AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41' f9 }; B l4 C6 {! G
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。。9 D0 j6 h6 z5 f7 i, [4 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。
: n3 Q: x1 |0 W+ Q: V大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
1 x4 h2 e5 z+ b$ ?* M4 u$ c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,
, t5 l# V/ J: {7 H9 u& @, M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。+ I( j) J0 v# @7 i% z9 ^: y$ v
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。
$ A% y% m* X2 v( G7 m( f- a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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( p. P) B3 }: ^* pInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) * S" C; \6 N7 z. C6 u$ U
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
& G$ _/ q7 x" V5 ZJapanese Ships
" X" P; {1 {, p# q7 @3 [: p CL Sendai
1 C* w7 i! Q' v7 Y2 I( l DD Ayanami
% z- c$ C* G+ J& e& X DD Shikinami2 h/ ~) j: d- A8 [ z% _6 T7 }4 A
DD Isonami
8 `6 T' Y6 L# b; t7 \$ {4 N# a/ h+ l PB Tatsumiya Maru% m8 r1 @ s$ j
SC Ch 9
/ W; C. f, E- H6 `5 M' \ SC Ch 7( h2 { w) _5 n
AK Sasako Maru) T0 _4 \' r( `0 y2 W* V/ ~5 U
DD Uranami ; f( V1 |1 w7 `7 h7 D# ^4 l2 e
Japanese ground losses:( Z9 Z! t$ S3 B% f: L) ^
26 casualties reported+ A+ [+ V# n% ^1 M2 H$ \6 v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. D! C# |: Q' a k2 \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
& a7 M5 m$ R0 a* D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 _- v+ l; \: u; C7 QSubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
& t: T% E* f" \; r8 N2 HJapanese Ships
. x6 a/ G2 e) r2 b* F/ i/ [ SS I-121
3 [' Z1 |" {* r- C' }Allied Ships2 f* L9 A6 ]' `9 ?
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
! @ ^& E* [# @' ~xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-1216 K( C6 x! m8 Z- V' ^" a+ D
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
# L3 B/ _9 d3 k$ u+ u7 ^3 E9 AAllied Ships5 I0 w) Q* l; {4 ~; Q) M
DD Pillsbury
" R6 j+ s# }* g! l* B& a DD Peary1 R$ \$ R0 @: [; t4 q
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
: x5 c' [" m. Q b! B% b7 ~$ {3 mines cleared
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 2 L3 K0 q' W; A+ b1 p
Japanese Ships
# A) n! g8 x7 O$ [' U* F6 n CL Jintsu6 L6 l; D, O6 u6 {3 E
DD Oshio9 V$ t6 V( A* M% D# w8 M
DD Hibiki0 ~8 m& U( r" \$ i9 j+ ?1 l
DD Akatsuki
, F/ Z% r% [& k. H/ i DD Arashio + h; ?* Z- h3 |) ]
Allied Ships' s! X" l5 s3 \
SS KXI, hits 9 ; v8 ^8 U/ s. q
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards 1 H: i& g4 j8 L+ h2 N
Japanese Ships! c( D: R4 W5 W( l' k3 n
CA Maya( P8 @" y/ S3 z. L1 I
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
* w ~3 D6 ^/ ?+ l$ `, _8 ^ Z1 z DD Minazuki
9 [. p+ q8 }3 y4 \- S: J3 M: } DD Fumizuki
0 o; {' f0 U( _& @3 W DD Nagatsuki
8 G, y7 e. Y, `4 |5 A- jAllied Ships% C- P. [* [( u; ^) _! B
DD Scout' t+ g# c- V4 T; }
DD Thanet, Shell hits 24 G0 s: H3 _2 n/ Z
DD Thracian
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p9 D; \. }1 E6 M: G- q7 iDay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards & i+ w! e7 ^* w5 \4 n2 g# d
Japanese Ships
5 `' l! f. l; G z: s DD Sazanami0 Q& E! A: S5 k) I7 x) F0 F4 [
DD Ushio" `3 T& s1 p4 @: K1 j
AO Shiriya
) k) ^$ h+ b) H2 w7 YAllied Ships% O! ]0 M8 V$ G% e* p
CV Enterprise' H) |4 q( y- [! y
CA Northampton2 P2 @7 a( `$ Q% S% q9 T$ p# ~
CA Chester
. M) {# @/ _1 H" Z CA Salt Lake City# n& P) M, M; Y6 f7 t8 _
DD Craven
. F6 A# `- C Q& c DD Gridley
& t/ S2 g7 D# h5 q" X' S DD McCall
7 R' i- Q0 \2 W# e1 C1 }* I DD Maury# P( t+ U2 J/ S7 }% q3 N6 F
DD Benham0 x a( j7 k+ F1 W3 U0 e
DD Ellet9 V/ r' k% e& @$ u, |2 _. `. J+ N g
DD Dunlap
. t) X" T T9 h# n" A/ O DD Fanning
. k' w) T0 G( r2 f6 k @ DD Balch 0 T& B N! m4 b9 M; P
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
E& T" C" P ICONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
1 a% g L5 L5 u1 @4 Y, mCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
8 O$ w ~) t/ rBoth TF attempt to withdraw!1 _' v9 V( B2 c( r, F1 N8 l
Range increases to 28,000 yards...1 _. z1 K6 l- D8 F k6 j& _9 f
Both Task Forces evade combat
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; ~$ \+ t4 |: N, O. H' X- g* F( rDay Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
4 Z9 o8 K( c0 Z0 a N0 _0 H! PJapanese Ships
v" n& j) t- p* e& F5 A APD Fuji
. w0 O2 D! O4 w TB Hiyodori
3 N' y4 P. J$ ^5 M9 R AMc Toroshima Maru& J4 W! B( f: M
PB Heiei Maru #7
+ d; u& \7 G" U: J; a$ R1 ^# y \& Q xAK Syoka Maru! L0 R3 K9 v- ^- t% w
xAK Rokko Maru1 v- s! E( R+ Z. |6 h, [% Y
xAK Igasa Maru2 a, R0 g. o8 ]' `
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21
! |% ]0 `" o6 m ~7 i2 U xAKL Sasago Maru
; B, ^" w# \3 K- ?Allied Ships) V5 u$ n5 }8 v" I; y
MTB 7
# t6 V8 E: Z' Z# ^. c, R: G MTB 8
4 }# I. N/ V! d& l9 Q MTB 97 i8 G9 v( q4 B/ k- c" e- n
MTB 10, m! O; u8 V; W' A+ J) u. b+ h9 l
MTB 11
# z j0 A5 M$ c2 [ MTB 128 A* o4 p) p3 r3 u2 t8 N4 t* L
MTB 26* |1 x7 i/ A: ]( j! J6 |
MTB 27 I9 K; g( S/ a3 j7 a
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms6 T5 d6 P. Q. J% |1 s$ ~
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards- u" |5 T- p8 s
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
$ P G/ y7 A' O ]Both Task Forces evade combat
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 - r$ f9 y6 C0 \, h: Z1 ~
Weather in hex: Light rain & I# F: J- J4 M# f% F3 M+ d' ~
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
; B7 C4 W6 W6 y, Q2 [; DEstimated time to target is 10 minutes ' |+ V* D* S2 ?
Japanese aircraft; N0 A4 d1 K9 Y
A6M2 Zero x 21' L0 s9 z2 O/ L* f8 i
Allied aircraft% r# G" t; g [
P-26A x 8 m4 L) }" b8 G1 ?0 V( B% [: X+ L
P-35A x 136 N& n# }9 B: H) O
P-40B Warhawk x 14" M6 J* f9 V! `" j5 T
P-40E Warhawk x 46 ?, N8 ?- h9 M3 H
Japanese aircraft losses
! f @: n9 s& X6 f2 D( L8 K j A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed & Q9 I' Y1 T9 V( U3 m- ]
Allied aircraft losses
1 p r5 [: i7 m) D+ e: ~4 _ P-26A: 1 destroyed
. g4 [9 i+ a% |) p P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed
0 j' G$ U8 [" Y0 H& a1 S P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed # b) t- K1 t- D1 _ G
Aircraft Attacking:) u& W C( p" ~7 Z# s
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet % v' W0 O( @& H! ?( {: N$ w
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
7 ^* U/ _- `3 z( dWeather in hex: Heavy rain M6 s* x5 W. |. c
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
2 k. w$ Y9 D8 MEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
- A# D& n, ]8 c. b4 [5 {4 @Japanese aircraft/ `$ i( _4 y8 V
G3M2 Nell x 33! U' U# K' q! w4 q4 J% S: X
G4M1 Betty x 32 `4 T% i' _2 v) d& f9 S
Ki-27b Nate x 19
5 |4 d8 I* X7 o5 S7 ]1 W' mNo Japanese losses
% W3 R2 U! Z- ~1 _3 YAllied ground losses:& [+ U$ b5 I |2 ~ F1 s, @3 B
95 casualties reported9 I: }& U! i# ^% i2 V' N# Y
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled$ t& x& P; E. w: {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
: E3 s' }" f( p1 H H: \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 5 i' y* M# G0 I0 `
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0 ?: c' ]/ [0 vMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) $ t9 f: U3 z* X. q7 o
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
/ {$ p( s1 A/ ?7 z3 xRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# W7 z% c8 S5 w# h) ]% _) L$ KEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
. k* u! p+ i7 `Japanese aircraft
9 s! O6 ?$ T6 K; D* ^ G3M2 Nell x 16
# e6 a8 z' J8 \( n- M G4M1 Betty x 117 ]. b6 S$ A' g. p& }) }
Ki-27b Nate x 15
1 Y" O# W3 l9 w) H3 A$ N, I j" gJapanese aircraft losses
! @# W' G: _$ v8 g% R1 k G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
- w! X1 _+ i! }! h0 W G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
% Z/ F9 H$ z @# W+ ]/ OAllied ground losses:8 ^8 {2 a2 J0 r3 t' @1 F3 u! z6 _
43 casualties reported
! z/ W& d9 C9 z. ]! m2 S8 X" w: F u& Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) x. q" D2 C! ^$ g& v) ]" U" i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled6 c1 v" Q/ [6 i- E) ?3 c3 P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 ~4 ?( f! l2 M u6 FMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) / C9 O/ P2 N0 a
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ! X7 l1 e8 K% H h L1 f2 b
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 I! O" s0 ^4 {& A- Z& @9 bEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
! I' Q: k3 b. S" \6 g3 ?2 \Japanese aircraft
+ X. R5 |. m2 X. p" w G3M2 Nell x 27- w- B# W) l3 h, F, @1 ?; M% W9 a
Ki-27b Nate x 34
1 p8 B; \7 ~$ {1 j' y2 a4 lNo Japanese losses 6 a/ W- O# H" `; `: c/ `
Allied ground losses:' T4 [+ Q' x$ G8 i% t3 ~" e
78 casualties reported
' J8 Z6 L/ A9 a" b/ G! e# o/ ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
. A5 I7 M, h) |* M% J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
$ r0 x, T+ y( A6 B$ f# t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 2 \5 _9 I( n$ G) C7 m5 q+ h" g# J: B
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$ k) ?! U; O3 M. p1 q; [Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
$ `6 z2 x8 K$ {Weather in hex: Light cloud* b, X0 e4 f# g0 U2 m$ r
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) V4 y6 g5 Q" k9 DEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
1 b% l ~+ i( ~Japanese aircraft
3 _ i+ S0 d9 |# g% b, J G3M2 Nell x 3, g9 y, R& Q+ G, g5 a
G4M1 Betty x 12; H+ L, {6 e3 b2 W* n7 I& q
Ki-27b Nate x 9
8 o' T3 m8 @# X0 [No Japanese losses , a, v. G2 ^3 M6 Y4 e, S
Allied Ships
1 J* [2 j1 X' F5 {4 u xAK Munlock
8 u" h5 {4 z3 A+ Y4 k9 y& {5 I$ ]& w xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire- H! {1 T/ V+ l; @& ^9 c
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. z' Z( J9 }6 ^ I) o% x9 ~ xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires U* M H1 P$ u( T0 ]( P
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
' |0 y9 ]8 v5 y) u0 M- h3 r) eWeather in hex: Light rain
! J, n# }5 L7 i; g6 o9 r) [Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
+ @7 |: J' D) ZEstimated time to target is 25 minutes ( s" q% T; ^( f* U+ a0 C' [8 f
Japanese aircraft7 l+ o1 d- M0 F+ L2 g) ~3 f' ]
A6M2 Zero x 10
3 B) h9 q1 ], l3 C- C$ W5 YAllied aircraft
8 S# P7 y/ g6 B. }$ M( @ P-26A x 3
( u8 F# ?! Q( J1 ?: ?& b! K P-35A x 10
$ S- \) C( q R9 o. n0 F! j8 X6 x P-40B Warhawk x 9
2 [+ h# m" l$ u' n P-40E Warhawk x 33 , {) Y9 V( _% ~! H. I* W' a" A
Japanese aircraft losses" Y# u# D9 D3 @' t. V
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
+ m8 I) U s5 e3 c! o% nAllied aircraft losses6 ]4 c+ h( j. z2 _( }6 P
P-26A: 1 destroyed
2 I0 W1 _/ T/ F$ [ P-35A: 2 destroyed
4 u8 `& A0 M& `7 F/ O! L/ o# o! Y P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
* B' k1 N/ M I( ?, @# iAircraft Attacking:
; }5 @7 Y7 I" t6 }( Z: D0 k 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet , M' t# Z8 X0 M) g0 ^/ U1 P8 r
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& @ u# |+ o- z/ o: @: [! l1 r D4 @Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) . ]5 h; @0 H1 l4 R3 l
Weather in hex: Heavy rain # Q& l5 a" r; l* U, C6 U" a! K
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) s4 p4 P# g# V4 a1 ~% B' U
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
) z, H$ q- }$ k: P6 p# Y6 O' ^; QJapanese aircraft4 c2 v# D* V3 @, M& W, J
B5M1 Mabel x 5 - J5 @8 ^, p: H3 y5 J* H
No Japanese losses
1 f) D: V, e' PAllied ground losses:
' b3 \1 c& _- u3 [, Q 13 casualties reported
0 O8 T9 K) p8 _ r: }- p0 ~8 c! n8 w Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" i2 Q8 P# F+ J& [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" y/ Y8 ]. q2 e5 D$ P. Z! i- r5 W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" {6 i( ^2 f1 G3 UAircraft Attacking:
/ v& C5 p# Z+ L! k( |& y3 z 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet& q6 j3 E) G! b
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb ( |9 Q% ~1 V. }% H% G% [. f
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 , j! _, m: _9 k
Weather in hex: Light rain
* P7 \5 s2 S# w! fRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.; M8 _% Q n2 E( W4 C
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
( G/ t; Z. Q! E' P1 Q3 ^5 Y5 qJapanese aircraft% Y. O+ a } A) n0 n) a
A6M2 Zero x 9
: a3 Z0 R' \4 A3 {& l6 s* [9 h+ Q. kAllied aircraft
; ?" j" t5 `5 u' B- ^4 e P-35A x 6
8 [+ ^1 P7 Z5 e+ z, W- t* s P-40B Warhawk x 8
N$ L% l% @3 T) v) I* K! J P-40E Warhawk x 24
( _7 C/ {7 E1 E9 v+ }/ X. g6 _! VJapanese aircraft losses! [( M6 _$ n4 z. b$ G) b: R9 B2 _
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
9 s0 ~$ p- A: }Allied aircraft losses
( D- s& o: I& O, H. h8 h P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed 9 ^1 y' O( x0 @+ T
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! S I2 ~0 q0 s' f7 x+ |# vMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 8 L$ l5 ?) Q* |6 ^; C$ y% l
Weather in hex: Light rain * g9 p; v& d! P2 d: U2 Z! c
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
* L' M& n( J/ T H' mEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
+ ?$ j2 f. ~! p. zJapanese aircraft
3 D2 _* p2 y: s+ o6 { A6M2 Zero x 6
2 f5 h1 D* f2 XAllied aircraft
1 l. ^1 u9 {- p2 j, v' M0 F P-35A x 51 y6 r. Y7 H6 z, F
P-40B Warhawk x 8
8 } _( k% G: k, T X7 d P-40E Warhawk x 18 3 X9 H5 `, t6 B4 k
No Japanese losses / q. [0 E3 X2 |/ f* P/ U; k6 @0 x4 s% }" w
Allied aircraft losses5 e9 Z+ o! C4 Q# R& N6 y
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed , w( |" \9 }6 y/ L
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 - U! ]0 q$ R3 `) m( r [& v
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
/ _: z/ y7 ]1 Y% V1 \; z3 S& ]1 HRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' Z6 u4 O4 D; A" i
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
" T2 D- F- B) E' e3 YJapanese aircraft
. Y* w( I% l$ c B5N1 Kate x 12
+ u/ ~ ]: m, F- ~) ENo Japanese losses
7 F {$ u7 Z0 _1 N9 j( w5 gPort hits 2) T: L! D) g( R0 g5 l
Port supply hits 1 / r0 r) O8 r4 g. d
Aircraft Attacking:5 E" N3 x3 G, D' H3 k) B
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
' q/ u; d( N6 y | Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb & H! b+ s6 h9 }
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 * m6 i* T& o4 I6 n$ C( z
Weather in hex: Light cloud ' p/ j. v2 }6 p
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 d- s8 F% O) O" e4 T: R8 m, d- xEstimated time to target is 5 minutes $ |3 R# c f t2 n" ^& {, _
Japanese aircraft
. O0 F7 \8 m+ u# I0 | Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65 Z5 K' d+ m- R/ Y! a* R" U8 P
Ki-27b Nate x 13 P% T5 o0 x: Y7 S2 Q* S3 M" v
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 0 F8 a0 J* a. l3 b8 V" L. ?
No Japanese losses
3 D5 ]/ a4 W! \. yAllied Ships
2 h4 A* Z) G) g* N7 M$ j xAK Hinsang
$ F# Z3 x7 Z2 T4 _6 \ xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage. _6 f/ t9 ~5 h2 e0 W( `- H
xAKL Chengtu1 ~5 p, O0 F" I
xAKL Joan Moller
2 j! u+ I' P! R1 q. [ xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 g8 l" K/ ?& n% c xAK Bennevis ! K) G8 n) X1 ^. F8 {) M4 `
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 1 n8 i1 G7 B. ^& ^8 T
Weather in hex: Clear sky
6 R- S5 ]" R! KRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 |8 x E) I) V' S8 w$ SEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
8 n3 P' f6 L9 i! \Japanese aircraft3 E- d- R% N/ |; U* ?
Ki-27b Nate x 9" x, w4 D7 {+ T/ ?6 I: w2 f5 e
Ki-36 Ida x 195 J3 Z4 E* c. k+ W
Ki-44 Tojo x 8
* w' w4 m" `% l& @2 P Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3: w$ { A; T: z4 z$ X
Ki-51 Sonia x 17
6 J$ e, a! i2 b9 e: X% `2 [No Japanese losses
1 c+ A7 ~0 ]4 z: N, z1 ZAirbase hits 7
; P8 }# |! n8 O3 {8 J7 d4 p( ZAirbase supply hits 3
" Y0 H J9 W% tRunway hits 11 2 c" Q6 n0 j: U
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) * E3 W1 I0 F% R) L2 Z" e3 t9 Y) R
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 3 C8 u% [; V) f i4 |5 v. ^
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
" g0 m4 ?( W- Z) u T. REstimated time to target is 10 minutes ) W' Y4 X: v' }4 j6 q
Japanese aircraft1 s6 X' U0 _9 B3 N3 g
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65" o3 l, f ]3 ]
Ki-27b Nate x 19
1 m% Z) p: l7 m+ e& RJapanese aircraft losses
' P, j. x; V4 s1 E Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
; k# o- O6 w k n7 K6 vAllied ground losses:
3 B+ }) l6 S( f" r& X 66 casualties reported
& f* X4 I/ I- A7 C) m# \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
8 ^5 m5 h- A% A9 v Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled5 ]- }- c0 n( }: l8 m- c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ; C& T% W8 G; |& S$ R
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) & B; g7 F5 W& I9 z
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ! g# n5 K* x4 q7 I9 u
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
$ p$ d! q' s, k1 y9 J M! b$ ~Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
. K5 ^3 O7 w: gJapanese aircraft+ ? F' i# Y) F x/ M
Ki-27b Nate x 34. r! J0 C* T; P# p4 E
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6" s0 q/ c2 K& z+ O6 C
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 + }1 G, E3 @% `) ~
No Japanese losses + l8 M* Y1 \2 h- O
Allied ground losses:
: Q1 L' F" y0 m& W7 d3 m5 U5 @1 V 39 casualties reported
1 C/ ~% b1 c+ }* C2 H* @( P Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 y* |8 A3 O& W# m% `
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled/ A3 K! r; s# a: y' \0 J! I
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled . f% s7 i# v R. d4 }
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 2 ?9 b; C4 C7 M! s$ l
Weather in hex: Clear sky ; u o* F3 o0 u4 P5 n' h$ V
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.8 l. H w2 M) I. k) p9 d, H
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes ' \% z( z; P8 T' b$ r; { U7 f
Japanese aircraft
& `7 v9 O' W% T" H9 P Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 $ b, P, y" a! A5 ] f! {3 _
No Japanese losses 6 i( |" N! {/ u3 q& F
Airbase hits 1
+ c* f" Q5 U) F1 _7 _. cRunway hits 2) i; j/ S8 }3 q$ u
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 1 Z$ k; q: l$ ]$ C
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ( |5 K# x( K3 ^8 }9 r/ w8 ~; V
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.' w& s0 J# e" T/ s4 r/ P
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes8 R _( ]$ y V. p$ z
Japanese aircraft/ s/ ~, o* _2 S( V! J! h
Ki-27b Nate x 24
( _% _# a+ H4 e5 L+ R1 N$ }Allied aircraft" E; o! j8 K% l+ h: f
Blenheim I x 4
% C3 o& L' ]1 g. [5 J0 d3 KNo Japanese losses * ?7 @4 {$ V" Z" D& H" N9 W2 r3 J+ A3 t
No Allied losses
2 r& D9 K- g* V4 B$ ?: J, sJapanese Ships
f5 c6 l5 _8 P5 @, T, t BB Haruna
' h) r0 H( `) L! y' Y. oAircraft Attacking:
" `8 M4 @' f/ ?0 Y# N# L 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet* U' K N$ T! ^( [! i/ c
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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) |2 u* Z0 b5 F, lMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) . C9 E" M' M# Z9 H' d
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
0 {( v N8 Y$ w& yRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ D( \+ k6 o2 b4 K! w% C
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
# O( [- @9 g. w8 ]3 k9 v+ IJapanese aircraft( H' R3 q, v5 U3 Z2 D
G4M1 Betty x 19
% P, x" X- e+ u' d Ki-27b Nate x 12
. ~+ P( s- x! J4 bNo Japanese losses
2 W2 M9 u1 M% T1 t& b7 V6 LAllied ground losses:/ L8 Z6 b2 T/ }6 m! d7 Y1 r# ^2 ` P
33 casualties reported
7 N D7 E/ [5 d9 ^% w0 z; R3 N Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
! t" E6 B& O& L0 G( B; i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 Y3 D' _1 t+ P% q0 B) x8 Y, D Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled3 M- k6 e8 v2 |$ C' |! K
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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0 J/ G6 ?1 M& G2 Y0 L0 \Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 4 M7 N# |2 C8 v* G8 I( m3 R
Weather in hex: Clear sky
2 O7 d" q' h# c2 { lRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- X ] K# L2 a) l- y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes # _6 I. {0 n, A; {
Japanese aircraft
& S, V1 }3 X' q, _* n A6M2 Zero x 46
! C# n6 p+ b( C2 B0 Q# J B5N2 Kate x 35
: V- b7 s0 S {2 o* m4 v6 W$ J D3A1 Val x 9 ! w- ]2 w# D# O1 [9 ]3 \
Japanese aircraft losses D( _% f3 F$ H$ L0 r! m7 P, J
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
; I4 N- L6 ?) u D3A1 Val: 1 damaged 6 Q2 Y" v( Z$ z( d
Allied Ships' ]# W7 i5 G! h; t3 a! h/ N, ]
DD Litchfield: l6 ]4 f- j2 h }
DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* R3 ~9 s/ ^/ K& o3 y DD Ward
6 c2 o8 E) ]$ P# C; q# c DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 % A. p" ?& @' M# g, p
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
" k6 r! D/ f( ~7 T N- ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
, n3 f/ Z0 e: Y8 Y3 p6 z5 FRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
! M2 u, f& V, m4 k" W/ `1 FEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
7 x: E0 E. W2 H, }( j, GAllied aircraft, T2 ]2 @ @/ T# v) ?1 c
F4F-3A Wildcat x 116 a0 j, G, N4 c0 y+ o! m) s$ ~
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28' D# i5 i% e- @ e) v
TBD-1 Devastator x 15
' M$ H; l6 j0 y- K7 @Allied aircraft losses% O7 C* J: k; T8 s
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
8 f! h0 Y' d" M, n* E# m' z4 X( t/ CJapanese Ships
% h, I9 {6 C( @* @ DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, {- `# H% N+ N* ^% S( D DD Sazanami
' h- w! B: j9 t# C$ f* W" D, I1 E AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires ! c: V) a' n M: _' r: E
, n" G% m: y2 C* d1 J' f% [! XHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio0 n: e5 q2 h# P9 U/ v( Z, Z" L
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
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5 X4 p( c$ ?1 C$ ^; V0 m5 j G! qMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68: M5 s* _3 A% P, ^* {7 t
Weather in hex: Light cloud 2 ~5 E! C0 Y+ x( p% K
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 Z, ?* G7 |5 k5 D, A+ C I
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes . x% f7 @% T# _% ?; y
Japanese aircraft
2 S2 K0 @' P$ N Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
6 }6 Y2 \# }+ C l0 ^- q( HNo Japanese losses
, K* {2 S3 V- ^: j# eAllied Ships
& H9 V8 j* q4 U4 J xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* x& q- E4 i; `' }0 V
xAK Hinsang
4 q8 P+ x6 z- a+ [) ^Aircraft Attacking:
% u4 w1 L; H* q* l1 f ]0 ] 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
6 z/ W& l5 F4 R& ~: ?# H Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 9 q/ M5 {; z$ {$ _5 o
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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) W( D0 u j$ T! tMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 " [7 S4 y$ e- e8 W
Weather in hex: Clear sky # c9 l7 J0 M0 R/ C& Y0 e1 E# M
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& {. w {9 C6 u1 s m
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
" A* G9 J% |/ D# I8 z# V& v- rJapanese aircraft
, A! ]# W8 V1 x, N* u% a D3A1 Val x 13 9 o, ^5 l' q0 N/ _
No Japanese losses
! }9 S( H$ X d* h }3 ~Allied Ships v( ?! W: s/ K) \
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires8 v9 b; F: o( R8 Q! t& O# s
DD Ward
' b: k3 j2 O* G) \2 ` DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 |3 Q9 P: F6 M+ W4 o* i4 \( Q7 I* T1 _: ]7 Q: h
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley* m* ?5 P6 p; @: a* u
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
* h6 h3 _) N# I1 v8 s& ~Weather in hex: Light cloud ' ~3 }' c3 \0 |$ k! Z# }3 s
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
, C% a' k: O/ f2 j j7 h# oEstimated time to target is 2 minutes S1 G4 v9 Z1 H: y& }1 t5 v
Japanese aircraft0 _# J9 M% `" J. R& H9 j
Ki-27b Nate x 30
, v8 l3 V; Y5 O# g; [Allied aircraft7 E0 \6 E% X+ ~4 P
Blenheim I x 7
7 P: Q2 c7 G7 c4 f+ QNo Japanese losses
+ ]- u# Q/ a( K( _" BAllied aircraft losses
8 u/ b# Q/ R1 U; F: E+ K Blenheim I: 2 damaged, }8 |1 a$ p7 ]0 F3 m
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak . J0 J) }1 _6 l! E( A
Japanese Ships
% {) ?9 X* x0 P# S O5 ~, E BB Haruna9 W N% Z* m& W; X- l2 f z
xAK Asakasan Maru
% f- x8 P+ L/ u6 @Aircraft Attacking:
- t( F# Y- M4 ~; q% y1 I& x5 X 7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
& C. a- M6 W+ N Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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. t( C( I2 l3 q& q# _( Z p- R) XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
. j' j' b0 t1 w0 u" t- eWeather in hex: Overcast 1 g' T" f! c; X; o; K
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# ]" h) j" v. G6 i% z4 b0 sEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
0 J0 ^8 X! c. e4 `, d) GJapanese aircraft5 Z8 D) r& m$ e0 o( O. s
A6M2 Zero x 10
: d/ V( I. l8 q3 s! z: x B5N2 Kate x 5
0 U1 L% Z& ^3 N2 ?# eNo Japanese losses a. W9 Y2 i; N, _( y
Allied Ships9 R( u, v2 B& e, C! L
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# D8 v$ O1 z( q- S gAircraft Attacking:, H0 g8 V. x( t/ a: [7 v/ i
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 g* Y3 Z. ?* X0 H4 F
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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: v' C3 o G9 @2 BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
; `% u& X* }* \/ _+ L2 z# {; _9 oWeather in hex: Heavy rain
% `: P5 j) i2 \Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
( C3 c1 b. F4 R( ]- q3 |Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
1 H8 C. N: `) s6 YAllied aircraft4 u! t. n4 ?) z p' z
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
) A9 M* |3 n' o& [ SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 - j$ J9 e: e) V! Q
No Allied losses - R+ W* |2 F+ O* P9 I
Japanese Ships
5 B( D* l+ i: y; G) N F6 ^ DD Sazanami0 q4 Z4 S% R) L* \0 D4 y5 w7 a
DD Ushio, and is sunk
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$ h0 j4 Y0 s; sGround combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) " y, @/ _( T1 s; a+ X+ ^4 t
Japanese Deliberate attack % c2 n' ~" C" |) k2 s/ E. a
Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 7 g0 v) b. }9 U$ m; @, z! ]* n
Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 & y: H# ]: w1 a, g5 v+ r5 [
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 ( k- {' D+ R6 C( v2 p
Japanese adjusted assault: 100 # p% X! ~6 ?1 V3 I' n, T: i5 J% V2 K
Allied adjusted defense: 8
4 h: M2 }5 B! v' {: _ E8 IJapanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
; [. \9 k# c- |) J* \: K0 XJapanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!
; g) t; J/ u( S- y+ ?Combat modifiers
+ Q% X5 O9 m' A- f6 O3 mDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
2 k. a/ ^+ d6 N+ V* l4 \ fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
. \! Q g5 z% ]/ \8 ~7 L4 ?- gAttacker: fatigue(-)
6 u9 e$ }3 X: _4 Q! vJapanese ground losses:* j& _& G( S( C& m3 ^* Q# x
37 casualties reported* }7 M% i4 ]+ w3 n2 [. N Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' E/ ?4 @9 x; ^; W
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; K7 I; t- Z& Y6 T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 M) S ?7 S3 }# }$ t2 P7 rAllied ground losses:
6 }8 u6 f/ `3 Q+ i3 [ 2519 casualties reported( C a7 @. N' q5 g- l4 s+ P4 q1 u% i
Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled7 _2 t; A. H1 ~* {
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled6 k- ~1 z1 z0 A
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled2 S j B2 Z6 A" C6 a* r: |. |
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)- m; v: P, M R6 P8 \ \
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
' K( `. C- o$ F! X7 U Units retreated 2+ f1 v/ h, ?( b: o4 P$ w
Units destroyed 1
, ~4 f8 S4 A$ r; MDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
" u( M6 N, a& G1 \5 YAssaulting units:
9 t; G- V0 ?5 k+ Q; A7 Q- c 56th Infantry Regiment. P S8 e* S7 `
12th Engineer Regiment
7 G* w8 L6 R1 m 5th JAAF AF Coy
2 N: K9 \" F; Y0 U, \& zDefending units:" E+ L0 Y) @ _
FMSV Brigade
+ E9 v5 X. |1 r1 A 8th Indian Brigade; j; }3 A" j4 f- k1 _
3rd ISF Base Force |