AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Subic Bay at 78,76, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Naka DD Natsugumo DD Minegumo DD Asagumo DD Murasame Allied Ships PT-31 PT-32 PT-33 PT-34 Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 28% moonlight: 3,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... Range closes to 2,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards DD Murasame engages PT-34 at 2,000 yards DD Murasame engages PT-32 at 2,000 yards DD Natsugumo engages PT-34 at 2,000 yards DD Murasame engages PT-32 at 2,000 yards DD Murasame engages PT-32 at 2,000 yards DD Minegumo engages PT-34 at 2,000 yards DD Natsugumo engages PT-34 at 2,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards CL Naka engages PT-34 at 6,000 yards DD Murasame engages PT-34 at 6,000 yards DD Asagumo engages PT-34 at 6,000 yards PT-31 engages CL Naka at 6,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near San Francisco at 216,72 Japanese Ships SS I-5 Allied Ships xAK Steel Trader, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Steel Trader is sighted by SS I-5 SS I-5 attacking on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Hong Kong at 77,63, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Mutsu CL Yura DD Mikazuki TB Hato Allied Ships MTB 7 MTB 8 MTB 9 MTB 10 MTB 11 MTB 12 MTB 26 MTB 27, Shell hits 12, and is sunk Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms with 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 28% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 3,000 yards... Range closes to 1,000 yards... Langdon E. gains tactical advantage MTB 27 sunk by BB Mutsu at 1,000 yards TB Hato engages MTB 10 at 1,000 yards MTB 7 engages TB Hato at 1,000 yards Range increases to 2,000 yards CL Yura engages MTB 10 at 2,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages MTB 10 at 2,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages MTB 10 at 5,000 yards TB Hato engages MTB 10 at 5,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Hong Kong at 77,63, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Mutsu CL Yura DD Mikazuki TB Hato Allied Ships MTB 7, Shell hits 4 MTB 8 MTB 9, Shell hits 5, and is sunk MTB 10 MTB 11 MTB 12 MTB 26, Shell hits 1 Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 28% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... Range closes to 2,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards Langdon E. gains tactical advantage MTB 26 engages BB Mutsu at 2,000 yards BB Nagato engages MTB 26 at 2,000 yards BB Nagato engages MTB 10 at 2,000 yards MTB 9 sunk by BB Nagato at 2,000 yards BB Mutsu engages MTB 7 at 2,000 yards BB Nagato engages MTB 12 at 2,000 yards CL Yura engages MTB 7 at 2,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages MTB 10 at 2,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards BB Mutsu engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards BB Mutsu engages MTB 12 at 6,000 yards CL Yura engages MTB 10 at 6,000 yards DD Mikazuki engages MTB 12 at 6,000 yards Langdon E. orders Allied TF to disengage Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Subic Bay at 78,76, Range 7,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Naka DD Natsugumo DD Minegumo DD Asagumo DD Murasame Allied Ships PT-31 PT-32, Shell hits 2, and is sunk PT-33 PT-34 Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 28% moonlight: 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 9,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards Farrell F. gains tactical advantage CL Naka engages PT-34 at 7,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards CL Naka engages PT-34 at 6,000 yards DD Minegumo engages PT-32 at 6,000 yards DD Minegumo engages PT-34 at 6,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards CL Naka engages PT-34 at 8,000 yards CL Naka engages PT-32 at 8,000 yards DD Minegumo engages PT-33 at 8,000 yards PT-32 sunk by DD Natsugumo at 8,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Hong Kong at 77,63, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Mutsu CL Yura DD Mikazuki TB Hato Allied Ships MTB 7 MTB 8 MTB 10, Shell hits 2, and is sunk MTB 11 MTB 12, Shell hits 4, and is sunk MTB 26 Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 28% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... Range closes to 2,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards MTB 12 sunk by BB Mutsu at 2,000 yards BB Mutsu engages MTB 10 at 2,000 yards TB Hato engages MTB 8 at 2,000 yards MTB 11 engages BB Mutsu at 2,000 yards BB Nagato engages MTB 26 at 2,000 yards CL Yura engages MTB 10 at 2,000 yards MTB 8 engages TB Hato at 2,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards TB Hato engages MTB 10 at 6,000 yards MTB 10 sunk by DD Mikazuki at 6,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Bataan at 77,77, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Yudachi DD Samidare DD Ikazuchi DD Inazuma Allied Ships PT-31 PT-33 PT-34 Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 28% moonlight: 11,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 11,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages PT-34 at 6,000 yards DD Inazuma engages PT-31 at 6,000 yards PT-33 engages DD Yudachi at 6,000 yards PT-33 engages DD Ikazuchi at 6,000 yards DD Inazuma engages PT-31 at 6,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards DD Inazuma engages PT-33 at 4,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages PT-33 at 4,000 yards DD Samidare engages PT-33 at 4,000 yards DD Yudachi engages PT-33 at 4,000 yards Farrell F. orders Allied TF to disengage Range increases to 8,000 yards DD Inazuma engages PT-34 at 8,000 yards DD Inazuma engages PT-33 at 8,000 yards DD Samidare engages PT-34 at 8,000 yards DD Yudachi engages PT-34 at 8,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards DD Inazuma engages PT-34 at 12,000 yards DD Ikazuchi engages PT-34 at 12,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Tawi Tawi at 71,89, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Oi DD Nokaze DD Namikaze DD Numakaze Allied Ships DD Scout DD Thanet DM Thracian xAK Bennevis xAKL Chengtu xAK Fatshan xAK Hanyang xAK Hinsang xAKL Joan Moller xAKL Kanchow xAK Ming Sang xAKL Soochow xAKL Yat Shing xAK Munlock xAKL Halldor xAK Hai Lee Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 28% moonlight: 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 12,000 yards... Range increases to 12,000 yards... Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Allied Cargo TF evades combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Tawau at 70,92, Range 5,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Nagara DD Yamakaze DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze Allied Ships DD John D. Ford DD Peary DD Pillsbury DD Pope, Shell hits 7, and is sunk AV Langley AVD Childs AM Finch AM Bittern AM Tanager AM Quail AM Lark AM Whippoorwill AO Pecos AO Trinity, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAKL Don Jose xAKL Sagoland xAKL Paz TK Gertrude Kellogg xAKL Anakan, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Bisayas xAK Capillo xAKL Compagnia Filipinas xAKL Corregidor xAK Ethel Edwards xAKL Palawan xAKL Princess of Negros xAK Si Kiang xAK Tantalus xAK Yu Sang Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 28% moonlight: 5,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards DD Pope engages CL Nagara at 5,000 yards CL Nagara engages DD Pillsbury at 5,000 yards DD Pillsbury engages DD Kawakaze at 5,000 yards DD Pillsbury engages DD Yamakaze at 5,000 yards CL Nagara engages AO Trinity at 5,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards DD Pope engages CL Nagara at 6,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Pillsbury at 6,000 yards DD Kawakaze engages DD Peary at 6,000 yards DD John D. Ford engages DD Kawakaze at 6,000 yards CL Nagara engages xAKL Anakan at 6,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards xAK Capillo collides with AO Pecos at 70 , 92 Magazine explodes on DD Pope DD Pope sunk by CL Nagara at 3,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD John D. Ford at 3,000 yards DD Kawakaze engages DD Peary at 3,000 yards DD John D. Ford engages DD Yamakaze at 3,000 yards CL Nagara engages AO Trinity at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards CL Nagara engages DD Peary at 4,000 yards DD John D. Ford engages DD Umikaze at 4,000 yards DD Kawakaze engages DD John D. Ford at 4,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD John D. Ford at 4,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards DD Pillsbury engages DD Kawakaze at 6,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Pillsbury at 6,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Tawi Tawi at 71,90, Range 7,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Oi, Shell hits 1 DD Nokaze DD Namikaze DD Numakaze Allied Ships DD Scout DD Thanet, Shell hits 1 DM Thracian, Shell hits 1, on fire xAK Bennevis xAKL Chengtu, Shell hits 4, heavy fires xAK Fatshan xAK Hanyang xAK Hinsang xAKL Joan Moller xAKL Kanchow xAK Ming Sang xAKL Soochow, Shell hits 1 xAKL Yat Shing xAK Munlock xAKL Halldor xAK Hai Lee Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 28% moonlight: 7,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 7,000 yards CL Oi engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards DD Scout engages CL Oi at 7,000 yards DD Thanet engages DD Namikaze at 7,000 yards DD Namikaze engages xAKL Chengtu at 7,000 yards CL Oi engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards CL Oi engages DM Thracian at 7,000 yards DD Namikaze engages xAK Hai Lee at 7,000 yards CL Oi engages xAKL Chengtu at 7,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards DD Namikaze engages DD Thanet at 5,000 yards CL Oi engages DM Thracian at 5,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards DD Thanet engages DD Numakaze at 4,000 yards DD Numakaze engages DD Thanet at 4,000 yards CL Oi engages DM Thracian at 4,000 yards DD Scout engages DD Nokaze at 4,000 yards DD Namikaze engages xAKL Soochow at 4,000 yards DD Namikaze engages xAKL Chengtu at 4,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards DD Thanet engages DD Namikaze at 6,000 yards DD Numakaze engages DD Scout at 6,000 yards CL Oi engages DM Thracian at 6,000 yards DD Nokaze engages DD Scout at 6,000 yards DD Numakaze engages xAKL Chengtu at 6,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards DD Nokaze engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards DD Namikaze engages DD Scout at 7,000 yards CL Oi engages DM Thracian at 7,000 yards DD Nokaze engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards DD Namikaze engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards DD Scout engages DD Nokaze at 8,000 yards CL Oi engages DM Thracian at 8,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Tawi Tawi at 71,91, Range 10,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Oi, Shell hits 2 DD Nokaze DD Namikaze DD Numakaze Allied Ships DD Scout DD Thanet, on fire DM Thracian, Shell hits 1, heavy fires xAK Bennevis xAK Fatshan xAK Hanyang xAK Hinsang, Shell hits 2, on fire xAKL Joan Moller xAKL Kanchow xAK Ming Sang xAKL Soochow xAKL Yat Shing xAK Munlock xAKL Halldor xAK Hai Lee, Shell hits 6, on fire Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 28% moonlight: 11,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 10,000 yards DD Numakaze fires at DD Thanet at 10,000 yards DD Numakaze fires at DD Scout at 10,000 yards DD Namikaze fires at DM Thracian at 10,000 yards DD Numakaze fires at xAK Hai Lee at 10,000 yards DD Namikaze fires at xAK Hinsang at 10,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards DD Numakaze engages DD Thanet at 9,000 yards DD Numakaze engages DD Thanet at 9,000 yards DD Namikaze engages DM Thracian at 9,000 yards DD Scout engages DD Nokaze at 9,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards DD Namikaze engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards DD Scout engages DD Numakaze at 6,000 yards DD Numakaze engages DM Thracian at 6,000 yards DD Numakaze engages xAK Hai Lee at 6,000 yards DD Numakaze engages xAK Munlock at 6,000 yards DD Numakaze engages xAK Hinsang at 6,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards CL Oi engages DD Thanet at 3,000 yards DD Scout engages DD Numakaze at 3,000 yards CL Oi engages DM Thracian at 3,000 yards DD Numakaze engages xAK Hai Lee at 3,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards CL Oi engages DD Thanet at 5,000 yards DD Numakaze engages DD Scout at 5,000 yards DD Thanet engages DD Namikaze at 5,000 yards DD Namikaze engages xAK Hai Lee at 5,000 yards Morishita, Nobue orders Japanese TF to disengage Range increases to 7,000 yards DD Numakaze engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards DD Numakaze engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Tawi Tawi at 72,91, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Aoba CA Kinugasa CA Furutaka CA Kako CL Isuzu CL Abukuma CL Kiso DD Oboro, Shell hits 1 DD Uzuki DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 1 DD Yuzuki Allied Ships DD Scout DD Thanet, on fire xAK Bennevis xAK Fatshan, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Hanyang, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Hinsang, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Joan Moller, Shell hits 1 xAKL Kanchow, Shell hits 1, on fire xAK Ming Sang, Shell hits 4, on fire xAKL Soochow, Shell hits 1 xAKL Yat Shing, Shell hits 1 xAK Munlock, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAKL Halldor, Shell hits 1 Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 28% moonlight: 11,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards Sawa, Masao crosses the 'T' DD Yuzuki engages DD Thanet at 11,000 yards CA Furutaka engages DD Scout at 11,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages DD Scout at 11,000 yards CA Furutaka engages xAK Ming Sang at 11,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAK Hinsang at 11,000 yards CA Furutaka engages xAK Hanyang at 11,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAK Fatshan at 11,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Scout at 11,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages DD Scout at 11,000 yards DD Scout engages DD Oboro at 11,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAKL Kanchow at 11,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Thanet at 12,000 yards CA Furutaka engages DD Thanet at 12,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAK Ming Sang at 12,000 yards CL Kiso engages xAK Hanyang at 12,000 yards CL Abukuma engages xAK Hinsang at 12,000 yards CL Isuzu engages xAK Fatshan at 12,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Scout at 12,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Thanet at 12,000 yards DD Thanet engages DD Oboro at 12,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards CA Furutaka engages xAK Hanyang at 8,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAK Munlock at 8,000 yards DD Oboro engages xAK Ming Sang at 8,000 yards CL Abukuma engages DD Scout at 8,000 yards xAK Fatshan sunk by CL Isuzu at 8,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards DD Oboro engages xAKL Halldor at 8,000 yards DD Thanet engages DD Oboro at 8,000 yards CL Kiso engages xAKL Joan Moller at 8,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards CA Kako engages xAK Hinsang at 6,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages DD Scout at 6,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAK Hinsang at 6,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAK Ming Sang at 6,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAK Hanyang at 6,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAKL Halldor at 6,000 yards DD Oboro engages xAKL Yat Shing at 6,000 yards DD Oboro engages xAKL Soochow at 6,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAKL Joan Moller at 6,000 yards CA Furutaka engages DD Scout at 6,000 yards CA Aoba engages xAK Munlock at 6,000 yards DD Oboro engages xAK Hinsang at 6,000 yards CL Abukuma engages xAK Munlock at 6,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Tandjoengpinang at 51,85 Japanese Ships SS I-121, hits 7 Allied Ships DD Tenedos DD Vampire DD Jupiter DD Isis SS I-121 is sighted by escort DD Jupiter attacking submerged sub .... DD Isis attacking submerged sub .... DD Jupiter fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Isis fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Jupiter fails to find sub and abandons search DD Isis fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Guam at 106,95 Japanese Ships CL Yubari CL Tatsuta CL Tenryu DD Hayate DD Oite DD Mochizuki DD Yayoi DD Kisaragi DD Mutsuki Allied ground losses: 37 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 18 Port hits 5 Port fuel hits 5 CL Yubari firing at Guam CL Tatsuta firing at Guam USN Base Force CL Tenryu firing at Guam DD Hayate firing at Guam DD Oite firing at Guam DD Mochizuki firing at Guam DD Yayoi firing at Guam DD Kisaragi firing at Guam DD Mutsuki firing at Guam -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Vigan (80,73) TF 42 troops unloading over beach at Vigan, 80,73 Japanese ground losses: 58 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 33rd/A Div /3 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 33rd/A Div /3 70mm T92 Howitzer lost overboard during unload of 33rd/A Div /3 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 33rd/A Div 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 33rd/A Div /2 12 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 33rd/A Div /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Davao (79,91) Japanese Ships PB Showa Maru #5 PB Showa Maru #3 PB Nichi Maru #1 PB Gamitsu Maru #1 PB Saiko Maru xAP Haruna Maru CS Chitose PB Showa Maru #5 fired at enemy troops PB Showa Maru #3 fired at enemy troops PB Nichi Maru #1 fired at enemy troops PB Gamitsu Maru #1 fired at enemy troops PB Saiko Maru fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Davao (79,91) TF 89 troops unloading over beach at Davao, 79,91 Japanese ground losses: 39 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of Kimura Det 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of Kimura Det -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Legaspi (82,82) TF 107 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 82,82 Japanese ground losses: 136 casualties reported Squads: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 9th Infantry Rgt 37mm Type 94 AT Gun damaged beyond repair during unload of 9th Infantry Rgt 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 20th Infantry Rgt 7.7mm T99 AAMG lost in surf during unload of 20th Infantry Rgt 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 20th Infantry Rgt 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 20th Infantry Rgt 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 20th Infantry Rgt 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 20th Infantry Rgt 12 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 20th Infantry Rgt 12 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 20th Infantry Rgt 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 9th Infantry Rgt 12 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 9th Infantry Rgt /3 12 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 9th Infantry Rgt -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Shortlands (109,131) TF 114 troops unloading over beach at Shortlands, 109,131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Beaufort (66,87) TF 121 troops unloading over beach at Beaufort, 66,87 Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 16th Nav Gd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Davao (79,91) Japanese Ships PB Hakata Maru #2 PB Kure Maru #5 xAP Kashima Maru Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled PB Hakata Maru #2 fired at enemy troops PB Kure Maru #5 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Davao (79,91) TF 122 troops unloading over beach at Davao, 79,91 Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 70mm T92 Howitzer lost from landing craft during unload of Miura Det -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Manus (101,119) TF 127 troops unloading over beach at Manus, 101,119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off San Fernando (80,74) 101 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Maebasi Maru xAK Mito Maru xAK Tarayasu Maru xAK Yamura Maru Japanese ground losses: 64 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 34 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled xAK Maebasi Maru firing at 11th PA Infantry Division xAK Maebasi Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Mito Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Tarayasu Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Maebasi Maru fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at San Fernando (80,74) TF 362 troops unloading over beach at San Fernando, 80,74 Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 21st/A Div /3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Tawi Tawi at 71,91, Range 20,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Nagara DD Yamakaze DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze Allied Ships DM Thracian xAK Hai Lee Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 21,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards Range increases to 21,000 yards... Allied Escort TF evades combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Jolo at 73,92, Range 25,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Aoba CA Kinugasa CA Furutaka CA Kako CL Isuzu CL Abukuma CL Kiso DD Oboro DD Uzuki DD Kikuzuki DD Yuzuki Allied Ships DD Thanet, Shell hits 16, and is sunk xAK Bennevis, Shell hits 23, and is sunk xAKL Joan Moller, Shell hits 8, and is sunk xAKL Soochow, Shell hits 13, and is sunk xAKL Yat Shing, Shell hits 13, and is sunk xAKL Halldor, Shell hits 15, and is sunk Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 25,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards Range closes to 21,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages DD Thanet at 21,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAK Bennevis at 21,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages DD Thanet at 21,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAKL Yat Shing at 21,000 yards CL Kiso engages DD Thanet at 21,000 yards CL Abukuma engages DD Thanet at 21,000 yards CL Isuzu engages DD Thanet at 21,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards CA Kako engages DD Thanet at 17,000 yards CA Furutaka engages xAK Bennevis at 17,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAKL Halldor at 17,000 yards CL Kiso engages xAKL Yat Shing at 17,000 yards CL Abukuma engages DD Thanet at 17,000 yards CL Isuzu engages DD Thanet at 17,000 yards DD Thanet engages DD Yuzuki at 17,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages DD Thanet at 17,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Thanet at 17,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Thanet at 17,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Thanet at 14,000 yards DD Oboro engages xAK Bennevis at 14,000 yards DD Oboro engages xAKL Halldor at 14,000 yards CA Aoba engages xAKL Yat Shing at 14,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Thanet at 14,000 yards DD Thanet engages DD Kikuzuki at 14,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Thanet at 14,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Thanet at 14,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Thanet at 11,000 yards DD Uzuki engages xAK Bennevis at 11,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAKL Halldor at 11,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAKL Yat Shing at 11,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAKL Soochow at 11,000 yards CL Abukuma engages DD Thanet at 11,000 yards CL Isuzu engages DD Thanet at 11,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Thanet at 11,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages DD Thanet at 11,000 yards DD Uzuki engages xAK Bennevis at 11,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Thanet at 11,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards CA Kako engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards DD Uzuki engages xAK Bennevis at 8,000 yards DD Uzuki engages xAKL Halldor at 8,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAKL Yat Shing at 8,000 yards CL Kiso engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards CL Abukuma engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards CL Isuzu engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAK Bennevis at 8,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards DD Thanet engages DD Oboro at 8,000 yards CA Kako engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards CA Furutaka engages xAK Bennevis at 8,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards DD Oboro engages xAKL Soochow at 8,000 yards CL Abukuma engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards CL Isuzu engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAK Bennevis at 8,000 yards DD Thanet engages DD Kikuzuki at 8,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAK Bennevis at 8,000 yards DD Thanet sunk by CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAKL Yat Shing at 8,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAKL Soochow at 8,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAK Bennevis at 8,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards CA Kako engages xAK Bennevis at 7,000 yards CA Furutaka engages xAK Bennevis at 7,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAK Bennevis at 7,000 yards DD Uzuki engages xAKL Soochow at 7,000 yards CL Kiso engages xAK Bennevis at 7,000 yards CL Abukuma engages xAK Bennevis at 7,000 yards DD Oboro engages xAKL Halldor at 7,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards xAK Bennevis sunk by CA Furutaka at 8,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAKL Yat Shing at 8,000 yards CL Abukuma engages xAKL Halldor at 8,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAKL Soochow at 8,000 yards DD Uzuki engages xAKL Joan Moller at 8,000 yards DD Oboro engages xAKL Yat Shing at 8,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards xAKL Yat Shing sunk by CA Furutaka at 10,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAKL Halldor at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAKL Halldor at 8,000 yards xAKL Soochow sunk by CA Furutaka at 8,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAKL Halldor at 8,000 yards DD Oboro engages xAKL Halldor at 8,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards CA Kako engages xAKL Joan Moller at 9,000 yards CA Furutaka engages xAKL Joan Moller at 9,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAKL Joan Moller at 9,000 yards CL Kiso engages xAKL Joan Moller at 9,000 yards xAKL Halldor sunk by CL Abukuma at 9,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Tawi Tawi at 72,91, Range 21,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Aoba CA Kinugasa CA Furutaka CA Kako CL Isuzu CL Abukuma CL Kiso DD Oboro DD Uzuki DD Kikuzuki DD Yuzuki Allied Ships DD Scout, Shell hits 9, and is sunk xAK Hanyang, Shell hits 7, and is sunk xAK Hinsang, Shell hits 5, and is sunk xAKL Kanchow, Shell hits 14, and is sunk xAK Ming Sang, Shell hits 12, and is sunk Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 21,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAK Hinsang at 21,000 yards Range increases to 24,000 yards CA Kako engages xAK Hinsang at 24,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAK Hinsang at 24,000 yards xAK Hinsang sunk by CA Aoba at 24,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAKL Kanchow at 24,000 yards Range closes to 21,000 yards CA Furutaka engages xAK Ming Sang at 21,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAKL Kanchow at 21,000 yards CL Kiso engages DD Scout at 21,000 yards CL Abukuma engages DD Scout at 21,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards CA Kako engages DD Scout at 18,000 yards CA Furutaka engages DD Scout at 18,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAKL Kanchow at 18,000 yards DD Oboro engages xAK Ming Sang at 18,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages DD Scout at 16,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAK Ming Sang at 16,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages DD Scout at 16,000 yards CA Aoba engages xAK Ming Sang at 16,000 yards CL Kiso engages DD Scout at 16,000 yards CL Isuzu engages xAK Ming Sang at 16,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Scout at 16,000 yards DD Oboro engages xAK Hanyang at 16,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards CA Kako engages DD Scout at 15,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAK Ming Sang at 15,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAK Hanyang at 15,000 yards CA Aoba engages DD Scout at 15,000 yards CL Kiso engages DD Scout at 15,000 yards CL Abukuma engages DD Scout at 15,000 yards DD Kikuzuki engages xAK Ming Sang at 15,000 yards DD Scout engages DD Uzuki at 15,000 yards DD Oboro engages xAK Hanyang at 15,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards DD Oboro engages DD Scout at 11,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAK Ming Sang at 11,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAK Hanyang at 11,000 yards CA Aoba engages DD Scout at 11,000 yards CL Kiso engages DD Scout at 11,000 yards CL Isuzu engages DD Scout at 11,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages DD Scout at 11,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards CA Kako engages xAKL Kanchow at 8,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAK Ming Sang at 8,000 yards DD Uzuki engages xAKL Kanchow at 8,000 yards CL Kiso engages DD Scout at 8,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards CA Furutaka engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards CL Abukuma engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards CL Isuzu engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards DD Yuzuki engages xAKL Kanchow at 9,000 yards DD Uzuki engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards DD Scout sunk by DD Yuzuki at 9,000 yards DD Oboro engages xAKL Kanchow at 9,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards CA Kako engages xAKL Kanchow at 11,000 yards CL Kiso engages xAKL Kanchow at 11,000 yards DD Oboro engages xAKL Kanchow at 11,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards xAKL Kanchow sunk by CA Kako at 9,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Tawi Tawi at 71,91, Range 20,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Aoba CA Kinugasa CA Furutaka CA Kako CL Isuzu CL Abukuma CL Kiso DD Oboro DD Uzuki DD Kikuzuki DD Yuzuki Allied Ships DM Thracian, Shell hits 4, and is sunk xAK Hai Lee, Shell hits 12, and is sunk Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards CA Kako engages DM Thracian at 20,000 yards CA Furutaka engages DM Thracian at 20,000 yards CL Isuzu engages DM Thracian at 20,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards CA Kako engages DM Thracian at 18,000 yards DM Thracian sunk by CA Furutaka at 18,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards CA Kako engages xAK Hai Lee at 16,000 yards CL Kiso engages xAK Hai Lee at 16,000 yards CL Abukuma engages xAK Hai Lee at 16,000 yards DD Uzuki engages xAK Hai Lee at 16,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards CA Kako engages xAK Hai Lee at 15,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards CL Kiso engages xAK Hai Lee at 12,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards xAK Hai Lee sunk by CA Kako at 9,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Davao (79,91) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Showa Maru #5 PB Showa Maru #3 PB Nichi Maru #1 PB Gamitsu Maru #1 PB Saiko Maru xAP Haruna Maru PB Showa Maru #5 fired at enemy troops PB Showa Maru #3 fired at enemy troops PB Nichi Maru #1 fired at enemy troops PB Gamitsu Maru #1 fired at enemy troops PB Saiko Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Davao (79,91) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Hakata Maru #2 PB Kure Maru #5 xAP Kashima Maru PB Hakata Maru #2 fired at enemy troops PB Kure Maru #5 fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off San Fernando (80,74) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Maebasi Maru xAK Mito Maru xAK Tarayasu Maru xAK Yamura Maru Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled xAK Maebasi Maru firing at 11th PA Infantry Division xAK Maebasi Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Mito Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Tarayasu Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Maebasi Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Miri at 63,87, Range 15,000 Yards Japanese Ships E Saga E Hiyodori E Hayabusa Allied Ships CM Willem v d Zaan, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 25,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards... Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 15,000 yards Kanda I. crosses the 'T' E Hayabusa engages CM Willem v d Zaan at 15,000 yards E Saga engages CM Willem v d Zaan at 15,000 yards E Hayabusa engages CM Willem v d Zaan at 15,000 yards E Saga engages CM Willem v d Zaan at 15,000 yards Range closes to 13,000 yards E Hayabusa engages CM Willem v d Zaan at 13,000 yards E Hiyodori engages CM Willem v d Zaan at 13,000 yards E Saga engages CM Willem v d Zaan at 13,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards E Hayabusa engages CM Willem v d Zaan at 10,000 yards E Hiyodori engages CM Willem v d Zaan at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards E Hayabusa engages CM Willem v d Zaan at 8,000 yards E Hiyodori engages CM Willem v d Zaan at 8,000 yards E Saga engages CM Willem v d Zaan at 8,000 yards Kanda I. orders Japanese TF to disengage Range increases to 13,000 yards Range increases to 17,000 yards E Hayabusa engages CM Willem v d Zaan at 17,000 yards E Saga engages CM Willem v d Zaan at 17,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuching at 59,87, Range 20,000 Yards Japanese Ships PB Eifuku Maru PB Sozan Maru Allied Ships CM Willem v d Zaan, heavy fires, heavy damage Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 21,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards Range increases to 21,000 yards... Allied Mine Laying TF evades combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 95 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 37 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 G3M2 Nell x 9 G4M1 Betty x 16 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 8 P-40E Warhawk x 14 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed No Allied losses CAP engaged: 24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 23000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 24th PG/20th PS with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 21000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 35th PG/34th PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 23000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 9 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 5 OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 1 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 23000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: VJ-10 Det B with OS2U-3 Kingfisher (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead 35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 2 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes Bombers too high for some aircraft to intercept. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Alor Star , at 49,73 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 28 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 2 damaged Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 28 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 5000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Alor Star , at 49,73 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Alor Star , at 49,73 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 2,200 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 44 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 1200 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 1200 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Alor Star , at 49,73 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 13 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 40th Chinese Corps, at 88,44 (Chengchow) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 9 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong Fortress, at 77,61 (Hong Kong) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 8 Ki-36 Ida x 21 Ki-51 Sonia x 12 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb 21 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing from 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 8 Ki-51 Sonia x 9 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Canton , at 77,59 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 3 Allied aircraft Walrus II x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Walrus II sweeping at 10000 feet * Sweep: 2 x 100 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 10th I.F.Chutai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tawi Tawi at 71,91 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Allied aircraft PBY-4 Catalina x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses CAP engaged: Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Aparri , at 82,73 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 10 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed No Allied losses CAP engaged: 50th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 10 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorontalo at 72,95 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 32 B5N2 Kate x 22 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships xAKL Bisayas, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage AVD Childs, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AM Quail, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Pillsbury AV Langley, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Yu Sang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 10 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Bisayas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tawau at 70,92 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 B5N2 Kate x 6 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Peary xAK Capillo, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on I/66th Naval Guard Unit, at 106,122 (Kavieng) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing from 1000 feet * Ground Attack: 1 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lingga at 51,87 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 4 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships DD Tenedos Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 23000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Davao (79,91) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Showa Maru #5 PB Showa Maru #3 PB Nichi Maru #1 PB Gamitsu Maru #1 PB Saiko Maru xAP Haruna Maru PB Showa Maru #5 fired at enemy troops PB Showa Maru #3 fired at enemy troops PB Nichi Maru #1 fired at enemy troops PB Gamitsu Maru #1 fired at enemy troops PB Saiko Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Alor Star (49,73) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 690 troops, 0 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 58 Defending force 2456 troops, 9 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 106 Japanese adjusted assault: 13 Allied adjusted defense: 19 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(-), preparation(-) experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 31 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Tank Regiment Defending units: 15th Indian Brigade -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at San Fernando (80,74) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 10886 troops, 88 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 530 Defending force 4929 troops, 82 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 187 Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 47th Infantry Regiment 65th Brigade 21st/A Div /1 Defending units: 11th PA Infantry Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tuguegarao (82,74) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 5355 troops, 97 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 Defending force 532 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23 Japanese adjusted assault: 69 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 69 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tuguegarao !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 561 casualties reported Squads: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: Tanaka Detachment 28th JAAF AF Bn 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Construction Battalion 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment 56th Const Co 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 9th Field AF Construction Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 40th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,74 (near Kota Bharu) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4647 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 137 Defending force 270 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 128 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 128 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), morale(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: fatigue(-) Allied ground losses: 204 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 42nd Infantry Regiment 22nd JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 3rd ISF Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Brunei (65,87) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1165 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 78 Defending force 474 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 37 Allied adjusted defense: 5 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 151 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 41st Guard Battalion III./124th Infantry Battalion Defending units: 107th RN Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Victoria Point (51,66) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1224 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 44 Defending force 536 troops, 12 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 Japanese adjusted assault: 20 Allied adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Victoria Point !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 187 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: I./143rd Infantry Battalion 7th Field AF Construction Battalion Defending units: 108th/2 Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hollandia (93,116) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 375 troops, 0 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 3 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Hollandia !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: 1st JNAF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Vanimo (93,117) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 380 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 6 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Vanimo !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: 2nd JNAF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wewak (96,119) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 380 troops, 0 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 4 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Wewak !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: 5th JNAF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at San Fernando (80,74) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 4923 troops, 82 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 186 Defending force 14876 troops, 124 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 530 Assaulting units: 11th PA Infantry Division Defending units: 65th Brigade 47th Infantry Regiment 21st/A Div /1