AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
+ r1 V& b+ L) a0 Q& b7 Jkb果然回撤了,没有继续炸港,倒是把派出去寻找kb的dd编队给做了。。# w N; J3 c7 e" z( }* P
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
' H$ S9 d' Y% ?: X+ m大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
q" c7 q: N. d马来半岛,在大量陆攻的轰炸,和cl编队的炮击下,日军当天突下Kota Bharu,* B! r- Z- |# X
本打算从马尼拉出发的dd骚扰编队,刚走到巴丹就被自己埋的水雷炸坏了 教皇 号。
7 u' ?( O" s9 w9 j, k& l. M" B香港外逃的dd被ca编队抓住,却成功脱逃,ak编队被陆攻抓了。7 L+ O% L/ s" i/ G% M D
马尼拉其他外逃的编队 目前形势不错,整个岛上的飞机和部队全往克拉克集结了。
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3 q0 f# p4 e* L* zInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
1 H6 i9 v/ R8 u1 A21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
& s8 x+ V) l& |$ S5 m" k9 K6 jJapanese Ships
9 X! d9 n, [+ l5 V- f7 _/ R CL Sendai
+ ~) C5 @5 ]" o; R C DD Ayanami
2 Q0 O3 W0 g3 B$ [ DD Shikinami- z% Y( t; Q* q' p3 `
DD Isonami
7 |$ a! b* h( O }& H' @9 I: Y/ r# k PB Tatsumiya Maru, {: S! o2 a x
SC Ch 95 X/ \) N1 w( T" H
SC Ch 7
/ Q2 O1 o' d3 V3 u$ y" Z9 ~! m AK Sasako Maru1 G- d# L' E; P: _7 D4 L, L
DD Uranami 1 u2 a$ e( F0 c: ]3 \
Japanese ground losses:$ }% A) |& S! ~2 h5 D' R. k+ z; |
26 casualties reported4 B: b5 e9 n1 \/ j9 N' Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( [% g6 l1 ^5 D8 A2 L7 n1 Q x$ ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
$ h. i; U* d' h* @4 G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 4 C! y+ Z9 ^( X
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( t0 T/ O' w$ XSubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
# Z( |, S, ^1 {8 z! o" _1 uJapanese Ships8 n! ]# [' h6 T# `7 {2 v/ m
SS I-121
3 d1 m: U4 f$ xAllied Ships: O( c+ _1 n1 m
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
% l( I0 l' R! \! NxAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121
9 O% |, i3 ~- _( sSS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang + _( @. c/ S; i, t, i
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) " t. ^' E) k& A) Q- _
Allied Ships
; J' S; K# @- ]& A5 V9 h9 Z' E DD Pillsbury
7 m8 G2 h' P* J' U; V DD Peary. n" C% C0 i! l8 g
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage3 M2 n$ { }2 s4 Z8 K* ?+ D
3 mines cleared
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4 R. r* P9 {) QASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
: m( I& W, {1 P1 o6 VJapanese Ships
5 l6 r* B& O" Y: [7 n9 M CL Jintsu- O- y ~# y# O
DD Oshio$ m: i4 ~# G( ^, p& w, I" p
DD Hibiki
% H/ ]' Z% B0 _: k! ]. _ DD Akatsuki4 I v7 Y8 u8 W6 R }
DD Arashio ; ~% @2 ` _( [5 Z( n: m+ ]2 a( ]* P
Allied Ships
. E7 Y, C3 S9 F- s( d$ q SS KXI, hits 9
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$ E2 l! f! [; n- F6 zDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards 9 X- G2 N5 Q, |
Japanese Ships
' A( D) q' x @* i CA Maya
4 v# b9 h# V% D" N8 M DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
+ T- g) S$ X+ U7 B) D" Q" M. [0 R DD Minazuki
! H$ s E1 y" N/ G9 G$ F- P( [ DD Fumizuki
8 Q/ F9 Z+ I* o% o+ ?. C" d DD Nagatsuki
4 O- w* V; J9 h5 ?# WAllied Ships
" @( {9 |, u5 f: r$ g- x" h. W DD Scout
' |/ a* t( S8 W( W4 @, @. T, B6 e DD Thanet, Shell hits 2$ \: `+ s! l0 x8 \# Y
DD Thracian , W& y4 L0 r% f' `5 A5 L
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards 6 m# j2 [, S4 ]+ o$ I# }8 C- x$ q: p5 Y
Japanese Ships8 K6 e% ~# @+ f% c/ G8 p
DD Sazanami; E% V, k9 s; U
DD Ushio& h% @* \# h9 E6 x1 N
AO Shiriya + A5 g( T. \) J V; ~. S. h* f; L
Allied Ships
7 `$ L6 K' }' f% q+ x. _ CV Enterprise
7 t! j! r6 n, n! W" E CA Northampton
& e0 V: N* @# r5 L3 g0 }) d CA Chester
$ q# N o4 t1 i CA Salt Lake City& M( L* o+ q1 _0 {% J$ ^) q
DD Craven
6 g- C" O& W) S+ S DD Gridley
/ J5 U$ D* `/ {: E; q, c9 x. q4 [ DD McCall) i4 A+ \- e$ i0 X% p
DD Maury
1 \2 H3 a: U0 Z% E DD Benham
- C! I' s3 J: N6 B, s5 ^7 d- F DD Ellet
1 Y M9 p4 A! v DD Dunlap
) S# |/ l3 o& C! ` DD Fanning
3 N7 k+ P2 J8 Z! Q( y w0 ?2 c DD Balch " Z( I- `9 u# T4 J1 ]3 O2 C
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards* P9 I- q7 p' |, o v& q
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
+ w; V+ @- _" v1 gCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards: a0 E4 p; M- {# U) m/ a( x
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
* B1 V6 N4 ^: Z8 j7 D! zRange increases to 28,000 yards...' |* w- e" L/ t: }$ R- C$ j! d& h
Both Task Forces evade combat ' C- k3 G( S# A0 e2 I
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3 z6 y& D) Q S) J4 Y6 H, [# H: hDay Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards # k* M- O' n, K4 }5 |1 W1 T
Japanese Ships) p1 V3 t, T. S9 E
APD Fuji
1 W8 y9 K" M# C! i# Q& c TB Hiyodori, U9 @& Y! M/ S1 d( M* W
AMc Toroshima Maru
) a( |6 x1 I9 ?" G# j: U, ^7 @ PB Heiei Maru #7% t3 K: L- W' m+ F
xAK Syoka Maru
& U* T# M7 _2 B4 K G xAK Rokko Maru. O2 S4 H* y! S( J% A: D+ u) J2 c
xAK Igasa Maru
/ P+ {; R# G; e xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21
6 S$ N5 P1 p$ K4 R0 F. f. U' M! P# `8 g xAKL Sasago Maru
; z0 S, B+ M0 }- O/ V! H" ZAllied Ships
: {8 O% U/ u* l MTB 7/ t2 [2 r# J7 O9 A. N5 m+ q) G
MTB 8
* f% {8 Z: @) N! ]/ A2 D1 \, k MTB 90 G* I/ g5 y/ [5 F" f# X' x
MTB 10% K0 E# \9 r6 P" P; o" e
MTB 11
# o; M h( G& }7 l MTB 12
- h! t$ _/ k) S8 v. E) Y MTB 265 L4 }! E$ c8 r% Q; u
MTB 27 2 q t# D: v, | c7 t: Y
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
* h9 e0 A: A6 c. V8 l4 e- CMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards
: S- G) C v% q0 fRange increases to 18,000 yards...
7 ]% r# B$ ]' sBoth Task Forces evade combat! j3 J6 X( Q6 T' q: r) c
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* ]9 M( j1 y/ e% w0 pMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
0 b0 d/ E5 O. K3 N1 |, k) K' fWeather in hex: Light rain
& b4 d7 l/ `& M; ]; W" URaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
8 i: ?1 z' w3 T7 ^. O+ |Estimated time to target is 10 minutes % L% G+ D+ `! V: L, }
Japanese aircraft
* r& {# N: j0 w" a3 y5 f! D A6M2 Zero x 21" f4 j. J3 ^( D: x
Allied aircraft
$ T$ Z5 a0 U6 c: j# P P-26A x 8
) A, J3 K, J, U b0 J' r P-35A x 133 T3 v7 q* ]0 U- L( Z9 q4 j
P-40B Warhawk x 140 N; Y [" V7 C: |! d
P-40E Warhawk x 46 ! ?1 K; Y$ x8 @4 a+ @
Japanese aircraft losses
- V l, i( D3 N% @* [" M) W7 B A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed ) c1 n& v6 I1 E I
Allied aircraft losses
& d5 t- G! y' D. V$ s P-26A: 1 destroyed
b$ A+ L$ Q! A0 H P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed1 ~7 @% U" O" j; k" P
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
* I8 w, G% N. GAircraft Attacking:
, @ e/ F: m( [0 a- Y9 w+ i 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet ' S( @3 h0 ?" P' f9 ~; N \4 V
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
9 z) A, x1 C" M6 P0 A& K* RWeather in hex: Heavy rain
# n$ \% m, t4 j% Z* W, R4 BRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.- b" k" [6 r5 j; b
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
1 x% D5 z8 b% X1 w# v/ O6 |0 KJapanese aircraft7 [7 | ?, T. P2 V2 I- a
G3M2 Nell x 33
7 X% k2 a3 ~! K+ S0 E+ \+ z G4M1 Betty x 3, \, L) N" l" m
Ki-27b Nate x 19 : z* }/ w: O1 i5 r3 y2 P6 B! L
No Japanese losses
$ K+ k% Q( \! C U/ h0 Z8 ^Allied ground losses:
" j, l& d* T, @1 F 95 casualties reported
1 A0 d2 c9 s! W0 H% W1 Y) G Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
4 l/ A8 q: M) w3 H1 v7 X& G( p4 k% K5 K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled# r( _- Q8 N9 J0 d6 y% L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ! t, _1 s+ U: T7 `8 s# n+ @
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
! Q1 U" ]$ P6 l' NRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
/ c2 c; U/ k: i! k7 |Estimated time to target is 6 minutes " m" {6 s. c! {& v" q2 a9 v2 m
Japanese aircraft
1 D4 h0 ?" l" k" n1 d G3M2 Nell x 167 ] f! _8 {& [) `: j6 A
G4M1 Betty x 11
6 O5 p3 ]6 p0 y8 S! t Ki-27b Nate x 15
( }8 j9 L/ F) x3 w2 ?5 UJapanese aircraft losses
9 n7 x8 Z6 r( N# U. g3 \( c' N0 |% W- _ G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged8 ]" h+ W# e3 U3 s
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
* W; t* w6 ]! s& }Allied ground losses:
. @2 l! L+ @7 R0 }( \ 43 casualties reported
6 g% }5 O6 z4 R. c4 r Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled/ Y) c4 H9 J2 L6 R, B" d) a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled! N! }- C# D" z( m3 A6 N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled S c4 J( l1 B7 u
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% z& @- b0 I8 Z i3 \" E; x& @Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ' a( Q/ a6 t- Q
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
' D$ ^" z, c% v, m3 URaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 Z! m! q* _. ^/ z6 Q6 _( Y0 H6 @Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
% M0 x$ F; i' s7 u$ AJapanese aircraft
/ H' g. D; l) ]/ i: P, q G3M2 Nell x 27
: }0 s4 M6 D4 `$ o" n7 ~9 `, O7 l1 V Ki-27b Nate x 34
4 H2 I) g/ `8 }! pNo Japanese losses 4 z/ W6 m- X& P0 I# R" ]
Allied ground losses:
; H3 \- {" u; l' }4 D" B/ x0 V" i& s 78 casualties reported
. h4 H9 p! [7 _( O* L2 g Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
( _0 w8 Z$ G# C7 T; V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled+ G, R U/ R' @8 ]4 ~# O, a% C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ' c. X3 t% A! Y/ x* T
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& m3 T2 u, n2 @" s0 sMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 5 N8 Z! j0 s7 ?$ P
Weather in hex: Light cloud
% w7 d# U1 r; p7 G& a% Z/ m8 j" @Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: M) K8 S5 l7 N/ g9 A+ v7 ?
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes , [! ~& M3 o' p. A( H) |0 _
Japanese aircraft
& x) t6 M o- f- p/ l6 B G3M2 Nell x 3
. f' G) x& e! ^1 x G4M1 Betty x 12
2 \9 g/ X7 K4 g( b# e& C0 c Ki-27b Nate x 9 + z$ D2 E5 \# ]/ L+ C, O
No Japanese losses
+ k1 v* l" ~& n$ v' b: YAllied Ships
. D0 }9 @$ R1 u/ y5 d xAK Munlock
2 t: @$ F7 |7 {7 R( M5 Z$ w xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, ]- U! d9 P* N9 ]. E; ^$ O8 ^ xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# V; _: X; K0 J4 j
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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7 ^* t& T- ?7 j/ F6 ] hMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 / c7 ~( G( m* c" w
Weather in hex: Light rain
+ `' d; ]$ J+ t$ K7 t) FRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.) }& O. T* x- g: e
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes 5 f7 ]3 _: |" ~7 Q' L
Japanese aircraft1 X3 g4 V6 O3 F: A1 H' h
A6M2 Zero x 10 " n8 |- u$ q3 l: g7 d/ y3 J
Allied aircraft
4 b& @0 q4 A7 Z& Z P-26A x 3
& F# M& Q5 D! m; y- O P-35A x 10
( _, v9 `1 U# [# B' {4 U P-40B Warhawk x 9# C, N5 ]* N! n% q0 a( X
P-40E Warhawk x 33
! c9 C# b. y" v# \# x; b0 }Japanese aircraft losses: r/ {; D* v2 M! X3 A) p
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed 9 a2 f8 t+ ]0 Z9 S; W
Allied aircraft losses
0 m3 M1 `8 [3 q5 J% I. }( j. X P-26A: 1 destroyed. J3 d! u9 C1 F4 c" T
P-35A: 2 destroyed
, O# o) L; p! l% X* k; u; Q P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed * P0 V: v3 W( L* W( S; W
Aircraft Attacking:% G4 M0 C7 h. I9 ?6 L9 b$ T' s
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) . ?/ ~+ B! V2 y9 I7 Q0 r
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
, ^3 S* z; V- u5 g1 |, NRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) e0 ?0 w) @! C/ y6 GEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
. C/ M) Z2 ^5 J% eJapanese aircraft
) L6 ^. h% ^/ ]* T. c3 o+ K2 I. D' z B5M1 Mabel x 5
; w% P$ i ?3 ?No Japanese losses
& }' f1 T3 |6 i$ A) g% tAllied ground losses:
0 l8 y5 l) r! G 13 casualties reported- Q0 f# ^" k: E: ^+ `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! Y* p) X, c* m5 Q" P5 P& u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, w2 t( e/ v' [0 p G$ N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 8 Q/ n$ W& `6 g7 @* W3 `- b
Aircraft Attacking:
$ d5 Q+ l) N! z$ P6 m 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
) }2 ~) f" ]1 j# ?" U* r( _/ \ Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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/ u. r( \) g0 K0 y- ?" dMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
% v4 F& [$ G) F; mWeather in hex: Light rain
' R3 Q, n+ F6 e; URaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
6 ^/ b2 T# I1 T/ z# e, VEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
8 e6 q4 x- {4 I+ d k( l) j; I2 EJapanese aircraft
4 W- p5 n0 L) t6 U2 m4 l5 } A6M2 Zero x 9
. }8 F6 b9 @' t4 i& \Allied aircraft
1 |& A! q1 N& I7 \$ n; d [% d P-35A x 6 b1 M- f7 a. H4 I/ u* T
P-40B Warhawk x 8$ P1 U a( u- i* e
P-40E Warhawk x 24
' U/ A# \. G8 z. T9 d6 {Japanese aircraft losses# S$ _* m% W L! d2 k
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
! I- w3 q( K' `" P- w& cAllied aircraft losses
! A( J. C2 E. l. b+ H7 p0 } P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
" `. b6 i7 n" qWeather in hex: Light rain 2 K! U+ @' c# \- k1 ] ~8 R
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. V; \* f8 r" a7 C0 |4 {
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes & ]/ M" t0 o, s
Japanese aircraft# H+ F# M: p: U* A* Z, ?
A6M2 Zero x 6
# x i1 _5 `4 B1 o1 h/ h! w4 v. hAllied aircraft- N, J9 `3 P4 p/ P* f5 Q5 ?' X
P-35A x 5
6 J3 F& ?4 d( v, R7 e" y P-40B Warhawk x 8
$ V# M( h! o' R) ^" M P-40E Warhawk x 18 2 `0 j6 u. p6 e- T) ?6 M
No Japanese losses
6 y9 R* k* ^: E' t, k4 j- YAllied aircraft losses
2 t/ S$ h" r) R, T P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 ! b% w' P2 `. A( s4 g' D3 t
Weather in hex: Partial cloud ! g. P( ]4 _3 r7 M2 Z/ u
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." T: O0 f+ l- W. Y0 B
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes - H; W( a% X7 i5 x6 U8 O
Japanese aircraft
% d4 d/ c7 N# s+ ^( e3 M B5N1 Kate x 12 * r, |# r5 T5 B$ t/ N i1 U+ x
No Japanese losses . T' o( ?# P: T1 |
Port hits 2
2 X8 W2 |. S7 |5 wPort supply hits 1 ) n" i6 n0 O; x$ o% c& o
Aircraft Attacking:* V" h K" c8 L% C8 Q/ \9 `
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
; A% G) j/ U2 P- X' d( s5 U Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 7 i1 |. B. X+ M7 {% @! f6 m! U: W. L- w
Weather in hex: Light cloud ; O" W# Z# x: u
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 c" Y1 @3 ^8 O& k) H
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
C; L9 G8 x6 r3 w" F. ~ }6 gJapanese aircraft$ ~ }: W; C; L) C# [: O: @( E& Q, `
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6+ x$ M) D/ e6 s8 |7 ^( ^% @; A7 _
Ki-27b Nate x 11 Q5 W# q0 K4 T5 X& `" I+ u9 s
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
/ K$ k/ [& y( S* r2 v+ o9 S9 O7 hNo Japanese losses
8 d7 H, J( |2 mAllied Ships
- J; C8 H! y. H" \4 I3 D$ a% [+ p xAK Hinsang
+ V, Y' e, j" v5 X1 z" \: n! Q xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage! ]7 D, b% D! ~# [8 P
xAKL Chengtu
6 r1 t# v/ U' I; W' Z6 l6 J xAKL Joan Moller
6 g2 }/ N- a8 y O$ [2 h1 B xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ e# S* C7 S# e: G4 m xAK Bennevis
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$ Y. @6 u2 g# t4 Y# EMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
9 e7 l4 G z1 n+ W. }* [5 C+ TWeather in hex: Clear sky
! P: D1 E3 t$ F' i4 B4 F! WRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
: Q& Q* b! x4 P1 y1 `Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
/ z0 W( C. X+ f1 XJapanese aircraft0 o9 X, i9 R% M4 L! \
Ki-27b Nate x 92 f# Q: ?7 u+ U% T: C
Ki-36 Ida x 19
' W2 F1 q: O- r. O! k( X Ki-44 Tojo x 84 C9 h9 `9 K) k, P4 j+ D. E8 K
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
# F2 `& G4 Q3 j# s9 _ Ki-51 Sonia x 17
1 f C+ Q1 C! A& u C, I7 K3 fNo Japanese losses
& w+ Y9 D8 D0 `4 `, v4 H5 @Airbase hits 7
4 I( D* `5 H" ]2 @' D; `2 |Airbase supply hits 3, S9 O8 n+ n$ E% _ y2 [- c) N$ D/ U( @
Runway hits 11 4 R m% R" D- l# J- Z
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
0 _ F8 \& S" p1 T6 NWeather in hex: Heavy rain 1 ~6 h! w/ ~. w$ X$ o, {0 S! n8 ^
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
1 r+ K. T3 G+ P/ P* b% xEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
3 F7 M4 B* K% VJapanese aircraft% z) S$ m5 r/ c6 @ K" r; \
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 652 ? b6 t. q ^5 [
Ki-27b Nate x 19
z1 B5 W- E$ A( O) o N' mJapanese aircraft losses
7 }; U4 ~4 y6 H3 w* w Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged ) H) J; B. V5 v0 z/ n2 ?+ X
Allied ground losses:9 w1 u1 G# M9 U
66 casualties reported
8 H! X. z4 |' A) y6 ^; S7 d Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled. u; u3 S/ j' i. n0 d7 p
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled' F8 q) I1 w7 Y R e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ! ?2 x( v$ `( t. h
Weather in hex: Heavy rain : X7 K* h2 Y. q7 Z0 ~
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.$ ]7 W. L. ^8 ^% @
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
, M& F6 z9 W" Q2 S/ P W4 yJapanese aircraft
* I+ C6 S8 K; W6 M* [& c+ ] Ki-27b Nate x 344 B, g9 O5 A* s7 e# S _
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
' v& g7 @- B" l B, v- Y' ]6 f Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 8 r5 Z+ X2 x- g. Y" h. o/ T& q
No Japanese losses
1 z" ~2 G9 K+ L. u8 r9 zAllied ground losses:8 X5 f7 ]" m# O" ]
39 casualties reported% H' K! z- ` M8 Z5 j" ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, J; K4 w* |% H7 D, x Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled; N* j- _; p" [1 |! E! o
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled / c# h. f; {* i# B4 i
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+ x8 W3 O" K* u, L, F3 YMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 - p/ }% G+ D' \6 A2 K/ ?
Weather in hex: Clear sky 0 P+ P- d) U2 E) I) h% J' q; \& W
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" r+ ?1 @7 B: [' Z/ pEstimated time to target is 9 minutes 7 u0 i3 ~8 X: @! ~2 d h# L5 f
Japanese aircraft
8 D2 |: ^; n+ u: A Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
2 Y! {, H! ]. B4 L% y' nNo Japanese losses
8 Z9 I( O8 @( A9 m- y* u8 a) V- S: yAirbase hits 1
, ]$ b' o. P" d' \3 P9 aRunway hits 2
5 H( C) X/ w2 I/ L5 D, N--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- m% ?, P" [1 P, p, [) Q
Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
6 v& k& j9 u3 ^$ V2 D- W: MWeather in hex: Heavy rain
: ^) z; l6 F- m& S2 w' ERaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
6 X3 e$ k+ R: n7 V" ~7 REstimated time to target is 6 minutes# v. l7 O& Z9 {" J0 M9 l1 t5 {5 n/ e
Japanese aircraft" D+ \/ l" U3 X5 u& M+ Q5 |1 V/ @
Ki-27b Nate x 24 1 F8 K8 g# Z* p; F) d
Allied aircraft
5 F i) H& ~2 Z4 y Blenheim I x 4
6 x# W) k- `3 b3 g, u* \# C. UNo Japanese losses
; t1 B5 `. Y" ?5 ]+ KNo Allied losses + p( \! c; u6 n; R2 Q3 G% P8 t
Japanese Ships0 d4 l$ m* v" s. f/ U4 c
BB Haruna ; ]7 L# g/ A, c% S% S3 Y+ h
Aircraft Attacking:/ ?1 B2 [* e3 I. \0 _
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
# c. ]! U$ y" s' e2 Q Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) % X' g2 f# @+ j$ a
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 6 m% w* o ~( M: S# Z1 ]( ?* M3 P9 L
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" \- P4 \, ^+ ^- h* {$ Y" Y# LEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
! R* q; k c: d1 ^% _: A( PJapanese aircraft
" T; T) }$ [' {. B0 h G4M1 Betty x 19
6 }; O" M5 P# ~, v3 f. z Ki-27b Nate x 12
) z. ~1 s+ N$ ]; O& s3 }No Japanese losses - f6 [) W ~2 ?" D9 O
Allied ground losses:7 @( y1 o, M: ~+ ^$ d
33 casualties reported
& _$ v' s; |& @, k/ G# V- l Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
- j& I7 ~$ b( h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# X O: [$ C' K% A- j
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled/ o5 [1 L& O; u' N
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 0 K% R" f5 l7 m4 }* j
Weather in hex: Clear sky
' d, @) H) W5 P# M* {Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 m0 h& G/ N3 h% E( G: @Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
6 P/ L4 \$ g% F8 I; j3 d( |Japanese aircraft
: C) R/ j+ c4 d9 s# a c& h0 e A6M2 Zero x 461 U) o( \+ o; y
B5N2 Kate x 35
" D& y% g- C8 M, {' d, ? D3A1 Val x 9
% ?1 G7 k3 W9 n. Q: gJapanese aircraft losses
% R* _) t3 o" S9 T0 K& b B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged, c$ n6 e4 F A: d' A/ z
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
7 \3 P0 q% K2 q- q# T8 W/ ~Allied Ships
/ j, C( `) F1 c- Q5 U* Y DD Litchfield$ X/ ^" K4 `$ ?* k9 Z6 t
DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: {+ P* I, f* C1 \3 i
DD Ward
7 m' p5 f* m! _5 J7 h/ N DD Schley, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
- f6 w, V# U" W4 X+ I* Y+ J9 d2 AWeather in hex: Heavy cloud " J& V# j! h0 ~4 k4 L) V5 o# {
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
9 q6 \6 {% b& Q" X$ fEstimated time to target is 7 minutes # Z1 T5 A- j7 c6 s" q
Allied aircraft0 ^. {" k, m, N) f- q1 C; f
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11' }) U$ T, ~/ V0 g e7 x
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
; I+ V1 f( v/ }4 p4 T6 m% m TBD-1 Devastator x 15 6 _# x5 E8 ?0 C6 {/ F* c% P
Allied aircraft losses2 c3 A8 a! D7 W2 g$ i* g9 t
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged 7 l; u3 I% G% U( z" F6 A1 D* F
Japanese Ships& z3 A( c# `) v, A# L/ e
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 t3 q2 X' o/ H3 t0 l
DD Sazanami, {" P6 F" ?. \" J5 j L
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires * i2 Q4 f: m# L1 q6 l
~. s/ z2 Q. jHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
' g/ h- u. [" D2 |/ f) }Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya+ ]& L) C/ A5 g7 k' d' Z: R
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68) I7 W" b! k' }1 ^4 w
Weather in hex: Light cloud
; a$ `( v- e+ v0 k& DRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ E$ Y' h1 k, ?4 @7 {Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
9 w2 _4 F0 @1 j0 ?9 ?' n3 EJapanese aircraft
* u1 ]3 k' o& w [; l" G Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
% S3 }! X/ g. ^, c# T3 h- eNo Japanese losses 8 o0 X- T+ \5 z0 ~
Allied Ships c# }/ L K( V# K
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 R8 t9 ]* h! T
xAK Hinsang
) K( r8 J* _2 b1 @4 F+ k/ AAircraft Attacking:! |, O p" g& V Q
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet) t6 m& @; Z+ j# b4 R( A: e
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 7 r2 |$ @- V2 Z! G
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang2 o& d$ ^/ B, a' h! s6 U2 N& |
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$ M& W5 E2 n1 O: q! F$ [Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
- r* V: m; f. v' o8 WWeather in hex: Clear sky 8 R0 G! V% V. T9 J( u
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% r* ?% m; ?2 ]; a7 e. p& G. H
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
# W7 o) A& B5 A: t1 wJapanese aircraft+ I/ S% x0 b! D
D3A1 Val x 13
, H% ]2 m! H6 J2 f* zNo Japanese losses
7 d8 ]* A4 Z' p4 T% e1 R) ^0 bAllied Ships& G/ }0 p9 f0 L* f
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
+ c6 L2 }5 I: L$ e DD Ward. P$ u3 |9 Y. F0 C; y0 `
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage 7 B( k4 i& E4 a
$ I6 Z- p% A( c, mHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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9 B8 x5 G" _/ `7 q1 P5 j# @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 ! _3 x, f3 {5 j8 l
Weather in hex: Light cloud
# y" d2 L5 h+ T# L5 W8 T# }Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
1 z2 o* Q* `& _Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
# ^6 v" x- h/ b: L% V& {0 vJapanese aircraft3 y, y& m. r1 f3 W7 p* b/ W
Ki-27b Nate x 30! @# O b% K0 ~4 ~
Allied aircraft% M/ t* @8 I u
Blenheim I x 7 ( ^; e% O4 K% W- `
No Japanese losses
9 e5 t5 o7 w6 @& m. _Allied aircraft losses% V# y3 ~+ K6 s/ f4 |
Blenheim I: 2 damaged1 H' p3 B ^/ T: C8 Z1 _9 N
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak
8 B7 a3 o7 w3 Y0 U# GJapanese Ships" y+ D- w1 S7 V8 K4 B
BB Haruna& L9 f5 U) U: j" B6 v6 _# G; H
xAK Asakasan Maru
9 c# \% c, c, m D0 V& B- q( nAircraft Attacking:! N! F/ i: }* i2 C, M' T4 l9 `
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
* @" j* t: A; R5 ]2 Z Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb : t6 I8 m/ o- K; p5 X6 S3 ~
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
( x+ [ y* F( C0 \, s: rWeather in hex: Overcast 0 g) K8 c8 `; o# f: q/ a f
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. a% y5 w$ u' Y1 S) |" ]5 S
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes ( h8 @9 D/ W9 h6 a
Japanese aircraft, ~) G1 B$ q- y0 z3 n3 g7 H+ W P4 w" L
A6M2 Zero x 106 r5 `, V$ s: C; b
B5N2 Kate x 5
$ k' |& Y$ o( s8 ~5 ]No Japanese losses
/ k- v6 h6 z& {7 C( VAllied Ships# n: ~ [3 G3 \
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, t) Z' V$ g. J( iAircraft Attacking:' f" X7 F2 L. E
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ [/ P3 `0 Q% Q G7 y Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 $ I$ J: u' Q$ D; t% I: h( K6 U, ^
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
; N" I; s8 e5 {; E8 LRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
" B0 N+ o, Y8 t% n3 SEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
6 N6 M! I% B3 r/ r6 PAllied aircraft
1 |- _/ K$ Z5 G& W2 I& r F4F-3A Wildcat x 11& O$ z6 S/ H9 m
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9
! y, G1 M B x1 s9 C) {No Allied losses
- q3 N8 p, m# x8 e1 D9 M' OJapanese Ships+ s4 J$ c% i. e; R W% h. G- J
DD Sazanami! g/ q. N1 G/ @. Q+ X+ C
DD Ushio, and is sunk 9 O7 T6 a4 v* Y; G* q8 @/ U( O
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5 V- ^6 ~; [" @9 u3 kGround combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
# c2 R1 @8 w' p3 Q. `Japanese Deliberate attack
; r4 ~; C5 R; w3 p, HAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
7 d2 o4 z6 l2 i% p9 z, gDefending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 4 }/ ~: g0 s3 f' _4 @6 l N
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 ( @3 Q& y, e: V+ |
Japanese adjusted assault: 100
# r9 U2 Y" s. _( N, B1 CAllied adjusted defense: 8
) V1 A8 G7 @: {# C, QJapanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) 7 J' ~6 I5 M8 Z' l2 C( r5 O
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! 3 ^& T) ^: L% q- H$ n$ B7 W# {
Combat modifiers
1 e2 m. {; L) V7 a; ZDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)$ R+ ^' [, Q, t |, N D& {
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
7 E6 \% |; N# U3 K; oAttacker: fatigue(-)
. y8 a) e* `# i# oJapanese ground losses:
4 s# f$ v: b/ f. B 37 casualties reported( f) a1 L8 i2 a& B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- _3 f" n K' [" i- e L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 S" G$ }3 r4 c$ g$ j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 d5 z/ R1 W7 |2 Y2 f' v9 v5 OAllied ground losses:
5 o% w2 s w z1 \7 e 2519 casualties reported- q% W' S4 [8 ?/ \! h
Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
! U; c, H2 x0 I) q) P Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled! g# M' }2 B0 h
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled+ p2 Y7 J8 w0 t: }( m. J
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
[, o2 b) ?+ I Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled); J5 }+ Q# x. j. G% \+ | O
Units retreated 2* `1 R1 n E2 m, p
Units destroyed 1
+ {9 F) U2 b* t# w8 @Defeated Allied Units Retreating! 7 u2 ~, w. B ~1 v; o' }
Assaulting units:
Q$ f( o; F9 [! o. N! g8 x6 p* n 56th Infantry Regiment5 B. f* W: p% h P% S' |( [1 Q7 v* |
12th Engineer Regiment) J& T3 p. {( o- l* m
5th JAAF AF Coy
8 C$ ^, J; H, sDefending units:' Z; ?) y1 t, {
FMSV Brigade, r: w; ]1 S, ?' E1 q3 |
8th Indian Brigade9 \9 D. V" d4 W/ ~5 m
3rd ISF Base Force |