AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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a* m6 g" S+ T$ j南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范& c; t% ]" c+ |: |" ?
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
# g5 j$ a v* w马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获- a5 d, Y# V- `
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级+ I0 T% Z: f+ t, I# j* [, M
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3 r3 ~6 y& W) T' F8 uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,822 ^9 ~/ Y. a& m; Q9 E5 l4 I
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet." O. ^; S# Z1 `& ]" u- C
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes/ W+ s8 ?# o0 T# G
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Allied aircraft u5 D: m& p4 W) c
Blenheim I x 3& m ^8 }' v0 q4 \( ]
139WH-3 x 2
/ _$ A6 \) s$ ^# @# U0 S% Y Hudson I x 3
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G- \3 p# A) C6 u, |Allied aircraft losses
, U9 Z, I( e/ L, q% Q0 G Blenheim I: 1 damaged
4 h. e' w& i4 y9 o" v Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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; H+ i: g8 T& ]3 a! y* v" fJapanese Ships
) l: C" J9 h2 P/ S" r xAK Arima Maru
5 E+ I" `) Q( R! ? xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
. \; W6 a' O0 T! @4 l2 t- {' @ xAK Teiyo Maru {3 T+ s9 o% u1 k5 U1 U$ O
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Japanese ground losses:
% n, o. Z5 W% ^1 t+ J3 t6 i 128 casualties reported. h3 Y# Z0 F8 M8 W2 ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* W Q1 h/ y3 t! F Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled" U* i K q/ p' k& x, O
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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( L4 O$ g4 W+ H! T: }/ @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82/ Z. i U/ g. n
& k5 S+ N/ c( A3 _Weather in hex: Moderate rain% @) D) k. i4 P$ @2 h
- n+ a2 Q, z. A% \& V6 L% mRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.8 e, z0 x5 V+ v
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes8 F3 u' W3 x4 d* n7 G- r: w3 {
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Allied aircraft0 Z. a# |) z; H# X: c" E* w
Blenheim IV x 4) n3 U. U; Z# {& D, d5 w B
Hudson I x 9* n. @# ~4 a8 t
Wirraway x 49 P* j2 k. K2 ~4 W7 q5 q5 H# y# G8 e
2 u" ]+ S% ^( u @; U; eAllied aircraft losses
0 q/ L# q* h! t: ]& D Blenheim IV: 1 damaged" n' B+ d% X R/ J# t
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak6 I2 X+ q- _) V6 g
Hudson I: 1 damaged
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xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 N s K3 \# P+ p
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 k- o. X, ^) U0 t2 u _" q xAK Mogamigawa Maru; F- x4 i" `; D8 [; X4 s, K
xAK Arima Maru
. o7 i% ?- D2 ~ xAK Kogyo Maru
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y8 S0 s0 q* E1 NJapanese ground losses:
3 W$ h4 V8 O) S; R9 b# h9 p. o 269 casualties reported
/ x( L4 W% }3 b& A# z$ x Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled: p1 Q J2 @& C: j" U+ D# j
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled$ s# K8 }1 }* M% d6 X: _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled# ~& T% j- I% T; h+ d- I3 u
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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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.2 O9 ^* V, v7 t4 C. E' S: M
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes% s7 _+ z4 q! I) d
" R9 G" R6 V" lAllied aircraft
* [+ G: z/ W, g" K( _- M0 Y Vildebeest III x 96 Z4 V8 [6 f2 j& _3 o9 P
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Allied aircraft losses
; w2 l, a' d* G: {# |8 e$ Z$ ]3 P Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships) i! E* w9 \6 c$ ]2 p5 j
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
( g3 F! c& {% Y: K- [( \9 \0 M+ J xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; l( i% j6 u) U6 E* [' D xAK Mogamigawa Maru) t+ M& C' l; ]7 F$ w
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Japanese ground losses:3 p. f0 I8 }7 ]
527 casualties reported
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k4 x2 K5 S5 r Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
% K4 ]! a) C5 N- Z" i% S9 c Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled9 E# ?$ a ]5 [* |% J! x* x
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled). Q* k1 _4 k1 w( u
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82# z2 J' S$ n5 Z
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain P1 Z; E- L# t) U# R0 B
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 N* D4 C$ Y+ U7 f: G6 {4 h5 G
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes6 l/ l6 n( j# C Y+ q
$ S. Q' \ c/ s% T7 l ]) JAllied aircraft
@3 F$ r7 |1 U$ x' c% K2 F Swordfish I x 7
( K8 t' S, N$ S! K9 [/ z1 [ Vildebeest III x 85 `) s% f- k E
4 N+ B$ R, l* ZAllied aircraft losses
2 t' g" e- q) m! r Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak2 D& c3 i3 X; {9 G5 W9 p+ {! a
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Japanese Ships
9 m% q( v/ O, G xAK Koryu Maru$ z. {! R5 E) y
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage% o( N4 |7 Z% {! s
xAK Kokai Maru: |$ O( R' x* I+ j, h. U; K, h
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires$ z/ K. d" s+ O# ^5 e. r
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( Z+ N0 r3 m. s
" B( G2 A* ?% U4 BJapanese ground losses:
& `6 R5 M2 z: \* x 1669 casualties reported
: N- y% s+ e- @2 h Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled' _8 ?8 ^) N, _; b. A, Y
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled* |8 v9 D; G" N6 g* I
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
, u; e9 c5 R1 G. \) w$ D, g( I, V2 k Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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5 R' N( @5 X0 X( b9 @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82) E* z1 z; N5 Z% C8 B- j
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain0 Q3 {8 D: _# x8 K5 p G) R
* g8 ] t6 A& q5 T9 LRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
; `, c/ _0 B P" g JEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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6 h8 `" E1 b$ V& R' s" @0 d$ e" GAllied aircraft
x0 c3 N$ x& K: A$ |, @* K Blenheim I x 3
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$ x; n2 K6 z7 C: T5 K" {3 }Allied aircraft losses
4 B( s `1 d9 P Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships- \( V0 D0 V* Z7 y9 I0 Y' @
xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; W# H) R; [+ c: J! O0 m- B" I
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Japanese ground losses:
5 [0 e, T( d# G 149 casualties reported# X* c! u) b7 h* @5 l" e' `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
: l7 V4 r% s' i; W$ s6 x Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled" Y+ ~: {. L5 h, j* _* k' S
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 [5 c! \4 j& m" G1 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82" U7 S+ A. R" A8 Y2 h- n
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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7 P. y$ q. ^0 e0 s# V; ?6 DRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 F: X: V/ a& T: p: l
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes8 L% m; ]/ N: L0 g* c
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Allied aircraft
2 F! a$ x; m& A: Q$ d2 K Vildebeest III x 10! f1 \. t6 n$ d
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No Allied losses. H3 H& g4 b& U3 B! H/ I
& c* n( f! g: o% oJapanese Ships! ]! G$ t/ v* F) `! }9 j
xAK Yahiko Maru
* Y: \& N3 U' a; @ xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk: a; m% I' u' S2 k6 w
xAK Noto Maru
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7 T/ @% N. [2 M5 Z0 z' f3 RJapanese ground losses:0 J7 e# S& @( ~9 F1 C, l3 R
1401 casualties reported
3 E+ ?: G6 u4 D8 |8 U0 }6 E8 t Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
8 L4 _$ z& _% E- C' D5 t$ N" Z Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled+ x- W8 V* P6 v2 _( }6 ?
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ H8 o- E9 r' Q8 S6 E3 v8 G Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
: h0 n+ H( f/ o8 e& Z0 t" l Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |