AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
: |0 `6 \0 g `: d! Gkb果然回撤了,没有继续炸港,倒是把派出去寻找kb的dd编队给做了。。
7 W/ H- d6 z9 M. n- a% D4 t' ?同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。' e% v% A/ c" D) K/ f" x. U
大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。 # n* f9 U7 y% P
马来半岛,在大量陆攻的轰炸,和cl编队的炮击下,日军当天突下Kota Bharu,2 S% _$ s' B& @/ `0 Q# O
本打算从马尼拉出发的dd骚扰编队,刚走到巴丹就被自己埋的水雷炸坏了 教皇 号。0 U5 s- \- X" Y3 ]
香港外逃的dd被ca编队抓住,却成功脱逃,ak编队被陆攻抓了。$ r* ]$ M! q8 h" d
马尼拉其他外逃的编队 目前形势不错,整个岛上的飞机和部队全往克拉克集结了。
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0 A+ ]$ h+ Q" t$ L! e! G4 a' v0 cInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
0 ^) v4 O6 K% X( |/ P3 q21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ' X6 P+ P i" [) p
Japanese Ships
: `$ Z$ x: V: v0 ? CL Sendai
8 t" U* W& q5 }. Z" |& k+ U, |0 w9 E DD Ayanami
# |" ?5 v1 i" I: c; H! w; G+ Q DD Shikinami
2 ~' y* P4 B, u* m DD Isonami
7 F& }# p, _% W+ }8 \ PB Tatsumiya Maru# k/ g2 F+ c! {8 V/ W
SC Ch 9- D1 X' L4 q5 X( C l+ W" y# n
SC Ch 7
7 j: {7 U! `7 T! q AK Sasako Maru) d3 r7 H1 Y9 }5 V
DD Uranami
0 [, p2 x r- [Japanese ground losses:( K% I8 W. m0 i7 R$ ^3 J' }
26 casualties reported1 X5 [. t4 F2 [) m% L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) M/ S7 `( P/ W% B# r) a$ N" L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled; f7 G" Q0 a, f( n$ R6 m- L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 1 V7 n2 F6 C2 O8 }8 w8 N/ `
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" j" W& Q/ K0 B1 K+ ?6 z4 N, v/ m" JSubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
" i' p8 G) E$ Y, EJapanese Ships; H m5 }7 _$ k8 x. O3 W1 W0 C
SS I-121 1 C5 v/ Z, j Q2 [; J* k: h: s$ W0 x
Allied Ships
0 }1 H) j5 e; B2 \2 e6 p xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage , h; U! U( m: R% I) h! J8 Y( x; U- L
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121% K& q; C& W: b+ @8 E9 v
SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang ; x+ f5 s+ R& {1 o
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: d1 x; |4 ^& t3 d0 dTF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) + S$ j5 b; g% H, F
Allied Ships
/ [7 a1 T5 T5 u1 ]! ?* v/ l DD Pillsbury5 ]6 H2 y2 E* r8 Z
DD Peary
9 |! `7 N. i+ g' C DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
- |0 [& E2 Z, o& f0 a3 mines cleared
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 3 g; n1 r0 N/ S! R* i
Japanese Ships
. G0 E' E5 h5 T CL Jintsu
6 y/ `: n& G# U9 K& X DD Oshio! g: o, O9 R6 t# P- a& L6 z* ?
DD Hibiki: ~+ j( R! G' U, p+ l
DD Akatsuki2 D& ~0 o" [; _, [+ Q6 `2 C
DD Arashio ; O3 d% x6 m7 L4 l. \, d
Allied Ships$ c4 d& t* M; D# n
SS KXI, hits 9 . V) g/ t) I* u
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
1 a9 q0 P; _ [Japanese Ships
+ Q+ V& n& g* c$ i, n CA Maya" l7 u: p+ z3 P+ }* C5 Y8 T
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
; h$ M2 \6 Q& T' P) P DD Minazuki
$ D! s, F- s* [- k DD Fumizuki; K% B/ S" Z0 ^1 f" H$ i c
DD Nagatsuki+ i# S9 T0 d- l1 @7 \
Allied Ships
& J& A \) J% j* y' L9 [) d% c DD Scout6 \* A8 S$ q9 ^# M9 a
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2, X$ G+ \' m* n. _) h& }8 l3 f% O
DD Thracian
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
9 [* C) O8 }! e; M5 u% yJapanese Ships) @0 Q" O5 c* s. h- G( i
DD Sazanami9 K' o, o* O4 |0 v% {
DD Ushio
1 H1 d3 c" }1 g- C AO Shiriya , D4 a4 a" d2 b
Allied Ships% O6 }) V/ H$ V+ }
CV Enterprise
" J* S, m8 q3 E- K7 o( q CA Northampton2 K9 K' ?8 a: e: B, ~/ c
CA Chester
/ e& D E: d% M8 R CA Salt Lake City
. G/ m/ \( ~- n% x3 @, m2 v7 a# I DD Craven( Z) [& }2 Y. m/ f x- m
DD Gridley
2 A4 e# ]% \# g2 [; D; l5 ~ DD McCall
2 D7 x% o7 f" b+ t" y DD Maury' h! G* Y. H% A4 y, Z6 y
DD Benham
5 C) N/ f- L; Q DD Ellet/ e: B. F: }- i5 y! O( f
DD Dunlap
# i. |/ _$ {: y. o3 M# {8 p DD Fanning- K) j" F8 `" L: j
DD Balch
8 K- l( H2 x2 H& V$ nMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards& M0 S7 ^8 j- b7 d* E
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
% J( ^/ T5 }8 Q/ B9 FCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
' g9 X5 D" ~! r4 N$ H' w+ oBoth TF attempt to withdraw!
5 q* C, ]( i J- J, |) j! KRange increases to 28,000 yards...
+ |. F" J% }( ?( T2 x2 ~1 YBoth Task Forces evade combat 2 b( o6 z+ P3 B% T( P# k
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
- i4 H" B$ \ X5 T6 _8 a$ E4 W8 RJapanese Ships
5 s/ }, T4 o) H! Y& f9 J: W APD Fuji
: G3 h8 c) r, P" k8 ~ TB Hiyodori9 K4 K2 u: J" _
AMc Toroshima Maru0 A+ T9 ? K1 ]8 q
PB Heiei Maru #7, X Y3 t+ S- ?- ]
xAK Syoka Maru1 C: u; e# p! e6 \6 W
xAK Rokko Maru/ L; y# m: s3 ~$ g8 D, i b
xAK Igasa Maru7 k; g. U- Z( ^9 l: W
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21
2 ?3 H. X' i" }* ? xAKL Sasago Maru - x" a- A4 ]+ _! u
Allied Ships
" k( y! Q) Q5 [' [ MTB 7
( s/ e; E% @& p% Y, w MTB 8" Q# S. n3 x2 S( G6 {0 _
MTB 9
' u# ?9 d' B, K- Z$ z/ R MTB 107 j. V* z0 u1 ~& H
MTB 11' f+ C- }9 H e7 q7 g( d
MTB 12
. B* U$ c ^8 y3 g2 J5 f& X: a MTB 26
* e2 c! O- a6 a( e! f MTB 27
( J' }8 u) U. ]: S6 N" f7 I8 \Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
$ c" y' w8 h1 K( {2 ?) |Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards7 {0 m U; S+ ]) @' v( Q
Range increases to 18,000 yards...; @/ c) V1 X: o
Both Task Forces evade combat; L8 L. J: M5 T$ i4 b2 c5 ~
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* N4 U, D' w+ `0 [Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ( [5 @1 O+ s$ p3 G- |
Weather in hex: Light rain 1 c a: p2 p/ n: n; [- F
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.2 h k9 i+ S7 {6 T y% i0 C
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
" Y5 Q- N: x' \6 j; hJapanese aircraft! y' C0 q8 f( u9 U
A6M2 Zero x 211 Y+ q( D4 t' `) N9 y! l
Allied aircraft
& O* A* l) b8 [- Y2 D8 k P-26A x 87 _% a; i" n9 O1 h! D V
P-35A x 13
- E4 H4 }3 `1 J. Y+ | P-40B Warhawk x 14
: \5 W9 Q8 s( L& L' G L0 I8 u P-40E Warhawk x 46 0 N6 Y% x Y8 F6 I8 L% v
Japanese aircraft losses) Q/ j+ j7 H% k# J: n
