12/14/41
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9 l% P# B4 b( ^$ Y! Q( `Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships' l$ Y! F8 j4 u, r5 @/ X/ @ `) d! Y" D
SS KXVI' v: |" t. |* T- c0 N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59" s$ Q/ x5 H# T8 J+ o7 o" s
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0 L& z! i6 E3 a# f. b5 cMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! d" Y$ B) i& ?. c
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
! h6 U* w6 X4 j6 iPG Edo Maru$ I6 e/ K* s7 Z' p/ v
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 {5 s- y, M4 KPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage. I5 J5 x3 K$ L7 [2 p3 N
PC Nichi Maru #1) z/ G5 m2 Q* M! E5 Y
PC Showa Maru #3
" P' T3 L4 ~7 z9 U7 LPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage" c5 U n2 q' _. F" X7 o, `
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Allied Ships
! I) t+ i. R& K: \CA Houston, Shell hits 53 g& M: Y5 Z! y' I2 I7 h+ A
DD Scout9 n( E0 s ~) _. W( D+ H
DD Thanet
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5 W# [. Q8 D+ w$ INight Time Surface Combat at 41,72# c$ W: ]; V! W1 Y0 E9 D. }
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AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2& C- x# Y! K7 c5 W7 s
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
$ q7 q; E* X1 ~4 p% Q& `0 ^AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2* {6 } P- Q2 m
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" p& ]( W$ k8 y% V8 J
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; k6 [7 y% L# r( I$ g4 p) r& ACL Marblehead
, @2 R7 O, j& [8 t& ^CL Boise) c$ q. c& G7 T5 [
DD Alden
4 t5 Q: z) g3 y7 ~6 YDD Barker
7 U6 z4 U |& ~8 j2 j0 nDD Bulmer& o; c6 w+ D1 |% l$ Q) v* y; ^
DD Edsall
1 ^+ A: {$ R# s7 I9 |7 p6 NDD John D. Edwards
. Y7 J6 P9 {" s+ R% o! }5 wDD John D. Ford
! s* `) F. b9 ^DD Paul Jones
4 z$ w1 Y; s4 p* `DD Parrott
8 _3 Q- T% _2 i7 K! j; e) S ]1 h/ ?DD Peary, Shell hits 1) ]+ R* L0 l/ H! G% H
DD Pillsbury
" |( d( E1 ?! j. |3 _+ UDD Pope2 q4 S2 ]6 N4 z! b- a! C) i
DD Whipple
) c1 H- m4 ^8 l) _DD Stewart
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)! A: a+ T: Q, D$ n& Y
( D; _, K& e1 J% ?TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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Japanese Ships
, o0 Q4 Q# k+ ]/ c3 qPG Saga
8 U4 t8 ]1 |& ?2 Z$ AAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
7 \! H6 U8 F/ X: i" E- tPG Hashidate
# k7 k9 z' l$ R2 `% ]( xPG Uji
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( s2 V2 Z4 V. n% UJapanese ground losses:# H, H: R( |( R* @1 |3 K3 p
35 casualties reported* C" v4 P; n$ F# ~1 {/ d- }+ J. T
$ _: o% v5 e5 CCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17, M0 ] Q4 r0 g5 X, k: R4 A% O
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.& q' z" B7 Z4 j
Japanese Ships
* x5 o* N' r4 MPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire1 U+ O8 |( T( y- s r( V8 K8 R
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 27 w) \% _9 [9 r1 o
AP Giyu Maru
! E4 @" c Q, ^6 BPG Saga, Shell hits 1' s7 v0 o& |- E2 N( p
PG Uji, Shell hits 1: K9 {# b/ N: V. |
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Japanese ground losses:
2 C( S! L- n: G- Z5 A `" }1010 casualties reported
M( K' A8 P$ b/ A' bGuns lost 1+ h5 ^7 r8 a% T( W
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Allied ground losses:
9 Q+ A5 f1 F+ D9 _ ?8 z2 k% ]9 t20 casualties reported
( _# ?+ g, p( t. _, B; f7 VGuns lost 1
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7 s7 j3 ~# ]5 G6 C2 qDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47% E% x7 U" |, J7 u* v' v1 Q9 J
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Japanese aircraft6 e3 [' i7 \! n) r- E; L
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 199 c$ O& c1 F4 P" c1 R2 u
Ki-21 Sally x 123+ x2 E6 ?4 o _' m9 A8 m
Ki-48 Lily x 28
# q7 H( H5 \" Y9 ^- cKi-15 Babs x 6
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0 o8 O: [$ _0 r/ T2 H0 |! gBuffalo I x 12" O! I2 O8 |- D8 Y1 d: g. C+ B% R4 P
P-40B Tomahawk x 194 n i. o; D5 |" d
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed$ d/ o! m+ c: |. P0 L8 H
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
- x& r( U1 K3 ?9 U* f- `Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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+ j. S, K* _# T8 sBuffalo I: 2 damaged
- w2 {8 v5 t# c& UP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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Allied ground losses:
2 @" i, n5 g- R0 z' v# R5 s/ z19 casualties reported
# I9 j" ]( J$ Z% V7 PGuns lost 1' Q) V1 q5 x5 W0 C
( F8 r- c( q0 l0 D2 FAirbase hits 5/ h" Y4 b5 ~! w
Airbase supply hits 43 D" i0 _# m- F. Q" B! j
Runway hits 68
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$ Z9 C' e: K3 Q7 ]Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Allied aircraft
' E m& C$ {: V0 g3 @$ H4 XHawk 75A x 3
: h; U; ]: E3 qMartin 139 x 12! G$ Z' Z# Z) T) }7 d3 S7 V) O
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1 W2 s! j$ }5 {No Allied losses
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AP Teiun Maru
j8 R* @# {0 _& F. v, WAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage- `/ N. j) }0 m- K
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire" }) P1 S: k0 a$ k1 s7 e
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Japanese ground losses:
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Ground combat at Amboina, }$ q; |" ]4 c0 N( g# f
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Japanese Shock attack
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# J/ V1 `/ B4 _) C$ FAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294- ? G4 s5 D8 [0 |+ o
2 ^8 Q$ T+ F3 q2 ]. B7 \9 e5 tDefending 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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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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2 \5 l6 z( R. P! b+ ~Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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( p# e% U1 [. X1 C( e! h: Z405 casualties reported7 h% _0 u5 [5 q9 g" F" n6 z
Guns lost 11
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Allied ground losses:6 E4 z$ _. v5 A6 U6 C
84 casualties reported
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