AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41! V1 K0 [+ N+ c9 t _
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* M& T& Y) ?" e7 s, ^南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范7 F# S4 g6 g9 u' J
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
$ k( a" a7 _& z |, W( Y/ ?4 H马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获
. g+ _& v8 h2 I7 e" n, a大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级
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9 X8 o9 D7 p" qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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2 n& O" ? D) X1 ~Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 Z2 L+ K" E4 i" }. Q7 J
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
" H4 R: p# p) ]6 Y! O6 QEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
* p9 X6 L. v/ m Blenheim I x 3
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Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses- B( f: h4 R2 A: C4 h
Blenheim I: 1 damaged9 `( N2 ] _" B" ]1 r( E$ I% @& e
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak0 X$ D5 I7 v" ?. F
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Japanese Ships/ J5 m# B" a' G( _" P* E/ s
xAK Arima Maru
2 ^! a0 H, N; i% N. [ xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
: F: ` y( R4 C' v+ N* E* Q( A xAK Teiyo Maru
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: }8 R+ ]" z; M% r6 W- e6 bJapanese ground losses:
. H0 @1 ]( ~! F& x0 v 128 casualties reported
+ d. d* z' m2 q5 d Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 M4 L3 T, h( t0 E' {9 q% g& n
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled6 N8 g2 n6 C& J+ J- B# n
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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7 K0 v# k3 |7 R- |- C0 gRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
, H# W& ` {- J* z$ ]Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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# e1 A9 L7 S5 d o, m7 oAllied aircraft# ~: T- d( k- `! ` ]
Blenheim IV x 40 j* [* X8 Y3 N
Hudson I x 9
7 y1 T& k W( L4 Y# s% W$ N% i Wirraway x 47 [, g0 ?) E; r0 G
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Allied aircraft losses
- u% J2 } H! D# `. {% [6 t Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
8 i) f3 e1 @) r4 \( C Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak& e7 i( C( W& O) F+ S" h+ `) U4 K
Hudson I: 1 damaged4 y* m J P: {: l3 `4 b
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Japanese Ships; S. G Q. i& _2 i
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires8 z, o6 M1 T% K: a9 \) B& @
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( ^4 ~$ c R4 n xAK Mogamigawa Maru+ n9 U3 Y, T( A0 Y. _+ t
xAK Arima Maru' [6 I1 m* {' {# n! X- Q
xAK Kogyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
: `; b! x4 o8 B- U- R 269 casualties reported
' c/ k* a) X8 M( m1 k& W Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled7 B4 ]* ~9 A; D& Q
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled, f/ P& a3 o, m0 E1 v3 w! `+ x" g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
+ h& s7 c5 V' x9 R0 h$ l% @ Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)5 k1 ?# ]0 g- w) k U
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain+ s! l; f3 T# M* ?( B, |3 p; _/ \
" z& b% K! c8 s$ o2 HRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
- h1 u( j+ j2 V' Z8 AEstimated time to target is 7 minutes5 T( @6 _$ k1 M7 u
: R& }/ N0 C' t, O" xAllied aircraft B8 a, o" G4 X8 n5 u
Vildebeest III x 9
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Allied aircraft losses" x. e' U9 q6 {1 d' L/ p
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged" R! i& ^% D: [2 s. O8 }
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Japanese Ships
. _" h" O q" P xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage. p O, k _: L# ^- R2 n+ ^
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. K0 z2 @3 o1 h/ k3 f% @ xAK Mogamigawa Maru2 A8 D: q; c2 B4 s1 c* I) R
8 n" R# |; d$ U; XJapanese ground losses:, X$ o- K2 I3 e
527 casualties reported% G( j) ?2 P* a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ `- Y6 _3 |2 m Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled0 e* j$ r1 `& c5 X7 G. o# a6 H
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
. H/ I0 F+ b7 X Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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& |) a" w% o) \# j! G$ d8 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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% ~) a1 O* y1 j* [Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." k% g( B! p: Z# j
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft
, |! f8 o% l, ]8 U" n Swordfish I x 7& A& z% s3 F% u, ?, m' M' s
Vildebeest III x 84 `& e0 u4 @% V
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Allied aircraft losses
( D: b0 \& ~% K5 o# {: I Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak: r0 h# g, ]- r
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Japanese Ships
. O/ ~3 x! H$ ]7 e xAK Koryu Maru" l' P1 B' u; H
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage2 y5 s6 s1 e4 Q7 h. e7 D4 g% p. M9 ]) |
xAK Kokai Maru
% z/ u, k8 A3 D" W A xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires" j1 s" x# C/ ?: C2 \, i
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
# t# y) M4 F* V/ O* o 1669 casualties reported
. H0 ~' |& a! A! c9 } Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
; i' o" g5 G2 u, v" l Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
& m- c+ s6 z) [3 I6 j2 ~/ q Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
2 H* A e$ C) z* ~ Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)+ A( g9 }$ g0 x6 o0 H2 l
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2 _, b" @8 p$ N. q" F6 L2 d8 \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82% Q. I1 ]( {- y* e, v
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' _, m4 }4 g) \& e, E# R. qRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.7 [: H/ Q8 Y6 ?( x0 X
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes' y# B" {8 y: D9 B
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Allied aircraft6 A" F% K$ T0 q% S( U# h% n8 B# J
Blenheim I x 3 f+ s: B- |# h( x$ z3 f1 Z
( `8 o l3 N6 ?Allied aircraft losses
' ]& E6 X* a" R D/ n Blenheim I: 1 damaged, Z4 t) [$ g% d0 \5 d8 p
4 i7 i4 h# }( n0 ?, ?: O: YJapanese Ships
- X! A! _1 \6 `& G xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( i: a; F; S: l; R& R2 M: w7 N
8 f7 X6 v/ E5 w8 K, {+ iJapanese ground losses:
6 @. f6 l' ~' R0 w" o1 i 149 casualties reported2 p: m$ q1 [, V( K$ s8 t. d" w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled2 M& ]3 {1 I/ a \# {
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
9 [" J H, f0 A$ Y3 R7 P* L Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled3 [: g6 f- x* q9 b
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4 i% }/ `! V$ L6 @9 mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82: {( D& z2 g5 q2 O8 \
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain) @: X; I+ q+ X
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 h' ]2 G6 S. o5 c' Q I
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft7 Q' b* B* j: A1 q
Vildebeest III x 103 k6 c/ Y Z) @* V* S
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No Allied losses
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9 G/ F {6 | Z. yJapanese Ships0 J- ]( Q- K0 c
xAK Yahiko Maru' ~- b( o- p$ q" W) L
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
& E0 N8 _# m% g. o* q4 \ xAK Noto Maru
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_1 g; F* f* nJapanese ground losses:/ j9 O; d% ?6 b& q' ~7 I8 G
1401 casualties reported4 G3 D' w: o, o
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
6 U) s/ U3 }2 G8 I' J$ f( r Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled( P/ z& }9 A1 S. E6 Z$ F
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ {4 M( \5 r% K. `$ h6 k Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled); h( p! l7 h! a/ J! j, c9 I2 q
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |