AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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# @/ o6 r% F0 H' U9 _, y; P V+ `南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
! c6 z, w& a' ^, S, i3 z) U$ X% f南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛$ m; i7 Q- g! X9 _3 N; f) i( |: J
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 `7 w- n: s7 W
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级( Z# b0 \6 R, s* @$ a$ e
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain% B( k3 {- k$ w' p# V
4 S& _9 b$ }$ H: m5 y4 gRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
4 ?: |3 d3 V" @' ^. Q9 d aEstimated time to target is 7 minutes8 D E0 e+ f; q
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Allied aircraft
$ N' y6 D. l9 L) |6 g- ~ Blenheim I x 3
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Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses" ~* o( m% V: U. X. Q
Blenheim I: 1 damaged1 f' @) K a% ^6 N8 E/ w- _) @
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak: d) D: R" q' e' p) Q
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xAK Arima Maru
" I) E: h; l2 T" z5 o* d( ] xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires6 \+ U w* w+ |+ T- p" s
xAK Teiyo Maru7 b+ u6 G- ?7 N! I5 Y
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Japanese ground losses:) K/ {! V5 j, V1 ]* V
128 casualties reported
: l4 D8 K( {( Y( Y5 ~& b7 X0 \# [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, j/ Q8 M! o+ L$ m% l3 j2 n( x+ l2 K
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled9 H# @/ t- P: V7 o2 P
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled, g3 ^5 N$ O7 B5 ^8 F
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5 }9 B, P2 Q! g: PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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4 o# M, u/ H- x2 TWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.3 c6 J' y0 H9 I. ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes- e6 Y z1 R/ q& J
7 e. a( B6 A& M' Q% d: KAllied aircraft: a7 X5 v! Q' p5 K/ z# B- ^
Blenheim IV x 4
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Wirraway x 40 b5 m/ _. Y/ R. W) T
- V6 H% p$ m4 c! kAllied aircraft losses4 @) w2 c2 ^6 n0 J0 C7 a
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
# B1 `! Q/ k! T8 \5 j Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak: S- I$ ?. l* ]0 I y' M& \' t0 k
Hudson I: 1 damaged
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7 m- V8 e4 \' L8 uJapanese Ships- h# p" `& V& |' D, L. ?! r9 Y
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires3 c7 m9 O3 j" o, I
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ P1 _% G1 m5 Q- U. U! G( a
xAK Mogamigawa Maru: U: ?* u2 u. Y7 Q8 r& M/ S+ I9 U
xAK Arima Maru
8 s. C9 U* n9 s" Z4 F6 T xAK Kogyo Maru6 V6 r v: g; R
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Japanese ground losses:- v7 U* E0 q5 S
269 casualties reported
+ A# m3 I& E& H8 D' Z Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 |7 n9 R$ L7 }. n1 v F Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled: o9 a5 U( u" W2 K- ^6 w# J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
. }6 h4 w! \: @, C& a 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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! D2 s9 |% d6 w( kRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
2 v) [4 }# b" e8 dEstimated time to target is 7 minutes& d8 N4 R( x* j+ ^" l7 X3 }7 p& i
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Allied aircraft1 o0 a" q1 @& Y
Vildebeest III x 9
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Allied aircraft losses/ e/ @5 H3 u& c: A J O5 C
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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* C" k9 z8 k- ~- j6 a6 bJapanese Ships
7 }7 r) y+ i7 p: N% I& A3 G _ xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage/ f' m" J0 a9 H+ C4 s" D1 {9 F. M
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 X+ D: Y$ Y8 ]6 D) J xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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! R" {7 H& ]! ~. Q* t2 S% Q& cJapanese ground losses:' ]( J7 p. Z. f
527 casualties reported
4 f; J' a |. r! p0 e; L Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled! q9 m8 L# h; k" p1 C0 ?/ M L! o
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled9 X/ B* l: l( ~3 U: K! L
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled" b4 z7 }3 T; R" E
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)& [4 X" [$ t. C
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82. B/ ~: B$ W4 X' i5 x# v. h
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain/ }' L# x9 S3 N: I g3 A. h
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 J2 P" h: o- W" y
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes& j, f# N0 f0 g6 F
3 ^+ z. Q9 t7 n0 z0 HAllied aircraft* a; v0 r5 h% e( c3 h
Swordfish I x 7
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! z U- t3 B3 K8 @) } Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
- `! s' P& |0 Y8 {$ R xAK Koryu Maru
' U' W4 W( V2 I4 n: N/ ?/ H* V xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
" {- p5 L' }5 q1 Q3 F: [ xAK Kokai Maru8 y/ X" R$ J4 t8 k1 [( G8 K& J
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
* f! W4 G# N. m xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 j- j$ @" z; L. Q6 ^
9 d. C% ]$ D" A7 u# I9 hJapanese ground losses:% P$ I, \5 W* H: `+ R
1669 casualties reported
5 i$ |, M7 \( B/ x L Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
5 Q- g2 m4 W% t; [8 I% d3 Y2 T4 m$ k Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
! {, u- k* Q2 M. _* L- l Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled! l# C/ S5 P1 v$ E/ a6 D
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82 D1 n: W }1 ]) J t) g1 n
8 _( ?3 B4 q& Z1 p8 w- k+ GWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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o1 l: C& r& _! U, z8 J9 m9 hRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
* d4 @! _/ r+ w3 }; Q) [2 `Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Blenheim I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
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& s4 d6 {1 U+ k6 ?, `Japanese Ships- U$ K _1 b& J) |: D+ X: z/ F
xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' I+ n0 y4 q5 N. U( ?) O
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149 casualties reported* k, I% b' g- f) j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled! l3 e1 o v( R, C9 f0 F
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
2 Z& F* l! W& E, l' F# T0 {! O8 @ Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled8 r( \. S( h) F0 O. h2 {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,826 k9 V. d% s, Y" q) ~' w
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' r6 l6 j7 m( v2 Y0 V" g( mRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 [9 C3 a" y$ u+ k' g! }1 V' n
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft+ \& _2 U" I' E& e* x/ b% |
Vildebeest III x 105 C- \& G, J' c& _' r% O
j; ^7 s# n' d3 G8 c$ p% WNo Allied losses# k! j$ x/ D9 L! P# D
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xAK Yahiko Maru/ u$ {# S( o0 F* d' {5 {% `, R
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
* z4 N. T) B3 j9 \; }* P' o xAK Noto Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled+ b k$ C& M" E7 A7 M6 I- I9 Q+ x
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
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Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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