AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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' y6 K; U$ v8 v6 Z; q5 Z& G( K南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛( A& O q2 B" X; G/ ]7 I7 w
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获
9 k3 j+ e0 h% [- c. x5 L大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级) Y# ~7 }9 R- ~9 H0 _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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. u% c3 N1 Y& P, J; m, LWeather in hex: Moderate rain7 W4 H8 U5 q* B7 V4 Y/ E, M# p3 X
9 f' s8 w9 Y( R3 b5 R1 ^/ E7 RRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.9 v/ z0 ~) u2 D7 G2 {+ @) {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes. M! p9 [$ q3 N+ T8 |6 Z) @
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Allied aircraft0 b" w* b$ r$ @; |0 y9 p
Blenheim I x 3- i$ T& m2 @$ Z8 O1 ~" q3 K
139WH-3 x 2
* O- Z* C$ w1 G Hudson I x 3( X1 d# v- \- n; r+ N# n8 A& p
5 v3 |6 P" {- ZAllied aircraft losses
" f1 X" ~8 U# D, F! \" O$ A Blenheim I: 1 damaged1 v1 s4 O* D' P/ E1 n3 F
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships( I( i: ?' F2 X; S! |8 O
xAK Arima Maru% q1 n9 |. H: [" v) ]
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires; N$ I* \. @" z% B2 ?9 t3 n
xAK Teiyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
: P/ m7 b5 C+ ?' L/ `' s6 t1 | 128 casualties reported8 G% ~$ j& x& M; S# U, o" u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 ~ ~! K3 N3 L/ I5 u Q Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled& Q$ \! @6 W K
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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6 ?3 B, t+ E* a1 p. GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82& t, \1 p U: I) A( f& G9 U% L
( Z7 k3 y2 t. HWeather in hex: Moderate rain+ k+ P& E+ y, c
& _, B* A t, u, V, R+ z1 `% ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.' s: f0 f% ~$ i$ ^+ }. t* G5 q4 a
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes, _9 z2 a& E( b2 \. C1 I
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Allied aircraft7 r1 {$ V( w4 J! R$ [ z& `
Blenheim IV x 4
' V+ r6 ~# F2 u0 `* J4 J' u Hudson I x 9
j a0 d% {; R/ V9 ? Wirraway x 4' B# I3 @3 t9 o0 |2 y9 e& S7 s* j
' l. o" t6 I, t K6 p/ fAllied aircraft losses
! c Q S- G* ~ Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
9 q* j4 m4 \, T- Q# [ Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
+ L% ~# h# G9 u; M+ X& v6 i Hudson I: 1 damaged, }! {" S8 q: k9 p
, J' t* r% Y1 g! JJapanese Ships
/ c4 y) ^' L& ~4 I7 b0 o' q xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) w# n8 ~" a6 h xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* l2 Y/ K( i. y; l
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
`$ Q( I- G( w6 n4 U- V5 O/ r xAK Arima Maru
! ]; W" v/ X; F: P3 b$ c( \9 O xAK Kogyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:; W; I. t" f& n/ B/ @: ]! w
269 casualties reported
9 Z Q% g/ T$ l( S) V6 ]6 @9 w+ L Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled% w8 j# p6 u" \/ `
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled8 H. N2 o3 \- G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
# o7 C; k* k+ ^& d Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82$ C# o% {" v5 B- B
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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" Z- f1 Q: Z! A8 g B$ XRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.4 e7 l' n; c( |) E1 b4 N
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes5 `" |) G) z" w% K* _0 ~1 M
4 c. @ {6 p) O' gAllied aircraft
! ]5 H) z7 q& t5 ~* m$ H' x" n Vildebeest III x 9
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% H8 r- X# a3 e* R5 ~- hAllied aircraft losses
8 v, j' }! M: R2 H Vildebeest III: 1 damaged* D. h; s' A$ Z* e
. Q# x1 R3 }: |4 j) T* l. aJapanese Ships& F' M, h, e% Z$ ^6 H8 v" h* F
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
% b4 {( X2 C+ h3 Q( }% \1 ~ xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage a* K8 H6 m+ h/ g" Y. p
xAK Mogamigawa Maru0 j, b5 i$ @$ f0 {& h4 z
