AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41: ?- m7 W/ U8 p/ N" b* A0 x
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。。
& x: O& |0 {8 f8 \' j( s& [# N# K同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。7 p E+ r L7 s' L& r# h
大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。 * @8 J; m! n/ f4 J* r7 K7 S% E. |3 k
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,; m% ~* N! R/ |7 L) h
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。- x5 s- [9 Z7 J
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。; Q$ m) G- V( S# Q1 ^6 W) u
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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2 d& t' f$ u+ \1 lInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) - D5 F7 ?4 s+ L9 o6 ?
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 3 M* W) }- }8 X) C7 B6 C) a
Japanese Ships1 R) e2 s9 X+ R2 t+ L0 d% N
CL Sendai' a4 W3 j! M" E" H+ j
DD Ayanami
8 i4 N& P3 r+ Z9 G DD Shikinami
* d' r0 u$ [& d2 m# y7 ~$ L/ M DD Isonami
+ a$ ^2 O; _! a7 Z$ l PB Tatsumiya Maru( n! E5 w3 [; O) z- `" M; `
SC Ch 9. D6 l2 U" o( \
SC Ch 7
( z5 {2 ^; z0 W3 ]% S# n7 W2 Z2 y AK Sasako Maru
5 k$ J: t! |3 ]6 O DD Uranami : T1 n: Z* ^3 H1 \9 p
Japanese ground losses:( i$ J4 y/ j- L) W; D! s( _
26 casualties reported# W0 z% N8 b# L# u( Z& \3 G7 `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 q/ k' O% _0 m% c6 N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
% E: p M$ B+ H8 ^ Y9 {9 `0 s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
4 D9 e- b" d1 E- n- ^% S1 P# a( fJapanese Ships
6 G2 a: `) @7 u0 K4 y+ v; g SS I-121
' G e x3 h( O8 FAllied Ships
3 [ D. @( I! C xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
9 p2 O& r; h* q( r1 u. m$ b; ^' NxAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121
/ b! U7 O; J, xSS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang $ \: U$ Y* m) {5 P
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) N; d3 g& X" X9 q4 @TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
' `( a$ ~; V/ cAllied Ships
' D8 H* s. o) X; r0 \4 u2 w0 R DD Pillsbury$ }$ z- |- J" o' y
DD Peary
- P6 t+ I( W3 X& L ?9 B DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage# K* h( b, C# A: k# N q* ?
3 mines cleared 2 X! N- G4 ]( p3 [ o2 I
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e7 a4 D6 F: N; zASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
, y; y, r, s; d8 j6 RJapanese Ships
! l( ? u1 J% h; p) k |: T6 O CL Jintsu
9 G! S( f# d4 r9 }/ M, T DD Oshio
. Y. c% L, k9 p7 a+ f( I DD Hibiki
8 K& f! |$ E0 ` DD Akatsuki
3 m# e6 E8 U$ t3 D# z+ ]0 P% g DD Arashio
@0 M7 I! c& H4 U; A" w( F4 PAllied Ships0 E) p# o, w% \, a
SS KXI, hits 9 : b! q3 a% B! Q
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. E) ^; z. j7 }( d2 H( gDay Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
, V) w. K3 t8 z2 x. r0 q& ~Japanese Ships" ]# r: l- m# k( e. j% B! n- u) K2 ^
CA Maya
* S9 }4 O8 ~& U' U DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1: Z7 {2 f) ~3 n$ R, K3 s
DD Minazuki4 b; G+ u3 g9 Z1 k! B
DD Fumizuki" \; x8 Z# ^2 c" T
DD Nagatsuki
/ r9 C0 Z/ _3 x! hAllied Ships: ]# N3 x. U" Z
DD Scout$ m9 s# k2 s! O8 m, G0 T
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
; e8 {1 V' F& D+ @6 } DD Thracian
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& ?# Q/ `3 @, \/ N9 H! tDay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
4 T7 s. @6 N5 e/ J( s" d VJapanese Ships
$ K7 q- ~$ i! l9 t DD Sazanami8 g7 \5 t8 \9 g- D; t
DD Ushio# {# l7 A& R3 I& N; o
AO Shiriya $ p/ q* m4 X3 n
Allied Ships
! b7 @- p. h8 t6 E5 Z M8 T. H CV Enterprise
8 t Q8 O4 [( S X CA Northampton+ p& E% E# K4 C, ]0 [& z$ r* \
CA Chester% w: G$ A3 o& p6 f) H* U/ t
CA Salt Lake City
( y: b' ?. P. }% [- H: I+ ` DD Craven
- ~/ `+ o. X8 z; _6 m& d0 g DD Gridley( T- I! n% m2 z
DD McCall, k/ p5 J8 U. c. n& ~7 d+ S. D
DD Maury
! m- Y& G2 m" Y( a. j8 M1 V6 u DD Benham0 G1 @" G9 d; e* w: `
DD Ellet4 M+ `: u* @# e0 \/ e
DD Dunlap+ v3 u/ R. C, s# P8 a
DD Fanning
3 F3 e6 r9 Y% m, I' R) h DD Balch ( c6 x7 q- {# L2 r2 ~. U! D
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards& C# x3 U7 L: {: F3 I# c l
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards$ g' P8 u/ L. f( e* b* [5 Z! o& Y
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
G0 x+ X1 g# r5 I" g& w qBoth TF attempt to withdraw!5 O7 |4 K0 V( p( y9 E0 b/ D4 y
Range increases to 28,000 yards...
, Y9 H" p' C' p4 Z0 v8 ?Both Task Forces evade combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
6 F0 J1 g) o6 ?' D3 jJapanese Ships
& i; p( \6 M9 X; @% e! V APD Fuji7 i. J% J1 A4 r N' @5 ^, `
TB Hiyodori. V; S' r+ w2 D1 }$ D* ^
AMc Toroshima Maru
+ [( p: B6 z/ J9 t) W/ Z+ F+ b PB Heiei Maru #77 O& \* K F3 A; _
xAK Syoka Maru
( r2 s" ~" b/ j xAK Rokko Maru
- e! [3 B8 T) C1 c+ f xAK Igasa Maru
% W8 @) n# \& n0 r6 `) Q xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21, I. D1 V7 g, T, y0 e& M; Y
xAKL Sasago Maru
4 M9 h' \3 e. L k8 }( PAllied Ships
8 ]# Y, h% L+ Z1 ]3 X* k MTB 7
& q. E' x/ z9 c* X5 |6 w { MTB 8
1 E5 v/ J- y- W: A u% b. t& L MTB 9
( j" l3 p. z. y MTB 10
& |7 s! {2 y* q. M- W MTB 11& [. }7 v2 A2 o- h
MTB 12
* G+ t. b" x7 b) G MTB 26
; y W, E" h* E2 }+ R/ b) f MTB 27 6 h" R. h9 A Q
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms4 |( ?$ w' J7 D) N5 `2 e
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards' |% Z3 P& ~2 y
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
- S1 j% X$ U* pBoth Task Forces evade combat/ I) |( P- _( y/ ]+ H$ a! f2 x7 d/ u
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 & L6 V9 H' ]9 Z+ F) r
Weather in hex: Light rain
7 \2 Y( _! {" ERaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.5 {7 y I8 C8 X& C9 a7 J
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes / ?! z4 o7 x6 l
Japanese aircraft! E8 x. s! M* q5 K. Q" @9 x( H' I
A6M2 Zero x 217 g0 E# n! W7 B2 x$ A( |, n8 m
Allied aircraft( f7 R1 w& i$ N. o
P-26A x 89 D. G1 w @5 {/ q& k+ Y' l' V
P-35A x 13
m" c w+ |( O6 |" I P-40B Warhawk x 14
, ~7 B' K2 F6 I: f2 k: H% }9 @ ` P-40E Warhawk x 46 V& @% M9 a6 `0 l* U+ q
Japanese aircraft losses7 P6 i$ t' Y2 g9 E# ]
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
( h1 z' [2 f SAllied aircraft losses5 ]/ k p. f* M6 _+ t
P-26A: 1 destroyed% x& b8 j r' w4 h
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed' y5 k( h) }6 T# Y+ c2 f% l
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
/ w& n2 x2 y, ?2 a; H' z/ L/ gAircraft Attacking:
( Q _, Y6 H: c$ D$ J) M 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet - `6 \; o [! w
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ! V" R7 t Q* a2 S( T
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ; R, L+ P4 |/ c4 N$ {$ e
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.& i/ c% F) Y' t/ v) b( _
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes & o, x, K8 l8 ^! a# | h0 v
Japanese aircraft6 w5 p# {6 O+ E: |& y( E- `
G3M2 Nell x 33
% ]+ R7 h8 [: `9 m G4M1 Betty x 38 J1 I+ Y* H3 M5 L+ j+ r; o
Ki-27b Nate x 19
8 L+ V6 m" z2 l8 xNo Japanese losses
% p5 j7 \* A! X" `: E1 kAllied ground losses:+ v- h0 o3 {) R& @% x/ o7 ^
95 casualties reported
" z W3 Y5 H: c6 O J& p Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled& _' i Q' T+ B2 L) a- q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
$ C% i% E4 z4 h5 W2 y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
& u$ C: e3 s% @+ VWeather in hex: Heavy rain
) f" P1 j8 x0 e2 ]0 h- ~Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
3 x# W4 b% }* ^% q- `: dEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
h! w" V9 {9 I0 C% gJapanese aircraft
' _! O* s+ A3 s* R5 N# C4 m2 m9 N% Z G3M2 Nell x 16/ a2 Q1 ^8 h4 v0 }) W3 D
G4M1 Betty x 11
6 T7 C! a6 g1 r* w Ki-27b Nate x 15
3 C8 e# {& u) E& Q' J( l; V+ bJapanese aircraft losses
0 ^1 X2 W2 A8 g: i# ~+ N+ F G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged" i' N5 o1 m5 @: @ t
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
9 \ K$ \2 a8 Q5 q V0 ]5 G/ y" J$ kAllied ground losses:
+ u' g, p9 X$ H 43 casualties reported0 z0 k4 j4 e t) _4 _0 N0 Q# q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. J P$ A! L! i- O8 y, z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
/ B; b4 x) P: c) B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 V: n; Q: d5 q! [3 w. L* JMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ( ?) X% S% k" V0 m+ {
Weather in hex: Heavy rain / f/ |9 O' Z7 f: I% l/ i8 w- d
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 n) {/ f2 j% a/ h
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes % V8 N; d8 L' b& Z, [2 f0 ~7 M
Japanese aircraft
1 n4 B% {8 Q% T" I. |& w G3M2 Nell x 27+ u- ]4 M5 c6 t3 a6 E8 D( ]
Ki-27b Nate x 34 . A4 g8 l; S1 l& l! x
No Japanese losses
( V) Y( S" N( n( UAllied ground losses:
; H) X/ T! Q8 r$ A' L! w( g p 78 casualties reported
; T/ [# F* X# q. g; V- F/ e Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 Q: G/ k* e3 V5 s' m: E$ K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
9 j7 ~6 j, n G: J6 J M' _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 - w; W+ K2 h. \0 I$ y v2 c( e' a
Weather in hex: Light cloud
6 N" K. i E1 d9 c" \! i# @0 j/ }3 ]Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- Y2 F m6 l1 x# r- G' j, }
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
' d- s* K$ ~; P5 }8 HJapanese aircraft
& R1 R& \) w& d G3M2 Nell x 3% t. B# b% k' X- }1 Z4 ^
G4M1 Betty x 12
6 o" Y% i/ E( u2 a W* K Ki-27b Nate x 9 0 v# m: m4 P6 w5 P( o. h7 Q& a- ]* I% a
No Japanese losses ) B4 b9 P2 T7 M5 z
Allied Ships
0 n. N& t4 u' x/ ? xAK Munlock
2 `- D- ^3 b! u& v/ s8 C" @- } xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% T L1 Z6 ]+ c) S& e' v; R xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 u7 ?( ]' z2 M. Y! X
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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+ K: G8 g9 u& t3 aMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
* Z. F l0 _# P8 ?) m5 o& MWeather in hex: Light rain ) V# ~5 l7 ^+ U6 a* T
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.6 B2 e/ Y+ _" {$ g, t; w
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes # s# x/ H: V' _6 i+ ~5 J6 w
Japanese aircraft
9 t. j/ t7 M0 U" ~. _8 H A6M2 Zero x 10
+ K9 V* v( o" e0 I$ H* SAllied aircraft
6 R3 `" I: i. N( H7 f1 [ P-26A x 3! Z0 b2 X, j8 c) F0 v P0 a
P-35A x 10 [- l" q1 t }2 b4 p- L
P-40B Warhawk x 99 B$ @- v+ L3 G+ y
P-40E Warhawk x 33
. G( w- ?/ M3 VJapanese aircraft losses
6 r% Q4 s7 ]% z { A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed : U% E8 V$ S5 I# O. J6 C
Allied aircraft losses" R7 @6 A& O: q# t
P-26A: 1 destroyed: H4 \( P. K8 V% s/ k
P-35A: 2 destroyed
7 \6 n9 F9 P6 }' D% L6 [ P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
& c f+ ?" X2 Q3 w2 U4 @Aircraft Attacking:
$ z/ h5 k" M$ M x$ c# j 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet $ ~8 ^4 F9 D- H! n
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$ c& b; Q. ^4 v0 c5 f% FMorning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) / R& R! P+ j' p& o9 C) Q. F
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
5 \ c$ B* x5 c# v! URaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ F5 p; ?# O- b& b+ X, Q+ `& fEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
3 `; F/ u* B: _) N/ X5 sJapanese aircraft
( |: n1 D; v0 [ B5M1 Mabel x 5
7 i3 D0 r7 |% [! ~/ ]& @& a5 TNo Japanese losses & p; r) m ]6 ^9 I$ }2 o% W
Allied ground losses:+ V3 R- u8 s3 t
13 casualties reported
1 a) u0 `+ S3 ?9 N8 J8 O3 Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 U1 z7 k, V9 M/ r; X: f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
& O+ T% _1 K3 T8 M9 X% n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! d+ W( A* U4 A2 r; X" L. F' W# q# K2 FAircraft Attacking:: O. J" F* ?; K6 a; h
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
/ s1 X8 d# }, q+ S+ X, [ Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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; `5 m3 s( E/ j: tMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 8 H2 O) g L7 k1 y4 z9 L0 P( W
Weather in hex: Light rain
7 r; _- w/ Q) v4 H" E5 |4 Z1 iRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.% p/ L f. a$ l7 g" F( X- y1 t
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes : m4 ~" n8 u6 m3 z
Japanese aircraft
, W4 K! |3 ^+ ]- l8 m5 J. ]$ J A6M2 Zero x 9 ; A d& \3 T( e- d( J( ?
Allied aircraft
7 d7 @( A8 N# I0 C P-35A x 6
. A* k( E6 ]/ P2 q0 |5 h- e, C* e, ]/ f P-40B Warhawk x 8
; x0 x i T9 x) e: t, B P-40E Warhawk x 24 ' j& j2 v2 l7 Y, }' r
Japanese aircraft losses
/ R+ y- z1 z, v+ x% A. K: K0 E A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed / W6 U" x( D8 p
Allied aircraft losses
" |/ Q2 n+ U) e1 N! X- {4 c P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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. }$ H( y# _ O8 l, k# qMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
7 a) D# {7 |) [$ b0 N! n' C0 zWeather in hex: Light rain
# i- [! ]- H# K4 k, b1 H% G% ARaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
8 n t8 r j; OEstimated time to target is 12 minutes - U y" ]! l! U* h5 x
Japanese aircraft
% S2 L" c* ^& B, E$ \$ Y7 k: c8 R A6M2 Zero x 6 6 ]( f& Z5 k" P9 ]! i
Allied aircraft
+ L7 j F* B1 f# ~- x. K4 \ P-35A x 57 O7 y( A6 h5 K5 W
P-40B Warhawk x 8/ i" W5 a: k$ C ]7 a. H- V/ n
P-40E Warhawk x 18 ( U q% X3 n7 C7 K5 l* O2 X* }
No Japanese losses
" T% H! L, x5 G @ p7 c' HAllied aircraft losses, q! m: I" q& f
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed % ? i( H+ e$ Z
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& ^7 a x- h& ?# W1 u1 fMorning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
1 C0 C3 Q# H- {1 D) gWeather in hex: Partial cloud 4 D' P- k) l7 P7 E) L5 P, D5 J( O- Z
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.: E9 U+ Q0 C6 ~
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
/ X+ ?( D9 h3 |3 F7 F* b) w7 CJapanese aircraft5 [- Y1 L) o/ g
B5N1 Kate x 12 5 H( t# m1 [/ l+ Q
No Japanese losses
$ U" b- T" A( aPort hits 28 { g3 Q3 A# z# T
Port supply hits 1
2 ], J* [& ~8 ^0 I* ]Aircraft Attacking:
5 ^8 y3 _6 e, ?: K: e 12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * - B3 [/ x6 q+ L8 |4 P- `
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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# `( M# _5 G" q3 O2 RMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
- T. }8 t* R" X- }% c% S% bWeather in hex: Light cloud
' h# D. @! S: e+ Z. a/ j) ?Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' S5 M# y6 A. F+ ~3 F4 k0 [
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
% W2 O4 @. G1 x* a$ XJapanese aircraft
/ L$ k: c1 s9 L Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
( ]% W/ c6 l5 d9 B, q- |( z Ki-27b Nate x 19 g0 i% _% v8 N: |9 c, t7 ?5 ]
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 & A3 v9 D7 T6 t! v( i# M1 a9 F
No Japanese losses
2 H, Y7 o! |1 N+ n- d/ F7 `Allied Ships+ s, S1 s, u, d% L1 O+ i7 x
xAK Hinsang' t8 i/ i! j8 \9 \5 x
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 e y9 d% ]. `+ f! ?0 E xAKL Chengtu
! l4 Q) Z$ U: [! @4 ^: R& [ xAKL Joan Moller
d$ C5 m! o3 z- B( [ xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 |. `0 h0 I9 K" w V+ |/ d' \7 _
xAK Bennevis 7 _. o1 n' I6 A5 n1 M0 w4 }* d
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 ( ^+ M5 H9 g. X; i9 A/ i" f- y
Weather in hex: Clear sky * M6 x: I6 [6 h
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Q' p/ o# s* c3 N( {' E& \4 `! N$ SEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
4 D |$ ]2 T0 FJapanese aircraft; Z- h4 h/ o1 u/ X+ R% k
Ki-27b Nate x 9
* \5 N& Y; U. @7 X f Ki-36 Ida x 19! s- k6 k$ Z3 H
Ki-44 Tojo x 8) w+ ^/ {: C( A& a0 c4 c0 q& i
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3 ~& F, y! k! o8 V, F7 w& S
Ki-51 Sonia x 17
1 a( R2 w4 l6 O& VNo Japanese losses
8 w/ P- E/ W* aAirbase hits 7
2 v% s+ u# \" G# ]$ F. GAirbase supply hits 3. } {* @: u9 `, j; D
Runway hits 11 7 L3 Y$ b5 \3 E3 ]% [9 p. Z
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?8 e% e9 C/ R( p7 O, G9 PMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) " v2 }0 G9 g9 l+ ?; K
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 6 ~; V: _7 ~3 B4 P' x+ j/ O1 `
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.3 A7 X9 |+ o! G0 @3 V" C
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
X) G3 d& w$ m3 V: |3 c AJapanese aircraft( `- n- e& Q3 x$ K+ V
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 657 T9 Y6 \% p4 B
Ki-27b Nate x 19
, g* b. e* D8 H! _3 h3 _4 N% vJapanese aircraft losses6 U- C% n$ t/ `$ R% p
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
- ?0 \# L" ~4 K2 PAllied ground losses:
/ ]" b* s& W9 Q/ @+ j/ q% N 66 casualties reported
. I2 P; Y& @, z% m( Y! X @, k" F2 E Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
$ y2 O9 J; S: I! r( c" W' ^: [ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
0 a$ B! U7 ]4 }4 ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) . L) z! b5 l" p5 T* z, r
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ' b2 q2 o' @0 J- F( a
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
9 X5 B2 `: T' L3 N9 c+ I2 L7 L0 L/ iEstimated time to target is 12 minutes 2 j* j: u1 d( i$ p. E; v
Japanese aircraft8 U {, K% t( j+ c( _5 k9 m
Ki-27b Nate x 341 C1 k. L Y) i, q4 |$ z, x7 c
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
$ T, E) d" S- d' y Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 ( m! W. B1 Z$ V
No Japanese losses ( x- ]9 I5 W0 U( S% J0 i4 _
Allied ground losses:
" E+ s' X7 e9 D* x- h! W. W$ D 39 casualties reported
2 ?: S8 ^" _# s2 p Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 R' [$ ^- u0 q$ F* k. X Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
