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$ ^; v/ Q: | n- f+ \ p# m
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛' f6 ]7 {" z0 t/ D( R) n
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获' h% `2 q; K% O0 D7 {
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, p/ y/ M1 c6 Y# U9 Y) j
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain# v8 J2 Z* S# c( V2 T* M0 b
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
! Z# {% z! f2 \7 y) o" A. Q% nEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft: X& u$ r( q. f; ~" V3 c
Blenheim I x 3
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Hudson I x 3
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?+ H- r! z: UAllied aircraft losses
- z( `: B9 r, J Blenheim I: 1 damaged" Y3 B, W+ p& O
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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- G2 s& X5 S1 w0 y" JJapanese Ships2 i6 k: m8 X9 ^+ i' F
xAK Arima Maru
5 C/ A( A! |6 B* u/ t% H' u xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
( u$ ^ Y0 P; h, d) c: v5 N xAK Teiyo Maru
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% U8 Y) p; f# }$ ^. g. e0 ]Japanese ground losses:
7 b% T& E1 \1 Y. g 128 casualties reported
M, A) k! w, w8 j* ?% q( p a Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ V0 F" E. z4 l& C/ |5 H Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
) s, v. H& S; `# m Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled/ m4 \' Q7 Y" W
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4 K: c6 A5 L' e9 WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82/ [* r) _8 O4 ]3 A
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 H$ l; Y& }) y5 f- @
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes' U. I- F% u, Z- W
) `- N3 \) F; QAllied aircraft7 m0 P& f/ H6 Z& ^2 e
Blenheim IV x 4
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Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses
0 Y6 M* z" E6 t) Q% y' ]. h$ u Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
8 ^+ p1 m* z# a7 K" p Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak2 v9 U: Q' h, c. X
Hudson I: 1 damaged- k5 d# L/ o, }; C y+ X
/ Y* \& A( P0 v( @5 J7 G% FJapanese Ships- W+ l" l6 v4 {! Y6 d' j' C
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
4 K6 j3 m) ~$ m7 }6 l; ^! @0 G4 G xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. b- m1 z: t6 M( j% \
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
6 ]/ N; X, }4 l0 {8 H xAK Arima Maru
9 I% C4 D1 e k" `, U1 z! E xAK Kogyo Maru) O$ p& A3 Y" P+ `7 P3 J% R* b
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Japanese ground losses:3 }+ e1 k" \) M- a3 V, ^
269 casualties reported. B( z& Y$ D5 R; f0 a
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled; l: O8 B4 W" r! R2 f/ ?
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
4 `' c5 c+ q8 j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled, i2 t' D3 m3 V4 R) P# c
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82! p- S& I5 U# u# }& Y
9 Z' h) K! ^% rWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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r% a) W' X, I; h4 DRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.$ ]0 f* G; p+ x4 p5 I
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes8 R: _6 S( @# m" o+ O; }
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Vildebeest III x 9- h8 t, B6 ?$ k6 D8 V
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Allied aircraft losses
7 W$ e1 g6 E" r Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 Z. s8 q! n! |, i* {! ^; _ xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
" X# b+ ?7 i( R9 j `! X xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' ]2 v5 p/ V) D& Z& X/ ?9 \ xAK Mogamigawa Maru8 i3 h2 n. a* R
9 {# Y4 J3 y" XJapanese ground losses:5 h$ L% W) L& ?' B/ E- s" t+ }- K4 W
527 casualties reported: B) U, _# ^2 I. }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled& u6 V- b( U2 O7 ?1 s4 z
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
3 I3 O# e0 p+ i# U" R9 [ Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
x; j d. I* e/ h1 [9 X$ r9 s Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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- e. P9 s6 `' ~Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* R/ _: p; ]8 R$ h0 \ y' n( Q( d
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Swordfish I x 7
7 _. |* l# d& a$ t5 j) f2 H Vildebeest III x 8
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Allied aircraft losses
& C" t2 i9 m+ i x& ] Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak# y; v2 ^1 b7 O9 ^1 N
0 j d$ \8 d' W0 jJapanese Ships
* V; |( Z1 R7 t c0 P W xAK Koryu Maru2 V' V. ^2 _# \' w
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 x$ v8 q4 \2 q5 n xAK Kokai Maru4 r9 J% P; M! p8 ~8 C% ?
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
Y# o; A5 a- V$ O* z) q xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; P- e; u. d9 ^2 p5 k5 ^; y
5 X8 b- p5 r' K- m0 A4 U$ x. rJapanese ground losses:- _" U$ n7 h" G! F4 @; g2 H5 l) `5 {
1669 casualties reported' @7 d V9 w. ^) F/ \
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
0 F# Q9 ^8 @* }, l0 Q# ? Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
& s: H- h! z C7 G' r Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled# R6 X7 ]/ _- z( g' Q2 M2 j
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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( W, b" y1 n3 F! r" U" [7 `) S2 rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82; w8 @/ a$ W" P
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.& }9 a5 I2 ]) }6 t+ k
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Blenheim I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
2 m* F% L+ K7 c3 E Blenheim I: 1 damaged: c/ _7 G4 g3 w5 L/ H" y4 ]6 W4 W
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Japanese Ships2 h; i n6 [ k, Z3 z7 P5 H
xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires. w0 M/ b5 [3 g& P0 `" j
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149 casualties reported9 }( z Z8 G; {0 s6 Q% p! C L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
9 ?5 [9 ]" l* `" h Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
3 O' V# @5 h' F1 M) v$ g9 d Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& O8 t; \+ x. ~( w" fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,827 `3 o. e; Z- }& c% I/ D3 Q
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain, t6 `( ~) `; J3 w
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 ^/ j( ]* t7 ?6 y# I
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! e' P! C( h/ @! ]; b* {
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses; ~; A# x' [0 h; J6 U( i
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, z3 G) ~$ w& G) w2 m) I/ f" O% U xAK Yahiko Maru
2 t: G- F, z7 Q$ h5 f, [. h2 q xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk% t( f$ `/ N) {4 |" u* m! p
xAK Noto Maru
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Japanese ground losses:" j+ b# E4 B8 [) X! F7 ]
1401 casualties reported
8 ]% k) e+ t3 [6 T Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled+ ?* q) C- D# Q# b, {
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled+ X" J: Y! g; e: W
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
- h7 U* J0 J( x6 [. H/ ~9 u Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)0 {9 F$ t8 p; V6 j
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |