12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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Japanese Ships
9 Q6 X) _! d0 a( n! b* K4 \AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& q8 S+ d/ P: O% u$ ?' X. |
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Allied Ships; f; e) z' O c0 b
SS KXVI
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,596 _" O! e& C, L- M; C% ^( Q3 K$ r
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MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( ]& @7 I4 P- y6 A- k& S% m( F* VMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire. ^0 T" P W6 q+ f
PG Edo Maru
# J9 a. Q( e4 J6 z' g! V5 MPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire+ z& o' v- j; F' X; K4 r
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage1 g# S1 C! I% g
PC Nichi Maru #1
c4 \ p% @: S+ j6 Y; ]PC Showa Maru #3
- Y7 g* H& ] y6 m# k7 k9 VPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships, h2 T. e2 {( F0 Y9 n& ~
CA Houston, Shell hits 50 m, m8 }! ~! F X, I& O! e
DD Scout
3 q4 \% h% J, m( m v( G; r' Q# V& p7 gDD Thanet: Y& N& W' O4 X+ o) a: d
7 L3 i, j0 k6 F7 W* h$ p/ j! vNight Time Surface Combat at 41,72; Q/ c( L9 f H% C
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AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
7 i0 D* j. p3 K! CAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 54 q. b9 c: Z, n
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2; i. e, Y. D1 N: a: g
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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8 W9 n" O O3 O* i( `9 r# e' f! O* QCL Marblehead
: k( ?5 ^& Q* z R vCL Boise) u5 _1 ?' C; N" e" S1 b0 y/ O
DD Alden
1 E, `/ S. v: W- r" L: K4 ^) X8 \DD Barker
2 `0 N) o0 a' ?DD Bulmer7 d' e5 P2 {& @. _! }
DD Edsall
9 a1 { R& N9 {( u% t5 g% }+ kDD John D. Edwards3 Y0 D6 g! K5 U/ o0 e) k
DD John D. Ford
X3 h5 y, @. C2 p# c ^. E& TDD Paul Jones
" t$ c' K$ G4 z9 ?, }8 q* B; L- KDD Parrott
( R) K* ?; E1 u8 i" K) n& f$ zDD Peary, Shell hits 19 r& v# A- P# N9 ?
DD Pillsbury
2 _. l* y9 ^7 Z8 c- o" iDD Pope
4 z* {' r; k% A1 A8 S# H2 ADD Whipple
2 V$ O* s" Y( k4 iDD Stewart
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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" ^ p2 U7 [( t/ N8 H. Q. _TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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PG Saga
+ p/ u2 Y7 M5 M5 z2 z8 S6 i [AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
/ I4 C; p% U+ y3 |! J8 M7 E# TPG Hashidate
7 j" F; k7 i4 \3 k# B; s$ HPG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:: h( \" W3 f1 d* ?& G9 W9 u- E
35 casualties reported$ `* q3 |/ s, ?3 G, {
( S* r% X( a' m3 r' Y4 J' S1 X9 TCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17% a; y6 |; z9 `. W! [5 G8 k
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! l) [1 S6 {0 j$ k4 e! {4 M8 l
Japanese Ships
8 U0 x" Z6 }- I6 J" k) _5 }PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
% f4 M4 w7 ?1 _0 l2 MAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
( V: h4 J# L. |: V+ tAP Giyu Maru
/ K" Q i2 e9 V8 P. HPG Saga, Shell hits 10 v& u* J2 O$ ]7 c! d! f6 z
PG Uji, Shell hits 1' i: E: o8 S7 g" u9 x
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Japanese ground losses:* T' U1 t8 `6 J' g! O
1010 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:) \1 O* ~2 {) N( s$ f
20 casualties reported9 ?; [3 u: m$ E# r
Guns lost 1
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/ e, w& t! S/ h9 ~ p1 ADay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,477 h1 l! W" V7 W( B% m1 b
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Japanese aircraft
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; r7 I. V: S: F- T, A9 ]- B6 R- j9 `Ki-21 Sally x 123" ~- x( z5 f1 j, ?
Ki-48 Lily x 28
( G6 r/ }. i1 @. a' E. kKi-15 Babs x 6
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Buffalo I x 12
! n' l9 ]4 K/ V1 Z9 X7 TP-40B Tomahawk x 19
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! D( z$ A2 z5 ^Japanese aircraft losses
+ Y$ a( i, M" e. GKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
# Q% p( G& C# `9 \: lKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged9 s1 {# T8 _; o
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged3 L9 G! S8 b: R( N, F( q
2 I: _2 l$ N5 X MAllied aircraft losses
+ X7 C2 B) ~. \2 ?0 cBuffalo I: 2 damaged
. Q' t4 w8 Y4 r4 f8 iP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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Guns lost 16 c8 B+ v& |3 C, d4 f, k! n' U$ }
1 r+ w2 S" J8 W, yAirbase hits 5
c; D ?6 M) z% y( jAirbase supply hits 4
3 l7 {- W5 J& _ ERunway hits 68
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8 }7 p) u6 S, r. R [8 g, u% nDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56$ E$ f! y) T6 y+ Z) c# q
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No Allied losses
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AP Meiten Maru
8 {; a; k% K. q1 |AP Teiun Maru4 M+ D& v1 V6 Z& W9 b- i! v
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
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Japanese ground losses:
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Ground combat at Amboina+ x. ?* F4 S2 N
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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" h, J3 ]$ u. j W# p" r5 X5 wDefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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, C8 g' q( E& _4 ^+ @Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 + g7 M! b7 ^4 J8 o
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 ! C: `+ F4 l8 Q+ ~
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 0 V' X- @1 v4 R4 f
7 U- J% g+ A0 f9 OJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Japanese ground losses:6 @ k3 Z+ `# w! @, N; H
405 casualties reported
4 |% ~* Y1 ^( Z2 YGuns lost 11
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Allied ground losses:+ h+ ^& d F( K1 s
84 casualties reported. c% {$ n2 ]6 k
Guns lost 1 |