| AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41 1 H- s* s5 A; Z/ {0 q2 R" q7 u! 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。。: [+ E# i/ E: |
 同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。4 n; p, {- R4 C9 ]& ~- _8 p
 大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。 # ~8 j& J: @$ H5 V
 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,. \  }) R, [+ {. Z6 c5 g$ C
 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。4 w1 R' [" Z- Q
 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。5 \# M. D8 K( g0 ?; c
 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。" l' M6 i' Y, ?& _8 B. r# W; Z% D5 w
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 ; a  A- D& Y; c# ZInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) % z5 g/ l, c+ [& ~" d
 21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 6 C8 E4 B. N9 ^" k; G. qJapanese Ships
 ) X' q: p& l; l4 `$ R+ \3 ?      CL Sendai4 s' \. {! J( G! o( J7 G& l- x
 DD Ayanami
 7 v5 b! l; C8 \/ o/ y- f      DD Shikinami$ r2 O; K/ X3 @% ~  D4 }
 DD Isonami  t" I2 ~2 _' V" s
 PB Tatsumiya Maru
 # |2 X& v8 G6 ?& C: `      SC Ch 9: O, O1 r+ g/ A+ |
 SC Ch 7, s  o/ \  k5 H1 r: e$ U* |
 AK Sasako Maru0 M& p7 B* l& s
 DD Uranami
 ( F0 b7 x; I9 ^9 S# X5 }5 sJapanese ground losses:3 V" h; Q/ E: P% d* i6 M
 26 casualties reported; s  }6 m2 X0 S$ ?0 i- a
 Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 - O$ K# u8 i) `9 j, \( F" n" b" H; G         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled9 \" _5 z% U) L
 Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 8 t. D; ]! I8 R4 ~7 ~/ W
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 Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang  at 50,85
 ; C6 C# e* \% I, sJapanese Ships; ]6 j: N1 Q1 e* X) r
 SS I-121 # n; S" X" X9 H* L& Q
 Allied Ships) N% v; G5 j6 B: A# V
 xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
 , U1 b  [8 z, J, d/ M9 p# @xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121% F4 k* x: [' {7 G* P/ n0 ?4 x$ S
 SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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 TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
 9 I# R# i7 l! ?8 JAllied Ships; L4 c. d( w) Z
 DD Pillsbury
 6 ?0 t- p( n0 o" C4 @1 L4 F      DD Peary+ C4 z# `9 Y: w; r" Y! ?2 i
 DD Pope, Mine hits 1,  heavy damage
 0 J4 w" U" e% ]5 R7 t3 mines cleared 5 y3 I' n9 v3 X1 }6 ~; q
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 ASW attack near Kota Bharu  at 51,75 0 m9 F% `, w/ C, b/ k- S
 Japanese Ships5 [3 I. P  I+ h* \) j+ c
 CL Jintsu. |5 K1 e, K$ U' G7 d. U
 DD Oshio/ u% G4 |* L2 v. J" e( J
 DD Hibiki
 % E  m0 {! ?  q      DD Akatsuki, ]& c) ~7 ~" }- n# J3 Q
 DD Arashio
 ) ]5 N/ }* a$ W- B( L3 N0 ~/ gAllied Ships$ _: |+ e& y+ j8 L) u$ W
 SS KXI, hits 9
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 6 m9 u( b0 U& I* ^  ~% pDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards " z( W8 s  P: {$ G1 d! n
 Japanese Ships' p! E, z* h5 A& y$ F6 K4 W. g  E) j
 CA Maya2 Z& O! W0 T; F3 l) m
 DD Satsuki, Shell hits 17 X" ^& f; U9 n" f, \
 DD Minazuki
 4 e3 w* h0 T; d5 \% P9 n/ y      DD Fumizuki
 # w- g' v- R- ]7 W6 p: u3 h      DD Nagatsuki1 q2 A- k8 a" g8 [5 P
 Allied Ships
 & s2 N8 z2 B) R5 v      DD Scout
 9 l. L$ y9 Y5 u$ f) I* `4 F; U      DD Thanet, Shell hits 2) ^# z; ~! }# |0 _3 J, b# u4 g
 DD Thracian * E% B8 ]6 M" D5 m! F# r* a6 `. V
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 ( d3 W, L# ]. n! pDay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
 7 E8 U: y3 c- i& JJapanese Ships9 H$ G0 z3 C2 J  x) o! d; r/ Z
 DD Sazanami$ p/ W. E. q5 `1 Z6 b
 DD Ushio% n! T8 _5 Z) ~, ~0 v. ?" `7 ~0 n
 AO Shiriya 5 k& B$ Z3 \7 t0 o/ G6 ~* ^
 Allied Ships& g) W; v0 V8 P8 ]  V+ B. n2 e) Y
 CV Enterprise9 r- D$ U# y% S: ^* f
 CA Northampton" m, i9 \3 d6 o3 H8 o' S# B2 C1 b
 CA Chester
 9 J/ m" c, A# m, \: l6 o      CA Salt Lake City
 - v- |- k& @  t% U# j+ E- Y) A' r      DD Craven
 ) z$ c  a) E5 Q6 ?) V      DD Gridley, U1 i% Z5 s8 Y6 j) Z6 I& G: f
 DD McCall1 e! }8 b" Z! Z# h5 p
 DD Maury% ]1 q) a) I3 u( y- D0 L, f+ W7 i' @; P
 DD Benham. i. Q2 t; M+ ^7 Q$ j# L- I. b
 DD Ellet
 2 Z5 c; B; u7 Y3 j! c3 T2 A      DD Dunlap% r4 @8 o( r9 h( G! @  ?
 DD Fanning0 E  Z- o% b. B
 DD Balch
 9 |& J7 K; l# U/ vMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards/ O$ M7 q# l. Y& F- n: Z
 CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards( Q( B" w2 g, e' Y, `6 E- f  l$ U( e
 CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards; g$ l9 [5 ~2 f
 Both TF attempt to withdraw!, w+ `: o. U: v1 q3 G
 Range increases to 28,000 yards...
 4 T9 a2 c5 }1 C) U4 LBoth Task Forces evade combat
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 ) G- m8 P' F7 \4 W" EDay Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards 1 ]& O  Z/ p! u' x
 Japanese Ships
 * K* @  K0 ~& P! Z& H4 ?. q/ O      APD Fuji
 + v# U% c& o+ U+ {$ H" v# ~      TB Hiyodori
 ) k3 @8 S) Z; [) A      AMc Toroshima Maru  q5 m" J* ?) ~! o3 }, W) Z5 e1 ?; A
 PB Heiei Maru #7& ^8 g1 E! s# q. Y8 S# v
 xAK Syoka Maru& l# k. p9 t6 A: r8 K) d
 xAK Rokko Maru
 + V- R/ P3 q' R0 {6 j+ @      xAK Igasa Maru* a' k$ h4 B9 @6 M: X9 F" C  V; p" E
 xAKL Ryoyu Maru #212 J9 d/ ~0 ]) U1 Y
 xAKL Sasago Maru
 ) C& T- H1 P: BAllied Ships- w% |% \; G5 V8 |5 c
 MTB 7
 6 t% T2 v: k8 P+ Y# Z/ O      MTB 8
 5 v4 r, ?+ g1 ?. S# W1 Q      MTB 96 ^- Y7 K# x  a
 MTB 10
 & C% i! S! U5 _" h& ?1 j6 e" `      MTB 11
 . k. _, V7 ~4 H' d0 k! }      MTB 12
 # v  A1 S- X. ^$ v. K; p4 A      MTB 264 h0 G" W9 E) m; v4 ]9 g$ h
 MTB 27
 4 P6 i4 G6 B/ v6 e  m: a2 rPoor visibility due to Thunderstorms) Y; z% Z( \! [. t5 y
 Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards
 7 D. o( E9 s7 n8 x8 E6 T* u2 G2 ARange increases to 18,000 yards...
 2 y1 C3 ?( T( x. v  B: y' @Both Task Forces evade combat
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 * Q6 T% y1 N- x, ?0 _. S4 YMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76  0 r( s$ U! C/ v, z$ A: }
 Weather in hex: Light rain
 $ L) @7 h' ^8 X  URaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.6 r9 K' T5 l6 [2 h! u- @
 Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
 0 w1 n! F- u& Q2 K9 P  WJapanese aircraft
 - H8 B1 f7 k4 ]( j      A6M2 Zero x 21
 0 s* v0 n# Q3 t& KAllied aircraft
 * s$ S6 Y) V$ ?8 b      P-26A x 8/ x# d- C& ]- _; }6 F( i1 S
 P-35A x 133 ]+ h9 Z; q$ O5 v) N, M4 \* w" b# y& Q
 P-40B Warhawk x 14
 . D) T2 l" W/ K$ v+ f3 G      P-40E Warhawk x 46
 0 W5 l8 L7 A$ C5 o0 o- y, f5 \; z0 Z8 F8 JJapanese aircraft losses4 t9 `4 ~* j) b0 i; D( G8 I
 A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
 5 W7 a& w& ~4 vAllied aircraft losses% N8 Y# x7 @3 W6 i5 H7 p4 P, g4 }
 P-26A: 1 destroyed
 , a% X* e& T, T- Y* i4 J      P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed
 * }% k$ s# ^; J; b6 G; |      P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
 ( Z+ `7 |2 l* H8 }3 I, G# T+ J6 PAircraft Attacking:4 |& ?- `/ c- c0 d+ e
 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 ~2 k2 E2 T* R  h1 ]: [
 Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 " N3 u* ~- U% W: q6 WRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
 / }( Z% B5 V. h( vEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
 % `% p" a# ^7 N& c! wJapanese aircraft9 b# ]: g+ v. p: h4 A
 G3M2 Nell x 334 u5 }+ F8 N6 a( P, Q: ^! t4 J
 G4M1 Betty x 3
 8 c7 q, J3 t; z5 m# `      Ki-27b Nate x 19 & X8 G  `2 X5 i; ?8 `0 ?$ `
 No Japanese losses
 # ]7 A- @; d. ^5 F2 rAllied ground losses:3 P  Y1 P3 E7 l: u
 95 casualties reported, d+ V6 W& X. i" ?+ O* S0 N5 |
 Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled- E- y. o7 `( {$ O, m; h2 I6 d2 s
 Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled% N1 f) \; ?4 u0 ~. d
 Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 4 k( J. ^2 E7 n, {
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 Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
 3 j/ v: |& X( M3 xWeather in hex: Heavy rain . J' f6 m' ?; y
 Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
 : e4 `/ J# C; i7 c$ w9 S$ Q$ i% \6 sEstimated time to target is 6 minutes , ?2 Z. j9 Y6 C: {' |
 Japanese aircraft* T6 v7 ]! I3 E* W
 G3M2 Nell x 166 x: L5 h' |) z$ Q7 V" S
 G4M1 Betty x 119 P1 J( R* x7 h1 `- g# w$ C
 Ki-27b Nate x 15
 4 M. K7 U/ U4 e- v7 e# }2 LJapanese aircraft losses; s  b! I: H5 y
 G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged( b2 v8 j& p) s) R
 G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged ; T0 Y' w; S1 q, X) M: A" F
 Allied ground losses:: w, W* E% G6 }; q
 43 casualties reported
 7 N' L  V) c) I9 |' P' y         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
 9 v+ X1 _, Q7 F, m! j. D2 B         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled2 k& K9 W5 d. M3 c! T1 I
 Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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 Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 8 P( `7 \) u# l
 Weather in hex: Heavy rain # L( c: E& S$ ]; S( b. w
 Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
 # O: X* c' v% F3 B4 t: pEstimated time to target is 9 minutes 8 ]& v9 V8 D' O0 s% y" {
 Japanese aircraft  s9 n) c0 h. i: Q; R' ^$ d% T) o
 G3M2 Nell x 27( w7 h) v' @, p- w* W
 Ki-27b Nate x 34 6 B& [2 t, T; s' K. S, c
 No Japanese losses % ]$ X6 a0 Z6 s- C
 Allied ground losses:5 u! g0 Z# e3 g. p( Y
 78 casualties reported
 ! `) _! T7 \* L/ x2 E( X         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled- h0 x" x3 v- m' G( x
 Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
 . @, b; |7 a7 [. n9 c/ L         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 5 ]8 f; f2 h2 S. i% g: b/ K
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 6 D8 [; o/ L7 y0 p1 G* X: }Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
 / W! _: Z9 K5 W+ ~5 X) V8 aWeather in hex: Light cloud
 1 U% E0 x1 J* u' ]! I7 P' ~Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 t5 s+ |1 t+ Y. G
 Estimated time to target is 6 minutes # v; R8 M6 Q. Q2 H9 P3 f" C% U
 Japanese aircraft
 . U7 D' J5 I) B, n, K/ z      G3M2 Nell x 3, c8 @# X. d) \  b
 G4M1 Betty x 12
 8 @8 B3 m1 g% h      Ki-27b Nate x 9
 7 O2 |! q# S- Y4 ~0 _8 }9 z$ _No Japanese losses 6 b$ A$ ^+ c3 z" ?. F2 ?+ `
 Allied Ships
 ) F6 ~$ c; ~9 o% \      xAK Munlock8 x: y. h0 V3 G& m; r" i
 xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
 ' L& M6 {% }6 K5 y7 h5 Q) Z      xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 6 s5 U( ?$ h+ X      xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
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 / u( {! ?  |. j& }2 }6 n) i* gMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76  ; Q. b: X  V8 z6 @0 X* _" ]
 Weather in hex: Light rain : P- j3 x$ p1 E6 y: y  H
 Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.& E  x. r" Y0 y8 x" }, G
 Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
 . W5 L  F$ g  Q: p. X$ X( E+ jJapanese aircraft  _# \) ~0 b, w& L
 A6M2 Zero x 10 & w- p0 S( \4 E2 }! e
 Allied aircraft
 , r9 K! R! n6 l0 S- i      P-26A x 39 @1 e& [* o7 s% ?' k. O
 P-35A x 10* G$ }6 {5 M6 Y9 ]+ i) e6 m
 P-40B Warhawk x 9$ m( D0 C% R7 M* E8 B0 H; }
 P-40E Warhawk x 33
 8 {! m9 k/ {) ?, N$ [* o' D  iJapanese aircraft losses4 E( X* k  g  s/ k) H
 A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
 5 ~) \3 s  G% D# SAllied aircraft losses* H' U6 B( G) ~: _
 P-26A: 1 destroyed, E: j/ _6 R- [
 P-35A: 2 destroyed& d) r, ^% Z+ e+ ]/ a' Q
 P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
 $ Q& f% b5 D0 y( r9 `Aircraft Attacking:) _9 X4 p8 g0 M6 W2 v
 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet 6 e  z7 h/ b2 C
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 4 l- I+ d* a7 [9 s2 o# g5 \Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) 5 L$ b9 R  z( Y% z! S! A( l' [
 Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 * x8 m, \: Z  x. c3 ]1 URaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* |; ?1 p) \' {" w
 Estimated time to target is 5 minutes + @- c8 t( _1 G) X
 Japanese aircraft
 5 I& U1 F% W8 z" P/ S  p      B5M1 Mabel x 5 + z/ e. a0 |/ N3 ^$ @6 U
 No Japanese losses ( c; [2 E3 Y$ ]; n: ]& ]; H
 Allied ground losses:
 0 L& L# |- W1 _      13 casualties reported5 g8 ]7 h1 q) v/ `. K5 H
 Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 9 `1 M1 z" Y" A1 f, W0 L         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, F( R3 c, Z, P
 Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 5 \1 z) O, B* R; {" W' RAircraft Attacking:
 $ u( z8 o: {5 X0 x% |2 P       5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet2 h3 o8 B  e0 t9 E' R; O' w
 Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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 Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76  9 O" i5 ]7 b# D* t; n% y, w
 Weather in hex: Light rain $ k# `4 O  Z$ `& @
 Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
 : L- n% \1 n- v( L7 d$ ]5 H7 XEstimated time to target is 27 minutes + M3 B" A# b4 u! N; T3 M
 Japanese aircraft
 - M' t+ F, i' D; w, e, @* h, H      A6M2 Zero x 9 1 S2 ^4 q9 H5 w% q
 Allied aircraft
 $ x7 @+ k- G7 e6 q+ a. {) v5 [      P-35A x 6# ~- D2 d" O7 X" l/ z% x
 P-40B Warhawk x 8. R# _8 C( R, e& `( h& E5 `
 P-40E Warhawk x 24 7 q/ v$ f+ S& o; l8 m3 _
 Japanese aircraft losses% |5 V$ V2 ?/ I/ [1 e
 A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
 ' L0 D" g- k: N# r. xAllied aircraft losses
 5 ]! J+ k6 e, x3 C: ]      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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 Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
 * b4 @% P* H( s4 E! z7 G9 {: qWeather in hex: Light rain $ Q  K# x1 `: L; y. X1 F
 Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.. \+ e. l8 g0 y' w5 ?$ t& }
 Estimated time to target is 12 minutes + L4 K9 c; ^' g1 f& N( m) Z) ~
 Japanese aircraft7 O8 S; B! H* J: O
 A6M2 Zero x 6
 + f9 ~6 f$ ?* D5 n8 t7 hAllied aircraft
 % i7 I# V0 Z& [      P-35A x 5
 7 k) [+ I0 x" P" A2 E! D- P      P-40B Warhawk x 8
 : h6 A$ W/ c. F& P  E      P-40E Warhawk x 18 / G! p7 ]" [  _' ?, t* X& Z' P
 No Japanese losses
 . W& y4 `0 W! K; ~4 r# GAllied aircraft losses
 4 u1 @: I8 G( P! P      P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed 8 o. G+ N( Q5 m# ?# z" m
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 Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91  7 ]* g/ i+ b/ w: u6 N6 U( |4 O
 Weather in hex: Partial cloud 9 |# n, m& [! ~3 C! v' H% k
 Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.( {- l2 g8 z$ ]0 u" g
 Estimated time to target is 9 minutes " Y, h1 J- a; Y
 Japanese aircraft
 5 Z6 [. `: C, I7 j7 Y      B5N1 Kate x 12
 ) N) R- d2 _9 E4 r1 jNo Japanese losses 1 {0 U! G: ?% i* m+ s5 S1 h$ D
 Port hits 2
 - u1 u7 N* ?( c5 N! vPort supply hits 1 , W6 [& L; V" Y0 [3 _
 Aircraft Attacking:
 $ ]7 T6 W3 l  U      12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
 5 W6 ^9 J7 ?$ r, U               Port Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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 Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 * k# ^" I% r" y. ~5 u
 Weather in hex: Light cloud
 8 j3 A: p5 E4 S2 ~  s7 kRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
 ( `# \/ T6 N+ i  u3 ^Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 ! n3 [( h% w+ K8 ~& Z' BJapanese aircraft; J1 Z' u' z/ K" o
 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
 & g. [9 U; ]: i' X0 K+ z      Ki-27b Nate x 1
 : {4 U( Q/ r" O. y      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
 7 Y! _. t3 Q; f; j. p8 ONo Japanese losses
 6 W1 f" l: d! }& Z4 U3 A6 J; FAllied Ships9 Y3 \. c2 `+ h' G4 `' P+ E0 J
 xAK Hinsang
 2 d/ F3 S$ U8 |$ t      xAK Hai Lee,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
 , R$ P& E9 ?$ l3 z! W# v      xAKL Chengtu( w& H' b7 G! a( l6 r
 xAKL Joan Moller7 t2 w- |7 a. d/ N9 V
 xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
 5 S9 s! Q. e' m4 j      xAK Bennevis " |2 _: A( Y* n$ y8 `
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 4 U3 b+ \) c5 ?" _+ v% n$ \; jMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
 ( w* V3 g: k' R( g" [: L  B6 Q2 TWeather in hex: Clear sky
 " D& O; {, B0 G7 w  ^  {8 N$ iRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
 , h4 |, @' J9 V1 |2 t( k; WEstimated time to target is 23 minutes 5 d8 H* G- I, x& A- K$ Q! X
 Japanese aircraft
 & B, j3 u" D6 J4 e& S      Ki-27b Nate x 9
 ! ^  D* y3 O& M5 p* i      Ki-36 Ida x 197 i6 r. a( W0 H; F4 i. z3 [
 Ki-44 Tojo x 8
 , b- e2 L6 w$ b0 q3 A$ a      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3: N+ k/ G2 i, \) ?
 Ki-51 Sonia x 17 % S" Z( n" w1 i0 C! z5 R  \
 No Japanese losses ) ~) D) w' O: u* {
 Airbase hits 7
 2 Q' I; k2 O+ l2 l7 D+ k. ~* ^: I, JAirbase supply hits 3/ k* Q  ~+ A7 |7 B5 p# F
 Runway hits 11 * Z! E1 G3 X( Q$ r* r
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 0 O' w2 B! |! i1 E% xMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) " _6 B7 g6 e1 C0 k8 w: q
 Weather in hex: Heavy rain 2 H" K7 ?0 @' t% P
 Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
 1 z- e6 v" _- b& r+ E" rEstimated time to target is 10 minutes 1 J+ G" `' O0 [7 d* ]
 Japanese aircraft7 {; Q; S6 ]7 d% M4 \8 ?  s
 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 652 C2 T- i1 v( t% A2 i
 Ki-27b Nate x 19
 0 q/ Q* ]( L" ~0 o; RJapanese aircraft losses8 e* N) K; `' s: \# ^- u$ S
 Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
 # c, j% q2 S3 |/ R3 s1 }Allied ground losses:
 9 U* Y/ `8 i3 C4 [$ ]6 [. s      66 casualties reported" c, ^; t* u, a0 B  _
 Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
 ; c' z: M4 O6 P+ ]         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled$ Q' {& {$ _: G6 [5 ~
 Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled & }; i8 I! C" @, K" H9 I' d3 \
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 Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ( J# p* @& n+ s% ?! P( ?0 N
 Weather in hex: Heavy rain + k4 \9 Z; H' S# C- E2 w
 Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
 + A8 R& ]4 {4 h. t5 t; YEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
 6 a2 V6 X8 F5 t* Q) D3 S. k1 F9 KJapanese aircraft* \9 w* w; l& l# k% i
 Ki-27b Nate x 34. s& _0 D5 z% i
 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
 " c2 Y0 [8 N( q. g      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
 ' r" m1 z! Y0 yNo Japanese losses
 * B; {% n1 \' S) b7 FAllied ground losses:) J# @! ?+ h; f% }7 F
 39 casualties reported2 L  \  |, Q; O
 Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 - X: }+ }0 o& e! M% u6 J) v         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled8 V5 j0 L& C. r& w5 k
 Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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 ! {$ n7 S# |& s7 i+ i* ?. }Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61  ! D: S- ~2 R- P: G6 o4 W
 Weather in hex: Clear sky
 : K2 R3 T6 d, F1 \( K" {Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
 - S" I- v4 a6 A. X4 K& T( REstimated time to target is 9 minutes
 4 P; o, n4 H( `1 oJapanese aircraft! H4 b; {6 W2 h. r$ q' V7 |, \
 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
 ' l" B- ?; W  sNo Japanese losses ; t' I% E3 @" a1 p, s8 ?
 Airbase hits 1
 / B! F% O- _0 Y5 QRunway hits 2; v& j; L; f+ h( o) N0 k
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 Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 ( l+ E  e* S+ m, p
 Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 6 `8 ]! \/ P2 eRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
 8 J9 j$ G: O1 jEstimated time to target is 6 minutes7 r. O$ k2 P" V. p
 Japanese aircraft& }3 N/ \8 L7 y' s( e
 Ki-27b Nate x 24
 4 ?' l8 l8 @7 J! d* `Allied aircraft  Q' p& X$ s6 k9 w8 `7 {
 Blenheim I x 4 6 A* F! Q7 X- W8 a2 n' o' J) U2 v( `% \
 No Japanese losses
 4 z% ]/ B; j7 c2 M1 TNo Allied losses
 u; i" p  M3 ^* b$ s! m( b( CJapanese Ships* J1 ~2 u2 I; v/ {* r" }
 BB Haruna
 * R  ]; _. R0 O' iAircraft Attacking:
 % x  a6 H5 ^5 Z8 H: G  F       4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet6 L3 P' o1 Z7 |. }: r% ]% c
 Naval Attack:  4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb ! n9 ]2 C$ R3 Q/ }( `$ o
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 Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 3 J4 }/ m) z" `3 `- B' B; T
 Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 # k& ?& V6 _% Z5 \6 s- jRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) Q0 K! i) \8 \
 Estimated time to target is 7 minutes ; a3 Q, u" r( X% t/ S3 ^7 @4 ~
 Japanese aircraft9 M! ?3 q+ W. P# l/ J% s
 G4M1 Betty x 19
 1 Y6 y0 q' d- K3 ~! C. J5 O  L, Y      Ki-27b Nate x 12 / M& w8 m) Y6 A0 g" `3 `
 No Japanese losses 1 P5 j) \, v" S# ?4 O) S/ z& _! @* z
 Allied ground losses:
 8 t7 y8 k+ w$ z) F; h6 X      33 casualties reported
 ! O. c8 x7 R9 p5 x  `         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
 ! ?0 m# I  M2 T, Z2 G         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
 0 I: y3 q. S# q" }0 ^' C1 G0 ]' A         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
 + O8 N0 a3 ]( d4 C# @      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) " o2 V3 z3 S! i, d" ~! R, o1 d0 o
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 Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
 1 T+ H3 k& q/ h+ G: JWeather in hex: Clear sky 6 L0 H  e% w: H+ b9 @
 Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
 , S2 F* h/ ^0 oEstimated time to target is 6 minutes 3 J  v0 F. O$ I) e; J
 Japanese aircraft: I6 L# `8 t, R1 a
 A6M2 Zero x 46
 ) t/ j- P4 V; h; Y: m2 r      B5N2 Kate x 35
 9 b' k" Z& ~7 J1 |      D3A1 Val x 9 ; d- s' t0 q# ~( Y, I: R
 Japanese aircraft losses
 6 B: f. S( Z& o" Y% E# b) ^8 o      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
 : B2 C! x5 n1 G; ~( a6 B      D3A1 Val: 1 damaged 4 E1 V( {% }9 i
 Allied Ships
 6 J$ q7 g& w1 C3 q0 w+ t      DD Litchfield
 % v" j; A: A' ]1 y' q" L      DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
 9 Y4 ~! O$ }# z      DD Ward" f$ a* h# h- m2 J$ p! P
 DD Schley, Bomb hits 1
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 Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 % B0 V3 I9 h; x
 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 7 `, K& V' z: l8 P1 c, T2 q8 BRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
 . ?) e5 {5 x! y- V# a: V( \Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 " n+ g/ H4 j% G& k( SAllied aircraft
 ; K+ ]" `0 Z# {' g6 ^+ K$ s' W      F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
 ; b: r* K1 E6 f' b. G/ z- Y$ m      SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
 C$ Y8 Q  }6 |1 B  t( V# }7 Y- ?3 z      TBD-1 Devastator x 15 " y4 K$ A. h2 i
 Allied aircraft losses
 K% f. |9 s/ v. a4 s      TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
 # ^' t5 K% D- d6 t( z2 L! YJapanese Ships* v* r/ @- j' \6 E- g" B& u
 DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
 # f% A1 N& q2 {: _      DD Sazanami
 8 X( f  ?) T/ A8 K' e      AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires + _' ]8 K2 @$ ~9 N2 L% u2 A
 
 . ?$ ]( Z1 o( aHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
 0 T' E( L/ j' S+ q2 J0 o& xHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya" O$ l2 @4 D/ Z
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 Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
 * R; f& R! R* W8 B3 WWeather in hex: Light cloud
 7 j9 J$ e  ]( y: K: o# |Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
 ) Z9 f5 ?+ I+ s. b6 eEstimated time to target is 7 minutes ) B1 D% P' U- X4 [
 Japanese aircraft
 * q3 ?8 G# B- l0 L4 V      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 5 O! M- ^7 @* t( `- J" |- j% q
 No Japanese losses " e( R% M1 K: f8 Y! X/ v
 Allied Ships! Z% T4 z( l# }) H8 b+ M
 xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
 $ z7 j6 _' E& t2 ]3 N* ^& w      xAK Hinsang
 ; _0 o) O& B7 r( |Aircraft Attacking:8 ]- E2 d; N0 [+ b: ~5 T
 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
 : @' _0 Z& o8 H+ g# Z0 q# b# r  `7 V               Naval Attack:  4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb   c, z, w, W( B: d2 u' X
 Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
 0 |' W" ^: V( c! S7 B& ^, P8 f--------------------------------------------------------------------------------$ x' }9 V# Z: G
 Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
 , N# \+ c2 u  n6 H. O" T9 sWeather in hex: Clear sky ( h: d% r& h5 V: g- d; r. p% ^2 \
 Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ \" X- k! v' t
 Estimated time to target is 7 minutes # a' W4 `  h+ C% `: W6 v
 Japanese aircraft; {8 t) C2 u; W9 A* r/ {; _, c
 D3A1 Val x 13
 , G5 @9 ^- ~5 e* M/ N! f/ o3 ENo Japanese losses 0 U/ b. z/ @3 A# f
 Allied Ships
 - d2 p. i4 j& }& Q3 L$ j      DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires5 j2 n  n# y! a! w2 G; J: h
 DD Ward
 , @' j* [0 \! s1 u/ Y- b      DD Schley, Bomb hits 6,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
 8 f# P3 b" v, `, \8 k) R) b. ~& ^& Q) u/ G/ l
 Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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 Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
 - E/ i0 a, o) R; o$ W0 \  rWeather in hex: Light cloud 6 C) H7 [- @" B
 Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
 : w7 m8 B! n: w% U6 PEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
 & a6 a/ ~  v. ]9 z+ c2 f  JJapanese aircraft
 ' x. R% c6 `+ n8 n4 v, s9 k, l: [      Ki-27b Nate x 30
 $ X4 f" D6 e- I9 n9 U) B4 X; pAllied aircraft
 $ v: I5 Q$ |! l: E- r+ D: S( ^, g      Blenheim I x 7
 . a. Y; V3 q" ]0 w% S$ KNo Japanese losses
 : s* o" m5 L+ r1 j" XAllied aircraft losses
 ' M: h2 {7 U% A; J$ p* e/ Z      Blenheim I: 2 damaged
 0 `- v4 @7 V4 w. g4 D+ N      Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak
 ' T/ u, O0 |2 |9 fJapanese Ships9 O0 y4 g! o0 M
 BB Haruna
 5 J+ e# I& o  }* ^$ `      xAK Asakasan Maru
 ! c: v! G; ?8 j7 @9 v9 [3 u. @: CAircraft Attacking:
 ) i$ u2 {! ^# h) |3 l       7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet4 x) D% w0 \& j" M; j9 {$ ]
 Naval Attack:  4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb * n3 ^" G$ D7 Z2 y
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 Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
 9 I- O8 n( I3 d% ^1 FWeather in hex: Overcast # m8 `" {: C, B8 D" x# t& X& u
 Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 e) \9 i* f3 d; N3 q. j/ `
 Estimated time to target is 7 minutes + m5 `  K* E- Z. F# Z
 Japanese aircraft
 ) A' c3 M4 c. d8 q, W- \      A6M2 Zero x 10
 $ a4 K6 C% y2 M5 U/ v9 Y2 j2 o      B5N2 Kate x 5 6 c% k- E$ ?4 B9 E, B. C  O( \
 No Japanese losses
 & Z0 R4 R4 \0 L/ Q. F% {; A0 ]Allied Ships/ r# i$ M8 K/ I) w8 X4 h: U
 DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
 : O9 `$ G/ u0 |$ [6 cAircraft Attacking:# y" r! B* f) a! G  I5 x; `, C
 5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 " R6 t; R0 w' ~% J               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo # A( L) ~6 R; g, ~$ [
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 1 D  G, v* [  i, ^4 H5 V: gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
 ' F  l  t$ i* q2 ?: fWeather in hex: Heavy rain
 \7 x9 s+ C- ^Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.& k# N6 b/ Q$ a4 I. N" I4 F! U
 Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 : a3 X: ~0 n$ z' s/ pAllied aircraft: R. ]$ e3 O/ s7 `* ]3 C& j9 Y
 F4F-3A Wildcat x 110 I* }. s' t% p- [
 SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 % O4 }" I1 g! Y+ T7 z
 No Allied losses
 9 V. j  T4 s8 Y6 a, F  b" IJapanese Ships$ z- t9 N' F* d2 B
 DD Sazanami
 * e: J( M2 k0 J      DD Ushio, and is sunk * E9 `! F7 Q. @: l
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 : v( e# ^9 [! NGround combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
 : r# q6 e, \: g+ i+ [6 \1 ^5 ~Japanese Deliberate attack $ d' `; b1 z) W- C1 [* d1 `
 Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 8 T4 O% d$ ^3 e! D( F0 W% Z
 Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 5 h0 z9 B1 v8 y4 Y0 z5 X
 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
 0 S9 e1 v2 Y. IJapanese adjusted assault: 100    j5 T9 |4 }# S: ]2 g+ q$ n
 Allied adjusted defense: 8  3 p2 Y( _% X# m& P; e
 Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
 5 o% B5 `. ^8 [" |8 c1 N) N) CJapanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!
 0 F5 u# u+ a+ I% K% M7 B& }Combat modifiers, G  L* o0 k7 j6 Q  A8 g
 Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
 5 L4 d& v: `4 G9 D; ?$ X: V$ @ fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)7 k  x, y$ a' }+ m7 y
 Attacker: fatigue(-) ) K: v- W8 K6 f
 Japanese ground losses:
 9 G4 |( T0 n. K      37 casualties reported) k# e; X) |2 f4 G: b
 Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
 ) Y/ v  x+ a/ f: a# W8 E         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, {/ _+ @8 ~3 T- K6 z2 A3 p' f
 Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 & q& a% W, {9 n) OAllied ground losses:
 . q' a. V% j: p0 B      2519 casualties reported
 7 R* ^6 M# U/ M1 U/ Z& N         Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled9 N2 q9 I7 T; ]8 f. t
 Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled% U' ~, Y: V0 E4 A+ x4 C7 S
 Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
 3 R  p3 v) l; V) O; c, z" D0 N      Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)' b4 K6 Q, s3 U' T: q0 ^
 Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
 ! d+ V. [+ W5 X5 w+ D      Units retreated 2
 . z7 C/ ~% ?% W. |; f! I      Units destroyed 1
 $ z  R2 M& j3 f. n- M5 w+ KDefeated Allied Units Retreating! ( Q: c0 v2 G/ d. {9 B# b5 \5 Y' a9 m
 Assaulting units:
 : ^5 }1 v, _0 V0 B- F    56th Infantry Regiment9 g/ w3 Q* i2 X. A: k% B8 [' ^& D
 12th Engineer Regiment
 5 ]* r  [6 Z7 [    5th JAAF AF Coy
 % |) p6 k2 c* E; h' gDefending units:
 & Y% z% L- f9 t2 ]7 g1 Q    FMSV Brigade* U  w/ w4 n$ A( t
 8th Indian Brigade9 g" F' D; T( m2 v6 u- Z$ N/ O
 3rd ISF Base Force
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