12/14/41
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) [8 p4 d) i1 n0 {% F: b9 |Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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Japanese Ships
; C6 H% Q7 V/ g" e2 U- pAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships8 r8 L4 M$ J5 o9 \. A
SS KXVI1 t l V( I. G1 s9 |+ s
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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Japanese Ships1 S8 T' ~* x- v7 U; }
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# W' W! c" P' {+ q* TMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
- I* N3 }+ U) iPG Edo Maru
8 K# l7 ]: a; }% R& g1 cPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
# K8 H& P& h8 W" L& s4 B+ [PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
% _4 f) u# \0 R! GPC Nichi Maru #14 K4 D6 I- o3 S [4 z8 N
PC Showa Maru #3
5 a$ i' K) K N2 U$ o" s! a4 ^PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage0 K: k+ I% y* |
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Allied Ships
1 K" D' H- c: N+ ?9 R2 Q9 r9 A: bCA Houston, Shell hits 5
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DD Thanet
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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Japanese Ships
/ L0 m7 {$ [0 Z$ p' c( x5 RAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2- e# R `7 z- q
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
& {8 W0 G1 w8 u/ C8 VAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
% p* k! T4 ^8 J9 \ k6 \8 ~AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 T0 z& n, j7 D2 l% A& u
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Allied Ships5 I8 x+ v1 g" A- n- m
CL Marblehead
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DD Alden
! X9 w) n7 w5 w' |4 IDD Barker
4 E5 d! h1 J, T. h k! S+ sDD Bulmer
5 r6 \% s8 i7 {# ~4 v; d2 vDD Edsall
# ?, w- V5 `' m( e9 X+ E5 I, JDD John D. Edwards
) O) X8 R. h1 ~* ?% A& [DD John D. Ford* z4 e, J0 E3 W
DD Paul Jones; h) D0 c2 P$ u
DD Parrott
5 {! t9 u; y( EDD Peary, Shell hits 1! O, K; o( \8 ^
DD Pillsbury
5 Y# r& {+ D+ MDD Pope ]) }6 N! _3 m4 S3 x9 q- T3 Y; x5 ~
DD Whipple. e! t7 g2 ~4 l; B
DD Stewart
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56). l2 z: w" Y, o5 x: d5 |
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,569 X8 N9 H3 y3 k; `3 X2 ?% C
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PG Saga
& J- }& j" z8 [' y7 e( LAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire6 \, ? H; N* a! J" Z+ x
PG Hashidate4 F" @: }, [1 F
PG Uji4 q) J% A% W% l; u: F
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Japanese ground losses:
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
( [: P; m4 \1 A. a, @& `7 @- o4 r102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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0 S6 X( A, i* |! xPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
( M y& a4 Q0 @) P2 v F5 ] iAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2$ F! y1 S' M6 |$ X n
AP Giyu Maru% x6 n! u5 A7 i
PG Saga, Shell hits 1
# \ ~7 E8 @/ S uPG Uji, Shell hits 1. p2 c+ g& k& t
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Japanese ground losses:
' G) F# D: J7 b" S Q) ~1010 casualties reported
4 O! e7 Z- F- e/ J0 L) bGuns lost 1
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9 r0 a8 o V4 e$ R {+ [& d- V. o5 TAllied ground losses:) `. S& Y4 u4 o* f+ E/ L
20 casualties reported
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6 J, Q) E. K9 @% p5 o1 uDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Japanese aircraft9 s; f+ G* f7 ~- n: U. T
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19' s- G9 a/ _5 u! {( s Z6 r
Ki-21 Sally x 1239 V) t# _% F. h$ L6 n
Ki-48 Lily x 28
6 i0 K# @/ \4 B' L. oKi-15 Babs x 6
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Buffalo I x 12
% s; j5 g3 Z; `7 ?% X' V1 MP-40B Tomahawk x 19
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. K/ V( a: c' m% xJapanese aircraft losses
- Z1 I9 ~/ X5 E% t- P/ hKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
: `8 i" I$ H6 V. r) B& V; M fKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
) T2 T* i8 m$ hKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Buffalo I: 2 damaged
5 F% U2 o; b% PP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged6 Z3 v, c! m, i* O$ {( m/ U
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Allied ground losses:
' v1 ] o; g0 m3 ]19 casualties reported2 i2 Z* x9 l+ z+ f9 p* d' P
Guns lost 1
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O X% v, Z0 q- J) UAirbase hits 53 ]2 L! V1 B0 r% [, B' ?% \" N( t* z
Airbase supply hits 4
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Hawk 75A x 3
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- i9 b' @+ T; K# ], XNo Allied losses
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* a% p4 @: C6 D- OAP Meiten Maru
2 B! I. z1 ^8 Y1 c1 k+ bAP Teiun Maru( n. k* p# @# A6 L, T, i+ P
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage# L) P0 u2 w9 S0 |5 S! d- z- v
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire: O) Y3 y j6 Q x* x8 S; N( ^
1 v4 ^5 f, \- U1 h, v4 \% cJapanese ground losses:
' @ M5 ?* B( u/ X3 X26 casualties reported/ x: H6 d* U. y
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+ s8 [1 @9 t( X0 }Japanese Shock attack* X0 x e6 L7 l" |
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 2941 w- N1 \3 Y3 Z5 F& x; ~
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Defending 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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' X' P0 I( b+ a9 f6 w, l) x! WAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 2 G) R, u* G3 ~3 {0 T
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) : u c, [2 Z. m
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Japanese ground losses:! _# |5 h# E, k- c4 W+ K) G* u
405 casualties reported
* i5 L3 f- Q; h. j) x" X- KGuns lost 11
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- m, e. V) M3 u P$ u9 mAllied ground losses:
. x. b+ o/ {8 _/ ?* I8 p5 E84 casualties reported
. Q' B6 K0 l" Q4 Q: I1 ~0 g" `) h' D1 mGuns lost 1 |