AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41) ?2 ^6 e- j0 W
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南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛) w+ R) l% Z1 A
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获
/ K, S, R2 l* P1 ?2 p0 Y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
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain7 B% d( g6 l4 V! y
; N* s- s+ K0 E+ K' \Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.- k& q5 u/ |8 I& B
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes' U5 }/ Q: l7 h: {) s6 A
8 n' N% N5 {4 [4 B8 UAllied aircraft
% S* T) d( m [$ i% e) h s Blenheim I x 3% h7 Z8 ]8 _- o
139WH-3 x 2
' F& i: Z1 r* o Hudson I x 3
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) z& I+ U. s; u( r! N6 n Blenheim I: 1 damaged7 C) _% P$ b% ~1 s. V
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak9 `7 Z7 p+ J& P2 B2 C# N& \
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Japanese Ships3 j5 _! @# M0 b, u! e9 C
xAK Arima Maru
% L) W2 `6 E; O: r% { xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
7 x# K9 c- d2 n2 ]3 @9 ^6 i xAK Teiyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
5 H; s1 h" G$ n3 |/ ` 128 casualties reported5 e& U7 U s6 f4 ^/ y3 `7 z6 F' u9 J/ i! z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# w; M/ D# t& g S
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled$ w9 }7 o9 R0 z3 @) h
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled: Y0 j0 C# B. l
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,827 o; `, B- [8 p. u" D
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.7 L/ n% c3 L, b; P" x
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes* _# C8 T9 M" P( Z3 C
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Allied aircraft
9 C1 l- S* ^6 ~$ G1 { Blenheim IV x 4& o* k: P4 B' U- ?
Hudson I x 9
4 Y; o' Z8 o' k7 c8 d4 R Wirraway x 4- w5 }# }8 k9 a9 {. X5 B' u; m5 L
$ s* I! ~6 c9 o( f6 R; H) {Allied aircraft losses9 U. |# C/ q6 P$ Q
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
$ |: U! k" p4 q: ^7 [ Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak R: x! k5 @0 R9 p
Hudson I: 1 damaged! X* z/ H9 m2 `$ d( Q
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Japanese Ships
6 _0 A* Q# N* X& _5 E7 f xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" F; I3 b9 x2 i4 R t; N' n0 Y
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( H3 v2 M1 t9 Q/ m8 r3 k
xAK Mogamigawa Maru9 J$ w4 _" ]2 y2 U: y' L
xAK Arima Maru% G$ U3 {5 v# \3 A
xAK Kogyo Maru, e( q& M. Y5 h- N* R
$ _* U# \7 w4 F( w: ^. PJapanese ground losses:
+ V% ?+ T/ v: { 269 casualties reported
& u# |. }5 F2 z Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled) k- G2 I' U i8 \, _
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
. K8 t9 r0 g8 ^( m9 c* I5 ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
/ Z2 c- w- a3 @4 J4 G Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)5 k: ^) z4 j9 i' ?
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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 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.3 d; _, u, V: i( {8 `$ x2 W# H
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& ^2 h4 q& y& {( W9 l Vildebeest III x 92 `+ u6 G8 R' h s6 y: D
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Allied aircraft losses2 n5 U" U6 E4 O& B( T: t, D
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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% Z' Q9 `7 |; O2 C' S; W; RJapanese Ships0 I1 v: o2 g8 O, c
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 d4 P( y9 `& v' s) {/ e( K0 `6 s xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 H: U0 t* w# B+ b+ _ xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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+ e( c# }1 s' n8 M3 cJapanese ground losses:$ M' a% W4 r9 p' |7 q
527 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled9 d4 v9 F# Y) Q# g
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
5 M2 N4 b, d: h" ?# i Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 G% z- \3 B, `6 C" d. S0 P
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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* b- ^: g& {% z Swordfish I x 7
" ^, X- S! w ~5 D; J9 } Vildebeest III x 8
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Allied aircraft losses
: I; m4 z! B6 t3 B6 p7 P Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak1 Q2 A/ @' `$ E
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Japanese Ships; |' p5 a' i: F9 ~% b7 V; b
xAK Koryu Maru- g& g6 z+ s. H8 H
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
: D7 ?- |- g; q4 D xAK Kokai Maru" _- y! z+ J2 Y$ w. w4 d) [
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, w P& ?. W- W# r" E# q
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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. Z7 {: I7 t e" r6 {Japanese ground losses:& h- \0 w8 V# S( a8 d( @
1669 casualties reported
9 p. j$ X ]4 ]7 S+ k Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
% x3 E4 c" E5 x4 b: l+ d Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled8 S) L9 ]; F }
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
( O. a8 o9 ^/ G" E; a: {( ^5 o Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)& Y+ O8 Q$ Y, Z" `! \- O N0 l7 `
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* m+ M! c5 O; C$ m) M; cAfternoon 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 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
& J% Y1 b4 D/ ~Estimated time to target is 4 minutes) k& o9 W2 R9 t. T: b9 |
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Allied aircraft
1 e# v0 _; g0 y2 i- i J& Z Blenheim I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
9 y3 z; P, ^: i y6 S5 t4 w# z: A Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
6 I. ~: o. K% W; V1 K# b+ ] xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires* P$ j2 M/ l. [2 u2 l* G
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149 casualties reported6 i4 ^8 q5 y5 x$ _9 z+ A; b7 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
: K. z2 i( o, x- [# w0 E Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
* m7 p! y- ~) }6 c& v! R Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82+ H+ A# E, V/ Q, V5 m. r( z
& p+ p. k$ [& J) F! n) bWeather in hex: Moderate rain+ C) E% @) f7 G8 I3 a3 N
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 i* y* Q: y, W8 y" j1 p' e3 a/ S5 PEstimated time to target is 7 minutes) F+ z2 \$ _$ S$ i7 G
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Allied aircraft
7 Y" d' M( E% T& L- ? Vildebeest III x 103 \( G. O; |% G% i' R
' G3 u/ n6 l3 |" Y/ z1 G5 CNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships$ o& e" _, u/ |
xAK Yahiko Maru6 z, @' S' g. _ S* x% I Z2 h
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
9 P8 H5 X' V% N xAK Noto Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
) q4 g' V& L+ l9 l! t8 i 1401 casualties reported
' ?( a/ f! g7 Z# \1 W6 m Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled3 b" i0 r; t" G" [2 a. v
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
3 h/ w+ C4 D8 R' ]- d Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
& a* d9 m1 r" g2 @2 B Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)0 S% T8 t. ?5 v$ ^, A- d
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |