12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73) T$ n9 [9 z3 L" n& U% q9 l
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AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 D! g( t. g- ^5 A- K; c7 Y% S
U. M {5 ?0 F; oAllied Ships
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59+ S# K( H/ i4 E3 ]1 c
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Japanese Ships
. J/ f5 ?7 I% N: Q6 m: s1 dMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! X! k: T" H' E6 j8 C9 r5 dMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire5 @& |, L. M4 D' h% v3 C; Q
PG Edo Maru& y) s7 g2 V0 a- Y7 p
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ E( O0 q7 F6 T! nPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage$ c' ]5 n% T5 q4 ]0 O
PC Nichi Maru #1- O8 D6 n5 W6 k& B# r* t7 k
PC Showa Maru #3) o5 B. c* h+ C* z, ?# F! C
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
4 Z5 a: u& z9 e4 }CA Houston, Shell hits 57 I h( `$ K9 L: A( @
DD Scout- [. w* o7 L$ s& z5 _8 g
DD Thanet
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,729 T* x7 `/ h* X. z/ Y q
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Japanese Ships
* K" B) h& \6 c' T) i8 yAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2) L, X5 t4 q6 ?# }8 G
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
9 i+ ^4 o% x7 f. S0 ^+ iAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2! z# p' [$ J: U" A) \
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- P0 |/ w) W1 I# U. [$ M
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CL Marblehead9 g) i# K% x5 n( c- {
CL Boise
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DD Barker& l2 z, r( g! A2 v- _
DD Bulmer
5 j) a- @* {( _% g/ l! Q: TDD Edsall
4 I. z8 M1 a* H0 Y( z8 FDD John D. Edwards& x; p4 W' K8 y8 V+ `$ W
DD John D. Ford$ S1 d6 i: t. ~+ V/ L, Q
DD Paul Jones* j4 w# ] S& q* ?4 W
DD Parrott
; \& s# x8 ]# J8 }+ _DD Peary, Shell hits 1
7 i: p6 {/ f7 L: YDD Pillsbury
; E' H1 o' b. H% l" M4 L$ ?- m9 G5 vDD Pope1 U, `, l- \" w! @/ ]& `
DD Whipple& F8 q# K# X0 L7 ?' I
DD Stewart
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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2 R+ x! S2 D0 S1 g* TTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,560 o" W) I3 ^. {0 M" y1 D
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& a* Q1 ~- n4 R9 {PG Saga
* c% J6 J% P2 h# T! k# {, T2 EAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
( L" n, S: r4 ~; vPG Hashidate
+ G6 g- R0 Z3 t: O; GPG Uji
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* Y& Y6 ^ ^7 c* B0 V; }6 DJapanese ground losses:
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
4 E$ b, c% O) w102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
* t2 e4 P6 h9 U7 WAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 25 W# Y B+ }( P( O; z) h3 Q
AP Giyu Maru
. c# m7 q/ b! I3 v5 [7 dPG Saga, Shell hits 1
; F! V6 y8 A% SPG Uji, Shell hits 1; ?( w/ N: G* M& D" b* o6 J" n
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Japanese ground losses:
% Z; Q. T; N* r* Y- W4 x- {1010 casualties reported
0 q, H! V9 w6 x7 R$ x3 B% NGuns lost 1
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5 g6 o5 I, ^) h2 H9 kAllied ground losses:
( m4 R4 g" |: i20 casualties reported
+ y: }, x5 h& f$ bGuns lost 1
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- g( |! t3 {4 `& F$ I: Z/ K1 ^- s$ ~Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
4 O* ~9 `7 {; uKi-21 Sally x 123: r% U* D( e( {" J: D3 l0 J
Ki-48 Lily x 28* Z1 q6 P, L* w
Ki-15 Babs x 6
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Allied aircraft
8 X( R X6 X" e/ I9 SBuffalo I x 128 B& l8 D. {1 s; @
P-40B Tomahawk x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses: f) D; A/ }' \
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
6 n# I; f4 v: h: C" G, OKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
% k( D' F9 g1 N0 F) j. S( J' ~Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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& J0 D8 G ~* s) c8 v. H+ HBuffalo I: 2 damaged
& _: n i4 _8 sP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged9 }( Z2 D1 W. A: n! N* T- o/ E* C# B
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& x' o4 k* i& J1 D6 ?Allied ground losses:) [+ I4 E$ v& Y
19 casualties reported
( t4 E2 e" ]7 v0 X J! T ~" qGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 5
7 |1 G1 ^# M# r4 @0 \9 ]; WAirbase supply hits 4+ Y; f3 o- ^/ g% x& g
Runway hits 68
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) f8 W9 s) }8 i" S& lDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,566 q+ D4 l5 h4 F+ L0 |) \; l( I l
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Allied aircraft# y( ?2 C/ F9 Z
Hawk 75A x 3& @" a, t$ R: e/ y" ?
Martin 139 x 12: J" Y# S6 B: ~; Z) B. ?
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2 L0 n; R- u* u, P+ \% I& J0 u" [No Allied losses, \- e6 ?0 D7 [- T3 m+ X
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AP Meiten Maru M4 p B7 \; x. o
AP Teiun Maru+ J* x5 `8 x0 Y
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage$ y. B! a2 k7 z# U H) a' R
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 P6 f. E! i$ |0 A E, r! {
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Japanese ground losses:
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Ground combat at Amboina
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Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294) Y& ]( x) s( e
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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) k/ q6 d8 ^0 A9 SJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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( j, g8 d1 G* K: m: aJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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: r( t2 s6 M4 k2 d! h9 KJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1* x3 n8 J; {& P8 D& D! H8 j
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405 casualties reported
" L- B" b3 I7 b" f' [ XGuns lost 11
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Allied ground losses:; s. K- Z9 j8 a' z
84 casualties reported* ~: n0 c3 [2 g$ x
Guns lost 1 |