AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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7 U- N1 M; ~( `2 E4 Q9 J- ^3 r3 ~& Q南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范( q/ k3 G0 a4 U: k2 K7 _: p/ I" e
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
$ x$ i. R8 u$ }/ ^' x! K" R. L马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获
0 n( G/ m0 R5 \大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级
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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 9,000 feet.0 ]. Z7 t+ ~ v, i: }) f/ e3 a
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes. C" i- u5 u* _; ~* w5 G+ T
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Allied aircraft2 S9 g9 X7 s* L3 c% j0 y! W5 p
Blenheim I x 3
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Hudson I x 3
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' p3 v& W2 }/ MAllied aircraft losses6 X q) S3 x A) m( ~0 K
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
# o# I3 o) p3 j" G Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships* v3 Q* u _3 }: x
xAK Arima Maru, y* P/ r2 e8 L4 j5 h8 s8 `
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
3 T6 x/ w% ~: u+ T xAK Teiyo Maru( m% h% B3 T0 W+ U' D) R8 i
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Japanese ground losses:
3 K3 R; Z- m8 s* F- O6 _ y+ u 128 casualties reported
5 S: |/ p1 P7 J! o9 ]# B Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 w% U2 J& q) u; k% n3 ~ Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled: S2 v1 g+ d* Z8 J
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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3 C% {: A( X* d# {! M, bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82& f% u' u7 i8 z5 S/ C$ P' A7 \+ y: v
9 |" b# y) D* v' j4 d" V/ CWeather in hex: Moderate rain8 d; @) R. A, @; `: P; |
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" m- s: |3 d. ^ I/ hEstimated time to target is 6 minutes( X; O7 x9 ^4 F; M
. d6 }* `: N5 p w8 \4 hAllied aircraft
( x$ ^9 _4 R Q; R Blenheim IV x 4' d* |# Q8 l4 }& t3 j) k6 K, l0 `
Hudson I x 9, @$ ^7 C/ ?* x/ s& @+ b1 ]
Wirraway x 4+ W; b: h% m6 _% n
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7 E' `* W1 X! U7 z Blenheim IV: 1 damaged% ?7 d r S K# a
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak$ |4 E; u* ?$ }5 g7 w7 f* g$ d
Hudson I: 1 damaged3 f3 b' H# D& W# B
8 S' l& t r2 i+ PJapanese Ships
/ {1 R; s* Y, n5 y1 ] xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 d- s! Z4 s! W9 x
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 h/ }7 H+ K2 r1 Q
xAK Mogamigawa Maru) w. } p; T* c2 q# a( r% Q v
xAK Arima Maru
1 X; p6 l8 O5 G2 B" p/ D9 ]+ P xAK Kogyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
5 Y& L8 L h1 v- k+ F 269 casualties reported$ s" n' r# u( v5 A! Z: L7 ?6 F
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
. `3 |% O, X+ y+ C Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
" t2 b8 K$ d7 T3 ~ j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled' ^* u9 W3 s, B: `: E# r
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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4 j: a2 u7 l: R3 RAfternoon 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 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
- L# S) P% h W U6 aEstimated time to target is 7 minutes4 S4 Q+ S0 ^2 G2 p9 ^+ @% b/ x
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Vildebeest III x 9( |- q" F0 @2 ?, c8 P; h
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Allied aircraft losses- \3 _# \0 o4 z% y
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships& K2 H. H3 p) A* Z. Z0 g4 V, \
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage5 r% j# T z! l* w, C9 Y w" @
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: U- {4 M. T- u4 g5 Y% x
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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Japanese ground losses:( h: O( M$ }3 w9 ~) F5 I
527 casualties reported
5 r* T! T$ P6 C4 q Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- S* b% y! R- C& t" U Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled4 c8 R; \# Y3 X4 u+ _
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled' ?! \. B4 n1 n! C$ h
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82+ a3 I0 g, d" B9 |" k; i
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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" D, o& n# x# g kRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 m9 z' R$ g2 A6 K' L/ {) `$ x* E
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes1 ~9 Y' V& D. M! h7 x# q
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Allied aircraft
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Vildebeest III x 8
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Allied aircraft losses3 k$ g5 J, I3 v8 P& O
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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. m3 p3 t8 |% {5 e xAK Koryu Maru- X5 q; T) |! M! z* ?
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage3 S: d! x4 }8 j( _* R) x: `
xAK Kokai Maru
2 `8 v" C) [ f% @+ e" f% G xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
6 q% w' G3 U/ W, \' m xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:/ @* p Z; ~0 \0 X
1669 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
- T' Z1 k9 p) G6 L+ L. [+ H7 l Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
% z2 F' V) s. v7 _4 a Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)( `: y$ W/ E; F+ `4 C+ J
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain, M) I/ d0 ?7 \
9 O9 W" V6 Z, }! ?4 TRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.* V8 k8 F7 o2 Y# d+ h4 H
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes# K+ E8 A1 Y* M0 R: E6 l$ x
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1 S! Q/ l |4 u- m# c Blenheim I x 36 r5 Z' R6 q" H- {* D1 b
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Allied aircraft losses9 o5 M0 N( r9 v$ b/ x {3 q
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships: Y$ k) }% C Z% h9 E z
xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires& {) a* Y& F% A# `
3 R2 U1 L# J( W0 `0 z2 q8 UJapanese ground losses:' r- F7 A+ _6 J% t+ k4 {9 ^3 p+ [
149 casualties reported: n- V2 }4 E/ Q; o- M0 k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* ^0 J6 {* m/ ^
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
/ V5 w1 B- k( b Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled% ^$ }6 E) p$ |: E1 K1 E
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82' P! J, |, `1 `; K
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain* @; y+ r3 S. j2 f6 S
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 F; s! Y2 ]( w3 E
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Vildebeest III x 10% w7 s8 ]$ k; M* D' H' A' P
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Japanese Ships
+ A6 X! h3 ]9 s xAK Yahiko Maru9 s) |: G3 V: b- S9 U1 ^, r: K( \
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
# U8 [8 K$ T! }# |( e xAK Noto Maru
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Japanese ground losses:# A- |* ], y7 P& I' y) T
1401 casualties reported- Z+ j- Z7 f. x% o' B, c1 _
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
, C: k$ ]! W2 b" N( G7 ]- o' ^ Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
. ~2 [! f2 D( D- F Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
, T. B$ C b4 }0 {9 Z1 c Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
9 m/ {4 n/ }' U, e Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |