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7 P% o( R& Z$ i; SSub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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Japanese Ships
% K* z8 h$ `* C& h @AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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Japanese Ships' P! o. L$ y$ V) y0 z$ D
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 q) f( O- N( X; m+ z3 o% k+ N% T. `MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire7 _+ p, Y6 C& {
PG Edo Maru
! R( L" Z- Y3 S' M5 l& U* O4 aPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
A1 i2 U* `0 a: x) i7 B k" {8 C( gPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage3 }. S' m0 w( @+ L" O
PC Nichi Maru #11 t+ k% `; C: k. [
PC Showa Maru #34 m) m& i7 M, ~, w
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage* l. l1 n( |% O
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Allied Ships% \2 h. z% ?) w' s2 N
CA Houston, Shell hits 5. F& d% w# ?6 z9 Y! P
DD Scout( U% z( U0 m$ y3 d$ l# ~7 j
DD Thanet
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* K' J+ R6 T9 e4 s% x# ANight Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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Japanese Ships
" i9 u5 ~: Y v9 F9 b" p4 T& _1 P7 NAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2/ @1 c& S$ J- n# N
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
2 ^4 ~+ F, V/ j9 G# ^& T/ AAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2. N/ R' m, o# k% I4 q
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 D; U8 y( ~! Y
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Allied Ships9 W; T7 V! Q& Y, u" D" u1 u% E$ q
CL Marblehead
2 z* |% v, g( O+ ]- o- aCL Boise/ p8 }2 Y- P6 A" q$ s1 L1 F
DD Alden
/ h' H/ [8 k5 q5 x$ j$ QDD Barker
# V, _- g5 b6 JDD Bulmer3 Y- b/ `# ^( i' Y! R7 p8 @/ y
DD Edsall; ]+ \. e1 z. Y7 E! U
DD John D. Edwards6 o4 c1 z" ]5 v# } N# V
DD John D. Ford2 p: M1 K0 c6 U2 W W- W
DD Paul Jones
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+ h( J9 j/ ?% D2 \% x! @) uDD Peary, Shell hits 1) g/ y2 Z: U8 F9 G! D
DD Pillsbury
/ m4 ]8 ~" p+ @9 C/ n, \DD Pope3 B% |& D* f4 I4 V
DD Whipple% n0 e9 ~% Z- G# I ?3 @5 _! k
DD Stewart
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9 ~# T7 p3 A$ y* o, |TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56& W; j# Y, b4 D: F' ]6 s
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$ r7 x" v3 k0 I) L( WJapanese Ships3 o% W8 o/ }, m% s
PG Saga. d0 B* ^. b+ R1 n
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
# K/ m# C; c8 D- IPG Hashidate
1 C. M+ ]7 m1 i6 H s7 M) cPG Uji0 P6 p7 e8 s$ O0 t0 g) r5 U4 _
0 {: f: Q) s8 zJapanese ground losses:( c* V1 y6 F. |) u
35 casualties reported
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6 H$ R! w! L& [ r9 C- pCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
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Japanese Ships# C: R9 F# z' k& [. w9 i
PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire$ |, S+ r. t n+ \9 J: u
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
9 C' c3 k7 a5 C4 [# ~AP Giyu Maru& t3 E" W3 X8 R" p+ n
PG Saga, Shell hits 1
# Y% q3 Y1 T* _: p0 XPG Uji, Shell hits 15 T! h0 b: q5 n7 g+ m' R
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Japanese ground losses:
9 f& x( R! a+ r% T6 J" ^7 u7 J1010 casualties reported* O' {* Z9 F1 v
Guns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:4 i9 Z1 F+ L8 D# o( N7 k
20 casualties reported: r6 P! t9 o! f4 z
Guns lost 1! _, V0 U7 ^3 b/ t
9 E3 R9 \' x& S( T. P& V: IDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47! y I/ u b/ t3 k
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7 c+ U7 s' `/ F( VKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19
) s! z4 V. ]& Q9 I$ ? z" s! |Ki-21 Sally x 123, u6 e+ W! X" u# J$ }
Ki-48 Lily x 28
: L X$ U& u3 ^' ?Ki-15 Babs x 6& \+ b7 s9 Y& k2 u9 N9 h0 i
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Allied aircraft7 f; F- y0 c C% W0 [( ^' l. \
Buffalo I x 12/ F" C- l) k' x- D9 R3 t
P-40B Tomahawk x 192 Y2 C& M" }; O& s
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Japanese aircraft losses$ o# Q0 U! W9 j2 s
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
0 W# K$ b; x' q8 H" `Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
- {. z! t/ s( m' `$ XKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
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P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged! M M5 Y% e1 }, O! T6 F K5 z9 {7 H
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Allied ground losses:
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Guns lost 1; C/ D) ~+ ^- `, w- d
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Airbase hits 5 f( H# ^ {5 E+ J) o& Q
Airbase supply hits 4
; ]; V+ r; T# w# i7 H) U- {* K0 S3 `Runway hits 68+ u2 k3 X( l; r( [7 S- r
6 _3 w/ S% J+ z F- ]; d' JDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,563 t4 C% A' F% u$ `
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$ U2 f* j- ]3 z" K+ Y" S5 O* MHawk 75A x 3
7 J6 _/ @( v' _Martin 139 x 127 c O+ O& ?1 c6 n- W. o& j
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No Allied losses
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+ f9 V2 C; H b; E/ L. W4 jAP Meiten Maru
. o! M/ M; | U5 [8 eAP Teiun Maru
/ v( T0 v) g2 @8 Z+ _- HAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
( \0 H$ n9 _& iAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire- X5 ?5 V4 K3 O6 y8 z) c/ L' z
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Japanese ground losses:
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* m, b: O- {9 L9 U# MGround combat at Amboina
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294: |! b; C: T& ?, d! ~. S( l. N" m
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1185 ]5 S8 U& J' r' z% u. s
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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6 \% w( ^' [& v- V0 LAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 ; r9 k' D) T( J* H2 a1 x& U/ n
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) : X( ?! Y0 M; v: S& G7 g( N
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Japanese ground losses:4 J' S) t& }1 C7 z
405 casualties reported/ }8 B* n6 X9 P4 o5 K! m
Guns lost 11 _' n" V# X. V; a
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Allied ground losses:
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9 e ]* ^2 Q! i5 a9 f4 o% eGuns lost 1 |