AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
( t3 V. g0 L5 p% I3 s7 Ckb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。。0 l" a1 o+ _7 h K7 K2 j' }) H
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。- Z) Q+ e4 M0 |& }3 T! {
大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
; m* J; _2 M& P. b3 B( r6 z. [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,
( {7 R) n8 c3 @) M, g% F6 K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。
1 q" C4 I" l: {) i) D$ ^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。2 U; L+ B9 S) X% L$ G
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。: J1 X# _. l6 F
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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
+ W: K: q' V! O% g21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
+ j/ v( H3 D+ s) U) N9 J$ S& EJapanese Ships) }! f, I/ V' J3 N( u: C
CL Sendai/ X9 e+ D( g8 L' j C9 W; Q: T
DD Ayanami2 [9 y: [8 B/ m% N
DD Shikinami' M# E# b O( o/ S0 Y
DD Isonami2 s8 _% m- q( E) [( `5 T/ U
PB Tatsumiya Maru9 X& V( z, s) C0 i" [) F2 L+ C' i$ y5 T
SC Ch 9
, X% ~6 n A7 F5 l SC Ch 7& H. r0 L2 w5 i. h1 e. Y
AK Sasako Maru
' R7 N6 Q3 \, s* u- W DD Uranami 2 T6 X. C' D4 j9 _
Japanese ground losses:1 O& f3 s- p2 g
26 casualties reported
- X r: t; @5 Z/ R5 U: W! T Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 D# b+ j2 K% a2 E
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! J( w! Q. p# ^) R+ H$ t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85 4 ^7 u# w; n+ k6 P# {' ]4 ~7 v
Japanese Ships7 D' w/ y0 p& Z- H
SS I-121
( O$ _8 o' @5 O" L9 c8 b1 ?% o. bAllied Ships
7 x7 X! N4 L; h. b$ ^4 |" M" o xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
0 q5 K6 T& Y/ W4 B, ^$ {xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121
$ s6 J6 _, {. xSS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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; x8 A9 h1 i0 i3 `+ _4 jTF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) # @* g. W- V. }" P& K
Allied Ships4 k$ U* b% b, X4 ?
DD Pillsbury) s' T% @1 ]/ E
DD Peary
% V) G, q# U. O a DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
' a+ \0 }7 _7 `1 F R# Q3 mines cleared
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
* M2 {3 E% d" A4 C& @Japanese Ships
4 D' I7 ^1 i# n: T$ `* m CL Jintsu1 D& k$ q& J' U. B- Y" r/ |" ~3 s
DD Oshio
% H& G* ?' F3 E$ d1 x2 f+ X. K% b DD Hibiki; j2 G. i, ?; g9 f
DD Akatsuki# T# a& k$ G. m$ G; t7 C- q& ]) T; _! A
DD Arashio
0 M" z' y, ?2 TAllied Ships' l) l. e; s3 i0 O0 ?2 N0 l
SS KXI, hits 9 . d! Y, s' X, S; r0 S; Q, [
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
9 {9 R0 D4 Q0 W1 h) s" e$ PJapanese Ships
9 L( _" V5 L; Z7 \ CA Maya
) f. |9 J& ~$ \' M6 E* G$ C" o DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
. O, m1 h: _# q' D" T% A DD Minazuki; I5 ~9 ^6 I- ]# |( z7 C7 D
DD Fumizuki$ p+ d: C, R; G) Y
DD Nagatsuki$ l$ ]$ h+ A( G- v+ V
Allied Ships4 f- ^% r1 ^) H) b4 o
DD Scout
T% {1 |( [4 [) |4 B9 j" }1 C9 L: ^ DD Thanet, Shell hits 2' ~; h8 H/ J& o: i: R6 [0 q
DD Thracian 5 I# \) @! i3 j* Y5 v3 L
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# L7 F2 V) [' G3 a# ^$ |, o7 T5 E* fDay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards ( z" r% G$ u3 T a0 D
Japanese Ships
& L/ L& p- Y# _, z/ G. t N DD Sazanami
! X( D* a6 z2 {! M* \ DD Ushio
/ W- e7 d2 x: b9 R! q AO Shiriya # X$ B7 h9 W# C9 o2 v6 ^
Allied Ships
6 p6 q/ W. K, W, n9 C CV Enterprise5 ]4 U5 V9 c8 W2 m4 s5 S$ z
CA Northampton
% _$ C8 l" r1 |( ]- u CA Chester) c* T0 K0 C/ o& }6 J5 Y; A" ^7 ?- C3 c% d
CA Salt Lake City3 h" y2 n/ M* L0 w* {8 \9 k
DD Craven
" @5 U8 Q) i. |1 {* w5 L9 ] DD Gridley7 x& |" K* f: ~' g w4 T- m, b
DD McCall' @0 K' W3 Y' D6 P/ ]
DD Maury
5 r$ r0 [& s) g4 `2 ` DD Benham
: U6 c* N6 ]5 Y. r+ \8 B DD Ellet
: F0 O: d) F) m DD Dunlap% Q$ h& f+ U2 M) R+ P
DD Fanning
( r# {6 |" t8 }6 O* n! H, N DD Balch
1 ~' S' e5 s; }+ I7 l( MMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards* ^7 j- M' F9 n' y* i# k" ?
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards z" Z* s$ V+ T+ C# F( i
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards- y r2 g2 U6 Y- {9 \
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
& b7 o) ]! l3 \: b# pRange increases to 28,000 yards...
; b! `! s) B2 o1 v/ cBoth Task Forces evade combat / `+ [' C" r/ C: p. [
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
& @2 I* ~0 D" Y: x5 yJapanese Ships
, f& @, n h: ]) T5 {" H* Z2 I APD Fuji
$ i- Z- Q. b g% z7 a& u$ r TB Hiyodori
# n P: l7 F$ V% q, J AMc Toroshima Maru
1 C7 C5 i c* L3 D PB Heiei Maru #7
" t+ y6 N& U- ^ xAK Syoka Maru7 B2 S+ Y) X% \; m4 d
xAK Rokko Maru
# c" b* O2 {: L! z* e xAK Igasa Maru+ q2 }3 {6 Z7 Y. h: M, n0 K
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21
5 f. A* H; [6 {( e/ ]* y xAKL Sasago Maru
2 X6 G ~ a5 y" cAllied Ships w6 y+ D) p. B7 a9 }, Z6 q; Q4 ]
MTB 7
; ]# x+ n, Y$ C1 t* I* U MTB 8$ k6 S, c7 t& I
MTB 9
' S4 K; U. q6 t8 y7 f MTB 10
7 C' k) Y% h$ N. M9 F: H MTB 11
8 Z# g; m: I+ g3 k MTB 12
) Q9 O( t6 h; k MTB 26 h; N% D7 q8 _; S1 O
MTB 27 0 M# M+ K% q" t
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms3 h- N$ K; _ M5 N
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards. T7 {5 \! o: ^, Z0 }
Range increases to 18,000 yards...3 o2 I& Q0 H! A O% ~
Both Task Forces evade combat
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b4 p$ x' \! }Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
& K) E4 b; A1 I6 ~' l* eWeather in hex: Light rain
- G+ d$ P1 S8 _0 dRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
( [0 f. Z% I# K/ L( W. {4 H; j* ?6 fEstimated time to target is 10 minutes ) M# r! E% c9 z, ~5 e1 T
Japanese aircraft
9 ]' }8 ^2 W( t2 h5 C, s A6M2 Zero x 21
& s/ M- y, M* m8 \5 jAllied aircraft
0 k' O% A8 U( } C+ y) w P-26A x 8. s* i6 {! z$ v( ?1 S3 d% j- p
P-35A x 13
$ f3 J9 r) ^% {. Z P-40B Warhawk x 14
* w8 V9 p2 T8 E4 O3 ^# n) k+ E P-40E Warhawk x 46 2 D v* M: p0 F2 p T& y r
Japanese aircraft losses
+ s1 Z0 t! W# O+ | A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
! |9 O& W9 k; h8 IAllied aircraft losses/ [8 ~) ?! [3 }+ I. M. O
P-26A: 1 destroyed6 N) t$ z7 y" E9 m" y$ K, O7 R
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed$ [* A4 @% X. i7 z* J2 }; Q# p
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
" x" I b+ o) O wAircraft Attacking:+ Q5 S, _, i% }1 _' a) ~) c
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
6 v. l6 w$ [. p( {; y) C: LWeather in hex: Heavy rain * l% A3 ?1 e- _+ m+ S& T: e1 d; V: g- u
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
r$ ^( ]9 M7 j! O5 Q$ |Estimated time to target is 15 minutes ~ ?( z) E s. L+ k# j
Japanese aircraft/ s3 T5 G: { y V
G3M2 Nell x 33* s, y/ }5 o% l" s1 T' q" i
G4M1 Betty x 3' u7 C) V7 B. W3 {
Ki-27b Nate x 19 8 y! _7 x1 M5 q t
No Japanese losses 6 L3 M3 d1 f9 c4 l8 W( J
Allied ground losses:
' m6 g) A. s1 X; Z 95 casualties reported; v! A% K- I6 h8 J9 [/ Q- l
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled* x* q2 O5 g8 k# f1 ^5 g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
& D, e% I/ Q* b: X7 V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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* D t& D. p2 v1 H; [* P% `Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
6 @3 L$ ]) D' l; T8 eWeather in hex: Heavy rain - k; _4 ?0 `% y# I$ U
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# }$ f: }7 b9 r$ G' ]Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
' [/ C7 e1 z0 a/ [Japanese aircraft/ t# c3 g5 B( \* _2 X5 v
G3M2 Nell x 16
0 P+ b- f3 W* H! H6 X G4M1 Betty x 11
$ p) L/ b1 J: o$ } Ki-27b Nate x 15 . M1 M0 v z) w2 R. Z* @) x) T
Japanese aircraft losses* C/ _0 t0 }- r7 l3 x
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged7 Q# Z. j5 |- W! w+ L
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
- _7 ^8 e5 a& f/ tAllied ground losses:) g e6 M; L. d
43 casualties reported7 G3 V, h" d) i3 q- X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 A! z' I& j, P# D) e6 K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled# r" h- e% g. i! A- D; y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( N) V6 q n) H* S$ a0 i7 C, v# ]2 c' V# [% MMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
6 ?9 q8 Y, L5 {: r7 z. B1 vWeather in hex: Heavy rain
b5 k2 b7 \8 {: j# iRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' _0 E) B' x; E% NEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
6 \+ P. W x; l7 L }9 S6 pJapanese aircraft
" ?- J \8 x$ v9 j G3M2 Nell x 27
' a3 [3 f# I6 V- Z3 v Ki-27b Nate x 34
) Z! K! q6 e! h3 z+ j/ p; B& O. H9 PNo Japanese losses ( U+ L: Q1 S; ?
Allied ground losses:
}! D" Y) C$ D. j; q. E 78 casualties reported
/ d9 ~% e, C" C# V5 O F Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 B6 j/ S2 N# x+ h6 T4 D' V5 V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled2 q! Z1 T' N- h# E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" B5 N d6 {2 Y* y" EMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 / i. S6 l& F4 m
Weather in hex: Light cloud
6 R& x% R: w U. i0 e7 gRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 A P& t1 f2 b! s. j
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes - S5 P( |8 N8 F3 f% M4 U
Japanese aircraft
' E& S5 ~# A5 t# p, { G3M2 Nell x 3- D5 X- g# j6 d
G4M1 Betty x 12* H7 M6 b/ W+ y& C
Ki-27b Nate x 9
9 W2 [0 O9 n9 X) RNo Japanese losses S8 U; J2 A" y U. U- ~
Allied Ships. T6 k: q6 M- q8 l' z7 n0 g: r
xAK Munlock
( [+ N, |9 ]/ J7 b5 L xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 r$ l/ T% p1 O" V9 | xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, K% v7 k1 d- N0 L+ u9 u2 }
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires . n4 R" A" m3 T( o
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 , M4 o& e% s2 g- ~
Weather in hex: Light rain ; W4 j7 x$ z3 z b8 h
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.; R# \* S- b- o5 F
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
9 c! W l7 o' z- t4 U4 u u8 j& rJapanese aircraft
" a6 l/ E7 ^6 T! j# \* E+ m8 S) R A6M2 Zero x 10
% c3 F& g& p1 @) L8 Y9 N2 CAllied aircraft
$ R+ B; E- m" m P-26A x 3
2 v3 G- X0 K8 J( m' x% ?- C; o P-35A x 10" Y7 ?5 |8 ^7 v" v1 _! x7 W
P-40B Warhawk x 9
1 g" F8 ]( y/ _; X6 l2 J# ^. d P-40E Warhawk x 33 : `/ J7 C7 E& I) w
Japanese aircraft losses1 B4 ], Y& Z. G
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
5 T {1 u" X( {) w2 | F. lAllied aircraft losses2 M8 {6 P& D9 a' H# F) y5 \# s# z
P-26A: 1 destroyed
" J8 r7 B+ Z8 G/ q! U B P-35A: 2 destroyed
8 w$ A; @: [! G* y3 v6 x P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
5 M# e. c, m! j% @$ w( DAircraft Attacking:
' O m3 X& U, Q0 s8 k' N% l Y# q 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet ' j: d! o- B" z( U9 R
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) . z9 O% `. r' G: A" d7 W0 ]& ?; F
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
, V' C9 f- m# pRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! K6 l2 K; v5 G3 N) LEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
* c: S8 |: F. E: \$ T! `Japanese aircraft0 C E( [3 H9 g/ A' D
B5M1 Mabel x 5 ; m5 ^; P" W7 }7 A7 ]$ I
No Japanese losses * H6 d- ~. K" O7 S9 M" ]. Y9 _
Allied ground losses:+ w# s8 M+ o+ M: D3 A
13 casualties reported* z# c' A. S t4 Z7 ~0 [6 u3 Z; \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 H) R d+ [& n* K! } l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- @. h; [+ X* c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled / F0 |* l+ ^3 q& J
Aircraft Attacking:& v1 ^) h! v5 b1 c5 Z" ^( Z8 e
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet f# G- ^' }' Z
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 3 V$ W" c! C) X, p8 A
Weather in hex: Light rain " B0 q$ g" r+ b
Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.% m, o, ?) {4 g/ _
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
) U% u. V. c6 a ^Japanese aircraft
# Z& C2 {, D7 x9 M0 Q8 U+ Z5 A/ t A6M2 Zero x 9
) e. q6 ^8 a! ZAllied aircraft( d9 Y1 ]' j5 O2 H
P-35A x 6
2 Y- b+ f8 n1 H; @6 V9 w P-40B Warhawk x 8# I+ B& A' I0 y4 c2 B. T9 D/ ]
P-40E Warhawk x 24 % j* t+ P# {; l6 k
Japanese aircraft losses
4 p! c5 ~3 P& X4 d- d- x A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
1 d& r8 V/ G5 a" sAllied aircraft losses
* Z( ]- i! s& g7 e8 V5 V P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed 1 E( E+ k& j( \5 Z
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 M' S; I5 i+ s5 A7 J, C s* n" J% c
Weather in hex: Light rain # {9 W& i& U& X d% w. d; x% n
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.0 D# F: Z8 q! G) p7 P: o
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
8 p& m+ o L& d) h2 B7 Y) a2 o0 gJapanese aircraft
0 _5 a. P1 V9 L A6M2 Zero x 6
9 E4 T1 r; H" I/ @& s5 U$ dAllied aircraft
: E3 [) S F5 r( r% U, ]! @) _% @ P-35A x 5
- e% i4 p% N' U6 _% }7 F' @ c P-40B Warhawk x 8# U3 z- d* G7 P1 N
P-40E Warhawk x 18
' i/ Q; z) c; f+ v+ q( g' vNo Japanese losses
9 W+ ?5 V* [9 w* t9 z; sAllied aircraft losses
* e0 u0 K; B9 z$ y) m9 W7 _ O P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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+ [8 N/ U2 L# L7 ]7 ?Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 8 o5 e" T0 N: L9 k2 X) o0 f1 f
Weather in hex: Partial cloud , \! c6 z5 q- v8 ~" @. W; n
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 N1 ^ V3 o E% ~$ {( G
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
1 G h% o; s; e, ^, T( d$ K7 E9 E4 TJapanese aircraft) E6 Z5 ]3 Y- |' P5 I( |$ Y% F' ]
B5N1 Kate x 12
1 Z6 P+ p9 I7 H- e$ wNo Japanese losses
6 Z+ E, z( y) E& v \: L4 SPort hits 2
2 r- L" Y% ~ W; M: E: MPort supply hits 1
0 l3 x* a; o) X4 C0 e) HAircraft Attacking:
# t6 K) L c. d+ m& Z 12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
9 k5 o, k! X9 @" `$ q7 G Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb . t N) B4 b3 v3 B# g# B( v
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
* U% C; T9 l) C1 o' T3 U8 g! |, QWeather in hex: Light cloud
1 {, l6 z' ^+ \: _1 mRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 H1 w1 u+ o+ t& D' c" B3 BEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
( c- y; ^7 |/ G; w: SJapanese aircraft
$ p5 Q8 o! O2 z+ {; c9 ~ Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6- |+ r1 Z5 W8 w/ J" ? v" G7 B
Ki-27b Nate x 1
2 A4 n; v& L3 {, t Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 , N7 }; M6 F1 Q' O1 j
No Japanese losses $ s# D4 ^' c" ?8 Y8 Z! v- u0 H
Allied Ships0 g* b9 E/ ]. j9 _; \' _0 \: @
xAK Hinsang# `1 M2 v, B3 k
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage0 ^$ s6 d( s8 ]2 W
xAKL Chengtu
- V% v- d1 _0 \3 _, P# s4 n xAKL Joan Moller
5 ^9 } t Q7 O xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 ?2 G$ m& z' V) d; P: E+ n2 } xAK Bennevis
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 1 T& V# D5 |2 f7 a& u" u& K0 j) O$ e
Weather in hex: Clear sky 3 f5 F9 n! L4 ^- ]' t
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 Q( w3 Z& l. x& M* s
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
0 ^0 h% j$ W4 ?, b/ k DJapanese aircraft
$ y/ u: h5 ], r% S Ki-27b Nate x 91 K) `! w t# D: K4 `
Ki-36 Ida x 197 A' \, j* J, Z& V# E& i. O
Ki-44 Tojo x 8
8 v7 e2 m4 k/ b0 o5 |% K Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
/ T, b: H% K4 w! ~ Ki-51 Sonia x 17
) L# D6 e$ V# B7 ~; a+ x+ q" BNo Japanese losses
4 e' K3 F4 T0 f KAirbase hits 7/ E4 } G$ X8 i* \8 _' o
Airbase supply hits 3
& a: P$ I* X T9 y8 ?/ K t9 o$ V- PRunway hits 11 9 L1 z1 Q* h6 `" r+ _0 b$ v
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$ z/ [6 { a1 e! H F7 }9 E# h% PMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) * d' `( N, }- Z1 m
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ( F, N6 y7 [6 q2 _0 j: h
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.' m7 A" @! x" e8 a/ u
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes % A' H% b3 U( @! J5 ^8 Q: }
Japanese aircraft% M2 X- V. A* P0 z' ?
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65
5 @, r+ g% H, R( D Ki-27b Nate x 19
! T, H& q5 { B9 C2 k M3 v1 l4 W' OJapanese aircraft losses
' s4 u9 O! a0 I/ e" { Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
' i$ ~" N; n+ V+ wAllied ground losses:0 d3 X( }- y3 \" M
66 casualties reported
+ q- k( B6 O- n \0 G Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
5 V/ c7 R, K8 ~$ ~, v1 o: h; D Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
% h: R( b. K& ~5 u% c) G6 M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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. F" \2 G# q Y- y) v6 M( rMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
$ V) U, k. b% z1 iWeather in hex: Heavy rain ) |% Z: r% k6 B
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.; Q' b! H7 `$ } u, y0 H" |* G |+ p
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes 7 _: C2 z, O" I5 l6 q! l+ U1 n
Japanese aircraft6 g9 _7 b/ _/ h$ y6 g. S+ s
Ki-27b Nate x 34# ~+ N; o* [) v6 B! h, v" v' Y
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
; M# A; Z" j) [* ^ Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 W6 U9 Q: J4 V; g) b# f. {( K
No Japanese losses + L1 B- l% R& s8 W8 u* K8 a
Allied ground losses:
$ v: m8 T% U) [0 v; N+ ~7 f6 s 39 casualties reported5 v7 Z& Z3 H9 T- y0 s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 P( i" m: F! h Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled2 V) D3 g# H' I7 [0 c8 L: A, {
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 2 T+ u* r. N- U/ M+ o0 J
Weather in hex: Clear sky 1 C. \3 C3 {- y- t& a# `
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.; n8 V+ F; J, L& t. O' ]
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes 1 [3 k" X6 T9 U; t$ k# _
Japanese aircraft/ f3 L2 m- Z- \- }3 n0 U7 k/ K
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
3 r* a6 U! S# }7 Q- h5 e6 cNo Japanese losses
* z2 [/ Z- p: G" t- n- lAirbase hits 1, W$ D) d, U I4 e
Runway hits 2
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, b4 l6 { C5 a8 ?& ] F3 |Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
5 ?9 {6 m" G0 S5 j9 RWeather in hex: Heavy rain & @" l$ y1 C9 r/ ]! p
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.9 I2 ?( a9 `) @3 Z8 F
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
. U$ v: P8 j: [( s: b: x5 f" U6 LJapanese aircraft4 P9 N9 [& ?% C% k
Ki-27b Nate x 24
! T; G4 D. @( x$ t4 E. |Allied aircraft. s5 b) u, z0 }
Blenheim I x 4
# }; T( g9 C8 q% qNo Japanese losses 7 s0 s6 n- {' G& S7 V% v4 Y% P
No Allied losses : A4 G$ ?! o: v4 j
Japanese Ships
* P6 U' [ J6 s r BB Haruna
% u+ m( D9 ^* K: F/ `Aircraft Attacking:
% V; w, f, O! W I; v" j 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet8 T# k& x5 `! g2 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) 9 p% F H) G1 y6 l" W9 G- N
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 8 b, w1 n$ [2 D7 B
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 x3 v! s x X& w6 V
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
. U1 v# k1 d6 n; r7 e% e9 `- WJapanese aircraft8 u# b5 H1 d1 F8 {3 j
G4M1 Betty x 19# L# r9 l/ h7 y
Ki-27b Nate x 12
, u& @9 @+ c; C) t1 k. CNo Japanese losses
. V0 B0 H* M: B Q2 R2 JAllied ground losses:
. _) {7 n/ M% W1 i4 _ 33 casualties reported* P' V/ _3 A. A( `5 \2 @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
" m: j; b( S% _7 T1 n: _' |7 l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
g; ~( i5 W9 y! I- \ Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
" ?6 B2 N0 Q, ]* b, |! o6 E Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 9 W, f' I+ y' A0 X# ]7 D& z
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3 f% _; X: F: \8 ^9 j* S0 Q# EMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
4 w/ N) c" u# O& w; \" }8 cWeather in hex: Clear sky 7 Q! X) P- n* z* ]- O" Y% `- w
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
4 p( m5 }. w6 Z! cEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
' D8 P* c" _8 y% |' V5 mJapanese aircraft1 u5 c( T* L5 _. D5 B. P* w
A6M2 Zero x 46
0 l5 [- r; D$ a B5N2 Kate x 35) `& x! H1 f7 A1 |3 B" P1 s
D3A1 Val x 9 / H$ e' Z+ r/ L
Japanese aircraft losses
2 g8 ~* ~" M& S B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged" K. \' r |8 c2 O+ E( B
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
# p3 k- _& c5 i! u; e# h1 W" wAllied Ships
: n; F2 r. m0 a; ?5 f: j DD Litchfield
' R3 f j0 `! ^ l w" k DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( g4 T. V. X6 [9 K1 x( x DD Ward
: r! e' k5 k8 w/ S5 W DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 , {3 j* M8 S8 R! R* o2 L Z6 k( y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 % \, `$ w& B: ^! w B( S
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
, L' b* T- i8 i x2 w U! {Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
" M/ h& |" ?5 _* s8 _Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
2 ~2 Q5 b/ |3 A- U6 |Allied aircraft+ ]" a* U5 d+ I O
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
6 k8 @2 Z9 v+ }* J SBD-2 Dauntless x 282 @9 S% r$ i5 D6 x5 q! V, \
TBD-1 Devastator x 15
8 X" \+ y' c( Z* BAllied aircraft losses
/ D' {4 l) T, h& Y$ x- b TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
P; r( v, D2 I' T1 H" V+ g6 DJapanese Ships
/ h0 X% x, G2 g, z' ?/ w DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. h: z+ P- N: @8 F6 j; Y
DD Sazanami
4 y6 _; o/ m1 g2 W AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
7 u; L+ F( p5 v5 y! r D. c
4 @' l( @ P4 [Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio( d/ r2 g/ K' i) y: c$ }# f
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
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+ C8 M v1 S4 \1 QMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
, K7 E1 c7 `) U8 z" [; BWeather in hex: Light cloud
% w- Q) W" f5 x: O5 A' m0 T8 yRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 c+ E# E) c4 N. H, g. ^5 d
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
4 W& ~# P% K; D* qJapanese aircraft3 l- a. v0 a9 o6 v- u
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
5 }% w$ i" ]7 k- W! aNo Japanese losses
" N9 s; C( k& h- N- Q9 _. a8 h% ?Allied Ships" H* o5 D+ i( G1 ]/ |
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" c) g u' e* }8 D; n$ B
xAK Hinsang
' Z( o/ V. J& q( w1 r( T8 LAircraft Attacking:
' t( r" t& [" D/ i( X 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet7 D. w/ C$ j4 J1 k7 C! N
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb ( Y2 j& t- c( a7 q0 F* Z! k$ h
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang8 e# X8 \2 s4 N+ R& Y% H+ d
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* b# [0 G* r+ O% H+ ?* m! L$ d% a( PMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 . W7 f/ r0 k5 a( Y/ p
Weather in hex: Clear sky ' w" U5 y$ P- G, ^
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 R2 W" V( `% X! w* rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
& B: ^' ?3 J4 mJapanese aircraft
$ C: u3 l/ V$ P& H% z8 A D3A1 Val x 13 5 @3 J' q; p1 M) D, S2 w- J
No Japanese losses
+ D& R% s2 E6 d8 N, V( W! n. r* JAllied Ships
/ m+ \% T; n# O$ q( C5 d, ? DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires- g- n" w3 E; U9 N* A3 j9 e6 @ p
DD Ward9 G0 ?1 a5 }. Q3 Z
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage 5 U+ Y* H+ @0 O# o
6 ^9 C# G+ }4 l/ t) b9 ]9 _4 y2 X" ?Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 + N5 e2 [$ E. w$ b* h& P
Weather in hex: Light cloud 3 \) ?8 m9 ~! _0 n6 z6 d' u
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
, ^; n1 A. N8 m" n; `- u1 kEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
0 Z/ p7 C9 [' a/ {+ AJapanese aircraft
2 u8 `# T" a% `( G0 d Ki-27b Nate x 30- G. t/ }. K7 @& r" m& K
Allied aircraft
) F0 |2 C3 I9 | Blenheim I x 7
+ l+ U4 V+ h7 u4 i7 [No Japanese losses
7 _. d7 C# R9 `Allied aircraft losses# x3 s! P, m' {2 Y }
Blenheim I: 2 damaged: Z9 k- Z: ?8 ~3 l% Z
