12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73% O- ^9 i* j$ x# i
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Japanese Ships
" e8 z d* V0 j' X' p" A0 i, mAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,591 w$ M6 u! `/ _
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Japanese Ships6 i8 d( Q8 K; r6 Q+ E
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# L8 A9 F3 G) D0 C) r) u9 @) GMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
; F3 J4 V' P. c4 K! K; z# q9 rPG Edo Maru
+ K; n# N/ I4 ~' X z* e7 f( p* CPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire; D+ F" a8 C/ C+ K
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage7 r2 i& _3 J" q" S% {* M' ?
PC Nichi Maru #1, R2 ^# y6 B4 k+ R& X
PC Showa Maru #3
; }6 v) m. d3 x7 O/ m1 H4 M- sPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships9 A% w5 P7 P3 P* _4 R
CA Houston, Shell hits 53 v5 L$ N& q( T4 ^
DD Scout
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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Japanese Ships+ N/ O3 j; e) K/ b6 H
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
6 ^, ` o: }9 W3 l$ t& t$ ^& z, _AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
# |* B# J% w& w- hAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
" X/ q$ \. s& j0 \3 ~+ lAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# m- K* l" h, J9 f# V
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Allied Ships
D# I# N) k8 v9 K6 {1 T+ H% F yCL Marblehead% Q. |5 I5 m! h4 m
CL Boise0 e v [' L) i# \
DD Alden0 Z1 ^% D6 F5 U ^* R
DD Barker: [9 x+ K) Q; {. n" f
DD Bulmer/ b, k4 B7 E7 G
DD Edsall
; O* X# S% \/ e4 U# C$ `3 L, E# BDD John D. Edwards" Y* B9 e) k; k7 ^ i8 m7 g3 m
DD John D. Ford
) ]$ o- z4 b+ W/ c- l; iDD Paul Jones
5 ?- T7 ]' B# _+ K4 @DD Parrott
+ A. F* m! Z: ]) N. ~0 f" F( r1 qDD Peary, Shell hits 1
7 D: N, P# H& n% x2 ODD Pillsbury
0 J! {7 F" P) W: R, T: FDD Pope
( h5 m8 C- ?! F, z2 O9 Q) BDD Whipple
# U" f9 A/ D- k: ~3 t; yDD Stewart
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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PG Saga& ~1 B+ E2 t) U
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
' Q& |! \4 U( J7 N, kPG Hashidate: M" w8 r+ N" h# d; U
PG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:. Z0 f' G: W- L/ [- A! S! S
35 casualties reported ]; U! F( z8 {9 @& u" `: l( g
) N: H0 y3 l2 @. yCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17; S/ p) N1 {: b4 n3 I- _7 t9 P
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
- l: Q2 `/ [: oAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2, D& W# M: V1 G: [7 u3 r
AP Giyu Maru/ Y5 w |& B% {; c" s
PG Saga, Shell hits 15 [) r: @4 E0 j/ m
PG Uji, Shell hits 1
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$ G0 a! V/ \/ O) NJapanese ground losses:/ f( z; W8 h1 a0 e5 }# j9 w2 v) r
1010 casualties reported
4 i5 m% G; J5 A: b4 M B* LGuns lost 1
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1 K3 M3 e0 H- A% CAllied ground losses:' z/ U+ U7 @1 _7 J5 {* H
20 casualties reported
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1 U9 x# s2 ^, S+ [ Z8 k; ~7 EDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19: K: Y8 `0 Y) n& M+ ?' I
Ki-21 Sally x 123
5 O8 S) J1 k! L6 E) OKi-48 Lily x 28' V: X# w( x1 `" q
Ki-15 Babs x 6
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Allied aircraft: i7 a+ E5 ? S% B( i) a, X, F, |
Buffalo I x 12/ \0 w% ^4 @3 `% J* X
P-40B Tomahawk x 191 q& b" ]1 g$ F
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Japanese aircraft losses
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2 a9 ~ x- S x" g& H5 Q0 N j) tKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
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Buffalo I: 2 damaged
( `& I4 w! M2 i; jP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged3 j1 z" E O7 B
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Allied ground losses:
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: F; G* ~5 T5 mGuns lost 1, V: D1 A' L- d3 H7 `- B% r; Q9 O+ o
( k0 @2 f6 k# k7 C! e5 F/ TAirbase hits 5* }2 f7 q* x8 j
Airbase supply hits 4
2 I% y& E8 K6 f7 y. w1 rRunway hits 686 I6 _& b( J0 r9 b$ W- t
5 u- H" L* B" \* A2 zDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Hawk 75A x 3" g6 C! G7 R$ ^" F$ s0 p# |
Martin 139 x 12
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0 H9 k8 \, g# o" PNo Allied losses6 C9 @" e$ v" w* N
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3 E3 V1 g8 S. |AP Meiten Maru; @. y' o. u2 l. [3 m
AP Teiun Maru5 A. e- `# s8 a3 a2 ? V) `
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
' J) G0 X* S0 Y% d/ H4 u0 aAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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1 T- I! m5 v8 o3 N. F# kJapanese ground losses:2 J1 k- v! d& R1 ^% W J9 B
26 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Amboina
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Japanese Shock attack k" y: b' Q" _8 R
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294$ a! s& C5 D& o# n! B0 _) N1 J8 r
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1187 y' d1 y, h8 u# u9 ?" k3 Y( L3 b
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 6 ]. n3 ?3 J$ F( T& B! w# z
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1. b' c. p2 S" M3 \% W) p0 d9 ?
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405 casualties reported; s# e+ I, v1 k$ o% h' o: B z
Guns lost 11
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1 f6 X* H- `- N4 S* EAllied ground losses:
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% i9 B, ]/ k3 N$ cGuns lost 1 |