AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41* X& n& C% t" O$ G
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南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范& N# i# Q. s' V: {8 a
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
5 v$ P7 j4 J1 m, p马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获
: W( _% s5 A7 K( d+ S3 d# o1 |大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级& A! W W+ V3 g
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8 Y6 O" X; V7 R8 U0 F! n- i @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82& y2 c# M- m" x$ ], z! \6 O5 ?+ }
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# r8 {# T4 N7 e% l# |
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes6 B8 W$ Y8 x4 d6 P
( M# V: B+ u! n2 p' |* J& Q0 JAllied aircraft a& T ^( x9 U5 ?( Z
Blenheim I x 3/ ~: X$ {8 ^# l8 T0 C/ Y
139WH-3 x 2/ _, N9 s `) }: M: Y9 j
Hudson I x 36 n, D/ h/ h" p- m0 f2 u
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Allied aircraft losses
6 \; ~0 ]9 {' l3 r3 I" d7 ` Blenheim I: 1 damaged( t; Z7 g- B+ s9 T* i# Q! U
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak/ X1 X3 q( x; V/ i9 N( D7 O
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Japanese Ships
) E6 r4 V( z7 P) J xAK Arima Maru
/ s, U. y& C1 u9 {: p- v xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
* g6 G, L2 ~! |. E* ^6 O/ l xAK Teiyo Maru3 _4 F6 O7 Z4 r% s. g. @
z3 u# ^( G4 x9 F1 D& r* vJapanese ground losses:
' |) O( ]; N; O' D/ j5 N 128 casualties reported6 U& |; w, D& G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! Z% ]2 g: M3 x" C; c7 v3 N
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled. t2 N! z7 s% a, y( P! D
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,825 p u1 B. N% h! a: N( f
; C9 n# u9 f1 A) I* h( ~* Z) k9 f8 MWeather in hex: Moderate rain; ], R7 ?4 F5 `6 z+ n8 S1 F" b. S" E- |
3 Z5 [% y( P5 ]1 d6 k8 l; cRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.3 ]2 P8 t% m, }- L' i l
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes& }5 y5 V9 X2 T8 f! i% Z2 S
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Allied aircraft
9 |" r+ `( s, N- Y6 s' B Blenheim IV x 4" ] j5 A* y4 u& m* ^& A P9 {
Hudson I x 99 c3 S8 |! C% j
Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses. Q' s0 G e% o8 y# {1 J* t9 s x
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
7 H* }- r; n5 y Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
. @5 X2 Q& }) }) b/ V: l5 h) G9 z Hudson I: 1 damaged( h4 J. A1 T" Y" U" V- d3 I l2 {
! p# x: T2 x) z( E) NJapanese Ships
$ m8 |! @6 x; `4 |9 L M xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; B, v! V0 l4 w
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 l; L- r \- z3 V
xAK Mogamigawa Maru" _0 K( k& `) W2 b/ \1 d U
xAK Arima Maru/ \' f } p6 l% G {
xAK Kogyo Maru
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7 y) s5 e# g; k 269 casualties reported
8 e! j* |6 ` \) @4 ^ Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled- f! ?, C& q& X
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
" F# b9 u, @8 s8 u. n8 O# c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
2 p- z* R: i C( p. q Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82* ^$ u# `' U: {
) }4 Z' S; l9 E- h* e% J4 S' e$ SWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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1 Y. N0 a& S) D( |Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.' i% W" r( u: H3 h" l" t' w0 H% L
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft& ]* q5 }8 B+ \3 ~$ x8 s7 _ o% \) Q
Vildebeest III x 9
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Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
2 _) g$ j& w, T& F7 \( V2 C3 M. B xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage y0 _3 H. t f
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" T8 }! \' p7 @1 I xAK Mogamigawa Maru. v" E% ~! A& A8 c9 [! r: q# l
; M" q9 R2 s `( A$ z8 oJapanese ground losses: b( \3 X" j. N
527 casualties reported% r$ \" J7 }2 |' h. T+ [/ Z0 k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 f1 N$ O6 b- L* H Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled S `- r, b* _% ]
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
7 ^7 m9 m0 T" t5 j1 H4 M Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)1 H) l) Q% C6 }; v# W
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82; `0 Q7 c9 q+ f* t! b: {
( O$ Q' U7 r% i" X8 q. ~Weather in hex: Moderate rain- s, V5 `1 M+ j; }1 r0 K! i
: \$ t4 O' B0 H8 a1 D3 f4 Q& aRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 P! D. w' x. {" f1 jEstimated time to target is 10 minutes) L. V/ X! W/ ~
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2 p1 r3 A5 y# D+ ?$ F, i6 ` Swordfish I x 7
z, }# H. O- R" G& O Vildebeest III x 80 D+ m/ _! @. v- c1 d9 J6 o
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Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships! {9 N h) b% v+ j
xAK Koryu Maru! `: W) k/ k# {6 K. E( G. O
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
; C E( W" W* \; ?: a y* I xAK Kokai Maru3 C! m: @3 a% u2 K+ y6 s0 [
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
% d n6 e4 Q u& M+ ~4 H" U xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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1669 casualties reported
m6 b5 Z) k7 q Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
8 z. d) R d6 P9 y8 v- }( H/ Y, v3 t3 s Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
8 _" s. r! |) [3 x Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled0 d& A% }& D+ W6 ~" K8 s4 {- Q
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) x7 Q+ w8 R% V
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% x; C' G0 D8 j$ k" i) c5 L9 Q1 ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82; J8 u2 S- C) ]! ^8 @
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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0 P; M. k6 I) LRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
2 V k9 u3 c9 u. D. j9 }Estimated time to target is 4 minutes d5 b$ ?3 k4 }
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Allied aircraft
1 z$ a! ]$ o" S, n) {0 r Blenheim I x 3' }4 F5 d* U, W8 m4 z
9 |! r( K! U' O1 d; _5 IAllied aircraft losses
! }* R9 o" W) b3 h7 c& @# N' Z Blenheim I: 1 damaged+ j# N: N' `; a" s" }
: H3 ], H# A4 U% I5 g- b+ V' z VJapanese Ships7 P0 q4 e# v5 z; Y3 b
xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( H6 V8 v" p; x
, x( Y" J6 N) c; A4 l/ m- wJapanese ground losses:9 d3 O3 ~* Q( M/ ~) ]
149 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled5 P$ M# t: w$ d8 n( A( ?* u
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled4 P8 C1 K3 c' X) ^2 v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82. Y2 D" y! m7 ]8 E. v
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- o7 ^7 V1 P5 G3 w6 `2 f
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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# \ W7 R( ~. X" {( P% p }# lAllied aircraft
- o4 W& s8 W: z+ y0 h4 t Vildebeest III x 10
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: P3 ]/ q/ R0 a3 hNo Allied losses
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% f. M: H5 w( f4 K {2 x3 bJapanese Ships
! I9 [) c& I7 x G/ W$ U xAK Yahiko Maru
: q9 F2 ~5 i" E4 I xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk! |+ W0 r% I2 A2 j1 g
xAK Noto Maru _0 d# j: Q5 a0 z( c' k% O5 ^' o
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Japanese ground losses:1 x8 m' F J2 R
1401 casualties reported5 W! G% D( U2 J2 I& h2 a
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled7 O; L6 @" D3 n! N: I
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled5 y1 E0 F" J2 S: {2 W) ?
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled: V' p( v* P/ @2 d* L
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
7 d8 ]8 x& f, b: \2 { Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |