12/14/41
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# L d& Y6 e! v5 x7 Z; GSub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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9 D ~: t' n' T% e8 {7 C- IAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, _) G9 R, b$ K" e ~# \# |# a
4 A' _! q! Y6 I8 V8 vAllied Ships
2 o" ?$ V/ F' a" ^SS KXVI' Q- S! j# v* x& o6 b
( O& H2 g7 H" M; wNight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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Japanese Ships6 k: N2 C# |$ i1 O( f; C& H
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( \; I9 ?9 x& v7 @MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire6 x: o) Q' Z% l6 ~* S' a
PG Edo Maru5 S- W2 l# N" Y) {6 E
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire) F# D$ N5 M% T6 s7 K, Q$ v* a- ]7 H
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage* }" @% M3 i6 I$ R
PC Nichi Maru #1
& U0 ~' M3 f2 X) _PC Showa Maru #33 U* l6 y% e1 Z
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
; D* O, F! P. L" j. J) }5 GCA Houston, Shell hits 5
7 K5 z! u: C1 Z3 q }, NDD Scout
( c/ x e8 |8 x9 Y+ O0 LDD Thanet
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$ y2 [- N; }4 S# y$ c- Q# UNight Time Surface Combat at 41,72, H* ^; x6 ]- x( N0 N7 Q3 j! h
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AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
1 n# h# f2 h1 J) jAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
$ R" C; }! i6 i% GAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
/ [. A/ a; s& j+ ?% TAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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3 l$ o( \9 [& b5 ^( a& I+ mCL Marblehead5 y9 @; J2 l) u
CL Boise
3 i: z, v* q R8 [1 B1 q) sDD Alden
- U M6 b5 _' p9 {1 _, H8 B' jDD Barker
# i* c8 B, {. ^DD Bulmer
! X2 o, i4 \" X8 D4 f( B# MDD Edsall
/ U5 Q0 N/ P4 H2 I& l; k- yDD John D. Edwards
4 ?: Q( h. Y. @9 eDD John D. Ford4 S9 _" O5 z+ W, z9 \- C* v& H& E
DD Paul Jones. i/ Y3 A! q* D- a* p
DD Parrott; F5 \2 L3 \$ H+ P! D1 O
DD Peary, Shell hits 1 f3 p) j2 s5 G( d! `/ O2 I
DD Pillsbury& C5 D T$ P, R1 W3 e2 C
DD Pope
9 i9 X# l% k0 r c" [DD Whipple
$ {6 h' v' X0 [) LDD Stewart1 Y" @+ V, a( v+ R. M
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)! R% d/ _! _* A+ J1 z, Y
, j6 V6 l2 I. e5 O* I, rTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56: q v( g$ M" ]! ]8 S9 |
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0 [: v1 h* R6 x$ gPG Saga* {1 H4 M* N1 J" u( l' p& i. R7 Z9 C
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
5 R$ L' P6 q7 S! E* `PG Hashidate
8 H9 I" i& p F R; E: \6 ePG Uji7 t: C8 h8 _6 N; W! n$ S- o% j
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Japanese ground losses:
9 n4 H/ n# Q: B" b. X35 casualties reported
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8 S( Q2 P8 S4 @9 e3 sCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
; \& S% O9 e0 M& ~102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.' p. T( s) j4 y* {* g
Japanese Ships- H; L) V2 E7 D: Q" J$ M/ Q
PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
- z4 a* R4 s% EAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
- a* |! D( C& GAP Giyu Maru
4 v8 z& B& y# v& d JPG Saga, Shell hits 1
8 ~; A& w0 a! V+ RPG Uji, Shell hits 11 f1 }$ a9 s5 T9 Q I1 k7 U0 X- P) O
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Japanese ground losses:
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, c9 [0 }, ^& h7 J4 ]! \Guns lost 1$ c, A( o4 Q% {" B
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Allied ground losses:, |+ [+ i5 o% R+ z& t; [' s
20 casualties reported
8 x, H C4 D7 u' V- hGuns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47* C* p8 d5 t6 g7 X
: E3 u1 @+ b% c& y! jJapanese aircraft
& N. [ a/ I: `Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 191 s5 }$ D! n3 u/ O# u
Ki-21 Sally x 1234 R& ^& a8 U3 S4 u5 S& D
Ki-48 Lily x 28
' ?' \; L- C* D, s; Q8 LKi-15 Babs x 6% P2 V* I( |# f4 ^: O& r7 m/ w- K
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Allied aircraft1 ~8 n7 u, b8 w: ~- Y. ~0 n, K
Buffalo I x 129 K, D$ L g$ g
P-40B Tomahawk x 19
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8 b. E5 L6 e. _5 ^6 ?: pJapanese aircraft losses4 j6 i* J: c" D5 K
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
1 Z& m* \7 ?5 B# U. OKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged" D" O; B+ q% |: R( P
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged) N" [0 U; g, Z ^8 f) u
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Buffalo I: 2 damaged
6 W/ A0 E2 K1 Z6 W$ n9 W" wP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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9 _: y0 b F. m0 aAllied ground losses:( n" Q, W1 X( L' c
19 casualties reported
' A+ c8 Z+ `& k; U( l! _2 mGuns lost 1- R8 |# C4 t4 L
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Airbase hits 5: Q# o( Q. Z1 ?# Z* x0 l
Airbase supply hits 4
- [4 _/ F9 N' jRunway hits 68
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" M& d* E9 X3 O7 w- F! G: ]Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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) E |0 L8 _+ a- I7 c4 DHawk 75A x 3
8 q* O" Q) X4 p: N, j+ nMartin 139 x 12
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships( A4 e; K6 W' m1 @
AP Meiten Maru8 k! J: m6 S: } g
AP Teiun Maru, ~) J3 c% H5 q! g
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
6 n( C( m/ v$ PAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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26 casualties reported
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1 t4 d* p' M4 n, u7 q, Q0 OGround combat at Amboina2 T& t/ B- {1 m
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, X0 z" A) `+ BAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294: [8 p* S3 w' o( z) ?7 P K
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118( y+ H' Z1 P1 L& x2 c: ^
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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. d/ S0 G5 ?* w/ AAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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) M) D! q% {% G5 G- EJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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+ ]1 v g f4 g6 _! ?" WJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 16 ]( ^, A- ~( \
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Japanese ground losses:, n w) g, z6 ?2 e1 Y
405 casualties reported
( I7 Y, e7 v' L: S IGuns lost 112 U9 T& c" E0 q
9 W' N5 ~# w$ q5 i9 L8 _Allied ground losses:: P* I! A+ }3 w% J* { P# w
84 casualties reported1 r" u" O/ M, j! H
Guns lost 1 |