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. L* n, k \. [; ]5 ~/ _- SSub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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4 n" y0 a+ }6 _4 c! a& t! {# bAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 p( @) o8 t7 n! [4 b, _
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SS KXVI9 M9 u5 ?1 V! T& [( I9 A$ S
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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Japanese Ships
! o$ Z3 i& a! p9 mMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 e0 l) a0 E6 \8 z! E
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
- T7 f% S# }! @# s, rPG Edo Maru0 c4 v$ R* c' L& b
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 \# }8 G: B; R" K1 ^' Q6 FPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage# Z$ m5 M* ]0 d5 E+ W# b
PC Nichi Maru #1+ F% y% P5 X* @* \9 j3 X( H! q/ h/ Y
PC Showa Maru #3& q$ c! F5 M& f+ m6 t' \
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
* H: u6 U5 _* {4 DCA Houston, Shell hits 5
3 n. q: P0 V- T$ ]: U# ? _DD Scout. u" \8 S/ C. u# i
DD Thanet
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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Japanese Ships8 n" R/ w2 s) C; X4 y. I% H
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 21 \5 b- J7 O- j, P
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
* }9 m( K' W6 f5 g0 F+ p8 hAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2 c1 l2 M( j; u+ _7 z& n
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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; J$ X$ I: Y* w; A/ eAllied Ships
9 y4 E6 P* U- q) O- l4 dCL Marblehead7 \0 p, q2 N. n1 r
CL Boise- T4 b9 H+ L& v, D( u3 `$ E
DD Alden
; ^& t" u1 J" T! ^3 I6 d2 r5 YDD Barker" ?2 U+ \& _3 ~$ V. e; m& K, u
DD Bulmer8 D4 i. J$ X$ z$ q$ K# s
DD Edsall
$ v7 ]3 x4 k8 B4 ?0 m4 |DD John D. Edwards9 _8 a* g* K; g1 p/ H
DD John D. Ford
6 o* ^- I: A" v+ f; yDD Paul Jones, z3 i1 u/ S- [
DD Parrott# ^, I$ _# G4 y x
DD Peary, Shell hits 1
( G! f* u0 ^# v e! eDD Pillsbury
1 h5 y' ~# @# U7 C \6 D iDD Pope
$ K+ A9 J, p, G( q9 CDD Whipple
* v* I" m6 R5 A1 _, fDD Stewart s3 _8 f1 d& b) V" T
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)( B6 Y1 ]3 E7 C1 J4 J! [+ w% j
$ L0 \5 G2 e5 E8 YTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56! n3 z- ^& e7 D8 L3 L
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PG Saga& g* H% x- _4 J* N7 A1 [" r' {
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire) ^1 ^! W. m4 E* m' u; v
PG Hashidate s) c& k+ E7 Q9 y, z, ~! s2 l1 j
PG Uji1 x* z, G9 y8 {- }. Q0 v) r" s: }* y
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Japanese ground losses:
! M' r6 D& V# n. R: F0 G6 W35 casualties reported
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. r3 l/ W* ?+ \* s. @" DCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
4 ]. g+ h2 ?) Y; [ K2 m102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, O& o: R8 T5 @& j
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2' c" C p+ l h7 U: z$ R
AP Giyu Maru% [6 V. p& B/ P8 C6 \
PG Saga, Shell hits 1
3 R; ], U# S: _- [9 ]: zPG Uji, Shell hits 1$ s/ N) _$ }6 X' p0 G4 A P/ F& C
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1010 casualties reported: Y! O0 Z* Y% ]" z% ~3 j. j+ L
Guns lost 1
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( k% b* \* y" g( H5 y: UAllied ground losses:
' F l0 h* Z' f; ]& B- R; T) B20 casualties reported
( Y, ~1 O1 q/ K- BGuns lost 1$ R, u' Y! S |4 a
7 x3 W/ v* ]: Z$ }Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,475 S7 s, E) N3 K
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3 s- Z2 A' d# k( rKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19& b$ \( k8 h. ?8 e& z2 w- r6 e. C
Ki-21 Sally x 123
3 P. z4 H6 f1 y$ w; m0 jKi-48 Lily x 28/ V( C8 F9 c* s) i1 s+ o( r
Ki-15 Babs x 64 e% T3 F5 a7 I! v! W7 |' K# D9 C: `4 I
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Allied aircraft
) s( \! J+ u# Z8 \/ }Buffalo I x 12
/ C9 _$ ]1 l( F, K9 x# NP-40B Tomahawk x 19
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
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, B' d. C! j1 yKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
+ B8 o3 b& z% K% YBuffalo I: 2 damaged
5 S: W) a2 f3 @( j7 L5 h2 RP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged2 m: _- [- p+ c
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Allied ground losses:
9 q8 d. b8 f7 z& ~. P9 {/ o" u# N19 casualties reported
) V5 I+ C' l& g; yGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 5) p/ o6 _' z/ b! I1 B$ ^
Airbase supply hits 4
! ?5 n8 m) y2 |! y# h' nRunway hits 68$ x/ r* O# o9 X/ U" d* D# L
! `$ [9 c! R8 X9 {2 b. L" zDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Allied aircraft
4 b4 q( W5 V( B( f3 nHawk 75A x 3
' ]8 d" c/ Q5 }" T5 Q' Y" TMartin 139 x 128 `) {$ X E; k" W, H
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! X* ^6 \; Y- j. E% t7 }- xNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships* l9 K7 @% }2 X9 {
AP Meiten Maru% |5 ^. V( m' X2 ?
AP Teiun Maru# }2 g6 O7 \9 M' B5 {
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
& r% W- M5 u) m; V3 c$ s" [AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Japanese ground losses:
# H" U7 ]5 [8 E) C8 \9 e; s- Q% o) o26 casualties reported7 [3 C9 T3 k) j
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Ground combat at Amboina
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1 _' F2 g5 n b! YJapanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 2946 W: _) ?9 W! d* M* G; C' c+ V4 X
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 # e) x6 s# y* n$ [6 e: j: o0 P) j
7 y9 v/ U7 Y* mAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 : L; g. m! \ H) z K. B7 k4 d
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) ) B& }$ p# C. O# A4 f- E7 `, N
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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405 casualties reported
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9 G! e3 I, I& F L) P6 a5 e; |Allied ground losses:8 z7 N# e; Y2 G/ p
84 casualties reported
U3 x4 a- C' DGuns lost 1 |