AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
* m1 H2 Z l5 skb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。。* Y' w5 {' n, m5 Y2 U
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
" k+ @) i! L; D( q1 |) v大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。 # j" \5 N1 }( p. r3 O$ _
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 z& Y* I/ ]( G o! q
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。! H! i7 D1 S6 t$ l# f v' h; h. g% ~) X
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。
+ F" Y3 k! t* j! U# f7 B5 a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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6 K5 ~! f1 w3 n+ M" o, ]Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
% @8 M3 Q& F6 F21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. & H, g5 o6 ?5 ~8 p% P4 D
Japanese Ships8 R Y b% e0 w
CL Sendai
6 v( Z* A5 N8 g3 A2 V4 |5 X5 W DD Ayanami
+ k6 S0 c8 ~; X$ Z% L DD Shikinami b3 T1 d* ?: ?' D. ~. F' T& w
DD Isonami. p9 k0 u) b T; m: m3 o. }9 P1 {
PB Tatsumiya Maru6 H; K% L7 D. Q# S4 ^, `
SC Ch 94 [/ u; P: U2 p/ u) g
SC Ch 7
* j0 T7 x/ s5 e4 C AK Sasako Maru
& ~; U# y4 b! m3 V" C, V' z" i DD Uranami % U" v P% b5 Z5 ?) L/ m
Japanese ground losses:2 y8 T* _* g2 z: z3 m! B
26 casualties reported
+ R. D; \2 ^( n9 v5 _3 r2 A Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! G1 g' v) L) B6 t: O/ `% G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
! f3 q# t5 w; q" v7 ]* G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 3 L" n2 U! T6 }, C
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6 s) d( n9 z2 b+ Z2 _Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
4 f8 X' k9 p% A) n6 ZJapanese Ships) A. I' |$ t+ ?1 G
SS I-121
9 w5 P. S! k9 E' Z. R6 sAllied Ships
8 O# M7 A3 y3 F* V$ ^ xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
7 i! u$ r% f1 Q8 G* pxAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121- ]9 h; {' j0 N# T+ h
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang # ? s1 I0 L, T; W$ V( B
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) 2 o0 W5 @( S" p: x6 y5 V1 [
Allied Ships
) y3 N6 B" B9 T+ Q$ z( A DD Pillsbury
: c" u3 L* r% V5 d/ t DD Peary
8 Q5 p% U. W+ W' i/ e DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage( R' T/ h* i; a: n2 K8 O
3 mines cleared
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8 i: a( N3 K4 V( eASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 : q9 K! T9 O& d0 s
Japanese Ships4 G1 m# a7 p( o. @5 y+ }
CL Jintsu
/ F2 Y/ H9 ~( ` DD Oshio
3 Y- u; R+ K* A+ u: _5 J8 \ DD Hibiki* }( g, P [' t# A4 D. v" j7 R
DD Akatsuki3 S+ N+ o |3 c# c f2 t" N7 j
DD Arashio ! E. y' z6 v5 r3 X, G D2 N2 l
Allied Ships/ L, f5 P# a# h: E$ D
SS KXI, hits 9
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, F/ @- c; [$ MDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
' V7 ]: ^6 D/ } t7 TJapanese Ships
: t) _( m; T" ^: Z' \9 S CA Maya
9 `9 I' z$ ]5 C8 \( r8 N8 T* p3 z DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
7 y! z& o- d* Q: }9 l) ^- ~9 ~, ^ DD Minazuki, U5 H3 y# r( [+ U E. }
DD Fumizuki
- K" B2 ]9 b! S; v% e8 R8 t2 C DD Nagatsuki
8 B5 s7 H7 m6 qAllied Ships
0 f3 P7 d7 D6 S+ a/ x5 S2 [" X DD Scout) G1 g' n+ Y9 m9 g5 ^/ M4 {( ?
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
/ H/ g8 r( t. P# ~# \ DD Thracian
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
' P. {7 E! H+ |0 V1 FJapanese Ships7 t& A) o* `! L) T+ c$ y
DD Sazanami
7 m. ^6 D _; i; z5 z DD Ushio7 }. X1 y J* D6 A7 b& W
AO Shiriya
; s' B4 N0 \% `- x, s7 \Allied Ships# n, r' `4 s2 V) Y9 X
CV Enterprise
- W @) G, r5 F6 u% U CA Northampton3 ]1 E$ b- H9 v3 v/ G/ q: ?: b* ?
CA Chester
. K1 u& ~8 j" h/ D& c( r- ` CA Salt Lake City
% J8 E$ ?- f5 W* V DD Craven
3 k" @( `8 k$ @5 P1 ~7 ` DD Gridley
- V( i2 ~4 k' z7 P' e) S DD McCall
4 U0 X% J. D6 m7 P DD Maury* W, k* J: m; _0 t0 N1 ^
DD Benham
6 j/ r4 v* c& {7 x* \ DD Ellet
0 q: I2 T; `' X, m: K4 }( s0 K DD Dunlap
) y" P6 a, ]9 {0 _. a |8 T5 n DD Fanning
0 P. R7 @' j4 m DD Balch
/ P/ m7 ^) ^, h- zMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards3 V7 W/ T' Y1 a. H$ i; d' l' a
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards! a4 E/ c5 \; W& E+ l
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
8 k3 o1 U3 Z H4 `/ [# cBoth TF attempt to withdraw!% ]; T& q/ [5 ~/ T4 A
Range increases to 28,000 yards...0 {" A2 W% o6 X4 ]
Both Task Forces evade combat 4 x5 ^4 H$ _# S: L9 B
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( @4 i g2 f# M" ODay Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
1 E3 ^) X( ~$ b$ S/ G. jJapanese Ships
% n L1 |2 e4 P a" K APD Fuji0 z1 }+ A( C2 s6 m) ]4 t
TB Hiyodori+ q& J+ P o5 H5 S& B& U
AMc Toroshima Maru
- `4 |( ]1 t7 T' V PB Heiei Maru #7+ Y) j5 s- p: F' k0 |, r0 M& u& s
xAK Syoka Maru! r: G; c/ y* S; l$ @
xAK Rokko Maru
9 [8 o7 A% _5 V- V; _3 ^4 s# x3 { xAK Igasa Maru4 W8 m1 i5 f( K# d+ a8 |
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21; X! t5 J u! \5 H9 O9 E
xAKL Sasago Maru & e* S5 w* ?$ ]/ |
Allied Ships; p0 | p$ \6 G0 g9 B- {) v7 }
MTB 7
! j; {0 E7 W# V& X+ @ MTB 8
/ T- J) z/ G8 M, I. q MTB 9
. V' n7 a' y: N O& U& A+ V$ q MTB 10
# q( B/ S, g3 N, L9 n) d# z% ^ MTB 11
- _ N- e8 \1 i, ~6 R3 m MTB 122 e+ |5 p8 V9 }' x, h2 q* J* V
MTB 26
; P: |. F/ [2 t \2 w MTB 27
5 R2 Q* F2 F, k8 ^- m! _! ]Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
- h4 }/ }3 h, f/ p0 r; z1 zMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards
* F1 r) B6 `$ {# q: B1 H5 RRange increases to 18,000 yards...
- n' j7 D( i0 L8 S. ]( ?1 F2 X5 RBoth Task Forces evade combat
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, Z' Q9 K8 b/ h# EMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 6 a. e/ |: c1 @& y, K9 }! _
Weather in hex: Light rain 8 H. n; ?7 D# c. W: O& A; k
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.) D* ?! s* R9 l0 O' z
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
. K- u5 D$ k+ I2 l3 w- ]Japanese aircraft
$ @! D6 f# G+ F1 c% ^4 { A6M2 Zero x 218 c# e9 f, O; Y& o5 z3 G5 T
Allied aircraft9 |# _6 ?" p% K
P-26A x 8
. z& G. h* K2 O, ~; p P-35A x 13! V5 x# n) ?- g n+ P( Y; D& E
P-40B Warhawk x 14
1 k( N+ V- U% B$ l) @0 |8 u1 p P-40E Warhawk x 46
) q9 @8 A% m o2 MJapanese aircraft losses
# p, j& f8 O- F, H8 a/ j+ T A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed ; q) e2 s7 o5 ~2 p; ?+ J( y# s
Allied aircraft losses
9 p9 \& }3 _. }; V/ Y P-26A: 1 destroyed
* D+ D7 j. N" Q, x P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed0 C9 H+ ^6 `) |8 y: ?- _& m
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
0 G5 W* n' x' K& y `5 l2 IAircraft Attacking:# M- a3 b7 R; ]6 A8 m* X j
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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7 e! f# i' G: x2 S) _1 qMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
5 J3 a0 M3 P( Y( s. yWeather in hex: Heavy rain
! Q/ ]- D/ T; k; QRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
" {2 b: O$ ]) O0 PEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
+ {1 y9 Z$ A( F/ |0 ]Japanese aircraft4 c, {/ @8 U7 r9 c: C! U# N- o* Z0 ?
G3M2 Nell x 33& R1 ?) d* k( l6 V1 v
G4M1 Betty x 3
$ s' Y4 F; T* {9 b) p Ki-27b Nate x 19 ' _( S& Z! T; D
No Japanese losses
Y8 h9 D& W1 E5 \Allied ground losses:
. @' w4 c, [' n 95 casualties reported* A/ y, v8 v4 W0 E- A
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
8 T+ ~0 ]( _+ j/ r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
! G3 w" [$ O! s: H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 8 C4 o. F9 v; M" K Y- S
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& L! s3 k3 K* NMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 6 Q9 I/ F6 s* `( f7 e
Weather in hex: Heavy rain $ C) ?+ k, L- o& L S3 b. N
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. @+ O1 F) T9 F+ d: {% Q4 D' JEstimated time to target is 6 minutes 6 q1 L; j7 b. `/ w b O) n% d9 c( u
Japanese aircraft7 S5 l& A6 G3 P) z% Y
G3M2 Nell x 16" `" `) }" d6 x) B" z3 X X! G
G4M1 Betty x 11
& _( Z+ {5 P5 ~( a Ki-27b Nate x 15 , m( Z! U. d$ r+ f% D1 c# J/ ^ U
Japanese aircraft losses! F7 d5 ]. d% k0 Z+ C
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
) O' m9 O' G$ o G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged : H% c* q( h" ^$ {' W
Allied ground losses:1 D, M0 N/ G7 A7 h' ?; E
43 casualties reported0 Z b) x( g+ `: q' R7 X* R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" y6 c, G. j% t! J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
$ Q2 F9 H# k: g6 o7 U K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled $ |( ~6 x; @* c$ d2 s. c/ ~
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3 \' r# _; [, D$ B' z, JMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) , F9 F2 ]+ ], c2 I8 o* C
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
* e4 ~, `0 a" c% |: `0 ~# n6 `Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! R5 h* W8 L2 n$ k3 R- QEstimated time to target is 9 minutes ; ?7 V4 T. B B f2 x) D _
Japanese aircraft/ g S- V+ Z" H1 U8 j
G3M2 Nell x 27% j4 O! t) C4 O5 H
Ki-27b Nate x 34 . h$ U( L: |: F) y2 \6 G
No Japanese losses : j# E& L# b. K6 Q/ L6 x
Allied ground losses:
7 u6 f+ I$ N: a D& X* N- H 78 casualties reported6 Y4 x: I( g9 s _4 ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ m) v/ x+ d4 }9 O! A2 q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
7 B R. v9 X" F3 ?% U2 f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ' q$ f# F0 D" X9 u& X$ K: G
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, j7 k6 U5 r" r& K! sMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
8 s9 M& z' N' `, L; e2 k) fWeather in hex: Light cloud
8 g, }; j* j. S; ?% u4 C; i- w) bRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) n3 j1 o0 J0 v" H3 a/ h/ d1 m
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 6 K/ I5 `8 \$ t d7 k" J1 A; m) K! C
Japanese aircraft1 l2 t N) t6 x4 W: V7 Q
G3M2 Nell x 3; G& N7 h* x2 r0 k9 U7 H/ R
G4M1 Betty x 123 b/ x" m$ j. _7 v* r
Ki-27b Nate x 9 , W/ B2 J2 s6 m8 Y
No Japanese losses
: `/ `# ~2 c- u& a& O' Z8 LAllied Ships; c# p9 H) H' V9 C
xAK Munlock
$ @1 b0 C8 e: u5 \ xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 d5 @. c7 x# R1 I. }
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% T# n1 x/ \$ F xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires ! l9 y8 |1 g3 E
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 6 E3 ]! F2 a* G5 B; y# Y" P
Weather in hex: Light rain
8 c( U& t4 B$ A: {Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
( K* W# U9 E! K# nEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
0 o! I7 v* d0 vJapanese aircraft6 M& C. S2 y- N, U2 s* B
A6M2 Zero x 10
$ T7 Y! d4 I# P a/ U$ A L4 d) nAllied aircraft& G a2 |8 I! [6 c
P-26A x 3
- u3 a4 }) v9 c$ ` P-35A x 10
% r: l0 ^, j! Z P-40B Warhawk x 92 G8 R6 t/ y0 c* e% D( B* B
P-40E Warhawk x 33
( v! D* I/ _" D' S1 C* f/ rJapanese aircraft losses
% x- p2 o& ^7 V& t0 y# {1 u A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
9 K) u. m2 Z% R- T+ @8 L1 SAllied aircraft losses
5 ]# g% y' I P. G P-26A: 1 destroyed R4 i0 Q, z0 V- ^" s G0 g2 E$ `
P-35A: 2 destroyed4 q0 Y6 Y& u# L3 V% I7 R( ~
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed & z: N! C$ n9 X4 N/ E0 a
Aircraft Attacking:' r8 r0 H; y+ |( O
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet 2 v8 `' S$ g7 A: z" X( U2 G
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! V3 O1 M$ s A* @: t* lMorning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
) i1 n4 P! R0 J5 B1 K& jWeather in hex: Heavy rain
& h% N. V2 x: t# zRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 S' ^9 }$ V3 A# Q; ?5 u
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
0 k. f; g- d. X0 v: dJapanese aircraft A0 X% b* M1 y2 G) _
B5M1 Mabel x 5
. U: t- z" F* aNo Japanese losses
4 l! z3 e6 o J0 qAllied ground losses:2 y4 \9 w, e% E) t- c: m
13 casualties reported
9 X) M# J, t1 |) [, Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, P+ k3 N- Z& O1 ^+ m; ?( d Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled$ P9 H/ f1 D5 j* r m9 g# }, m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 5 e$ |9 t6 X5 @4 R. B/ O/ Z
Aircraft Attacking:
9 K0 J' j: s/ a+ m 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet8 v9 C0 M9 Z; d4 h. g
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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, x8 u7 ?5 j. W7 H' H& ]Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ' {7 [: \5 ~3 E" E) D \% x3 T
Weather in hex: Light rain 6 x# ~" a# h# e) B
Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
1 h2 W: Q# e% e2 n$ i- REstimated time to target is 27 minutes ! K% v/ M1 N1 q9 `8 y4 j$ w
Japanese aircraft3 M7 x* @0 U1 W; `4 R! y
A6M2 Zero x 9 . Z+ C. d+ a: B7 v# U, _
Allied aircraft( j8 ?% y3 g+ D9 h. z; B* b
P-35A x 62 c2 ]8 k: z$ e, e3 {4 O! S
P-40B Warhawk x 84 l1 _3 v( x% v' T; }9 p
P-40E Warhawk x 24
+ v! {! N% d+ {) Y# Y) W- N' QJapanese aircraft losses
. Y0 b1 m: g# m A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed ! F( r, f- q$ a/ r2 A' r
Allied aircraft losses
) l9 ^3 n$ _% m. G P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed ! s7 B1 Q# R+ Z, }
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
- K& X7 ?' l$ J* V. c6 pWeather in hex: Light rain $ N3 L( w4 e8 u% T: U: _% d" H
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.7 u9 U) f) B9 q- J! `4 c
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
: z5 N# p- x, ^Japanese aircraft" L; A( p3 T! l a" I7 y
A6M2 Zero x 6
3 F: U; d5 g& J/ I0 i9 C! vAllied aircraft
) g" L. T, I: Y+ [, d P-35A x 5/ H0 P) d2 ~. I& E
P-40B Warhawk x 85 ~. M7 v( h* D0 `* g
P-40E Warhawk x 18 4 R, u( B2 `6 x* r6 a
No Japanese losses 8 o. o' N. }* B( a. Q$ M* J+ ~
Allied aircraft losses
2 L; s% u& R; P5 I" j P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 9 ?# T7 Q- ~- K# F2 |" j0 z
Weather in hex: Partial cloud 0 @8 L: [$ M& y8 A$ w/ E; v+ L
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
) ^( N3 t: [) L7 @Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
. N8 p0 l7 e# g" CJapanese aircraft
T" ]) @- o$ a6 }+ k% W8 ^ B5N1 Kate x 12 ( ^. m6 ]: f( {& `
No Japanese losses
7 J3 g4 x% A0 C. `Port hits 2
! X0 T0 Q+ m% z! B. LPort supply hits 1
3 d, r2 e! F! O5 ?' H2 UAircraft Attacking:& ]7 Q% C e7 W* r* C
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * " l4 S$ Q1 s+ i! q0 h
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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" J7 A2 E. A: JMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
( T* e. @; D8 a4 f1 A ?6 o2 g xWeather in hex: Light cloud
8 C5 V9 N( M9 x4 ~Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 U, y+ m2 a( h; g6 ~& xEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
7 e- o; t- P. M( `) l$ `$ n9 N* PJapanese aircraft
6 c4 A- i; g9 P# \ Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6. a+ L0 c5 f+ w4 _
Ki-27b Nate x 1
& N. C3 x5 h6 Q5 W) K1 j Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
6 x* {% W* {. s9 ^( G3 H9 l) tNo Japanese losses 4 n; N$ C+ ]7 A$ ^6 E
Allied Ships
* Y3 J4 Y6 R$ |- [2 @! c6 @1 y xAK Hinsang
W" F: ?2 \" z* e6 [ xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 q7 \- z" o" U" [ {4 `* P3 U xAKL Chengtu
$ @0 z" j( Q& x) @* C xAKL Joan Moller3 v: ]. y+ I& U: M
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 L% Q- L5 j h
xAK Bennevis " e, x3 \3 g/ o3 {) I& F4 _- ^
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& h4 ~( M# D. D+ n4 \0 iMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
4 r ]' T/ D# ^. hWeather in hex: Clear sky
4 c9 l, |- P2 M& N( O; GRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% z/ |* t+ O# e% ^2 wEstimated time to target is 23 minutes $ S) j3 g* T" e; j( r2 R2 m2 p
Japanese aircraft# b+ t4 c4 h' m
Ki-27b Nate x 9
* E2 e( y, O4 ?3 Q5 [ Ki-36 Ida x 19
+ e P8 {+ B/ h Ki-44 Tojo x 8- n6 z! E5 m+ ~' y
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
2 P( }7 T' `2 u Ki-51 Sonia x 17
: V. a5 n( j5 VNo Japanese losses
& e% Y6 M; `4 A* X8 XAirbase hits 73 A6 M4 ~, B( r2 g. J2 c
Airbase supply hits 3
) j6 d, \ {! k; \! y/ Q/ gRunway hits 11 , `5 A8 T$ e; r+ d9 T- x! p
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) * g: J( |8 @7 U% j+ C. G
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
5 L" T; I2 V# ~6 e9 ZRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet./ g7 Q" x- S. N
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
" W! D# Y. A$ @# c. @5 @/ yJapanese aircraft
0 j; X; c( n: g( n6 o Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65
/ y! d- S; B& H5 X9 T Ki-27b Nate x 19 4 Y: T+ F5 ?9 O8 p. R+ p2 w, P' f" s8 }8 \
Japanese aircraft losses
1 ]+ h5 ~0 I/ P2 W2 ?+ X Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged - A; l" `1 Y4 c0 K3 ^
Allied ground losses:
* u W4 b0 k5 X6 W: d% [( D4 ?& m 66 casualties reported
0 \% }# c+ \. Z+ e9 e( ]- A Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
$ s& {! d+ t9 q. ~3 o5 i9 e Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled; z8 b X4 B$ U6 v" j; w+ i! k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- u7 C5 A; s8 w9 p c8 E) c4 r$ DMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
$ Q \; x6 o' x' v1 B* }! J/ l- ?5 }Weather in hex: Heavy rain
9 c& F7 o) Z) Q3 Q3 D3 X# @& z% D9 ORaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.& U! m$ @3 `9 ~5 L" L1 L* E
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
7 H& z1 L* H: Q% [% AJapanese aircraft4 k. o3 g' m) T8 l: d4 w4 Y
Ki-27b Nate x 34
0 n7 \% x R$ ?' A Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 63 U0 @5 O" r+ a z
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 7 p9 B0 v* t% a+ M5 s, K+ d
No Japanese losses : B5 ~! v7 ~% E6 a l" ~ j
Allied ground losses:: B6 W) z; a& S
39 casualties reported
' n5 f1 G; @9 k6 m" x) c4 U Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 ^( L0 M0 o' y/ U' q
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
% {! H3 w8 g* E Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 2 h* t" y- Z' M# k% H& q
Weather in hex: Clear sky 3 @3 d8 L0 R8 [' s
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
/ f) W3 d4 x8 q2 m, UEstimated time to target is 9 minutes * \+ S$ _, Q2 t+ E. [5 F J
Japanese aircraft1 b% r, @3 h+ r% v6 C8 V! n% u
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 & G: |$ s6 R+ x2 _7 f0 W9 Z9 k
No Japanese losses
) H0 T" @* u; a8 d( sAirbase hits 19 ?) g# ^0 g! c3 Q/ |/ {
Runway hits 2
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 + A a/ l+ [/ `) Z6 S
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
" h* C, r4 W. b4 m( k$ W+ GRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.0 a, N1 ?2 @- t m* T/ ~& e: M
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
& ]' L2 X. M" S: ~Japanese aircraft
+ R. ^; v" ~8 {. D1 D' F Ki-27b Nate x 24 + y+ S8 S+ A: q0 @0 K7 q
Allied aircraft
! Q. d/ Z3 _; o9 B, d Blenheim I x 4 6 ` @" l: Z O( G- w( S
No Japanese losses - {( |' e. t3 R, @5 ^3 h3 \0 Z) y
No Allied losses 0 Y$ d8 q4 f7 t; q7 }/ x' M5 R5 h
Japanese Ships/ C5 h3 A( u& y& d: [) k" D# u T
BB Haruna ' r' e* c3 x l0 O- D2 p/ B
Aircraft Attacking:+ c/ b! e. F8 N! w! y& e
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
% u$ B( U6 `- c9 _' { P0 R Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb + L' \5 C b1 i& d% o
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 2 Y9 a& j4 M5 ]- E- y Q" c/ N
Weather in hex: Heavy rain : m4 D) j7 O7 _1 ~' n- k$ R
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; o1 r# r: c4 n l# c; bEstimated time to target is 7 minutes / \& [0 b1 J+ Y3 V! S
Japanese aircraft
z( E% [8 Z- m' N" R0 ^+ P1 K! L G4M1 Betty x 19
: E$ D7 A6 c7 T$ ?+ D- h* T% b9 u9 y( b Ki-27b Nate x 12
7 o* l7 w, {; t2 [9 x- ^2 Q- dNo Japanese losses 5 t) z+ Z* k- R1 e1 _* g( g
Allied ground losses:/ j5 \' @. }4 y5 j" V& |" Z
33 casualties reported( W2 k8 Q- Y" z. W6 B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
: B7 v* W( {7 M% L5 F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# P7 I- W8 M: x5 I0 `
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
! K, d* i% z" k1 k$ A; ^. L) c6 h, _ Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 ' t) T2 I( g& n5 h& K
Weather in hex: Clear sky
7 i; |) p# H$ @( F! fRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ e$ k9 P, o, r' b7 h
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Q8 c+ H: j$ L" m2 l% AJapanese aircraft
% i/ @3 a+ s; }, S6 U A6M2 Zero x 46
" s% N6 O$ N# y0 f1 e1 Z' @ B5N2 Kate x 35
s4 g S1 r/ u& l" F D3A1 Val x 9 7 Z8 E* v; [; _
Japanese aircraft losses
0 C; T5 [3 `( B# M, c- y B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
5 \( z2 t% _6 h2 S& z* ]" {+ @; B D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
/ e) @* E3 \& h* ~. @Allied Ships8 t9 i% m0 S3 l% N/ |+ ^9 h
DD Litchfield" }3 D5 u5 A5 [7 K R& y
DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' W- l" B8 K& \% D" f+ h7 `" G- ~
DD Ward! P8 W* p' ~, H4 ?5 @: Q+ }
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 2 W# n+ \5 R6 x
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
! w' r& E% [5 J: ?4 q: @/ cWeather in hex: Heavy cloud 9 m( w0 u J- ~' i2 ]
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.: z* P* h+ n( v' @- v
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes I3 ?8 s u6 e$ r# N, Z
Allied aircraft% p6 O! d2 J* c) y# M3 f/ s
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11( u' } J$ {& \/ P4 U! x- Z5 X
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
9 r7 y: x) C& x, h7 F$ R TBD-1 Devastator x 15 + ?) m- k4 r( p. I5 z* l8 ]
Allied aircraft losses
$ c; T1 {1 x/ a6 x5 B TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged " M# e4 q, ]) @; M: D/ [. W& K
Japanese Ships/ r) ]' r4 P6 l. h: s. R( p3 M
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 {3 u" p" H2 a, l9 L5 o0 o
DD Sazanami# E+ u' s# b4 I; }
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
/ L6 @( c6 k. t# Y: E. A
$ R. ?% |; U6 ^& r/ ~% ZHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio ^; v+ c( z! x
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,683 H2 K: C/ M1 _: X$ X. x. ]
Weather in hex: Light cloud
- `: C$ ~% ~/ z3 i1 r& n2 A9 LRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 e+ U. f1 n7 m2 u3 S- E& K- L- \
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
6 e$ ]7 N a+ g. b+ `. bJapanese aircraft @2 t# `/ w* L% `+ G8 k
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
( y3 E+ c4 }6 s4 A8 CNo Japanese losses : v* p6 D' V0 Q
Allied Ships
* z! Z+ l' m, l: B xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 {" @3 W8 ^+ m xAK Hinsang
: i7 D+ I$ Y' Y$ P! T4 PAircraft Attacking:
5 b/ w9 W$ F* ~$ r+ Q! h 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
E% {- C& C5 g& c Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
^- d4 N2 w: PHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang# Q: t+ H+ U" T( L; Q5 `% D$ R, W- q
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/ Q R6 R! P. H; _1 sMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 7 r b) y$ ^, \/ Y- J
Weather in hex: Clear sky
+ ?& F& q: X0 K) r- T% ]/ N( RRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- h' j/ K3 X# z9 u
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
! X7 a+ _6 _' n+ P' w. J% bJapanese aircraft# _0 q. P) \3 x0 y! o" s
D3A1 Val x 13
* n* z1 j/ o. W+ h2 JNo Japanese losses 0 o) g6 w7 K* `9 a: I% }, }
Allied Ships$ M9 h$ k8 C2 C, J8 s u2 I
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
# r7 }% g/ _/ i% F. _2 P DD Ward( m. T* o# }# C( }5 s
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 u) x o% N$ g1 n9 O6 a
/ D0 `: q* o) x1 ^/ YHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley {. K# A( X! `3 p q C n! ^
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
4 \8 V# N$ }) k+ v* Y) U) gWeather in hex: Light cloud
6 W. n% i& ^; y( z' B% _0 }Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.! d$ o& z2 I' k$ ^: k
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes ' g: L; A1 P9 ^* D5 h( E
Japanese aircraft
/ P( M! a2 R" Y/ V Ki-27b Nate x 30
9 Z- W7 S: g. J' OAllied aircraft# d* D$ u) u3 ~% C: c6 z
Blenheim I x 7
$ F+ {7 l% g8 o9 y; i5 R- rNo Japanese losses 2 W9 O6 w3 h) G# W: l0 f
Allied aircraft losses
3 n4 G4 q( P' Z# V: ~" O' m Blenheim I: 2 damaged
9 U9 S6 n) u0 {8 l" v! P Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak " m: y! d% `6 Z
Japanese Ships
6 n7 B7 T$ T/ _" {% d5 x# k3 O BB Haruna
. m- X# Y5 s& c" T8 W xAK Asakasan Maru * ]3 E* s: F( \
Aircraft Attacking:
" j5 |1 I, H" c5 v z& Y 7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
( Y8 @6 |7 B! }2 N+ h2 J Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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& ~& K/ M! X7 b0 y+ `9 cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 + j. k5 m$ B! \ t! j; E# E+ ?; @
Weather in hex: Overcast - O, m; t; n; O% U+ n0 y
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ F" r |) c# I S. Q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 2 d5 r7 P6 J( g% g6 {9 c- ^. p
Japanese aircraft
. Z1 A) D( q& {) q2 e8 C% R- A( v A6M2 Zero x 10: K0 B9 c! f; {0 U& v0 j! T
B5N2 Kate x 5
5 k# x/ J+ O) U* r$ Z7 TNo Japanese losses ' w& H+ d2 a' [
Allied Ships+ a6 r; y; N' V5 A) k
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; U( {+ h" r/ Z% X5 {1 E9 UAircraft Attacking:
* H4 p1 c% g: G3 x5 @( ? 5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( p1 G# y( @/ D
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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7 D% G/ Q: L" v% \, v. bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 . z* k- O+ [3 H
Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 M4 j- u/ R* n" V) z( _5 u" N
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
4 m$ E7 H" }$ x* q1 QEstimated time to target is 7 minutes - C& G8 x% {; \. Y2 c4 J
Allied aircraft: H& i4 q" o4 ]% `$ e4 d1 ]
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
3 d- _6 j' y W& Y$ m SBD-2 Dauntless x 9
% D6 C/ {4 P% H! u4 l+ jNo Allied losses 0 @7 ]3 H; W# N2 J7 h" \, t
Japanese Ships. w5 x$ P. F& V4 l& t5 ^' v/ w' v
DD Sazanami
B+ u$ g/ C7 [8 l" o( f DD Ushio, and is sunk , H- Q8 M3 j" \0 g+ i1 A( D
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) 5 v: k i* t7 I7 V9 T4 H9 T0 `, s% v
Japanese Deliberate attack 9 v& ]6 ]& f& @# i6 _3 U4 F
Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 , a+ y# w( g9 E2 K* j! T- [+ m
Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 . K" z% M0 ?4 a! ?% ?0 F6 }
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 ' Z0 r8 M- X0 \- s
Japanese adjusted assault: 100
1 m, L! e( n1 j; o; uAllied adjusted defense: 8
) p* z* i. L" N' V8 Q# {Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) , ?: o- Q7 T6 r+ \1 q
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! : n A, J+ |, ~! c
Combat modifiers
$ J7 z1 o3 i8 K5 b6 N, U4 KDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)6 g6 j" K4 @+ F5 y% g5 m7 V
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)) C( Y" Z7 U, j
Attacker: fatigue(-) 6 O9 d' s9 H" }0 n6 d5 c/ C
Japanese ground losses:
, h9 A# J6 S3 Y6 X. y9 Z 37 casualties reported' A9 h1 H( K' C1 i1 z' P2 |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 y+ w1 V/ W/ w6 m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& z) N/ I/ n1 E! o/ N. `* q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled # B+ _+ i7 o/ r, _0 `8 d
Allied ground losses:8 Y1 ^2 G7 u; z
2519 casualties reported- G3 X |7 |6 z& p4 D
Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
( y0 G. n6 ]2 V! T" o Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled! j8 {9 h4 S X& k/ |
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 B x, ]3 @- P+ Z; x Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
; n8 ?/ q; @8 V& v8 ~) r4 o: _ Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
. r6 ^. f6 n% y Units retreated 2% A: T' ~- f1 C1 A% Q
Units destroyed 1
: w" U! e R- W, ^Defeated Allied Units Retreating! 3 [- T0 t4 b+ j0 B3 u3 y" ^
Assaulting units:
5 I$ f0 H; V; E6 @4 T" e7 }9 E 56th Infantry Regiment
- k1 j/ ]4 Y O( K" X. w; I5 W2 i 12th Engineer Regiment
/ {$ j' N& X' K" I4 H 5th JAAF AF Coy
2 d( O7 ?, m; N$ \7 rDefending units:, E) }* G3 {) {6 q+ v
FMSV Brigade
9 _6 @6 z$ K3 a 8th Indian Brigade
3 p& u$ u& G$ o$ d4 w6 [# V8 R 3rd ISF Base Force |