AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 414 F+ }8 B1 p8 w! w! E- N$ {8 \
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: u& B6 S( T. S0 i2 r' Q+ P$ ^7 z南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛5 h5 J/ b( e' {( d/ z# n
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获" P. Y7 B; Z7 c$ G, k
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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Weather in hex: Moderate rain( N! \* @1 u4 V; S o0 W( c( i
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet., c O; ^) [4 }. p- ?4 P
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes1 g& C( M: w0 E, T
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Allied aircraft& a) \) t) R' V! h3 n6 e
Blenheim I x 3
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Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
' {3 m' b0 w6 C+ z$ k/ g: ] Blenheim I: 1 damaged- R& J1 o- w: K: V
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 E1 H4 s. U% N# n/ g! AJapanese Ships
* Q/ F6 T" U M! ?* E& E xAK Arima Maru
v! ~/ Y; Y, B+ ` e6 e: o, F xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
2 }6 O I) E$ Z8 B9 A" C, V xAK Teiyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
+ z: ?1 [$ C& g# Z1 F 128 casualties reported
0 Y6 C2 N+ X# j& J, f, i Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 j1 J p8 Y# x Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled F- c- V. T. Q" N
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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% }; Y6 x; n5 K4 l4 `& DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,824 }# S& k2 |: S$ g# B/ C
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain$ @6 w# l9 L9 P" z4 s) e, x
+ `& E3 l& l0 f! BRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* X6 q6 d5 e7 f) uEstimated time to target is 6 minutes5 k# ]% R' m$ ^6 D+ w
6 A. d# d z# P# Y# x1 p0 ?Allied aircraft
. m; f S1 j: S/ C! n: ~ Blenheim IV x 4# t9 t6 O+ ^! }; L. B0 m" }
Hudson I x 9* _% q' K: W' e
Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses
: ?1 K3 i3 b! ]$ `) c Blenheim IV: 1 damaged) g/ X6 M* A, O( d" T/ j, a% n/ d0 H; R
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
$ Q6 D3 k" P, Q3 W v. g9 [ Hudson I: 1 damaged
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5 a3 H [1 d5 C0 C/ A$ OJapanese Ships
. l. {, C" D1 t* }! L xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ |/ h7 [. \7 A. Q
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
% k) A8 A: e6 x# R% L xAK Mogamigawa Maru2 q# K# v: M7 G! U
xAK Arima Maru: C5 a/ r) I) H* x$ y
xAK Kogyo Maru1 t" E8 m* A1 i
5 B7 w4 @ K) bJapanese ground losses:
4 i! o p3 R+ d! K% o) j, x% {" ] 269 casualties reported" |& W8 p u$ }( x4 O
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled1 S `" P' d# M
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled* X9 n6 g- [& K/ D; p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled$ Q" P) w1 A2 O" L1 s/ ]7 a
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82( g0 s5 p) {/ @6 m! t0 X
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain. P4 ^5 v. G7 c6 S6 L9 p' T! {3 t
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.- h7 i5 s9 e% f) D t, t* J. n) j
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
( g# U R: q! S# P) m5 [ Vildebeest III x 92 X% [; b* x6 Q4 |/ ~
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Allied aircraft losses- n% u* c& t3 t# Y! ?
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships9 e5 U) t: b: S3 B9 X( K
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage- _7 r6 Y% ^5 Q2 S# V9 r b
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage L- Y" X" q. |1 X* `7 Y
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, C S) d* q- r) h4 a' M% L+ p
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7 F. e9 e3 U7 j' e$ X5 W' ^ 527 casualties reported
6 _. F0 x/ `3 p0 k- G, C Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ k! F7 D' ^: k2 s4 K! H: t- M$ D Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled( J* \+ C2 ], x9 a# ]* [
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
' D$ Q+ e, E% \ Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)6 e3 L- z7 ?* J5 _7 G% r+ G
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. F$ ?5 S& i8 c, G8 J: DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82: G! @0 N4 \% B# Z
- C5 I& m$ N* eWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., ?* N, k0 ]! d6 W6 k
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft" Q$ d0 f7 @# H& f$ ?
Swordfish I x 7& H( i4 g0 s* M3 ?: V* Z5 }8 T& {
Vildebeest III x 8- D6 i6 T/ j* O; b
+ k( M) `& \/ Z0 F5 ^+ ?( JAllied aircraft losses8 a7 @7 a+ m% u7 U) |
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak, {# U# l7 h: q6 G+ |2 ]
( D( w% ~5 e! O5 [- u ?+ }6 bJapanese Ships2 x3 m! V. w5 P. l" V
xAK Koryu Maru+ Y D6 d7 Y5 V
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 S* U3 p' w2 a. u* a xAK Kokai Maru
8 P- n4 f8 S; G6 \# T& L Z: D xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
3 _8 M, Q* q: }! i1 q xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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0 @8 h# R8 m( K# I" O$ o: EJapanese ground losses:+ d7 @4 S8 M' K
1669 casualties reported' B8 r1 y6 P0 @5 v0 S# K
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
) k0 b4 d. ]3 ` Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled! s1 M, f N: M8 z! }! V
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
, x2 l) w X" n: V `! d! N4 m. M Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)2 q$ l, w6 c: w
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+ Y" K1 X. l8 E" bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain: z% P4 N* o: ^" M7 L8 h0 l4 w
2 I W: a/ C8 C/ {Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet./ S% Q4 p2 h1 |* R
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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6 J, @$ o o6 |9 E* SAllied aircraft
! P) p4 e4 ?; C H6 R6 `9 H! G Blenheim I x 3$ B2 W+ ~9 V+ X$ g* \4 c$ q& d
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Allied aircraft losses( `9 J l1 n6 X7 l' P# M
Blenheim I: 1 damaged s6 B: X3 O- H. H
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Japanese Ships% `# ?, u8 Z4 ?7 V" d
xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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( l5 _4 `) F; g$ L" o- }Japanese ground losses:
t, x7 c# g7 h/ R* y# p 149 casualties reported
( C8 z0 v0 G) U Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled0 S" h! Q, e' o/ y
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled. ^, L1 k) U/ v* M
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled5 s& @& t& @3 F" y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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$ U. `" M! u0 t' p8 JWeather in hex: Moderate rain- ~3 K8 y- V s
4 }5 c& s( Q3 WRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ E- R- {$ q& @# C4 w; u' _1 BEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
; Z" w, ]* V. K$ \ Vildebeest III x 103 d* X* }% X8 t+ E
8 [4 G$ F( |5 v& [8 i" G$ PNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships, x% @* h9 K: A9 v
xAK Yahiko Maru0 V1 s: i2 c X+ h
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
8 o, E+ c W# D: t xAK Noto Maru
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Japanese ground losses:( m) W3 i) ?" w; }
1401 casualties reported
$ @& J$ P$ k- H4 Y! u( E. z Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled) ~. ?. j/ k* \4 X7 _
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled2 t9 t9 l& `9 R1 A# o5 w
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 B( X+ n6 q# g2 l Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)$ h- B7 ?8 I# z* ?
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |