12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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Japanese Ships [/ Y* F( S" b- t8 t5 X9 y$ p
AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
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. v. B7 |+ t' T2 y1 I) a) |Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59$ t7 W3 A. q' p' D4 c8 @7 J! ^5 q
5 [6 m. ]: D, S8 }- v' jJapanese Ships6 H W8 b6 }9 H7 D. q X
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; T9 k2 b$ Q# fMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire0 `( t( [2 i! ]# p9 b' G
PG Edo Maru0 W1 h6 N7 ~2 g0 W" x. K
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 ?0 B! ]+ [+ G1 [* |PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage, l; O( L- m; T8 W5 @
PC Nichi Maru #1
. z) h. n* \9 x& YPC Showa Maru #3' h* J/ ^: ^8 X) ?
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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5 q, C" \; T5 i& T4 N5 [5 hCA Houston, Shell hits 5
5 P/ y( E, I7 c" wDD Scout+ `" T6 ^/ Y: r; w+ x3 w
DD Thanet
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,720 X1 j, @0 F. J6 C1 x: y( s7 ]
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Japanese Ships1 l, |+ g; F- P2 K0 x0 c2 ]2 D
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
# I; q. J, V. B7 \& {' f9 F# [. I6 tAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
9 c; Z- w* y# k7 I$ ?" MAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2. C/ h5 n$ @6 J: c
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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% n9 r, `/ }9 B, WCL Marblehead+ \0 v4 J6 W9 p2 N$ f( |# _
CL Boise9 ?3 S. W( R1 m, A2 e$ i
DD Alden
/ W3 v6 X1 I ^0 A. w, X8 PDD Barker
2 g- F/ o" l) R- k. Q( qDD Bulmer
. R" h; O6 }8 W0 D, ]DD Edsall
9 I4 N7 B5 ?* \DD John D. Edwards
- x, ^. w! e# D2 `7 VDD John D. Ford! \+ c9 s2 n( n% U: ^
DD Paul Jones# B* l D# k4 F8 l
DD Parrott
) \& b# _* O$ i% y$ T5 tDD Peary, Shell hits 18 D: m/ I# r3 I
DD Pillsbury3 u! ~# b% t) T) B; D/ ^4 ?
DD Pope
4 L8 B" E! [6 @1 GDD Whipple
" K& i9 T, b* r( _DD Stewart
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4 E8 M A, F( g$ _; xTF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)( [/ C5 W0 { K
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56- c5 }6 x1 _) U; L- T4 C2 `/ I7 C
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Japanese Ships
7 R; O: _ p9 D5 K8 m, M9 JPG Saga
r" D4 |3 l" {* |3 w ?' q& MAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
; \( Y v& k% uPG Hashidate1 b+ g4 b/ y" k7 ?4 n& Y$ L
PG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:: ?0 u6 d% \6 F0 V7 u5 J; ^
35 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17- U0 i3 J4 L" l! y" B* x* [+ R
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
: |7 x7 G% I$ K) M- uAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 22 B2 k; \2 j( h; ^
AP Giyu Maru, n" a* H. S6 \) I3 a* {5 ~* R3 N
PG Saga, Shell hits 1+ K: O1 A# o i, X7 o' \" K* N# L
PG Uji, Shell hits 1) W3 L0 G6 d# u) v. t# ~; O* f
* x% ]* W5 c% t1 \0 Z$ QJapanese ground losses:
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v0 X2 j3 k' C2 K7 U6 W& pGuns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:' ]* x P6 ~6 h9 r8 S( H; u
20 casualties reported! {" ]( ~- x5 c$ S5 p4 h: I
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Japanese aircraft
) z* d; Y. U3 l4 l" P+ CKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19
& b0 |' p0 S; l; i/ ~2 I% ^0 UKi-21 Sally x 123
5 h& X3 O+ y3 l* U% T+ gKi-48 Lily x 28
6 C/ e5 G$ k4 l' y# b) V" k. bKi-15 Babs x 6
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Buffalo I x 12
d4 [4 P" ~3 d) G' Z# P4 q3 U: JP-40B Tomahawk x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses) E2 p, {5 u' ?! S" l9 V
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
" u; r+ _) M, j. R9 H4 W2 `2 fKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
4 U; m, W2 p& {1 W1 V' h. IKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
1 k# e) Y1 r3 y5 lBuffalo I: 2 damaged- b, m X4 Y' X- G" s* k
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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19 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 5
! F6 {- X' ^% K4 V* P0 t' T! n- AAirbase supply hits 4
3 g9 ^7 Z; Q7 g. PRunway hits 68
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$ Z% J b; t- x0 _Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56. j3 A/ z. f4 h! L! p0 S
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Allied aircraft4 V- B1 p b* P8 Q7 @
Hawk 75A x 3
, W- k6 U( C6 I9 w( |( _Martin 139 x 128 \$ j- j4 R9 S$ t( s# }3 F
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, X1 D1 | Y( a( b$ e1 H" H& }No Allied losses% |+ o$ [5 x3 S$ B1 g9 M
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AP Meiten Maru, m6 T, G% t; i5 Q' w
AP Teiun Maru
' M3 y; J1 E1 D* pAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage7 X# s0 o f' g1 ]5 G
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire: @, E! _- o" _7 _4 u
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Japanese ground losses:2 G. l3 @7 |" g% ^6 ~' W
26 casualties reported% C( ?) P( J, Q2 n& [* T
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Ground combat at Amboina
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P. \) ]1 t2 X) C9 e. @Japanese Shock attack: X# c2 P4 f6 O- w) p! P' f
/ q; w/ \0 S# {$ X6 l& f. dAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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& d s/ ]; K I9 b1 {* j: |/ y. \7 mDefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118! `" k( A9 \& Q3 i
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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6 ]0 ]0 W n- h) z$ X3 h yAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 , H3 z7 `5 J' i
# K' r0 p9 F( ?5 h1 M xJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 2 n% u' y0 U: Q7 O
1 ~! m( _2 R# u# RJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 18 d/ R- N9 ^, p+ r+ [6 B" Q4 \
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Japanese ground losses:1 b# _9 u* F: @* d; }; A
405 casualties reported
$ y& }2 v* ~0 Q% L* SGuns lost 11
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Allied ground losses:
: v( U, M" I! ]: g0 [84 casualties reported. B/ G" J# x2 \5 m3 V& K3 _- p/ y9 k
Guns lost 1 |