AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 16, 41
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Vigan at 80,73, Range 6,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
xAKL Banshu Maru #56
xAKL Choun Maru #21
xAKL Hinode Maru #20, heavy damage
xAKL Musashi Maru
xAKL Rokko Maru
xAK Kosei Maru #4
xAK Yamagiku Maru
xAKL Arizama Maru
xAK Aki Maru
xAK Chowa Maru
xAKL Jinsan Maru
xAK Koyo Maru
xAK Mansei Maru
xAKL Oridono Maru
xAK Soyo Maru
xAK Satsuma Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Sugiyama Maru
xAKL Tohuku Maru
xAK Ueizuru Maru
xAK Unkai Maru #6, heavy damage
xAKL Yosyu Maru, heavy damage
xAK Yasuteru Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy damage
Allied Ships
PG Asheville, Shell hits 1
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Submarine attack near Hengchun at 84,68
Japanese Ships
xAK Fushimi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Saury
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Vigan at 80,73, Range 12,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CA Aoba, Shell hits 1
DD Uzuki
DD Kikuzuki
Allied Ships
PG Asheville, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
(that was probably bit too much of opposition...)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Vigan at 80,73, Range 10,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
xAKL Banshu Maru #56
xAKL Choun Maru #21
xAKL Hinode Maru #20, heavy damage
xAKL Musashi Maru
xAKL Rokko Maru
xAK Kosei Maru #4
xAK Yamagiku Maru
xAKL Arizama Maru
xAK Aki Maru
xAK Chowa Maru
xAKL Jinsan Maru
xAK Koyo Maru
xAK Mansei Maru
xAKL Oridono Maru
xAK Soyo Maru
xAK Satsuma Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Sugiyama Maru
xAKL Tohuku Maru
xAK Ueizuru Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Unkai Maru #6, heavy damage
xAKL Yosyu Maru, heavy damage
xAK Yasuteru Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
Allied Ships
PG Isabel
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Vigan at 80,73, Range 6,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
xAKL Banshu Maru #56
xAKL Choun Maru #21
xAKL Hinode Maru #20, heavy damage
xAKL Musashi Maru
xAKL Rokko Maru
xAK Kosei Maru #4
xAK Yamagiku Maru
xAKL Arizama Maru
xAK Aki Maru
xAK Chowa Maru
xAKL Jinsan Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Koyo Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Mansei Maru
xAKL Oridono Maru
xAK Soyo Maru
xAK Satsuma Maru, and is sunk
xAK Sugiyama Maru
xAKL Tohuku Maru
xAK Ueizuru Maru
xAK Unkai Maru #6, heavy damage
xAKL Yosyu Maru, heavy damage
xAK Yasuteru Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy damage
Allied Ships
PG Isabel, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Vigan at 80,73, Range 9,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
xAKL Banshu Maru #56
xAKL Choun Maru #21
xAKL Hinode Maru #20, heavy damage
xAKL Musashi Maru
xAKL Rokko Maru
xAK Kosei Maru #4
xAK Yamagiku Maru
xAKL Arizama Maru
xAK Aki Maru
xAK Chowa Maru
xAKL Jinsan Maru
xAK Koyo Maru
xAK Mansei Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Oridono Maru
xAK Soyo Maru
xAK Sugiyama Maru
xAKL Tohuku Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Ueizuru Maru
xAK Unkai Maru #6, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Yosyu Maru, heavy damage
xAK Yasuteru Maru, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DD Thanet, Shell hits 1
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Sub attack near Vigan at 80,73
Japanese Ships
xAK Izumo Maru, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Seadragon
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Day Time Surface Combat, near San Fernando at 79,73, Range 24,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CA Aoba
DD Uzuki
DD Kikuzuki
Allied Ships
DD Thanet, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
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Sub attack near Kota Bharu at 52,75
Japanese Ships
xAK Atago Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
Allied Ships
SS KXI
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Submarine attack near Laoag at 81,71
Japanese Ships
xAK Imizu Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Salmon
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Submarine attack near Vigan at 80,73
Japanese Ships
xAP Kamo Maru, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
SS Seal
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Morning Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 16
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3
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Morning Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 13
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5
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Afternoon Air attack on Malacca , at 49,81
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 15
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
AMc Klias, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Miri at 62,84
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 4
Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
CL Tama
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Vigan at 80,73, Range 8,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
xAKL Banshu Maru #56
xAKL Choun Maru #21
xAKL Hinode Maru #20, heavy damage
xAKL Musashi Maru
xAKL Rokko Maru
xAK Kosei Maru #4
xAK Yamagiku Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Arizama Maru
xAK Aki Maru
xAK Chowa Maru
xAKL Jinsan Maru
xAK Koyo Maru
xAKL Oridono Maru
xAK Soyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Sugiyama Maru
xAKL Tohuku Maru
xAK Ueizuru Maru
xAKL Yosyu Maru, heavy damage
Allied Ships
MTB 8
MTB 9
MTB 10
MTB 11
MTB 12
MTB 26
xAKL Yosyu Maru collides with xAKL Tohuku Maru at 80 , 73
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 11610 troops, 102 guns, 74 vehicles, Assault Value = 389
Defending force 2677 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 196
Allied adjusted defense: 49
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Chuhsien !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
647 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 3
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
22nd Division
8th Armored Car Co
Defending units:
16th Construction Regiment
3rd War Area
10th Group Army
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Ground combat at 77,58 (near Canton)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3288 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
Defending force 4652 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 131
Japanese adjusted assault: 0
Allied adjusted defense: 89
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), morale(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
595 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 48 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
67th Ind.Infantry Battalion
68th Ind.Infantry Battalion
20th RGC Division
Defending units:
62nd Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 10961 troops, 94 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 338
Defending force 21354 troops, 95 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 493
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 232
Allied adjusted defense: 162
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
500 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 75 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Allied ground losses:
550 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Assaulting units:
35th Division
Defending units:
40th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
7th Construction Regiment
24th Group Army
1st War Area
39th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force
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Ground combat at Kweiteh (90,46)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 12021 troops, 112 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 401
Defending force 2574 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 90
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 162
Allied adjusted defense: 7
Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kweiteh !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
156 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1264 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
36th Division
1st Army
Defending units:
51st Chinese Corps
69th Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at 71,56 (near Lang Son)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3315 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 77
Defending force 8541 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 104
Japanese adjusted assault: 63
Allied adjusted defense: 85
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)
Japanese ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
Defending units:
52nd Chinese Corps
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 17, 41
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kuching at 58,88, Range 1,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Takao, Shell hits 6
CL Jintsu
DD Fubuki
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
CL Danae
CL Mauritius, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Vendetta
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuching at 58,88, Range 22,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Takao, Shell hits 2
CL Jintsu
DD Fubuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Usugumo
Allied Ships
CL Danae, Shell hits 7, on fire
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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
Japanese Ships
SS I-9
Allied Ships
xAP Koolama, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 42
G4M1 Betty x 2
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 6
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 54,53
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 9
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 15
Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 28
Buffalo I x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
No Allied losses
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 8
Ki-51 Sonia x 7
Allied aircraft
P-35A x 4
P-40B Warhawk x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 2 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
DD Thanet, heavy damage
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 157,101
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 5
B5N1 Kate x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
xAK Florence D., Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
(Was going to sneak in some supplies to Wake I.)
DMS Chandler
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 54,53
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 3
Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 21
Buffalo I x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed
No Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 54,53
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 11
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 23
Buffalo I x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 4 destroyed
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
xAP Devonshire, Torpedo hits 1
HDML 1104, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
(no wonder,,,those things are tiny...)
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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 108 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
G4M1 Betty x 14
Ki-27b Nate x 6
Allied aircraft
P-35A x 7
P-40B Warhawk x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 24
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-35A: 1 destroyed
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
G4M1 Betty x 6
Allied aircraft
P-35A x 5
P-40B Warhawk x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
No Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
G3M2 Nell x 5
Allied aircraft
P-35A x 5
P-40B Warhawk x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-35A: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6
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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 14
Allied aircraft
P-35A x 3
P-40B Warhawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 17
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 6
Buffalo I x 33
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
AM Toowoomba
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 54,53
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 13
Buffalo I x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 destroyed
No Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 4
Buffalo I x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
HDML Pahalwan
HDML Panglima
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 4
Buffalo I x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
HDML Pennigat
HDML Panji
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 54,53
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 11
Buffalo I x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 destroyed
No Allied losses