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak - l9 M' }, l' Y8 D5 V& e$ N
Japanese Ships
2 j& l* r3 X2 J" O) K% Q- ] BB Haruna
+ Z( a( A- ^- c. I4 R xAK Asakasan Maru 9 B7 h$ s+ `: S+ F9 x' `7 C& x9 a
Aircraft Attacking:, k! Y8 v/ m7 P# a( N
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet: P/ P4 O. m. i% j) o5 N
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 6 l% g5 d, b( z0 n; W
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 8 Y& Y7 o4 O# ^1 t
Weather in hex: Overcast
6 S* L+ A/ H- W7 t. WRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 n# q' {+ p+ U' X' t' x( pEstimated time to target is 7 minutes + T* M' e7 G; y W0 _* C' q
Japanese aircraft
1 N1 n- f" R! p A6M2 Zero x 10
& @: P1 h% l- R7 ?2 a4 r9 X B5N2 Kate x 5 0 v7 |* G& H6 Z t
No Japanese losses
5 V! A% m) V9 R6 ~Allied Ships
: i! I- m7 M/ ?/ @8 }- X1 Q d- o DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk " i2 B' B. P- U2 h1 Z( M
Aircraft Attacking:9 p5 Z1 u5 t: O, ]; f9 _7 n
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- ~5 C- S! P8 | Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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# a' J/ U0 W- [3 H4 N' W; kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
" W; W( A: V+ s4 QWeather in hex: Heavy rain( U0 V5 L( W; T# E! w* f7 ~
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
' b& w: e5 X. VEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
2 v. y5 L7 \+ q" CAllied aircraft
6 p1 G8 d6 H" M F4F-3A Wildcat x 11 U% X: `- \5 z
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 - j9 N: i5 A/ C4 P% O
No Allied losses 6 s: O' u* z* R* j% [) n5 Q# V$ Z: K* B' d
Japanese Ships4 O- o% K6 {$ _( A1 w) }
DD Sazanami/ V5 ~; t, h3 P/ g- I8 ? n" I/ _3 i
DD Ushio, and is sunk ( J# b+ D) C) { z. Q3 N
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
. d/ m7 z. _3 H9 }- `8 fJapanese Deliberate attack
) U0 c" o3 k1 t6 ~* mAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
! R: r; A k" z' x9 G& n7 G. WDefending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
* \ q# n+ F: U+ h/ ]4 AJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
; k( b* Z# j- q3 h, }) ZJapanese adjusted assault: 100
1 q& v) f: C0 R5 [Allied adjusted defense: 8 ; g6 `; Y- d9 L/ M8 L( s& ^3 y2 m
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) . V2 l3 g) l' u* w' r h& a
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!
( N2 @& \! S6 Z# P# ], e6 pCombat modifiers! Z1 P3 H$ z* r& O: h ~
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
' {# a" C: {: a" [5 k% w' W; x5 d fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
( g% f" f( ~2 ]Attacker: fatigue(-) - q, v3 p u5 d! e" Z) J' G
Japanese ground losses:
! t9 v' X$ w3 W. u 37 casualties reported _1 `; D8 q/ i2 T. V/ Q Y# Z* v8 D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( O( B! u: y3 z* s2 o( c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 F. q; }* l3 a" G ]- M1 p( u% c$ y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- H( k$ @' o5 c- T' O/ lAllied ground losses:
; o; |( f+ v `; K* m 2519 casualties reported
1 A5 E1 e! J( w; j8 J Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 N! g4 c5 c* E: G& U0 s) h) K Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled
- a7 d* x5 T u+ } Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 ]7 {6 z3 t( C) |1 [0 Q% _ Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
8 E2 {+ \' v+ ?" H6 N6 F9 E1 S Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ C1 Z* |8 D# ~( m5 g8 f5 d% Y
Units retreated 2
1 T. R7 j) {. e& K/ j/ l& R Units destroyed 1 ; }% z" i3 ` ~6 ~
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
# A. R0 s3 U% |; r1 K4 VAssaulting units:
/ |9 g ?4 C; p, i% b3 h m. ? 56th Infantry Regiment
& P% C T7 f! V6 Q- @" [) R 12th Engineer Regiment5 W( W5 ]& ]3 m8 q9 L, H+ e2 M
5th JAAF AF Coy , I% h$ P& x2 C( U6 u. d8 r
Defending units:
& P3 F+ Y" |1 T4 l! S FMSV Brigade) g, _ G& Y7 J" |0 K' P
8th Indian Brigade
4 j9 U7 V3 _7 L- M o 3rd ISF Base Force |