AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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5 b/ C! B. e3 E+ X南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范4 c1 P9 M+ b5 l$ a/ a! U% n6 P
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
' ]- u* q* _2 A8 H4 ^4 h; x. {2 V马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获) J& ?: |0 _, @1 Z7 d
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, C4 O0 a! e' H0 H0 I7 y
% F% w) c- R3 H7 TWeather in hex: Moderate rain u' u# G) l" N! z
% B- U p" E$ G- C: D, Q3 W% o3 g+ HRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 v. R |8 \* x5 f' ~
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes5 F$ J6 X- V" i5 A1 p
) f& I7 B4 R4 b( n" N a2 m# \Allied aircraft
0 e! H1 I+ }2 J# I; _; e Blenheim I x 3
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Hudson I x 35 x. h$ b# J$ q: X; Z
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Allied aircraft losses
& J' |7 D# i; \" ]& a* u# b$ [ Blenheim I: 1 damaged
( f' i: S7 H; R. h8 Y# p, g Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak4 a4 K* w, Y/ h0 B& {# r$ y
, l2 t5 S1 I q$ jJapanese Ships
( W7 n5 g, V2 k" l, Y! v' w; J xAK Arima Maru
+ L$ l9 v- j( n xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires% _. J1 {3 ~; o% M
xAK Teiyo Maru) P7 R* {, X( {5 I0 u' L
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Japanese ground losses:
6 \1 b+ M& p7 Z+ K; [: c 128 casualties reported
v9 [5 |/ ~/ T9 o! \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' i4 H4 M2 L& j* `+ W$ p
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
% \# o% e) {, O3 e" i: Q- s* \) L Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled. s' m3 n* u* q5 h- N& {" H3 w8 k9 T
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,828 Z8 `# K% Q0 k% j! C
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.+ n, Q$ j% v/ M* t0 Y) ]* p
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes, D2 z: ]! W; ]
$ |5 T5 S! [" ~! {" t6 q% yAllied aircraft* ~# Y4 T- @, E H$ D
Blenheim IV x 4
) L. @* A! j" N N; Y; F Hudson I x 9
0 M3 E8 p/ Z; J5 L& l* \5 K Wirraway x 4
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) L) c0 k& e/ e! q4 |, ~( zAllied aircraft losses
& s( Q' B( [( c0 o+ A Blenheim IV: 1 damaged8 E8 C4 P; a8 S$ r
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak" r Y5 R8 c0 Z" U. u. Y2 C
Hudson I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships/ Q) d, u9 {% K& e
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
3 V& b2 \+ [3 i5 ] xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. |3 W( I/ y/ X _8 X2 C xAK Mogamigawa Maru
- r; s7 X2 E* d" V& ?+ M xAK Arima Maru
) z" y' e. T. i) P2 S xAK Kogyo Maru7 S0 o I$ ], v
8 ]# m1 Q# u, S2 EJapanese ground losses:
0 V' E4 X' Q; a% _3 j/ y 269 casualties reported
( U4 M' g( d, C: `) z9 \8 \ Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
- P4 @0 N/ Y- q# B" x Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
$ p9 H2 U' V$ u5 A5 U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
I8 z* v4 N1 j" b: ?( J Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled); g1 F- N" Q# Y. a1 R0 w! [
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2 H& C! r& o: h/ O& `, K" N; EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82$ ~: }5 i& V: g8 P2 E% U
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
) v6 o, V B# r$ o2 VEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft7 r1 y. s' J; w5 y4 ~
Vildebeest III x 9
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Allied aircraft losses; M) f2 T# G. \2 r, h
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships5 @7 A, o6 x4 t1 y3 Y, G
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
" Y9 ?$ H5 |. K( V( t. q' L xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* o& R2 T& W( x: m9 L xAK Mogamigawa Maru& v; v" Q% d' Y& y# S
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Japanese ground losses:
5 B; C- H/ t$ `& Z 527 casualties reported
) H$ K" u% D! m- D2 S Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 a5 |9 t) g) \2 O7 z7 ^7 G1 y7 i Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
+ ?/ S& @+ m- z Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
# _1 e7 e# z0 {, C% [3 { Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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6 _/ c4 ?$ w& j0 g( YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82" L( D! \6 K0 p) p$ {6 D( k% x
% b! y# {2 @, p6 KWeather in hex: Moderate rain& m6 Z0 b" e: Z9 g# i
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) c- R0 l. G! O: ^' ^/ a! }: gEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Swordfish I x 73 b* V6 K7 f ]
Vildebeest III x 8
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- B' p$ T$ g V: }) CAllied aircraft losses! Z. I0 G' }2 ~+ L) K; c
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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- }& i5 | c- _) ?2 ^Japanese Ships
/ h: ?! Y# V; `$ v7 r xAK Koryu Maru
3 P9 w/ K7 r- m( p4 J! Q! v- G xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage; C/ h( I( F! O+ k' E
xAK Kokai Maru3 P% d( \ N# o' X3 q: m. x7 U
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires" ^0 x: P' G: E- b+ ~3 ~: Q
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
' ^, S/ s! d: A4 z9 A. t 1669 casualties reported! P, J4 H# I4 a7 ^( w2 I. I7 a% t( O
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
, F& p' |5 n0 A Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled3 F9 p" ~; j! w8 ~5 ^ }% y8 Q
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
% _% r% F. e: c Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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3 f# }0 u6 J: D( k8 O2 ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,829 h) | Q$ S: Y$ b" h# q
0 D/ Q& l: F8 QWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
: }& {* o, R" i8 K) {8 M' DEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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5 v' o% O4 @* j) ]Allied aircraft; ]5 H1 j; \. ~. H9 d; }
Blenheim I x 3% [3 R2 A' s/ _5 T, j; ^" ~
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Allied aircraft losses7 p; ~) \7 r! w9 U4 l% r, n, m! g' m
Blenheim I: 1 damaged( j/ D0 S: Q/ s; S
5 S* o; |+ x# h9 h$ IJapanese Ships
7 x# Z% l: w1 g8 P% W6 L- P xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ n& ~' [' k3 K5 I/ D% T$ e7 ~
3 W* Q# `3 |9 S5 \( p) _0 h- OJapanese ground losses:9 B2 D/ k) f1 d- C. Q, @2 R" E
149 casualties reported% [( U; U, o( A- _7 e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
' Q3 W5 M+ ]% r2 ^3 w" ^1 c m2 b Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
+ R t2 M$ _' a, U% v/ z! n Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, W3 `; d% G, S3 j* }# cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82& G; ~ [4 \* n, H" @* _
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain3 K" i# Y0 S; J N/ X" Z
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ O) W/ l/ I5 L" {6 E. N
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
' ]; ?4 K: p$ G) X Vildebeest III x 10
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No Allied losses/ A- n4 Z- D& W. i' R! W
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Japanese Ships5 C( v$ b I/ f) C+ S9 k- B
xAK Yahiko Maru& o4 ~& E7 x' b/ w' }6 q; f
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk2 Q) A' b: L7 E" h. e8 G0 ?
xAK Noto Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
' P! v+ o- _+ K1 l) z 1401 casualties reported
; S! _9 s/ x5 K& B" c( ^. k& b9 S Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled/ Z1 h; o. ?" ^6 m$ Z# _
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled* Y' f* _+ `/ P8 {- {" y
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
) [* t, D( F) F" o Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)& Q! ^0 H( g' t, Q; u$ {7 o
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |