AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范0 y; l: k8 r1 O$ w
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛, n( p8 a5 Q- |
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获: _, v; d5 j* w* W- i
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级4 x# A( X- ^! e `
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4 A! N# k- }: XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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- Z0 `: S2 ~; J; S% QWeather in hex: Moderate rain( L; g/ ?$ C* v$ f
5 C! J9 H* y; i, ~8 I ]! @. FRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.( \' U1 O! j V0 J5 }
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes2 [& g+ y+ U. z2 ^* T6 L
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Allied aircraft: l1 u0 k- E2 B1 t) s4 K) U& w
Blenheim I x 3
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Hudson I x 3
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( a! O6 [8 M9 \( Q2 O& @! e1 vAllied aircraft losses; k$ ]6 I" ?/ A4 b, D" l, i' Y; n$ |( V
Blenheim I: 1 damaged' j/ f4 I; s2 x3 k B
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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9 \: G" j |& O! H1 x7 u8 Z! e5 R; KJapanese Ships5 H9 |. a6 n2 K, ]/ B3 ]6 v
xAK Arima Maru, [; `! A k8 X/ E8 ^4 T9 o: V
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
+ ]) y5 w* U$ j/ r/ O7 l xAK Teiyo Maru
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$ c. F% e# j) k1 L" TJapanese ground losses:3 p$ t5 t- M* v+ `, d9 \4 _% [
128 casualties reported$ R8 P+ ]( U& c7 S( ?$ C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 ~9 I" V. g" x1 S4 W5 P Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled1 H/ T p2 n: y- m `
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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- L9 D' z9 j; ]2 U- nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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8 Q& [% Y3 P. t5 A: P' yWeather in hex: Moderate rain8 K, @+ B" g8 L1 M
1 ^; L, v& O# Y+ ?Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
5 [+ H0 |8 K5 r4 }0 _& E3 BEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& K% z% M! n5 F, B; V Blenheim IV x 4
* s* S% M9 ?7 ?7 v7 o Hudson I x 9
- q* h/ R# X. n Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses
+ Y0 _0 ?* ? f0 _- { Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
& |' i& j$ k3 d0 Q$ `- O Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak. w9 i* u* t, p( s/ {) r3 r
Hudson I: 1 damaged5 x7 W8 t" V0 |' g4 v
( w$ P$ s* U5 A$ UJapanese Ships' O% A0 f' l+ r1 l5 Q# V
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- c& ]0 c& R9 n" d3 ^+ H9 _! S xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ A- W4 B5 \/ v+ W xAK Mogamigawa Maru
/ T, D- s3 Y& G9 p& `. B xAK Arima Maru
& F" i: W. I; x4 a/ K* c0 T/ h! g xAK Kogyo Maru
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% F% I% j. P- W$ \1 nJapanese ground losses:$ C5 c! Z/ L3 l9 G
269 casualties reported
8 w* P9 t% k5 R' P; A Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled4 G5 o3 P: a' o' P9 q* P/ j+ \6 q
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled. N3 A5 I2 C4 ^* u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled. q9 `3 Q; D" \4 L
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82& ~8 }+ q+ y; `
6 G3 ^) T; C% y. BWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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# D0 F" y2 l# r, b5 {9 v- P% T ORaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.) W6 @! Q1 `8 _& d' f! L2 H9 \5 t
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes4 g6 g5 ]4 N/ \) ^3 c
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Allied aircraft2 B$ `3 f. \2 c
Vildebeest III x 9
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' q M8 \0 ~3 I+ C, H6 h' pAllied aircraft losses' S7 T$ P* V2 K: n4 C! U5 C! G, c
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged- l, i& K; l% B" ?# ~: a3 X
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xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 F* q+ E1 O& h xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# I/ G, T" f8 |: O; ] xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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, W- l; @% |% bJapanese ground losses:) F% p/ n) R' G2 z) D( k9 m
527 casualties reported8 W0 M% d, k- O* q5 H; y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% @& T: i' R2 V" M: m( V$ G$ p
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled# y7 G. F1 K6 o4 d
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled7 w0 N+ m, {% o5 i
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)* \. ?( i9 T0 ^0 `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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' y% A+ C W7 ?4 WWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% [! q! J8 V3 Z0 ]3 FEstimated time to target is 10 minutes+ H h. d5 ?( w
i$ _5 V( |2 b4 CAllied aircraft P5 l( {! s4 B0 h
Swordfish I x 7
) a/ r- t* \5 T* X) i Vildebeest III x 8
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Allied aircraft losses. }6 E; k8 P3 w
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships" d* u1 m9 m, V
xAK Koryu Maru, M) A% @. }9 K# _: C X* t
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
# }' u% k3 K& M5 t3 Y' b xAK Kokai Maru
9 R& e Q' O8 j9 Y7 G xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
: v+ Y% a/ K# h xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. K+ E: m6 ?& O- {
! f1 u, ?/ M0 s9 N5 }0 tJapanese ground losses:$ c+ b( G j3 O/ \/ d, f! L
1669 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled$ G0 O& X; t: F6 t9 v& ?+ W
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
5 \9 Q7 m2 X+ R' R Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)% r8 m# j6 M1 g. w4 ?( Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82. S& K. {2 A. W( F. s" l/ b/ i7 p
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# Y) d9 z# B" S6 @& i8 ZRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
W" Q# W* q! M3 y5 ~Estimated time to target is 4 minutes# ~4 x8 d. [6 a+ Q% ^
% x! @% e: Z2 y+ TAllied aircraft: a7 S. ^4 p4 L u3 t$ f
Blenheim I x 39 z, F8 r" |5 P6 n
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Blenheim I: 1 damaged3 \) a& I" {1 [- K- h* }! r+ I* {5 F2 b
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xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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' D4 r5 G3 r8 s* Q i- s. gJapanese ground losses:
8 \/ N4 [' t, u 149 casualties reported9 z1 y. l9 p8 t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
5 e8 E4 D* Q) M, a2 ~( m Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled$ {! u) x, c6 c! {8 ?! j; `4 s
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled/ e1 H- t3 o6 V6 f! S2 o! g1 Q4 h+ [
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( X9 P& t [! `' n' N4 t* K/ uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,826 Q, m4 S/ o, k* H, P) k
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4 [5 b8 M$ ^" S$ S0 ^$ GRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- `7 }( z+ ~# Z. c/ \2 A$ oEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Vildebeest III x 10, M+ H) o4 D! P1 B6 F
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No Allied losses" f9 L# R% g6 M2 Z5 V
+ L/ u: S5 j5 Y0 JJapanese Ships
' N8 `4 N4 F& f& q xAK Yahiko Maru
, h( Y/ s8 q1 T! U% ]; |+ Q6 K xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
3 s* e, b' n/ B# i1 l: n+ h5 O f( U/ ~ xAK Noto Maru/ ]9 p- u* Q( p! H, _$ |7 t/ `
, [& t8 ~ G& k# P$ CJapanese ground losses:
7 a3 {9 G- x4 g 1401 casualties reported
6 q. A# G" Y( p% K" z2 Y { Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled) G) n/ b* g7 _3 i3 x
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
( u8 L5 A1 g. T1 V Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled* q/ z# e% j1 Q/ t! [$ L
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
# k, z, K7 U7 w0 \/ T; [0 P Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |