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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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SS KXVI
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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Japanese Ships
% _: D6 \% Z, KMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! M7 y1 F" r: y% N
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 A6 Y" q T7 D/ j- T7 A) VPG Edo Maru
0 n5 l n6 i+ H6 v) I- a: n$ pPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire& p) u& r& M9 {: y6 W
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage- K' s7 v# ?0 [2 F
PC Nichi Maru #1; N, G5 W0 |6 {4 M: t9 ~8 H& q- h! L
PC Showa Maru #3
b7 b2 q9 `! }- R1 DPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage, x) c: O2 s! x2 s3 H. |6 C6 y
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CA Houston, Shell hits 5
. Q$ }2 Z9 n# }1 a- \7 Z2 a0 WDD Scout
: B$ x$ I; i" f- B* V" Z/ VDD Thanet# {! W' k, I. Q5 ]
: ], Q1 e3 y( v" hNight Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
& M$ x5 O. w) S: F% C( }7 WAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
/ K) K' i, S5 J% n, a& [AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
3 E; ?" Z7 f6 \8 SAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 J5 ^8 A4 Z, I. @* ^' X
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CL Marblehead
8 i: V" k' K8 _ D! c) I- X8 GCL Boise7 p" w8 O! h% j+ y! P) i4 i7 I/ v+ K
DD Alden
! H& h, X* H- r( {/ wDD Barker4 g/ ^- {; p* o7 K+ v
DD Bulmer
* L" e* j' c1 ?* H# QDD Edsall
6 \# E% J5 K) pDD John D. Edwards* x/ l) }5 b: q; _" N* d! y
DD John D. Ford) r$ y3 S& T) m8 [1 M2 _
DD Paul Jones( C! d6 C+ F* X" {) o
DD Parrott: B) [/ N6 n9 a' ]* e) H0 |
DD Peary, Shell hits 1
6 l9 h% R" D. z* r7 X4 v: ?/ BDD Pillsbury
% {7 N0 l! E, u6 o! oDD Pope
" Y! f( W( ~( h$ Y$ VDD Whipple
7 Y+ ]3 A- A5 T( UDD Stewart
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)/ `3 H% t* K/ |) _
r; W z0 B6 Y w2 }0 A$ h1 sTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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PG Saga; C2 |' a/ C0 O1 F1 e) O7 [
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
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PG Uji0 N* w' T5 x- Z @2 x# r% E
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Japanese ground losses:
5 ~3 V0 [% T5 X& _# D5 `35 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 172 y+ w2 K; l; {1 O3 V6 q) {
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.# q. L8 ]# o: W+ c5 H% p
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire2 Q7 z6 z$ p9 M$ d
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
+ y; c; h' m! M* QAP Giyu Maru
3 c' s, k* b3 oPG Saga, Shell hits 1- f' I! I! M/ r9 a
PG Uji, Shell hits 1* j+ W9 \$ I4 p t% G% p
* n" A2 ?7 v, r" g! z2 RJapanese ground losses:
' ^9 o" U+ P" ]' S6 S- g( ^ H1010 casualties reported$ X5 W8 t0 i8 {* H' v
Guns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:
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Guns lost 1- b2 C8 ~/ z0 ]5 b0 h6 ?% i5 R/ K9 C$ d
n$ }5 h# @* c4 b% ^Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Japanese aircraft8 N, T" m- Z( C
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19) F* C) {; y5 [+ L
Ki-21 Sally x 123' k, _8 w+ J8 y
Ki-48 Lily x 28
7 m7 U7 Q- O/ b# n9 [Ki-15 Babs x 62 P% F. ^2 ]" `+ M1 \5 J
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0 c+ K7 D- U/ t# I' F5 F( LBuffalo I x 12
( R% L+ D5 h# _: `& aP-40B Tomahawk x 19( i, q+ \6 ^8 z" k$ h
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed3 X0 I0 r7 u; W2 ?3 F' P G4 D
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged2 A! S' s% O% {4 l
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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# |( c% i$ A; j$ T: B* ^Allied aircraft losses5 H- L! m5 w, s/ F
Buffalo I: 2 damaged
' H! Q; ^$ {7 p7 u; l: I" WP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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$ S( }* v# p# h9 c: U- w19 casualties reported
6 w8 ?; o Z1 J2 M% d1 ^5 R$ YGuns lost 19 D ~' Z/ W$ B9 T7 ]
) x2 I; B! U# TAirbase hits 5! V2 D- D& `& p8 p/ X( R
Airbase supply hits 4
- r8 `4 Q3 n( C# pRunway hits 68
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Hawk 75A x 3: D$ e0 {: {9 D! B7 o! g: \2 d, E
Martin 139 x 12
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Japanese Ships9 A# F8 q$ E+ {8 k5 Y
AP Meiten Maru
, g! P$ }6 o& M; I4 NAP Teiun Maru, j& a! O5 ?* k( v
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
3 m8 s8 Z. H3 n6 L' ]* |AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire& C! z, C s+ I+ @1 F
8 Q) B, B# q0 zJapanese ground losses:
& U. z7 ]# ]& z3 U2 v26 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Amboina
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Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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, t( A1 w, i' I; E, R, [Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118" s+ x) W4 W9 Z' f6 _, i$ [7 J) D
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 : b$ G: Z0 Y7 h
! I5 R3 p0 D& q! BAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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! C" M$ E0 o0 m% G9 f! }( SJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) & {& e: G4 z' {" h9 m6 Q
* k6 V6 Z' O( O- `- ^Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 117 f1 T( g( U6 D5 E0 j
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Allied ground losses:
4 h; o: F `' @2 y9 V7 H; Z- X9 F84 casualties reported. y6 K7 Y) ?( p8 C$ M! G: G$ I! Z2 E
Guns lost 1 |