OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Dec 23, 41

SS Sailfish reports having been sighted by the enemy at 66 , 71
SS Triton reports having been sighted by the enemy at 131 , 113
SS KXI reports having been sighted by the enemy at 59 , 74
SS KXIII reports having been sighted by the enemy at 62 , 75
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Shinfuku Maru reported in port at Manus
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,119 near Manus , Speed 8 , Moving Southwest 
Task Force 228 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 228 arrives at Aden
TF 24 designated as Escort and ordered to return to Calcutta
Pumps fail aboard xAK Mundra, flooding increases...
Repairs completed on CA Portland at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CA Chicago at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS S-37 at Soerabaja, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 173 begins loading Supplies at Pearl Harbor for delivery to Hilo
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Genzan Maru reported in port at Manus
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,119 near Manus , Speed unknown  
Sighting report: 10 Japanese ships at 58,88 near Kuching , Speed unknown  
Do-24K-1 reports periscope at 58, 82 near Groot Natoena
Seagull V reports object under water at 33, 25 near Bombay
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 40th Chinese Corps
Japanese Fighter sighted over Clark Field 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Manila 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Manila 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kukong 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 1st Hyderabad Battalion
Japanese Fighter sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kuantan 
Japanese Recon sighted over Mersing 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Manila 
Japanese Recon sighted over Kukong 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 1st Hyderabad Battalion
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kuantan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Mersing 
PBY-5 Catalina reports shadow in water at 178, 109 near Pearl Harbor
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 5 Japanese ships at 225,77 near Los Angeles, speed 13, Moving West
Do-24K-1 sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 48,91 near Palembang, speed 17, Moving Southwest
Sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 93,117 near Vanimo , Speed unknown  
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Chengchow 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Clark Field 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Kuching 
Japanese Float Fighter sighted over Kuching 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Manila 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 40th Chinese Corps
Japanese Recon sighted over Kukong 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 1st Hyderabad Battalion
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kuantan 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Changteh 
Japanese Recon sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Clark Field 
F1M2 Pete sighted over Kuching 
Japanese Recon sighted over Kuching 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Manila 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kukong 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 1st Hyderabad Battalion
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kuantan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
Pilot killed in landing accident of Do-24K-1 from GVT-8
Catalina I from No.205 Sqn RAF at Singapore grounded due to maintenance
Repairs completed on AKE Robert Luckenbach at Calcutta, ship returned to service
TF 40 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 75 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 94 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 110 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuching !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Vanimo !!!
1st Mysore Battalion destroyed near Kuala Lumpur !!!
Tuguegarao expands airfield to size 3
Chengchow expands fortifications to size 3
Kungchang expands fortifications to size 2
Soerabaja expands airfield to size 5
Choybalsan expands fortifications to size 2
Ulan-Ude expands fortifications to size 2
Kienko expands fortifications to size 2
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  5 (8) x H81-A3, 1 (4) x F2A-3 Buffalo
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Mandalay (59, 46)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Moulmein (55, 55)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Rangoon (54, 53)!
xAK Maliko arrives at Balboa
xAK Wilhelmina arrives at Cristobal
xAK Admiral Chase arrives at Aden
2/3rd Ind Coy  arrives at Sydney
2/4th Ind Coy  arrives at Sydney
