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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73! \* ]5 e1 @8 R/ e+ Y
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Japanese Ships
; m: h1 @) Q# k, ZAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& Y; f) b6 {7 M5 m' E0 ^
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Allied Ships' n, g6 J. L( t; X* i) w R
SS KXVI) m! Q) w2 `3 O, }3 Z# o
6 L/ m% l* x5 g* X! Q8 H0 n9 WNight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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4 M' A- b! t% }/ ?Japanese Ships
& x+ @( }$ z) `3 \+ MMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 l: G' L' N: i: a. P4 c
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire- h3 V2 a: s! I2 @6 ^2 u1 t
PG Edo Maru. q; i8 E5 U2 j1 d* l p1 D
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire8 K: v( @( w- Y# \4 Z
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage2 D/ e C9 u( T; H4 ?' }
PC Nichi Maru #1' _5 d2 h) Q7 Z3 X. q# w5 i
PC Showa Maru #3( ]2 ^5 ^7 P; `; i7 W) |
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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4 c; z) z+ k! X( {& x. b/ eAllied Ships2 L( s6 {6 Y( F$ ^+ m5 K0 |# q
CA Houston, Shell hits 5: Q, x) O6 r$ T' q% F" M# d9 ~
DD Scout
$ t& K7 c b; n4 EDD Thanet
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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; i7 U4 W4 r8 [% x4 m! [6 l9 rAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2, q5 ]4 R: W1 p2 a6 k- T% q/ y/ I
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5" o) { d3 \( d! P: f" o
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2) K8 d$ I/ o' [# [
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
) z3 z+ D" h, U* W1 g5 o- QCL Marblehead; O$ n L4 D2 g [' P; p. Q+ P
CL Boise0 A* o; m( H% h% a# |5 p
DD Alden
. Y& {6 ?4 k" b" p& I' d+ g; ^DD Barker3 E/ M7 R- u- k8 R! ]2 Q
DD Bulmer8 W' K& v$ J$ L0 |) I* v9 z; ^* \
DD Edsall/ t) f. `! b) D. E
DD John D. Edwards
2 X$ E. F( _8 y+ ]' O# ODD John D. Ford
( a X" E5 }, `; D7 }DD Paul Jones/ u" a9 a$ K' {6 x6 Z. Z3 z
DD Parrott/ Y' R7 p) p* F# U
DD Peary, Shell hits 1( {. g7 @. i: D% T6 D7 J# t
DD Pillsbury
- J5 Y g9 B/ N7 h% w/ XDD Pope- a0 G& M0 b- i/ ^3 j
DD Whipple+ i$ ~" w9 ]0 q
DD Stewart) U; Z& K5 z& I e3 q
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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2 m- }6 V( r3 k8 I0 X5 U# r: MTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56, A1 R- {/ T% G# g
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Japanese Ships
7 f6 e- `9 w$ TPG Saga( W1 _: A- @ ~- @
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
1 u: F; S8 }$ e- vPG Hashidate3 @: f) {5 Y8 o0 c' H7 u) K1 _% p
PG Uji9 l1 q y' A. B) |+ R
; y& l. J$ ~( m+ ^5 }7 @* V! _Japanese ground losses:6 d/ r n4 a6 m7 l s6 o) h# ]
35 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17, P3 {+ |. \: T: g) |6 a
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
. t4 m3 M3 g' j% E% DJapanese Ships0 t# E: i1 }$ p: d
PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire& e* v# D/ K' U
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
/ u) P7 ]5 ~0 D: E3 C! K% xAP Giyu Maru
# C: z5 Q& a* C7 D% yPG Saga, Shell hits 1
& O! ^# }* N9 E9 X( b- C" } e! Z6 `* `PG Uji, Shell hits 1 `9 n, e- B7 Y) G. n! J
7 X% k5 M% y: K7 {Japanese ground losses:
, w+ I" h/ n+ ?' E1010 casualties reported
& f2 n" p0 N4 s8 l7 @% JGuns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:
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: n/ J& V( ~' ~' M9 I% KGuns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47$ ?" n% c* o* c
5 v- S+ J+ N3 {) k d# LJapanese aircraft
) r1 g* }7 \- I6 ~: H: F4 OKi-43-Ib Oscar x 198 h1 H- n9 {$ ]+ }2 E' `9 s
Ki-21 Sally x 123
0 t' W2 q. A0 z& V2 S( jKi-48 Lily x 28& G0 C9 N2 q# s2 k- w
Ki-15 Babs x 6! ~- @* [, c9 I
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Allied aircraft" A( j$ z, G0 P( V2 i2 _4 F
Buffalo I x 12
6 O! K0 K; h/ m% g& t# x0 iP-40B Tomahawk x 19' R a2 w' @/ `4 x. d4 F7 }; K8 i
& Z' t5 ]0 L3 L9 e# tJapanese aircraft losses
, L r+ R G7 s/ H7 O0 T% J; jKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
; F+ c3 N0 I) oKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
* L1 }! W5 |6 L6 @Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged/ x4 W. ]- E4 e1 o# w
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Allied aircraft losses4 A/ Y8 @. Q9 Y+ L6 Y
Buffalo I: 2 damaged% h' l! ]( A7 N& R1 P
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged* ?' r+ p# E* l' |, b$ p9 l
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! f! j8 x7 ]+ k! h! X+ k. [7 f3 uAllied ground losses: K6 v8 X1 G) m" M8 ~5 H
19 casualties reported
2 W1 [7 b$ D) ]0 ^; m7 i4 QGuns lost 1
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+ d/ t1 e4 Z+ J/ n! k9 Z* B J! iAirbase hits 5
) Y3 ~! f: o. I4 B$ \1 bAirbase supply hits 4- T4 i. d7 b9 T* i( X$ Q
Runway hits 68
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56/ E$ Z& |; z& u4 W6 r7 B
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& C, x' u6 I0 d6 o1 A4 j- E4 j/ @2 gHawk 75A x 3
. F7 y4 {1 h" \ x% R `; x- wMartin 139 x 129 h1 Q. j! N( E) Q# R" A( L
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
- n' G! C" G: b, }5 e4 cAP Meiten Maru
5 t' k5 L! {- x4 m$ DAP Teiun Maru
' u. k, l$ K j% P7 gAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage- B1 s2 a. x0 N- S; I
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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) [2 {: p& s. l( O9 x; D4 P$ D' \Japanese ground losses:, H- }, s7 l" I# d0 j4 g% o
26 casualties reported# M9 K) s; S9 h
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Ground combat at Amboina
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294. P4 |* r# z9 ~; c" C% r
" m t2 [7 e) \4 F8 B- k8 X V8 bDefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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6 z3 D8 b: g Q; j5 u; ?Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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2 s, X8 A* r; v7 f1 RJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 1 Q `9 \6 i, ~8 @( ?) h( U$ q' \
; |5 `' R" p* WJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 14 a" e2 Y3 K C) \6 s' J6 d
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 11
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Allied ground losses:
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