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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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Japanese Ships o7 W+ x- x$ d* _5 Y, J. }& s
AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% l# G1 t8 N* N9 C' q( t& g
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SS KXVI
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2 R% [, e( q0 f4 M" h1 }' rNight Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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Japanese Ships; c0 H: r2 K S' a; W+ m5 I
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 ?0 Y" A$ c( I/ `, ~$ V& R. ^MSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
, k& C( E8 A$ m4 |# CPG Edo Maru
( ]3 K5 @- ]. M+ w" y- d( xPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire2 @; a { P- Y
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
4 k$ q, a' n {. G2 m X3 K& a# \2 zPC Nichi Maru #1
; M/ ]* e! ^7 _ i5 X% F# nPC Showa Maru #3
2 G# \6 @0 L0 qPC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage& n! q) o+ V4 b/ e+ R
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Allied Ships
5 m0 {4 U! @7 LCA Houston, Shell hits 5. E" R' e- ~9 ?
DD Scout
- I0 B* h3 j# n5 F/ y; FDD Thanet* g$ P2 \, P- ~0 t9 O
9 C+ ]* v/ C6 ^( j8 JNight Time Surface Combat at 41,720 x4 X K6 Y- w
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Japanese Ships% I; G! @$ v: L
AK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 29 N* F" T9 Y% n0 z1 h1 C7 A
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 55 i) Z0 i0 \0 ^% u" ~5 g5 v. N2 C
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2
0 l+ w* d9 a4 _1 e& U/ Z8 K4 NAK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 J* n, a9 |# A* L3 }1 G& n8 r( V) B$ S
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Allied Ships* y8 x: ?: W1 }( l! l8 {+ f: I4 V8 q; y
CL Marblehead7 {3 W/ r' g3 \. v3 \ @0 M
CL Boise7 T( [& R8 M6 m9 d# q5 o4 S+ ]
DD Alden/ X. F) @! C( y8 a7 K4 v3 m
DD Barker
% l8 z K2 u5 P% a' _) c3 cDD Bulmer
* L2 @# ^7 I1 c, V3 |DD Edsall
$ V* d5 }" C j, w5 B& I1 G: aDD John D. Edwards- i( f1 Q, ^ k9 S9 h) A
DD John D. Ford2 K0 l; }8 O1 `; j
DD Paul Jones
- ?& v2 u s. N2 t7 w3 BDD Parrott
% \ _* F# G; G+ hDD Peary, Shell hits 1
% B* W j# A2 f8 A/ ?" EDD Pillsbury
' W W8 R2 A0 m' eDD Pope
: J0 N5 `. t% j9 u" d/ DDD Whipple) n% B" y3 \: Q& ^6 [
DD Stewart
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% J* ?. z2 H& B: _6 h/ U- kTF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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Japanese Ships
' A; N! z) D# a0 \3 W0 jPG Saga# e% B$ z/ k$ u/ B) u( K
AP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
- `, d1 v/ q6 o' V4 K/ xPG Hashidate& N" r7 O: V4 X, v
PG Uji
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35 casualties reported8 j! R& T- M- N ^- N2 K) E
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17( a! `* f0 S* G h
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire* P% K% K, w8 B+ V- p8 _
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
W$ n5 Y9 q; \, }) Y; wAP Giyu Maru
3 |5 l/ C. ]0 yPG Saga, Shell hits 1: W* \2 E8 A; R1 T1 {6 J/ u5 ^
PG Uji, Shell hits 1
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Japanese ground losses:' ? n$ _0 ?& F5 ~4 e
1010 casualties reported3 H- v/ f3 e* |: f( L* t$ _6 O
Guns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:
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: B* x3 |" N! Q/ wGuns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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Japanese aircraft' d* n" w9 Z( f. ]+ R! ]
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 198 H# p! ^- V, B/ I& A1 r
Ki-21 Sally x 1231 ~ q& _. E/ K4 r
Ki-48 Lily x 28
- j$ G; U0 W4 b( r g5 XKi-15 Babs x 6. M: a. M# J# k9 F! n
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Allied aircraft
& S; W4 P6 u/ S7 UBuffalo I x 12
# x+ r4 ^: [4 \' d+ TP-40B Tomahawk x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses8 E2 f$ w: v& A# t2 N3 M: L B& b
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
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Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged. h1 D8 H$ \$ U& K; }. L
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! S7 ]/ I# n$ i+ E* Q, sBuffalo I: 2 damaged8 F v [, P4 Y3 k; L
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged/ g U# l+ |0 G
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19 casualties reported
! } h7 H. V( w" K; xGuns lost 1
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! n; F, t* Y3 j6 ^% s$ ?Airbase hits 5/ v( D& _& h9 r
Airbase supply hits 41 c) Y0 J8 P; ~1 U
Runway hits 68. h! X2 M- U( t+ g
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56# R# s6 g% A" \2 D2 U7 J2 X4 o
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) \5 ?5 e( ?6 rHawk 75A x 3
( V- R7 v e% l* o' n( AMartin 139 x 12
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Japanese Ships1 l2 ~% K5 N7 [# ~4 K
AP Meiten Maru
* I9 R6 m, ^! JAP Teiun Maru
) W" y2 _/ {, ^: \8 C. MAP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
5 c& [4 o8 c6 o# |( ~AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 C3 m$ }0 z5 s! ?; X5 g7 [6 z
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26 casualties reported( V) I3 ^( n O# m% f6 s
3 v1 x$ `& M6 p6 f9 f( J9 U) ^5 \* k! UGround combat at Amboina
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Japanese Shock attack
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8 I8 S6 m) z; k. }- I+ YAttacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294& b' m; w" K' x' }" Q7 F/ E
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118- Q8 m3 ^5 s" [; C
( q3 d4 m0 P$ R3 J+ h! I' z7 QJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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3 q3 \$ K$ ^- m" z* v( V3 k: N. ?Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91 " A3 `2 z! i) ?* ~( q
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 1 O0 c9 r; L5 q
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 119 ^# }, V9 }1 _5 c
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Guns lost 1 |