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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73 ^2 ^* }' {+ B- y9 M3 _
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AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 d+ V b) x. O+ L0 H
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Allied Ships
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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Japanese Ships
* S% K& f7 H8 }' r/ jMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ ]+ j! s, \( d1 ?0 e) O9 S
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire! N" R! u' ^ N) i' A
PG Edo Maru
+ m( ? h, J! {8 b* F* {* yPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire% B9 I" b2 ` P5 E, P- D2 ~' ~
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
: b A! L' u! ~3 |; E/ ^! ?PC Nichi Maru #1
4 F! X# G2 ^- q* t3 iPC Showa Maru #3
* \9 x) @- f* D5 T& x3 W( N( tPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage7 d# z Z G4 G+ l& G* e5 i$ R
1 ?- V8 v4 x LAllied Ships
4 f3 @- ` u: X$ l- Q7 \% JCA Houston, Shell hits 53 ]2 `$ T: Q: ]+ A4 Z: [7 O0 b: Y) N
DD Scout
6 ^7 y: C6 y8 T; N* M' F k8 WDD Thanet# i8 g7 G% `4 T, v8 k9 U" h+ `
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
0 _2 R4 X( ?6 K- w& ^AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
( r. W- o* Q% ~! U8 D6 q8 k1 @% kAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2! c" ` Q% u4 e z( t* L+ i( R( s* J# W
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
+ p* k" c) ^' P' L* j3 FCL Marblehead6 B) M- h& b% [1 ?1 u( \6 v
CL Boise! n6 R, U: T6 K/ j }+ m
DD Alden' u; E6 k. n9 ~ n0 U/ M. {$ u
DD Barker5 n) ^9 ] [& o7 \. i) ~
DD Bulmer% E" I$ f% M6 y& D
DD Edsall
8 W; s$ {- f! Z1 i4 M/ FDD John D. Edwards* A$ p3 o) s( S7 H, l- @" s
DD John D. Ford7 \; \; B$ W3 N$ |$ L4 g6 L
DD Paul Jones9 D$ A7 ]7 U$ x% s. y
DD Parrott
/ l& E/ P* F" L# e! n1 p- }DD Peary, Shell hits 11 w+ O% ]" P" w: y$ ~. p! p% p
DD Pillsbury- k/ A4 }2 ?/ G6 I1 G- P
DD Pope- {) w+ h3 h/ o, J; w: n
DD Whipple* i5 x7 X) o" t5 E: v3 d
DD Stewart$ y; K7 v7 B. D; m" |
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)( A' s: I$ \0 w9 d" F) y. V
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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2 H9 j; P7 W1 x6 z( wPG Saga
/ H2 b$ n$ W5 N& i. FAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire M) J; Z0 H! v3 \
PG Hashidate! Y; P4 X& z( z$ j
PG Uji: R- p# ^ q N( x% j( ^8 X2 D
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
/ @6 C) Y9 f0 M$ J; G102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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3 y2 K: A6 v) y+ YPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
( R! e; G$ n, K5 k6 s8 AAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
! \' h. I# w: W( w$ o% dAP Giyu Maru
! |; w' `& ^% M+ x& fPG Saga, Shell hits 1) i0 r' |. W) ^0 B
PG Uji, Shell hits 16 E% s9 I( F8 L$ v) G1 I- |. ?$ h
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Japanese ground losses:
9 h% z7 c9 U# v9 k- h) Y1010 casualties reported
& f; b$ [4 a: `7 U& C& VGuns lost 14 B: y) D/ m" g% |# X
/ Q/ h- X4 w4 [* `) x6 e' SAllied ground losses:
9 z T0 O9 V& ]& v" V20 casualties reported# q O; _ t% U( v$ o: I' b
Guns lost 1
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' x8 B1 w, r. y4 f( H0 ^8 q DDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Japanese aircraft
8 Y+ R$ f$ [. l# e! r- j: HKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19
. O& x( F- D/ f9 s5 rKi-21 Sally x 1239 h; m4 B) F0 m7 N2 n0 D
Ki-48 Lily x 28
& p* ^% _, R7 x8 ]9 m+ X+ AKi-15 Babs x 6
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Allied aircraft9 R1 L- S: z- Y1 c- a3 g5 y
Buffalo I x 12. J8 G0 p& R* t+ G# W
P-40B Tomahawk x 19% b9 T8 r) v7 {- e2 P, T5 [' K
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Japanese aircraft losses% V- v2 O8 {: c4 Y8 a; H
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed- g) N% d7 \# d0 L% |
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged" Q, @. @9 U8 D3 z0 N& I8 v& g! a
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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4 D2 O% O; i* x) I3 @9 M) h+ B+ DBuffalo I: 2 damaged
; t0 \- T9 O1 S" \: u* SP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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" H4 X1 c& J# z* J8 q19 casualties reported0 D! I% _2 n& l7 _( k! y3 C
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 5* F) Q. e9 c6 U3 a- n
Airbase supply hits 4
4 x1 ?- X4 q4 R) l. j2 q- vRunway hits 68. N) x: I, s7 D9 O- L% E
( g9 A+ N( x" W8 O3 Z! LDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Allied aircraft8 e* ?7 e$ P) \3 a- M- D# L: c
Hawk 75A x 39 Y! o& F1 N8 E9 U! Y4 L
Martin 139 x 124 Q: I( |: n% U3 v$ I3 y
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1 E e/ H) s1 G" vNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
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AP Teiun Maru- D3 `: x( x- A
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
/ ~# i6 y+ |4 x8 \# y4 jAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Japanese ground losses:
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Ground combat at Amboina
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Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294# L6 s% \! ?7 P! i7 h* J1 H
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 4 `1 y4 P9 y$ v7 }# i
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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: V6 r. a+ w9 n& s' V d& EJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 19 ]) ~" n/ H/ z! b9 s/ I$ j
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Japanese ground losses:6 R4 h0 A% H/ \/ u" \* b
405 casualties reported: ]& \' n4 h M( e9 `) ~: w6 a/ W
Guns lost 11- E0 w8 D' d, ^6 z2 X6 v
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Allied ground losses:5 `2 U6 f& G! ~2 z
84 casualties reported
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