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# Q4 S# Q# ]4 C; ]7 R8 SSub attack near Amboina at 39,730 q- D3 k; o- G& N3 O3 ~+ Y8 }
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Japanese Ships2 J2 n3 `7 \/ u. ?0 u5 C$ O" J
AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ v: J! s# `! S' C0 t
4 c$ M5 r' Z3 O$ p' g! l7 hAllied Ships. u0 X5 b( o# e0 x; Z
SS KXVI: d% i- k- Q+ t2 p8 {) ^) l
! q9 i0 W% d/ VNight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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7 N4 t! {0 ? p( m/ ^+ _, EMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 c, }' F% n3 W' YMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
( e, G' @5 s# g0 v. @1 \PG Edo Maru' z) |/ q8 o; h: L& N; s3 A
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire# ?3 l6 w" s! \9 O2 f$ r# Q
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage4 H- Y7 L) F: V9 P2 q& O7 v
PC Nichi Maru #1
4 t7 ~, R7 D! B/ pPC Showa Maru #3
" r& }2 }- e( G c& jPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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# A6 B. K7 ~" G7 ^2 `Allied Ships. ?- z- Q& l8 `. E, {! D
CA Houston, Shell hits 5+ R$ i" A" }) W' u u" @- f# n( n
DD Scout
2 v* R: _, h: M- FDD Thanet
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72' o+ }$ l! n& M8 h2 F9 w# T) L
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Japanese Ships
0 U y5 ]- p2 {# q% fAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
0 H! y2 I2 V, \% P, ~- N4 w! {2 _AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
9 g4 Z$ i8 f( U" e1 P$ EAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 25 N) R# [! Q4 p) ]' A
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
- [) [2 q& @* X4 ~' OCL Marblehead. l! a h5 n' o, I
CL Boise1 Y$ m+ i9 ~) k; i
DD Alden5 M, O. T& S4 K5 X
DD Barker1 t7 N/ r+ V: b" p/ _, {: X
DD Bulmer1 ~9 m. o" G" v8 _
DD Edsall6 u/ v- R7 d1 [
DD John D. Edwards
; m( Y! n y3 V& y jDD John D. Ford& V/ W* |4 F) a0 j
DD Paul Jones
( ?1 T+ i# G: J$ N. mDD Parrott& s8 n. r, C1 M3 n2 z6 _: ~
DD Peary, Shell hits 1* d& _1 c- B' A; ?0 r. B
DD Pillsbury
6 S- j. s7 ~5 c! y. eDD Pope; E, x$ Z1 _% Z7 s
DD Whipple' `( r0 t5 @1 N9 V6 e" Y
DD Stewart
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- u2 {' d5 E' D. X3 t, u/ |7 w0 JTF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)1 j' C" J+ F* E, k+ n1 ?6 d) [
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,564 Y7 Y0 D2 r7 L$ y, m
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Japanese Ships
! ~$ m+ ~6 w S9 @9 q! y1 n, BPG Saga: s5 c1 y0 q9 p8 K1 U+ J
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire5 j Z$ U" o1 S
PG Hashidate( p% C5 r/ `) W7 I
PG Uji2 p. J! P6 P, N1 ?0 y
& c1 Y9 b L5 k0 C* LJapanese ground losses:
& U3 q5 \9 k: k& F, k3 _35 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
/ `& D! n* K7 N% ^* o0 }102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ t4 L; s, O6 V0 X. d# {* c$ m* e
Japanese Ships
8 E! q5 b! E, w3 GPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire% ?, y2 z# @& {. d1 u0 g4 k
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2/ z* Q8 u% l3 ]' J6 j5 m0 A2 ?
AP Giyu Maru( N% @- j. M$ `- f. h
PG Saga, Shell hits 1# l9 p4 A" g- d
PG Uji, Shell hits 1
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) d& E3 j: S4 Q# Y k8 qJapanese ground losses:
/ Z$ ]& s0 T3 x) {5 ^1010 casualties reported# S; e+ b! U, U; u; p* b
Guns lost 11 n* [4 q% p9 P& m6 [9 G6 u# W
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Allied ground losses:! j; I" t4 n& P6 o$ \$ I! Q2 J
20 casualties reported
% z: W5 x, {8 d- VGuns lost 1
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- z6 U& |4 a$ x+ f& f6 cDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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7 [7 P- ~" l# X# \" x) u' m8 }1 VJapanese aircraft9 I1 c5 q- v' D- d2 @* b; _
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
" s( k0 X& F% f- Q2 c3 ]8 K1 rKi-21 Sally x 123! L& c3 I- N0 E- _7 h
Ki-48 Lily x 28
/ h. @ z* m3 \7 DKi-15 Babs x 6
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Buffalo I x 12
- E( p) b/ i+ @5 i ~( |& `: Z1 IP-40B Tomahawk x 19& S) x V: ]: b' l x
) k/ d8 h D4 N+ I; YJapanese aircraft losses8 g: R) c" f& [0 T% D/ Z. ]+ Z: g* [
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
6 @9 \- y( C7 {' u1 UKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
; T0 E7 J0 j# e, F F4 XKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged6 M+ K5 V+ w* G: O q# x/ a4 R' [
5 Q9 y j6 n' f- iAllied aircraft losses
# P8 L0 k1 I; b' I4 m; w, j$ GBuffalo I: 2 damaged3 W p, X; _$ c0 e# I
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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Allied ground losses:8 h! G3 Q; F- T9 d
19 casualties reported
) H1 f; K" c5 dGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 5# r' j* w# m$ n5 S
Airbase supply hits 4$ o2 W; G' G6 x# x
Runway hits 68: {4 U/ Q% K+ F! F$ o
4 \, a+ o8 Y4 g& a- O) a$ u+ Y" ~( sDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Hawk 75A x 3
; R2 o, l& j2 {1 p: R! q% b& rMartin 139 x 12
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No Allied losses+ F- }, _. v2 v* ?$ q7 B) e, M
& d2 ~6 d' @( p- hJapanese Ships
$ f V: A; `/ ^( M {AP Meiten Maru$ A8 p. [9 v6 k: r2 A
AP Teiun Maru
% y6 o( p& \! Z9 d" `AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage5 O, ]! t+ J# J" V
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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) q( c3 d' ]$ h' \( x7 n! d3 m1 E; FJapanese ground losses:: r; |, v: z# U
26 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Amboina
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Japanese Shock attack
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5 H8 E( ^% j) ^/ U# ]7 z& jAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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& M5 z+ B8 J; N, WDefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 ( S9 O# ~- A( M2 L: o: G0 v/ m
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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; D) |3 C, e& D$ f2 GJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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' M1 r( b* I2 k* d) x Y% R( wJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
% C( n$ ]. N% B' p7 g+ @5 q. a405 casualties reported6 Q, s+ v) j& U+ q
Guns lost 11
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Allied ground losses:
( f8 W4 L- n' p. I2 q84 casualties reported
. g2 p8 W* s) A% c. p8 DGuns lost 1 |