AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41! C2 G5 w: h( d7 r* ^# q
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南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛" U7 K. }6 E& H/ Y; [
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获
8 U* K6 q9 ]) m$ B- c大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级: S5 f, K: n3 W: ?6 ?7 M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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3 _/ N& \, e ?" x/ GWeather in hex: Moderate rain, s S: `4 p' W7 ^9 T: f2 v
% I2 w& @* g. Z1 SRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
! ]! ~, }, g3 j9 n0 H9 [$ \Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 e" F. C! u! q i Blenheim I x 3
! x, U$ C1 [5 G9 V; |' E4 U 139WH-3 x 2/ B( D1 x* e6 C/ m4 _' ?8 i
Hudson I x 3. @4 b1 r" G* `7 T9 r
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Allied aircraft losses
4 D0 U$ t1 M$ ] Blenheim I: 1 damaged2 U1 O6 w: K+ U. e4 |7 I/ p
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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+ i/ N3 O# ~+ `4 i0 BJapanese Ships
8 x7 n9 K; k4 }4 z xAK Arima Maru: s X) |1 Y/ p0 y$ d4 U
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
5 {' D9 X3 l# r1 w2 y xAK Teiyo Maru: d5 v- N' V/ ~0 Q8 ]
5 e$ `) U. A; d4 S9 T( H+ T. P# T6 UJapanese ground losses:
" L4 D- e* z* e0 u" @$ {; k H8 h" X 128 casualties reported' I, G* f0 W7 ]6 c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ U; ?& X- x) e/ m, o, J4 |0 p3 | Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
6 |# j- N1 I; J0 I* T& ~ Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled% j% H$ o n7 p* E: v; a
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82! P4 K+ G) x0 ]
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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# \9 g9 ^; ^ S) w3 eRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
/ K; Y8 [, H& rEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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$ v+ [4 }) @' [% sAllied aircraft8 H# e% w/ s6 u! Y# G# e& a
Blenheim IV x 4
* U/ t1 Q+ K1 q7 @$ { Hudson I x 98 a- e. o0 \; G) {# a# R
Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses0 w' d# f4 ]$ c: p: B
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged; N5 l/ G9 J/ @: I
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
" r. m8 q: `, J Hudson I: 1 damaged6 R; K* X; x+ T5 p8 F7 S. ]* N
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Japanese Ships- z8 g/ X, H/ `4 X2 a
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
0 C2 y) X. f/ L0 o/ _, F xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 e b4 |/ o( j5 J9 Q0 f$ P xAK Mogamigawa Maru) A' j7 U( Q1 j' y; f- H
xAK Arima Maru
0 O7 v# i7 z3 z4 ~$ u xAK Kogyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:, w( e5 z, n5 E5 A7 {. q7 g( N
269 casualties reported$ c& x/ |* g" g U2 m
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled% r. k9 n! c3 ?* o$ k X! y
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled( B) |- d" t* U: l" [- ^( L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled* J1 ~* K0 |2 O/ M& E5 E$ k* F
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)& S" l' O- ^6 p4 B
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9 j/ [% f- a/ k* A/ BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82% J: o) Z+ u9 C- V- e# @; U
5 W. Y; t+ k- u: @! HWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.3 O, x2 L# \: r
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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. U0 k& U+ Z5 ^: }. F( xAllied aircraft
( H$ K/ R$ s1 w/ a' Q! |/ ^9 _ Vildebeest III x 9
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Allied aircraft losses
" f2 x4 \( i) b3 L) B) E' j( X Vildebeest III: 1 damaged, v" i! @1 c. H2 @6 x
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Japanese Ships
/ t- r }% h% ~) o- [) | xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
' ?, v& U& {- r- P& g/ r xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ _9 f1 b, p# ^
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
9 G+ Y, C' m- \) |7 @ 527 casualties reported t0 p: B& M- y) n0 U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ g* F+ ]- v7 K6 ^. M& W
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled/ I; T9 r) _/ `( b! a# m4 ]
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled1 R$ i0 S8 g1 N5 G& ?
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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/ B6 k/ y% E7 i% I% o! ]- V5 ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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" M! g+ A3 V+ cWeather in hex: Moderate rain" |- M+ [+ N* z5 L' p6 K: q
4 B; c5 T% g, ]' w& \& ]Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& y% U6 R$ w" p0 \1 V0 K& I) KEstimated time to target is 10 minutes5 @1 [* w- J- |3 n5 O3 l) X
" q9 }9 ^7 K0 L. k% IAllied aircraft
/ Q. D+ Y. v. E3 j. u* ^ Swordfish I x 7
' g, O& v6 [' T/ R Vildebeest III x 8
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Allied aircraft losses
, v+ ~9 n3 t: m Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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7 r, E2 s, ~( h& ~! M( Z9 xJapanese Ships
5 A7 ~8 _1 i, a" U/ @7 f. v+ k xAK Koryu Maru
7 H7 r% ~1 u( O4 O: Y K" R xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage7 @, O" _5 n/ K: c5 n# C, `
xAK Kokai Maru
6 @9 N: E& x2 _ xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires$ s' X7 ?! Y/ F7 l* O
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' ^( Q" a6 U9 N1 \4 f
! w% `" N! l9 Q2 o3 F s$ LJapanese ground losses:
! r9 F+ L6 K* d# ` 1669 casualties reported
# m8 s, f7 `( b8 ?$ ? Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled. \4 `* R( J+ f- a% B
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
# M9 ^0 M0 [+ \4 F Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled) h) C9 r( k9 Z+ Y
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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! n! W7 X/ K1 ^% k$ |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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4 K& r: X* V8 V! B$ S! l. \4 yWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.' a% b/ S1 `$ @$ R7 Y
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes& O# b* W$ `, N8 z% a. Q' g* I
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Blenheim I x 3" p4 p& m$ |# Y, P& d- U- W8 @
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Allied aircraft losses
- n7 `7 a9 a4 F4 R# U8 @2 C Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 @5 T/ r% f* N. B xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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" M) }0 x7 s! a3 w4 A9 |; BJapanese ground losses:
, L4 z' C1 @8 u 149 casualties reported; l. f' l v" ?% I: a+ g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
5 e0 {, Z+ `% f& v, G9 K Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled1 W3 C3 {0 p: m
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled4 W! \5 q# S* I3 s
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& z; a8 M- H1 j) G% AAfternoon 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 11,000 feet.& Y% z8 m) M1 P0 \0 P0 r h- N
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes6 \+ w% |) \- m- x' H: ~ a
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Vildebeest III x 10% a5 t1 J- p7 l
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No Allied losses5 |8 D% W* F" y
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Japanese Ships
1 T* L) [0 m$ p- o0 p: v1 q xAK Yahiko Maru
* b6 L8 P" @% g1 i: d9 e) {. p3 l% i xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk2 @/ b' W0 H/ S" u0 I' x0 M; u( w) S2 ]
xAK Noto Maru3 q8 ]3 G; w6 Z
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Japanese ground losses:
5 }* v/ p* Y2 i W 1401 casualties reported
9 w A! r( \# Z: _; y0 E Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled: T1 Q8 }' [6 c$ m0 y
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled& |& q7 E% ^. m, U: ^
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled3 f, {6 v2 u ?' j
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
* [' m4 Q# f+ c# y( F- c- O% l Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |