12/14/41
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( L4 w; G$ Z7 ?* l6 f7 S& ESub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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3 s Y& K- |) F( EAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& L/ p4 r5 H; ^- C$ j' n) Z. D
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Allied Ships
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' O7 s% b! C5 \* INight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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! \- d- z( o" {MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 C" I; A! f0 f" |6 I$ p& C
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire1 e. ?% D3 K6 F3 Q
PG Edo Maru' F @' t/ F6 a" n8 ^
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
! r3 Q& S T& i2 y( gPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage& N/ j1 k3 r- \# v$ V% i
PC Nichi Maru #15 b4 j( R1 ]2 u; n- e0 F
PC Showa Maru #3/ c% ?2 s9 L2 o" P2 k, f- L
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships, m& W3 C% b8 X6 `$ y# ?/ ?
CA Houston, Shell hits 5+ w7 t. v1 E1 E2 \1 |5 j
DD Scout
* W4 } `, j+ T! H, F& K8 j! u4 UDD Thanet
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q4 `. o- G+ r k/ G' [' B, |8 ZNight Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
3 a0 g+ @- W9 c3 |) uAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
' @/ D! S- V" ^* P- d0 s5 rAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2; s$ z, @# }7 a; D& h
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 {8 O4 D2 ]. s( l* h
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Allied Ships
2 Z& a5 W S5 P8 E# {! XCL Marblehead& n/ t: a# a: X2 c, y4 W9 I
CL Boise
: Y/ n" R o8 ^& a0 `, LDD Alden0 J Y8 D A& I# S6 ~- R. J
DD Barker
0 ~1 I4 W+ {7 o9 J- d' UDD Bulmer( E$ {* ^5 u3 o% \! C2 o5 u
DD Edsall4 Z/ F! U% P& p/ P5 u. H
DD John D. Edwards
0 H. ]0 o/ M0 q# iDD John D. Ford% B/ D6 X% |' x: C
DD Paul Jones; H7 G! q |. X* ?* o% U6 m
DD Parrott
- o- D7 p: s, p9 HDD Peary, Shell hits 1
' e6 f( k" W0 T. \ c6 N/ C. zDD Pillsbury
6 y6 w1 \. F3 xDD Pope9 K0 h; }: D. w1 c' w' b
DD Whipple
, D6 \. V/ B5 ?! s' [9 FDD Stewart
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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% w# L/ G& P9 j" Z5 S$ w' B9 m3 wTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56( D* A4 I7 U' j( ]
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7 X f7 g9 r+ }: d! b/ L& K4 WPG Saga$ \$ `+ { q% W. z. v+ G# U. ^
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
: ~7 |" x* O) U, P% m& wPG Hashidate9 d- v0 Q3 P* T: j2 a$ z) D
PG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:
2 o( W$ Y- I, N! ~1 Y8 q6 Z35 casualties reported
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9 d* R( f$ R3 R: r0 a+ q/ NCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 174 l2 t4 [1 D4 x% ?) `6 F: J! _
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.$ m/ X4 K( K9 d1 A
Japanese Ships
3 Y. V& M" V3 _( @5 _1 JPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire' I0 s3 Z; ]( l/ U' W! `5 A7 A
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
6 y# [7 {/ g- ]" qAP Giyu Maru5 W: F& u7 {9 b3 U
PG Saga, Shell hits 1* j* T: P3 D+ c: \" r
PG Uji, Shell hits 1% V1 t+ F4 ^. H
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Japanese ground losses:& I2 h) G5 y6 `/ L
1010 casualties reported0 n" \! t; b) x6 q" n, N e2 a# I
Guns lost 1) b, v9 L- T& a; B! _. B
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. I* k$ g0 v$ R3 F- a20 casualties reported1 P) E3 o) {/ b2 q# W
Guns lost 1
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( \7 Z" |" x1 j" n& G7 T4 P, F1 yKi-43-Ib Oscar x 198 F# n, W( t- t* H9 x( o
Ki-21 Sally x 123. H5 j9 e ?% a8 q {) n
Ki-48 Lily x 28
% [) n+ O8 n& g4 qKi-15 Babs x 6
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Allied aircraft
9 M3 c1 v% p" c8 mBuffalo I x 12
* R9 r& ?0 @9 k# R6 EP-40B Tomahawk x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses$ L: n7 t6 d; i2 r8 p+ P) P9 U
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed: e+ a6 n5 ]: D7 e4 ~1 f
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
9 ^; Z, C! O4 a; z5 T6 b9 eKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged4 E% t2 {# S& Y H) l
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Buffalo I: 2 damaged
4 g' f# o# B ^) Q/ P7 f4 @P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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/ ~3 b4 J1 e! }' |Allied ground losses:
, f, x3 h7 }0 T' u19 casualties reported
# b, I8 x5 A$ R" Q6 z1 h0 JGuns lost 1( g3 Q' ~: `4 s
, b n' }, i. P, dAirbase hits 56 U: ?, n( n) E! l# o
Airbase supply hits 4# r. ]7 j+ S" V* b; V1 X
Runway hits 68
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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- x# ]% q* n/ u" }( R( S5 ZHawk 75A x 3
: E6 _# \/ k7 Y$ D k" _7 C! F& LMartin 139 x 12
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6 v3 `4 @1 v. G2 h% J, a! q: `% hNo Allied losses9 A) o1 X" L1 E$ Y) V. K4 h
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AP Meiten Maru
8 ?+ C6 _' [" o, C9 J# _AP Teiun Maru
* P; `$ { k* `7 q4 l+ B9 YAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage" @9 I% u0 u; ?: m* C. f4 m& H
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Japanese ground losses:
' p3 ~/ i( J) d26 casualties reported2 |( ?' I" Z( \8 d
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Ground combat at Amboina0 V( g; d8 L3 V* t
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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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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 7 t9 y/ {2 M0 j7 A
+ q9 e* S; L# y7 x* F6 L% m1 JAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 . t, u/ X$ g; i/ _4 K" \
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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, A0 n; J* P% z3 s; q0 rJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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( `7 X4 c0 d; d* @. KJapanese ground losses:
9 J* e# t& Q! O/ h% Q405 casualties reported; e! z A# y/ K, l
Guns lost 11- A Z& q" v1 v
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Allied ground losses:. _; V+ r. s' T `2 b( B6 b" c+ Y( u
84 casualties reported
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