12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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Japanese Ships
/ O- a# \: p; |8 [9 u5 @. v8 b/ IAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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9 {. _% h' [' }% s2 I4 e. @Allied Ships5 i% o7 O$ u }# J8 z, i) Y
SS KXVI; |, I; W6 H8 L
; A2 I6 F% w. j. i$ `Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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n5 g" ?+ B* B' UJapanese Ships6 |# a% F9 G: }- m6 m) C1 |
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. v3 J9 c; l, c g5 |2 PMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire+ W; E3 |" b$ `) r9 Q- U+ ~9 ~
PG Edo Maru
7 @- D! x9 w c" P. V9 mPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 i# K" _! B3 _2 Q- mPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
3 n1 s- j3 C, ?7 f2 UPC Nichi Maru #15 C0 g. ^+ ~% Y
PC Showa Maru #31 _4 D) _0 \! v- [' K( }
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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' `( f8 ^' |5 x: ^/ gAllied Ships$ Y ]7 n$ s& @$ ]/ l
CA Houston, Shell hits 55 E6 z8 Y, z, ]' s# s# N
DD Scout& X; M" o* s/ ?: @' A% G
DD Thanet# A% Q! A( N* j# b
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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Japanese Ships9 f8 L! ^7 _8 u) K" X
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
8 y) B4 m4 P! G! FAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5$ C) W5 e; ?! l' S/ [6 u
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2, R9 }) D: [- q, j! e
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
3 I3 p; L9 ?+ }% Y8 S( h/ d9 zCL Marblehead
: a: a0 O- F$ @. V- FCL Boise/ r M& U7 g" l
DD Alden9 J3 t8 E; O& P a' a* S) ~
DD Barker
D$ I% g) L' E; D' [6 v$ UDD Bulmer
' }) Q* ^; |2 `: i4 f+ Z5 B3 ZDD Edsall) s$ }6 B/ |3 a( G4 B- \
DD John D. Edwards' F* F: C6 d& ~2 ^6 I
DD John D. Ford
5 Z( U% S( q) n3 S, NDD Paul Jones+ ^+ [% |+ k1 O1 y5 \
DD Parrott
' c, F+ B2 s- p9 I! U* g, B- ?- Y/ dDD Peary, Shell hits 1
, w a3 ^4 b6 t; S w7 kDD Pillsbury
3 j+ d' Z$ ~3 w( ^6 F+ J' hDD Pope
( e0 F* j! Y! Y* [6 J" G# tDD Whipple# w4 L& Y' _4 q+ V( _* Y" C2 ^
DD Stewart0 c- V% i" a) o' w' A0 E
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)9 [7 }7 I7 Y+ X3 U8 Q9 }
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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Japanese Ships
' |) U7 y( E6 t/ j4 LPG Saga9 C1 h( Y5 |$ B& ?9 R, n7 ~- O
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
% \* ^8 D% A% nPG Hashidate9 I" o1 U$ }, B% {% Z
PG Uji
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35 casualties reported
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' v9 l8 p$ Z& Q. i- ?Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17% n) a1 y7 f5 Y- y: N$ A4 Y' Y
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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& O5 D, R4 T6 p* C* E6 }1 ? S& xPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire g" G( N! g$ S1 ?: b' A
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2/ k# f* X7 b& g0 g! ?" D
AP Giyu Maru
# S3 L& ^. F2 q _PG Saga, Shell hits 1
4 G- ?7 i( G- G2 k( ^' ?PG Uji, Shell hits 1
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Japanese ground losses:+ i- e y& L7 w" [8 n3 e* D
1010 casualties reported* A; W6 h/ ~- D/ I
Guns lost 15 |. f1 K( q" C2 g7 E6 T, ]; Q
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5 e2 R" B! j: N% b6 K# z20 casualties reported
1 N6 s3 T( C7 ZGuns lost 1$ h$ U- p& u6 i1 p4 b! A
. W9 S R3 I/ v! vDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47. V% c5 y9 D; @ S8 E) G8 p4 w
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6 F9 {1 @* Q5 p; k1 y& IKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19
1 Q" @7 v7 y1 e$ N$ yKi-21 Sally x 123
0 S, y& L" N9 a7 s( d" FKi-48 Lily x 28
0 _7 @3 i/ g7 K+ u0 y3 W# wKi-15 Babs x 6
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Allied aircraft
# U% t6 b+ M- |' o/ W% _' uBuffalo I x 12
" `& P1 S' b9 e$ x% wP-40B Tomahawk x 19
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- R6 ]! |5 e0 B! mJapanese aircraft losses
) Y) M8 O& z# Q$ \/ z3 n3 _Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
7 R9 E& `3 F' g0 v: m4 VKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged5 p# w, @8 \% u- {) |
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Buffalo I: 2 damaged
0 b* F% B/ F) J% bP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged5 R( u% k2 x0 ?( Q
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0 `# Z8 w# Z5 D9 iAllied ground losses:
* |2 h/ V4 [3 a# [6 F4 ]19 casualties reported
3 O. Z* Y/ D& C- [1 E. mGuns lost 17 ~. ^+ N/ \1 N: P
1 t1 Y3 x4 N: Z& q+ SAirbase hits 5
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Runway hits 684 P. c& U4 H! e0 S; p* o
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56$ I# E# J8 e* V0 c4 d) ^6 b2 \
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5 X. n `9 Y6 X; THawk 75A x 30 ]( g0 d# \$ g- c( _- A" [
Martin 139 x 12
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No Allied losses8 f' ~" j/ ?. O- m
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AP Meiten Maru
( F' E. s+ [7 ]2 s$ E6 ZAP Teiun Maru
- g2 k% [' K+ M |/ lAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage. \" R0 K* a& u6 x' T( d! k) }
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire* P2 S* x: F! H9 R. _
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26 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Amboina; ?: ?% K! q' `. I3 R
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 2943 W* Y" \) }# H* U; j1 |# u
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118+ q+ ~. ]: y8 A$ X* Y, A( A/ s: V
+ R- ]) n% e3 x# w% {6 L& Z! ?Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 # z0 |2 P1 W& b
E3 W5 q3 v: w5 k+ f# D6 {# nAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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7 s( h. a4 \, f/ dJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) & z' ]6 P" ~' Q' E6 u
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 13 Q5 \7 d& j( M2 c& h) B
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% ^7 a8 \2 _* a( h405 casualties reported
, c+ m8 [7 M# [) p nGuns lost 11+ X# R: K9 i/ R
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84 casualties reported3 H- I% e$ A8 c, }) @ h! z
Guns lost 1 |