AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
% Q( o) E1 u1 x5 @7 Ikb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。。. B3 U5 x/ c$ c3 ?& g/ L; O
同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。' x3 v0 L, r0 V$ |1 E
大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。
$ C, }7 |2 v& K, _) q; f/ \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,0 c! e3 T/ q. L) Z4 j" B2 w
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。" o d! D! t( q, v" B
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。
/ V. [- `( l3 ^6 z0 o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。% E% s$ W% U' {& X1 B: C9 j
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' O& T3 j6 _7 T3 W' s MInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
! |- j% L; b8 F& x4 H21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
( Y. j4 c# n- m9 Z9 v# V2 v. cJapanese Ships
$ T7 x; X# c, I9 r3 E c, x CL Sendai* N4 S: a# h* x( m5 e. V- k) O+ \
DD Ayanami
9 O1 ?/ i, T2 j' K+ n. n' y DD Shikinami5 p7 i* d; V8 J5 _5 L
DD Isonami
5 V2 x1 ` H& v% x4 P7 O$ Z' S* w PB Tatsumiya Maru
$ _- u/ _) A+ l5 T SC Ch 9
6 Z: a8 q$ s" \2 \ {/ T SC Ch 7% s& s8 ]; A8 G
AK Sasako Maru
( p& C, q8 W9 C+ l$ O DD Uranami 7 s( b9 s% ]5 T) I# I
Japanese ground losses:
% b$ r1 h' h6 H j# s F2 C$ I 26 casualties reported$ V [% M( A5 T8 \" t/ [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* [! w! c! ?- S0 ^' Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
4 A- g) L2 Q% j0 Z/ O: d% c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled * o# b& y. w6 R$ x% ?6 y( J
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Submarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
) L& a. B+ [' bJapanese Ships
1 q: _$ U! z Q. f" s5 [ SS I-121 9 r' C6 _% G7 m1 @ G# i/ `
Allied Ships/ Y/ t3 C0 M0 v' U
xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 7 P( `3 c& }% D8 v( D* [" U
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121
6 z' G9 o3 a NSS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang , M1 g% `$ r5 T/ ?( {
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TF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) " \) G; ~3 _6 T2 }% N
Allied Ships) F% t1 `% b1 W8 U! Z0 H0 p
DD Pillsbury) m0 G- y/ E" i, R/ {
DD Peary
( Q. ~& ^' b; e y1 ? DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
1 C ^0 C8 h8 h+ J, J3 mines cleared + n0 Q _" a+ d! `# c/ C
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* M; f3 O; x! _2 x, U( ]. B, bASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 : Y; T; s+ ^6 S' L# C8 f
Japanese Ships; w" e) Y8 h2 T1 ?) _" h
CL Jintsu7 k4 b5 f7 J' ]' X q1 ~+ y
DD Oshio) V9 Z) J2 B. f
DD Hibiki
i1 Y- F" u% j1 p# r8 e+ v DD Akatsuki
8 }& C. Q( |. ~9 k# D' G DD Arashio
5 A9 w+ P! b/ n4 K7 `! t4 E+ q9 IAllied Ships2 E. k/ Z" r+ E) H
SS KXI, hits 9 . Z4 l! |+ T0 y S* Y" H
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
4 D. K+ B& Q, I" T9 d5 y; L. [Japanese Ships
, @$ }, j4 g% \% n CA Maya
2 m4 A+ s5 E# P5 \1 d( N, Y DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
' Y: W; p0 d$ k; c, M DD Minazuki
/ o3 T; k# y$ p/ @/ b* ^ DD Fumizuki8 u5 a2 c0 H8 w* N' M+ E0 E
DD Nagatsuki/ R: n+ [" T! _ f; e# h3 E' `; t
Allied Ships
; o6 x) ^+ S- y) H* H- K( c DD Scout
5 h1 ]9 I9 C( t2 T) d) T DD Thanet, Shell hits 2! e! o" B0 G6 F2 g" S! y* f
DD Thracian , V/ R- _2 f# \; H7 \
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4 G1 C G, B4 J* J6 NDay Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
/ n% m2 u- J9 K( ~+ U8 mJapanese Ships
+ z( k7 @9 b- W6 P( z DD Sazanami) m7 B3 _/ D/ P
DD Ushio8 H }( V6 X6 ~. U- B$ E# k
AO Shiriya 4 o* x4 E% p4 G; h4 v
Allied Ships
5 {0 y3 s0 n" D u# `- O CV Enterprise
# m% A4 h' h) j. g N) ` CA Northampton
) P+ N6 j7 G. Z5 o: {# e7 p CA Chester
4 t$ R8 H# ]# l% J; y3 Z CA Salt Lake City
4 Z* G. T1 g$ x$ z, I6 @* R6 \( s$ A DD Craven
5 h' t5 |( D: o- J2 M5 W DD Gridley4 z5 S4 y# J; M
DD McCall" ~. ]$ q+ Y6 H6 h+ d3 m' t( r8 ~
DD Maury9 ^4 V! n7 \- S$ S* m
DD Benham
2 d) P( w, S% e* R1 R0 D DD Ellet
5 _+ y: c ~( j( U0 q, C: u DD Dunlap
$ o+ |; W2 t5 Y* i6 q) `6 G# N2 F DD Fanning
% y3 q) G3 c+ T DD Balch + {4 y! {3 }% j/ K( s
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards1 Z# d7 i0 r' P' }; [
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
# d3 W# V' a0 E# o; j4 |# ]6 @CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
~8 \7 T$ K$ ABoth TF attempt to withdraw!" U' u& k* G" A& T, m, p
Range increases to 28,000 yards...0 p( G x i- b6 T) D+ `
Both Task Forces evade combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
( Q! [- Z: s+ I7 T* ]+ y% bJapanese Ships
$ D3 t0 j: q/ Z) D3 W; t/ m5 B APD Fuji _# E+ g1 K! t: g9 j
TB Hiyodori
1 `; Y* M$ z3 [# c; p3 [$ m9 m9 I AMc Toroshima Maru
% _9 }$ A7 K8 u1 d. z PB Heiei Maru #7
2 i: h1 }! x& S0 M1 y& g5 b9 ?- {, a xAK Syoka Maru9 t) {8 k E; R2 O
xAK Rokko Maru4 P8 ~' J/ l2 A) r# ]+ T7 E
xAK Igasa Maru9 t$ M& w- H; d
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21
4 }- I! h; k& C( G8 o xAKL Sasago Maru ' q9 L( A& M5 o: j
Allied Ships, {9 o8 w- L/ X- r2 w
MTB 7$ p0 J+ u3 H/ g* ?) P x
MTB 8
7 \( n4 T6 s/ z+ ^4 W& D: y MTB 9 y/ }1 ]2 e& i4 K
MTB 10
0 E1 T1 \$ }9 w3 |6 L MTB 11
4 \! @. l# `8 z1 q4 { MTB 12
9 C% y% L, A; Q MTB 26
6 Y1 `* b$ c7 P MTB 27 ) s' t$ q: y- F3 f# ^5 _6 N: i" Y
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms/ Q6 ]( z7 G' @, q: v. {& d
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards$ e6 U" ]4 {3 ]
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
$ O {* w: M T2 xBoth Task Forces evade combat" l5 K* l8 V* B
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 1 D; ~- P A1 d7 A/ `& ]
Weather in hex: Light rain
8 C7 ^! U# D$ o4 T5 S4 x6 p1 D. eRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
8 `( e8 [. V* ^/ g6 Y9 k& CEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
$ v& w: E8 E, |3 _) `3 wJapanese aircraft
* A2 X/ {# n1 H A6M2 Zero x 21* t, }4 @ q' @( t: E
Allied aircraft
* X0 C8 e$ r! n {: E. D" c+ w7 D; y P-26A x 8+ n+ w" j8 A3 O9 L6 Y; S# r
P-35A x 13
8 ]# z/ n! R7 \/ P% { P-40B Warhawk x 14
8 b6 k6 G- W. m; `' W" j P-40E Warhawk x 46 $ g# Z* u- H4 }6 m
Japanese aircraft losses+ |; t# u) p' h: k' X+ C0 w, x8 T% l
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed 2 y2 P- [( v0 _7 E
Allied aircraft losses% ^/ P. ~$ o& }5 J6 P! V' n
P-26A: 1 destroyed: A5 v/ T, H- I L" m, \
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed( V1 W) ^2 {% b! j) K9 T; W9 g- ^/ y' s
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed 4 T) I# C4 B8 ~$ E
Aircraft Attacking:) n/ Q1 k' F' J3 A" q! x& A9 L
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet ; F; w) c! D2 D' {$ C& B- s1 S
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) [ Z7 V8 }) ^& G! \. MMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 6 y; X' N9 B$ o7 g
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
; o* N! b! s0 I+ ]3 R9 X: jRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
4 J+ D1 w/ f1 p; hEstimated time to target is 15 minutes 5 R) W) k5 C J/ z9 }. V
Japanese aircraft" l& p' B" a$ x
G3M2 Nell x 33
3 c F/ E7 N1 \5 ] G4M1 Betty x 3" m% v4 N7 b2 h4 A
Ki-27b Nate x 19
6 w9 J1 ?+ Y' ^2 e2 uNo Japanese losses , ~" |; v% t+ n6 w" t
Allied ground losses:
6 ~0 t( n7 {: O' A6 Y7 j- | 95 casualties reported* J C4 x$ G" E5 S) a
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled3 k p! S# p7 C2 l( N$ r# T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
& }8 d X) i5 q5 `3 M' W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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- B+ z1 A. Z9 dMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
9 g; y7 G8 b! T" sWeather in hex: Heavy rain
7 i; D7 c/ v( A- W+ DRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
7 A$ E- e+ {) pEstimated time to target is 6 minutes . W! x% N Y! ~/ h' G$ N
Japanese aircraft
4 X7 K% M" G$ A7 J$ U G3M2 Nell x 16" H9 E* q: k7 z/ N a$ C: i
G4M1 Betty x 116 H5 y! o/ ?- e
Ki-27b Nate x 15 7 [" n% V5 }1 }% j* M2 t
Japanese aircraft losses/ }9 m0 W) x6 d, W
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged+ O3 N+ b% n. z6 r# \9 C/ H1 ^* z
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
, c. f" r" n2 zAllied ground losses:
- l" j/ _# r, c. Q k9 b) B 43 casualties reported
! K- ^7 P+ A" }7 Y& N Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" l. }9 h% C( ~! m/ b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled% s) ~8 C' u% v% o( O* D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled % `0 ~7 q k8 M, r
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o9 o. P( p+ e* I Y @& G- jMorning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
5 u$ }- ]. W" y- I6 Z FWeather in hex: Heavy rain 3 w, n( W- J" h# p
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 |! J* y+ c$ p8 J" d n( v
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
5 R7 s$ U1 \% {. L, _& e& DJapanese aircraft
' o# x7 o. }8 V. L: o G3M2 Nell x 276 W% H6 O4 q" G* W7 `) p
Ki-27b Nate x 34
4 H5 t( m7 F+ \* fNo Japanese losses
: m& Y. [5 W- b/ I) uAllied ground losses:
5 w( f! H( o! q' Z/ S 78 casualties reported+ Y; N. Z) G; n! l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled# x$ E9 I4 W; r6 W
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled$ F( H6 t4 @% m% h) R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled - Z7 i5 V# Z. x+ j" Q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 ) U! X$ }! e) p0 G& I3 U
Weather in hex: Light cloud
8 |/ S# e3 I7 ]; GRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 J4 b5 k) M& l1 a# i, y7 J7 H) u
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
, t+ J6 ]+ E6 E+ x/ sJapanese aircraft T4 H& l7 v% Z H
G3M2 Nell x 3
1 |9 `5 V; i* L5 o G4M1 Betty x 12
/ {2 Z$ I2 R6 b/ ~) y1 G Ki-27b Nate x 9 / t, r- ^; i# Q. G
No Japanese losses : h8 y: V8 [" W! |
Allied Ships' }4 D3 A/ D; X( _
xAK Munlock Q8 q/ ?2 A2 y5 L4 i
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 W% E6 C( {/ ?* ]. | xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 s6 S* m) J" V0 M Q0 m# ]) o- n xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires ) U8 @1 Y- N- H3 S
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) I5 F. z6 B* J/ T) \Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
" F8 K7 X, S8 {' i, dWeather in hex: Light rain 9 E, s E% x! D' N
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
2 v! z! ^2 k' i# k- j& rEstimated time to target is 25 minutes % o4 E4 _: U7 r0 {
Japanese aircraft
" z& D4 ?: P" \- q1 R3 j A6M2 Zero x 10
) a8 F! \" d6 ~" z3 U+ nAllied aircraft
2 q, I3 d$ U5 q$ b P-26A x 3- {1 J1 h( U% f) D* e& r5 W0 P
P-35A x 10
) G5 M; a0 T* ^0 M P-40B Warhawk x 9: l& H- ^6 h( l* S0 M
P-40E Warhawk x 33 5 {+ x, W: l" Y' x8 L! V r
Japanese aircraft losses3 B. [% j1 u% p' ~7 i- v2 h
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
% h' x: b: Q) F: dAllied aircraft losses
5 P" C! G, r' c% K P-26A: 1 destroyed
8 p& u% d9 e! W) \ P-35A: 2 destroyed
x& P! A+ V S( d" M% W6 w P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
. d8 f+ x' T9 _3 d+ y P1 ?0 A) TAircraft Attacking:
6 }* ^% T0 O, j# I' @1 f0 `$ q( Z4 s 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)
$ `& S2 |0 B. D- \9 q2 KWeather in hex: Heavy rain . ]5 C1 ` B; }
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! |- @" x H' T: |2 |* K* OEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
A- w: U* Z" V$ n% s% ?. |3 bJapanese aircraft
# E8 O# A- l' q B5M1 Mabel x 5
$ A; Q# I* Q4 X5 ~ KNo Japanese losses " @# w: y% W9 C& L9 x' v, O. V# L
Allied ground losses:
' [2 z! h1 c# M0 H p% { 13 casualties reported
2 t/ ?& O; o/ J2 K8 [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 o% z" l1 x) R0 L" y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ h) Z* t- Z- d9 [- C! [% ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled , T3 n, S1 M/ f- E( n+ }% p
Aircraft Attacking:
# w/ ~! b2 g* `: O# g 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet# j% C3 g. Z9 j/ H% Z4 P
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 2 j g2 m3 i7 p3 C" s
Weather in hex: Light rain
+ C- v: m* i3 }) BRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
5 m; ~' p& \( f) B+ t1 fEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
8 L. m- p3 g. }6 u7 eJapanese aircraft
1 [& X2 g ~$ z* y$ ~( y) h a A6M2 Zero x 9 - N. z' s% a) Q7 C U
Allied aircraft4 {6 a! H0 F9 f) g/ H; c" [
P-35A x 6' A* x s1 ]- ?3 C
P-40B Warhawk x 81 V" X2 ^1 x' C% K6 |
P-40E Warhawk x 24 ) Z$ Y5 a; t. f( c/ p
Japanese aircraft losses
( `' o5 D" n# B S* v, L/ I A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed 6 q" d1 c7 S0 n& v- d6 K, @
Allied aircraft losses3 s# `. w r) }
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 4 |3 t# D* X8 v0 Y
Weather in hex: Light rain 8 O- P8 O2 c4 Q/ C5 B" f! p
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
" f$ \: P+ I# T- C# KEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
. X! k3 W( N0 s# W7 w+ X6 f* LJapanese aircraft/ {( n: z5 q' F0 {7 V
A6M2 Zero x 6 " T" K/ ?! ~& a- z U
Allied aircraft
3 c. J7 |4 E( }+ k8 I/ K( Z P-35A x 5" l, E3 |* n! Y# E
P-40B Warhawk x 85 b5 T5 ~ j+ d" c7 k/ X6 e+ t
P-40E Warhawk x 18
( c5 c7 B5 b/ CNo Japanese losses
1 e! |# e! `! ?5 l: l1 C8 vAllied aircraft losses
- Q I/ c3 c$ D2 f ^ P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
% V# c9 K: n6 Z: G+ I+ q' V3 cWeather in hex: Partial cloud
3 j3 b# L- O. k' q7 H" t4 e3 BRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet., n8 N, x5 L4 ]) u& b
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes " o% F( |9 F6 J6 d4 q- ~ q- j
Japanese aircraft
+ Z/ F, g2 C% Z B5N1 Kate x 12 7 d5 n8 r# {% x: }
No Japanese losses " F# m/ e, k" l
Port hits 2) O& ]7 u' i1 @- ]6 p% u0 y- \
Port supply hits 1
, A& c4 a' E1 p( l$ u" s6 OAircraft Attacking:/ F( i6 n3 N. ?
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * , I/ Y6 }0 f4 x: p3 _ }
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb + S: M! d* m' E5 _
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! M2 Y( F9 ~, z1 k; P# aMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
& I" d0 Y% g* `7 u( gWeather in hex: Light cloud , f3 z! \; j& ]0 _4 k; E( Y% Q
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; l [* m; p0 F' JEstimated time to target is 5 minutes ! E9 [) C- P% R6 i) j3 C2 N2 B1 v
Japanese aircraft3 J! P& J9 [# Q. y* d
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6) \7 ^; d, x" k3 ^
Ki-27b Nate x 1
8 K! M0 H# d ~0 y! C Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 - ~# b/ A. j. G( f y
No Japanese losses
6 f' S: e" S9 G, W l( XAllied Ships
/ k- O' Z- s- T% i' }. t- a7 | xAK Hinsang
# O7 P/ C& i) D8 M' T: J xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage9 G/ {/ k0 g$ l( S: N% ^+ }
xAKL Chengtu
! h) @0 T, K% G( k+ ~' o xAKL Joan Moller
7 R1 g' q0 m) @% P. ^! X5 P xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire& J. L& E B( X/ I8 u
xAK Bennevis
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 . E6 C& p1 R1 _0 Y7 `
Weather in hex: Clear sky 1 P/ I9 F3 f& C8 z/ q R" C
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. s$ v$ i4 n v2 ^2 e' g! d( [
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes 0 k( z6 B4 C4 y5 y* a
Japanese aircraft: I) Z: J# c: p& f! {0 s0 h- _! U! E
Ki-27b Nate x 99 l3 }& T6 X' q3 q" u* F% Q
Ki-36 Ida x 19
% y* [4 ^/ r. ?) V. Z/ p) |: D Ki-44 Tojo x 8; Q @1 U$ W+ d t
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
( R4 Y+ T4 t6 C+ N6 c Ki-51 Sonia x 17
4 H, }5 ~8 ^* hNo Japanese losses ( f1 {7 w1 O5 @$ F* {& x
Airbase hits 7
2 P& ]! Q% \- C) }& y# @Airbase supply hits 3( z2 F) q3 e& [7 |- G& `% p
Runway hits 11
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6 ?' R5 c1 ]; zMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ' N5 b5 [4 n( ^# U- \. b
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 0 M% W9 Z9 o8 u/ E! \
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
# h/ m9 {- V) r4 j1 mEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
6 a* F E5 E. @/ @' Q! \Japanese aircraft
) b& v' T& Y" ~0 r0 Q! ?) N' U Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65. D6 l, R5 M. e2 {9 q. p C3 @
Ki-27b Nate x 19
! z) R0 p. P: r! x5 ` QJapanese aircraft losses
0 A4 y. }, w1 N( B' {! S4 {8 g Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged : \- p" j: v4 U9 \% ~: j
Allied ground losses:: Y9 Y) m, q: E& o- @9 h8 k% h
66 casualties reported
; k s0 Z' c+ y9 L Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
. o) }: H3 u3 } Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
; x+ M6 x/ K- N; W3 y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) , Z: ]; T6 ~9 h' v
Weather in hex: Heavy rain , K3 C" c( n- w
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.3 N/ k6 [9 |1 [( A1 y4 B
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
4 A( M/ E0 R* N2 b$ tJapanese aircraft
/ T% N# l* A o Ki-27b Nate x 34& i9 O7 G( I' l3 B- m
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 61 s! b) f0 w! @/ r1 W! Q/ g* Z d# `/ [
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55
/ s6 v7 ?: \" |) u; P3 LNo Japanese losses ! u3 |& T4 {: T, }
Allied ground losses:5 n% B" [) [; z9 g4 @
39 casualties reported3 _. w+ K# D9 U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 ?- {3 }9 O# A6 w Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled1 t5 x0 D* v) \$ }! \$ L
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled , @4 ^3 r ]/ `( ~* F' ~$ y
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 8 c6 |( G3 J: J. H: P# D* h4 b0 `
Weather in hex: Clear sky
$ q! Z5 B$ r: P3 a- U7 cRaid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 B. h! @6 W0 K" f: E6 x
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
6 {; s8 R7 O* P( rJapanese aircraft
* ^: E$ {0 k6 s" w% I Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 " d) z. \9 A( I( T" {3 j: ^
No Japanese losses
/ ?& E! y$ d8 |% {Airbase hits 1
6 b& `7 o2 x7 fRunway hits 2
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7 z3 C( u* o- Y0 m7 [Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 * x% P d& y+ a( x2 s
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 1 Q" M0 [4 ^4 z% v5 J y
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
& X4 q# v! i0 b. @$ U, pEstimated time to target is 6 minutes. k Y' J9 Y. @+ F+ N$ i4 @
Japanese aircraft- s [2 W8 u! G6 d2 v1 r
Ki-27b Nate x 24
; o/ m# f. I5 z' LAllied aircraft
6 ~. U( S& H/ l& @ g/ q. d, j4 | Blenheim I x 4 6 _4 ~ b+ l Z" j1 a$ D
No Japanese losses
3 ~9 B+ k k/ x) d, R/ uNo Allied losses
6 s' \( v* l7 M0 I9 K9 b9 e4 PJapanese Ships& w. }- [$ H' p
BB Haruna ; W8 s+ J( z& [- x3 E/ }- p! n) |
Aircraft Attacking:. l0 z! T& d6 ]: T* }0 x
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
; U" h( ]; Y, D6 t9 H! U" h! A9 |. c, ^ Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 0 h6 O/ T! r6 |/ @* q) W! m
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9 _$ t0 ^2 ~5 D/ {/ z; n0 t& TMorning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
% G5 Y+ J- F, ^4 pWeather in hex: Heavy rain
" N% d2 J# o! A) j: yRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 z" o) R5 q& w q0 NEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
% ^+ f- l5 d4 FJapanese aircraft
( Y- | @, y0 V( ]% e* a G4M1 Betty x 19
9 w P3 y" j2 L' ]# l) h D6 H Ki-27b Nate x 12
! P m+ f8 S1 v& yNo Japanese losses
8 n% g/ a8 o7 |0 u/ {- ?Allied ground losses:
& @, i3 b5 x5 [1 Z 33 casualties reported% U8 K. b! `9 g* `( ~; ]0 g3 G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& U q1 G0 X2 Q8 ~7 u4 A( U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ f# ^, J5 R" o% O7 K0 v Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
% q2 Y4 e4 D7 T Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) i, Z" ?8 W& w* Z: g; q; `
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 9 u# G, C: Q- Z K6 ^: c. {9 }
Weather in hex: Clear sky " k0 Z, [6 }; @- {9 S$ J5 ^
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 z2 D Z+ h( x6 q$ Y4 G- V
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes ' w% \ I' Z2 x- w! N; {
Japanese aircraft
4 \3 `2 v0 [) E$ Z1 o4 Q A2 T A6M2 Zero x 46
! o( A: t4 k5 s) x. X& H# C2 p B5N2 Kate x 35. I; Z' p- ]6 d L& U
D3A1 Val x 9 / {8 ~+ t9 k: e' U
Japanese aircraft losses! C& i' J. x4 G- Q
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged8 l$ S% P) e- a# @
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged $ A: P6 J" Z; m0 j0 G) l# q v2 N
Allied Ships
Z( Y/ A: ^2 o DD Litchfield
7 i$ r/ U) S* G6 b DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* s' B, N2 b" [7 N) e. s DD Ward4 r. o$ D& v+ E3 T
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 ! q. ]- d/ K7 `% N# |+ D! ~
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 & r- I; [+ b: \2 H3 d6 ~7 b
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud & N( l9 i" r2 B0 l" H9 n/ u3 s; e
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.0 q8 c# l$ E# N3 F. S
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes % d1 L) i k1 L! g9 k) w
Allied aircraft& ^9 p) S% [' S F
F4F-3A Wildcat x 111 r! {( x9 Z% M) O9 j* w
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
$ R9 n/ O @& A7 r TBD-1 Devastator x 15 2 q8 C6 c5 f" F$ C# H$ S
Allied aircraft losses5 J& A6 \+ u Y: Y7 N
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged # y- ^. }1 V& C8 c7 L$ s f
Japanese Ships& P! H6 q, @' T% E$ R0 A
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 `/ g/ \3 N: d6 J7 g; R% K* N DD Sazanami
Q, g# q5 z7 w4 E; J; U( t1 ` AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires : u& w$ c* c( q
/ ]& R5 H& \* I& L8 ]Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio" Z% P7 P# h; B/ E3 B( W
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68' Y5 x i/ J0 y H% E
Weather in hex: Light cloud
2 C$ e# E- Y7 c$ ~) xRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 K* g( j5 E" G1 N
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes . i" I( a+ {) x
Japanese aircraft
. N6 X$ I+ F2 |! h+ j Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
* R4 s1 m) e+ X9 Y9 fNo Japanese losses x, }* W6 r( @
Allied Ships
0 E% ^6 R- i! W+ {# x% ^( m xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 D) e$ Q2 E' a4 \& r) J8 a7 P7 A xAK Hinsang
2 X3 H6 F v# p* u) |4 a4 {Aircraft Attacking:! W2 H( s7 O9 M! c! V4 C+ Z D
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
0 B- ~6 P$ M1 @4 | Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 8 d$ z" _4 l7 I' I' X8 h; W) T5 e# U
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang8 t- M. e: E; z W
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 ! v- q1 ?6 x, M2 s& `
Weather in hex: Clear sky $ ]4 j+ t6 F1 x
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- E+ }- I( j' w: S% [; @
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
* [) ^# r% |$ _! X- ?: dJapanese aircraft
8 R2 f" _/ i8 f$ i# q0 p D3A1 Val x 13
/ j9 t8 ~- f* a% s5 n$ VNo Japanese losses & I) _" M: o& J6 U, s' K# o' F
Allied Ships
2 c* Q7 ~' d3 S7 _) T( o; h DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
9 x, T1 a/ l/ n; W DD Ward
! Z% x& e! {) B6 a, L DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ L) z! _" z: q( D; {, Z
; |0 r+ D- v4 O/ d* jHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley& s* s9 R9 T! x4 P8 N
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- h: w4 j- T3 FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
: H# d5 F( X* r- [& HWeather in hex: Light cloud
8 U# |" I& u7 tRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
0 {4 c$ t2 q* s7 _! VEstimated time to target is 2 minutes 1 J$ A# ]! n; v. o/ x
Japanese aircraft1 \* _5 t( Q+ h6 Y/ R& m" L
Ki-27b Nate x 30
8 s' [) r, g( u8 r/ {) IAllied aircraft9 @ |' ?3 A$ S: \7 @; a) T
Blenheim I x 7
6 i+ n/ U2 Z7 v) bNo Japanese losses
( F& \, t+ f$ ^/ T7 \4 dAllied aircraft losses1 l5 i/ R* _0 T: P0 N6 a6 Q
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
6 b6 a5 v" q* N' ] Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak
1 _4 q2 o0 k! ^# t5 pJapanese Ships3 e9 E& i" e. J9 t
BB Haruna
$ E) i. e+ m+ o ~& T xAK Asakasan Maru 0 [$ M! ]+ q! P x6 i4 V
Aircraft Attacking:2 L/ m0 G. e5 S. c( ]" y
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
6 `3 {( O& b$ @' j- L. v# o! T Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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1 f* U* w' P, DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103 4 Y7 }: g o1 v; Z+ D& w
Weather in hex: Overcast
& @5 t( e# j4 @6 x2 PRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 g) W9 x: W2 \0 N4 z1 B2 _ [' d
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 1 B* ~" U O. {6 }& N9 s
Japanese aircraft
6 C2 N7 P. u r* O! T: U& w: ?4 e% N A6M2 Zero x 10! n4 b+ N" n* B( U1 d9 I" N
B5N2 Kate x 5 6 n, p3 U6 K- q- x7 ^
No Japanese losses 9 v* N" ]( N2 \
Allied Ships
4 l9 y0 H6 N3 Z0 t( q" M, v# P9 B DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 B2 O* ?1 E/ Z& S& B/ LAircraft Attacking:
( A% r# S' C( ^/ z6 k9 h9 H 5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% H! [) ~ o+ T7 b5 {9 k/ V' w Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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& \5 ]5 Y0 ^2 a& l& G' OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96 * I' Y7 e$ c) D( U2 \$ }
Weather in hex: Heavy rain. `! t, j3 ~, M* q1 ~4 M* O: K1 t6 c
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.) }# j2 e9 W& ?- x
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
j2 P0 w0 W3 ?9 CAllied aircraft' G& _) ?% {! y. O+ I8 w! S
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
* t9 t: M) I) J b+ D SBD-2 Dauntless x 9
0 \6 E0 ]) l4 _No Allied losses ) n' `8 b" o$ C
Japanese Ships# q9 }$ W) `! ]1 a& f
DD Sazanami X6 o$ f# Z8 z. K
DD Ushio, and is sunk , d) P' T4 M1 V1 c6 h' C
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
; n' F/ H, s$ h9 L) w- p: n# AJapanese Deliberate attack 1 Z8 S4 @% t: _8 T0 V5 V2 F
Attacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
+ }5 B$ [* @' r4 ?Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
4 X- B; s( j R7 w8 @1 j. pJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
+ ]( I) N& y1 e5 R) D# J9 aJapanese adjusted assault: 100
. d- Z; { A D7 V- i/ d1 IAllied adjusted defense: 8
8 b7 I) m: W* r" g: l: x3 TJapanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1) ; C z$ U3 G1 ^) k. U9 k' L3 j& W9 K2 i
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!
3 t6 A! [+ V9 yCombat modifiers
: U1 c- O f- ]2 I) yDefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)' K1 k b9 I, y/ [# t) L
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
' n1 ?6 ? U) T1 e$ ^Attacker: fatigue(-) 5 D/ \, s# o3 l
Japanese ground losses:
0 k, y% P6 g9 K8 j: F* I 37 casualties reported
; `5 U: \' a$ v* `1 e Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- E/ y, G% F1 Q7 F. ?" S7 P2 V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled D2 v* S6 X% c! n+ u4 P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 9 m8 \! Z/ ?( o
Allied ground losses:# P, Q2 R7 T3 N" K: } `
2519 casualties reported8 F: T* A2 I# P: x# y
Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled3 \5 @/ K! v0 [" M7 \5 R
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 X: |6 O2 |! e) `# e/ t7 h1 I. z Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled6 N- D* ^# X1 p3 a' z; Z8 k
Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)* e% L; O4 v, `0 C( L( g% r
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
{: X! W- d+ z1 L Units retreated 2: {) r! d2 o# u5 g4 a- }
Units destroyed 1 * ?8 m5 v$ k$ d
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! , m* H& o6 M6 F8 s
Assaulting units:0 `' V( h+ U& n" T
56th Infantry Regiment @. B4 J z# T9 X# y8 X# O9 X' \
12th Engineer Regiment& _/ @% A4 R6 p2 H- j/ {" V
5th JAAF AF Coy : q6 E( s @& |1 Y; l6 `- M
Defending units:; \6 M( k: F5 W& B4 y8 w
FMSV Brigade5 Y4 R& W5 }1 b1 H
8th Indian Brigade: m) k5 G$ H7 T" H0 b; u
3rd ISF Base Force |