12/14/41
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# i9 ?: V: b$ BSub attack near Amboina at 39,73' J: h( t7 V' m9 U' `6 }
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AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships" f4 U' V, ?% ~8 m+ j' ]
SS KXVI9 H9 L; P; z- p" b) s2 t: Q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage j9 j. l3 v. ?3 {
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire3 |& u/ t7 W! O1 Y
PG Edo Maru( O9 _& I" c( @ r5 ~, z
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
- _0 B: t- |6 Y# i: T* l$ P7 @2 {; rPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
# ^# ~8 Y, P* J5 S3 bPC Nichi Maru #11 H0 \8 @' v. V* |8 K8 N
PC Showa Maru #36 T; o. a! C6 X2 B
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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# K, E8 A% o# c2 |! qCA Houston, Shell hits 5# f: P C+ h1 R3 w# G( I
DD Scout
3 W2 k# p4 [/ v4 U) wDD Thanet
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8 C) B8 J# A3 T; y$ L% T' FNight Time Surface Combat at 41,72' |7 M: Z7 v/ M( o- g5 G
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Japanese Ships
2 Z2 z, p- O7 L# O. rAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
0 O% b9 I* B- l, LAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5& U c9 |" F. r; l
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2# ]. B" c0 K% C" L+ ^/ b5 s* `
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 ^+ x* z; e, f3 Y
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Allied Ships
; D0 a0 D0 K: v2 ]8 gCL Marblehead
9 ~$ o( r! L1 \7 k4 l7 O9 uCL Boise- `- m. r* H. Q l
DD Alden/ a/ h! E j5 E& l) V
DD Barker
+ ~6 x. P9 M; ]9 v+ F$ j; [DD Bulmer
" V2 P, m p2 q7 t7 F, K w1 U EDD Edsall
$ f, v! a* J0 C. `; T: rDD John D. Edwards' G' V: n0 X+ i" h/ @' Y
DD John D. Ford3 U5 L$ V& Q* O `6 {
DD Paul Jones
: h3 z, v; F4 j4 @( B4 z0 MDD Parrott
1 [+ ~; ~$ R" n! @; H: w' A8 a/ RDD Peary, Shell hits 1; ]; ~, `% ~# e; W0 l: D; J) E4 p. p
DD Pillsbury
f5 J" I; u# x# `' P8 uDD Pope/ N" h; Z6 J* }# d9 X
DD Whipple
! s P. D$ ^) c. {1 T7 }* JDD Stewart& q3 t( U9 t9 T, P3 | K4 [
+ o' d% G G2 g: H @TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)7 b7 L% X) B7 ^; {, b0 R
n6 I9 k; g% n- ~TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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PG Saga
* @2 U$ [8 E c; v3 E8 P8 O% t2 uAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire- Q; c5 x% U" o: K2 X
PG Hashidate
9 ]- E. @) c b' Q5 Y2 y1 y9 iPG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:
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# x, M& v# L& }$ Z6 V# C1 } D" sCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 174 I+ c: |* H/ T* u2 m, i4 X
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire" e' ]4 i% C% S3 j) Z
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
2 L% H2 F% [% v5 f" mAP Giyu Maru
7 W* R) v. S% y4 Z _4 \0 xPG Saga, Shell hits 11 Z% m9 j g8 w
PG Uji, Shell hits 1
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Japanese ground losses:) B$ d; d- s8 H. h
1010 casualties reported& h+ ^- ?5 A3 }, t1 J/ B
Guns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:
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Guns lost 1
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$ a' @$ \: G: o; D. {& w# r7 M1 }Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
; `. B2 q4 |( V) TKi-21 Sally x 123
7 n9 H+ J. K5 C. F0 @- QKi-48 Lily x 28. J! X7 h6 E+ {9 a
Ki-15 Babs x 6- |# z0 G- z; }- d2 t% B2 z
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Allied aircraft
: _( a* c2 P3 Z( EBuffalo I x 12# H/ M4 @* A7 Z1 Q# i+ V1 N( v3 J
P-40B Tomahawk x 19+ o+ I7 u- ^+ a1 `: s$ l" O, k0 e
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Japanese aircraft losses0 l* ]1 ?# t" n+ R; d: p( r# s
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
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0 B, \; z9 r, x. B5 B8 Y1 [2 IKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged9 y# E( u- q/ _, {: m
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Buffalo I: 2 damaged) b* [1 x& A: N2 X( I" |
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged h9 j2 a, W& g/ w2 ]
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19 casualties reported
! X$ T3 W* f/ b) u. ~; a3 m w1 uGuns lost 1 O* S; C& x! C# a
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Airbase supply hits 4
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,562 Z8 B- j1 B: G: u: _+ ^* M4 F
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Allied aircraft
6 D: I1 D( e2 ~Hawk 75A x 3
) |6 q- _# z, P+ k( Z% GMartin 139 x 12
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) K4 o4 ]' @9 I/ P! RNo Allied losses( E# q3 {! t( {# L" D
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7 F+ K" ?) z8 _3 PAP Meiten Maru
2 v0 C& v! T) c4 e, J. iAP Teiun Maru. Y- e. L0 @# h* {( J5 R' x
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage2 V, x9 e1 ^6 _: ^* H
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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9 a+ q8 Q. {8 f. n" xJapanese ground losses:
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Ground combat at Amboina' {4 W8 Z( W9 g( B- |) y! u
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w) c, N x/ D( `* L# eAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 2942 }% `0 e6 U$ |! r( J3 T
# s1 {" H5 y5 D1 A, \: ZDefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118- [% j; U4 j8 a! b! e2 E1 Q
+ ]! K4 F( `4 ^ }' o3 ^, {* _Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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# ?1 C# P h; o2 ZAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 9 P& ^& z- P u
+ V% T' K! D) S( r/ j7 w) L0 gJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) ( p0 m+ o) d7 q j- U2 C' s
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 13 x; J; @9 |' D6 q5 v. ~
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Japanese ground losses:0 q0 \; w# M% @
405 casualties reported/ D2 F$ X! q U8 P- c4 G
Guns lost 11
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( G" X" w8 { Q! V' C: b s84 casualties reported
2 M" m2 k% C) \8 W$ p9 |Guns lost 1 |