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) I. f) ]1 u1 n; F. R: `, QSub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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* ~$ S+ w) F4 t/ G' L8 T: f9 IAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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4 Y0 D, Q `$ l- Z" OAllied Ships
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- { h5 q" H! |6 y; k' d. m" i6 NNight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,598 s& U Q- ?) Q4 a% W& I- o
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MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ [# h" @+ u- {6 P8 `" W
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 n: `& v& G1 j( c3 \9 BPG Edo Maru! X: Q& ~: }- s- p" P
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 r$ R; Y5 o& w5 KPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage. P( `: y7 |9 p' j- n& L
PC Nichi Maru #1
7 R- y& z9 a! W% \PC Showa Maru #3
" r) V; U8 E' h4 _PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships. \5 a& x: @* a6 ]( S% n! g' s# T
CA Houston, Shell hits 5
$ b; I' I0 P& g. r R, I) GDD Scout
0 l; X2 r% p% R, h& dDD Thanet
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# g3 y) C! h) ?3 e( R; KNight Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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8 v) e D: q3 H6 E9 U) X) K" WAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
, q6 p `! b0 d" _5 c V: {6 x8 DAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
, Z0 @! C0 W) W) e( KAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
5 K) z5 r0 D: C) V9 q, e! ?( jAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( K, h& r- |: o) a
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Allied Ships
8 i, }% f6 U) S5 V4 v* ^CL Marblehead
0 R5 N1 m- w2 l% ZCL Boise
( h8 O2 e! @5 n8 \8 E) FDD Alden
& s5 }5 }# F8 L' T! u5 H1 ^/ LDD Barker& p, _) F4 e7 ^% [3 J
DD Bulmer! d* o1 \0 i4 N' ?
DD Edsall8 Q, i. r! H8 K( y
DD John D. Edwards- G3 v3 l) u# N- i
DD John D. Ford
, _. Y1 c8 E! tDD Paul Jones
8 r! \2 X8 @4 QDD Parrott5 y# _3 q1 S% j* x" J8 W
DD Peary, Shell hits 1
$ c" E! c3 G# q$ S! ^' L' LDD Pillsbury6 y3 J, [3 W5 @
DD Pope
) ]. h2 U, m5 P+ M/ z+ jDD Whipple
, \# x! v: _: L8 s! T- BDD Stewart
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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& `; k {) ?& `- Z/ u7 a: LTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,565 b% I0 q" t: ^% C0 L4 d' N
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PG Saga
5 B. L4 f# P7 C, BAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire# o1 d2 L* J9 W: P6 S8 @( R. P
PG Hashidate
4 C0 }5 ^1 V n% t3 h3 WPG Uji
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35 casualties reported. [) S* i0 B; R) I- L( U
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17 u8 d- F; f( R
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.& d0 g7 s) g$ i N: i) E
Japanese Ships
% z" W3 ~1 h5 cPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
& C0 i5 j+ T& _5 mAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
- E( s* G# P/ GAP Giyu Maru
3 N' e% }7 c% bPG Saga, Shell hits 11 b1 D( R: b a+ e7 w$ j' f7 r/ g
PG Uji, Shell hits 1
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+ {6 _1 }: r1 o9 w- `2 @- PJapanese ground losses:
5 r7 X/ i3 t/ y+ q1010 casualties reported
$ g9 g4 t# [* i/ y, ~* H8 _; eGuns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:
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4 ^3 j0 R) _1 P/ _% t/ |Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47 {) w2 g/ ?) l1 L
1 G2 _5 p& y: z/ o" kJapanese aircraft
$ ]- {: M% b9 ~, D+ dKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19) O& d- D* G0 c& M; F4 ?
Ki-21 Sally x 123
) E. ?% V6 s+ o* V8 PKi-48 Lily x 28
# T8 u/ i! {; g `0 T' X, yKi-15 Babs x 6
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4 E" F5 V* Q+ \( U' L' tBuffalo I x 12
; w: g' s5 N. r: C+ hP-40B Tomahawk x 196 u8 S w2 Z1 d7 M: \1 b
7 X# @) l; P$ j( n9 CJapanese aircraft losses- a1 i" C7 a3 `/ \7 r( u
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed `7 u+ r9 t/ `' P) V
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
% P5 _' Q" o( g0 P" V; O1 p& [! bKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged1 h1 b0 I% G2 h, N$ u% Z: M$ f0 A
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Buffalo I: 2 damaged
- K% G. T" [( ^8 A& s/ ~P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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Allied ground losses:
7 g* ~" ~& i S/ Z/ @% Y# Z19 casualties reported$ x# z" ` I* Q: D
Guns lost 1
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) w+ @, `( k! n. Y( i( R! _Airbase supply hits 4" ?% S h5 J2 Y( e- f R
Runway hits 68
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- m) q4 Y0 h, VDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Hawk 75A x 3
" X. p2 j2 \0 q8 [Martin 139 x 12
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& T$ ~' P6 V0 Q3 `5 ZJapanese Ships
# ~7 i" L" G- u+ Z, [AP Meiten Maru% b5 X. Y2 L6 R% |" V
AP Teiun Maru
* ~9 Z2 i+ Q r: }8 O+ ~3 @$ zAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
$ b( W. c- O$ {AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire M2 I2 ^. |/ a+ B# `% f) l
5 i" O1 r# c6 n2 ~Japanese ground losses:6 v8 w F5 J" s0 i3 M: v
26 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Amboina7 b1 m4 S9 f2 J- D k
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Japanese Shock attack
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9 o+ r# @ B$ a* jAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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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 5 C/ L; j/ ] r& x
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 ( \% E, U" e2 Q( D
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) ) T0 E6 d' @; f; p4 J" n
7 y" `& R4 K& @9 YJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1( I9 Z) o% Y1 p& }2 T# d1 \
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Japanese ground losses:' F6 {6 v0 K3 ]/ j1 L5 y" g
405 casualties reported2 f2 v8 J R0 \) W1 J. e6 p' E3 H
Guns lost 11
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1 \$ G) C; f6 x9 L1 q" K6 LAllied ground losses:
8 ]' Z+ J0 p( _, |- H* q5 i- J84 casualties reported- A0 v/ \$ |9 c" x
Guns lost 1 |