AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
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( {7 D8 A N) W" y6 s4 p( FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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$ X; W2 P* G: q1 ~8 QRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
# Q4 n; o+ S- L; T$ {9 l! y) }Estimated time to target is 7 minutes" _, ~3 a- J3 y8 N2 y/ L* g8 S
2 x- B* ?7 f' y7 JAllied aircraft F9 r% D: `* ^8 x. s8 n0 Y+ e
Blenheim I x 3
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; b2 }0 S; A6 _% z3 X0 Q Q Hudson I x 3
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4 ^& o ~/ t* c4 NAllied aircraft losses
: w+ n1 A! Z5 g3 S9 C Blenheim I: 1 damaged* b$ J3 ~5 U# A$ A3 f
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
+ ?& j7 k/ T, d; r0 G- f xAK Arima Maru
+ o% g2 {1 |2 [, m: o3 @/ D* s xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires2 F9 r9 T `% a# D8 z9 e; G
xAK Teiyo Maru* R- c, b. O1 ~
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Japanese ground losses:
8 ^7 v7 S9 U+ v% o6 @: w1 h 128 casualties reported
* k, G, \" X* }& t/ d% F4 ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; O+ O4 e$ I4 J( [3 N. X+ s Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
" j" m: z, }$ w Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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1 l4 U4 c+ [2 f1 JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain& K8 S' I8 b8 b1 A# e2 M: D8 n, R
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.8 J* C, B- B2 s5 e; p z/ |
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
% J2 I6 w3 D0 }, J* M Blenheim IV x 4& L5 ] U7 i l1 M$ E) ^) t2 r
Hudson I x 99 M* \# i1 c* m6 x5 w6 a
Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses
3 Q9 `3 A3 }' y8 Q M3 @0 d Blenheim IV: 1 damaged+ c h J+ Q) j
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
) F4 S0 x2 s _, A- r Hudson I: 1 damaged
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6 o7 K% I5 S. P* ]; _ xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; i" t5 U0 ^8 t9 V
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& C9 x: R4 p8 K1 u
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
5 ^0 B" C1 h& p xAK Arima Maru
) p( W% h v& ?( P xAK Kogyo Maru3 B1 L1 N7 b* W% u4 h6 o
5 X, Q: G ~# h9 b% KJapanese ground losses:
}2 d* R. y1 C. B" S9 s 269 casualties reported
5 m2 N0 L% _* M: A; S2 o6 E, p Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 y" [, H4 @: Q3 R Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled! x, S! z3 ^( G: K7 E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
1 m( R4 P. s! X1 r. X: A0 { Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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' i: K$ x6 E! A$ P: A5 uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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5 s" g, t% c3 \+ C- ^6 oWeather in hex: Moderate rain4 h$ w- C2 B9 G% v+ S# X( ?1 j
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
! B5 Q) C* B5 k5 Z8 e6 ]( E* Q; DEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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) H* m& a( |6 l+ XAllied aircraft9 H" V' v/ V' s$ `
Vildebeest III x 9
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Allied aircraft losses
4 ]0 F/ _" t1 [0 @- m Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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* p( [/ g2 ]- j9 m3 mJapanese Ships
2 k" z2 m/ B8 T6 A xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage/ v5 B& C9 [2 o7 d2 f
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 y6 @/ C8 h2 C6 S
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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Japanese ground losses:5 P, ]: S9 _2 y. }+ L5 l6 I5 [3 i {4 R
527 casualties reported6 r) K, T' t( |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
! @$ `! O& X9 x2 c0 B; F8 g$ G Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
" H% M+ n# O# s Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled4 N7 e# }- S2 i# L
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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3 t& m* \% K9 vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,829 H5 L, K. F% @7 F
9 F( U( l! v9 P7 S: |( z& Q- DWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 Q+ }, r( p' k7 Q
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes" w9 y% |( o& x+ C. l, n
- ^ A- i. e9 UAllied aircraft
]5 W7 c9 A* k" d1 X! T7 N Swordfish I x 78 z% X0 T( p# L
Vildebeest III x 8
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2 }1 j8 }. Y8 S: V; Z7 E) P- @Allied aircraft losses
- F. B6 r, d8 x: u! D9 R Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak/ Z7 @: R- u+ M: ~4 q3 B# u
1 f+ ?* V& c* Y S6 l, yJapanese Ships. }) a1 ?% y3 `2 F9 j' D1 m
xAK Koryu Maru% ~8 r/ ^4 A: D0 a' M
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage x. ~# W6 h# s
xAK Kokai Maru
9 V1 i; G) G4 M L% Z xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
4 T9 J) |1 D+ o/ Q6 L xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
! Z. n& B6 W8 y9 r% Q( J/ ` 1669 casualties reported
, |; E+ L* n" M4 v1 d1 i Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
8 B: C4 q s- d) e E3 i g Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled- Q- U. \- b, c
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
; ~7 H3 B3 ^' v, J; d Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82: ]) i. G1 T$ l
9 v' s. e( z/ K9 z9 x' xWeather in hex: Moderate rain; T5 s9 r( x0 ? t7 j; H
% A4 K8 c9 _" @/ r+ K2 V% |! ^Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.5 H! L6 Z* p& V% o. G* s
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes' i/ A- [4 a6 p! O/ J7 U
$ u+ k1 T! f& tAllied aircraft9 U- q- K- q; U) h2 N
Blenheim I x 37 }1 Z" W7 `1 i0 U
2 c Z* z5 O9 a" ?. ^ ^Allied aircraft losses
* b2 e, m2 E( {' Q$ x- x+ r Blenheim I: 1 damaged( ^4 a) p2 A/ o% A+ |& F8 \
$ j+ ^: g! `% BJapanese Ships
9 U- i2 B; [: ~: Y xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires9 o: L$ o$ O8 r7 X! w' x, Z
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Japanese ground losses:
3 @5 q; Y6 ]) |9 v) L 149 casualties reported
& L8 b$ o, N+ l e. C Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
- Q9 L! |$ d/ F8 Q Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled2 g' w: R: l- h6 K; e
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled3 W% k: }) y% N! `/ s! D: s# |
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7 S. ^2 t0 h( n8 CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82" W6 H* ]3 a9 y8 T
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- k+ u& I1 R' Y* d* _
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
) c& n3 j" E- E$ J. y9 g Vildebeest III x 10
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No Allied losses$ @, z9 q* A, ]% S: ~2 j
, Z2 u b4 ]! O& v5 IJapanese Ships+ v1 P4 E" A) R2 t' T+ ^/ x( V7 V
xAK Yahiko Maru9 c8 z$ Z, q0 U5 ~' j# T R% w5 M
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk, S2 S% `( V& Q8 R% z
xAK Noto Maru& l2 Y! G, N6 I; g- g* d8 v
4 K: A$ O' A' S3 HJapanese ground losses:3 K4 U3 `$ y6 t+ I
1401 casualties reported1 \1 w+ c! A& E4 E' \
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
- u# y. t6 K8 E) p) @- v, _0 C8 Y Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled; v2 X! i( J# d+ g7 H
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled! `6 B4 v% ?9 g6 ?
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)% G0 m8 P, W! K7 i' V" h5 w4 _" ~ r
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |