12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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Japanese Ships# `7 r) Q" A% `% o2 g$ V, B# j
AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 H9 a- m! a, l3 d3 r1 d. T* u
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Allied Ships& [: x% A+ G1 C6 w. j) ] `) ]: F5 n
SS KXVI! O8 s- n$ e$ Z9 g6 w
, c+ q0 h! w$ i) |% H2 `" }& o# |Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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2 z1 E% T" P k) y1 XJapanese Ships9 i/ H$ ]1 R$ `
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 Q( N& q: c: h4 A0 zMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire; E) Z- y$ m, c
PG Edo Maru
% U) u+ B& s, }& zPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
- f1 q( Y2 u' m% P% A( d: D/ yPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
6 K% P* \+ N4 F# d+ l4 PPC Nichi Maru #1
/ v) R I; u7 e( h: p, UPC Showa Maru #3! h4 a/ v% R4 ^
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
8 m* } ?) |7 B, uCA Houston, Shell hits 58 r- |; k4 o+ n' k8 n
DD Scout
, s7 ], ]/ Y! n1 LDD Thanet
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d0 f J6 S1 X1 j3 T! b$ U. j, bNight Time Surface Combat at 41,72 O/ Z$ R+ Y9 T. J9 k) v. T
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|$ A t$ ?# q, n" yAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
6 u) o2 t* q/ kAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5; X; Q# t& T7 ?8 |( I% K( A
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2* N) s! E" I5 D9 s; ]* k; I; x! R
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ Q2 H- R# o+ }# b' i" A
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, N" n B4 u; {6 {9 S, M, MCL Marblehead# r8 |. m# u- p+ ]* Y: k2 Q3 K# T
CL Boise) ]9 g8 V; q: ]# c8 }/ f# T$ t
DD Alden& i; d3 W9 p- n4 N6 Y/ n; e
DD Barker
- |: y; x% Y! L3 h0 MDD Bulmer
% R' v' n* N' g7 ~DD Edsall
& B' Y$ k) i" _/ ~DD John D. Edwards
" v5 |1 O0 Q8 E- G: o xDD John D. Ford
' v3 G. |" S: qDD Paul Jones
! \. K& K$ b. IDD Parrott0 R) A" W& M0 I: j
DD Peary, Shell hits 1: q9 k4 A* o$ j1 F
DD Pillsbury
& g+ k& J$ h* f9 C6 K xDD Pope
5 d8 a# p" z& x9 I9 }7 o' W' \: `DD Whipple: M( t. V; w+ T% @: S# [
DD Stewart
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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Japanese Ships# n* B4 G2 t% l# t3 @6 f5 A
PG Saga
0 ~1 s6 n2 ?1 L) Q8 Z3 UAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
, i+ e, l. [; D1 s# D3 m/ EPG Hashidate
, P7 ~ p$ B6 u/ z& ~: FPG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:# i! u5 u: P7 B4 J& R: I/ [5 u3 s, ]
35 casualties reported1 G9 k' u2 D, }' E5 S9 n) m! F
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 172 B4 ?' x, Q7 l" u7 a* g
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.2 q% n, E! H: d9 p, F3 ?8 n
Japanese Ships
& g( ~ _" c* rPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire7 {2 G7 x5 G/ s
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
& w7 K) k& @" WAP Giyu Maru
9 l' b% ?7 {4 W% T. {PG Saga, Shell hits 1- Y$ U2 R# B" H/ V% b# \
PG Uji, Shell hits 1! O) [- h. B7 S6 P
, `9 U/ q3 X n5 Q) j% h7 M8 GJapanese ground losses:$ R/ L7 s! {$ L; A- k
1010 casualties reported
: M1 ^+ a/ r" t8 Y5 b b) _Guns lost 1! B4 o- T' {0 A6 P; b. N7 N
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Allied ground losses:
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; G, C+ V% [0 l1 q# `1 _4 FGuns lost 10 L. `2 [& f6 W' \ ?$ j# r
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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- C) l* |8 @( V# P/ m/ XKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19. c( E8 L' h, `& I
Ki-21 Sally x 1237 i3 h# i( i% O* }" \# ~0 n4 Y5 [
Ki-48 Lily x 28
* @" M0 `1 I: g4 fKi-15 Babs x 6
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Allied aircraft1 t- ]8 ]1 M* s$ ^" S& ~& z
Buffalo I x 12
* t; S$ h+ _) M/ e* D5 I* rP-40B Tomahawk x 19
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9 _- ]; O' s8 N3 x' Q' zJapanese aircraft losses
6 Y6 A" H9 b3 f" a. A6 e1 O( D3 QKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed" F9 b) X9 o2 H; P2 `
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged. Y" A3 d# S! }) V3 W+ B% Q% n1 B
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
% X7 L" O9 ^+ u2 w7 G4 gBuffalo I: 2 damaged
8 g: i9 t* A# M8 M5 KP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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Allied ground losses:7 g2 f/ N& S* w* D7 ~
19 casualties reported
& h% e) y! T$ q0 [9 X5 tGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 5
# T# U0 d0 v! Y! F$ t$ s2 V, F+ pAirbase supply hits 4
# |0 H5 t8 { r- o' tRunway hits 68, |' r m' H3 c
$ a6 Q/ ?: b0 V: Q# iDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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/ _3 \0 p& D# ZHawk 75A x 33 W/ q" q3 n) ~" d$ g5 I9 @+ D. e' ~
Martin 139 x 12( K6 q8 X: K6 S7 K
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No Allied losses3 p5 S! o" O. n
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Japanese Ships
. T- G! O+ v4 ^AP Meiten Maru
7 R2 c0 L9 i6 GAP Teiun Maru
: w, L9 P$ K7 f9 F* Y, {) X0 iAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
3 V' s X, P; [1 `% bAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Japanese ground losses:
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0 q- f) i. _+ B, R2 Y* b z# vGround combat at Amboina
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" a! v% b/ G3 d* ]Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 2942 o5 c2 A' Y. |& p( X0 h
. m0 b% l% j# F M7 z, TDefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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# ^+ E' j" g/ s' r ]Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 2 _( m5 @7 ^7 F( v2 r% |% f
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 5 I1 k0 [5 D/ R: i+ P2 Z4 i
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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$ \, `: D7 W1 i8 QJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 14 [1 Q: Y) p6 j/ A
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2 P; l* S: e2 D t Y( YJapanese ground losses:9 |+ Z. M1 `; v. B
405 casualties reported6 z3 U5 x$ g1 T
Guns lost 11# S3 N' j* q( a% i6 p
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Allied ground losses:: [8 e+ c7 U) h. F) {5 ^* A9 }/ S
84 casualties reported% ]/ h( q$ N2 O: y5 S
Guns lost 1 |