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( Y1 O' a$ N5 Q" D" ]) v( i, Y! J4 vSub attack near Amboina at 39,73" B4 ?! l: R3 F8 j9 d: T8 a( f
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Japanese Ships5 {7 u( ]$ `, D b M
AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 I( p I3 h4 w* k" x. u; A
) s$ E4 n% ~9 e9 d0 fAllied Ships) l! ?" z+ i, y( M
SS KXVI* A6 J- ]7 f1 C8 m1 l9 w
* M' }: V1 W% i" pNight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,593 S! W" y6 d- T
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Japanese Ships4 ^8 L; N, u* D3 s
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 C1 n2 h+ r/ Q& K* Z. f4 tMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 j z) j' a& R7 c! B! A6 gPG Edo Maru
5 Q" v8 D9 l- T, c9 Y* R# z cPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire; \5 V* O+ ]/ N' ~5 y
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
- i- x& V4 T& Y2 }* C, VPC Nichi Maru #1
$ s8 w8 @' ^" \- L" S$ k+ CPC Showa Maru #3! k+ F3 k2 t( G% Y9 T1 v
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage5 Z! g+ B0 d/ d% i
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Allied Ships
1 t0 ^$ m; m6 a/ aCA Houston, Shell hits 5* J- l( _, z7 W; J( Q! w% N
DD Scout
' u N2 u; }& ], ?3 k# ]DD Thanet
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5 l: V/ B6 [/ ^% Q' JNight Time Surface Combat at 41,72$ b3 Z, I/ o- l' }9 H) s1 C
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AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 29 R4 {# }7 ~3 V* F C& w6 X
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
0 x. n% R: x) H nAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
$ \; t" r* W+ B! u: ^ S% uAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 `8 U U4 r! q; K1 }# v
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Allied Ships/ F0 D2 ~* z6 }+ O* ]0 @( f* Q P
CL Marblehead
: G2 P# ]: X7 G4 ]3 `CL Boise: ^; Y+ w/ w) [1 C+ N; e* Q3 p( Q- c
DD Alden5 ~( M9 |9 O2 v' J+ c0 T
DD Barker
; p* I0 ~5 q, f9 Z& E. p) v7 h& vDD Bulmer
( e& S) v. w7 @% e* t& j* C! g+ kDD Edsall6 Y% f9 ~( |. v6 ]) @' \) Y
DD John D. Edwards
0 A% Z3 D. L9 Y2 ~8 aDD John D. Ford
4 u+ R, m4 P1 p+ B- V- H+ V [+ `9 NDD Paul Jones
# l) m8 R5 j4 Q% R- \DD Parrott% |0 \, h1 G; X6 S% M
DD Peary, Shell hits 1( q2 M- m2 }6 C `+ B6 M X
DD Pillsbury9 M. a H7 Q9 v
DD Pope8 h' w0 Y9 [" q; Q! u* R9 U
DD Whipple$ G- W% U/ w/ l7 x' O+ v4 R! h# i" H
DD Stewart
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" F7 K2 [3 x3 ]TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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W3 q s, U! _TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56+ \6 I3 E( J* z% c4 s/ U
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Japanese Ships+ B8 ?% x) Z2 b
PG Saga
1 C7 \) U1 m7 \! l' {AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire3 y7 i" R; Y( V# Z
PG Hashidate
! A( g0 W. L6 t4 S3 PPG Uji6 U0 y s3 D7 o) p
9 V# O% j$ G T6 e: @/ Y9 @Japanese ground losses:6 M, J, h( ?8 K. }7 W7 [
35 casualties reported5 O$ H8 B( R' t0 m: b" O' w( L
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17# R( K7 R& d6 ~" K' j- Z
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
. }5 Y5 J& p* j) ]( R; OJapanese Ships8 ?- W, L& H! _3 u1 V! }& c% q* J2 V
PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire4 A, B4 ]. i- f
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
& N, B* J: Q1 Z: v( ^6 I2 sAP Giyu Maru
4 ^: ]( z7 `% V7 _0 n* i. UPG Saga, Shell hits 1
2 d1 g s- R: P' j% Y* p1 }PG Uji, Shell hits 1+ i. I# i4 I8 j. h% c( p g" s
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Japanese ground losses:# o$ ]6 N2 z/ o5 L3 `7 d. X3 K$ N# R
1010 casualties reported* p, R( ~( \2 v/ X/ F
Guns lost 1
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: h- _0 q, b) X6 W0 mAllied ground losses:
6 B- ?3 t* j' v20 casualties reported2 m7 f; C. |. E X8 n6 o, d
Guns lost 1- w8 h7 j4 u- W2 S: m% l# }! F
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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- M) y; h# P! D: @2 D/ ]Japanese aircraft
% m/ I) m( N0 q; B3 I+ b3 G# mKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19
% C$ A6 n8 w5 v# S6 E" @6 GKi-21 Sally x 123
1 Z1 w. ~, Z8 W5 I2 u. nKi-48 Lily x 28
* `# K0 p% I6 E6 W7 ?7 I! m2 dKi-15 Babs x 6
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Allied aircraft( g% k. R6 b; v# l0 m h
Buffalo I x 12
7 ?7 y: A8 g$ a/ eP-40B Tomahawk x 19
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: F% |: _3 }$ J" vJapanese aircraft losses7 V4 z. C$ _( l7 s! k7 x% e( T& ~# A
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
7 O$ J9 f. f0 [ R" T+ kKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
1 C9 s V0 h6 u- R+ ~ R8 V0 }Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged# L' g! I& I4 x/ Q8 Z1 r
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Allied aircraft losses$ {: H. r& K& l/ d3 X) v
Buffalo I: 2 damaged
) o9 {5 d* z: D, ]3 g2 q2 mP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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" ~8 t$ \: @, J4 A+ c f# MAllied ground losses:
* J: x2 F" Q$ L/ e5 y19 casualties reported' c+ r' j7 q/ j5 }8 I8 P8 @, d
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 58 p. m: m4 X6 ^/ L s: u
Airbase supply hits 4; w% B" `, @2 U" M
Runway hits 688 t# D* t6 _5 D; N* F I E9 Y
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,560 q' R. k% D& C9 A% I# W6 V" J
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Allied aircraft
E2 N' U5 a3 ~8 C! _7 d5 P% ^5 t2 lHawk 75A x 35 e' B& Q' g: ^# r2 v" F
Martin 139 x 123 l+ c7 r6 [! c5 J7 M/ Q* u- X
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" _/ ^ Q$ t$ D9 O0 }No Allied losses$ u* i. ~. a1 L5 s6 W
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Japanese Ships
* p# l5 k7 z8 ~+ |& j/ Z" x$ AAP Meiten Maru; {. J' Z C& g0 F; I
AP Teiun Maru
r' V: t9 i) K' ~9 Y x4 iAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
& }0 y3 r2 m, M7 f4 W# l: OAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ V% n! k( `8 A( i* C1 h
R0 \$ A# G, A9 a6 h" j. W, c# {+ KJapanese ground losses:. }& i @0 ?0 A9 l8 Z* R3 t
26 casualties reported: Z# y( c& \& }! {, B& v0 R! M
+ z$ H# L! _. @0 s% M: [. tGround combat at Amboina
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Japanese Shock attack
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# @. O' j& ]. L7 l& xAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 2945 _! x+ i+ c2 O; b7 n
0 m" Y0 e+ o3 }; b% MDefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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; _3 n6 C' f' j3 K0 A& m" xAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 " w3 @) o) S" r2 L8 p
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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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S1 C5 p0 Q2 r( K" Z7 P8 Z/ ^5 [Japanese ground losses:$ J* N' Y" t( L( W6 Z5 j' d' F8 k
405 casualties reported
$ G3 i" ~5 j, ]9 z( v8 {7 i/ _Guns lost 11
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Allied ground losses:
" y: V& U, }5 t; ]" J7 j84 casualties reported- H& x0 W% F% p+ k1 k& `0 ?
Guns lost 1 |