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		  Joined:  9/5/2001  From:  West Yellowstone, Montana Status: offline
		   
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		 Dec 24, 1941 - I'll try and put the dates here also.      After some turns with little action, some today, Christmas Eve 1941      A sub hit:   ub attack near Patani  at 52,72       Japanese Ships         xAK Yahiko Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage         SC Ch 8       Allied Ships         SS KXVII, hits 2       Japanese ground losses:         7 casualties reported            Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled            Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled            Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled      ==================================================   A surface action I was not happy about:   Night Time Surface Combat, near Tawi Tawi at 71,89, Range 12,000 Yards       Japanese Ships         APD Hagi         TB Otori         TB Hayabusa         xAK Atago Maru         xAK Meiyo Maru         xAK Santos Maru         xAK Zyuyo Maru         xAKL Hidaka Maru         xAKL Raizan Maru       Allied Ships         CL Java         CL Tromp         DD Evertsen         DD Van Ghent           Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 32% moonlight: 12,000 yards   CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards   Japanese TF attempts to evade combat   Range increases to 12,000 yards...   CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards   CL Tromp engages TB Otori at 12,000 yards   CL Java engages TB Otori at 12,000 yards   DD Van Ghent engages TB Otori at 12,000 yards   Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape   Task forces break off...        =======================================================      And then a return engagement:      Night Time Surface Combat, near Sandakan at 71,88, Range 12,000 Yards       Japanese Ships         APD Hagi         TB Otori         TB Hayabusa         xAK Atago Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires         xAK Meiyo Maru         xAK Santos Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk         xAK Zyuyo Maru, Shell hits 1         xAKL Hidaka Maru         xAKL Raizan Maru, Shell hits 5,  on fire       Allied Ships         CL Java, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire         CL Tromp         DD Evertsen         DD Van Ghent       Japanese ground losses:         145 casualties reported            Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled            Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 3 disabled            Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled       CL Java should be OK, she is returning to Soerabaja for repairs.         He took Tarawa today.      He also took San Fernando today.      China might be a problem, more discussion later.     
			
								
			
			
				  	
		  
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