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" w4 i: {9 x/ o; Q9 E6 a2 NSub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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Japanese Ships
1 m8 [" Z* q$ LAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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SS KXVI" }4 k: }' W% a: S; ~
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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! M6 D. r0 l6 C0 a$ yMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% Y9 x% V( A X2 pMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
, E+ u' N: [. mPG Edo Maru# o7 V1 O9 k- s8 }* |4 v$ S
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 V+ b; T; t2 U# e, `PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
; J) p+ j, B0 A9 t A& w aPC Nichi Maru #1
6 m6 y7 g& I2 `( E2 gPC Showa Maru #3
( z0 {# C6 h: U! h' h$ qPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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+ B2 |! ^ b$ t1 RAllied Ships8 p2 P6 @- q( u% K
CA Houston, Shell hits 5& [. ?) \" _, J4 T
DD Scout! S- g3 Y% g: A! W
DD Thanet
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72& p4 d& T! U+ f0 o: d
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. C# x& m% D* Y9 s# {AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 26 `( W' H7 d% K. t6 a5 r
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5+ ]. ~ Z: n8 @, G
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
- Q+ D* [/ Z2 V7 b" OAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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CL Marblehead2 y* ]5 v1 N9 [7 Q2 V, g
CL Boise/ J# ~1 Z% Y4 B* J6 X% q; h
DD Alden1 c3 _8 y0 P5 [" z9 `8 R! K" y
DD Barker* o; X3 m' m0 q u# h
DD Bulmer1 u0 L& N9 A9 N, E
DD Edsall
# G9 s; n8 P4 q8 L1 @* d5 A+ ADD John D. Edwards; \* j7 [% w& p* S) I
DD John D. Ford$ B. m' b! N/ v8 ~
DD Paul Jones, ^* S8 v( L/ @
DD Parrott
/ j, ~# G8 b/ s) cDD Peary, Shell hits 1- v1 R% X3 w2 b Q7 P- w1 ]
DD Pillsbury
) z. i+ b& n/ I. f& a mDD Pope, P2 G) ~! g% W ]
DD Whipple
7 ]5 x) u% A: A7 U# q/ [) gDD Stewart+ V% p% i* Q; x
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)* t: n. @) W: a* D9 X t& f7 \: l& i# B
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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' j- x+ P6 g7 E Z; J4 M' r gJapanese Ships5 v& q3 }- J1 f4 a) T+ R: N
PG Saga
9 ]7 M6 \' Q9 w! J5 w& `AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
/ A, H! I' T( D8 j' S0 xPG Hashidate
( D. ^% E, s3 I* u2 @) xPG Uji! O: [2 V, E1 E6 E: o; K$ `5 g
5 y% _$ Y- I+ z0 U$ A' [6 E8 KJapanese ground losses:2 x& q$ r' Z( f9 l* b
35 casualties reported# ]9 I- M& B. ]3 @! L' C) F+ a) _1 {
( f8 N/ h* L( d1 k. xCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
# O; N$ O$ G$ Z: X+ T* q" [102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.$ n5 ~ E1 s- `7 p6 H( [1 D/ t
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
! r8 T9 a, a" g: }: z9 \AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
9 K+ i$ X; F7 j1 c( ~# kAP Giyu Maru$ W. b" Z+ S5 \6 t
PG Saga, Shell hits 18 X. I) {- a$ V: P8 Z0 W6 S8 Y3 z
PG Uji, Shell hits 1$ M. @9 h4 f3 p8 |
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Japanese ground losses:: @9 e4 L/ B( ^9 \7 o& Y1 k3 F( p
1010 casualties reported; }$ M/ d: @6 i( v2 o ]- p
Guns lost 1( {8 M( L, \/ k' g, U# T( V0 U
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, G6 R: k# t2 e20 casualties reported# G1 G9 d9 M6 P! E7 Z* O
Guns lost 1% ~: E. \, }6 I3 S
- n' ]1 K& s1 A ]! lDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47. z2 x- ?3 t+ N$ Q* y: [. g/ |
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19; t" G0 r! ~9 u
Ki-21 Sally x 1231 c! Z+ S$ y4 c% P3 C6 N
Ki-48 Lily x 288 K' Z' o: d' A- U
Ki-15 Babs x 6
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9 V, m% f) r1 |: w, r/ [Allied aircraft
! L; Y) H3 j {' u; R1 \6 m mBuffalo I x 12
% M7 U; R- f3 X. iP-40B Tomahawk x 19
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5 A0 y2 q6 q* XJapanese aircraft losses: M- _5 Z y" W* \2 ^* I
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
3 T- [; z5 H- D$ [+ N% i) aKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
( |! j. u. F' V0 C( b; M9 i# `1 z$ OKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged4 L4 E& g* A: k' Q) b
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8 P5 H, e( q3 G. e7 cBuffalo I: 2 damaged9 R- P1 J) M8 `2 Q
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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Allied ground losses:+ r, W& t) @' |
19 casualties reported
' z% o) v a0 C$ B* {4 [Guns lost 1! a+ K b3 I% z; x5 l# k0 a; {. J
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Airbase hits 5
% t2 R2 t6 K, |8 ?Airbase supply hits 4* Q1 |. s3 U0 R
Runway hits 68
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9 u* y( ?2 G3 p QDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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) X" P6 T2 w) `! aHawk 75A x 3
# h) o, _' }4 D, {! P! v) \Martin 139 x 123 e2 q: }% M s, A% v m- r
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% h% i. V3 }7 V3 }8 R7 DNo Allied losses2 p3 U7 v+ S4 o' n* g( L4 V
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8 I; q* V& L8 n% vAP Meiten Maru
, V/ j* s# C! ~" m7 G, |AP Teiun Maru$ q' C8 l% U) d, e) o
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
: O4 f% j* X+ K, @! u9 kAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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$ ]3 i9 q; m( T( H8 gJapanese ground losses:
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7 X6 S) o, C* [Ground combat at Amboina' W4 h' V+ x8 n$ g, F; d( k" _
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Japanese Shock attack2 k0 i2 q5 f& j7 c# S' Y
0 ?5 n/ M& L, K) p, R) yAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118* O+ I- E6 w% E0 n
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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& T% u: N; p3 C9 C' k$ [) W- T* c- Y FAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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! a' |" S* o/ G! \: rJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Japanese ground losses:1 ~% H8 r2 l! O- @. O/ e: S' ^$ _7 C }
405 casualties reported/ {$ ~6 N9 O! Z- d; p5 E7 j
Guns lost 115 A& p$ t0 y4 v0 M' Z
6 i- A' _0 m' ?7 ?! VAllied ground losses:
/ x4 s0 \8 u# N% V5 Y: z84 casualties reported
& b4 e( T, f% F9 K9 [4 P! q, eGuns lost 1 |