q; ^" g& R0 W# ]7 t! s
Allied adjusted defense: 8 7 }. u) A! X+ i k- ~0 C- G( d6 {" @
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) 4 P4 y1 S% F F9 Y" b
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! 2 ?- S/ W( D7 Z( ?1 ~- @6 j
Combat modifiers
' T# t* p. w9 b1 pDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
, l8 O; w) b5 ?' @3 C fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
! q/ b7 i1 R/ T0 P# T. rAttacker: fatigue(-) 3 j& l; `, h: d+ K3 R; c. R3 K" Q
Japanese ground losses:
/ d1 P: S+ ^+ w/ w* r3 y& o9 e 37 casualties reported
8 k2 b; W. M5 v; }6 x; d0 o& Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 F! k/ P# l1 f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 A1 x2 o$ D1 \1 S% W& K7 { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* C" |/ x' f5 Q. Q3 rAllied ground losses:
) T6 `5 B& s5 Z* M3 |/ w3 X" R 2519 casualties reported
, T; K" k: r+ U. a Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
! }) _) D7 j! c" H% Z7 @* F Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled% m% B+ V! E. Y! e% I2 F0 q& Z) S
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled0 g( h1 r2 n( I4 v% q4 F# ~8 ? J
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)9 |5 s* q' c. L! c
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
( O( O% V# r2 M3 V9 C8 r. ` Units retreated 2
# b4 x. h f8 O! T" V0 ~8 M2 H Units destroyed 1 ' `7 S/ f0 b/ E
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
: A! z! x! @ R. F9 i/ m3 V& W: hAssaulting units:8 o* _$ `: G( l: `
56th Infantry Regiment
- f) i) r8 u: q 12th Engineer Regiment
7 p' {. u* Y5 P7 n3 E k 5th JAAF AF Coy
# z8 t1 i, o, d9 LDefending units:
4 r6 [! Q; g- v2 b; C7 `( O" H5 Y) _4 Y FMSV Brigade
1 v, C! ]; [! X8 a% k' F. N 8th Indian Brigade
0 h; N& Y1 \$ q. W+ q 3rd ISF Base Force |