12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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Japanese Ships7 }+ \3 m( m. A7 T& z2 S" O: m1 B
AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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8 r) h l/ d7 k$ ?SS KXVI
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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/ }, t0 d: g2 w! E ~1 QJapanese Ships5 n. t+ s$ q' P- L' _6 j
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# J1 ~- e" |% Y* S( u2 Y/ h6 l
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ f; [8 D- C; E* D/ I( hPG Edo Maru4 _- K* e$ W) S0 T R
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
# Y7 x% B8 a8 U. ~PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage x$ h4 b4 ]" ^5 b. n3 R0 G
PC Nichi Maru #1
$ c4 M1 o W0 XPC Showa Maru #3
! Q8 f8 r# \5 O" ]PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage& I% a2 ]0 A. ?) m9 p
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CA Houston, Shell hits 5; e" V2 K9 ~- k! T
DD Scout4 m5 {5 B# b/ K: W
DD Thanet
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% d, p N( _( G! o+ E6 n% h5 JNight Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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Japanese Ships
+ n1 x& G2 T3 Y+ J' {1 T- P' R# YAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
; @3 j! b' m9 O* O$ EAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
3 v; c7 _+ E: |7 gAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 22 j( U6 E6 \4 i3 x
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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2 G% c3 t/ K6 |8 c! q9 ?# e3 ]' OCL Marblehead
3 |" U( _) ?7 l* g$ P4 \CL Boise1 _! E! ?$ [0 x6 D$ w6 Q
DD Alden
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DD Bulmer+ z; V1 k: ?: `' `" f
DD Edsall
, |( d2 H2 J- E4 {# B8 z: CDD John D. Edwards
2 V4 ^% o% _' w6 K9 y, lDD John D. Ford; m( C( R0 W7 m. d
DD Paul Jones
( I4 i. n& h1 U: e3 ~) N% S6 oDD Parrott
g; M6 k9 k [8 |/ n+ d% O- DDD Peary, Shell hits 1
$ H* s5 \* Q! c/ K% z$ JDD Pillsbury( r, x' C i0 [6 X6 @, J
DD Pope- E# {% f+ E: S1 _# B6 s
DD Whipple
8 X5 }; T$ n3 ODD Stewart Z0 R2 L7 w3 a8 Q) f
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56$ b. c) i; K3 x( P+ \- P& W0 G
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7 A8 p+ ^2 ?# z" SPG Saga- A o5 O9 M& i9 m! B1 J) B3 i8 X' t
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
8 o" l/ o9 M6 b5 Q) qPG Hashidate* x# W: p: U( S& a9 ?/ h. q
PG Uji
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% @+ F, q1 p) K/ c35 casualties reported
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{8 B' y/ U$ `; I8 A+ mCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
% V. a. W4 O0 C% a6 \- f U3 v102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 t5 X) { x7 e8 v0 U
Japanese Ships
# j v$ ^, m* R8 y# vPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
; q; R/ G4 K( |( T! OAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
) w' D. A2 X! u: f$ rAP Giyu Maru! h4 u' T+ N' n5 x3 Y/ ^
PG Saga, Shell hits 1. n( S2 m: T; f7 c& M1 T i5 a
PG Uji, Shell hits 1. y2 ?* D6 ^, F9 m
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Japanese ground losses:+ N/ v2 ~+ j+ c
1010 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:
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* V% \ h) V- l* bGuns lost 1( ~% D7 Z- M( G" s7 u
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
/ e2 ^' V, i' E6 ^+ u" `Ki-21 Sally x 123
+ |8 \1 `: J Z, r% ]Ki-48 Lily x 28
: N2 [4 x. p* C3 t! qKi-15 Babs x 6
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Allied aircraft
" @) W5 I) F& p+ u" zBuffalo I x 12
7 ^2 _& o( O" C5 ]P-40B Tomahawk x 190 y: V& d6 V: _" ^9 I
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
% N" r# v" w2 _6 ^/ d# \Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
* x9 W' l$ g& I0 z8 ~& MKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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+ u7 P: H1 }2 @Buffalo I: 2 damaged
- @9 U C2 W5 n' b4 n% N* c! ?P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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8 A. T _. g$ I5 M, ?! k2 kAllied ground losses:
9 W1 z5 \' g: M) _9 s- D. Q$ e19 casualties reported
3 K/ K8 |, p; ^* F* N5 [Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 5
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56. b( z! ^' g; }" r% Y+ I
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Hawk 75A x 3
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
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AP Teiun Maru" [3 D/ N2 O" W1 p) M7 t
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
- m; ]& j0 h5 b1 E+ JAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ M9 _2 X' L& l. C$ Q+ A+ R% U4 S
2 b. `% _* H& n# D! bJapanese ground losses:8 ], U- y8 o# d: }( |: n4 s
26 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Amboina3 _ H4 z6 _+ Q. L B6 H; X* d9 c1 Q
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294% p0 x/ ?, |" _/ J8 a9 W
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1186 W' T" h$ A% H* i3 f1 o
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 $ r+ M7 H0 Y2 w1 O' h
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) " R: j# o# \/ C( K( Q9 |
% E& Q/ R( }) p$ aJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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405 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:
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