12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,737 r6 R4 V5 a' E4 c& J
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Japanese Ships
- [, b1 o6 M# L! AAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships! B3 Q, t0 O1 f5 w5 j' p
SS KXVI! }. S9 |- a/ E' v, x
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59. J4 `- m% P" q0 d' R
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Japanese Ships
; r' j8 J* I A/ c8 C! k N- m/ c3 K% OMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. n2 N* G, S; `" kMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire9 i5 n. r2 Q( Y+ c: y0 `# p
PG Edo Maru: g2 l% \& D' o4 p" ?) D3 t
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
& \3 [# }) e4 d, kPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage4 ^0 k2 ]5 h- r% [2 R8 |* X6 u$ \
PC Nichi Maru #15 n# b2 T4 G7 V7 ?
PC Showa Maru #3
6 V5 Z' W% l/ W: ^& U* N- wPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage3 K0 c9 ~, x. k- p
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# }! O. U6 Z7 @CA Houston, Shell hits 5
3 d* U6 d+ R& A0 s' ^" ODD Scout
; Q/ M4 @5 |& t4 ?, @2 Y+ O! y- bDD Thanet
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2 _5 A2 @% @4 D+ h0 p! H( T% \Night Time Surface Combat at 41,723 J8 k Y! f# I R6 \
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; S- n! w b( |" g0 vAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
. j0 G, A' k) z, M q* D$ }3 uAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
% x& M, T" Z9 PAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
t; q( l5 ?! g+ @AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 Q4 E: D8 r3 \) b* |7 {+ L0 D; {
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Allied Ships5 z0 }# A' C" s; B* E* Q
CL Marblehead
& C: C6 y9 @" W5 R$ uCL Boise/ O2 b5 j8 i8 z0 d
DD Alden
. a8 O/ X5 {, O g0 JDD Barker
8 ^( g6 J1 k& I3 t* uDD Bulmer
8 r5 h1 k: G8 v+ ]0 g6 K% LDD Edsall" V5 g( J H9 b' W! U* G
DD John D. Edwards
8 G! r/ p. {; Q/ h3 U' cDD John D. Ford
! c% d4 d: q* a6 X. E2 @/ \DD Paul Jones
6 a$ p- k [8 Z1 K5 I& }0 H aDD Parrott y( t& y5 E. A0 [& A. D( K3 [
DD Peary, Shell hits 1
0 b8 F5 [8 r: @5 X7 LDD Pillsbury& g P8 Z h( v, q9 o# O
DD Pope
@( @( G& u. J! `' y/ MDD Whipple) T3 R. Y$ w+ D2 ^9 n$ v
DD Stewart4 r* N- P/ c1 J' v8 a ?& x
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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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Japanese Ships
7 r- Y8 O: P# |/ H# ^PG Saga2 F, K1 W9 U3 G* \/ M
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire; Z7 t3 Q+ t' x6 J
PG Hashidate2 Z; k8 E4 s5 s R7 b
PG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:
n; r6 i: R9 V35 casualties reported
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0 ` H& X3 B* ^1 {( U0 i! P) OCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17; L! L' Y* P4 v0 d; \
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. t( E5 _% y( X" O
Japanese Ships
3 i9 d' L3 T' x' R) a: c8 @+ e& GPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
/ |; @4 ?' U7 r/ ~5 \AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2( ^6 z. ]6 ~* s( b8 A! L5 W, B
AP Giyu Maru
( l/ d. A& |4 L+ C' \; H: l# i. tPG Saga, Shell hits 1
. D0 o. ?; @+ N. }& \& V3 mPG Uji, Shell hits 1+ B8 g( k! y( C
2 l/ Y3 \3 ~- ]3 D+ {$ XJapanese ground losses:
( F3 a6 ?4 T z$ {1010 casualties reported
7 I5 K- d' |! Z% P" {0 o# ~Guns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:
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Guns lost 1# _- T; {; d' e0 j5 E: V& v
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Japanese aircraft
3 ?& K2 J4 U0 i$ d- `- N. Y2 DKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19
* S3 ^6 U- W D- Z/ {* v0 ~" DKi-21 Sally x 123
5 z, v! g9 g3 \- I+ |$ ?Ki-48 Lily x 28% ^: d1 H: B6 a, w! h! c( Y
Ki-15 Babs x 64 ?! P/ A' Q( v9 n+ b1 z$ }: q9 F& S
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Allied aircraft
3 ]2 ?% V7 z0 q2 q% qBuffalo I x 12* l0 ^9 o. o& t; x. E/ m9 ` M' A5 e" G
P-40B Tomahawk x 19) t" I' x7 R/ h; Q4 x
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Japanese aircraft losses* B& D4 c% z: l1 ^2 K$ [ a2 D3 G3 N
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed, g, p. V: Q& ]* \3 E+ P( o
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
6 ~8 ?$ l, }: _9 y9 hKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses+ d2 y0 T2 z1 F- i
Buffalo I: 2 damaged
: ]( q: H$ z# E7 ^P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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Allied ground losses:! S, d' P' [) s/ g
19 casualties reported3 G- R7 t% Q( g' |# x& s8 v8 h
Guns lost 1* O. b/ T- f6 ]0 F* c
# ?" N8 r8 Y; ]Airbase hits 5
" I0 p9 I$ l' Q3 W) J4 Q( gAirbase supply hits 4
: Z0 \* {3 ^7 I$ yRunway hits 68
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,561 A) x7 |1 O8 |. Y& O; @
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Hawk 75A x 3
1 J- b0 x# y0 o% ?Martin 139 x 12
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No Allied losses
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AP Meiten Maru
6 L' I. n" i+ R4 P4 B* d, AAP Teiun Maru
/ g3 Q" |/ R+ g/ f! j9 v) i5 w9 K7 @( `' @AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
) P$ L; [# N1 C- F ~7 `. x! vAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 \- }( d8 {/ j- z. B
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Japanese ground losses:! d5 h; S, h' n# [
26 casualties reported( }$ x3 M) E9 v V8 Y0 S
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Ground combat at Amboina, V+ h# A, J% L9 Y4 H, |2 A9 R
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$ f7 L0 {. W/ Q% A) ~) GAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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4 V) X' o: q ]% E5 R: dJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 * K- R) c( @' d0 M2 o( ^
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) : Z5 j% ^/ h$ ~5 p% O) Z
" J" i1 w q) n. t' w+ d: `+ \Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 13 Z7 e" u6 e& g- M, g+ {, s3 c8 m( `
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i. l2 T" R4 l L& s3 h7 nJapanese ground losses:2 @' u5 ?/ J; s) J& B4 j9 }6 j
405 casualties reported5 l* m1 G& d, d! W2 }6 }+ f S
Guns lost 11
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Allied ground losses:
% L; k! D, V i$ c, g) w84 casualties reported. m) @+ |; N: V7 V
Guns lost 1 |