12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,730 V! t5 T- H" s. a; g
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8 _" Z' V, P* @9 k& K6 N' FAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships2 v; ~: q) p4 u6 e5 H0 |2 d
SS KXVI
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" |4 s& P1 a- f0 ~, y7 U n. INight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59" e3 S* Y4 z0 I1 W: b
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Japanese Ships" A6 Z2 ]* t9 B5 M1 b
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ e2 h. l4 U4 L( V2 V
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
. K8 Q+ V' F( H/ q0 q4 FPG Edo Maru
t8 j( p u# ?- }PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 D5 D) B, c7 E8 J7 B+ RPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
, `" I" A: D7 o0 t4 \PC Nichi Maru #10 r, r% V, A4 [# j3 L
PC Showa Maru #3
, k' D9 } `: \$ w; m7 q" xPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships4 S o' P; t4 Z+ w2 b
CA Houston, Shell hits 5
" `. A6 f. V. N: J3 iDD Scout
5 ^, B; |3 a6 j. G# CDD Thanet
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2. l7 W( a& i7 K, O
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 55 i$ @2 i3 r, z3 s
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
$ ~& u3 C F/ N* [# ZAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
$ B9 p5 P6 K2 X9 P+ F( R. fCL Marblehead( S% A9 S. U. e: `
CL Boise% A6 h% Q( d _' T! _ q' Q# ~
DD Alden
" Z# P" w& ^/ _, DDD Barker
$ V) s! j0 C' _$ A+ SDD Bulmer7 c# ^( D1 o( {( C9 r
DD Edsall1 [ N' h5 O. t4 y/ ^2 m
DD John D. Edwards* z0 q- j8 i. k
DD John D. Ford
; X% V1 g" }3 M: g6 S2 ADD Paul Jones
/ V1 d A9 W. b- p, o9 vDD Parrott* N8 r# l7 c2 c- b4 n' n3 \( V
DD Peary, Shell hits 1
7 q- N/ B- q' m* \, [DD Pillsbury# E8 @9 }( X! s6 p- }
DD Pope7 m2 N, u4 x! r* L: s
DD Whipple$ [$ o5 ^% v b5 C" v) m
DD Stewart
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)& V& E; K/ F1 t: L0 U; M" x- ~) }/ Y
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,564 Z- @' e% A# H+ ^8 z6 b4 V
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PG Saga
/ \$ Y* s3 ?% J$ v9 x- {AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
; L7 T4 j4 P, d5 S; X5 ^" d3 S" L, ePG Hashidate; U3 N5 v$ p; \! C; |
PG Uji
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/ @% N/ H" q- [4 w35 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 174 ~# r, q- D: G% c- b
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
' M* I$ u! }- n& q' QJapanese Ships6 T9 _0 M( y* p9 R
PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
5 B8 `# c8 X+ m! @7 HAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
+ E/ w, Y6 p" J* W ?' ]8 P5 T1 U* NAP Giyu Maru2 ^) f* O) q8 ~# G* S! i0 u) K1 Q
PG Saga, Shell hits 1) }0 F# h+ ]% s5 t
PG Uji, Shell hits 1
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Japanese ground losses:
1 d( C) \; Q% }0 Q. ]1010 casualties reported0 X% c# S9 [ ]' \0 I
Guns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:* U& T& q) p- ^ R+ G
20 casualties reported
" a3 }0 ^9 G" ~) e5 nGuns lost 1
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/ y I, E C6 ]" Q( i" [$ |7 iDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Japanese aircraft- T: Z, [5 J! b% s! R( t
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
7 x7 |, }* T4 \: g5 cKi-21 Sally x 123
. r& b" g4 x. A6 b9 AKi-48 Lily x 28
2 G: P* X* D, u% QKi-15 Babs x 6( w/ B" E8 V6 A" |/ S: j' J% D
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Allied aircraft% X( l% A3 p2 y( T+ _! f9 l. u
Buffalo I x 12 V; y4 d, d5 j, y q7 o
P-40B Tomahawk x 19
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. @6 B/ z a' G! x3 ~5 ?Japanese aircraft losses8 U+ O% q. d6 a O1 O& O
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed; v; `5 K3 Z( K% u. u2 `
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
! c+ f, o, F( N& ^: G/ |Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged9 M1 a! Z0 N# X! [1 A; h9 Y
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- f. m' e- E; C2 J$ d5 K5 uBuffalo I: 2 damaged
5 T8 F8 u8 e6 V; e2 m) c$ MP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged) s% ^1 L8 F% x, {% H2 V, [- P# w; i
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. M& d8 {* |, P( s( xAllied ground losses: l# R7 ^+ G( Q- F3 }) }
19 casualties reported9 E! p# q% m" V: L7 h
Guns lost 1) r3 G# |! E( J" R, X$ Z2 s
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Airbase hits 5) e9 }$ z% i6 O2 g; O9 T% S; Y
Airbase supply hits 49 E% A, P: ?2 g) M. @; N
Runway hits 681 D! I; @3 `) I6 w8 m. c
' B5 Z+ t, g4 b% eDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,562 M" }4 a9 J2 F5 j/ g. u6 ]
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Hawk 75A x 3
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
9 M* y6 g5 F% k; }! ], s" o% `AP Meiten Maru B$ ?" `# {$ Q3 O1 ~( f: h
AP Teiun Maru5 B' S- j' A2 W2 e% y7 l
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage2 Y) b* E( P$ Z
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire! p; V o9 p6 l! J6 u' I
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( @0 U( ]! c" Z5 u" |8 K5 i& l26 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Amboina
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Japanese Shock attack
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( P9 d' E6 R \/ [Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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; w7 y' y$ T) ~Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1186 X9 `+ ]; }6 T
$ B1 Z7 h' [3 W4 ^$ gJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 # d+ j4 x3 y5 @( k0 |7 r' U
( T+ G9 [5 a( B! ]Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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1 Y, C" F8 e# IJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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1 t8 V7 B" y) y: k: P* V405 casualties reported3 U) a+ n' w0 `& O8 b6 r
Guns lost 11
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84 casualties reported# F8 E/ j5 ?" G; y: k
Guns lost 1 |