AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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- t: L1 j$ u% \1 E; s南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
1 P) u0 \5 ~; B& G+ j南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
/ F- I+ a8 V" D0 t6 C2 z' `4 o2 O8 D马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获6 Q+ P! ` ?" J% V7 j" @+ e
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级, h% [1 G/ P7 I' z
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1 N' q: {" y/ RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82# B9 ]' L r- U- u% z6 B+ y# }( G
9 h. t4 \8 `% J; R7 U/ r4 cWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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$ m3 C- h+ A; j7 RRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.; j b/ O3 J3 E6 c4 q! k4 ~
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes& P- G. v) f' v. k
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Allied aircraft4 t# r Z6 {7 L$ ]+ X1 Z1 }) O
Blenheim I x 3
p" I6 w. r5 j( K' { f 139WH-3 x 2+ ]: r+ \5 y8 W& q: y
Hudson I x 3" H7 {) F. H$ O* ^3 L) f/ ^
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Allied aircraft losses
) {0 ~2 J9 [/ I# Y Blenheim I: 1 damaged. P& A8 f( q$ t/ h; C; {8 Z+ x* I! D
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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+ a2 z) |2 f6 v8 q, z r; wJapanese Ships! \2 ]" I& u7 c1 W G
xAK Arima Maru
! E/ {4 ]1 H0 y1 c xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
3 D8 ^7 T$ \1 j& e' ^ xAK Teiyo Maru9 [' t$ y) G* c, Z' P) }
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Japanese ground losses:
" |8 [' Q2 I* V) Y3 J 128 casualties reported
% a/ A9 [0 I1 w7 \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 B; V$ G0 Z# `7 { Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
4 p5 u: W: v Y; d Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain* g) U. m4 ~9 X; V/ C, ]7 k
' N$ p/ C7 }* `3 G: Z& `; jRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# P! B L' {# _1 q4 ^ t5 ]Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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4 d, P0 ?# m. F4 a( W* }1 J! `Allied aircraft
" g# [6 u* z- U& U E I Blenheim IV x 4
' O$ w6 E- i& W& e2 ^ Hudson I x 99 [, T, n: Y( |; s
Wirraway x 4 U. x+ R" R, Y& u
- ^6 U1 H1 X, F$ W. X7 }6 WAllied aircraft losses0 J7 ?# C% m) e
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
" s: }/ f9 l7 g) H: } Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak0 y# o R. _$ Y) k! N; k, I0 Z! [
Hudson I: 1 damaged
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6 a! r! r# x% h% q% b a, YJapanese Ships' y* a7 ?0 T; T
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 _2 d3 J, w$ O- u
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 E5 E3 }2 p R" f, q$ r) }/ M0 R% _ xAK Mogamigawa Maru6 z+ |- P! \/ K8 U! |
xAK Arima Maru" v! y* | P$ f S2 P; j* P
xAK Kogyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:8 @$ B4 g% J; L5 c
269 casualties reported6 U. [, J/ Q N8 c
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 B) a6 _# @0 Y. L1 u Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled- t0 Z0 R% r" l1 o3 |/ F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled" A W( N4 Z5 S5 o
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)& d" V+ \/ G) R* [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain8 d, U3 S3 Q: p) W, M) k
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
# `& b% b+ ^& q) |# ?" }4 EEstimated time to target is 7 minutes( ^: k7 G2 P9 ~& s
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Allied aircraft
) I* c4 v6 N4 B2 D0 A8 n/ z4 ]/ o9 G Vildebeest III x 9
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Vildebeest III: 1 damaged6 C0 H5 q# C/ E" L% J$ e! Y5 F- V
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Japanese Ships
i0 R4 `' v4 q! z xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage$ p. g Y- e3 P! G% F, ^ }9 c7 { E7 I
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 G- ]5 s0 F/ S: C2 z
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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# q) L H" q; o0 M9 d" w4 WJapanese ground losses:
P, G c" L; Z- b. q* ^* \0 f 527 casualties reported
$ H! @: y z) I9 t$ a Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
; Z# k2 L8 _& f! p/ c; ?% C Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
5 v9 R7 z* A, ~3 w5 W& Y, m7 c" v& ` Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled' n/ {# y5 U F2 W: z6 }2 V. C
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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2 N/ J; r6 @) N% V4 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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# ?. @: T! Y$ NWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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6 R8 z/ z" I# s) m9 L9 ^Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ B) c! d$ F: `# \ S
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes' D$ _( n' S2 d4 @1 q0 D
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Allied aircraft) K0 s, Y# e# b' j# E0 b
Swordfish I x 7
2 q r+ E/ N i, H1 ]: b# D4 U& Q Vildebeest III x 8( O( O- o$ c! }, _# }
! f+ b& r; ?$ J8 Y$ D, Q0 fAllied aircraft losses N! D' b8 m: O: I3 r& C
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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- A% d) P9 Y5 a- ~$ XJapanese Ships) M }+ N' q) \4 z3 \& i: |$ V
xAK Koryu Maru
% q- @* p& g+ W0 q. X7 i0 P xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage D h) J3 o5 O. V$ X
xAK Kokai Maru
4 \* e- @# U9 ` xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
3 D% n, b. @5 ]3 A" D xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
1 `2 j E8 J( R* a5 k0 @ 1669 casualties reported* M P2 `% I3 U( u% v
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled0 t5 Q) m0 ]+ l- @9 C0 f; l
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
) ^; i& g0 f: } q/ f: G: v Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
5 D1 s. @" J S Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,823 [) v/ `& x8 E; {' h7 q" U
3 P; O; v* U1 AWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.9 G) _5 |& f0 U, h: \2 g/ @5 Z
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes" p* d1 F, D' @( J! s
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Allied aircraft$ S* I; B2 n6 h9 o% n
Blenheim I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
5 D" o3 f0 s1 {9 e+ J/ L Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
, U4 q$ ^$ m* O0 q# T xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Japanese ground losses:0 ?9 ? c: f# F- i& C2 @7 }5 R
149 casualties reported
9 D7 ?2 i' |; D Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
" p! o- k+ p! ^4 s/ _ Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled6 Z% @( j( `9 N/ D2 J
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 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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1 ?# [& b& E, F; y4 }Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 M" a, V% A, e# U, k2 [$ T2 g
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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: G& L, s0 _3 n. w' _0 U0 m; lJapanese Ships% D4 i0 n, R3 G
xAK Yahiko Maru
0 i6 |$ j3 I( o2 i9 B, v1 n xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk4 b$ S5 y8 H& u# h7 q. U6 v
xAK Noto Maru$ E: Z* i5 ~1 M6 I+ e3 P
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Japanese ground losses:
% b) u6 G) Y. T 1401 casualties reported' R. k# ^7 J+ L! Y
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled9 ?+ G4 U# ?5 h# R
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
5 u7 \: H+ F; I Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ _# j" w8 O2 Z, H9 S# F4 q2 ? Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
# H6 a3 G; j" c6 N, J- J Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |