12/14/41
! e% ? S: o3 C/ j0 O/ k( U% G' q6 z4 l& v6 z
Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
7 r6 n+ n+ z' V+ I3 f
, \, k* q/ j3 P+ R sJapanese Ships* N; g- U' ^) r4 N7 y, a8 B8 N
AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& h2 x8 Q1 }1 z- _$ E
5 a* T4 J2 B6 i' H4 f8 NAllied Ships. k7 \2 r5 D5 t6 D) w
SS KXVI/ @& I- N+ T- `" I2 R) A Y
) B0 }. \: `+ N" w
Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
L7 I" a4 a% u
( A* w" o/ I4 x* {0 XJapanese Ships
+ m$ O% U1 C9 UMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ n8 G+ J# I& @" U* L' D$ \8 QMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire, P# d8 h! j. b" `5 C" L8 W1 ]
PG Edo Maru
* r/ l4 o: @- L6 Y7 O$ y8 RPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
) m; C7 R6 l$ ]6 r. @8 JPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
# }1 S( X* k* t! T" j/ XPC Nichi Maru #1) E* W. {, `5 F/ ]+ z' `+ }
PC Showa Maru #3
7 ]; h& U* P/ T5 j7 P) pPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
# J2 J4 I. S: U& v0 K& V/ i 8 g E8 U/ e0 e' f
Allied Ships
; p4 f/ l8 C- S7 CCA Houston, Shell hits 5
3 l/ W/ F& H5 x; S* \2 HDD Scout* f/ T+ j6 o9 h K1 S& [) e
DD Thanet
5 Y+ i: s2 H! Z6 y4 W2 g! o
; B* n s5 S; o* ^Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72: }, ?- R" b) y$ V- w5 e) Y
' ^" G1 `: c7 z# W# R: ?. ?* w
Japanese Ships& J$ F1 W: W( O( K
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 28 x$ n- D$ x! \% [; D, K7 S
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
7 p4 w) \# Z8 ^2 j: G+ ~AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
; z. g/ [% C* i9 Q6 qAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& j) S* E- k6 z: d# D) M7 z( Y
; x5 L& b# l* EAllied Ships8 e+ I' A7 c$ U, L: ]
CL Marblehead' J9 V9 x v' p( Z) c; T) ]8 e
CL Boise( f* X) [# _& n4 f
DD Alden0 C: W' e# ~" P
DD Barker1 ]$ V: c" @2 I2 v4 z) ]5 r
DD Bulmer
2 K+ r0 _) M1 k5 Z7 GDD Edsall1 P( a) e, W$ V5 K2 i: s
DD John D. Edwards
& @# k7 p3 A3 f: j: R. C8 e' BDD John D. Ford
5 A6 u0 {" F! U* O5 h, w) p; pDD Paul Jones
, a6 Q* G* }" v* E& R7 q+ ADD Parrott
" L/ f3 |/ d- Z1 x# J- bDD Peary, Shell hits 1/ ~7 ?5 f, m5 S
DD Pillsbury
+ l6 b# I. Y. s+ {* B2 S0 nDD Pope3 m% Z. |/ X( a3 r, d
DD Whipple# j: Q2 O$ l! x' Z" \
DD Stewart
9 Z3 i0 u2 G! F( F' E: s
2 c& m& Z7 u- @) T% S2 sTF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
) |8 O) u% F/ j/ q5 U5 S/ m ' Z1 o6 U( F& r% [' p
TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
) p, m; E* ?- R i 1 e* p0 @. Q8 a8 Q2 D
6 A3 O o) s. Q2 w5 ^( t6 l* {
Japanese Ships
7 [+ R8 }3 `3 A; k( NPG Saga" K5 o# v2 m" a* F% `# l
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire& D3 b6 g* {/ _
PG Hashidate
8 d* _# ~4 J- M4 CPG Uji: T1 w* ~. u6 w
( g' a$ [: Z! d- j1 i
Japanese ground losses:
0 Z1 U Q& W% c7 t, y35 casualties reported$ Z. H$ A+ ]! u+ V
; W% M1 F8 M( T& `- f) q9 o
Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17& \ P8 C" {0 c. k; q& _! s
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.; {2 N1 d1 r" t; _( u
Japanese Ships
7 H5 x2 H$ l& SPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
- _1 r1 a1 l$ e* t: MAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2) s9 l. G1 T5 c: ^7 W) g; Q
AP Giyu Maru
, N; {$ M1 u" [PG Saga, Shell hits 14 W* j7 X( ^* F, y% H% L
PG Uji, Shell hits 1" B3 x# I! Q# e! N: i0 f
, `) a! _! F- t0 E5 q' i6 F
Japanese ground losses: n: x8 b6 C( V$ P. _/ K! I& ~
1010 casualties reported% p+ m2 q$ F; a0 ?0 I
Guns lost 1
& I: `/ i7 h) V9 L9 A% s7 c. V n# ]6 \( z# P
Allied ground losses:
) r5 u- G3 Q5 {# `20 casualties reported
8 d6 f) F) Z+ W% KGuns lost 10 T* p+ Q5 q0 I, G: A
3 Q" O! a( q5 C; c$ I6 @Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47$ D9 P& }; S) F6 i: Y8 [3 f
) F' x/ M6 M. y* ^; u* y
Japanese aircraft t4 z7 @7 ^ A
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
: J$ \& C0 r) V* ?6 G4 r- ~Ki-21 Sally x 123: p5 n; x. n: V" [
Ki-48 Lily x 28& E0 f: S% G+ P7 ^
Ki-15 Babs x 6
6 {$ |$ u# q: T# f/ }! N$ j 5 D/ s& d) {+ F( f* o F- c
Allied aircraft" J1 t9 D r3 R6 e$ [3 E
Buffalo I x 12
8 o# P [7 g& r. k' EP-40B Tomahawk x 192 w- W5 E/ C9 d+ V: l1 `$ }3 b
, _% o( P+ Q# Z& E! T7 o
Japanese aircraft losses
: Q6 \9 }! v4 n* `& D5 ?) X; Z% CKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
7 i& }1 a8 X1 f& sKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
8 B1 w* ~3 d6 X9 eKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
, z b. A% l3 {4 n$ E; I0 ?0 L 2 j& |* g5 G) c! J5 {" c' J
Allied aircraft losses
: Y1 O n! v6 X) ~5 E5 UBuffalo I: 2 damaged
6 n$ A* C2 z/ |P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged* _: D7 q' x0 L" g+ \1 D u
3 G' s* v5 B" |- P& {: v
# \2 I/ @9 |, y2 D7 `/ l
Allied ground losses:0 x7 z) a0 \0 k
19 casualties reported
, ]8 I) w S. d# xGuns lost 1- {- z- ~+ y7 }, R& t
% }$ q) n; h+ W+ z( W% @1 ^$ v
Airbase hits 5$ Y# O: H2 C9 U
Airbase supply hits 4
8 T0 f" c+ w0 r3 nRunway hits 68% P+ g# T: P" O6 K
5 \& o) n; u: f2 I7 F: i
Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,565 P {) S- x1 D. w. P+ J$ l
) Z# Y" g3 E0 G4 V
2 W, \8 |7 g% W% o3 l# B6 {3 A6 HAllied aircraft
( [. ~" m9 A2 l5 YHawk 75A x 3
% d9 [# m# G( h$ P9 U% ]Martin 139 x 12- i; ?1 L$ P+ ?% a! d$ a
- T$ q# {8 m4 K2 i# z
4 z% Q# O& t( f$ S
No Allied losses2 p9 E0 N/ \( F1 R
' x9 P3 u: q' L/ \% f/ E$ m# CJapanese Ships2 ~$ W: o: y# F1 D$ _& S' }% G! z
AP Meiten Maru$ `. A4 _' Z/ K9 V( O! f) a
AP Teiun Maru
! ~$ y A1 A4 O* |AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
( Y9 Y- g5 K2 b vAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 `1 e6 [! c8 a( A
+ @7 w) `! M1 {1 W7 ^
Japanese ground losses: j8 ?4 B6 W0 Z) B. W$ H( Z
26 casualties reported
8 E, d7 m) F" G5 E2 x/ m$ A
: B) p+ X! ~" l2 v8 j. T9 t# t+ vGround combat at Amboina0 f$ ~& e& ]- m6 o+ o: O7 N
4 Z/ G& h! d( ^0 [ OJapanese Shock attack% y& P2 a" a" X5 Y# o g
5 E" P( D% p2 g+ ~+ z" K
Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
v' l* p/ ]9 k9 s; N0 h, B & o! m/ e& y* i5 a
Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118% z; J6 e9 t. J, ^# u# Y
. F$ k0 b' U7 K# Q+ f) U) HJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 " m0 U% q- `7 [& P
5 }, z" _5 }" u. a; u" A
Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
7 p J+ e i& f) e: E' I
8 a! t5 K) Q2 |; d4 tJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
5 v( l" V$ b0 O s8 `9 f v7 |2 F% }9 c
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1) F% w' \. N4 i) v" U* b* T, X3 O X6 U+ y
% {! @; I- M2 S) g! n2 O 1 A7 b' O: w2 y4 r7 p& z9 U& B1 P
Japanese ground losses:; b8 c m) N, q0 S: E
405 casualties reported
4 N* e9 i/ `$ H4 z" J! zGuns lost 11
1 e; `" M" F5 @: j
" F2 q& j6 Z# X( `' _Allied ground losses:
2 q4 O0 |* R! i- e/ ?84 casualties reported
/ ?( T# L# ]0 G& u2 L4 d7 N* E( fGuns lost 1 |