5 ]0 z: [2 K' A) |Japanese ground losses:" }& u# C5 {* [/ d4 a' _$ |1 x
527 casualties reported5 K# {9 G/ g( k5 K" z$ c7 N- ?# W0 i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled c# c5 _8 p, G1 l* F/ a: D
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled5 k7 a/ I$ o- c4 E6 j* B
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled( X; B4 i9 }& o6 ]/ M
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)( w8 X& t% z/ j- S9 [
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9 F+ S6 \8 a, LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,827 d! F& }" E) G4 m0 G+ ]/ z0 y
3 E% m P% r0 g8 A) V3 l1 BWeather in hex: Moderate rain" j3 e8 f. }2 |& q
0 ^8 U5 o4 w: l) K/ \9 vRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 i0 M+ w- h+ a3 g9 kEstimated time to target is 10 minutes; n- l8 I/ c8 ^ l
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Allied aircraft( \+ _" K% `, e+ p0 |
Swordfish I x 7
3 M, X$ }* ^- ~4 X Vildebeest III x 8 t/ J/ w) s7 p2 c
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Allied aircraft losses
* _, k% y+ A5 J9 ^ m! [6 | Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak/ `2 B" {$ L" ~- {6 J
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- d. v ]9 P4 N2 T# ] xAK Koryu Maru' H% C* r t$ |7 x7 u
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 ^ H. ^( ^- M. _2 ~9 _3 u, D xAK Kokai Maru
8 L" j: A" j4 ` xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires- I1 ?! E* o Z$ l5 m
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 P7 l, n* g1 I, v7 ?7 v1 g. a; | D0 f
) Y, i( U' P+ \+ [3 d4 Q, RJapanese ground losses:
4 K# k& z0 T" K" f. m 1669 casualties reported- B5 J1 W2 b' t& Y
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
) ^7 i# T6 X [9 T* X$ V Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
/ `* |; z4 C( i Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
0 r. j, E/ h% g& ~1 G2 p# F% p0 L Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,821 z# T L& k6 M% o) P) t
3 {. L$ H- f& ?7 y" nWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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& ] k- {- M* P- D2 t" z5 HRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet./ G( U( e' L* l, T3 l6 H r
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft
3 `9 o+ |9 F( m% I( p" X! l( i1 ~ Blenheim I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
5 K6 Z9 P" D3 v+ L% k f& A; l Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% s* W! c3 n0 s, V! ? xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; A, Z' d* i0 X. ^
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Japanese ground losses:+ U8 S# ^6 V+ Z0 V( ^
149 casualties reported* D* r" K2 ]7 r( I' M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
4 d Q7 W/ [$ m Y# Q- j5 h: v Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled, T' `; }0 P9 ]7 _; N
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled3 ^/ ?" G4 S( m9 C1 b( X
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2 M- H. ` i0 {" sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82+ R8 c0 x0 P' n8 y
: F/ Q. o1 |5 V p1 G7 ZWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 A# a0 i, K3 T* w2 \# R& T) xEstimated time to target is 7 minutes0 h+ [8 N6 q. Y
% Y$ J7 v% w8 ?+ PAllied aircraft
% s' d/ i( @0 |/ a/ B& k6 j Vildebeest III x 10! [% E- m0 r9 D; Y* X6 X9 L
' P/ H: ?- G, q) _) k. TNo Allied losses
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% [& W# F4 d6 K& G) }Japanese Ships; C/ W7 a" j: [- i! h
xAK Yahiko Maru9 \5 d" ^7 G; {+ `$ {( V' Z" a/ `
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
' Q5 Q8 L, h0 U$ y: ?" h xAK Noto Maru1 s/ B/ G$ c/ \ `( Q
* F* q$ M( h& R3 G+ f( X+ b1 R" {Japanese ground losses:
' C% D1 {3 g7 p( C% s 1401 casualties reported2 \/ P) o2 Q4 j" o
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled, q8 X6 f% H" s! m0 z5 g, P
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled& P- z |6 u4 P4 t. M
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled" r8 q- u& u! e/ M9 O. I
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
& P7 r1 w3 }' B4 E" J Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |