AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
; N5 `3 O1 w+ N' {& b4 C2 ~kb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。。
, ~. J$ I% A6 z同时企业号当天就做掉了日军一AO,给kb后勤制造点麻烦。
9 z, U; |# ~1 O大陆战场称关东军还长上火车,赶紧开溜。 * |% B8 \2 k, E: Z+ c
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,4 n5 s% O& |5 z+ ^, s8 d ?, n3 ~
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。
1 t5 A/ _( m5 k# {* [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。
) e. d8 G* s" W! s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。; D% H+ B( o1 ?/ W/ Z% D# Y
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6 G8 V- ` W3 A9 {& \3 |3 s; w( CInvasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75) - E- C7 G8 v( j1 ^
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
" R, y: O6 w$ V* MJapanese Ships
) R* y4 w: h9 o% ^: M CL Sendai
; I* }& ?; C: s. B1 _ DD Ayanami% I3 g' f$ N/ F
DD Shikinami
+ ]! }7 X. i+ I DD Isonami
" i" p- o# @5 Y- L PB Tatsumiya Maru; o$ F" O: E( U
SC Ch 99 A" ^8 V$ e8 Z
SC Ch 75 m2 t+ n8 d3 e# j# P- |
AK Sasako Maru& B, i3 P. h! _% f2 ^& ~6 q0 E
DD Uranami
8 k e* M- v' e n% T bJapanese ground losses:/ h7 I: _7 B6 o
26 casualties reported
. F. v' w4 ?2 m% a7 l& `5 X: _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* X3 y4 G% Q O) Q& U9 Y g- D8 w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
( V& [/ i! |" o l7 ^# I5 J0 M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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' o8 X/ T7 B! s! W/ z4 SSubmarine attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85
' W: [( {- [4 z! D5 ZJapanese Ships m& P0 F: K3 v- E
SS I-121 - ?, j( c# r _/ I1 X
Allied Ships
6 \% m. L% Q0 D: `5 Y xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage # i# q+ [2 Y, A# E. B0 p, x2 U
xAP Matang is sighted by SS I-121
! `0 \7 k8 j( k4 S( w+ ~6 ]SS I-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Matang
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! G+ [" r( Z5 v6 A; Y/ E0 TTF 198 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
( R- I1 Z" S/ D+ WAllied Ships
* v8 H1 T2 K; b3 a2 _4 m5 B) T9 J DD Pillsbury/ E+ M* I3 B l/ k
DD Peary7 S* T1 h' u* |4 q. M
DD Pope, Mine hits 1, heavy damage" H% @8 @# Q/ x' F1 w2 X
3 mines cleared z: ]! t# c" v1 E8 w" K
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( |4 S" h5 ?8 r0 | E+ o3 KASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 8 m6 Y5 ?% L2 N6 C& s, I* G
Japanese Ships
; u- U) T4 F7 P CL Jintsu
- h1 m* P( u7 l. _! m DD Oshio9 u5 V/ M. g; y) [: ?) f
DD Hibiki' H! ^$ D! S/ j. Y
DD Akatsuki5 y1 c& u5 U9 H0 d+ k
DD Arashio
y3 C0 f- A% zAllied Ships
; a" o, Y9 u# d& U SS KXI, hits 9 : \0 h' l3 r: ]- {4 [
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 79,68, Range 15,000 Yards
4 ~/ B3 {/ n: \2 f9 ?Japanese Ships! G% J: x& y2 e! w
CA Maya
2 o7 @4 h' @4 f# @- ?- H" W4 | DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
; M a8 K" h& c DD Minazuki% o/ V! L5 C2 {: X5 V; `) }
DD Fumizuki" q4 Q$ n. j* K' q* c
DD Nagatsuki) ?9 G& |9 s+ f5 t
Allied Ships- h0 d+ \9 y% S/ ^; J
DD Scout
: c& P- ?- D# D1 N0 |% }" V DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
) `/ K4 _' Z0 Q) c DD Thracian
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 161,97, Range 28,000 Yards
% I/ v! P0 Q7 rJapanese Ships: l& }1 H+ a" e3 j. Z
DD Sazanami7 G8 l( I' F6 Q5 V3 S
DD Ushio7 D e* W& S, W9 j3 W% F6 c
AO Shiriya ( ]# E5 u' T5 |3 N* A( c
Allied Ships
|2 T& w N ~+ K9 E CV Enterprise: s0 L& z; d4 O& U
CA Northampton% m4 o4 N( ]' I. L
CA Chester7 ^9 M- |, ^7 ^
CA Salt Lake City; V" @4 g0 q0 D" V$ v: J% f
DD Craven; ?* M f0 B2 c; ?1 ?
DD Gridley
6 Q7 f9 v1 v$ \; q) D DD McCall7 b; U( f, h* o. ?0 B
DD Maury8 ?6 u+ b& A% T; E( F5 B
DD Benham
) G, S. {7 U% k4 J( _ DD Ellet1 |5 K" P! j. m2 S* D9 n3 j8 s" [
DD Dunlap
& ^; \8 j$ D5 K; ` DD Fanning
8 k* N8 |9 `" `8 @( v) {: m DD Balch 4 G0 A, E% |) ?
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards5 a. J. G: r( J
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
3 z8 v! M8 F1 j0 }5 N8 KCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards$ f( L: U: q+ C2 v1 i- A5 w, V/ t
Both TF attempt to withdraw!* L2 j) h1 Y: f' |' H, |* D
Range increases to 28,000 yards.../ C% e* B! b2 F
Both Task Forces evade combat $ B. Q8 E% r+ I- I& R' g. i' m
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 18,000 Yards
: @) X4 U, t k5 I1 t6 ?+ BJapanese Ships- g& e4 Y/ |& Z! B8 C& Q( z7 `
APD Fuji
8 `$ w4 K& N8 E7 W8 ^6 i TB Hiyodori
$ Q' S# _; I5 L! Y) @ AMc Toroshima Maru
. M7 ~" m9 y. \( C6 Z PB Heiei Maru #7
* W" ^9 H5 [+ z+ {2 I xAK Syoka Maru; ^% J/ h: j z' K3 o7 B
xAK Rokko Maru+ d$ U$ v4 F4 w! b1 d* k, z
xAK Igasa Maru
( I7 {" Y4 ~( |/ W6 O xAKL Ryoyu Maru #210 h: \# ^8 _$ T" T; A2 w
xAKL Sasago Maru $ x$ T- }/ ^7 a* W( ^! ~- n! R
Allied Ships; `" M1 S! X/ l. o! p
MTB 7
" H; Y# o; R! r7 ]2 q% x9 G" s MTB 8
9 P# Z2 A& J/ r& P MTB 9: p4 V* E% E' Y8 j+ K
MTB 10- T$ |* m. j% M
MTB 11
$ k1 V$ N8 G- B' Q# ? MTB 12
/ c ^; h7 _0 _' C MTB 26
. E, k+ x+ K7 s$ f9 k5 a MTB 27
% O* ] {4 U$ }* f% I" t% p9 NPoor visibility due to Thunderstorms
0 V0 k, K8 E" b5 AMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 3,000 yards& [6 q: y4 ]5 {( {3 P* \# K" L
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
5 y ?% l+ c/ j' P7 zBoth Task Forces evade combat
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 6 Y5 e% A! b# O% a
Weather in hex: Light rain ) _* Q& r+ n8 @6 Z+ n; u
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.( C. J# L+ [! i+ C8 M, a& g8 ~2 N
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
$ \; b6 j) _! Z" dJapanese aircraft
6 }& }8 ]; ~# a7 [" V5 q1 r A6M2 Zero x 21& e' y* w" n4 N* f, { r
Allied aircraft2 \0 q* }8 H0 d5 T: Y
P-26A x 8$ G1 R8 A4 B- a% ?) e
P-35A x 13- _; `" @ g* m, j6 `
P-40B Warhawk x 147 Z# O( V% _3 p( E: M4 ]% D! \
P-40E Warhawk x 46
8 c' V; o1 Y& ~) G, j. X5 ?( YJapanese aircraft losses
3 y6 t1 \( p2 c* X+ [ A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
3 A2 S; V& n: y+ \Allied aircraft losses
( X% L1 l$ \; @& D- V- s P-26A: 1 destroyed
3 ~; y9 d: \6 T( ? P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed. L! P. T( A5 }5 U
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
+ [) r% Y- D7 D# c# vAircraft Attacking:2 H! ]# k2 t% p
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet % I! J+ F4 |% T6 n! i T" E
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8 ~; Q+ i7 G o" ^Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) 8 F/ a. W9 D$ f! b
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 9 ]9 w1 N* r \$ f2 x# @" r z
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
2 S9 r( _- v2 B6 |: d7 U; C9 |Estimated time to target is 15 minutes * Q3 r7 @3 d. H5 E E. ]
Japanese aircraft" ^, K# H- L) N' V" j
G3M2 Nell x 33/ b+ K K$ Y& V; i& I! g% t8 r
G4M1 Betty x 3
( L1 T& C Z$ r2 Q Ki-27b Nate x 19 9 v% S- u+ U2 H1 m+ [1 e# U
No Japanese losses q: V+ w2 a; }' a5 @2 J
Allied ground losses:$ w( ~- Z! U7 I! ?5 ~' P" |- t5 b5 S
95 casualties reported
8 I2 L2 \3 C0 X% d3 [ Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
+ A' K; u$ Y" n: Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled' P& J5 u6 t# `; a2 Q0 }% ?) P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 6 H( M9 z* w$ ^
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
, \0 c B: \$ Z9 ]+ ~/ DWeather in hex: Heavy rain
% R1 p6 q8 R, mRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. Q+ q( l8 L& a+ O1 H; m: ]4 i" |Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
% s4 z+ X/ ~, y7 qJapanese aircraft
) @1 d7 [+ f, R! ?. } m G3M2 Nell x 16" I& ? N) H7 ?8 n
G4M1 Betty x 115 T7 ^, i' B. m8 A$ H/ v
Ki-27b Nate x 15
5 G% j7 P6 ~ I* ]Japanese aircraft losses
7 n# o V6 ^3 Y% { G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
, A1 u+ N. _; Q G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
. s" q5 X! B$ N: U5 Q. R- F/ pAllied ground losses:
+ N2 F6 ] } \) M o 43 casualties reported
2 e K3 |, G9 W8 F Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" e' N+ y; [3 x- o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled! Q. F5 y! [+ H& g: C& q0 X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled - z) y4 V8 N( z1 b, g0 E* N
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Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) ( N1 R0 `) T4 ~. Q" u7 t& U
Weather in hex: Heavy rain # M1 L# O) H$ ]3 i4 _1 k
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' G. M/ a" T6 v- L; q" u7 YEstimated time to target is 9 minutes ! ^; h% j. V; i) {
Japanese aircraft
6 ?0 q8 N( R% P9 Q }; K G3M2 Nell x 27
' b( W& R9 f$ ^ G4 t" W' ` Ki-27b Nate x 34 8 ]- L* Z! \$ M7 k
No Japanese losses . U' ^# d R3 k
Allied ground losses:
; L2 ]1 p9 |; } 78 casualties reported
1 i+ G3 c E' H' w% W8 O Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled9 j. v3 Z; H7 |* S# G/ b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Z3 e- E3 a" _ S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 8 f2 J/ ?# Y7 E) f" s) G2 ~ p
Weather in hex: Light cloud
P) @* F' G7 R9 T; F9 GRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; j( F) E O, a0 e
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes ( F- [0 }5 x) N f4 P
Japanese aircraft A( J# c/ }& ~1 Y; J
G3M2 Nell x 3
8 X$ b7 i, Y5 g' S9 R$ K G4M1 Betty x 128 P( O! V* X1 @, ~$ M
Ki-27b Nate x 9 ) a; \* ^( {9 z6 x+ Q1 q3 \: o+ w3 l
No Japanese losses : J! [: R" w* T5 u6 X, m
Allied Ships% |/ }) @" O1 V" l1 w
xAK Munlock$ O/ D, q' g% m. x- s# Q# p
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire- G% D) c7 f% j1 u, I0 Z
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% N/ {% i; W% S/ l: f
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires 0 m% h/ J5 O8 o& V' R- @+ f
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 6 i& h `; p& \+ k+ w
Weather in hex: Light rain
1 w% E5 [) W7 [, u0 r& U' o, bRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
) a( ~+ v0 \# g7 b3 _Estimated time to target is 25 minutes 2 S' c( y: m7 x6 B% X% Q) D' k
Japanese aircraft
3 j- @ H3 ?# A' d; ~, B9 F$ y A6M2 Zero x 10 0 g* `1 U1 ?$ O8 |6 Q
Allied aircraft
8 K3 i% g8 d& F& @ P-26A x 3
% y0 w J$ S+ O0 t0 J P-35A x 10
! F0 m8 i2 F- Z, C8 _ P-40B Warhawk x 96 d0 ?- D( x1 k+ h! w
P-40E Warhawk x 33
- _$ m: z5 H( i- n. U( g6 mJapanese aircraft losses( g0 D5 O. O2 X8 w' ]
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
$ S; B* s' v$ I# l. N# o! {8 i0 Q0 NAllied aircraft losses
$ x5 K, F" x) c: G P-26A: 1 destroyed
2 A0 p) x+ Z: H- x0 }; B P-35A: 2 destroyed
$ f7 g7 A! \6 i# E P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed ( n3 ]- F7 ~% V3 D
Aircraft Attacking:
! Y$ q: E5 Z2 s7 X8 t 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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5 {$ g0 N6 L/ p6 M1 w$ O; d8 MMorning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) . j/ }# x; d0 W( Y1 ?
Weather in hex: Heavy rain 9 A' G& ?6 C# b& q
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# `! V- C! W7 U: z3 v' h
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
) T9 V0 l" W, l pJapanese aircraft& \% T2 O4 r" f4 i0 W4 x3 {; Z
B5M1 Mabel x 5
- D1 w; Z! u3 Q" t6 wNo Japanese losses 0 k8 U. o" x( P8 s- a9 I) a: p
Allied ground losses:' G# o% [. u( ]! X9 y; U
13 casualties reported0 ` z* U- x: A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 e# g+ H `. s. J* H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled! ^- F& B% ~1 O& x# Q) H; U( @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ' i9 M: U/ J0 e- p# W
Aircraft Attacking:
1 d7 K2 B, S2 \ 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
F* B" l# l2 D: b: j! _. ]" e Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 X+ j6 D# A0 e1 B3 j( |
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 9 ?8 g( f; q3 `+ r( a% ]0 z. U
Weather in hex: Light rain
3 ~* l: |. U) z# ZRaid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
6 T6 N' |5 j* Y/ nEstimated time to target is 27 minutes * F u) Q5 _+ X
Japanese aircraft* {! Y+ R6 i% A) J) D4 n1 u
A6M2 Zero x 9 ( d4 n8 c, H* K( _# \4 P
Allied aircraft; m3 s [8 F/ i% N/ b( r, N p
P-35A x 6
( Z5 l+ ^; }3 N: _ P-40B Warhawk x 8
6 a/ P3 B/ {4 p1 W6 f: C7 C' l P-40E Warhawk x 24 ) N k0 W: |. ~1 N% g' d9 V3 _
Japanese aircraft losses
3 P& n/ Z# w) u A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
4 v- h! K7 o4 H9 c3 w1 W+ i7 _Allied aircraft losses
6 H: z5 e, |; w8 B$ I2 s P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed , ~. r+ n9 I6 H
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$ T- ~% }0 Z( d. I: ^# \Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 , l) `4 u/ l8 E- }
Weather in hex: Light rain 2 W" S# c1 S% z* H" K' u
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.# C" p1 n5 v' E
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
}/ }* {4 u8 _! G5 g( dJapanese aircraft
* ^" g5 V, Y$ B# w& t: h3 Y A6M2 Zero x 6
5 o* M5 v6 }0 a. bAllied aircraft
! i; ?8 h- i" Y7 \ P-35A x 5* e! m: g) `8 t: |; y- d+ x
P-40B Warhawk x 8
1 e8 r) D4 x8 E P-40E Warhawk x 18
3 Y+ Q a h$ D" n" r- INo Japanese losses
( h8 ^, C7 w& n( @9 ZAllied aircraft losses- N; g3 r2 X% S' k/ F. V. U$ p, q( E
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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% u+ X7 i+ [! X8 @/ l# u; P4 AMorning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 ( U. w+ n# W- \9 a- t o
Weather in hex: Partial cloud 6 @" z8 I3 E, ?. M; f
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.2 j3 d2 K0 S+ I) N
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes / ~7 d `4 Q6 u8 C$ T6 c* Y
Japanese aircraft0 d! c3 \2 }' y A+ l$ Q- P
B5N1 Kate x 12 9 C& c0 g' B* @0 d) L m; Z
No Japanese losses
- r j, [8 G+ i, d0 c+ BPort hits 2, ]. o" L9 z: n6 S' r9 y3 _9 o) ~
Port supply hits 1
* S, V+ y# D+ B5 MAircraft Attacking:
v0 o2 v0 o9 s/ f3 `) }# L 12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * 4 X0 o* Y. c) x, @7 P- T7 ~
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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7 p+ U- x. z% v7 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68 ' x( d: q1 K3 z! Y) }2 s
Weather in hex: Light cloud
6 W; U% b) o3 [% \Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." O0 J. g, q3 Y+ l( }# n+ I
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes $ z; E( }, F4 o1 f. a" d) f
Japanese aircraft. Z; x6 ~$ X7 l. K4 B9 b
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 60 D9 H4 B/ R! o+ w0 u( g
Ki-27b Nate x 1
) b- \ L, L/ y J Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 ( k& A. f: z& t7 v
No Japanese losses
7 ^% [" d' G: p: @+ qAllied Ships
5 O4 b& U' c5 k3 g; D. S xAK Hinsang
* ^. m( B/ r' K( |( q9 |6 j1 C xAK Hai Lee, heavy fires, heavy damage8 k6 I% X+ f5 v
xAKL Chengtu
4 W; W* _- ^4 G1 C' f1 y* a xAKL Joan Moller
6 b: X0 t) A% k" V& X xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& d9 {) {2 C8 l6 w& K8 \ xAK Bennevis
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$ A) n- V6 q1 ]4 H' T7 i5 E0 BMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
/ R# {% j" {: a1 C F" PWeather in hex: Clear sky & |* n" n. F- }4 G. J
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 c3 L- K* A$ ^* D
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
0 o4 ^' s$ H$ z+ `9 }( P9 `! eJapanese aircraft
9 H$ ]# E i4 j+ e t0 a Ki-27b Nate x 9; G7 s$ f% Z2 `' d/ k7 u! l
Ki-36 Ida x 19; D8 M9 j5 K3 Q3 ]) B1 p) @, |
Ki-44 Tojo x 83 v9 e& D! X, k7 u3 S; z6 k
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3, n$ K: p3 O" d5 C! ?' \
Ki-51 Sonia x 17
) }) t5 e8 a! A( o, f2 rNo Japanese losses
( a# c x( p$ _( z5 Q5 c3 hAirbase hits 76 u4 q; \) m" r8 g2 a
Airbase supply hits 3! R f* ?! |' q5 J2 X7 s% u: Y
Runway hits 11
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
' ^6 {3 r7 I$ G/ d: X' U+ v. IWeather in hex: Heavy rain & V8 a2 H( R% Y( z6 @* t0 w, h
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.6 z+ I" N# j0 M6 d6 z% o+ k
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes $ ]! L& y1 G5 W
Japanese aircraft
9 X8 Y6 D2 ^7 k+ `2 w Ki-21-IIa Sally x 650 W2 ^2 `# R1 A8 J- R7 \
Ki-27b Nate x 19 ) {8 i! {5 }' _' a
Japanese aircraft losses
6 n8 }, x6 w5 r6 U Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
' x) D) k$ w; L. N& lAllied ground losses:
( s0 S: Y |* k. y 66 casualties reported
% R1 h0 A; G/ n, H4 c9 l Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
/ D% f; C5 Q, _! T5 d6 m" H Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
0 D. ]9 B. m" |/ I2 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
' k& A+ ]/ O2 a( X4 W9 x$ [Weather in hex: Heavy rain
: d4 [& e% {/ aRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.. f; B) a2 e0 N( ~0 m" O) d/ k
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes 5 ]! A/ J7 b$ V' N8 p
Japanese aircraft
; ]2 m$ H+ q! g% H1 _ Ki-27b Nate x 34; I$ Q8 h- K1 u# j
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6 J; ^# A; n* n' T, W
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 ( B' \+ h4 O7 D t
No Japanese losses ( C$ E+ D6 K% M+ [' D. k5 H* q4 s
Allied ground losses:2 v8 w% E1 r" s: @
39 casualties reported) K; J, m: [" b+ U) X- b0 {+ v" U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ z1 X0 G- C/ r6 Q2 P# z
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
& L" ~( L' p( w, {+ ^9 c" N Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled 9 A( R" C" u* r0 n! ?
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- Y2 _% g; V3 vMorning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
; h, L5 x( k% i5 ~; CWeather in hex: Clear sky c Z2 X0 q9 d6 Q5 p8 M4 Q
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
/ e0 L6 s1 U! i3 yEstimated time to target is 9 minutes h+ I& {" w% R! V& C
Japanese aircraft
. x/ R$ H" `) q Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 3 {& a) S: V/ c9 H8 e4 ^- @
No Japanese losses
- s( f2 h0 H9 \6 w3 b7 nAirbase hits 1
' s% N. _5 K* J$ K6 GRunway hits 2
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( y1 V' W) T/ L: o6 zMorning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
4 ], Y- e% Q5 L7 [( jWeather in hex: Heavy rain
- z) D9 d4 }; b3 R+ k* FRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
3 q9 `$ o; Q6 sEstimated time to target is 6 minutes: ~) A5 B7 x2 q4 {0 T6 M/ F s
Japanese aircraft
: g% F% D) C- e' r7 X h! `- E Ki-27b Nate x 24 3 T3 F% M; J n
Allied aircraft
1 S! h. R. [& O Blenheim I x 4
: T; x1 f0 S, Z+ U& yNo Japanese losses 2 c/ F5 L, A* Z6 l/ U: H/ {
No Allied losses ( G0 P. Z8 n; d
Japanese Ships
% u( _1 P0 {+ S* R8 r6 V BB Haruna
) b& d9 e+ F2 i6 @. q3 ?Aircraft Attacking:4 B( r' A) s) X' p4 V
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
4 P \9 z2 T% G- D7 E* Q Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)
# [" h6 o) Z2 g. {; x) fWeather in hex: Heavy rain ' E% c& P( k0 C) v6 F% S9 g
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* }2 y; M+ M6 `
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 0 e2 B1 T' z& I0 l: j4 e' ^
Japanese aircraft+ x& F3 w9 u% u, r% ]* R
G4M1 Betty x 19* d+ ] B4 J t& E( \% E
Ki-27b Nate x 12
/ M4 a& v6 s1 a; hNo Japanese losses
# }0 M f1 u; yAllied ground losses:
8 `! H$ ?3 H4 D: f* \ H 33 casualties reported1 _ E* |# A, n9 i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
- c) R0 i8 ]' p& V; p# {1 a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled0 A0 F$ F! \ d* q* T$ G
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled& u$ O; L) {' }" S9 X
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 7 V i. o, p5 z3 m5 k5 Z) P/ x
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4 q/ M: b" t3 B6 \( ^. F; g# AMorning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
7 M, d( W' n0 {: x0 A* R) G0 jWeather in hex: Clear sky
2 S/ H5 t7 r8 n6 u, `% g# @Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# m% E" F; y8 N: ] K
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes " T3 H, \: @% F$ [ w5 d: o" {7 h
Japanese aircraft
7 z9 s H/ t! [) F# f& u A6M2 Zero x 463 ?7 U8 u2 z. I" D% J8 a
B5N2 Kate x 35
* Y& I# `# p# h- F- z$ Y! o% p D3A1 Val x 9 ; ]( d3 I# [1 O6 @* }
Japanese aircraft losses5 d- C- H8 l5 o, U, N* U
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged' l0 ~7 M% p% T
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged + @% i5 e9 S! s: J2 o' ]
Allied Ships
# s5 {7 F2 W$ g# |% n( I1 [ DD Litchfield
' D" j2 t5 w( j; V* l DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) L0 l4 I" d! V
DD Ward9 L5 s, b2 h+ p8 |" C6 p
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1 - c* X+ a1 y4 r2 t
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
/ r# \8 |; g+ q- |Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
2 X" d/ p+ n4 ?; SRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
+ l3 i5 I( a7 |5 }4 j' ~Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
9 J' S& S1 F% x7 s7 H# A( d9 @2 dAllied aircraft; q+ v& t( S4 x1 A% r+ H) p
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11* [" [" w: _6 |* z" ^* ]! { R& Z
SBD-2 Dauntless x 28
% L% M1 _ J2 y TBD-1 Devastator x 15 , g: B+ ~: w" L# I
Allied aircraft losses
& Q* b2 P7 h. F I! ] TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged . V: _5 R" H9 r' m4 @8 b
Japanese Ships. _$ o7 O, H; ]0 E
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! Q- u8 ] X6 L& T s( B3 T" B
DD Sazanami
8 @/ N% Q: w8 ], k' m! u AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
. T( Q7 a0 C0 \9 T
9 Z& {8 E! z4 ?3 }Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
4 u! e' A; |1 w8 [& X, y8 B3 AHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya$ P# c; Z/ V( V, O( g( z# w7 Q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 78,68
|* i+ L5 i! O h) UWeather in hex: Light cloud
1 T7 K: ?/ U$ `Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." h4 X1 F0 F/ s) h' v% ]" Z7 J
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes & M% j! }& |8 q) T
Japanese aircraft
5 ]" q" s4 D* s9 `1 o/ J# g/ u8 N Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
) W1 H H& B Z$ a# l3 j. N$ nNo Japanese losses 7 m; P6 P: _0 _ J' x( d& G
Allied Ships
% ]) ~7 R) \' P# c- J2 r+ g" Q: E xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" |/ t* n% G1 t# \" p" m
xAK Hinsang
( x/ O4 h4 P7 E4 B1 f" KAircraft Attacking:3 ^4 r3 {# z; H% ?5 r. q
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet2 u3 o8 Y$ x, A/ K
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 0 `; x4 O+ q$ i* O
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ming Sang
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
; \+ m3 \) r' W; d( f3 ]- zWeather in hex: Clear sky & i% Y, E* p9 p/ z
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) x& _! V; n S1 T2 |6 a0 C" [Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
5 B1 B/ ]% j) Z! s* cJapanese aircraft4 L/ X1 S1 s" ?
D3A1 Val x 13 8 s' K+ `' V: G+ I6 \( M4 G1 [
No Japanese losses 7 O+ m; S- q( y+ Z2 }
Allied Ships
" }% ^* k2 m1 X DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" O/ ~4 Z# u K- a6 N
DD Ward* f, G0 f5 r1 ]" \& q) x: w& I
DD Schley, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage p- L# s, b! b5 K, X% l, M
: v: o& U/ R5 `( XHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Schley |6 L; T W8 }8 ]# L: w7 f I$ [$ \9 J
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! {, W! P, {. ]. rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 : s4 c ?( F( I# L. X$ E6 T; G; D
Weather in hex: Light cloud ' M( V% o$ D1 U5 y5 p/ _$ l
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.) l* W/ t% B- |. E- N, r& F# L
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes ' h5 x) S6 q) m3 Q; l: k
Japanese aircraft
5 [% B7 r% D$ o Ki-27b Nate x 30
l0 L4 A2 G( @" D0 @Allied aircraft
c2 ]/ R' D @: U8 l& i Blenheim I x 7
1 x5 m" b9 q. @+ L. lNo Japanese losses
( G4 E( z* w: NAllied aircraft losses
, @# ^1 z% d# d3 l2 } Blenheim I: 2 damaged
, d2 |) m$ ~, @% v+ }0 P Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak ) m5 S" }! [. D) C1 i
Japanese Ships' c( v/ u' F! @$ ]/ [8 R
BB Haruna/ ^+ U3 `9 ~0 O" d. u
xAK Asakasan Maru * q) r( r5 W" g
Aircraft Attacking:+ E( I; Z4 _2 m
7 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
k9 s4 {; X* Z/ y: Y, U Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lihue at 179,103
/ H4 B. x; o5 {0 tWeather in hex: Overcast
6 N s& z, s- Z1 }, U' ~Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' M+ B! k S( z5 F! {Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
8 j; d1 L w S7 w8 O JJapanese aircraft8 m% }9 b8 y1 y7 x5 c) L0 a
A6M2 Zero x 10
! _4 L& e, H7 h5 y+ y* n% ] B5N2 Kate x 5
9 V* N* v, n- `1 i! TNo Japanese losses 4 H) F* G+ X7 g0 \, R; N( u% b
Allied Ships) J, l* j% A i: @' K! h
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
g, J, S6 E+ i- k' n# z* J6 hAircraft Attacking:0 j2 G, J' {/ }8 j3 F4 ]5 L
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( \# S, @/ W; Z6 B
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo ; m5 v5 H" p3 C2 P% l5 e
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 160,96
, m5 ?8 o& F6 O& u& HWeather in hex: Heavy rain5 h- `! h7 ~1 g' D; \$ p9 G
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
- h+ s/ o, p- J A# qEstimated time to target is 7 minutes * M% o/ a( ] d8 e1 N4 x0 q
Allied aircraft
) {4 W- l' X: c/ j9 i* a F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
% b- \+ y0 @. {; ~! l SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 3 n9 J5 m1 v4 u+ ?* _* a5 M
No Allied losses 4 k/ s8 N8 D& b, A1 g
Japanese Ships
0 O) j! p8 p0 q; X$ u* B; o2 _ DD Sazanami5 {5 q: ]! K1 X, L9 [" [$ i: n
DD Ushio, and is sunk
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) 1 Y# C9 ?$ I* _# @
Japanese Deliberate attack
/ N) }: e$ e8 X! v, `" B+ p, OAttacking force 5003 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 $ A0 U- S8 c/ J. L; h
Defending force 3487 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 0 O m6 K0 y3 q& c
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
" ~! F" _, x9 ^Japanese adjusted assault: 100
F: c* M. s7 e, ^: M) A' mAllied adjusted defense: 8
% v% m, r w% ?5 i1 |1 HJapanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
9 Q3 w9 S: S" Y2 h7 s# K3 F7 eJapanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!
* H$ m7 a& W" N) Z& S- E. M' s! aCombat modifiers& v3 o0 l, R* p
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)6 {: Q! o. K6 R& C( k
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)- [1 h- B, L- k& ?, ^
Attacker: fatigue(-)
2 w4 v- ]% u, v) e( XJapanese ground losses:
/ v' a( B" Y5 A) N# a( u 37 casualties reported
/ X) G; c6 a9 \# z. |) O) S Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 u" R% h4 e& J! D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 j& j: o, G+ j/ c( U, P0 ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& n* ]2 y# v$ ?* jAllied ground losses:3 N A. q% S7 e7 W
2519 casualties reported
' c& Y! m7 f: {6 E% Y Squads: 126 destroyed, 0 disabled8 u1 c. Z* J# V1 G4 X
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 0 disabled
; [4 q, g0 z0 H4 ^; [6 c Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
: U! ~' ]: ~- z4 J* j Guns lost 17 (15 destroyed, 2 disabled)
& u1 a2 e1 q9 N Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
# @* l: H2 ]% f8 b; p8 Y Units retreated 2
4 k& o& O2 `$ H% A- I! F) T7 |* G Units destroyed 1 + U4 @8 R( A9 l2 w Y
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! 1 j Q) g8 r2 G0 n
Assaulting units:
# S J$ }. _1 S# c/ {8 [( U, Y 56th Infantry Regiment
4 S& G$ _$ F) @/ A# O0 ]# f 12th Engineer Regiment5 j8 R8 I. b0 {% r1 _4 |
5th JAAF AF Coy F- s5 y* `! P+ K1 k0 }- V
Defending units:
. W8 ^+ E5 P9 B9 A2 p6 x FMSV Brigade
1 c1 [5 B, Z) r' e7 r$ _ 8th Indian Brigade. |9 ` C. ?9 X+ m2 f
3rd ISF Base Force |