AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
: _* [2 f0 I8 u; H- K* A: ckb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。。
1 L/ D, _1 M. a6 W4 `- x同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。* p Y7 \7 ], r, P# N
大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
, e F6 e6 U/ P+ x1 y4 I) _) u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,$ z2 {" d* j$ u% q8 Y/ G7 i
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。
( r! W7 R3 j. {( Y( `5 [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。1 B8 q7 T" s9 Z+ ^
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。
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1 F$ t6 E6 ~' ~0 GInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) M) I7 u$ X, N) k1 q
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
6 C+ ~* E" U' j9 I; c3 VJapanese Ships: Y# T. ~; B$ L) E( q' @
CL Sendai" F3 m: t, s; q! P* Y: `
DD Ayanami
) g- G2 c: F+ z2 R DD Shikinami
. O- [$ I+ |! S- Q6 C$ H& }3 t DD Isonami o; u; \% |. |9 w# G* T+ U; l
PB Tatsumiya Maru0 o- q& b% {0 }8 E
SC Ch 9
0 A0 G% H4 Q6 q ^/ t SC Ch 7/ Z$ h1 g3 C i- e ?
AK Sasako Maru
7 |! l+ q: e0 h1 Q9 ~ DD Uranami
0 K# u1 I6 a5 m! jJapanese ground losses:/ \/ ?. D! ~( i6 K; M0 c4 W
26 casualties reported1 D) d: O. i( g5 w j( p' i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ F- u& K s3 q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! r& P) J( a* D; D4 X+ B* P+ ~: `- ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ J; E0 z+ H: ISubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
2 s6 N8 M! h, ?1 O7 I2 y7 @* pJapanese Ships9 Z/ }" ]7 V! J5 I- Y
SS I-121
- B2 T5 L; d; O6 HAllied Ships/ k- I$ v( Z- X0 d6 d
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
, D W/ U- _6 f4 e2 i. Y2 [xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121
; V) N2 z0 a2 I( q( uSS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) 8 m( ^8 x6 K } R; j9 f/ F! o
Allied Ships" q/ x* p" F+ }
DD Pillsbury
: I! P3 K q) B) T8 a7 V DD Peary
, O* S4 H) {7 m! P DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
P& F8 N3 A: L9 l' f6 `. p2 C: ]7 T3 mines cleared : U: M* U# u3 }" `) K
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
1 o5 k' v) J! y* \* J RJapanese Ships- p0 K+ Y0 Q1 X2 ~1 [ @
CL Jintsu9 y$ C: ~3 x, w$ ^' N* V. @* j/ H
DD Oshio2 W" @, N- [3 v+ U/ K# E N
DD Hibiki
( \ o1 w( o' C; n% `4 f( c DD Akatsuki
V$ O! {' }3 i( n0 \ DD Arashio
0 K' F$ Z* T0 E( pAllied Ships
% d% F/ Q: X6 N) u9 `% q, _# \ SS KXI, hits 9 # B/ p c7 A/ H0 ~
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
/ j7 E7 E) H* iJapanese Ships" Z( x) f2 A' F% ~' u- `$ ^# i
CA Maya2 L) ~# N% B8 }3 X! n1 z4 _
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
/ h+ G w0 z# a) j: _4 Q DD Minazuki
7 Z9 \0 c( C3 Z, l: }7 y$ [ DD Fumizuki+ ^1 V5 N# Q7 L4 g* Y2 o( @
DD Nagatsuki3 l3 J- o) e8 [
Allied Ships
2 s% i0 ^) ?1 s DD Scout/ {, U6 t* o! B
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
, h8 l3 m3 {1 [- K' \* C DD Thracian ; n# l$ I ~; b# ?
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* U; E$ E' M- h6 E* nDay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards / B; O: P- i9 W0 E& `
Japanese Ships
6 c. J& e5 C2 j6 p' `7 a0 R, o, w DD Sazanami a- F7 i7 H& [" ~ r
DD Ushio
7 _' u1 J' h* B5 h- V AO Shiriya * [4 a4 j5 A6 p, O0 [: k6 }7 [" \
Allied Ships
1 q) J& l, `' j CV Enterprise2 P9 e0 J8 ?0 u
CA Northampton
5 |: J, ]% ]1 C; ^9 a V# h CA Chester7 I# g- Y G' K8 H6 J: w' ~
CA Salt Lake City
5 a4 d; b! w! g DD Craven
1 }' F6 A( Q( W8 [) W& l DD Gridley5 D+ U6 d' E; R6 `, t" r
DD McCall" U. R' R9 h& ^; B, n
DD Maury' C" A [8 k+ a, t4 O
DD Benham
, w- ]3 @9 ?4 C/ ^5 Q& s/ p DD Ellet
: _- k1 h2 B% N. v2 B, A( g DD Dunlap1 Y; E9 t" u0 x/ ~3 C0 Y
DD Fanning* F( h$ _1 Q8 w6 x1 I. T
DD Balch
. [. n4 U1 ]: y l ?' { H% CMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
- A( R) `8 D3 S) [) P: `9 PCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
' H1 M5 |! F1 V% T+ p3 v8 `9 uCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards- t% l) B; Z8 w9 s, l E: Q7 q
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
3 s' R' P, ^6 J# S/ t9 kRange increases to 28,000 yards...1 O! K+ D- G" O& `1 V, E
Both Task Forces evade combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards * S# ?5 J A- N. ]. _
Japanese Ships; B. s8 t0 J# o+ n E
APD Fuji
' ~' a: u) M8 A* H$ ~! n5 s& v TB Hiyodori
- s- n+ ^- Q2 y" Y9 P AMc Toroshima Maru7 e' y" Z6 V+ b) y( g5 i; k# R8 n
PB Heiei Maru #70 ]; r" b, e; _; V, a, m
xAK Syoka Maru
; g1 Q7 v9 j% D6 g xAK Rokko Maru& g9 Z9 q' y' Y3 c: N* Y2 b; J
xAK Igasa Maru
# |7 V4 Y3 Q7 C J' x, H xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21; p' E. b1 u3 S
xAKL Sasago Maru ' ~1 s( b2 M4 u: y' O0 y
Allied Ships9 S: l* s% O/ _* J" N) t* G
MTB 70 C& Z$ V' W7 K) a6 X$ Z
MTB 8
" ], Z* `. ~2 I6 d MTB 9. E+ c2 z2 N: D
MTB 10
2 C S' J" T. C, G2 m* o* M* F! T' |. P MTB 11
9 u) m7 r+ c! |# M MTB 12
+ n! P9 O3 Q! K; O: j4 p$ D- b MTB 26* C8 M5 `" P* s% L: F
MTB 27 ' z; P- _2 n" ~' ~* O ]6 d
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
' a% B: u0 ]: x- @$ d4 U/ I& ?Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards) a6 m/ d# K9 o' b: }
Range increases to 18,000 yards...* Q& z! m( R* k; n7 d$ j/ T
Both Task Forces evade combat
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, S) p& o( A: G+ ?5 W1 GMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
% @# `' M( ^0 x( aWeather in hex: Light rain 1 p1 u* H4 ^0 z* J8 h+ |
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
8 F+ U* ~' W k+ |9 QEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
4 W0 M8 p6 @' o- G1 UJapanese aircraft
- Y. ?3 ?; K) R$ J1 P A6M2 Zero x 21; {4 t/ r3 J D5 _6 [8 d5 |
Allied aircraft
5 T; j2 ? D' b5 x- p- }7 s P-26A x 8- d+ X& }' E3 n
P-35A x 13+ U9 c* D. `9 G( j# _+ h, [$ Q" y
P-40B Warhawk x 142 a4 v& o4 e5 I5 g3 s
P-40E Warhawk x 46
+ b* s, l. i( Z) _& |; n6 D9 OJapanese aircraft losses
/ g3 {% M' D) o7 ~1 M A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
- O J0 I, X) ?' [Allied aircraft losses
, t( m3 S/ h" H2 \$ ~: R- q. v P-26A: 1 destroyed3 i/ \8 u! T+ W" C
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed
7 g0 t% e$ F/ Z- h, W: H P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
8 W) {6 G% F2 bAircraft Attacking:7 z+ U; q' A0 r+ E2 S3 J
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
$ R+ }1 j0 z; w4 f0 vWeather in hex: Heavy rain
/ n# [1 c& Z8 N- B2 d$ C0 H9 N# IRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
' N( w/ `% j! y5 A: LEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
, i+ ^% c Z' X2 U0 N$ sJapanese aircraft
' s; t; o h7 N8 G* ?0 C G3M2 Nell x 33
8 }; w( h$ X$ n4 L) h: ^# ^# Q" t G4M1 Betty x 3
! A+ E" P/ y% g/ f+ ? Ki-27b Nate x 19
! X% x4 I# q& x+ DNo Japanese losses 1 Q6 ]+ z: O3 Q& B: T) W7 `+ a+ F! l
Allied ground losses:6 m$ E% l" g+ i4 _& E* G" K
95 casualties reported6 V; p. C( U3 W* f6 v
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled* e% _) I d& [2 T: b; }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled4 A4 q, c6 S4 f2 q: S% v: v- N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled # @4 p7 a9 E) A# L/ m4 i2 i
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5 X/ D; I* y& Q0 q( c1 {7 i# W. K8 uMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
2 R+ @- o1 @2 V3 N7 [Weather in hex: Heavy rain 4 }/ ?2 j3 X5 T
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ W+ K: v' C! wEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
1 q% |, D& P! EJapanese aircraft1 r: u! Q- F8 Y3 u6 t; r
G3M2 Nell x 162 Q% Q3 g% P2 C3 O D$ C# R
G4M1 Betty x 113 U3 q9 v3 U' ^7 F2 k
Ki-27b Nate x 15
0 }7 I9 o, q: L" {/ P4 l) QJapanese aircraft losses; u7 F5 X. X; _+ c, _/ \6 y
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
- \4 o- L: C# ]1 i+ b" @3 I G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
/ ]/ e% ~; M& q; ^, H9 h9 gAllied ground losses:
; e' n( w. i! m& K3 t 43 casualties reported$ O, _. B6 Y2 y( F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 h) Y- ^ H; h) k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled) m# R& l3 |8 r& [9 j6 Y+ Y# H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 C' q1 t9 I4 K8 R; BMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ! i, t- L0 p/ [! I
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
4 \( Q) m6 X6 x! p$ }Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. R0 K# o. H6 q# O) ZEstimated time to target is 9 minutes 6 I) M z2 n5 f7 T/ |5 O3 C* L0 Q9 r
Japanese aircraft
/ k3 o Z: H$ n- m) o G3M2 Nell x 27/ ]( g( E3 h2 B! r3 c% c
Ki-27b Nate x 34
( _; i0 x) {; o/ }( n/ ?No Japanese losses
$ c' M. y0 |$ s( rAllied ground losses:4 d% E! }" z$ b5 ^% w
78 casualties reported" i$ [' u1 ~* k* e( X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled8 v9 |! w- @" o+ ?' d/ P4 q- ?% @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
, t- t' t( y2 Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled * K8 R2 q! z7 V' V
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, ]8 B4 D) D% ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 ) i' F5 P- X/ U. k4 r
Weather in hex: Light cloud7 t% ] a) j9 Z, A! } e4 C
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# P2 J" Z, }$ U F2 IEstimated time to target is 6 minutes ) j5 [$ ?9 ]3 N3 N" Q
Japanese aircraft. C) Q! ^* s. N! z5 q; D$ }4 u0 j
G3M2 Nell x 3
0 ~' ~6 d/ K3 [. O0 R' ~/ O G4M1 Betty x 12
/ T" m) ?2 s' `4 `& y Ki-27b Nate x 9 b8 E | }* `' ?& g- E& z% t9 j
No Japanese losses . i/ `% f" h8 X% X' g
Allied Ships
: x/ I7 M$ G, r: l5 t! S xAK Munlock: Q1 F; P& Z H$ R
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire# x( P5 r& d8 O8 Q% C
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) C0 g$ j: h& [$ K% C! g% X* X+ k
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires - f: v2 r( a8 ?- X I ^9 B
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
2 Z, W2 l4 Q4 RWeather in hex: Light rain
4 M0 Q8 V: b! b0 P& O& E7 S( BRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.: O; L( ~; ?2 b
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes # N& _2 B6 e ~: f9 w/ Q' p
Japanese aircraft( ]4 m8 u% k( a$ Q
A6M2 Zero x 10
5 j1 w/ x) s+ ` N$ K- qAllied aircraft3 p; ^4 p% I4 y: G ?* A2 `
P-26A x 3' y B b) j; H: W
P-35A x 10
5 l- m8 b: F \2 r2 L P-40B Warhawk x 9, O9 V, \2 X" S0 X* J8 g
P-40E Warhawk x 33
, ]% H! Q- H4 H9 n2 o! g' aJapanese aircraft losses
}9 s+ ^- ]* p1 L& ` A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
) X3 r: W7 c- r! e/ |* p2 s8 g: {Allied aircraft losses- `5 F% d- D9 n! R w3 L. l
P-26A: 1 destroyed
9 |; S# `# D; L' ?, s P-35A: 2 destroyed
9 F& Y) ~' x! b& P1 K7 r) n P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
: }2 K( O! x4 x1 CAircraft Attacking:
# I0 h. j& p: J3 r! P 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
q* c' z+ Z; w0 k+ OWeather in hex: Heavy rain , j2 t4 ] D* P
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ e# f2 ^) h+ d# G! Q" A6 ?
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
+ q4 C8 D9 N* H. |% u VJapanese aircraft1 Q6 T" T+ i6 {! i: L
B5M1 Mabel x 5 . O, |: q( [* |
No Japanese losses
! K" t6 ]/ M# ^5 OAllied ground losses:; }9 A+ r8 F: {1 J
13 casualties reported. n* p. }6 j0 z Q0 X2 W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 ^* A4 ]8 Q: m9 @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
% D6 j# ~/ F* b1 D; M4 D9 m% R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled , m; A H" G; ^+ Z
Aircraft Attacking:
* J: s0 X! d4 ^/ j 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
- |0 X) o; [( Y# O Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 5 m0 J: S8 n k/ n# K
Weather in hex: Light rain
# b7 q9 g( l* Y1 U+ u* JRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet., S" N; c9 _, G) q
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes , `9 ~' b" D9 N: J" R
Japanese aircraft1 y1 C- L: u# o, i( _
A6M2 Zero x 9 7 a, @* Q! U5 W+ w1 ~' [5 i* ]
Allied aircraft
4 U. o% L6 @5 C" ^( C P-35A x 6
% C _* K/ N% O" P P-40B Warhawk x 8
7 Y; b& ~8 t2 x4 Z u6 Z9 ]* {% Y P-40E Warhawk x 24 % T8 ]% c/ R, M5 A4 R1 T
Japanese aircraft losses
7 h. Y- g8 H2 H+ s A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed R5 i2 q+ a$ _: Q
Allied aircraft losses" L/ Z9 _% }/ n
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
) q. h/ M v9 M$ M: P6 X" {$ UWeather in hex: Light rain
9 l* K5 Q( P6 cRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet./ I) y! C5 Q; n0 n" S, l
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes $ ^9 G5 z1 G3 t [8 Q
Japanese aircraft! N5 g0 k5 ]' _4 H
A6M2 Zero x 6 $ H! Z" z! n& H3 u# o2 s! e
Allied aircraft& V' S) [1 j9 r" L+ \# _' I
P-35A x 5- |( Q9 i& z7 z- n6 P" d
P-40B Warhawk x 8/ q7 |+ a7 q9 T# |* l9 }" t0 [
P-40E Warhawk x 18
+ j' S! p! v" q+ tNo Japanese losses
, Y6 W' q$ t- e q, d, AAllied aircraft losses
+ s7 _, y) ?& {$ |% d' ] P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed 0 {/ h! h) f+ j! N
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/ ?* }/ p. `. yMorning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
0 v4 L" D+ q0 O. d+ e2 p: Z" f1 F8 BWeather in hex: Partial cloud 8 C7 f' ?0 P# ]4 Z P
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
0 ?1 k% d3 K9 R- H1 Z% rEstimated time to target is 9 minutes : v: n- ~. L- a2 A
Japanese aircraft
6 ]3 e5 s! h+ U6 G$ ` B5N1 Kate x 12
; y8 p8 Q# }6 T" t! \0 }. W- {, qNo Japanese losses
; G' O' G: d5 M4 W3 ^1 N- A. i1 HPort hits 2
1 V# e1 v* b+ | LPort supply hits 1 * P( [, N) V' Y: ]5 f: |2 D, j
Aircraft Attacking:
' b( \- M# A! M 12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * # K9 u$ E9 o8 k! _1 B# t; \
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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2 T7 ?6 x5 ^0 EMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 1 Q' G( u3 c3 y8 B/ \+ m! w5 k6 w
Weather in hex: Light cloud , U: g: {) T: _* y5 ^# d6 n l
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: j9 M, A6 z Y0 EEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
5 }+ q& ?6 Q4 q9 _3 n0 P" m; X) aJapanese aircraft( w: Q$ ^! \# ]0 G" W- C r+ u
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
6 m, B% t: K ]! M Ki-27b Nate x 1& ~) c! o3 i, J
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 , U0 _% l8 q6 z3 p
No Japanese losses 3 l) \- G) ^1 O
Allied Ships2 {* ~1 l# y3 M( @- Z r; O
xAK Hinsang
" M$ ^" ]4 A7 C7 o( n4 J4 x xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage" o/ o) r6 @. Z6 Y* g
xAKL Chengtu2 U% u9 W/ J. S2 p/ T0 A
xAKL Joan Moller
7 N& e+ I/ N6 q* V9 D. U' { xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* R* m4 }( j" F4 F2 G xAK Bennevis " q* |! K& F' A* m
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 : U: ?) z0 y0 S; m& Z3 m
Weather in hex: Clear sky
% e, l5 @7 Z7 V# J% ~) M0 oRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- U1 ^; m, l8 a& ?" }) L ]Estimated time to target is 23 minutes 5 c+ K2 E5 L# U+ c. [, A
Japanese aircraft2 O* U; _) x2 X7 O1 i% s9 N' _
Ki-27b Nate x 9 }+ A$ c; O2 U$ C8 e
Ki-36 Ida x 19
& L6 y# t3 c% N: Z Ki-44 Tojo x 8
6 ~7 D1 a( G' F6 Q0 J& `& B Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
# E, ]4 g$ D$ x Ki-51 Sonia x 17
; {6 j4 H" i' G9 n3 f3 \& jNo Japanese losses
# k2 \( n. g. o7 j7 ^: F6 DAirbase hits 79 Q$ {% A, S& @) k. a0 o0 a2 s
Airbase supply hits 3
% p" C0 y) A) H( Q0 LRunway hits 11 # R2 b2 [8 z" x6 b
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 2 k- t; _, E/ ^6 B
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 0 x. a# C- m+ K/ e; `3 E9 v3 X
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. \5 i R' I! F4 A; u# X$ B/ c+ M1 y
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes 7 {6 _, F O+ x# t" d, C1 [
Japanese aircraft
! d8 V( X. c! A2 G. F3 D0 O Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65
# J+ l7 o" L; k3 m l2 y Ki-27b Nate x 19
# [" D; O9 l5 eJapanese aircraft losses" ~5 l& O# d- e" d, N
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
4 |* T0 ~. I' K& m8 i/ hAllied ground losses:5 f. x- F s/ i8 z5 D9 F
66 casualties reported0 _( j: H0 U3 y) s. p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled% S% a8 Z/ X. @" l; S0 y
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 d3 x* v* h9 w3 I5 M" ?4 k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ) E k4 J2 J! V7 O5 O0 G1 C
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
8 g& J! Y4 P0 v8 W: L" f( z, BRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.7 l) `/ u# l0 S" y) O7 c
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes 8 _( F2 i) l* @' ?8 i3 ~, Q+ n' Q
Japanese aircraft2 I/ Q0 ?2 k, ?/ B( d4 o% P- l
Ki-27b Nate x 34
$ x( i/ Z2 T7 ^- y Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6" y$ o& M( J; `3 R4 o5 `/ I" }
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 % J8 J$ A# W9 D. i9 [/ d
No Japanese losses % L' O4 M. |, ^! G$ n3 h
Allied ground losses:5 b' S8 Z, O: D, t
39 casualties reported/ V# @2 `: p7 M" v( M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* ~2 }+ h" o: W' K
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled+ I$ r' A% N0 _* B1 S8 N) v, N
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled & E# H6 H# ^. {7 f
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) p) g( k8 U) d& oMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
. U# R- R& w$ \Weather in hex: Clear sky
1 n' D+ \- h( F5 ]/ G7 ~4 YRaid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.! z. r) K) R5 W# D1 m* ^: N- u
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes . L+ s' t( T# o5 K% p
Japanese aircraft
/ N7 h6 b' r8 ^: j8 S Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
9 h m1 c. F* L1 nNo Japanese losses 9 p9 H6 b& a. q: J8 r( F( y
Airbase hits 1
. Z, |& a4 r4 H) tRunway hits 2$ i! Y; d8 ~% |$ A C' @. k [9 P6 @
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5 `; E3 t0 r# n5 p' Z9 t1 [0 ?- nMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 . {% z \4 L. T: M6 }/ U
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ! V5 H+ j1 E5 k3 E4 T
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
" A0 l' P" o; ?; KEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
9 R# n7 F6 w$ s; xJapanese aircraft, p* N" s( s3 z) ^1 {5 Q* S) p
Ki-27b Nate x 24 + B# C; \3 I4 r* {3 S9 q
Allied aircraft/ s$ l7 k/ q: ^
Blenheim I x 4
: I' O5 w1 S& X/ l6 S1 HNo Japanese losses
. Y* @ g5 \. h0 ?+ |0 X6 oNo Allied losses
. ?+ v( c( _9 z* L" RJapanese Ships
$ b: z$ K5 L8 i7 W BB Haruna ! g; s; l8 H: F' v' w: f6 d4 [
Aircraft Attacking:
# C' I) @$ f. L0 i) \+ ` 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet3 T/ h7 ]7 }9 \" q& S. Z8 o" y
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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4 F- C( N0 a+ kMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
$ W( @7 c5 d- R# j$ B5 vWeather in hex: Heavy rain - N- i* d3 D x4 {4 K
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: C4 t. e2 \; N3 u8 L' xEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 5 R% m- F* I% S/ z) l
Japanese aircraft) b9 V+ Q h$ o R) p7 D
G4M1 Betty x 19
9 s! M8 k1 A4 Z" `# e Ki-27b Nate x 12 . R. J7 f- B% g$ _
No Japanese losses 0 g' S8 t' Z6 S P
Allied ground losses:
7 p; C' b3 E# t9 o3 U 33 casualties reported U7 z. S1 M1 ^" x5 V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled- }1 I9 i( y/ A9 ]2 f% V! F5 F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 o2 p0 G8 J( \$ v9 g+ r/ X Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
) ^ _) o' \. H" q) [ Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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1 Z6 H9 S( P$ R8 { |3 `3 ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 " A% v1 D: i8 n
Weather in hex: Clear sky " o; H7 d, b' o) G: ]+ E4 i
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& o+ f" u! ? }Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 1 K3 q+ g, Z7 V# ~. u, G
Japanese aircraft
# R' e; `3 s" f! r4 ]& m6 ~, ` A6M2 Zero x 46
1 {- J5 F& x" E( j( v& W4 a( P B5N2 Kate x 35; Y7 v. {0 G/ C. f% L: Q" e
