12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73) z( J# b' }" j E* ~, w
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% ^& v7 G& {( d7 G0 iAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" x0 ^2 g% P8 `! W
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Allied Ships U5 t. B/ K! ?1 {7 u. q7 ?) g
SS KXVI7 f* I9 j' x) q, ^5 Z' P& V
3 P* ~' \" l0 _! w+ p% INight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59" I: s9 E+ {5 e% U
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/ O* o, X4 u" z/ P- c5 F3 \; PMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) N( u# B4 h1 N6 c7 {: wMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire/ _9 `9 D$ x; G6 n1 y9 @
PG Edo Maru
( U1 k& ]/ G/ Z& v3 e% n2 oPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire, A: `+ r A4 j1 q8 @" b' M( h5 I
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage% D: g1 v/ s$ c- t9 O: T- I/ C
PC Nichi Maru #15 L- ^( q; D; O
PC Showa Maru #34 x2 @0 a4 s* w' L
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage/ U+ |$ L+ e& l L
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CA Houston, Shell hits 5
$ _3 L W. l) B, p ]6 _, z" w+ a2 Z! mDD Scout
) O, S" u! F0 SDD Thanet( {8 T! N& m0 y7 G; T) L
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72) V# b. k! I' w; s! u9 _
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AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 25 B! o1 V! T% E# n5 ]* q4 B
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 59 x% h3 L( }& G& } }6 X/ T9 g& f, |5 l
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 25 F7 Z1 K \( R7 q& Y$ q l" R
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 ?2 O& h5 ^! ?) m) f7 Q
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Allied Ships
: s5 w/ A, E% p8 W8 m b7 N: F* PCL Marblehead; ~% I E1 q+ B2 f: L1 t& G( p7 S
CL Boise
. I4 a- _7 [6 o! J* ?4 v$ \( qDD Alden! F& Y( J5 x _8 }. {" b
DD Barker6 R6 I' m* d/ ]* a
DD Bulmer c4 P6 {' Y0 i3 i8 C
DD Edsall! L" }3 B# E9 E" T& C, a: v1 y8 D
DD John D. Edwards
' r6 D# a$ ~( r8 i6 K" yDD John D. Ford
; q! o& Q# z% g9 @* I, p1 KDD Paul Jones
/ y) q- W/ D1 l( [9 r) R8 s/ q) gDD Parrott1 W) P4 s1 O$ v( p$ R
DD Peary, Shell hits 1( h6 M5 U: I7 X+ \
DD Pillsbury$ `, p$ r4 J# V, M j
DD Pope3 g% @( r( [% c, w x& E
DD Whipple
* S, w5 k: x! W/ w5 S1 A6 gDD Stewart& N' q8 q! ]# Z3 L
( l; n1 M; n" q, |7 S# qTF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)* u8 k4 J- o$ e+ q( C1 _
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,568 `+ a$ t! _8 d2 `, n
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9 R7 |( D0 C: ]) ?+ X, I/ A$ tPG Saga
% X3 _1 u# E* g3 GAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
$ y( i' N7 q& b1 V6 i% v" w! P6 V# XPG Hashidate( b. t6 q' U N& G/ C
PG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:! B9 J) T$ R# @# G A
35 casualties reported2 a4 i1 E3 z$ e& b' d9 o
4 W. [( T/ A& P2 o1 e6 MCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
( ?: c- j" `( a H102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.' F6 x5 }7 m1 h# z5 D
Japanese Ships
* J; ^" R J* H- R0 l0 SPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire7 m+ D- t* W% O
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2: ]9 p5 ~9 h) H' R% m( a
AP Giyu Maru
6 i6 U* M l( k: t) uPG Saga, Shell hits 1
3 L) i* m9 `( HPG Uji, Shell hits 1
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# U& D" O. Z" o X& zJapanese ground losses:
: y& g, p( o# ]$ I8 x. i1010 casualties reported
) O2 i' V: d, N+ {Guns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:
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4 T4 ?! P( z% `Guns lost 1
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* d$ q. S! t7 X' ?/ o6 cDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47; E' b' J3 B) O& j* z
. T$ I6 ?3 b; f" s; J2 z; n! RJapanese aircraft9 \1 u. e* {2 \$ l4 r% s
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 199 d+ r) L' Q9 z L! G- Z
Ki-21 Sally x 123( R( |" W9 n7 z/ y" ?0 \ m
Ki-48 Lily x 28
* Q8 m% ]: p# ~# |/ @9 IKi-15 Babs x 6
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+ |% N- f2 A M# q9 KBuffalo I x 125 L |, E6 N4 Y* f+ W
P-40B Tomahawk x 19
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9 x$ {9 c I, e) E% ?+ G6 H' TJapanese aircraft losses% v5 W0 N) ~3 `
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
8 N# a7 \! d& B4 P. o; ]& F* G3 YKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
8 c6 J& `0 _7 h [Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged) a+ P# @. P0 `/ }3 g% P# x
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Allied aircraft losses
7 B% A1 j, X2 A; d4 F NBuffalo I: 2 damaged2 P7 K R6 v |* Q* K( m
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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+ J: S: j" ^: S$ o- o9 Z! jAllied ground losses:
& W! ?" A! ~3 `8 J5 r: C8 t+ M- b19 casualties reported4 | I" k% p% L- l9 M2 S
Guns lost 1
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; k% i3 k9 }: q( }, @. NAirbase hits 5( ~/ A# _) {* @; \( l2 @
Airbase supply hits 4
# P: F! r% s& TRunway hits 68
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+ @/ R. P% h% d6 m$ EDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,567 y( E+ Y( Z2 ?3 g t2 E/ l
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. Z; h! }8 I* t$ c; m# C2 \Hawk 75A x 31 c% j8 l6 `' _4 S7 U
Martin 139 x 12
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Japanese Ships
8 J0 y7 F5 N, ^AP Meiten Maru
9 c, u3 b3 o* z& n( C1 LAP Teiun Maru
6 u: H* v7 \: x8 o# O% ZAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
7 P1 i# U5 l2 H, }AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire) p( P' { h0 V( f1 j) V; F
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Japanese ground losses:
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9 w7 G, e- y7 ^ T) m; v& ZGround combat at Amboina
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! H( m2 ~; z5 LJapanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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* t5 n9 \' J' q( S/ |Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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- t0 K+ U6 T8 iJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 + t/ c' o q7 q
/ a! n, x, A: z# `Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 8 f2 P$ U: ^ l3 `6 A1 M" g
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Japanese ground losses:7 @. U% L5 Y9 Z# Z. ~6 j) W
405 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:8 m% F- w. E3 \1 ^% W e
84 casualties reported
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