AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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9 k8 m4 `# {3 \- z* n' E南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
. d5 ^' U+ I' D0 s2 s南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
- x! {4 @ U: C4 J) X3 b马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获
/ v; K+ Q+ k0 u& j# d: ^大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级% p. B3 O) z6 O4 ^
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6 J* c7 m, O/ a# {5 j& n: g& ]( CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,827 G% f+ h- n" d! u2 r' T" u! @: s
4 \* Q$ s/ v+ ~; w) m PWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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' ~2 u' Y' P/ H9 j, ~: [Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
+ a0 J$ ?0 k) f& k; O) gEstimated time to target is 7 minutes" W8 B+ K1 U8 C2 c! h) t
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Allied aircraft# k( @3 P# ?# H5 h1 Y( ^3 r/ g' m
Blenheim I x 3
2 ^, d" n o- x; @! k @( } 139WH-3 x 2
( E! v6 ?+ K3 e; N8 w: B3 G& a Hudson I x 3- K5 S# e$ {9 L
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Allied aircraft losses
+ F5 C5 v/ I5 b/ {! Z3 n# {1 T Blenheim I: 1 damaged z9 i: a" L! E' q" y, m
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships- X2 N5 U7 z, D- C5 v. g/ F+ @2 _
xAK Arima Maru# F6 F9 J, s' L
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires6 [8 v0 ^6 e8 V7 e( J3 U/ V% a d( V
xAK Teiyo Maru3 }- f- f7 a8 p: \7 B$ q
, b' B9 o7 T& d# X7 m: H8 BJapanese ground losses:- d+ a1 O$ R6 R* ~/ c- o9 r% n
128 casualties reported
0 n5 M% A; h* ~4 s Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
q+ ^, F2 W0 P3 J! A; x9 d6 @: T Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
" T: \" D: c+ X+ d, z6 Q& U4 d$ s* | Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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3 F& ^! R: b2 {- HWeather in hex: Moderate rain" U( n! [ u: k9 c ]9 y$ J5 k
& Z( q6 t4 O' i: C* K: ~0 JRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 L9 K0 d, E4 }
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft( c% u4 B5 j* P/ W6 I
Blenheim IV x 49 W" i! M' Q0 T! \' V6 O, G
Hudson I x 9
5 L3 f4 F/ i. s0 M: n1 m" @ Wirraway x 4! }6 _, T! y$ T$ E P. ]
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Allied aircraft losses
. P# j1 k+ j$ L, x" z7 c Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
! r/ a; K, `, T; s4 A0 ] Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak# _, k: r& D; a( N6 U
Hudson I: 1 damaged7 z) x% F. F$ S8 D/ ^
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Japanese Ships2 D* E% g& Z- }1 u; j
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
% Y2 u) T4 r$ m! K+ m P% | xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
% o) V/ E+ h3 D; o) j! H xAK Mogamigawa Maru+ A! @& n# p0 {& x
xAK Arima Maru
5 P! r% x/ l& C* s- }4 r1 r xAK Kogyo Maru; Y& V1 d/ [' b- {
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Japanese ground losses:) \5 R0 [" Q& e+ G4 o2 }1 {
269 casualties reported
' A& p/ h: V j Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 A x1 r* x- M$ L Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled/ P, N; b* K; w) E3 C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled+ m# S$ u+ {4 L: y( n* B6 }
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 q9 N" d4 i& m# v
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& K+ \! X+ h `. e1 m& F3 LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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9 s/ ]% r2 J7 y* m2 TWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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" b% L- M. r4 G7 |4 G: N$ lRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
$ ]* f& ^" U* j! m" h. `Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft* D6 C4 i; t& ^1 b% K. J6 q! i# f& v
Vildebeest III x 9+ e( y. G% d5 t% l1 ^
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Allied aircraft losses
3 a( z& q+ R z) V) k5 R* s8 U% L Vildebeest III: 1 damaged$ W3 z1 ^$ R1 T( k
" o& y6 P4 N$ U7 A2 O* [$ R+ EJapanese Ships
6 @# m/ S) O' X) ] xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage, c% `& n; D' j. c0 @6 @3 p
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 I5 F4 r+ h5 M) X- T* n xAK Mogamigawa Maru9 y# B4 ]9 i A6 F: R
* _5 |" S2 X) n5 v* LJapanese ground losses:
* u3 z, @# H: n- L. F& ?2 p 527 casualties reported1 ]) p, Q" @/ j7 |* T' A1 \5 D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% @8 f6 [# h+ ~' `& u" d/ D# z* ~
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled# r# N* e8 n0 L# i
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled- ~+ N9 ]. p! p* n3 P
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)8 I' h" @2 T! b
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82: @" a& L1 r* k2 _2 R
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 r+ P* C; X* SEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft& o( W& ~" F, \2 ]; N0 G
Swordfish I x 7
# K/ x7 y& k" }. [" u Vildebeest III x 8% H9 Q" p+ P$ S$ c J
: }1 v/ J$ y* Q6 h6 R7 ^4 J5 gAllied aircraft losses
1 q7 C! L; t1 ^! }2 `$ E5 D& s Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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% G/ _* ?/ W" DJapanese Ships
/ S8 l! d8 U8 V1 U: l* W xAK Koryu Maru
5 m# |6 Y* ] K( G- T O o: ^ xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
; s: N' [. t, D, h- D* D xAK Kokai Maru
3 m) N4 Q# ~( |4 ] xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
+ A/ H9 o3 Y" b" k; S, ^ xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:) J2 X" c' }( s, P: p
1669 casualties reported7 u5 Z/ D$ a1 B# x0 [
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled3 Z" z# `9 ]5 m- f7 ~; `
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled) ~! g D* h* s
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
{ C g, T4 k, H4 B4 Q: Q Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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, K% W: |7 {4 T9 o. LRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
G2 z; |; ?, i( B6 U7 P3 y6 s# HEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Blenheim I x 3
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Blenheim I: 1 damaged E# U8 _3 k2 ]# ^; e
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Japanese Ships
! K( ^" o" e* x) _ |6 l: `9 {: E xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires8 G3 G% m) B$ U# k* {7 P8 p
% ~4 G8 K K9 j- v4 n/ [Japanese ground losses:
1 n6 N' b# ]# e& ^" h 149 casualties reported
/ ?% L- }% w+ R; u! |. N' J# V' x Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled- G) ~. k. h: w$ L. S
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
( M& D( N5 |! J+ H5 g6 E y7 Z5 e Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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0 Y) \# ~) L4 Q0 `* J/ cWeather in hex: Moderate rain W. b% W3 Q' t9 {2 ~4 _- g
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 C& p! g. j1 ?/ ~' a* k2 x
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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7 i, c i2 j- Q# \8 w+ E9 MAllied aircraft
% m6 ~7 e3 W; p& R3 p Vildebeest III x 10( O2 w, D- Z* X9 y
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No Allied losses2 c5 `9 r3 _, n
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Japanese Ships9 ], R; o |* z; S A
xAK Yahiko Maru
: H( J/ e( m6 ?; W9 A6 G xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk; B9 _/ ?/ J. Q+ `/ U
xAK Noto Maru
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Japanese ground losses:4 b: V& J" G7 N7 |3 j/ g/ n
1401 casualties reported
2 S3 [, ^0 H2 V1 d: l Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled6 ?8 @8 P) w* q7 }& |1 l# ?" b) b I8 o
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
/ v$ d. @3 q1 G3 Z* {/ s Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled+ K$ Y( [+ ^; C$ k
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
/ \3 e4 {% o$ d W+ M% M Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |