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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73) W, i) F5 p" w( A6 W' w
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^) |2 b% d1 z0 Z* [AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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SS KXVI
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7 `* o5 N6 X6 _: cNight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,592 \9 h+ e9 k6 G9 M9 G+ B6 t
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Japanese Ships
% d5 B( s. S$ I2 a+ m; y6 m" r0 }MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& r1 A6 k5 h; e& f( F; A% Y7 i
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire# T9 i- j6 F% U: r L0 L) ?
PG Edo Maru7 d& s; I8 ~2 s( Z+ ?7 [
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire+ |4 F' S* L8 u- h) Y# q
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
6 a0 ~7 e3 ?$ S( Z [PC Nichi Maru #18 N8 I# @8 o$ Q' X' Y+ n. T) L7 i" g1 w
PC Showa Maru #3
5 ~ E; J# C2 GPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage5 q! s/ r! b* I9 ^6 _ \
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CA Houston, Shell hits 5+ j: l" F5 ?3 W- u
DD Scout
9 T- l& f' j r& s0 E0 r( |DD Thanet
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' M8 i) ^- U2 H4 o( |Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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Japanese Ships% Y; f; Y9 z" s
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
$ G+ k) k8 t; [7 iAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5+ W# s" L4 Y4 h% K9 ?( h5 S
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 28 r# y% B8 _$ j- \# q- B" G
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 T4 P8 T( j. P. f! A
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' t2 s) }" V8 ?1 q- vCL Marblehead+ o V4 x% s( J6 @
CL Boise2 V f0 T6 ], Z$ b9 X3 O2 x! ^
DD Alden
6 |) G" |3 q, y, E% ]9 B$ h. n; i$ QDD Barker* b' ^& s) i$ H& \- M
DD Bulmer* R& m j" }% q% P
DD Edsall
5 T6 C( F8 u8 y" r8 M8 zDD John D. Edwards
- A/ B3 P, z# I# K6 i. P& i2 l' o, jDD John D. Ford0 l/ ]8 t; X- A
DD Paul Jones: S( _$ e+ y$ n: c# ^
DD Parrott
/ l+ t8 ]/ U+ ^* F7 Q6 `DD Peary, Shell hits 1* p B% W. i e7 r/ M1 f6 v! ~% w0 L
DD Pillsbury, X# r6 @* Q# X5 v% y$ i
DD Pope5 A5 I% [# C- q% J4 Q
DD Whipple
/ r+ O8 a" f- X# a1 ` t) ~DD Stewart
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! s* F E6 A+ ~3 C# p/ `6 k+ J3 o3 FTF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)) A. }: |/ \7 I* Q2 P8 E; e
) t# t0 l+ Y5 U8 r, ZTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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PG Saga
[2 Q* N% v& ~/ v) J6 lAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire z& Y, r3 E$ ?3 l1 _
PG Hashidate
! y% q, p7 L ?8 i! wPG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:0 T( ?9 Q( ~$ T8 g+ o1 [
35 casualties reported" h3 F. K- d6 u3 D+ K% |" Q f
5 o+ A. _5 @. J# p( M1 D8 MCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17, V. `# r! i+ I# s
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire" v/ w7 p- F! `. P( q) N
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
: G3 s5 @' H% {7 B" ?AP Giyu Maru! N" }$ c" ^, r0 V( L* _: y0 K/ i$ P
PG Saga, Shell hits 1
7 l6 k* G& M# XPG Uji, Shell hits 1
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5 l) k" z) `+ K4 ]6 m# wJapanese ground losses:
% ~ X! n' r# w3 E3 i4 N O j0 M1010 casualties reported
+ ^+ K3 I: a& O) Q! d BGuns lost 1
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& \. ?( }2 l9 Y6 I- x20 casualties reported: F/ I# [, z* G+ w9 \
Guns lost 1
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- D3 w8 u L! jDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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8 ^3 N5 ?# v5 w# G# {Japanese aircraft0 f0 l, y( ]7 s# _& j, m( p
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
( z& X+ Z- n3 GKi-21 Sally x 1231 L5 d, a% E( X+ T
Ki-48 Lily x 280 u6 ~ J7 v4 l: K7 o% O+ ^0 ^5 p" v
Ki-15 Babs x 6
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Buffalo I x 12
* M! j# t. _2 g/ M+ c9 r: `P-40B Tomahawk x 19% i* t" ]! h4 m1 z
: G4 A( M( R4 J+ J' iJapanese aircraft losses
7 h. m0 n$ ?% d9 J L8 j4 BKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed* X% |( c \; ~% K3 k5 `
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged' ~2 |+ x7 i" `% J6 h4 g3 L1 q
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
: r7 i- v+ v& k$ g1 E- S( U8 uBuffalo I: 2 damaged# ~& U* P5 @9 j w1 d
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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( m3 W1 n& i% I2 I$ I, M" S& z) `19 casualties reported6 B* k7 h: k3 P, m
Guns lost 1
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% |, a8 X: R& j* O1 O) VAirbase hits 5
0 b4 j4 h1 \; LAirbase supply hits 4- @5 f+ X3 r l2 h9 l0 P
Runway hits 687 Q/ F$ S$ s* q
/ V* m" i7 {3 z( O* ]3 S q- g1 BDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Allied aircraft
8 ^8 h a! {; w4 BHawk 75A x 3
! u& C! ]+ L0 ^Martin 139 x 120 G) A+ v" P$ H* c5 A+ j% x7 W; z
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! y: b) ]0 V$ J* ANo Allied losses/ Y* W) w' s2 U. D2 z, l" n
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6 U- e) j$ i/ Z3 K* B! aAP Meiten Maru" T0 ^9 d, c) A- P( x6 e3 j |0 V
AP Teiun Maru
9 ?% K" n b: J2 y iAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
: I3 y$ e6 ^ o& \AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire: k/ W, n1 q/ o; e: g3 j) }7 d2 L, S
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3 l8 p A* l5 ~26 casualties reported
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( g5 o- E3 U4 u4 ]6 T3 b/ F5 t' lGround combat at Amboina
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Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 2947 H. S1 {7 Q0 V+ Z0 C" k! [
# H( w0 u3 p2 r4 ?Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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% d' J) I4 r7 Z% J. s3 k( KJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 1 h) C4 }$ w( O+ W5 O
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 9 U% J$ d$ h* B. t' I" i
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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) q: A: l9 j' A" @Japanese ground losses:
A0 f# {, K$ c7 d7 [- c405 casualties reported
1 {' @% t7 c CGuns lost 11/ L6 o; x' r7 r9 R
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84 casualties reported7 w. d; Q$ y4 M$ r, n& c
Guns lost 1 |