12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships$ u, n# K% f4 H# y
SS KXVI$ [ I9 K+ c$ W: e. c: m9 U C
9 B/ J: Z2 e0 L! ]. RNight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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Japanese Ships* v0 b, J0 w5 _0 p& M
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" w4 T% Z6 F4 u0 E
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire2 g. l& ^; |% E+ [. `. z# G2 R- m
PG Edo Maru
9 k! R' z1 X) j! FPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire. y0 b# F' o' H# H: e' y
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
( V* k* B4 O& u; J8 I; lPC Nichi Maru #1- s' Y' |+ m+ B6 d% \
PC Showa Maru #3
7 x* L& @0 b1 l" S+ T O" mPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage; C: K5 z |; g2 a% g5 a; V+ v, \
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, i/ g! N( j0 d* y5 G& K% fCA Houston, Shell hits 5
- n, |3 \9 J0 iDD Scout
( k* }) f3 a& j. v8 bDD Thanet4 k6 l6 E2 C* Y" {) D- w+ ?; z
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,727 p2 F8 L; I% e; C
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Japanese Ships
6 ]& R7 I( W& _- G* j# k( fAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2) u7 k: B0 q2 H- g' P# q# i v0 _5 B
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 50 M4 c2 V7 U& ]1 @5 T' s& K) P+ g; n7 O
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2$ Z! {0 ^1 {/ Y- S: T7 c4 m. X+ R
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
' o- }6 W+ k& Y5 H% X* SCL Marblehead# G( C4 W6 `2 z* V2 I
CL Boise
" y' Y# G- Q8 j0 Q2 pDD Alden
9 B2 z- R$ p6 q( q+ a7 SDD Barker
% |' H7 W9 d1 O! |$ H4 u+ TDD Bulmer V6 \0 N' {+ g& H0 j3 B2 g% |
DD Edsall) J! [1 J' e4 ~' P
DD John D. Edwards' M) F2 \$ Z9 H# J* l* F, h
DD John D. Ford o7 D; w- e- c
DD Paul Jones& w" _: X9 q j: X
DD Parrott
4 X, k. U: O2 G" a" K" ^DD Peary, Shell hits 12 {+ H' M+ F. x7 P. P
DD Pillsbury2 H4 T6 O" W5 ~: M# F
DD Pope, i& h+ v4 T& U$ p/ W5 J
DD Whipple
- N. L( C4 e$ F) t" u( FDD Stewart; j) p! U! ^/ f% a1 t4 q
! u! m- P1 \1 ~: ~TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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PG Saga
5 t+ \8 E1 A' L+ H( ?: T4 s% g- E4 J) ^AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire4 ]/ T. Z- ^, U5 l+ S9 o/ a
PG Hashidate
2 F @* m& C) n6 e: a( JPG Uji, j+ p a% S7 v# `
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Japanese ground losses:' W0 Y/ m$ _& ~% v" [" |
35 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
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Japanese Ships
' d0 {" V+ i0 k7 _PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
' h8 k4 ?% H6 {4 ^/ D" x0 dAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
- p" X+ f* y' [+ n, i% {AP Giyu Maru9 h4 T" Y* `: M* Z8 W" a
PG Saga, Shell hits 1; N2 y- W( ^2 s4 S; `+ c2 k6 }9 y
PG Uji, Shell hits 1
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Japanese ground losses:) ~ O7 `1 Q% |3 z* i3 t
1010 casualties reported
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/ w M/ Z( U" C. _Allied ground losses:$ o+ m& _' A' f4 V0 O. h
20 casualties reported& z4 r; I2 q: x' c) ^7 m+ `" x1 C
Guns lost 16 n& n/ j: @! u) ~* [$ Y& N6 J
2 X# y& G7 y; K3 {) z$ _7 Z. j+ Q/ TDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47, g$ S [7 ]- A5 N9 M V* v' H
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Japanese aircraft1 p, f5 |! Z# j
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
. W9 o3 v# i' ^, r1 m, p5 MKi-21 Sally x 123
O( Z" A3 V& v+ s- i- lKi-48 Lily x 28
$ ^% Q4 E; r* |; }# bKi-15 Babs x 6
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Allied aircraft. s; Z0 f$ `9 j) _ m1 [ a
Buffalo I x 12
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6 ^$ f+ u/ E! I" h- _Japanese aircraft losses
% B Y2 |5 A. KKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed9 K$ @2 K1 p. g" v; N" k& h j
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
6 O4 l" A' ^" G2 h0 W/ V1 O+ A4 |! tKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged! A# f0 l. q7 c* A* _
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w$ z |9 M0 O- K1 b" a. @. sBuffalo I: 2 damaged
L* S8 z2 T hP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged8 j( m* ?" j6 s* a
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: y+ T0 C: J; w8 o7 k# H) ?8 s4 UAllied ground losses:1 y+ ]! r' ]5 M f
19 casualties reported% s3 \4 h0 k. Q5 O( ^0 }* F- o
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 55 z. i! j! b1 y4 K& s
Airbase supply hits 4
7 O9 \! s9 I6 e L& B2 j( ?) SRunway hits 68+ A3 Y- q: x1 A: ]
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Allied aircraft
9 G7 R( Y Y& p% N% ^# E- A: [) nHawk 75A x 3
0 w3 i; u, @$ _ E3 A. @Martin 139 x 12
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No Allied losses6 w9 r$ |8 \6 @. A+ C
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Japanese Ships) j/ }+ P! _+ j6 q6 G
AP Meiten Maru/ M, g) Z* v* ~# |5 \. G5 O
AP Teiun Maru6 Y/ k: b _5 G! x0 u2 I/ m3 C
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
" V4 E9 L( t0 j! l, m5 VAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire. @. d9 h+ M! e
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( J# F( t7 e! o. [26 casualties reported
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( R5 U% i$ _9 z5 Z& f9 B, fGround combat at Amboina1 K" `! _% b5 U U# H- b( B
8 G) b* o7 ]% m" N A4 }. ?Japanese Shock attack
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8 t: J) C& g5 `* J2 I8 N8 p9 BAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294* R3 F) N9 G4 S8 C" k& o( S
3 e4 T2 J- R( l* J' x6 l0 ]/ qDefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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; [5 X3 O( Y# P) V* I9 FJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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4 y+ M5 P/ l# Y7 RAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 ) j ^; a1 O3 {4 }
0 O2 E; P& {2 b) p+ [Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) % L A# J5 y. x! R1 h! j
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Japanese ground losses:# n# Y, x$ ^) a1 W8 T" U
405 casualties reported/ d; `& i$ n( c1 \, G7 j, e: G
Guns lost 11
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84 casualties reported- l* i2 b9 K0 [, V# P0 c9 z
Guns lost 1 |