12/14/41
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$ c( Q# H( P3 c) M ~7 pSub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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Japanese Ships
% l, a$ [6 S& F! S& s6 ~' l, vAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 D( N1 q2 ]' {
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SS KXVI
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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2 p/ e4 Z! e$ V$ {3 v! U$ BMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. W! p- L7 c# Y0 L5 J5 o, ^
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
" ^2 L v; D& j8 `; vPG Edo Maru
4 S C% C/ X: v( |8 aPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire( k% L- o, W3 A; f. ]8 H
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage9 _9 J8 A& s0 q8 n, ^* D
PC Nichi Maru #11 l+ N" y( V5 K7 {# O, C
PC Showa Maru #3; ~6 B7 P. y( }: r/ z
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships6 E- p- {: f ^& ?+ }5 `4 S
CA Houston, Shell hits 5( L# w1 M! z. ]+ ~$ R7 x( A3 Y5 I4 a9 q
DD Scout
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72% N5 Z* ^/ M. X; V2 H9 w8 C( i
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AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2+ d; L7 t( U9 Z) Y: y
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5. y% q& ^+ g9 J
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
6 x2 r8 v" I( C7 Z; h' IAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 }. q8 ^+ c" [
3 N- O7 P' C PAllied Ships8 L0 a& W' d, W5 S9 q
CL Marblehead" m7 Z u0 {4 J
CL Boise, \+ y+ L9 @* t, I" S
DD Alden
' K- f/ M& S/ vDD Barker
* Y% q, Q( @5 r: \( W3 zDD Bulmer2 t. f5 w3 u2 y9 q u
DD Edsall6 k2 b- n8 M x+ }
DD John D. Edwards
2 W" i+ u- y5 m2 q y w4 E, @DD John D. Ford
; p t! V* V! G6 sDD Paul Jones
5 h G9 `8 C! o0 v JDD Parrott
* d) W% w/ S2 gDD Peary, Shell hits 1
4 X0 l! S4 q9 F% vDD Pillsbury0 u6 i( i- O: ?$ U* O, ^: J" R
DD Pope0 E4 ?) ^' P/ ^' e, I* m0 M
DD Whipple1 B3 h, u1 M1 c8 [0 Q4 t
DD Stewart
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; e- m( ^3 M) c, |) d. ^TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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7 O! p/ \1 H* f9 iTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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Japanese Ships6 V% u5 k. H% q) q8 p
PG Saga4 B1 s- u7 W3 e' h9 B9 C
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire, v$ g" W/ W% w- v$ l
PG Hashidate; h; }; P: O# B
PG Uji% Y7 @$ @8 I' P- a J
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Japanese ground losses:
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
9 m4 u8 X* t% x0 W1 C102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire* A0 X6 y6 X: Z7 ]
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2% }8 q* J" r! Q4 y+ p1 L
AP Giyu Maru# f8 m# U" Z) ?% W
PG Saga, Shell hits 1
' y! m$ e3 p% O1 {! l+ r- nPG Uji, Shell hits 1+ b! }: O0 J5 D( N
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Guns lost 1- ]6 d9 h* M/ r( P
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Allied ground losses:
9 Q0 V) c" R3 E7 F20 casualties reported1 S! X8 T" q+ _: o- _
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19. Q3 ^" g+ k( A, q( P
Ki-21 Sally x 123
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Allied aircraft* \0 _2 H3 W" `7 [6 K
Buffalo I x 12! ^+ L" j& I3 C, l
P-40B Tomahawk x 19
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed. L |& x/ Q/ X" A8 ?7 e. _# @
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
3 Q$ k8 u4 C5 _4 qKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
' m4 z! S* V" L! U/ UBuffalo I: 2 damaged
; Z( u5 y$ K$ _$ P" KP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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19 casualties reported
* A' k$ j6 l4 Q, \( R" K1 qGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 5
a1 S+ a- { d6 P; DAirbase supply hits 4
7 Y. `1 @: T& s! LRunway hits 682 d" C$ q- ]8 R" a' W9 n; {& H) F0 S7 T
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Allied aircraft
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Martin 139 x 12
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No Allied losses
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7 R M/ \ }: S) v6 ^AP Meiten Maru" e: W" M" o w/ z& [
AP Teiun Maru5 {% i$ T9 R t7 n
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage. N' A8 c9 m" @7 ?( v) h5 `( R: @
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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26 casualties reported+ C7 \* N' @# O5 O2 t
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Ground combat at Amboina
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Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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" R Q. o0 ?+ C2 Z8 P0 e4 _% ADefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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8 r3 X f% B, x' dJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) : T: n& }6 n0 Q+ b3 Z# U
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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405 casualties reported
5 [* u" x- u4 L4 YGuns lost 11- [0 Z. K4 N3 S* q
8 u( C' s* f3 O7 ~+ n3 |* a+ Z$ E5 DAllied ground losses:4 H- {3 x2 m" c
84 casualties reported
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