AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 417 w. `3 n5 U3 C; M
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/ K( P, k& O. N. N0 D( I南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
& P/ M; Q6 r' ?! n+ e. p0 b南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛* E1 I$ G& |5 b9 U( Z. q+ G3 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) K1 B% P+ W/ c# ^8 J4 u+ j
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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5 ?6 R m8 \% x+ Z" V- b; R$ p) g- GWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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* q8 m4 v+ q. Q# J6 F5 WRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
2 W3 q, p! u( C# I1 t, ZEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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% \) |4 h# J2 l5 _. cAllied aircraft
5 k. E0 X* s: y2 d Blenheim I x 37 f" H# Z) y& ^4 m
139WH-3 x 2
( l9 e1 L+ t& n' C$ ?3 J0 R! s5 X! ~ Hudson I x 3* n+ Q& j7 S5 R( M
# f/ G' Z# g. S9 `& Y9 X2 UAllied aircraft losses3 X, x" u. E# g k! ]: B5 o) H
Blenheim I: 1 damaged. u+ T9 @5 q" F- o% y
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak: C* z# |; [5 c4 ~! |* a3 L
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xAK Arima Maru2 {2 c+ }+ K' A2 X- o( f8 K
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires3 z! Z$ Q( L/ Z& U- W3 m
xAK Teiyo Maru: j: c% M7 q# W, f. q# I) q5 Y1 N/ h* {
* F0 _! [% h9 h9 M# ~: l/ W7 }Japanese ground losses:
1 C/ u; u7 G2 r7 I) V/ K5 k 128 casualties reported
; I9 q8 Y+ A7 Q( t }* V2 l+ @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: G( r$ C; n' r, ?# X4 X1 p& G
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled$ c6 K. [& G- o5 Y7 s
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled2 h. S# P. t M3 t* J/ J
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,823 N- V+ p1 ~. Z
! R, n' }# Q6 FWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
( C; H. O1 S! ? Q) c9 @Estimated time to target is 6 minutes* D. I8 W7 j( j$ q- _
& _8 C9 S9 W c% Z7 uAllied aircraft* ?/ L) I" C, Z, W; g' q2 s
Blenheim IV x 44 ?- H, m9 m5 r% ?- ]! K1 h/ \
Hudson I x 9
( W8 ?. f- o) U% r! a8 t9 j Wirraway x 4
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* u8 ?6 n& N6 o" L) T3 H Blenheim IV: 1 damaged5 t d5 Q' r: T; w# R7 J! H5 g
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
7 [0 x$ C. i Y L7 x$ l$ I Hudson I: 1 damaged% w4 o( S3 h) f+ S
, S1 l" V3 a, o2 a1 x5 H; cJapanese Ships1 q# y7 s3 q, Q- r
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires5 ?$ `( f5 b) {4 h* e# V* ~4 \8 f
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! l, a# }2 ?* e! ]5 B xAK Mogamigawa Maru2 ^. r$ t5 Q6 [- h6 E3 m
xAK Arima Maru
5 A8 d* } \5 b' o xAK Kogyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
6 x+ ]1 ^* D9 W: A 269 casualties reported
3 L/ Q) i. y* R* z) e7 }3 z' b9 M9 P Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled E# W( T8 C8 g
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 @8 Y' A/ y; M$ h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled; \7 p6 l$ P( n7 T, [
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)( _' K. _# U1 L! X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82+ }; @6 Q! u, e) V& r
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.8 a& d% z3 @$ c2 D% U @) n+ ?3 d8 V
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes8 W$ M1 N' J/ Q, k- x
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Allied aircraft9 l" E# j) g1 a& P e
Vildebeest III x 9
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Allied aircraft losses* G" P+ N) b( U! r4 a3 g$ e7 R
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged# G4 `6 v0 S( W
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xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage; L! P/ F# V3 ^& s2 w {& R
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 e& \, `) Q/ M) s0 i
xAK Mogamigawa Maru; @7 i* {4 I6 e( y& a' X- |
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Japanese ground losses:
4 C& k; Y1 h- h+ | 527 casualties reported3 ^2 H9 J+ D4 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, P; P0 U$ n/ v' o. N9 I8 z4 J0 D Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
7 |0 j4 V3 e* }. C: F Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
b4 t# S6 n! H( Y8 ~ Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82, z! K1 s0 O4 x$ I
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain( {: V+ B, h; |9 Z
* G0 ^* \% \" u" i7 Z) eRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ S/ T4 t3 `, ?; {! D, DEstimated time to target is 10 minutes) ?* }# U) x+ I! h, @1 P1 n9 w
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Allied aircraft; U' z2 d1 x1 n" {- H
Swordfish I x 7
: o; S( K9 n- M5 E# \ Vildebeest III x 8( u- F7 @% p- @+ w
" W6 {# L/ U) o5 z2 {! ^+ B7 sAllied aircraft losses4 E% A2 ]5 A3 T5 k3 q" ^
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak: D& Q7 R0 B9 f$ g
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Japanese Ships' O+ r( F- y* ?) @/ r
xAK Koryu Maru# ^& J9 g! Z& T$ {1 A
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
q4 H1 Y, h& j G/ u- X a/ \! M xAK Kokai Maru
; x( i& x! M5 ]' o1 ^4 U& z xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
7 h( V# x+ p& p4 f; | xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) W1 [1 z2 ?- Y f- K
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Japanese ground losses:
7 v3 b& f4 r! v; V) w2 w 1669 casualties reported4 O( @, S0 F; B: b! j; b6 M( U
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
4 ^8 ^ P1 V' l; o. l Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled. _( W* \( h! u+ s" ^# ~
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
x' n( m8 a( Z7 ] Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,823 @+ Q: u( m' H) e. I! i
8 E2 `5 K% G. D1 s$ [9 lWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.- W- K) D. S8 c1 o' b, H" ~
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Blenheim I x 3
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3 q5 U( d1 h9 lAllied aircraft losses9 X# Z% _4 [% U' F7 [& `, I: x. {, r
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 M% R/ R9 w0 g F. @5 e6 o* j xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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( R) E3 J s1 i/ p/ uJapanese ground losses:# x, t* M h4 u- q) Q. }7 K! l% w
149 casualties reported' W% ~- ]$ m# Y* j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 `% A) y# | k u& n
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
7 p- C3 C1 @# j4 H Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82! l, K# t. G' X! E* O% c. o9 a
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 g w r) ?+ q: j* b' W% n8 N
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 A/ K2 l& _, o6 A/ ^
Vildebeest III x 10
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships7 x* U, a4 Z4 C7 u8 w1 @. x
xAK Yahiko Maru
/ l: O* G+ D9 Y. M xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk% S2 k+ W8 H8 N
xAK Noto Maru9 J8 r# T" `' i9 v
' z6 F \, ~2 bJapanese ground losses:) v- ?% T u2 ^2 h% z, r
1401 casualties reported
$ _; ~. a ~2 _. H2 f7 Q" }& ] Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
3 z8 e& Y9 Z% T3 D+ Q+ ]( ]7 I Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled9 E$ |; ]$ J" {
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 c: Z; l g% U% i9 D; H Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)7 z* E) |0 a4 @5 R6 ?; l r
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |