AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 417 j' u2 r G C) a
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。。; v* f5 I( ?: }# k. \; E
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
/ J; _% c% F% i6 K) ~6 a/ _& y( w大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
( Z. `9 H1 r! L6 Y: Y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," W0 \+ a) D; w. l* k4 O
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。
4 W; U- J; o: h. ^' s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。* W/ t* n+ o. c
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。9 V1 @* V; T0 p* _/ W- k
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+ z" T8 o" i% GInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) 0 d* i* Z# ~+ m5 Q
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
/ q3 i+ c! j& ~; J) ]6 nJapanese Ships
; `6 {4 w W! I) J0 I+ [) B CL Sendai5 J# J- Y6 h' ]5 M% w' Z' X# b9 A
DD Ayanami
, @0 q7 u! E# f+ W! Q+ q DD Shikinami
7 m& N5 N6 ]1 F- V7 M DD Isonami
) s7 T9 s4 ~0 m PB Tatsumiya Maru! b2 U4 e* @; @2 ]# M
SC Ch 90 G t! Q4 b" O6 i5 w# y4 M* S
SC Ch 7
7 o' d9 @, x, B! R7 \9 A9 [2 X- v AK Sasako Maru
5 G `3 R2 a9 ^8 w DD Uranami , L6 J( P# @5 g& y# B
Japanese ground losses:5 c+ N- B& g' i, M9 [: u
26 casualties reported' E8 f5 f# j5 l: y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 K. e8 P' }9 k, R( [7 j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled6 v; x, a7 b; |% }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 u6 l1 ~& x: Z7 h$ pSubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
9 i+ ]) n2 \/ d Z$ WJapanese Ships/ U) A% _4 a, H3 w
SS I-121
8 J9 b: S5 W' E3 r* D3 QAllied Ships
) n' B6 m. L$ @- {) k xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage , \; F' v2 m+ h S' C; L4 e) x; D# B
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-1217 I |$ z. L3 Y0 v/ D
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) $ Z9 t, @& F& |- E' G" Z
Allied Ships7 ^# v: @$ q) U- o" S8 ?8 n5 V
DD Pillsbury
% d% @6 c# T$ E! `. n DD Peary, N" d: s' H( M
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage7 R# F1 d6 \ B7 w" B N, }& b( d
3 mines cleared / B8 i! v2 R3 O3 a! P
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 . U7 k; i8 H6 P- O: \) X/ Z
Japanese Ships
% e- U# M2 p8 r) }$ z CL Jintsu
4 J) t: b$ c' [: \ DD Oshio
( u: U. j4 b7 l8 Y$ ~! B0 e# B; O DD Hibiki9 d6 f/ J5 p0 \# y8 T
DD Akatsuki
- M! K7 A1 a Z0 R DD Arashio ! r L$ Z5 i' ^1 s' a3 r+ S/ N
Allied Ships
+ \6 s. T) y* E/ J5 c SS KXI, hits 9
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
6 M7 Z7 u* Q2 v8 Q: F7 R' PJapanese Ships* H5 c! H$ [, w* F" @* n7 {" |5 `! _, |
CA Maya5 z+ q6 T3 g" [4 G( J% ~& t6 N
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1, G4 a! ~ J& x! d/ z
DD Minazuki% t9 |, K$ `( w, m; P4 I, `: ~
DD Fumizuki
+ M& v& t7 N1 ~+ T1 c7 w; j. O DD Nagatsuki
# V6 e3 n. _: ~7 L$ f" Q6 zAllied Ships
Z' x. H6 q# H( Y- u3 O DD Scout
7 |8 d3 M; A" L$ u+ c6 y DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
6 P% j0 g6 o. Y5 [. C' a( t DD Thracian
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T" Q9 h0 b3 M( @& P6 YDay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
) q! ?# O" _! z& {# L2 i( I9 j3 LJapanese Ships+ H* i( @* T/ i) t6 ]* d
DD Sazanami& h0 q _% m- l1 T( `+ ]
DD Ushio
- L" d& i6 m0 S AO Shiriya
3 W# M$ Z, E1 O# @" {2 J) VAllied Ships. z. Q1 S$ e6 U) j- l
CV Enterprise2 \& j8 @$ E0 j* s1 x
CA Northampton
3 ?0 v- B$ \! y5 L: v2 _/ K CA Chester
0 u4 ~, D, s% K' G CA Salt Lake City
6 i2 T# o" }! E8 y1 h3 ]: \2 t DD Craven7 D2 y7 H, T/ A" n2 A; ^3 r4 H
DD Gridley
4 F$ x. Y& z% n9 |" [ DD McCall
- P8 }9 {5 V/ |! E% [* E' w6 L DD Maury
* o9 F* Z0 _* h! |& f# G E5 g DD Benham" z: s: _' @: M; Y9 `; q" {
DD Ellet
- a) Z5 R7 k* d$ O w DD Dunlap
8 b2 q) h4 f% u& V* u' ^ DD Fanning
' ]# u4 t+ ]& o( f2 w DD Balch + J* {8 @( j1 [; ]1 s' @
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards4 S+ n4 x0 y5 {- [
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
9 b+ v! G, B! z( J4 x @! D3 L6 k0 }CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
( H6 ]% I ]) W( Z2 W2 QBoth TF attempt to withdraw!
+ D3 ^; B; ^' c* ]Range increases to 28,000 yards.... \9 u( Z7 B. S1 R6 U( E
Both Task Forces evade combat % U/ Z2 o; Y5 |0 L+ S
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: J3 Z4 s. _, U' w# Y: TDay Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards ! [+ _( c! L1 m
Japanese Ships
4 q. E6 ~& o% k, C APD Fuji: T5 ^" Q5 g" J7 V* m
TB Hiyodori
! g' a: i# t V' P" }4 U* }3 ^ AMc Toroshima Maru7 n, A, T# R4 M
PB Heiei Maru #7
) }4 @ ^$ V7 n( l xAK Syoka Maru6 p: ]1 L T* t" _
xAK Rokko Maru+ d3 e G7 f9 ]; r7 X0 d$ T
xAK Igasa Maru2 T# ^! F1 |4 Y1 _* `
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21
% b! w# j8 ]- ?, q# d xAKL Sasago Maru * n7 }2 ^/ f" h3 b
Allied Ships
* C3 r6 M* {" |1 [" _ MTB 7
* L# U3 Z; H% Y5 r: E3 v1 a MTB 8
( {# ]+ I3 ^$ c+ Z, R MTB 9# j @6 c- @: @4 ?* U5 \/ F! v' w
MTB 10! V* j" n* h, z5 j8 K
MTB 11
8 Z3 X' W5 q7 E1 D/ Q1 }2 X MTB 12
8 ~, D u/ B; Y! ^: w" p MTB 26$ I k0 ?- N6 y* A5 w3 R2 p2 x$ k( E
MTB 27 * A7 D8 D% }2 E2 p' O& R
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms3 `% R$ D& \ ?9 w# y* t
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards, V1 r) d y: [2 [
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
! ]9 y: ^ k* @. N/ z; r+ R, TBoth Task Forces evade combat
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0 f$ Z; p' S$ H. j* Q: t; j* {Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
9 [' [8 A8 U2 U lWeather in hex: Light rain
3 a* o" q3 p: j, s2 a2 ~Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.: y7 R4 @/ |# [( f! z2 t6 x
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
% A9 T; ~. m' r/ gJapanese aircraft" U7 m# z, d3 ]/ t
A6M2 Zero x 21
4 f9 B' h9 t4 ?% e% sAllied aircraft
' u0 P, q2 z/ [ P-26A x 8
5 Y. s# V! L: C( o8 b* R P-35A x 13
3 S; A* v$ e8 l7 O8 \ P-40B Warhawk x 14
7 d" z5 |4 v2 I x- X. d T. V* y P-40E Warhawk x 46 : c1 _# D/ F1 U6 x) \" c: A. h
Japanese aircraft losses8 Y5 p z6 b- J( t2 i* J/ H V2 S
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed * I8 Z) y2 e5 \1 q
Allied aircraft losses: _7 T4 ]+ h/ [7 J/ r. [
P-26A: 1 destroyed7 y5 L, W2 F# \' `( M7 K7 m
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed2 n; _: {/ g% p: _# x: `
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed i" V1 }" D4 }' S6 a
Aircraft Attacking:! y8 ^; ]4 e: p9 H2 j) }
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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( f* q& p+ E! c+ A2 d% [Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 3 ?5 s0 ]7 k/ v# \2 X
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ' b8 n/ L3 l8 _/ X
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.% c% K- |/ A7 c9 R
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes 0 H& w" Z( q+ x3 x$ z6 ?+ D
Japanese aircraft
7 }2 M/ T R( y7 T# y9 S G3M2 Nell x 33
# B- ]1 Z- y* {) s9 B1 Q G4M1 Betty x 33 v; v# v6 z/ B; Q- X! J9 |- P
Ki-27b Nate x 19 ' \( L: i3 `; x2 r4 G
No Japanese losses % g5 \. ~. e. t9 G' i; C. }! g, M# I
Allied ground losses:
* r/ \7 v# n2 z7 { 95 casualties reported
+ _' \. T$ `2 D2 A5 g9 w Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled* e) g: F+ A" n! y' t* { p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled( N& B" {, F+ v1 U! r( v3 [ W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled % M+ o1 f5 V, w% X; L3 d
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* ^; u) M9 L! B" q. ?4 LMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) b: l" ]7 i7 R' j$ {7 p6 p- U
Weather in hex: Heavy rain , d5 x( E- \# S+ d( m5 k
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
3 b" ]& Z ~: D$ j& IEstimated time to target is 6 minutes , {* \! L( B1 Q' i+ |/ u/ E$ z
Japanese aircraft
& Z) v, a& p/ m' W! G5 I G3M2 Nell x 16
) _# z) o6 m) P; h6 M8 d0 m G4M1 Betty x 114 @" c1 P8 Z0 b/ R
Ki-27b Nate x 15
+ i7 ]( C% s! ]' y3 F/ U; \' u0 JJapanese aircraft losses
' e# I; y( F) f# u* k; ]/ s! H G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
& V) b1 j1 i3 @% V. H7 p G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged / P5 m1 u9 H: D# ]4 ?/ w, m+ Y" Z4 H
Allied ground losses:3 E- z+ U( a+ c0 R D5 O) [
43 casualties reported. r4 m* D& ~4 ?. I; [ o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. @* U- L$ v: h" p, A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled5 g/ s" u2 T5 ^3 r3 m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& L2 j# _! B# r- u* TMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
& N# g8 D7 k/ y3 N4 aWeather in hex: Heavy rain
7 W7 I$ s1 A9 _* P3 Z, KRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; P. t. {# ^% b* X1 J
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes 5 V. {# N9 |. M. T
Japanese aircraft
" M6 |5 ?) }4 v( y$ f3 ~. E; B: U G3M2 Nell x 276 k( B& L3 b& q5 G7 }5 _+ N+ g
Ki-27b Nate x 34 # s$ y" H: {7 A. D; r& i2 J6 R
No Japanese losses 9 Y: p3 | [1 [" k; e
Allied ground losses:
! S. W' I E$ f( r' w- S 78 casualties reported
$ _& S5 l) ?4 m4 T6 d) v z ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) t1 H1 V& A" c( {% |5 q/ V, \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
1 X# M+ q/ s, ^1 N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled - Y, T ~) B" r$ C9 X* M
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 % _- S0 h; I/ _8 I2 n x2 R! i' P
Weather in hex: Light cloud4 I h5 h# w- n# f5 k
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ n3 F h! Q& Q9 v9 K0 BEstimated time to target is 6 minutes & t- \7 h9 Q6 N% T0 f
Japanese aircraft
5 p2 d8 q5 v V, W2 Q' n1 V3 g G3M2 Nell x 3
" l/ {4 I+ r' o, p; o! u$ L G4M1 Betty x 12
* U6 l7 _ W0 X. E/ ^! f* h/ V Ki-27b Nate x 9 S" C1 M3 F+ i! _3 a9 i
No Japanese losses
' ?6 Q. ~: h( j3 B( J3 o* tAllied Ships
! h. }" ^" T4 F9 U& A4 f xAK Munlock
& E3 y( L0 K. r |. N xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, q" S) j) G+ | xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) K% q" {" b n; C, R" i* e xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires * s2 T' L4 F" Z' {, P; I
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
5 t: c2 J! T1 W/ oWeather in hex: Light rain
6 K% z" ~- K$ M& i! m9 bRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
: r2 h7 ~0 `1 v0 `* g+ p w7 V/ yEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
+ b1 A' j3 X! f% f4 n% h) QJapanese aircraft
e8 }6 W& {4 G/ T, L% @; q A6M2 Zero x 10 " E9 A/ k" B. J8 b. w. k- K
Allied aircraft
! [" ?/ V+ ]# m4 L0 s4 u: D# ~9 u, u P-26A x 3" Z) f+ q1 L1 [) z& F
P-35A x 100 \: b* V% A2 i1 I% I
P-40B Warhawk x 9
; h. p' K7 z# v; r/ h" v, T5 _0 @ P-40E Warhawk x 33
' W" T8 G. }# k4 v" n+ ]* y+ nJapanese aircraft losses
" O7 l8 K1 r+ A2 _+ d) ]& J# q A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed |2 ]- S2 ?1 _3 E: l l
Allied aircraft losses, |% T9 a: l+ j3 E: w1 d/ K
P-26A: 1 destroyed
1 a. \9 m9 c% ]7 t P-35A: 2 destroyed( z7 x" |8 L" N) p# P; l
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed / s* E* W$ J5 c( k' x4 i
Aircraft Attacking:
