12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73/ {! j- ]0 ^9 n( @# i+ R% b
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Japanese Ships5 p) @8 K# \2 j- m; B" V3 W
AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 p4 Q9 j+ X, o& t0 O6 r
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SS KXVI( t5 e+ S, L/ m, N4 f* K
* \! x3 b- L" d# T4 U3 rNight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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Japanese Ships
2 x; m8 T: h% H5 B* t3 C& D% vMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! ?: e6 L# G* P2 m# U
MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire( S/ l8 w; a; [! ~5 W. k
PG Edo Maru
8 [+ {. G5 C7 `- PPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire; S. O" C* l! k0 t( h, }9 E
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
0 i2 w0 E, F; r( d% i" cPC Nichi Maru #18 h- k/ k: t3 P; t
PC Showa Maru #3
$ H% q; G' C+ _* |PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage+ W: M$ U% _+ g, d7 d
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Allied Ships
/ ]+ A5 @6 L/ P) nCA Houston, Shell hits 5
6 J3 `& r8 r5 h" L1 G0 ?' `( pDD Scout
! E: X8 N- K5 R9 i; aDD Thanet8 ^) d7 x# @4 U) G& T- y7 k5 W, O
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,722 z, g' {0 A, g: O0 y* W- ~
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: ~! r3 h9 E( ~+ [AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2
$ [' b% G; c# E) \AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
) h# y2 q. x- kAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
3 a2 U2 K8 l, gAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships& U1 b( B5 d, f2 V7 k
CL Marblehead
8 R# j9 B7 \ w" r3 UCL Boise1 h6 x! q$ H! g1 N, _- p( }; [0 K6 m
DD Alden/ N# r7 O+ I5 D; q* U9 q& t, ? e
DD Barker
8 ~1 Y; g( F0 q, E; H, r9 _DD Bulmer
" M3 a3 ~3 a0 }6 fDD Edsall
* ~. ~( m L& x+ pDD John D. Edwards
0 ]8 f; D3 i4 U$ t; o$ V; TDD John D. Ford
" O2 u- v) {, Z7 r7 xDD Paul Jones( ^4 r" s- W- U9 a% P7 H* b
DD Parrott
% d; H5 u8 Q- \! C+ fDD Peary, Shell hits 15 g+ s5 O$ i9 b+ ^/ P* @
DD Pillsbury, ?; F5 V2 i; c: \( U
DD Pope
# b& [. c$ r5 i5 i: h9 YDD Whipple
: ?, J/ E* n) ~1 w: b0 X! JDD Stewart6 R9 \2 d& r( Y9 y* U1 A
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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3 e& b7 k6 t7 X8 pTF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56% h7 w* l5 M/ Q- f- E* D6 }
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Japanese Ships/ W# q8 W( D) ]
PG Saga
3 N$ V7 e/ K" m1 iAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
4 u& z: k, K/ r6 XPG Hashidate0 P$ f6 \- V4 M7 ?) M$ Q% J( q4 M
PG Uji r6 p( C5 Z, O4 m) v
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Japanese ground losses:7 V8 k: |- }5 W3 J' h4 m* z
35 casualties reported9 d/ r. {2 ^, Q
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 171 g- W9 c2 Z E' c
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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0 \& p9 b4 `3 _* [% l! hPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire( R; c4 n+ h0 _! o: ^6 ]
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
, @2 q# v3 W) p6 QAP Giyu Maru
0 x( i! j. N2 E/ k5 QPG Saga, Shell hits 10 I; l* S, |4 H ?8 v" L
PG Uji, Shell hits 1
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Japanese ground losses:! N, m: [! w0 u& m5 z6 u: F x- T5 N
1010 casualties reported6 b! ~) h5 y) c7 @5 L0 ~
Guns lost 1: @& Z: m7 Y/ `, ?+ ^
% j+ S9 S0 \0 |, p4 e8 [Allied ground losses:
3 h5 x( _, F0 m* e) {20 casualties reported
! E& C# H M( E% VGuns lost 1% C- \) v4 {# i: x$ [
) l4 [' W; Z; U9 PDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47" z3 J% p6 {0 z5 A" W
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Japanese aircraft0 X0 y( W7 f2 o% m. R
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19) ~" ? k; x+ s% C1 ^/ }! j
Ki-21 Sally x 123
" [- j% `% d3 |Ki-48 Lily x 28/ R8 t, `" L8 M4 E8 [ o
Ki-15 Babs x 61 g# u; j6 x: O) J' S- z- q. ?% n
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Allied aircraft
# e' ^! `" w- K9 T) lBuffalo I x 12! V# R5 G$ U) W9 _" u/ D/ Z+ `
P-40B Tomahawk x 19
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+ \# F8 m6 K% xJapanese aircraft losses2 W% p0 b: j7 J2 P! \
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed+ B6 G- \, v$ i! A8 c* K8 P/ F
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged6 q: w4 _$ M; t
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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6 z5 a% ], A! O q+ QBuffalo I: 2 damaged& q$ Z$ @9 p) h& g' F0 t4 j6 w. d
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged T) `& }; M; K; A
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19 casualties reported, D* @5 K% ]8 P1 `3 s) O
Guns lost 1
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$ L" ~% N& \1 f2 BAirbase hits 5* f/ b; @! k# Z; H+ a" p
Airbase supply hits 4
) g/ R4 j/ b( F4 k, |Runway hits 683 V, I7 ~8 ^) f' r7 K Q6 u+ u$ y/ o
0 D1 Y! `% C: n6 f/ N+ fDay Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,562 B: M( H! I' H: v T
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Allied aircraft% N8 t7 c T( j1 S0 k5 Z; T7 L/ [; E
Hawk 75A x 3
o2 W+ s' D aMartin 139 x 12- a3 k/ y* S+ d( I8 g2 E3 @
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6 X7 x1 a6 [3 l% [' u' cNo Allied losses
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K& e. m2 W, z, A5 I2 RAP Meiten Maru. V( E$ K% G! r
AP Teiun Maru
+ v" G5 n- P+ w7 e6 w: [AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage, j: ?3 [0 X6 \+ k+ [. c6 n
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ d7 m/ N: B9 t# {2 ^
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Japanese ground losses:5 ]- W3 v0 }6 k% L8 j2 `! A
26 casualties reported1 ~; [/ R d ^$ i/ F
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Ground combat at Amboina$ C; `% k2 M- \/ b) [ G
( R) m4 v" E# m- j$ xJapanese Shock attack
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& P4 ^4 x' {, j) ]! {2 I! o: @+ J% y! _Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 2941 w# u9 y1 _& N) A) v0 H
: V* f( B" H$ r/ V% \Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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+ T A5 } Z" M. b% e& y: MJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 * L3 d2 c7 Y. Y0 n
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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; I& k2 c' d8 N. ]& }Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) ' g( q: Y9 F" L; U
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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405 casualties reported2 Q2 b# Z! ^, D
Guns lost 11+ I7 P. M# L0 j
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Allied ground losses:
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Guns lost 1 |