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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73; H2 f. O0 T$ G9 U' Q4 V$ |; `
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Japanese Ships$ M* I: W. @# f5 A# Y
AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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SS KXVI
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$ H2 B: i! k7 W) j yNight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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Japanese Ships
5 Q4 H( d+ O bMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( k4 j6 D" w# G+ v: a; A2 L
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire5 B" ]$ c0 y0 X7 ?" Z: ]
PG Edo Maru
2 u7 }' e* b$ J WPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire5 w$ i2 k% Q# v3 {/ @! T" O( t
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage5 B9 n' z) Q. @7 @4 u
PC Nichi Maru #1
3 E9 G( u. z- u( P1 ?PC Showa Maru #3
5 E" e* G& y8 xPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage. [) n; f) O4 f1 ?7 T8 z
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CA Houston, Shell hits 5
$ ]. U9 e( `6 F1 v$ u" {DD Scout
2 V- e( C2 c/ \" v1 k5 c# H3 x* x1 ?DD Thanet" l4 Q! K/ s8 e) U
1 q7 r' s' V. O" `' f: R* a- ?( NNight Time Surface Combat at 41,728 [4 _/ [/ B" F! ^
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Japanese Ships
9 M0 F; H6 m' s; aAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
9 z0 J2 N# I* T& u6 u4 rAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
. ?0 h7 P7 {0 A" g# ?: ^AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
/ y Y4 U( g! ^/ }8 I1 P, KAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
" }" X' e# Z; q2 @. w" f dCL Marblehead& B6 P% C5 w( _/ j; a! _
CL Boise. ?* x p ^ A8 Q5 `
DD Alden
$ D5 ?: O$ |" }8 l8 @/ I; l+ dDD Barker
& c9 o) m$ m- x: sDD Bulmer
2 W- U; C7 J8 _$ |" E" iDD Edsall
) |, T& k+ Q& p$ k4 S' T0 rDD John D. Edwards# W( v7 S( Q3 ?# v0 C7 d' K- g
DD John D. Ford8 _. b( M7 Y1 i3 R: m' q
DD Paul Jones$ r0 ~- b% q3 q; f) x4 g+ A
DD Parrott/ U$ {0 w" F; j. C
DD Peary, Shell hits 16 W2 ]0 ? p( T, ~0 C+ p, ?3 Z) O
DD Pillsbury
% D# p; j% F- _) [2 w" b; v- bDD Pope1 T4 D8 S& b% M. u: A6 P6 O
DD Whipple
1 D. [1 m- n* Y; `DD Stewart
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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Japanese Ships
) B- _4 S \' V( a/ dPG Saga
2 Q9 v( b; R6 q3 PAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire5 U' W2 d( }+ G. ^$ g: g- t8 J6 d
PG Hashidate7 x! p3 m4 ]1 y3 [
PG Uji
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F! s5 A% C) g" f5 y) y5 BJapanese ground losses:3 w: Q4 M* _+ c p1 b
35 casualties reported
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3 I2 ?. i( G% g1 sCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 171 Z' N& b9 O9 p0 v
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.( M% c( Q3 }+ }
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire" P: z5 }' c5 B9 Q% z
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
& [6 I' J5 D; ?, ^' ]( j: a$ dAP Giyu Maru
9 V0 Z: ?& d, \. KPG Saga, Shell hits 14 k- E4 b( o* k3 S" ~( S
PG Uji, Shell hits 1% ^8 Q9 Z3 `$ [% r) |& p @3 ~
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Japanese ground losses:
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) v3 m9 y! y; o8 k: K$ SAllied ground losses:- @. l. ?% N7 z- f, h" \2 y9 y8 A
20 casualties reported
! P' G, P# ?& W* x3 GGuns lost 1
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8 v/ q4 @: q$ U+ j$ l/ z1 ~Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Japanese aircraft6 F3 @* ?6 l) p# _
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19! q4 w& P+ a; ]/ K9 f' M
Ki-21 Sally x 123
! t7 V' @# M) [" L4 @! ~, J0 jKi-48 Lily x 289 g& J& ~5 ]' ~3 X
Ki-15 Babs x 6
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Buffalo I x 12' {% _5 X$ W3 Z/ m
P-40B Tomahawk x 19 y2 p9 T3 f- P. \& j3 h
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged4 j+ j# c m# ~( ?- G: S$ r
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged0 }/ \7 D! P0 e2 E7 s% A
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Allied aircraft losses
" [3 y3 s' ]& J8 u. t% i+ a* ]4 zBuffalo I: 2 damaged
+ X( d9 Q9 R5 NP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged Y$ R; `5 X6 r- [; R
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19 casualties reported- P9 p9 F/ D& l' g; `7 V; e$ ?
Guns lost 1
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; R% t1 W$ I: L* VAirbase hits 5
& d+ d% S ?2 I* \2 I1 E ?Airbase supply hits 43 |" m F4 `" `6 ]7 C' D3 l9 i: m
Runway hits 682 z- @5 O( E( z7 e- ~
% m! l# ?; q" V' l$ Y3 d8 I, W. ^Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56( L0 w- K) t" U* ~# B
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# F- v1 [0 b8 j! x4 l0 fHawk 75A x 3
9 w+ J1 J4 M4 K" ^; Z9 ]Martin 139 x 12
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No Allied losses6 T8 g4 L' M9 B" M
6 \4 o7 }3 {, K9 m7 H/ g9 i( CJapanese Ships
: X! x: _* a8 Y2 jAP Meiten Maru
0 B. f8 f2 n& u; C; z: MAP Teiun Maru
0 |. O, H5 @% `) f, g8 eAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
! X. Q1 z1 Y; v* }! B# Z' KAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire# n5 N- I) I% o2 ~$ l! |: w( p
3 S$ ~$ k) L' a: S4 r' TJapanese ground losses:, E% c P* ?2 q/ F$ w: U5 q0 P6 n: b" W
26 casualties reported
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6 p w1 @9 I( X% M* {4 AGround combat at Amboina: ~2 v0 S5 a! v6 S- s
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Japanese Shock attack3 l. A3 u5 l+ [" p6 e4 S
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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) P/ s$ K- e* Y0 ^" ODefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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( V( {, L* |3 r% N$ Y; v) HJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 * b# R( x; T g' ^" x0 J- t
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 # p6 h9 a9 ~/ }2 v4 ]' U
/ A C, ]3 n5 M- [: X- JJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 1 b$ k3 }" D9 o5 P l
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1" O" i: f7 r: x
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b# O. L% D. [' _& a7 eGuns lost 110 W) o/ F8 w+ b
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Allied ground losses:
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% _* ~ F3 \, r1 Y! Y; vGuns lost 1 |