AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
3 D4 x v4 `3 R9 z8 t+ Hkb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。。( r G r9 G7 c" C6 b
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。: B& |1 u' I+ N
大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
7 y8 E0 q2 f$ Z. Q; C马来半岛,在大量陆攻的轰炸,和cl编队的炮击下,日军当天突下Kota Bharu,
+ b N' `3 F/ Q- [8 m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。) Z+ n2 j) C3 {
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。
! q. @! Q: U! {" p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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9 {" x. b5 X% |; e9 v1 zInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
" v' ~8 @" d7 L4 U- R! S21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. - v( W8 I& W9 @6 b. O
Japanese Ships, w; z: y7 ~/ j
CL Sendai
2 i; O' E L/ v+ Y4 _$ R; C DD Ayanami
! N9 W# I9 o7 E( Z DD Shikinami
& z3 h: x, y: |3 a! h DD Isonami
- w h6 p2 i# x( b7 O2 Y PB Tatsumiya Maru
4 w2 ^# [0 X" _) @1 o SC Ch 95 u; s# S1 i& R% G$ w5 a
SC Ch 7! ^6 l7 ^% P+ X
AK Sasako Maru
# \4 E, P! K4 I8 \4 P1 D DD Uranami & g6 ]9 s' Q0 X- N9 z7 s5 n6 ?
Japanese ground losses:
A" s: M0 t$ U% n 26 casualties reported+ x; X7 s# p( L. G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 s, p' B( Y& [$ u$ k: a" J/ c
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled& n f6 E- V8 S0 ~% P" y7 O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 {4 J9 N& M4 b0 ^Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85 ( M# n$ E* K4 f' N0 X
Japanese Ships' J2 Y5 k6 g' o
SS I-121
) F2 a1 T, x0 p/ \# VAllied Ships
h3 N4 F* h0 m" K" H; d1 v xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
0 c" L& |% B+ Y3 M: txAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121
; P5 O L* e0 L- I: mSS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) # @! m& o0 n- |7 H' T: R l
Allied Ships
3 l5 c* X* _. l DD Pillsbury
, a) U) [! e7 \ DD Peary4 ^* q+ F5 i+ m5 V+ I4 e
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage; v1 e/ h% C0 U4 j7 a
3 mines cleared
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$ S0 Y6 [! U$ n/ [6 v5 A4 T0 N7 t9 RASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
9 e/ O- O: J! c6 a9 D3 T" RJapanese Ships7 f/ ^ L$ { y2 D/ Y* f
CL Jintsu
( g0 j* i) A- S( s/ O/ o# U DD Oshio
" F$ k* {3 G8 d8 q( G$ z DD Hibiki
' D9 r5 b1 R% V; R4 W. N( ^ DD Akatsuki3 Z# p I; j. G7 R4 q" ?5 e
DD Arashio
+ Q4 I, L, c0 H8 a+ I& a5 ^Allied Ships
5 {0 x5 G# u3 I: V1 p0 A4 J SS KXI, hits 9
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
% e, `; r; b( ?4 e( ^# e5 fJapanese Ships3 e2 }. P' K6 C" ~$ @+ ^
CA Maya% c& \; z7 J5 b, \7 T: i: Z% n
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
& ~5 F8 e Z3 Q# t DD Minazuki
5 Y3 A7 w- n1 p7 Y8 Y" |0 ] DD Fumizuki
* S: a. z3 Q; K, O DD Nagatsuki
9 f1 H2 j3 |# pAllied Ships
p7 b9 ]: o& n: o. L; g6 R DD Scout: N( u8 d, ^9 E3 r: B6 U9 R% J
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2- ^: L% P: G1 q7 w, w# v2 M
DD Thracian
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! z4 F' x: M0 [; @0 F+ a7 _Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
7 S5 _ G8 H. j% w, Y; A* zJapanese Ships
+ q) |2 M/ p0 Z+ B2 \+ m DD Sazanami1 o$ \+ F4 n2 `0 ]* j( W. G! t
DD Ushio. o8 k# G2 U5 G2 Q' b5 |) D
AO Shiriya # G6 ^; G( T# {0 G& b+ i! S
Allied Ships! z" q( c1 W$ n8 M: E
CV Enterprise
7 q6 G9 W" d% F/ s8 w" t! ? CA Northampton- c1 n- n0 m& _! D% G
CA Chester
% L" Q; O; k4 Z1 |3 k CA Salt Lake City E6 G3 `+ R3 p6 A' D
DD Craven
4 k- e3 a$ y. p5 k+ z0 ~( H9 V, v" c DD Gridley
+ V7 \/ o9 ^9 e- t7 j5 Q. P" C4 Z DD McCall2 b4 \% N: P/ u
DD Maury
# R O/ c& D) B! t DD Benham
- @. p$ y4 w& x( U% J) f7 h DD Ellet
2 m _) e1 D# _1 Q4 o0 R DD Dunlap3 }+ d, T' U" n7 ^# z" O
DD Fanning% i) M7 Y9 \# T# ? w
DD Balch
* R; z' o, t( f3 N; O5 ^Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards) h% J1 a u" M
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
" e) K$ U* o' O) v, C8 ]+ f. XCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
4 P6 U) S9 E: ] ^2 t# jBoth TF attempt to withdraw!
- ~1 ~2 s3 k( E+ ARange increases to 28,000 yards...
+ V1 N2 U* Y, V, P" YBoth Task Forces evade combat 7 ~! u5 D R/ |# W1 ?, U* r4 w
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% P- a6 Y# c4 M& P* DDay Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
$ `3 F+ C" O) z0 ^Japanese Ships
4 \) z% i" ] {$ S' e! {' f APD Fuji6 S4 q: s8 w5 |
TB Hiyodori& U* O' E: X( c7 c( r: K
AMc Toroshima Maru, {& p. K+ v( ]
PB Heiei Maru #7
" e, Q. A% |0 X8 }5 e$ M xAK Syoka Maru# {. ~/ n. S$ x. {# p, y- x! ?% i
xAK Rokko Maru
: j8 e. f. b5 l" @1 _ F$ N xAK Igasa Maru( N5 t. t! W. P0 W* w3 v6 Z: s' j
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21) ~7 R% D U) I
xAKL Sasago Maru & M4 C! n! B8 g& n2 m
Allied Ships D0 @! Y0 ] V, p2 [2 P$ Q1 B! w
MTB 7
! i5 i/ N: A9 c- s( w# | MTB 8& K& Y' a7 z+ }' R
MTB 9# l; v+ N2 J5 t7 @# y
MTB 10
' U/ G; y3 C. v' m4 I: {# V* I6 w MTB 11
5 A* S$ N, X1 Q/ Z+ k MTB 12
# [; U$ p/ X9 b" k3 t& n6 ] MTB 26
9 r7 L; i9 q: E9 a1 Y4 j. g8 A. ]( }; z MTB 27
& k, h: n5 t4 q( YPoor visibility due to Thunderstorms
$ T, A. Y0 G. p6 B; g( gMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards7 q* z, [( K8 W( W( E9 X7 k
Range increases to 18,000 yards...' z5 `3 z% N% i9 r
Both Task Forces evade combat: U7 n( U7 N+ D8 y7 _8 ~
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) F1 I' y& ?) r- W. P- BMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 . X0 ^# y& y# C$ G2 t& G
Weather in hex: Light rain
0 _: U, ?+ @" r/ \) Z7 m" sRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
! f& r/ H2 X& F9 l7 NEstimated time to target is 10 minutes % h& c- r5 B) e0 H" k
Japanese aircraft5 n( u+ ]0 q1 m7 C( R0 }
A6M2 Zero x 21' o+ h7 O. m: p& m: u* @ K Y. s
Allied aircraft
8 C, V0 D0 J4 e2 h: v P-26A x 8
: ]0 z' l' Z2 u" `/ _7 ?; y9 Z P-35A x 13" O3 x0 c3 Q9 F6 p
P-40B Warhawk x 14
: W4 o: K# T; j5 k0 b- a P-40E Warhawk x 46
) ?! k6 R6 F" x0 dJapanese aircraft losses
6 j. C$ Q$ ~. [6 @" T A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
/ f- v* @8 e2 QAllied aircraft losses
7 e* n: T+ r j/ [0 }; I/ s) u4 ~ P! s' f P-26A: 1 destroyed
1 X; J1 `% O: R; u6 Y; X$ W P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed4 u) x( t# a! P$ i8 ]9 \+ s
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed $ V0 i j, a* T+ }
Aircraft Attacking:
' q7 N. r; o6 @; e4 [& w 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet 9 Z+ r! D' d' W2 @5 G
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: p- H# _. J0 E8 v# ?4 S' d/ `" iMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
8 y1 R- \8 K) l k+ cWeather in hex: Heavy rain ) E- U0 t) l5 d4 Q
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
4 D8 a b( v) F! _Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
3 k5 P# J( }# ]. Z, u! w+ HJapanese aircraft
! c) m' d! h( |! t+ V G3M2 Nell x 337 x: f4 P( i4 T) I% i5 V3 O" m" m
G4M1 Betty x 3 l$ r5 z1 a4 I( G% X7 \
Ki-27b Nate x 19
4 _$ c& s, m( H/ q! U$ c4 d3 rNo Japanese losses
; {. Z/ N3 s% [0 f, ~5 H& [" K2 ?# VAllied ground losses:
% d* s1 z; s0 }8 V* Q 95 casualties reported% R+ a9 V' ]3 _, e
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled1 k4 W5 X G* X$ I& ` M, M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
& r' s3 i' N8 f6 _6 \: h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled - F0 \# k% V/ J4 O/ ], g: ], N9 j
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# Z0 m X- {7 A( h) WMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ) Z: m) J) g1 e2 q% N# ~; _; U
Weather in hex: Heavy rain - ^9 P" V# g0 l# @- k: D% I$ Z: z/ F
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
9 g1 U2 m- n) |% H. D6 p$ E; D0 e9 qEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
" q+ S1 F, H0 A0 g/ KJapanese aircraft
F/ C7 F1 L) Q: J# |6 ?# G+ S- Y. ? G3M2 Nell x 16
3 A8 A: l6 l n, e G4M1 Betty x 118 I+ F, x! [1 n& ^ c
Ki-27b Nate x 15 6 R$ C. u% l- o
Japanese aircraft losses& E, R" _6 o" k8 |8 x1 x* D# O
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
, \, c6 s1 y3 p# Q! R3 a/ ] G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged 4 M& H/ s b4 u2 m' v
Allied ground losses:
4 c @/ f" X0 ], q( J& v 43 casualties reported( T) [/ v: W9 |5 v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 j! ^2 v7 f% K7 E/ Q, @8 M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
3 [% B% ]' B; _8 z7 }' i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled . y" F, T: b2 B | V9 p- F$ U3 [
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Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
; J+ D5 g; ]" x7 g* _Weather in hex: Heavy rain 9 y, t! [4 X: N+ {# Q
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 M; O3 Z2 m9 e) ^Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
" A' t+ t) O8 n- H, o/ H8 a& YJapanese aircraft9 e- t1 Y- @/ P! P
G3M2 Nell x 27
6 T; d1 U; U5 k3 H5 @3 g Ki-27b Nate x 34
) w' ?& u E: aNo Japanese losses
, X! D$ ?6 z8 e7 {- lAllied ground losses:
6 L2 r5 q9 n: O9 N" T! W 78 casualties reported
- ^5 B' d+ p: `, W8 I+ A Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
" a \2 d3 j: L0 y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
$ |9 h5 [5 G. U: v# `0 E$ q- m/ \' r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
; G$ p8 q# Y% p4 E1 P4 U& A, j) iWeather in hex: Light cloud @% S. w1 k/ j* `
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ O& \: w/ X# c6 Q, [5 fEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
, R6 B* m3 i; |9 M. [3 YJapanese aircraft
( V6 f2 V4 a, Y! d7 I' b G3M2 Nell x 3
4 k" F8 ]3 H$ K& Y G4M1 Betty x 12
7 u2 Z' V6 U+ l: F5 o9 i( x2 B Ki-27b Nate x 9 & Z% {$ ~' M; P% v1 g7 {
No Japanese losses ) }3 r1 F# b! z! p
Allied Ships
2 q4 m- c4 ]- ]& F7 U. s8 G xAK Munlock
& c9 B2 R- n/ U8 s. @* R2 A) ] xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 Y4 I9 q4 V0 e+ w: c6 B xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, ?$ ~3 r/ n1 a! u1 n xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires {' K% ?# ^$ M4 S
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 - V2 T1 R+ \3 _
Weather in hex: Light rain
" v* C1 F' ~- q( JRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.# S7 A9 V3 ]- r" _
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
6 K+ f( y z" @7 j* `# lJapanese aircraft
" R0 G e0 N# N, ? A6M2 Zero x 10 # E J1 b: j; e8 n* ?
