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2 f& v& s( w0 [) @0 |* [- W+ USub attack near Amboina at 39,73$ }. _9 N. P1 w2 B# y( c( ^
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AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 @! X; A' L* o1 |% s( L6 [; t2 ]2 Z
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Allied Ships( u3 Q; ?# A; D) O) m$ G
SS KXVI! E( S' g! e3 E3 W
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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Japanese Ships
2 ^2 O2 x, b p& }$ xMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 `* T3 `/ d9 T
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire3 s1 J5 M* V1 t: Q4 n( q2 I4 R
PG Edo Maru
: \8 C; l+ T* ^4 APG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire* \6 i! c5 i' L1 ]
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
5 J% Z2 D* ? G9 j& W4 P/ y- |PC Nichi Maru #1
2 w7 _) L) W1 @PC Showa Maru #3
. A, L( {: }6 f% Y! \# ]PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
9 A c. M' {- v$ oCA Houston, Shell hits 53 E: l6 E! l+ ^' a( Y
DD Scout0 I7 B0 U+ F7 a! Z8 I9 h6 w2 j
DD Thanet
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,724 L% f+ r2 R" G" z
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AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
+ K: ]3 B; H3 z' HAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5+ ?. V* q1 O2 ^; k6 _
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
1 f X; s1 o4 m* B" A( W& IAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 i) ?8 t/ _# Z: X8 e, l
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Allied Ships
0 J+ T- q" X s) W' j( y) I# MCL Marblehead5 e0 Q, Y) N: @* W8 k, S" A
CL Boise6 ?. [1 p5 {. H9 X
DD Alden
; u4 a, R# O j6 P( rDD Barker
# g+ K6 D D! \8 u1 ?/ yDD Bulmer' {- j W5 u% S5 D
DD Edsall
3 h! m) |1 s) r4 d6 A1 cDD John D. Edwards5 d8 U- E1 ?4 `2 O; b
DD John D. Ford- q6 r! Z0 `' L' l0 ^! L2 T7 |9 l
DD Paul Jones' ~" E! n/ M2 q
DD Parrott: ]) I2 Y7 A* j. T; o! Y, ?8 T8 e
DD Peary, Shell hits 1
$ w7 }9 Y* T3 c; U2 ~/ x+ hDD Pillsbury
) ?; E- k- s4 h% |. l5 bDD Pope
" P, {: A8 @: P# u. P [; XDD Whipple
8 s* Y# {. `- i- F$ Z; qDD Stewart
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: _9 [" O7 r* Z7 b$ ITF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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5 L! J) O3 D# i0 |TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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4 u" j% I, i# ^1 e' ZPG Saga
/ k# E2 W8 K" `! K9 G0 }/ uAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire! u- i& x: _/ `/ j- p
PG Hashidate" r. J3 x, w+ f3 g0 H9 A
PG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:- F. A) _$ Z1 ~+ T: X4 U3 J$ m
35 casualties reported$ `$ e! R. ?9 S r
5 X5 v% l1 D" l- l9 rCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
- D0 m! I! @3 _102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.9 b9 Z; b# K4 Y
Japanese Ships* _4 G L, i, X9 a3 F
PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
8 I6 b* o7 e. g% e" J; HAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2, t, e/ h: f3 J
AP Giyu Maru* |9 r' P* w2 `. {) A9 w" t8 c
PG Saga, Shell hits 1
. E$ V* n' H. H/ uPG Uji, Shell hits 1% E9 | f, P k( ]
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Japanese ground losses:/ W5 U* k2 S2 A
1010 casualties reported
8 I, r$ R- E( MGuns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:
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! X) c6 c3 @+ P: a/ B K% T0 ^Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47 ~" x) S2 x9 s5 t. o) Z
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/ O2 c2 D& m$ a7 ~% xKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19
0 m1 y) w$ F2 d0 d, b) ?* m+ `- `Ki-21 Sally x 123
' _5 |/ [4 j/ w% r" b! ZKi-48 Lily x 28: ?" [; `/ P5 z0 U3 D) l
Ki-15 Babs x 6$ ?0 l$ p1 @/ E7 M1 e) t5 `: B4 S
; l6 @9 f# M ~0 @' q- s8 gAllied aircraft6 c8 ?: f# b$ h1 @& n
Buffalo I x 12
" ~2 u& A* z/ J( Q: dP-40B Tomahawk x 19+ u \6 D$ Y1 x" O6 K
/ U4 k& S& H8 o3 B( tJapanese aircraft losses# S, S# n; x3 h# q( n6 B) u( F' ]0 u
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed; B# \9 Y% K4 Y+ y2 o6 a8 X
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged4 q! L% Z8 H& b" ?: ?& L
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged) K2 G( P' H$ p# l, e+ P9 f
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Allied aircraft losses4 M3 P5 l# P& W& g' I# I
Buffalo I: 2 damaged- U) L. u1 M# E. I0 n/ R
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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0 s) Q0 j; p& y) Q, V h9 rAllied ground losses:' {. {, L% }+ `# k; @! d
19 casualties reported ?4 v" K8 b, `3 k; @7 o( B
Guns lost 1
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' Y- b D5 T, |Airbase hits 5$ I, }9 y/ \% e W- w
Airbase supply hits 49 a: n. E% g5 S) @1 ?
Runway hits 68
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. [# v: C: V w! u3 l; ^+ IDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56/ {% W: L+ u/ X$ b" H' B9 z4 Z2 k
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Allied aircraft- P4 S A, a! v" r) O9 K9 P0 Y
Hawk 75A x 39 J4 a# V, d5 [
Martin 139 x 12) b( z( F Z3 G0 Z q' N- b
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No Allied losses/ e& F: _+ h# U8 I; K
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4 j- C' i. h% e% y( a$ ]AP Meiten Maru6 R9 ]9 Y; \& M. }, ^% c# S+ |
AP Teiun Maru& N* m, m# G3 n: ~
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage* ~5 I/ y& B' q, M$ u' T& O
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 E! _9 m1 j7 p2 t6 d7 x& g8 M
. b: e G( m8 q- w) X4 X: ~Japanese ground losses:( y. G8 G7 z$ j% I" i( \
26 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Amboina
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p6 V% m0 c- w1 J* N c6 Y$ MJapanese Shock attack
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. r! ]& [+ L4 O, j; pAttacking 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
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# j8 s# n g! N' d8 R$ ^% FJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 4 i+ N; h0 P! b7 v; A0 z' [+ |* ?
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) , Y) c* |! U0 r1 e, r/ K. J$ y
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 10 T: e# t3 S/ [ f
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Japanese ground losses: w& v7 _# ], {, q1 z
405 casualties reported H* ]: F& L/ O/ R5 N, a' a; y
Guns lost 11
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Allied ground losses:, j9 W1 N) J) c' B
84 casualties reported
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