12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; o3 i. M9 }. q3 @# A9 T! w0 [
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Allied Ships1 N7 ~4 ^6 R4 {" [2 G( \
SS KXVI) E$ b& Q* g( t9 Z* d9 Z
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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' K& i3 D1 r1 }5 ^0 c! Z; }
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire7 t+ F! c0 w8 C* s
PG Edo Maru5 p5 |' J8 @ K% d, |1 h
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
' l$ o$ w- S* M& ePC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
- W% Y' d1 v8 s5 w4 b. ePC Nichi Maru #1. c- m" q0 d( }0 c. |3 ]
PC Showa Maru #3
$ l% [# ]' X+ A& ]8 q& gPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage8 l- u* i0 j4 v7 V X4 K
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Allied Ships
4 I y1 B( w( g. G! n. C9 O; nCA Houston, Shell hits 5
3 U; m4 ^% V4 @/ U) S5 iDD Scout5 N, d" o4 ?8 v6 v- m8 L" k+ u8 K. y
DD Thanet
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( y; G b+ z8 G6 r' A/ @; ~0 V$ @Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72) Y' p% p7 h0 l, X
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Japanese Ships
9 W$ a" W# |; l; G$ v) wAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
* X' @1 n9 O1 e) v0 [# qAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5! J4 {9 |% Y8 E: A% W, c, a
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2& e- _+ h8 k7 [) \2 ?9 ` @/ T
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
5 P' E# K+ U8 R4 \8 QCL Marblehead+ u2 b* K: h T1 a" K' q- `: y% w
CL Boise
$ k2 b5 f/ _( s) [- \ HDD Alden
; S* X( w7 ?( H0 [ k% E( G7 ADD Barker* F' i8 o, U0 M" g0 u
DD Bulmer
1 {) F }1 T8 l% \/ lDD Edsall" N$ E% `2 z1 C |
DD John D. Edwards
$ g; J9 L5 J5 }: L qDD John D. Ford
; {. q' }2 k B0 E& R2 L8 `DD Paul Jones# ?" J$ |( ?) q9 U' \; J
DD Parrott. \0 m6 Q) H4 T3 u
DD Peary, Shell hits 1
0 g9 p, x% J1 _, e# @DD Pillsbury
$ r2 q7 ]9 Z$ E1 }) p$ R2 B UDD Pope
6 b8 `4 A9 ^- _* R( ?& ]DD Whipple
2 Q! @# Z7 _! @1 sDD Stewart
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- U7 U2 S+ U/ k$ F$ ~TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)- Y4 e' l# L2 {0 ~/ U1 v1 q+ w% S
- O% G% `8 J7 ~; h2 K4 xTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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3 r1 y; q( N- Q* v/ DJapanese Ships
# a, d, r* @; g: \PG Saga6 ?- m; }+ n5 s/ h( n6 @
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire/ c L$ w9 W" O1 J% [
PG Hashidate/ P6 C' h, t& f, H# O
PG Uji/ C) q1 d" H- z( ^& P# V! H
! y$ y7 v1 A( t+ U' g4 CJapanese ground losses:5 |: u8 q( ^: w m
35 casualties reported6 }/ X8 g: G: M R5 _
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17! V& D! \" d. p6 Z$ s
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.2 F! w8 r- C" E$ \, e* I
Japanese Ships
1 t2 Z# x8 ?( i$ [PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
; } G5 _1 s- h2 h8 sAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2' G4 A' [' i9 d
AP Giyu Maru% h; W0 E1 ^/ ^/ T- l K
PG Saga, Shell hits 1& B( N/ `! j/ H" F
PG Uji, Shell hits 1
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Japanese ground losses:
1 ]9 [' i7 ^& n5 F1010 casualties reported' _- K% ]# E/ ]$ l) `7 n
Guns lost 1
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Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Japanese aircraft5 ~! k1 S! v7 _) y1 K: \7 b
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 190 u7 R1 i; `. b4 N( j: k
Ki-21 Sally x 123
8 ]; x- L* |0 uKi-48 Lily x 28
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Allied aircraft
# S6 s- s" Q3 Z1 y# P+ M; tBuffalo I x 123 K' e; y" w& c
P-40B Tomahawk x 198 E5 s% ^$ k, ]
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed4 I; v5 g% W* r9 k4 v) N% k( a3 D
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
/ p+ J5 K3 q1 uKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged# l I9 p& J# I P
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Allied aircraft losses
! q4 @0 t4 l/ \& l9 B) y" ?Buffalo I: 2 damaged0 @1 q. j5 K: x1 r D5 i* z. J
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged/ Y1 `: O' o) W: O; C
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Allied ground losses:
: X9 F: H. C7 g. q5 X19 casualties reported
9 a# t2 O8 s* \: UGuns lost 1$ ]1 F, V2 y5 s L
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Airbase hits 5* ^/ F% p+ |! E- L, N
Airbase supply hits 49 Q! G# c7 |/ i% A; m5 o, P
Runway hits 68; y) Q0 v1 R' \1 K( E W) x( A/ v. y
7 {5 f+ A$ b# [- Q9 bDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,569 z! |5 z4 R1 J2 a5 I
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Allied aircraft
& \1 }: s) X/ x8 }! P6 j0 cHawk 75A x 3
2 D: }& }" A- o/ K% b5 xMartin 139 x 12
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships2 G a8 |% e/ Q! c7 K) y5 j
AP Meiten Maru0 ^1 S i* }' C/ c9 V9 f2 S
AP Teiun Maru
8 k2 E, L! Q3 e, ^1 S# O: {% NAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
4 O8 x' ]0 @: H0 vAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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2 k+ s5 P. H$ m' X7 `26 casualties reported* Z) {, o9 z5 ~% y) _/ Z. L
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Ground combat at Amboina5 V. c( v. r- [, Q8 C
; u' p: [- F/ N% @: Y4 ]Japanese Shock attack
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: C) E) V8 y& \* }2 m1 nAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294- s7 b8 H3 t) a3 f$ g
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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; o0 T: \' G. l) ?1 d; mJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 $ w; I6 f7 ?4 K. L, ^
- H4 O7 _' S3 }5 ZAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 : f! ~6 b- |3 j) D* b$ l& W" \
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) ! b3 |! [' F% j! x) n/ T/ P/ K
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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$ a6 M i) P4 _+ LJapanese ground losses:
5 @4 i' M8 o1 ?3 i405 casualties reported' v& |; j8 g' O( H
Guns lost 11) [6 H8 f0 i# c
2 p+ _ Z8 w, g) sAllied ground losses:
* q4 c* M1 V+ K5 g( x5 a84 casualties reported
$ z9 y! J( }6 r% g! X* s2 G3 vGuns lost 1 |