12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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7 q/ I3 B. S" a9 Q9 B, gAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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6 f8 i+ @. x9 g6 K( N- h- b# c6 H9 t; [MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 M, a! z( ~) [MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire! L) K9 P! S+ U' T
PG Edo Maru
% N) w( ~1 J8 y+ J) s: CPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire3 ~6 u6 p8 i o; P3 \9 O% Z
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage. u: W& S8 p t. s
PC Nichi Maru #1
8 \0 X6 O( |" b6 Z$ d0 V) u; OPC Showa Maru #3
9 s/ _+ i' _1 w8 ?- I% HPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage& i5 D2 U% G+ q. |
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CA Houston, Shell hits 5* u0 B4 g. y/ }& a+ N& D$ q0 e
DD Scout* @$ M/ d& h# n2 }8 |" `) E* f# k
DD Thanet
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, ~, N& M8 x1 R$ LNight Time Surface Combat at 41,720 O4 t+ t9 d; q9 x' P
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Japanese Ships
1 N, d8 l3 o6 o! |/ b+ B# R" \AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
; Z" {" Y% Q" }8 \1 n- m# J& q, oAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5; o0 E* V7 ?6 d$ ^
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
' ]4 ~/ a/ d2 M( u; c% BAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 W5 Y' e% l! g x8 c% O7 H
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Allied Ships/ @# T5 O4 Z( V
CL Marblehead) J* O, r2 s3 }
CL Boise+ I. F+ i( }* @' L3 h
DD Alden
9 ^( I. B2 l1 }( p) xDD Barker+ y; E2 ^% M5 s
DD Bulmer
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DD John D. Edwards$ L0 j6 f( E9 i# N
DD John D. Ford
+ F s6 ` n" l- n; B. z5 R& p- ^DD Paul Jones
5 M8 i5 o* T7 FDD Parrott" X- [. \8 O$ [( Z/ X6 y
DD Peary, Shell hits 1" i# A+ J U9 X& x
DD Pillsbury1 D9 v& `# h1 B! L6 f+ h5 l
DD Pope/ M5 \& h: E1 i+ H' k4 e% G. g" K' q
DD Whipple
2 ?1 U8 H9 C( J4 s4 P$ G _9 FDD Stewart. n( ^$ I, d' K/ m+ g6 X% a
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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Japanese Ships
9 H8 W- `" T) w) [1 cPG Saga, y' l# B( c0 v, Q3 W s- h
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
# }) {0 y7 _9 T4 xPG Hashidate
1 y+ _, \% u4 V E7 i6 F- u& hPG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:( V# H7 k8 A% P2 H
35 casualties reported: S8 H9 ~5 }& V
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17% z& |% L5 j6 E! P
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 y' k. I; Z/ _7 n) n
Japanese Ships
7 N/ s3 d% p8 g% W! g! x; mPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire( t6 K! X/ p" K' v" N n& F b
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2# R" i; j; b& ?3 W% C% b4 w1 s+ R
AP Giyu Maru' C/ F( ~& z, \5 z1 T
PG Saga, Shell hits 1, b5 Q6 Y( N+ }% o, J4 Y+ |5 P$ ^
PG Uji, Shell hits 19 I& z! C: O& _. X* k
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Japanese ground losses:
8 t4 i% d- A) N% J" k1010 casualties reported1 \4 k4 W. f# d- W
Guns lost 1* h" F$ B- s3 _: `4 d1 d- Y- n
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20 casualties reported
$ I8 ]. Q5 y* RGuns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,471 g+ k. G+ ^- o( b! r3 e6 N9 h$ x8 z8 ]& J
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/ Y$ i) L5 F) N7 Z* M4 mKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19
& {- J: Q- L$ x% jKi-21 Sally x 1236 z: ?0 S8 @4 f) h
Ki-48 Lily x 285 Z E* f0 ~4 h* s
Ki-15 Babs x 6
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Buffalo I x 12# M6 U% h. ?8 K& J( p- ?
P-40B Tomahawk x 193 [' m( F9 [: _
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Japanese aircraft losses
`" V. [ ^7 @, V7 j9 M/ q' MKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed* P/ k% S, m- n Y
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
( B- q! }# E! I( ]+ l" jKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged; W9 G! M3 `3 p, x$ e3 ~
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Buffalo I: 2 damaged$ |1 J. y2 L# T* R; ?- v
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged6 W2 \ y% A( S- W$ |% z3 Q: H: Y; o
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1 a/ Q d e7 n+ H19 casualties reported, g5 n, H8 G" T! M3 L/ k
Guns lost 15 B( Q& p7 A- w# N! H
. x0 n( `/ W: D% {1 L$ ~! yAirbase hits 5. K# i% \7 n# `6 {. J0 Z' j% ?- O
Airbase supply hits 4
: |- `# V' u5 n, g! u! z4 yRunway hits 68
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. m3 S1 U6 n( O' uDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,564 u* v% R: D1 L# w. r) ?8 Z
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Hawk 75A x 3
1 X+ U% U1 B/ l* s* LMartin 139 x 123 l# n& g+ x; \. v# c! P* r
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( F& w! n+ e2 {5 VNo Allied losses1 a* f* o* L: k( |
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/ `# i5 t, v; W, JAP Meiten Maru4 F7 G) J2 G$ E8 ?
AP Teiun Maru% ~5 A z0 {, P
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
7 `! T+ z9 ~- V( b7 d& [9 {0 C' UAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Japanese ground losses:' p' t' E# \8 ]+ F
26 casualties reported/ F' @+ F3 O/ l; F9 v
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Ground combat at Amboina
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6 x; N! |6 h: ^, Z5 D% DAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294; G8 b4 S! U) E
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1188 l) d8 K$ A: x3 J' o
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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. O( e" Q, S2 K: _$ L0 XJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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. X3 s# {& v: `4 q+ x405 casualties reported( `- n+ P) M8 ]8 a9 m
Guns lost 11" ?& d3 O( x4 P9 ]4 F0 N
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7 X5 u* S+ I, l5 pGuns lost 1 |