AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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* |3 N9 i L3 t! t南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
7 `9 y5 u3 l% e) N6 h7 m; g1 P南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛8 B; n8 p2 s$ H: O
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获; k& p# C8 K+ Y( X
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级4 ~* }% u2 c" M
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U( |, f( X. c2 I& W/ r# LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain% j' X2 Y1 A9 S9 n3 }6 M
2 j7 a! C, Z1 D4 s- K7 J5 p6 cRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
! N* M& q, l8 E$ eEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft# v9 W# B6 s3 o
Blenheim I x 3
9 i( x( H2 h0 \, M2 x- D 139WH-3 x 2
7 F c& z( J1 N2 j6 R Hudson I x 3% e( G2 }. [+ n" z
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Allied aircraft losses- c; h- x# z1 \7 p' \ l8 y5 C
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
( i: u5 p, q9 e5 y5 I k& z2 ] Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak1 t( E9 w; Q8 H
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Japanese Ships
4 g$ L6 q# @7 D" t; H* T xAK Arima Maru0 L: n: \: o b5 v; R
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires) [/ F X% ^; m
xAK Teiyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, C0 p# |; F7 h% P$ z2 `, E, G
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
$ g' C, \8 W* F! J3 M! x Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,826 h" W. [% L" t7 z F* N; `0 A$ q
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain. k9 d) c9 d" {3 ?* J* \' H
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 m. P8 {: _* Q- t
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes- i5 E; y' n, g0 ~% v
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Allied aircraft7 p5 W; k( ~# B2 R4 x
Blenheim IV x 4
. S: h9 w* X6 ]8 l3 r# i Hudson I x 9
3 v/ O9 X# a6 I; E Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses
2 k5 j1 H- J& B |# x Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
; G2 {* F& x: o Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
! r' o: G5 u ~+ u8 N3 F Hudson I: 1 damaged
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3 O( H# G. Z# r: nJapanese Ships& e8 S3 t- X) {8 C$ C. d' T6 g
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
4 w! G }& f( x) B! Z: k( B xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 K! r7 |/ ~0 @' v! v2 N% e* {4 ?3 i
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
2 U! \: K) p, ?' H. A7 e$ S xAK Arima Maru4 |4 \" y6 |' t( v8 d6 B
xAK Kogyo Maru A. f/ `4 N# g3 V( X/ s+ C' D) y( s" P
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Japanese ground losses:
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% K7 _6 N9 s& H I8 q" m; E Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 a" a6 |; _3 f( L& M4 M Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
: X8 w+ J A; R. ], H) o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled) z( R# @3 i d. k: [2 k8 _
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ o& l4 p+ I- z( I$ `
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$ H) H2 E) f, SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain+ m& U7 l+ v% e! [: X) n
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
0 [% {, i, v$ X- }& q6 kEstimated time to target is 7 minutes8 J$ t9 L" L# G4 t; y+ o
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Allied aircraft: ] S9 O# d! _
Vildebeest III x 9/ y0 E5 g8 L4 ~6 ?
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
) ^/ H. B/ n8 z. t& Q: P T1 N# z0 o xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage" {6 R5 z. v/ v$ m0 {
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 G! n% f, d$ b- n4 S7 H! Y; N9 ~
xAK Mogamigawa Maru5 k* ~# _! @: z( F8 n) k: b* L, P3 {
6 g7 n( y% q% n7 OJapanese ground losses:
& ^" i. V% l6 B( D 527 casualties reported# m6 s+ m' a0 W( e$ `: o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 D) k% h2 }/ Y) T8 n7 z Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
7 n7 y0 S; V R Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled J0 K0 S( z' l7 W7 w7 a/ b1 R
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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# z0 {5 f4 Y1 I4 f+ _4 lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,820 d+ U' z$ a7 k6 E) x6 B3 m
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. r) V( u( Z9 I
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes, F( }& o) e& H+ y" G
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Allied aircraft$ x( m0 m& s& t2 ~5 B' e
Swordfish I x 7' [+ d% m9 H6 i& m* I( y
Vildebeest III x 8! w; V8 F+ q* h: w1 C. q
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Allied aircraft losses/ d9 Y! ^6 a9 a6 A+ |- ]% R; y& s
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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xAK Koryu Maru
9 `" S% W* o7 z) J3 Z/ i$ m. b, e xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 g- B; g5 n4 f# T xAK Kokai Maru
. X8 L1 ]/ y u; \) |: v xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires% n& H7 r9 W/ G" M8 \2 c
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 [+ J$ F, \' Z5 R2 L" G1 ~
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Japanese ground losses:: P6 Y* l4 ^, W1 ^, D0 K
1669 casualties reported
. x: C$ C' t# ~ Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled! s- {( @. x4 C
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
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Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)! B% b8 ?* d! B- }/ E$ s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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7 G( _ s1 g' b) `8 a% l& r) @Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.3 p5 d% A% E2 Z, Y$ F
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Blenheim I x 35 m& F8 ]9 f: t! p" c$ d, n
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Allied aircraft losses/ C/ }/ U$ z- d/ r- A: e2 }% P
Blenheim I: 1 damaged K7 ~, C, G3 q) R
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Japanese Ships
/ Z5 V7 }3 x! U Q xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( E8 j% C& Q I( v) w8 @! t) X
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Japanese ground losses:
2 c6 O8 |0 O5 h1 P 149 casualties reported9 i$ g$ X* l% C9 L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled1 j' e/ h0 h. B, j1 D+ v0 j& `
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
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) T$ x- s+ a8 f) h6 P! d0 \( P1 [4 kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain- k" V, z/ u; M4 P; @, W" T6 s% Y' i
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
G* L0 a" Z ^1 l6 f! M7 U4 mEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Vildebeest III x 10) z# O9 _% m/ I# m' Q
( |: q, W5 {, J1 wNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
* `: l- ~$ Q" C+ n. s6 C( s xAK Yahiko Maru/ Z8 z5 o: B. l
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
$ Y: y" P' j! i3 ] xAK Noto Maru
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Japanese ground losses:3 ]& I/ E O3 u# ~
1401 casualties reported
0 K$ u# ?* b6 r& w! w8 ? Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
y& q$ A) d: E S& d. B0 _! y Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled' s% `( {0 \1 a: c7 q! m& H
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled* f2 d6 C; Z( I) t# X1 N+ `
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
: a) l" D; F% O3 l Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |