AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
! a2 a$ f* L5 D0 v& l* ekb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。。
% S% c, I0 h" U7 \3 ?" g9 T同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。" l5 j; x/ K0 v. B" f! s, v
大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
+ c5 D5 V- T6 L4 e# ?- x0 X" x. c. a9 W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,) \: h9 h/ e4 E' z
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。
' b/ v/ w+ W0 E z' r+ V- p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。/ c1 @ R X& V# a7 K3 c0 k5 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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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) * r4 a( d0 N4 D
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
3 _/ k0 k8 R2 {# a+ z0 h- z2 RJapanese Ships- I* K6 q5 p' X& o, W
CL Sendai
. d2 _& ~. ~# A5 y( W9 }* ~3 Y DD Ayanami3 a8 N7 F p$ |9 Q) i
DD Shikinami- S% j8 G0 [) d2 t {1 F
DD Isonami7 K1 C5 W: ] d; J
PB Tatsumiya Maru
% E$ c( i: p/ d1 u# M SC Ch 90 z' r* ]. s7 N- T/ r* J
SC Ch 7
W3 n) u, j" [1 M$ N& H' K6 c& y AK Sasako Maru, P: `5 L2 b* {: W) v% `
DD Uranami 3 G$ [7 i2 x0 }2 t( }4 t
Japanese ground losses:
6 Z; I/ K7 ~$ v- K% O# _2 d 26 casualties reported
; U; [5 w* v6 Z" E) @ R( m, s Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ s: M* t! N3 ~$ x$ y; z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled' x0 w5 W% t: ^# v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* O0 H2 d7 ^3 T/ bSubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85 ) j( z* r$ j1 F! ~5 {" N0 e
Japanese Ships
0 e' [& w; V+ F SS I-121 8 ]# a P7 A) t5 ^8 S& V2 u( u. ?( k
Allied Ships: t4 P) ?9 j3 s8 a: N, o" C' w
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
! h6 o5 X1 W: Y3 M# ?( s' L7 o. [7 JxAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121) I4 Z4 c2 F% q! n3 A8 k& _, y
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang " L6 X0 `: l2 i \* A+ u7 M
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) 7 o) w: L' {- }) ~: A2 k7 [
Allied Ships7 G4 [/ K* |2 @. ]% ^) @* J0 O
DD Pillsbury
; y3 W, p4 v( c DD Peary/ B7 l1 C* j$ [/ u w
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage0 {2 c( u) ^, Z+ V! a2 M5 k
3 mines cleared
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 : A% @5 k, o) ?: } R: e0 y8 N, l
Japanese Ships
9 D% |1 d+ o5 n* D6 x% h CL Jintsu
8 g) f* @5 @0 F. Y( A: H8 M3 l4 T DD Oshio$ l* Z2 E2 N5 g4 h- R2 p c E/ z1 U
DD Hibiki
W" b5 X% U6 K DD Akatsuki
/ R. t0 u) `" l$ Q+ Q DD Arashio ! x4 O& Z& k6 T3 u8 a% p4 v: w7 v# F
Allied Ships6 C4 J' r& P) r$ a3 m7 w
SS KXI, hits 9 5 q3 {% D: ]/ k' ^8 R
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards ' n/ D, b% |; W: ~9 c' A5 @
Japanese Ships
$ I V: X3 Z! F6 B6 A CA Maya6 i- W6 F/ O8 K1 m7 B
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 13 a Z7 {/ T0 Q4 L! w3 _: c
DD Minazuki
! F$ w/ B8 v- U; W DD Fumizuki/ `$ d D( M5 W# \5 }! n# r
DD Nagatsuki$ l; _* Z2 R! x6 x
Allied Ships0 S7 c, M( x0 B5 ]0 _1 B% A
DD Scout
1 k' n4 j: o% s* L& i0 k DD Thanet, Shell hits 2* B% R2 q y. u9 x: @9 N; a
DD Thracian
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( l" `' s: x8 i7 ]6 @Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards 5 H' L- Y$ J0 l1 ?# t
Japanese Ships# k6 e' P2 D) g' p4 i
DD Sazanami8 `1 ]& ^; a4 T z
DD Ushio0 i* { ~2 o2 ^% z9 p9 Y
AO Shiriya
9 R; `' Q3 C; `7 B% y0 B8 h% w: v* ~Allied Ships
; d% L7 o8 C" W+ e A7 t CV Enterprise
3 U7 G+ T8 r9 z+ {+ T( ? CA Northampton' a, z2 ]) |5 ?2 H0 {# s
CA Chester0 R+ c/ ]6 |" ?. l1 l5 [
CA Salt Lake City
' ]' Z2 h' v/ N/ }! P5 Y+ F% L# q DD Craven
6 W0 K; O: ^# r. \1 I& P3 q0 o DD Gridley
8 p0 I4 M$ W6 }% ~3 I* y( n DD McCall3 l, y0 p. p2 s
DD Maury
$ \; V' F- r- E- V9 H- Y4 Z: A DD Benham
# a3 O; }# g3 I0 L8 K% ^$ Z DD Ellet
! B0 H; W$ c# E2 A/ t: ?0 E DD Dunlap
% \& k r1 U! U DD Fanning; j6 @. }( D4 V+ m: \6 [
DD Balch
% v; Q/ \" Y IMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
! k0 z. K# S& [6 ~$ Q j2 g1 ~CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
) _. z# ^2 p/ W- U4 } z% R4 ACONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards- S; a, K7 y2 [" t
Both TF attempt to withdraw!, {6 l6 y! ?( T3 a% u5 ?9 e
Range increases to 28,000 yards...: d' A$ \& g0 x. m5 s: s
Both Task Forces evade combat 8 g' Q1 n/ X0 ]: @8 k4 B
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
. w! P$ d- V) w8 K, n* A6 d/ [Japanese Ships
- [3 k& X* Z# w APD Fuji
2 r9 s& O F5 h. H; x4 [ TB Hiyodori& \! }% i& G) a" v5 a
AMc Toroshima Maru" r2 O% m; y& ^+ T. ?2 R! B, d
PB Heiei Maru #7
& F! l* T: n. B5 _ xAK Syoka Maru. k: N7 a( h2 Q# {6 j
xAK Rokko Maru2 y& P# z/ c( U% u' q; O
xAK Igasa Maru
% h# v* J. L% j8 T$ @ xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21
% Q3 ?6 Z2 y! G* t xAKL Sasago Maru 4 W+ M0 J4 l$ f
Allied Ships
D2 G }2 c+ A0 w MTB 7
8 @. K+ H! W) e MTB 8! x! E) `7 m8 H2 d5 A8 W+ h6 m
MTB 9
7 U3 k: O1 A( B/ }" O3 z MTB 10; [1 P3 M& f2 P9 ^
MTB 11
$ D9 V5 e& Y1 k5 V* ~ MTB 12' D1 g) p! B1 @) \2 F* v
MTB 26
0 t+ }0 W' v7 w3 \( F MTB 27
/ f8 S/ {9 `! jPoor visibility due to Thunderstorms
1 K- {' S- R4 W# f9 m% rMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards. x2 B+ D" @2 y q; a" A/ z
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
* E* S2 c: [' j3 F" k5 F4 WBoth Task Forces evade combat
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
8 I3 d6 p8 b. F' ~* v# rWeather in hex: Light rain 4 {1 ~: w# O" g9 k7 m! {( {
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. I* V$ b( D Q b3 h8 u* ~
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
: v6 t+ q( H$ _, XJapanese aircraft; |3 Z% x& n. c N1 A# E- m/ a
A6M2 Zero x 21
! B& r. e0 V/ i, PAllied aircraft# W# ^: B: _7 H/ I$ G E3 u
P-26A x 8( s) U M# {/ o9 X
P-35A x 13# T6 A9 g2 T& a. o) L
P-40B Warhawk x 14
2 z( q: C5 P( ?3 Q n4 H P-40E Warhawk x 46
( c" I) q ?& v6 w# v9 @/ nJapanese aircraft losses3 y x4 M, ]4 _4 K! g( d5 R
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
* X' Q9 x% f3 i3 o& W1 ~/ T- N5 ]Allied aircraft losses# l. a! i! u" S
P-26A: 1 destroyed3 r1 H J3 ~0 C
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed
. b' ]+ ?- J; s, x P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
9 w4 k) _% d ^/ ?Aircraft Attacking:" l1 G5 F+ b# J# b: ^
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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5 J2 ^) @$ H; OMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
8 M3 `# B* r n9 w5 Q# YWeather in hex: Heavy rain
$ ^' G, C8 q$ Q% K) O& T9 I1 o4 o, RRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
6 Y- a, W/ {1 D: b: A( E, u# D) fEstimated time to target is 15 minutes ! h, [7 _5 t0 B4 X3 A4 `. n
Japanese aircraft" x3 c$ i/ z, ^% l) `1 a e
G3M2 Nell x 332 J w; m& Y/ o, E# O. a
G4M1 Betty x 3
0 p) H+ c+ u2 Q# Y) t& _& u Ki-27b Nate x 19
* b+ d2 U$ J dNo Japanese losses 5 M: v2 M( B+ f8 |) F, E
Allied ground losses:: q; W1 e# X% _" A- `) @8 P+ y8 `7 ]
95 casualties reported' C$ |7 v2 M' H9 i2 A
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
0 v7 ?' v% ^3 q- H0 d Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
5 U# ^1 R d" e6 I6 G5 z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled : {: E2 _# V, g' y9 `4 ]
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 5 }/ J+ }8 p" _) s( ?: v* |- d
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
7 k4 I( d- r S, {- l9 O5 q3 rRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" M) F$ W+ s# [: E! R; \* v4 KEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
# n' h/ w0 ]+ j( Q( fJapanese aircraft. S0 R$ j4 P. G0 A7 N
G3M2 Nell x 16
4 v/ a. F5 q& |7 M# L1 W9 y* n# F G4M1 Betty x 119 @/ q6 `3 k& \/ t+ P7 k8 F4 ?9 G( `
Ki-27b Nate x 15
% k9 o3 ?+ w5 F' g6 y% WJapanese aircraft losses
+ K$ C5 ]+ l' B1 I }5 V2 c* b G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged B8 j3 J* r& y9 s1 E: M
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
5 a- c! r0 |$ T; p) mAllied ground losses:
% q. s' E! h( h) p k( A# P 43 casualties reported
1 ^9 B5 F; ~7 t4 u' X2 n! G! H Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" Q. ?$ c( _5 p7 l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
9 T3 ]7 t" d2 V6 D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 D1 i; U/ i# e: \9 MMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
{; f& w4 ]6 ~; H8 N' x+ [. K( i" IWeather in hex: Heavy rain
; `* Y- P2 ~# B5 [) b; X4 hRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ _! Y& m/ }* V3 O, z! U
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
0 I; k# ?0 H# S6 zJapanese aircraft" T% f5 F$ U) u: L ^2 g
G3M2 Nell x 278 l/ d- D3 l6 K2 T6 b
Ki-27b Nate x 34 3 @* x: Q4 Z. m0 L* S
No Japanese losses & Y% y( k3 ~/ O# Z9 }
Allied ground losses:
7 _5 @' y; q( r# O! K 78 casualties reported% y4 g6 o+ e4 l; u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
# L: i* v+ h+ Z$ {4 t$ G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled( T$ u: A0 R0 t1 J0 `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled % e# d* `$ W6 t4 D
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) K, N+ T6 i' m3 h! ]* E i) wMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
+ v+ X0 o$ { V% Z: n0 L% `* o7 _Weather in hex: Light cloud
: j, o: `+ h+ V. p' @3 D) J- \Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# H% T/ S& m f% a9 t, D% A; B& `
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
j& r0 P0 M+ w5 pJapanese aircraft
# A% l0 `4 }4 R8 e; i G3M2 Nell x 3
8 O0 U4 w& N) T5 k: E) Z G4M1 Betty x 12
9 c0 k% z* E# W! D! i Ki-27b Nate x 9
9 q/ V7 J7 `& ]! p9 N& O y) zNo Japanese losses 1 _" a7 g+ T- q. P, ]9 A3 g, N
Allied Ships
# H% y/ `' l( H( o xAK Munlock" S" F" p9 K9 T/ r1 Z5 R( {( y
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ k6 k% k! e8 p( c; l xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# P# F/ D3 s0 J
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
/ e, B' [6 @6 m2 q8 r+ _9 F' _Weather in hex: Light rain
3 U8 d0 U, ?& g/ \2 B# RRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
& G4 K; x% G4 v8 U3 REstimated time to target is 25 minutes . V$ |6 h; ]) ]5 s5 Z
Japanese aircraft
9 s# i& T6 ~6 P& ~" N1 A A6M2 Zero x 10 2 r$ n3 i6 B7 I+ L7 z8 I0 G
Allied aircraft
7 Y+ @9 j& d; p P-26A x 37 o. X9 O" D# X; h: }. c7 f8 r8 B
P-35A x 106 ~) |. ` ?( l7 Y j- j5 Z- N
P-40B Warhawk x 9
. _) t7 q! n* _* r8 d. D6 Q! v P-40E Warhawk x 33
0 G: m# a; T8 m& L$ B2 o/ c" }' IJapanese aircraft losses
. A9 ^/ p: k$ ^% } D A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed 5 i3 {3 {4 X8 l1 F( i. k6 G
Allied aircraft losses- z. @8 j6 w% ]2 m% w
P-26A: 1 destroyed
B3 |- F6 }0 _/ y2 x+ B P-35A: 2 destroyed
/ e- q0 ?9 m, q4 A* q0 s P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
. I' G& I7 O1 _5 NAircraft Attacking:
5 K) ?9 N# u- f! d5 |! X 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet 2 s f. V0 ?$ p; G Y/ U
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8 h' ^5 f* U: sMorning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
: K- Q$ J0 f+ a, bWeather in hex: Heavy rain / W7 X3 C; `% W
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.6 |( }2 ^/ T& r
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
3 k4 X0 A, D: X; UJapanese aircraft6 D! E* P" `5 H, Q& P
B5M1 Mabel x 5 . W$ U6 }: M1 E5 p: z0 h& x' {
No Japanese losses ! {6 y0 N, Z7 C0 l' E0 y# ]' Z# z4 I
Allied ground losses:4 u& R& h8 H0 W# L* E
13 casualties reported
' ?7 q% v& }6 L& E8 | Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 Y1 Y/ j0 H/ l; x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 l8 o Y, G: h, ~# y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 0 k- H7 s. `6 h
Aircraft Attacking:; i3 g: U" Y# ?) b# I: X
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
- V @4 l% g7 Q# _$ M Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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; Y. z* j7 b* Q$ Y7 AMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 7 W) b6 o( O5 h/ m8 m$ }( J
Weather in hex: Light rain 8 }# k; G" B1 P% x5 q0 F
Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet., } Y: ]7 q3 N! l4 ?) H/ Y# ?
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes 0 E# T7 T5 Z) q4 O% S- U# A
Japanese aircraft
8 k3 l2 d+ o! D" F A6M2 Zero x 9 , B7 R; T. F. |
Allied aircraft6 ~; C5 P+ C! j9 q$ u# v
P-35A x 6
& o2 Y7 h/ {0 W) S8 t, E" f5 [ P-40B Warhawk x 8 Y$ R" N6 D$ ^0 W# a* r
P-40E Warhawk x 24 . m' ?* d7 u" l
Japanese aircraft losses
6 A& j" s/ O" o A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed 4 t& S/ D0 ~8 E8 M
Allied aircraft losses& `& j7 r4 A" J) G2 c' U. V
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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3 K2 x3 L' t1 D' L6 f% c# {; O* EMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 9 i: a- T5 b8 X$ M4 [
Weather in hex: Light rain * l+ W' f, \4 i
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
- T: k1 _7 I! k( D. u( y7 y! e$ G! \Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
& m9 @. V/ A5 ?- b2 a5 ]2 T9 ZJapanese aircraft
, b. ]% r& G7 n( {$ A n7 t A6M2 Zero x 6 & N! c) G( E; a9 P
Allied aircraft. t* b2 e: G) ?; z/ S' w* O4 T1 N8 A, I
P-35A x 5$ y8 ~ s! l* G- T. H8 P, O
P-40B Warhawk x 8% P2 R4 i- b- ^# O1 V" C* e3 J
P-40E Warhawk x 18 & f& }) L3 S" C% j5 u/ [( P) O
No Japanese losses
, N% _6 S' x/ N% \Allied aircraft losses7 e; ~* h# B7 j
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed 0 [ g* e8 {2 T6 p2 g8 n
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 : v) W+ b' ?( }8 }& c. j) K
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
1 f4 @+ i! \) I5 h! }; N6 tRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.0 C9 j5 r* q9 S" B: L* k
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes % o* M# e: B4 y u/ x6 n% @: i
Japanese aircraft7 b: z, q7 K; @' w/ y9 O) b3 j
B5N1 Kate x 12
- \# L. V" b7 SNo Japanese losses
0 H2 c& L3 U0 K7 A9 {Port hits 2& }$ `0 z2 v0 u& C! m3 b
Port supply hits 1 $ u. v8 N0 p: {) c' y
Aircraft Attacking:
5 `1 q( U Z" H. T8 `' j2 G 12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
! W& d! k, e8 l3 J2 E Z& C Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb h- k# Q. I" m V# q( t& W
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
9 L5 s! @1 o8 j+ NWeather in hex: Light cloud 1 P6 g B. F5 f8 j
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. U! A. k( k0 r0 S1 `
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes 3 V& S' c& A% `, ~6 R9 Q8 T
Japanese aircraft
/ F* ?1 [/ T& q9 z/ ` Ki-21-IIa Sally x 64 j/ B. h7 x& y
Ki-27b Nate x 16 B3 V! \; N; [/ L1 s6 t& j, H! k
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
2 R7 e$ ]9 {/ nNo Japanese losses
1 A& z8 t- | U5 F! `2 }Allied Ships
( J* W& |$ u: z+ j7 F) F xAK Hinsang8 ]' q, u- F7 i$ V7 T3 g, I
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage# V2 Y0 z q' X& P+ o0 ` m; l
xAKL Chengtu
5 i: n3 i k" m+ R* K1 b xAKL Joan Moller6 N5 E& i% m# p$ g& r- f+ M
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire" l" s" f+ ~) s
xAK Bennevis
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
. D* F& w4 ]+ ^. S/ |$ T: OWeather in hex: Clear sky # I" `3 H& j5 _
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. ^$ c, r( i( B- y+ N0 @/ s+ aEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
. V+ }6 b! [: D. @( oJapanese aircraft. V! s3 L+ \$ q+ W; w: E
Ki-27b Nate x 99 [# j( r) N4 c0 n: U* V
Ki-36 Ida x 19
/ k3 M" F& r: w+ i' }) t Ki-44 Tojo x 8
+ B' z1 ^1 b3 p' P1 n Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
/ d7 b* Y# K5 r Ki-51 Sonia x 17
7 t5 `" a3 y* z5 W) K; s9 ], r! lNo Japanese losses
9 s6 u+ v" d* Q! J$ EAirbase hits 7$ r3 C% \# r: c- U3 O4 ^$ C' {5 \3 p
Airbase supply hits 36 c1 O, s* ]: A5 `1 t3 o* q
Runway hits 11
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( L9 [1 _0 u+ ~+ @( {6 Z% eMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 3 {' ^, |! N( e! {( d
Weather in hex: Heavy rain / S- V/ ]) S3 A G; j
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
' N) b8 l2 s# G" YEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
# M) h2 k# F- a& l1 R2 l+ QJapanese aircraft6 s/ j- @/ `) j! \/ q$ z
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65
/ x& v, [) F- ~$ K' n1 H5 ? Ki-27b Nate x 19
0 h& m( q; ^) V* q# j$ ?, AJapanese aircraft losses! G( h% J0 ?0 w! G
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
& }/ q/ _: H# `' e9 e& {, aAllied ground losses:7 y( o3 ?$ O" e( P; v
66 casualties reported
9 m8 P5 N" b: w; U Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
8 W! x: n+ d- [+ h0 e( a* [ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled9 |& [& U. r9 D, B. n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ; o; R0 \* `' J9 P7 S$ }
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
1 U. H/ z4 m: j. YRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.8 Z8 ?, G# X$ E
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes ; n5 s" ?9 _, t6 n" c
Japanese aircraft$ u X' U/ e& N
Ki-27b Nate x 34
9 A1 [1 u( @0 Z5 K* @0 V' ^ Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 67 Y# F* |4 }/ V; K4 K l/ C! v
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 & X8 C! k- E) f6 X% u" X
No Japanese losses
0 n/ G5 ]3 o! T' D9 d- ZAllied ground losses:6 q* l5 S) j5 _
39 casualties reported& }) U& f, z* y7 k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 A* ?- `0 E) U Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
# p1 s o+ ` f8 P9 m Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
) P& }& A. j S. T2 S0 w# tWeather in hex: Clear sky
( O7 n! h, y* g X0 ZRaid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
1 b/ {% S$ y8 ]8 z( PEstimated time to target is 9 minutes % L& L5 {- t4 s S! ^5 e; [% W! k
Japanese aircraft
4 `7 W4 L( Y% M. M Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
5 E" f ?% D. b0 }) l0 DNo Japanese losses
/ H2 c0 i% x5 r/ mAirbase hits 17 y. {" V* }# U) f: f, ~' t0 Q
Runway hits 2 c! V! o1 n/ N/ U' _: A
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( @0 v$ K; g* x% M V' z) fMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 - \$ z q& M3 G" S9 z: Q
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
6 a0 n+ A7 c! h( Z' y0 W4 wRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.1 l! b4 b" A a
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
; N' C4 O. X4 \# i; D: [( PJapanese aircraft/ P j+ X K/ t, g9 D
Ki-27b Nate x 24 4 \9 q; k0 r; ?2 J; \8 B* U: \* X
Allied aircraft7 ~. x$ V' @2 L: I2 G$ y& `% K. W
Blenheim I x 4 4 g8 b, x6 f& ?
No Japanese losses
& M! w! ]3 Y. R0 c6 e& ZNo Allied losses % Y5 D: m9 ?" `" ]) R( x
Japanese Ships8 e2 N7 J9 ~ ]4 W$ E
BB Haruna
- J- ]9 J" _$ U' ~5 j$ A2 pAircraft Attacking:# s' @8 u8 h, o9 n K% L4 u
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
5 E8 t4 E4 C" | Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) # `5 s. P8 f) F. v$ v. d. c
Weather in hex: Heavy rain % |3 o7 k2 W. @) f; c
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) x$ \, g, E! ?8 ^Estimated time to target is 7 minutes $ d( Z1 C( Y' a! Q) w
Japanese aircraft
! V1 w6 X' E+ ^ G4M1 Betty x 19
4 w0 b p1 O8 D% Z8 O5 V# f' C5 G6 k: b Ki-27b Nate x 12
* U$ w$ V' A3 p' {! y5 w& mNo Japanese losses 3 j1 J8 O* u+ P+ W, c) N+ C
Allied ground losses:
D1 P0 N5 K y 33 casualties reported1 y! ]) @7 J2 x) w$ `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
% R9 U9 F8 v) b( B" |8 ~' s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 r# C0 `7 |( F6 N8 I6 n- ] Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled7 d7 C. O! J, f1 |
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) " u- V) E8 u U3 A- v
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
1 c; \8 R; S r+ t! T4 m* P8 xWeather in hex: Clear sky
$ ^2 @% d7 d& v( l! B; t ORaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& ^- X4 g& o2 N4 S5 ^Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
' W; d) R4 t* @1 l8 n3 N7 d( pJapanese aircraft3 O8 l& x# X' u1 p' x3 ?" W2 m
A6M2 Zero x 468 c4 o' V3 @% [: r0 e' {: F
B5N2 Kate x 353 n1 Z) W: O) I0 j5 S/ D5 G
D3A1 Val x 9
0 Q3 K6 \+ ?% L, c+ K5 LJapanese aircraft losses
2 \, s: {% l7 w! w& e9 R) ~ B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
# K3 A( R0 S; y, L' o D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
m/ A( M) [ n0 |, x( I6 Z4 r. HAllied Ships
/ W" [; Q8 ~7 w6 E# \' e DD Litchfield, V" S. p' |; {. D3 ~1 a2 j; o2 L
DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% f& ]) _0 a7 p& i9 l' ~8 Q
DD Ward
- c8 A y0 O2 C; i" P7 S DD Schley, Bomb hits 1
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, H) ]9 M7 v* [$ w/ \Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 % W2 N' W7 k3 t$ W) D
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud , e& q+ u5 Z' Q& D
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.; @- z- }( e# Q, N9 q- z' ^
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes w: v) Q1 L% R. O) u3 Z: @
Allied aircraft
7 ]% E f6 g" Q; r- ?2 G F4F-3A Wildcat x 118 ]* [9 u: @" U% n0 A5 A* W
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28/ |) O4 o3 Y: f/ `. E
TBD-1 Devastator x 15 5 ?* c, v7 X* v& i9 A
Allied aircraft losses+ q' F/ q+ ]1 \8 _( t( q& T5 q
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged : @/ S5 q' E: d) E& P6 S6 F5 F
Japanese Ships- V. @" y) U9 y+ t) p
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; t- I# L# l2 R5 t: Y+ e6 e! A DD Sazanami: S6 |7 f) c, [; l# R
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires , q2 Y0 K/ d7 p) v0 y( Z1 Q2 ^8 E
1 n1 u- H3 `' ?
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio0 i) `% t8 I" c" A+ K/ ]0 Z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya" }* S/ R8 ^ Y; c
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! t1 b- }$ o. k: w+ oMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68, H' m0 y5 D' @! J8 ?5 P8 g
Weather in hex: Light cloud
$ K% \% Y+ Q6 n: X: }* [Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., [5 k; R* _7 q* b8 ~0 [
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
* ^/ r. B5 @- F8 T6 r8 K& iJapanese aircraft
, l* D( t) w C% z) ? Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
1 g; f( f/ C- b- h( z6 P+ p" PNo Japanese losses ; b2 A/ L% e& o
Allied Ships
# n( C6 w. i( f7 T' A2 W xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& s u4 j0 W9 Q7 }& j
xAK Hinsang
: R! \3 u3 W0 z- n5 yAircraft Attacking:/ N8 T* z7 \, T* i1 u
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet) ^) ~. Y. l. x6 Z" c& o0 G
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
, ~ \1 e" R$ RHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang# S/ E2 B6 a9 q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
- C& x/ j4 } m8 Y( I! y H% |Weather in hex: Clear sky
1 f7 Q/ _+ h3 a2 E4 ZRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# d! N1 O f, A B0 ]
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
3 A9 A$ S! [3 u1 |* TJapanese aircraft# X4 Q5 N2 q5 E, H
D3A1 Val x 13
1 S. s9 n X" J7 t: JNo Japanese losses
6 f5 f2 X- t+ E0 q! XAllied Ships
+ y8 ?" ~0 x* I5 r' j K/ l" l/ d DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires) @1 S4 N7 B0 m3 x/ N8 C% l4 c& a
DD Ward2 T3 {8 q3 m. H6 `0 e
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage M( h- e( a! u6 J
) S- {9 |& G2 f" w5 M6 f9 ]Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 ! q8 z$ O$ v J, b+ U) W
Weather in hex: Light cloud ( G9 ]# R4 ~8 J- X
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.. y) o% g+ d/ r4 E
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
, z1 `1 i, I2 a! I0 E% G1 kJapanese aircraft
7 W# R' h5 P! e Ki-27b Nate x 30& N1 a4 t" ?5 D k9 w7 t& {
Allied aircraft# ?0 E ^7 [( p: p$ O0 G
Blenheim I x 7 ! s% {( ?* K! S5 I3 v
No Japanese losses 6 ~8 |0 P0 o; `9 K5 @
Allied aircraft losses
+ ? {5 s3 ]% G5 u! R, v; @ Blenheim I: 2 damaged
: s6 H, M! C" r Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak
" c1 {1 O& s, Y0 w- L. B1 wJapanese Ships
+ [# e" n3 j2 w& u0 ?: f BB Haruna
) U/ i$ G @; F: s# X/ ] xAK Asakasan Maru : {* V. S S4 v# V' z6 b8 |8 h
Aircraft Attacking:) z0 g8 Q% G& @: V' r* ], {3 K% L2 V2 \
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet; z7 S4 S. ]3 G* |) E: p
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
$ k+ H$ z- n4 E/ XWeather in hex: Overcast
Z; f! H* @' b: [+ A9 [% O l9 vRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 s* x' I3 U5 D" O% G+ k7 qEstimated time to target is 7 minutes " H+ i% u. b. B% T' n! D& d
Japanese aircraft
, [- J* Y3 U. g* T A6M2 Zero x 10) I( E0 |1 S7 u- E j% ~; A
B5N2 Kate x 5 l. Q8 |" N* U- R8 _
No Japanese losses 3 x1 [( Q) M$ |/ Z
Allied Ships
; E% I" p8 \" M% D7 A' m+ x0 X. R DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ' q0 Y- S4 I3 S$ h7 x4 z, I. Q
Aircraft Attacking:
3 g( [6 i5 q; p9 W 5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( j7 ]( H; N' C: t* o- H5 V |
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 7 @. D- \+ |. z; T3 J8 g
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9 R ?, @( A ^1 sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
! I; q. g: b V; F$ }: |2 J& @, EWeather in hex: Heavy rain
5 }) L2 i3 |" B$ C g$ KRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.7 w' d. Y, o, _9 V, ]& v
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes ! e! Z* L" {+ f* y8 P4 |8 a
Allied aircraft
5 l9 a$ @" p- L# d) N% z, x F4F-3A Wildcat x 111 F% y& Q; L) w f# T
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9
$ q# s5 d4 j2 i6 m5 ]9 xNo Allied losses & H7 N" {' r7 y/ r( m9 V5 h# k
Japanese Ships
9 V8 f# A( v) r1 C# u) b- a3 U DD Sazanami
, j8 m; F8 z2 [9 C' ]" g DD Ushio, and is sunk % A7 b9 @ T: a1 h
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6 Y8 Q9 O. E, j l. d7 mGround combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
1 J0 a$ ^" Z1 u0 AJapanese Deliberate attack # g( g4 U& p7 D. Y. a
Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
' j# W) J) ]$ eDefending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 5 Y" j: b' }4 U
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 5 j, Z2 [: d5 F( H% q. F# q
Japanese adjusted assault: 100
5 {5 [8 L, X# P, i9 ZAllied adjusted defense: 8 : X+ ]! t5 b( V- \/ ~/ n
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) # ^ [, ?7 {& K' V( i& V+ Q% T
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! ) u% _# | ^5 ~5 J5 @5 J% G
Combat modifiers+ J9 |2 G) U$ P9 u" i6 d" @
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-). E1 k! g, U- \4 f* y8 h
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
0 M& r( O9 L# }8 \, LAttacker: fatigue(-)
7 v1 @9 D, v, c" s% D* c* FJapanese ground losses:
' T& a' N/ D% c6 [" l4 A) z 37 casualties reported1 v( ?! l5 x, i: }5 E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled5 M% Q8 j$ z9 B. j$ a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 f1 [' X1 G) z7 ?3 T% I4 z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! _5 W/ c- f: z7 z+ @1 b& NAllied ground losses:6 c, H2 t* Y: X5 s* w
2519 casualties reported
( O6 I5 R' F0 o4 | Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 _& c4 z W, O0 Q2 m3 t0 o0 L Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled
( n/ F9 _8 m( `9 e Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled$ ?, \& o2 [& f" r/ b
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
6 u3 i9 U& `- {+ j( W Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 w# \# [ V! b7 u* v' i7 _
Units retreated 2# @ y+ H9 V0 I% Y9 M6 j6 @
Units destroyed 1
$ K& L4 ^3 Q* V# oDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
4 X0 Q0 r, o; B" B LAssaulting units:4 G9 _1 @% B# H R
56th Infantry Regiment
! g: A& m$ _ Q1 Y/ s 12th Engineer Regiment* }) x* z$ m7 I0 |7 H9 b+ P
5th JAAF AF Coy
1 b9 \ g$ R9 ]8 qDefending units:* l$ [* J. C! r b6 T
FMSV Brigade
6 X q! u) a/ J6 \, e 8th Indian Brigade
6 N( p) t0 M+ @. H2 d. R 3rd ISF Base Force |