AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41; J* a+ `! L5 P! c
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南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范& W/ M7 v7 f) c* T; R
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛3 y r+ V O5 Q) u+ g: ^4 ?5 T
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获
$ K4 b6 c* v% ?0 j/ V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 rain6 E# a& b. F# z' X
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.; }: r, O9 J" W9 P# A$ [6 ~. a
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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) a% _: F) R* EAllied aircraft0 Q) N- D$ S G8 r0 R
Blenheim I x 3
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Hudson I x 3- }, |& v. a4 A8 X! W9 n' {+ T
+ H J' k5 m7 v& S, s, Q0 C5 p7 wAllied aircraft losses) m) ~( n' R) ~
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
0 O( U( S% E0 X D) G9 l; C Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 _' ?5 H6 @) m& O$ z, D6 xJapanese Ships( U g2 h) e N
xAK Arima Maru
# W2 a: o O6 b( }0 D xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
+ S' l* l# d2 }+ N" a xAK Teiyo Maru
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1 N2 w! F3 m2 F: xJapanese ground losses:+ O! {! W- l6 X( n. c
128 casualties reported+ R3 I" ^$ _( _, r0 C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 t2 d8 N7 C8 v3 m# I; W0 h Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
- |; H1 S2 O0 ^- D! m Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled' K I- c# b! Q8 P$ m
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5 K) O* E9 v, K+ w* BAfternoon 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.# G, b1 V- L! y$ x( f. m
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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# j- B$ w, n: OAllied aircraft4 [0 D! O; f2 r1 }
Blenheim IV x 4
6 z* [( q, z1 O+ a* ~2 c Hudson I x 9
7 j q$ T9 ]% G Wirraway x 4# X) L; A3 y( j- c1 R
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Allied aircraft losses
; D8 ^* X+ D- d Blenheim IV: 1 damaged7 @' U$ @) E, T6 N* ^+ @
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
: w. g# U# X0 H" _& W& I5 t Hudson I: 1 damaged# t8 @2 Z0 W O# U2 j
3 L# ~' \& M! X' TJapanese Ships; u: G% O. H# B! p. E$ T- h: b
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
: S' O! D. j5 I+ \, z5 r2 d xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- [9 @& b2 z% M: @ B xAK Mogamigawa Maru
W) y" h# b( q- ]3 n2 a \" [ xAK Arima Maru1 W; e1 Z9 Z5 b6 U5 X
xAK Kogyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:! f) L' g* B. Z7 i- D/ x! n; V6 l9 v
269 casualties reported) b' M% e/ W; f" u7 @
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ R9 g3 V. }! p# }6 ^; g. Z3 W Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
5 G$ h1 @% z+ i4 O! s- {7 z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled! a# H: D" C# h6 F
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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) c6 B3 q/ s* I$ nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,826 C7 G' _* ^2 T
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain1 l9 u$ ^& L8 t5 ?, R0 \! U6 c
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
4 I T6 y) `( T: a/ c- x) }Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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( s. Y8 l2 N( q7 ^# I# i& L9 XAllied aircraft
0 G$ f( e2 m2 q z/ t Vildebeest III x 93 y' @$ D6 p* X$ X9 t2 v0 [
9 z& ~# Q" a/ Z& P e( [6 O: L/ jAllied aircraft losses) j6 K7 I; D0 @. Q9 F
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged. E' x9 V3 u, r
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Japanese Ships2 i$ V, ^/ W2 ^5 \$ b
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage8 P9 x/ G2 c& K% k1 [+ S0 ^$ h
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 L- I0 Q; _' H- N: \0 U
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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) o6 k! A! h: N* a5 G Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 N* Z5 h8 I# S
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
" U) X$ l9 K7 q! ] Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
% u y5 b |" k Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)" U" b( d$ j' q, P
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82! y2 u; o; H9 D
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain4 Y1 E6 Q8 y2 Z4 w
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. J8 m- y. s! U3 ]4 g) j+ pEstimated time to target is 10 minutes5 T8 ^# D1 a' Z2 U
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Allied aircraft
3 f) b$ L+ s9 L3 i3 \/ i Swordfish I x 7 l# R! t w5 I% M( s+ N2 O
Vildebeest III x 8( I& `: K6 k- \& r* Z$ x9 a
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Allied aircraft losses
8 ?% r- |! @# n3 u* `$ M- h/ { Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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xAK Koryu Maru
' ^: R1 N* u l. i- o0 Z' ~6 T' g+ w xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage5 k3 h+ @. |# J: a% z. s" @
xAK Kokai Maru
4 `' y/ \8 I, \ Z xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires2 Z8 E) c$ z( t& ?9 l
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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( w. y$ `4 j/ ?6 oJapanese ground losses:6 E2 L7 {1 ?, l! p# q8 D; ]
1669 casualties reported
0 E! a r9 k' O" }2 f8 r7 O Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled. i) s* X- G; o0 {
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled; i) q) h- k' Z
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
' e) M+ p! B' l- G8 l9 R Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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2 o2 s) A3 r; XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82% d4 t {/ {& b( i3 ?* O4 {7 L
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
3 |+ M8 _6 e( i; l: b) w1 A" BEstimated time to target is 4 minutes. a7 b- J/ D: h/ N" j
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Blenheim I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
: K [; k! E3 z( N1 x3 y5 l xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires7 \9 ?- Z+ Q4 N
" z( `- y0 ?# N2 _Japanese ground losses: l7 J9 H: ^" d) x
149 casualties reported
/ S( i+ R* V; R6 O Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
/ h7 _8 Q+ ~% Q/ @ Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
% s3 e! _2 m; w z7 u$ M' t& V Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) I- H. u& E7 R! U) F8 A I
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Vildebeest III x 10# S8 l+ x$ W) C
1 L. n7 b% T O& y% RNo Allied losses8 R+ U) L3 Q R4 q$ W# R
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Japanese Ships8 M. {* j$ a. ]7 c' }
xAK Yahiko Maru, d+ P; x0 l+ t- d- L9 o1 c
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk2 v! M# \: S. _4 C5 L8 z
xAK Noto Maru
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; e5 q7 G% [0 ~Japanese ground losses:9 V/ x. e2 a1 `* `" c3 H
1401 casualties reported
5 a3 A" e% D5 b8 F9 c Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled3 p, ~/ c$ j0 J$ v5 t
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled" R7 N" Y: V9 M# J6 ^, ^
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
& \* ~+ q7 t/ S0 |# H1 _ Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
& `5 o4 z9 X6 S- L* V8 l: J, \: \ Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |