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Day 2: 12/8/41 BBC Wold Service. Here is the news. Japanese forces have landed at Wake, Guam, Khota Baru, Aparri, and Vigan. The massive Japanese sneak attack is well supported by naval and air power. Commonwealth air forces are attacking and disrupting the enemy forces, that proceed only with great losses. A Wildebeest has torpedoed one Japanese transport. AP informs that the garrison at Wake has repelled a Japanese invasion, and is already referred to as the Pacific Alamo. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/08/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 82,63, firing at TF 16 TF 16 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63 131 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AP Kinryu Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage DD Mutsuki Japanese ground losses: 212 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66 Japanese ground losses: 39 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Khota Bharu, 24,45, firing at TF 85 TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Khota Bharu, 24,45 34 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PC Ch 7, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 360 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 46,49 Japanese ground losses: 254 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 88 troops unloading over beach at Vigan, 44,49 Japanese ground losses: 295 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Guam, at 62,66 Japanese Ships DD Yuzuki DD Kikuzuki DD Uzuki DD Oboro CA Kako CA Furutaka CA Kinugasa CA Aoba Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 12 Port fuel hits 7 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Aparri, at 46,49 Japanese Ships DD Inazuma DD Ikazuchi Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 7 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Vigan, at 44,49 Japanese Ships DD Samidare DD Yudachi DD Harusame DD Murasame DD Asagumo DD Minegumo DD Natsugumo CL Naka Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 27 Port hits 10 Port fuel hits 4 Port supply hits 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Legaspi, at 44,55 Japanese Ships DD Shiokaze DD Suzukaze DD Umikaze DD Kawakaze DD Yamakaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Yukikaze CL Nagara Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 10 Port hits 4 Port fuel hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Aparri, at 46,49 Japanese Ships DD Hatakaze DD Harukaze DD Nagatsuki DD Fumizuki DD Minazuki DD Satsuki CL Natori Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 14 Port hits 7 Port supply hits 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66 Japanese ground losses: 15 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Khota Bharu, 24,45, firing at TF 85 TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Khota Bharu, 24,45 44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AK Akita Maru, Shell hits 4 PC Shimushu, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 156 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 46,49 Japanese ground losses: 264 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 88 troops unloading over beach at Vigan, 44,49 Japanese ground losses: 212 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47 Japanese aircraft C5M Babs x 3 Ki-21 Sally x 28 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Airbase supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 G3M Nell x 18 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 36 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed G3M Nell: 10 destroyed, 8 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 2 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 2 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 2 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 1 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 61 G4M1 Betty x 44 Allied aircraft P-26A x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 4 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 5 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 10 destroyed, 2 damaged B-17C Fortress: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 7 Runway hits 25 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 19 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 112,68 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 73 D3A Val x 91 B5N Kate x 129 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-26A x 3 P-36A Mohawk x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged D3A Val: 15 destroyed, 32 damaged B5N Kate: 19 destroyed, 39 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 damaged P-26A: 7 destroyed P-36A Mohawk: 4 destroyed, 11 damaged P-40B Tomahawk: 11 destroyed, 17 damaged PBY Catalina: 4 destroyed, 11 damaged B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed Allied Ships BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage BB California, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage BB Nevada, Bomb hits 7, on fire BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage BB Maryland, Bomb hits 5 BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage DD Downes, Bomb hits 1, on fire BB Arizona, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 1 Allied ground losses: 61 casualties reported Airbase hits 10 Runway hits 54 Port hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet 11 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 22 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 14 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet 14 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 23 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 11 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 15 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 19 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 24 x B5N Kate bombing at 9000 feet 17 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 23 x B5N Kate bombing at 9000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 103rd USAAF Base Force, at 46,49 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 18 Ki-48 Lily x 14 Ki-15 Babs x 2 Ki-36 Ida x 2 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Hong Kong Fortress, at 43,42 Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4 Ki-51 Sonia x 11 Ki-15 Babs x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 13 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 9 Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kongo Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet 4 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 3 Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Kumano Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Aparri , at 46,49 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 17 Ki-30 Ann x 20 Ki-15 Babs x 1 Ki-36 Ida x 1 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 5 Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 48,58 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 3 Allied aircraft B-17C Fortress x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17C Fortress: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CVL Ryujo Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 15000 feet 3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 6 Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 2 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kongo Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet 2 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Allied aircraft Vildebeest IV x 2 Blenheim I x 5 Hudson I x 3 Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed Blenheim I: 2 damaged Hudson I: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Takao BB Kongo BB Haruna Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet 1 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet 2 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 24,47 Allied aircraft Vildebeest IV x 8 Blenheim I x 4 Hudson I x 3 Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships DD Ayanami DD Fubuki DD Murakumo DD Shikinami Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet 4 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet 4 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Allied aircraft Vildebeest IV x 12 Hudson I x 4 Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AP Hakozaki Maru AP Mogamigawa Maru AP Asama Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AP Ryugi Maru Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet 4 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Catanduanes at 45,55 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 8 B5N Kate x 16 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Manatawny, 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Guam, at 62,66 Japanese Ships DD Yuzuki DD Kikuzuki DD Uzuki DD Oboro CA Kako CA Furutaka CA Kinugasa CA Aoba Allied Ships MSW Penguin, Shell hits 2, on fire Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 6 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kuantan, at 24,47 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Vildebeest IV: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Japanese Ships DD Amagiri DD Yugiri DD Asagiri DD Ayanami DD Shikinami DD Uranami DD Murakumo DD Hatsuyuki DD Shirayuki DD Isonami DD Shirakumo DD Usugumo DD Shinonome DD Fubuki CL Sendai Allied ground losses: 64 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 39 Port hits 4 Port fuel hits 6 Port supply hits 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Aparri, at 46,49 Japanese Ships DD Inazuma DD Ikazuchi Runway hits 9 Port supply hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Legaspi, at 44,55 Japanese Ships DD Shiokaze DD Suzukaze DD Umikaze DD Kawakaze DD Yamakaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Yukikaze CL Nagara Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 8 Port fuel hits 5 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wake Island Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1243 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 1889 troops, 40 guns, 1 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: 254 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Guam Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 7107 troops, 82 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 312 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Guam base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Khota Bharu Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 4813 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 19649 troops, 246 guns, 13 vehicles Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wake Island Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1435 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 900 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
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