AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41, Z( U/ _$ [' k
kb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。。
# `! Z6 w. \5 P. {. A同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
' a s3 P! l Q- v2 V大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
* _0 D; M% Q$ ^5 S& D5 p" r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,* ~9 |# o* r o+ n! E3 U, ~% z4 ~
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。
% O* Y A, r3 _ ]) e- r) H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。- Q9 q+ v9 h) X/ t0 ~$ M1 j! B
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。6 {' a0 F% c- ?6 z# }
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5 D4 Q, E7 M& I6 \/ t2 G/ j n( LInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
4 H8 l1 c8 b" j' j* T21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 0 \& T+ P9 Z x! e! V
Japanese Ships1 s) ?) g4 k7 R9 I/ _6 v% S; v+ c. q
CL Sendai' _- ?7 {) l$ l. `
DD Ayanami
# O( E( f/ v; n! |3 i3 x1 o DD Shikinami
6 n$ N1 G9 d) U/ i DD Isonami2 t! f* C3 K* V3 ?# _" y
PB Tatsumiya Maru" h- L1 n9 d9 A. B
SC Ch 9
5 [( X( j' J4 X5 Y$ i+ ~ SC Ch 71 [, I, D1 x5 J* @% ^/ s# Z
AK Sasako Maru. C. }' H/ k; ^* a; P9 n. W) A
DD Uranami
5 u7 q: u# q7 D- A4 a- zJapanese ground losses:
8 R* b3 }8 v9 `# H; O 26 casualties reported! s! G% }) ~9 g6 w* G4 K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' i4 ^: J/ I+ g, V) ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
) c& K) o4 r4 f5 S& ]4 E& E: m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ' {8 X! H6 ?! A! \; o! O, D/ e
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Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
2 H+ o% H" v! a' NJapanese Ships6 i9 H% p, e* g3 g/ Y" c5 R7 o7 [
SS I-121 8 q; `% V9 `4 u f$ x3 Q+ t0 Z2 ^
Allied Ships
8 W1 @; f# J; l7 L xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
' r m$ D8 i/ K6 E3 @1 VxAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121# o- x" J) {, ]
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang 7 ~1 @' b3 F& T H
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) ' O: Q9 c+ z+ r j( Y
Allied Ships% f! S$ \$ M* ^( W6 T* w
DD Pillsbury5 l; V! p1 B9 f
DD Peary
1 L& a* F) Z! N% L! E DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage+ {7 @ g& o7 k1 H" @
3 mines cleared : ?+ G/ m* E8 l2 U3 o, e
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) k: I7 v' T' n4 q: q' `) `ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
% C& d8 h) Z* @- w" sJapanese Ships
5 g. x) u9 S; m& s, Q+ V CL Jintsu8 X/ [1 r2 i- H* K4 s3 R1 e( F
DD Oshio
. p0 L* g: N5 D) a DD Hibiki/ K4 d3 N3 b: _: n
DD Akatsuki" {( e2 F( u9 _! y' W% A
DD Arashio
* o6 o& N0 D, E; z2 @# j* u& R7 {Allied Ships
! T) z" T9 v4 n" T: u SS KXI, hits 9
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards ! E4 d% @! N7 B( \" n
Japanese Ships
& e: p. u0 i- S$ D6 E2 ^- Z3 g( P CA Maya0 J3 B# s0 `' i! d
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, R! u: a- j0 E, Y, a: _
DD Minazuki/ |/ [0 `' \& `' L- c, N+ j* [: O
DD Fumizuki t I' Z. r+ ?# K" H8 p: x8 c5 v! V
DD Nagatsuki) S5 N: Q. @" }
Allied Ships) t3 I1 O( F1 @" p
DD Scout% W: j; a% [) R* I* R3 {
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2- S, z! A' x5 e3 X
DD Thracian
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
, I! Z F* N2 u! i% PJapanese Ships
' D" e7 ~) z9 f0 I' n+ @ DD Sazanami$ h/ T9 q9 @, `
DD Ushio* C' g) u* D1 E S7 x9 n& w6 ~# |
AO Shiriya
4 w+ \ O; S* a4 g. n8 FAllied Ships
+ Z" i, i% Q- n: D6 J' D CV Enterprise: u5 p8 X- ^) F+ ^* F' [& q* A
CA Northampton
, D" Q( F/ z4 } CA Chester
2 A0 w( C# ?' ~! L3 L- L CA Salt Lake City# N; R4 i. p+ _" [% s# l$ b0 f1 ~# [+ x
DD Craven
S; v" V* t) ~' F- c DD Gridley& w2 C# `8 q' k" @3 d/ K0 Z
DD McCall
8 Z- ^) O3 G3 q3 s" S! q( @- F DD Maury
$ a0 x7 S! z% H/ f8 @( K, s' k DD Benham
; Y! B% N% e7 @ DD Ellet
2 Z: P2 M1 A$ i! V5 Q DD Dunlap- x9 X+ s) X2 S% R
DD Fanning
5 D) G5 g0 u0 T* m2 G4 P* @- y DD Balch
' }! U5 f/ I' _, d$ P) dMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
) h, h+ x1 A, g" V- |( {4 p; HCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards/ m8 K( t" s& Q$ U
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
9 g7 o- I6 a d% t5 iBoth TF attempt to withdraw!" v: _/ G! u t! M5 n8 r: g4 V5 R% M1 v
Range increases to 28,000 yards...
5 c8 Q) y# R7 O) v! [" |Both Task Forces evade combat
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, G2 R# Y# f4 a, f# q1 F+ G) PDay Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards ' [: w7 e: ?; q
Japanese Ships9 P m% q2 j5 t
APD Fuji9 ?, Y- d. e+ R
TB Hiyodori
T4 d; I' |) m0 \" i4 l AMc Toroshima Maru% ?1 J: t6 W. p& C
PB Heiei Maru #7
- }5 U" X$ d- ~3 Y xAK Syoka Maru
% ?# s m$ L' J+ x! ]7 j# \" v xAK Rokko Maru) C, X! a2 u! _3 K
xAK Igasa Maru6 h a! q. @: a$ f$ n5 |
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #215 ]% t, k6 J! a/ x G- o6 {4 R5 \
xAKL Sasago Maru
* v9 P% x# w* ]0 _" p, uAllied Ships
. r, F) j: p; U% ?: Z6 A MTB 7
6 x( W$ B4 l9 `. z MTB 83 M: F& C5 T( q' V5 k
MTB 97 v: X- x1 T* b+ z/ E$ ^: K
MTB 10) J/ l$ i, j* N- F; h: {% y0 g
MTB 11
+ s9 ] d3 q$ C a MTB 126 S2 P( X& S5 L
MTB 26
6 i9 Q# R+ W y# ?' |$ W* a MTB 27
# M$ y. ^% v4 M, `) K8 E: ~Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
4 ^; p( _! S( @# C7 |# O+ ?7 T" lMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards
# o" _% k3 F% p- M7 P" K mRange increases to 18,000 yards...
7 j. T5 `7 d% i( O: s, c% BBoth Task Forces evade combat
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 2 ]* M T' f! m# \
Weather in hex: Light rain
$ [7 q' p5 B9 DRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.* `( o$ `: L' A. |
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes & {% ^1 L; q3 g4 g
Japanese aircraft
! U9 \% i6 }0 v! ]# F5 @* D8 ] A6M2 Zero x 21
8 B) j1 K& c5 Y% u) t) T* xAllied aircraft
/ N- d4 x8 I/ X" {9 T( T P-26A x 8
4 J/ p, {( b! ?1 o* I$ U P-35A x 13
) c. y* ~0 Q. U. O2 [ P-40B Warhawk x 14
* d3 s3 V+ J; n. @7 I1 a# l P-40E Warhawk x 46 ! w4 o7 N: c1 F; A$ {4 b
Japanese aircraft losses" j \; \; ]6 _7 z
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed ; x: F1 c6 j& m! b
Allied aircraft losses3 `1 }, E5 D2 h7 Z2 q% r( o- a& `
P-26A: 1 destroyed
# k( |5 a; @4 o: Y0 k5 M9 C P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed
- ^9 [: a1 d$ _6 f \ P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed - I3 E ~( E0 b. s, p' _
Aircraft Attacking:: W" X" ^) E0 K0 v' x9 x$ u
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet 3 x* ]+ b j$ v" q" k# A
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 1 z* @3 Q, j* L6 C" f5 ]
Weather in hex: Heavy rain " K3 {( Z2 G. \4 D
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
2 K" T5 P D+ N* FEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
+ ^" V g6 m8 p- kJapanese aircraft* R3 [4 H9 K- K7 f5 Z: W6 s
G3M2 Nell x 33
: ?9 i- W2 D& i* |: p4 K8 [ G4M1 Betty x 3
" P* l5 B( D D/ Y+ K. m1 n Ki-27b Nate x 19 6 a, M7 j7 _7 c+ R" ^& q O* Z
No Japanese losses
$ n2 p. z0 s7 H* N4 fAllied ground losses:9 M2 T: Y& l0 [" S( v1 U" ~& f
95 casualties reported
3 p: v% g7 Y- {% l7 Q% Z! F Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
% M) K' O9 b# ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
! U( o# K- }- ^% M: W3 u8 m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 6 H, M3 [: ~" M; c( S4 E( v) y
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* ^' D7 s) f8 [( m, NMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 4 p2 r. F A- s7 C" f+ V" m3 h9 L( P R- |
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
1 s3 c7 X# Y9 N. ^2 ^6 [& p( J: bRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* V* J+ L- i& nEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
) F' a8 D3 a. m4 c# M `2 IJapanese aircraft$ N& T) D4 a" I+ n9 S
G3M2 Nell x 16+ q( h f8 k8 x T, Z* C- c' M% H
G4M1 Betty x 11
! ?. J+ N& O9 p2 i Ki-27b Nate x 15 3 @6 W/ V# v" V" d
Japanese aircraft losses% s* x/ ~) b1 u
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
& J& H0 S, v/ X7 x3 ? G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
; x' c) C" W8 BAllied ground losses:
7 j1 P1 B; E9 Z. b( A, n- z 43 casualties reported
7 B9 T# h6 O! B$ B Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 D! ^+ @) I8 N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
& O5 T. L1 u- l/ T, j5 y! A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) Q- H0 j9 d" b; L- Y9 J7 t* _
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ( e) q4 w9 p& r, `" n
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% r' K" y( G& M) t8 j h
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
$ g3 r! ^. c' _( A! E9 ?! n+ wJapanese aircraft
/ G* |# i* b, r" M& K' O G3M2 Nell x 27+ z0 l9 b5 _0 W. H6 q2 q# e% `
Ki-27b Nate x 34 ; v* J9 ?' T1 J
No Japanese losses 1 |3 r D5 M9 n- f4 d. R3 v
Allied ground losses:4 }6 m: _0 Q- f2 }
78 casualties reported
& [: _% {$ v% y: b8 d" d Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled. F* ]5 G( {% U2 _5 ^( j! ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
7 _9 i3 a, y' J }6 D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled " N1 Z. J0 ?, x7 i! {3 X6 t8 f
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 # A7 C$ D- e. j1 e$ u
Weather in hex: Light cloud
: T# `* \6 r0 q- nRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ u4 ?) s0 y& w; R; qEstimated time to target is 6 minutes - \! `3 S) y; n$ e2 `9 d5 p# Y
Japanese aircraft
( N2 l! D7 T! x! b* { ^5 A G3M2 Nell x 3
: [2 [" c0 E* f! }: i( N! ~4 c- M G4M1 Betty x 12
* _7 }' @) m& K% x, ^) Z9 z Ki-27b Nate x 9
[8 p* ?! O/ C0 ]' O4 ]# @No Japanese losses
& I/ m5 Y& I4 n' g8 G! f% H6 sAllied Ships0 L3 @; j; C" E% B( d' g' [- g
xAK Munlock' q& V( ?: s W' H1 H( b3 d
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ A/ s4 s: P7 j* f( F4 U; W# q% H
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* U$ I* F ~5 f7 R Y# `* h. ^, M2 x
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires 5 q5 k' r' Z2 w' v" ?0 A4 m
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% H& W0 j3 V: P; a4 K# DMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 , l. F4 i% L9 B1 I. a, H! \) N
Weather in hex: Light rain : \9 d, ~1 }$ ?+ _! E: L8 Q. W8 J0 U
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
8 u5 `8 [: ]( f- Q0 wEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
/ x: k: P: d+ H! o6 t' FJapanese aircraft
# }4 c1 x* o$ ~6 G. H$ ? A6M2 Zero x 10 : ]0 \9 ?2 \4 ]3 X1 T0 R/ [; e
Allied aircraft5 ]( h @) X: C4 X( Z& Y- R
P-26A x 3
: w" C& v& x& i9 A' o* H u: n6 Y" @ P-35A x 10
! P% f* ^5 }- e# A. w P-40B Warhawk x 9; V) f- ?9 Y" d- i- V& Y& N
P-40E Warhawk x 33 ( W" o3 [5 E. Y$ K3 j5 w4 Z
Japanese aircraft losses
. a) N8 `5 }1 h% B6 b* I" j3 F" c. a A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed + f6 R: V6 @4 y6 Q) c% z
Allied aircraft losses+ h3 D; H5 i" q2 A3 }' ?
P-26A: 1 destroyed
9 B3 l" T9 u0 Z; a H P-35A: 2 destroyed
; q( A: _8 T, d" t( b( i P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
% I& F% d/ y% _1 F# zAircraft Attacking:
# m( r3 I' ` L; J4 Z 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet 8 ?/ k& e+ A, q0 P8 b3 W
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, _+ g4 ~1 ^! \+ j8 e& S3 rMorning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) + M( S& I+ I" p
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
5 R5 v) @' u* Z2 |: h, n3 m* ]Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 `# H6 r6 V( a* y0 @) {$ P' wEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
& q) F& B; a$ R% m }, v1 }* E( aJapanese aircraft, x& V/ C! m4 d" B8 V* B Z- o% j
B5M1 Mabel x 5
- n* [$ {$ g, M1 N$ j, ^' HNo Japanese losses
8 u$ q7 c% q, V( f, X- e0 z7 kAllied ground losses:7 _5 M1 L' F7 m* @
13 casualties reported
' s- \# T7 t; R* q# e! A Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 S* u! H* ?0 B: A! H7 T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled5 L5 m+ W& p* ] C% E1 a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled * @8 W" `* V3 f4 w5 f/ i3 n4 A
Aircraft Attacking:5 t5 U" \( E( U9 _# _2 Z+ Q
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
1 R4 ~& H' o# G9 n$ K Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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, h$ g6 [% [6 k/ t! pMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 5 l9 y9 E" j6 v/ S8 g
Weather in hex: Light rain . N; c$ Q) w% q1 Z/ r: T
Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.; i+ w4 u2 O5 `' E" f
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes 5 l9 B+ @+ z) s8 O
Japanese aircraft/ W2 W' ?8 Q8 E2 c1 C- a; [) M0 \# K
A6M2 Zero x 9
" U. z F4 Q( _Allied aircraft
) X' b6 F: {4 m% a P-35A x 6, ?# J! n* _9 D
P-40B Warhawk x 8
) {( A5 s: Q: m% U: \ P-40E Warhawk x 24 - S9 b& ]) Z& _" C
Japanese aircraft losses# ?0 a d! X4 h+ |, R i# M* w
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed : K" d! j# z1 Y! l
Allied aircraft losses. b/ F$ ~7 c/ N# Y% |
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed 3 m8 `: G; m0 f
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 : h' B; U) e' @2 @ l0 h' Z
Weather in hex: Light rain ; P4 p: @# e+ `: z' @
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
* B; I4 ^6 l7 u; P6 S) ?9 L3 CEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
, U' x; ~8 t& T0 rJapanese aircraft& e9 W- j& k) L$ t( D) l% L/ i
A6M2 Zero x 6
6 t9 M9 }4 x* O% |$ c' A/ c/ y! A1 cAllied aircraft3 U/ S, k- U3 i9 ]2 r Z; p0 J
P-35A x 58 ?' t, T4 I @8 z' z7 f
P-40B Warhawk x 88 o6 R2 J; q4 x" I4 ~# E3 B( L5 s2 G
P-40E Warhawk x 18 , c; V4 t3 s& H% f# j7 S! G
No Japanese losses / c! h/ O' F1 S7 N+ Y' L" |
Allied aircraft losses9 J) K$ z# i* F0 U" w4 @0 h4 R) |
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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0 d f& o) c$ I; k( t. ZMorning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
2 `& m( _5 q4 X$ W( r( x: GWeather in hex: Partial cloud 6 S5 C" A! J' ?$ P1 a
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
1 ^) v7 v8 Q4 a: REstimated time to target is 9 minutes
9 y+ S+ `/ z3 b: ~5 [' P/ Y4 eJapanese aircraft
+ J: H& Q' r; V7 W, e4 C e B5N1 Kate x 12 ) o' g5 U) ~+ {8 c: T. j4 r9 Z* B
No Japanese losses
& Y" D$ [4 P9 U4 N4 \& J1 l9 qPort hits 2
9 a- k8 y; Q# y2 c* \Port supply hits 1
8 ^, U" p6 `+ G" W! ?Aircraft Attacking:
; @1 R3 a5 k2 { D- x 12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
@9 D0 c4 V2 b, r4 w# X" h Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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& U' L8 `- U$ IMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 # T& Q% S3 \1 X; B9 @
Weather in hex: Light cloud
* M: o) k& r8 L' BRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ Y* A& R$ D5 S/ bEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
$ f* |' C; V& gJapanese aircraft" H+ c+ T/ N4 k# y7 f( r
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 64 j" e. d! Z: L7 j! |+ m+ v0 i
Ki-27b Nate x 1& _2 R& k5 b) K' Z
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 ' {7 u1 j( z6 F. [* R4 W
No Japanese losses
* E' x2 g+ V# R- }9 @4 i$ FAllied Ships6 }' W( g/ F$ o
xAK Hinsang3 S+ h! u) v' j" w- B# N7 P" X/ X
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage. @9 o$ Q& u& z; ]' f- `- J
xAKL Chengtu( j6 g& @# G% i n! G' c$ J
xAKL Joan Moller1 j) b6 C4 k6 D# w- g" h* r
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire" A7 f4 ^) C' U3 H) V
xAK Bennevis
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 4 j" s! O& E# h% @/ G
Weather in hex: Clear sky
4 ]9 }/ \1 o4 s) @; ]Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* W; _) f; m1 a& M+ w. w+ e5 h4 |5 NEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
+ j+ d% J* M c$ FJapanese aircraft
% {/ `1 R: P8 m+ ?+ H5 n% F Ki-27b Nate x 9+ N* E7 g3 ?7 u! U- X- @
Ki-36 Ida x 199 h: a) B5 a. h4 u7 s
Ki-44 Tojo x 89 P( j# O ~( K: P2 l2 O
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
3 U9 S2 r- Y5 ^- P Ki-51 Sonia x 17
) d8 z; @" E6 @( C. `6 qNo Japanese losses . M* O' e/ L# J# C5 E
Airbase hits 71 A+ T8 O8 O* h" B* `& g
Airbase supply hits 3! L/ H$ _9 \* e% _2 Z& i
Runway hits 11 2 o4 ?2 _8 O! l# k# z( F
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5 E+ x- c7 ~: K( R1 kMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 8 D2 D' |5 M1 E, N+ B3 w, j2 w3 r" k
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
, T5 C2 G( N# c0 T2 C1 {, Y! Z* }Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.8 L0 T9 s6 A- g! n: T1 q' s
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes 4 m3 l" P0 \0 Z* P2 _- u
Japanese aircraft
) @6 s; t3 f6 ?+ n0 L2 _ Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65
* u6 v S3 V1 ` Ki-27b Nate x 19
* ?5 y5 q) Y* O1 VJapanese aircraft losses
- h( L: L9 M8 T5 r6 k Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
: f m% \6 H( w3 P! u5 g# PAllied ground losses:
' o9 C0 ]4 E7 n3 W. w! @. s; s# U 66 casualties reported) z. |5 @" |: F* D2 F" r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
+ M& t* W* Z! n; D2 X, O2 N( B1 ? Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ k3 \; P- w- [# d. p6 | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled $ t& N0 O+ e/ Y
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# N, G5 }# ?4 P: R, hMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
& L1 e3 f4 b8 F0 k r' QWeather in hex: Heavy rain
5 V# D t- n0 V ]" @0 P4 V4 uRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
/ S% {! U2 t3 MEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
$ A) }4 @, x) ], m6 g& ^Japanese aircraft
. D0 R: Y4 ^4 i) e- Z( k) ~0 Z( u Ki-27b Nate x 34
6 m& ]" ^) E, j: f# M Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6+ W% c1 J9 H2 i# S2 X" ?, Q
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
1 N4 u$ b3 A$ H7 f9 i; JNo Japanese losses % a: Y* {7 `4 c& b1 d
Allied ground losses:4 M$ L% L/ E5 W8 D I
39 casualties reported
% Z2 e0 l- Q& p Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% b, C' d: \- g7 f4 V7 X
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
; L" b4 f6 D' l( _) W. K Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
# `+ T, z+ @$ N4 L) rWeather in hex: Clear sky ( w: E. u2 Y, ` o* z5 c
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.( k. ? D8 p) a! O" d, F
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes : j& d5 c* x, L W' Q# z
Japanese aircraft
3 O$ ^: C+ t) P6 D( |) } A @ Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
[" F, q4 G- g2 M, i zNo Japanese losses
$ X# u6 K( Q2 u; r. U mAirbase hits 1
8 j' J/ s) Y8 N0 uRunway hits 2! r6 g! N- V+ U5 s7 I/ K' K+ }
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$ j; f; D* g: n( K/ m# b/ cMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 ; A- k* h; ^" x0 @
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
0 K/ |& V; t2 q. _. Q! J% c; NRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.$ R. k# j! `1 Q Z/ T# t
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
6 w- |: q0 Y- j' |3 |) ZJapanese aircraft; w5 E& k2 }) x, C# a4 r2 v2 e
Ki-27b Nate x 24 8 N8 p( L; b0 @" v; e3 j K+ ?1 s7 j
Allied aircraft
: \, h2 Y- k. z J; J Blenheim I x 4
( M# j# F; r' F+ U& Q. NNo Japanese losses
0 R: n T4 g4 b( A: ONo Allied losses
1 d8 r9 I% y. N+ ~# }! o5 w G3 ^Japanese Ships
+ a( t% C* h, `; O: q" | BB Haruna ) u5 z+ a3 P( d) R0 s
Aircraft Attacking:
7 ?" O0 \/ }8 G( f* r7 M2 x 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
! g" o+ _* v: |) x6 } Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
( K* Q8 B- Z& O7 W2 K8 N& GWeather in hex: Heavy rain 4 ?' |1 U, O& j' Y: o
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 S2 \; y9 m2 ]7 X! _ Z8 \9 k3 TEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
8 ^9 Q" T% ~5 V, qJapanese aircraft4 V E9 ^/ S7 t; G+ w* [4 t* t
G4M1 Betty x 19$ ]0 ~1 {* H7 d
Ki-27b Nate x 12
: t! ~( u, J) Q: o [No Japanese losses
/ j' Z! Y. x3 x9 `' mAllied ground losses:
; T" K. `: E) \ 33 casualties reported
2 F7 W% n9 a8 R- K+ c8 s9 [& k Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# O* `8 b8 ]4 R$ K; x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled6 ?6 O% }' W, y8 M/ H( g
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled; m: N3 m2 v& d/ d& Z+ H
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) ( C/ ~1 O& P; P; ?8 t. l
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
8 G& E. A* j& PWeather in hex: Clear sky
4 b, }3 }9 R& y( s' [5 fRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.: L& O. p4 U$ A$ ~% S3 ]5 N
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
& I, T. p. R. q: c' `2 k, p8 m* qJapanese aircraft& z; }) \; l2 r; Y& W
A6M2 Zero x 468 `7 p2 k/ I7 z& ?1 n L$ y7 Y
B5N2 Kate x 35
& o) u' j! l. M3 A& v D3A1 Val x 9
' l; R/ m8 E2 ~2 l- y0 W; G, x, h! IJapanese aircraft losses/ n x9 i% S* a% _
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged+ Z2 G3 c8 u. o8 ~! g9 l: t# B
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged ; z: u" x6 H; o& Z+ Q
Allied Ships
" m! W2 @. {' i6 |8 u' o& f DD Litchfield
% C2 b9 C# `# w' O6 n8 N5 I, | DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% J9 y G4 X7 r* B& x DD Ward$ V* j7 d8 ~5 T5 t
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 ^& a: l* N& ~, s
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& n/ o7 A7 x' X: c; J! F4 V) I3 }) gMorning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 ) Y9 B9 ~3 Y. o! W/ E0 P/ m1 D
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
7 M4 r X! A$ D& Y( @9 G; {& WRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.2 K6 u& ^8 }+ x% v! U7 z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes $ R* i/ N0 k5 j# y* X6 B+ @0 i
Allied aircraft
8 p1 {0 e; O+ P" {" O, p F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
' h+ j& {6 {) E) D: F. x- F SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
4 \9 p( L& X9 y7 f3 x+ k TBD-1 Devastator x 15
! e% U+ V3 O m" @Allied aircraft losses
3 M& N# `9 c8 R* Z+ I TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
) ^9 o' B, U* zJapanese Ships2 N, n# Q g3 [' ~6 l/ L; v/ \) G! h
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 ^7 M. R' X( C6 Y$ `
DD Sazanami
0 P$ R6 s$ h; `) N8 s4 u' | AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires ; C4 Q( o% u1 X4 ]8 X) ?0 h- t) V
3 D3 d' ?4 @" C8 b5 z$ R# N
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio, [: f, q9 e) }9 n7 w0 ?/ c/ l
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
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* S: T5 u. [1 J, T' Y- hMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
* r7 u6 x7 J( z2 XWeather in hex: Light cloud
1 q8 d% Z9 b7 P$ WRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., Y0 D: f" v1 a. d: q/ l! a j9 i
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
5 e( B& [ ~2 xJapanese aircraft
- v L: V4 v* T% t Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
2 P m6 _, h" INo Japanese losses B0 ]" U) S4 w
Allied Ships
% h; a: I+ b' g& ^ xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 h2 b( J# |) [" q4 g# b; g" W' Z! s xAK Hinsang
0 q% M2 l R0 b: k4 G* TAircraft Attacking:
8 B! i' O/ P f+ b) K) C, e$ Z: A( Y 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
8 g. H' _+ x6 W2 S3 y5 O% G Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 f/ p# n1 ^3 Q* d9 c) MHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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" y& y# T$ `) I3 g S) uMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 5 D* b6 z. o+ W, q) t
Weather in hex: Clear sky
' W$ g+ F7 f; k. a9 HRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( |5 F( \- _% K
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 8 ?/ h4 ]2 Y! p
Japanese aircraft. V. g# _* R3 {: }* E1 k5 @
D3A1 Val x 13
8 X* P$ f. a5 q2 \4 ANo Japanese losses
, g- M+ V% h' h/ Z }1 tAllied Ships7 g- V1 b$ ^. B: C$ P
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires2 q& x" O, R* v! S6 Y0 S- x; @
DD Ward
/ e, q* `' U7 g# @4 Y DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
. S9 f% h* I* e! F/ W
! m0 A% }5 j+ T! w) d, ]+ B# kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley, c) \! F( G; U" U0 A; ?
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 2 [6 {1 g5 X+ _- ?0 F
Weather in hex: Light cloud
0 p1 u5 R$ F0 _8 U) lRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.: v+ e) |3 u0 S8 e' F% _7 b, ~
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes 7 u! }3 d# L: G8 Y) P/ E
Japanese aircraft
+ \( Z) l7 ]' k+ } Z1 C Ki-27b Nate x 30
: s! K; n# u! i$ N. }! TAllied aircraft
: ^. X9 i, v3 T0 B9 q0 q0 A& k( J Blenheim I x 7
7 I% t/ A% i* j1 }7 ENo Japanese losses - I/ E; H! d5 f; T" ^+ x- T
Allied aircraft losses
1 d) f$ e( @- [3 O Blenheim I: 2 damaged5 ^: B7 \5 w! `% X- @: q; {
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak 0 N8 Q. P" [ n( F7 D$ e
Japanese Ships0 ?) f) F; J7 `2 [- u
BB Haruna
" Q4 U7 b9 r% `. ]6 i9 T8 P xAK Asakasan Maru
; Z; g0 ~6 J, N- \$ q) d4 AAircraft Attacking:
0 s% B! K, p9 Q2 C" @ 7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
# R, Y; C ?* B/ O, A F Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
3 E' e: i$ A$ j, {8 R1 c- Y& jWeather in hex: Overcast ) q6 b: x3 R" |) s v3 h+ h
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# w2 J7 c3 h+ N a/ M0 G/ ]
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
) ?- ^5 ^* O3 S$ b( E2 @' HJapanese aircraft* a0 e5 ?# U: P& f4 v. S% c
A6M2 Zero x 10
. z9 b' |% Q0 l) {# l9 m8 E$ [ B5N2 Kate x 5 5 C. f* ^! |3 {
No Japanese losses
5 s; [3 R4 c0 x# K; s; Y1 L0 gAllied Ships* J. m2 t6 ?+ x' _
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 y6 f" l' w8 l9 hAircraft Attacking:9 d/ q( M" D n2 [' o- j+ S4 i3 Q
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 I2 @8 R9 c! F q# `
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 2 }! F( f' i4 j' v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
5 ?" `/ W) H' t+ z& b. `Weather in hex: Heavy rain+ c& Q$ G h6 u
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
5 w3 Y( H+ _6 K4 i% |: uEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 5 K' [5 I% U( ~" I+ ]5 o5 r/ n* P' t
Allied aircraft
' d h* f5 E4 T! R F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
* n- E' w" S6 V$ f6 E0 g SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 + _2 A1 F+ u* }, v0 n f5 Q
No Allied losses ! z6 Y0 I; q" \& f) d+ a2 {6 B, J
Japanese Ships
. S% w, h& Y/ L0 Z" L DD Sazanami2 p# I2 F( E- ^9 a5 f3 Z
DD Ushio, and is sunk
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) ) l, J& L! r" O6 v2 \( h1 E% j8 g
Japanese Deliberate attack 2 Q/ Y9 h. B4 g1 ^9 ~5 }
Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 3 R" F& a$ \" s0 r$ c+ p
Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
" R1 }8 l7 R. x; rJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
5 i) ], D N- V% f9 f) @- A3 N/ b; DJapanese adjusted assault: 100 z+ z8 B) Z( @ g4 i7 h
Allied adjusted defense: 8 N: |: ~ p8 [; C7 o' K
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) / H8 }" |% f4 }. j- H, W' ^5 o
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!
% |- c4 j: D# q; I2 m5 B* V6 [Combat modifiers
- r. M, \! F$ D9 ^( ?! wDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-). H! D3 _$ |4 R
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
( v3 d9 y9 {* Q2 dAttacker: fatigue(-) 8 l" c5 ~. g) ?3 I( P6 C9 m* @
Japanese ground losses:
9 u0 W q% G, H( C 37 casualties reported% ^( D3 h; A2 P3 e* a; z" M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' t$ f) _( Z [& ~1 Y. l% {) x% K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! ?2 Y. N, Z7 I( `/ ^3 \) d6 F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 4 {' h0 p9 b( X; d* ?: Z
Allied ground losses:4 ^& f" G& ?/ I" V
2519 casualties reported
! w8 I. |4 R& P& U6 |- ~" }; g Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled; e: @. G' Z1 ?4 X. k
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled e! q: h( Z6 A; E+ E. S: N
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled l) k* {1 j6 @& s/ t4 a7 @
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
& q8 `: F( V: a9 G3 N& F' X Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)( H$ b* k' o5 j. k7 X1 v
Units retreated 2& u2 g, Y! Y) n2 f) ^; k% m
Units destroyed 1
8 w: h! X& Q, Z9 F& }3 a* J0 s# P! zDefeated Allied Units Retreating! . n u& N5 g" ]2 H& u1 Y
Assaulting units:1 I. e, y2 ]4 }0 M. y4 Q& `1 D: V
56th Infantry Regiment) @0 z7 @! z& \2 ` \
12th Engineer Regiment( Y" ]- o' B, n8 G) k% F: G: n
5th JAAF AF Coy
. B/ [# s, G& k, K) w' jDefending units:
7 C2 Q: X% K7 u1 U0 M3 O0 q d FMSV Brigade
* i; N. n+ r* h' f' o2 m 8th Indian Brigade/ v# j5 X) s5 }" S- c% f. v
3rd ISF Base Force |