Allied aircraft- T y: ]: C+ f1 l. \# y: H2 O+ n
P-26A x 38 ?0 O6 v! m' _. u7 i8 c
P-35A x 10
6 d( P$ k# y/ V& Q+ i8 c# n& b5 _ P-40B Warhawk x 9 p3 d9 S$ e3 z$ q& m# e% |' i
P-40E Warhawk x 33 4 T# z) x( ?) c: }1 J( I1 O
Japanese aircraft losses9 [1 W3 A. I/ H4 F3 t; N5 d* ^. n/ Q8 Z
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed 2 j' g* F/ ?4 A+ I
Allied aircraft losses
9 y3 c: q! ?, u2 Q P-26A: 1 destroyed
/ D: C- ?( ^/ ?9 Z2 ` P-35A: 2 destroyed0 @6 S! A) Y1 m: e4 g) L
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
+ S5 Y! s5 N' V; G7 n$ }# F* oAircraft Attacking:
1 ^6 W' h' d6 d; C 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet 8 ^3 |1 p* g" B
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+ g$ m3 H. P' f8 d* g! i4 _' ?. ~Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
. K: A8 w+ h. O- U8 c. H/ b# @" rWeather in hex: Heavy rain # x# t- h5 J* L, D( F1 U
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ R/ f d% X, K/ y4 }Estimated time to target is 5 minutes + j; g9 R) A; D. H
Japanese aircraft( c1 G A- D5 j
B5M1 Mabel x 5 , [8 k* X3 |. \3 } v. Y: D( x
No Japanese losses 3 p4 U/ h( ?7 ]$ C! I) t
Allied ground losses:$ K0 U S+ s8 q* ^' ^: C v x
13 casualties reported
) R1 I2 m8 w8 j/ Q; M Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 W$ _, z6 a5 d. g5 S- M; l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled! c. H# p# i8 @$ k% }3 p: ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 2 n5 x# g" e0 R
Aircraft Attacking:' o; ^6 F) {( }5 @- ^1 T$ X
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet% N+ K3 s! u& v: u: R
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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6 f; m4 _; J9 m3 B" `Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
7 a! b- T$ b6 p' uWeather in hex: Light rain 9 v+ R! c( f6 G% o
Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
z8 G, e3 X! g2 w D4 E9 _- NEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
6 J. ~; H2 n9 [' c* rJapanese aircraft
9 w& t5 h. C2 [) @4 n7 N. x1 I8 d A6M2 Zero x 9 0 ^3 J4 n* L4 a2 Q2 q( Z$ H6 t0 r
Allied aircraft
- Y, X+ {, U. @/ S2 k( X% H( t# {7 E P-35A x 6
4 [, Z; K0 O7 O0 P4 { P-40B Warhawk x 8
: O: [( H, k* K% [+ z P-40E Warhawk x 24 . D9 C' t, ^& K* @" z5 Q
Japanese aircraft losses& K9 {6 u/ h6 R( j5 r* p
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed 7 O$ B' J2 g! o# d0 m
Allied aircraft losses
6 i% S5 K6 r" q+ Z P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed # z# X# l* F: x
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* ]; r0 m% H, A$ mMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
: z( [+ I' r. d+ uWeather in hex: Light rain 6 t1 _* r) R0 f$ m6 x# r
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
7 ^' M4 Z! V3 \$ lEstimated time to target is 12 minutes % [* u4 T0 B6 i" s' \1 `& K
Japanese aircraft
% `7 s8 |7 Y7 J; n7 U$ ? ^ A6M2 Zero x 6
u/ K; f6 z0 \8 j0 M l; V/ _Allied aircraft+ f( u& P. j, ~; k
P-35A x 55 i( W/ _3 I) {
P-40B Warhawk x 8: g# a2 e, `$ y( w1 h; `
P-40E Warhawk x 18
/ d$ e1 A" T8 r i% e0 w, rNo Japanese losses
5 |8 B0 E4 L, {! tAllied aircraft losses
- k* I) Z2 z+ Z$ `. i$ Z0 q P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed 3 U5 x) w4 }( C& r
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 % {% a8 p' w1 b; z) `- a9 t
Weather in hex: Partial cloud 4 h, z( F* G9 z! d
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
' K ? Y0 I( A" o9 B! aEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
6 _2 e3 P6 m* n! ^5 m- T- F" cJapanese aircraft7 f ]% |/ u# t4 p' a8 J0 R, D
B5N1 Kate x 12 / Y' l" t6 y' F: d
No Japanese losses ! `4 N0 k1 f6 v4 @2 x2 \) h
Port hits 2
* ?3 _+ x6 X$ D1 J$ APort supply hits 1 ) ]6 @; n* V5 n
Aircraft Attacking: O4 |6 x7 |+ i. ^8 `- r! ?
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * 9 t3 P( C* Q1 M- j
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
1 \7 f+ \" @1 Q7 sWeather in hex: Light cloud / J2 m' m* Q! n a/ c5 E
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 a# W0 w1 v' r$ _: nEstimated time to target is 5 minutes " n5 X* p" C* M R
Japanese aircraft
$ k8 D% ^: A6 `9 X- t3 | v; t, e Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
) z8 @5 S& s1 @ Ki-27b Nate x 1
3 p4 u1 }; g9 \9 Y1 W4 V0 l Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
4 M- ~4 {2 d( B9 w2 X6 X9 pNo Japanese losses
: I( S }' s0 K7 t6 QAllied Ships
; m0 q9 C4 r% b: F4 x) |9 ` X xAK Hinsang; f; h2 S6 ~- ^6 U. [
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage5 P; j. g5 q0 X2 ?: c* N, G5 c
xAKL Chengtu: a K, J; U, C8 T- j% K/ M
xAKL Joan Moller* Y# [1 |) [3 G u
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 k3 N. b- ?+ C+ E$ o" q( k, Q xAK Bennevis
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. ]0 v" S" q# U, T" CMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 7 m* c: F3 p2 A$ K
Weather in hex: Clear sky ; b `: u* j4 |% q* v
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., n3 R6 ]1 T2 e- I0 b( O- Q
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
9 \/ M/ A8 @8 X/ u hJapanese aircraft3 S& E& O, C4 Z# X( U9 J6 K
Ki-27b Nate x 9
5 n, c3 j0 G1 g$ O9 c6 X Ki-36 Ida x 19
/ ?" ^( k3 i, S6 { Ki-44 Tojo x 87 Q8 I% R# A1 u( _ _" X# t
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3& a9 p3 I/ C) U% E: I0 h7 ]) L) {
Ki-51 Sonia x 17
) T/ t' p, u+ _% w# ?6 o# cNo Japanese losses 1 d1 ]- r2 E5 P( p
Airbase hits 7) B+ f) u, R. h# I
Airbase supply hits 3
R0 B/ a( S1 v. I: URunway hits 11 & V! }' }3 j6 F3 f% m! S
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) Y5 Z) w0 B) @9 Q# i9 {Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 5 A7 G ^+ P, q9 f
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
" \0 U3 s7 ~- LRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.( P+ X# f* K; \$ {, c
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes 2 c* t% K; t) {0 q2 T: K
Japanese aircraft$ j, _ y8 q% Y. V/ E, \7 i
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65, }$ q7 y# \, Y+ {; Y
Ki-27b Nate x 19 ( y( ?# u6 d9 T8 k1 U
Japanese aircraft losses2 x, E- q+ _1 t3 R
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged 9 q- w" y$ [. C H& M; A6 e/ f
Allied ground losses:
" l" g) { A5 a% X' D+ V) S( p 66 casualties reported/ ~% a1 N1 P) B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
; F/ s3 H; `6 G6 R0 U8 M Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled# P/ o# H/ Q1 ~; p2 a& ]/ c* C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 3 \# b8 o& I4 N3 _
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2 e3 l$ A8 A4 \$ d! uMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
" J* c9 f9 O. J" z4 Y0 eWeather in hex: Heavy rain
5 m/ A) ^) C7 o( c! CRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.) }$ J! v- @/ Z1 }* F8 G( e5 k
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes % S& ^ U: H% X$ ~
Japanese aircraft$ a* {$ k. n! I `: ]6 T
Ki-27b Nate x 34
9 w5 V$ R! `, U7 T7 S Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
# V4 y* i8 `2 Z1 w" Y) d! r9 l4 i9 Z Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 ; @$ m: W) \: p3 m4 s
No Japanese losses 5 q/ ^9 ^5 ~1 x" o
Allied ground losses:, n2 O/ N7 t+ [1 A
39 casualties reported5 c! C" p" g7 R( @/ O& ^* |2 h2 w. x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: Q1 O( P Z( ? V* b2 t Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled1 N( y( ` A- J$ J
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; Q! z9 d1 K$ w0 f5 t0 Z/ AMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
3 E0 c; C6 s* QWeather in hex: Clear sky
' F" z! ?+ N8 T8 Q! L' w$ ~Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.3 h- S8 S' p, y1 d1 K; C; u3 e: U' M
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes 1 n- X8 a; C) p/ s% J; b0 U# t
Japanese aircraft
3 e) b4 d+ J$ z# ^ Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
. T, A3 ^0 `6 E* } J$ qNo Japanese losses
6 T: b U# H1 ]* ^& K6 f3 e5 OAirbase hits 1& x* x8 W1 J/ D& Z
Runway hits 2. S# t5 X x. }" D" o! P5 u% d
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( n: w3 l+ [6 R! h' MMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 9 e1 z( N4 j/ X+ y) G" Y0 @" S
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
; L) r; m/ u1 nRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.) W& B. m0 \% ^, f7 R" T; l
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
: y1 Y4 E* M. K7 Z9 J& j0 H0 ^& FJapanese aircraft
6 a- ~3 [3 |& x* @6 S7 ]7 n1 e Ki-27b Nate x 24
) h0 p8 ]: Q# H0 A S+ \* j1 TAllied aircraft4 `% \- k7 q1 N6 e& R
Blenheim I x 4 ) D8 U* K2 w1 ]4 S" G9 p
No Japanese losses
! |/ R( i f3 @/ b1 c$ W* ANo Allied losses
/ w4 _1 O, j1 C$ N, _Japanese Ships1 S- W' a" C- D6 x
BB Haruna
* F3 ?, L1 U0 W5 O4 KAircraft Attacking:
5 P8 ^; A6 S% z u' ]+ p& i 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
# {: h( p1 s+ E5 l# y) ]+ j Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb , R% T' _3 K( v' Z# P
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; F( _4 k4 M0 Z! ZMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
: l6 F2 V$ ^5 \Weather in hex: Heavy rain 8 l+ C& X2 _( N* e
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
s1 W% O0 @0 b& aEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 8 x0 o: ^$ [6 y0 Y2 E
Japanese aircraft
* M8 h0 f. P4 X3 E% } G4M1 Betty x 19
: F7 \ Q' n: i' H1 X/ i Ki-27b Nate x 12
& P; ?9 h/ o1 V$ R [0 CNo Japanese losses
8 C* o4 S% b+ V3 o2 xAllied ground losses: g1 C n9 @( u6 ^4 ~
33 casualties reported
, @& H- r# ^" [8 j6 `- { Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled% D9 y( F# A; C0 i- J ]* J9 S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled: S! W7 D3 \8 z9 m; x/ R
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 h, X, H/ v: T$ ~1 l- U0 V+ F# g Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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+ y% {0 N' u! u& sMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
5 c- x+ z$ M' X8 S3 S9 H5 hWeather in hex: Clear sky
, T0 T$ n7 Q1 K0 S6 }' c7 s0 v3 T# WRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( r, X0 k, _ V" v
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
3 t! }; S0 q( JJapanese aircraft D5 k; K7 R% }- G6 Q* Q- x
A6M2 Zero x 46
" ]9 Z) i# A# g( p B5N2 Kate x 35
$ q+ `1 o( |0 `0 u+ r D3A1 Val x 9 9 G9 Q. i* S4 K4 j; D+ H( h8 [
Japanese aircraft losses
! A5 N) d8 B3 H, \ B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
' B( F9 J- f' l% _ D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
3 r% {, G% l: {! C3 D; _, M! C6 K( ?Allied Ships0 E$ j2 U; W3 k U5 A
DD Litchfield
; _1 j4 R% c% O* g/ c: P3 T DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 r+ [* L/ I& m }# @( r DD Ward
, c) G1 R1 O/ T- f. h8 T" e DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 6 s Z( m' p1 ?+ l& D
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
8 F7 U' ?2 m- [" [. G# {$ W9 ~: P+ RWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
B. t& g, K0 y/ }* e. B" MRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
/ Q5 B" x/ p# Y3 FEstimated time to target is 7 minutes + t X/ K+ S* N( c% ?/ M+ | _2 u% C& p
Allied aircraft H+ h' u$ G7 V6 M
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11) o( k8 T+ W. T# U% H/ }
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28$ m$ r* D6 k( k/ T7 K! ~
TBD-1 Devastator x 15
0 D# y: l, v3 K0 ?- F5 A* wAllied aircraft losses
1 h6 s( g: J7 a! v" o. |* H TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged , u: V, m$ z7 Q: R& V. x8 b
Japanese Ships
- t: U0 l1 u/ E# Q/ ~, q% S DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ @" f3 J2 G9 ^8 S9 A+ c DD Sazanami. ^4 A$ r% j4 Z8 i1 A4 `, Y9 `
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
! r% O- L* y: v( E3 ]4 p/ F; l* `& z4 ~% g: @. S1 X! n3 `- l% F
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
: g( ^" {! V* M& R* {: UHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya. _. ^# B, X* C+ u4 ?( |
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% ?: `- h+ ^* @Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68. K8 F8 x" T9 c: ~
Weather in hex: Light cloud
6 S [0 L% b( zRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# a5 y1 B' u3 }3 R( b( E
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes - @& [: Y9 Y3 Z0 X$ n) M
Japanese aircraft" C/ L- R- n; M. l8 _3 @+ j
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
3 g4 U' K; w2 L) J; U% uNo Japanese losses # ]" c* q* V5 i: J- O5 R: B1 g
Allied Ships& B$ [6 C4 L: a0 z, S8 b
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
# G u' [+ u q3 m9 { xAK Hinsang
9 e% {" d3 h' Y& Q5 S1 OAircraft Attacking:
5 G5 X* \4 O, k4 I 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
* j) o0 v) r" V# e8 W/ r$ K Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 Z' U- }! t2 H0 i. w$ M3 i+ EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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7 B) n+ T6 |; P$ c6 QMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 U) w, W' E _6 ^, f
Weather in hex: Clear sky
, y9 |, Y. s+ p! ~. Q5 e5 WRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 s/ j& T# ~9 T$ m
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 9 T+ f9 d4 J8 h
Japanese aircraft2 u+ i4 g. }2 _
D3A1 Val x 13 9 H, q5 o# k* Y; v" }, U
No Japanese losses % S+ }: N4 j+ |/ l, y' w$ }% o i
Allied Ships |9 c& c: t2 S7 k) x
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires z: V: G: K& G! c
DD Ward
% E1 _* o8 c3 e( j/ O$ ^0 D3 ?/ s# V DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
( z' B0 N4 ~$ O* n0 X; T# X
# N! D$ i5 ?' `6 a! y Y% EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 1 B4 {! r. E$ d! Q' B
Weather in hex: Light cloud
0 Y( v* n$ @2 ~: yRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. z0 \, A' @7 _ o4 L- t3 S
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
' |9 a* ?$ g; A6 F" ZJapanese aircraft, C* T$ L; J) z
Ki-27b Nate x 30/ Z" p( i" J# [& a }5 D
Allied aircraft
8 e# c4 ?: c- f9 R) Y3 { Blenheim I x 7 $ F, o9 [% q" f. q2 U8 w- Z, c
No Japanese losses ; P) {7 l% b* j3 ]6 ^% \
Allied aircraft losses; k, U$ i! \5 N3 x* D# S, _7 e
Blenheim I: 2 damaged9 n. f: w. y, i& U# C* G/ A, `
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak
y* I% x+ i! Q" K* ^Japanese Ships- X3 p4 T6 O3 V5 L
BB Haruna
! v- b$ u. k- ~; x y4 z3 O' t4 K xAK Asakasan Maru - q2 ^9 U1 M0 Y! m
Aircraft Attacking:- C+ f2 [4 _1 J" L7 c" _
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
! e2 s8 \% V( b7 E# Y% h Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 9 A" n( W$ R/ U
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( K0 B Z m) ^2 UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 `- F! T9 a" F* i4 }- ?* K
Weather in hex: Overcast & o' E# U1 w0 K6 c
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 Y& X- T! q: t- i) U: hEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 7 B0 i& E, w; y+ K0 z
Japanese aircraft5 u& U, e& ]9 A0 r/ g
A6M2 Zero x 10( S }, _: F3 ] [
B5N2 Kate x 5
+ }2 a; b; {3 a4 m5 w( zNo Japanese losses & |# e0 q9 l8 b6 j; d5 [/ D" D
Allied Ships. }# S0 m& r& F4 i$ f! Q
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 6 e/ ?' |7 ^1 Y, F
Aircraft Attacking:
/ N5 z% Z4 p+ U 5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 u) o8 G: F8 p. j) J
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo ) M( l1 a( E' C8 M. i- l% d( P, {
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" V) e% q) s. `: q, H0 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 , I: B" D% g3 b# x
Weather in hex: Heavy rain- Q4 f$ V3 W- \& @, O
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.! P7 B- m7 G) z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes $ t D4 n& @ h1 b3 ^
Allied aircraft
/ ^" K, \4 x1 D$ h ^- O( c4 @: b( ~ F4F-3A Wildcat x 11+ H, L. B% U( V2 { u0 h
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 4 Y1 u. ?# r) G; D" s
No Allied losses 5 u* g# m P; A; s+ j) M* t
Japanese Ships( {* S# s7 E! w# j
DD Sazanami
r3 [+ d- w! m) q1 G DD Ushio, and is sunk
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
. D4 Z$ x* P9 W: _9 t3 Q4 R ?Japanese Deliberate attack 7 v# H4 Z. M v. g
Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 1 M: y# b1 q! v3 G2 @: b
Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 # {: n K9 R* h1 p
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
# [8 y& f4 O9 h3 N3 F1 L2 CJapanese adjusted assault: 100
; O& Q6 i9 J/ }& S, o4 jAllied adjusted defense: 8
+ G0 @3 |* T) T, ^- LJapanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) * e. R- v; S9 [6 j) n, }. M, q' n e
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! ! U9 F6 {" T. M5 d( d: c/ V, @
Combat modifiers# Q$ C% Z' y/ x3 f. H
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)$ V* z0 j3 ?" d6 A- |
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)% j, t1 I8 i" _9 _# Z7 p8 [3 _- L+ q
Attacker: fatigue(-)
3 B3 g, S% m2 DJapanese ground losses:
" j* z" H6 c* N P, x 37 casualties reported* _$ M9 M! C& O9 a+ Y$ c0 ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* I Y! k) ~( x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: Y& C" B. y% G r7 q% j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: D8 J- o" {5 g8 E! cAllied ground losses:
, w+ z- C7 e6 R8 S! \ 2519 casualties reported
# I% g- y- K+ J" l Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled* ~$ i ]. g2 b/ T% R& z% H1 q
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled; I1 T1 l+ w3 M; ^ R3 u
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled* H- k, A3 s- g% H5 b% E
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
% q0 Q g. V, h) }/ P* ~! {+ s Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
$ f4 @0 G, g3 a0 | Units retreated 2 V$ @8 c) ~' L, d- ?# W
Units destroyed 1
2 C/ s9 Y9 g! @8 O; o; B" {5 CDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
4 W" c0 q2 Z: b4 R3 Z7 dAssaulting units:
, R0 D U2 { K; O" E$ E5 {/ T 56th Infantry Regiment
% u+ Z8 t5 [5 G- ]# Q5 @& w 12th Engineer Regiment
% ]. J2 X. N9 T9 e 5th JAAF AF Coy 2 e! f$ A' M6 H- d. T& G$ H' ^
Defending units:
7 i7 V0 |- i/ |/ Z7 o1 R0 |+ f FMSV Brigade
$ Q" R+ ]* r, f( v1 _ 8th Indian Brigade
: K2 E+ `5 }1 j; O 3rd ISF Base Force |