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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73) k4 i. k' Z+ J6 [3 m" d
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AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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6 f6 o+ L! I6 m# s% tMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: @9 j7 X$ @5 O6 `) S; CMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
; M# n- H( Z3 l, p5 e6 A* yPG Edo Maru% y* } w1 \# J
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
, I$ j$ B R# {2 g. Q; R) dPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
- [) X/ i; t4 a* L+ Q, EPC Nichi Maru #14 W0 H" T/ q6 Y- i
PC Showa Maru #3
) X, d+ N% x" lPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage7 I; C4 r4 n* z# l' P
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5 U" S3 _2 X) N1 \* B5 i W6 p% yCA Houston, Shell hits 5
( T& `+ R+ `4 IDD Scout
8 u) @) t7 o" W/ N# vDD Thanet$ }5 P! e. d# u! v# I3 r
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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3 J+ h9 ?- N' [) m2 MAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2' O/ w4 W! B5 s8 u* x
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 56 W% D; ?- Q8 z! N4 L; A
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 27 R) _4 U! ^+ o% Y3 e0 s; k
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: u4 D8 w: a X7 n" D) v
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/ V5 c$ d3 w4 E: k, |CL Marblehead
- s5 K, {8 y+ x- Z& }CL Boise
7 B/ I7 U# A% a! O; UDD Alden- ]# w6 l6 X0 k. r
DD Barker
8 I& V7 G+ o: zDD Bulmer
/ s g# \* t/ J& C" C* kDD Edsall
" U% S0 {* h' z- a5 }DD John D. Edwards# Z0 I5 i; z) ?+ s/ v8 x( K- J
DD John D. Ford) b2 X' E5 j# S
DD Paul Jones
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DD Peary, Shell hits 1
# _" w9 s# ^. N/ J9 w1 ZDD Pillsbury( O7 z; i: ^, m6 |2 S
DD Pope7 P1 L. ~2 {* Y% J! n4 O2 W
DD Whipple% k3 S! l1 ?3 f v; d+ ?
DD Stewart
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9 i! Y: U: g9 v( _ V. MTF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)* p! z, Y' n3 H4 R c5 g& }: E" v
+ C- s9 @1 t5 l( k+ b0 K. d ]TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56% X0 e. d+ W0 z# w
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PG Saga
% u0 G7 e4 W/ L- ZAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire4 U0 R! l* D: y- u( h
PG Hashidate
5 G- Z* F. L# F" Y6 r% ]PG Uji- C" ^9 P7 ?+ y% c4 r! t
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Japanese ground losses:
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
- t* M" [' k# c- H! r0 C102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.: A8 ~* d+ R- J( J' N
Japanese Ships
2 |+ ~6 `, P' o1 i* lPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire* \+ u+ W& w d: H- ~
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2/ s8 x# q, @ ~( b7 j( U
AP Giyu Maru
3 K2 Q1 b8 F4 ?. Z& ?PG Saga, Shell hits 1( z, j D' S% b1 G5 R; [
PG Uji, Shell hits 1
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Japanese ground losses:2 F, Y& m3 y. B. a! O* ]& o( Q
1010 casualties reported
6 A( r4 S0 L+ n! S: KGuns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:
5 f! ?# f* @, t' J2 d" m20 casualties reported. f, y/ K" ?; u0 {
Guns lost 1
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2 F% y( k9 {# n# C- A* XDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47+ M: c% K6 N" D b( }$ I
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Japanese aircraft& ]. ]/ I0 U* z% P% F* a" m
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
3 h3 B8 {6 g) PKi-21 Sally x 123% p+ Z8 k |" ?* Z9 M4 ^8 d
Ki-48 Lily x 28( R6 b% K, D" i( i
Ki-15 Babs x 6& G7 k9 d4 P: t' u6 ~
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Allied aircraft
1 R( R( g2 Y- a, c7 s) O! c: [8 gBuffalo I x 122 s2 }, J# X6 x! W
P-40B Tomahawk x 199 {/ _- t' C, |4 f- ~( \1 C, C
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 Q `8 J. ~( FKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
/ K S0 U, a) G. jKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
# t' h( h8 Y& s: y7 n7 bKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged/ H1 e6 Y8 J, u& }$ B% U
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Buffalo I: 2 damaged
; N* F: x, r* tP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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Allied ground losses:6 W; E* x0 X& r; T1 G- E4 Z
19 casualties reported$ i: J6 o9 |1 f E
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 56 K# v6 g( t" Q/ Q4 S& M) X! k: E
Airbase supply hits 43 U+ X& \2 N+ {$ b
Runway hits 68
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2 B$ l- Y( ?2 L' t& IDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56; G: V% r9 r* u0 w! s" Y( v
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Hawk 75A x 3
) n( Q" R/ Q: ~5 o7 [: IMartin 139 x 12* V! a4 g2 E: U# x( h
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9 {' S( S7 C& s* xNo Allied losses
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AP Meiten Maru
' e# J0 G- @' G0 \2 D1 _AP Teiun Maru
7 ]# F: s( k/ N; {5 P- J; BAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage/ _& Q* r2 I& ]! _- K$ g8 A% r) T
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Japanese ground losses:
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8 q6 R$ c7 \) o; Y* q! zGround combat at Amboina
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+ s5 n' n$ P' @* x" A. n6 y+ KAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 2940 z& O0 ~! p4 p5 p, H
# r z+ R- L, [$ W% N; |Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118/ a0 J- n: B0 {/ w8 g% k4 n
6 I# K8 o, I4 qJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 7 d! ~' T4 w1 ]! M; {
\4 c- S3 H, r! Z( M: N! a, aAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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9 a8 H* A) |& o2 |3 r! R9 Q% DJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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7 }; Q$ a0 E h" g2 r( KJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1( H3 j( M$ T0 b) @/ b) j
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Japanese ground losses:" [& z# \0 e: s
405 casualties reported9 t" W. X7 V1 c7 r0 N* {$ @
Guns lost 11- W, F `; R7 h' i" m& s
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2 K) u$ `+ D; F) P' }% }8 C: h# j; O84 casualties reported3 H- e7 p: D9 M8 U1 m
Guns lost 1 |