AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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% s! a" B5 X! \" ^南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
& C1 e/ K r2 o a南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
& x+ Y: U! U% }# U马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获
4 @6 \# q& b/ r6 f1 t; V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; E0 D3 I+ w* y/ H- p
# @, A P8 y6 G% V! y) hWeather in hex: Moderate rain. I' W8 t7 m$ S: b7 T3 u4 E3 s
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
3 H; x+ c0 x: ~1 ~Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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. D3 K- E/ s+ {( y: Q6 d( k3 cAllied aircraft$ d- j( W0 c8 R/ t1 V: m U
Blenheim I x 3: J3 o2 r. [ M; y4 N
139WH-3 x 23 i4 `3 R1 F' i# X$ _
Hudson I x 3" j! {% |( |. {" I, @
" Z- E7 R" a# a) p( N* L* BAllied aircraft losses# c/ g: ]6 s+ N `0 Y& b7 i4 @
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
& }2 c* e0 [( l! m$ n Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
3 P4 l9 k! ~/ ~$ w0 O" y xAK Arima Maru
: O A s- M' x- c1 f# m& D xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires* U' h6 v. x# Q
xAK Teiyo Maru. Z* D) j x, h; A7 p
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Japanese ground losses:
% l; S& Z& B$ ^6 {# ] 128 casualties reported
/ o0 @ A. Q" Y; ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% r! l6 G M, ~ Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled$ v2 a: k$ d, v( j2 T* Z k
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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1 z4 _8 S6 s7 N) c, x6 Z& sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,823 \% _' P/ S/ }9 Q4 T
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. u/ y: G! R6 ?' E- @ Y9 vEstimated time to target is 6 minutes1 m/ k" R" t" `$ @) U' p- R
/ \& T$ Q. }7 h7 H- {% TAllied aircraft, C7 a0 U4 g, x4 D/ M% t
Blenheim IV x 4
7 p6 S: b% L1 P+ Z5 u Hudson I x 95 b& |7 j* u+ j5 C7 B
Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses
% z3 X2 {5 D$ B; z: F Blenheim IV: 1 damaged% ~" l3 ^! w( G& l' t
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
) p) _! k Y: i6 x) g8 d Hudson I: 1 damaged
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+ K! A: a. t& [/ xJapanese Ships
8 m; ?! f0 E, y8 r+ ~ xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; a: |. I$ b/ n$ ~3 `1 Q/ g, X xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% S% r- R) M. \9 `8 ?6 K j: @
xAK Mogamigawa Maru2 G2 o9 \- X0 \* b
xAK Arima Maru
" F' Z6 g0 V. X; R, y) S xAK Kogyo Maru' K) W+ _# q( p/ _# v2 n) z- b/ ^$ v
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Japanese ground losses:+ b! p. v. L! U, `
269 casualties reported
7 |! b6 I5 l* f4 n+ Z3 O Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled* B( q' I& O' B
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 i5 i7 r. ?0 u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
8 P2 ?) A' N+ Z" | Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)& _7 Z' I, C- ^( | M
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' `9 {$ l- O: u+ V- z$ AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82& P+ K) h7 d3 K% W/ e4 J D/ J
9 O0 [! B2 c9 b$ XWeather in hex: Moderate rain" k6 V& r& w' [- \4 i7 u
9 l7 M. |) q$ `* L+ @( rRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
% R8 ?* Y* ]% F4 p1 aEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft+ B6 O) ^: y5 ~ ^& n+ c
Vildebeest III x 9
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9 [* n) i4 p0 M( g Vildebeest III: 1 damaged) g* o& C; e8 m5 x' j/ H
# f" x \0 h; o2 gJapanese Ships
5 }+ Z8 S0 S1 I0 `, r c1 b a1 m xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 }& S( P4 S x7 C: P xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
A v7 @4 n' J" z2 F; _' w, I) h xAK Mogamigawa Maru8 T/ Z% A9 D, C2 C6 I7 C
7 p0 R- N; Q' Q Z! H8 F4 X3 y6 ~Japanese ground losses:
6 z6 D$ u' }3 w$ c 527 casualties reported
) a( ?+ b" i" n7 Z8 Q% b' T. X Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" i- J+ I& r( G% J' Z" ? Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
. L% e/ D5 ~" i6 `, s/ R Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
. s5 _0 a s$ [+ z Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain# s) \$ \3 `7 m+ u$ V% _9 M( z7 r
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 |' {' J' q9 K* \& A
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes* e: H7 h2 Q7 [
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Allied aircraft
- \5 W5 O5 m0 b1 E/ P. _, c Swordfish I x 7# }+ h7 j* e& S! k( W' ^
Vildebeest III x 8) r, L k3 @% e, Q7 o
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Allied aircraft losses
! r+ Z% }8 }- @* m Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak H) q3 T% ]+ u6 t2 C$ Z
5 o2 A5 \6 ^9 e* QJapanese Ships
! Q, @ y1 k# p l: [( `: { xAK Koryu Maru+ i' F( i& R+ Y$ }) H
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage/ ?6 a( V+ r6 X7 D: i
xAK Kokai Maru+ x9 ]* g% ~& S3 A1 s
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires( m6 {, }. x9 e' B# A# F7 o
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ s, ~# |/ t# c
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Japanese ground losses:! L* H6 e2 X' t6 X% G
1669 casualties reported
7 X' A. ]4 x/ O( A7 E0 k9 o Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
1 H& s+ P/ ` W/ J6 B# Z6 j Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled! s0 D- {. X2 F T6 k
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
4 C$ M$ Y5 f( w Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled); h! C: W) l6 h; t) `
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& {3 l, R- I c# V" fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
, X- u8 P7 ?2 z! T! U8 cEstimated time to target is 4 minutes# x- Y. I! Y% D" F/ c6 G& c
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Allied aircraft2 f1 F, o% M" p% u3 a
Blenheim I x 3& `/ U* v @# Q% n" q
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Blenheim I: 1 damaged# N$ Q+ k: k) I; d. B$ p
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Japanese Ships5 O: q3 M, J6 m& J0 `+ k* d
xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires: o; b9 w/ Q9 x
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Japanese ground losses:
7 j% ^+ u- K( X0 X- B8 Q 149 casualties reported
1 ?6 A, I4 `* \2 g Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled1 q$ R+ r3 X" \5 |
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled$ R% O, i4 x& j: f
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 T4 x$ `: T8 w: K: M( _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,824 G& D) @ m/ ?+ W L+ k# Z- e
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain3 q: z3 a3 h8 i& a' q' J
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." C9 o# I9 a }% R K. P
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Vildebeest III x 103 B1 W9 u; n5 g h5 s
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships1 b" G- Z: V! P' h8 V, N8 c2 c1 J
xAK Yahiko Maru
- p" k) Q& I% I xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
+ W- z8 e1 L% n& c7 e- t Y( ~- U xAK Noto Maru
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Japanese ground losses:- J4 |! Q) l- e3 s, }
1401 casualties reported: u* K+ |6 T X1 ^
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled, Z" ?+ J! C: _
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
, K3 @$ D) n _0 ]) t Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
! _7 F9 x. g% k% C9 Q( B Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
( K( `8 |9 g0 _' P1 ]6 m Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |