Big B
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14 JAN 42 From the Dutch East Indies - a series of night engagements occurred last night at Amboina, Strong Japanese Naval Forces stormed in and destroyed every Allied merchant ship and small escort in the area - and then proceeded to bombard Amboina itself. Fortunately for the Allies, most of the troops and supply were already unloaded, and although the shipping losses were high - the land losses were not too bad. During the same evening, ships under ABDA command bombarded Efate, causing unknown damage to shore installations. A Japanese light carrier group followed up the night's bombardment of Amboina by sweeping up surviving shipping in the waters south of the island. It seems the Japanese are making a show of just who owns the air and sea in the lower Dutch East Indies. In other news, Japanese Air Forces continue heavy bombardment of Singapore and Luzon in the Philippines, as well as a move in force by the Japanese Army into Clark/San Fernando area on Luzon. An all-out counter attack has been ordered by USAFFE HQ, and will go in today...the fate of the American and Filipino troops on Luzon hangs in the balance. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/14/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 7 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (31,64) Japanese Ships MSW Takasago Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Amboina at 40,74 Japanese Ships SS RO-33 Allied Ships MSW Whippoorwill, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage MSW Lark -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 40,74 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu CA Nachi CA Mogami CL Sendai CL Naka CL Isuzu DD Kuroshio DD Oyashio DD Yukikaze DD Hatsuharu DD Shirayuki DD Satsuki DD Asakaze DD Shiokaze Allied Ships AK Idomeneus, Shell hits 24, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 40,74 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu CA Nachi CA Mogami CL Sendai CL Naka CL Isuzu DD Kuroshio DD Oyashio DD Yukikaze DD Hatsuharu DD Shirayuki DD Satsuki DD Asakaze DD Shiokaze Allied Ships AK Empire Lightning, Shell hits 23, and is sunk AK Empire Confidence, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk AK Johanne Justesen, Shell hits 4, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 40,74 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu CA Nachi CA Mogami CL Sendai CL Naka CL Isuzu DD Kuroshio DD Oyashio DD Yukikaze DD Hatsuharu DD Shirayuki DD Satsuki DD Asakaze DD Shiokaze Allied Ships MSW Lark, Shell hits 30, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 40,74 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu CA Nachi CA Mogami CL Sendai CL Naka CL Isuzu DD Kuroshio DD Oyashio DD Yukikaze DD Hatsuharu DD Shirayuki DD Satsuki DD Asakaze DD Shiokaze Allied Ships MSW Bittern, Shell hits 17, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 40,74 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu CA Nachi CA Mogami CL Sendai CL Naka CL Isuzu DD Kuroshio DD Oyashio DD Yukikaze DD Hatsuharu DD Shirayuki DD Satsuki DD Asakaze DD Shiokaze Allied Ships MSW Finch, Shell hits 11, and is sunk MSW Quail, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Amboina, at 40,74 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed Hudson I: 1 destroyed 11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Mogami, Shell hits 5 CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 CL Isuzu CL Naka CL Sendai BB Mutsu Allied ground losses: 751 casualties reported Guns lost 16 Vehicles lost 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 5 Port supply hits 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Efate, at 72,114 Allied Ships CA Canberra DD Parrott DD John D. Edwards CL Trenton DD Whipple DD Paul Jones CL Achilles CL Perth CL Leander CA Australia CA Pensacola CA Louisville Japanese ground losses: 212 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,28 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 11 No Japanese losses Resources hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha , at 45,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 35 Ki-30 Ann x 23 Ki-51 Sonia x 8 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged Resources hits 12 Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 8 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 30 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged Allied ground losses: 68 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 22 Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 27 Ki-21 Sally x 66 Ki-46-II Dinah x 5 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 2 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 6 damaged Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 11 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 24 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Palembang , at 20,55 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 30 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 77 Ki-48 Lily x 27 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 128 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 19 Runway hits 27 Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet 15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet 11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 80th Regional Army Corps, at 48,36 Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 10 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 38,75 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 B5N Kate x 28 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Le Maire, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Liuchow , at 41,37 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 43,73 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AP Hakone Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 20 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships MSW Abraham Crijnssen, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage MSW Eland Dubois, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage TK Empire Celt, Torpedo hits 3, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 38,74 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 B5N Kate x 14 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 4 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 1 destroyed Allied Ships AK Tjikarang Aircraft Attacking: 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 43,40 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 44218 troops, 569 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 906 Defending force 20325 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 685 Japanese max assault: 845 - adjusted assault: 381 Allied max defense: 673 - adjusted defense: 54 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 463 casualties reported Guns lost 11 Allied ground losses: 482 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 44,50 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 32342 troops, 299 guns, 119 vehicles, Assault Value = 715 Defending force 8823 troops, 128 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 250 Japanese max assault: 618 - adjusted assault: 265 Allied max defense: 274 - adjusted defense: 214 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 408 casualties reported Guns lost 14 Vehicles lost 2 Allied ground losses: 49 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2254 troops, 79 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 354 Defending force 18200 troops, 269 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 463 Japanese ground losses: 73 casualties reported Guns lost 6 Allied ground losses: 135 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Moulmein Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 23090 troops, 252 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 521 Defending force 17003 troops, 177 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 408 Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Guns lost 1
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