D3A1 Val x 9
% ^8 o3 R5 n7 k C0 N8 k( WJapanese aircraft losses
# @, w% W+ _5 L4 j R B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
) R, u' `$ ^6 g/ S! I4 w D3A1 Val: 1 damaged 1 q: t5 C n( m+ w, ^ G3 V. V
Allied Ships( }+ J- r, h+ E7 ^+ \
DD Litchfield$ r% P5 k' I) T, [) e' M
DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 _; Q) ]% v$ B: ^0 T; X h DD Ward
% b) d7 e5 {' V$ _: T6 J3 Z DD Schley, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 2 C+ E1 ~, e9 [' q
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud ' _: B9 c/ k% P- l1 D* |6 ?) y7 A
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.! e" k9 ^2 w# C" S4 J
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 4 T W5 H+ O/ t e& v
Allied aircraft5 p3 H6 k, V; H6 X5 o9 e
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11* W9 w; m: |$ q: u' ^) `
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
9 i% Z$ A) ? N# N8 t% b TBD-1 Devastator x 15
) b& ?1 D* }$ F% S) CAllied aircraft losses0 V7 i f& G1 I3 }. B; d
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
1 Q$ L3 d' }6 M" P3 |2 F9 mJapanese Ships
+ P) s. v8 i) | DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 i; ^& J, l* w: ^
DD Sazanami
g. S9 y- ^8 z. q, O AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
) N" e4 n2 e ]. d6 n- x6 v" f. z2 m2 I6 z/ ~# \# ~/ H* }
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio3 R9 L; x+ I1 k9 z5 p
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya4 o: y1 f1 W6 E1 e1 U6 [' q* r
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0 \# f: @& {. u' V+ [4 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,681 y7 ]- ?( t+ A
Weather in hex: Light cloud
! Y, W2 S% O- m5 F3 w1 V; n/ gRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- Q$ ] s/ Q5 W4 u% dEstimated time to target is 7 minutes * H4 N% P% z7 A9 C. F3 f6 {9 `4 S
Japanese aircraft# e% S+ I: Q# T6 z, j, Q! g W
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 + J/ f- t9 k9 }7 e$ U+ w1 W
No Japanese losses
& U" W( h/ @. y2 S/ _7 P, ^Allied Ships
$ w- S0 M* ^, |* f xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 }# i" b: \' X) }; Y xAK Hinsang * C* ?3 }0 [/ }. p
Aircraft Attacking:
6 q0 \/ D: a( D+ [0 w* |4 w" p 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet/ s+ A7 a( }0 R$ D: L) V0 N
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
# s- x p7 m, X: L) @5 K" ^; tHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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' ?, Q- N" L v8 H0 H8 o) ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 , X. P- ^4 C4 A5 W9 T; C$ I
Weather in hex: Clear sky
% V& v3 ?" I8 V& d2 gRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ X+ G9 m( K' u1 H9 G1 D4 p
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
l* ]1 f1 t; w5 ]/ w8 Q3 H/ SJapanese aircraft
5 M, n+ u# M" x) e9 V! z D3A1 Val x 13 $ H/ O. @' Y' T* z/ \. d; h
No Japanese losses
) R5 z, m. l# u r- G2 E, x1 f" v! N' aAllied Ships
3 U8 S5 z, h4 I' k4 g% F DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" s% c+ F) d/ ~6 `8 E
DD Ward
, f9 ~+ z6 \: a DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
* M, `( p a+ e) R2 i7 B, ^1 Q, n0 r: ]) P, u- m9 k2 B3 v0 S' x. T$ W
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley2 [0 ], q" ]: N8 B8 v0 n6 j0 _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 9 c# ~- {! u: ?
Weather in hex: Light cloud
1 }3 F# T5 d: h. v/ [) b7 \7 BRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.$ R/ I& ~6 S. `7 V6 @4 o
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
& E3 O4 s& Z/ T+ K: [" bJapanese aircraft+ F9 \! I/ U; u( x2 d; {1 g
Ki-27b Nate x 30
( s; O2 _% _% f7 PAllied aircraft$ g/ f- }* p v: f6 d; t
Blenheim I x 7
" U1 V, U3 ^$ B0 X8 L! ~No Japanese losses # \% [. H+ I9 X% e
Allied aircraft losses" J) Y/ J, ]: o- T
Blenheim I: 2 damaged4 M0 E0 s7 {& J, N5 }9 ~7 y; P
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak . w$ P* `. p' ^# S! F# ]$ @
Japanese Ships& y8 D- }+ \/ ]' ~& T ]8 ^9 H! E$ J
BB Haruna) G$ h& E; S- D3 l) e
xAK Asakasan Maru
* K$ _; f( r! wAircraft Attacking:- D1 H) Q& b7 J3 {4 E% Y
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
& _; i$ C7 r5 s: X! d Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb ; j- W; l( q* ~: T: y# L
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 ! u8 O7 f1 w x! U
Weather in hex: Overcast
8 T7 `1 ?7 _- g5 U/ |; |% iRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 a3 ]) E, _! C% f% Z, x# }
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes , l/ D7 |8 B0 o( `: P. Q
Japanese aircraft
y! [8 j9 c; h u A6M2 Zero x 106 o: x6 m: z2 V* }5 S+ u
B5N2 Kate x 5
4 \" @% p$ `$ ? B( E. yNo Japanese losses 3 k% q, J, P ]7 T' q
Allied Ships1 l, @4 K ^0 u. y
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk . c" W9 U1 P) D H
Aircraft Attacking:
7 H1 F" U' I' C1 b3 y 5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 E. p9 t1 M# \9 Q7 v- E8 `; C. n
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo ( W/ A" _$ H# @6 d
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 ; f' T. W( q5 {4 Y. b$ X
Weather in hex: Heavy rain; C: N: D7 p l
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 q, K" z2 C9 J2 F5 v
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 8 N9 h6 ?6 u; ?' ^
Allied aircraft: w; P) d: ?7 \( k7 q
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11! b! }" K! h# Z- q w
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9
/ r2 y {( }. E+ j& P% ]8 [4 INo Allied losses ^+ ]# M. a1 s
Japanese Ships ]" \: E! x* K$ L q% z
DD Sazanami7 r: k0 }3 v" U9 k, F
DD Ushio, and is sunk R4 y/ j* {( g; ?* y
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q) n4 D+ a0 c! ?: l- s4 |( m) hGround combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) . i- c/ j' ~% _8 u
Japanese Deliberate attack " ?6 A1 ]. g t, N6 q3 I
Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 + C# c' [' ^ p
Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 9 W9 ?$ o0 B- r, ?. B
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
! Y5 [4 r& a- l$ J! }Japanese adjusted assault: 100 2 c$ L0 n! p' B2 B
Allied adjusted defense: 8
& f$ B8 L t6 e5 XJapanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
+ p& K+ X- q7 {8 w% I; F- a% fJapanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! & j. {$ h6 b8 |5 y8 V; j
Combat modifiers
" ]# l' T5 s& T5 d$ Y, UDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)2 a! y* O! T \3 x
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
/ m$ l1 C- ]7 e4 ?( `Attacker: fatigue(-) ( i* m$ D$ E; @) G) f7 P9 n O1 O
Japanese ground losses:
0 o3 J+ V) c8 J- ^1 P 37 casualties reported
8 f$ p0 N# v% W/ I( D1 ^+ H' Y% ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. ?4 m6 D, f( d' S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ X7 u8 ^7 u0 V( B( Z4 I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 t8 A" K5 O3 j# \Allied ground losses:
7 u. e& N: p+ x/ S* E 2519 casualties reported
& _. @: D8 y I0 ~* Z2 |. k Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
, b( U8 `8 M8 D4 J8 u7 b3 d/ f Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled" Q9 l, D. C) v9 }$ }& L/ z
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled" ^! l+ ?6 n( X; c" h
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)9 O/ O9 O9 y8 H6 h$ j7 N G. f, k* a
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7 b, H: M. |, n0 S k/ f4 ] Units retreated 2
4 w4 Z7 {; O% \ Units destroyed 1
* P, @4 C; u' Q6 P& k3 [% L; `0 m" b9 eDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
- _# n d2 D# U' b F1 dAssaulting units:
" r' }7 e' M; |! }4 m2 u 56th Infantry Regiment6 |" l+ I7 h5 v. `
12th Engineer Regiment
/ E( B( I3 Q7 ? 5th JAAF AF Coy
1 i, G# B, l5 w) e( wDefending units:
1 d# K, z- r+ d3 { FMSV Brigade
+ [2 A. |6 S* O) R& m' K% ]9 J 8th Indian Brigade* v, C- y) c2 r, n" X( _, ?
3rd ISF Base Force |