AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 410 ~' S4 c" j/ ]6 }! n$ n  y 
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。。 
6 `# c8 l7 s$ Q! t6 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。 
6 s7 P3 e) I) @) f+ h1 r/ G大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。  
$ \# K* x% A! A1 x6 \6 U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,* e- _  W1 ~: T9 N) I' M 
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。, ~* w: v* r$ L# y 
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。 
% i  Y7 @7 x' H8 x4 u5 A% L4 V, @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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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) 9 Q" G, B4 x7 v$ X5 z 
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.  
0 D3 ^3 o9 x4 g" b3 U' d% j/ iJapanese Ships* f$ |; f& z3 K+ D9 j4 V) A) n7 v' h 
      CL Sendai& t% z+ Q! O$ {, `$ X$ \ 
      DD Ayanami9 y% w7 i# h; w1 y, X  A; V" O) J 
      DD Shikinami 
% n3 X$ q% o* c; X8 g) h      DD Isonami( q2 X4 B+ z0 N9 m" u9 T 
      PB Tatsumiya Maru4 R. ]4 F2 k0 a" q9 I 
      SC Ch 9 
, e# x! @& s0 V6 R( i3 m7 h; s( l      SC Ch 7 
1 }  r( z5 @% f+ H$ a  z      AK Sasako Maru% }1 i2 `& W7 z 
      DD Uranami 9 G3 j2 ?9 ], c) Q. {% n 
Japanese ground losses: 
2 D$ Q4 z- y, b& Y. H+ W      26 casualties reported/ H$ q) C) h7 o2 @$ U, |) ? 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
. Q3 i% E# Y' \# l1 A/ b/ S         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled, ?$ k% Q$ S$ n9 L# i 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled  
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; U. d: _( A% X3 ?; ~/ C! TSubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang  at 50,85 ) a7 g( v3 \; `3 v; w  p. | 
Japanese Ships 
+ p% v; Q0 P8 C$ I; f* [      SS I-121  
" t7 Y4 }1 D8 v1 s! nAllied Ships! Y- K3 ^" e4 F  @9 P3 m; H" J2 J 
      xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage ( L+ l. L; y. a/ b" F 
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-1213 Z6 ?4 ]( q0 n7 M 
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang  
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- {% J3 d8 v" t3 }1 U7 yTF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)  
+ x" d, {# u  V# [; pAllied Ships 
% s: [2 D" S* N      DD Pillsbury% [$ v! O. X- [ 
      DD Peary 
6 K) o1 ~: _5 [; z      DD Pope, Mine hits 1,  heavy damage7 C3 `( [; y2 V$ p 
3 mines cleared ' G0 _% n1 z) \, C 
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$ L3 {! C' k! Y" L2 ~2 IASW attack near Kota Bharu  at 51,75  
8 m" i: Z; z- T+ ]Japanese Ships* m: ?  b( u* C6 P) N' ~ 
      CL Jintsu) Q) ~7 x$ O9 L4 L0 l6 X+ V* L- X 
      DD Oshio9 O' y( P1 D; b; B- L/ _0 J 
      DD Hibiki 
; u' d! {3 I, X: B7 s      DD Akatsuki& i! }5 Z+ A* \: U9 f 
      DD Arashio  
$ N& N/ K) ?7 [2 q% TAllied Ships 
9 }/ @. v+ F; a# ?% m2 b; o, D      SS KXI, hits 9  
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; E0 w& b: s% w1 I4 B  rDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards  
9 b5 J, @$ b7 T8 N" K" K, eJapanese Ships 
$ Z) }. t2 D5 e( q+ M  o+ x      CA Maya 
8 t) _% V4 X9 `      DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1& v, s$ n3 W( B2 x3 |; x' l; Q 
      DD Minazuki 
" A: m4 W7 R) L7 i6 c, r& w! t      DD Fumizuki 
) o7 y9 ?% g# i4 \5 I6 R2 @      DD Nagatsuki: g" f8 F0 \6 h: G* H 
Allied Ships 
% r' p; l/ f3 k; J2 O      DD Scout+ [  n7 I' o" k# V  n4 z% ~5 b& T$ V4 m/ r 
      DD Thanet, Shell hits 2 
3 s% W/ V" i7 y# s      DD Thracian  
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2 P5 w' U5 L' q3 H$ C6 `/ G) j6 ]Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards  
0 [+ q) H, |% ^# kJapanese Ships5 s; J; C3 c+ _3 A& V 
      DD Sazanami; N0 K: B8 G+ f& _2 z5 b 
      DD Ushio. a, B8 P+ _7 b8 ?! V. K# \7 I 
      AO Shiriya   q' ?0 J$ d6 ]" L 
Allied Ships 
: W3 M, Q1 l4 N      CV Enterprise 
  I" z, \0 A( r$ Y+ W      CA Northampton 
! b) K+ i) P* M. z      CA Chester. J+ z( I" `4 n. x 
      CA Salt Lake City! t7 k, `0 n/ M" O! Q/ f7 Y 
      DD Craven 
) Q$ X% i7 I3 a; x3 m8 W      DD Gridley 
; Q  e0 I' a: I3 x      DD McCall3 k/ I( l. k5 V" W# Z9 m5 m3 q 
      DD Maury 
+ R& ~/ h4 `& k0 s4 z$ C7 }0 i) p      DD Benham 
4 k7 ^6 C( d; M  K7 @0 p& O      DD Ellet 
4 j  ^: c* @8 H: x4 m      DD Dunlap9 d/ [$ e2 O) P: ?; F: D, Z 
      DD Fanning 
; x  f: m: ], M2 P" q8 `      DD Balch  
# J' J+ R  r: d" T; _1 `& O7 Y; b3 cMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards 
* c  f7 X+ R! e" X* rCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards* l9 G0 k7 Z" r! G% X. Y 
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards 
+ j" Q6 W& J4 a; ~2 c, d) r! M. ]Both TF attempt to withdraw!7 U( @; @1 \" t) K4 X& R/ f 
Range increases to 28,000 yards...7 l1 i* n* a- i7 @ 
Both Task Forces evade combat  
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards 0 I' E, |% c# V 
Japanese Ships( ?  k  d! K( {% d( N% U8 m0 `# O# V& { 
      APD Fuji 
! j& b+ J/ \+ e% u      TB Hiyodori/ C, p+ S( f$ R' b* t 
      AMc Toroshima Maru- L0 j* n; `/ E. ^1 u" @# d 
      PB Heiei Maru #7 
' r* A# F2 J. X: Q9 M1 q' d      xAK Syoka Maru$ ~5 j8 _: K- `# K& f& {* @8 y 
      xAK Rokko Maru 
6 F! V5 k+ @# g/ Y9 w      xAK Igasa Maru" S$ o! |/ \& x0 h) g1 `: x( I 
      xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 
8 y" b: l; d* z$ U! v  O' [/ ?9 y+ p- t      xAKL Sasago Maru % T2 c5 G* Z! ^$ x 
Allied Ships 
6 Q0 }6 _  V  B      MTB 7 
9 x* g! n- H! {& H/ q7 O      MTB 8 
. w* S0 ^# V# \  }' I      MTB 9 
2 e  _2 A1 ~+ m* c: @( ]      MTB 100 |2 p: x, ^, \0 M0 V  v 
      MTB 11+ A2 v: \& C: O' R( _& F8 v9 i 
      MTB 12& U/ R# X- r2 e 
      MTB 26  ~& b0 o! P! u$ f* m 
      MTB 27 , f1 @9 M0 W0 R( t2 c 
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms5 i! s5 U$ P* j# O5 k 
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards 
9 j* u% [& K. u2 TRange increases to 18,000 yards... 
% G+ J1 U' T* ?2 w( K# W7 H. Q( q8 K' [: RBoth Task Forces evade combat 
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1 p& ?# \$ F. g* a5 z1 EMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76  6 ^% _0 _! ~* L5 a. q" ?: B% r 
Weather in hex: Light rain  
( Q. }% M. N' Z- QRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. 
3 }& f" i. m& P- U1 t  QEstimated time to target is 10 minutes # O7 K) n* q8 ]- c: k5 Y) A# d 
Japanese aircraft. F# |' K& ~8 S5 {" x0 M8 e( |# ` 
      A6M2 Zero x 21$ W  g/ ^$ n8 X+ ]' O 
Allied aircraft7 o* c- p4 @$ q- W! t' u4 { 
      P-26A x 8; }& E. W! w( c 
      P-35A x 13  e( |, y9 `! i5 @9 d 
      P-40B Warhawk x 14 
$ ~+ F+ {# A9 p7 ^3 \# |      P-40E Warhawk x 46 - P; v" s  ^: ~( S5 r; j9 f: ^5 u 
Japanese aircraft losses, W" |7 P. v0 U' J 
      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed " ^6 ?/ n3 _7 p 
Allied aircraft losses9 g/ V& r+ M. c4 e' A1 Y 
      P-26A: 1 destroyed0 H# w8 q0 v1 [1 P( _& | 
      P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed 
; G+ O, {" R6 k4 m      P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed 9 A8 x1 M/ u8 l' Z: M 
Aircraft Attacking:2 P0 K: K/ t! E1 U2 _( B 
       1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet " j  h6 p  g/ D 
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/ V0 {; j  X3 C( l) ~Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) " p9 b* W3 C9 } 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain  
% h1 I# ]7 G/ L! SRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. 
$ K/ A; H5 p5 S: t" AEstimated time to target is 15 minutes  
  J- [% X  X/ F2 cJapanese aircraft 
$ B8 Z6 s! {; C4 q2 I      G3M2 Nell x 33 
' E' M* [/ g6 @( T      G4M1 Betty x 3 
4 V; z- J2 G6 w+ ?0 k      Ki-27b Nate x 19  
7 z6 J6 }+ ~. a" ?. n+ L! V8 hNo Japanese losses  
! w) W- y0 q' _! g5 W2 qAllied ground losses: 
8 u# Z" i+ K, g7 V" U6 S      95 casualties reported$ e7 G8 ~1 p$ g# L: O( b% j 
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled# o: D6 V; n- w8 h1 t7 K" J& o 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled 
5 D! `9 z4 M; P/ Q         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ! o7 I4 ~  @1 b! K! [4 x: i" a& h 
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/ _: R& n9 P& g- v; ?Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)  
/ M! P: S% N/ d0 t# I5 mWeather in hex: Heavy rain % e7 h% ^. o) h  X3 d* c 
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.8 g% A) V( m  y* Y' S* |3 V% _ 
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes  
* K' w+ p6 w) L0 g) i- ]& A1 GJapanese aircraft8 l% {, O; S7 K% H/ z 
      G3M2 Nell x 164 B$ u5 v# h7 E 
      G4M1 Betty x 11  v  M, V# K3 f 
      Ki-27b Nate x 15  
: a6 b: `) N( n5 ^) O2 \& O$ a: MJapanese aircraft losses0 ]: N: j1 _" o 
      G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged 
/ \0 K* w6 \3 i; f      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged 4 l4 }2 s4 f1 h 
Allied ground losses:; Q) P, R* ]. A1 g0 Q+ ]3 p 
      43 casualties reported3 x( `8 N4 b& Q/ i: Y 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled 
5 O3 t" z& c+ H% M( l( b# o2 r; w* |" m         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled 
. H' s* m& d; ^2 L4 @0 M4 P: k         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled  
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Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)  
* O, a" j$ l' MWeather in hex: Heavy rain  
, x+ t5 W% {, j# D- e) ?. s% aRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. 
3 @8 g2 s) Y( N! D6 Z% mEstimated time to target is 9 minutes   U# ~( M2 b5 |* n" K* J# N 
Japanese aircraft, k0 F; ?6 Z$ x3 \6 s0 o' P 
      G3M2 Nell x 278 G' r/ H6 s/ O 
      Ki-27b Nate x 34  
6 r, M5 ~; U- l0 iNo Japanese losses  
! o) r3 S7 V. T4 _# |6 F6 [, mAllied ground losses:/ _, S0 ?/ }+ j6 p" x& i 
      78 casualties reported$ V/ t+ p8 ~1 w  j# O 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled 
. F6 e% o0 A# E         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled 
* k$ X9 I5 U" }. F/ o+ |& u) E( \8 o         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled  
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68  
2 r  l' i) R# s! tWeather in hex: Light cloud 
# ]5 q1 |; Q8 w1 RRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. 
2 q  ~+ S. X3 C8 m0 |Estimated time to target is 6 minutes  
. E( {; m) ^3 f) lJapanese aircraft 
1 o$ d# p# w, Y3 g( ~      G3M2 Nell x 3 
$ L* Y0 N1 M* s      G4M1 Betty x 12" Q7 e& T- z3 t 
      Ki-27b Nate x 9 , m6 o+ f" m6 ^- z 
No Japanese losses  
. o1 B( }# T+ l/ c6 vAllied Ships( k1 g; t, }5 @3 w8 v2 d/ e 
      xAK Munlock. Z, y3 t# w' G* z  p7 l7 o! ~ 
      xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
* i8 ^$ I/ O; W, x      xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage 
) D6 s/ Q' v+ p4 m- U$ G! E7 P- {      xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires , H  Q/ k1 y# y 
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76  * I* H) a" U7 t  A/ [6 c+ x 
Weather in hex: Light rain 9 P& }3 d. M9 L& f6 w 
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.( W' U" v8 i6 _9 B( U 
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes 0 M! W3 L3 T5 ` 
Japanese aircraft 
  V" k0 W' u5 D6 c2 d8 Y  s      A6M2 Zero x 10  
* }0 e" @( K9 X( L4 I' WAllied aircraft 
+ P  D* B. P6 |8 S' ?  {. U: L! n      P-26A x 3 
9 ?- M" O, B7 L' }+ q% Y      P-35A x 10$ V& _5 d7 L! [4 V/ h* D' I4 W 
      P-40B Warhawk x 9 
- P+ _4 J' y. D) l! R1 w      P-40E Warhawk x 33 , R# ]; D; u9 l. F 
Japanese aircraft losses4 J! e# K- s4 y 
      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed . s% Z1 L3 G2 ?# a% s  |) { 
Allied aircraft losses 
0 {7 z8 ?3 T5 p) A      P-26A: 1 destroyed 
8 w% [4 ^) o4 p" o8 x      P-35A: 2 destroyed 
( \2 L: q. B% h: Y      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed  
2 P( r/ n- ^; ]" ZAircraft Attacking:1 @5 J, X+ d* d. x- |0 i 
       1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet 6 ]( P7 H  `6 Y. V" i( ~5 _# ~ 
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) * @8 ?2 z+ B3 C/ o9 t# [" N6 v 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 6 W  g6 k* a% E2 P- t! O; x( V 
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. 
; c4 e. n9 S, h0 U$ b: z: B; vEstimated time to target is 5 minutes 4 P7 R, K+ Y  U; X5 K  T3 m* Z9 {( _ 
Japanese aircraft/ U) y, @) O+ {: m8 ~+ L 
      B5M1 Mabel x 5  
* i5 D( B8 d/ u- Y& E4 rNo Japanese losses  
2 x/ g, {  h% U' AAllied ground losses: 
5 i# l4 N5 F9 h/ v5 X/ @" @7 p  Q      13 casualties reported/ d- u) U" K. m" S5 Q+ C 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 f# f# [% e; r' `  S 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" o  t7 |! w  C5 P* e3 O0 K/ y 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled  
+ v4 F0 Y/ y' oAircraft Attacking:  j& d+ h1 A! G' W8 N 
       5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet' G# |! E% _% b! y( {/ `- z) { 
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb  
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76   
$ B0 B5 p" u5 Y9 UWeather in hex: Light rain  
7 j# @0 H5 H; z; n9 CRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. 
' t8 @# ~8 s1 I/ fEstimated time to target is 27 minutes  
/ N  e  E& Z+ BJapanese aircraft4 `" O! u9 k5 m" {0 \  l+ A- L 
      A6M2 Zero x 9  
/ E  a& x2 k7 b3 cAllied aircraft- l" A" j: ^* k( J; G5 e& h7 _; S 
      P-35A x 6 
# X2 v/ P* l+ ]      P-40B Warhawk x 8! I$ r. |7 X/ X; L 
      P-40E Warhawk x 24 3 U% U9 y; F. x+ S  X 
Japanese aircraft losses" Q" v0 T# Z* T  x 
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed ' o6 J1 b2 z% ?3 y+ t) d- f 
Allied aircraft losses2 ~3 Q! ]9 }; f. c0 s. R, y& X 
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed  
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" m8 z7 b. S5 o' d% ^/ g$ nMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76  1 p$ a# a* d/ e0 @+ J 
Weather in hex: Light rain  
1 [* X' G, J( _! LRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.% c! P8 @. Z+ G# ?4 z  O+ R& i 
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes  
. G1 K4 J8 ?! f) QJapanese aircraft. ]0 h. I( K. C+ X+ a$ m9 O+ D 
      A6M2 Zero x 6 : z% p! N, y+ x. @- Q: K 
Allied aircraft 
$ v8 T. Z$ K9 j9 K0 W      P-35A x 55 S1 P8 D+ W( }& H9 v 
      P-40B Warhawk x 8 
6 F. C  Q1 G4 j! K1 m8 x4 Q. x      P-40E Warhawk x 18  
5 i6 T7 l7 T' QNo Japanese losses  
. u  i2 A$ p0 B: t- lAllied aircraft losses3 j  u; R. t# T 
      P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed  
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91   
$ j+ I# t8 H0 s& z$ w4 F# YWeather in hex: Partial cloud  
" A! e0 f! i9 i' R* I- rRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. 
& m: w5 @  \2 w) Q: u, m$ LEstimated time to target is 9 minutes  
8 ?( y( [7 o) ^. S4 w3 HJapanese aircraft! d8 K& N# ~& s 
      B5N1 Kate x 12 ' W3 N) ^% ~5 R6 m2 b 
No Japanese losses  
% V) F. a+ T0 m8 k+ @0 uPort hits 26 _6 Q5 i: e% S0 t 
Port supply hits 1 + V) D7 ]. K- ] 
Aircraft Attacking: 
6 e0 c0 O" b, s1 f+ @7 U! g5 d) K      12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * 3 U/ J5 W+ v$ h6 _7 x 
               Port Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb ) t3 i8 G' z5 L 
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$ w( Z; I! Z  {9 sMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68  
1 p9 F& ?5 U7 {: ^Weather in hex: Light cloud  
: g- ~4 H- y2 vRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. 
  X8 z4 n' Y" \' T  L( OEstimated time to target is 5 minutes ( N) Y+ Y+ R3 l$ {+ K* c. n3 G 
Japanese aircraft 
' X1 T3 u& K5 q* m: p      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6 
- I: M+ h" Y4 C/ p      Ki-27b Nate x 1 
8 s2 T3 s# q1 ]2 ^% x9 P" l2 s      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 9 W$ T* x7 I2 w 
No Japanese losses  
& J5 [+ Q, ?2 r+ W: HAllied Ships 
5 I0 m/ e* E# a9 \) C      xAK Hinsang 
* t4 M7 F4 g, c. v/ _      xAK Hai Lee,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
7 k1 S( l: e/ Y* f& O* J! }( D# v      xAKL Chengtu 
* S3 H% |5 B) c+ ~* _5 |0 B3 h      xAKL Joan Moller 
1 a4 J/ H; Q0 T2 _- `; S      xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1,  on fire5 L, ~% U, Y* b/ I  | 
      xAK Bennevis $ W5 A4 K" ]( e1 u! L 
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61   
- ~# S: h* }- b: N' \9 bWeather in hex: Clear sky 9 e, P! _9 Q8 [9 y1 S' O1 m 
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. 
3 G: F( U; V. f% xEstimated time to target is 23 minutes  
0 N* b+ h$ L8 \8 y0 u& e# yJapanese aircraft" ]' }, f+ Q& q/ { 
      Ki-27b Nate x 9: |6 k' n8 Z, z" }4 v 
      Ki-36 Ida x 19 
2 o/ |! I1 `: [* C1 F      Ki-44 Tojo x 88 `# F  G( V& M1 l# m 
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3% O- H- x! T2 a4 t$ P 
      Ki-51 Sonia x 17  
: o& F+ I! e2 r5 e) |% V9 s4 XNo Japanese losses  
8 j- O; I0 E( L; p' W' Q$ E. h8 gAirbase hits 7% P% B0 C, G4 [' _5 b7 H$ O 
Airbase supply hits 3 
3 Y! _  L% y/ I3 T0 K% WRunway hits 11 , P( r% M7 x3 e1 ^ 
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7 |' {2 W( D& l2 X& H- i1 N0 p1 |Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)   w2 n5 d1 e' T. x0 o" c 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain  
: J. H$ \3 N7 T+ s6 C* s! [0 y6 tRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.8 H/ k/ ^. [4 B: u 
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes 3 o. `. I" B+ V) c3 E1 n: S 
Japanese aircraft5 a0 y, [& t1 L! H- ^) p 
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65 
: L, w4 C" v0 w0 L5 z8 l      Ki-27b Nate x 19 ! R% ^) D- \% r6 Q! ?! R& Z0 A; I 
Japanese aircraft losses/ q4 S$ x! J9 x* n 
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged  
* `0 C% T1 Q6 r  T; i! v) DAllied ground losses:* c3 m4 O/ J3 Q: k 
      66 casualties reported% ]+ j. p2 H+ v* D" C 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled1 n# r( B% b' x 
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled 
1 l* o, y( R9 u) a3 h0 G) J         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled  
3 f/ S1 E) n& Z8 E  n1 C8 ]0 l-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1 U. J+ o6 t; b/ }1 ?Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)  
0 q' r' g$ Y' Y" k8 GWeather in hex: Heavy rain - D( Z3 ~" K, A* z" k  a4 C9 I 
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. 
% u& I" }( @, g- }0 V/ B9 _$ pEstimated time to target is 12 minutes ; f# V, Z) E& J/ M1 F3 a+ J8 }: U 
Japanese aircraft1 R" e* L, Z6 K' } 
      Ki-27b Nate x 343 _1 `/ O3 F! n4 S 
      Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6 
+ a) V% O+ J' V. v4 j      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55  
( B( ?5 b1 e- T6 m" g1 R. V8 A4 LNo Japanese losses ( o4 C9 S. f5 n. X! n+ T 
Allied ground losses:8 E2 G6 @( k$ M- v- j8 Z 
      39 casualties reported 
! N5 U3 M( d/ {; {         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 
+ q' b3 S0 ?. n7 J& W) H' t         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled! f+ S- d5 P1 V8 k& K* c2 D9 T; Y 
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled * g2 v2 M. t+ b5 f( T* x: c2 U 
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61  % ]2 j! d: r" u6 M* W 
Weather in hex: Clear sky $ J5 }. {1 o) {7 {' M8 J- d: i 
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 T1 u0 E3 ^4 n" h) ?4 `  |$ ?- _ 
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes  
7 l) y# H' ]1 U' g6 N3 ~, CJapanese aircraft 
) I- Z4 X7 ^. `0 ?! Q% S2 H7 f      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6  
3 t  m* d2 c8 p/ o% X! P% [No Japanese losses * k" l: r. ]9 t7 C$ \* o8 n8 r 
Airbase hits 1' j/ Y& q, H+ _- ~5 L1 y' C 
Runway hits 2: V9 I+ a" [& ]0 X# [9 o. E 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 7 R! C7 G3 w) ]$ O 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain  
! ~6 a% h7 b$ S; @" O/ sRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. 
; v1 c0 {2 M8 h- Z- `Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 
" a0 r3 O. h+ zJapanese aircraft, ]) ~: |  e/ t( W  T; T% K% R 
      Ki-27b Nate x 24  
3 ?  k  D' `0 d1 J( C6 s, M8 ]  s" WAllied aircraft 
% e( S: V5 f. s1 _      Blenheim I x 4 % m; F/ h# I3 K+ T 
No Japanese losses ) k9 `9 M1 {# J) ^6 \( s% b 
No Allied losses + a* C: ?$ t' R# i9 v' Z1 L* Z 
Japanese Ships 
8 V4 x' V: n: i/ K4 c1 r7 P" L- z" {      BB Haruna  
4 d# q8 q0 |5 ?Aircraft Attacking:; Q4 p! M7 S2 }! C 
       4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet 
, T1 Q; [; n. ^# j# ^               Naval Attack:  4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb  
) L" d# H7 f1 t, q2 W! F-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
# Q& C/ e7 S; F5 uMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)  
1 o# m  G$ K- l( JWeather in hex: Heavy rain  
* O& k2 S" J3 M7 kRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. 
: F  M9 H! E2 y2 i7 y7 U/ o5 d2 N2 }* uEstimated time to target is 7 minutes  
6 }- r' W" @7 pJapanese aircraft( r& |5 r4 V5 `7 c4 m$ w 
      G4M1 Betty x 19 
% \# P* e1 \- Q6 C+ R( H      Ki-27b Nate x 12  
0 J. g/ x. L8 rNo Japanese losses  
) b4 {  ], M: _) ?9 V" YAllied ground losses:; d, P! a1 o8 `! y7 B 
      33 casualties reported 
: f2 i4 U. C' p, H# f( Z0 U" L2 t         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled 
4 l) u9 u# x' W2 N4 C  Z: S4 l         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled 
% M% A# n' E$ C         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled 
( T+ U" M9 @+ T" P9 c/ s      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 4 K2 V: [( ?6 n5 `. u  q 
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) W3 T9 V$ f3 [* sMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103  
3 W" d' i) L# c8 F* y8 _- R& ^& iWeather in hex: Clear sky ' W2 @, m! ~4 A7 G; c1 L 
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; T) D  ]4 k' u+ ] 
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes ; }1 h+ ~; X7 u3 e/ T 
Japanese aircraft 
( \- j% m+ _3 Q3 Z  H      A6M2 Zero x 46 
$ c, X+ Q) ]& m# j9 i: ^      B5N2 Kate x 35 
1 F# D0 }, |4 H2 Q# S: w      D3A1 Val x 9 5 M# J8 z3 s- m- b% ~! C5 Q 
Japanese aircraft losses, t+ W( o3 X9 {7 i6 C* I 
      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged3 J& L9 a# K( i0 w6 m- w. v 
      D3A1 Val: 1 damaged 9 c! S6 U0 Z/ ^ 
Allied Ships 
7 `$ L0 i8 n) w      DD Litchfield 
7 G) S; i3 T. E2 ]. V+ r      DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk  W# J* W# Q! L1 h; _- H 
      DD Ward& \5 q6 w9 R/ d 
      DD Schley, Bomb hits 1  
' v! S" t5 Y" N2 D0 a--------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ T; A: @) ~2 M1 f9 u 
Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96  
: F1 `: i8 ^! i; cWeather in hex: Heavy cloud  
& r) w5 d9 `5 Z. v  R) MRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. 
7 x* G- W9 I2 [( |Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 0 x- A! M4 u: N" ^" | 
Allied aircraft& N8 G) c5 E# n) L+ ~2 p( Q( m2 x2 o 
      F4F-3A Wildcat x 111 K/ w( R: Y! N 
      SBD-2 Dauntless x 28 
! n7 w6 a- \6 @) r" {! J      TBD-1 Devastator x 15 2 |2 W- t; ]6 A: x 
Allied aircraft losses 
! K0 R3 I" M" y4 J. g      TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged  
4 R5 z0 U$ z3 v& YJapanese Ships 
$ Y6 X; [3 y: D% F5 k      DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
+ D/ d! x( F6 n      DD Sazanami 
+ u  P5 D9 C& k6 \& Z) F3 g5 ?      AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires - u( \  E+ Z$ I; K 
8 A, x5 e- Z, H5 K: C- @ 
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio 
0 I0 t( q; }$ [; P1 eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya! \+ q( b' o: W1 p0 X 
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- y& [9 P4 M5 AMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68, p: m/ Z# `& ~8 ^7 p 
Weather in hex: Light cloud  
0 O$ v0 @4 v8 lRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. B% j. B% r" Q, I. u) I- z 
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 3 Q2 Q0 F6 @  P3 j  |+ z 
Japanese aircraft 
% u' r9 v" Z' D! }      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 ; W% M3 H$ y& X6 w8 M) N. N+ J- f) O 
No Japanese losses # d/ q0 M- f$ x  c' r! @, u 
Allied Ships 
( x& i( x% F4 Y      xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* D- p3 p1 F- a6 z  J 
      xAK Hinsang * D. {; Z& G9 ~* H  X 
Aircraft Attacking:7 _  A+ S7 L1 D% n* U$ T0 M 
       8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet/ `8 B' |- J9 o+ V# G& f 
               Naval Attack:  4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb - ]: s5 `; P) R 
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang 
1 Q4 ?8 e/ y; _5 t2 k--------------------------------------------------------------------------------, b* l! _8 X' q( h, L- W 
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 9 v# G: q# O8 O# ]% _! B% X6 g. Z 
Weather in hex: Clear sky " q- A( k% q& _6 A4 M) n, b 
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- T# G# `0 q" ?7 z( V' p 
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 4 l+ `% L- _3 ]2 E# J 
Japanese aircraft, g; y$ J" S8 B- l/ Z6 d 
      D3A1 Val x 13  
# f4 ~4 U* Y5 w8 l. x. d2 `$ QNo Japanese losses 8 T/ i. w) [: r, F, n- m7 r 
Allied Ships: l' K( B/ h. ?! K" ?$ o 
      DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires1 H6 V, t9 S1 Q( \# `* r' N( ^' O7 ]5 } 
      DD Ward, E* |; r) C/ v9 i) ?2 | 
      DD Schley, Bomb hits 6,  heavy fires,  heavy damage  
  @5 `4 S, r6 p& _4 F8 ~& m6 c( h* h- u. ^ 
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley- D6 p( H' `. c! s1 C 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 / u" I& h% q% ?# N! B8 t& d  b! E 
Weather in hex: Light cloud 6 v- \1 s6 F# {; ]/ M# q; k 
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet., Q0 M# M1 V; d* G9 \& d 
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes  
, w6 @' n" Y6 C9 j" Z  vJapanese aircraft 
8 S7 l6 P# D5 ~2 [4 U! Y      Ki-27b Nate x 30 
( n* x' b7 _9 W+ l, lAllied aircraft- ^' w7 L& e0 Y: }6 c5 B6 j 
      Blenheim I x 7 8 ~9 \- v' y. T' J6 p0 c. ~4 y 
No Japanese losses . [) \: l3 [9 T2 G# Z 
Allied aircraft losses) T: K3 ], j9 d 
      Blenheim I: 2 damaged8 a! q6 M1 l& V8 Q' | 
      Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak ) M- s& j2 \, z. `! @; z 
Japanese Ships 
' x& V! E( j0 D& i# ^      BB Haruna 
3 t2 @9 e3 H6 E      xAK Asakasan Maru 1 k( X' \5 V6 M3 V3 }' f 
Aircraft Attacking:( _+ y  E& s* c2 m+ a1 t) S/ i 
       7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet$ C3 w9 p5 @# F1 t+ f0 H: t 
               Naval Attack:  4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb  
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) h% N# w" b9 A9 }/ C7 RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 9 J! v5 X; {6 Z, L. f' Z 
Weather in hex: Overcast 6 s3 |- P5 F! q3 k$ U& s 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. 
, t# i: |$ v# C& m0 {6 CEstimated time to target is 7 minutes  
4 G# b$ l. d+ L3 f* g8 W9 L* nJapanese aircraft7 r0 t  ^# f4 P/ G5 r, e+ X7 h 
      A6M2 Zero x 10 
$ `$ c- n) E3 e7 u      B5N2 Kate x 5  
+ `0 |% y# W, [No Japanese losses / `5 s4 |* E- y2 k7 E! J2 |2 \/ B6 a, J 
Allied Ships 
1 b+ ?; v7 f7 v      DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 1 Z' @" T) h. @/ Q) k 
Aircraft Attacking: 
2 ?9 ?0 \) n3 h9 [+ Q! n* B% B       5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
5 a/ J% G3 j7 Z0 L" [9 Z7 g5 A' S; u               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo  
' `; X, o1 X. @4 w, n: Q) S: G1 i! g--------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 @3 ?( O( d4 g% i7 l$ a 
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 : D+ {* Z& h/ q5 V% J6 r 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 
) ~4 R' b7 K5 e1 c6 D5 q1 s& hRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. 
" h$ y) u$ [- W3 T' @Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 6 {* d- y& V3 d8 \3 O; U& G  ]: G 
Allied aircraft 
7 b1 y% y) \2 o' b& e: L0 c7 P) A      F4F-3A Wildcat x 111 n  L$ W( h/ v$ R+ R+ G 
      SBD-2 Dauntless x 9  
9 D2 G! }1 q" h5 m2 H9 r8 UNo Allied losses  
% m8 V; o( Z; p$ W* aJapanese Ships1 h% i; g2 d0 M9 L0 m! r) x, O% G 
      DD Sazanami 
6 N/ o$ n  [' q% g, N      DD Ushio, and is sunk  
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% C6 s' r: D+ m; Q! \+ XGround combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) 0 Z/ a) `/ s) [5 R, M 
Japanese Deliberate attack ' Q  ]) O  `  ]* {9 B! ~ 
Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174  
5 w1 Y6 @( z0 u# q1 TDefending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 ! Z7 V# l# h/ ^( E- }4 }  c- E 
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 & v2 a  T1 O2 ` 
Japanese adjusted assault: 100   
, C/ S4 b$ c4 L; T) I7 IAllied adjusted defense: 8   
+ T, M) V8 _# i) gJapanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)  3 H% I, t  U  B* X% B* v 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! * U* \9 h7 k4 Y# U% E& x' |+ i 
Combat modifiers6 x* {1 D' s. N6 o" m 
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-) 
) p! Y2 m& v/ `0 L fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-): i& q% i$ D- M8 ?4 C4 T 
Attacker: fatigue(-)  
* P' m0 _: M$ [$ l! tJapanese ground losses:7 k4 @2 U6 f7 B1 q7 M4 a" j7 D/ L 
      37 casualties reported+ O( z( d7 g2 f2 Z 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled 
+ p% K- M$ K  b$ [& L7 t/ q         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
+ S. {) _- B8 b" g5 W: f( V$ g0 h         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled   c, s2 v8 P& N9 |- d* D6 B2 N 
Allied ground losses: 
6 s& @4 |; h! ?0 l1 s5 s: g5 u1 a      2519 casualties reported 
! O6 M/ F2 G3 N, @8 `* C: @         Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled, [* @& X$ j5 i3 T* F 
         Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled 
9 r6 y! e- V& o0 c8 C( A& v3 R         Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled" `+ y* t7 }) a- R! D 
      Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)! v) x; l- G) { 
      Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 s! z/ O7 X. p+ i6 n 
      Units retreated 2 
- v) ]5 V6 S0 ^: J% h4 H+ z$ @      Units destroyed 1  
& Q" X$ `; g! l( }Defeated Allied Units Retreating!  
8 k) r) [. O4 w$ h" k5 B$ \Assaulting units: 
! a1 G  X4 G8 f) F    56th Infantry Regiment) m" h3 M/ A" P0 w& T$ l  ~ 
    12th Engineer Regiment5 o7 o- K; j' ^- ] 
    5th JAAF AF Coy  0 X" C( Y9 U( I+ N: _/ G 
Defending units: 
+ [1 l4 ^# \9 H) k: e* L& v$ b    FMSV Brigade$ F; M: }: f+ u4 e; M/ `9 J 
    8th Indian Brigade( h7 t# s; o* E  ~6 \& } 
    3rd ISF Base Force |