AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41& Q: _" @1 S7 [- c" K
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* a) H! K0 I* G$ C; w/ W南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
9 Q$ n0 n ?& N n# C8 o0 Q& T) j南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛" {0 s5 u2 N! i8 Q/ b# x
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获 D9 l+ d. |) l
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级2 s( S/ a! |+ L
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: b* W9 i. { z) DAfternoon 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.1 Z% s l9 y, Z6 r" @
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes0 j# c1 K4 Y4 E8 ~. h
3 A6 q) F' I. w( `/ g1 uAllied aircraft
1 i! L" Y7 C3 R/ i2 _ Blenheim I x 3
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9 O4 w( q& W" r% a' m8 [9 o N Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
/ W# K5 R% m B2 j5 Z9 J; I Blenheim I: 1 damaged
) t c Q: ^: J' I' M Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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- ?1 x$ z: V* BJapanese Ships
" p$ b4 t/ t* H3 S2 H xAK Arima Maru
3 q' d# Q$ t4 a0 _2 r" ` xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
8 |$ @! F& y0 V) f* j xAK Teiyo Maru" t, N9 o( v0 n. } V
3 }) t* }3 D6 y0 A9 q2 JJapanese ground losses:0 }4 w/ f6 X$ q) Z! O6 w& S2 V
128 casualties reported
3 g! V6 O! W$ w* n! J0 C Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 i- Z, a+ x0 M' e% ]
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
4 p- V) ^/ q' Z- W5 v) X Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82% @9 c8 M8 T& w: ^5 e& L) a$ s
! v7 w+ @2 r9 z; z1 pWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.- `9 t( N0 Z" S& f2 v2 a
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 m" Q, B6 y: i Blenheim IV x 4
9 M5 E2 a! f4 k8 o7 e# w- O Hudson I x 9
! \& t( S) b7 y j Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses
' @( ~# I+ n( R9 v% d6 J) S Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
# A6 E+ ~- X# i8 a: D& J Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak, G1 O6 A8 g' y. @, a
Hudson I: 1 damaged
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M3 ?! ~2 l5 ]6 P% Q& lJapanese Ships* [' B% I' u Z$ R. U* n
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires9 b5 h% U5 m, M
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" X/ r1 U- ^- W
xAK Mogamigawa Maru" [; t6 k. |6 r" I9 d
xAK Arima Maru$ z8 o( D ?. h- c7 Q( h% b' p3 F
xAK Kogyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
* ?) Z' I2 }* l9 Q 269 casualties reported# n% z7 R- T, O7 M# g
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
& b% z* g& B9 t+ | Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
& Q J1 ^" q% _0 f7 N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled* \6 D& @9 E2 _8 n5 S# i
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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" s4 Q5 l! a7 p0 YAfternoon 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.2 m0 [. M5 p, ?0 s3 r
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes8 I1 p- u; o5 Q9 _& F) F
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Allied aircraft
0 @: }- y9 r+ j Vildebeest III x 9, K' ]: |. v+ J+ X; P) r
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Allied aircraft losses
8 s6 \2 K8 P* A. u/ t+ J# `) v Vildebeest III: 1 damaged, w4 B8 J" f1 c% p5 G
" I6 }9 M$ x( b. d8 v7 PJapanese Ships' b: n ]$ l2 [6 \2 I5 S- a
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage0 N- \. n3 H/ R
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, D& U6 N) k* i, a0 I+ u& x- ^
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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1 B) K7 `0 u6 rJapanese ground losses:
; j/ r) f# U: d2 m: d" y9 f$ G 527 casualties reported
. T; i. \( r+ a" O S# i+ p$ y2 O. p Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 `* D+ x; }, j+ `$ f/ \ Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled3 ?: e- M; E0 g
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled/ T9 Z2 n: p# {" Z K0 H
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,829 W/ z! G3 t' T
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( q! B0 o' Z) I- M6 ~+ R5 Q0 m
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes' s- t, o# I. r
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Swordfish I x 78 S% L3 W5 ^7 M2 z5 n
Vildebeest III x 8
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Allied aircraft losses
6 E' B# L \8 D" ]' `! H Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships4 X8 R2 a1 `6 Z3 d6 ]
xAK Koryu Maru
U/ R2 Z) R: C xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage+ Y5 E4 P/ v) ^/ J9 ^2 W2 P
xAK Kokai Maru
- V5 b! g+ w; s3 j5 x' G Q xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
6 @8 v2 ~8 D" {2 I- u8 j- p, O& E xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& @* i% Y6 q8 o6 g9 L) D1 r; R
) B! }; }3 K( J% z8 p4 K {9 n- OJapanese ground losses:
/ [0 N5 v. i* [) V% { 1669 casualties reported
: }+ {( M: Z0 Q. t R Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
5 u2 C0 M2 _( B! l8 p Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
' Q/ \8 i! o- q, D Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled: {1 h9 s, r! _" F: p+ U
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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3 K$ D3 F! |) w% KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82. q; G0 R4 \ k
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.+ t1 h6 {7 Q, ~1 M$ h' c
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft! B" C+ T' J0 v6 @' f2 ]4 h+ D3 n
Blenheim I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses' n; i0 @; r( X: k2 o# B
Blenheim I: 1 damaged/ _2 P' s# T# Q8 X9 x9 B
$ R8 m* G4 B. c- e, F6 _Japanese Ships% R. ]1 c* [$ l7 U( N
xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Japanese ground losses:
' l* Q* r h8 r( W% ^$ W \ 149 casualties reported( A0 F" [* b% \7 M; u7 D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
/ w1 Z7 a; F" w1 [ Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled! G1 j! p/ ~ P' e
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,823 d. Z9 A m( n1 U# D# m0 p
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! p: Z4 }# `9 \Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Vildebeest III x 10
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No Allied losses
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, a, |) b& ^% f/ U) @# v+ ?/ F- W6 x/ uJapanese Ships
6 t' A% o% s+ F( F! v' M6 n xAK Yahiko Maru9 @/ }1 k1 ?' W$ X
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
* A5 j* B. \ O+ ~* P' K/ D8 U, h xAK Noto Maru" O4 M5 O! X2 d
) e0 ^- O) W4 h: ?& u; R) ZJapanese ground losses:) k. M+ k5 ?$ k( w5 U' u
1401 casualties reported
1 l6 y5 R4 _7 r$ O5 e Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled- [2 \( x1 {; L5 [
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
8 Z8 f; a' A) z2 L" D Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled8 H; F) d6 R- ?7 B5 }
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)& P* i4 I9 f0 a& |( u
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |