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A6 V9 [7 W4 P2 E TSub attack near Amboina at 39,73$ V) y0 _( G6 _$ v' L; K" E
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Japanese Ships
3 V' C" Z* ?( x/ t0 wAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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( ^% o$ W+ n' fAllied Ships0 E; C- h$ m9 x$ H" W+ e! g
SS KXVI- Q/ I5 P4 F/ H Y: q
8 O+ p! ~3 C0 {" [Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,595 u; Y! @' F( v3 U
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Japanese Ships. @# |6 O& L8 a! e- U- |
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! e$ J/ F- ~& e8 O, W
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
* e8 h9 `* N: S) s/ xPG Edo Maru* K6 L0 D# S3 B9 T
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 j; s4 T. {6 APC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
8 J4 B- Z) K! y. aPC Nichi Maru #1
, j8 X9 J/ _2 O A0 sPC Showa Maru #36 o5 ^& @0 L- k. G# M* P* C9 ^' J
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage4 y* L: i/ h- g: ] n
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" Y, n4 ]* i. c) e, a2 g! a* m2 OCA Houston, Shell hits 5
- S% y6 g* S- v5 |0 p$ y7 [DD Scout l' z& O( s# t& g, ~4 T o9 ]2 |- f, @
DD Thanet
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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8 ?, M5 S9 I1 T! V9 P' ~( q! L$ oJapanese Ships, Y! _) P: {$ L1 B
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
" A2 T6 N# Z; y. A! ~AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5$ `; O) x3 r9 C5 I8 ~5 d
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 22 h, H+ g/ }6 Y" x/ [6 f6 s/ o
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships6 c9 |% }6 G G4 s! _1 H3 C
CL Marblehead
$ s2 b/ W9 u, A/ ~8 UCL Boise* }6 c% l* F+ X$ w' G) y. \
DD Alden
7 }6 ]6 e2 X# k( O9 K. b$ [- _( ZDD Barker- M. m. \5 R6 l1 Z1 L" E
DD Bulmer& d, d" E2 J9 @7 x( X" X! d$ h4 @
DD Edsall5 F: w' k2 j" G, P! ~
DD John D. Edwards4 e3 W) T+ D) L
DD John D. Ford
% u6 F6 R4 ]4 O- F# `" [DD Paul Jones7 j* X. ?# ^& Q7 C
DD Parrott
8 `: t' u6 k6 V& D5 IDD Peary, Shell hits 1
1 {! k9 t" O; |0 g- gDD Pillsbury
3 d+ M( @! w+ t! H' Y* GDD Pope" S6 J1 o. x2 I
DD Whipple
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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2 V/ K# A& C' U. Y; ?% H8 iTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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PG Saga
E9 E( h, T) H. l+ RAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
" l3 @- B' i5 ~& V5 q4 P3 SPG Hashidate5 j K# _% |, Y& S. ]4 _5 a
PG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:
" _7 y( k6 V* t3 U7 i! _35 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17/ v! h, r$ ~; ?4 ~' M
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.( |; _' V! n- L( U9 w0 a
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
( J" j2 K" _) G% @AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2* Z* o, N% n( `( B
AP Giyu Maru6 g' A* s! G6 }6 w0 t& S4 {9 G9 k
PG Saga, Shell hits 1$ M/ p4 f# {5 a7 b% p4 Q
PG Uji, Shell hits 18 I# y7 K% _1 S& u6 R4 \" i4 ?
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Japanese ground losses:
5 g! A7 N# p0 Z0 P1010 casualties reported
" b f0 ?9 t4 R tGuns lost 1
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. u4 o2 u$ K' S& N8 sAllied ground losses:
) d; x- O; A+ @# e; R* ?20 casualties reported/ X" q6 b. n3 |8 E* t1 k& e. E+ g
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,476 R( J5 T6 }1 d, S
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Japanese aircraft3 p) q. y/ o0 c; g
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
. j3 M, W9 X3 g/ q' U; t2 V* vKi-21 Sally x 123
: }; Z( j0 ]* NKi-48 Lily x 288 T& X$ K, H i: g' G
Ki-15 Babs x 6
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Buffalo I x 12, Z9 k: u* `$ i* }, q/ g) a6 H1 v
P-40B Tomahawk x 198 g, {. x) V3 {; D
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Japanese aircraft losses
* d- l6 c/ Q. g( {+ V9 FKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed9 o4 I$ M: W; q) A! i9 i
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
( v8 U$ r# J3 H! v2 Q9 ?# U4 qKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged6 M+ }. q: U+ X8 ~; l7 G; F) {: |( e
1 m( a. ^& R2 w. i" mAllied aircraft losses
. O' F) m5 F& p& o; W5 kBuffalo I: 2 damaged" K" N% Y( y4 c, a
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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Allied ground losses:6 n- _7 x" P7 A; U
19 casualties reported
8 v- T4 P$ j- \# M: E5 EGuns lost 12 B! ^) Y4 |! D# ?0 I6 m% C3 a
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Airbase hits 5
1 C; k2 f4 p# R% k! ^" Q' f. lAirbase supply hits 41 `$ S7 g: F) J: D6 ]5 K
Runway hits 68
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# ~9 G v u+ ~0 TDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,561 ~ u$ P' w$ I
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- d& a( ^ c+ @0 Q4 ~, IHawk 75A x 3
8 m7 X( T0 u; {9 X: v% C8 F) cMartin 139 x 12& p; J$ k8 t8 V. k7 p
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* r5 I7 x4 B4 n+ dNo Allied losses8 e- M3 w* P- g4 Z4 W
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Japanese Ships2 x5 ^6 }& L# g
AP Meiten Maru2 |' X7 D# e4 R) Q
AP Teiun Maru
+ L& e1 ~3 D$ o9 V& |4 M$ qAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage) m% L& g, h4 W$ V# C( E
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire. P% I; J4 H+ V8 n5 f
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Japanese ground losses:) D% i2 C& K. ^0 J
26 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Amboina' O3 S: c3 A+ E6 U5 D A5 e' f
2 |- r' Q; g V7 HJapanese Shock attack
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# S$ B: e$ c5 ^Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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5 L# r2 U% i M) u lJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 w# ?. M" S, W5 h7 X8 V+ i
0 H% Q7 A$ u2 q5 G# q+ kAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 + F; D `6 G d# f9 J7 N
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) ! K5 D3 m" s! e! t, z% u
" Y7 i5 G0 r4 e7 J4 fJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 16 r& G) i5 T: k, D
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& m; Q- t& R+ l, w$ i( ~! s9 HJapanese ground losses:
$ m, K& @1 \1 s; u4 Q405 casualties reported
# y2 E: _2 G/ Y, U/ ~6 T2 IGuns lost 11
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Allied ground losses:
. }) c4 F" c9 v2 n2 g* r, ~' w84 casualties reported
+ g. k, D$ V$ U0 BGuns lost 1 |