12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 [) R ^6 E6 M, Q0 N' E6 i
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,597 {) M6 _# s& F+ W& i
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Japanese Ships
6 I/ |9 E3 ~& j* W3 z' F5 C5 h# c) oMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 ~# F2 K7 o8 V! ^+ S: G
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire! \% o9 @2 M& i+ X" ^- A1 T1 w
PG Edo Maru/ e9 Z4 x- C* I; p8 v
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire5 w+ o" Z5 E+ ?0 T' L
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage& ~" g0 M) t; h
PC Nichi Maru #1
7 h d# q* A" [! R% SPC Showa Maru #3) ^$ e: b; b& K, F
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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CA Houston, Shell hits 53 S3 t, g9 O- q0 ]
DD Scout
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8 E, `( P& ~9 s9 q" X8 MNight Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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Japanese Ships
: ^0 [! q" y' RAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2; M- f/ P) Y4 _2 Q
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
/ _4 B t; q3 f! S+ _AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2- h+ ], J. ]' @
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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/ D, z8 H- P' FAllied Ships
$ D* L- h: w9 l' ^% I0 qCL Marblehead
: S- B6 m/ t0 m9 K7 {0 \( xCL Boise
6 N: G, `0 x1 j2 h. cDD Alden$ ` n. b; A% u* {! N
DD Barker. n8 x/ r2 G+ Q* I% g# u* E1 M2 V
DD Bulmer
4 ~* X, v& d* J# U0 J& N) ZDD Edsall
" Q( T# `9 Y7 ~- x6 X9 @' |/ pDD John D. Edwards9 d6 Z) u+ X# `! `
DD John D. Ford! E2 X) `$ Q t7 L( @; X) ?* K# x
DD Paul Jones" ~' j& w8 j+ @" n; ]
DD Parrott
. b# Q7 P: r3 I( KDD Peary, Shell hits 1% ?( @2 b! u& x; |
DD Pillsbury, @ c4 K2 J' i- x* q1 D
DD Pope' v% S8 K+ `8 L0 @) }
DD Whipple9 y) P$ y4 v E9 K! b* _
DD Stewart
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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+ Y8 w# h; h' a OTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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$ @( |# X9 f3 e& P' }- DPG Saga+ v1 c0 T' _9 E; q3 ~
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire6 O: ^( A5 T1 M3 r6 c
PG Hashidate6 d6 r, [/ `( X% \6 N! H4 t |
PG Uji! [$ _' [+ y4 ~, ^0 ]7 ]
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Japanese ground losses:
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: X, Y' G- V& l: z9 GCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17& q2 Q: p/ t8 u* q" H
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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: i* ?8 g3 b8 A% H; h# d' N5 ^PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire% ]- b+ K/ `0 k: W0 t( D8 B
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
4 h# c! W. e0 ~AP Giyu Maru; q: G" x9 m0 U2 \% g
PG Saga, Shell hits 1
$ L% ]" b: w7 U4 H H+ Y# _PG Uji, Shell hits 1
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Japanese ground losses:
4 e& t* i1 f' y: U$ x7 R, {1010 casualties reported
5 t+ Y+ m, R MGuns lost 1
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20 casualties reported) b) O) L0 _; t9 J$ o- L0 K# k
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,470 p; q1 c& R. {% O: h2 T& [
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Japanese aircraft
6 Q, v' Y* i. a& `+ r0 o; o5 S5 gKi-43-Ib Oscar x 191 ]( n5 G; y0 Q. X9 o2 x
Ki-21 Sally x 123
0 _: V: R9 _2 I) j- T; j4 Z- ]. OKi-48 Lily x 28$ \- R; R B+ F$ M2 w
Ki-15 Babs x 6) V! M6 s6 ^+ H! R/ y
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Allied aircraft6 ]3 T8 {: Z+ g) |* U( e/ Y
Buffalo I x 12
+ i5 r, V& U5 |P-40B Tomahawk x 19
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1 C1 A+ ~) w! ^& y' y* h+ p$ ]/ IKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
1 V: S. C/ B6 @/ G9 \: C) PKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged- e3 J3 X. n& o2 ~
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged7 ~' C% m/ _+ [2 D9 T
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Allied aircraft losses
7 P S& b2 a4 c, vBuffalo I: 2 damaged
) U7 W# s+ N, w1 QP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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Allied ground losses:. c9 [2 ?+ T1 q3 p7 q4 c
19 casualties reported
5 I" R, a' k+ x$ ?Guns lost 1% C1 I7 f+ j, k C% c% S1 W" X
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Airbase hits 5
0 S! |2 D2 q- g8 |Airbase supply hits 47 o" f; D' N7 g2 }
Runway hits 684 u" a: K/ U) H
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Martin 139 x 12+ A) q6 d. A3 u- P$ y6 {# R5 [6 K
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No Allied losses
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8 J/ K( }8 t5 d+ t4 O1 @2 vAP Meiten Maru7 @. a+ n; e& z
AP Teiun Maru8 y( {) w! g$ _" \& n0 L9 C
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage$ X" Q$ m0 R( F" n- F( R
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Japanese ground losses:$ y& [3 b! V2 D
26 casualties reported3 |0 o! n" n0 ^( N0 Z% \
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Ground combat at Amboina& h, b4 @2 {) w* [! P$ f
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Japanese Shock attack
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' @+ G# }/ O! {Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 2949 p3 B5 _% ]9 r/ o% `
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 " h8 T0 y: }$ s$ @2 R: _# N
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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# ^4 A6 K! M# Q& S/ vJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
9 ?9 \+ T! @& v B. F" @6 i. }8 y405 casualties reported
$ N- A! M) [8 ?# [3 b6 KGuns lost 11
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Guns lost 1 |