1 R! i1 }# j6 e. n6 ?% e" R: | 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
; d9 t4 V; K# i% I' fWeather in hex: Heavy rain
8 c3 H/ ~4 d5 U. C% uRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 I! Z* i) s# y3 X- C
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes : V. [/ Y6 G6 S5 o) N; s$ I" X. ]
Japanese aircraft9 V* I+ p- T- o$ `$ J+ V
B5M1 Mabel x 5
4 Y A0 d1 I; n3 o9 J2 vNo Japanese losses
2 H }+ k2 v* q) ?9 x+ a6 b5 rAllied ground losses:
) X+ E# l3 H+ d3 ] 13 casualties reported
% b' n/ E( j1 B2 I) X( l e Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! u& b& o3 m9 V( S t- w
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 w2 ]. Y- ?! H n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# ^/ ]% M& Q$ l6 T/ M1 g/ U1 SAircraft Attacking:& x/ `' p/ X3 U# d, g+ |
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet _: O# |. |; t
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb - D! q# A" `: {5 F( X
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
+ ]+ T9 }( O/ r, EWeather in hex: Light rain
- O8 a: W6 |8 _& q+ mRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.; ^6 D w+ ]0 O9 {; K, n
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
% F6 |/ A% I7 A/ m2 ~Japanese aircraft
" G; K& H6 }7 Q A6M2 Zero x 9
3 S, S7 I0 g" g3 ?2 Q. sAllied aircraft
% h, R& [* l) B' [- B# K# { P-35A x 6
" M8 S3 y* X0 _8 J P-40B Warhawk x 8
8 K8 M& x. G; D! A& r% L" c P-40E Warhawk x 24 ; T0 J F6 a8 ?( z6 \1 J
Japanese aircraft losses
4 n' @. a4 m- e" T, q" G) D" y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
# w7 S$ x3 @) z' f6 iAllied aircraft losses
& l+ }+ r2 F8 H: b8 i P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ( Z* T+ d m. u: O; b+ ]/ p+ I8 \
Weather in hex: Light rain
- y% V7 b1 O; q# q. F) v8 r0 u6 P7 URaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
* q, \7 k* |' LEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
& q5 @# ]! ^8 N2 s5 B2 zJapanese aircraft
- r. X2 m8 \- a) N* k- ]% S, U A6M2 Zero x 6 6 D/ @% B2 W V5 u! ]
Allied aircraft
# z5 J" S) n w/ a. G7 z9 X2 k) K: f P-35A x 51 Z# J6 V0 s, ]% \6 y7 l: j
P-40B Warhawk x 8' Y1 a: }1 i& c, K) N
P-40E Warhawk x 18
7 f7 f2 u( D! XNo Japanese losses
& |% E: ^; P6 w m7 AAllied aircraft losses
& T, z# D- J# M1 Q P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed + Y$ _* p, J' Q, _1 Y1 l0 p0 C
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# K L8 A% ~. e5 c+ ^ V; G& EMorning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 # f) G% z4 z/ x* ^
Weather in hex: Partial cloud % P% d' _) j* O L! n. }, b$ a' i3 N- J
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
/ T% W+ `, f. M5 ~Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
; `6 J' Y }7 R( \- TJapanese aircraft
2 E' J! k3 V+ q2 h9 J, ~; S B5N1 Kate x 12
. o! R$ }" N1 f. b8 l& @No Japanese losses
" p# z/ L: J5 v$ w3 vPort hits 2
' L8 ~+ a- N6 a% p7 u: ~" D$ l2 nPort supply hits 1
! L# G9 N q$ s- _0 U. CAircraft Attacking:0 Q b; n, b# ~; C& c. ]+ r+ z
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * * U8 z7 b% t! ?% ]" i
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb # U5 Z; }$ F a; I; P: n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 6 |* P3 z; Z) P7 d' g9 @* G
Weather in hex: Light cloud 5 O$ _& S' C z9 p! H9 z
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. c* q, D: r* K- D$ p" S8 }
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes 9 l# B* q2 Q+ X% D N0 c; Q' @0 U
Japanese aircraft' H u* X6 G% V8 o4 R
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65 `: B1 R% Y, T! u! R( U4 O) \& z1 ~
Ki-27b Nate x 1) h% a! e/ N) S( d0 u% {8 `
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 5 k- E; Y1 Q3 f6 z
No Japanese losses # _: y' r+ }, E, z o7 \ a
Allied Ships! ^" t: u( V% M
xAK Hinsang; s+ a7 s4 o: w
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage
; H' J- K3 f+ a( t M xAKL Chengtu9 H5 @6 r- k/ U% n& ?6 w
xAKL Joan Moller" h& Y* i7 P2 B, h- A' d" I
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 C9 v+ x+ @1 @) l, C+ H1 a z xAK Bennevis
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
5 n/ _" v7 Z% }" g. r m' OWeather in hex: Clear sky
* D2 b; [% [! t! X4 z2 Q- \Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 t' X7 Y3 h1 M |5 cEstimated time to target is 23 minutes / w$ u4 R4 H4 H8 M
Japanese aircraft
1 l1 [ ]4 g) g' d0 a* a Ki-27b Nate x 9
( G+ Q+ e; P* R* F. o3 u7 B Ki-36 Ida x 19
# h, Q) h: ~# {3 V Ki-44 Tojo x 81 L) M5 S7 X2 T3 `, U/ a+ ]7 M2 _
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
+ o4 Y% s8 w, \7 q% W Ki-51 Sonia x 17 0 ~: z. w8 [4 E1 m1 ?1 G. [
No Japanese losses
9 R2 o8 q2 j& ^$ v' Q* JAirbase hits 7$ j; d+ q- U# J) P# c2 s% B
Airbase supply hits 3
# K4 G6 [( ~- t: k# A: L$ ?2 VRunway hits 11 , ~- O$ a" t8 s4 ^" y4 P9 O1 j
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
A- k; O" H5 J3 T. T; VWeather in hex: Heavy rain
' T; Q/ U6 v! e& }% c3 _- h( rRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.2 G/ O: I7 M' L1 y. ^6 \
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
) ^& T( m' y& l" B5 V7 l$ yJapanese aircraft- i2 @+ o% a: u) [6 t0 i
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65
! m& ?0 t6 t: V/ W8 x Ki-27b Nate x 19 4 X! k4 O A% X" H1 k/ C H {0 P
Japanese aircraft losses
$ A% T# o% Y! i: ?0 n5 ` Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
" X( G, L* x+ ]2 ?& d! C* Y9 _Allied ground losses:
& v) r# B, d+ ?5 p5 G5 g 66 casualties reported
4 J; I6 S8 O" K1 E4 ~" ~/ f$ h/ t7 Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
/ n; Y: T: Z H, k: T5 u% I Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
) ?$ |+ t* ]" N% E _+ M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled * z& _0 R, B% x+ r8 m u
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
7 h8 E1 _8 D% q+ z* a- JWeather in hex: Heavy rain
0 y4 S) ~: w( N% ~* ZRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.$ ?( a& s8 G# D* O
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
2 B0 H4 I' ~9 r$ @# j! m( ]Japanese aircraft
$ W; \2 b d- m0 P( F Ki-27b Nate x 34: i6 b# ?9 a0 ~
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6/ t* S0 g6 d' P6 H* d& S
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
2 t/ a$ ]) A) Q( F1 e. X4 qNo Japanese losses
: ^" T- z" G, J& s- f& @( Q/ B* A; fAllied ground losses:
: _% Z3 M4 ~, o, g" c 39 casualties reported
$ f; l: h/ f! v& D Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% N/ W! t, O7 `: E9 E
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Q+ x, }7 X9 G/ k! t
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 3 j+ N' j4 o" o4 @ m2 d
Weather in hex: Clear sky
5 g. \7 C7 d+ m0 [% E3 F" HRaid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
: n/ D) X( e2 L! pEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
$ d) M. j5 t7 o# S2 ?6 eJapanese aircraft0 P( i7 {1 f) N: ~
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 : p& k8 C; D2 p8 x8 @
No Japanese losses : z1 ]3 g! a' t% [$ L+ ^
Airbase hits 1
: T! X* H( d+ z4 g7 J k- YRunway hits 2
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- A8 o9 ^+ l0 C, TMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
" [' v9 o2 E N" oWeather in hex: Heavy rain
* l, w* e) r$ P" M5 H' X6 TRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
! s3 H( o+ {. E% rEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
- \! e. f0 ?6 f6 A# }1 l) fJapanese aircraft! f. x ?" s, N: C6 c# B; n: x
Ki-27b Nate x 24 1 s7 `+ Q$ R2 E) |/ S
Allied aircraft f% q$ C3 o3 H. I
Blenheim I x 4 / Z$ a5 u ]( |. T3 U) `
No Japanese losses
% ]& `* m# m8 \ Q% ANo Allied losses & g! t5 |' B1 A9 K0 J# B( _, v4 U: }
Japanese Ships
! H2 x8 o; U( `3 K) G* e! g( G3 ? BB Haruna % e% h* _+ T/ ?: I: R
Aircraft Attacking:
+ f. ?; o+ S# T* r9 j6 y: t 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet K+ |, N4 u9 |! k7 b! L! D5 k' ]
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb ' }! z# ?; V- W9 s) m6 x0 B
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1 b9 O0 s6 i; C. CMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 3 \( X% N+ A* R) V
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
# U/ i0 v- @3 X9 S% O% |- bRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 Y/ a, i1 {' F6 c+ U
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 7 q: O' Q4 p: {" R
Japanese aircraft Z" Y+ K7 D* |$ S
G4M1 Betty x 19
/ M2 U: H) x, X- X, |6 v Ki-27b Nate x 12 5 A P" _1 o x! W& B% Y8 Y
No Japanese losses
* V0 O- K6 [' U6 e: l( rAllied ground losses:8 E' ^" M% V$ n. S
33 casualties reported
! r7 }6 V1 u6 ?+ v' p$ h* r. C; E Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled) @ g, g1 D3 P: R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# @* l) n1 g- a+ D3 w, \. X/ z
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled- a, b. y/ t, v& S
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) ) [5 Y' D. b, K) H' g* J
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 ) g! z- q. ~( j- m; p* S8 n4 A
Weather in hex: Clear sky
9 c8 U5 e' z" Z; mRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 O: b4 M L$ i/ O# n2 w: f4 K
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 8 p) u: [; ?$ `3 B$ P1 G
Japanese aircraft
7 B6 v2 {% Q& ?0 Z( ] A6M2 Zero x 46
/ g7 m7 ], c8 P' R& X2 [4 `, \ B5N2 Kate x 35
$ r+ f: x8 e4 g! m8 I+ o" x D3A1 Val x 9
& D/ g1 L& M* |! S. M6 G" MJapanese aircraft losses; ^; L: ` \3 A- W
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged! h* ` R: n4 v$ G+ k3 \; A# J. j
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged 8 l4 Y) a. A# |1 v4 u# |* c; F
Allied Ships
8 x6 ~1 H# Q& l- j& V- X DD Litchfield
7 x& u; F6 u7 P$ v* f DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 p6 a% {! W; v) F5 R/ h q DD Ward6 G( u5 u9 R) b, C! M$ P, ~
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1
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. _+ l! H9 C1 t8 U- E( QMorning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 ' b8 r" T& k& [
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
% U1 L$ w: D5 \Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
( t- w7 `5 ]4 v5 V/ |Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
" e8 o' x1 U$ b) t0 N: ~. p7 ~Allied aircraft
6 o* W2 V# S$ X3 b F4F-3A Wildcat x 117 x0 P1 E2 f0 G: @
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28! [& k; J$ z8 P' C
TBD-1 Devastator x 15 2 B6 |" k, I1 x+ r
Allied aircraft losses4 w& c5 k8 W: P( x/ Q1 |
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged 2 x( H1 v% [1 t
Japanese Ships ], |4 d& b5 R ^( }
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. M$ t* e. {9 p+ a1 u
DD Sazanami% b3 h& k; u& S3 F* k7 b# y, ?
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires # }8 N+ x0 y0 U0 p
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
0 F8 d" Q5 t% E% U. U& THeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68) M/ l9 N8 r3 |% |5 k
Weather in hex: Light cloud
4 ~+ S) U6 ^5 fRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- k {. h5 L$ k" r, e) aEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
, F) G( S8 M5 q& ?# dJapanese aircraft
) f, O* \' } H% I Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 ; r. t5 X% X: y
No Japanese losses
8 H) B- x2 P% I$ F" f2 p( XAllied Ships+ v# x5 J1 g$ G+ ?& r y" j6 m
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! A" Q K. m# ~$ c2 B, V; X- h
xAK Hinsang 7 m8 i( X8 o! B
Aircraft Attacking:
0 n! j( O( I; X( l& d 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
# W: |; \2 p. `5 e5 R3 C2 m Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x3 D+ z. c. fHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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- t7 @9 C+ y/ I2 ~0 H B2 @Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
: q/ u- D) {+ U9 l5 g+ h% TWeather in hex: Clear sky
- \8 U" ^) a( U. s7 kRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 K2 w/ F8 c0 u/ d, |4 a
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes : q) y- q I8 F# W: y7 Z1 @
Japanese aircraft
' b5 w& H2 |/ j4 b/ P D3A1 Val x 13
8 @: x/ P. ~9 K5 x* Q* F0 FNo Japanese losses
7 f: R/ M. a0 [5 j( GAllied Ships
, P j/ ^) R7 `( s9 V, v1 V1 ~, U4 y) B DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
2 v4 d J) t' X% j# l. q! b3 O DD Ward2 m6 C8 H2 [% x; m# f
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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% Z0 v. W9 y/ fHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley1 [% {2 K; o* C6 z; i# k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
# ^, f7 b6 z# A q& F( J: ~+ wWeather in hex: Light cloud 4 A! _ a+ ]+ D" v; s% V5 j
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.. e& n. ~* I; \% i1 C3 m2 R* m
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
& @& J+ f8 t9 O6 g' V6 O! Z* jJapanese aircraft
1 u! h( T6 Z) R7 J2 E6 ^& c+ C& y Ki-27b Nate x 30
0 N% n9 x. N( e% p& {" W% TAllied aircraft
& S2 J* S& {! |/ S8 p& W Blenheim I x 7 & P, F9 R' [. J# N
No Japanese losses % d$ V* _$ b1 n& L2 B$ z
Allied aircraft losses
8 {6 T! l0 G! {4 g( | Blenheim I: 2 damaged
# @. o9 N6 c7 |, M$ ~% B% V Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak $ j4 O" |; c7 @$ v" ^
Japanese Ships* _" z7 N) W6 g: |( n T6 u* Y
BB Haruna
$ n* S( C% L' c5 F4 D2 I+ ^) r! } xAK Asakasan Maru
/ t V# F4 v: \5 i7 V, N t4 k' lAircraft Attacking:
3 D8 g& X& Z3 g4 `- b% f; B' C 7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet* B8 x7 b1 j1 F% ~" T& ?: p
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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" R. N; ~1 g. z( IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 1 B1 t( c' c) r) |9 Q
Weather in hex: Overcast ' S: z$ X% ^) k( G: H
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, _: G( n2 r( Z8 L% rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
+ z: O! O7 B$ H1 CJapanese aircraft d: v7 [* \1 X) Y: ?
A6M2 Zero x 10
; C$ M2 X/ d6 |: G9 I B5N2 Kate x 5
( ]) c, H5 G* p' G' Q4 w0 tNo Japanese losses
& Z J% D% t: }! K1 QAllied Ships) j& }) I+ ]0 |" q0 r% F
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* H" o* ~6 e$ u! Z7 s& r5 kAircraft Attacking:/ f& p3 q1 O4 F6 c
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 h0 h8 I% v# }: _+ \- i Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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1 H; [: p# ?9 k, o0 L7 P: T ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 : e' g: ]7 u/ @7 v- Q! o
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
/ {2 ]( Y1 }- v7 C$ A1 b: aRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
4 ?1 D2 a0 n% W; o; AEstimated time to target is 7 minutes ' U' ]( S# Q, h& d
Allied aircraft: l, h% b; |, H( l! u) q
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
' @0 W+ A+ p0 X1 F, A5 A( g; x SBD-2 Dauntless x 9
5 X; p/ R( m) c$ s- k7 g; wNo Allied losses
0 s P5 U8 X0 JJapanese Ships- U+ w" f% P* }! n3 G
DD Sazanami
& h& f: q& a% f0 `2 l9 G, q5 t DD Ushio, and is sunk 6 L+ y& D( U; E* {- j( x
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* c9 U3 p% x r' AGround combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) . M; l% Q7 p+ P( c
Japanese Deliberate attack ; j! N. I$ C9 r+ l
Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 : U' Z4 p! `' b0 ^- q& M
Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
/ q- C. \- S: O) v" G* v( ?Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
6 e" E" `) ?8 fJapanese adjusted assault: 100 1 G. C: m% \0 [( v* D7 P% G; y# R) M
Allied adjusted defense: 8 + F3 d# p4 O- o
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) + R8 {+ q6 O" e/ T5 B( P1 M v
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! 1 b# d' D3 Y6 h: v
Combat modifiers- g/ y# e" B: R9 E, I n9 N; O' i
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)- ~! ?% V2 E1 v1 O* t# f# m
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)& c& Z5 [) e- z+ } u
Attacker: fatigue(-) ' T9 L$ {- m( z) {, [4 Q- q; \
Japanese ground losses:& \# j+ Q( p0 H7 Q( E
37 casualties reported
) ~0 L9 w. f/ ~9 R7 o( S Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 f( ?$ |5 ~: s# n5 @% } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 G/ `, }" z: K3 p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* h, J& h/ w+ p) r1 v( F+ A1 [Allied ground losses:
9 Y* w9 q8 s# A$ X. @- k) c/ }% r 2519 casualties reported! E5 _7 z( `' ~
Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 a" ^3 T, i, e/ D Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled5 Z- _+ y( Q1 Y: q, g! I$ k6 y; U# }
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled; D6 H4 A. q9 p) z
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
# E7 E4 s: h& g- k) @' g Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)* P: i9 @' a' y0 E) k8 ?$ c3 c. Y9 K# V
Units retreated 2, j' _5 |0 I$ d
Units destroyed 1 ; X- s( S5 |( V; a! C \- b
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
# n& b% E1 B! w% i; kAssaulting units:
) V: o" E! l: i, _6 e 56th Infantry Regiment" U9 d$ X' \8 @
12th Engineer Regiment/ Q: G$ y/ _, k0 G8 G" s) G
5th JAAF AF Coy 8 z _7 }) |2 f3 c$ O
Defending units:8 G" i& q( Q" j. Q z
FMSV Brigade
$ z! { l6 b; ]# ~4 ? 8th Indian Brigade
; L4 Q$ o; {) B, ]/ Q( C8 g 3rd ISF Base Force |