AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
7 U# K' A! g! r X9 ikb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。。 H7 J8 a1 f$ {4 v( [6 _
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。+ t! M, E! Y$ K/ ~+ G
大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
+ z0 `; g: a5 X- P" N0 Q+ \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, g! [6 }9 ^ `
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。! z2 A9 q" i4 I( p* b( i# |3 G! }
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。
3 X* D; Y& W. ^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)
8 m. N. A: R' ]. r( F: T0 b21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. * U, B6 z; S+ |. y% u! _) m
Japanese Ships* V$ |: |+ }/ \+ h1 X6 p3 Z
CL Sendai
2 z# [: |1 m# ?/ q DD Ayanami
2 O# K4 B6 ]1 J; ~. N DD Shikinami
v( t$ G, \, N0 ^3 m( |" b DD Isonami( s4 V! B s0 r) Q5 ^3 y
PB Tatsumiya Maru8 @ w8 s1 R' ~2 F8 G7 E5 R
SC Ch 95 U( m' [3 [' u' X, W+ F
SC Ch 7
) m. N% N0 ]* O# U4 `2 a AK Sasako Maru
% b0 h- v/ N# X" ~ DD Uranami + V3 g# I6 b4 w7 L$ g. ~& w
Japanese ground losses:
- W ^! d5 e0 X/ K 26 casualties reported: Q4 P( Z; V8 x, a% k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled P+ k+ k8 I* k L m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled [: x: \4 q; ?7 }( \+ C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled : F% e) v' i2 }3 |( h( x
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4 f; T1 O! T+ p' K# D9 H: aSubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
6 y4 U: B" d4 |1 U$ D0 ?Japanese Ships
1 p' D3 A: d I5 k- Q SS I-121
- j0 u9 U8 B" T6 {4 w# B( \: DAllied Ships
% D+ [( R5 u, h3 Y1 _ xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage % S! ]3 S) y- M
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121* F7 H- r& k* k# [. Q5 ]
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang / f" S6 I0 v# ~, w: A
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) . U- Y8 s5 S$ |/ d; G& p D4 k
Allied Ships
0 z4 Z2 U8 D1 n! k! z: R' U DD Pillsbury+ P% \5 a, X4 f, b
DD Peary
6 C3 M9 y$ L: |/ i DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage" s. P' C) Z' Q- x' |
3 mines cleared ( K, M3 @9 s; x- w* d& S, K7 V; |
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
3 p8 a3 g7 f( k9 K: ?3 g3 EJapanese Ships
* @1 X8 y$ z% [- M CL Jintsu' S1 a" [: J* c; H: q
DD Oshio
- t7 S3 e/ g: b DD Hibiki: s3 _* Q4 w# T; q. S- z
DD Akatsuki5 P! |5 z: k- G2 S/ @. Q: N3 r8 I
DD Arashio
, o" c+ C4 m+ a1 Q, F4 R4 TAllied Ships4 Z- U: N7 L4 [& j4 X
SS KXI, hits 9
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards $ B0 l7 V5 ^. n2 u9 Y5 i
Japanese Ships, B! u) J' L6 b3 z- y4 ?8 l
CA Maya
" I& o% y7 z1 j: N' b1 N DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1% \' C! Y9 d% D( J; O( Q5 t
DD Minazuki
( `( z$ M3 D- U, u3 ] DD Fumizuki
5 A3 j; h* B$ i d DD Nagatsuki" n( B- {& n3 e8 ^
Allied Ships3 Z: |8 H7 @) l5 k
DD Scout
! X/ v& _" y& Z1 I' t DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
+ t" ^$ z. D3 H A, M DD Thracian 2 p& {" ?: }2 _
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
' L' C; X0 ^1 j: t4 fJapanese Ships& B% Z/ _: [2 g" w7 M! O5 n
DD Sazanami! `' n. e# ^3 P" u0 J
DD Ushio
+ r5 S7 o1 s2 `$ j7 C AO Shiriya
7 l1 y) ~" |. m% EAllied Ships/ o' L7 p+ }. z; f0 `& K
CV Enterprise
' f$ U# v. U2 n9 Z0 i* s( ^- l! @ CA Northampton( W6 V- `9 [3 }' f
CA Chester
' S: P& P9 V# ]$ W1 F CA Salt Lake City
1 ?8 x3 V+ r& J4 N DD Craven
) s) q" ^8 e' f# v1 b DD Gridley$ s9 E& @( j# M" _' N5 L% r6 x
DD McCall
. X% ~: [4 i/ B% E( L DD Maury% b/ E6 O- b6 r9 x1 B0 C2 p
DD Benham: P. M) `$ [3 i) e8 f- L. a
DD Ellet
; o" o: o" I/ b- U0 |' u( b) z DD Dunlap
7 y( ]1 B0 f! t V6 @$ E DD Fanning! C$ r: f. k, R/ |, M4 h. Y; W
DD Balch
6 }3 h4 r, u% a) l3 |. dMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
; p! q5 A4 \- q5 d/ RCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
+ A F6 z7 g7 h9 ~; l7 mCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards% `& U" C; ]# F9 ?
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
/ a/ r7 Y7 b4 }4 kRange increases to 28,000 yards...
' ^) }. W4 F; @( f7 LBoth Task Forces evade combat
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. |: e q4 t yDay Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
& z) h8 u8 C- e! UJapanese Ships
: u" L3 V5 C* b f: q: Z6 r APD Fuji
+ c) ]. B8 \2 y$ Y7 A TB Hiyodori7 N* ?: R7 v- E, `8 z- ~
AMc Toroshima Maru2 u6 x; |. ]& t; x
PB Heiei Maru #7
5 b, c2 Q0 y* A2 Q% k% M6 D' y' B xAK Syoka Maru# _" [% C C0 Q' M6 M
xAK Rokko Maru+ A* [( t& h4 u M6 y. W
xAK Igasa Maru
: z+ I" c( d9 J" b* i. i xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21: n" m4 ~4 L* O+ X5 e( O
xAKL Sasago Maru $ h& n* [; }4 s8 I5 b0 i# |
Allied Ships
3 |# L3 }* B' L3 y MTB 7, i# ~* A) Y" w0 Z
MTB 8( v) K' X- A6 D6 C$ ~
MTB 9 b& A( Q) w3 y0 U7 ^
MTB 10- q" F5 _0 G0 `6 N) V
MTB 11
* G% M; m9 a5 q3 V7 @! @% ]3 i2 Z MTB 120 u b: Y6 w3 i* _) O
MTB 26$ n- `3 [1 X# t2 R: N% v3 B- v
MTB 27 4 ]9 z) ]5 E, Q6 O" E7 X
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms) t+ P/ T- b2 s3 ?1 x* t7 z
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards3 r+ F8 p f# A
Range increases to 18,000 yards..." K% H* Q# s; y
Both Task Forces evade combat
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
% \: M* Q, I. K fWeather in hex: Light rain 0 F' D( K0 G: P8 C
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.. G$ b* W7 t7 {( R& U
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
' F8 b$ i+ h, l0 ]. o) t& nJapanese aircraft
! W- t! x4 A( r7 Q A6M2 Zero x 21
+ O1 q- I9 F4 x- ZAllied aircraft. q2 W+ k! l' C3 o# j
P-26A x 8
: a9 O }& x% c ~5 h' r6 ^3 D P-35A x 136 V6 l+ L T1 L- _# V! \
P-40B Warhawk x 148 b# P( ~3 O8 a. g3 Y- v
P-40E Warhawk x 46
+ a( Y7 m# O0 e5 K; y v- LJapanese aircraft losses
- ]9 q- ]8 ]/ O p+ z A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed ( R1 Z$ ?0 Y& X9 C2 J6 v- i% i% w- Q
Allied aircraft losses& o! u* B6 E9 I5 m# Z
P-26A: 1 destroyed% B) `# d1 [4 W( d" T! ~, H$ P1 w
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed
% \& d& x1 ~ V9 p' c- g P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
% K2 E% p% J g5 ZAircraft Attacking:8 e: ^- ^% i9 g1 F; Q! O
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet % Q/ `2 D/ {$ T) F! a Q) V6 j% n: p
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
& a0 N3 x1 v: w+ A: S) N5 E5 C1 kWeather in hex: Heavy rain # R5 } ]" d- W. Z% U8 e( k
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.+ n2 I* v9 [9 e" h( c% `
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes . x3 Q0 A9 p- C
Japanese aircraft
8 Y8 ` J$ z7 U& [ G3M2 Nell x 33; S$ `# q8 b' q( E* G
G4M1 Betty x 3
. ^- z* N& p, z Ki-27b Nate x 19
# O0 `; K/ Y% Y* s& kNo Japanese losses
7 d1 M3 Z* l3 |- J- T$ E5 H6 QAllied ground losses:# a# I0 F: Q, h
95 casualties reported
d; l5 k6 b. v) e# w6 ^ Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled1 f: H3 r6 |3 h, g! l" T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
; B" S0 u2 ]5 F: ?: ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 8 Z1 E2 T# d3 B- `) e) g8 o
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) n; P0 B6 R9 P0 a1 YMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) & N0 y, e$ k' t; S, L' X- }
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
1 D g5 d& B7 L" mRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet." _) {2 } C. e: M" ]5 y' R" [ H8 \
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
7 W! s0 I- G9 A( k5 nJapanese aircraft3 G' `4 h# c4 Q) `$ X5 `+ z5 \' r! x$ D
G3M2 Nell x 16, _/ }& ^4 \+ _( d: B4 M
G4M1 Betty x 11
3 F) c. L# O. ~9 S/ s& l Ki-27b Nate x 15 & T$ J" p6 g7 \) y2 z; E! C6 r
Japanese aircraft losses S5 G& X- w6 u9 z
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
' ~; k! W! i: w1 y4 V8 j. O G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
" ^' ~ ~/ o$ P) ZAllied ground losses:& E' y& Y! q1 ~* o4 X5 F# a
43 casualties reported/ [) _0 q, T* E) y" r7 d3 |; v. D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" M& j- m9 J# j R% W
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled# D! y& y7 K% t, o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 4 f9 s- w6 E' `# P* m
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Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
7 N" T5 H1 |$ t8 Q9 eWeather in hex: Heavy rain
3 C( {1 P5 G" j0 yRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: W; z8 I! p+ h1 S: E8 ~5 yEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
& q5 m/ t& Y+ T% ^. T& s" l8 FJapanese aircraft7 f w; O1 X2 _# W
G3M2 Nell x 27
) i/ u# |' V8 i1 S4 N Ki-27b Nate x 34
4 F3 H9 E" T0 ?$ o/ h2 nNo Japanese losses
% X( f& U, Q: o: q# e. y; w$ L( wAllied ground losses:
: G* |# S4 n- k9 o0 Q 78 casualties reported$ k+ \0 D% f [" U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled7 H$ L5 D$ K+ j2 e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
: M: W) h, _( K$ [1 x( V+ ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 2 u% t/ T7 g/ ]! q$ a# \
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 - A, j; q$ `4 Y4 |+ b9 z
Weather in hex: Light cloud
$ K: r; y1 h' v; u/ I* rRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ w: w2 ?5 a, U3 bEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
) f% r) G! i; M7 ], L1 l1 P3 ]Japanese aircraft
2 d* m- q9 @% i, i" F5 s! J) h G3M2 Nell x 30 ^) `+ G! T$ Q2 o5 z# f* R
G4M1 Betty x 126 S' H- s( B: ~) U. N( P$ F
Ki-27b Nate x 9
4 U9 {' y H% X0 k2 Y5 c# C2 mNo Japanese losses
/ X+ X+ C7 e# U9 E0 ~) iAllied Ships
$ z* _9 P& x' Z* H* H xAK Munlock& \6 n# n1 ^! V+ ?& U4 I7 W' j
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 }* f4 f, Z6 @) [9 F5 J F xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: V( ~$ w( L4 F3 n. j4 m% @ xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires 3 F: K+ x- V3 V1 }5 I
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" }$ T, f3 M% u( B2 \Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 4 V8 k2 u( g4 n
Weather in hex: Light rain
4 d+ P7 Z5 b- c$ k; X6 I; nRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
5 d0 N' {2 t+ i! p! ~- D7 n$ mEstimated time to target is 25 minutes ! N1 _+ m+ f% w* K7 H1 {! h) J
Japanese aircraft) \3 i) V+ B3 Y6 Z/ W+ @2 z3 W7 X
A6M2 Zero x 10
7 o# Q* G" z' L& Z0 ^) ^Allied aircraft
- x) m* x2 b3 r* F+ \/ m P-26A x 3
( V# e8 K7 [" j# q# T2 ` P-35A x 105 c: w1 Z, f: y: i( H! H0 a
P-40B Warhawk x 9
. q, X7 p- ~ r% J5 F P-40E Warhawk x 33
/ R7 e5 @: L* U4 j d1 kJapanese aircraft losses0 S4 K* ?' J" m
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
3 V6 v5 L# l- i/ t# j7 Y5 yAllied aircraft losses, T3 N9 @5 ^ l# }& C
P-26A: 1 destroyed* p9 m9 A c V+ D
P-35A: 2 destroyed
5 z: O t }0 E- I P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed % D r- U3 G0 W2 n) ~
Aircraft Attacking:
+ o# l+ b/ _3 Q0 ~) o" s 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet + c3 H& k: W Z8 H6 q
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" F9 l8 | d( k2 r; D1 EMorning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
6 p3 L& d- o5 R+ vWeather in hex: Heavy rain
2 S7 l) ^; C9 MRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 B* F8 V5 M' N$ }Estimated time to target is 5 minutes ( j, D( ]3 m$ { V/ u+ i( a' X
Japanese aircraft8 v- a9 s4 q# z9 X* A9 M, `# ?
B5M1 Mabel x 5 8 H6 o; ~9 V; c) L! L* c0 X0 R k
No Japanese losses # C+ m z' m, w
Allied ground losses:
$ O, R7 ^6 y8 q8 U- R- f5 \) } 13 casualties reported
9 s- ]) l% A+ c3 I7 v% R Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 v* g$ ?6 p# m7 h; q9 g! G" A( C0 u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. U8 `2 X/ j+ X, f9 ]6 p0 C" n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled : C3 f/ ]( H! e) B
Aircraft Attacking:( e9 I+ ]! w- t0 D' l& ^# b
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet6 `1 }5 i3 b; k9 F& M0 y+ w
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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0 r$ W6 j- a( D0 iMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 8 g- H# p ]1 f2 i0 R2 E
Weather in hex: Light rain 9 U# c3 l8 ?3 o
Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
% n% K, H: t# d- c2 v! Z" jEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
/ i5 \( A: y! G$ @! {/ qJapanese aircraft
4 I1 P8 _4 r% {' a" x0 e! L9 x A6M2 Zero x 9 7 c" o) V1 q- Z* x* V2 a6 v2 ?
Allied aircraft
# O: h _3 W8 _4 h" ?" O4 f P-35A x 6
- W( @5 _; w- I. G P-40B Warhawk x 8
9 e8 u; ~5 Z" t% v! y @, c P-40E Warhawk x 24
" O3 a% J# j+ v" |0 m( TJapanese aircraft losses
- J: u6 S1 |2 i' \# z- [ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
% x$ J4 P, d- q$ s8 VAllied aircraft losses
$ Y' E0 e- a! G2 j2 R P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
3 Q+ ]3 a. ^$ _+ WWeather in hex: Light rain - A0 @! Y' @* Z4 [
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
- c0 B4 e$ ~7 v9 s8 a7 QEstimated time to target is 12 minutes 3 ~) E& M* Z5 ]8 W- _1 L) g7 o
Japanese aircraft
6 y/ a* `3 g: s0 i9 { A6M2 Zero x 6
) ]. m3 l8 l. `: [Allied aircraft
8 o( b! }" R2 P* X. z3 {. E7 e1 S P-35A x 5
+ S/ K) s7 W, d7 E( a# P P-40B Warhawk x 81 @$ L6 V) w) t8 h0 R' @7 ~
P-40E Warhawk x 18
+ j% D; B8 K. F0 U+ ^9 T, `No Japanese losses
" D( n; E) g" C2 [/ ?0 AAllied aircraft losses3 n9 G( X4 Z/ x% G4 D/ D
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed * l6 d0 t4 m+ D
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6 b# S' b: g% D0 |- rMorning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
/ Y1 P; T: e- ^- b: ?$ E1 R1 Q7 yWeather in hex: Partial cloud 7 b7 C$ A7 ]# S' R# ]
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
; j9 t4 E7 ]3 S# I$ J8 IEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
* I* y7 E/ q+ {1 b2 vJapanese aircraft
6 c* A8 N3 Q% U8 K* I B5N1 Kate x 12
8 Q4 W; g/ Z1 RNo Japanese losses
8 V0 g9 G# Q; U0 QPort hits 2
6 A0 }: h: o! ~; _Port supply hits 1
) w ^) B! _' \& Q. Q7 kAircraft Attacking:4 E+ g, J8 X7 z
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
" l! V2 T$ E+ y& M8 e Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 2 w# |1 _1 F1 I! }( T( l
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$ \9 g: X0 ?, |9 W& [Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
/ l( O$ _6 G0 K" G5 K4 W7 n% k# l% lWeather in hex: Light cloud . x+ z: e! u9 r0 Z' g# j. V
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." A& g; X' q1 j, r7 v d$ d# ]
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes : S2 ^! V2 a) r1 x. {% S9 u
Japanese aircraft
; V: N8 ]) N! g4 u1 U Ki-21-IIa Sally x 63 N. \, x4 n$ i, G+ R8 G
Ki-27b Nate x 18 p( }! A" M8 n, F( e1 `% S
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 5 k+ @9 E2 f' p. c
No Japanese losses ) z9 ]' @9 F9 ^) z7 _4 F; q
Allied Ships
6 ~5 n6 T8 A* ^4 ? xAK Hinsang {! h; U" } b; s7 z. B2 a3 e
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage/ D- n; k7 _/ w5 I# x, D
xAKL Chengtu
! I: D' U/ n" X+ T6 {) V xAKL Joan Moller
/ G0 c2 \0 y& S' B& [# | xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire) L. r" z8 C8 G% ], P
xAK Bennevis
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 7 Y% F9 |7 C) g6 j
Weather in hex: Clear sky # n/ J' ~ q! X, A0 e
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
2 x+ Q) O1 W$ g% z: T+ L2 Z* gEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
+ }: Y( @( n- y2 j2 LJapanese aircraft
# I. _6 c O- t* |7 | Ki-27b Nate x 93 K( o2 K7 U- F7 d
Ki-36 Ida x 19
3 _1 S. [' Y( c0 J* j* V+ \" o2 \! e Ki-44 Tojo x 83 Z3 V& q; z& Q5 i2 r( R+ N, G
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
; g; h. w- Q# q8 o: a. d+ p Ki-51 Sonia x 17
, g7 ]; S4 R" \9 i) N0 X/ q; W: \No Japanese losses
4 ]; g9 E8 Q7 w' |( B! |Airbase hits 7
- C2 p3 U7 { i% |* n) p7 B8 _Airbase supply hits 3
4 _; N* g, S6 c8 Q* {' P$ PRunway hits 11
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) . m6 C9 ~( v y# [- o2 q* [
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
9 N- u( x8 L+ v) z3 k* dRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
! A9 V) Z, o1 [! k6 P& `Estimated time to target is 10 minutes : t% |% O W- ?; T
Japanese aircraft+ Y% t" c$ t2 Y. |# t" u$ l8 U
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 656 N3 k8 Y% U) e
Ki-27b Nate x 19 % X' i0 t) K* C8 W: M
Japanese aircraft losses
* A) ]% m0 ?( R Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged ) o: v$ _0 L- E* c1 \
Allied ground losses:$ C# n$ V+ D* H0 S
66 casualties reported/ C# P2 \+ Q2 D7 i; G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled" h- B N5 j8 Z! {+ _
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
. o8 d6 j* h; U3 q: k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled * E) m7 ?# W+ j1 i6 P
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 4 c1 c; V- Y: N* B0 f" e ]
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 9 c3 \+ U7 b7 Z) k( _* k
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.+ g: A& c) J1 ~( {$ I
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
7 }: `4 ~8 f3 S( z( X xJapanese aircraft G. t, B, M& h7 ]6 n; V
Ki-27b Nate x 345 g Y5 R: m+ Q1 Y8 ^4 Y; [% V
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
0 ]# y1 t Z$ T m; o Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
7 w; }; ]) e; `+ a3 G' O+ TNo Japanese losses
, j$ R. g2 l2 PAllied ground losses:! O& G2 D8 I; r: ^' ~( \) g
39 casualties reported. m& ?; i8 t' \" G0 R6 B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% f4 m% s+ L1 o2 S( _% K
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
* v, ?9 D P$ _: }: u8 h Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled ' h! n0 s2 e: G. m# U! u2 ~1 V
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 ' s6 `0 N. d& e
Weather in hex: Clear sky
% R2 N2 ?8 i( ERaid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
0 j- ?( x% x8 c: t6 sEstimated time to target is 9 minutes * Y$ k/ J7 o, m% b1 `: f: F
Japanese aircraft4 s! d' ]0 {. W) J+ z
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 8 Y8 a* I) Y, O
No Japanese losses
! D+ R4 C( m+ \7 J+ u0 WAirbase hits 1
( l9 j& c' I) B1 r2 TRunway hits 2
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 1 R8 I! Z+ b: D4 { R: C# W, p
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
" V, Y1 S- Y" q+ A8 SRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.0 S1 h! Y* [8 @5 ?/ ~3 E
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes, A3 v6 I! K% V* u4 W) I
Japanese aircraft1 e$ x5 g2 ~. ]$ e N
Ki-27b Nate x 24
& b( h% e4 W. o! |Allied aircraft
4 |* B& D7 }5 t; i( T Blenheim I x 4
; `7 [" y+ r t* J8 z$ jNo Japanese losses
1 l5 m6 T7 g& N! ]$ K& lNo Allied losses
" \2 j2 ~& T2 ^( QJapanese Ships
; I6 J8 y; e5 L BB Haruna " t) H& a$ M0 w/ z( {
Aircraft Attacking:
N! K) d$ Z* ~ 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
( S6 ]0 ~; U5 X/ d; ?% Q Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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: L% J4 l a H) n, s8 j% \Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
" t- G5 h! L2 h2 q. \: `Weather in hex: Heavy rain
; X U# v4 m7 @- zRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) P/ V0 E) n2 F# O
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes ! \+ _' M0 A) F- e* Z
Japanese aircraft
+ {0 j+ [& _) w! X/ ^; @ G4M1 Betty x 19
$ n i/ S6 W- I8 e! r/ i o$ M Ki-27b Nate x 12 , S) w* ~7 `+ A
No Japanese losses
2 {5 N! Z B# h) ^: Z# FAllied ground losses:
. X9 b5 Q+ Z9 l4 A4 l 33 casualties reported) z5 h- q+ U, Y+ L+ c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
5 I2 j4 K% J: m& t6 d( l4 Z: s' q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled: b* I' z4 M0 R: J6 l2 ~
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled1 e1 [. O! ^ \- P8 k# ]8 O
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) ; M$ f. S U' P- }* Z8 I
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 : l! j% v* g m2 s" _
Weather in hex: Clear sky & n! C3 e" {4 Z7 c2 y! V- D) T9 b
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ b: R: p; Q QEstimated time to target is 6 minutes 4 m% P I8 m+ C4 y
Japanese aircraft6 {! o; j* t7 R- |+ p) b
A6M2 Zero x 46& u f0 c, ~' H1 ~
B5N2 Kate x 35
0 t$ ^- Q2 A2 d, s D3A1 Val x 9
- N8 Z' H. J4 _) V, mJapanese aircraft losses
8 U5 m: ~1 v/ J7 {! S, B Y* R3 b B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
% E6 s2 g, U! B( f* z l D3A1 Val: 1 damaged , ?* |) y, `8 h. H2 L
Allied Ships( G+ x3 Y% }$ R+ E* s/ q9 U
DD Litchfield
( [3 a! I8 H" ^$ q; n/ A+ V+ P DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' W- V0 `: N4 a6 [* {1 E5 z8 b8 D DD Ward* m8 e% j; H, C" ]
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 0 j, _) B7 g! Q$ Y) t; y
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2 i4 ~, B% G0 e. p* S" sMorning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
+ U. N3 c+ P* g: O* Y% {Weather in hex: Heavy cloud ! _9 y5 U8 }* v5 E! j4 \' y
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
8 s l/ L6 ~ h6 @% l5 x2 HEstimated time to target is 7 minutes ( R: }- J. N3 ^8 R. X' j
Allied aircraft: p# v& y0 ` L" G2 a" j) |2 U
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11; |3 S7 g- I5 Y; r& i, b8 T+ t' U$ F* n
SBD-2 Dauntless x 285 L# X9 g- B: |8 V- s y# O
TBD-1 Devastator x 15 6 y" r8 u$ C+ G+ n& K
Allied aircraft losses
4 w% _+ O T/ r/ \ TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged 0 r& @* J2 k/ r) q; v
Japanese Ships
2 x. f$ r0 T7 [8 [* G: e DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ {0 @9 f3 m5 B' |- ~6 f* B
DD Sazanami
: D8 W( a H& V5 Y AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires " ?5 t1 i8 ?, k1 K' Q- F! l+ b
# `1 i1 q m R, B, ?' H; G
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio# c0 m: i7 P" V* F' o% U
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya2 p9 Y2 z( d) e) s- ], h
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/ T' M6 a2 T, S$ M9 O( @0 zMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,681 t+ L: g8 i: ~! h
Weather in hex: Light cloud
! X6 d5 S) B: a- S+ jRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 e( }! W/ M. s# `
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
$ U* t' \; l6 M& P; J" xJapanese aircraft d, p. C6 B* |0 c0 P; M" r8 X
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 0 p0 W$ B+ |- p
No Japanese losses
. A# d' Q+ s4 M9 W4 t# L+ nAllied Ships
- T& m6 U( \$ b! a xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
R5 z* b7 r! U. M xAK Hinsang : s2 s: u0 L* N
Aircraft Attacking:
' E. j; g. f! j: D9 F7 Y& |" e 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
l) M6 f3 e4 n9 U$ U3 W" M Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 7 W/ u2 m. U$ F; [) X
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang5 ?4 T& |! A1 z1 [# z' N
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9 S" s5 N# s( D- T U9 fMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
6 r4 O! Z$ I2 `) P8 gWeather in hex: Clear sky 9 [$ I9 J% J% g: f
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 o" m# ^$ q( w, n3 Q8 T! {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
+ v' |3 @$ j: V8 ]4 z/ q- n& NJapanese aircraft
$ A& H4 c1 ^! i5 F* U D3A1 Val x 13 0 \! B, _3 G r- {$ G2 U+ K
No Japanese losses * A& `6 g: W' f T# W. U1 P' o
Allied Ships8 q0 z. F" T3 z: O
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
* {2 M" ^* D$ h DD Ward5 c3 G4 M+ ]+ f7 n7 y1 I2 ]: {
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 s7 J6 c4 K% ^7 e2 i4 z* \) K! K1 }% z& w8 w
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley0 x/ t; U. o1 d- d5 ^+ u+ e
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 4 @' A( `' B2 F* N
Weather in hex: Light cloud
4 T% N2 h! b9 h* o+ IRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
9 ^0 _2 L4 w2 R* x# j9 ]Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
1 k) }% t w( vJapanese aircraft
. s( v2 x7 l H# g: v Ki-27b Nate x 30
" @9 e, X* H6 c4 H3 l! a- iAllied aircraft
1 F# ]2 a$ F" W8 y7 X; B+ K% | Blenheim I x 7
6 ^; b& y% H2 g5 p" UNo Japanese losses ; g( \, ]3 q! j
Allied aircraft losses8 w% Q! U1 }0 g8 k
Blenheim I: 2 damaged2 g P: I5 S3 W$ f, I1 |* t
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak & s' y( |0 ]& m# J' R, J" t
Japanese Ships8 ]3 G- n0 [* p7 m1 |' |
BB Haruna
: D" I- X" w( C; j xAK Asakasan Maru & y. o% U" V: e% K P+ o; o' o
Aircraft Attacking:
7 _; c. d! P; I, q+ u0 K 7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
9 L6 s: M+ v( o* n0 G# X6 V& B# } Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb ! I3 p. z, U5 Y# H7 D7 O
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" S( u9 \ \% g4 e1 FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 $ p- h) Q1 z& t+ M$ `$ D- b- V8 y
Weather in hex: Overcast
& b' F$ V( ~ l& v0 N) xRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 [9 {* I+ @; |- w: j
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes ! ^* r' C0 T$ H. _
Japanese aircraft
# E% z$ x# R# r) ?9 N- { A6M2 Zero x 10
* t9 |1 k7 m; D a+ m1 w }. k3 F B5N2 Kate x 5 & e( q0 @; u0 C+ o* C* [
No Japanese losses
4 m: H& ]3 c7 u4 Q6 GAllied Ships
4 b8 T9 ^6 Y. F( B( x DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk , R) u% ]9 s5 M+ U# a: h4 K, a
Aircraft Attacking:1 h! i; k# ~* D' e8 [; M# h# G
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ H1 o& @' X+ S' w) J Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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9 {# u8 Y* d( F8 b; E3 TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 . l {1 }5 M. v2 x: U
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
. \4 v1 L7 Z1 {$ O5 ORaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
6 M1 e% J) K7 M5 F& w. dEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
$ Y3 d: R! C, I2 U `. [8 ?* lAllied aircraft
1 k! t7 D4 o5 C: T6 { F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
. v Z- Z* H! Y SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 : \2 W: G& x' ^. O+ h$ ?! S0 E2 l5 v
No Allied losses
) M: ~! g# W+ G% O, E1 h( T8 _5 fJapanese Ships
' p* q% |$ P/ k& M8 R5 x& T( S. I DD Sazanami" }6 S. k" _3 l" s6 R. p1 d
DD Ushio, and is sunk * L6 d5 N& c" |# ~) b, b& a" t
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+ M, [9 @6 G! C y# ~0 |; ?9 }Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) 2 z6 C& y* y# w# H2 x) _7 u
Japanese Deliberate attack 2 l+ u$ t) w7 {# v0 W! z
Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 , ~4 S; ` K! m9 r1 w; m$ `2 G) w$ {
Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 9 I% E; E, L: |, }5 W% [9 T( c
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 9 |* x m& Z0 O- t" ~% L; i/ o
Japanese adjusted assault: 100 0 X4 z' i5 i$ H6 j
Allied adjusted defense: 8 ; J, S* r d: ^4 C* h% R6 @
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
+ n1 d; I/ z# w" cJapanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!
4 y1 {/ G" k. W6 t, o) K ZCombat modifiers
7 Q8 v; P6 ~; f& Y- U& r) SDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-): ^, I0 A2 b/ T% I
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)& `- G6 w8 f K3 [* s0 u8 \
Attacker: fatigue(-)
0 `; B) b& x$ o: sJapanese ground losses:' |5 q6 D0 k7 s8 P7 Q
37 casualties reported d* [+ F9 Y7 F; M' D: x9 F0 g4 v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( T& ~7 C1 m( t* A; n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. q8 [7 }8 `# G/ F' T: U. r8 y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 7 \, n' Z6 r @$ O7 l
Allied ground losses:0 B6 Y; ~! D7 @% i0 o# o5 s
2519 casualties reported: B n% C, {& G$ V" C, y/ [
Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled3 C8 N0 {! t- t% k. o$ W
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled/ ?9 t; ~+ V q7 G
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled z# ^" V% H/ ] Z5 `' z
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)- h8 W3 C3 z) k q
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
) f& v8 ] ~7 |. o5 r Units retreated 2) E+ h; C) j. ]1 P
Units destroyed 1 / X, A0 f8 j; \1 @& m
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! $ Z4 X6 h, s5 I# m3 n2 h
Assaulting units:
& N2 G4 _' T+ u9 X0 |1 @ 56th Infantry Regiment3 y* G* c( {* T0 V' u# T
12th Engineer Regiment
( s4 X! M7 L1 g" f 5th JAAF AF Coy 4 X% g& p* g! A
Defending units:4 i$ Y. s( E2 C4 I
FMSV Brigade* h4 Q. o7 N% _! D @; b9 Q( L
8th Indian Brigade( B6 s: q& z3 h+ C7 i3 A
3rd ISF Base Force |