12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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' B0 d. y4 V. S: ^( rAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% V% L& A( t! q3 D
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59; ?# c! b! [/ v* {* e
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" @- @; o3 M; d' h6 e; ~MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 x% S/ {& l& l1 z) y- P! ?$ J4 M
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire2 m' O) k0 ^+ F+ S
PG Edo Maru% z9 i1 V3 y: H+ L" g0 m
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
- C C! }8 a4 CPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
! ]. j! d2 z& {8 k) A# jPC Nichi Maru #19 q: E) i7 ^/ `0 ^; s I
PC Showa Maru #3
- J0 j, g* ] UPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage( E. l( l' t! a* c/ S$ `9 z
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CA Houston, Shell hits 5' w3 B% g" Z4 C; O/ M/ `/ X
DD Scout& `( Z# N4 N+ [- v( B7 D
DD Thanet- }+ e# ?. w' s, q# v9 W! \
2 }, v! B; Y) y7 WNight Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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Japanese Ships
( a8 [: v b; q8 I: v! k3 `AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
2 U( \1 c% w% O4 v% ^1 ]AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5* t/ Z, J1 H$ G7 X- U$ Q
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
`. b% O$ s& ~AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* G8 J: N0 [1 w. l$ @
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Allied Ships( K9 S* y. z0 N6 h
CL Marblehead: h8 @$ U( q/ A/ l! j
CL Boise& Y' S k0 W$ Q
DD Alden
4 T. i# P3 U/ A& [. {" l) `) c" ~DD Barker/ f* G% @8 x; S9 t
DD Bulmer
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DD John D. Edwards
4 G( \% N1 ]8 K1 YDD John D. Ford
* J. z7 {. K& H) b* t8 u3 }( ^) p8 lDD Paul Jones/ m2 C2 l" B1 v: p9 M- ~$ H
DD Parrott' j$ q' L0 n6 A8 {9 o2 b u& e
DD Peary, Shell hits 1
4 ? g1 b. |1 W3 g1 rDD Pillsbury) J# f' S b* H* f7 i7 h
DD Pope/ E/ X5 o0 w0 _% U+ c0 O% \$ i% G
DD Whipple. {/ q& `( g5 S n8 P9 u7 p, E
DD Stewart' e3 P# r5 ] d
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56), X2 {# w* f0 L0 b# r. T, J
/ w- V& w4 W9 R3 ?' ?; L5 mTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,563 W) j B6 J; S( X3 J7 f; y- s' m& }
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Japanese Ships
& y, G- Z! \/ H1 e% D9 b6 p% lPG Saga9 J J- Y& ]5 V- d1 u# M' m
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
/ n3 F. Z; ^' I1 G3 W7 fPG Hashidate
; [" k! M) s. A1 w* a) P) nPG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:0 [5 C9 `; V0 d
35 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17& b& u/ z) A& z5 M" P9 K% M6 l3 B
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.% h% ^- Z& e1 F& V
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire& D7 ]/ q. ~2 g; L
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 21 u" o2 `+ L- v6 i
AP Giyu Maru
5 ` m3 q2 c: c# c% ]1 q1 {: zPG Saga, Shell hits 1
# q% n" o/ R6 o- G( P7 Y) qPG Uji, Shell hits 1, m" J; c4 J) _- G6 n
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Japanese ground losses:& _( C+ x# T7 |0 X3 h
1010 casualties reported
$ {( t, i0 }% m. q9 l0 z0 |Guns lost 1: A* I5 j. P# U4 N3 Q! P! I8 L' k
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Guns lost 1
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4 B% \' k0 u/ y+ fDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Japanese aircraft
9 a$ X; _5 t x- Z( {Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 190 z) E+ R5 \0 z& h; B5 C" Z6 `( [
Ki-21 Sally x 123
q+ e& h1 E- }Ki-48 Lily x 28# |4 w% ]' D# w) E1 J
Ki-15 Babs x 6 y1 v2 @5 z; ~! A
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Allied aircraft
( \9 g: m# _7 YBuffalo I x 124 G/ O- [. \* ]0 b# x7 a
P-40B Tomahawk x 19
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed! R/ _7 A) R8 w* h* v& o
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged. f4 R G& i. X9 H7 c6 N6 `
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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X" P, K6 @4 CBuffalo I: 2 damaged
7 }' C# t c; ]( Q4 @9 ?% F5 n7 [ g" wP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged) k7 ^$ V! F0 G: @' a% ]' O: E4 X9 r
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Allied ground losses:
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5 D8 V7 [6 l$ E) d) MGuns lost 1' h' Y2 k5 _' m8 [
/ U/ c1 y/ C8 B% BAirbase hits 5
' R/ M# [3 s3 lAirbase supply hits 4
" ~1 ^9 W$ D; v7 {: b* ]2 YRunway hits 68% [, n9 Z1 I/ V( A" y
/ X2 H) x" b, U6 ZDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,563 a0 T; [: x$ p. A( W- M V$ V9 n
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Martin 139 x 12% N8 L0 z1 Z1 f; k3 h
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No Allied losses" g( S/ n: S; [, P5 t' A# e3 u) K
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( V, S. C; a% Q! k0 K# z; mAP Meiten Maru
' S! ~9 A' w5 e. ~- rAP Teiun Maru& ~" h4 B+ ^: @2 D0 y( j2 S/ M
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage% e- X0 T( J4 a0 G& i
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire: [ Q2 G, ?1 T1 v# e
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Japanese ground losses:+ s* `9 c( T; H. O
26 casualties reported
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O; c( @! i! g$ C5 `& \) zGround combat at Amboina5 I' g6 v% X9 _2 A2 p$ u) D' @
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Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294* A; {7 g5 m1 c. A3 t7 x ^
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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" T) l6 n) ~6 kJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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* P; |- J2 A8 d( CJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) # h+ n7 f) \# V2 `/ Y4 _' e
/ @& i( _, g; v" k/ T" EJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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405 casualties reported
4 X* B1 ^8 G. ~" `- pGuns lost 11: Y O1 v; b: K( C; }
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84 casualties reported- S" A# s8 C0 |: @" Q
Guns lost 1 |