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
@, d# R C6 [- M% `# M$ c/ ?* aAllied aircraft losses
$ ~1 L5 D1 v0 _2 T4 ` P-26A: 1 destroyed
$ Q$ Z" _4 _: }: b6 t' @5 c P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed( a! ^0 Q: J. o- t
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
% V$ j& {# Z" i w& K8 L9 kAircraft Attacking:
; ^7 z5 R. o1 \- @+ I R9 _8 \ 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 5 G; f2 `. O6 T- y( {. m
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
1 A! z" j: H0 c" u$ ?5 p+ e% | D9 VRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.0 j7 A! ]& _! l0 r* z4 g$ l
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes + |/ ` Z7 n7 D0 \
Japanese aircraft" ~1 u; d3 r6 h- k8 B2 ]
G3M2 Nell x 33
4 w0 Y+ c( |; d3 `+ a G4M1 Betty x 3
# s3 Y/ W- z2 H5 O& }2 D5 _ Ki-27b Nate x 19 ( J7 o" m8 g" V0 K$ r) w
No Japanese losses & z9 {) [( G" Q0 |6 J
Allied ground losses:
4 q+ N. p ]5 p8 z 95 casualties reported
, R* f6 V7 a3 H( ^4 ] Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
/ q6 |" x* Q' [9 y9 [# g9 N. x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
7 q F: f. U- J3 u' o, o1 a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 9 c4 K5 _& o; ]5 _8 j. q# i
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! Y% P8 r0 r: o( M$ e4 RMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ; Q9 d* l3 f. X& y! O
Weather in hex: Heavy rain & l0 l3 N) }0 a3 D
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ ?( f8 F( L p$ [Estimated time to target is 6 minutes # x( [8 r. M/ u' S' v1 K& _
Japanese aircraft
/ G4 A C" ~, T, ~ G3M2 Nell x 16- e; A g, q3 P, i
G4M1 Betty x 11" @) G' j- g' G) D* y
Ki-27b Nate x 15
7 P7 W: E. G$ CJapanese aircraft losses5 @8 J7 l# x, E N" k9 j& C
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
" m7 m4 t( X0 K9 @( M G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
- g" |4 k9 P5 G3 {7 _9 RAllied ground losses:
# X; q+ i' m& ?; s" a: B O 43 casualties reported/ q" u3 C4 f R% e" v0 W/ q8 R Y( Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 {3 R' o9 S- V& n5 ~- X2 k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled& _2 p, ^; v3 t) g" P7 J4 D+ u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 q/ p/ T& A, @- T( W9 uMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
" u2 n/ k) {- B G2 C: F% H9 BWeather in hex: Heavy rain
3 j0 W1 h9 N8 J5 T6 D" Y5 SRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ ?0 S* z1 P J
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
% R4 g, p8 P$ n- j. W% {Japanese aircraft
1 Y- M5 H# v1 E+ y" F G3M2 Nell x 27
' X: g3 d0 i# Z: V Ki-27b Nate x 34 ( q# | Q# v% H4 Y4 @3 g6 R
No Japanese losses i# U: s0 X0 p
Allied ground losses: B8 l9 G; A, t$ p
78 casualties reported5 p& C: [0 b _/ O3 ]4 z3 L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 M& ^+ T' F: h' J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
' l$ v4 ]2 i( Y& M9 V, I( c4 w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
9 E& j3 a r8 @9 `9 }4 c; fWeather in hex: Light cloud
' u- Z4 V! x; `% |Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: C) q( Q$ g$ S) M6 n4 M8 }
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
" ^% l) |/ [1 h" uJapanese aircraft
! t4 c( a4 v, \ G3M2 Nell x 3
( u+ Y$ Y% y" E/ N7 K4 ?6 u4 Z G4M1 Betty x 12) @% Y: n8 j. t6 A$ d1 [ s
Ki-27b Nate x 9 + Q3 n7 ]: D1 H! l
No Japanese losses ' J/ ]% u( n( P) @4 J
Allied Ships
' X6 D% K$ B+ f" g xAK Munlock
/ B" }9 j9 {0 C+ s4 n; z xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; }. R0 i/ x9 }8 ~8 J xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 x* M- l0 o8 m. T xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires ( B% G4 t! `/ w5 H" ^7 V S7 W C
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
9 B% i5 n: q$ d& j0 c/ C( @& ZWeather in hex: Light rain
1 S+ c) o1 y; n. N1 QRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.& v* m3 ~( h6 p. a! O C7 v
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
* x' a: c' ^4 P1 H$ C S/ KJapanese aircraft, _& ^% Y3 J4 J3 `+ Y
A6M2 Zero x 10 2 z, f, u, W. z! x& r3 a0 h
Allied aircraft
B5 T; p) m/ m1 S/ R P-26A x 3& q/ p3 G) X4 y( `: N
P-35A x 10
2 x) {/ w" g0 i w- Y P-40B Warhawk x 9% l6 _1 Y ^" B( J! L5 t4 Z" w
P-40E Warhawk x 33
9 m, n7 ?* y& j2 I5 m% IJapanese aircraft losses3 y/ S! q6 P% z1 w4 A( }/ k
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
0 S( x( V& \+ }* KAllied aircraft losses
' V& C* A |9 B h0 m Z) n7 l; @( P P-26A: 1 destroyed
: \" ^! y: q0 M" T0 x# {/ R P-35A: 2 destroyed
! I+ M9 S; j! \ \* \ P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
) t! ?) H8 k4 b$ c! I: {5 XAircraft Attacking:; z b: c$ h; ]
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet ( h' Q) A7 M% @& d4 c1 U
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: _, B5 ^4 \0 y/ t5 R6 BMorning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) 6 \0 {6 t1 R7 J
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
" v! Z. k$ g5 L5 [; w' l" m7 fRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." Q) I* j/ A* C" q# K
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes 7 y2 R) [% O; X0 v8 C: i1 U* t
Japanese aircraft
& w; H2 ^. H1 r' J/ g B5M1 Mabel x 5 * x. P5 F3 C$ C, P
No Japanese losses 0 y) _" y# _9 Q
Allied ground losses:
" V$ z) C( F6 ]! x% C, C; d 13 casualties reported
; `+ x# e6 \+ B, G& t# Y! L Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* V8 p d- K0 N+ P( t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. \' q: r; a: Z- ?( I9 e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 v6 L4 G z8 L+ ?# m* c! @* _Aircraft Attacking:
/ z& ?5 V* t& |( \) w! t& g+ v 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet4 Q z7 h( V7 F+ k6 F
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 1 v0 y. l+ f4 X2 s! R ~
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& ]$ }8 l! a' h7 |; dMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 - v' N; e6 \. }" v# Z
Weather in hex: Light rain + k9 x" `0 W6 m
Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.: e# f# Z& o' Q# O; ?
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes 9 g8 \4 p5 W: J9 j4 b5 ]
Japanese aircraft! I/ Y# N" J8 d7 n4 R* U1 v
A6M2 Zero x 9 ' M" n) U4 q( b$ B1 \
Allied aircraft# B; S: f! y0 S
P-35A x 6
2 t# X7 n5 R: \ P-40B Warhawk x 8
+ z4 u, F1 V! @! ?$ { P-40E Warhawk x 24 4 {! S, v, j& L% z
Japanese aircraft losses
, u7 x! i4 T9 L0 h0 R A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
2 o) ~, a, n5 b5 J) y9 TAllied aircraft losses8 _. p( ]3 d" D! @9 y$ o
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed $ ~* c: q7 l0 {& G
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$ D0 `# D3 N3 y' PMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
: s( k2 j6 V; ~2 D; x& M BWeather in hex: Light rain
) l& w c! `$ R5 }Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet./ T9 Y1 z0 e2 x! q. k+ S0 W- l
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
7 K" R6 z8 n6 |" O4 a. LJapanese aircraft
' n0 x4 k& g1 R8 O' G A6M2 Zero x 6 7 D3 u' p! s" z- x" Z. P8 W9 A
Allied aircraft
7 h& I- @, w8 i. O2 K P-35A x 5
8 }! h8 a; K* ~# W% n* ? c, g* } P-40B Warhawk x 83 r+ j; w9 e7 |0 ^8 V t: e
P-40E Warhawk x 18 , i4 A8 C! o- I4 E+ u) Y
No Japanese losses ( j- n' _) B% X7 r, U4 |- J3 a
Allied aircraft losses
8 R+ u. K' Z& T+ f; ?# e P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
3 D. f( r8 T- }$ EWeather in hex: Partial cloud ) E# B% v" q4 K0 |% Q7 o
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
6 ?6 Z1 l: H H. o2 d' V' SEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
* e* _. Y& H9 U( aJapanese aircraft$ g( w1 [5 w2 U) v& s9 O
B5N1 Kate x 12 : F* Q$ O- l6 j' ~5 Y4 K
No Japanese losses : e3 K* o5 c+ A
Port hits 2% g5 g/ J2 [5 G4 o5 [, Q, V
Port supply hits 1 3 j! u; Z. G0 d
Aircraft Attacking: q/ }' I3 l4 w. G G: a
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * ! Q# T7 p& S+ s% z7 j/ q7 q" c/ H8 Q( p
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 1 F; |( H& r |) k2 M; A" g! B" T6 V
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5 {- Y$ ^+ i% t; U# e$ X7 _' lMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
4 L! O7 J* R* n- hWeather in hex: Light cloud + S+ O1 @& Y6 R7 H; @9 B" L
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- M( x: N% Q& {6 F/ H
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes $ w( ] \0 Q) z# e# D4 ?
Japanese aircraft
. R! o$ p% z* T8 S& s. ?1 r Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
7 c1 s' @$ ]. _8 Y) Y/ [2 m1 I Ki-27b Nate x 1. G: v4 {% y( S) T
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
+ I2 r/ p' _. R# m: `No Japanese losses ; B& O! }2 x, h2 U+ h
Allied Ships
5 g7 r1 v# n6 S( u/ i% y# u xAK Hinsang5 D# ~% U" L- B0 @& H) F* Q
xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 ~: L" s4 Z3 n3 u Z xAKL Chengtu+ t h# B$ I: M* U3 `1 \% g
xAKL Joan Moller
9 L) M3 O/ |& b* p xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 X6 m( K7 ]2 _; }) z
xAK Bennevis
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, @2 A, R. C4 Y/ ]; aMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 D- S$ x! u$ ?) g) D2 `. d
Weather in hex: Clear sky 2 B" F7 N2 q8 A$ h+ a/ u+ C! |# H% U
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. M2 k8 e. N- H( U4 Z
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
6 `* {5 H6 F& e& o, ]Japanese aircraft
, n& E* u2 [% i0 o. {+ \' y2 [# x Ki-27b Nate x 9
/ a/ {& A) z z! J1 y, e, D Ki-36 Ida x 19/ n& N4 i$ F2 F1 i0 D R* c
Ki-44 Tojo x 8" L$ R7 i8 x, {* e4 n' B9 N0 b& }
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3- h, f2 I7 j r
Ki-51 Sonia x 17
0 `5 h* z0 A7 A; f2 aNo Japanese losses
$ r+ G/ J) P" @3 q5 N5 t( JAirbase hits 7
) w- w t+ N, j; |9 m2 W* j; ?Airbase supply hits 3$ I! p* O& @6 A" E: W
Runway hits 11 $ t6 Z7 t; {+ a/ f* c
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( K0 I/ B% |1 ]0 k. U/ Y) n1 wMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
* l5 ^# o. d# n8 R" Q+ i! WWeather in hex: Heavy rain $ F5 Z+ ~' r3 ]5 B, J
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet./ s8 ?& p' }% \: f
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes 7 @: }& e2 T' X% W3 P* m9 V, v8 C
Japanese aircraft% D1 d" J$ u+ \( t0 R K) c* T
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65
4 p; |' B: u4 f3 p6 S Ki-27b Nate x 19 + v. Y0 U2 K) A
Japanese aircraft losses D% h6 ]& x" b2 h- s
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged ! k! y, z+ n: k8 M% C& @
Allied ground losses:1 O, f, N! h ?& u4 y8 q( t
66 casualties reported0 F2 \& |$ ^; o8 s# H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled, l, ~. d7 n- y
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ s' Z/ Y. K. H) H6 p7 l9 T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ j1 E4 c0 W; }8 Y( xMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
% k+ q1 J3 j j- IWeather in hex: Heavy rain
) f* }0 n+ I/ S5 g- GRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.; f: x! M4 W: b( e" a
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
~& u8 O l8 X. L" V# iJapanese aircraft0 m6 B. [) Y: h! N1 Z6 W3 y
Ki-27b Nate x 34
7 i9 M+ O6 `" w ~; w3 ^ Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
* L0 V8 V. Z, _3 ]5 |- s" i2 X Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
8 j) c9 |. e4 C$ ?No Japanese losses 0 X8 D# V9 f1 m4 z T% M, x4 q
Allied ground losses:+ Y3 a3 f# c7 G8 r5 a
39 casualties reported
9 D& ^# q* q, F. w" h Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 h) o+ L5 n0 \( a2 I; M
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled' N3 y$ p6 [; w3 ` y7 a* l6 F3 E
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 , `1 i) h; ]* {
Weather in hex: Clear sky
! ~* l) g+ x8 J7 q p5 Y* s0 A+ fRaid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 f' C% d* M+ xEstimated time to target is 9 minutes $ X! c) \" d* m3 i! I4 }1 U$ i5 f G
Japanese aircraft1 L$ I$ T/ n* J _. ]
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
4 N4 `$ F% e* T" u9 SNo Japanese losses
0 D6 N# k; b: n8 AAirbase hits 16 b9 {% ?2 I0 `
Runway hits 2( A: c) u+ w& o) H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
" F% o7 w2 x# E' A- o' J8 e, m* M6 Q& eWeather in hex: Heavy rain
7 [7 v: @& ^& sRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.* s4 ~* s0 |- r6 L, p/ L2 @
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. v; m: m8 X s- O: g& F
Japanese aircraft% u' n* J. d. L& `& f
Ki-27b Nate x 24 4 ~5 J) I; E% c3 ~* {1 ~+ l
Allied aircraft& x! [6 X6 Z6 a( v/ U
Blenheim I x 4
0 Q4 m2 l6 I6 v4 l8 NNo Japanese losses . G( o; m3 `; o; B6 ]+ p8 h5 V
No Allied losses 1 d3 B$ U- h; z) B% b" z
Japanese Ships
$ m: U9 I+ Q% g8 U7 X7 E; F; S- Q BB Haruna
; Y9 b( l. W; u- J8 j* w+ [# LAircraft Attacking:
3 u+ T N+ L! E. m+ a 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
9 W3 w- x7 x. ~4 J7 S- Q* y# ~ Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 2 j, H" S. n3 G' J7 t% a
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 9 P. Q; {8 E ~$ Z) w7 z8 U% g
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 8 @. N5 x9 v3 o$ j" ?3 l
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% m9 P6 Q7 P" l1 e0 ~4 O; x |Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
+ Z6 K$ d) a. v3 ^% yJapanese aircraft
1 H* X- X b$ s3 {4 c6 `' e G4M1 Betty x 19$ G7 Z8 m/ F$ O) U, o+ D
Ki-27b Nate x 12 # X' z- b/ _. l
No Japanese losses
" S' U4 A# ? O6 \Allied ground losses:
; N+ S/ f2 G! B- d/ L 33 casualties reported" e o# J( h0 m2 ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
( F: P; E o- l) Q: R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, l8 I2 N: K- ?
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ k! Y! k. I+ Y7 d Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 0 B. I* b4 N/ ]0 ~' ?
Weather in hex: Clear sky % z6 m" a2 J5 Y/ Y" L3 w
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# d' z6 d2 D: _4 R( l
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes - P/ W j& W0 B
Japanese aircraft5 S9 O8 Z5 l- C" O
A6M2 Zero x 460 ]+ H5 t- t1 ^4 e
B5N2 Kate x 35
) H* g* ? k1 G; { D3A1 Val x 9
4 n! F5 ?, D: Z% ~8 V" j, mJapanese aircraft losses% Q" {, R, `+ C7 [- \! p/ f9 a
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
& A2 u5 y Z$ D$ D1 d% l/ o D3A1 Val: 1 damaged 7 q2 j) F0 z( i d4 C
Allied Ships
8 }9 M6 I1 g' @# L- D DD Litchfield
) X. v: F; v! h2 w) N# t2 y DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 D, t y q* c/ c' T/ G+ t DD Ward
' u0 w* h! L* \% h9 [5 @ DD Schley, Bomb hits 1
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( P9 M9 m# S0 DMorning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
, `- z. }6 z' V' F: u2 M5 W) OWeather in hex: Heavy cloud ! V8 r* D8 E" t7 E2 e
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
3 g2 D3 h _4 @- XEstimated time to target is 7 minutes & n2 X# t" i3 O- z+ n7 `3 z/ U
Allied aircraft5 P2 g8 x1 s, f' u
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
, i9 Y( {, Z: t+ ^6 b G: g SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
# U* Z: |& H+ L0 P1 y TBD-1 Devastator x 15 * F o0 o) A* R: X
Allied aircraft losses
/ x! ^5 p3 K' M7 O$ Y TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged
! R* M1 F# t% x; @ mJapanese Ships
4 b- m3 ]" k! P* N! J2 u/ ~ DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 S5 v5 d/ x- ~3 f; k
DD Sazanami5 W) `2 w( Z. ^# U
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires `6 X: @6 V7 x4 `6 ]: \8 {
- \3 q! }3 M$ a5 M. J. ]8 @Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio L, m1 b' u. k( K& } H
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya0 d; H- b% y2 M1 G' ]
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" Z- [1 l4 v: w2 s: c2 X# z; ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
# M* v6 P( i# P, t% HWeather in hex: Light cloud
. l0 P9 I' B7 U7 ?Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) ]7 l. X6 b4 J# B) AEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
/ w6 D: p# P: M* a+ ~. z) ~Japanese aircraft
1 M N5 N; c5 f+ b: u! a Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
% F1 b2 o# u* n4 U' {. M4 _9 kNo Japanese losses
+ X. `& G: | {: uAllied Ships" P5 n3 ?5 F! U( L- \) c" I' l
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
% w# j7 S9 z) Z5 U0 X xAK Hinsang
$ P2 n7 Y( D% e1 ~2 S/ V: e- {" [! ]Aircraft Attacking:' g& ?1 v5 B: B% n' q! N0 [5 E B" }
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
; p% S2 i0 P- i( c9 }2 z+ ^& {: T Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb # P( B }, F2 s$ I% R. P& Z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang* E; u* S! k Z7 k
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: w% @1 `: F3 q% G, H# A% |& ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 5 U7 D- u9 U& O/ d
Weather in hex: Clear sky
3 L8 ]* M. a% |Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 K$ q2 T) |4 q: P, d; rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes + b5 W( f/ D0 W; U x7 U3 I
Japanese aircraft
9 O+ _+ G2 g- s D3A1 Val x 13
6 e# [' B+ D# L" b$ ~No Japanese losses 4 ~9 n; S# I" V0 Y& G, G% U
Allied Ships
1 e9 d" C @) c3 A% z DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( h8 A2 _1 z9 x, t& e
DD Ward# f: I' T; \4 N3 ]1 M: |* q, {
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ [1 X3 @. W" J% W
5 C. @# {3 J* EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley7 b1 z, k$ S7 b+ c6 o/ l
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
9 d/ h# T5 @1 d6 t1 i7 Q# V* i+ q( MWeather in hex: Light cloud 8 f, V' T6 v/ X: i) q
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.) v+ f0 G2 V1 b- ?
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
6 @# u- |0 _8 m8 w8 V2 BJapanese aircraft' y. W) W! j7 \! X. K4 g- E' Q) ]. N
Ki-27b Nate x 30
) D1 L, L" @% A6 a- q" XAllied aircraft8 y; M, D$ i: P6 I
Blenheim I x 7 ' i/ b3 t$ G6 y, ^/ v; E
No Japanese losses 9 T: X% X0 Q. Z: X
Allied aircraft losses
7 ^$ T! K1 V O" X/ } Blenheim I: 2 damaged4 V* e9 }( E' ]
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak
6 G/ e+ h& U5 w7 o' |Japanese Ships7 i5 F8 d4 E- P$ G9 ~1 v. ~
BB Haruna
* u: a- M- e! `! e$ ~3 D, Q xAK Asakasan Maru 1 S2 y" J/ a9 r5 F: a3 Y) B
Aircraft Attacking:
& e+ ^1 O9 N7 z3 Q/ M/ i 7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
' n$ |4 X0 _2 V' E! S Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 4 K) u& i; q8 R! a
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
+ W% t2 o6 i) \1 O8 dWeather in hex: Overcast
, o& i6 p. r& @Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. u4 @9 [& ~4 h9 V- n
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 4 { G6 r: N, {
Japanese aircraft
3 j& A% T; F9 o# p. f5 z D* v A6M2 Zero x 10* D; R7 S# ^1 @5 y* i- r" H6 y
B5N2 Kate x 5 # B. a# Q0 i( R2 o* \: x
No Japanese losses a y$ a. D4 k1 g
Allied Ships
& E9 T" Z9 ?+ r" X* O DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 5 e7 ?. E3 [. i1 k1 i2 T4 r
Aircraft Attacking:
! z* A7 D; L# ?- M& o$ b 5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; r& f; ^4 B" C. \# Z3 L- ^
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo ' P: C+ l! Z3 V
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: X; R6 s& x2 [# V9 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
7 M0 \: t' ^1 Y2 L: sWeather in hex: Heavy rain
i+ L, F/ T5 l" D& ~) VRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
5 `3 f5 C, R4 c5 U! W& IEstimated time to target is 7 minutes $ O1 }0 i+ E0 e$ s4 W A: Y7 n
Allied aircraft
; @( C4 R: r+ m: z; O F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
& ^3 ]3 Z) u8 w n SBD-2 Dauntless x 9
) r. m8 g8 w/ i; H2 FNo Allied losses 2 Q% k8 `/ k" t# S/ d( a! [
Japanese Ships
6 ~+ [9 {9 `7 F, o8 J DD Sazanami/ [* \ p, y: G' i e6 e0 s$ I
DD Ushio, and is sunk * c; c! s9 t v
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
! Q0 U5 g* m% d l. B$ rJapanese Deliberate attack
2 H' \. Z8 h2 y& aAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 / q9 W5 b& B- @- D9 {
Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
; b- W. w& Z1 c0 r3 nJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
6 P: ]; M7 `0 W" o0 JJapanese adjusted assault: 100
) `$ d# u; G* jAllied adjusted defense: 8
& M! Q7 z2 V" G# f) A* BJapanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
9 f% h" |/ ~, f5 y+ ]; Z' pJapanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! & ]0 y2 Y N% ~# {$ y) s: R6 y
Combat modifiers
# } o W0 v0 G5 ^Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
c% `: P- s4 B. ~: { fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
8 K4 i l. G }Attacker: fatigue(-)
b" }0 g$ j: u1 ^5 c5 |+ GJapanese ground losses:
1 W$ n# T* q3 f7 b. }* M2 T 37 casualties reported$ a( d) n' ?& X! T! K* b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
% T4 c8 f: S& d! { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" D' x P& u1 a8 P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 d3 A) Y& ^# S( F2 mAllied ground losses:/ u& S# N/ B8 h* }* i+ G
2519 casualties reported8 j' W( `' h) ~/ r
Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled
* o% u1 ^, q" { V" s F9 J Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ Q, B: r5 Q( }9 X Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled9 i/ F; L. h' @+ F
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)+ p2 b7 G9 P6 X+ K1 O* X. B b7 G
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)* V# L+ g) n6 s3 k1 n3 I/ \
Units retreated 2. Z1 F3 F" Q5 P& R- |0 u8 _: d
Units destroyed 1
5 m1 R2 C! C, qDefeated Allied Units Retreating! 2 [ \5 r0 M( k e. |
Assaulting units:; y# x, x$ @( g3 s3 p+ N2 r- _
56th Infantry Regiment7 t% |0 P7 j& n7 r' p
12th Engineer Regiment
6 m' i8 f4 _3 t0 d j1 m* A( I 5th JAAF AF Coy
' l$ r, d3 j8 M) l. B" f8 pDefending units:
. B2 U% j. S2 c) F# u( o FMSV Brigade
4 n0 b! d- I5 D2 i9 ` 8th Indian Brigade. D/ t* y+ F4 b" i
3rd ISF Base Force |