AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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- s0 G" T5 G" g7 ] {7 ^' B南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
1 b$ m* E. E* a" l9 e. P' ^马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获$ B( [, [" J9 Z2 M" s' Q% ^. _& r$ T
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级
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* W" x7 Z3 C- N7 g/ CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,822 s! `" `8 r1 Z+ O, Q9 ~. d e
% c! g7 d7 W6 E: Y* [- f6 EWeather in hex: Moderate rain" Q; U# m" x, S) i. s! o
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
7 d s* }: G; z+ tEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 O0 d! \# w6 [) z2 y$ n Blenheim I x 35 d5 n. |7 R1 T: C0 m5 x
139WH-3 x 26 G4 j( X" G, V; |
Hudson I x 3' V' J! ^% R* E, n
" h* ^5 q& h5 CAllied aircraft losses
. W) Q8 g/ d; H+ } Blenheim I: 1 damaged6 E3 h; G% `0 l! o
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak6 q5 P X% U- c) w
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Japanese Ships2 K* G! w! j1 y+ N' P2 d
xAK Arima Maru
5 u4 }/ f4 }) q' H9 e" V+ R xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires) d" W6 _1 U7 G: n
xAK Teiyo Maru' R5 c% a4 R0 s" h4 b
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Japanese ground losses:$ x7 @8 z8 y4 z! J% n! y$ m
128 casualties reported" _. |, f5 z ?) ~& ^) a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. L' g! b% n% d9 H2 m+ \ Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
+ o B9 c. ^$ A8 P0 S( Z/ e N Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled% T4 R( [* x$ c3 m$ {5 I8 R% [
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2 S, _$ j9 g! iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82% F* p X3 T4 x0 V; w" C- s" X
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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; e3 G$ M( O; d9 } e) z% Y% jRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.% w* U" @4 i7 `3 w, f1 D7 J- d& V
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
+ D7 X1 o" K3 H5 f Blenheim IV x 4
3 F: ^4 r1 U; o; m6 Z7 A5 `# }: y- b" A3 j Hudson I x 9
+ m; v& R$ |0 d8 D2 D Wirraway x 4
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z$ |) }; m+ MAllied aircraft losses
) n2 f$ y& O. y% @ Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
) K+ `+ H& q( A6 T' R1 y Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
. M( K0 A* f- Y5 {- I; @3 O( n' I% p Hudson I: 1 damaged: Q% C+ ]4 C# r
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Japanese Ships
9 e5 t, U; E. k xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 T/ U, F( T8 N- v( V! t% O0 ^- g& b
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ l, E: l: V4 A# w' ], N
xAK Mogamigawa Maru7 K" o0 O* t. y( ~ T A
xAK Arima Maru
2 D$ R1 {% e1 @" _2 K0 D) T5 s xAK Kogyo Maru4 ~" j1 t* R! _
2 i( ^$ ^/ Y. Q) {Japanese ground losses:
- P& Q2 e' f) X6 }( I0 C 269 casualties reported! g+ Y4 z2 ^) v# P7 r, M
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled, x* \) x) [2 T, b/ p: x
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled& z; j. j& e/ g2 H: z) `+ q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled; n5 h! p; e* a- m) D6 S
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled), W$ ]1 N0 x: U3 K5 D* q# ], O7 m% [
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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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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
. F: ]! z; K+ H/ s8 r0 DEstimated time to target is 7 minutes& g! W+ q$ V1 w+ {- V/ V
; I' H, k% C" [" {" a0 SAllied aircraft
; ^- a' Q+ N% d/ V6 C$ H; L Vildebeest III x 9
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Allied aircraft losses
5 f8 v9 [& O# {# Y+ Y) A6 a Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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. t% S0 A% ]7 f" ?Japanese Ships7 I0 T8 q+ U" ?# X) s6 n( W3 m
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
- ~0 f' Z- m* t7 S' b xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* t3 ]! J# \% z: z! p' H b
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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* _9 S9 R5 [( A4 hJapanese ground losses:5 I6 t5 X# U: o8 k0 h
527 casualties reported
; O' Q8 Z" g. R# B8 T) \. G7 t: D- h Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 x2 t! d6 I+ F. |: b3 H7 B Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
) _; c( P2 H$ H Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
- R0 i9 M6 D- |" ]5 r, Q: W6 n Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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) e9 K! n1 q" s! g) k: FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82. z; B0 p% k: {
4 o$ v8 M( F7 y1 q8 \. W% j1 E8 @; NWeather in hex: Moderate rain/ V( c' R; t( m/ L- _
1 }$ A' I; m/ W: c f, u) m# q5 mRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 a; K, P+ ~; p0 ]5 G0 _
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes8 }/ r8 e7 H- O7 k7 G# J! Q. G
, y8 o6 A( I/ ?$ j3 NAllied aircraft0 ` m. o# _! ^
Swordfish I x 7
3 n' I. B& A+ w+ ` Vildebeest III x 86 w( {4 @% j+ p; e! p
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Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak0 Q& r( X5 y3 { I- m
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Japanese Ships
; Z1 M" o k) h4 i xAK Koryu Maru
4 K9 \; h ]$ d. u( j xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 E6 b0 ?: h. `6 F0 x3 A( w xAK Kokai Maru: l Z# g9 M6 H0 M
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
. j8 c/ I) |8 k; P3 t$ W xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 Q M" a j' l0 |3 |6 `1 q
2 ?1 x+ q6 @$ O1 u) t8 n3 T; gJapanese ground losses:
1 j$ M% B9 q w Q7 w: j' C 1669 casualties reported }) ~0 Z+ {9 |
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
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Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled; t; R5 O& C4 O5 O7 x* m1 a
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)9 h& F3 Z3 p% ]4 W+ X
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/ B6 b1 s4 C; B2 A4 HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82& X5 h/ j- X& J9 j
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 @* ?' z$ v( |7 o+ {- w
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
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+ u3 K. S. G8 E. G; B! T" }9 EAllied aircraft
& U- O: z% z7 U* l9 s Blenheim I x 3
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, g$ {. t$ [4 L3 eAllied aircraft losses
+ L1 J% X. f! } Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
; g# P2 V8 U) ]5 r) O4 C xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires3 G5 j+ J* f! d0 X6 @
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Japanese ground losses:, L" d- v+ {, D$ a9 O
149 casualties reported% y3 N- [8 X3 u$ e# J: e9 T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
( C, h9 q( g$ N: @& I, C8 n Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled' x) x+ y3 t0 q4 o3 V7 H# I
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ @5 n, _" ^. D( O1 DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82+ |7 z$ M3 }# _
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 F; j: S6 H$ C3 q+ d: R
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( F$ M2 B+ T/ o7 d
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes8 \5 I! _5 T+ e5 U& u& a
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Vildebeest III x 10
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
! z9 c3 y# R$ D% D xAK Yahiko Maru
1 K: q7 j. z9 N, J xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
( _8 H& M% V5 s' P xAK Noto Maru; U6 Y8 a6 S w
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1401 casualties reported! W1 |; D4 r0 r- j7 c
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
) X' K. {' o1 O2 f \ Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
# W6 z6 D1 T1 @ Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
, U. t! f" e8 v0 Z& }" s3 G) k; I Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
. |. w- D7 h! k6 `. Q+ \ Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |