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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73$ [+ H6 @* @. z- W! s! s
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AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships. ?; V8 l; S/ p* y, V7 _$ l
SS KXVI! F# H+ |' O1 k* U7 ~, O" v
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59" P3 _. i4 ~1 I$ v) _* k
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Japanese Ships$ ^( q* ?0 U! M; w1 C: }1 g0 a3 w7 Q
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 H# r2 `" w7 P$ T( @/ X
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire* O: P4 l7 S E- H! D
PG Edo Maru
+ a' y- c* B/ u8 S# b- ePG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire5 n2 g6 i) u: F$ |7 {6 r& k: L! g
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
: H3 v0 w9 S+ A. M0 z8 R5 y SPC Nichi Maru #1' Q1 b1 v t# x0 e9 Q3 S# D
PC Showa Maru #3
6 C" Y1 e# x6 L5 n0 zPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage( \ g' k9 ~( v" S1 G+ d
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9 O1 A9 Q" k8 u/ kCA Houston, Shell hits 52 p" e( _# c: j$ S% o/ U
DD Scout! A& m/ T5 f# W5 }& s3 d; H
DD Thanet
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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Japanese Ships
# L( a' L! n, U9 RAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
1 K9 p4 i* M: k! H' S. mAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5% p$ z3 m3 _. Y3 s5 \5 x3 I
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
6 r1 c9 g. i- }( A+ wAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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- P! N; F D) ~ X8 CCL Marblehead' X6 Q) A r& O
CL Boise9 @! Q& b# v; b5 f* h
DD Alden
- m: w# V9 C# ?+ k5 c `4 wDD Barker: q8 S- _6 c) R" \8 X( K$ u* I& R
DD Bulmer
) [+ A& ] \" h% l. c3 vDD Edsall
7 [9 x( B2 z) V* V' |( b; i% y' nDD John D. Edwards
9 d& p) t: g6 y4 V: ]1 M$ gDD John D. Ford
9 F5 o$ V5 o, U& [. HDD Paul Jones/ R7 L/ j; Q& F" j" ?* ], _
DD Parrott
1 p# x1 c8 }0 A* i" v5 QDD Peary, Shell hits 10 M/ N4 T3 ]7 F. h
DD Pillsbury
M$ X. e* ~, `: A, [4 {0 dDD Pope
& P5 t: s8 c3 O( \DD Whipple
# U5 ?+ A. A% U9 r" y1 q: iDD Stewart, x! B0 F4 Q- G
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56): p( O5 F- D' N3 r3 e
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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Japanese Ships* q1 w) s2 P5 x" h# x
PG Saga+ j$ p' u& T( \
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
4 i$ T9 f6 p: n/ M8 yPG Hashidate( V# P: T, t7 @; N ^3 h ^4 P, V
PG Uji! i& c8 l/ x' Y$ ~ V3 ?1 W' p4 x& |
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Japanese ground losses:$ U6 k* b6 c, y5 m* d2 E
35 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17$ p7 b( k5 B3 F- u0 D2 L
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.' l7 V: R3 _, W3 ~
Japanese Ships
" v( ?' T: P" Q/ L1 m! v" f5 `PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
9 {/ ^# J: u: o# H9 U3 C- fAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2( ^0 u' v y% `4 o* V) i9 v0 s
AP Giyu Maru
+ G4 O: K) Z! Z" G3 z& i" b! DPG Saga, Shell hits 18 W7 W" a9 o& e# r) {2 q5 i6 q
PG Uji, Shell hits 1, m% ^1 h# }0 X& R% _# A& ~
1 u8 j8 O5 B: ^8 O @+ VJapanese ground losses:
) m; i$ M* [ J* \) y S: N& g1010 casualties reported
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* U' S9 w/ i; m; }/ lAllied ground losses:
% K- m! J/ o1 [/ m: k20 casualties reported
" i. n* p, T# iGuns lost 1& n& d/ Q2 ]" [% k+ E d
+ n/ G7 S; P! i. X# e" w6 {Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,475 }" N7 h, i# ?2 w. Z# M
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19! V. C; J( D' ]3 }, h. x+ j: j
Ki-21 Sally x 123
& b) L( u/ q: MKi-48 Lily x 28
! t8 ^) [ R/ \* lKi-15 Babs x 60 j9 ]4 F* M5 A& Z7 v* P7 l
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Allied aircraft
2 g$ y* F( j1 f# |, ~4 HBuffalo I x 12
6 r) A3 ]( f9 Y& g! g$ f5 F$ e6 mP-40B Tomahawk x 19! q7 R9 \- A7 X u3 Q: Z
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed- f" F3 Q/ j3 w. }! B2 [
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged: g" s4 X- r$ I) k5 D1 U/ t
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged) C$ _1 c8 |5 k' z; v# w; ]6 z
# u% s. W. F4 @7 iAllied aircraft losses: j4 v- v* W" a& h3 P* L" |
Buffalo I: 2 damaged) O1 M/ R* I5 E! }( }0 u. Y
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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Allied ground losses:
' z. e! l j. N9 ?5 e- q' k- _19 casualties reported5 n& G2 ]; O$ r! c
Guns lost 1
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( B. U5 U; H2 i T; pAirbase hits 5
" T9 I; ~/ l: j6 y: R+ I+ \Airbase supply hits 4
. d9 ^! S1 e! i+ a" KRunway hits 68
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56% x, Z6 M) l; I
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# F- i- O A" }! \+ `Martin 139 x 12
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: g' n; H# w. a8 d0 q$ d% t2 _ tNo Allied losses% b+ |* l5 p5 E8 t2 O) c9 i; K
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Japanese Ships
2 m2 J: W0 ~" r8 WAP Meiten Maru" r. |' J. W5 o* A
AP Teiun Maru3 r W, j, S+ s" x8 c: x
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage; c; n& x* b* A' C
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 V- n1 I8 _% M. f: e6 P3 _
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Japanese ground losses:
; K5 S, V6 [+ Y. s26 casualties reported3 x% N0 y9 c! ` L# s
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Ground combat at Amboina
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Attacking 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/ ~0 O, J4 G5 ^2 {6 l8 |- R( h! E
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 + P* W5 E$ `& t' ^& I; e2 N8 s
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 ' h' ^5 O7 p) s4 q: V6 T* S# C
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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0 _% \5 V% S* Y1 m, yJapanese ground losses:
' y# s+ |- o6 }6 o405 casualties reported
, S" {, X( Q1 ]& L# q, y ^4 }Guns lost 11. L6 r# `% ]9 k& c
! i$ a- P% j: R1 k$ S) rAllied ground losses:7 u% p) t! t B4 X& [/ Q' L
84 casualties reported
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