AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
6 z# P* [: m- N; tkb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。。
( t& F$ p0 k& l( w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, i% ?; Q# b7 u* a/ {4 |2 I: C
大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。 . N4 k( ~" C& c
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,
) r1 ~. R# l" b2 Y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 [5 Y1 X% H' ?# N3 N. J# B% G
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。% O4 G" n9 ]: H3 C. U5 u5 f; [, H
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。0 x4 S, [, z; T
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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) $ [6 ]0 r; Q) V' n. g- m6 F3 B
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. + |2 c2 U$ z# I
Japanese Ships
6 F& z2 ?/ a' B. x CL Sendai8 {/ [3 C1 h6 r8 I* `% ^, p
DD Ayanami
, f5 Y2 H) R7 U DD Shikinami
. f3 r% q7 x2 K7 K DD Isonami& l2 @6 }; O7 n( ^3 t, z# }
PB Tatsumiya Maru8 N: r6 O0 f+ Z$ P$ T/ b/ z
SC Ch 9
# M$ I* \8 F% j5 e7 z SC Ch 7
8 O" S" A( R4 F4 W3 P) X AK Sasako Maru+ Y5 |. m- H- i* k, {
DD Uranami ' I# p. g0 L# \7 P$ J7 u, b: m
Japanese ground losses:0 ~$ u9 A4 i! w$ }( w7 R; b
26 casualties reported. ]: O7 T. ]) e9 H8 @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 M# J' Y9 _4 M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled. R: n5 b5 }7 [, Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 2 u4 M$ u* _! R; S! t
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Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85 ( ?- H0 J) F" B2 J( Y
Japanese Ships4 U& \0 A) |8 s. q3 \: |4 U: G
SS I-121 2 ]% H4 A, g9 r- E/ v, l
Allied Ships
' y$ m$ ]) v; A$ h xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage " c# n* g3 o0 r/ |' m+ T
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121" { x$ O# L4 x5 }
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
" ]& C" a6 J/ Z2 L' A. l0 }; m8 D0 w# }7 HAllied Ships
' M2 x$ g/ _* i4 D& m0 q DD Pillsbury
- F3 y. ?* m3 ?, s Q, X6 D DD Peary
$ `( ?4 b; r+ ]3 ~ DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage& y& t' W$ r# b4 G+ T3 |) K
3 mines cleared
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 4 O" K$ j/ J8 i7 F
Japanese Ships
: k% @# |; r7 M) U% `% J% B$ G CL Jintsu2 k0 S& H/ h4 J0 L% R; I S
DD Oshio' n' b7 W. J$ j9 l( F5 a* V
DD Hibiki
, a) Y& x9 ^. Q3 D DD Akatsuki# U" h- K2 I$ @, E; O( s. L
DD Arashio
9 O ?- R3 Q. u; rAllied Ships& Z! [2 w/ {8 n3 i! ?" r! z5 e
SS KXI, hits 9
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards 7 S2 z: n* e) o, K$ K! L- f' n
Japanese Ships
, [/ c9 | q) k. | CA Maya
. y( e' ]9 k J% @ DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1: r$ A; w* o: w o( S" E
DD Minazuki: b% I# J( {5 [* `) B
DD Fumizuki
8 m- A- |) S. C6 @ D DD Nagatsuki
. c; [ w6 M/ o- ?Allied Ships; V7 ^* B+ B @- j& E
DD Scout- \- m8 C; N. p
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
- E: l, f2 g9 z* y0 n DD Thracian
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! j# H2 W0 s" {+ j- s$ g6 q- ]Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards 1 s( U/ R! t5 M2 K: F% ?2 t
Japanese Ships
+ T) p& D- f5 ~$ U5 L. c DD Sazanami( I$ L0 M: D) }
DD Ushio- N6 u$ O6 |$ d: A3 V
AO Shiriya
- u+ B- e; P3 ?( H9 E0 s( t* QAllied Ships R+ J: m) N$ R9 d8 H3 o# x0 K
CV Enterprise, Z9 D; s3 b# | h: o1 A' `$ l* _( d
CA Northampton3 O4 J3 |( x$ ~' E$ V$ E7 a
CA Chester
* H, A( t; W" c" v; J CA Salt Lake City" S, Q. h' {, a# j. Y
DD Craven, z& ? T/ _- g; a/ s
DD Gridley/ t8 O# n5 A4 D. \
DD McCall* O( V" v ~& \4 z+ y7 |
DD Maury& U! n" n0 o8 f
DD Benham
( F) D# b- L [8 P: { DD Ellet
, W6 V# N* p2 I DD Dunlap
. `" l+ F: {! i6 Z. H, Q8 z DD Fanning
/ ~: P9 @9 H) t# p DD Balch 9 a8 \' u( ?' r0 V2 E
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards J: G4 q z0 {5 n% `# w
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards# j' e h6 y; X% Y
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards/ h' S3 @0 E; E. l" p
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
, Z5 }/ t0 d" e; }5 iRange increases to 28,000 yards.... L% `) ?6 l2 F4 f8 z" c! p' u
Both Task Forces evade combat # @7 o3 \5 N* _. C" U* T
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards & d' f" h4 [3 ?5 n! f& j' [5 f$ m
Japanese Ships5 R1 X. w7 S: a5 |' b' x0 ], O) d
APD Fuji
8 X( s0 r7 ^) ^5 ?; ]# p4 R TB Hiyodori$ Z% q: ?' H' o$ `" Q' @6 v: \( U
AMc Toroshima Maru
1 U5 S" C& F: d) C- w PB Heiei Maru #7
& |6 c; n; @$ v0 `. q; C xAK Syoka Maru t. Q o) K- V! o# W& y
xAK Rokko Maru
" C2 H' }' m6 N% Q/ ?4 J xAK Igasa Maru
0 O% x* }% l8 c xAKL Ryoyu Maru #217 Y5 e/ y! F7 [7 \* a1 }/ H
xAKL Sasago Maru , T* p! @/ J! O* v- B# g6 c# _, R/ \
Allied Ships
4 k1 d9 Y- X+ f% i3 E# g7 { MTB 7
- {: P% P6 o3 L G MTB 8* p* P& p, a3 Z. A# ~! H
MTB 9
8 j4 [7 m+ r0 U4 Q MTB 108 ^( ~% c9 i1 h0 m& e
MTB 117 E3 g+ }1 V3 c* {9 `% B3 J+ w8 O6 N
MTB 12
/ l/ j/ R- s5 P$ l) g MTB 26* q! ]$ X6 P. P1 T. ]
MTB 27 4 l& @$ O2 H9 O7 j
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms* D* k8 `0 a" i% P% n
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards5 t' X6 Q9 `& s8 p: f% u0 x; h
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
, P) n4 O' c7 EBoth Task Forces evade combat- {( j4 j. Y) k* ?6 `5 \
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
6 [. `% I1 p: f6 Z/ mWeather in hex: Light rain - ~7 b% P8 z) u) X7 A3 x
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.6 H" _$ r: y# B. e
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
y5 Q/ s/ ^' U' e, hJapanese aircraft. i& Q! x9 ^% N+ h4 z' Z% p
A6M2 Zero x 218 F: P/ n* J* K
Allied aircraft
0 g7 L5 o- T$ O- J, U+ b P-26A x 8
; ?9 Z9 Z: p! j- ]0 k" i P-35A x 139 M+ G2 b2 L0 Y/ N0 O* P8 C7 H
P-40B Warhawk x 14
* i3 o* A S; c. B P-40E Warhawk x 46
/ y9 g. d+ V( ]0 u0 e! t, a! aJapanese aircraft losses
$ B8 `# `7 R, j: a A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
1 c6 i; T5 f, G3 xAllied aircraft losses
4 R |% i8 `( ?7 M P-26A: 1 destroyed
0 \2 T2 O% o7 K) ]2 T0 I5 ]# t P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed5 k8 r: @# _7 f9 S
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
. R5 {7 u/ z; e/ w# ?# d* wAircraft Attacking:! c0 A/ `* H- Q
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet & X1 v$ M! y" o! u. ]7 O
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
/ [* F. k9 m2 C1 o, g4 iWeather in hex: Heavy rain 1 q( R$ |# R9 Y
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.1 A: M1 s! ~" B; J$ n) Y
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
% b. J% W% H. z* t2 W2 c# {, d, AJapanese aircraft
, ?3 }, P. R$ K& V9 K G3M2 Nell x 33
D6 K! F+ b" u: t; x; }) q G4M1 Betty x 3' y4 {! {- w4 ]+ `5 j# V
Ki-27b Nate x 19 1 u# o* s* F. R& j6 V
No Japanese losses
! n" }9 M9 ^( p7 {9 dAllied ground losses:
- {/ ^1 h7 J- e) x. O 95 casualties reported, A& u: n* F. x2 v" x, u1 _
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
- Q+ H G4 l! N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
# R/ u; L4 |/ h) s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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+ g# K3 d0 n4 N/ z* p/ ]1 E" VMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 6 C0 w* S8 V; A5 V0 W! W0 j
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
1 r8 C0 B$ Z& kRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
5 b* } \) g% N5 g0 UEstimated time to target is 6 minutes * ~8 }9 w7 R. e& a
Japanese aircraft
& P+ @5 `9 S7 b8 `& I0 J3 ? G3M2 Nell x 16$ N3 J' g. C. y0 k, r2 f
G4M1 Betty x 11
5 R( M! c2 Q7 w& h8 m8 D8 p Ki-27b Nate x 15
2 \0 {! s. Y: a2 L$ y5 f( xJapanese aircraft losses
# X! D. |( j) d& ~0 A0 k G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged7 _0 p# X; [# G& T/ ~/ T
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
6 Y1 d6 a9 _* [7 M: I! @; q9 Y9 _" _Allied ground losses:: ~& x" ^2 `0 _6 h5 h
43 casualties reported
5 S- v) A) M+ u, r0 F w; A( o Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) B5 W: d m' Y2 z! ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled d" o( W1 t1 H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ) b" |8 W. K+ A+ A
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& v; w: H0 O4 C+ |Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ) f7 o1 K I( U, n9 ^2 P7 K
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
U" M5 j, C0 ]# T% W+ W2 N/ yRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 Z4 s( M) n+ p, S! QEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
# d$ n# x) H' Z3 PJapanese aircraft6 f' k% w+ i* [) W
G3M2 Nell x 276 |: n, G5 D) Y$ \. T
Ki-27b Nate x 34
) n+ z) \! \: M$ l$ N' Z% B& YNo Japanese losses 7 O& b# C0 J' S" ]) W1 F3 M0 ]
Allied ground losses:' q% D" w1 |. N% _
78 casualties reported7 d0 N; }, m3 j9 I1 H% p6 z( v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled- t( x/ J, E- d0 P/ u! i' P8 I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
A! p* w; F |6 ~# K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 @ d/ @# ]" QMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 ' @& K9 }5 M0 s, D" r$ l4 z
Weather in hex: Light cloud
, }: _3 m# \+ N4 O5 y6 A5 JRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, L5 a4 x& M6 a$ Y( Z' eEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
4 ^: J1 B6 q: R O4 U/ b9 |1 {% XJapanese aircraft* g# k8 E* Z. g
G3M2 Nell x 3
. T! y# c( X9 U( h2 b G4M1 Betty x 126 j+ A: L, q4 w/ p9 f
Ki-27b Nate x 9
. @7 o" r3 G/ YNo Japanese losses ! I e3 V/ g( V0 [! W) j" G& B
Allied Ships, e: Q1 E6 c0 k' n% m) b1 b
xAK Munlock2 K0 @3 e9 } v0 Y* C
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 F9 p- p9 a7 G) I; N( v' V
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" {+ R% K) Q7 S$ { xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ( {) Y) `5 r7 B
Weather in hex: Light rain 2 u0 ^+ C G+ t/ C6 `) x3 N
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet./ L' ]0 |! o; a+ D& ?
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes ) _2 t2 [3 g& d3 C8 r
Japanese aircraft* W, y, Z. x. l6 {7 x
A6M2 Zero x 10 - `% e4 ~2 I4 O& ~+ ]/ v' O7 ?
Allied aircraft
- c5 x7 k" W& l% O" E P-26A x 35 V9 l% Y, k: K
P-35A x 10
9 B7 x4 Y" c, l4 J P-40B Warhawk x 98 m; f& p( h2 g
P-40E Warhawk x 33
5 O9 i( f. u k) u- ]Japanese aircraft losses
, y: M* q0 u2 e+ Q1 x8 K( ?! {- L6 @; I A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
( e8 Z0 }& |- SAllied aircraft losses
, I. ~- H! i* M/ J2 I. y) g P-26A: 1 destroyed
3 G4 L) V) P# g* e' j8 o: |! _ P-35A: 2 destroyed
) H, K. t' ?/ \2 q" |0 P0 V9 T P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
) m) C$ y" x3 I1 n! V$ \Aircraft Attacking:
+ G2 O: W6 S& j" Y" S1 f 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet 2 @/ p4 I4 U: X$ w
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) ]5 H$ u! A6 n( h. g
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
( r# _9 m, \4 ZRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' {1 q: n! u+ u3 t( a& V- n6 G% c
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
3 A* c! }: M% |$ n# m4 bJapanese aircraft
& s0 g. ^# x8 }. T B5M1 Mabel x 5
( G! _0 C9 [, |, \8 g$ e( DNo Japanese losses
1 l1 s5 S2 N2 d; xAllied ground losses:
5 @& o1 \9 U8 W' K% U 13 casualties reported
7 O5 H% \& N1 W# ^( N Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: ?: x3 j3 V, s, y) t6 N: W5 f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled0 W$ y3 n, ^# i& r) s" W+ i* _3 o, y9 m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# [9 X5 @: k: I3 f/ dAircraft Attacking:
r( u; |! {4 r 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
9 T! Z0 K) p1 |6 X) W6 e- V P Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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: {4 O9 a$ L0 z/ b4 A ~$ c3 _Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 1 {. G8 M4 ~0 L3 G/ Y
Weather in hex: Light rain " ~$ \/ m3 W+ ?2 U# k
Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
& \- K E, r$ D: UEstimated time to target is 27 minutes & u, R F$ {- g
Japanese aircraft
! _9 m' Y6 @) @0 ?( ?/ } A6M2 Zero x 9
8 O% c D: C0 Q Y$ P5 oAllied aircraft- W9 t6 n& e: w3 ~+ N4 [
P-35A x 66 q' ]# i& q; J' x! _7 W8 F( m
P-40B Warhawk x 83 ]1 k* B8 \* }7 K
P-40E Warhawk x 24 ; I3 {6 |. r; ]5 e/ A$ X% T
Japanese aircraft losses7 z4 |# Y0 O& y# j
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed / {# C/ t; v3 k
Allied aircraft losses- y- }( e: m* N1 Y( T
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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9 ?* ~0 |' F* ]7 @: {# XMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 7 ?) _; c* ?+ C6 Z1 I+ ~0 U
Weather in hex: Light rain # T8 e5 p2 j) K2 g4 h
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.7 D$ U2 _& b! B% w: Y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
# L6 O2 e' h3 ^ B$ YJapanese aircraft' U) M3 _" A9 p1 `% b
A6M2 Zero x 6
9 c @% _! F+ B9 a, y8 }5 D1 f. \Allied aircraft
# x. J) P' e7 q* W( m P-35A x 5
" J# ]1 k+ n5 q7 E P-40B Warhawk x 8
% }) U5 e# @& T6 E P-40E Warhawk x 18 ; a& m7 C- G# W9 Q
No Japanese losses
4 t j# p& u/ S: t7 BAllied aircraft losses
- R; S1 a/ z- ^) B1 H+ [3 A* v P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed $ l9 I4 L7 N* B2 i1 U7 r6 Y
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
% y% w$ L8 a! I8 wWeather in hex: Partial cloud
9 G6 D3 R+ H) i; Z9 K$ S* hRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 s C4 H- |* B4 ~
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
- f* |" c) ~9 R. N4 RJapanese aircraft
3 @$ |& }6 Q7 M, g6 G0 Y- l# K B5N1 Kate x 12 & K) }% E' f9 l& a
No Japanese losses . y& w: K- W, H3 A; i. K
Port hits 2
& H: w! w% _& p3 [ i' q' [Port supply hits 1 2 [- Q- Q3 P! d
Aircraft Attacking:( D+ I0 Z9 v! C
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
, r; K1 a& W; a) x Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb $ a k# i2 w/ U0 d9 O$ Y& a' i& I
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
) o( y$ J+ S: _6 }Weather in hex: Light cloud
c$ G+ m: f4 A; @Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 ? A/ K! l" `Estimated time to target is 5 minutes & T6 b1 }8 ?. R) k& w0 [
Japanese aircraft
]3 q2 B# o) N! c1 p Ki-21-IIa Sally x 62 q% x, X- p- K( X6 L# V
Ki-27b Nate x 1
# U% y) x; q" i$ ? Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 - I: r. l' d3 N/ ~6 O o" U
No Japanese losses ( T! i. R) ~* T" ]2 i/ B
Allied Ships
\, @1 n; A( M4 W% C xAK Hinsang- i6 @7 z9 m5 q, r1 `% o$ z5 |- |
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage
, s X& c/ w. r0 L3 i xAKL Chengtu4 ~9 @4 c1 @: m
xAKL Joan Moller
) {& f9 G/ J) e! {# I: D xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 Y0 D, [. T6 D% N6 P2 ?# Q& \8 r0 m5 G xAK Bennevis # \8 z% H2 W, |, t9 @9 \: G+ `
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6 j9 A y) c: Q3 ] L3 ~- ]Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
9 ~0 }1 Y8 A/ M& x% eWeather in hex: Clear sky
9 K( U" H3 z e. E4 v% LRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.! D7 {( |" }- Y" C
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
: m* O+ |/ h; L! x9 e% wJapanese aircraft5 v+ f7 ], a1 n& i7 F0 T0 |
Ki-27b Nate x 9! k* n, U% }; B! |/ {# B- b
Ki-36 Ida x 199 c# W4 F6 O( Y, J" _- d
Ki-44 Tojo x 8 Z1 U* G4 |1 r5 o7 W( }6 e
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
" G4 \7 a4 S9 G. x) V Ki-51 Sonia x 17 # v5 f- z( [6 X$ ?
No Japanese losses
3 |: ^: F9 `8 S7 fAirbase hits 7
" d" Q7 M" m; b1 c {Airbase supply hits 3
( e- d2 P- g' p! x' U# lRunway hits 11
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& D4 S: `$ `5 e2 w4 f0 b' W# BMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
3 {# g: U: D- u* Z8 ]Weather in hex: Heavy rain
* }* c2 R2 e5 n. |! t1 }/ jRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
; F3 H/ z6 U1 s/ s: x3 _; JEstimated time to target is 10 minutes 1 R7 _9 {, y4 t N \
Japanese aircraft
9 R: b9 x. D8 \" _$ f Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65
* B: x& J: i( y/ [/ Q+ Q1 V Ki-27b Nate x 19
' ~! t" ^: q, o1 q- j+ y! UJapanese aircraft losses
9 B. K/ _5 g0 N+ x* K" y Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
. x5 Z0 j! x' Q" k4 ]4 \Allied ground losses:
6 _ \) B; q0 v& R" _9 V) S 66 casualties reported
2 i/ ?0 n! w# g Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
. t7 }3 p2 M! W6 k4 G! X3 D Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
& @, F* W# s1 M& R( b, V F# b' q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
( R- E2 h# O$ a4 qWeather in hex: Heavy rain [, W$ ^4 v& S) o1 ~! _9 e* r' k
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
5 ?2 a" V6 K! ^+ F/ XEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
1 Q6 N. i8 k1 [7 ]4 y, h5 OJapanese aircraft6 b1 @, s; Y! ?1 R7 n
Ki-27b Nate x 34
% v' X& T# s o7 x2 [ Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
' b: `8 A! g8 }1 \6 j+ d( P$ E Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
3 j$ @( }9 y0 {; G" l" |No Japanese losses
; J+ N, s% L4 f. U* CAllied ground losses:
4 r4 b$ n# t" P# `) t 39 casualties reported; J$ c3 B' L' B- x$ _+ L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! I' h m8 ^5 |: g' Q
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
* h4 J* v) t* J3 M8 q4 m Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled 3 L6 u5 {6 [" h; E+ b- K3 e+ Z3 w
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" N/ g1 U: K1 t% ~; ]# f N1 R2 GMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
( K3 u- ?- }$ S: X F2 o- D7 F0 [Weather in hex: Clear sky : X2 O) A5 y- o: U! s5 w( `
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 p0 d: F6 P. w4 HEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
) l$ O8 W6 n9 u4 a5 P- n3 }Japanese aircraft. [0 D: l3 R+ m( H* G
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
: |$ {, W6 f: x3 ^ {( _No Japanese losses % y: b1 \$ x7 B0 z f6 ^
Airbase hits 1: T' [4 W8 F% V; M
Runway hits 2
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
" }2 L" h3 g3 F$ H7 _9 ? [Weather in hex: Heavy rain ! p8 M! p( ~: A6 C
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
' y/ y1 A( q p6 kEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
7 i8 S8 O/ _0 I( |% i* kJapanese aircraft# k' {0 V, Z# Q" d5 U: X$ ~
Ki-27b Nate x 24 - W0 E& d t8 R3 d3 |
Allied aircraft
- b) o, e- F6 L1 z- D' l Blenheim I x 4 4 r6 S) D& L) a$ Z( U6 ^5 L* T n( c5 o
No Japanese losses
* l# j+ o* T! N% d+ r; rNo Allied losses ) K9 |4 D; z; J0 E) K" Z/ H
Japanese Ships
3 n4 @6 E1 }6 }% H1 O BB Haruna
/ G L+ R: K, u% x) X" MAircraft Attacking: m$ t$ o1 z& j! j: G' L: j
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet) ?/ U+ n3 A" |& \
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb + P$ A8 Q. U5 g: j5 s& S
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. M8 Q# y1 A* g4 D; XMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) , s' G1 c9 a( T" S* T
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 1 f' w1 M% n: ~2 F% B( Q
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! |6 c7 g" E |/ L, \ p0 |Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
8 Q7 d6 m4 t/ pJapanese aircraft0 g7 H- z5 F3 c( Q, v: L
G4M1 Betty x 19! c. ^( H! [8 ~: N; y4 t
Ki-27b Nate x 12
" F( U4 k6 P/ J* Y' _7 g0 @& {No Japanese losses
2 X, K( g& e! P% i0 FAllied ground losses:8 I' x& l4 h3 m; X9 r
33 casualties reported
1 Y: G; C1 U4 ]2 k Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled! n* {. x& ?. \: `; ?3 t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled$ H( L$ Q- }, |8 z) i6 {: r- h) \
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled6 `9 q/ R( a; s" F8 g0 R0 q) P0 m+ u
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) % B. V9 F. L+ {
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 6 l+ k2 ~2 m& W& x0 b i: |
Weather in hex: Clear sky
! \6 [' @, f& P2 BRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; Z1 n; y: E7 v/ VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes # ?8 E$ w; v- r; m- d
Japanese aircraft
, z! z( f/ u6 I- Y" y9 ]+ V% d A6M2 Zero x 465 g, l# W6 M" L, v/ ]4 U
B5N2 Kate x 35
3 `9 R( z; U- Y9 r3 f D3A1 Val x 9 " B) H' s/ K$ ? B
Japanese aircraft losses
" N _- U( f3 N6 o B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
/ c) W f% Q+ F- a6 j! n D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
4 [* e# b5 u9 q( bAllied Ships% V! G8 P3 x3 _; d( v9 U
DD Litchfield
2 F, {2 Q# v/ | DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ B2 f( P/ U1 T% N* n2 o5 B p6 j
DD Ward2 y# Q) f% {1 k1 ^5 H
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1
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! c, g/ ] X$ V9 c- [3 h( uMorning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 ; T) m& j: R6 l- b( I) Z
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
7 D: l* G% B; e; }: [; ZRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
* A" s( V& L# ?9 }6 @8 Q9 X" g' JEstimated time to target is 7 minutes , E' @6 K4 l7 Y( m4 c: B% p f/ j
Allied aircraft
% p; I4 w5 R: B3 x4 A' t F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
: x# C; Z' S- j" a SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
& f# L" t% m2 r; ]! ?# g( ` TBD-1 Devastator x 15
3 U$ r# n( U% c' B, O, lAllied aircraft losses: K, N; w" L% s! N; k* h+ `+ |
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
" _( U" ~; _8 P8 M, EJapanese Ships
9 o5 k1 k$ ~& X DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
f! v- P+ |9 q1 m9 t DD Sazanami- N8 I9 P% r7 v7 K @$ O
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
9 S; c2 Q( R3 ]) D |; Y
9 Z& u- ] {4 I$ o, SHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
2 P$ }% z1 ?! H) }2 p$ k: U0 J, Z: bHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya3 w9 O! S5 ]7 H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68: ^' d7 J4 I0 O1 m
Weather in hex: Light cloud
( J8 a+ L( ?9 R9 n+ K: aRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( K; l# b' t m6 X- b' gEstimated time to target is 7 minutes ; s4 U. g2 v, L6 A3 ]( y9 t
Japanese aircraft" F; l" z0 E U4 @- j7 Y% r: R
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
+ x7 _& F9 S/ I8 O# VNo Japanese losses ; [' }% K# C7 ~
Allied Ships
( H3 e* a' N: M5 c' e# h' Q+ R xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 I4 V: {- N, G7 i( q
xAK Hinsang ! ]6 R9 D% e! V% w/ O' `" Q
Aircraft Attacking:5 |! ]6 C2 g* c, E9 Z; ]) b
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
* z# B; b9 x @4 m+ S. H) M3 k Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb # ~" y8 \ h1 n4 ?3 F8 W) S
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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8 a& b) _) ^/ u+ {Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
8 m: z! J/ L5 ~( {Weather in hex: Clear sky
7 [2 }% v1 ]6 v* oRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., T, e0 m: F2 v9 w
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes ( X" R1 q' o' N
Japanese aircraft& ]* _% y& t l( `4 H8 Q2 T
D3A1 Val x 13
- o0 W$ K6 D( l6 ZNo Japanese losses 5 d, y7 x7 O6 v W, n+ A
Allied Ships
% i4 w5 T; S/ |6 t# c DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ o) j; l' Z/ j' Q) }0 b* e( Y- J+ ? DD Ward
" k5 ]! K8 D( r9 g5 x2 A DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 o8 E. v- _: C6 G# ?! t S
8 D% W* G, Q8 ^! h+ IHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley" s3 O1 E# c, l4 o7 L0 X8 o4 i
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 7 v0 K# O( B! D, d, A4 H+ s, h3 n
Weather in hex: Light cloud
* J/ l" N& c4 u. x8 @Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
9 @0 Z2 J* K* n" J5 f3 m8 d5 f1 J/ mEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
) m2 \) A) ^2 o- CJapanese aircraft
; c# R" Y! y5 n: U) z: O. G Ki-27b Nate x 30
* y4 n2 ~$ S: K4 V4 x) T1 O cAllied aircraft
4 G# ^* }' b, ~+ c2 _! @ Blenheim I x 7
! a2 m4 ^: t3 Y p. N& ^' tNo Japanese losses ) u! e( i$ Y/ O, I) i
Allied aircraft losses
8 _7 r( e" P) {0 P+ o/ R- ^ Blenheim I: 2 damaged4 \) c/ G7 [/ q; N i% x
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak 3 q! ?; |" L# A/ E
Japanese Ships9 S% s, |& a8 z" ~7 v, B
BB Haruna
* n+ K$ o7 h# f* f, {& B xAK Asakasan Maru ' e& @, S% G, r ~$ i! U$ T
Aircraft Attacking:
/ _5 D1 i2 U% S$ C o) ? n 7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
# Y9 s" j/ m+ p5 j7 f% m Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb ' P) O* T& b. R
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 1 O; N9 r. W5 p) T0 K: C
Weather in hex: Overcast ( ]& e/ C9 g; G& n/ P
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 e9 w) o- _. A$ ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
- V+ K: n' U6 D/ KJapanese aircraft
5 ?5 h& X( s% w* q A6M2 Zero x 10' x7 p6 }# |, {+ _3 `
B5N2 Kate x 5 # J' o, i" K% v8 J% Y! D4 n! ?
No Japanese losses 4 f k- i s! x# Z" o: b: {' W
Allied Ships+ }( @# j; K, N) K" z, K4 y
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 2 W/ N7 |- u1 H/ r8 b
Aircraft Attacking:* w! X; s! B9 Q; _: m; O+ s# d9 o, A
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 o, x, t G z% [ Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 6 Z+ i& {# H h
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3 R7 i2 T3 l" F {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 5 x4 i- ]! P1 s
Weather in hex: Heavy rain" a! X/ r _* U4 r
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.3 H j* |) S# A# D
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
" k7 M8 ~" t( c1 d9 y% Y9 y: aAllied aircraft+ y; d( h8 T; B. b
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
+ U0 Q/ }$ Y. c3 i SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 + J7 k) g8 A0 @
No Allied losses 5 U# e, E+ k r a8 b1 G8 W' {
Japanese Ships; e0 A2 q0 P) S$ a) p
DD Sazanami, L. Q5 w( ~/ a$ n4 t! V7 T1 E
DD Ushio, and is sunk
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8 E# `' I. z2 } d( oGround combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) ' s* b+ [5 E! E! t2 U1 W
Japanese Deliberate attack
( a! K; y" Z( p8 l) b& s) SAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 * T" k t9 L) d# u$ M) c, a" _
Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
* `5 p: x( X; q' ~0 [Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
- @- B% V7 G9 I3 b! {Japanese adjusted assault: 100 ! c8 M- q$ v# _1 h8 x3 ~6 E' N
Allied adjusted defense: 8 ! m2 f" `' ^4 K* e5 P8 G* O5 d
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
% \ A7 t1 ~ v! |5 N% d0 zJapanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! : y4 X( N+ s( R4 r
Combat modifiers- W4 v6 p$ [8 W' |
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)' E, D9 H5 z& N. V& G7 h* A, O& |
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)! G' P: s# ?( l9 P
Attacker: fatigue(-)
2 \& @# Z9 V& F3 x- e, L. ^0 _Japanese ground losses:9 y" n4 s' K1 D" x! z
37 casualties reported
6 q4 H7 X. _8 Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled S- y* ?# v0 x5 W2 U$ ~1 V- h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( C) F! g9 l% `1 C! S' {% C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& Y K9 t3 d9 T& Z! c5 v* G( mAllied ground losses:
9 U$ D' B! x8 d a* q! R 2519 casualties reported
( q# ^5 ~2 ^9 @0 h- s1 v Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 J4 ^* s6 A% ], {% |; c' w/ d Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 V# B! j! N; b) r2 p Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
# ^& l! p6 q ^ Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)# b# h0 d$ p4 A) l
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled): C0 M1 ~* q% q) }9 h/ J
Units retreated 2; c; s9 c: B0 U" @( |; ?( Q
Units destroyed 1
" \) {8 _# f/ |8 S" g- d* rDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
" W- g' M2 {* ] hAssaulting units:
5 U( N B8 e! \2 ~ 56th Infantry Regiment# z# P2 }# `, E; C' o- G' P2 T
12th Engineer Regiment
7 E( O: B" g c* H2 ? 5th JAAF AF Coy 9 @5 m1 P5 f* U9 M. M
Defending units:
0 o p) u* h8 W' } FMSV Brigade
' D5 n' @: Y+ |; V) M- x( K/ ]: Q 8th Indian Brigade
1 Y# {5 p) `6 Q. `, q9 T) m 3rd ISF Base Force |