12/14/41
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5 B# ~; ]& _# m3 T. A( b, @Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73! p; n2 W6 Z) b3 S, q, ~) g2 E5 f$ _
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Japanese Ships. Q* M) V* I1 j# W( b
AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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* A0 R1 W. }- ?+ P$ MAllied Ships
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59: ?7 j. ?+ m$ c1 h% I1 j3 U" o
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2 C4 C1 W6 ^, r w2 j+ qMSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% A& [* D( f4 _ d7 D( bMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
, g: g9 {0 s, F* n$ i4 z# PPG Edo Maru
! G3 C5 v+ R0 T# a0 w( k0 CPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ j9 V$ |: A; F* i$ dPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
, m2 b# b7 J* PPC Nichi Maru #16 z1 _9 h7 B J* }, T
PC Showa Maru #3
/ Y6 U6 T/ |; C$ a' g+ wPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage! e& M3 @. z4 N9 H1 u
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Allied Ships: E% U' J# f! m# @3 j9 X1 d, R4 x+ F
CA Houston, Shell hits 5' J* U. E+ i: v! X! _2 f, V: ?
DD Scout
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+ X: g3 h: x f. n: G" ?$ [+ KNight Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2) w+ a3 J+ y7 z% @
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
% J2 D: |, ^. p" z" PAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
( @. t9 }! b1 c" N9 x7 e5 cAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, n& M/ {0 k4 u5 @
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Allied Ships; J9 d* j6 D1 g2 m& M0 S9 k
CL Marblehead& ~! m) E0 ]9 L( y; t
CL Boise* w @5 I4 G0 ]5 A
DD Alden6 o( _ q8 A, k: Q1 D
DD Barker
5 K0 u" f2 L+ Q, N, N( Q" jDD Bulmer
" z9 y6 q0 _; P; F7 o# y4 P$ ADD Edsall. c! e. \. z# A% c4 g8 h
DD John D. Edwards# F% S5 Z& [" E4 S: @
DD John D. Ford
. T3 j9 w0 M3 U# ?0 gDD Paul Jones% ?# L+ F4 g* O4 ^7 S$ s
DD Parrott
% l1 A. W1 a4 ^* ZDD Peary, Shell hits 1
0 r- b; h) r5 b# KDD Pillsbury
: x! F' L, y9 P# c2 Y; sDD Pope: K& W. [% M4 o* e9 b
DD Whipple! P: m( P6 [; f/ H0 O" D! `: y+ x
DD Stewart6 ^+ }( n6 z+ I9 q0 P- Q! z: p
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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# A, w! H* v$ Z/ j5 _TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56$ k( Y! b& ]6 d: d7 k' k6 B' L: c4 f. j
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PG Saga6 M( g9 \# p9 N# a- D4 n% B- M0 }$ n
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire" Z; w. x2 B" {0 D9 Z
PG Hashidate0 a5 r5 C# G6 ^8 R5 [$ p3 r/ k* C
PG Uji) V7 p4 D. }- s/ P' A7 `
9 g# V; K- s/ t2 c" eJapanese ground losses:
% U( S5 |+ l8 q# s" b) X# \- a! g35 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
4 o2 o: J1 g5 h2 y8 C2 g% t* P8 g102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 g( z' N. R# g$ {
Japanese Ships
4 p) h9 `0 d) W0 _1 y4 D( i" \7 TPG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
3 i* L' D4 t" oAP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2) n# q) u" v3 O1 K( Z
AP Giyu Maru
2 P9 d1 I$ s7 L2 FPG Saga, Shell hits 1
- |1 y4 U6 Q' ?: SPG Uji, Shell hits 1
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Japanese ground losses:6 Z; P, ]7 c, ^6 s3 q5 n
1010 casualties reported0 K I, I9 n! F* E; N
Guns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:
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8 p' Q2 C6 n8 R1 A' M, a f* KGuns lost 16 I$ z) ?" V. q# |- D7 t* ^
' k/ i$ g j! aDay Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47% z' X* s: f" f$ |' g/ E/ s
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9 r5 t) D/ f( I3 XKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19' f( N* G- h6 ^) a1 n8 T
Ki-21 Sally x 123
; o G5 u0 I3 [) p; mKi-48 Lily x 28
/ Q+ b/ O4 S5 H1 t [Ki-15 Babs x 6( V# {& P1 X: Y& I9 I3 ?
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Allied aircraft
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P-40B Tomahawk x 19: t1 Z7 r. _) d/ Q' _) B- |
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Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged; D$ f: }5 j9 d! n5 {
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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7 h, z9 v. `2 n) M, QBuffalo I: 2 damaged7 I) I4 z. W0 L
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged1 {/ J' Y2 y# c* X" S+ P
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19 casualties reported
! k* l/ ?( [% u" {9 I; C/ k- WGuns lost 1
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& n( {3 @4 T5 a' [5 ~" @" RAirbase hits 5
' s) R6 L5 i4 `( V% A H& j% Y* @Airbase supply hits 4
- M$ w* z$ r( U+ }2 x8 U5 ZRunway hits 687 F& I1 b( I3 @% e; Y. r& J
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Allied aircraft. ^/ q' O. l" m- ?
Hawk 75A x 3
! \% g% E% @2 T* F6 `" ~7 TMartin 139 x 12
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6 j8 L& M. S8 w! a) j& \+ wNo Allied losses
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AP Meiten Maru- g' H1 S0 M) \
AP Teiun Maru
/ z- U7 F7 r- C' [ h. G/ LAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
) m2 y7 G% y, \- s, SAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 H2 C9 T+ k& E) m1 ?0 S
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Japanese ground losses: t4 G" ?; ?7 ]& U# i& S+ A
26 casualties reported: v/ ]8 K5 c1 h2 h* Y
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Ground combat at Amboina) ?5 Z. E: r! e8 u
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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2 l$ G7 g, o5 ]' [* \5 @Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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: h0 h/ W+ V4 _2 gAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 * M) Z: c6 E& E9 K+ P, l% p+ |; d
3 j; O: d* S9 ?" a) b1 Y9 s1 KJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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- N, N. ?7 z/ qJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 16 X' }6 g4 u4 }+ N
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$ v$ D* n& j9 [2 J6 T. T405 casualties reported8 U" j3 @9 U4 t
Guns lost 11' W3 A! s3 O( _+ u3 g/ q! q
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Allied ground losses:2 U/ G; @, F: _& S: j
84 casualties reported+ H8 a1 h: c' Q) M' a
Guns lost 1 |