AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
" P! j/ R. @% ^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。。
( M7 r2 t- x$ p# c Y同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
( p3 I3 X/ `/ P+ i: Z; r* j2 i大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
$ U( Y' U/ w! m0 X# X0 t4 U) n, \) C 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,% q) N$ ?( K) E2 h/ [: W. t
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。
& g* [1 C1 M$ q9 x/ |: a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。
: M' F* j8 B" n; J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) 4 U3 }+ K0 e1 H
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Z2 C2 S4 a# ?+ P) `# _* gJapanese Ships4 R8 D8 {4 l1 K( q
CL Sendai& ]4 `, T. d3 y0 X7 y
DD Ayanami/ W7 X/ h6 R: f# E2 H7 m
DD Shikinami+ D* A# c( I! V/ `" L, r
DD Isonami
: f4 }! C0 Y: k" g) I4 s9 I PB Tatsumiya Maru! v! A2 d1 Q/ a. }
SC Ch 93 a$ D8 Z3 @) Q" }' d
SC Ch 7
/ G8 t. G# H: T; w) V AK Sasako Maru
, F [, T, B( A9 k- N1 X DD Uranami
$ ]" D( w6 ~% ]) s# J* |- B1 N" _- tJapanese ground losses:
2 s Q1 t# G% T$ ~ 26 casualties reported
6 X$ e/ {& T. j- P; F Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ A# t( h) U/ m, h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
# Q+ h9 v- f3 A: }% V( A: I9 x! } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85 0 m U( S v) p3 J% B2 _: A3 T
Japanese Ships
% C8 \; m! r2 T3 \ SS I-121 8 c6 U& y; n9 F) R% _0 z$ M9 [' T
Allied Ships
' }+ N1 F' y" { xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 4 R& R. Q, T% M' ?, F6 D
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121
: S: H' c9 T" K( |1 n! {; bSS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang ; h! ~. I. |. y& Q5 v
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) 1 {6 J# K" \ A$ N+ I8 \
Allied Ships
0 [1 A& W w3 M } DD Pillsbury O' g7 n) B0 \( c, l! J
DD Peary% [0 U5 k" M; J; ~+ ^
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage: g4 c3 e/ [! V. r" I
3 mines cleared
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 : | a. o% ~7 k
Japanese Ships
- B( U! F, ~, v- P+ P! H CL Jintsu& m& Q2 r$ Y' A+ Q! v( {
DD Oshio
& A5 H1 k$ x9 o) o DD Hibiki4 @/ O/ Z2 F9 u3 |' L
DD Akatsuki
. f! W3 t3 J. _; ^, q, ? DD Arashio
3 U! T* O, x, z' e. aAllied Ships
0 _+ G, B. b- V) _ SS KXI, hits 9
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0 D- J0 ~8 h. @0 ^" CDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards . |1 H z2 g; f5 u( g$ f% X; M
Japanese Ships3 o6 f! Q& i4 l0 f# E; w/ z" k
CA Maya
, V1 `4 s5 H+ U$ d DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, _) {, S0 I8 n5 \
DD Minazuki6 O6 Y3 _3 q [0 P
DD Fumizuki
" A' P7 Y; s) H; ^ DD Nagatsuki: s' q" ^& R. k- G8 V. O/ S
Allied Ships1 Y! i7 T$ }1 v0 Z% q
DD Scout+ B% i8 F% c8 P0 J5 b7 x" ?0 e
DD Thanet, Shell hits 23 t. E3 f7 z, s$ A$ _# K
DD Thracian 6 w6 t6 K$ k$ c% o5 R
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
5 k% O! G* B9 j8 V+ M6 l8 ^# y7 NJapanese Ships8 R2 d9 }+ a( a }3 z
DD Sazanami
. L$ Y, W# g8 ?2 q4 q, ~) f DD Ushio6 Y% [3 U1 `& z* l8 m+ @
AO Shiriya
- Q# A+ S0 J' S; cAllied Ships( X% n' c# x$ N: o
CV Enterprise
- E' S; Q; B, \2 X7 L& B$ b CA Northampton) b- V) `# X, B' m% f/ w
CA Chester# q1 v0 a# a, a( l1 s9 ~9 g2 V
CA Salt Lake City
* | Q% v( d3 j. R& U! i DD Craven& Z9 H$ w5 S# z( `
DD Gridley. n+ E9 j0 t+ j
DD McCall
- M3 [0 F5 v% w5 k( j( _# ? DD Maury& @+ m9 s; g7 `
DD Benham$ ]. V n( i) n
DD Ellet
' A; _! i, l/ |/ b- @/ g! ` DD Dunlap
, H. d* E! n3 z* e9 c! Z DD Fanning
# O7 ]/ U+ [5 l DD Balch 3 i4 O0 d# S, ]) t
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards* }9 l# Z" ?8 W! ?) ~1 h* J, I
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
' g1 l. E) X) L. m8 c; d) `) kCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
9 Q* z3 |5 u% W9 s- YBoth TF attempt to withdraw!0 _9 ^8 B3 t$ X0 C0 a
Range increases to 28,000 yards...& h- z/ T' ~0 W9 k4 Q9 V6 H7 r# @
Both Task Forces evade combat + W" }; w+ I: r9 ]$ b4 P
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
8 S) J+ S7 O# m( x+ w3 [Japanese Ships
2 x* o9 N8 b& \, d/ z APD Fuji8 k5 N) X% ^/ p3 P2 O; [, u) J
TB Hiyodori0 h5 [ E* }$ W; j; q& y
AMc Toroshima Maru
% |+ e- X! D: f0 i8 I) s PB Heiei Maru #7
. \1 d. K! e! M+ R6 }# D xAK Syoka Maru+ U: E3 N5 o' Y' N; L v$ D0 m
xAK Rokko Maru! l% G& a! E3 f3 h
xAK Igasa Maru. d: v4 I* Q8 H) D# E# ~
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #211 w' o' A- }2 L( J' Q1 a) q
xAKL Sasago Maru ( V. D& h* X4 g. e+ w- Q3 {) g
Allied Ships+ y7 S0 W5 K! g# {6 g$ a
MTB 7
: i5 f' ? K5 s; g2 x* c! G+ X MTB 8
" `7 D2 `$ x$ Q* p MTB 9* ^3 Y9 _- f. A$ H
MTB 10
" a! I" G. e3 P6 L MTB 11- H% D# n. }3 [1 W) w
MTB 12
! z; b N A9 ^) V2 P MTB 26
8 k2 u: j- {: Z, N3 y+ F MTB 27 5 q$ N& X, f, T9 E& w! J7 t* N0 ]
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
4 S% C5 p% b L5 TMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards4 ?( [' m( a6 [6 x
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
% \6 y; z' c" {5 WBoth Task Forces evade combat
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# `! E& ]# P6 _" A- a; U/ J- M6 kMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
) ^5 C$ N4 {! v. A2 }2 }" [% dWeather in hex: Light rain i# O0 k1 w! k- `
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.0 y. \0 K0 A- t2 s: \2 m
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes 9 \, I! D/ ^" |$ [- T
Japanese aircraft" q; b) r3 d, v" Z- D A# l
A6M2 Zero x 21
* q1 D- B3 l! K& `# rAllied aircraft+ P' Z3 z9 y& \% F
P-26A x 8
: [5 ~1 S. M J P-35A x 13
/ j5 f$ E, u" h% G5 [% A. C. n7 J k P-40B Warhawk x 14
) O, I2 W H4 n# A8 l P-40E Warhawk x 46 7 [5 ?7 t2 r8 A4 a( T
Japanese aircraft losses# n9 S$ w- I, z" ~( g
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed * `7 ]# s/ y8 }5 o9 e" X
Allied aircraft losses9 i6 x" L: G$ v
P-26A: 1 destroyed" h5 F4 p% |" c# j! y* E) N
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed$ P, ?" R% J g9 w5 B
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed " c5 I _9 ^) r0 y2 V" v
Aircraft Attacking:
4 D/ u' o% e6 f0 S1 I# z$ S* A; @ 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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' b0 X; O1 }$ B+ x3 h' FMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 2 d* E+ }+ ?3 p( r7 _9 _
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 5 B; d/ t: G8 O5 Q0 z4 d
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.4 ]! v' j$ D5 B; k+ `
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes 6 J- a- G1 [) u. E) {( s& G8 T
Japanese aircraft9 h( z+ A2 f. B8 l
G3M2 Nell x 33/ A4 n/ G1 D+ {1 G3 m
G4M1 Betty x 3" N2 a* U! f1 y3 G
Ki-27b Nate x 19
* {" ?6 Z; |) dNo Japanese losses
" |! F7 }$ ~2 W$ E+ JAllied ground losses:
$ @ d3 B0 _4 X6 y# X9 `: _ 95 casualties reported5 N& A" U& v% p6 C3 H8 x
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
* O0 [: r, N& g( t' N- r+ O8 m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
& u/ F* S+ ]2 `- V1 Y: _" j! [ p5 L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled : p& f+ a) S) E# @% o R$ ~5 Y. j
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
' ?0 P. F9 m6 |9 l# ~( A+ l$ |; N* nWeather in hex: Heavy rain # b, ~0 h7 T. {
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ f0 r8 e! j3 J- J6 t$ i! pEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
5 h0 o" I& [ p1 w. ]Japanese aircraft- y2 {: D* ~ X( ~" l. y z" R
G3M2 Nell x 16 O) O( G) F2 v& x' e
G4M1 Betty x 11
( e1 M2 h/ k$ V& x0 s( H Ki-27b Nate x 15
* u7 [" x/ L y, Z7 q" d* o8 }8 uJapanese aircraft losses
/ w& G, V5 g) p7 T% ^" O/ S G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
1 @6 r# M# p7 @ G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged 3 L2 G/ R3 B) ^5 N
Allied ground losses:
* y4 }6 X F; J 43 casualties reported
, [1 X' O' o* k t Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 V+ c$ t( l# X# m% u! x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled4 f: `% i2 q6 z2 p# H' q l% k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled / I! W0 ], R& N F7 r0 u8 ^2 C
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/ ?2 ?2 x8 f# J$ I* z* @ yMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
/ c6 s! w' _9 h" v# _6 Y) oWeather in hex: Heavy rain 0 l, T; o3 X' g% S f% Z; }/ \
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( ~' ^6 [ b1 Z# bEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
- ?9 d$ e8 p& I; s" y1 Z% W- Q( cJapanese aircraft. G1 G) B3 d7 l$ `
G3M2 Nell x 27' c- k$ J" d4 B8 ]2 E- d
Ki-27b Nate x 34 / a8 I% B8 l% k: L! p
No Japanese losses " u6 N, O+ t. O& x% l
Allied ground losses:7 W, F O$ {* A* n
78 casualties reported
+ v/ q5 C/ v3 F Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled0 _- o% f* a# b0 m0 L% V0 s \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
0 s$ w3 ]! k* j$ K4 M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 R b; F% R1 h1 ]6 e+ P5 QMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
& ^3 H$ r& C$ o8 bWeather in hex: Light cloud3 Q% E0 c9 ~8 d/ I5 e6 R8 f- ^* k
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& z$ u6 O5 g. O. M
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
& P* W1 u9 G, UJapanese aircraft
; e9 H, |. e# p( {# Z1 q+ J. l1 P G3M2 Nell x 38 C/ q/ g5 W* {) z- K
G4M1 Betty x 12
+ V, J& l m' _8 a6 n- | Ki-27b Nate x 9 / p9 v5 g- s( x( h7 p$ g" ~0 @
No Japanese losses 3 I4 V/ F# x% \9 d3 g" E7 e
Allied Ships
3 T7 q7 \! g3 ^' C" k xAK Munlock
7 B7 V( C8 L6 b t& b xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 r4 U4 _# E! B# J4 h' j' z xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( d/ N) O* X% U1 v; m" Z! z& K
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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1 J7 s& C+ t: l4 \& G" o9 L- dMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
5 ?+ t) _0 x" wWeather in hex: Light rain
- |; Z) `7 j2 g1 H4 K0 ARaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet., q2 K' T0 I. e7 f! p# ^" M3 j
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes ( i P# \* L/ o
Japanese aircraft* a8 a9 L2 Z0 r9 P6 c% I
A6M2 Zero x 10
2 Z2 v9 \2 `" ~5 CAllied aircraft) P8 h/ J! Q3 r0 M1 Y6 r: a' l3 I
P-26A x 3
^* E9 |: |4 E) F P-35A x 10- h" }. ^7 c& v" v$ T' |# G
P-40B Warhawk x 9
0 J0 U' Q, Z/ F% E5 r P-40E Warhawk x 33 ' [+ d& u4 d- z$ |) V- z
Japanese aircraft losses# P) @; n5 s& n# ^6 i* u
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
! ]8 k3 s7 R& EAllied aircraft losses' t. z0 b' d+ F& S/ O+ |
P-26A: 1 destroyed6 @ B: G( Y( I# U+ M: D6 _" i6 ]( N
P-35A: 2 destroyed
5 G M% s: V S! j3 [; k% m P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
: _. ?5 o+ h' AAircraft Attacking:) d# q! L. W J3 a0 K# m, L
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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8 L. |) v% e# @9 M! T8 q3 ]Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) & p3 O: I: H9 v6 Q/ R1 p
Weather in hex: Heavy rain . O& |: a5 [4 h: S- p% y: V
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
R% c7 z* u) C/ Z6 g. u3 Z8 }" DEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
* Z( f i( I6 `+ c" z! v3 NJapanese aircraft+ e6 b1 p5 y- M. u" W
B5M1 Mabel x 5 & X6 J2 E5 u& _) g
No Japanese losses 9 {0 C0 l6 F% H, Q0 s
Allied ground losses:
! k& C! J) b4 c% X. Y% A, L 13 casualties reported
% {5 R ?) ?3 `2 Q2 M Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 Z9 A* U1 W T- e1 c8 u* T" u! t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, C% X9 e1 t7 a. N3 u5 ^: c8 ?7 W( | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 8 M3 q A2 E$ P$ J$ M. V z2 W# p
Aircraft Attacking:5 @) m, D6 x, j+ T
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet# K: `3 w' c# y; z4 ]4 R
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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! J3 Z! ^6 T, J7 DMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 $ p% ^4 q% [- p
Weather in hex: Light rain
6 y- ]" ~" G9 {; PRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.' W" x9 i' v6 [
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
7 `/ w0 R! w0 l, N, c! _- DJapanese aircraft4 q, H& i" E6 n, H9 f4 \0 o2 } L
A6M2 Zero x 9
9 t9 ^! N m- Y$ Y' Z$ L5 {) YAllied aircraft$ s4 Z7 K6 ^$ x- k5 R5 J+ J
P-35A x 69 P/ v6 R; D! B* |2 ?% d O# _, G! W
P-40B Warhawk x 8
, C3 a: o" h" R7 N$ L; a) \! v- V: e P-40E Warhawk x 24
, U- F& e2 M8 n3 N. {, ^% T1 {1 \Japanese aircraft losses6 P: r+ D7 s$ }7 D( b4 O/ N& k# h) l
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
5 s5 X W: z- O% u( ~Allied aircraft losses# E3 V, w3 w3 f- H+ O8 M
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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$ ?# W* h$ J% O! YMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 # S- X& g1 t0 J% [) o3 }2 H/ [# K
Weather in hex: Light rain * k) v3 G; Q( n; p! v5 j* J% r
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.3 `# @7 L3 Z$ v1 r% K$ ?- M9 x
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes 6 Q9 R8 s9 k; \: [
Japanese aircraft% |& ?* B; c+ E* b2 M2 X
A6M2 Zero x 6
( a& I# v& s, wAllied aircraft
" T+ W5 x8 H8 N P-35A x 5
' h8 Q+ G0 e( n; H$ ^ P-40B Warhawk x 8
4 V/ A a/ B$ `5 U P-40E Warhawk x 18
; w: ]% f! I% k1 g2 A* I/ qNo Japanese losses * h( \ _2 H" F
Allied aircraft losses
( c( k5 w( W: _2 N8 D P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed 5 f* [! |! U! h# W* }
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8 J- {; m- l: T4 _! m3 uMorning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
# E! e# n! Q/ D$ ?9 e- f2 vWeather in hex: Partial cloud 6 k* }8 p/ z5 h1 f; ~' z
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.* E9 z, K) B. n$ s) l, t- o
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
$ |6 u) Q2 T" CJapanese aircraft# w" S6 d2 \6 M* i
B5N1 Kate x 12
4 m$ y. E8 m- M/ I& d6 x& JNo Japanese losses / V+ r" Z. |6 s7 t
Port hits 2( }. H/ o9 ?" m& X% L8 ~5 C
Port supply hits 1 f4 f# \; L" l+ \2 \; a
Aircraft Attacking:5 g$ [) N9 m C2 ~1 s2 C. A: y
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
! [' C8 l" _: h# f: R7 N# T, l: y Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb ) ^# m) J7 {2 ]0 e% L1 ?) U
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! j$ r1 j- `* w# o. OMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 $ N p7 m* E- `6 G/ ?5 \
Weather in hex: Light cloud 8 L v* M3 {6 |7 y/ ?8 l# z% o* A
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 L% j- s- M5 c2 E/ JEstimated time to target is 5 minutes ; B/ W* C0 R5 [! Z5 K, C7 C$ d# Z/ b1 m% c
Japanese aircraft
1 _2 d' P, r1 q; ~7 d( x Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6; O: ?9 B; q. K' ~' Z9 h; ]1 T
Ki-27b Nate x 10 [2 Q& P* u4 y O
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
: `. b; \- [* T1 j' F! ^3 @+ W5 PNo Japanese losses - x8 y3 i7 n0 {4 s0 U3 @+ E8 [
Allied Ships
5 s# e' n ~1 Q xAK Hinsang
7 v: l7 U2 p$ W xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage# q- X. R# Z3 I+ l: s' O
xAKL Chengtu3 i- [9 Q8 h5 \$ w. R
xAKL Joan Moller
3 w% a; u2 ~0 F0 o xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 z3 A' w+ A6 S7 h2 }3 e/ G# Y$ I* a
xAK Bennevis
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6 @- g7 B- p4 W5 m4 ^Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 " Q* y* ]$ C, g3 H) c
Weather in hex: Clear sky # w2 I6 S* A4 V* K! D! [' H
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 I. M1 N9 n. b6 p: I
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
6 L A+ n( v j( h4 z7 T; {/ ?Japanese aircraft
) q7 v7 Q4 e& V1 o) u0 d( s Ki-27b Nate x 9 \% Y; a1 w# w. z, \0 z8 x
Ki-36 Ida x 193 J4 [! H& Y6 b: j/ H2 g6 T2 L$ |
Ki-44 Tojo x 8& F# h2 Y6 [* y- A6 @
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3# @* b5 Y4 @! x# I% ]# g
Ki-51 Sonia x 17 # M- m& |3 D% k) R7 ]3 K* Z* ^
No Japanese losses $ E+ B+ |$ z$ d5 e
Airbase hits 7
U/ R$ B/ Z3 G- F! ?: y6 vAirbase supply hits 38 T- e0 }# E5 [
Runway hits 11 # ^9 @; r/ @5 K
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+ }8 V1 e" g+ zMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) , L0 o c d, V7 c0 W" `
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
* p6 k4 L$ M) D B$ hRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
8 S& k9 t! r0 O, i2 y6 bEstimated time to target is 10 minutes & } `& G& G0 ~1 S8 K& z+ {0 B
Japanese aircraft h" \) A8 V* Z, K
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 652 W D$ \9 Q: X% e3 x9 b
Ki-27b Nate x 19 8 p2 U! X) A" P7 a8 }" m' T* C, g
Japanese aircraft losses
$ w0 d9 y6 E/ O: x2 J+ X Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
) H8 g3 L3 o: K* O. j: hAllied ground losses:
( w( R; }" D# N* R 66 casualties reported
8 r+ y2 }+ Y( I+ r( O2 B# I% m Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
- c, a2 w A1 |4 e4 W Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled, C# V1 u' F3 x9 f# t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ; R4 {! U4 M. l) [0 _
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- C7 Z8 ]0 r5 k' S) jMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
4 F5 A1 m" }, R# IWeather in hex: Heavy rain
: s2 g4 Z6 \5 ^& YRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
6 b! h! I" F! h; ^3 w$ }Estimated time to target is 12 minutes % n6 v( @! s; T: ]
Japanese aircraft, S4 ?- b6 E2 C, k# c
Ki-27b Nate x 347 e- a; f2 D" U) z4 a7 P$ t
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
. w, j9 E+ z, F, o# n Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 7 T, q0 J* V+ L$ M
No Japanese losses
3 Q) |0 D+ `3 O! D$ rAllied ground losses:
2 B0 T: J- p7 H; E& v' I+ b* [8 @ 39 casualties reported
+ t6 S7 @) ?2 J8 `6 X Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, a5 x) w# @6 N+ d0 \: L Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ m( R9 M8 k1 I Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled 0 [& K: @$ K* j, ~5 c- W
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 " u$ d+ |# E* ?9 G* a6 G9 p
Weather in hex: Clear sky / O& i) d7 r% V B$ u8 i ?
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
! Y* J2 Y8 P, V7 X2 VEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
6 J% ~+ M0 f! W: d- ?Japanese aircraft3 l: {. p% N5 z1 g+ J3 n9 Z
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 t6 B, b1 E( N& v6 Q0 A
No Japanese losses 1 v# J F' @+ O
Airbase hits 1. I9 ~- o% Y- ?# f% T
Runway hits 2
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4 v' U7 Z" D1 M1 CMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 5 v2 ^( g; U$ z" e" Y) N0 |
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
/ a2 y# r* {$ QRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.* [9 |; Z e' l/ g3 e& g( X
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
3 O3 P$ N) \, r& }7 z# v% MJapanese aircraft
, X) U7 L' M5 f# N' P Ki-27b Nate x 24 # O% q" A/ I7 i. o
Allied aircraft
4 `8 S! s: f+ k0 E* C9 E5 B$ g4 d Blenheim I x 4
+ n: ?8 N* f) y Z# N6 m8 R& N0 R+ DNo Japanese losses
R7 V3 X x8 u1 D6 H( M* `No Allied losses ) O6 L. q$ ~' C4 ~; J6 B
Japanese Ships3 y/ w/ r/ j K3 H4 s2 _7 U% X
BB Haruna $ h2 F- h! _% E& K, m
Aircraft Attacking:
- ]2 S1 v. G. o( n8 j4 W0 N 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet! ^( E" O* j" k7 B
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 9 s0 f, |, {. |
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
& s2 d7 ^5 ?+ }Weather in hex: Heavy rain 9 a. s2 D( b" o
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 M; [) b2 E! pEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 5 t+ a2 C# [& W) @* c- ~6 ~
Japanese aircraft
5 z: a. P2 q& j G4M1 Betty x 19# C5 [" n! m4 x# @* h* c5 S* y
Ki-27b Nate x 12 3 p) ? d4 Z$ c
No Japanese losses & p8 @! A% T7 h6 ~
Allied ground losses:
5 o8 x" i# t$ z 33 casualties reported
5 i* ?# A' r( b4 s3 @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; V6 h: g/ Z( i0 ^$ I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 _) b7 U, l3 m0 b4 O Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled' W1 _6 q% w; ` o
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 7 }; E$ T0 G! {
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 0 L9 ]% e) O, D4 a$ \4 _7 B
Weather in hex: Clear sky 4 i2 ]0 m9 L' A- i
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; G2 L& \9 U& p* i/ a! f1 o$ Z3 n/ g
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
2 Q" _9 _# Y$ U8 f x- BJapanese aircraft, S/ r. E: X" ~' k) F
A6M2 Zero x 46
5 Z5 x! e( H- v: U3 r' a4 K B5N2 Kate x 35
$ H) ]1 N c2 j1 p# q. n# ~- F D3A1 Val x 9 0 O' J' U! A4 B1 Q+ i' g
Japanese aircraft losses" W: V$ Y' V* V! R' Z
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged; G5 T0 w3 y5 U w* { }& u' W
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged g* P, q3 }/ {0 l0 R2 M6 C7 F
Allied Ships, Q5 u" T5 Y2 ~3 W8 w
DD Litchfield
v5 d7 e- ?2 T8 h+ N8 q DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 v& c* V' t W' M" t$ ]# g
DD Ward7 i* _5 ~7 X! s; e( n# Y
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 + N: M0 d9 j: M9 M5 `9 z7 f
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0 ?: c# N" u9 ]# i3 k+ @8 @, hMorning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 ! g5 u6 y9 Z6 N1 w2 z, @( H! O
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
- j2 O5 B* d+ Z7 W B" _Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
; \3 O# ]- p6 k5 X) O% ?* W6 OEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
: e) o T) o/ A" O7 R! m6 sAllied aircraft! n/ q( m7 ] l9 {
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11: n, }5 z6 R) c" n9 l$ v
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
; x2 y7 i2 l3 }& A) @. K3 D4 I: w TBD-1 Devastator x 15
, W4 O" b% m2 R8 r, R8 _Allied aircraft losses
F! }! b9 w) t7 K6 j [9 T TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
1 y8 {' P) X2 w0 k7 s: }Japanese Ships
/ P4 \1 X! O! `) ^! b- w$ Y DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, G4 m& c1 H+ E+ G
DD Sazanami
/ d6 G7 H5 S1 {, x AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
2 z0 Q& M5 \( |
. C5 F) c9 o4 C% z0 x+ EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio5 `1 c) \: k" g
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
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0 C6 V) X4 n3 Y0 y, YMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
' }4 [+ ?9 X9 b# X" f6 t1 m+ sWeather in hex: Light cloud " V9 r+ Y4 B, Y
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 j' k+ Y" y! O; l, P/ h( `
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
9 R" E8 O: Z0 i! ZJapanese aircraft f9 F3 n @5 {( k C, @
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
7 u1 `6 o7 Q& K' d$ o0 iNo Japanese losses / z4 T l5 ~" u1 C- ?# |6 [7 N5 r
Allied Ships! _; G7 O+ r& ]. \6 y
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 W, p1 Q, M- b- s! [ xAK Hinsang 1 {$ w* Q# l, V9 k# v
Aircraft Attacking:9 {/ ~/ W. P" _3 K. g1 S) U- O
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet9 s0 T2 p( Z! L+ c) @
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 2 U% w, [6 H8 C
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 . l0 D# V( u# n
Weather in hex: Clear sky
1 R8 X* \: u' A8 k8 ARaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ ?* N# z$ J1 a
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
! O6 Z: _$ n( H: kJapanese aircraft2 P8 e) D$ I6 s
D3A1 Val x 13
0 a( o8 C7 _5 B9 L( G; ~+ kNo Japanese losses 5 f4 }2 d4 ]. W0 f6 Z$ {. u
Allied Ships
_, w. m8 @# a: ]+ K DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires) v; Y" T# {) {+ q
DD Ward$ n, [# ~2 D( H9 n
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 u1 ]- U; |9 W" p. q( Z/ w8 j/ R
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
- u2 r9 d7 U6 L- h( n+ p% E! rWeather in hex: Light cloud
4 [+ R) ^6 {8 ?$ l: p" C. ~3 \Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.- T. _ N. {. k" @, F# W) ~ m
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
$ X0 _1 W/ i' a/ `1 hJapanese aircraft5 F( `7 ?+ h! `1 B# X& E2 ~0 M3 J" C
Ki-27b Nate x 300 O5 `& R! C+ u9 N1 e% R" s3 U
Allied aircraft1 Q( r) v8 t- j K2 I
Blenheim I x 7 3 X& S. v$ ]9 n3 q3 [5 W& `
No Japanese losses
; m; j+ i& b. c% R0 |2 RAllied aircraft losses
5 R0 F/ R+ t3 @: i2 ~6 E. }6 z Blenheim I: 2 damaged! v$ q9 x( u K. N7 I5 F
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak : e1 s) g; x) [+ D3 J; M
Japanese Ships
) w+ k2 M. y0 w4 N BB Haruna5 Q8 T6 e. t% P M
xAK Asakasan Maru
, c4 g P9 Z$ _/ y! O' x/ xAircraft Attacking:& K( D9 ? t$ B
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet8 h9 O$ o& g& L5 p( A; I0 h- i
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 5 U2 l+ p9 ]! Q, T" [. ^
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+ Y% q' i; a5 Y3 zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
0 g7 ?7 I. e9 B$ HWeather in hex: Overcast 6 _4 w- K0 ^! d6 T; @* q* H
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( K9 _# D0 r! C0 s/ r/ aEstimated time to target is 7 minutes " U2 y" I. Q$ e+ c
Japanese aircraft% T- `. t X3 ?9 a
A6M2 Zero x 10& }+ y8 v& E; g; \9 z3 m) C1 U* c
B5N2 Kate x 5
9 h5 I- K6 r) I2 O3 {$ hNo Japanese losses
4 l; G* H# S* a9 }Allied Ships
( p1 @" o& @) w1 H" p, ] DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 F; h) w3 F! i# n0 uAircraft Attacking:& l5 P# t3 u, N" j( T3 c5 K& ^
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ F# [+ j4 w- k: Q- b/ r Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo : V8 ^+ G# }; \5 l
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 ! o/ f+ ]8 t, M
Weather in hex: Heavy rain' n6 [" v, X4 h X! B
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.& b, f7 ?5 |- k( H6 w% V! J
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
i/ o1 ?$ L8 q% d- t8 f/ ZAllied aircraft4 G$ ^' J3 l: k1 Z
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11! f# x9 O! H# U9 T5 N: p
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9
8 ]! L0 l3 c7 ~- Y) P' R: k# vNo Allied losses ; m( l1 Y! l$ _: ~
Japanese Ships
" @* G) o6 R: R DD Sazanami, ?0 N' W( @9 o# O# i! _
DD Ushio, and is sunk ! v) `- B; ~" [
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2 _. M, @7 a! d% g. wGround combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) ! V. [5 |) q- Y6 m
Japanese Deliberate attack & E( R5 Z, u& i0 d
Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 # A5 j1 M! ^. H1 | n
Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 $ P7 E8 S+ _2 m. R
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
! E* T$ O8 P& D; P9 v& v* ]Japanese adjusted assault: 100 4 x* R$ K; P& T" r& S
Allied adjusted defense: 8
' r, K6 P$ ~; O# tJapanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
8 L! M0 ]% x1 R1 ZJapanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! ) V% y2 Y* d" D7 c5 J p
Combat modifiers
2 h5 G2 c* v, A* Y& kDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
% _& z) g7 b6 H1 z6 f fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
4 C- h3 x- r7 z5 z9 ^Attacker: fatigue(-)
1 x' P8 `3 |5 Z+ SJapanese ground losses:) K2 S& J2 u; p7 z) Q6 ^
37 casualties reported1 a8 k3 f- n- H+ `# ]9 I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled& j# @+ L5 Z; f7 H6 z4 N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; E0 c. k2 \3 D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled $ }( t% q; E7 a% B0 E& m9 d, |/ u) I
Allied ground losses:
5 K, d2 P7 n6 O# P2 x% F 2519 casualties reported
& P/ Y' o$ t' k, h. _ Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled/ q9 k y/ Q, y+ `
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled3 V! A/ Z7 X- b
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
* ?8 O+ U5 P3 Y3 S, o' E Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
0 |6 ?, @/ X" B Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
. n2 I4 C( |: P3 n* V Units retreated 2
. w, d* K; A/ [7 r3 V Units destroyed 1
# R" i7 y( ^* Y/ E6 SDefeated Allied Units Retreating! 8 I, {, m8 }7 z. a
Assaulting units:
6 [0 b. G/ P# ~% l, p 56th Infantry Regiment' H$ @8 c* O2 u. M- k7 j. j
12th Engineer Regiment+ }/ t' x) G; ~ i* s$ ^: A) W
5th JAAF AF Coy
1 ?) E% z% W2 F' G ?0 o5 ^( ^Defending units:4 [+ a1 L- I! m* \
FMSV Brigade
* ]- T U+ d4 Z7 q! } U 8th Indian Brigade7 i1 u0 G; u B/ X; [1 D
3rd ISF Base Force |