AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范$ J. k2 X6 x) c, N
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
/ h/ k% |6 H! J; z8 k3 N# Z8 q马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获; J: H `! Y1 C8 H
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级$ T7 `( [2 k& D- A8 e
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. P( \8 B8 d( wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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* a1 p; i8 v7 S9 z6 s4 I. g$ K' eWeather in hex: Moderate rain" r+ o, v7 T) M
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
$ Z; t3 l6 U- B. {8 H7 {Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft7 |. B& p$ o) p# Q6 H8 }, g
Blenheim I x 3; j- Y! a* o4 j* x* B( R+ O
139WH-3 x 2
* t$ y, |/ r+ M2 e$ L, ? Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
* H I5 M7 `: \9 l! Q& X- E& b0 X% L- E Blenheim I: 1 damaged
5 K; \: c, |. H1 S Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak# Y9 H) I" _6 @* g: G# w- q
% v) D6 g7 V+ ^8 R' {Japanese Ships
$ @/ ~; t" s9 L1 b5 G7 @. w( I7 d. E xAK Arima Maru
5 s* |0 | W0 J+ } g xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
& H, E* t8 i& ^/ Q% d3 d* X xAK Teiyo Maru! c* p) S: _0 ~6 Z" V. w r3 |
$ f. e/ {9 l, D) s# IJapanese ground losses:
% D) K7 Z( m' V0 H. H8 m4 k 128 casualties reported
9 x4 A1 P0 ?; k# d Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ U) j2 C- E+ x& _+ I+ S Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
, V! i' R" o: G- `7 U# Z Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled q8 ]# ]& ?1 S; A b8 X: k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82/ c2 m+ U# o$ D- g- K- x
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.6 x) N4 l& `5 r) f5 Z4 x4 V
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes' V" \" r( \; g j% [6 I* h
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Allied aircraft
) ?2 _. F2 i. _ Blenheim IV x 4
6 c H. \3 h- e0 W Hudson I x 9
( ?; q8 V2 L) e/ g Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses& q# o3 r% j' @% E3 J3 O* ]* k9 n
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged5 `( N, I4 O' j. y
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak6 X! |: F+ d4 O* A) J/ I
Hudson I: 1 damaged
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7 D# A% u/ d5 k }; U. JJapanese Ships
. f% _" e. V6 M, ?, `6 [+ e6 ~% r xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
7 X, K. V$ Q9 C- c" G0 L xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 v. P. B7 Y: D5 U* o
xAK Mogamigawa Maru( p* q& S0 @! d
xAK Arima Maru. V2 ]0 o7 W% A% l2 y
xAK Kogyo Maru
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: x, j6 L! J8 ]Japanese ground losses:# c6 t% { ]: e- I7 h! s
269 casualties reported/ E2 k6 q" W+ Y+ A$ u
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled$ C! Y+ \5 A: g1 v8 i/ p6 X6 v
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled, u' X f @" ^9 Z+ d6 z: H& f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled6 t# g$ ]3 A6 A% U$ N
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ q$ L2 y7 @: F! S6 e
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82% t# D! E6 i3 L9 L; [. }
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.! W: T) A; c4 K$ X$ D# a1 G7 @1 ?; X
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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( F' Q0 a3 U$ J/ q: | Vildebeest III x 94 d# S4 x u3 A. m
5 A- i6 }# _. |! f+ GAllied aircraft losses# h9 H3 K9 K! @# c
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% _( U1 @, U# r: q3 I xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage$ w3 Z# R5 l' Y) o- @, _
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% _% n7 E5 Z# ~) c. n! c. ?0 B1 t xAK Mogamigawa Maru4 z& [8 W% c: n, E# N
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527 casualties reported* }0 B" U1 n- V+ }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled6 k1 G3 o8 z7 d$ l$ q
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
/ T- r$ P! w5 u, R" w Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
' ^1 z' s! E, a- k( z, f6 s Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)% C% H C- \2 @. t6 s2 e# g& @
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain0 n, \( Y" Y$ v. @
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 S& A8 d6 M4 K8 b6 x
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes0 s' e; i. V( p. F* S
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Allied aircraft* |- H, i5 P3 |6 y6 g. k/ D
Swordfish I x 7$ j/ A; _4 S k4 X3 `# ^
Vildebeest III x 8
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Allied aircraft losses
! M, A0 W0 r6 A# F0 l2 X0 w+ | Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
7 M8 x' ~( A4 k' [1 I/ `: s) t# M* o xAK Koryu Maru: f" a4 [- D; ^& w6 j# M! s; Y
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage4 Q, A+ Y3 i1 P) C
xAK Kokai Maru
! C! Q2 ^% A% M xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires( \' M7 f h: V" |+ |8 p/ w$ Z
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: G3 v% Q H$ n; ]: T5 D7 o2 y
, U8 Z, W0 j1 \Japanese ground losses:, b$ s7 J3 e. i& `! X f
1669 casualties reported
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& k- C# g0 T1 ]; f, G3 B3 H! T Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled- o2 ?, R& _. W+ |. E
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled+ X u3 V. c3 u; n5 {. t5 A2 z* _1 ~
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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" U8 d! K& ~7 s0 k' P# g+ a4 bRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
0 E9 v5 [, j5 e6 f5 t1 a# J" M" BEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft$ k; D g) \& ]0 u( c% k" v- D- I
Blenheim I x 3- ^. N. j1 s- l
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Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
. ^ V j, g& A ^/ J- u xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 d" u$ O }! Y
1 N) r: W E) q% R7 m! |: B: v9 B5 ~* iJapanese ground losses:
3 P1 N- n3 t' m9 F& a 149 casualties reported* Q7 h) T; [+ C, j% S! q# G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
, E9 L1 v6 t8 h" D2 v Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
) z- s, B% ^) i8 i5 O0 z Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82. K0 f5 v8 d% K# y/ g. j
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain) a4 X V1 a9 N; C d5 \
+ H3 v2 v4 p5 g4 Q3 @; u' CRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 I L1 V5 e. m1 d" B6 ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes4 u8 Y* i, |, @; e* [. h3 T4 [8 v
2 d: N; t6 m0 c% u$ a( sAllied aircraft
' t" U5 X) `7 Q( ]: y* N, K$ q Vildebeest III x 10
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3 J1 H, k8 Z7 i0 G: E: \) ~2 Z+ SNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
# U% S6 b' j( U, ^; M+ r6 I xAK Yahiko Maru
# j( {, |4 x r xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk. W- F- ?9 r( q& h4 m9 Y3 n, y
xAK Noto Maru; z& O; }: M( I$ d1 b( f( ]6 T
7 z) K$ b2 w9 u. Q1 S6 [% GJapanese ground losses:$ |' e/ o, W- l/ a$ Z
1401 casualties reported
/ W- r7 @' H. o! l" @ Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled8 B8 {# ]: G) @
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
) q( i6 [" y7 } Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 K* L4 ]; C6 q2 N% G Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
; r/ s+ H+ g3 T+ s Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |