AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41* U& C: W" {2 O
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, |' K, E: a! [南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
0 G3 [! D/ F& Y! i, a1 y/ H& |9 B南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛% Q5 y1 h: e9 Y- i& Q$ k8 m
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获! h# A0 y# n6 ^, r6 r) {. I. d# A( M4 M
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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3 L5 y% L- N. {0 Z+ v4 dWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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7 m4 K- y# a( b SRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
1 `+ E' a& V7 B+ tEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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4 h3 C; C6 z) p$ m5 e- V6 iAllied aircraft
4 ?* }9 L, P2 Q5 c6 y( a0 L; _ Blenheim I x 3" W. ~5 C6 p$ T' a# [
139WH-3 x 2
) X V$ t0 j: d, f! }+ P Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
! x* d! z% u: V8 ] Blenheim I: 1 damaged3 k% f1 G5 g, N1 `9 ?
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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* V) G8 ?7 K( R) V% p( {; m9 f1 JJapanese Ships
; [0 E+ ~0 p1 i! ~2 Z' I$ ]9 q xAK Arima Maru
/ N+ K8 W3 f: o: j xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires% Z# D: v$ T: v8 v$ W
xAK Teiyo Maru8 n; F0 o4 c. E+ ?% w
8 B* W5 p$ C1 M8 `: U: G, f( q+ ZJapanese ground losses:
: s5 I7 d' B0 }6 z 128 casualties reported
/ {1 }0 D- Z1 z& s$ o3 u; O, a Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% A$ x7 o, X3 ?0 \" g4 u. _
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
# X+ Q' Q, j) d, t' h, P Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled6 v( z' `8 {/ f3 c
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 W0 @$ M* _4 o
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes* ~0 y- c5 C6 `1 x. t4 V# P
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Allied aircraft
! U8 u$ H Y& d7 G Blenheim IV x 4
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Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses
5 {" `% g a5 z$ W1 } Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
! O7 B2 O/ Q0 O- e, f$ i5 G8 ] Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
1 N( r% r; q6 C! U( @$ S/ q Hudson I: 1 damaged9 M0 T+ y& U7 {9 i$ a* X5 C8 |7 l8 r
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3 G/ R$ a6 J9 S, C xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; E& `' s+ u0 V& h: E xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ c& ]" N# r' ?5 | e xAK Mogamigawa Maru
* @2 ~' Q1 e0 M' a: a xAK Arima Maru
0 n) A0 m; H& E2 A3 _) a7 Y xAK Kogyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
9 t& F; g# }5 c r) X( h 269 casualties reported
2 s" ^6 v7 j. s( {$ ~' A+ U3 ?' W Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled9 f6 E, c9 _5 { v$ C; Y8 Y
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 |: f9 j' e. { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
" b% u8 A3 J i- W Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 A, V2 [$ @: {0 |
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" o4 }- P# [# ~5 x+ v! q2 y) X9 f- XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,824 w0 B: @0 e* N
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain3 F; M. f9 w- |! A' ]
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.7 h& D# y$ z' E4 M
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes6 Q( ~) }3 _2 T9 h1 c8 Y% |
5 N& x6 I9 u* W8 F% XAllied aircraft
% u) e0 K% u9 [& b/ D Vildebeest III x 94 K- C* }: ~# k4 z8 ~' T
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Allied aircraft losses1 y( K7 Z! D" N4 ~# d3 ]
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage' V, q# f3 i% ?3 x% Y" x
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ J$ D* L$ w& `7 M* u xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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Japanese ground losses:6 X1 [6 M! d% O% e3 h1 g: J1 |
527 casualties reported
5 |- ~" {+ f: [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 I" @" ]8 q0 N; w
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled/ b Q: i( U6 G2 f, {
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
2 @4 q! @0 |3 u' V Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82. ?5 x0 ?9 c8 j9 _
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. w( @9 y7 Y5 p9 ^& N/ SEstimated time to target is 10 minutes8 T3 @& _) b1 k. F' ^
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Vildebeest III x 8
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Allied aircraft losses
" B' Y# x4 e& w( z- ^ Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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xAK Koryu Maru
2 Q' p$ Z( V Y9 J- |, V xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage' g+ X) M( E9 d! `5 n
xAK Kokai Maru
- q. E* h/ l) H! m xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
) ]/ r; y* w+ e) o: o2 @ xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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) ?- n# s/ \ N" b2 sJapanese ground losses:
3 ?- v" k2 ]- d$ q+ U 1669 casualties reported1 p9 h( Y: b9 E0 S$ U' _* o
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
" J$ y# t4 }' I& ?: R$ D Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
. J! V% z# N$ P! J& j9 s Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled/ ^+ U" L4 i" o
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82# h' v" ^% r/ v( g0 j2 H
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1 E& o) j5 p! j, V+ O8 ~Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
( R) B1 m; D0 v: s9 YEstimated time to target is 4 minutes* s' S1 O4 y0 g% u$ u7 T
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Allied aircraft4 p9 ]7 ?& p4 _% T1 E
Blenheim I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses7 k; E3 U5 B& v; q. ]" ^
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; I, n+ D) G1 R; W: \
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149 casualties reported( c; }: w8 L3 Z; J8 K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled( j& Y5 j' W9 J7 ]) r F
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled! m6 t3 N& e, z+ b' ~, O* B7 w
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled8 k0 `5 @# B' H+ W+ U* u* T
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82( Z3 ?8 L" i- A) R
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain2 e$ R+ k6 l- x
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. U1 G9 F6 g% A
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
7 L |1 ~! x* Y, s: @5 v+ W Vildebeest III x 10) q. ~! k4 P. V5 ~7 m
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, _( K3 \2 }) Q7 z# \Japanese Ships4 {2 _- Q4 [$ o5 H9 z
xAK Yahiko Maru
. k. L! q5 B+ {* ?2 S7 h xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
' l( Y8 f8 h# }* g; e+ r8 @8 c xAK Noto Maru; A! t; |% l7 h9 |9 A3 _+ m
3 }3 o c! a' D6 TJapanese ground losses:" ^5 Y. l9 H# x0 D9 u' H8 z' c1 s
1401 casualties reported
; H' F- \6 Z1 Z: B( a" |& s# K3 r5 F/ [ Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
6 x1 M. V% V; f' n. Z Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
8 F! B" N9 t2 {4 O Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
' l* [1 z* k: w- L Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)+ j) I! y% j C5 e" `: b9 Q
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |