12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,731 l1 t/ k& S5 s, f) y- V6 W. w( H
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Japanese Ships6 V1 U5 X4 ?/ s% m7 |% C
AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 X; w3 L' u5 `9 g' }
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SS KXVI Z6 K& W. D' Y$ p* Z. q9 X
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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0 V3 ]5 U* t0 R8 J# UJapanese Ships
$ a3 D1 U5 |& k3 B6 L! LMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 m$ V$ [# I: w. V& V- A$ rMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire# n4 B: V4 Y) |. E8 u% c
PG Edo Maru
% e# R) z, G8 r& I; q) w$ k! p: F c uPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire/ g- H5 i3 K9 h5 L- ?% O! v; a
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage) | K& U r: N. w$ z% J W( X
PC Nichi Maru #1( D& z' W7 {) B2 U5 m2 c+ j( }! x/ j
PC Showa Maru #3) a" t( y# h' D
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage& ~* ?% n$ S2 e; l
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Allied Ships4 I) y8 ~* w2 p
CA Houston, Shell hits 5
7 X ?- A- P; gDD Scout
8 b" U" M$ I2 q- I# mDD Thanet
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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Japanese Ships
5 ]3 d7 t1 X: G0 u; S. ~9 h3 K. k0 x* ]AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2- \& e: M" v% K3 m* I
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5. V' x+ i u7 T' R) ]% R
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2/ m( b/ v7 l8 V3 r* x
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ O. ~9 T$ I4 C3 Y, @1 _' K
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Allied Ships5 B G3 |/ f. u D5 q+ J
CL Marblehead1 \. H+ j1 A' C2 [# q9 E( t2 ^
CL Boise
% Y$ [7 e3 A& Q- p. _* o* p. O! g* QDD Alden
) a8 Y! l6 x. JDD Barker
; S/ W4 l8 L! cDD Bulmer% v4 p6 i6 x- a
DD Edsall
- r7 k* m* L! F1 }5 I3 g8 F1 J) ADD John D. Edwards
4 {9 j/ Q' Y3 }6 RDD John D. Ford
5 u$ x0 x" w& s. D/ MDD Paul Jones/ V0 @3 `4 H" O; `1 x6 k
DD Parrott1 O. H6 {# i2 w% J
DD Peary, Shell hits 19 {0 u: l! l) y+ w+ x6 O. R
DD Pillsbury- s+ H* }0 g5 M; E* F% }) d
DD Pope( l& C; Z( R' A x) F+ Q P
DD Whipple
! n& H4 V/ w1 P, Y6 ~% @: b- N ^DD Stewart
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9 [4 J& ? m- v1 D; o. \3 hTF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)( }3 ?/ C! L3 v) j# ?
5 Z) X9 n# w: D7 j7 [# [TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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PG Saga
+ A" c; I) w( r$ S3 gAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
. L- c' U: w0 t7 g6 N2 m7 ~& E+ T$ YPG Hashidate
% D: \2 u7 B* t/ L& a0 ]2 u" dPG Uji
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0 _1 c! `* N1 @2 k6 A, aJapanese ground losses:7 F: z8 v9 v5 n5 H+ X: T9 n; b% B
35 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17! E, t" l7 }1 j3 Y/ H/ ?
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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" F: ~; D( K9 E ?- `$ uPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire8 v- @! |0 F$ U1 @& T+ u
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
r f' D$ g3 e: sAP Giyu Maru5 f2 k8 \+ N' h$ }$ o/ M/ ?
PG Saga, Shell hits 1% ]; u; s0 u( _
PG Uji, Shell hits 1% Q( A8 a3 D) Q/ O) G1 S
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Japanese ground losses:
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8 ?! `+ ^' @& ?3 N; T+ z. a( nGuns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:% x/ U- Z+ Y% t: n/ k' o1 Q$ H
20 casualties reported
1 R% S) @) ~" C( MGuns lost 1
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+ t# z, G6 D [% N$ ^/ E' `, R' `Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Japanese aircraft
. N1 d$ d; f) `* @8 u8 x& P2 f! e/ mKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19
+ m# O. q9 i& y' sKi-21 Sally x 123
/ d8 X; Y8 T' c7 ^- J# j1 hKi-48 Lily x 28
/ ~) Z8 @( m" h* fKi-15 Babs x 6
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Allied aircraft
9 A: t9 ?- z r) ^! S. [% o* a& MBuffalo I x 12! X( V f5 X5 w2 D
P-40B Tomahawk x 19* k3 `+ l; C$ [* y7 E
# l' J$ ^, o% m5 K' \" hJapanese aircraft losses2 |& [# j6 T2 X! X9 C% c' S+ f
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed; R L' A) g8 X0 B1 @, z; b
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged I/ z5 A& D5 _. z
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged2 I5 l+ s. N2 d1 A8 B* D1 g0 C
$ x* G% G8 W# F5 VAllied aircraft losses7 u$ S- @) l& E% i+ b3 m
Buffalo I: 2 damaged
! r7 ~( o3 ~+ G1 G8 G. X" JP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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Allied ground losses:' }% T: s$ _7 l2 k& b
19 casualties reported
9 w' J$ k7 o* i8 mGuns lost 14 E+ w! k7 x4 t* w% j& t
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Airbase hits 59 ]/ @$ ]- @' t! h, Q
Airbase supply hits 4; A0 {" f4 u0 C! E+ x
Runway hits 68
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/ e$ x3 |) S$ C, P SDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Allied aircraft
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Martin 139 x 12
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No Allied losses
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0 u- z" H' k; _/ Q6 O% C/ `4 oAP Meiten Maru$ V2 n; N( s4 z
AP Teiun Maru d' A9 z2 n6 y
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
* d6 D6 s! m- r% pAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Japanese ground losses:/ s2 G% U. z& C
26 casualties reported
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0 V& C2 I8 y0 S6 m, l: z8 wGround combat at Amboina6 t1 @1 ]" l f" f5 A2 i- z2 B
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Japanese Shock attack* W) l/ w% v1 \
) _( W/ V4 B5 BAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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B6 K2 e. S: O0 m1 PDefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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3 f z& F% F3 |- I- bAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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& T4 K6 K% q% A4 p/ kJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) ! f/ |% w2 s/ o/ I5 z- T+ J( }
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1, o8 w9 \0 x% l" ~2 ^8 Y
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Japanese ground losses:
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5 S9 _% r9 ]0 e$ K' m; L4 k9 UGuns lost 11
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& ? o( [% [# O* M( LAllied ground losses:, W/ o1 q* d5 K! D
84 casualties reported
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