AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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( W o$ j2 M. H. q: N南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
- m( G% |5 \2 j* [1 {, r- @南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
. w$ d7 a5 x- \% d- G0 U+ G; _马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获+ |9 E( z+ h: i) b3 d- }( j
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级! ~8 A7 Q% `8 a5 o" g+ V* E/ y
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" a! h( m- G7 FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82" B- u( H8 A4 _) ]" p+ W4 Q
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
" @. d6 A8 S. A1 X1 \0 TEstimated time to target is 7 minutes* f1 e* Q! t6 g6 z; T" B
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Allied aircraft
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- H6 D% |# \/ x) O7 @( S) _$ \4 q Hudson I x 3
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; v# | P5 V6 w, xAllied aircraft losses
* F0 |% Q6 j: k" k+ q6 z Blenheim I: 1 damaged/ X( J( A! i: w) Z' @
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships9 q& J6 C8 Z3 h. i% a( W6 T. Z
xAK Arima Maru
" u; c, n( U) l4 {# h3 x xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires/ ]' i C/ r9 r' j1 D# l3 H
xAK Teiyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
, a1 V- r4 J |( B' Q 128 casualties reported
, a) d% ?- {( w( d Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 Z+ ^/ q! F" m3 |
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
3 m8 s1 ~+ l9 S/ `" }% ~ Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled X* L' ?. Q8 |. U) T# w
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82: C- l) d- |8 ]: W& ?3 q C1 T
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain! q1 I! U6 \# r$ Y/ O
3 x3 b) c% |) X ERaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 H3 S& d5 j9 {( M+ q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 C/ ~0 j, Z: I' x h
2 }6 Z3 B$ h9 |$ M0 t; p8 UAllied aircraft
T2 \9 ]$ B+ H+ G% m9 ] Blenheim IV x 4
! Q; V. V. o; h, Z Hudson I x 9
+ [& H! f1 o% d2 O$ b4 T. o% ]% X Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses
) a; j" `/ y7 K% \) f Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
9 J/ W6 j6 f4 c Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
3 ], Y% G# N( Z+ R: \ Hudson I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships' V% }+ g& G5 N# l
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
+ l. F% s9 S% c! F* l xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
i/ }9 ?; z! O7 x xAK Mogamigawa Maru+ E9 u' F8 \ d4 V- `) _
xAK Arima Maru
3 o- u$ J8 Z2 @ xAK Kogyo Maru& _1 p9 B& x& \( c
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Japanese ground losses:1 F, ]7 ?) W j6 b; A
269 casualties reported
$ X' a% K9 s7 }+ ~/ f ` Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled! R& H; y8 q" [! R0 k0 X% `8 U
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
4 k6 r+ r s9 G5 r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
9 q1 H; y1 F) a3 l) ^. H" D8 F: R$ p Vehicles lost 1 (1 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 rain7 F0 g, o/ I* i; E8 L2 x! @6 X3 J+ r; ?
' s* u' R) E, T# s( B I- h/ q. URaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.5 K8 r3 M/ k( [1 p3 l& c
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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& V5 k* m) m6 J. O2 f cAllied aircraft
5 D$ @2 s& B+ T+ i- h- N9 Q Vildebeest III x 9) ~* J7 A) E+ R1 a! b2 j1 L
* d9 o$ K5 W1 z; iAllied aircraft losses
- s6 N( ~9 U" k+ \6 t3 o Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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; g) y$ ?- H+ M. JJapanese Ships
% j( M3 h% x$ y3 d8 x# {' U xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage& G. [* z* L7 V* r3 W
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 D5 A7 Z. |8 ?( V xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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* T3 ^: ^1 ? u$ N2 t$ S D& B% gJapanese ground losses:0 X: E! q3 q3 Y2 J$ `
527 casualties reported
2 N2 ]6 N1 r9 J5 a) L Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. o) S# z: j3 d3 A g1 A$ ^
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
2 @/ N, Z" d, J' J/ Q6 u Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled' ?# P. {6 a/ V$ t7 r0 r
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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' l7 y6 w( D( u& z" PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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3 q" b) W* y/ R- pWeather in hex: Moderate rain2 J! A0 ], e; p$ b( g
8 r6 E; f2 M0 t7 h; `* n' ]: ~Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 _+ v% _- D5 a- N$ d; X5 L" E" T
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes: F7 C6 R; ?, S7 e# `# V
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Allied aircraft( j! A4 N _: }% `+ B8 s
Swordfish I x 7
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Allied aircraft losses
: V6 T; r, P# }8 V* q" m3 i Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak0 o+ \' a2 I H) Y B' F
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Japanese Ships
/ J# P5 q2 \ g' i0 t xAK Koryu Maru
! E# K) P! Y! x# |$ F: Y0 } xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage0 G9 O7 X L1 @! d4 p
xAK Kokai Maru; }; X- Q/ c- K: x# [0 O4 o+ W& p' K
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires1 ~( o( u/ y* Q/ |6 e
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled1 X X& e9 j( G; }$ O% t. E; I! T4 o
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled/ w; D1 X& K- h# ~1 t
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
, Z( ~& k. k5 D3 i9 Q Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)9 u Z9 T k3 b. H" v C4 s
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& s$ [+ f( t" @& w3 P7 \0 D/ h; W& VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 k& q8 x" R% i' V- T8 i7 q
* _: \4 s/ I, Q# j4 p7 nRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
+ I9 K* a( D fEstimated time to target is 4 minutes. a: T+ p5 B' V1 v! L
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Allied aircraft
! U. `1 F0 J4 g Y- L* g, z Blenheim I x 3" O' H* P8 B3 d8 J9 Q$ k
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Allied aircraft losses7 V" e5 q9 t/ |% u: Y; R. D \
Blenheim I: 1 damaged" L9 [1 Y, o7 D9 M
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Japanese Ships
. u7 W0 o" p. V* ~& h2 x xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; |. o" ]" o9 K) Q
2 b5 t# Z* p* s8 u NJapanese ground losses:( r3 o$ z4 F) J- n! w' \
149 casualties reported
7 n% T6 Q% n2 B; z9 I Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
/ n& Z1 E9 ^. M Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
4 N3 O1 K# b; E% p, j! G/ Y, M Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" O& N: D& z9 s' rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,827 d M2 F# n2 ? [1 Y+ D9 E8 S, L
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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; c: E, p) e$ E2 {Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." l0 u6 N' y, G$ d* P
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes* A6 f. a( a2 S# I7 h. B
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Vildebeest III x 10
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No Allied losses
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& U3 N' N Y5 ^3 J; PJapanese Ships
. |% k$ u' @5 x4 p6 ^ xAK Yahiko Maru
3 W6 i6 a$ B) l xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk6 W( }7 ?3 ~$ `. p. |+ f- `( P. P
xAK Noto Maru
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; i3 O, C7 w5 }" m" b% h0 MJapanese ground losses:
4 u8 p' m; ^- O& Z 1401 casualties reported# Q+ b7 |2 q+ l9 U4 @( Q
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled3 E& x( @0 e; v/ t
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
7 d" N3 c' i2 q0 u( o* g Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ P3 x9 E. L) r" R& e Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled). v7 `6 J ]& d
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |