12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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Japanese Ships
' L5 e5 V# e" R/ iAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- G5 l4 ~0 s7 M: a# P# A
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9 ~9 W9 Q; a& g, z- `/ ^0 r4 r" TSS KXVI
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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5 g$ e) N [" n2 v, T% gMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 W* Y7 u( J2 L7 V
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire1 W- j: h. s! w: C8 E" ^$ q U# D4 h: J
PG Edo Maru7 c e2 V/ T" x9 A! L! j' |0 B3 J
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
. R: E+ T9 C9 k% u- P5 LPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage# x0 M, }8 e4 f& S9 m
PC Nichi Maru #1: c; \ _+ X1 T9 U0 Y
PC Showa Maru #3( Z3 t- d* S& H- h9 i3 g1 T8 N
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
0 Y% t" U$ M( sCA Houston, Shell hits 5
: p) C" O7 ]; J7 \DD Scout" x# j! Z2 i# [- x3 \
DD Thanet
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,728 n K5 c ?6 ]; K+ l7 R
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Japanese Ships k/ q7 V8 |" P% c
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
# i2 }- W: B1 r% k2 |1 q$ a" U4 RAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
}1 O/ v- v( c- T: d5 CAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
" g: i% G% _6 I* Q# fAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk j8 N1 r6 ]! T" z$ X
7 B2 G. g4 j: A/ X1 W N) k& oAllied Ships8 {$ O/ D. `1 c
CL Marblehead& r, e9 D4 N( v# u
CL Boise
8 J& Z; \1 J u$ H3 p9 \% QDD Alden
4 f& w5 `2 s0 N- U8 NDD Barker
$ {+ _2 z! }4 d+ Y! y8 d# zDD Bulmer) R( M8 w( Q# y2 G8 A' `
DD Edsall* r) z$ m( ~5 K* d% @, Y5 p) x
DD John D. Edwards& X: @' ?' f' p% A! R' T
DD John D. Ford
* c0 E$ i& ]3 i, D7 j. jDD Paul Jones
; `; O( N4 _( F. m; F8 L2 d4 V7 D4 ~DD Parrott! O# k% J( I5 Y! f$ S, z' ~! k$ f
DD Peary, Shell hits 18 z n9 O& D# d' u1 M
DD Pillsbury
% n- s. M5 @$ q4 ^. S! Y. M, BDD Pope( q0 u3 `3 `8 O, E1 Z
DD Whipple
6 ~5 ]& [! o# w( `- r1 O j+ GDD Stewart$ e0 ]. {/ `( i' k' ?& W# u+ Y
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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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P! z. X5 k+ Y, g. WPG Saga
# A; M( t; G" ~/ S- D8 RAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire0 W$ x/ s) f& R B
PG Hashidate
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Japanese ground losses:
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 170 f5 g: x3 x* F# e
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 T. M; z; P/ O+ J8 t$ s0 o1 [
Japanese Ships
" a# O5 Z; o }, E [* ^PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire6 }5 m8 F* ?# G8 N7 r
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 20 v2 [! u; B+ J0 r; ^5 m# k1 K9 Q
AP Giyu Maru: A2 K+ ?# c5 w8 W/ [$ Z; ]2 I
PG Saga, Shell hits 1
4 L4 [% z* f7 t0 O9 b0 j9 WPG Uji, Shell hits 1
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1 d3 ]& E/ ~# [Japanese ground losses:! {! _# S4 v. u+ K6 _, j
1010 casualties reported
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20 casualties reported
f# o% n) ^( u i+ [% H z4 \Guns lost 1
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( U/ L& N& d& M5 QDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47) A5 X. s: J: Q/ J4 q
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Japanese aircraft
+ `2 y; R8 J3 o7 Q/ NKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19
2 V8 ?, U: O/ E# s0 jKi-21 Sally x 123
5 {' p, M8 Q2 I7 u7 hKi-48 Lily x 285 ^% W6 C- V$ i( |# D: n
Ki-15 Babs x 6
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1 T; u6 E# [: p/ lBuffalo I x 12
8 W6 `/ {8 x8 r7 i9 ^P-40B Tomahawk x 19
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% I: Q* M9 G) X/ E; m; GKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed8 |2 z3 u- m3 m3 |9 o" {, }% f
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged0 I$ W W/ O7 ~
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
) h6 g4 L- u& D" ~Buffalo I: 2 damaged/ J1 P3 j% d- Q" H/ a- d% g
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged! k9 q# Q6 }: Y9 W% o
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" l& R3 X- y" l- E19 casualties reported
2 ~' v3 ]$ @- f3 n' F3 @Guns lost 1
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$ L& u7 R$ g6 z. ?' ` G: m" d7 IAirbase hits 50 x4 m% V8 t1 g- z) @$ q7 U
Airbase supply hits 4
; I8 {7 @1 O2 Z! iRunway hits 687 k" D i! \& {" a) B- |
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Allied aircraft V' j$ X- I% }- y
Hawk 75A x 3* i4 P) z& o8 s% b$ @2 c
Martin 139 x 12
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No Allied losses0 I5 X: ^0 q0 |; L2 D, h
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AP Meiten Maru- Y: n: U# z2 e6 J. \
AP Teiun Maru$ E e% U6 Q" i, [
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
, f! e4 V( { u7 F3 lAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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- L1 D) g- O8 C/ J7 q5 e9 d26 casualties reported/ `5 X% g: O+ h, f
4 a4 o9 ^2 n- z5 kGround combat at Amboina/ a) S% g" r' _6 a4 D6 A) T* t( L( F
P- L$ J' D8 W( Z1 W# u# lJapanese Shock attack
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. w4 O: w/ p7 c! cAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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2 \- a* C7 C8 ~4 e3 i, L2 |5 F. ^Defending 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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3 G3 n- v$ c0 v: kAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 + B' ~4 n5 i: w" C
6 ]2 m; n9 {# K% D3 F, V; d( vJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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E0 n7 c* N/ {5 b& a& ~% Q405 casualties reported
; R- T# S" \! J/ t$ \Guns lost 11( J0 `6 c: y F6 Q0 y
( j! `9 D; g: \; C0 bAllied ground losses:. W0 }- r; O, r4 j6 ~0 T
84 casualties reported T5 p. T+ d& O; t5 R
Guns lost 1 |