12/14/41
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& m; p a/ P! ^4 Y% QSub attack near Amboina at 39,73
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AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships4 I4 U7 r: e$ ]! O: Z7 T) M
SS KXVI3 S0 f% H* b7 N- S2 z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59, D: T: t* z4 y; x
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Japanese Ships, ~. {9 K& X. }/ [
MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! y0 d6 H7 M. f7 P. Z' UMSW Takasago Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire- @1 \4 [6 \% U
PG Edo Maru
# f1 S$ c7 A+ @4 o; p; {4 oPG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 r: d4 V s: B* dPC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage7 j* |0 a( W* t' V! w
PC Nichi Maru #1! s. I. Z' \- p c I$ s
PC Showa Maru #3% v* u' M9 g+ C, u$ L9 R/ f
PC Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
. B2 g2 e$ y; R6 V- c8 NCA Houston, Shell hits 5) E8 F4 h7 d" `. [8 B/ C5 r
DD Scout/ {8 y: N* R1 |" f, u% p: t
DD Thanet
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" \" T% X- E" M k% \Night Time Surface Combat at 41,72
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' V9 N1 |3 J4 \7 s& f* |+ QAK Amagisan Maru, Shell hits 26 p+ b0 |6 p8 F! d" N
AK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 5, q9 d# P! `) l) A1 ^# R2 V* y
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 22 d; ?; D9 E( p
AK Nozima Maru, Shell hits 63, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ z. N; b) n6 u' k1 V2 S
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5 D1 @. k* p# jCL Marblehead
+ N) S" f7 D9 |CL Boise" l& T- ]7 S3 p# v* r! x- _
DD Alden
T1 Q& c6 u" Y( GDD Barker
$ v% B9 h$ y1 Q$ ], v) M, G2 v9 kDD Bulmer/ K, `, q! _) I# Z4 `
DD Edsall
" u% D, Z7 z; L0 B8 Q+ ^* o6 R) ]6 KDD John D. Edwards
) c$ P8 t: l9 f1 V YDD John D. Ford
% ^* h" p v2 w* a3 eDD Paul Jones
, K" K1 k% |- |3 iDD Parrott, _9 w2 Z2 j. r% l* g0 K
DD Peary, Shell hits 1
7 e: C; t7 W7 q7 i! a7 lDD Pillsbury
& w' ]6 e; A- j7 L, KDD Pope% w6 y# A5 f( U: g+ ?" l
DD Whipple
# X7 n( ? y, |0 Q4 \* k) NDD Stewart7 b) E& K8 d0 f `$ g) f8 y: r
5 V* X3 Y. f; sTF 17 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56) {" I K: l. ~1 z% G5 \
6 x& B6 v# Z5 @1 ]TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
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, Y. N) S6 m0 x; E$ h+ T. ?9 SPG Saga
6 ?0 L0 o2 U6 O/ b2 P) I' fAP Josho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
1 @2 ~- H! R1 O) O j0 HPG Hashidate
( D3 I/ b* m- J: g' xPG Uji/ T/ @: q/ [" E4 P O( c7 S
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Japanese ground losses:
4 l8 O9 I2 V% y; b, F2 b35 casualties reported
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/ m6 b w. I# ]Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 174 [' P. M9 a1 R; ?4 _, C" ^3 y
102 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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4 A1 q" C0 r0 y: E! C# m% P& `PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire/ ~; Q$ A5 f# e* M% @' d
AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2- J. f+ U6 s4 [8 Q) j1 ]1 J- {
AP Giyu Maru T* q5 S0 p M1 j2 Q! A9 f
PG Saga, Shell hits 16 l! V$ X8 O% U
PG Uji, Shell hits 1
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:
3 V x5 K/ T! t1 d+ ~20 casualties reported
1 }* k# d& O: I3 F- OGuns lost 1! p+ j0 P" L9 z, \
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47
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3 O- r3 c( z( J, o; vKi-43-Ib Oscar x 192 x5 @" j( ^: @" d; J$ H$ ^7 |
Ki-21 Sally x 123
5 N# w, w* N1 f. FKi-48 Lily x 28/ n, o! u! j7 x! ^1 i
Ki-15 Babs x 6
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Allied aircraft
# _8 [: J! G$ R, t# l# i/ |' QBuffalo I x 12
7 b" R3 [) N" q+ y$ F1 b$ oP-40B Tomahawk x 19/ @: x8 o* ~0 m
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed h4 F) D( Z# l
Ki-21 Sally: 17 destroyed, 24 damaged. [- \( j; @* M! |2 w% D+ T3 Y# q
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged$ R2 p4 ]) P) m. C* X
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Allied aircraft losses, |& a+ c7 D7 H, I! R
Buffalo I: 2 damaged
! S g" T5 W+ ~: U9 j: K; o8 rP-40B Tomahawk: 19 damaged
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19 casualties reported
g$ \- @" P! E8 d$ ~Guns lost 1: V0 ~) ^& C4 j( ]
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Airbase hits 5
, y: C+ ~+ L" Z4 C; xAirbase supply hits 4" {: c( Z0 ?7 u c
Runway hits 68
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,564 L. u I+ H+ i R# W, k2 G7 O; O7 c
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Allied aircraft
2 O3 N [" m8 r% Q$ r: ^. CHawk 75A x 3# u6 \: M1 Y; @
Martin 139 x 12
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No Allied losses* p* D7 ]5 E& N2 S) Z
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Japanese Ships
_/ X4 A: o6 wAP Meiten Maru
# B+ c3 A/ d4 Q }AP Teiun Maru5 y9 l1 }; t! N% m! t M
AP Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
+ J) S* I' c5 h/ KAP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Japanese ground losses:
: D7 z# q8 @ K( ] J$ [26 casualties reported
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& {# s' t7 D0 D( ~" oGround combat at Amboina! ? j0 Z, Z( I3 H3 u' Q
) H) l) N# D. N( P+ {7 OJapanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 11448 troops, 99 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
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8 k0 r7 Q5 L7 `" v3 V" a$ aDefending force 4540 troops, 54 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 118# o2 D2 y/ U) ?& d4 b; h' `
$ U- @* B* I1 G; |1 T6 `$ k8 T3 RJapanese max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 156 1 a: M. g! n% m5 d5 C. Z& m7 `
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Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 91
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) + r \0 b0 {, e3 o
' ?. R% M; m* e( dJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1# a" q& [7 w' O0 a
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0 D" C5 G. L1 a' L% E405 casualties reported, Y, n& \1 K) h( }
Guns lost 117 U9 r; [ p0 v9 J9 c
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Allied ground losses:+ W" K5 x9 A' O+ I3 \
84 casualties reported
6 M* Y r& P& T" m Q- xGuns lost 1 |