12/14/41
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* @+ z/ _4 t* O9 {( s; Q' Z5 rSub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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Japanese Ships
7 p: w# p( D, b3 Z! q" e% [8 m" KAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% j9 r4 L8 Z0 E
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1 Z0 t7 h/ V) h; G; USS KXVI
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2 |0 r+ k) _. i4 y7 m. Z, a- uNight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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Japanese Ships% T* M A( d% W; B
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* d$ _) C( A; j$ B5 G) C; Y
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
- V( O, [2 A3 K4 \0 D# ZPG Edo Maru5 p, [! X2 h, F
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire" n8 |* g* P) ?6 y
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage" s! Q( C6 h* b0 }! {+ F, ]
PC Nichi Maru #1
n# f7 |% `6 t/ _4 E( oPC Showa Maru #3
8 s# b& ]$ F2 n7 E1 v3 p! IPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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) z4 I- W0 I0 Y, z, [: z1 sCA Houston, Shell hits 5 d( F) N% c7 B5 |* F
DD Scout
' t \5 ~ T! `( uDD Thanet
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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# t7 u9 I; m. i* JAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2& f; ]! R0 U! K. ], e
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 55 y$ z; x8 u. f% I/ m! J" ~
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2( X+ g3 `5 p* f& e3 n, u
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, m$ ]! U. E$ U( @2 k8 v
! S& Y3 ], ]& z% i! [) @Allied Ships6 ^. Z1 J5 O3 W2 e
CL Marblehead
# e2 @, ~( C8 CCL Boise
: K" W# P' w. T+ g \+ j- }. dDD Alden
, M4 J# H! f3 P% |6 Z1 }DD Barker. a- H @: K O8 e" [
DD Bulmer) ^) I6 K" E* e1 O
DD Edsall
& e: r# ]* V+ ?' P/ hDD John D. Edwards
6 w. n4 S ]3 PDD John D. Ford3 s3 C" `3 k D& j+ X) Z; J4 L
DD Paul Jones) Q; H( X& t1 D9 ^0 X
DD Parrott, r' L: ?* U, [
DD Peary, Shell hits 1
: H3 X* Y; y5 SDD Pillsbury. A2 S# A1 c4 b$ o
DD Pope
# x3 U$ ^4 c- |DD Whipple$ s0 V/ |3 w) S* K$ Z) X; n
DD Stewart2 `6 N" v1 i, C# [! \
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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7 h7 Y* ?/ i( X0 \; g) PTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56; t1 n; T6 p) {* w, E! ^
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Japanese Ships
7 ?* G9 i# G- `9 uPG Saga
0 z. t& |( a6 MAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire! O! u0 x8 n% x/ Y, z
PG Hashidate7 B/ N9 v( V! u7 v C) P
PG Uji
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Japanese ground losses:, E2 \1 `" D- _4 c4 n
35 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
' i0 T! `) ~# s$ z7 L4 Y102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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}: n5 X0 D) bPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
( K! }* I+ ?; T3 MAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2! A- G8 }2 h* r# M% _% v3 F
AP Giyu Maru* ^) ?+ m* {, p- I& y' y8 g
PG Saga, Shell hits 1
7 ?) M% T: I7 ]' _PG Uji, Shell hits 1
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Japanese ground losses:# C' M# d' E& e
1010 casualties reported
$ D& G' T8 R; T$ M5 W: q! P* B6 FGuns lost 1( e! e+ p- I5 ~# g2 x& K
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20 casualties reported) P n' X( \; L: t: ]% C/ N
Guns lost 1
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4 ~& u: @- S0 b9 M: Q, s$ KDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Japanese aircraft, ^: P0 [6 p, u
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19/ M' B( _9 K5 ~/ G: I
Ki-21 Sally x 123
3 Z- c0 B( l8 x9 H i1 zKi-48 Lily x 28
* |% A8 ?; f: K# X9 AKi-15 Babs x 6! a5 ]7 T7 v( D6 _% j% ?
Z- P; H% s# O4 ?: ?1 n) cAllied aircraft
/ U" n( t9 J V: j6 MBuffalo I x 12
/ W; s, T5 r4 Q" I& p+ F3 uP-40B Tomahawk x 19! E, Y& f8 H" d2 {* ^
- Z* D, Y3 P( p9 K* E' d' Z! O7 XJapanese aircraft losses
# M, U6 Q9 d7 t# H* MKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
7 F$ l, S3 W& i6 B8 ~2 z5 zKi-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
$ S' r) w# v* hKi-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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4 o" v, [* o7 ^% b- W$ a/ \Buffalo I: 2 damaged
/ R; I2 H9 f) ~P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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5 h$ d1 ]# m2 g; ?6 _/ E8 R% xAllied ground losses:1 h% q: I! S+ H
19 casualties reported K+ e3 T6 I/ h) q
Guns lost 1
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$ f5 S. l6 r8 g" D0 F+ C: UAirbase hits 52 q+ Y4 l$ m$ t' B% ~
Airbase supply hits 4
$ _: X4 O: m q+ ~Runway hits 68! W; k1 s, |$ P$ B
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,563 e4 f+ q% H5 @4 |
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Allied aircraft3 n1 E7 f& O- R }. g$ q* B% [
Hawk 75A x 3
$ L" b' ]; ~9 a' P! cMartin 139 x 12
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No Allied losses
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AP Meiten Maru
. m# N9 q# m. b1 n1 ]8 Q0 TAP Teiun Maru( `* g# o% n" w; F8 j+ {
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
4 o1 a: z1 m. y9 U* C1 Y# bAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Japanese ground losses:
9 _! @4 M7 j* @ C6 x# B26 casualties reported
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9 x$ ]! R" T% H# o2 IGround combat at Amboina
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Japanese Shock attack
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- g+ P8 ?) U$ f; h {/ rAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294! D7 o5 ]9 R1 `( p5 \
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118% n: {9 ?/ C# x
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 - a+ K* L" u& y, b! s2 {( c( ~
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 9 v' P+ \ l% l
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 16 P9 A1 G' z& q& S" P
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405 casualties reported
2 j4 K( i) \2 d! |0 Y+ H) YGuns lost 114 ~# ^+ K6 M4 m4 V- Y# W! T! a1 r
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84 casualties reported0 g# h: ^4 a2 w/ f0 a" ?
Guns lost 1 |