12/14/41& G( t! I# j& ]
5 k& K( j B- b5 sSub attack near Amboina at 39,735 D2 l% r1 g# A- l5 h5 r! u
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Japanese Ships
9 N2 D: }1 O5 FAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 _- Q/ ?" t" q' o
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SS KXVI
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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T! M8 @3 Q8 O5 E6 S0 G+ H' N# CMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 [: X) C# @* a5 O M0 ?# B9 f. k
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
& L5 S4 z% Q& v. @PG Edo Maru
. z; t- L! o& z& x3 |PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire( O, S2 s, c6 l; ?
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage8 h; m6 R2 Z" ^3 T
PC Nichi Maru #1
6 ?7 V4 {( f \2 p% m- [: j1 APC Showa Maru #37 q* J; m/ G# S7 ^, h
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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6 `3 b7 R8 ?. H$ Q( R: p9 J- G Y& |Allied Ships
" n3 L2 F* ?# S6 P% @& DCA Houston, Shell hits 5: Y. k: f6 _% t+ F$ s! i
DD Scout
3 b. X5 X& l$ I( C7 U0 }( H+ T! _DD Thanet
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/ _0 a( l# B- a; W5 bNight Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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1 ~5 o$ ?5 H6 j8 {' YJapanese Ships8 ^. b" ?; v# Z6 k, Q& {" y
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
6 r9 W, I) |9 E- e- M1 b8 PAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5% e! h$ r% v. ^" H+ g
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 21 x; t/ V n r( Q
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 F2 |% }( e$ y' J; q7 O: E9 O1 v
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Allied Ships2 S0 i6 R7 }5 e* d' b
CL Marblehead
4 X, l. w3 E0 ^CL Boise# D9 ]4 M6 w5 q7 b
DD Alden
2 _3 x, P) e' ~% J; \. oDD Barker- ]: X! ^( v& m) F/ o3 ?+ P+ Q
DD Bulmer' c$ n9 L* o: C" q
DD Edsall+ |; q! d$ ^' q
DD John D. Edwards
; X/ m& f# Z2 C1 Y6 Y( J0 J8 x* H7 KDD John D. Ford: d+ Z* C( `3 c r$ I* D+ j1 o. V( q
DD Paul Jones8 O' T' C p0 t+ l# g/ s4 a) A
DD Parrott( ^% ^+ @; g' L/ b; d8 c# O' ^
DD Peary, Shell hits 1" s; Q+ D( M+ g4 M6 l9 n q) H. H3 P
DD Pillsbury$ t/ W- X+ g* A7 |/ ^( L5 ?
DD Pope _ \7 G8 o8 O" O& K0 a6 _
DD Whipple& w) B( k; d+ O: I l7 Q
DD Stewart
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)2 O! x4 K# u$ l8 S, j
* L) t$ k E9 PTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56# d, N# i2 j- v" y @
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Japanese Ships
. ?1 @& G5 c$ rPG Saga
+ Y4 u5 M; T) K8 c& s5 @& y kAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire( p9 h; x! [ i$ D
PG Hashidate
" K5 ~: D: b2 u, t4 W. W0 D: b( OPG Uji: y1 e7 ?1 U5 L/ q. G9 \
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Japanese ground losses:
# h) W$ u" O ]+ L) `35 casualties reported# U$ c+ b2 y$ a9 N0 A" Y
R! e3 R6 ~6 W4 |! s' JCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
' j2 _- h% u. N+ ^2 ~4 l9 B102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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! t! t8 C/ M3 c. UPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
& |0 l8 C6 u4 Z- l1 U iAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2, B* j5 P) m. t2 n; t* q( E, r
AP Giyu Maru
5 o4 B; k' o% ^PG Saga, Shell hits 1
- ` \. r/ d& c7 U: n& i: x+ r! [* jPG Uji, Shell hits 1) Q& L5 p) E) E6 w
6 }- L4 b! M. o9 @/ ]7 SJapanese ground losses:% a8 H0 B# h; R7 h( k; G
1010 casualties reported) F9 _$ [4 R) D# f& o+ _8 W( H
Guns lost 1
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1 f' _& B$ c7 V/ }: f# S0 G5 N! LAllied ground losses:
/ v: S7 B! Z% O; b20 casualties reported
7 S- h% @1 C) j oGuns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47& |" H' a7 z8 V3 L% t) L
( R% \$ Q1 d' q( k0 Q5 L2 }Japanese aircraft7 k- q7 t" ?2 ]! G9 ^: A7 F, @
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 198 N! h# O2 `4 }0 a+ J' D
Ki-21 Sally x 123! l- f- Z0 t" i. Q+ [% }1 _( }
Ki-48 Lily x 28
! y; S4 [; d5 h. l, wKi-15 Babs x 6
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. U' c. S4 Q! t$ L' r3 YBuffalo I x 129 e! A5 z# |7 {
P-40B Tomahawk x 19! I0 r1 |$ H R$ O/ x5 y
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Japanese aircraft losses
v6 v" Z6 K9 m4 OKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed1 J4 K' X4 L& L) q
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged1 |; T/ X) G- {: N, P
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged& F1 e$ w2 h. d4 K# t
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Allied aircraft losses
8 s& ?* f' w5 C3 E' qBuffalo I: 2 damaged9 T; @9 l5 u- t, y; b9 E
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged/ P$ M& D& Y$ {( ]! [
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Allied ground losses:0 x" N S: K2 [& ~6 O8 S+ p* }# B
19 casualties reported7 K. i8 ?) ?5 t; E' X; |
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 5
8 L6 f( V3 {' U8 ]/ VAirbase supply hits 4
8 S, ?5 Q0 H/ t/ X' zRunway hits 68
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Allied aircraft
8 D/ g( s4 D' x# l+ r3 }; gHawk 75A x 38 J3 }. o0 d; ^ X! l
Martin 139 x 12
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AP Meiten Maru
" A9 Q" p. \+ Z* y& I3 SAP Teiun Maru
b; m/ }" m( x, j5 U& t1 F; UAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
, m" D) G$ F& E' X, Z' t2 kAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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2 g3 J+ P: d& y+ m) Y, X& VJapanese ground losses:
$ a- a! t$ Y& e' T. D26 casualties reported$ e' D5 ^* ~: m" B* Q; V
% ]: l5 a. B0 w l8 iGround combat at Amboina
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Japanese Shock attack7 ]- p/ N/ Y: i, K4 [4 P
* k- Z. Q. d# ]- H* R$ V9 ]9 mAttacking 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
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: e1 k; I* u# H$ m! p: V' xJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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# M2 U# P) ~8 l T( F& r( t( HAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 9 ?& `% \7 U' @) P
. n% M3 h) J/ L! g/ XJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) . g& d; W- `3 H q3 h* g1 A
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1- M' X- n1 G* X/ l% j
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405 casualties reported, _: ?2 D; ]! h; F% \& \7 H' o1 _
Guns lost 11
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9 o) s# O9 T( x2 Z5 \8 lAllied ground losses:. a( K6 |+ h2 H6 ~* a9 E. ?5 [
84 casualties reported+ e/ N3 l" o# m3 ? _
Guns lost 1 |