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7 H. i3 Z, _$ P* H. c+ p6 YSub attack near Amboina at 39,73 G5 A% [3 q8 L, l! g, L7 U
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AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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. O \; g Z# S5 S5 IAllied Ships: y! \7 l, }* u; X
SS KXVI
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" N& O* d+ H* s7 @+ ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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Japanese Ships0 }4 d& F' n" _9 o# G0 \1 s2 j
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 q4 B0 v! K8 N6 C( w2 r
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 Y6 r( t; Y* P$ h. `' x! HPG Edo Maru* B8 `# N; k4 W
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 _3 {7 w2 L$ k# _$ j) m; HPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage$ X6 O! ]% ~0 t; Y8 z
PC Nichi Maru #1# g3 T. x6 \5 I! H
PC Showa Maru #35 N- u/ W9 r4 S# _
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage& s+ }: C' I/ @0 B z
- I. m6 t) x$ J5 gAllied Ships6 e6 p/ k9 N {+ M- X
CA Houston, Shell hits 59 M# m9 F9 x, F3 j0 F5 n& m8 F/ T
DD Scout# P3 |8 T3 \1 G& D9 k+ A4 H( z
DD Thanet
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8 P0 \# X+ g. Q0 L+ MNight Time Surface Combat at 41,721 x: J' U( g/ P2 b
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Japanese Ships
0 x( a1 C: R0 {% E; o4 CAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
& D: ]' U: x; ~AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
) H0 y, C/ M' i/ T8 mAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
! |5 Z+ V. \) s% _: j PAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, ^: I9 \" i# p R) v9 z( R
5 U- g; Y: m. a1 T2 n1 Q! Y; i# PAllied Ships
! u2 W) m. A8 V" OCL Marblehead$ {7 j" j: L+ Q1 H
CL Boise
& Z5 k; }8 o. z$ _ [' A8 qDD Alden
) h0 K) a6 G5 R5 h& f9 SDD Barker6 _( \3 T% J7 ]' }
DD Bulmer
7 ~' S5 }, U6 N" b% FDD Edsall
( c- F; j0 f6 bDD John D. Edwards
8 l6 H& y$ |! ?; V% y, IDD John D. Ford
( P% M6 @0 r3 T$ U3 TDD Paul Jones
9 r! R2 ^. p; J3 s$ T) c# F" r# |4 iDD Parrott+ w9 J! { r4 W, a
DD Peary, Shell hits 1) H y1 T, }' f; A2 e: N- Q
DD Pillsbury
& v) T) v+ g2 b4 E$ {" K7 [+ @DD Pope
5 r4 [, J. {* FDD Whipple8 x8 I0 S: E$ I+ i, J
DD Stewart
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# t$ T i( j3 A/ o" i; wTF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56), D2 ^5 f c' E) X
: m5 h- y0 ?/ n: ^; J- I, X$ _TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,566 O% ~% O8 F" {! D+ v
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Japanese Ships. h O% f2 `# x0 A
PG Saga9 O! X4 n: F; _+ M% ^3 ~" }
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
" d' N% Y2 ?* k$ [, jPG Hashidate0 ~" \0 G# V' g- y- F. w6 \. M1 g
PG Uji' u! `1 @* z9 o, `. W' h& u
3 A1 q2 \8 e" A! FJapanese ground losses:
# T6 S' `" \' m9 r3 U! p35 casualties reported1 T! Z- k3 t" _8 ?, z# y" G5 s
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
( o n0 M' ]( {; O5 y' x102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
1 Q( ~0 h' k' Q3 N% Q" \ v" ]Japanese Ships5 h+ c8 J* Y- s( O( r6 d: j: o
PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
Y* F$ ?7 i( |8 @# F e/ }: Q! LAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2% }$ d* B6 u" z: R; W. @/ E
AP Giyu Maru, D& j3 d8 O6 o1 r# W
PG Saga, Shell hits 1
$ q) t& g) x5 y$ W) g" A3 @; }8 o! XPG Uji, Shell hits 1
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Japanese ground losses:, U- h f% N+ ]
1010 casualties reported2 t7 V, ]# T2 g0 g* n/ I/ F& w
Guns lost 1( d+ \( I' ]% d. v. a
4 T( x2 z. G1 f6 zAllied ground losses:
( x' f" c7 Q4 T2 [8 E20 casualties reported
+ E, [5 M l* g9 K+ VGuns lost 1
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/ ]1 ~( v! x7 S( }' l( i! QDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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( g2 J# l! E3 q: sJapanese aircraft8 y5 E1 g8 d6 U S7 }5 t5 j
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19+ Z/ e% O5 `' f S: j/ V+ c- q( h
Ki-21 Sally x 123* ]5 w! [* M5 E! p, t9 _9 v" P
Ki-48 Lily x 28% ?5 a: V: x' }2 }: `
Ki-15 Babs x 6
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2 A- s7 N" b. B# i! ZAllied aircraft0 a, ~+ E5 o T3 {& D6 c
Buffalo I x 12
; \$ U3 v- c, ?3 r: c6 F/ oP-40B Tomahawk x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 B3 S8 i' O, I `1 qKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
& [$ |! c( v5 k" n$ M" u2 C) fKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged/ ?- A1 H! v3 C2 [! v/ R
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged. w# m/ P) S& y
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^; Z9 X8 `5 y0 LBuffalo I: 2 damaged
8 o) X8 z7 `* h- qP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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Allied ground losses:' m& o1 S# f) ^5 `. p
19 casualties reported
) ^/ v' H- ]: m5 GGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 5
* @1 z/ G1 y* R. |1 r4 r( k5 c" z+ XAirbase supply hits 41 ]' f5 L( Y4 Y* O; j+ @3 O' P0 u
Runway hits 68
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8 V3 p: L4 ~. HDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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& F, {! ~ q+ i4 h; `Allied aircraft8 D0 A1 v. W8 h2 r1 l9 h% [4 R5 q
Hawk 75A x 3. O0 C/ e, i; S: t7 i {
Martin 139 x 126 ?( e3 ]$ ~6 I
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships1 c1 f5 ?! R, V1 m) |
AP Meiten Maru; w( h. h8 B. K; ?* f; ^, w. Z
AP Teiun Maru) D3 b/ M2 ~9 Z3 J$ z
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
: L+ h w5 C+ Z- mAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 e/ X4 k9 K3 h: n# Q9 p! M
8 ]& f+ Y% l/ ~/ I. @; E7 }Japanese ground losses:
9 f- z- q; y1 N5 v5 k26 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Amboina- V! n) Q' m) ~. Y, ?2 w! {9 l. U
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Japanese Shock attack5 L) A0 v' L, F E' E4 r1 c
0 e% T& H: f) W' J# PAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 2941 z0 ^4 [# S, L, U
) Q2 l+ T9 ]: f4 p8 n. s: H7 iDefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118+ d2 { O' ?3 u0 c, M
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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. F7 E f5 g* p. T7 I& UAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 & h+ R9 N* Z N- A' W( M
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) ' g3 {7 W$ B! n0 r. P9 Z
, ^, R& C5 Z' S! YJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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7 ~7 q0 N) X5 ]6 v; ]Japanese ground losses:
5 l+ K( L/ s" P& @- d, I B405 casualties reported1 i: o5 P. B% c( n9 H' Q6 ]
Guns lost 11
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Allied ground losses:
- h6 \* ]* q( O' ?" s9 \84 casualties reported
$ v$ I; L: S7 l. C5 d+ T) VGuns lost 1 |