AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 419 s; t' W2 w1 r4 j
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南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范% u. u) a9 W- O3 s) D9 T
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛- j/ o# z0 P, u& @+ T0 j
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获& [& A& x2 {( }, f! V! Z
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级# ~$ i- k; y1 |/ i( E& K" k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82& z+ L, u+ U5 _4 V+ ~% l
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain4 Y4 t! D, _' Y. ?6 I q
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet." P6 z' A+ A7 G' m' J3 f
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes8 O& {) r/ g7 d( j. \
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Allied aircraft
2 X6 O6 G \' x" {' B% z. T- ^. d Blenheim I x 3
: K$ x2 X. `3 q 139WH-3 x 29 P- g9 I1 @ ]' U2 n+ p2 |6 F3 a
Hudson I x 37 @$ i$ q! J( p% N- v+ U7 K1 ^4 C
' X3 x1 P4 n6 X# p# c8 v) fAllied aircraft losses- f+ v9 Y: G3 S- f" s$ _9 U5 @
Blenheim I: 1 damaged0 E% \& }- S: c% J' F2 k1 w6 g/ x7 D
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships% n$ b1 p3 i) b: w1 b
xAK Arima Maru
; c9 x0 z9 ~3 @( T# [% N xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
* L4 u( E/ Y9 |. g( A( i. t. E& _ xAK Teiyo Maru* I- y. l: X2 U# W
3 U# i7 g+ w! e% p7 qJapanese ground losses:
, d: J8 C+ D. K4 o 128 casualties reported2 e- m7 D& O! X" P. [- p! r4 T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) ? i* |% ~) y) }9 f2 \6 b4 ]: b Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
& N$ k3 s% i e |$ M& V Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82" c. t2 k: I4 m5 ]# A4 ?, K
2 l/ P' p: _$ Q% ^2 b7 d" N" bWeather in hex: Moderate rain" H$ H) q. p, h9 v" \8 a# C
# D/ k3 M' v$ F4 b4 l+ n9 W5 c) h7 IRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
, N1 b% L( G! r% Q; p9 P/ }+ D& mEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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* U) s H8 y2 [' Y: h8 IAllied aircraft
0 @* d6 O7 r7 _6 j Blenheim IV x 42 U/ v5 @$ t! h* ]! h' [/ V5 W
Hudson I x 92 s2 E; Z. m+ R3 R0 t) J% j7 T
Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses
5 a( S, ]- e; b# i2 ^6 Q) [$ e2 v/ o Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
8 B3 h( K/ o) t: M1 }( c j9 R Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak5 Q N4 Z; @9 ^7 B8 i
Hudson I: 1 damaged5 l+ p+ ]* G8 J' _
* G) _5 {" a4 ~6 j r7 B' YJapanese Ships
0 Y" E1 f& E0 y' j+ E xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires8 ~' K; c) s! B- [" I! C; L
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% G. w, h% R& c* O! F. }2 ]
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, }! ?3 t, w; ~
xAK Arima Maru
; U: [" |+ g7 U I: j xAK Kogyo Maru
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4 U, ^1 Y7 ~* ?8 C3 {; xJapanese ground losses:( }. r t" D" o v3 K
269 casualties reported
4 M% |# @: Z3 V- ?- t U Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
: M" M9 c) J' P$ j Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled- x0 ~2 n2 J2 h& L5 `3 A1 T5 T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled# U* a# X. w$ m2 r7 p
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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! c3 [5 |5 i; o0 V9 s; WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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1 H% Q, u: |# j o# d0 OWeather in hex: Moderate rain. \2 x7 j3 ^) {- ~5 m; h1 P4 q
$ c+ e8 \$ T* B# g, kRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.- S& b4 O7 x3 I
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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( B! U2 e8 ~, k$ V* f) WAllied aircraft
: F0 p9 H' I0 S Vildebeest III x 9) m1 ], K. Y4 i, c/ k" [1 W
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Allied aircraft losses! S& p- F J; | `: s5 p
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged, A7 O, U7 g$ J) u, ^3 N
2 ~8 G( V+ S* FJapanese Ships
w4 N v& I% U6 e0 ? xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
- `2 Q) A: W- @4 J" k4 h& o. r, j xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ e$ z/ m7 |" I" n
xAK Mogamigawa Maru1 Z( v4 Z5 o0 ?) p. C
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Japanese ground losses:
- Z- r8 M! h. a- M7 a6 t 527 casualties reported( v' L" N' _3 S O T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( S( x0 H0 S2 \2 x2 ^
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled) n& W- p. O% H" B7 T; U
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled/ X9 p6 |9 h$ G: }& Y/ l, k) p
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,827 i% ]3 e+ `! i: o0 F2 V
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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2 q3 j# n0 M( h5 MRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% ]% d( L4 `9 K9 I6 O9 {! `+ F" K
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes2 ~* P: a* ?/ ^* L$ N
/ B5 K3 A, d' RAllied aircraft% T) Q1 j. ]2 K6 C
Swordfish I x 7
o D0 p1 I+ D Vildebeest III x 8# I! q' N) S1 U) j' I
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Allied aircraft losses: E! R: I. N$ t1 S, r/ K" j
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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% G& G9 _6 U1 ]3 c* |6 L* ~6 }Japanese Ships. z- I2 T ]' N" K( U
xAK Koryu Maru
+ G) Y! ~, K4 Z% O( R. @, k. V xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
# A _! H& W$ _ xAK Kokai Maru: B f- z& {% v+ Z3 ]
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
9 j; C9 q" A6 Y4 j' n2 I xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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1669 casualties reported
/ p: v7 l' i! K: ^, y! b6 N" y! R Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
/ g9 I9 V9 _6 e( h" L Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
( D" C2 t! n& I+ X, m& z7 c b+ D Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
% L4 i' i) w, d) u! f% Z: J Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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7 @, K' U& ^ S: i( L" W5 CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,828 d: ]$ v$ [/ S) ]; Y# p
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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' y* c, R, w) J2 ~1 x0 a; n7 VRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
, g; H, j. n3 ~: L$ DEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Blenheim I x 30 q7 G. o( `; C
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Allied aircraft losses
1 ~- [2 A n0 Y1 ?0 q Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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9 @0 P0 {2 Y, U; `$ gJapanese Ships
6 }( a8 x- ]9 j; G xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Japanese ground losses:
$ h# l$ ]5 f# \( }# ^5 E 149 casualties reported1 n: O. n1 D; H* m+ T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
* N ~, ]! t6 Y7 |& y4 g6 z9 U Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled% ^9 Z8 ?: [3 S6 H( S8 i
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled+ O3 B1 ^6 |- T. u! R* z) [4 U
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# p n* R. \/ A4 s6 u" _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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6 z* s) `% Y P1 JRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 Y& [/ O5 T+ I, ]: F9 X+ Q, h7 s
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes9 T& {3 |" w1 e, J! e: f3 P
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Allied aircraft
@0 U) b/ O9 q0 ~ Vildebeest III x 10
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5 i+ D$ X( s& ENo Allied losses" D$ s( z2 Q. Z/ p: A7 J* x
/ U# g2 t$ A' f3 l# p# _! vJapanese Ships
6 q) |3 d/ D! v: O( X2 l0 S xAK Yahiko Maru
: x% S% L; c: T2 \: @+ b xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
: S1 @8 Y B3 V xAK Noto Maru }# t$ ?3 A2 F2 P" C( S
& c, i' ~/ {3 oJapanese ground losses:
+ \. @# A' y# i# ]; V) B2 ^ 1401 casualties reported0 E( p) b4 s' ?& L$ r
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
( r3 g3 t( u7 O6 j/ m" l* y; K Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
# J6 {1 a1 M. a5 B! D Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled) t- T6 I: C2 p9 v4 N
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
% Y5 D! g& H! N$ t Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |