AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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# D) q% t) F+ i南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范1 E. m' L$ c% [0 i1 U) y
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛( K: V2 \. I# C7 O8 i- Y/ L" \
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获: z! i9 @' X5 \: m/ X( R
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级% k. k. v ^) P$ Z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82' K1 E2 c! p, r1 l5 i1 F
+ f7 I/ `" W' R2 @Weather in hex: Moderate rain6 }. m& v, w$ @. v8 X# Z. N0 ^$ V
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
. N9 F- c) }9 {- eEstimated time to target is 7 minutes Q) U( n/ f6 \8 I
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Blenheim I x 3
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Hudson I x 3+ b' V2 s/ M6 ~0 K: z
' `( l I2 o! J) k4 SAllied aircraft losses0 J% j6 q* K3 T* M9 A% ?" o
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
( h- g% g, M# } Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak5 f _2 k$ w9 {
( j8 ?2 Q. o& b2 H. s1 FJapanese Ships
$ q- l% Y! I# @$ F0 [4 b xAK Arima Maru9 O7 Q G5 j. ?, ^1 ?2 ]# {. b( c% `
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
, P/ I+ m4 F, O8 u! y4 _& ? xAK Teiyo Maru, v6 c: M7 R6 q8 y5 a$ }8 U
; T* R, X; E1 C8 |2 ]Japanese ground losses:- f5 T2 F' O, t- }& m0 n1 F
128 casualties reported
; i1 A6 h V( g/ f5 t- l6 A2 y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( _1 n9 [' F) _, `) N6 X
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled0 T5 J6 {1 F! x" J
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled1 T; z' n. W" F
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+ k r6 X; B& o# k% ]2 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82& U4 u# T1 q! T% g2 p5 V% d
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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3 x; O! I0 `- `7 |/ H( [0 I1 @3 g/ uRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
- ? k+ d; L, g' `Estimated time to target is 6 minutes" R, N: X r/ L1 m+ \% C/ h4 O" ^
. u7 j( Z6 r8 C/ S" p4 t/ NAllied aircraft3 E4 X1 S* W" r* }
Blenheim IV x 44 x7 ]# s2 B3 b0 N
Hudson I x 9
T1 R+ y: t$ O( D. o9 m Wirraway x 4- P" @% H' }- x- X0 C( y
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Allied aircraft losses
' R" N V7 Q, H6 e) R Blenheim IV: 1 damaged5 K8 y' a7 E" @" M a% J1 C: e- J
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
& f: n: x# P) r- C* ]8 ]( t Hudson I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships) j4 n% F" e( q7 e; h
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires8 \6 i1 x3 ^4 p0 z
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage d7 P% q* O9 m' U0 d
xAK Mogamigawa Maru" [: ^* l% i8 u7 X8 o. @$ c
xAK Arima Maru5 s/ z. m1 n4 \- d& w K9 T- B; [2 b
xAK Kogyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
2 U: N% Y8 |6 y! Z8 f8 P( p: w 269 casualties reported
+ T. a/ p: l4 s& h Q ?% N H& K Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled0 [1 W! x" A" N! W. i) H; ^, ]
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
" x" @2 e9 E3 Q3 i5 h2 U( ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled* U' k- U( n8 |9 K' M+ ?
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)) y% h) g/ S* w& D- v6 ?1 u& r# N7 z
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8 P, F# x& E4 Z; K5 Z% g% @7 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,827 i2 t0 G; J. F G
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain1 z @ Q U5 M) x6 H; ^# w' w1 `$ r
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.' ]4 m$ C+ w; Z/ P+ \; ^) f7 S
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes9 V1 \) l; X% _. {
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Allied aircraft6 M9 q8 |4 Z3 a3 G2 P
Vildebeest III x 9
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Allied aircraft losses
" c" J6 i8 R& _# h Vildebeest III: 1 damaged- m: B8 o2 j* K7 E4 ] U
2 e% k% B' k7 e! E% R* QJapanese Ships6 g" E9 F( `7 `
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 i% u7 M: X( y& V& L( ^ xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 T, R; m3 K& X3 X# e
xAK Mogamigawa Maru) l9 |; m* W8 S# I
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Japanese ground losses:
7 c' t( e/ O/ K; q# L 527 casualties reported7 G" ~; P5 P8 ^3 Q, V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 q9 G* b' R, H- x" m
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
+ c# Q* _+ l* L. m8 @' _5 N& J4 { Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled$ |" c& z; V4 u) W2 L
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon 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 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 m# ~1 ~" v5 j2 ]2 _' Z l
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes' L' F4 h' n: z8 E8 q6 n) N
- U5 U$ K/ U) |) @$ J2 B& XAllied aircraft
. v! z* D7 p( r8 |1 N Swordfish I x 7
3 |1 s" W' \# d. d3 ~% J Vildebeest III x 8
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Allied aircraft losses
: D, l7 c* ?, ?7 `6 C Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak# z0 z- T) M: }* A& H
: ?5 d e% ` e* i8 [Japanese Ships
' A# a+ b. \" x7 s6 X; e( i3 V$ \ xAK Koryu Maru
7 y. o, j0 ^8 g( h9 L; |! T% _ xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage" s" s8 @- n: O6 X8 |
xAK Kokai Maru
4 u4 N9 W4 Z" I9 q& G1 C" b xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
5 z5 r. u4 E9 z. a* M: B" h6 r. G xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( R, F) K9 D8 x% X6 M$ p
B) W9 P5 o3 Z. q+ KJapanese ground losses:
- V. q) E( C- N4 v, ~3 [ 1669 casualties reported4 j$ E6 O' o# @4 T
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled+ A9 D$ m; Q: Q3 t! {5 B- t y' |
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
! e2 R" A+ K! I( E$ s Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled ?$ ?/ k* |, V
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)0 Q J3 Y- ?; ^# v" P6 q" @1 o
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 L' @6 i F4 N
: A0 ^& g' J4 y: ^Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.4 ^# L; K0 _' F& Q
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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+ \: W; }1 \. t' b Blenheim I x 3& m5 [+ V& a; r0 s1 x+ y
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Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% _8 y/ F' \9 x1 ~! C4 ^6 C2 B xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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4 ?. C5 P+ |/ V% K1 `+ m/ |Japanese ground losses:; B4 T5 _9 f! Y2 i/ P" w
149 casualties reported
3 M6 v2 M f4 u! F% X; C) c3 B Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled8 M* s) y& O/ e% u7 D& F; _' {2 Q
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
- {( t& c5 [: w+ m& @1 S) j Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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! M8 _3 Y) n/ LWeather in hex: Moderate rain, O9 N: I K7 s1 V0 v% T
8 H) D0 i L$ o. P, f/ hRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' j- u( i* ^$ w4 H+ q8 \) f
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes% ~3 H4 i% o+ T A- v
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Vildebeest III x 10
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6 s. y5 P3 _8 yNo Allied losses
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xAK Yahiko Maru; k3 i& ?9 o0 d: K$ A4 [6 h$ C7 |
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk! J8 x# m a+ Y: U
xAK Noto Maru
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! }4 k$ C" ~8 D( J3 WJapanese ground losses:
d( |4 @- h! p4 D2 Y 1401 casualties reported1 X: c" A8 S' @! S2 s* j& Y. }) Z. N9 B6 ~+ E
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
( y; t5 M1 A& K; B7 W" { Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled- s3 U0 a# K" N! s" u* k4 y1 d0 Q
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
( m0 T/ { q4 ^( {0 H Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled); M) I- \, h9 x! t3 e% t0 c
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |