AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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* W5 {0 o1 u! m/ G7 T2 t南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
; L/ t0 B4 K6 }& p南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛: I+ d6 V9 p3 k: g
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获9 L8 C6 E9 w5 K4 T
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级
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* I$ y" [ |7 w8 x: T2 V3 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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0 @) b5 t4 {3 X% a6 y2 SRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
( @4 B$ H+ q! c2 E* wEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
3 u ~4 F# A/ B7 X4 f$ ^/ n Blenheim I x 38 ?* T8 U, X O, ?: m* }* Y
139WH-3 x 2
8 K$ \4 d0 f8 \# f3 V Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses2 C% V |3 q/ Z$ N
Blenheim I: 1 damaged; e+ j T; ]) f+ {6 p; ?+ M' z, {
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak# f+ g3 E* r" e" D# T
- v( y4 ]$ n5 R6 VJapanese Ships
4 k3 Z" |* Y& ~: f+ L" `9 t7 @( S# v xAK Arima Maru- s+ X( [$ i/ \; ^4 \ }" w
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
5 p; o4 H2 l! N. \4 }9 p xAK Teiyo Maru! j- |1 p8 _2 ~3 G
4 t) {; j+ {; t8 H YJapanese ground losses:
7 K6 g4 R! T- {! s5 J0 ~8 ^) X 128 casualties reported
' t7 {% A0 o% U( b( T# J. s; E Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 y8 y0 i: c3 K' a
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
' a8 v; K: ^ B. j7 Y Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,821 g+ F: I5 m% K& k& ~
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain3 S7 ], z i3 b3 O5 {/ n3 m# o
3 j% X" o6 x6 \6 g4 ?$ ` `+ sRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
5 u. s |3 H+ Z/ J% ^" F5 zEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Blenheim IV x 4
- V# o6 [# e% o p$ P- w7 h Hudson I x 9
- M. n6 U1 }1 r# {6 O5 p Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses
' _; j3 \- m% [: o* B Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
& v; R# c: t7 Y" t8 W8 M Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
: [- X4 z$ n* `/ y" N4 @4 u- K Hudson I: 1 damaged! }. ]( z$ R5 I8 W) O+ E
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Japanese Ships
; o5 K" N( v6 \6 l* J6 L! Z xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" b. }1 u' e5 Q5 o
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" e5 f: T4 k5 @. G3 O
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
+ i, f4 _" I' M2 {5 l xAK Arima Maru
$ S/ {4 l# u9 A xAK Kogyo Maru2 P* G0 K1 j' e9 H% p
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Japanese ground losses:7 f f% \+ P2 A8 L' J0 x
269 casualties reported3 h. u4 A* D0 o9 T' a& O
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
& o3 d9 [; P/ F) I: _ Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 j6 Z6 }% {# E. U: \8 e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled6 E0 J7 r( |" n- o- P `( k
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)& e( W: [, O( j, X9 f P. T @/ I! n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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1 d! N' N" Z7 n* m7 y* C: W1 _* v8 ^Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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. L" M8 Y: Y8 x* [Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet./ u0 j) p8 X. f4 [
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft0 j2 A5 q3 D: T$ Q
Vildebeest III x 9/ N2 l* |0 Z. h* w9 G
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Allied aircraft losses/ X _7 G5 h5 k. K" E, `0 S
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged+ y5 t" Y9 t- Q. X4 Q1 `+ O. ^
6 C0 @- T5 e0 G+ X) ^Japanese Ships
) [8 H, a Q# D2 ] xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage9 A& S9 Z( }8 F2 e- N1 R( W9 t
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 y+ x+ o' e* x4 K5 L xAK Mogamigawa Maru+ J3 H) m$ ^2 c* h
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Japanese ground losses:
: C0 Y6 M. D7 s7 }/ `6 I 527 casualties reported$ G j; D0 P' h- d7 n2 L" N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- i, C' Y" d( [0 i2 J
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
$ ?6 b% E: w: n& }9 @* J; r0 k7 S7 t Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled' D2 \' p* |8 B+ D! z7 n$ ?- `
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)! _, z' q2 s `, t2 Y" b
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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; V* w7 `3 K5 i2 z4 i, fWeather in hex: Moderate rain7 |: V! | }+ W2 G5 {
4 Z, ]. C7 P! TRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# h' y2 K$ o9 A+ }Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft/ ?. I' R L- Y6 @% V }$ L
Swordfish I x 7
$ Z0 N6 P4 O- F$ _) I( ]; {/ T. X Vildebeest III x 8
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: v( B/ r) Q2 v: l* C" hAllied aircraft losses
; n R* z& P& [( @ Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships( h n( }% w$ d, g
xAK Koryu Maru9 p8 ?6 A% F& O) i
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage+ T% L5 A: V: [8 _5 ]4 U
xAK Kokai Maru
' _! U% u3 V; }7 @/ i xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
/ b/ x/ q. _" M4 S xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:! N. ?0 ^% R- k! ]- H( I+ n+ p) B) ?
1669 casualties reported+ a& F8 C3 y; K
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled. I4 V! L: M8 b0 l* N) W" C
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
: Z( q- d+ | m- h$ K& p Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled* g, t% r! k& D c" h
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled), B7 |4 X+ K& j8 |
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,824 B4 [. D. l# D* m
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain: Z0 j7 P" h: X/ F3 \. _; \& q
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
+ J4 s$ y* F: D) tEstimated time to target is 4 minutes2 D" }; |$ ]. x7 o* e5 f
0 e- w" t" I) c1 f5 g) a3 A% UAllied aircraft
/ A5 R. ?+ r! _* M- Z C% b+ H$ z, X0 C Blenheim I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
% N3 K9 E( D" L* s Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Japanese ground losses:& c$ G! L) Q* _ t9 q
149 casualties reported* C4 V! O" V# B/ \/ a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled- V6 P. g& h" a2 h' b: M+ X
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled) ]4 H8 J* N! H* K5 ?- C1 i1 s% N
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled) w; K, E/ j6 t6 l1 p- s
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* G% e" v( |( ?) ?6 \ L/ r# gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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& S* h3 k$ ~: gRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ S4 C2 B: q3 Z6 _6 X7 M5 F1 dEstimated time to target is 7 minutes: f# B# f! k& z1 c% }1 O5 i* q/ p
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Allied aircraft( i5 c! [, t% |1 `; }) b
Vildebeest III x 106 ` x. ~9 k9 B8 X5 p1 ^
& s0 P3 X4 J& e+ d; B0 P8 KNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
: O6 s" s- P9 S xAK Yahiko Maru
$ X6 z/ s% l, k4 m0 o) b8 c xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk" s& N6 v9 Q$ K) }+ @& u
xAK Noto Maru5 {+ O7 `# E: N, B4 d
- i% _) h# a9 [Japanese ground losses: H1 A3 Z4 l0 q& Z1 ^3 F
1401 casualties reported# ^! J* I( v# s% h8 w
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled: O% n5 y( _' P% d+ M
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
- [- {7 D P; |; S% Z Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled& h* j$ y/ F+ U P3 t, p
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
# D/ X8 t- M' v0 W/ S Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |