AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获$ H& o( h5 G8 V- Q, o, k" n# n
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级) o& W8 W7 t: ^( M+ P1 {0 t
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+ Q. }$ ?; N3 d" W! N- Y3 V; @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.! W" L1 y3 O5 S( _/ J! k
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes9 h3 g( ^" O4 c* `
7 N0 |( H: g& `' E' xAllied aircraft
0 g; }. ~4 o; e$ a6 N1 X! @ Blenheim I x 35 x1 e- s. N2 E9 ?6 T1 y' D
139WH-3 x 2
5 I; I4 d$ G7 u, D+ C/ t Hudson I x 3; A+ v# j, | b
& I. |4 k, Y/ a: {' ~7 CAllied aircraft losses! S I, Z* Z: L) p, M
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
. l% |( ]. B u Y' G; R' A Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak& Y7 j; t$ }: S' `& v% @9 `
4 M, ]4 c0 k2 n$ ~1 a: d5 f* L$ CJapanese Ships6 F; r; @) ^7 E3 k
xAK Arima Maru S( s. Y `- \- n
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires1 j: Z& X' C) f# |- N' u" N- u' |
xAK Teiyo Maru6 z3 u! M) }- X0 |: ]; l
" m* {7 j7 [% s% t0 @4 @/ H- kJapanese ground losses:
! z% p. |2 U! {) d2 Y 128 casualties reported' G4 y) D4 |% R% x( R- p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 v" W1 b" [1 F. N( y1 w! `+ P Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
) j" `+ c& ~7 y2 Y Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled; q& p( I" m j1 t: H8 k% H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,821 \- v; b0 \- S9 ]4 F; x
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.* d# V' _2 `0 n; F' G; ?* y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes1 h: ?+ H* S+ R' n g3 X7 y1 _
4 V+ h" m" f7 @8 {) D9 QAllied aircraft: U' U8 }" B% b1 X y
Blenheim IV x 4) T" c3 C- k- {4 g- a
Hudson I x 94 t. |+ |: b3 B+ @2 g
Wirraway x 4
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3 K$ f- U* ~2 |2 N0 ]9 z Blenheim IV: 1 damaged; f7 Q8 ~1 @: K/ B- n& `6 ^8 y4 l
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
( `/ X. i& F) }+ @ Hudson I: 1 damaged# j" S# k+ Y3 H# T
$ k& I/ @1 s; S2 u/ k' O5 wJapanese Ships
2 G; }- c$ d! _0 G _+ _ xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires. B% k- _# v& T
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 K* M- j, v/ T, h9 Z9 W
xAK Mogamigawa Maru! v& P& K" d# I! ?
xAK Arima Maru
! u: u$ O' e9 y xAK Kogyo Maru1 D" ?" v, x7 d$ x: x/ r
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Japanese ground losses: K. z: \0 f- L9 y9 b) I
269 casualties reported9 a; \+ V: Z) F4 {0 C/ |( q0 Q% e6 Q
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled- Q3 z7 ~& C) i
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled; O- a) O, B; T1 @8 x( [4 `& ] C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled: N0 _* a5 d( W
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.* ]! T R1 A+ l$ A% p0 N
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
0 J/ B# i: D- X' _8 b: ]$ q Vildebeest III x 9
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Allied aircraft losses5 b1 ~. j: Q2 l! J4 ?" l
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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7 j% t( n1 q' D4 ~4 jJapanese Ships7 Z8 o' z" F' |. M" D0 {
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
% {2 f' b# G+ D2 u; x& B# u9 L xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- f( M' Q. _8 ?7 Q/ w- h4 f+ k xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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Japanese ground losses:* E$ `; h8 n# S i3 L* S
527 casualties reported
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' i3 P7 A; I X Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
/ S5 a* {( l" ?* a! F. ` Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
1 n, F. r5 H | Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 V x+ M/ d7 z* A- b1 ]# E
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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1 N6 K8 a; V# ^- V# X. ~ Swordfish I x 7. X6 Y0 j! L: u. K3 J( s' z- R' w3 [
Vildebeest III x 8
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Allied aircraft losses3 o3 _1 o" `" }/ i4 m, D
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak, ?* b" @# h: d; L4 O' s- q0 B e
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Japanese Ships7 p3 v! m% ]+ I9 D
xAK Koryu Maru4 T2 q) Q0 \/ k. q2 T. |
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 X2 V: T9 `5 I0 U; a: N) n- g, W xAK Kokai Maru! Y$ K: b/ {9 h
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires2 k" H0 I- K1 H, e! L) `9 V4 Z0 U
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 {) V v; B- A: |7 L1 Y, q
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
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Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)4 N" q; }) @% s% ^: j4 ?
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% h% i; e- T9 e& xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
. K" n' [) j0 z* v7 h8 EEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Blenheim I x 36 D: t8 f' o! G
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Japanese Ships. V) j' v2 Y# R$ T% F2 f
xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires/ e! h0 b4 r6 p3 t: k' [% |
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Japanese ground losses:
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1 m+ H* s$ K. I+ V Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled( m7 S9 H: F# w
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
& |' n! ~ \' d8 Y" ] Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled. l5 Q& R* \+ }9 j
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, U' E% m$ }* m0 L% z; W9 A' cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82) d7 u; |- d# K+ z6 { l
7 ]- B, ]8 y+ s! p6 E5 O1 LWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) t& F! x0 s& x0 h, t8 _* F
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes' `: @" ^0 q; d5 E" a" z8 ~2 {
$ N2 j# R7 z$ a- AAllied aircraft
1 d( I+ c; z4 E6 s% t6 ]5 }- X Vildebeest III x 10
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9 O% {2 O2 i& S& _No Allied losses# i# U7 l) H# k4 c
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Japanese Ships
, F; |/ p) @4 ]' s+ H xAK Yahiko Maru
& a/ U/ T" l9 T M: s xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
% K, D L! p- l1 `( j xAK Noto Maru
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1401 casualties reported7 [+ Q+ {9 v; T
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
9 J K+ }) S! f" O1 u% I' [ Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
; S9 s0 ]6 Y3 M$ f Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 J8 |$ k1 {7 g Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)/ n, I& \: m! v2 z( c
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |