AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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" @, \ Z8 o7 Y H; e! @南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范' g* M% k/ N; _4 u P7 u) M6 L
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛; }9 Q& B- u, g( U; C
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获
; n2 D: _- K+ @大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82/ H: R" K- R# v+ W4 E& H6 D
. a0 x i# [2 p* RWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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7 O# y/ U1 `$ X& V, L8 q) ^Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.' v, c( @* R% @; R( N1 A, s7 N
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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: l9 U( I* n# P6 ?. `8 W9 Z JAllied aircraft
' Y; i0 X3 P+ Q Blenheim I x 3
7 Q4 R( Q4 S9 f9 S6 E- t 139WH-3 x 2
6 e$ ~0 Q: T6 s: q/ W9 U Hudson I x 3
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4 B8 Q( L o$ cAllied aircraft losses
+ T9 J9 w3 }0 d Blenheim I: 1 damaged. V5 H6 S$ U' Y7 }. j5 V" F
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak' v# W+ _8 r l' s( X
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Japanese Ships/ ?# Y; z9 Z7 b) e( r$ S
xAK Arima Maru( m1 l( [: e+ n3 E* i6 V. s1 B
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires$ Q. ^/ D2 M) q8 L4 Z* Z1 V8 B
xAK Teiyo Maru
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" ~3 _. a ~3 w' t4 rJapanese ground losses:5 T# X2 c6 Q, c! m, | T6 B
128 casualties reported
) B2 b( U3 |8 b0 A Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! Q% Z0 q; J1 Y* I1 m Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled; O) j$ c( b2 z2 P: r
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled* A: C% i' Y, k# d; f( j
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) r4 o$ r; Q* t4 c& @6 LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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3 f( Y8 L& }$ p( s8 e# k% lWeather in hex: Moderate rain: z' s7 ]5 b: x# e3 e6 E
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.8 d! |" u' [" T
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes% n* C) K" Z9 e5 b ^- Q- n; [
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Blenheim IV x 40 d2 Q( f( J/ q N( B
Hudson I x 92 V& R8 R8 i9 [5 d$ @4 ?) g
Wirraway x 42 H3 J( y0 U4 N ?8 v; t
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Allied aircraft losses' m3 W3 V0 W3 w, |
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
$ G5 y, e& n8 `8 w* C Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
9 r( F* S o$ C T Hudson I: 1 damaged- a. x6 s1 w: I4 @3 b- k8 ]! P
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Japanese Ships
$ k; W% ~4 D: @3 e' t xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
, \; j4 w& y* V! @+ B! @7 Z5 m5 D! }: q xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
# M7 n5 X3 V3 x xAK Mogamigawa Maru: q+ X! C1 J5 {1 E0 _
xAK Arima Maru) {+ z. N2 q8 G& n
xAK Kogyo Maru8 s& f& w; S. W; }% N" E* Z* C
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Japanese ground losses:4 N0 j, ~: C% I1 } u+ L3 Q+ g
269 casualties reported2 {4 ?# \& f$ Z/ w: x
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled: R" { K9 h7 S7 H9 D
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
! n2 V+ T" n, X5 `" T3 j% t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
0 t. X! o N- K3 @: \; D Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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( S# {9 L+ x6 _% OWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
) P6 ^, @! f9 x. sEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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' d1 H" [3 Y1 T# z s' x+ E& QAllied aircraft
% n2 ] a, i7 x Vildebeest III x 9
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# E' p/ y! g z+ h, sAllied aircraft losses
6 H: C) g+ m8 ~# {+ a5 H- ? Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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2 k4 |4 F& E( K7 ^8 X3 ~, a7 ~6 zJapanese Ships2 m1 U! }& @" q. ^% {. X# G: \ p
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage- p4 [' Q: U% o
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 g) m' \( N* [ Y0 N0 @ xAK Mogamigawa Maru' o8 L& p7 X8 g9 P! i5 ]6 B6 V
! _* V* K/ x0 `% e& `. K8 QJapanese ground losses:
1 M+ t3 ]- S+ I2 g n- ^- w0 A 527 casualties reported
; v1 }# Y U3 K" m8 h' Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( X: V c. I& F2 I Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled3 b% P! d/ F8 B' f* H8 H: f4 z1 D
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
( ?' h3 S; `4 x S0 N/ N) E( s Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled), {/ v2 y p# n% k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,829 U6 W0 u/ j7 g2 C5 Q& z7 ?
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain, X0 }9 u/ S( r$ v0 V7 b7 C4 _
# K7 z! O$ _+ p( D6 }' A2 xRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 r9 h" ~$ f" g
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes. I8 X4 h5 t: v8 H' h- K$ O' _
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Allied aircraft' p9 ?* {/ t$ l# u6 p
Swordfish I x 7/ b5 o" S- J' B( i6 U, i: u7 _
Vildebeest III x 8- b& A( E) K" O, ?
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Allied aircraft losses; A# k; U* e5 }% A" h- T- ?+ y
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak; q( r6 d' R- g( H# ~, V: w3 j/ i
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xAK Koryu Maru
5 ]9 g0 z9 u4 _* A xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage$ l! [4 r8 ?" J$ G% H* ^- _
xAK Kokai Maru
. C6 N4 A8 C0 V2 R xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
3 o7 }* Y- X& z b( C- { xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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' S9 s# f! v7 D# p' L" i2 F; gJapanese ground losses:2 R9 j+ k; I* I# |
1669 casualties reported
* U' o7 _9 z0 N, f Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled% {4 z; R7 u- O1 }
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
: M$ W2 Y; l L i Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
7 _1 x/ F! Q6 R1 E1 d Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,820 s& A4 T; T3 }3 [. n4 Q6 V
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet./ ~! P* Y7 n4 g3 }
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes/ ]. f+ m+ H9 X+ Y7 i5 c3 C$ k
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Allied aircraft
& K9 W; T# A5 M9 y: m/ f- A% w Blenheim I x 3
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! h' i ^- y; Y$ V" U- ?( w% e Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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0 u# v. i, ~/ Y# y3 K1 xJapanese Ships
1 I& Y7 L* W/ w xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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9 |% l5 i# ?' c 149 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled7 R" V" Y# X6 _
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled5 e) U9 F9 u M2 h6 S# o9 W+ F8 v* h2 q
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: C! J! y- t$ e% LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82& b4 m% r! f$ b! O, ~1 B
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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4 H$ V/ e3 v7 h% TRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& ?/ @+ t$ h9 H7 E2 U
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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6 p z/ f5 V: y6 u- u Vildebeest III x 10
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; k: G# Q, p0 I4 x+ {4 A5 ?No Allied losses0 }( a( U J2 M& J$ @
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Japanese Ships2 A$ B, U$ c7 d; o8 i( O
xAK Yahiko Maru
) b( W. b2 v& X. }0 x$ V+ L xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
4 {1 g$ t3 ~' {1 ^3 k, ] xAK Noto Maru) ?: N5 M# @+ r
8 {$ ]1 N5 C' Z! j: q7 ~" G' m+ `Japanese ground losses:
' ~- x: s9 S8 }* ~ 1401 casualties reported, \, ?) X+ p+ r2 C
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
4 J7 w% K' J" u- P Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
( h6 N# J. s/ Z; F Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled4 s! O m# J7 C
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
0 F. I) Q' ?* f' S Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |