AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41: W9 ~# {6 k% h0 X- f7 h
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南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范) d" o+ f# P8 K7 r' c$ v' K8 C
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
3 l. f6 w4 Q- U$ A马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获
. y, _) b0 u7 U* 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
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) D2 w- @4 O7 g0 dWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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- e3 q& \" a5 L) {. }! a4 eRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
4 b2 K {# b; s$ p' d/ o/ z4 rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes! b2 R) d' s- a( C4 ?$ b3 E
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Allied aircraft
- |/ G; X7 k2 O. y: v# M Blenheim I x 3
. [) N4 J0 a+ w2 ~6 R1 m5 Y8 F' D4 h 139WH-3 x 2
* W+ D4 S' v5 \. Q2 ?2 i! q Hudson I x 3& r/ G3 Z6 \1 U
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Allied aircraft losses* A0 J6 p) i) E
Blenheim I: 1 damaged' @8 u6 N" t/ P! R. }% O
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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: N- b* D% I* w: y: _. X6 kJapanese Ships/ q; K4 ?' O! S; P( Y
xAK Arima Maru9 |- T+ S+ O6 L4 {
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires( S$ f5 X' [% i1 Q$ d+ Y# ]5 E
xAK Teiyo Maru9 a# l7 ^0 H$ p# |
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Japanese ground losses:8 U9 ^( ]) {* m! C/ Q
128 casualties reported
# }3 A1 l8 C4 a& v Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 x+ ~. a9 N7 D8 R1 h( ]- a Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled2 Q. d- N) `' B- S
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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+ t4 U6 Y! K- h' W# x) [+ WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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8 {: f B, z) L |! x6 \0 zRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# p- L3 z5 \. w" `% e
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft( s% Q3 u% d3 \% Y7 {
Blenheim IV x 4
( A q' E, v/ x" J5 Z/ C Hudson I x 9
# B) P* O- m3 i5 B Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses
3 c1 V9 t6 p/ b6 N' S% K Blenheim IV: 1 damaged& O% G# A. w3 f$ L9 Q% v' i
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak: U% P0 s) X% D7 P ^
Hudson I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
. ]6 S1 j8 K' g; G xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( v Y7 F/ }; a. ^& H
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 D# x" h! ?" [$ H8 y4 a xAK Mogamigawa Maru% }+ R5 K8 ?" z, Z/ {: K5 P, M
xAK Arima Maru
/ |1 G2 |. f. Z, V; E( u o* } xAK Kogyo Maru1 a! X! v! Y: I6 F4 \3 l
1 x4 F3 a, j2 W- {2 lJapanese ground losses:
* r: D8 F4 l \ 269 casualties reported
2 A1 D* u( h# y9 d3 Q Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
) [# [2 U; C. u- N Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled8 k: M( U. l1 r: ~; \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
2 n9 L6 A0 X: u& ~' M 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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Weather in hex: Moderate rain6 m3 v( J, p5 t
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
# r6 B/ u9 @. |! g9 O1 VEstimated time to target is 7 minutes9 [" d' q5 J! h6 k- y. Q
& X, f! a7 t/ m3 s3 y* h3 `Allied aircraft
6 ^; _. {( W8 @ Vildebeest III x 9
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Allied aircraft losses
" ]5 e- v/ S3 j% D, v3 n Vildebeest III: 1 damaged5 U; _! N9 e) d0 s$ ?6 H2 P$ y+ m
2 G: a+ s8 x; k# K9 uJapanese Ships
, h3 T( M3 b; y6 ? xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 z/ [4 |5 v, D, A! x xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& x. U- m5 o6 e; }
xAK Mogamigawa Maru- ^$ t1 ^: `, p; O* o2 s6 i, L
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Japanese ground losses:
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' G) G0 u! y. T. N2 W Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 j3 x( ?7 f2 n' m, Z
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
( I" q+ I, t% U' n4 P Z* b& r" Z Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
! [( u- ]* u! s9 ?. g2 b Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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3 `8 }& Y( {6 W7 \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82' w8 _: W2 n1 W& N
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain* p2 B( }$ A" t* l6 I) s
; B: {; I) I$ D/ e4 ORaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ s" p6 v2 D4 L/ M$ E
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes. V3 Y, C1 j' D' }# ~+ \% y" {2 A
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Swordfish I x 7! Z0 R) ~3 _1 m F
Vildebeest III x 8
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Allied aircraft losses
$ w" b6 e/ |7 ^7 g0 k/ S* a Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak. V! e w0 o; G5 S$ e
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xAK Koryu Maru
; w+ Q- g6 v" T: r E8 ~ xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
* f: h, c, Y; ]! h4 r- r( s: | xAK Kokai Maru" B, b2 Y2 ^" Z1 Q5 f
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
9 V0 |. u4 D+ U, k xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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( K! s( N' Y) s1 G: ]9 ?& e3 B2 HJapanese ground losses:
4 X) e, k( |- E 1669 casualties reported
! Q J7 B' T1 | v5 t Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
& X/ \! J5 Q; M* K Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
9 p2 |- s( ]: l* d" Q Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
9 v/ w/ ]2 c/ p: A l3 g" u5 f$ U0 u: O Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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5 S$ G+ g/ f/ EAfternoon 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.
6 J# E# O- [9 q" p+ X9 Q( U$ YEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft2 G- |0 E" W( P8 z8 F4 }) }3 @/ g
Blenheim I x 3' i& a9 k! q& A" ~& D |9 `' i4 I
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Blenheim I: 1 damaged1 s6 ?' k; i, [0 ?9 r
, ^3 H9 z. i6 O0 S1 vJapanese Ships
! C' Z% Q9 h4 ?+ y. c% @2 a- @& h xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires9 C5 N% h7 d" H/ }% P
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Japanese ground losses:
+ J) [. I; {4 _$ l! D6 V9 A 149 casualties reported+ V, M3 }6 s' z+ w! A4 v' f t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
5 C, I6 K6 N( t Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled$ f* _' e% k7 ^ ]) C
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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# a7 N$ j2 P c4 A- B7 A5 nWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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: Z" A" m- Z1 p6 oRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# Y7 o4 y/ ^! _' J- o, x9 z3 {3 WEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
3 }6 J0 W, u7 o3 K3 Q Vildebeest III x 10
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No Allied losses; M, Q6 M' X, \
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Japanese Ships
" F8 Z( d8 V; [! r2 ] xAK Yahiko Maru
! \$ Z+ X9 x# z; {5 z) _/ ^ xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
' y$ g9 ^9 G0 H$ Z/ E: M xAK Noto Maru# }( p0 y2 A: J: k- P
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Japanese ground losses:' B% Q% [6 O, s2 I& G# R
1401 casualties reported7 e2 W0 o( f8 r2 Y+ p
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
, @( e2 ?: m" A( {6 { Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
* V* _ A& m& x Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
, H5 c$ f1 ^3 ~3 d5 X3 k0 i Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
% y8 w& {( f D Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |