AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
6 E/ q2 K* \4 n# v) ]& Nkb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。。( s+ }& p6 J. G$ W
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。9 G! v4 P4 v& t+ c/ B1 P
大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。 " E& D# B, D, R/ R
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,
* |" ?# y; F8 Y' f+ E' H4 [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。. }% a e9 V! _+ L* b
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。2 B- D1 @0 W% P; k; Y; ]
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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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) 1 ^ O$ r0 A! B! i
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. + F% {$ Q4 t; I' ^ f. M1 \
Japanese Ships3 u1 W( N4 d* N% U/ h- K6 c7 V
CL Sendai, s: F# |: b( g" r
DD Ayanami; H$ \! q6 E8 N6 k
DD Shikinami- g. I- y# n8 E2 v8 y" R
DD Isonami
% u0 n5 q/ S$ ~; ]) m; j' P PB Tatsumiya Maru
; z, _! j) C3 M3 _1 C( I SC Ch 97 C& v+ o) v0 z3 e. x Z" C R
SC Ch 7
E+ P* k( k. j AK Sasako Maru, i! r. f$ U, w; s6 u: y
DD Uranami / U, S `7 z. i5 z) a
Japanese ground losses:
# \& ? M% D+ q, n' G 26 casualties reported
( P' w0 m; c* I7 y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 t2 [+ F6 x- L& ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled' W2 J7 l* b9 w3 W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 a6 A+ X( i5 ^- I( @. |# ?5 _2 m& [7 r: FSubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85 . _2 j* {. u4 v+ @! |2 g& _/ Z
Japanese Ships: X; m) d# e0 r7 I5 U g
SS I-121
6 V5 U1 { a% \) y$ _Allied Ships5 P' R" \* O0 ~+ b7 H; m
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 9 N. o: \- z3 c( N5 f* T
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121 R1 j) F) @- I
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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& U) U* ^& v' H! A; dTF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
* r1 Q3 R! n; \8 Z! EAllied Ships* q* C# P, \$ j5 f* j
DD Pillsbury7 S3 Q; ]) h# O6 k7 ~2 _
DD Peary- Y3 s+ N; @' r% f# R( R* t6 R7 r
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
3 Q6 l7 d2 |- r& M$ G9 u3 mines cleared : N# h! y4 i, F
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
; p8 T2 n2 Z% [* f2 x/ `Japanese Ships- c7 L7 b$ D! N- F) E
CL Jintsu8 L# j. B- a A9 J
DD Oshio
& {+ F G2 T4 W DD Hibiki1 c5 S& R/ n6 q& l Y
DD Akatsuki. b+ W2 P( R$ C: N, G
DD Arashio
7 h+ h9 J- p1 O. P$ K o: FAllied Ships* I j. f8 T1 v3 n) B
SS KXI, hits 9 , R) B: t- ]4 z1 K
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/ Z- M( D# {$ P+ SDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
% i' _$ A! `$ H- G) k8 sJapanese Ships
" Q. y7 r. ~+ F. [. R2 V& \! c CA Maya
7 I0 y5 G# q: Y3 l5 L% u DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
8 {! |; |/ v+ v4 O! R! j5 V% ~ DD Minazuki
8 w/ s! X/ m' _ DD Fumizuki2 L5 z# s" r1 d) h
DD Nagatsuki" l- I( Y, g s
Allied Ships, o; y, h- E7 h
DD Scout( o7 z8 Z' a5 G5 e
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
H; C% |. O* F5 T1 u& |& |" T DD Thracian $ [, ^5 w" n2 W9 ^% t! J' ^
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' O5 ]5 t) ]5 c% ~8 d( W$ p) w0 ~Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards 0 x# l# T2 n" o8 E% ]
Japanese Ships
; L2 a! M6 I F) z- { DD Sazanami- F0 Z9 v" \. t$ w6 D3 |
DD Ushio
" A# |5 d/ S0 c- K, ~) S AO Shiriya
# e7 o" z2 m5 e& G0 r* ZAllied Ships
0 o4 q2 h: J f3 w/ D CV Enterprise
+ q" G! |9 P: X% V) E: J: I& W CA Northampton: M. D' S2 c( p- ^) X+ u
CA Chester- D) c8 Y$ V# U b
CA Salt Lake City
! b; S; E$ N6 A' Z2 g9 h; ` DD Craven
& P: K- P+ o' M# l: R. ~ DD Gridley
' k! j; y8 C2 ] DD McCall: t8 N4 Z+ J* P6 B9 C6 h: _
DD Maury+ ?4 l# h* J* j3 A& Z* P
DD Benham
% |! ~3 c, L% V; x8 s; I/ a o DD Ellet1 T0 h" g" u& W9 e4 h/ ?
DD Dunlap
5 w( O9 B, V; D% k2 ?2 h DD Fanning
I1 R. g+ h( h7 [ DD Balch
5 J# j g, h1 q% DMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
! m, t: x( S0 |$ a7 F$ b4 nCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards/ S# g2 I: {4 A( m6 f
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
! R# ?# z2 A+ TBoth TF attempt to withdraw!
# R2 j1 f6 A& }1 o# S* E9 ^Range increases to 28,000 yards...- u, ?6 n1 {: q j$ E$ W- ^5 W
Both Task Forces evade combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards `% L7 X/ Z* B5 s! Q
Japanese Ships% N! x0 C1 f: C- N% z: h
APD Fuji
" H% G2 g4 x$ q1 _- L TB Hiyodori
9 ^8 L# r6 f# z3 i AMc Toroshima Maru; \7 D: ]1 B6 j- O3 X8 L0 {, u G1 t
PB Heiei Maru #7
7 F8 O3 ~1 ~) g1 L! `. O0 H xAK Syoka Maru
) R5 r. d7 m) ^& e xAK Rokko Maru. C8 l# R, G3 H5 i
xAK Igasa Maru
( }0 E B6 k$ v' E2 C1 C xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21" q1 t7 h* a5 G' P! s# p9 S
xAKL Sasago Maru
" [$ r& b& w5 \& W' KAllied Ships
* K* F1 S: H* E$ v# e: a: g4 ` MTB 7
3 w$ g* u6 o' f+ B MTB 8
& y" b6 W+ N5 S0 @. x/ v MTB 9
; s1 D9 I( X; g MTB 102 B' i" Z) t7 D9 I& {
MTB 11
8 C! ^/ b; _. b7 v# r MTB 12" X* @7 I) Z, P5 L. O
MTB 26
+ y; c* m$ S7 M/ T5 m; ?( G MTB 27
/ d; ~* ` {- @# |Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms/ R3 ]. x. }4 M7 o; n) {
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards% ?3 l- v8 k7 b8 _4 J% i
Range increases to 18,000 yards...: x% r, e9 q# y3 h
Both Task Forces evade combat* Q8 m7 n) z2 K& h
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
& q% o4 w. c5 ^5 z3 \5 rWeather in hex: Light rain
8 s3 @& c1 N2 X% }5 |Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
; L" @2 a8 a9 k2 k9 \- h. \Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
7 u1 l- D, C; ]" l. KJapanese aircraft
5 p( C d8 n5 O7 G5 ?2 \- [ A6M2 Zero x 21
9 n2 C9 ]* R3 s% _7 }& rAllied aircraft
5 @' T- B, G: P. y& R1 H+ y P-26A x 8
* ~3 l' ^4 m$ z [& y; P P-35A x 137 u+ U0 s: {9 S3 r+ a" b
P-40B Warhawk x 14
5 g$ ~$ q' c( p% Z/ I/ M' A$ E P-40E Warhawk x 46
5 u. k! q/ U! ~' f; ] YJapanese aircraft losses+ ~0 H( i' t3 }& g( o
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
! K# O! V( Y4 {Allied aircraft losses
* }* }0 ^7 l. L! Y9 O. Z4 v P-26A: 1 destroyed8 X% a/ { H; n! `9 M
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed- \# ]3 }/ R+ p6 J9 Q ~
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
$ e( J% O% G' v! S2 ?Aircraft Attacking:
4 g6 u1 m# v' w( k3 L. p- _, Z/ F2 U 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 7 R) S; r: `% K% x) T
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
0 P$ d, v" b, V7 ]8 O' @0 t: bRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.! ^6 C+ q3 F1 i6 d
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
2 h# E1 v3 w9 D6 D+ _& @" tJapanese aircraft
- x' Q! \$ q& [( J. J G3M2 Nell x 33
: S+ {3 A K% X# }2 [! ] G4M1 Betty x 35 h1 {* I6 Z d- K$ u
Ki-27b Nate x 19 8 ^, o7 b: H1 X' u1 N
No Japanese losses 2 Q( b [# d" O/ q+ V. M
Allied ground losses:
, P( c0 k4 F7 h) ^: K 95 casualties reported
6 P6 \7 a0 J N6 c1 `- U9 x Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled0 `) M, l2 [$ J' r+ ]: _$ N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
0 L; ?) q& o* e6 N; g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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% x' i) Z# q, {7 F. {' g0 |Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
; ], l3 a0 ]8 t6 A0 k6 |Weather in hex: Heavy rain
# x" L# Q9 y t* i' G1 ]/ vRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 `$ p& n, `, C6 z" X) I
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
2 d* O$ Q8 u5 b# S& \. [3 ]Japanese aircraft
; K/ B2 ?( g0 x0 Y G3M2 Nell x 16
; f' R+ u6 P! H0 F7 S G4M1 Betty x 11
g0 ?. V4 F( a C Ki-27b Nate x 15 - T9 _6 s7 Q4 f+ \+ m/ k6 s
Japanese aircraft losses& Q: }' @& ^. U0 y
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged8 s3 Z+ P6 K4 }9 O) y9 F; p
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged 9 \" U# q9 Z3 _, b5 s+ t- ]" }
Allied ground losses:
* u- P, k7 ~6 ]) e$ j 43 casualties reported( _# Z. n8 L1 \, }6 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' P1 |5 Q# f5 h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled% W* {: i J# ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ' I2 Z s% R7 s
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
! n( p& }- @) A0 gRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 l; j+ P9 W& G. d1 S5 @2 m" `6 lEstimated time to target is 9 minutes & J+ U/ Y% ?9 J0 {- Q( N9 `& |- M5 S
Japanese aircraft
! `* f! N" F. E$ x5 F G3M2 Nell x 27
! g" X$ @4 Y* d, P" F Ki-27b Nate x 34 - o2 G" d, L* q. U1 o! ?' P
No Japanese losses
# x% m2 {" `) @4 i& A3 C) @Allied ground losses:
4 _% g* S0 Q U) p 78 casualties reported, g# w, P3 X: Q4 N8 t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) ^ G/ e3 e F3 X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled( O; V# e4 ]* A) ^: k& |. l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled " G0 r& B4 g4 h5 T- }; U
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6 Q% g$ Q, u% f+ F! {Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
) R, t7 Z& q6 p5 UWeather in hex: Light cloud5 n6 S4 |, Y) T0 A& o" r$ n
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 R# J) l$ J% {6 \) d, a. U
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
. L3 c/ p3 M; JJapanese aircraft
6 E2 a1 v) X, S; @# K/ P* R G3M2 Nell x 3
! n7 `; [) l- `; b- w% h5 ^ G4M1 Betty x 121 D4 s( o+ H2 j& q( {
Ki-27b Nate x 9
9 B. \: f% l ^, L) ?No Japanese losses
$ ]$ C! \) R$ d! X4 RAllied Ships& v/ T' y$ A4 G$ [
xAK Munlock: z" s% |6 f, N' z9 u+ f
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" R; n- L% j" V. q xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 W- o! _6 M0 ]2 V- k# @& f xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 & c- Y- Q" k; m2 p$ W
Weather in hex: Light rain
: |2 w( Q" T+ m* R$ URaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
& V' Y& |) ?3 {* {Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
, r8 q9 q% d0 ?) P0 c3 B! S, ZJapanese aircraft
9 n% v3 V6 \2 p2 P3 Z2 \, _ A6M2 Zero x 10
( d! V& b: Z/ O- v- BAllied aircraft
, R- u) K3 H1 k7 g" z' G P-26A x 3
" g9 T" L$ e! P5 \. [" O P-35A x 10
@; {7 `. A2 R2 P) X* b P-40B Warhawk x 9* C/ e0 q- E: `. E: R* s
P-40E Warhawk x 33 0 _2 x& G' _7 I
Japanese aircraft losses
4 C/ s/ E- H% o A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed 1 w& e- \) q7 b8 {; M$ ~# W
Allied aircraft losses
9 u0 M4 a% M3 T1 b5 @0 I P-26A: 1 destroyed
9 i7 ?" [2 H' G7 ]0 j6 I P-35A: 2 destroyed. _, S6 q9 E6 Z! D, d& i. S
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
" S' c. d% w R/ X# }* @# ^7 vAircraft Attacking:* F, k1 p. W4 N6 g X" y" S' S
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet % {1 b! I7 M5 r& ]" M4 w$ s
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2 e b2 H3 O# k/ _; x4 [. QMorning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) ! t- x9 p- g, z0 i7 u
Weather in hex: Heavy rain / |, R# Q( Z$ q7 q2 f# w
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; M& E* v; d3 k" t2 Y% \/ {
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes 3 K+ [6 y* {( \
Japanese aircraft9 l9 a; ?( r6 h
B5M1 Mabel x 5
" a3 p$ I2 l3 a4 t- sNo Japanese losses
$ |* v1 K) Z. F( O& dAllied ground losses:$ }- I- a9 G- D6 n0 N4 a/ G9 k6 o2 {
13 casualties reported# g% l7 Q+ f3 \7 [7 D% y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. k4 Y/ ~& e6 C/ d0 I% |' _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 F; v' `9 w) T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled & J A, t% j2 f
Aircraft Attacking:
9 P, e# ^% Q7 t3 L7 b8 @5 U% L7 C# ?$ S 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet0 \" J0 [+ l1 I+ W! m0 H
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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, |$ K2 \' D7 @Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 t4 z3 g W0 S$ V6 E
Weather in hex: Light rain
* I5 s6 I2 c/ M1 h) H; |/ n! mRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
$ L, h- u5 K* N* _' iEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
- @$ A7 i" R9 C% S" U% p0 kJapanese aircraft( t! B; e9 B8 h' H/ F
A6M2 Zero x 9
* j0 Q( Q' V7 \* yAllied aircraft9 S" I$ F: o( z5 V
P-35A x 6
$ j( e5 f$ `9 I) m P-40B Warhawk x 8
) |# U2 q! L( `# K& ? P-40E Warhawk x 24
' e/ }5 M, p+ b. m5 L9 i+ g: PJapanese aircraft losses9 X( e* r/ i5 X. W3 ~ ~
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed ' a! k, m# i5 g( L1 s; Q2 E
Allied aircraft losses
( ?9 N" Y @& L7 W$ L/ t P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed - r+ u+ R7 A' S7 G
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 5 p$ x; P8 j4 Z; F* v
Weather in hex: Light rain
+ P% N; F- r$ Y9 P2 L) I3 `Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.9 C$ P9 n' o& f" c; ?5 V
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
# N! P6 [8 ~) r8 V# eJapanese aircraft0 |9 H* j* X4 j$ X
A6M2 Zero x 6
* |& m! B& _5 r/ {. f1 gAllied aircraft0 J+ n( i. v4 k& I9 M ^ w. H
P-35A x 5' a5 W9 Y2 R# L+ P2 Y' @3 b
P-40B Warhawk x 8
; V; q/ A, _+ H; Z! \# S5 B P-40E Warhawk x 18
7 v( c7 l9 S! G; l. S% c6 z7 ^, ANo Japanese losses + b# s: t6 D8 I) J- ?" V
Allied aircraft losses
3 D4 V8 H, h6 }- X* M3 h! f6 [ P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed 5 t" S/ \+ M2 a/ C6 n7 Y, @
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
; k; R: U( _: L' OWeather in hex: Partial cloud # t6 I8 I; Z+ [* B4 }
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# ~8 u+ i' C- ]1 h* LEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
- @) e$ g- l9 M$ f$ m9 _$ xJapanese aircraft x- M+ l, S2 R; V& h' G
B5N1 Kate x 12
' U: S7 s5 H: _+ ^No Japanese losses 9 _7 Z! i: T1 a, k! v
Port hits 2( ?% v5 W9 x3 W( @6 F0 U
Port supply hits 1
1 s# v4 B' `: B# f$ qAircraft Attacking:
# Z8 K4 q3 n& p. ] 12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * 7 \; O. D3 m6 F
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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8 S6 }3 q2 ^+ V7 H" b; yMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 ( E- z1 {; O0 Y: J. t9 s
Weather in hex: Light cloud # f0 E) q; F% S- o
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ b8 C! I; |; L1 Q! N
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes + ^# i' r# s7 i/ P; u& B$ P+ h
Japanese aircraft. Y7 @) W2 V3 V/ t
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
8 g. V; e& d! c( \- ^: Z$ e Ki-27b Nate x 1 a. e; f; L0 i. e B9 j3 s
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 $ a* k ^/ C0 E) N* d
No Japanese losses
* J% m3 g' F" J" J e `Allied Ships
- Q, B& b1 z1 {% g* n8 ~ xAK Hinsang$ b) I5 j, f& _+ K. K
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage4 X6 t. Z Q+ [+ y
xAKL Chengtu2 H1 Z* f% e7 w
xAKL Joan Moller r$ l2 v$ S2 Q& w! u5 X5 N
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ {$ S0 \6 N' h; a( b xAK Bennevis
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% K: b% U% O+ \9 S `, Y) E& gMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
5 p! \, I, u% e8 J; o* UWeather in hex: Clear sky / a# j! D4 p9 \& P
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 x" s, ~5 Z8 X5 ~) f4 _6 tEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
6 u7 |& E- R; Z* X+ g& ?0 TJapanese aircraft L* D( [' _: T- l# V' y7 q
Ki-27b Nate x 9
* F7 j8 I, K; t, @3 j Ki-36 Ida x 19) S0 i K3 w6 E% I8 G
Ki-44 Tojo x 8
: X# _: G* |7 _7 M2 C Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3, W, l. [0 O: Z) }
Ki-51 Sonia x 17
9 ^; |% Y8 u: s* D+ [7 K4 TNo Japanese losses
4 k. R6 F/ N& u$ [: m9 c9 ]Airbase hits 7
9 ~0 Q1 N4 G9 Q. k. `0 \& o lAirbase supply hits 3# R, z, a7 G% f' V; {
Runway hits 11
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) K( E7 b G, q* v8 f4 ^4 u: k3 {
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
0 i4 U/ L& a u* b) ORaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
( R' }$ k, O. @3 s9 s! IEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
/ B6 i5 N! @0 XJapanese aircraft o, ~3 T: H8 L6 J% Q
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65+ l. l x' u6 Z4 Z2 s; ?
Ki-27b Nate x 19
s; M# D( x P9 n% S6 \Japanese aircraft losses# j) u) H# |3 v; c: T& a+ \
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged : C( a' F* \0 P/ D% J) E' n7 M) `
Allied ground losses:
: x7 o" w. \+ N9 X/ l, z" W 66 casualties reported
( u3 t, }% r/ D3 x Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled7 m0 t$ U* C# b. X3 r2 Q+ c
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled* K* Y" J8 ~/ G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ! w' Z1 q6 h, f/ i
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7 w/ i# W. d& IMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) # h5 t* L1 y, K
Weather in hex: Heavy rain y1 A6 K' I }
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
/ D" v% h/ g) ~! H9 j2 o$ yEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
7 ^) E& h4 _/ u7 N& k) y! IJapanese aircraft
/ f) H k2 e6 u- j- `9 ~6 c/ O/ D7 Y Ki-27b Nate x 34
5 J# u$ o, m( @+ L6 _( T7 V' A Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6( ~. j' C h- b
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 2 f, s5 [) G m5 u
No Japanese losses 9 ~! G9 w! \9 n8 o% X4 Y
Allied ground losses:
# a# l9 @4 q, W" Q/ N" C 39 casualties reported, ? b9 |$ m" T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 x Y4 U6 z/ p- \2 v+ ~ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled+ j. `$ O( @2 w! o/ t# l$ c
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* |% N1 S+ D( H! g; ZMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
* h" X0 }9 T' u6 f' dWeather in hex: Clear sky
0 t u! V: p1 ~% b6 J5 l3 ?3 ]( O4 hRaid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. ` P$ [, Q1 Y% A
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
% j/ `% }7 x/ S S' ~Japanese aircraft
: E0 _7 p# G+ Z. G* X5 s Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 3 W7 z- _! q. j: E% U
No Japanese losses 8 n: q( H! Q& m3 d. `# k/ W# b& O2 U1 Z
Airbase hits 12 |: U9 X* _$ T" z! g
Runway hits 2& L# m- |1 [+ w3 I* @# o
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
7 ~+ H6 M2 J* v" u4 L y, rWeather in hex: Heavy rain
2 n! Z1 b, a- u# I1 h( e6 WRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
) E0 D+ s% M& U* l- dEstimated time to target is 6 minutes! u! B( D* u$ U+ D9 p# N, v) E
Japanese aircraft1 P* u! r# e0 N
Ki-27b Nate x 24 + B3 E( G2 x/ c6 A
Allied aircraft
9 ]. q9 l4 Y" d* ^7 F Blenheim I x 4
7 |1 A' ~; a' S& [No Japanese losses
5 H# \2 R; f7 i' [2 t" l) N5 ?No Allied losses 7 J! G+ H$ \ Y! y1 s; Q
Japanese Ships5 }! u9 t6 d" T. k' K5 j
BB Haruna 3 Z$ Z: ^7 F5 M9 ^
Aircraft Attacking:; v, g9 `; Q8 c: N9 d
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet# t1 a/ X: j) T7 g( A
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 4 \) s- A& r: p, e
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
$ w! S# f+ x: D; l" [Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 ^& ^: k1 b( n1 N, E% @2 p
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 8 W0 n8 e @! | z2 m
Japanese aircraft4 S1 N" C* {, h( \7 q0 f
G4M1 Betty x 19
( `$ i3 C* F, f. W Ki-27b Nate x 12 : o" r! t, x0 V3 E6 O: U
No Japanese losses 2 J9 w: L v: v X5 s0 ?
Allied ground losses:
3 ~9 F: r0 u8 P5 ^ 33 casualties reported2 P* Q1 r4 d' ~. r8 @' @3 z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
# x5 V4 m$ u6 x, z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 d8 G8 c, W$ X3 X* A( g1 C6 f
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 ~* z1 A, F- y7 `# z* N Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 % E& I7 \* n( R/ t! V% _
Weather in hex: Clear sky - J/ R" E2 O" z- _' d
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ D0 o7 l2 W$ H1 L1 WEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
; j# i! ]7 n# E: g- t3 J2 }Japanese aircraft
2 \- W) L# U' `9 x; u. v/ h7 [5 O A6M2 Zero x 46; D8 u; N2 f6 D
B5N2 Kate x 353 W4 {% g/ E1 {. y; n
D3A1 Val x 9
% G' c; [/ q; } aJapanese aircraft losses0 ]8 c; a% {, n- G/ W9 }1 I
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged/ q7 A( @) i9 e) g5 A1 f
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged ; |9 B2 s# i9 ~. L& L
Allied Ships
1 s. l1 o3 `' k& P& t5 x6 f DD Litchfield
8 f( @. `$ [4 m. B DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 @, e) M- L8 J0 B0 c, s( ?/ [ DD Ward
8 c4 W+ U- }2 v# u DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 ( L! J" T" \% `7 F
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
: d3 e) ]; _8 V9 P6 UWeather in hex: Heavy cloud " x* D T# S6 D. R6 d1 Q! I( M
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
" n/ e8 A: n4 y- I( kEstimated time to target is 7 minutes % y, k& \3 L- a& P
Allied aircraft+ i% N: r6 N) a; ?" M% z
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11- \1 z8 D( k9 s/ P2 l8 T
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28' V5 @8 F! T8 q2 M+ w
TBD-1 Devastator x 15
4 ~+ K/ [/ o; n v9 M l+ _" Y- |7 Z1 ~3 XAllied aircraft losses. q1 r6 J% T- I- T. n
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
7 z; d! x. b4 ~7 FJapanese Ships5 Q( D3 P( L: A& \0 {
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- z w$ a$ J: P* `0 l! d
DD Sazanami
. ^: x% j. P" O2 l }$ v AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires # s5 | n t& d" A/ Z; c9 \
* h+ p3 x2 s( V( b# yHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio+ c: o0 p, W$ o! R. U
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya* B& C# r% r; J; I0 p
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) r0 ~3 q6 X9 T. oMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,686 |3 e9 X. z/ s* R! A4 Z& ^
Weather in hex: Light cloud
3 D H$ B6 o' k ?+ [Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: z$ ?( V+ N2 R! }; ~1 N0 HEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 8 t& y- j# ^- b, Q/ m$ C/ R3 i# q' ^
Japanese aircraft
3 @9 U% D7 b& o. m& y" l Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
_8 K2 F4 N+ C* o- ?& G. bNo Japanese losses
5 o% \; i) n, S6 R" _) f- ^0 C* oAllied Ships
0 Q K7 f y! K" C xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 T) v, {) l6 P/ b; Y4 a
xAK Hinsang " B, w+ x, B: p0 n$ B j9 M
Aircraft Attacking:& \$ l+ d) V5 A a+ h
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet/ I }5 b7 F4 b" c
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 5 p$ a+ O6 I$ k3 V% ~) A
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang- Y5 b% Z7 L! f( Z i* r
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" i2 S( u! s4 f# dMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 ' g8 U8 S' E* B' W! w' O# f# Z+ M
Weather in hex: Clear sky
# @+ P/ x3 d H( z1 VRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 ?6 A7 V! B- PEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
1 R' C2 t- N7 H6 @0 oJapanese aircraft7 M7 W1 f- U- T4 r2 X# h; h$ f" P
D3A1 Val x 13 3 z$ J4 u) p! l
No Japanese losses
! z) O+ \5 p# E4 KAllied Ships2 P, g7 j" L# x
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
0 D0 y% y# G( E DD Ward$ u; w- P0 q7 \! Z# R4 }; S
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 h: U" k Q. Q7 V5 k$ F: F
1 p$ v7 W3 d) \% Q# e$ P: a. @Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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. s. u7 a* J7 V) ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 ' a% y+ i \& Y, Q: K' V# K0 W3 Z
Weather in hex: Light cloud
- u4 K) y$ C( ~: p/ E( I# E; m" W7 z' sRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
! D$ ?' |; _. h$ q( N6 y# ZEstimated time to target is 2 minutes ( j ^$ ^9 P) L4 x1 N# j
Japanese aircraft
0 @6 G7 v: o5 a! T1 ]; j7 ] ]1 J Ki-27b Nate x 30
! z, H& G& H" X, q) G, HAllied aircraft
; w! }* K' t2 S8 r0 [+ @: ~! @1 O$ Y5 s) x Blenheim I x 7 ; Q% Q4 w! y2 R
No Japanese losses * Y$ y1 X- v5 F' U. V5 {
Allied aircraft losses
4 s9 k1 X8 h9 B% @ b; w- Y Blenheim I: 2 damaged
A. ] H+ a( x" _ A& _ Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak
' z9 d) e; d) w6 d5 V2 XJapanese Ships* h& ]) L! ]# t# C- {! [
BB Haruna
# ^9 E7 \# t4 s( R+ f9 l xAK Asakasan Maru
4 Z4 q1 W& y0 _$ ^( p" k9 DAircraft Attacking:
" H0 C3 h* O* M+ x/ J 7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet* U; P6 [- g! |
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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' b8 o! }0 B! [$ y8 y$ [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
% p7 ?* T! a2 v- z9 n& g8 W+ T6 nWeather in hex: Overcast
* |4 j/ N4 n* K/ |6 PRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 g' J* @5 B( }! a
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
1 S/ u3 V+ o. G" `: m$ kJapanese aircraft
9 v( I! V1 M8 b A6M2 Zero x 10
. U" _1 Z( N1 ^" @7 x) X B5N2 Kate x 5
& u8 m* Y" W8 J7 t4 Z B |No Japanese losses
% d6 _% V6 B: C1 [- r* SAllied Ships
, W4 y' p. [- m1 C) A5 p0 u DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 u7 B5 I4 ]: w% W% n9 FAircraft Attacking:
$ V' t0 {4 k, U* S' s 5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 h5 _" ^% g2 L5 m% ~9 U- c! Q
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 4 e( Z6 Q7 \. n5 M: \
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# l; u+ K4 K' fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
2 V S* j& O0 C) sWeather in hex: Heavy rain
P D7 _% x, S& Z8 ~& aRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.4 V B, m5 i7 {$ i6 [
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 7 z7 c5 }4 I. A5 A8 l
Allied aircraft& W. B1 g# k! Z) J& j1 }
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
# s2 c7 E2 m3 m# t( U SBD-2 Dauntless x 9
. m7 ^9 E* m* X% qNo Allied losses % Y, F- p/ r$ F7 F. ^0 l+ s
Japanese Ships
) m8 [/ X6 [, A# q. w DD Sazanami
- `! t q: c3 f2 B; G# o N DD Ushio, and is sunk
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. t1 y3 L: w$ A$ m9 e+ [4 OGround combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
# v* M ?: f/ Q2 TJapanese Deliberate attack
- F3 [" ]% K: QAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
/ w" y- H8 ]' U1 A' n/ \4 `! ?% a. nDefending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 " Q, {1 w( V' e
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 u' S& }% U+ O4 s2 A6 i2 K- Y
Japanese adjusted assault: 100
8 D" S( y _( j. B2 |+ EAllied adjusted defense: 8
" b& w8 q: F# Q+ h: _2 Q! aJapanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
0 R% F1 h; S( ~! }8 j' {Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! $ i- A% P" j- A' w- ^9 ~+ d
Combat modifiers, @+ ~4 N' V' f" w6 W- ^' p2 W
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)2 j$ x5 n" ^4 z }% \
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
' w# `8 N; r* w% TAttacker: fatigue(-) 0 Z* J! {7 s5 K6 l6 [
Japanese ground losses:$ y, @: L) j3 ^8 O) w
37 casualties reported* [( s; Y* X; g5 J0 r$ @/ h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" q4 q- k5 H3 ~3 z$ @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; d. M F6 N; _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 6 f) F1 u9 u/ T+ ^ U
Allied ground losses:( A s- U. z+ v7 T2 ]
2519 casualties reported) j2 E# L2 f( R1 _# v1 }
Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
% h' Q# \/ c6 [( x- R e! G Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled: ^$ `5 a! z x( |3 V
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
: C" R1 g- ? I' Q Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
) J J# r" ^) s1 ?% K( ~5 w- J( X Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
& r- U/ x: y3 g9 s Units retreated 2& r$ |# t! h, A$ b. Z
Units destroyed 1
. @/ w9 E3 r; fDefeated Allied Units Retreating! ) X( v0 }0 p0 k& P( R" e9 j
Assaulting units:
9 c, v+ z# t+ l* G3 ]4 t 56th Infantry Regiment
" g7 x7 E( a( \# N, U% Q- d; s* \# B' i 12th Engineer Regiment- R2 k% L" N1 x
5th JAAF AF Coy
1 U' @7 w- B. k D$ rDefending units:0 _, m# P7 R9 r* v' H
FMSV Brigade/ X! }) v/ ]0 S& E) K' w
8th Indian Brigade
9 B1 n; F; W+ G6 {9 t+ h2 ^ 3rd ISF Base Force |