AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41# b2 f) e' C0 \# W' k% n7 ]
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南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
$ u( Q7 P" K8 N5 h. L9 [7 ?南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
! ?$ D& P$ l: z( k马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获
: F& ~0 r& O/ E* b2 z. j7 G1 k1 V Q大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级) F5 G, x& q. g$ n& d, W/ i
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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.) J# f- q4 X, B$ w1 k* W7 m- |7 N! k! s
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes9 {: x4 U4 c. M9 b$ c' {( f0 g/ G2 Z
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Allied aircraft/ ^. N5 V2 b; [' D# N. a4 T/ ?
Blenheim I x 33 L$ M9 ?' w' p4 ^( e
139WH-3 x 2% @$ U# ?! F6 u. x$ c# v
Hudson I x 3
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4 o, b7 M" v4 l% N* J2 ?* TAllied aircraft losses. {" C* G2 T- z4 R' `
Blenheim I: 1 damaged) ]% s( L. H4 a7 C2 K! `: s) H
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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2 C5 N7 X$ ?: Y2 S" [Japanese Ships
( Q! f p6 U x. W7 c/ w xAK Arima Maru
8 V, q" Z B7 {* k* n0 N xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
/ X* u) ^* h A/ c5 @ xAK Teiyo Maru
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$ Q9 U' e, \+ ^7 K/ K) wJapanese ground losses:) \6 k8 I% }, G2 R4 u& b0 L% a
128 casualties reported% v* \& Z& [- w) X2 q# m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! L2 o; h4 b. N Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled& V( ]# S& S* ?+ a6 R; {/ z3 [
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82* x! h E: [% M- `
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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6 L: w7 \1 w2 ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet./ Z8 Q. W2 N" k6 I
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes r; F1 m% f P' A9 B, }
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Allied aircraft$ G0 B' u! a t4 L9 @! Q
Blenheim IV x 4
) X# j x2 }. r7 I: o8 ?3 y, D Hudson I x 9! g) U4 P+ Q+ W
Wirraway x 4
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' a) M9 S" g4 Y7 I0 S4 ^8 }Allied aircraft losses
+ P: _6 v, W+ Q$ T% Z. F. R Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
8 \4 |+ X4 q; y* {, b2 y; D* d0 l Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
5 h( L; Z& L* V. F Hudson I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 g4 s! }5 w+ A8 s3 p+ J* `/ m xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires. e) r1 p! c; N g, f+ x, u8 g
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
d9 t/ \4 s* a* F! [3 O xAK Mogamigawa Maru* }6 A3 z6 A3 x9 I3 O+ Y, X
xAK Arima Maru+ d8 @! q/ A7 { f6 f$ y
xAK Kogyo Maru
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* _- i) V, a8 ?# w5 t+ zJapanese ground losses:: c% y$ Q# [" Y6 p
269 casualties reported1 f# D; z! ^, j. F( J3 B
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 E3 V8 w$ J8 F ^ k0 n Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 g: X" T+ i# s9 C, \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled9 K4 ~8 h7 @/ [6 V1 z% x
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 r+ W" k; R* O- m( ^ w
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$ h0 F7 n3 y$ A; I8 `/ P! BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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8 J$ }! x# k0 RWeather in hex: Moderate rain" k: E& C6 V3 ]5 K7 m$ D7 F
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.2 j# b! Y% y' M' B
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes; O6 a: l4 _* D0 L% ]# \
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Vildebeest III x 9+ Y A7 ^2 U) D) k1 y. r
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* }) y! {# U! U1 o; E9 R1 g, H5 j Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships6 {; ^: C A2 Y8 F1 r3 q8 g
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage3 s2 M* V6 l8 q! D
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' e6 g0 ^2 R8 e. T. | xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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" \$ \0 v$ l. `1 IJapanese ground losses:$ [8 N# c5 p3 K/ E: x8 t5 R
527 casualties reported {* W, ?" E% ~5 T& p( J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 }+ v' C! t. [: w+ S Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
: a/ c% {! G4 t0 E) H( S* D Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled. H& k. |9 X$ y, p# X% G% p# e9 h
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)& n3 _5 x W! q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82% T5 m& u3 Q4 q/ B/ X6 S! z
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; X9 ^3 P: g& X) b! G: w* ^
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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N4 s3 i! z9 D% o5 Y* H. z. HAllied aircraft5 \# S- Y p0 _' `
Swordfish I x 71 j7 F0 \+ W7 W+ ?+ z' v7 y. K M7 z6 N4 B
Vildebeest III x 8
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Allied aircraft losses, z$ `0 s6 d4 }* w9 j
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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: k) V) [# h& ~2 k/ NJapanese Ships
. F6 a- x! `8 j/ v" R xAK Koryu Maru
, h9 n" t0 f) h: A3 { xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage7 B- i4 h0 B# K: P7 S6 D6 ^
xAK Kokai Maru
" g2 P6 y) M O8 c/ k+ T$ v T8 S xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires4 l8 ~3 ?. H& g4 p+ N# y1 S1 I
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:' O# B, I' l* l; R, _( y# l+ Z
1669 casualties reported# b! y: T( l+ K+ q( u: M+ J0 z/ z
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled0 S" Z2 f% s Z0 |, ?
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled+ l$ A$ S5 ^. e& X5 o7 n( v7 K% z8 A
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
' H( [5 d5 L1 Z7 F Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)& Z: J6 K# y, a; V8 V' N# x. C; N
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain' K9 j: t! y1 C; K" {
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
- k4 p0 K6 {+ F6 @: rEstimated time to target is 4 minutes5 Z* @ M1 U! J# r- |% x
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Allied aircraft
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5 _& ]2 v w+ g/ P' mAllied aircraft losses
4 o" T( R1 z. h* u Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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9 A4 U9 i% m+ d8 @. K& H+ sJapanese Ships( Y0 S1 M$ ?3 [8 B, O+ U) h j4 M* U
xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires5 ]- S4 l, |. p( W b( i
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Japanese ground losses:/ h) ]0 V5 M- W6 }* u% y- D$ J
149 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
% @6 U6 F6 O( Y G6 _. s! K$ e Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled+ p/ G: t, c! S3 s5 O: d
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( p$ q( ^3 w! |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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1 j1 T$ A% h) s0 Y; V2 B7 f, h- LWeather in hex: Moderate rain1 H; {$ c( m/ b8 P; l) U7 E+ @1 U* f
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 K) o" x6 z+ H/ wEstimated time to target is 7 minutes. K3 f' ?$ \% E' D
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Allied aircraft
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5 ?2 f# M, }) c/ S1 V7 A8 ?5 ~No Allied losses5 n& o' z; z) t2 F: ^/ u! g" a; l/ E2 w/ i3 [
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Japanese Ships! D g) X7 I* T
xAK Yahiko Maru
, h. m* Z# N9 A2 v2 m o xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk: q' F8 [& P) p4 c8 x* T
xAK Noto Maru
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1 M! w4 Q6 W( PJapanese ground losses:" A% O* D& B) p s' Y1 O
1401 casualties reported
! g. J3 t4 u- b+ R! J) R' z7 \ Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
8 w% M2 v1 E. k+ X' R, N Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled3 W, I0 D' J1 n1 r8 t& w
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 x O9 |. R. M5 Q! ` Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled). d- B+ O4 b5 i2 z! O
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |