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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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Japanese Ships
2 ^9 y- s' c; z3 U5 z1 X7 wAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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SS KXVI
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1 D0 C& A- K5 N: h/ d. _Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) k- f; e4 `( n1 \MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire* a, M: `4 `9 t: o
PG Edo Maru- f3 O d; N* H/ g8 X7 N/ I U1 W! |
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire( p/ @+ |) j% J" D9 x8 z
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
. L/ a) G9 J6 ?: P0 HPC Nichi Maru #1
9 s6 P( \, l mPC Showa Maru #37 [2 A2 N6 V9 p
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage3 \, _3 U$ a% t- @5 u
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Allied Ships9 C! P0 I8 i. u0 U6 T# w6 `
CA Houston, Shell hits 5% m; s5 b( Y% E
DD Scout
" [& w3 E. s- m' {) W: oDD Thanet
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' {4 R3 E+ W; ~ {3 v3 ?Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72# i: h; s2 L3 n3 q6 W* i" }
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Japanese Ships$ a8 v) c0 X9 M! d6 ^
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2( q1 a, e% w/ R2 ]
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
+ E2 A- ?) C" x: w6 _: S0 ]1 U& CAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2# i( o2 B- {; L! R3 o
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships1 E. U; A! W: U
CL Marblehead
1 b- m5 d- q3 p7 ?8 j4 fCL Boise. I' u0 j+ l7 w* U
DD Alden
; M/ c x- F/ f/ t) L. eDD Barker
: u6 Y9 I1 `7 Y) NDD Bulmer
6 Y; M) X6 _& X6 J. VDD Edsall
0 ~5 ]6 q. `4 a% yDD John D. Edwards
+ g: P: p1 d) b7 q2 y! tDD John D. Ford
+ s. W9 Q# s2 q" k- c2 d4 t7 bDD Paul Jones
5 b6 z/ X$ V% T, C' b8 S5 A+ JDD Parrott
+ u' r0 w/ G1 R! VDD Peary, Shell hits 1
* D7 c, e" p- m! I! @DD Pillsbury; s- x9 W- o$ y, @
DD Pope
: ]6 b9 ^; I9 ^3 Y6 G1 d: ~, g( NDD Whipple: u' k9 B8 U; G$ c
DD Stewart
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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# {# B4 ]7 I/ J* Q& T5 U/ aTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56: {7 c0 }) z1 `7 W4 m: y
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Japanese Ships5 }! k3 s$ k5 p% b8 {# u' U
PG Saga
, m' v/ X4 y8 h' o1 ZAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire6 p; W# {9 k. V0 g$ t: x
PG Hashidate9 O+ D0 C5 A, L( g
PG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:
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8 h3 r& J4 f0 H* @1 K+ @3 m xCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
V$ D% }6 |2 W5 d/ k! p102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense., q& m- M: n4 k, W1 ~
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire# a0 h3 A; \1 h/ Y: Y: Y
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 28 r0 F; ^0 p1 Z# j: s
AP Giyu Maru" s& v5 E( F* Q, o A# g
PG Saga, Shell hits 19 e: [+ g! S& t; f# r8 v
PG Uji, Shell hits 1# l2 U3 D" C, ?9 _" \
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Japanese ground losses:0 q- [1 l3 K* [7 |* |
1010 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:
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Guns lost 18 |; [5 r3 _6 N! j7 X2 G4 `
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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1 p6 L: c4 ~- P; [# K6 Z' _$ w+ lKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19
: A" ]. d1 T/ J# x% IKi-21 Sally x 123# U; l) R/ r3 z) H/ w
Ki-48 Lily x 28: _: n1 {# F1 h1 y1 k' U
Ki-15 Babs x 6
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Allied aircraft
& r* U$ a1 @6 C: [. yBuffalo I x 12
: _8 d! M( z3 L4 qP-40B Tomahawk x 19
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
0 i& A( O6 M6 s9 UKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
) I& _+ [* V, {& V% uKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged" ?' n* D1 F' `. X: E4 n
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Allied aircraft losses
: H2 j) z8 l6 I6 k2 o$ k3 ZBuffalo I: 2 damaged6 [. ^2 @% e# a6 O8 p
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged! L) V( w4 e; C' S7 v
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Allied ground losses:- G; L6 L( K) a$ h2 A
19 casualties reported
5 s$ p: I/ K: n8 XGuns lost 1
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2 s$ [. u- Y" EAirbase hits 5
6 _& d# F4 D7 O7 u. VAirbase supply hits 48 j/ `+ [- l d* }
Runway hits 68, E& A; n2 ]2 G3 u2 z$ _
# {% U+ J2 U' v6 ~# K/ ?7 g0 _+ Y sDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56$ K A2 g& o: {( _8 ?1 `% e1 u
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6 v& A' c& M; f) z+ u' D2 N# U* cHawk 75A x 3. b9 T% Q$ p2 E$ O: I
Martin 139 x 12" c6 r/ A& X' |# _0 `5 D& Z+ M$ ~
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No Allied losses# k; `- d" `! b) o3 n; [
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Japanese Ships7 ?# R- R* I, X2 s9 r
AP Meiten Maru# m/ S j6 Z7 |+ C( ?: M! t; U9 B
AP Teiun Maru
4 z& E6 R6 i5 x6 z( [. kAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
. n M2 _" h; W) T$ g' FAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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26 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Amboina1 n, L. f7 `& I7 t! I
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7 X$ x0 V* b2 ^4 j4 z. SAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 2944 X: A# y# h; Y; [- M
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 $ ?. O e# V4 s$ r$ h
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 , R5 t2 M! o7 h* d/ y" G
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1! E! \. z' B# X7 D# j2 U& j
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5 D, G0 R0 o# a9 HJapanese ground losses:. W% F: w4 T$ o1 O8 L: B3 W' Y5 \( J
405 casualties reported8 [2 F* }: w8 f9 s) j4 O. `9 f' A
Guns lost 11/ |5 w; d$ d* J8 E# S# G: s1 j
7 q7 z6 |& F+ `' `+ H( F7 @4 jAllied ground losses:
6 C' k7 E5 m2 T( d. L B84 casualties reported
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