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1 ~9 ~. [) u' \0 _
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
. l- K, C$ \' e5 p% v马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获, z2 V- r4 G' ~- `" Z
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级$ f3 G" j. M, h1 \0 x" `# o. D- C
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82' f& d% b6 l6 M
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain% p3 F8 i6 F3 {" K( l& s' r, L, K- I
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.2 [2 ~3 _5 K+ H6 X) \
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
; g q* o2 ^' X0 N Blenheim I x 3, u* B5 F/ g- {! ]1 M* L
139WH-3 x 2
$ r: E$ }. T7 ]. k7 m Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses) r! ?4 b3 d) ~+ E
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
2 P- K' B) K. w/ T6 Q0 F Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships6 {5 ~, L" F' k# Q R
xAK Arima Maru8 _/ q' Q L& h. X/ z
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
3 p6 L7 X! N' u5 a8 b9 P6 y xAK Teiyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
1 X$ I9 k0 ? s 128 casualties reported
" h4 y0 H" l' B. Q: G Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ k# T. }% S* W* ] J, } f Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled' y Q( |3 f; p: {% _0 K. B8 |
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled" i3 h. e8 U9 H# u+ r @
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain) {6 W4 ?8 ]2 k, f1 e
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet., M$ z" d0 b+ M5 R2 p
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft: E$ T5 C9 h4 X8 H5 l6 R
Blenheim IV x 4
8 k' I3 v; z. C Hudson I x 9/ F1 p$ O* U9 l7 D1 F( H
Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses0 e% X m% G' M& n4 R5 M
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged1 l. Y+ C, p+ M+ Q( t% N! o3 ~$ V
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak O3 I: @$ m& y: s
Hudson I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships0 } Z3 Z% }, q
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 Y: C$ e0 U D9 t6 k+ Q& S
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 x0 S; y4 t- U) K
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
6 G( A i" v5 S1 @9 _ xAK Arima Maru: f- v# g3 K0 y
xAK Kogyo Maru
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H) W/ p4 e& K$ o4 h0 wJapanese ground losses:
& {5 s& u4 k1 h; X) d2 P$ U" M 269 casualties reported
- A" O. C( r2 u% I' b& y# r2 E Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
/ t8 T. o9 @% {, Q A+ F: M Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled' S8 j* d& M# N- G* h: w0 K, s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
$ E; d7 U5 [/ x8 B: v! x1 V4 S7 W4 u5 e Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 T: P- T( D) U2 t0 f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet." _) d# t- r1 r. s! R3 v. y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes/ s% L( f& f* k. w2 A
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Vildebeest III x 9
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, F1 v+ A; x; O6 n6 H Vildebeest III: 1 damaged! y& G3 u; _$ E6 X
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Japanese Ships
. ~) e2 f0 x0 C2 M7 K! P3 K0 C xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
' K& ]% f/ H' Z6 \ xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 p; a1 {- B2 \% O xAK Mogamigawa Maru& |8 l. s) f6 u Q4 C
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Japanese ground losses:
4 r( n9 c# X- t6 { 527 casualties reported7 H) Y% C0 r ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 T: t; ?' }7 h8 B. R& D
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled- r3 ]# \+ P9 `+ B2 Q y
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
2 k, S2 D6 h+ s- t" z5 @% j% L Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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- [* @- s8 }# ~) m" rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82 X6 r+ @: r! b! R9 b- a
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ G5 y/ P, D3 j8 y6 t
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes2 P3 j: L8 l% ` H ?* X+ L
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Swordfish I x 71 E. @% O) \! w7 ~/ Z- P* {6 I I
Vildebeest III x 8
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Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak6 j: N1 s: `' L3 P
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Japanese Ships
5 n+ i* z3 }. n1 p' E8 w xAK Koryu Maru
6 f+ {! F0 D+ b4 g, |- o xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
# ~6 j$ h# `$ u xAK Kokai Maru1 C& Z- r# ~2 T( s7 d C% n
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
0 H- `* a% \8 b# V5 C. Q( N; H- t xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ Z' T+ O. U. g. H) m7 }1 d" x
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Japanese ground losses:
2 b% B4 V/ X" _6 s0 M; Z 1669 casualties reported" `' a# P3 l- ?5 m; l" h8 Y# d1 M
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
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Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled( a; y- r4 r1 A% {
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)& Z1 T9 O7 D9 V, T3 t7 _' l5 s
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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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& w9 S2 t1 Q9 j# r$ K& }Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
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. I1 r+ k4 N! e- I3 A% x Blenheim I x 3
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Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires ^' n/ D* X& b6 G0 a) V; l
/ p, N6 E% _# [6 q; J [/ lJapanese ground losses:" c+ P4 S7 G8 R+ V4 v q' O
149 casualties reported9 t: m( Q2 E7 Y7 J# |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled- Z! w5 }7 ^2 j7 @- Z
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled2 ?" M4 l+ E _& u# z
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled0 k9 _! }1 m+ _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82! X+ R: G- ?- Y' F$ O/ B
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain+ }0 Q, P7 F Z! B) w% z
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 ^& a, l O5 m$ qEstimated time to target is 7 minutes% t" |1 J* ] M+ ^2 C
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Allied aircraft
2 P" ?, r! z3 `8 x0 a Vildebeest III x 10# V- r1 D& p$ S, F0 E& G, D
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" }0 f/ e9 }0 g* wJapanese Ships
( D2 ]* ~6 k6 \3 w4 n xAK Yahiko Maru
+ X$ w( N2 M7 _4 Q( o xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk7 s' q0 C. ]" P- u2 P P3 X; n
xAK Noto Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
6 T: H [+ @/ U( ~8 R 1401 casualties reported) |$ K/ D4 \ [0 f" S
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
0 B: J: n" P* F1 h! A4 ` Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled; ?8 _* U) @. U) |; Q8 s
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled. D `' y/ S' p/ n& E
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
$ X! b# d8 u; p Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |