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Dec 22-23, 1941
NO PAC: Got to the DDs up here, likely sinking one and severely damaging another. Nice to hit Japanese DDs. The more I get now the harder it is for Japan later. Sara will move West in a bold path to see what else she can find, if indeed Japanese interests are moving this direction, and to try an cut off retreats for the other survivors.
PACIFIC: Some part of the KB is up by Wake, but it seems to not be all of it. I've got Cats at Canton and Nauru plus about 40 USN fleet boats searching for the rest. Got a lot of shipping in the So Pac area, so I need some location warning before those ships proceed.
DEI: A large invasion TF shows up off of Balikpapan, but MTBs delay the landing it seems. That's good, as two Brit cruisers from Soerabaja were just ready for action, the only surface forces in the DEI.
They come back in on the 23rd with more force and several ships hit mines, including CA Haguro. Nice! 
This is a day when the quick Japanese unloading goes against them. The main TF backs out only to find the Dragon and Danae plus two DDs. They sink the entire TF!! Nice shooting. There looks to be massive surface forces in the Balikpapan hex plus a CV TF a few offshore, but nothing hits the RN forces yet. They're vulnerable with low ammo and only one hex away for tomorrow but I'll set them to run and see what happens.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 23, 41
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TF 304 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (77,61)
Japanese Ships
DMS W-17, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DMS W-12
18 mines cleared
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Adak Island at 163,47
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
TBD-1 Devastator x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Sazanami, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Ariake
DD Shigure, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Yugure
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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TF 18 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)
Japanese Ships
DD Murakumo
CA Haguro, Mine hits 1
2 mines cleared
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TF 93 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DMS W-2, Shell hits 3
DMS W-1, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
xAKL Hidaka Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Balikpapan Defenses firing at DMS W-2
DMS W-2 firing at Balikpapan Defenses
Balikpapan Defenses firing at DMS W-1
DMS W-1 firing at Balikpapan Defenses
9 mines cleared
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 64,97, Range 19,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CL Kashii, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
E Shimushu, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
E Saga, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
DMS W-1, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
DMS W-2, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
SC Ch 7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
xAK Johore Maru, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Fushimi Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
xAK Toho Maru, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
xAK Ryoyo Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Igasa Maru, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Yoshinogawa Maru, Shell hits 17, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Zyuyo Maru, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Hidaka Maru, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CL Danae, Shell hits 2
CL Dragon
DD Pillsbury, Shell hits 1
DD Express, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
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Morning Air attack on Saigon , at 60,71
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 6
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Manpower hits 1
Fires 411
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
77th Sentai Det B with Ki-27b Nate (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
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Submarine attack near Balikpapan at 64,97
Japanese Ships
xAK Fushimi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS KXII
SS KXII is sighted by xAK Fushimi Maru
SS KXII launches 2 torpedoes
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Still hard for these 60-65 skill DB pilots to hit DDs.
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