AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41* ]* [/ P4 m- z8 b' m/ P
kb果然回撤了,没有继续炸港,倒是把派出去寻找kb的dd编队给做了。。4 H' }3 |* B; _' L
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
: d* e0 X. D3 x8 ?9 s/ j7 y大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。 . i; E/ n( W m O2 [
马来半岛,在大量陆攻的轰炸,和cl编队的炮击下,日军当天突下Kota Bharu,
, ~2 S$ i/ V; `! n本打算从马尼拉出发的dd骚扰编队,刚走到巴丹就被自己埋的水雷炸坏了 教皇 号。# N* \: h, n. {
香港外逃的dd被ca编队抓住,却成功脱逃,ak编队被陆攻抓了。
. V( x9 x/ A c" z马尼拉其他外逃的编队 目前形势不错,整个岛上的飞机和部队全往克拉克集结了。
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0 B3 P7 D6 H, aInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
' A1 g/ u' G, w4 u& ^21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. & q o- \* b/ F/ T9 @- ~) u
Japanese Ships5 }0 f D6 M2 P2 \( F1 \" g( B( S1 y5 L
CL Sendai
) H! b. S3 I# D: K# j DD Ayanami
0 V% i/ I. J B! }, ~2 u DD Shikinami
( L, D, G2 F3 ^* m DD Isonami- U+ s1 _! H7 e( D/ I
PB Tatsumiya Maru D r U* O) o& G* x, |
SC Ch 9
/ F" j' B4 `7 n9 L5 j SC Ch 7% s+ M* {2 {) T( }
AK Sasako Maru ^# X/ ?* h* a! N) Q% b7 i, y
DD Uranami
9 Y& i3 ]3 X& Y9 r8 xJapanese ground losses:
0 |3 z' c0 ~* C" P 26 casualties reported
7 f6 I$ |$ s* e7 e Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 K! [- d. `" P: ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: W- p/ h1 d& i R. x) W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
4 S, [# f2 M+ w; x% pJapanese Ships: z4 D; |" T/ J% u/ c3 n! Y* J" d
SS I-121 " H6 s. ~6 T5 L/ q, l# v4 j: h8 b
Allied Ships- N+ C0 o U) z. j5 {( A
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage - q$ w) c7 p. Z- N9 s& W. t
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121
+ X2 g! ]) ?/ E- Z9 PSS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) : h) G3 I& j+ [ V; b9 h
Allied Ships
1 p" a" w7 W: p( t DD Pillsbury- B- [$ {0 S) U
DD Peary
. N) b. O+ n0 M! `6 I/ u DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage, `! F6 _3 a! t0 z3 h3 ~
3 mines cleared 1 r, Q/ C* D' C( ]! K& M
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$ w" v# M+ q( e7 k; r6 ]. h6 W3 hASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 ( R) l) x4 k) M2 G& C0 }
Japanese Ships* y5 w# b" U0 d8 D c, G
CL Jintsu& x2 p7 x# Y4 M j2 u! |' [- g
DD Oshio
- ~- D# Y) f0 L- J" y9 b; q1 s DD Hibiki
8 E7 D6 t6 t! x9 p DD Akatsuki" H( A, C' Z Y# l& @# @6 s' N
DD Arashio 9 c4 F) \/ Y; B3 I; K! h
Allied Ships
) G$ J4 Z: M1 ]; E SS KXI, hits 9
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Q. N1 i" w& i W( u2 i* |0 {+ IDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards & y" W- ?- c/ C( ^( O; S. G( u
Japanese Ships
, ]" y* Q/ m- R3 s CA Maya, K" K9 q; J; n6 U
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
) x' d2 [9 H. X7 o a. E1 Q DD Minazuki) B( [- a) C& ?2 J
DD Fumizuki
4 o4 Z& W9 U) ~1 ^9 F DD Nagatsuki
% a9 j8 h/ d/ P7 y: j! j% JAllied Ships2 ?/ a1 y5 Q8 T% C. f# c2 f
DD Scout
, A n4 \) F2 b5 y H DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
9 Y( L+ t! o9 z! v& v+ h- c2 X1 j8 c1 l DD Thracian
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards 9 L" b0 Y1 j- s h) V
Japanese Ships
( y3 w# |0 y0 h% [6 A+ ~ DD Sazanami3 g+ g8 T* [3 U: A1 W1 p6 Y
DD Ushio/ m$ O" w6 o$ r
AO Shiriya
! ^# [% u1 J% tAllied Ships
5 J/ U' O8 w1 C4 | CV Enterprise" C7 |9 `0 W* R* d, s+ j
CA Northampton! L% ]/ Q6 w1 }% O" W L
CA Chester
2 `& Y2 k' p' c6 F CA Salt Lake City; J/ J& u6 ?, x2 |
DD Craven
. _- K/ G" O5 L4 F DD Gridley
3 ~7 k& n9 c# J/ C! ?- `' Z DD McCall7 F7 x* ]5 ]2 u) B7 `! I ?$ B2 [
DD Maury7 P% W! `. y' {
DD Benham5 Q ~; c' O& `& S |
DD Ellet
0 H% ?' ^8 x5 x! I/ M DD Dunlap
6 d* _# K1 n% c/ L DD Fanning/ ^8 J7 {' t7 d: ~5 n
DD Balch : f' g# B9 n. w0 h- a5 d2 [
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
; R% q* o# m% E0 r$ CCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
4 M) m4 w4 k( b# ]CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards$ m/ y: D; v/ u( T$ M
Both TF attempt to withdraw!: ?7 M; j2 q' F8 F# M
Range increases to 28,000 yards...' o: _/ Q8 b% T1 y5 m/ {
Both Task Forces evade combat
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% n ]0 j$ Q. x; g* a& a( G4 tDay Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
; F8 y# m8 z: w& h* o7 x: UJapanese Ships! e2 ]. b0 ^: ]" e9 P* R
APD Fuji
& S& T& J& }4 |/ `( g& \: k! r TB Hiyodori5 e* E1 T. T+ O% J/ s
AMc Toroshima Maru$ s B a( X2 S2 q3 r0 X/ ~
PB Heiei Maru #7
O& y6 m/ b0 U; s+ x7 j0 x, r. T xAK Syoka Maru0 |' o# m" ]6 `8 O/ h. ^5 V
xAK Rokko Maru& U% _: F8 q p( o w1 u
xAK Igasa Maru
, e7 p6 p( D' g( K xAKL Ryoyu Maru #215 I7 e1 F9 m9 |- H
xAKL Sasago Maru
& I! z4 }1 N1 i+ w8 p7 qAllied Ships
" V5 D3 H, f/ d MTB 7 g% A0 c( d; W9 Z! e" d
MTB 8
: U* a; x5 P! F) ~6 j8 s6 l MTB 9
( R5 y: p' V5 \$ w5 @ MTB 107 \& T" G6 O( j- @' M
MTB 11
2 E" k4 p/ r, i MTB 12
( G8 O' j/ v1 T9 p! j9 R MTB 26
. X1 w. V/ P. I2 L" {! L; k MTB 27 6 h/ b' T' a8 F& `+ {; w
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
+ [" D. [. A! q! dMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards+ k, V0 J2 }( n: t @. s8 l
Range increases to 18,000 yards...7 J' n0 s1 `$ _3 X# ?; h
Both Task Forces evade combat8 }+ d( A2 Q4 {/ Q- n
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" l1 u! R# P( gMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
8 y2 G* y2 {' A7 P9 a2 }Weather in hex: Light rain
) A( m( e/ T- D( a9 eRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
7 }5 t4 x B: o. i* T! g& r& sEstimated time to target is 10 minutes / ^ _9 q) }+ g% A2 f
Japanese aircraft
0 g: P9 N; G Z- O+ q$ G( A A6M2 Zero x 21
9 N1 N# Q4 {' D q( `Allied aircraft9 \+ n f" j' b! D7 y& m
P-26A x 8! {* b: L2 r0 f" G2 V
P-35A x 13
( K, ^1 Q. A/ a% \: y7 u P-40B Warhawk x 14. X$ D0 L/ j7 }
P-40E Warhawk x 46 - O0 g$ }+ ]( V+ x$ M' Q6 t T
Japanese aircraft losses
% e# l. I. z2 G# w$ d' q A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed 6 ]3 I/ x& l( Z k; ]
Allied aircraft losses6 \" M' `; f" s8 K. k* E+ P
P-26A: 1 destroyed/ z+ A; q. z5 D
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed: ~7 ?( a- b' m% l k& h+ R s
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed , `4 i1 m& \& |5 n" |# s* k3 X
Aircraft Attacking:
$ {: U) z$ ^; ?+ L- u% \ 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet ( a2 |' E3 i9 S1 ]5 }) p" ?/ o9 J
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
/ g) h+ V3 J/ |2 {% S) nWeather in hex: Heavy rain
4 x! r6 j# ?! b7 DRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
0 _* \. z0 G! E6 f' ZEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
0 R2 R" h- P- N5 {& [5 ^Japanese aircraft8 A0 z' s: @- a
G3M2 Nell x 33
& s8 P0 \% k4 M4 G4 g+ o3 G G4M1 Betty x 38 L* z n2 D; Q4 K
Ki-27b Nate x 19 ; _. f' m' S( v- P9 M
No Japanese losses
* s0 M+ |$ ~- u$ WAllied ground losses:, i! U7 h2 H6 O' z* N9 j
95 casualties reported( A8 N2 B2 d3 Q$ \* C$ Y
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
9 t. g8 K5 L1 N8 }! l& h% C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled1 ^& {% L4 R8 c9 x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled & n3 Z9 _+ Z1 h+ O. p! i
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) . W% t$ U- B; x/ x
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
( l- M3 c& q9 u5 k& k! ]% v( dRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ j$ U; Q3 v' A/ x+ d" p. jEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
; Z! B# {( y7 P: R; z& n/ |' BJapanese aircraft
6 ~5 Z, f1 i; f, M G3M2 Nell x 162 E% A1 ?# A, N. r! H4 j
G4M1 Betty x 11 f- k0 {9 m+ n1 O* \: K8 t$ m" m p
Ki-27b Nate x 15
% \( D ]0 W5 R! \! V8 ?Japanese aircraft losses W, f. g9 h1 B% E+ R( f* |5 ~# @
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
1 i' z7 T2 M5 C. Y) ^ G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
p7 k* n/ `2 u9 h6 ]6 ^- p9 TAllied ground losses:6 N. I, F8 B# Q& K% F. I; a
43 casualties reported. f3 L1 p$ h0 X8 _; v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) m* w8 B' ]$ h5 H' J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled% q0 }: |% u' l3 ?# j# v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) & u, Q* s2 B8 V. G
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 4 |$ o Y, Q0 t1 O
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' w- l: X; [$ r
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes O2 r6 U. G+ _/ c( O
Japanese aircraft
! G) v) [: g* C1 c* X* k G3M2 Nell x 27+ u J) K+ G' j# \# |4 F+ W. I
Ki-27b Nate x 34 : T0 _- q) D& s$ b* F2 _5 |
No Japanese losses 4 k, U/ L- E" N7 |) {
Allied ground losses:$ T0 V( e5 _& O' s7 h
78 casualties reported
! h2 l* [: o& m0 P4 c5 ~( [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled7 `8 Y- \: B* i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
% a) v8 m1 g; u8 j! M( n5 ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled # Z7 S2 l0 C4 b, }! m
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 3 ]& d5 k; |* ?; t. i
Weather in hex: Light cloud# z& V& }; V8 a. N+ @5 s1 j
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ M" H1 z* T ]4 _% \Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 7 D7 j& `% t0 m' a! @; ~# L3 r8 `
Japanese aircraft
/ b) l: k& b2 v) U9 q G3M2 Nell x 3
# ^5 z/ s a! ?1 t# u3 { G4M1 Betty x 12
$ Q' w- O: S! {# K- f, N# V7 Q Ki-27b Nate x 9
3 S4 J/ p' G/ S! XNo Japanese losses $ W& t; z: P' F8 K
Allied Ships
- u* P" B9 F9 ^. F8 C# U xAK Munlock
# v( g+ t' G& W" {! z xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 f- b: Y, F7 b xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( R @; B8 P5 n% j
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires * g, ~- e4 C2 l- u' h, s# V4 M
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# ^+ @, Z% ? B+ \5 R+ JMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
4 Y+ @* y; u) i aWeather in hex: Light rain
; N4 r$ h# r' _, CRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
$ W0 _7 k, F; cEstimated time to target is 25 minutes 6 M$ Z1 C. _( O6 Y+ K# W" F
Japanese aircraft2 J# o& q# c) L3 M
A6M2 Zero x 10
8 G! x: ~: q: q' j* h$ AAllied aircraft& o* V8 T3 k6 W# a
P-26A x 3
, K6 H/ C: g6 Y P-35A x 10
" N+ l: _. R, g P-40B Warhawk x 90 [! T0 T0 F2 K3 k/ R1 M6 w" y
P-40E Warhawk x 33
! x! J7 c$ {+ V' ]Japanese aircraft losses
% `7 R5 j/ |. s, R% ~- x! N A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed 8 q# e1 n3 Y- ?) L
Allied aircraft losses3 |0 ^+ e; l+ @ @
P-26A: 1 destroyed
* |9 l: N9 j( o+ _0 {' d P-35A: 2 destroyed
8 g/ h* m+ \ J0 A P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed . M% T5 P3 D/ p$ O3 C9 u1 A
Aircraft Attacking:
: N3 X( K: {4 [5 s 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet 4 a o3 |$ X) X j
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- F1 R6 e2 e6 W6 |9 z" YMorning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) ) G1 H, }# n: B2 N0 t3 _
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
* f3 w* S: } `Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
/ ?* R4 P/ N0 g8 L1 e lEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
0 L' o$ B! Q( w/ O( [9 V% qJapanese aircraft0 W+ m/ k6 K4 G: `: C3 p7 p
B5M1 Mabel x 5 7 R) T, ~9 G0 v0 `. w
No Japanese losses ! G7 |4 r9 C' N! J% u6 k
Allied ground losses:
: w1 \7 t& g* n 13 casualties reported+ x; v6 _( y; C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 q- P/ k* K+ m- @9 D% m2 J2 ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled/ r- K3 ~2 B8 a% w$ ~1 k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled $ Q" n% m* D5 s
Aircraft Attacking:
, A& U- s" u' p* A+ H 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
9 w% C( b0 u. ~# L Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb - c4 R# \3 D1 W6 N+ R) M- G
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1 i" i; R/ W/ O# i+ b# m t9 ]Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
1 i' K& o4 m5 a: v( L. PWeather in hex: Light rain 0 C% C! _/ H! H' s T7 ^
Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.0 t( T4 ^- r9 L/ ?
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes % _1 [0 f9 K. C, d
Japanese aircraft
5 R) @+ h) S1 k- x. i7 u A6M2 Zero x 9
' h7 I# [: R7 p# y! fAllied aircraft
0 j1 N/ y; v1 H P-35A x 6& F3 x2 R0 I/ @( f# m% b- C0 q' j
P-40B Warhawk x 8
, e9 a( X% C7 k/ w# W) n P-40E Warhawk x 24 $ x/ r3 _* L1 [0 L1 d6 } H
Japanese aircraft losses
$ l: o1 B$ M! t. X: u; n) S A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
4 c) D4 p7 Q' t0 E' fAllied aircraft losses- j, d2 h0 J4 x
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 + ]. r* c; v& x' r/ P
Weather in hex: Light rain
A5 x& C+ E0 \# gRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.5 @* c& m7 Q. _8 J- H/ B
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
! ~; u, h- G$ P, G9 fJapanese aircraft* `1 M# `0 {7 M% t* o& t
A6M2 Zero x 6 . a$ S& ^: U& t( s
Allied aircraft
" i. Q' \ I" N5 f- P P-35A x 5
7 ^: k/ q! ~/ y P-40B Warhawk x 8
+ I* k# r% x6 n3 _, B P-40E Warhawk x 18
; b- M) q% f6 t% ]- ^6 SNo Japanese losses 3 a/ k8 q# X2 `2 Z* R- f
Allied aircraft losses2 s0 C! z3 V1 M3 x8 M% H( K
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed 7 @. Y6 K) n' R; [
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) \5 L: D' K4 `/ jMorning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 1 g% J" L) A; [; g P' ~4 E
Weather in hex: Partial cloud 4 w( N1 R" H: J9 t2 C9 P
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.- U6 q# S. P8 E5 X) _0 E4 }
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes # ^8 n* j( r) w+ B2 P. p; s6 w
Japanese aircraft
$ ]- |' f: ~$ w. H5 c B5N1 Kate x 12 6 ?- N+ h" t e: A& C9 T6 f3 Y
No Japanese losses
( r7 e" e- `% @/ I: `Port hits 2( ?- H1 \: c' ?
Port supply hits 1 2 ~! y @$ w/ K" y
Aircraft Attacking:& p/ X+ l3 L: f! f
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * 9 j( f x/ t4 R% Z3 _9 ?
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb " T% P3 `0 L+ x' y6 u
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1 d) T' F* g% bMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 " w6 ^7 k9 O4 \1 Y2 `
Weather in hex: Light cloud
. H1 Z7 m6 }* Y. n0 M1 HRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( S; {2 L3 j" v+ Q0 U: _7 y9 A: t
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
. D/ \) A" O; v. h. yJapanese aircraft) S; l1 J- t( G/ a
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
. I6 E, X$ d4 g8 ?9 Q8 _& j$ B+ l; U Ki-27b Nate x 1
" z1 s( ^1 t2 E( Q; U Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
" n. w9 Q; m& ~5 mNo Japanese losses
' C/ I, j2 x) M* P) J+ `Allied Ships. A; W- S6 c' C& p) Y
xAK Hinsang/ L- W3 M ]0 s, A9 F
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage i! {; r2 ]+ F+ a4 A5 w+ i; I& d
xAKL Chengtu+ f5 Q: p, h# L) n, j4 K
xAKL Joan Moller z8 X3 g1 z" r6 F% _& F5 `7 K
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 U/ `: p& R+ m+ D
xAK Bennevis
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3 |# |/ ?5 V% _9 J0 U' sMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 - q' V4 S9 Q* e* {
Weather in hex: Clear sky
& v i) K+ N" o1 X% vRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& a7 u/ k" Y# M
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes " y9 F# ~$ w1 Y9 e/ K
Japanese aircraft& r+ k- i, @$ K& T2 W
Ki-27b Nate x 9
$ u* L. H6 W! s$ w Ki-36 Ida x 19, K6 b/ c4 ]: g# Z5 j
Ki-44 Tojo x 8
1 D! {: c& `: \+ Z- }. h+ q Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
3 e: t+ j6 P5 r# t: j Ki-51 Sonia x 17
* h8 L" B2 `1 L3 `5 xNo Japanese losses
; P# i& X, @7 c' g9 s& ~Airbase hits 7' m. `0 `- x' ^7 d7 o' r- n
Airbase supply hits 3
6 @6 n7 a1 U8 i5 v% p4 x. u+ ]Runway hits 11
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3 _1 [/ b3 k4 Z& t0 N$ w1 [2 lMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) & e' _' e+ H6 X+ r3 V: U
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ( j, B! ]8 @6 r( k8 A
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
; ^: v2 ]1 A# A, zEstimated time to target is 10 minutes 8 \5 n, }) H: ~0 K8 k
Japanese aircraft
/ N, k# G( V, }& \9 D' {0 G! a Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65
- \2 j( D9 n2 [- q Ki-27b Nate x 19 ! N( [% i# p' b* I" E' U
Japanese aircraft losses
' Q5 C; R: W) } Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged 4 W. Z" j" ~1 A4 _/ ~. t4 m
Allied ground losses:
) y' _7 A( E+ S' I. }3 z 66 casualties reported
0 a# C, k$ B1 M2 D. V) W Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled2 a* Z5 j7 m2 _5 R6 o, I, Y
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
" i4 N W( e; h& G* y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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d; ? }3 S) X" SMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) r9 Q }% O4 ~/ q8 h
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
* _6 ^8 p5 i2 H0 D' n4 `& wRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
5 t" F- g2 G, _& W jEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
6 \/ d4 [1 j% c6 [2 N4 R$ EJapanese aircraft
5 T! M: F7 {1 J5 S7 R Ki-27b Nate x 34
) M3 \! o; f; B Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6( f* h1 G) G+ L6 T0 l* @; y
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
( Q7 `" H$ u1 i3 k3 cNo Japanese losses
# @/ ~* ?5 ~) kAllied ground losses:2 s% g. `8 Y% k* |
39 casualties reported& O% S0 a1 c* q/ X! h5 m4 m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" S4 w$ A( P" |# l( J# l4 f
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled a6 Q, T; R3 H% E
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled " _/ w u2 p$ I4 g
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
# K* n. K& m ]' ^Weather in hex: Clear sky 8 k V, |6 j- ]3 Z$ w7 Q; e; e- C
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.8 B' R' O6 V4 T" R2 L% ~
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes 4 n% H1 ]/ E _! o6 Y
Japanese aircraft! ~2 o) h) {( k
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 % S! u& `# E( D: k2 p/ r! h
No Japanese losses $ F v0 ?3 u! ?. U# u' X" V
Airbase hits 1
6 g- v( G! {) D7 ~7 }! T: [Runway hits 2
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 * l: e; x( w0 N& _3 V" g& F" Y
Weather in hex: Heavy rain # \7 ~- U' y$ |
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
2 P* U! u( h* v7 h; fEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
" @% o2 \) y2 Y/ wJapanese aircraft
" ~' T) g2 n+ T( G5 g- A2 M# ~; t Ki-27b Nate x 24 # {1 J1 a+ v3 {, l
Allied aircraft
5 b; i7 X1 @# `% F# \ Blenheim I x 4 , H4 `8 B1 q7 |4 X& _
No Japanese losses
; ?6 L5 p- e, |3 a! nNo Allied losses " {( \0 U; Z' I
Japanese Ships
* o! I6 Y! E, P1 f! e BB Haruna
0 |# e9 Y7 H$ q7 JAircraft Attacking:$ Z; Y7 `2 x! n
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet; k* `& L9 H, V# e, K) A+ w5 V$ ~
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb / @% t/ K* ?4 r+ p1 S
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
* k% ]- f$ r4 V+ Y1 x2 L* pWeather in hex: Heavy rain , _8 @+ `( ?6 ^. _2 y
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- v( n% `, V m% y W. \Estimated time to target is 7 minutes ) N6 d$ U1 Q [# ]# F
Japanese aircraft" d& w6 n1 J' K7 K4 n2 Y7 M
G4M1 Betty x 19
* e# a$ g/ c% y( R: N* i Ki-27b Nate x 12
" I) U8 D0 h4 A& u3 f& s7 v! INo Japanese losses ! J" R! S, q# g" f# G J
Allied ground losses:' {( g3 ]: r( N3 V! m y# y
33 casualties reported
; ^3 M4 ~: B0 Q. ^. g Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
' y$ U3 u% o2 R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" H+ K( o4 c! i7 I Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 h1 z% x5 H, f: J* m3 c) E Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 $ [( F* F; B! d! r9 X: X4 g/ i
Weather in hex: Clear sky
4 j9 I9 B1 u+ C( ~+ DRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 W* I, h8 | ZEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
3 O1 P, s& ^ O) d, @) VJapanese aircraft7 B& P7 d. l- y5 c1 D+ G6 D" H4 j
A6M2 Zero x 46: Y, M4 t# n6 b# u* S$ E" j
B5N2 Kate x 35
0 E7 d8 b0 ^5 M$ w# s D3A1 Val x 9
" Z3 B& r( W- e6 vJapanese aircraft losses
' [( N- J3 q0 u) ~. }- u, q' s1 } B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged. @& P9 ~5 H7 m) V, T
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged 9 u L- s$ `$ n+ C3 s/ W
Allied Ships
0 |' e! b3 }1 l. k" R' z DD Litchfield8 ~+ l8 R/ q u7 j
DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 q7 \$ A1 Y5 g DD Ward
- K7 M/ V$ g% [ DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 1 l/ E+ \3 o5 C3 k: s% e
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" y4 K* o7 p( u1 B5 g9 Z0 yMorning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
& L, J0 @3 n9 ?3 g& \( W1 ~+ jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
% A3 K. s' Q& ^Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
' p$ k `, t" X8 S7 BEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
7 J- [4 r% O2 a* H' _8 lAllied aircraft% R8 ~4 _+ n( a( m) V1 k& o
F4F-3A Wildcat x 112 q% X3 o: D$ o7 W+ g
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
* U1 T8 r: u5 R3 a1 y TBD-1 Devastator x 15
5 i8 B, a+ Y/ s4 |/ s! x" c1 l* FAllied aircraft losses
' x1 A5 g6 h% l; W7 e0 L' T TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
( U! ^ ?# Y. X! K& W1 SJapanese Ships$ |7 U+ y: m. g8 R E9 x* i' O
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( p" b" n/ \9 R% e9 U
DD Sazanami
6 O' C% t! ]7 W AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires 3 ^2 t. w) N8 i# D
$ O. A" [- O4 b5 @2 aHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio8 k, V0 D( ^9 t# |
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
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: Z$ |* B( D, z/ M7 y4 K) w/ y; DMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
- M1 Y9 Z/ U# w* KWeather in hex: Light cloud
$ W2 f- ?! J5 Z8 I/ ?' ORaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 y; I- J' I' y9 h% I* oEstimated time to target is 7 minutes ! E; ~' {) T8 q; X5 Q
Japanese aircraft: H0 q7 P8 f& e3 @
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 , }2 h) V5 @ H! Z
No Japanese losses 1 i6 Z( h2 H: g7 l! ?6 @
Allied Ships
; U& [) f E; I0 K/ s; G; g, L0 k* K0 Y0 H xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 ~: G8 I1 [0 q, N1 q. N9 ~' c xAK Hinsang
' H. Q) U. r+ c/ c, y5 C7 QAircraft Attacking:& p! ?- T& i {% c- R
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
$ h* G' R/ U0 n9 c8 t) P8 C/ g! y Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
- B7 G: w& s# H2 p0 P; nHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang$ j- }, t- U. u: V# k
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 & e! r! p; y, [ P( u- s9 e2 f
Weather in hex: Clear sky a& M0 ?6 {" u
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ H1 b8 f* K: s P9 C3 REstimated time to target is 7 minutes
7 }" J5 l H5 E. p4 |: {& L. L# X. gJapanese aircraft
3 A4 l& u. y! ]0 r* Q* e4 g D3A1 Val x 13
) e: X6 n( q9 \No Japanese losses
+ U) `8 Z4 h9 q' B2 I' f' M2 m9 j2 \/ FAllied Ships, E* ]; k& H8 Y3 @
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires N( v1 c5 U8 W. c" R z8 m9 u7 @
DD Ward
+ L/ h5 }8 B0 Q$ z5 n% f DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley2 K- n$ g& o" g/ \
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- ^: Y, a5 `( V( _! C; c2 s) rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 * N5 v* G5 f1 f/ u2 W& x
Weather in hex: Light cloud 7 i0 l! Y; P4 i! ]* e
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet., n2 F" O' J. n
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
; ~9 E4 V: ~: Q1 G: G* f+ S3 _Japanese aircraft, ]- K. m) k1 C6 ?! {0 s
Ki-27b Nate x 30" f+ O! j4 ^- Q8 v& E Y+ x, s
Allied aircraft
9 y( g* b1 y; G( N z Blenheim I x 7 3 _6 R) v+ n- }
No Japanese losses
4 z9 G. N! c1 o. Z6 U& c9 bAllied aircraft losses1 k9 E; E) V2 @
Blenheim I: 2 damaged0 ^( E2 O& u( g" c' ]$ V1 C$ J+ ]
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak G' S$ t8 x4 |5 D8 q
Japanese Ships
/ v2 \- c& ]' n0 T% ]/ d BB Haruna6 h% c; S/ S) _& F; P% X
xAK Asakasan Maru 3 L0 Q7 d7 R( g) a: g+ }
Aircraft Attacking:2 ^# S+ x% |' }2 a0 c5 l: l, K
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet _) Z, I' U0 j: n' O* O2 t! r
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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6 p- q) r, ?1 t; I3 f. kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
8 i, p# @( u8 zWeather in hex: Overcast
2 q5 q8 D6 |4 ?1 u4 hRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: D' j. i1 x, r j$ z. ~7 hEstimated time to target is 7 minutes & g7 |$ J7 N% v( j8 A, b5 L0 w" r
Japanese aircraft( l; h) L; c$ l) K" P. E: h
A6M2 Zero x 10
7 {/ h' z/ H+ o% R) V8 Y7 j B5N2 Kate x 5
0 u1 Z; \: c0 f2 z% p* X* S; kNo Japanese losses
; H* U- E- b. L* RAllied Ships! W7 S7 p8 V- z5 a; i5 y% `3 _) M
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! l0 T% ?* K l# v$ V1 C6 |, nAircraft Attacking:
/ Z; Q0 a% s8 ~) c& R4 V8 y5 E+ X 5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# \+ A) r! o& ^0 \3 ?/ A
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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+ C3 z( S$ C' r7 i6 VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 ' a- u' Y# ~+ ~4 }
Weather in hex: Heavy rain% @! g8 S" _/ o" f) H
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.4 d8 F/ b6 b4 w/ c$ I
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 2 O3 g- J- [' ^6 d
Allied aircraft
: l" X1 i1 h& U" Z3 F F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
* y+ I. S* z" c% o) }$ c SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 - i! {4 r3 c+ X7 x( S
No Allied losses
2 l! W* u' r+ CJapanese Ships
/ d/ u, z5 E8 R DD Sazanami- v4 b: p, Y# v+ A- ~* L
DD Ushio, and is sunk
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# J! G8 ?% m$ g, W3 E$ n; n6 DGround combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
. @0 ]/ t. `. A) c4 nJapanese Deliberate attack
, i& |8 a% {. @/ ?* ^) Q0 oAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 9 o+ N z( A' c$ z( x6 l% w( s
Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 # i8 G9 B" j2 R: U* p/ [ a
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 $ [0 ^& M2 E$ [ Q4 o
Japanese adjusted assault: 100 5 i1 z# l3 H" x7 L
Allied adjusted defense: 8
9 X2 ^6 b) K# L2 V2 ~6 ^Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) 0 m! ]* H" b$ G6 Y6 W1 F
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!
: _5 f' `. j( o" X5 u' d1 e8 WCombat modifiers
7 e5 r: X3 @7 D+ N" ADefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)3 ?6 c8 V7 c3 n1 r
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)$ L: R" m, h% N, e1 L. x6 e/ B
Attacker: fatigue(-) " q+ g e$ F9 e+ w T
Japanese ground losses:
: J7 g3 A. @% h& }, Z 37 casualties reported
0 }' Q" {, a: \! V! x+ D Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
. C) x f( V, n1 }) M1 M; w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- T0 P4 [1 J5 t. ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled - q, r4 @7 r5 l
Allied ground losses:
6 [/ ~, Z# @0 i6 G 2519 casualties reported
4 f8 ^8 m1 M$ I6 w Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled; c6 p# X$ x6 t2 g3 l. y# T
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled# A# P0 \& A1 A* Q
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled4 s2 p" y8 E' L# ~1 q+ q, b c) u
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
4 n# q& }1 p" k% ]# X5 M Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)' u9 W, U& ^) p. T6 E
Units retreated 2
: n+ t- l% w( \4 _% C Units destroyed 1
; ~0 x' f" k, h3 Y: |Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
( V: ~7 E& ~4 EAssaulting units:
* k j# w9 Y+ C/ { 56th Infantry Regiment
$ f% M: T- E" E* ]/ y( P6 O) e 12th Engineer Regiment% @0 ?: Q; {6 t
5th JAAF AF Coy
% y, d3 e3 ^$ `2 t1 q/ \$ @Defending units:
- c% A+ W9 m: Z% @/ D FMSV Brigade: ~: R u! D. \+ E9 C Y0 _. w
8th Indian Brigade* T( ~/ O L' K7 y/ t/ B
3rd ISF Base Force |