AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范6 F- R) c7 Y) p2 D- J2 ^/ {
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛. t& a* H- E4 Q5 U* E
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获( W9 _/ y4 K) J1 _; P
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级* n4 p& _+ M4 o. p4 l
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82) m% ^! y6 O( F6 q% i
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain: F2 h% M0 x! n
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 I8 Y* c6 d. Z# L2 x
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes) L* M& A6 H! j, ^6 }
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Blenheim I x 3
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Hudson I x 3
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Blenheim I: 1 damaged
4 ^5 t. x, U1 u8 e0 E ^$ M# n Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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# a( M9 s5 J# q9 }+ JJapanese Ships
$ v% v- V+ D, D- F& r xAK Arima Maru
+ p, z" _7 R6 a! m6 L% @, c xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
) ^' [" h' Z8 h9 g0 c xAK Teiyo Maru
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+ ]. f& A# h. y: \( kJapanese ground losses:, F4 j9 `. h" V$ d" T
128 casualties reported
! x: u4 P" _$ t; L F1 m Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 ?4 u7 Q" ^( @% p1 C. A* J
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled6 F% S2 n. I9 I) V" z" Y9 K2 D
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.3 o: Y' \* X0 H' x9 ~
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes7 n% A* U: m# o, D. x2 P# t
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Allied aircraft
1 F8 q/ K( h- k. b Blenheim IV x 4
$ w/ y- y2 W5 v! b c0 l0 { Hudson I x 9" q+ K7 ~7 R( Q& L
Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses
. q3 y! S9 x7 I2 l Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
8 f. J: I7 ]$ D# K! ~) p2 O, X8 G; | Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
+ q3 n& E+ ~$ i4 q3 K! k Hudson I: 1 damaged
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1 H+ t& f6 G) P; k QJapanese Ships
2 x' v: S$ g! ^9 k/ Q {1 n xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
9 y* }- j; ^2 @; Z$ q7 t) c xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 V( ^, F1 q/ z6 I4 s5 f xAK Mogamigawa Maru
# ?0 A6 \9 n. e( G/ @# P0 g7 O2 W xAK Arima Maru
6 M$ z9 T0 U. D; { xAK Kogyo Maru* P+ p2 H0 J+ ~0 f5 F
/ a9 B- h/ _# }, Y. M: wJapanese ground losses:
7 ]0 c i" Z7 x$ ~9 o 269 casualties reported
% e. x9 O5 J! r3 V2 \3 S8 x& c Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled+ u' B+ W4 o4 q+ _$ b- F. H
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled8 o3 p: x) O/ B* q/ o% _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled" M; P+ B( x( J! j; K$ g% I; F
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82. j0 U s7 \' M2 m/ h
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& J' K( ?1 I( e7 ~1 s6 q2 oRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
1 n. K+ E8 k9 W# tEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Vildebeest III x 9+ ^2 O$ W* ?5 m- w
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Allied aircraft losses
0 d+ E3 Z3 ~$ p& X1 l. ~ Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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$ V. i. l+ V, L) {; S% d xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage$ s7 o$ M6 I% x L
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 ?! N, B n4 G- H2 y. Y6 e) @. U- z3 z( f
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
6 o" ?" j+ I9 w 527 casualties reported
" G$ w& z# A0 A; g. f* H Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 V/ i) m# ?% y/ O$ \, p Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
: W9 v; C' f- V" q3 X2 A+ [ Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
, M( _1 P- E5 o Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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. P+ ~+ w, C! ^! NRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., o7 I: e* t: B q3 a. z
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Swordfish I x 70 M" P4 @" K" j8 Q. U9 y: L" S
Vildebeest III x 8- J# o# U2 B4 m5 F5 ]2 T
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Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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xAK Koryu Maru
! f8 z( Z& a% v! D xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
) Y2 s4 p6 @- ^ xAK Kokai Maru% f+ v% j# r; j6 X
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires& G. [0 V( L2 N8 v8 p& }5 R
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 s, R( |/ [% W3 F
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Japanese ground losses:
3 V: k4 N$ W) N# n. S# ?4 n* Y! G 1669 casualties reported
; h- q9 P4 W# c3 L2 X: Y Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled8 C. f3 d1 ?7 P8 m
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled& B: K; p" d3 J2 \! g% r P9 d
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled6 X1 ?8 \. p9 G
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)+ O4 T: S2 z+ p% w* u
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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$ V+ b, N6 c4 ]6 GRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.8 F4 c# J. o' [) z" D: i
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes2 m0 I1 {9 G `! Q) H6 F" r9 Q# L
5 O3 X0 j( O: j |% UAllied aircraft
4 v+ w, g h- F( i' A Blenheim I x 3
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8 C) P+ b; ~- z9 mAllied aircraft losses
$ G0 a2 ~) P: ]/ Q, R/ z5 I Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ Z" t, a( g. E' }
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Japanese ground losses:
- U( n5 |& M( B5 r/ {" p 149 casualties reported
" [& `: Z8 G/ D9 a Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
) Z, b/ r$ `" Y( @6 ~ Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
) H( w o$ e/ f: s3 W. }* B, I7 j Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled+ P6 \. f, ^$ A# r( }# d, K+ Z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82% q* R3 R8 K: ~ Y! d
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 \5 U$ ~' L3 v* h. l: ~$ ^! D
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft7 g8 D* V: N' p+ t
Vildebeest III x 10+ e* @- t# n4 n: i) k3 t+ [
$ R- u7 W3 }! p$ a7 ^: L+ VNo Allied losses/ X4 O6 `1 |+ b5 X, g' d
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Japanese Ships; n2 x0 e) J& V6 ?
xAK Yahiko Maru& Y8 U8 i6 i; b$ v) Y& }& n
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
! F9 G' ]8 M1 c$ s/ v4 K xAK Noto Maru/ ]. ^2 H7 S% E$ C/ [/ [% g
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Japanese ground losses:
2 S& V" T* F% c% c: D! P7 d* y 1401 casualties reported) U/ [* b9 r0 W) [. M7 M
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
( u* M; [" i* i D6 T1 p7 o2 o; q Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled9 E7 r7 {/ k- {: i6 f
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 D% A0 p6 K8 B+ J) U: f3 c" s- ^- i Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
: T6 w) q3 Y% b. M, X Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |