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; ?+ [1 ?. y2 t4 h& _Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73( y/ W* d1 W+ h5 @9 H! c% }
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$ k: `7 A; J& y% [+ E/ wAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships% q0 R9 r" X& b
SS KXVI# L# |* r% p& E; K
& V2 V# p- U% |; ONight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59" ?2 s( m( Q: k' j( V& L
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" \4 l% J$ L3 Q/ f) iMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" i4 B( b" @$ o$ D! ? wMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
B0 P% ^. y3 a- S7 vPG Edo Maru- c6 b3 K% }/ H. D5 B' v& {& R
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire8 u' q% p E* `" F/ w
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
9 U; V5 {9 N( mPC Nichi Maru #1# L' }- J1 }0 M. q2 p Z9 X# [" O
PC Showa Maru #3. s5 h' S! I! E; g& J0 r
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage; n1 f' }1 Q0 J: T" Y: D* n9 ]
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Allied Ships* E6 y R& m9 S2 M9 W# a9 ?
CA Houston, Shell hits 5 `8 q1 D" [) d3 ?
DD Scout S+ r* s# Y( r+ M% K
DD Thanet) \5 B9 U2 S& d
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
- o; n5 W: L( X% T' w3 eAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5' @/ S9 ?- N# f6 Y' t) M6 m/ [
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2: l6 H" G9 `; u5 t. Q% _$ o/ ?/ x# \
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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) a1 y3 n2 k- R+ B0 LAllied Ships
2 ~1 j0 P+ D) ^4 l$ ACL Marblehead3 I c2 {% F# F9 Y
CL Boise' Q4 q- E0 t" i0 k" h4 [( E
DD Alden; z8 }; H4 @9 Q8 e; R
DD Barker
. X5 l* ~( `) J. q2 W7 BDD Bulmer
; M* V6 x6 s% I9 ?+ t: g. MDD Edsall
: Q; M) g. q2 H' a7 m1 E4 bDD John D. Edwards
( O, d$ k) S/ W+ V5 KDD John D. Ford
4 h) Z) y4 n4 L" Z& IDD Paul Jones" n; G8 z) J" E3 F1 W
DD Parrott
- E2 {5 y' Q3 B( e7 y5 kDD Peary, Shell hits 1+ Q4 [! w( h! {) i8 f
DD Pillsbury5 U& Z0 O' f/ b1 B- J- M
DD Pope
/ A7 L* G9 t6 f4 ]( o9 `9 ]7 Q: R/ T& bDD Whipple6 I) @6 c* _. G0 U2 J1 W
DD Stewart
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)7 ?/ i9 s: L. L5 A# T
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56% q4 k# o. P, E- S; O
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Japanese Ships
) l7 K. D: C0 b2 t$ n/ s4 E0 }2 TPG Saga2 o$ S" Z) ?3 s/ X8 o6 i+ F' T0 h; j% i
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire s& L% b' h7 ~' C
PG Hashidate
, J9 B( ~) ~! o. v- CPG Uji
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. z/ e2 K8 f( b4 q6 q7 JJapanese ground losses:2 V0 x- r8 G, E4 O5 X4 j+ ]
35 casualties reported) l8 k2 w# U6 p) l
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
( ^4 M! p3 N$ y u" |102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. I' M% M7 M' U! r: p
Japanese Ships! [2 B9 n- D: h/ p! Y
PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, _6 w3 K: e6 `7 `
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
! d5 z6 H/ g# oAP Giyu Maru2 C+ ]1 [+ i6 \% W& C
PG Saga, Shell hits 1
, A3 T' y$ P0 U. Y# ^& b j# FPG Uji, Shell hits 1( T+ |3 W1 o; k9 f* ^: K9 F
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Japanese ground losses:5 G# Z1 l; P: r6 e! Q/ T
1010 casualties reported: q, `: Z. l, M6 z( Z
Guns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:- \/ N8 m1 B5 l G) v+ q
20 casualties reported
/ `- C$ _* z; O& ^' e0 |Guns lost 1
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3 c5 o$ Z) l* u( c* ]$ K# XDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,474 E- p9 B5 C' W
9 q6 a' [/ i3 [! x- lJapanese aircraft5 X! d5 q. }# q% O3 [
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
; G8 n( z2 X8 m" x- A, V YKi-21 Sally x 123
' B7 `0 J% o3 f/ d3 UKi-48 Lily x 28! N) D- Y; S* |8 J
Ki-15 Babs x 6
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G6 J! @$ }0 ~( n X, y5 ~Allied aircraft
+ i8 r' P6 z; i3 @: Y/ ^Buffalo I x 124 J4 h4 a& j/ _+ F
P-40B Tomahawk x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
z) E' Y% C& Y( i+ B1 P: PKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
8 h6 g# Y0 G' O: f8 rKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged8 Z/ N% v( R7 D6 Z
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged7 H s* Z( s( X& \" G; [7 ^
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Allied aircraft losses- y) U6 ]8 g( l% a
Buffalo I: 2 damaged
q3 u- V, ?6 a, QP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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1 ]8 p. [0 z' cAllied ground losses:# K9 r! J' b3 b+ A) o
19 casualties reported
2 j. o+ P; C. W; {; iGuns lost 1
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# J1 b; C4 h7 g: ~, ^7 C$ u5 C9 X' _Airbase hits 5
( D1 k$ O, D, `* V- B3 R8 BAirbase supply hits 4
6 k$ t- A3 G2 Q/ S& _Runway hits 68/ |, g0 M" \; F# _4 i" S& `5 w
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Allied aircraft
0 C( F; x) `$ j2 e. V% UHawk 75A x 32 T }8 H3 O1 e7 _1 H9 G
Martin 139 x 12. g: ]9 U6 v \2 H# L" k9 t' z
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No Allied losses9 V: m* J- N2 X4 Z3 @. Y
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6 _! v; }6 y/ v2 C/ b8 u3 `0 yAP Meiten Maru
5 j$ N @- i. EAP Teiun Maru8 x& t/ t; M5 E1 p# G0 z% z# A+ Q
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
1 B \- Z3 I0 {( ^+ ^2 WAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, z& @+ U, Y" |1 R% s; i) x. [# m
2 J2 \" M' w+ W( r& ?Japanese ground losses:: G ~' H5 c$ D, P
26 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Amboina0 k( N' I1 R# k& r! j* b" {
0 h4 k$ }: H6 eJapanese Shock attack: x( r# h, g( X$ u* @8 x2 J2 A
8 b. t/ u3 }3 S1 [Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294 v% X4 e' g7 D) ~
. h- I8 `! U; V( }$ YDefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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4 e+ ~6 ~, {" Z8 f/ m* NJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 8 N3 [+ S0 A& }" G6 [. i" V
+ v# K0 y d6 QAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 3 P6 Q8 o5 `. z6 ^$ Q1 k
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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5 W) F% u+ y8 QJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 14 ^8 O9 J1 L3 n( p3 O
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405 casualties reported1 c' [, b* U. @' C
Guns lost 11
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$ o# w( I6 @2 `" H# n7 fAllied ground losses:7 h$ J' z k* s( G
84 casualties reported. b' }$ w1 w8 G
Guns lost 1 |