12/14/41
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: t4 }- z! P L7 jSub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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Japanese Ships% H! H a4 O# _; d$ L% _
AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59. z& u& }0 [# T$ v
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Japanese Ships
* O# Y) x3 o: y$ c( G3 ZMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( ~; z8 c6 c, J& k0 w" [5 ~" f% S. g
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
; Z% Y5 F% G. p" v" zPG Edo Maru1 ?: d7 D# d( N) F8 s
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire, C9 k, _9 I) E/ y! @
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage! v2 S4 E1 L6 V
PC Nichi Maru #1
4 ]& f1 l. F, M8 \PC Showa Maru #3/ ]/ ]' o% h3 j: X! E
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage& k2 N+ S% q( M
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Allied Ships
l2 v4 w- b' \8 iCA Houston, Shell hits 5
: h- K* t" Y. y% p. j$ @DD Scout" i/ e$ V7 A) r) r, U5 P/ P6 n' N
DD Thanet
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4 E9 G0 v! m' l! {! ZNight Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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0 b0 _# x( I% f' [# UAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 27 }* Q+ _$ L4 \* ~" @
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
" \- {$ Y, R% N' e& L- GAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
, N% e3 F+ g' k/ F0 m; P) OAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
7 O8 y3 \9 A. }# ~CL Marblehead
W% m+ [2 K- B# FCL Boise
+ R3 B8 f( A9 M6 z9 uDD Alden5 u- X S; R& M: g- D' s
DD Barker
; c3 V! ]8 I6 a* i5 ^( l& RDD Bulmer
2 F3 W3 c1 j2 r/ uDD Edsall! b1 |3 V! b) a6 R% w+ L, w: N
DD John D. Edwards( v/ }/ B! D8 j) Q& ~. d1 P5 S: p# w
DD John D. Ford+ T! ^, Y6 ]7 T* X# \1 h: J( q) j
DD Paul Jones0 a; v0 x( k+ `% \
DD Parrott
* X# m' t8 y2 ` I! tDD Peary, Shell hits 1
: I& X) k4 S+ ~, @( p) LDD Pillsbury
9 o! j+ J* {" L9 \ ^4 ~) PDD Pope- S& |& K0 c) [1 S- i
DD Whipple! K% M) |. t2 ]3 J- f, z( y
DD Stewart
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)& ]. t7 O) d6 @& M8 Q
0 f1 D; x0 L/ D5 Y2 i. V1 gTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,564 ], k [3 l( a
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Japanese Ships- |2 Y+ W" {) h3 Y6 _0 L/ D I
PG Saga
; W4 V1 p ~1 g' Q$ c/ ^AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire) o6 E% ^# L; O4 u
PG Hashidate
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Japanese ground losses:$ O% h8 p' a1 O" p V( g: T
35 casualties reported( ?: }& C, U( k& Q+ G1 V; \+ c9 }
( D9 T9 l# C7 C& Y9 c8 YCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
: U7 a$ `" _3 J" R102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.9 Q' k( P1 j3 K# O. U$ `
Japanese Ships1 t+ G0 @1 O' U3 i
PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
# a9 p! P5 e- T5 D) C- r5 PAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
# A" I9 @2 u1 PAP Giyu Maru
& V0 Q. f' N- w% @8 VPG Saga, Shell hits 1
0 M( y/ ]7 R7 K" S2 D; J2 e! iPG Uji, Shell hits 1
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2 n* s& M v$ t. X* AJapanese ground losses:9 n- c5 a; z( T# c! z
1010 casualties reported
6 ~, J. g# ^7 J: x- ^, uGuns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:
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& {2 D" G: O* E; j: p5 D$ fGuns lost 1
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7 [, [ b. C" J9 w% h7 D, ZDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47, j( h% x1 x0 z2 a7 y4 m* ]! p
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Japanese aircraft3 P2 @( o; u4 b8 H3 {. R& K
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
8 N+ _. j' }7 N i5 SKi-21 Sally x 123; Q9 l, D& l F/ u# T
Ki-48 Lily x 28
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Buffalo I x 12
4 k( v# f+ F" ~; @1 c! sP-40B Tomahawk x 19
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
0 r/ [! j! M1 Z7 g. K3 g( ]* D+ k8 zKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged- H8 h/ [1 ]+ |* L& R
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged/ {4 s& W8 N- ]# {! O) K
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2 e& }& F; h |Buffalo I: 2 damaged
% a+ O& N% H3 w7 o; h) K- jP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged! V( ]2 B5 D0 a U: z# V. F# d
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Allied ground losses:
$ _+ e1 q; ^' Z2 t) L4 G1 x1 H$ T5 B0 X19 casualties reported
$ A6 T7 v9 w% x+ _$ ]Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 5- u% s, d q: M& }4 P* `
Airbase supply hits 40 O! v/ N. y6 M$ x/ N( j: \ V
Runway hits 68- ^9 X! d4 M* ?& F
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56' O8 ^1 b" ]3 `6 K0 a. S* `
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Allied aircraft. g% s" C/ R- `3 a0 W5 i
Hawk 75A x 3( Z0 X7 N3 G( E0 _: A3 ]
Martin 139 x 12
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+ {6 |8 S( y- V4 [2 T* {$ |No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
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/ W- o/ {2 c. K/ ]AP Teiun Maru5 V& `: l, P7 h& H0 D* ?
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
2 M/ ?2 H) D1 y8 l5 w# O' j5 @AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Japanese ground losses:
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8 V5 F o5 [7 ?' S7 [Ground combat at Amboina
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3 |9 E* G. K* l) JAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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2 O# _# Z+ F. L2 c! R6 V8 nJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 8 e7 C& `; M. [& t& Y/ D' z$ G, z o
/ F. e9 P4 I K- k r' i; b2 A; c/ UAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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. ?0 j0 Z" v" z1 ?$ ] g4 xJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
8 M% k- {7 K+ W% V7 t/ f0 Q405 casualties reported3 t8 U. n* r) H) P S; P
Guns lost 11
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2 k" |# H$ U: a) W' p% xAllied ground losses:
/ Z0 h) p6 |( v" s: n84 casualties reported
3 i) f6 l' W- t4 ` E5 T4 eGuns lost 1 |