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1 s2 ^: q3 P" t8 C* TSub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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Japanese Ships
; S3 m) A- z4 @3 k u. }AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, M+ o1 u! p5 B
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Allied Ships6 s" a% I) o$ L1 ~* L' E- w; ~
SS KXVI# n6 L7 u% I/ v( D
, K8 d6 M3 W( c2 v! a4 F) qNight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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5 M: k( h/ k0 qJapanese Ships
: G5 U0 O( Q" n; oMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; J8 V9 K" ~! l0 I4 TMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire* Q' Z6 C1 ^2 }3 W
PG Edo Maru+ f1 p$ v. }% O* ~
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ h: Q( n2 g+ \8 wPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
6 ]: |* p' g+ ?" ~9 nPC Nichi Maru #1, n$ A+ D9 H' j" j% W
PC Showa Maru #3) K; F# ]+ Q# Z. l
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
! Y: K) n( Q2 E8 F2 p0 e3 _CA Houston, Shell hits 5% d V- M; d( a; C
DD Scout
' [/ w. m- M4 K! Q9 B# p" ODD Thanet
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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1 D: R+ \( E7 f/ I0 zAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
4 S2 o& J4 z0 G$ i5 w5 I& g3 oAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
( O" r/ p1 r- X I0 `6 E! CAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
5 `4 d) X4 b4 ?6 XAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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, l/ s8 u* E' E5 ~5 [6 b0 {! }Allied Ships
# ]& B* U% v9 @ a" W. ] G! JCL Marblehead' Q2 @* Q. E" g5 i* b% U
CL Boise
; ?5 b! _6 d/ q" Y+ A, z2 u3 S# @DD Alden
, u1 e% x# ]! l7 c; q6 k* W! @% G: c6 ZDD Barker$ B. N7 N( d4 ]. _7 N4 ~+ W
DD Bulmer( E* n% J7 y. S7 e
DD Edsall2 }8 g& ?+ \3 z2 ^" Q
DD John D. Edwards! c) I) n3 d& |# Y# Z
DD John D. Ford
Q% I: j" Q) H% I! E9 z# uDD Paul Jones2 ]; w6 t P+ B; R! o/ J* m$ i
DD Parrott5 ^ ~ |, N( B- f1 _/ d
DD Peary, Shell hits 1* c! d) O3 F& f# C
DD Pillsbury
O+ s4 d+ @; X% [DD Pope: }9 V k. a) G0 a
DD Whipple
$ h2 C) G! e1 h# K8 ODD Stewart
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* b y# X2 ~+ p3 JTF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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8 ~: v$ O; b% DTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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# U5 q4 z) g6 @, @9 l; g5 I' APG Saga
. \0 u+ E* _. l( kAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
3 j9 A' ?7 `: EPG Hashidate& o% E6 R5 Q' ^2 I! J5 a
PG Uji% [ u/ E1 K. |& t( @6 x
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Japanese ground losses:6 B6 @. b) k! }7 S0 \+ g
35 casualties reported j+ ~+ |0 a6 F# z" ]' W( U
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
4 Y9 V, F0 E4 e# [102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.: C0 r* e0 n) L
Japanese Ships
$ w) r& }8 u! l! ~) SPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire9 r$ N1 u1 t F' F
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
) ~, d2 h6 N' |, CAP Giyu Maru; v, Y7 I/ i7 F% o% K6 N. s' W- o( j! m
PG Saga, Shell hits 1
( F! `/ @& H+ U7 N# o8 b5 p2 ~PG Uji, Shell hits 1" u/ y3 n6 g. m3 ^
2 y2 o9 F. p" e O* s8 ]( o) _Japanese ground losses:, k/ f' E3 L, {+ |( D8 X& B
1010 casualties reported5 J2 L/ [. r+ T" x- E( g. j: U
Guns lost 14 s- F' y* Q7 ]* u1 a
# n( m( ]( ^# e& SAllied ground losses:
5 \& a, F! u! _: J20 casualties reported; V2 @" |; Q9 K5 V( N2 r" Q
Guns lost 1
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/ N0 _" K; d) B7 x6 W/ N" V% F* gDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,475 a$ W. c' u3 O( u/ Q* W/ F! r
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Japanese aircraft! y% K8 E M0 ]
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
7 T6 h9 U) P( `" W* Y) p0 D! _Ki-21 Sally x 1238 \ ]9 k4 z# l3 Q
Ki-48 Lily x 28- L' W5 U/ u* K& |
Ki-15 Babs x 6
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6 s S% Y& R$ [8 d3 O6 t# |! t' RBuffalo I x 12) V: h0 @7 y& B8 {
P-40B Tomahawk x 19% a6 w: g3 x4 j7 m" L
6 ]9 f% \/ ?* M; YJapanese aircraft losses
' _3 |# W9 V; e# ?- H ?Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed* M6 }0 d/ [, |# q) j4 Y
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged' Z$ @1 K' a- i, c, r: r0 R( O
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged1 g9 \; a0 H" b+ I3 ~$ z7 |* `8 \
: Y3 C0 x& r) V' u! nAllied aircraft losses8 u1 {6 z/ T, Q4 Y) S
Buffalo I: 2 damaged
: k( w3 R9 T5 Q* m# ?3 @P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged4 T$ v" j6 [" M% x6 W
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Allied ground losses:
E$ N% h2 D0 u& ]: O2 e4 g19 casualties reported6 m! z" ?# l. r5 K5 Y
Guns lost 1! y0 \1 M+ S! `% B- a8 a
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Airbase hits 5
7 c O" E$ I2 J% e& Y C- ]Airbase supply hits 4
; e! O6 r* t& B2 [Runway hits 68
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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8 d3 w5 o$ f0 ?6 p e8 QAllied aircraft
o$ q, A9 y x i2 `( C2 Z; sHawk 75A x 31 C5 G! W) ^7 J9 f
Martin 139 x 12: Q5 z0 @' c! ?7 q7 v
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No Allied losses* u0 _7 ]( m* p
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Japanese Ships
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P2 E. Y+ ]/ j3 w9 O0 YAP Teiun Maru m4 u* I0 m) f9 k. [
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
* h4 G. A' y0 y0 vAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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' i O {" F2 T) c% r( H @Japanese ground losses:
+ [& b" j' M1 x3 d2 Q26 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Amboina' ^+ S1 N# `- y9 ?: Z V
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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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3 _3 b/ K8 k1 u4 s5 l0 b* nDefending 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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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 13 X9 f+ f3 |* a; F8 m
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Japanese ground losses:+ m5 j5 k9 z' r6 M# r* K
405 casualties reported+ ~: }3 \, w* v+ |" f' Y6 [* r8 }
Guns lost 11
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Allied ground losses:
6 h- I: u d6 u84 casualties reported
9 y' A- P) ]+ X0 dGuns lost 1 |