AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
7 d* O+ ~- u, {. D+ ~: I6 o7 vkb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。。
# x9 v8 a- V% n! h同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
$ L! `" ]% y, H/ _5 g; z. G3 ^大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。 8 L' O; K' A0 q
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,
4 |+ e" H6 E! 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。
0 d5 s) |6 \: V: t7 V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。
9 J3 S( f) a* r4 J( X$ K# X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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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) 8 Q1 { K' ]9 l; L3 n7 o$ t6 \
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 7 J/ z9 Q2 f0 V7 D
Japanese Ships) b+ Y1 W- j& ~! U3 [3 X1 E
CL Sendai! c# @+ {5 |$ b6 t9 `4 b+ O* ]/ F
DD Ayanami3 D. T9 g6 a$ s/ ?' h7 {* I( g; y
DD Shikinami) M. @9 ]1 R) u
DD Isonami
6 J/ H9 j, r4 B: Y$ C, E PB Tatsumiya Maru
9 i0 q [8 a0 x5 K SC Ch 9
: ^+ O, o6 }' s+ K y SC Ch 7
* S1 T1 E0 U/ Q# W n AK Sasako Maru
A0 ^: `* d* d+ d9 m5 a7 b DD Uranami . o3 }* G3 @8 U6 \) i
Japanese ground losses:
5 ^9 l! I$ w9 g0 X4 K 26 casualties reported
9 c4 K8 r2 f1 p- z% u Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( d9 b% @2 |, D- g: U8 x; D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
* A( R- q: \' O5 f" s- |. h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled # V; e: g- n! R4 ^# }: N
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: C) o* R/ L8 I& gSubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
9 j2 w$ S( a- p" h% RJapanese Ships Y+ b( {7 d( @. ^
SS I-121
: P3 r. L' c7 g( x9 ~, H5 `Allied Ships
S0 Y! O: |' Q0 {1 h xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
* R$ m/ {6 W1 T" |# L% p$ GxAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121
H) I0 J8 P1 _- |1 ^. ~SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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) v4 N) p4 O+ Z' z+ c% uTF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
5 p! E3 T0 h8 B- {2 g/ DAllied Ships
! H. o) F3 o) r; L DD Pillsbury
; r7 f* p: t( R DD Peary; |- S) Y" D9 f) s4 T; j
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
& ^5 ~1 t5 P- I* Z. ?. Y0 f) k& |4 b4 b3 mines cleared
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& f! p* d* m% O+ z2 W; lASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
5 n/ S/ w1 U Q+ U$ s( dJapanese Ships
: v {+ H& j a" k8 w" j CL Jintsu |/ w- S: _3 z# W5 [3 |4 K2 Q
DD Oshio
: F9 b3 h# E" p; h+ P7 V DD Hibiki
9 T, Y5 ^( T; |5 `% F8 S DD Akatsuki6 y9 K5 Y) V& y! v6 u. Z4 ]9 ]
DD Arashio 8 J. F- I* [- K* A) P
Allied Ships- s _4 ~) b; m
SS KXI, hits 9
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+ |. o5 e5 H/ I4 v. |; [Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
. G/ c$ L" i+ j, m3 A- d! bJapanese Ships5 c# y8 Y6 G# D2 k
CA Maya: E3 f/ ^6 z# a# I' i
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1- k3 o' O$ N. `7 ~) h2 a9 y
DD Minazuki7 w6 \" u/ R1 q6 A
DD Fumizuki! p+ u6 w# g; c& j3 |' J
DD Nagatsuki
6 _* X' P5 s9 dAllied Ships) Q( Z1 \" c9 D
DD Scout
u) ^% S6 B( j0 M9 i" p5 c DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
8 [, |* w. B: S! p" u l DD Thracian % C; S; d% _& ^- T8 ?) Z7 `# l; t
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards . d* {1 l, k( i- c( z) _
Japanese Ships* O* u, B3 H! X, I X
DD Sazanami
K h& G1 i8 R+ r2 O' U$ _ DD Ushio
6 \! T9 ]; b# q/ c$ e% o6 P) Q$ z AO Shiriya
/ @" G" D$ V. Z: t& r8 `- AAllied Ships
2 j2 k5 l" {$ g7 h+ _3 k CV Enterprise
2 R2 K# ~' T/ E- I CA Northampton7 t8 W3 p* D: h8 {: E( V$ p+ u
CA Chester3 x( ?, W, Q6 i
CA Salt Lake City
' l }4 ]& o1 }- y- t# M DD Craven8 z6 n( x: t; k* z6 H5 p$ a: Q |1 ^
DD Gridley
9 [" _0 k1 d5 y: [( j DD McCall, J- {9 K. G, O% H% | f
DD Maury6 S! Z$ Q' i+ e' F
DD Benham
9 D( d6 u( `7 y: ^ DD Ellet; v9 ]+ m9 f# h. p2 b8 _
DD Dunlap
3 V- u. \5 x3 {1 }4 W DD Fanning( c2 q. Y$ J* E* d. e
DD Balch
: O7 @# ?8 L" ^Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
: I" X/ s. B. P8 A' x: BCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
' Y. b& L# B: \' j7 u& VCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards3 D5 x; n& Y0 I, ~/ R
Both TF attempt to withdraw!# u! \4 M% e+ d
Range increases to 28,000 yards...$ G% @6 e* G! `8 @7 S
Both Task Forces evade combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
/ N) Z. W$ o: F4 iJapanese Ships4 g1 u* _9 S. x4 ^7 |: x% m$ E
APD Fuji5 ^. l! c8 y1 r5 `1 H
TB Hiyodori2 V& z- r0 d0 Z& E. c
AMc Toroshima Maru
5 v+ ?. {9 }3 e4 M( h5 X PB Heiei Maru #7
4 j1 ~ f! p/ ^* |! { xAK Syoka Maru* ?" O3 I/ o7 B0 [- |5 ?9 B4 \
xAK Rokko Maru
! j O k( B: |4 }' g6 y- i3 j: m xAK Igasa Maru: g( d6 T4 ] l+ k! ^; x0 v
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21* V7 d- S' Y* J# [/ B& @+ K
xAKL Sasago Maru
! @; G. l" r7 C5 ~0 bAllied Ships
3 \1 ?& J% J' _ MTB 7
+ y. y" p& C' }6 q4 k$ F MTB 8
' j4 y$ u: a& v4 a$ K MTB 9
3 {* D e# t3 S9 I/ ^# W) q9 T MTB 10% Y9 z! f% O2 h9 e* _, D
MTB 11: Q, h! U) h R- \
MTB 12" Z8 o1 \3 L: F# {" W6 u- W$ I, o
MTB 26. b0 \# D2 r. c' M9 g! N
MTB 27 " G+ ]7 }% p) r, ^
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
f4 y4 l! A, VMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards( o8 O; w3 E O, u$ e& ~: N7 J
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
5 h3 R& T/ ?1 r/ kBoth Task Forces evade combat9 ~9 {" [/ _2 }" M. X
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6 e3 p9 s# S5 f: P, UMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
, u: I- a& d1 P: K* V% GWeather in hex: Light rain & g$ L* e* @7 k* _8 v S; w
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
" c' `9 b: h$ m b& K' kEstimated time to target is 10 minutes % b$ H$ s+ ^& y5 O' v% D( e
Japanese aircraft
- d# O: b; }0 N" s0 N0 E A6M2 Zero x 21
n% D$ P- ~: X+ u6 ^! C) [Allied aircraft! l5 N4 t4 ?4 ]# f9 U- L2 H) p
P-26A x 8( x$ l' y/ B6 K
P-35A x 13
$ N. m$ f" d# P' N+ s2 S P-40B Warhawk x 14
# d; l/ W0 f8 W: x. Z" d0 ? P-40E Warhawk x 46 ) {% b8 x1 o! s# Z& i2 Y
Japanese aircraft losses: {3 s# o* P, o! `0 ~9 a
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
7 r( A! f; s! ^Allied aircraft losses
4 _+ w z! ]$ o! D0 t, A P-26A: 1 destroyed/ L6 f( l' b+ k- o( z6 ~" O# U- Q9 M
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed3 M6 c8 L, u$ k1 B( u& `
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
0 g* ^ G" p+ k$ Z6 I* Z, ~) w5 RAircraft Attacking:- P8 y& y( Q* @- z' @
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) . }# Z* H* C7 w) H8 [- K
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
' u6 r) D( R) w, ~Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.. |! n+ T" ]+ J( u8 X
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes % B7 u# ~, E9 b' w3 L. q
Japanese aircraft
3 H; E4 u' e0 e5 E, w# J6 }1 e) G* @ G3M2 Nell x 33
T1 }# l8 s4 ?% ?( z$ g G4M1 Betty x 3 X0 Q) Z- l% o+ r: q& e% \7 G9 [
Ki-27b Nate x 19
9 w! b& N8 o; r: VNo Japanese losses
; J# [2 V3 H( t4 `; L4 L. VAllied ground losses:% q, F* o: ^; H/ B+ b& ^
95 casualties reported2 W$ ]8 |3 t& j' c& p6 p$ l
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
s' d1 q- _2 C4 P& Q! J0 C& d Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled- g! y1 B. f4 U0 Y& [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled : n* K- r% @. ~
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ( b# G+ b, M- D+ x: k
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 9 R P1 C+ K' t# H! s3 P, x
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& E: o+ ~; x4 c3 i
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
- @% I, A) Z$ g U! FJapanese aircraft1 {% V$ d; U* d8 K
G3M2 Nell x 16
! p+ }8 I5 u/ V& _3 \ G4M1 Betty x 11
z3 |) h7 e5 E* O) _. ` Ki-27b Nate x 15 8 S+ I9 E! e' A, N
Japanese aircraft losses
% R1 n% Q; n7 x; L6 }9 w& v1 E G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
3 X$ ?( Y! Y& g5 M l* Y7 m' {/ Z G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
; K: K$ c$ q5 e& D8 C) G5 Q/ e9 hAllied ground losses:
7 n! q+ d, \4 g6 g1 r8 E! G 43 casualties reported) R( R9 n$ L; ~$ N8 ^! c; V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
% K* ]+ u0 w1 s0 Z5 ^# ^! \) S* ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled4 G! @* z# r2 h# G+ Y' o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
) s9 c' h t6 A- PWeather in hex: Heavy rain
; P# N' s" c c# ^" ]: \7 cRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 L6 J1 h1 y, I$ cEstimated time to target is 9 minutes . K& _' d) U' H, A- |4 a% H
Japanese aircraft
( I1 x7 P( F% @1 u G3M2 Nell x 27
3 T6 U* X2 X5 y Ki-27b Nate x 34 & Y8 g+ ?. J q7 }! M
No Japanese losses 6 r0 h- L% i; `7 K# @# g
Allied ground losses:$ Z: y% M' R0 v' x3 \+ q+ f
78 casualties reported
# x: k8 @8 r9 C; G Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
$ i+ o3 @ d0 a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled/ e' `4 E, L ? A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled $ N9 d- ]7 P- X& }, M
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 " o' C+ h: x! C' j
Weather in hex: Light cloud, ~! Q' X+ L7 j4 T9 M* T4 ^6 Z% q
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 z) r r/ `, r/ g1 pEstimated time to target is 6 minutes + \8 Z& j" q' m6 v9 P
Japanese aircraft
# D. v' r# D/ L& ? G3M2 Nell x 3& q+ n6 Q' j" S( ?5 L' z" ]: D! l. L5 _% M
G4M1 Betty x 12" }# U8 p3 }1 H* ]) w
Ki-27b Nate x 9
' N8 e& I# L: ]: }. INo Japanese losses ( r1 L, p- ^! Z- ^( m; Z9 W( p
Allied Ships
. x( j# R8 n, z2 e xAK Munlock
. }2 p* J& i _7 d xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire& y u2 |2 ~9 X c" _5 r" x
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 K3 \7 p; ]5 y5 _& T3 T/ A7 n5 Q
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires 3 B5 T8 M: H! V! D9 H
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$ H! d% M, o0 D) E* f) nMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 . Q# F3 }2 }! b+ Z" ]
Weather in hex: Light rain
$ m, ]8 `0 S# V9 J$ ZRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.$ q8 i, k: F6 M; }6 i7 M/ j! `
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
, S7 N w/ L' N+ l/ l4 |Japanese aircraft. y# A2 K. c8 B' v1 @6 P
A6M2 Zero x 10
# ~- g& s* Z. OAllied aircraft
* B* M* z/ [3 ~6 d P-26A x 3
0 w6 ^# ~$ S) e P-35A x 108 z p5 U6 b$ U: f% p, Z
P-40B Warhawk x 9- `0 N# W7 k/ F% Q: K* x
P-40E Warhawk x 33 & n( M x4 \7 m9 ^
Japanese aircraft losses
& t$ _$ }% d% b4 \. w9 I A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed & ~ a, ]& }% {6 Y- y& q
Allied aircraft losses; |7 k g, p# n3 a/ A: ^) ?, W
P-26A: 1 destroyed# ?4 s# C! i2 s- ~ R/ P( a
P-35A: 2 destroyed# `1 ?3 B+ J( Z
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
6 u3 x" v$ w6 ]1 z8 `! d1 ~Aircraft Attacking:
( o* d$ {" F! B7 P 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet 9 R: N& N- c" z& S1 g
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) & W2 e- Q7 M: p2 q% I$ M
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
/ {* C2 n5 P" jRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.& A& ~; n( \' C; S" B8 Y* R+ J
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
. H5 d2 f$ P( `4 @1 S; YJapanese aircraft
( H+ E% }2 Q" c3 j! [# V9 @5 V3 M$ V B5M1 Mabel x 5 ( |0 H) P* V' q8 [# k
No Japanese losses 5 M3 f% ]: T1 O) a+ z. s
Allied ground losses:, \7 R6 a$ x4 K& D# N
13 casualties reported2 b M) k5 p* S2 \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: h# r0 O4 n# }( _7 u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, V5 _/ R: l: F. O2 \; g7 Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled : w p- F7 i4 Y4 Y/ |1 R c
Aircraft Attacking:6 i2 O. }$ i4 x% N
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
, `' q. o/ b) O: c2 F Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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: j6 x% L& {4 D7 b! |+ I: D' J# Q" ]Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 0 M6 X6 l0 V* d S
Weather in hex: Light rain 2 p; C5 u- C* p0 ~
Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
9 r3 P6 b9 c3 J7 VEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
8 \) l. V6 c; o: IJapanese aircraft, c7 ^' v5 [8 m ~% g; M
A6M2 Zero x 9 . [! J' c: O0 \! [
Allied aircraft
C" O, ^" D3 Z P-35A x 6+ d; `3 W& O" C, {/ ]! L
P-40B Warhawk x 8
" ~: b. I8 |# _: r2 W4 F: C P-40E Warhawk x 24 # w2 k k1 { O8 S( C4 ~5 }
Japanese aircraft losses
+ L, K1 w2 `1 S+ S! y" C9 i A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
1 I& Y# j& i3 O+ }* ]Allied aircraft losses' W0 n9 Y+ b/ t |0 [/ ?
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
: L' a; @0 c% I4 S, h0 O4 u4 qWeather in hex: Light rain
- n! y* f3 ^ p* N) w, nRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.! N. u5 e' R& C. y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes 5 z$ \: Y5 N1 E3 \0 b. T
Japanese aircraft
9 t8 h! c% j8 B! m- J: { A6M2 Zero x 6 7 S6 B0 z* Z: M& j3 j% Z0 Y
Allied aircraft
3 G! p" K! ~6 Q! C1 p P-35A x 5
$ t# X. r9 _2 b! F$ G& a6 d2 D3 \0 o, } P-40B Warhawk x 8
! ?9 T, ?/ b8 z P-40E Warhawk x 18 : \9 H8 s% Z& }- x U# K- f/ d) T
No Japanese losses - D* B+ G& I6 j% O. |
Allied aircraft losses
3 b* V0 h9 J, e; ?4 V! b; g( S P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed # m3 ?& c4 s) L" {& x: Q& w0 h( X; ]
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: M# _5 H3 U& H5 I: wMorning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 0 Z9 }/ H1 J: a, o) f# X( p% y! |
Weather in hex: Partial cloud # ?* m- i8 J. {* [3 ?5 u
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# I- ?2 m! ^3 w: ^$ DEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
v# b. p) ~9 B8 W" I2 PJapanese aircraft
. V' U( F. o/ A9 s5 ` B5N1 Kate x 12
( z/ d. ?1 @5 A( i; g7 p8 FNo Japanese losses
G, f/ {% o5 U8 {* iPort hits 2: | S2 H* l* Z# Q* }
Port supply hits 1
8 P6 X* P/ i5 `* {Aircraft Attacking:
8 @% y* `8 P7 i& V 12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * & v6 M& g7 N2 X6 W1 N! e
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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+ S- D* X, ~: ]8 Y5 A# oMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
! F Q: [8 x' u8 _& k) G& ~; i, [Weather in hex: Light cloud
/ g+ Q8 W0 M/ E+ o) t9 l. JRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ r1 u$ {5 O& O2 L8 l) j: o
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes & J' A) W# N6 v3 R
Japanese aircraft4 V8 h1 h3 _: b/ L8 M0 w
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 69 i+ C- x4 V' k t) g
Ki-27b Nate x 1
9 _6 ~9 a9 F0 { ]' K Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
1 m" Q8 ^& \) x1 F% M, ^No Japanese losses
: {# A/ l) j3 t. [3 |. x* Z+ ]Allied Ships' `5 q' P/ Y; `" O" n
xAK Hinsang
* M& f' l* G& N8 T0 F/ d xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage3 E I N" Z. ]6 O) k* M
xAKL Chengtu7 @. z% ]% F, ?3 @
xAKL Joan Moller8 p3 C! Z6 s" r
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: [0 F9 z) a3 o. d3 Z xAK Bennevis
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
' W8 y8 L, ^6 I; X" u( w0 GWeather in hex: Clear sky
- `6 j V( i8 G& t3 uRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# j* f% R6 p6 j* B* r+ t; T6 Q
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes 0 i1 B" V5 ^# c
Japanese aircraft
) j9 k9 V( s8 k6 ~/ {% _ Ki-27b Nate x 9! I+ [' N/ b( k
Ki-36 Ida x 19) I' F! j: x8 S1 L
Ki-44 Tojo x 8
) \( D. t+ S, ~4 D8 v; u, F Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
6 G6 ~# y9 r$ H+ e Ki-51 Sonia x 17
3 @( i: |$ _ HNo Japanese losses
- w. `7 Q* H; Q( q; VAirbase hits 7
% U B+ x S4 s* X' P! mAirbase supply hits 39 i' K/ e, x+ E- P
Runway hits 11
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
, d1 T) l1 P V* z) }0 ~Weather in hex: Heavy rain
+ P: p" \' v" @; f) QRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet./ b6 e! l; }$ J0 q! q
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes " l3 r. g: b( u) ~' L* M
Japanese aircraft
$ O# j) U2 y% i$ f* V Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65
2 t, \2 u% B# H1 E1 [0 e Ki-27b Nate x 19
( S+ w' ^& }! v/ N+ PJapanese aircraft losses; X) B' Z" [7 a7 k& d/ a
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged . d9 ` X& Q0 @# k6 i! Q- C9 c1 I
Allied ground losses:
; r# q7 Z0 U/ E b8 H. z: ~7 x 66 casualties reported* M8 W5 {& d- X& ]2 j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled- {* T9 {) D8 b8 T+ r
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 i. @: s, S+ `2 G5 O8 E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ C4 m) J6 w& z! }9 S! h7 H( }Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
5 P) R6 ^( d1 \- m! _* L& cWeather in hex: Heavy rain
5 ~9 g: W# B% a$ ]5 O* jRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.+ V* W. i; S b+ T- e
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
. s$ @) ^6 Y0 S* s0 ~Japanese aircraft; q0 t& a7 G' }' J
Ki-27b Nate x 34
4 w" \) q! C1 B u" F. L Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
5 M0 q. e' c1 U9 f [) N8 c Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 : c* {! K6 k. V1 F
No Japanese losses
! u, K4 F, t$ k. Y2 M- g; S3 l4 bAllied ground losses:
( ~& U \# Z! [9 A) a4 Z$ ` 39 casualties reported. a" n: c9 ~7 d: U0 s. z8 x2 `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, E) b# P9 T" r
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled1 P3 p( ~7 K: v; y
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: y9 N j0 }+ NMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
- V& X" K: P" O3 @. W, ?3 O- \Weather in hex: Clear sky ) o ~) w* H: ?9 F$ m
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
5 b; j" _ s( L! CEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
0 p) ~+ s! N5 b bJapanese aircraft
/ y: W8 m% G+ d- m) c- X& O' ^ Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
5 d& @2 r: [$ LNo Japanese losses
! V N: z2 V v4 y; ^Airbase hits 1
6 J$ L0 F2 S8 V5 u. bRunway hits 2
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6 m8 K4 r; @0 q( z/ C% t" iMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
! p* i6 N C" [0 @Weather in hex: Heavy rain
' o/ W' L6 `# DRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
3 P' O' Z4 }9 E4 K: j5 ?0 zEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
. b" t$ A9 {) M6 c( NJapanese aircraft6 b- j: L' }; X( o9 X: w
Ki-27b Nate x 24
' v# n o5 C' L6 J" KAllied aircraft8 E2 g1 h7 a- ?
Blenheim I x 4 6 e+ I5 V ? ~0 b2 J
No Japanese losses " @& j" A% k, x) L6 u; H
No Allied losses
0 R9 T6 j3 [; Z% JJapanese Ships# p8 Y1 u: k4 |2 m( O
BB Haruna , \; x- P9 J' q# u* y/ Q
Aircraft Attacking:% I! |: \; e0 m; ?, w0 T/ C
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
, c7 s. ]& v8 h0 K7 \1 T" Z1 H4 X Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 4 S8 M* T x( R6 E
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5 l7 } s; [ vMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
$ P- ^ C. y( u9 i3 R" wWeather in hex: Heavy rain
- P9 \) {$ ]$ }) U2 ?9 j! lRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 n; o, ^& z4 i p) K8 Z' y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
0 ?5 c1 w! x% W$ E: K3 HJapanese aircraft
* ]. G4 Y4 d/ v3 ~ G4M1 Betty x 19. G3 I: b5 x- B8 X0 b$ [
Ki-27b Nate x 12 / w+ K) e+ {9 y' S2 _7 G
No Japanese losses s& l+ U3 H# r4 Q# |- ], T6 n
Allied ground losses:# u# s1 q4 @: b' q5 n, j, I
33 casualties reported
3 F) R% j$ O4 h5 C: ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled+ Z1 w t0 F2 \7 v, i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, b' S! o- A8 Y' A0 i+ T& n2 v- p
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ \% Y( t% j2 a, p: u' J% M% H Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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4 h" r5 e- ?1 j1 U* O$ rMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 - c+ [8 Q7 w) n6 Y! m: v2 D
Weather in hex: Clear sky
& @( d4 \3 E f4 B! FRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* k4 S: }4 a/ k
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
, v! H/ `+ {1 k& hJapanese aircraft
6 K9 g+ P* _! ~* @; P: f6 Z A6M2 Zero x 46+ j) E9 O% y6 X. F! [' ~' A
B5N2 Kate x 35
' z- E( M {+ e6 Y; Z3 N# h' K( ` D3A1 Val x 9
) ^: W* d8 O3 r- JJapanese aircraft losses
i3 T- ^4 }1 D# } d B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged; }. T1 w3 ^- z! t% G0 f! k V
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged 7 X) Q @$ H4 w$ s/ b' p
Allied Ships
- l2 q( M% q! {$ l9 q6 }2 H DD Litchfield
4 R& _1 u2 b" e6 E0 \ DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, p" F6 n; q9 S1 W7 V0 K3 N
DD Ward+ ]5 q* n: ^9 a* N& e
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 ; y+ J& Q9 I5 Z' ~* L& n; [, O
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
& j. T5 n0 p; }% J- X. m% hRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.: }2 a5 I/ J0 r% b. k$ C' Q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
' @* z0 }# x6 ]3 dAllied aircraft
7 t: u" u0 M+ h F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
. m0 V7 K! ^+ o, S9 W SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
7 S! L) F7 F& p) A4 n TBD-1 Devastator x 15
# R5 m7 n( K/ _Allied aircraft losses. @/ k9 I- ^2 u5 b8 B" C
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
8 p; H0 g7 X' A; ]Japanese Ships
0 a+ v; C9 C) `' F% J DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 N! }) z" C: q+ {6 b& W, ~ DD Sazanami4 L* ]5 z L9 u) L
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires 1 B9 B9 l4 t6 i" r! u
7 F& n: O' `9 THeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio/ v3 ~2 M& P$ E) f8 D0 {# i3 C6 h
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya. N6 V2 c9 O: @# ]
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- e3 X" Z& e0 q3 m# M( U. X9 P3 {Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
# u& O+ F9 `* `+ Y$ RWeather in hex: Light cloud
) E G3 h0 H& D6 ^4 w' |" dRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 {( |) s, I9 r$ F7 b0 y' o/ kEstimated time to target is 7 minutes $ L/ I' a% Z8 B, `5 X
Japanese aircraft
0 K3 g3 G: ~& j! v1 \ Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 4 V, O. ]# r, h; M
No Japanese losses ) W+ V. z9 ?8 ~! Z/ {3 X" o
Allied Ships* h$ C- ^1 d J
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 o* F1 C' d- C- n5 X: A xAK Hinsang ; C+ [3 g3 z9 n: n; H( w
Aircraft Attacking:
# k: t( ]+ |- p! \& K# m 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet! i0 r3 l! w0 V
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb ' ~8 [: |! O0 s4 h
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 ( ?+ J" l+ }+ u, z: n
Weather in hex: Clear sky
, _: m! G! @5 t. B0 t9 K: t& LRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. N0 X% V: A4 h9 [
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 4 d$ v& {! F$ P
Japanese aircraft& C* m& m4 m% S! V5 f2 f
D3A1 Val x 13 3 L: @' g& z& C, Q& A+ T, t+ M7 P
No Japanese losses l1 X3 [2 W9 d
Allied Ships& D' i; E+ y7 F& }8 ]% j
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
" p& Z$ K+ c& h& Z5 Q7 `, @ DD Ward
( x' ~0 P+ ~: W# t DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
g/ T; B% p, |7 A* ]- q u9 m) I( s% |+ B# `
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley& q: P# @8 ~9 F- X1 ]
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5 c- o+ D) z$ J1 CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
$ I# {- B5 u$ Y- l+ ?Weather in hex: Light cloud
' e; j* F7 W. `Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
. F7 H' b0 \5 rEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
8 w) A: S: d+ xJapanese aircraft( J4 V$ ]6 V( ]
Ki-27b Nate x 30- q# [, w g5 G3 ]2 n3 o/ z
Allied aircraft
, e* X! F* R( W A9 C" B Blenheim I x 7
6 ] T; N: N8 p' t% z8 CNo Japanese losses
* h5 i$ `9 y% s4 ?0 LAllied aircraft losses: U3 ]3 N' j( Q a+ r3 o- G( K1 [
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
3 {8 A! ^/ m# U( Q- J Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak
2 I2 X) z7 @) z% X$ E2 f* CJapanese Ships
2 e2 Q! v3 X( X! H2 [9 a/ M; {( C BB Haruna
1 |6 n; Z4 E4 a6 m( v3 _$ `5 E xAK Asakasan Maru ' f, H* i. i0 N- f
Aircraft Attacking:
- o- u( E) k/ N) M2 h 7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet" H7 V a- B' `0 n$ ~" x. Y
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 2 b$ V% e9 y& d9 z
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% E8 X# _; ?# i7 s" {6 {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 2 Q" F# n" P6 z6 B
Weather in hex: Overcast 3 f3 C: q! N9 j) @8 S8 y7 m* W
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ E, F6 u Q- F& R1 l8 }Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
' l" J+ _; s1 Z0 ?1 I: j/ lJapanese aircraft& K/ `# y2 L- b- f
A6M2 Zero x 108 U8 Q: V& D( y9 q8 d0 D" O
B5N2 Kate x 5
1 R. n+ b8 y$ J: C9 s) y2 NNo Japanese losses
% [) h3 g- Z- d" @Allied Ships6 K/ N) S1 j5 K# u' ~& K
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 J' Y: G) A/ aAircraft Attacking:
: v% _1 z# E4 z* S0 H' \5 r 5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% x7 z k$ ~$ s$ F# `
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
! ^ x' ~9 U3 s5 J2 f& S5 S1 V; M3 QWeather in hex: Heavy rain
$ _3 i# A( C. O, R$ M4 k2 K: ?Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.: D: z: a3 Z* ^9 o+ ^8 _* M
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
B* r7 I( V8 e& o* RAllied aircraft- A; ]" [9 ^4 _
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11, G. ^. l" a0 }% _4 T+ f
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9
8 M) V) t3 r) r" xNo Allied losses . a0 U# B( f2 p0 q1 C3 S/ h% ]0 J
Japanese Ships6 U" y+ }1 D: U' n4 `# B
DD Sazanami% A2 W7 [+ p7 p5 R+ b7 I. y
DD Ushio, and is sunk 9 _/ |9 q, R+ E, ^# B# Z
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) / J; F7 i3 i8 Z0 g
Japanese Deliberate attack
: Y7 p! d, P: _0 EAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
9 [$ d, p7 s, p4 [# d o* T. @" RDefending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
, j1 D9 R* G) L' Z- G0 pJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
/ F6 Q7 a. m6 b r2 oJapanese adjusted assault: 100
' H" J. J; a& c/ FAllied adjusted defense: 8 . F3 v/ g6 d6 V" L- j5 n5 [1 r
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
; _4 {( W6 E$ p& R) uJapanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! * O! F6 m0 X2 z- g
Combat modifiers( X; U+ Z3 t, S( E& x0 M: D+ _
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
9 F' c6 T2 J5 U- k4 W fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-); ?+ @" _7 B, u9 W
Attacker: fatigue(-) $ a# s" N: D8 R, z- q2 g9 D
Japanese ground losses:
0 ^+ ?2 L7 _. _ 37 casualties reported& f2 Y8 P% E% I$ h9 o0 f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# M2 I8 e) J* T. X9 ^5 E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& K4 D# G& I- ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ D1 a; b% _! L3 H( ]) W2 m$ s8 v- yAllied ground losses:
+ n% g7 I. e+ d! _3 a- l5 U 2519 casualties reported
4 a, J; }5 l& `8 H# I# o Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
* v9 g' C7 I( u& x; ~6 w Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled& v. M1 V/ |3 V: x5 x$ y
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 t/ S2 M& |+ Q' K" e- }4 K Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)+ U+ Q' C0 V% E8 u. ]2 S
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled): L0 e' \8 ^8 q
Units retreated 28 S2 {8 D/ v, B ?7 A2 m) \
Units destroyed 1
+ w* M7 ~7 y3 }7 ^& RDefeated Allied Units Retreating! : C1 I* ~% x% |) s& ?& e
Assaulting units:
& v# E9 s O6 }5 `/ f 56th Infantry Regiment! T% `0 Q T! ` N5 L
12th Engineer Regiment9 \" _- x8 D8 P2 ]( W7 Q6 }
5th JAAF AF Coy ) C; \ G# Z5 \9 Z4 z+ q! Z6 K- C" I
Defending units:: R0 w. a. b0 H+ ~2 v9 h
FMSV Brigade# O: _2 |' ]0 o2 C, p0 T
8th Indian Brigade
0 M& N- `( {0 [' ?" O7 P 3rd ISF Base Force |