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Report for December 7th 1941.
Pacific.
In the morning 5 of our midget submarines attacked the American anchorage at Pearl Harbour, with 1 managing to penetrate the defences and torpedoing an American battleship. But sadly the 4 other midget submarines were destroyed before they achieved any results.
The Pearl Harbour air-raid had average results and went in fully coordinated with its A6M2 Zero escort, suffering the loss of only 2 B5N2 Kate’s. The Kate’s got multiple bomb and torpedo hits on all 8 of the American battleships, with also some hits on 4 cruisers and 2 destroyers. The D3A1 Val’s worked-over the airfields pretty good for no loss. The Val’s destroyed about 20 and damaged over 130 Allied machines, while getting 42 hits on the runways.
G3M2 Nell’s also raided the airfield on Wake Island today, with all the our aircraft returning safely. The Nell’s which attacked at 4000 feet damaged 5 American naval fighters, and hit the runways 19 times.
Both the raids on Pearl Harbour and Wake Island will be repeated for effect tomorrow. So there is the possibility of heavy casualties to the aircraft and air crews of the air-groups of the main mobile carrier force and the force of Nell’s based on Rio-Namur.
Philippines.
Aircraft from the light mobile carrier force attacked 2 American destroyers in the Celebes Sea, to the south of Tarakan.
Army and naval land based bombers from Formosa raided the American airfields on Luzon at Iba, Clark Field and Manila today. These raids destroyed about 10 and damaged over 100 enemy machines for the loss of 1 bomber.
In the Morning the heavy cruiser Chokai was damaged by a torpedo in a skirmish with some British MTB’s and a destroyer in the South China Sea, midway between Hong Kong and Luzon. The cruiser and her 2 escorting destroyers made it back Takao during the day. Her damage is in the low-range and there is no danger of sinking, but she will have to go to Japan for hull repairs.
Malaya.
The British airfields at Alor Star, George Town, Kota Bharu and Kuantan raided by our aircraft from the army and naval land based bombers today. In the four raids a total of 5 enemy machines were destroyed and another 10 were damaged. Numerous runway hits were also scored at all four enemy airfields, for the loss of only one army bomber.
A further 3 British machines were destroyed, when they attempted to strike at my landing convoys off the ports of Singora and Kota Bharu. But unfortunately the enemy managed to hit and sink the cargo ship Noto Maru off Singora.
I am landing troops at both Kota Bharu and Singora; with the bulk of the 18th division plus a tank regiment landing at Kota Bharu. While the entire 5th division plus the 41st regiment are landing at Singora.
Burma.
Army Ki-21-IIa Sally bombers raided the British airfield at Rangoon destroying 1 enemy machine and damaging another 4 on the ground. The raid managed 35 runway hits, but lost 1 of the escorting Ki-43-Ib Oscar fighters over the target.
Naval land based G4M1 Betty bombers raided the American volunteer group airfield at Toungoo today destroying 10 and damaging over 100 of the American fighters. 53 bomb hits on the runways were scored, and all my aircraft returned safely to Bangkok.
Hong Kong.
Army Ki-51 Sonia light bombers attacked the British airfield at Hong Kong managing to damage 5 British machines and hit the runways with 43 bombs.
I have included the combat report as an attachment at the bottom of this post for those who care to read the full report.
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