AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41/ v- z" s8 {. D( E$ Y- ^' V
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3 h5 D: }: B& N, E, Z0 F南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范+ A; q% r; T) L1 p6 E8 m
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛6 l9 ^' B6 M2 ^' U- X+ V5 u. 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8 Y$ x* n6 E! M; i& {
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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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.) Z3 U- j% ]2 y; Y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes# o$ D4 I1 R. f1 }
: l) [ B F4 O) @Allied aircraft
. D x0 A4 M+ N) X& m: l Blenheim I x 39 T5 e% }- E" D1 l: O
139WH-3 x 2
% g2 M: c) h8 W. g' z6 h& t Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
. B `$ e$ f8 ~3 j9 |* W Blenheim I: 1 damaged8 m6 L( P: ~# [6 R4 s2 ?9 a
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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, n9 U: \1 b7 Q. ~9 v4 `Japanese Ships
; }- x, [9 W# c: x6 q, W3 n( } xAK Arima Maru, O, q1 o- F+ h0 E* w, t7 P
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
. a P# F$ j' H$ J xAK Teiyo Maru$ t4 O* }5 p- A# O1 F
: [6 i& Q1 Y& d1 m' OJapanese ground losses:
* b& X) s$ f+ C4 x5 k) r |; g 128 casualties reported' A V( D1 s1 O1 n# L: c0 E" B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! X* C$ _1 z. B
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
|* }- w; K/ X Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled7 H* L3 ^& l9 i1 @* x- c( ?4 H
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7 V* X# ^$ b. O- g# i4 L, {1 uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82( ^, H. V3 D. V3 x" J3 i
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 Q: r+ _6 S' E
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
3 k& B/ l; ]+ {7 g: LEstimated time to target is 6 minutes& y" H( V7 y9 z+ a
$ Y& {7 e( m, L* LAllied aircraft
+ l0 y8 |: g( p* E( P Blenheim IV x 4
+ m. B, ^( ?7 D" N* z Hudson I x 9
6 X" v: ?) n3 b5 W Wirraway x 4
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7 C3 {0 L0 ], kAllied aircraft losses
- S% t! K L# Z0 I2 h8 W' H, O- D Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
5 T* o1 k& {- f" g5 J Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak% C6 Z6 P# a( f% }, t- M
Hudson I: 1 damaged$ W4 N, g0 S( w- d K) {1 T
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Japanese Ships" J' q" L; ]/ A+ L7 h1 N) g! m
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
6 B8 I. Q5 Z- J8 b2 t# d4 @ | xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( ~2 P' q9 Z: J( y u xAK Mogamigawa Maru
% @' t2 ]) | ^ xAK Arima Maru
: s* `. }" F# m4 v xAK Kogyo Maru* s+ L& c# g" J1 [7 U# f
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Japanese ground losses:
$ d+ o, y7 }2 W5 T k 269 casualties reported
" I/ j. x3 p" V Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled; P! w* t4 H- b7 h `3 g6 I- L2 @
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
0 ~2 W/ l6 D" D" `3 H0 X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled. l# L7 b! g2 _/ f1 e) G
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)# r9 k# R; L Z0 v2 C
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82. T% g* [) M$ Z: E% f% ]& C+ X3 W$ l" F
/ u' x! [$ r/ F' j/ i mWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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. P; `* P9 d3 v2 `( [$ m% ?, ]3 BRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.8 K! {" t! t" h) _* W. y2 \4 Y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft" F4 b. p7 e5 {% A
Vildebeest III x 9
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8 \5 P k3 T- A# M \, c3 `Allied aircraft losses) `8 _2 e Y& Z& W2 V
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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3 ?" G% O+ a0 ^# @Japanese Ships. D2 |4 L) n1 _
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
( k% J \% Q; {" U xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 t2 M- r; `" |
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
$ C4 U! E- t7 D) O) X 527 casualties reported
. i$ z6 ]0 Q3 {% J" { Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 r. |2 K9 N% R" A
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled6 U. Q! D( ~+ Q3 X
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled' U+ \, K* Q# c- T' c6 T
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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' V+ M5 ^/ q; I/ d) e; tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,825 T$ i8 u! D1 U/ q! L" s
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: V/ ] }4 r3 f; t0 L3 e8 g' FRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* o% C- F- |! L6 S
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft% G( M* h( I" Y0 W/ @ P
Swordfish I x 7 F: t+ W6 D" @3 H9 s5 y6 _6 J
Vildebeest III x 8
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Allied aircraft losses3 a4 s$ J: W5 D' Q1 @: y( D. w
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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xAK Koryu Maru
8 s, t" ~9 C1 L+ N+ n3 W( U3 D xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ Z6 \+ q# _/ q. T# e3 s xAK Kokai Maru5 M/ |& }. s5 n! b
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires. O1 t, ]6 E5 ?+ I
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 b+ c1 F" ]$ r" i3 ^
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Japanese ground losses: [5 q7 f1 p+ `. q
1669 casualties reported* ~; F, o$ A( P- G) L0 c
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled+ l2 u( A' f: B+ `) E. R- _% o
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
& o5 _+ r3 ?6 m Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled7 J5 ]1 c+ A! p+ m6 h- W
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)( X8 V. Y/ o" x2 A3 |, X0 K# D# i
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( w7 L3 F& m+ p! v8 j5 |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
3 @3 n+ W8 v% N$ g8 _- W6 pEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 ]3 u" G- E1 N: M: i+ C6 @ Blenheim I x 3; R/ W( ~+ B+ {% J& L
+ D8 a9 H9 K" A. p8 `# X" j! \: nAllied aircraft losses
8 K$ N* l/ z1 [5 s8 i" L Blenheim I: 1 damaged9 ^: Q/ y1 u0 u6 M: \9 I
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Japanese Ships
0 M% M a9 o/ {: r/ i+ ~4 S xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires) S7 G8 i! s9 c- L- A0 o
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Japanese ground losses:
, N0 M2 r7 U0 G. s 149 casualties reported
8 H: L9 A2 }7 `' l% t Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled" @* W9 F, k$ C: J3 |
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled* w1 |# C Z- p4 o1 p
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* S6 F. _) i( J |0 k" t# V. g) b" x" rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,826 w# _1 j2 e9 k1 A$ U
' l: g/ Y3 M: J9 g" nWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* D- @# ]* ^/ {; P7 Q. W; E
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
3 A4 Z& o/ V8 E! P1 E+ H Vildebeest III x 10 b2 e, ~0 F% j C, u8 b0 ], T
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No Allied losses
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xAK Yahiko Maru
# E" z4 ^( u3 T* k xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
) U( Z4 q! q( ]- ` xAK Noto Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
2 n! u4 _" ~: u' _4 U 1401 casualties reported Y+ r& r( m: e# J/ g8 E$ _
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
2 |, a! }, O% W Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled9 ]; r) a2 K1 h8 Q, _; X4 ^+ V$ y
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled9 K, [4 b+ ~/ |0 R6 K l
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)* O- {: y" i! t
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |