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- |0 `2 Y, b6 q8 _Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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Japanese Ships
8 o9 w6 a7 T: L; j. C+ R( SAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships5 J- K" y# y' d8 b: |) g% ^& h
SS KXVI0 ~ N7 R( Z( N! I* J
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59$ x' E C( a5 }$ E4 v# c$ G3 e8 T# O
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Japanese Ships' Z/ W9 n0 r1 d' A* N( t& V7 I
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ a$ o/ R9 e4 Q+ h0 J3 L
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 R% h8 p8 p# {9 EPG Edo Maru
% m+ n6 D. i/ jPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire$ L% t1 L: ? k7 j, @0 X8 k9 `% q" ~
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage7 s2 l, @0 y6 _6 ?( }+ e' W3 {
PC Nichi Maru #1
% d, l) \+ O2 n" yPC Showa Maru #3, Z% O- J& v9 ^+ z
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage9 D- n% O T" l
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# x5 o" {, e. \1 h7 Q* TCA Houston, Shell hits 5
. ^) ~& E% B2 [5 Y/ q# x' wDD Scout, Z$ s, [' W( r' {, {
DD Thanet9 E- b* {2 l1 b/ C" \9 T8 Y- |
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72 Q. [! i& E2 _+ q
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Japanese Ships
1 Y2 E Q- P7 ?. R5 zAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 27 }# q- }! A2 l4 g3 v
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 54 J. s: e% b* W
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
0 F/ t s' }/ p9 n& h9 D4 ?AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; V& o+ W7 Y J, Q' p2 T
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Allied Ships Y( F! y4 L2 ~( G' G' _' b
CL Marblehead
7 e- d6 [/ u( _5 P" `$ m2 WCL Boise0 y& o/ K1 Q' ]( i2 V7 _, ~% r
DD Alden' e- g7 Y) F0 `
DD Barker% [9 F. G* [: c( {
DD Bulmer
: x( d3 d9 V) hDD Edsall
: v% t# m5 d7 _. w) ^! H' j2 O( [DD John D. Edwards
7 f) M. W5 ]8 m3 ?: O* _3 | LDD John D. Ford
- B+ [6 H# R* B& k6 m$ e; qDD Paul Jones( v( h+ h/ p0 u1 Q
DD Parrott
/ j2 L* v! q8 `DD Peary, Shell hits 1
% W1 i- ]$ m+ f" y" s xDD Pillsbury5 p, N- f M8 J6 {3 ^
DD Pope; W# m, R3 N* I6 ?
DD Whipple# @) I- I% `- Z9 w6 r
DD Stewart
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( v$ y" `& @! D W H) DTF 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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Japanese Ships r1 q; {3 w* Y
PG Saga
- Z1 q4 y6 f4 z- @1 J. o5 YAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire5 S7 X* b+ N* V* `
PG Hashidate y6 f: {0 U% x c$ H/ ~: M/ W. e
PG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:! K) b, r" u5 B# f
35 casualties reported
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# U% _+ Y, C1 b( L7 UCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17! n( @; b" q5 E, y& C+ h3 X
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
3 t( o& B9 z! w/ AJapanese Ships6 h- m; r$ w2 d' }. b
PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire' D7 S% a9 D" w0 G) X3 Z' ~
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
' q3 `+ ~) X0 z2 |" j# lAP Giyu Maru8 j9 E1 w3 Z5 ?2 T* R' Q
PG Saga, Shell hits 1% E z& k+ x* S! I$ b+ F+ B
PG Uji, Shell hits 1
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Japanese ground losses:( Z& Z, `8 s4 V% C
1010 casualties reported8 K( Y9 [, {2 a3 ^; O# O) C! Z( [" |
Guns lost 12 a' }+ n* U: d2 @& ^
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Allied ground losses:
8 L+ T9 i! o j5 p# R% p20 casualties reported
& Z v' V) l1 O+ \Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Japanese aircraft; \! [& ^0 l2 v5 H
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
, e5 Z+ K: r5 G) N9 z- j& e) [Ki-21 Sally x 1234 }. o1 U+ |: D. L6 B
Ki-48 Lily x 28! m( G7 L4 b5 J6 L
Ki-15 Babs x 6& E" G7 w; P* Q2 {& |8 d5 P
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( H! G4 z7 l* `Buffalo I x 126 Q" R. m6 f% w
P-40B Tomahawk x 194 L9 P3 P- D+ p. I2 m7 A
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 z! I5 e8 _ h# a* w- {- UKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed' O' I! h; k! `- B0 w5 x
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
: i0 {6 v1 t" N, r& RKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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' r# M2 L) `, w4 P' C) B8 r9 h# RBuffalo I: 2 damaged; J) Z. W+ M$ C I3 L' U x
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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Allied ground losses:
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0 M5 K7 I, A8 F5 L0 }1 Z D/ LGuns lost 1
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: p7 d0 q8 q! z/ |9 ]8 a0 cAirbase hits 5
& |5 @9 [5 q; x7 D6 g9 jAirbase supply hits 4& M: V M4 p3 {5 A
Runway hits 68
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,567 U/ N* j% Z* P
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Hawk 75A x 34 b, O1 c1 H! W4 Z: \) g
Martin 139 x 12
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No Allied losses! K6 i+ C! ]8 t/ Y
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; V. S& [+ C- @: NAP Meiten Maru
7 W1 Q+ X9 ?, M9 q) O2 [AP Teiun Maru
! {$ b( u. A5 t, }: `9 [+ LAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage3 S- }, G' N! h; c+ ~
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Japanese ground losses:+ Q( n8 b" g$ o' Y
26 casualties reported
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! ]) H, v! O: o3 CGround combat at Amboina
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* W4 J" y) n$ \ ] {6 JAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294) W" r7 @" O$ E9 j/ z
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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 0 J* B4 P) S+ `
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 19 B! \7 Y6 v$ B6 Q I6 c
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Japanese ground losses:
& j' X' U. k" Z405 casualties reported/ @: Q+ n$ }$ t2 x. }, M
Guns lost 11/ G/ c% [( G4 n% N% v
# U$ @( I m8 NAllied ground losses:
& U' C- `# Z; V1 z( N Q5 f84 casualties reported) W6 E/ q& J4 R( M2 L4 q* Q0 t
Guns lost 1 |