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3 t" o; u* A9 ~Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) e+ a3 {0 H* q+ m
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Allied Ships5 {/ o, K3 Z& i
SS KXVI. h$ p5 i* Z: A; h1 @" F
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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Japanese Ships
* p4 F# N+ Y, m0 Y5 SMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 y, r( T4 D) C7 ]MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire) Y1 p6 F& Q; V9 d: G7 g
PG Edo Maru
6 B$ E2 n7 x& @7 w! g9 HPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
, O v+ \- u. t( A, y4 J5 _PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
" Z, r/ R. {8 f. b: A+ w4 LPC Nichi Maru #1
' C. `3 A8 `. q6 @/ |- X& DPC Showa Maru #3" ?* T) P7 A; W' x+ d
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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CA Houston, Shell hits 5
/ u, ^ P- H2 VDD Scout
' r4 x: P4 ]$ m4 y1 l; XDD Thanet) y' {7 C3 Z+ y: w
0 e, E% Z" h) z; g2 n1 C ]Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72* \& U0 ^! N1 P( b6 E
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& I& i: `( D) K2 e, m$ O- u& aAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2, T9 R6 V+ H& I+ u* L* B2 b
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
8 z" o$ n; ?, n8 u ^, H9 uAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
* L( v; _* P4 u9 o/ F8 r4 EAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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CL Marblehead, m' j! |4 W7 w3 ?' n& o. N& z& p$ s
CL Boise% P+ r. R4 T( @
DD Alden" Z. D( Q6 I" C( U0 A
DD Barker
8 B4 @7 A, H! z) r( C d- ^' ZDD Bulmer* Z8 g8 d/ @5 m' q0 s8 K# P
DD Edsall3 T/ t F' D6 ?3 `& q
DD John D. Edwards
l0 D. I( ^) n1 S/ aDD John D. Ford, b' M% d4 V) g6 [( F- I& I
DD Paul Jones
0 Z* _* @" a" n$ ~# E- h; SDD Parrott
* }; ?5 y$ k+ `: {/ O3 CDD Peary, Shell hits 1
; X/ Z) q2 a, x, n' g% WDD Pillsbury' r3 a0 m" U" f; y
DD Pope
" r$ R b% i) n& WDD Whipple# X/ z0 _ Z$ `# b
DD Stewart+ H% {( i" O% d0 U3 u# |0 A
% q" c+ I3 w ^$ FTF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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: R/ c# k2 H- y6 D! k3 y: y& _TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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Japanese Ships
" R6 ~* `! }& K, S( b& R, G& xPG Saga$ k4 b9 t, d3 R! l+ a; |& \' k
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire# J$ a, l. H# ~) p6 n
PG Hashidate
9 Z' _' \+ j; C+ @PG Uji" h4 J4 u* x; i+ c5 W0 Z) }! x
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Japanese ground losses:
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) v; Y: C5 D8 c" y0 B/ hCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
8 P. U) |, [ E! [7 V) g102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.' L7 x' ]) J) \8 y
Japanese Ships
& O% @% f) Y* P; \& bPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire2 r2 Q4 Z A/ u$ d9 T9 D
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2! T2 J5 |% C& n
AP Giyu Maru4 P! Q* n! a# k- ?
PG Saga, Shell hits 1
8 b/ Y2 v- z! s8 FPG Uji, Shell hits 1" t" }4 V5 b( k0 c1 t# G
+ U+ U5 p( F$ N1 g4 S) pJapanese ground losses:
! b. r& p. ]( E6 x1010 casualties reported* @9 c% R: F0 Y3 v: S$ @( }
Guns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:
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Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,475 ]) K. c, u7 _4 i
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Japanese aircraft
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3 B9 D2 s2 I& B" U4 v g- I) S. ?Ki-21 Sally x 123! h B, j: |; U# h0 y
Ki-48 Lily x 283 z/ I7 m3 M' B3 @' \9 ?' E( T6 N) Y
Ki-15 Babs x 6$ \0 z; h- v3 H% ?: B
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Allied aircraft
' _" _1 T, H! l6 F4 oBuffalo I x 12) G& j+ x. W5 \+ V+ T
P-40B Tomahawk x 19+ y7 R0 ]2 B7 n! J* j% \
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Japanese aircraft losses: Z/ ? J S5 e! [7 v7 J* x
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
6 }4 X6 J6 g% q& m# |, r eKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses! Y- V; M5 E H% Y9 m' i8 j
Buffalo I: 2 damaged% \- H! `) w; Q2 a1 m$ u' |' x0 u
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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Allied ground losses:
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4 ?8 y) s" e: u4 [2 N" qGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 5
4 @, p8 G: ?+ O9 U8 jAirbase supply hits 4
Y4 M5 X( P- y- tRunway hits 68
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3 Y& S# z: l9 k" d8 aDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Hawk 75A x 3
5 X; _* G+ s$ tMartin 139 x 12
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' g' e9 g9 r6 C' |No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
6 F E5 p t4 ~4 ~0 ]8 p7 aAP Meiten Maru
% }& o$ X2 Z* b+ q+ i& n/ F7 dAP Teiun Maru2 R- `! f7 Q0 B# }
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage1 i5 q& l% N' @. D4 T: M4 R
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire& ~+ N' |, T, f( z+ U& `$ ^
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26 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Amboina$ J5 m, K8 G* n- R6 B1 W
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Japanese Shock attack
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9 }" I; B4 ?8 G& J eAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 0 c; D; o2 w( |6 W
4 N! W% J' z7 `( u4 _- kAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 5 t' X" o! S! W) t+ v1 E
2 V5 ^' {/ C! o$ [Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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1 P. A, J% [" t4 d9 {( ]Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1& Y! ^: Y5 { }- B/ b
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Japanese ground losses:2 M0 N4 x4 C9 d% }5 _# v; L
405 casualties reported
9 \# r+ g, Q8 XGuns lost 11
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Allied ground losses:% |2 Y/ k& |) V& k7 e9 k+ G6 w6 p: w
84 casualties reported
% L( D& X4 O% i9 M& ^Guns lost 1 |