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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73" |. l: t1 m' ^+ _' }! T1 i9 i/ L
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Japanese Ships- W3 X2 H. z- h5 x* ]9 M
AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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% q4 `( w4 \* |7 o: S8 fSS KXVI' `: X& L; ~/ k
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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c$ w' Q, y. [1 H/ m# d tJapanese Ships; `$ Q* ]& R& o, f1 ^2 v' y" h" K
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& K0 `( u& t$ f1 X+ J! ~. V: e5 d8 SMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire: I: b( s/ J$ x/ [, X
PG Edo Maru
( b' R w2 t! } k5 aPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire% p3 f8 b/ ~4 L2 V; k
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
7 N6 r' T" e3 i8 \1 Q* ?* W( TPC Nichi Maru #12 F( t/ @5 z( T' A- C2 n2 h$ g( m1 M
PC Showa Maru #3
! O a; S0 t" W) ?/ Y# t( N& BPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage3 l& ~6 D, [4 p
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, a9 r6 {0 Y6 G5 G( P4 `7 f$ w& u$ XCA Houston, Shell hits 5
0 Q. c% N0 }" b0 n/ @DD Scout3 P+ n6 ~. I8 r: D
DD Thanet7 A" U9 N" z+ |. G; l
$ j- O8 M# C9 ^8 o- ^* G+ mNight Time Surface Combat at 41,72$ T6 {. f! ?; n8 T" A3 z
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Japanese Ships; q- X( `* d) e7 N: c1 g" `3 w# s
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 25 y; ]% R* Z0 k/ w
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
+ i5 K9 e+ |3 F' ~ p5 D' MAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
6 Z$ W+ U) M0 S R1 BAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
8 F0 u1 r; w/ F, ]. Z0 w- [CL Marblehead
& V6 o& ]" K8 G1 r Q/ A+ G; ACL Boise
) a E7 D" u( j0 d% A! fDD Alden1 R7 r% r2 Q Z+ J- Q& d/ L: s/ C
DD Barker
6 q, \; Y2 C: p9 ^DD Bulmer& E u/ [+ W$ I$ t
DD Edsall
2 H# x6 y6 c1 @; @' }. _DD John D. Edwards3 h2 v8 Y- m$ k+ o" P8 C
DD John D. Ford
. G% i# J" o' ?/ `7 s( w FDD Paul Jones( v' P4 P# _/ z" z: m" E4 y* V. B
DD Parrott" s( i6 e5 E+ \7 Y6 H f$ ]
DD Peary, Shell hits 1- B: N4 Y/ C1 n- I. l6 j# V7 p9 i
DD Pillsbury+ O* g* m. k5 `. N" o+ Y$ K
DD Pope: _. ?# a4 c: y ~& q
DD Whipple
5 V. @) F- P+ HDD Stewart
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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7 _/ r5 Y( G: f, V+ B# yTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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8 l1 v6 B+ Y" ^ N ^Japanese Ships
5 u+ T7 r0 \, ~. R' HPG Saga
; z5 |$ E& A( V! ]3 _) fAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
5 _$ Q6 r. B4 O* l) s0 R6 _/ LPG Hashidate
$ t) X8 e8 A4 u2 QPG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:# W; G& B, D" G M; \
35 casualties reported2 c2 m2 t7 l! L$ J. m
3 d* H# h; k) k2 u% n) E K: I, x( oCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17$ c% N, u2 p; M! G2 ^0 B& Z3 b
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.: o3 e$ m2 T+ }( P# Q: f1 v0 V
Japanese Ships7 q" a ]0 @ M
PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
( t( x& d+ c, |3 R c# k) CAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 26 t% B1 V e% B& F$ U: c1 l) u
AP Giyu Maru0 S# R5 j) Z1 D! t3 \* U
PG Saga, Shell hits 1
6 @9 I, i$ \: N8 |* cPG Uji, Shell hits 1
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6 s: M0 F7 X2 r% j! u+ lJapanese ground losses:
6 t- A6 G0 y. N# R1010 casualties reported- ?0 I! I" v; I& V3 E
Guns lost 13 ]1 P: I5 P+ \6 W) {
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Allied ground losses:; u/ l- R' }7 J5 l3 ^8 c9 q
20 casualties reported J) P# \' `/ s* @' Y
Guns lost 1
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5 [7 T* I W, g3 M9 V; J, XDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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# n% d' ^8 A' k% f, _$ KJapanese aircraft
, }$ O/ h" Q% vKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19
3 ^+ ]; Q; y. T. N0 H1 x1 L: O+ ZKi-21 Sally x 123
q6 M& Q3 b. EKi-48 Lily x 28
! n' Y5 E+ U' hKi-15 Babs x 67 i: V/ x4 v3 j) Q: d$ M
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Allied aircraft
7 l5 \# K2 f, o- }( bBuffalo I x 12
; H, ^; o6 A* ]7 x. ~P-40B Tomahawk x 199 s V+ M# t6 V! j. a
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3 [# i1 f7 E: [6 _Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed6 `& i+ `: o4 |! w
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged& [8 e: A5 \& u% f
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged. @$ C' B& U! }! |0 {& V2 C+ T) N
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Allied aircraft losses7 Z3 U8 {7 z8 T$ v- ~* ?& A7 ?
Buffalo I: 2 damaged# d! L# r0 R1 g! G9 ]
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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6 J% l, i; r2 J# Z1 k! NAllied ground losses:! t5 n# `/ L1 u- r. E! S* ~( h# F
19 casualties reported) N* ^8 x* H$ y5 q' b2 v
Guns lost 1
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- i& E" K9 l- c; ]( I8 C, }5 U" PAirbase hits 5# e2 Q" `' ~5 i6 ]5 ]
Airbase supply hits 4
5 w6 b; T4 v+ f0 @0 O2 A5 T9 g% k* WRunway hits 68- J' X# ~' b2 B/ G$ X; C
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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! z$ l5 l' h% b; A9 h. m7 J* b5 IMartin 139 x 12
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Japanese Ships
& h3 ~. C( ]/ ^1 d7 kAP Meiten Maru$ K( a+ G% I7 Y5 [& W V* i2 r" {6 O$ |
AP Teiun Maru! V4 b& O q) V& t4 T
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage3 g* U, @6 s) o, L$ F
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 Z# ~. X3 D7 I+ U
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Japanese ground losses:8 |+ x" i" u4 @$ j3 P
26 casualties reported; l6 R8 _9 f. V# E
: H* D0 u9 m- m+ G7 N6 q: C/ Q- [Ground combat at Amboina
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7 {, v) U+ P# v X. E) s' k- oJapanese Shock attack
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# O2 ~. W1 U5 |/ O @5 VAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294( e E1 u' Q& u, p. K5 ~6 `
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118: r( s2 ] m1 M
' p! j0 c2 m$ g* E) Z" X ] cJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 3 A. N, g1 ~2 O6 T% {' n/ P* F
6 C5 E( y0 j i, UAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 & k! s P/ M$ A9 f0 C
4 ]8 @0 M' y' B" Y* P/ S! }, u$ UJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 0 {# ^4 X/ o$ S6 }
4 Q* z% W/ i( d! h' P7 c* i' F* b5 kJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1# ?& Y; G. |" p, s4 b
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Japanese ground losses:
2 {/ |* S. E0 w- M405 casualties reported
0 B! s- @" R3 }# K9 `; p! ZGuns lost 11: u; {& ~6 i* m
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Allied ground losses:* W2 `( z0 K" T- a+ y* v0 X& G2 x
84 casualties reported
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