AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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; E. u' F$ ^1 ` Y) f% r南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范# d# p8 O9 V* R4 b U* [
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛( C; f% z) ^! t# Y( Q+ T
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获$ N1 g K7 n/ L! @
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级9 a( W/ s% e( V9 o; v A- Q0 b& {# ]
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82! p U- L1 Y: `! q6 I
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain& B1 R# Q0 }5 ^: K2 f6 w6 n0 y/ o
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.& z8 J, D0 R8 I# Z* ^. x
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes( I4 L# C! G* G; q
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Allied aircraft9 |6 D! o# r' G0 x
Blenheim I x 32 ^* _( { Z, Z4 x0 x
139WH-3 x 2+ k" h E% m6 T+ w" s* a" ~& L( o
Hudson I x 3
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6 E g4 M8 a% R2 Y+ A, u5 E" D4 wAllied aircraft losses* S! ?& j, x5 J. a Y' n% @+ ^8 ]) I
Blenheim I: 1 damaged0 J0 _5 `% n! T8 u) m
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships- z* N4 ]7 ^4 a0 |1 L5 I
xAK Arima Maru
0 n3 F2 {) _/ l0 H, v& c xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
5 H2 ~/ p q5 [ xAK Teiyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:% f; m. z0 H! Y! H6 j, U
128 casualties reported4 [; x, ]" N; [" I" s, V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 Y* X [% d+ ~' q* Q2 F; w7 ` Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
1 [- O7 Q9 h' p" f% w Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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: @" N! q5 c) T# q7 N& `Afternoon 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 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.- p& a; V: E1 U6 L4 P
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft- [9 O+ O5 \- ^
Blenheim IV x 4
8 c J* q8 N+ ~$ m e Hudson I x 9
$ K2 e+ q9 O' B* C Wirraway x 45 A) D! p/ `2 r) e
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Allied aircraft losses1 H' M: B+ b% [) q& P
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged2 K' l% B. z" c
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak4 \8 Z7 h* }! I* V0 w1 l' c
Hudson I: 1 damaged+ J/ o8 y5 o) i* \2 j4 _
5 R2 r% ]/ @# d+ ]! XJapanese Ships
$ s" q3 B9 a- \& A# y6 q xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
5 T0 E( ^9 q5 J& o& V: W/ [3 A xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 _% a/ |9 B [7 u7 U" ]# k9 ~% L8 K xAK Mogamigawa Maru" d- n4 N) p7 {" |5 D6 `9 b) C
xAK Arima Maru" k/ E/ a: Z1 O4 Y+ Y3 d! e
xAK Kogyo Maru4 X* I* _5 P$ R( p, E# i, I$ c
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Japanese ground losses:" D- c1 l4 Z/ R% @; Z/ j: o4 i$ z$ [
269 casualties reported
; A% e. H: u' B$ V% V Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled u( p% V6 {5 {5 T( h) F
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled* D0 A" A8 `1 Y) ~( ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled7 x3 ~1 }0 Q2 L8 N
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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+ N7 P) u/ l; b+ w8 Q2 @8 zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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4 n1 a5 M s3 M9 C) ? D* ^/ pWeather in hex: Moderate rain# B$ j) ?6 z6 O4 Q
5 S2 C6 {- H, ]% @ PRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
, H/ D9 G. r, Q9 }5 h% UEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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) ~2 X/ m7 r( H0 C o5 fAllied aircraft
$ }0 t1 M) k- G& s: U+ k* U6 @ Vildebeest III x 95 o+ ~; B1 n2 E& O! a
4 k9 i: g7 @+ a2 \6 u: V+ UAllied aircraft losses
7 a! { M* d$ S6 Z& Z Vildebeest III: 1 damaged8 `# t) m) C& U8 w+ q
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Japanese Ships1 N% R5 a# V0 F# R- v/ g( j
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
# g% c" Z9 a1 T1 n$ O9 E xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ D8 j4 O+ m! S+ n
xAK Mogamigawa Maru: z7 `/ R4 |. |( q' k" y/ x( q
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Japanese ground losses:% q7 B. d% s- O1 j& j% e
527 casualties reported
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- ?" N& p4 ^3 p$ H: P! V$ V Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled8 N5 p5 k! e5 w
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled" X( _! {0 l, {( s: p
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)4 @$ z' d% A4 a) g. E0 C `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82- |. e: o; Z7 S3 ^) Z& D
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 H$ Z# f& N9 S9 G8 g* D2 }Estimated time to target is 10 minutes4 r# r. l5 s1 E
. \0 i+ Q' R4 d1 DAllied aircraft
4 Y" g# q0 `# E. |0 y" E2 U; _1 Z: q Swordfish I x 7* R- H/ {4 _# K6 d3 u8 Z; C
Vildebeest III x 8
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Allied aircraft losses
/ i# I8 s( U' u0 v( U0 c2 u Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak, \0 r' S; u2 s, W0 t# `0 r
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Japanese Ships
: g$ M# B$ K% m xAK Koryu Maru
/ d7 h8 }$ s1 Y( W' W xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
. W/ z' L/ ]* ^& x1 _% H xAK Kokai Maru
: `, W2 V8 t6 _. K" y2 P1 v0 O! z xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
: _! ]+ V$ G9 V4 T& e xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, J: f- v. G: ~6 d$ P
/ T' z1 i; n" K* a# lJapanese ground losses:6 X- _9 W% R! \9 U' _: c, R+ Y7 ?( Y
1669 casualties reported
; `( J( V7 ~/ z. U( h- Z Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
- Y: Z7 S" F$ y' ] Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
& q2 Q' @6 R9 U: [ Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled. [3 s$ f% g3 J9 A0 Z p
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)" n, n6 ?1 A. v8 c o
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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! X5 k7 H& ~: E0 ]: f4 m# Z5 iRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.6 `5 F( }0 [( A4 A i' l- A" t
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Blenheim I: 1 damaged: A) F% @0 I" L. a+ L
0 d7 [7 y: k. m& N! h) q; Y/ ZJapanese Ships
4 w j; x- N% y( R/ `. E xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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% Q0 {' i5 a) t5 g Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82, u: ?( r4 B1 o
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., z1 n# b+ t+ s& }$ d
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes# X. l. o- Q, b4 w; Q2 F% ~
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Allied aircraft/ \. \& N- ^- H
Vildebeest III x 10+ O" B2 Z4 u. n. t# v5 A. D
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No Allied losses
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# \9 f3 B- k. P) k( b xAK Yahiko Maru
% z! y. @9 f+ s* U- C( z0 x xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk2 [8 W. c6 Q* G) y
xAK Noto Maru
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. |) R3 w+ Y: wJapanese ground losses:# |0 I6 E0 g. ?3 N* X
1401 casualties reported3 `( p: j$ t, }; k
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
/ a/ [& ?1 f O6 L h0 T4 { Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled9 q6 x9 J" X$ m
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled5 w# X8 r( _; G& J
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)/ Q7 g n9 e8 a# G$ o% J
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |