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0 W6 Q% y( c ]8 u6 E南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范7 Q) Y' Y% X: J! ~5 p# O: g7 X/ V
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛% e2 [* h9 R' x
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获; n" `3 n1 A+ p% p, c; m3 e7 x
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级* w8 E8 A6 } f; z' v0 U0 J$ w' z
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$ E! j& b! M4 b1 L1 I8 G* \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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; l- [& n& L+ Z9 N$ SWeather in hex: Moderate rain( J5 E) w! S6 N o
. A5 c' b* y5 Y6 m5 B+ V% X @1 v- i9 MRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
% i0 N7 Q8 t" d+ O6 v, {6 qEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft, w- @% s7 Y1 `
Blenheim I x 34 O# t& U& S N- Y$ I# z r
139WH-3 x 2
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' {( J( R) C, I# @Allied aircraft losses" h% |5 u) R# h# h" G- x- N& ] [7 F N
Blenheim I: 1 damaged2 e& l2 v' c" k5 P" u# d
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak; _. X8 ~: u/ u' |! U; R
+ K& \2 n/ _4 P+ q0 A) FJapanese Ships3 U* M' Z+ Z" A) h/ J, z
xAK Arima Maru
+ T; D8 x o# M+ M xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires3 g' `9 q# O9 @& P
xAK Teiyo Maru
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, ]! K, [2 X/ z2 O$ |6 R/ Z3 H0 ZJapanese ground losses:* J% X0 S" `9 {% C7 q5 Z
128 casualties reported4 C$ K* S3 ~% z; H9 Q$ f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! @/ i' V& [: K5 d9 w, ^ Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
2 u0 n# U7 }0 ?. ` Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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% a$ o1 E) u' M* m- O# d5 S" [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82, u: l6 C+ o, t
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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4 ^' A! X) C% J( Z" @- _Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
3 G$ Z: f+ _1 c2 _7 m5 ~Estimated time to target is 6 minutes( H9 t2 {6 }/ S* A; }, s. ?
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Allied aircraft
# L, x4 F5 Z5 |+ Y Blenheim IV x 41 Q6 s5 z5 L% r
Hudson I x 9* v( p9 U* c) G V- O
Wirraway x 4, V3 @+ I4 a2 |
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Allied aircraft losses
B( f/ g1 k# ?/ ?. `* w( n2 | Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
3 q) D$ B" Y* f9 ]) h Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
: O9 T+ ]* P, ]3 q$ c Hudson I: 1 damaged7 V7 r+ |" H) P# |! Z$ C/ i
, T& r/ R9 p2 ?" [1 [$ c( {Japanese Ships
0 z7 S$ v8 ~9 z$ X xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ y" s7 R9 {. ?$ ? xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ z8 t# D' M; A& i
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
: b; X9 ?% X+ x+ x) [+ u7 |0 P xAK Arima Maru6 P6 e8 t K- m0 k
xAK Kogyo Maru _. A y6 ^- \+ l8 t
, _( |9 t1 e. t0 j1 L9 eJapanese ground losses:
6 }1 _ v; U; ~' B2 l 269 casualties reported2 n3 }5 `6 q4 j! ]3 v$ m
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled$ J& C& w; N4 t% s$ T9 s
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled5 k. j, I" D A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled3 a( H( ~$ t8 V
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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/ x) `: ^4 J, BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,828 v. f# E. p2 h
( x& u+ w" d/ i* ^) lWeather in hex: Moderate rain& o4 W d: s' x) N2 R
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.( [+ Q1 z/ G9 |/ R( Y) P
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes/ E5 `+ w: W E
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Allied aircraft$ e8 ^/ V& Q* x" x H$ O
Vildebeest III x 9) D6 I6 q/ |. P: F: |7 B
4 y+ f0 a* F. }, a A. E& MAllied aircraft losses
: t: Z/ i2 p( W) @7 Z Vildebeest III: 1 damaged. i; T9 D0 E0 h+ [; N( B. T
9 ~! _: H7 v" KJapanese Ships
6 Q1 x7 }/ @4 a: K% U xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 E& R3 R; E9 L$ P8 r9 Z xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 V. L. v! s6 ~" {) C! D7 r+ B xAK Mogamigawa Maru4 L1 a2 J' a7 M) O+ H# [
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Japanese ground losses:' {0 ?# ?4 _; Z8 R: M
527 casualties reported+ C% ~% N7 Y' X9 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( N5 t$ a5 u/ i3 u Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled. ~8 p# C' b3 G( j* J+ M5 M
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled5 u& X p! R3 J% O+ q, X
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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" K" i$ v2 m; J h- FWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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( @, ^7 g$ k, \$ R9 F- rRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% G1 j% e! T& ~; o" KEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft
/ c7 R. {5 d" s Swordfish I x 7
* b" A0 F8 j% u1 T9 @ Vildebeest III x 81 {! }4 ^& i- \$ o- P; {
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Allied aircraft losses" J7 T. L M; L' z5 f
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 d: t' g* Z7 u- @3 LJapanese Ships
3 y6 f- \0 e; e/ p; Q xAK Koryu Maru
4 z/ n; }9 }! ~. {8 N- d( I xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage3 r# M$ ~) R! G6 \3 C/ f/ a5 n
xAK Kokai Maru
' U; M/ f+ g, B xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires- I! t* K9 [9 q2 j5 O
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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/ r8 @6 q; j9 m1 [1 s3 uJapanese ground losses:
/ N) A$ H) K% H2 @ 1669 casualties reported$ e! s+ |2 n) h0 k
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled; a5 J$ U& Q9 z J6 ?9 Q- d
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
/ }0 [/ a# ^1 L" N0 o. x7 J Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled" f) N D0 P; i, V& x: z2 e3 D
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)- r! l6 W( l% C) T
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82+ n3 s8 j1 k$ y" e5 \ ?5 @
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet., h5 x% ?4 m' l" A% X0 R! O- q
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 L, b2 ?* h Z9 a" U
Blenheim I x 3" s1 T, X9 b# j& ]% u" U5 M
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Allied aircraft losses5 i( _1 M1 ]5 h5 E( r
Blenheim I: 1 damaged, W1 O* P k& r! b! c( R* P8 z
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Japanese Ships' g0 n; R4 a6 `( z
xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Japanese ground losses:
% T; G1 s% O$ J" j1 T8 [* Z 149 casualties reported$ R; g% H8 ?" _2 d8 b& G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& @2 y' v( I8 f% T) k7 R
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled$ k" N* R0 r6 v+ Z% V. U: \
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82# [- A2 P6 I% M+ R: f* ^$ Q
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain2 ^0 g1 k& N; w# Y. N
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- a% D% ]+ n" M* z8 t; O
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes* D1 ]! a$ N1 D# {5 B" a, b0 n
- \* A/ r5 W" mAllied aircraft
6 R, K* z9 C1 y$ e' k3 O) M Vildebeest III x 10( w9 h* I/ H$ [3 n' I8 f
3 g l. [8 w7 m$ ?$ }4 NNo Allied losses; o. y, z5 E, a6 p N
# i" ^" G& T' b6 XJapanese Ships
! w) v3 ~: x- N& g W xAK Yahiko Maru4 c/ [' T3 M) F- Z' ]8 C5 j8 n5 Z
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
. w2 z5 q7 \4 I7 w- e' w5 r xAK Noto Maru& J( w5 j1 m6 f
; X! T$ Z% V0 `7 ^" kJapanese ground losses:+ H5 s: G% R) J
1401 casualties reported! t" g3 q6 a9 M9 p2 j1 q2 B
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
0 x7 n' m6 [/ U7 u5 a" q Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled$ U: T2 @* V% o( p& b0 c. A
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled" p' x, F. A: F
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
. ?3 c. C; o( u* X Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |