AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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% r* R3 r- N( L. M南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
) X; n; f9 G8 s7 P P南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛5 C' U0 {) c" f
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获+ I1 P$ c$ i/ g( n
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 51,822 e9 `' a( i, c8 i& w9 r& s
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain0 a6 H. b4 V% _; |; v8 V5 O' ^
( o( e$ q+ G7 ?% o) S- l% E0 ~ nRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
* u& u C/ v; B: T& K/ h) @+ C q7 }Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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- Y0 p2 M8 _3 `Allied aircraft
7 f! e7 K( T: B2 l5 e' g5 ^ Blenheim I x 39 A n2 E# @* n2 { L$ Z
139WH-3 x 2
8 Q# a) {! j x( h6 |$ p6 s Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
$ U3 \0 |( z* k% O1 M) J Blenheim I: 1 damaged+ v) I0 r4 z7 [5 i) w0 n" u
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak& {9 v: l5 c1 F: W
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Japanese Ships
( D4 f2 @ _' E& x xAK Arima Maru
' l1 P+ [% ~8 R3 W9 j9 Q6 l+ M xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires3 A0 i0 U' g. M0 B% o
xAK Teiyo Maru( f1 o0 v2 Z& k: q% G
9 v8 g; g/ N; N5 Z- r; M( w' j4 xJapanese ground losses:
( [0 X1 ] v/ {1 f 128 casualties reported
5 h9 c# x# [# [& d; p Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, c8 ?& _1 c+ V. X. L4 E Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled. \/ R0 }, [" X5 D: Y
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled; M) ]# k& z9 k+ }! g& W
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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8 N1 T5 J! ?- k2 ?Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
! p4 c4 \9 Z4 jEstimated time to target is 6 minutes4 K& N1 l" J) A& q* [8 c
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Allied aircraft* s$ t, d* }6 ]% i$ J, ]# }8 B% ?
Blenheim IV x 45 d4 G% z7 H1 N$ S7 s, t* n6 H% w
Hudson I x 9
/ ?) p1 F9 A4 U* d5 n Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses* ]& f/ Y$ j- ~# u+ _
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
+ S* `/ g* l9 o! l; _. K Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak5 X( A+ T% V: N3 e
Hudson I: 1 damaged! `8 ]$ B# D; {2 i$ p
$ y5 X" y; n5 Q2 D7 U9 IJapanese Ships5 m' h2 Y# \8 X! ~2 G# i6 |
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
8 p) D* V q, B r, p xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
: ^/ h; G2 f, m r) {+ l: F xAK Mogamigawa Maru
* @6 w8 R) q" H xAK Arima Maru
% f: K9 {- @0 y$ G& X7 o xAK Kogyo Maru: f. i; C3 F* ]: \$ V8 [$ r
1 M% P ?/ f$ X9 P4 k1 OJapanese ground losses:
+ _, `0 Z8 J4 T4 n4 m: [$ n 269 casualties reported
+ o5 y$ k& P8 M- `( _ Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled: @: G- c. Y8 l1 D
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled6 P* I5 {; ^1 }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
$ Z K7 ]% l5 ?; @) M Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,823 C# m3 t( W+ {/ Y2 q4 w# j
J$ R! u7 A" Z! v; MWeather in hex: Moderate rain1 m% t+ G% X! I. L/ o7 a: _' l9 Z5 y
8 E# P8 _' S6 `4 E& \: [- T* I/ IRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
! O0 M, `3 Z# S7 V! w5 _Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, g; b3 E& n& X7 T6 P( H
5 [- r9 h2 Q* _" x* @. p' e) mAllied aircraft
/ b3 f9 d( }9 w Vildebeest III x 9! V+ J: m3 {" j& ?1 }
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" g% T& r4 |0 }# ^$ X4 A5 A Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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8 g# |; J T4 {# X- ?2 I' f, TJapanese Ships. Z2 H1 {. U6 ?! D; t6 g) k
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
* b ^$ K- z. ]% m3 S' j xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# [# O: ]/ L5 N+ b. C
xAK Mogamigawa Maru" z5 _( D: n2 f4 R- a% h) m( z( ^
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Japanese ground losses:( q. Z4 {, Y/ m
527 casualties reported
4 z7 Q T, O; A; T& q! w Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- u; A+ P7 Y0 w$ F- \
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
! b) T3 y$ a& u4 ~ Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
! _6 }8 h, ?& t* e# W. D 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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: g$ a) Y O+ t/ vWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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, p8 O/ X# o* ?# N; t" w0 w5 ERaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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Swordfish I x 7" w( i( C* E# u0 q& G" T
Vildebeest III x 8
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2 h2 A! q5 `7 jAllied aircraft losses
+ }8 X+ s8 r6 z" E Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak) c; ^# f1 e- f' H# p, N
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Japanese Ships
4 a% `* w0 Q2 ]! Y xAK Koryu Maru
3 B; j) P- v# N xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage8 i5 [: Z, H! l. t( N* V8 k+ A
xAK Kokai Maru
" q, I" e/ j0 V C; L- ] xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires0 n B6 T- Y4 [/ m7 i
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:0 M8 L; i" T+ U7 |# Q+ \! O
1669 casualties reported$ }1 I* z% U% `/ O/ C+ j3 j
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
/ k* `. P; Y1 e, \ Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled- `- l4 ^4 C% M# H
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
9 y* L3 Q! r8 B' X. R Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,824 T$ O3 B- N& }7 O9 D, E) j+ \
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain+ y% {1 f4 y, K$ I: k3 D2 m4 c5 e
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
& E" F% j% z) jEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft
2 h' i- k I( j2 I' D# | Blenheim I x 3$ |4 m$ ~0 x8 B4 E; F
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Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 ?/ }; M I: B, [
xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires! X7 L& N: p9 P. y0 o' A
! T6 ~7 _7 [$ @8 G0 IJapanese ground losses:0 R* x5 b2 Q5 B1 I- i
149 casualties reported9 L f6 V& Q9 c5 ?$ c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; F/ A2 H. w7 ^$ T0 ~. z5 M
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
- P# a/ j% G# V% f Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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/ r I" b3 s+ c* A0 ?Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! y) a& R' U5 ]' _& K- b
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes+ Z$ O, n& f7 J1 n8 _2 [+ K. ^
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( z' Z5 p" c2 M I6 @ Vildebeest III x 10% C D; q. {0 Y4 {% q: O' f" P3 e( B
8 J( X- }2 u6 i; l, Z% eNo Allied losses9 L3 I' v1 l2 K! C I+ D$ S3 ?. W
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xAK Yahiko Maru; q$ ?+ s5 C# a
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
( H4 g9 J: r. F- { xAK Noto Maru" W7 l: _6 I+ |
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1401 casualties reported
* f; L1 |& w: D3 x Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
6 u1 K& ^; l% U, e) u9 w: j Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
' V7 y1 w- i0 D' f# @6 I9 y! G Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled0 `$ A4 \/ ~/ ~' U
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
8 I( I" ~# [1 e; A0 R8 n' X" {9 M Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |