AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41) b3 f+ d) w: P. G
kb果然回撤了,没有继续炸港,倒是把派出去寻找kb的dd编队给做了。。
; f1 u9 Y! o9 `同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。0 F) ^* C) a# d: M- f: x2 p
大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
, o- {) z" `" F4 U' l% K) g马来半岛,在大量陆攻的轰炸,和cl编队的炮击下,日军当天突下Kota Bharu,9 Y, h9 I4 C3 {2 ]* Z# c
本打算从马尼拉出发的dd骚扰编队,刚走到巴丹就被自己埋的水雷炸坏了 教皇 号。
* ^! Z8 }* e* V2 y, a香港外逃的dd被ca编队抓住,却成功脱逃,ak编队被陆攻抓了。
: v& w) m: e9 M3 Q1 B6 w马尼拉其他外逃的编队 目前形势不错,整个岛上的飞机和部队全往克拉克集结了。5 c2 c( R# c4 \# n3 h
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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) " q/ [( n: d% R5 Z
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
, [5 j; P' O. v' g. e$ E' zJapanese Ships
3 ]4 p8 A' _5 L, [9 Y; M6 I CL Sendai
0 ]; y# ~5 _: |9 q DD Ayanami2 I% ~( V# v3 d) k' q
DD Shikinami
! [6 O0 `; a- ?, d4 {0 [8 Y DD Isonami( f- Z8 O! ~3 |& Z; j
PB Tatsumiya Maru
! g' ~5 N1 t1 d' T: m% z9 S SC Ch 9
% I( y( l* |: O8 U SC Ch 7
4 j) ?4 u& F9 D* x, |: f AK Sasako Maru
0 P" x! L0 t. F: z: ] DD Uranami
# y2 G+ N( j# x$ R7 I) T! NJapanese ground losses:1 t7 C' F5 k' Y- M' b
26 casualties reported. m. W5 I, ]7 F6 V* c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" }* p! R& w0 q s6 Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 T, k. X) I0 q. H, C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 2 f: Y6 H5 q! V7 u( u4 _
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# n$ P; L4 _: I9 {* MSubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85 4 |/ f; @6 y) [+ N1 ]# v) J
Japanese Ships
8 v. @! `; X' O; I( L6 D SS I-121
1 h; c( O5 Q" s0 c$ PAllied Ships q U; Q& I; r" x& O) E8 s/ q
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
1 o/ I1 P: N& W; a/ e3 Z* vxAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121
9 @; d: R" `1 Y sSS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang 8 ?) a* ~- P$ O+ Q7 q
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) + {1 I1 b# }+ u1 H1 x0 m9 I4 C
Allied Ships
8 V6 F, |7 ]' S) E- g: K DD Pillsbury; u* B0 _# s& X J, \1 x h) `
DD Peary
2 ^4 ~4 p/ \" W DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
. |* a9 e1 y o! X+ T3 mines cleared
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
' I3 U+ @; K+ ?$ ]! Q% |Japanese Ships3 v0 _! Y: R' x
CL Jintsu
- R5 I0 W, N7 T0 r5 G9 k DD Oshio8 H: m% K# B5 _7 m z3 R4 B
DD Hibiki( Z, b* _4 o8 F9 V( K
DD Akatsuki
, c/ _+ s$ K( ^% E0 ?! X. Z, V, q% x DD Arashio ; {; K$ @- y* _/ }# O
Allied Ships# b& o4 C) F, |9 G4 A
SS KXI, hits 9
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
. c: ^: R" B |" u/ w* Q+ d+ dJapanese Ships
1 m' B7 l2 \- |/ h) ? CA Maya4 N5 T& J: h0 j
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
9 z: B" K2 A/ r& G7 D5 ?" p DD Minazuki) n+ _1 y2 T5 f' R1 G
DD Fumizuki
+ x7 d9 c: ?# W3 ? DD Nagatsuki- H+ N9 t; ~" t4 T' v- T5 T
Allied Ships
1 u+ y. E" s; S/ k6 T DD Scout( ]0 C3 w' w% ]' |( s- O
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
; h, }, M2 `1 I. ]/ y! u( { DD Thracian
x% j" Y- `! s3 j7 k4 \--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 n6 Y2 @; F% G2 G/ M/ z2 B
Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards - @. R, J: g2 |9 s5 Z/ q& U, j7 }' V
Japanese Ships
! l( f6 v& G- C( Q& @. ^ DD Sazanami. I( v, J/ j; Z( Y$ Y3 B
DD Ushio
6 A j5 }6 ~& t' y6 a, c AO Shiriya 1 l1 A7 b1 q" B7 M5 j1 o
Allied Ships9 ?9 M" N u4 N! R! ?, R1 V
CV Enterprise; f8 L% p" }/ X' T2 [& u
CA Northampton1 R5 o6 ?+ C7 N. t+ b7 o1 L% ~
CA Chester
, i. m( h. ]; b$ H CA Salt Lake City
! {/ }* y2 A. N, ]8 w DD Craven
# a, C* M7 ]7 v) B8 N! G" I' I5 ` DD Gridley
, p9 R5 A0 d. C8 i DD McCall: v* U* ]+ F; X
DD Maury& G8 |$ ]+ ^9 f
DD Benham' s& l' ^" |- i+ l! o) N0 D
DD Ellet
$ Y" i- m5 }0 I! e( \ DD Dunlap
) h; h; l" [' ~" P5 I: \/ U: s# L DD Fanning) c5 g% r" U+ U2 p8 l
DD Balch
& W( V+ ]2 L* a5 A7 VMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
3 |3 }3 G: S6 l2 H3 uCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
" W6 Q# y& h# I/ ?9 UCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
, f( m/ |. M% X; q# M0 [% M8 ?7 KBoth TF attempt to withdraw!" k9 X6 }! m+ a
Range increases to 28,000 yards...
9 F5 L9 m3 Y/ j- OBoth Task Forces evade combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
. Z ~% b) F2 x3 bJapanese Ships/ o! `: f* }' m
APD Fuji
$ u1 f* v# B6 k+ g3 F' h TB Hiyodori
( g, u. B# d: W1 t' Y R8 l AMc Toroshima Maru
$ c% V( L* y: d) t4 D0 M PB Heiei Maru #7
* {0 o5 N7 w8 H& W3 {' E" v3 Q xAK Syoka Maru2 Z2 D7 g) d* c/ I8 t; ^
xAK Rokko Maru3 a7 y. ^$ T5 I [, `& U
xAK Igasa Maru* Y. H7 s: E9 E+ U& j T9 D! J" j
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21# P. C" j8 h2 F( t& K4 j
xAKL Sasago Maru
$ R$ N9 T, g$ V# W3 W( x% ZAllied Ships- j9 ~4 d$ P7 @1 s2 a. \
MTB 7
5 c5 e! S( X% r( Z( I7 }0 K MTB 8' Q3 V4 N7 l- z9 ~5 ~ m
MTB 95 E% c. B8 B7 L/ R' Q1 x
MTB 10) s8 w- T; t' F6 l
MTB 11
" w* E3 X1 A* C' e' ~- V1 i MTB 128 f8 j; h, X$ q, L ^7 V7 l
MTB 26
4 `, `# f3 ?9 k5 W ^6 U! B MTB 27 ) D- i4 k$ b/ ]- V% H9 M
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms! M5 `+ ]: B' r* F% h9 j% G2 P3 Q8 A1 e
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards
. c a, b1 e9 N' xRange increases to 18,000 yards...
+ n5 L: @0 C- Y$ ` B% @. r* b6 _$ rBoth Task Forces evade combat( W) T8 Q1 p0 @8 H4 J& H5 Y
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* l1 f% }, [ N, t jMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
; p+ `2 S; a* I( x8 }Weather in hex: Light rain 9 A9 U0 n+ L) s+ f. V2 }
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
q. i( S1 _/ u) G& e. o$ s2 fEstimated time to target is 10 minutes 8 z U( o3 G$ U' i% G3 F
Japanese aircraft
, z y- o% o2 L$ X$ u: k4 p7 n A6M2 Zero x 21
) S8 s& C1 M( {0 C+ i& ?Allied aircraft4 y5 ^$ G9 l- {) h3 c0 A1 j
P-26A x 83 \" @7 o+ ?. E! u0 Q6 W$ n2 w
P-35A x 13; M/ u* T& s! q3 m# C' ~) N4 }
P-40B Warhawk x 14
1 ~/ T/ M7 l$ F6 _) M; A# {& N P-40E Warhawk x 46
$ [9 ?$ O0 T4 jJapanese aircraft losses8 l, c* ~% Q6 u% g# K6 O6 z2 \
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed 1 E$ N* B* @. O: d+ ?
Allied aircraft losses
# x1 F% ~2 Y% \, P. W% |6 ] P-26A: 1 destroyed, E: X3 n3 t) x- Z) \1 ?
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed) ~" c) ~- C" a
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed : A2 y$ L( @) f' Z7 e
Aircraft Attacking:0 j9 T; _' i2 c" t6 P, P
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 3 {9 P6 T- k# ^6 n, t( y
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
* |+ N0 w0 @$ M! P$ t- ?) dRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
: s. S) u; x8 y0 q6 D9 t" }8 |5 vEstimated time to target is 15 minutes $ L5 @+ p7 g' D
Japanese aircraft
; g7 m+ F+ I$ \" J7 n' g G3M2 Nell x 33
S/ a* w! I- L G4M1 Betty x 3/ t( Q( s; e% S4 z: u1 l
Ki-27b Nate x 19
6 h' R0 i; f. L+ a& @2 F9 oNo Japanese losses
5 R& S& e" [0 KAllied ground losses:
3 U- ~9 }9 m4 S, d( M 95 casualties reported3 X6 ^4 A! j* ~' g
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
5 M _$ h% q) l# X) z) \5 W$ J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled% [% t- I, A/ F/ ~8 r4 C1 B/ M* [) ^' m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
7 ?* E O- M! PWeather in hex: Heavy rain
$ d( s$ |. c1 i. }+ [# A; wRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
0 i+ I; b0 ~+ G* l. r LEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
6 K- L8 A& G1 H& k; j' X2 VJapanese aircraft
: {+ ~! r' R6 W" s( V9 `/ s! Q G3M2 Nell x 16( j5 N5 F7 V+ t# ?
G4M1 Betty x 115 p, j4 D# q# Q' w
Ki-27b Nate x 15
; u, n% z/ I. g: |Japanese aircraft losses; k( @) F% C$ m* S1 t0 e% u0 |$ ~
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
. T4 I7 j) t. ` G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged $ C+ Q: `- C; H( t% y
Allied ground losses:, n3 A/ L: x: `# o
43 casualties reported( b1 L4 S% O1 N8 S4 w# b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled$ W% o" Z+ x+ z7 z4 M% Z0 T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
- Q0 _, @, E4 Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 9 X" D$ E! D# w; _9 U. p0 p
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 4 X# h8 S: l# ~* P8 m6 F
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. u# v5 n9 L. S
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
4 ]$ a) ]) m7 j+ v0 KJapanese aircraft
% @" [9 ?# k( {0 B% O: E* z G3M2 Nell x 27
, v$ |1 [6 E2 t* z Ki-27b Nate x 34 " r t) x% H6 m1 b) m, S1 y: \7 {
No Japanese losses
( M1 {) S7 x( y' A4 L- _% ZAllied ground losses:
# n! w9 C. Y% \- x0 ?" ?1 g 78 casualties reported) |! O4 A2 L) H1 B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: d2 s) ?3 C% ~& M+ u5 |% P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
z, o% a7 A! w7 a: _1 M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 8 s* p. F0 T5 ]! e0 I
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( D7 Z; c# Y# X/ @8 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 3 k6 I7 @" ^) {
Weather in hex: Light cloud7 R: k7 k, L e- o. r% e- z
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. I# Z1 r5 Z; G( `) K
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes ; L; c. q3 G' g% ]
Japanese aircraft$ A `; J3 _$ w, G# f
G3M2 Nell x 3
, {7 W( y* K& w2 V" Y6 j G4M1 Betty x 127 n" [8 t h! V8 u u, n9 F
Ki-27b Nate x 9
4 |* n5 `& s2 u% [! \1 }2 C7 a" RNo Japanese losses
) J( s$ Z& G5 {* w4 p% kAllied Ships
% q( l# p$ ?. o9 G xAK Munlock
: m/ G$ l; f: S$ @( N: B xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire G$ ~: U2 q6 w, R
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 Z+ S+ A" |) y. o& l" O* H5 k
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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2 x; m" b L1 U- [ G8 @0 BMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
0 t* R; N% b1 h4 F" J" vWeather in hex: Light rain
/ @& y {7 a3 O& x( n9 ~Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
$ P: X% o& r6 G# s' ?. iEstimated time to target is 25 minutes + Q" ]1 O. z5 D B! `3 S
Japanese aircraft. v& p' q9 }! e8 b4 a8 d2 @+ P0 N9 ?' X
A6M2 Zero x 10
. {! t9 n/ \4 a [1 T+ ZAllied aircraft7 O, ^: w" a- r0 r: u' p
P-26A x 3( h1 b8 s* @2 v' A8 J- }( [
P-35A x 10* M8 M+ o! t4 P
P-40B Warhawk x 93 T+ U' q7 j, G2 [$ G; u
P-40E Warhawk x 33 5 @5 C- g6 v2 d: @' q
Japanese aircraft losses
6 \8 c# F) D( d- I5 { A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
' Q) q1 c1 d/ L4 q$ T3 B' oAllied aircraft losses6 U7 g0 E w; P* O3 j @8 g! y7 h" E
P-26A: 1 destroyed" a' L1 g! J) h5 g5 z
P-35A: 2 destroyed/ t v# [5 e y r+ a
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed 0 x: k K2 @3 ~0 ^5 Y! V
Aircraft Attacking:+ L4 F" P) o. e- c! B' C
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet 7 U, i6 w& u* v& J8 a* Y
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% F9 r1 A1 r3 s7 w7 \8 jMorning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
2 F1 N# x5 F' D. G- WWeather in hex: Heavy rain + A" X/ H! G9 S G6 b0 L
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, a. F/ R! U) _7 |: p) j' x7 {$ GEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
5 Y4 |1 \) V1 z2 eJapanese aircraft
' U1 ]/ B% O8 V B5M1 Mabel x 5
2 b2 h4 e- T% [: }No Japanese losses
; p; {; T5 D0 k! {Allied ground losses:2 @( M* L( U+ o \4 E( T% R4 Q
13 casualties reported1 o: m! X$ P% w/ G" w0 ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( u3 R4 \; j0 Q. ]8 \ y/ ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) w: Q# K/ i. u }7 R- o8 m0 N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 1 o0 |" x& b1 s F
Aircraft Attacking:
; v6 j; b1 E2 ^ 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
2 C) j! Q4 N6 y' m! d" F/ ^ Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
* M6 Z- k+ @7 U; Y9 W4 l4 }Weather in hex: Light rain
) m: [3 j V& V g" XRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
& d3 h ?, H+ ?6 G7 k, S0 NEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
b( m4 O6 H/ K* o- B8 e+ ZJapanese aircraft% I* g( i# h( e7 U `. L/ b6 E
A6M2 Zero x 9 / \# {" e! h! c6 A
Allied aircraft
/ h E3 Q0 R( a: l! G/ c P-35A x 6
1 L0 _& |) B& \- D0 Q9 J2 e P-40B Warhawk x 8% | R$ ~' E3 X2 w0 P! l! ^& A
P-40E Warhawk x 24
6 |. x1 c9 q5 Q( c, PJapanese aircraft losses* t' |" T' n; Y$ ~" F6 C
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed ' q! |/ n1 M) R/ Z0 U; ~
Allied aircraft losses
5 r; ]) n4 G/ f2 J5 P8 [% m P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed - v7 `. L6 b+ W
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7 o& k4 E& e* [3 q- CMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
1 @% y4 X Y' ^% j+ n+ WWeather in hex: Light rain ! w, ]5 C' j. o& A3 Y# G- F6 L( E
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.7 E$ E9 V* L# G3 n$ Y$ ^
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
, z% q( W' M) u$ M; s% X. g; s9 i0 WJapanese aircraft
& C6 T4 b- B1 k. _: Z A6M2 Zero x 6 & A m* e- h8 e! G" j) P+ ~
Allied aircraft7 [8 a+ u- i L: I! p' r6 e- X
P-35A x 5
, C; X/ t7 _1 y6 u% |4 j P-40B Warhawk x 8
4 d( n3 C i8 |7 G- ^8 ^1 f P-40E Warhawk x 18 3 f, }4 o/ w5 U3 A0 h
No Japanese losses
; E& E6 ^! d& U& C; U0 }Allied aircraft losses0 F/ C' O! t/ h) J
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed d9 c/ ~' X6 f8 Y4 ?0 d: ~2 q, H a
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
/ b2 N/ T7 g2 @Weather in hex: Partial cloud
H5 h* _8 I$ N" _' z+ U2 p; wRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." Y2 _8 ]$ T" a4 g' _2 |2 [
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
9 V0 L0 g$ w* g: b& z9 EJapanese aircraft
+ h/ J. E9 }7 Y% X( f- [; o# d B5N1 Kate x 12 $ b; x" |4 f& t
No Japanese losses ; f0 B9 R7 r' [5 b2 Y; `
Port hits 2
: S0 J5 @# p' W0 L$ o4 `Port supply hits 1
) E4 U1 K9 p( x( m" H# DAircraft Attacking:* Y$ u8 S7 y: f Z& L& Z& I4 r
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
% c: x" |! ?+ @1 [, ^4 c( f- R/ e$ k' C Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 : ^9 |: Y: P2 P4 r4 s$ d2 q
Weather in hex: Light cloud ; p, \. V9 c$ v3 M* u
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ B% }0 ^9 r; [- I4 ^! _
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
% s& p) g3 r6 |; xJapanese aircraft
. v& d8 T: v& m* ]% [" ]8 t Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
/ K6 ]7 l' j" [" L Ki-27b Nate x 15 S* N9 V8 n* W5 F1 K# G" H9 w
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
1 {$ l, k" o2 `6 q4 V: `: j& h0 {No Japanese losses
; `# J/ D2 K, h& e3 m8 e' V" TAllied Ships
( M, D3 d1 `' q* [ xAK Hinsang% N; q, |3 l5 a. Y( e# X
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage
: b5 _9 }/ @( [9 f xAKL Chengtu3 z/ Z/ {; _5 H7 b/ ?! L& y. i
xAKL Joan Moller7 d% e6 m% r$ L" S c
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ h7 k- i; {- A, e0 [ xAK Bennevis
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
7 P7 v1 R4 f8 X$ z# f1 [ rWeather in hex: Clear sky 2 L( \4 M! E* a
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* b4 [0 ]5 @4 w4 J! w0 r& o' L" w
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
7 k0 T# @. j: W w3 m; @$ x! |Japanese aircraft7 ]3 q" x4 z0 ~, _
Ki-27b Nate x 9
& r0 c+ `8 d: I Ki-36 Ida x 19$ l+ g2 K$ C% O6 D4 a
Ki-44 Tojo x 8
+ t4 ?& V2 h: |' z5 }( F* ]- c+ j Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
& r: b# o! E' L5 |4 T Ki-51 Sonia x 17
- L( {4 E- L( ?$ s) z( K" \" N' \No Japanese losses ; H _7 }$ j4 b; R. i8 [# z7 b
Airbase hits 7
' s! i D# N, m# z" ?Airbase supply hits 3
4 \7 G! f- O: ~$ N+ x6 O) k! o+ X* ERunway hits 11 : d. t# Q, i. n) X1 M$ t0 w1 S1 v
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ! l* g: H x* f# I2 \
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
% T6 r0 u* I9 MRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.2 v% L0 K5 Q# B1 r/ P
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
& |* I9 i" T% P9 j6 \2 V& ^Japanese aircraft# S; x+ C& ]5 F& f
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 651 x9 ^6 [8 _9 D8 K2 r) d$ w
Ki-27b Nate x 19
- S3 `+ [* D/ {2 ] \9 j5 vJapanese aircraft losses; C" [' h+ V! L' d+ Z
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged 7 x. v2 f! E' q' B" s) Z1 v
Allied ground losses:
- F b+ m* u; Z$ M* f6 S+ ?# d) C 66 casualties reported! i- N* p- [2 t! j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
* D2 [ d- p& Q1 l. E4 l Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled6 S- a, V9 Y6 G. S# W9 i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled , B) _& }5 t- A7 f* J6 Y9 v
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' t8 v- S) N& {Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
+ E* a) H# |. J, @- T0 OWeather in hex: Heavy rain 5 S2 d" h) O& t
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
9 v. j U. z( GEstimated time to target is 12 minutes % t4 ?$ h0 l* E3 ]# R3 i
Japanese aircraft
" V4 c W" K7 c9 W' O Ki-27b Nate x 34, x0 u0 a: W/ P) ~
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
8 | y0 O/ i; p" @4 O2 ~ Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 % e9 j4 }4 g$ r/ ]
No Japanese losses
9 N( v; D1 c4 z7 VAllied ground losses:" `9 E7 D7 l# V$ @3 `" X
39 casualties reported
1 c% b5 w0 e& C p7 E Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 v6 h" t* [2 j4 b8 M: U. _- |
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 h( N: j2 B; G" j Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
, d2 D7 P2 J1 J( Q7 bWeather in hex: Clear sky
, }( R* c/ e; }Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.- h5 c# x1 @$ _- J, G
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
' |# f- i- u8 j2 u. g8 M1 SJapanese aircraft Z# O+ }' j" y% R$ J t0 p. a, }
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
9 T0 Q0 c: K! H% }No Japanese losses ' g1 ]! C0 `" G5 D
Airbase hits 1
$ v9 } b' Q1 S" E. u9 Z% ORunway hits 2
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' {) T* W6 J) j% R. o+ i9 R9 YMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 3 H, s' |+ e$ u, |) d. D
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
% x. Z) d: W* ^, p: N; w# O% NRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.; W' s+ H9 M7 e5 P' {2 C3 u
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
$ G- H' P/ @1 k$ Y! uJapanese aircraft" X4 t# y% H& L1 E. P
Ki-27b Nate x 24 ; X0 d; ]7 \9 {1 k
Allied aircraft
- @# ~1 A9 e9 K; _ Blenheim I x 4 " T8 ~& R; p7 ~% S; ~3 s( ^, Z
No Japanese losses % A. P2 A5 p7 r5 o5 Z5 n' A
No Allied losses 2 r# [. C8 v2 k6 D; q
Japanese Ships
0 V1 r/ R7 Y6 n' M9 a BB Haruna " ?" E0 F. t H5 P5 R/ s* {6 t
Aircraft Attacking:
- l7 k" w8 x3 x/ b3 |+ ` 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet# J2 }/ E) f8 @, b
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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' H* d3 Q: [8 c0 MMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 6 z( b5 P% H/ R# j
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ! B) ~$ O# c( X+ }: m; {
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- q( m- H1 l0 M7 A9 ^3 M2 ?2 B- U1 LEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
) D" ?' q, F# w# M; EJapanese aircraft
% Q# |6 B2 w2 \1 U+ ?) O G4M1 Betty x 19- H$ L8 S% |/ M* g
Ki-27b Nate x 12 9 h9 J! g8 `8 G) J6 @6 g1 h
No Japanese losses
1 g( C+ j/ s. N$ j- o9 [- p7 ^: A7 uAllied ground losses:' `; i. Q/ K& ?/ }* n- [$ ~
33 casualties reported: _( P. M+ f: }$ X) O5 E. F0 k) }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
, O. G7 m* _9 x7 i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 j0 w4 h3 x$ j" o, U* v, T. }6 ]
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled4 \4 ]3 \9 c; g
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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5 v |/ f C' U6 K3 Q$ _- R6 qMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
' J- K* H k) y. fWeather in hex: Clear sky # Y4 C! `; }, k# o* ~
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 ? l, r+ }* |% wEstimated time to target is 6 minutes 1 n6 f' u" s8 b+ q
Japanese aircraft
# _+ L( ^$ G0 Q, i; M9 p A6M2 Zero x 46( j6 y" e& T+ F( n1 J" I2 t8 \! C
B5N2 Kate x 35 M' `* O8 M3 Q' T! ^ }6 @/ W
D3A1 Val x 9 ! Y. K5 r8 I$ g: w
Japanese aircraft losses
a+ Q. E) K; q; V6 ]. I. c% a6 d B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged0 R% v2 {9 r3 k8 L
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged 4 |3 d0 {* f( h& I
Allied Ships
9 c" a9 w3 F1 M" \4 _- S3 a+ u DD Litchfield
1 y u, [6 X; f" D5 J5 {# B DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 J% h/ m6 @+ t& @. \# y DD Ward v/ S1 k0 `& G5 F9 y
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 7 ?4 w0 m3 l+ y* v- J- P! L& o
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud . ?' U) Q5 ~7 [: t: t0 Z
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
( l+ R5 R0 \ U. oEstimated time to target is 7 minutes ! C7 `" c7 m* ^" y; c4 l9 s7 [
Allied aircraft
1 P/ Y5 `# ^1 F& L: Z! @ F4F-3A Wildcat x 11$ Z( |& y1 N- V3 w
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28' T: `6 f: ^4 {/ z# \. ~
TBD-1 Devastator x 15 " l8 I+ Z) z0 ^* Y5 ^% ~& _
Allied aircraft losses
! N y5 z5 x4 o& e" i' k TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged ! }2 l4 i* h: }- t
Japanese Ships$ |& o3 [& C4 s
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 [9 _* n) p: W" D* M5 w0 Q DD Sazanami
) F3 X9 `" R5 @& W/ i4 t AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires . s5 ^6 i w+ G( O; Z* P
+ j9 k5 W0 b) I" a: ~ c0 RHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio% f3 I& c3 Y; ]. N' f& h
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya- X# ^. J1 B1 n2 F8 {6 Y- _, X: T% p
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
' t8 I3 N$ e: S3 P2 p& w/ S2 KWeather in hex: Light cloud
+ o. h: K. @$ A+ B: n& U* hRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% g! ?( w+ X! A& d# `7 k$ j
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
% u# V5 L7 `* p0 ], yJapanese aircraft2 U* S8 h/ |# H# H2 _2 m3 n
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
6 w/ w" b3 ^1 q, P) ?No Japanese losses
0 R) n1 A4 ]; H& [* e' g3 OAllied Ships
- I: O" O* L V. q xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 P" b3 S" [$ U5 i1 i
xAK Hinsang
( Y7 M" Y q* \& u9 ~' @4 FAircraft Attacking:
3 E; t+ I) `5 x, t3 Z 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
* ~4 ]- z y# o9 y$ U Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 2 f4 k% q) g+ E; H, r8 w4 I4 t
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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, ~6 I$ T: M$ ]3 J; V1 ]2 HMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 ; p" F: o# |9 t, T5 T. A
Weather in hex: Clear sky
# s7 }2 d8 f: q7 sRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." u d$ v- q8 ]/ | e) d- `
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 6 Z$ i* V6 i. U# e
Japanese aircraft
7 k! c$ l* F" w; u/ G# B D3A1 Val x 13
) [ z |" b R9 L# qNo Japanese losses
+ p9 c3 t) a3 N3 ^. o& KAllied Ships
/ r- d2 ?3 P2 \. W; O DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
5 k: L4 N6 W+ Z% U$ X4 r DD Ward
+ w9 |) o3 T6 z7 i DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 r+ x1 H" k* @! L* ]' i4 _; J0 l! q9 q8 l0 ^3 c
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley
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5 |. @/ \' M! B4 v4 z! q' {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 8 B8 X5 D& M% u
Weather in hex: Light cloud 8 A' V' b# p$ J& E3 R
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
! Y: p- l+ h$ A# s4 f# @Estimated time to target is 2 minutes # ~+ k" k. L) H
Japanese aircraft
2 g T% N N( O+ T) I+ H" v& d Ki-27b Nate x 304 ^* R( b) y" u& i3 @! B+ m) v+ s7 q) [8 L9 ~
Allied aircraft! X# |! q' @& N. w i% B3 d7 [. T
Blenheim I x 7
R) c S: X; @& E0 l% vNo Japanese losses + O0 }! R) `8 U2 u, d! c& {1 n
Allied aircraft losses
6 \" Y3 {" B2 ^5 a8 z" L( u Blenheim I: 2 damaged9 M: k" a2 N6 }0 U& P: R- E
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak
, J& z+ R# C5 L; lJapanese Ships: |9 i9 s+ J8 [4 L9 {/ d0 o
BB Haruna
% W. [4 x5 O* }/ d0 n! ~% N xAK Asakasan Maru / B' V3 L" ^1 ]6 ]9 F
Aircraft Attacking:: t- C3 u$ K$ X8 ?% q4 H
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
0 C4 e1 C! F. E- {0 D0 t Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb , ]4 }4 N- [8 S* L Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 9 n$ N/ i* s- b' C, f9 n4 E
Weather in hex: Overcast ! `' s$ Y# `+ l# `5 r) e
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., ]" m% F/ t9 `' j
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes % J% c8 r, Z0 @1 P6 b: ^
Japanese aircraft
5 y2 j5 e# ^9 z4 Y9 D2 R A6M2 Zero x 10" I0 z6 E V- |$ t1 E
B5N2 Kate x 5 - [; i7 [2 N: v+ V: X
No Japanese losses
% C. C) I; \2 C! {+ R* x- f: W* @Allied Ships" c2 D* O. J# b" h7 l4 S0 C5 | z% y
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ K9 T) ]+ I$ g/ F% YAircraft Attacking:* r/ D! e/ [; ~" ?3 u/ _
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 H; U+ V# t4 Y5 c
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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; k5 s' Z8 N, N; I$ Y2 R7 c4 rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 6 l5 A8 y$ K9 _" A9 @5 V6 D
Weather in hex: Heavy rain: @2 @* E# ^: j, H
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
7 t! e9 o. b/ Q h" i" kEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
5 q7 E( I5 A. a, H6 [9 QAllied aircraft
* u9 c# K A4 `5 c F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
& K8 L1 L# b) J' {: S SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 6 w. O' f# b; F" a
No Allied losses / d5 \. C" Z- d, X
Japanese Ships h4 z" h8 y7 E
DD Sazanami$ _1 U7 q- T5 Y2 L) `. `- L* h
DD Ushio, and is sunk
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
/ {: U' h- Z) `. U' RJapanese Deliberate attack / R& G. e0 y% |* q
Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 b% ~$ \1 f' d0 }
Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 ) h! U8 v" J0 P) q" f
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 # c1 s; c- ]" G K1 V. Z* R
Japanese adjusted assault: 100
* X! s, g* n. k. S: G7 m1 MAllied adjusted defense: 8 , j. Z/ l* U! a0 ~
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
- X0 f! G% T5 A& E5 E2 T- M- S8 TJapanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! 8 c G8 z) r1 C! y2 w8 v8 j8 G% x
Combat modifiers
$ t: A7 P7 U( Q2 z$ d0 wDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
+ _. F# P* J. g: b fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
) b$ Q. {/ m; s6 I6 ~4 }- y) Z& OAttacker: fatigue(-)
) P; x1 r' a+ `+ zJapanese ground losses:" a8 q# r3 ?9 f/ u8 h$ v9 \
37 casualties reported- c* m: j1 B. T8 F E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, r8 p, Y, G) s6 m& m/ Z8 v, p3 c! f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 ~/ q$ k9 }! `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ |9 e# w/ E" H/ R/ B0 n4 qAllied ground losses:
5 Z$ J2 o3 @0 ^" H/ Q 2519 casualties reported
5 ^4 v! n/ I+ f1 ^0 q Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 \5 v( |5 q# ] Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 B2 N/ Q' d2 j! e Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled1 r; i7 l2 M) q2 C& _
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)2 C* Z6 Q' \1 ^+ f7 R3 Y- Q N
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled). G% H: [9 v$ o5 n u! J
Units retreated 21 R/ o8 ^# M2 e/ H1 x4 G. H/ C
Units destroyed 1 q9 X; G1 e& V& n! F. I" G
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
* U; P. G: r$ x+ l) E# [" fAssaulting units:6 ~$ z+ Y0 a: q% D9 h, Y8 y
56th Infantry Regiment
- v$ g1 [4 ]" o; @0 l' S 12th Engineer Regiment
. _( X w/ z1 y# ]" a 5th JAAF AF Coy % @3 d: P$ r9 o5 I8 k: W& c
Defending units:9 l: Q( W/ ^8 R. @- H, m4 ~
FMSV Brigade2 D1 T3 S2 L" E+ c4 J
8th Indian Brigade
% O1 Y$ \' ~$ c5 e 3rd ISF Base Force |