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+ R9 C0 }! K9 M( P MSub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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Japanese Ships0 C# |6 G# B, E1 _* _( B- C
AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
: ]9 H5 N s: nSS KXVI; F" _/ I5 i0 J. v, w
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 Y: Z, v5 r+ C
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire3 n% z4 n; f% p- E5 j/ E3 ?9 D
PG Edo Maru
! N* P5 R8 n! s* S# T5 jPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire2 I4 F" o% b! s, ~8 h! J q5 _
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
6 |4 J, _3 e5 G5 p. V/ X: W+ X' g6 ePC Nichi Maru #1" Z" ?# l; k+ J, E
PC Showa Maru #3
1 ^+ n/ B& ^0 h I8 k1 _3 h" {- jPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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4 N6 t8 `* l, ?8 s4 T9 g+ r7 tCA Houston, Shell hits 5
) V. f! K4 I2 [$ x0 a( H' |DD Scout$ R, h# w0 Z* E+ ~2 @4 U2 h
DD Thanet2 W' ^ s: F1 V1 }1 F
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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Japanese Ships( I0 t5 \7 Q6 V7 V$ K c
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
& a0 O% L. d7 p2 W* MAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 59 b/ ^3 G5 g- y U1 }
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
5 `3 d+ ^$ Z. X: |6 Q$ l* uAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 \' r! L0 w' K/ I
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Allied Ships. R4 P% V! Q% R& c1 a
CL Marblehead
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2 w7 f. x2 Z% l8 @- [* Z- J+ eDD Alden3 n) n5 E6 f( t" }3 p
DD Barker8 j) g/ {/ K. z J. T" W- q
DD Bulmer: P# T5 m2 r$ z0 A& V
DD Edsall/ T1 I m' C( ]8 t
DD John D. Edwards
: @- k: v/ q! M+ D5 o$ C0 ~DD John D. Ford
- h9 D/ b8 R' ] T- JDD Paul Jones
1 { [( l# _! QDD Parrott+ \2 s0 V2 ^3 Q( X% b
DD Peary, Shell hits 1
]4 [5 E9 P. `* l" k2 e; a+ EDD Pillsbury9 K( E- V+ Z% ?+ h! R8 y( O
DD Pope( c! p) @1 t1 ~% x% x8 M- f
DD Whipple
4 b7 Q" T T3 ^0 ]DD Stewart
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( E4 B7 a% b( p; aTF 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
6 K/ z8 ^, q. y6 _; fPG Saga
, D0 E( P/ \; p( ZAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
( i9 V* y b( Z% |3 hPG Hashidate
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35 casualties reported( \6 `5 M! {% m9 A* h
5 A/ W0 m4 C: m- W! _7 fCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 172 o" k! F7 f8 e
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.3 F& h# r/ f. y/ Z6 S8 d
Japanese Ships a* s: X* v- B* k- K0 }
PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
, j/ y. ?" T9 V& Z* H; G" kAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 20 t) p/ g9 b# A
AP Giyu Maru
, ~! k- o$ M) x8 I- v' LPG Saga, Shell hits 1
1 T- w1 U L; c: \6 m8 I6 N3 S, VPG Uji, Shell hits 1 `! d, E, h C
2 j/ _0 ^4 f/ |, M# L6 dJapanese ground losses:0 v- W$ N; f0 ~5 u! m5 N- Z
1010 casualties reported2 V. V9 V2 u! Q; f$ b" h
Guns lost 1
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5 h8 P3 H* m$ |' ~# `* X. h- |Allied ground losses:
0 {2 Y/ o2 J* d20 casualties reported
: C6 d/ b+ k2 O4 |1 AGuns lost 1& B! F/ Q( V8 L
R& x( v! O# D; lDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47* M* N: V" V1 n& a( G
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Japanese aircraft
! ~# A' i& b; }+ B( B/ SKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19
9 S3 y4 \4 G$ TKi-21 Sally x 123
" N8 }9 n# l( t& w& RKi-48 Lily x 286 Y; D$ n" T) d) Y) X
Ki-15 Babs x 6
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P-40B Tomahawk x 19
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6 a+ G; q3 K% ~: zKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed1 {+ z$ s2 g' o, Y) P4 D
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
3 {& a6 L* W0 B$ U' j6 FKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged& y" i6 S) R' R" \7 n
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Buffalo I: 2 damaged' X( b, h: \: a. Q
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged2 y$ B: |/ t: S3 ]
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Allied ground losses:
2 i! B( v" D6 V2 k; S- e19 casualties reported
$ g4 F: c0 q2 d& RGuns lost 12 a- F' T2 s( ^* r2 }5 i% d
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Airbase hits 55 y) `6 o$ S" _: y9 W& O0 I) T
Airbase supply hits 4
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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7 n, W+ T/ h. ~$ \, c n9 _+ eHawk 75A x 3
4 [9 v9 ~8 ~- \+ m3 iMartin 139 x 12
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c3 {& C" n$ n$ DNo Allied losses# G. ?+ O8 L. A5 a1 ?% f8 y$ m) E$ p
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AP Meiten Maru
C; ~" t1 }$ e& z& pAP Teiun Maru6 t' r9 o) M( v8 o7 K; z6 b- o
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
, y9 r$ q+ P) WAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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26 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Amboina
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( j: c$ n( v' c. o- W7 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, C8 `; Y' Z% o( Q: Z& c
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 8 `7 ~- O6 b# k* ^ B& Z2 `) k
2 l: ?# J: z. q8 l8 _: A7 f$ C; n' tJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1/ t4 B9 O2 `. ^/ s. h- `% S& b
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5 ]2 A B7 O' |' \7 G405 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:% G8 G9 }2 A L- M
84 casualties reported. _' V3 ?& r' C2 Z5 H$ [
Guns lost 1 |