12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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( ~- M+ P. l1 C4 ^8 }7 IAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( t. u) Z+ B0 E" M, K( e3 c
8 q) {4 B" o' [& Q* }- vAllied Ships* ?( I" m% u( A; I, z
SS KXVI* T( {+ r! p$ ?
, C" X8 h0 J# [: C. ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 \. ^) o; g6 D
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire0 G: n- `3 t! Q0 U) _4 t' W
PG Edo Maru
6 e. D; j! c" e3 o$ H0 w: sPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ n6 }' i/ m5 k0 E) B* y* WPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
$ m" `& o% s9 kPC Nichi Maru #1) g2 ? d* k$ Z# B
PC Showa Maru #3
0 N( B/ x6 g) A5 w& MPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage3 e! P: ^8 C! }' r0 N
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Allied Ships7 D, S8 r* A" I0 e/ D' ^
CA Houston, Shell hits 5# j& b9 k5 x# s7 e3 u% d1 W
DD Scout2 r9 e0 B$ v: W; g2 Z+ C
DD Thanet9 n$ e& Q5 T* [
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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Japanese Ships+ C0 G8 t4 d6 N5 J2 y
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 28 } z- R% J& {) U4 Y
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5- d& u" D/ B9 v: H- I0 G
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
- k) x* H% O$ e! i3 z( z; p: OAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
- @- D2 A* Y2 R& r; qCL Marblehead
: ~" m1 a* }3 A7 h* i* N1 o* NCL Boise* [# H' k! U2 Q* C4 J
DD Alden* h) o9 g8 m6 ^6 n. ]
DD Barker4 w+ q+ B% W! M
DD Bulmer4 A& m/ [. R! m* T5 Q8 l+ M
DD Edsall; t( \7 ^( w- P, e+ q. K" F" K! h: _
DD John D. Edwards
; q/ w0 t2 r3 M# r8 w5 ~$ `DD John D. Ford
0 F5 i( {+ @" d7 G7 D oDD Paul Jones+ E' X6 u' W. b. |* `! W; ~
DD Parrott
7 E, z! u' P# a7 N1 |DD Peary, Shell hits 19 b3 W% t& v' u# b8 ?4 U4 G- ?
DD Pillsbury
4 R6 v4 r( V O+ G, kDD Pope
. q8 b# l: u* B9 ^7 a- R$ \7 t* o4 `DD Whipple
, J) i# O9 e: u( oDD 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
x1 f& [( O! Q& g' APG Saga
; I# C$ z0 @% W# MAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire f2 \2 g8 v: l3 y, g9 b
PG Hashidate! q8 Q, b; H- j# [% u
PG Uji
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1 c8 ]+ C7 t, OJapanese ground losses:0 q. B8 p. ?' `, C7 v) J
35 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 172 b" h- r/ {+ r) S2 j
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
3 q4 |3 G2 t# b( m2 WJapanese Ships x; I2 u/ \* N, ?
PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire: Y, M4 M7 Z: N( O3 y: L
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
8 R& K3 y' E- ~6 J0 c' b( y5 ]AP Giyu Maru2 f! H1 E. c) Z+ `% k) f- D
PG Saga, Shell hits 1
5 L3 R8 M3 A% N, _3 ?$ I O7 jPG Uji, Shell hits 1
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1 [1 m9 `( r* y! m, O* C; x0 b1 uJapanese ground losses:
3 m7 R" y" o. O, q1010 casualties reported/ V! c' ]$ u- o: ]0 n/ Z0 X5 P
Guns lost 15 m0 p' h* Y9 O& ?. e1 _" c
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20 casualties reported
( v: r; j* }3 B- Z1 F2 LGuns lost 1" r+ s% ?/ A& I9 V! R% v6 s3 o- e
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47 C* l# _* ^5 d" |) A
5 Q4 i: `; R0 u& BJapanese aircraft
" e% Q3 ^1 W1 r; }6 qKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19
# ]( K1 U3 c) W4 Q* V8 GKi-21 Sally x 123& Z1 P# ]5 A" Y5 W+ h' ]
Ki-48 Lily x 28, E8 s, A" Z& w R0 h' x2 t
Ki-15 Babs x 6
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Buffalo I x 124 d1 V; s4 U( [6 z3 m1 [
P-40B Tomahawk x 19
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
% H D) V$ p$ F8 [2 hKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
b1 F; P1 E) ~$ @Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses5 P' P) u8 J! p2 W3 [
Buffalo I: 2 damaged, ~" s# d/ M) \+ l7 p6 y# v
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged) g9 @" H) N5 u% R- t1 f6 ]
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2 E; Z/ j1 U1 C$ F- K4 ^19 casualties reported
+ M! d s! R/ J% M7 k( u7 `5 F( M9 {Guns lost 14 D* d6 h b8 w7 T# ~( C- Y1 b2 r
8 V$ @* g0 c7 q$ l1 k6 ZAirbase hits 5
/ v8 x5 C, E& ^( b' B6 HAirbase supply hits 4& `' U% V2 X6 a3 F/ l3 ]4 Z l
Runway hits 68
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( A. z" k/ g9 C+ E1 C k3 c3 KDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56. O: D/ s7 i% i4 N
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7 a+ i2 a6 H# C* GHawk 75A x 37 p. O" R4 N% S1 }* \
Martin 139 x 12) Q$ Z% H2 R* {+ [
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No Allied losses
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AP Meiten Maru) k% W& d8 G: W3 g( F4 q1 S9 @' R$ |
AP Teiun Maru
8 v& \9 K# b8 U( G4 |AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
; b4 n/ O8 j# c1 ?) }AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 ], g; ]- A! f1 [" B
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7 Z* n+ O# L) G5 ^% F1 h8 _4 a26 casualties reported/ O5 }3 c+ }% B& n3 a
* A5 M+ z1 F5 n3 hGround combat at Amboina: k/ l' @! q) c% o; |# z+ x
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Japanese Shock attack
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" X7 w8 H: R) T& z& v) f4 F" @Attacking 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/ V( n$ x8 O6 _ k- u$ u0 W
8 ?2 D l% T; r1 J0 Z- BJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 % x$ [# a8 W7 `0 \$ o9 x
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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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6 Q. v' X1 t4 |2 b: [Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
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( m! a# u6 b6 w7 o( O7 i! mGuns lost 11
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x. p" v7 K T2 W o% B! o! L84 casualties reported
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