V* F; a$ e# O( z Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 N( i4 D: B$ ]0 VMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 A: Q1 K: h, r4 H- C* h
Weather in hex: Clear sky
" Z2 w: ^ w9 M9 I2 O7 R/ hRaid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.6 L5 s0 b+ R9 {0 _! @
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
, R6 u5 n2 c' f9 L4 [Japanese aircraft- L- X7 a" x* g. d
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
$ `! [7 E1 w. k" h' Y: Y# JNo Japanese losses
5 |1 U% }# Q8 v8 \% l' x7 p; P- t' eAirbase hits 1
2 w* T$ n) e- j- JRunway hits 2
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5 p# o) w1 o& A; VMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 ( J% m* }/ ]# N4 ]1 `
Weather in hex: Heavy rain ) {3 R6 Z: @. d5 ]
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
2 ]' M( w7 M9 U( w; hEstimated time to target is 6 minutes* x; _. N6 C- o- ^ F0 P5 T
Japanese aircraft8 ^* S! s r9 h. ]5 Q2 X" Q
Ki-27b Nate x 24
`& E5 x$ o1 f hAllied aircraft
3 w N% Z; Q( Y9 L Blenheim I x 4
9 M$ b1 L& u7 C' u2 X! o; MNo Japanese losses 4 v- q* \+ [$ C$ Z. ?( g% ?$ @
No Allied losses ; w3 E+ ]: h3 ]9 g
Japanese Ships
/ Y8 x3 B8 G! ^4 f4 _ BB Haruna
# ]7 l3 K7 e( Z4 ?Aircraft Attacking:, L& f9 H2 ~2 l4 l% f) _
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet9 d5 j$ G6 C3 l( @) W& F. g. C
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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! j9 T( j2 m2 A! E9 q4 Z# qMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ) [5 T0 r3 \) y3 S, B
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
" F S7 _7 O! zRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: U7 f* Z& ` M5 Y$ }* K) v5 rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
1 p4 _! n4 |- H, E- wJapanese aircraft
% \. q+ D1 F9 u5 r, u1 x& g G4M1 Betty x 19- c; v( W, I; o' M0 Q0 S
Ki-27b Nate x 12 . X# v9 N. a. j' t
No Japanese losses
% ~5 M2 @4 ~/ uAllied ground losses:9 A: w' D# v- w7 {& Z
33 casualties reported1 u8 W4 r0 E) q; A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
! W2 ^# M% N7 @* |- Q8 z: n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled: ]$ B4 \! D6 o/ D3 D# K) @6 k/ D
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled% e9 D+ p' q: C) L' V
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 1 f: J* k/ z5 q4 X* E
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
3 t5 P' j" c+ S' W! OWeather in hex: Clear sky
/ K; X ~! `0 u. q" KRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# z4 _* `+ k+ q3 M. s" XEstimated time to target is 6 minutes 0 q0 M+ F& J7 m! a. t$ ?+ ]
Japanese aircraft9 `# g6 m/ k1 b: j, [# M' l, t
A6M2 Zero x 464 J. O+ o/ [, Z C7 @
B5N2 Kate x 35/ B7 Y& R D5 w/ m8 _
D3A1 Val x 9 9 ^. A9 r( G$ O1 j
Japanese aircraft losses
, V1 m" k8 d8 F. b5 S' l$ L B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
) H' a/ C, p, k- D4 e D3A1 Val: 1 damaged % f) H* f: `) G; U- F( ] ~# y
Allied Ships; f# D3 r ?4 h5 z4 a
DD Litchfield
2 W0 P+ ]' [6 |* i3 F/ F1 ~0 k DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 z4 g. k! `6 H# b7 Q7 ^5 J4 z
DD Ward. M% Z% F, K; B
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 , A4 _9 l" j4 p) _
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 2 S, I" k% B% ^4 |6 f' b0 |
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud 1 q& w+ m8 O+ _1 o* v% a: |5 ~1 C
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.' i2 `5 A9 W$ E8 a- ~& g6 ]# a
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes ; Z7 ?- n/ e. ~4 k7 s
Allied aircraft3 q0 L# L. d7 |& S4 @
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
& B6 `3 ?7 X" y0 T. u SBD-2 Dauntless x 28: B1 H, w5 O$ o- G9 Q
TBD-1 Devastator x 15
0 U- ?# X. a; Y3 Q' X1 T2 cAllied aircraft losses
# H; p, T+ I4 v% P# i TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged _; R7 k( N$ E' c/ @
Japanese Ships
1 h7 A0 }9 |' {+ R2 K DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 W1 S# |8 a" D+ F
DD Sazanami
) _1 N4 O8 w$ g5 D A9 r AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires 5 C0 w$ N- m8 n, z9 O# s% P) `
3 e0 L7 m/ V n4 _Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
2 L+ a+ q- V+ eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya" E0 ]% H' q5 l4 h
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+ }( c1 L6 M3 S1 f9 z6 a$ v" u+ DMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
9 ?' x: I3 a1 P7 {1 MWeather in hex: Light cloud
% n3 D# G: m5 H8 l, ZRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* j2 C3 X; I% O& ^
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
+ }" Z- k: Z6 G$ vJapanese aircraft
1 `/ F7 ^4 W7 |: k( C Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
& F: C) D9 a4 I% ~No Japanese losses 0 T; E* |8 I, g; v) g0 X
Allied Ships6 }, a( H2 s! n# R2 d
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 I) \2 O. w- k$ ] xAK Hinsang
" L2 u6 X: g( @6 G6 ]; rAircraft Attacking:
2 S! K0 G4 ?5 W1 L% H7 D% M 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
. z0 ^2 N/ m) T+ U/ q) F! M1 s Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb $ D* E' [# c7 D
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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- ]( A) W4 i! M; ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
( Y( ]# O4 a7 ]' J8 @/ H( `Weather in hex: Clear sky
# s/ i' d; r' d* ~$ cRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 |8 q! n- Q, S2 {' y3 }+ N9 Y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes % O$ p$ {' a, O/ ~/ Q+ N
Japanese aircraft' Q9 v" d+ [; d! h0 f1 }
D3A1 Val x 13 % ?6 r) c Z/ A; w* }) t
No Japanese losses 8 [. a- c/ f" F6 D
Allied Ships7 Z) k: r3 N7 ~) o) w0 z6 A
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
5 f' L& j1 G, {& \ DD Ward
: _5 Q( y" K, {; K4 G# r$ r, ]+ W& B DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage 4 i0 ~4 V `$ x5 J+ p
; [9 H6 h9 x3 K: I3 w; U: u- RHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley- T4 e, ^5 x# N! }+ W( h
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/ b$ O9 B* _1 N9 R. y4 vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 - h& g( c( I3 T6 a# [6 R
Weather in hex: Light cloud P6 e5 f# z3 e# ?/ k6 J
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.# Y+ a8 `( k1 \7 X: n0 p
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
5 @! p" n- V- vJapanese aircraft/ V/ \1 q( s2 p$ L
Ki-27b Nate x 30
! |" h6 M1 R, y( }# \Allied aircraft
7 A. {& X4 _. `& g# p; ~& `: j$ M Blenheim I x 7 ) s& R( d2 z# y
No Japanese losses
) D7 q# E% M: N( V% {Allied aircraft losses
& Z9 R" {1 V2 r# b/ T1 v Blenheim I: 2 damaged
# C+ Z! t: R, M5 {5 _/ L Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak . i3 T" w7 Z2 z: `
Japanese Ships$ o- _5 ?( a, `" M, x9 Q
BB Haruna
, T$ k( E% i: O' h% S s xAK Asakasan Maru
x* o0 S' h- [Aircraft Attacking:, ~+ P1 I, _/ A& _
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
! a9 K, p* R2 W6 W3 F+ C w Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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! w8 }+ N8 R% NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 1 l' B' n* w- e8 A5 \; w* |( [
Weather in hex: Overcast ( G8 N; o9 ?% a/ s. N
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 x7 a4 J# n x8 N7 N! c1 m
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Z9 |/ t2 f: C' q
Japanese aircraft* }1 D! x0 U) C' Y" |4 ^
A6M2 Zero x 10
0 r5 z* c8 Q9 L9 a B5N2 Kate x 5
) }+ X2 u. n; e+ z. s" I7 m: I* fNo Japanese losses 0 E! I" I5 h8 T
Allied Ships! c( y* z' l( ]# D
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 6 G$ V) N/ A) p: D8 B6 L
Aircraft Attacking:
5 a& ^" e& d4 u5 Q8 x 5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 E( G7 W6 E5 j5 g: D! j8 R* \
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo ( Z5 n+ ]5 ]( ?# I4 Q2 M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 ! ]2 D! ^6 D7 R" j
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
9 I" @& a& i8 C! t4 CRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.) Q- S- V& i: W. f0 B# U7 l
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
" X9 r9 f5 K7 C4 l, bAllied aircraft6 h- Y8 C5 f2 L2 j( L3 k' ?
F4F-3A Wildcat x 110 o1 D. }3 U( M1 \* H
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 ! F. I- |$ q( ]
No Allied losses , W* u" \7 ?2 y( z% W
Japanese Ships* X, R2 v9 p! i
DD Sazanami
8 v: b _$ v" z4 d- I- Y DD Ushio, and is sunk 3 G2 Y7 o0 f4 j8 u0 m0 o9 H& \
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# b" H+ `9 M& a: y- M qGround combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
' Q0 K, Z0 n4 i5 BJapanese Deliberate attack
; s- h: ]1 k! NAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
, r4 L: S; S/ w4 n# E2 @Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
0 Y8 }. o7 b( q, M/ Z( A* u1 L9 IJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 - ?: v) V3 y4 [# l3 b
Japanese adjusted assault: 100 + e& R4 [" _# v/ v( j
Allied adjusted defense: 8 ( X0 ~, F, h, v0 V/ ]. y: f. @3 I
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) & H8 m# S8 q. l7 ]% I& ]4 A, I
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! + I/ w( p9 A) D0 h7 W' f
Combat modifiers) g; B6 ~: ^; C; c6 f
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)8 f/ v( w9 C! W6 [- y* ~
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
" H. X3 D$ }# G( z# }* m6 H7 jAttacker: fatigue(-)
6 W$ Z7 {8 a; f! xJapanese ground losses:1 E& m1 t; |; h, K& l
37 casualties reported
, P7 ~$ C+ T* ~+ x Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled N% J& H& _; o" \; @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 s, d( F( p1 ]6 g7 D5 p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 M+ f" c5 u% W5 [6 bAllied ground losses:
2 s; T' m8 s! I( ]8 P 2519 casualties reported9 p9 K$ U; D) V0 }9 y7 i
Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled- y- P& n3 x- e) T8 \
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled
H9 t0 X* C! B# X/ Z! ] Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 [2 B# m) {* {: ~: e+ ]7 ` Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)0 B& f: [+ b% n/ |( g, B8 k8 n1 b5 S& f! j
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
& u) E5 i4 _. W+ ]& E% I+ r Units retreated 2
+ J& S* J3 e9 g) I4 |0 E Units destroyed 1
& ?1 X5 ~4 Z9 j0 }/ q/ NDefeated Allied Units Retreating! ; s0 T Q. x4 L1 u S. u4 X
Assaulting units: F0 N% f. |( ]! U1 g1 }7 \' C
56th Infantry Regiment2 |8 `, F- s }' W; Y
12th Engineer Regiment) w% V1 D5 k5 U# `: D9 q
5th JAAF AF Coy 3 o7 X v9 [, b2 H
Defending units:% P* ^, e6 @8 q$ o$ ]
FMSV Brigade! U% c7 }+ E. g8 X9 C' U& D# d$ `' n
8th Indian Brigade
9 {# P5 A. Y+ E* M: L2 X 3rd ISF Base Force |