12/14/41
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73) J1 P8 }& p3 X/ f8 U
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# d" |% u6 G. j1 W1 \1 W8 QAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
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, F6 \5 V6 n6 M) }Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59
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Japanese Ships! ]% Q$ X4 e, o, x+ h' h) [ U" F9 Q
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( j- Y( P0 m, C2 N5 ?* f8 MMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
* l2 V# r: A% Y6 I0 q( o9 ?3 @PG Edo Maru
! ^2 c1 ^: M6 c9 O$ nPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 t1 _8 T& s# s7 x" oPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
) F+ b& }* j9 rPC Nichi Maru #1* }% z1 j/ G5 s' v8 I% p2 s
PC Showa Maru #38 t7 @( K1 ~9 r& K% M; u. V! j! g
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships7 x% B) D' u4 E* H7 ~
CA Houston, Shell hits 5
6 ]# W1 }: x w' F5 PDD Scout
5 f: I* x& T; ?, C4 t: \2 F# i" O2 ]DD Thanet' C- W7 L0 A& X' ~) |( r% H9 K+ Z
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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72( [- O+ Q0 _3 L( ?" p
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3 z$ e, T r. h9 }& y: iAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 2- d3 d2 _/ ^& A k3 W; _
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5
1 Z0 J4 m/ {5 q6 t- DAK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 2% f0 O1 w, Y6 T7 E% a7 L
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 u' j6 S% w$ d5 H, N
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Allied Ships/ v7 q/ C" k/ o1 A/ e% f; z" _
CL Marblehead
& B& u; I4 D) A( I$ I5 aCL Boise
% l. T( P* g( v' B7 b# y' M" J9 hDD Alden
4 E- r4 j/ p2 G+ ^1 l8 C9 i) x% fDD Barker
3 |! E, |/ L$ g% x+ ?' _( _DD Bulmer0 w% u1 L! Q9 h
DD Edsall
# r% i9 ]. e" I0 D. a; JDD John D. Edwards
+ f4 Q' K; [# C6 e/ f) WDD John D. Ford
& e$ u& d" M" Y: CDD Paul Jones
5 T0 k2 L/ t: ?. GDD Parrott
8 f$ I- q a$ B$ G9 J8 s, VDD Peary, Shell hits 10 J9 a( c K6 B
DD Pillsbury
5 N: j5 ~! o- I3 K0 ^* N: nDD Pope
, ?' R9 N7 ?1 O1 V1 Z# q4 ZDD Whipple9 m6 G7 L- s; B7 E% U% s
DD Stewart- W% Z1 _2 [- {: a0 u
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56)8 W' m2 D1 W5 ~" z. @) ~
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TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,565 F' k9 v. j& {1 \/ g' o
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4 l8 P$ F: R: E6 q2 O$ O) Q4 @) lPG Saga
4 ~( }+ O( @7 G$ WAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire1 B" U3 b- Z w
PG Hashidate8 A0 b. x& D M- S! R3 R$ N; @' W
PG Uji& k6 B C0 m' d" E8 \) r! B
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35 casualties reported) P$ w7 ^; \; q) L f% X: ?+ L
9 P& a$ X( F3 J; D& P+ I- V5 \0 L" yCoastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 17
( T/ L! T& E, R" y0 y7 V102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 M! Z, m. E y6 H: t% T* }
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PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
# n" |, {2 f+ I' m" g, b( {AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2
" ?. X1 _% b3 cAP Giyu Maru7 M& p; B. I0 r$ w Z, v6 L
PG Saga, Shell hits 1" |* ] J" C0 F2 a
PG Uji, Shell hits 1; j4 ?0 t- |2 \4 |" c5 k
: u# e7 @: l+ {* T' WJapanese ground losses:
5 G6 N) h/ r# A9 W$ j. _1010 casualties reported5 s& s/ }. s* k. V: a0 e5 U
Guns lost 1! q/ d% P# {( e3 K! H) C/ P
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Allied ground losses:3 L2 V' W$ K2 n: o
20 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47 k1 z% c/ S, H0 s: ?2 g
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6 }* L, u6 w3 _) UKi-43-Ib Oscar x 19
. W2 L% W! c8 P' ~* Y) e6 QKi-21 Sally x 123
" J3 j" d w" n6 p$ kKi-48 Lily x 28% `/ }2 D1 p P( z$ m" p7 ]8 F
Ki-15 Babs x 66 H2 r! S! v0 A: o9 s
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Allied aircraft+ y7 u3 P7 R8 `& }: A: {6 u
Buffalo I x 12* [+ S, L, {! z
P-40B Tomahawk x 19; w$ K2 ^7 z9 G' b
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 ~) a: H7 h- ? V( cKi-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed1 n2 x% ]% b$ [# y& x! y$ M1 i
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged
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Buffalo I: 2 damaged+ p) v @6 L7 p. h( y6 O
P-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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/ |+ h5 |6 K5 P2 y; A( OAllied ground losses:& n* L2 l9 [) A, K9 \/ v
19 casualties reported: l/ A2 M/ w6 K, q
Guns lost 1+ ^% ~% ~, m9 p5 _
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Airbase hits 5
4 p% O# L! n: B" G, sAirbase supply hits 4$ a( k2 f# L2 P! Q$ x7 r: M0 K
Runway hits 68& r G+ T- j& C" q; l
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56
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Allied aircraft2 @7 ?9 r2 j) I* C! B1 x- Z
Hawk 75A x 3
/ J4 s w1 t" {: ]- }0 _% Z+ t0 YMartin 139 x 12( }) X; j' e! w# r$ k5 }7 i
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No Allied losses3 [( v: B: s' {3 r% Q0 m
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AP Meiten Maru7 Y1 Q7 G+ J! ~& A, Z1 {6 n
AP Teiun Maru. {9 i2 q0 G" ~$ _/ X
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
/ k$ f* e+ H) x, p" GAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Z5 M3 v' w8 \, K
2 x U- b' `6 Y( T4 KJapanese ground losses:" F" A/ w T$ j7 T( V) b0 k
26 casualties reported
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: y2 X% f+ G- A- b' h, [Ground combat at Amboina
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Japanese Shock attack/ _! x) M1 F, L
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 2945 H7 p0 N1 X* x: O6 K$ Z
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Defending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118/ B: R. m" J/ B% p7 _: R- {
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Japanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156
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# w8 g, g" Y& P7 E2 oAllied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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6 ]- P8 C; n" b# H: G. Q9 ~5 aJapanese ground losses:) V: l" ^; R9 ~; f1 y( I7 ], [
405 casualties reported# `4 _) W" y1 Q5 c' v
Guns lost 11
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Allied ground losses:$ J& A# c( A& p/ }; u
84 casualties reported
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