AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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$ e% o+ b! q6 a7 f& R6 S. J南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
$ v8 E, z6 U3 r! \: `9 [) j3 o$ v+ {南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛9 ~1 \- p# N9 S. k) z) t7 V: l
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获
, _0 f! W/ i' O7 X+ I: j! p大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级$ Y9 {; q- U; b- `" [6 s0 R
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, N8 s& r" C* n z0 r' Y, @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82. V; e n+ C" U5 L- K
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
8 [# i$ @$ A K/ i) \9 YEstimated time to target is 7 minutes, |' X# \& B! O
7 F7 c, ` l7 J" \9 VAllied aircraft
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Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses6 H8 B9 J/ u& d% y5 h
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
% H2 m- G- f( {$ q Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 z; c3 c/ W5 ]0 N$ rJapanese Ships4 s0 i% [) o4 Z( h, Q0 O( t1 W
xAK Arima Maru- u( Q0 h4 ?& v
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
1 N; s5 B) F8 P$ l3 v2 c xAK Teiyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
# N# q& f o( _7 f' f 128 casualties reported
$ M' l0 m! T" H- j) P) o, d: O6 o Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 F( @. n; r6 d0 @# Q Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled4 ^* S8 H* U. u% n3 q
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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" y$ E+ @" k- t( y q( v' AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,828 F+ r7 h% _$ Q, [9 ]# e6 w7 f
) A G% W* u/ `Weather in hex: Moderate rain2 h7 k r0 n0 m" n8 k) f7 N2 T
# y5 {1 N n7 URaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
0 F% s7 _1 e+ G6 ~+ I4 T6 f- }4 QEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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* @0 ~* z8 x6 o5 XAllied aircraft
) B, b4 I6 `9 o( I Blenheim IV x 4
4 W E/ v1 m# T6 R8 T. _ Hudson I x 9
) p( q- q3 v" y" q Wirraway x 4, a) B2 e$ g5 y1 C. I0 e. ^
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Blenheim IV: 1 damaged3 D x9 {% S2 V
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak" X& ~1 P& c# B7 N1 W: K% a
Hudson I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships; p' Z! g/ _; E+ S/ ~
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
7 H1 k( \5 P9 E xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* P5 q& E* s( {, f
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
8 {2 @8 n! b2 ]* z$ L xAK Arima Maru
3 u8 D3 l/ {# M9 c xAK Kogyo Maru: W! S& |$ y- N7 \1 w
0 G$ z" f/ O; z2 S5 G WJapanese ground losses:
) U; ^! \) N* ~- i" E5 G: X) z 269 casualties reported. x U' N8 H" G) j7 Z5 {6 `
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled; Y, I0 \8 Y6 v
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled2 K Z4 n3 w. L [) p; x$ X. f8 C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled+ w9 Y' F7 l* p. `. O
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 M a% R i7 Y& d Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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/ \! \0 ]6 Q+ A) [9 K" t* ^5 I2 _Weather in hex: Moderate rain( R' O. N) r4 Z& }
8 ^4 L1 {4 g, h$ R* N: \Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
; w# a5 n, q' E' @6 C% c- dEstimated time to target is 7 minutes K# {$ ~" Z" ^* q
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Allied aircraft" R* U5 O5 m' e/ J* D2 b4 `, r9 T
Vildebeest III x 95 `7 H9 R& _2 R2 \. m
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
0 K2 P/ H. B* ?+ w' W7 G) s xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 f! @" W. ~, e9 o' C2 i xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- [& A7 M, P; j# Y+ {
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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Japanese ground losses:* o* p# r: n5 v8 c
527 casualties reported- f5 F: F3 ]2 Q4 v2 q0 n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
; E% ^/ m) [& u5 F3 P/ ^+ t Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
& G4 n: A0 K6 h. p! E Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
. ^" v+ b0 U" @3 i* T Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)" N6 ]9 k8 p# G) r6 [' a
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/ r- h2 {" B7 O! M. [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82- v+ b/ Y" T% |: B# V3 @
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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f% W- s1 r4 u. t9 jRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! O2 V2 F" I& m8 ]# v @
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes: P) y$ c) F( z& {6 V4 H' o
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Allied aircraft% o. O \$ D! B# y7 Y1 l# j
Swordfish I x 7- w+ ]$ ?) {; t. Y- c; U2 T5 @: ]- [
Vildebeest III x 8/ _- B6 `* }6 U) s% j' w- E
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Allied aircraft losses. U0 z- R3 |; }
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak; u* H8 `# D6 X3 I
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Japanese Ships- |: [# O& I8 p: j9 M; k
xAK Koryu Maru$ ]; N2 r5 }) j$ F) K, f
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 P8 r& x4 V4 C) U, u0 p* [, L xAK Kokai Maru/ m* p/ |; r% m
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires1 h9 L0 d8 J& w- {
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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( k1 E) T: K, ^/ I4 F& UJapanese ground losses:9 F( n. V2 t; a2 r8 {5 m
1669 casualties reported" I) e& P& [! O% k
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
; T; D; c3 |( d Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled3 T& _# M" S' R$ P( H
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
' B/ t' B7 F, F Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled); y+ x6 I7 e4 v8 `( q2 z
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0 O& y1 j4 g9 A& @4 QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,820 U, s6 E! w S: k* r1 `
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain: K# |$ l5 @3 ]
$ y+ t$ \0 ^. W" a( t* P* W3 bRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
9 X8 w/ G: l+ nEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft2 d" b+ l2 K9 U$ u6 X, E L4 x
Blenheim I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
8 _2 n% i- e7 A Blenheim I: 1 damaged( S0 C9 a9 _0 w b/ x; D9 D
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Japanese Ships2 o% P- C* @2 [
xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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149 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
3 N. ~3 |+ \, J4 ` Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled) P" ?7 W5 p' d- q
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0 f( I0 q8 X! ?+ \# {* ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 } ?9 Z4 o, ]5 {- N/ ~$ {' B9 AEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft6 u8 C `2 F0 l1 h1 t6 H5 h. k
Vildebeest III x 10
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No Allied losses
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4 \" H" y% w& v) C: cJapanese Ships2 |! b) `5 x f A4 K5 T; C5 k& z8 w
xAK Yahiko Maru7 G# S' c1 {7 z7 \
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk+ B. s. E; D, S* F# `. B
xAK Noto Maru3 [" T7 t! H! B! |# K1 E
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Japanese ground losses:6 M3 }6 V1 R8 B: Z3 V& m
1401 casualties reported E. w) ]& ]" W& N; J
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled$ {) H% _7 W! x
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
$ k3 ]+ a. z4 `: U- Q5 f6 U Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
; q/ x3 x5 f( f% l% o% {6 v Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled); G& K u& m( m- G9 I' h% [) N. `; E
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |