12/14/41! y1 W& [4 r1 K# ]" X( i, o/ F
5 V" q! U9 Q: k5 oSub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, K+ d8 t9 q9 T
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Allied Ships8 N2 B: J6 ^5 G+ J. _6 h% j2 r* q
SS KXVI% n+ w! H; }" f! L5 y+ ~
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage W% D+ ^1 v( D) L% T3 W& t9 p F
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire/ L6 f" L( |" H) d$ G/ p, K: |8 ?2 l
PG Edo Maru
" J: c% H' R+ ]2 T6 x/ A' ^6 {7 RPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire- l( h8 g0 Q9 a" L1 X! p0 ^
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage4 f# v O: l' P" ]. P, V) D9 X
PC Nichi Maru #1! }; ^0 `+ t/ ~, A
PC Showa Maru #31 R3 w& {( f5 Z- M, P* Z- d
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage2 L* G4 C) p5 z/ m: }" ]
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Allied Ships
3 K/ d+ f/ ~: S" L8 dCA Houston, Shell hits 54 Y ~9 u' R5 {, T7 X
DD Scout
; ?8 M! u! R7 {& S* wDD Thanet: {$ D6 b2 @* y8 ? k0 T
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,727 b/ T+ x+ x0 ~
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Japanese Ships# H1 Z' ?1 S. S, a% w. R9 H1 d
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2 X5 K; p3 ^7 b; J
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 56 x4 d. K) a4 T3 i/ u2 ]
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
& n0 l2 [0 \9 {6 R& g0 A. N; X5 tAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
7 _% H" G1 t" v+ b, N+ T: R4 ?CL Marblehead& O2 h. U% \. O0 {9 t
CL Boise! y2 `0 O" y) p p, o
DD Alden2 e* S, `5 @0 Q/ g# d& u% S
DD Barker
! L3 ?1 Z. W& |9 n1 ] [, rDD Bulmer
/ e/ @- N( X' Q2 {" YDD Edsall
' |2 |& t2 t- J) X* d1 [DD John D. Edwards7 x+ B1 P/ A' M$ S
DD John D. Ford1 Z: R/ f7 B5 U3 N
DD Paul Jones
* W. f* g$ O9 i4 m) _DD Parrott
( s. H; i; e' V3 ~4 c5 aDD Peary, Shell hits 1
# C9 B5 Y9 c# C; C4 G0 u6 uDD Pillsbury8 N& C& D }$ o( p* p D" X9 P
DD Pope0 K7 I2 J1 I, ]5 i+ y7 c
DD Whipple
5 @; d5 C! f! i) v; BDD Stewart
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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
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/ p5 }; I8 K) g3 w* XPG Saga( w! s# N+ G, l, x4 `
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
1 e6 i9 l6 F0 G0 rPG Hashidate) E& }1 ` s2 c5 ] v
PG Uji: [: e, @+ j, V5 t$ w: l M
4 D- y9 j) v$ e! B# P& P3 |Japanese ground losses:
; n# ?2 M8 n: [+ q; k( C35 casualties reported: t, N3 l1 B2 A, j# p- f4 _
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
7 D' c4 y5 O2 U$ B- t! S6 ?" ?7 q5 L102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. T K/ G9 ~( T( j3 u3 i/ r- z2 Y
Japanese Ships
4 F1 Y$ m) A3 c' hPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
* Y$ F1 [2 C* _# p) _AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2- A3 {" y( D4 n
AP Giyu Maru5 P* k% Y& n# k, t
PG Saga, Shell hits 12 `+ R% L2 I( L* E. w
PG Uji, Shell hits 10 M" @0 x& n& d% v* b
' _ }% h% @0 _9 l! H* Y2 |1 F2 pJapanese ground losses:
& N- L; P5 D+ f' ~: m D- {1010 casualties reported
5 |! ?8 \/ R1 h3 KGuns lost 1! w6 G n. {$ A+ S, \ ?+ N
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Allied ground losses:. C. I1 l" b V
20 casualties reported
! O% u$ q% C, g9 qGuns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Japanese aircraft
0 R& [3 r- J0 H* B6 v" I7 eKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19
- F2 Q( d. C3 Y% m/ x `$ h6 IKi-21 Sally x 1232 S" K% d4 D4 R* ?* o
Ki-48 Lily x 28
7 Q4 Y$ v7 B3 X% h1 u! ~" g! e7 Q% ~8 QKi-15 Babs x 6: `0 W* P% q/ O$ p6 \: R
7 s' {6 I3 l- eAllied aircraft# U; _) X1 V3 d, K1 o" o
Buffalo I x 125 D" L: U, B# ^, Y$ V6 G6 v
P-40B Tomahawk x 19
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4 P! a% h& X! E- [- e2 P) SKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed+ }/ ]1 v# y3 a; b/ i+ @' v0 w
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
5 s5 i. u, g% y- @2 Q( d. ^ @Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Buffalo I: 2 damaged+ r2 P$ N9 g( i
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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Allied ground losses:+ b8 U6 \) t- D
19 casualties reported2 x% x' s6 ~& ?$ E
Guns lost 1( I9 `! D3 _& h( p( P" G1 H. T
$ C; ?) Z: K. \5 PAirbase hits 5/ \+ R0 b5 y: q7 k4 o x
Airbase supply hits 49 ]" H& m+ V* _
Runway hits 68
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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* q0 k) \7 [& f, O' rHawk 75A x 3
3 K4 q" A: O" B9 RMartin 139 x 12
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No Allied losses
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' B. i8 L! z: [& m" v& r; l- }AP Meiten Maru
) @$ o, t3 `: CAP Teiun Maru
/ O3 S! U" Q' H. t1 hAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage4 g, V; X& t% G5 l/ {% L5 k0 i/ l, u
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire( k' V7 B6 z7 D
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$ M* X8 ~% t7 x a26 casualties reported! n/ U; Z$ l1 w1 h6 n
& Z. z: A3 m- Y/ A8 x: _Ground combat at Amboina* r) a% c1 i# \1 `2 x: ]
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; Q8 D% ^2 e, h% |8 e! v, TAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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! @: _! n# P' G# LDefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 4 t3 S9 v/ }. O+ R6 l
1 |. t' M- I. I4 ~: @Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 7 G$ Z# \' E# {! {2 A6 ?
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 1 {( v$ R3 m0 P" q
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 11
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6 [( ?. C( d: y' {& yAllied ground losses:+ P9 C: U/ Q G3 }7 ~ j) P
84 casualties reported7 n$ X2 o8 |% k$ W% a4 Y* i- C' n
Guns lost 1 |