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
; B5 `* a3 [3 S3 U南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛5 b" X; F) s! {3 ^" n A2 c( n
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 B: |5 q3 }8 r1 v& p9 S9 F( d
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级& [) v- P8 f; b/ g* O$ n' U: @
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82* Z* M, l- N* h, h
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 q0 P m$ {: T2 L* r+ w
8 @9 ]) f, r" K/ [- }2 q2 sRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
' g3 @" q! a/ P- S6 j% D0 OEstimated time to target is 7 minutes J' G( l4 u9 ]1 b+ u- U& v
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Allied aircraft& R/ |9 z, L# W
Blenheim I x 3
1 l, x8 j5 ^7 r3 K 139WH-3 x 2
5 O6 a' x6 C5 [* r" L" [ Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
) t: w1 Z$ t3 K$ r6 y Blenheim I: 1 damaged
7 R& h; y' l& }8 e. x! q/ K Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak, l/ C( N" O! Y
: m# f5 ~' j& t' V3 E# CJapanese Ships
8 c7 s2 H. B. B0 U Z* r0 e' r xAK Arima Maru% y+ D+ |9 t1 S1 N$ {2 B5 @
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, a+ H( [2 [/ Q. v2 }
xAK Teiyo Maru7 t2 V1 R7 z }& g1 [: E; _
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Japanese ground losses:( }. W# g" w4 J1 f2 o% N
128 casualties reported
& B4 r4 g- _$ h$ Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% K: t0 Q: I( J3 F% t3 d Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled0 t% b% z2 f. ?; l' r4 W1 H$ r
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled* M/ c2 Z- E* ?* Q) u& }- M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
& Q& Z: @/ W' B" DEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
0 H, E. G" x; }1 v Blenheim IV x 4
$ b1 I/ R$ {$ @+ K Hudson I x 9
; v4 E7 R5 G0 n4 s1 E Wirraway x 4
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T0 H1 _. N% b$ a4 C6 z& q& R8 tAllied aircraft losses
- M6 |" k) Y# G8 H) y Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
3 b* } E M9 ] _ j, P# O Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak t* J& P, @0 w7 `" X' s
Hudson I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
2 W# v4 k) q1 i" h4 | xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- U/ \# r H% a" o, I xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
' d! w6 R: \4 {( { ~* d" I. M xAK Mogamigawa Maru4 i( }1 U* L/ O, f- v
xAK Arima Maru
/ S# }3 K/ c' L( g$ ]: }$ p+ w xAK Kogyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled( l! [- e6 \* }$ o
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled7 K* N! }$ l% W# U, d( z* D2 ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled i6 l* A5 H" O& u6 A
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 |- E. |' ~( u
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, O: A$ B8 ]2 _9 Q4 F# f9 n" eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82: I( d* g! m0 F) I
8 H% |+ X6 W' r7 t6 _' H. Y% jWeather in hex: Moderate rain' F) C) t: s) [
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft+ D3 i9 q1 n3 P, v% a+ `6 q
Vildebeest III x 9
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O( d; S; B) ?6 BAllied aircraft losses
" y% S# ^: L3 Z' V9 Q( p; \+ S Vildebeest III: 1 damaged# l# o9 ?7 ^& ?
5 S- ]5 H3 L, }) }. [Japanese Ships
8 k3 W0 M" `7 V) M% y8 \ xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage' [3 A" u0 j/ y. k$ f3 i
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- l6 F* q$ k7 {0 G& g% t6 f xAK Mogamigawa Maru3 Q. \1 e" T8 T8 Z* T6 j
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Japanese ground losses:: v+ l7 l. r2 V/ V0 k
527 casualties reported. W! F' u( O: L v* w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( L$ P9 V7 ~. c4 @ Y- y Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled( c3 F3 ^3 _: {4 B1 W
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
0 T: d1 M* a o* |* A+ i. A0 c+ h Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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* K4 E. G. E/ o5 h! R7 ]) ~ W' {4 ~- xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain& r1 \+ t8 h! h _4 }5 p( I, G
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& @9 `7 \# M! C c& `) t
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes1 I7 u$ n0 m) _- ]% x* D2 f. H3 c# E
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Allied aircraft+ r7 Q* |3 B( w0 d! f0 z0 E
Swordfish I x 7+ S) I! e8 b" s& j& W" H
Vildebeest III x 8
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Allied aircraft losses9 u# v' ]9 b9 G7 b/ j! C& R+ B
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak" T; r/ `! x* }! {" i2 ]7 u
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xAK Koryu Maru
/ x, ]# l% ~, F% t& J xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage& @4 v& q u9 y: l
xAK Kokai Maru
& W6 i9 h$ F" B! Z4 M+ V xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires" |" V3 n. c5 c& p5 O3 b
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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, `: I! n9 \6 I2 m( wJapanese ground losses:
/ y" |5 [( F4 z 1669 casualties reported4 |3 Z% z% K+ c5 D! x- w4 d- p
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
* X" ]' I$ `' P7 D* { Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled9 O& x. U4 f% j* N) w, `) `5 j+ U3 ?
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
' `- H* C9 e% M+ l! E9 E Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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( Y) g, c* r# `2 DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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$ X9 \. O. y8 r# G( KWeather in hex: Moderate rain8 h; E9 v8 Z3 @ n" V% j
) X* h9 i" E" LRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
4 i8 _7 L+ Y: I" j( cEstimated time to target is 4 minutes2 i5 Q4 q1 V, I# z6 b8 ~
8 S' X7 c/ V* f7 d2 H$ cAllied aircraft( \* i6 F, Q( E
Blenheim I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses7 X7 G9 C- ~8 l5 q" [
Blenheim I: 1 damaged; z: }9 D% m1 W8 Y$ c# u
& \% A& \3 i2 L7 ?: f7 N pJapanese Ships
7 ]* {' M, u2 y xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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( n1 E- r2 a5 m& r! NJapanese ground losses:
# s) M- Y9 f( ^1 A5 V# Z4 P- b 149 casualties reported5 T& y0 @* x& Q+ n2 O% q( r# a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 e+ f; J2 S# F4 r6 E
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled- ^8 M* d L# f* J- u1 I! A
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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& k9 B A* ]" y4 uWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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/ A0 a; u) W3 ]Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ m2 F( F0 P$ g5 V
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
! m" n9 M3 d7 Y" _8 ] Vildebeest III x 10& E4 s( ~+ [7 B( i# u" U: i
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No Allied losses
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4 D1 y6 w. V3 o; e1 g+ G xAK Yahiko Maru
3 d% r6 Y; m6 P8 p$ Q2 p xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
& l7 ]9 ~+ ?8 e' s xAK Noto Maru
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Japanese ground losses:9 ?7 F: z( a1 V% [ ~
1401 casualties reported
# Y' E/ ?! Q+ k E Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled0 G# t5 L6 h) F' w7 c- O4 E8 H
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled4 W9 ~) T9 g/ p$ y: [. ~, H: v( l! M; S
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled( f+ a$ F4 S% w7 f+ p
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
7 r3 M$ j$ c; z( Y; a7 s4 @& p% G Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |