12/14/412 k1 @9 |, B; B2 b+ Q
) q# [! d+ l, N$ y% U$ x. n7 o
Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
7 W/ x1 z k2 O6 Y7 E$ f6 S% G * S. G, e+ I& E9 a/ F: G. b8 k+ i
Japanese Ships
" ?% S. x* s- E2 H% H IAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ O! n9 P6 ] _4 \: z, g5 y6 N 8 @. o% A0 o8 D% t2 U0 A; O) ^2 z4 k# E
Allied Ships
$ u$ Y: U/ c. Y# V% r/ ^SS KXVI
& i l2 Q# o0 s6 r
" e# M, u1 }( X% R3 iNight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
$ I$ x+ O: l$ ]' u' s5 S
& r2 ~1 u* h, M3 P/ oJapanese Ships
$ @% C* d$ v! f' d+ O, x& SMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ w* j; L$ O7 |( w! T1 \9 L
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire& S6 e% v+ L! S& V+ L+ X4 p
PG Edo Maru
) Q$ t; I( C" \4 |PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 m: ?; @& y& G( g6 j8 @PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
' A1 ?+ B( l& s& e& q1 ]9 _: hPC Nichi Maru #1
4 H! s4 u5 U* a$ A( _6 ?! NPC Showa Maru #33 |! E6 X7 |" A" x8 x
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage7 K& d& o# }/ b" H
7 j+ Z2 D- v, C( hAllied Ships
; t3 a2 ]) v; `! h0 M3 o: f. u4 aCA Houston, Shell hits 5" ?' T! R5 B: [( M* @$ ]
DD Scout
% z: B; F! {$ c1 oDD Thanet0 \- @6 `8 }2 \; \( P8 O" N
( O" D: x \; v! v! i5 O
Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
5 l2 Q9 o; D- D2 G2 a ' r Y+ E( y/ u; M \
Japanese Ships9 n) ?) o! M9 d6 `% W
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2% m- m4 ]' u$ h1 \
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5: N0 j; }' H. D
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
: O2 H# X; d | IAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. J: D3 K- O* o: b. D- M( d % Y; ]1 D. r0 b$ A, m! ^; u- c/ U
Allied Ships
- L9 k9 k, Z: Y% VCL Marblehead5 L1 _& I9 Y- t; W0 @$ j
CL Boise
4 Q# F/ j; R9 S% j: [; r7 F* hDD Alden
, A4 Z/ v* P, mDD Barker
q9 ~9 Y& D q" m5 N* }DD Bulmer
& h$ Q; `3 E7 N. W) u$ R# JDD Edsall
- S, ^: g' \- W' `7 f& Y( nDD John D. Edwards" h$ `+ F1 b, `) V4 S, V
DD John D. Ford
- g/ E h/ I) G( nDD Paul Jones* i$ v; w: q- a$ c D
DD Parrott5 P, `) @0 H3 p7 t; j. k; {( ]( U
DD Peary, Shell hits 16 x: `+ J( `. G0 l
DD Pillsbury6 ^' c" P6 |; R" G/ C
DD Pope
* W( C& k, q$ q7 R% k5 q% z/ eDD Whipple5 ?3 Y4 [. z8 |5 S {: }
DD Stewart, @& w7 i' x$ P4 t: e0 h
3 R; f& [: b& c9 Y: lTF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
/ x$ v* Y5 ^1 ^/ j" S$ b
. t$ r# e& G9 u. R* pTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,566 X5 I) H" x# F$ F+ @+ y i2 k
- j( a& z, w8 Z1 ?* \7 [
, j4 b" b! o( a B- o% @+ Q5 y! nJapanese Ships
. W+ W/ x, u3 T7 R4 ~' ]PG Saga! V4 j+ l4 J1 U* {1 p$ |
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire1 K+ g6 I: M) M# \( ]/ E+ W2 @
PG Hashidate& w* l0 B' Q8 P L g
PG Uji/ O# R& u0 q r+ s" c1 b5 a5 z- q* I
$ T! p* T0 F, x+ f
Japanese ground losses:& X! P/ B9 L2 W/ ]1 p* h9 H2 q( D
35 casualties reported y2 _$ I' k, j" G% Y
- |5 j$ t Y4 U5 q0 m
Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
O6 U' ]7 h7 q! c102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.' N. G4 V' v. i6 ^8 B
Japanese Ships
" r& [5 w( ~5 v# z! iPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire. a4 k# \5 Q8 d# J4 a& a+ Q
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 20 b: ~, q) v" l' Z. l$ `
AP Giyu Maru6 s- p# F' v+ T
PG Saga, Shell hits 1' {; i/ T+ i5 k& \/ |8 H
PG Uji, Shell hits 1
9 t! a7 K1 Y8 {6 p 0 s4 C- E$ Z K! H( \
Japanese ground losses:2 z0 W5 i5 a- y% b
1010 casualties reported
; P n9 g. V* Y: |* y! f% KGuns lost 1
Q7 H6 B/ U! w5 W % N4 j. A- J5 M
Allied ground losses:
3 W1 B& j: y/ v# r6 V20 casualties reported
. L- d& L" e9 \* `Guns lost 1
1 E/ Z/ i9 f. `0 [! a) r5 \# D: U( {4 D4 p- c& Z
Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,475 R' N9 X: I: D+ b4 \0 Y" F4 k
/ b2 B# |2 |- y9 b6 I. TJapanese aircraft
9 B) I7 F# `$ w8 h( f! O3 SKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19
5 L. ~& \- P- C5 B4 dKi-21 Sally x 1234 g9 p- ^/ f/ D% g9 B
Ki-48 Lily x 28' O7 U7 E3 ^8 R9 ]" U
Ki-15 Babs x 6
; ^. k7 v4 ^( B k" {7 ?6 V* e/ k% e
$ Y. `' R1 {( a6 IAllied aircraft9 t6 c+ ]3 x) f9 I# q
Buffalo I x 12
+ N4 s5 q9 w+ p# d: hP-40B Tomahawk x 19
* ]3 @( y) Y! j: M& R- b
+ J. g; Z; `7 o* a+ T! PJapanese aircraft losses& M7 M* k- m6 @
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed, g* [) y1 ]% { `: Y: x- B
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged; C' ^5 m/ w3 G. I0 B
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged/ |! P' d W v! k( h- C; i, i
1 v/ y2 i; f8 i* A+ `2 e2 N; M. PAllied aircraft losses
, }( L Q# |) L6 e: {Buffalo I: 2 damaged! H5 P. M/ j, i
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged3 v; ?" B' s0 ^
1 ]" H- K& R& Z6 T * v2 b: x7 [' r" o8 D8 ]# E
Allied ground losses:/ d+ _( g, c# u3 |" X5 [6 Y1 A
19 casualties reported4 E2 ^+ p3 o. U3 G& d9 X
Guns lost 1$ E, c" k1 k3 s' S
' r$ q' S3 K# K+ }* l, _: H, q
Airbase hits 5
( S6 b1 c3 O' y; y$ W. T: VAirbase supply hits 4
7 r( [3 L4 v( Q. q$ S; URunway hits 68
2 K' x8 u/ i$ ]- h" d6 J, J+ \% [- |! H5 O* s- f9 G& i
Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,567 t! }! \. n( t" q
2 H# o7 `: Q9 [9 S; S: Q# L
0 c5 O* G5 i. P( Y! R' T* n" DAllied aircraft
1 s0 O- |2 |; F t' K0 ~7 DHawk 75A x 34 s. f' k! F5 Q8 \& h0 h
Martin 139 x 12
8 n; i. z4 m- V9 F8 m& E6 ?9 g
, v1 a( k! @' \$ v+ b- I( u( v % A. l9 c- T( E1 g5 Q1 B
No Allied losses
4 F8 R1 m& R, t( S1 [/ ^/ |8 K
; d3 n, G; y: t. Y3 lJapanese Ships8 Q+ z: _( B( [% H) u B
AP Meiten Maru4 d% V, y6 B" z( j1 U
AP Teiun Maru5 H. ]( Y3 g- [! Y
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage9 t$ b2 ]! V# Q; ~5 T
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire# T, x$ _5 p1 M5 [1 H! s; @
( [2 C6 U& w- z) H4 G$ {Japanese ground losses:
: O' [. P# V* S26 casualties reported
( F( a4 H. [9 ?5 t
. e' o7 L& A! ~. sGround combat at Amboina9 M% v. E" C Z! \3 }
/ o, ?2 u7 p4 N
Japanese Shock attack/ O: E+ Y. Z& ~+ c5 A. c0 o$ g2 H1 c
2 o( Z2 F- v% P$ Z8 tAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
8 P1 j X6 O) L1 z5 l
" a x$ v: O0 S. a+ G7 z" cDefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1184 Z' V+ i l8 I2 L. D* w D
4 v2 x0 v% P, D" g% [Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 ( T/ H% ]+ h8 s) J
. n1 P6 Q) C! `4 s4 l% C
Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 ! y- x, Z& S8 c
2 Z& d$ R+ y/ i" x8 W8 m9 qJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
I2 N# u, {1 ~
% J1 ?5 o$ l, v- ~# r8 }8 nJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
! ~7 z. x5 P6 R; q g1 T 8 \( ^0 S3 L' F
1 _# L8 R7 S2 M# K2 [5 q
Japanese ground losses:# u/ a- {9 n9 c* A5 g
405 casualties reported
d6 b. O( \8 ?5 dGuns lost 11
/ i* U7 t* J9 n2 p9 `9 I5 m9 U- b" A 6 U' Z1 |) B: ~: O/ P0 g: s
Allied ground losses:+ O' w! w7 P% T8 r
84 casualties reported9 }9 a! H% _. e8 R( y
Guns lost 1 |