AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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- S, T5 g; m/ e) u4 ]" C( Y* h南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
7 k9 z" [5 \9 l, I2 U! h* _南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
. Y, G4 V: w5 m马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获1 O* c' x \. S
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级3 r- E1 Q2 h$ Q- E" T- n, s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82 ^( O) ?" Q# \5 n) T
" ^9 o( [7 ~$ F6 m3 ^, J3 SWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.: f" r2 |: d& T( h5 o
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes: F3 {( O7 a7 y- |
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Blenheim I x 3% R6 ]% g) z# ~, \; W7 X7 T' A$ t( X
139WH-3 x 2
2 G9 F1 n/ C% h! x, D% W: Q Hudson I x 3
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( U7 H# y: P% t) W& dAllied aircraft losses r; W; a( r u, N& Q" D
Blenheim I: 1 damaged8 C& M5 w# T1 i0 R; R, A
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships2 u# D+ a1 j4 X9 W- ]! A2 @
xAK Arima Maru& [# Y% l4 Y4 X! a9 K) o
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires; V. G* m7 c# A+ o
xAK Teiyo Maru
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5 X; Q' S4 \ j0 L- ]Japanese ground losses:
k8 d+ T! g& c0 }' }( f! Q 128 casualties reported
! H, L0 T, X8 t' g5 H9 ^6 d4 q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 b% h$ @4 a$ z2 q. e. u Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
* k( m( n0 \+ `5 l! E- U Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled' S- b, `, I4 s6 o6 V2 T! x" [# E
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82' A' a- M. H8 ~6 V1 i
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 k; ^0 V% {# r0 `9 W4 x5 `Estimated time to target is 6 minutes( n& d4 e" ]; `1 T) e
, \; q4 }6 m& M7 H/ p6 I2 ]Allied aircraft4 ~& K: e' @" t) p
Blenheim IV x 4' ?. I& O6 @; N* H1 s
Hudson I x 93 b7 u; k9 m) Q) s
Wirraway x 4* O3 E4 v: { \6 W
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Allied aircraft losses- L( u9 M' L1 ]( Q2 @" s8 s& [% l
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
" S, r) k k# E0 c Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak* k# j( P% `3 v2 ]5 l# p. a
Hudson I: 1 damaged6 C* _6 |! W/ j8 f0 b: Y5 P
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Japanese Ships
$ d! @; P* g" O- O5 K2 U8 L xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
% X0 J. E) u) J xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- W5 G8 p$ s. r# Q8 _: J4 X
xAK Mogamigawa Maru+ ~6 y! m4 [; }1 p# C* ?
xAK Arima Maru
( N# M) t" T% \7 c2 v7 s xAK Kogyo Maru7 ?4 D* ]/ C0 `3 W
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Japanese ground losses:
0 f: q( f! e2 P5 Y 269 casualties reported% k* U3 T. k% V) j4 g8 j
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
- B ]0 ?7 i9 [) E; j" u Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled1 Y* d6 ?& S& v( ?6 \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
7 W; l/ Z; w/ \' U; q' M& I9 j Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82: O/ T R. B- b2 x, O, m
$ o6 d I- m1 B2 a1 JWeather in hex: Moderate rain. J4 l& r: E+ \- [
4 w z7 i& [& z# C" [Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.- Z9 L+ W1 e/ g: x9 n9 \
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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6 N5 L, [' D: X6 F4 `. oAllied aircraft
& ^; I* S' i0 g7 U Vildebeest III x 94 q. R; Z4 r" O m
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Allied aircraft losses
9 J' v |' X/ }6 i' s, o, B$ { Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships h7 t4 D- k. m, H: x: B9 n
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage( B' ], \! w. M) ~1 h( ?7 h- s& q& u
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: U' V- Z* l+ j6 f7 _
xAK Mogamigawa Maru0 Q1 m9 j( A# x& _
1 y# N4 s5 o- [! {4 u5 \Japanese ground losses:
" C* s' p9 `' K3 N& ? 527 casualties reported
- F$ d+ p ` E% C Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled5 f+ c8 N0 @# a/ @( X
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled# i; Y. x0 i. B* }3 z9 Z5 {! O
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
" t+ Z/ e4 v, ]0 @3 _- V 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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2 E( N# u. z! nWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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2 j2 O/ D* ?9 T' h' v; x: A3 P3 URaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: _# v( X2 x7 m2 U& ~3 s, P& r
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 f! Y, N7 L5 E6 L, m Swordfish I x 7
+ s/ v5 h) ~, w" g6 o4 c Vildebeest III x 85 p$ q- v' `0 \" ^
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Allied aircraft losses% N; G1 |( e( U7 T3 Q& o
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships ?7 E, r% `7 s0 q% r! L& N; C
xAK Koryu Maru
6 g" P0 M! H" V4 Q xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage6 ?8 z. H X1 K( a8 Z: c% Z$ u( w
xAK Kokai Maru
4 A# e! r& z7 N, x: C7 \" f xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires. c/ n1 G9 q+ u
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 ]/ o: {: L" |
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Japanese ground losses:
b# a1 I+ G2 w! Y 1669 casualties reported
+ j" o0 a+ d& W1 ` Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled7 d! |+ T0 I4 L( R" @) Z% T+ V
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled! ^2 Y' M' i( ]4 \
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled p0 r! \4 u4 K2 M* c! U. a
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)$ T8 p7 L% d L$ L% V8 k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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2 a+ @; R% ? H! Q- mWeather in hex: Moderate rain) D% w9 a' |/ d
K/ u' _5 B4 Q! YRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. }6 C7 \) ^4 F+ ?$ D C! l8 b
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes! |. c" Z/ R# S! h
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Allied aircraft
9 B; t9 C' |. Z. q; u9 |' u Blenheim I x 3! @; Z4 H3 x6 j& Z, Z
2 z8 m& w( ]% @# x6 xAllied aircraft losses
4 i5 Q8 H. _/ x) Y# Z9 |7 ] Blenheim I: 1 damaged0 T* Q5 j% A+ B* }
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xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Japanese ground losses:
* ?! H# _ o% d1 \% h 149 casualties reported$ a3 l( m9 ^$ `! Y4 {) d: {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled6 h/ S" C, N) n5 ?" x
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled* O& I3 D2 f' y3 ~' F
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled2 J4 v/ W& M+ G) W6 Y
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8 M5 Z/ T* m) C, y& s" I4 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82! Y+ u2 Q. |+ r
# i4 W* m9 K1 M# W' HWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! y: V W \2 Y/ AEstimated time to target is 7 minutes0 c9 q# k/ _, c
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Allied aircraft
% k s9 c# f2 Z Vildebeest III x 105 R3 g: V5 ^$ H
9 t2 `4 a; O' i/ u( U5 f* D/ vNo Allied losses& { n# z8 x$ J( B5 G9 _
/ t7 H" f* H. i7 sJapanese Ships
: k: Y3 K7 L3 `* s xAK Yahiko Maru
; N' B! T( {2 P, B8 z% R8 D# Z xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
$ _5 X9 n' B4 ~6 Z xAK Noto Maru
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- S2 S2 w. V& b; g4 TJapanese ground losses:: b- j/ M- r. f4 v( m! y; h
1401 casualties reported) v: ]: v5 C5 w5 u/ ~
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
5 ^' u) C- v5 a5 [) V Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
4 P% b9 Z$ v+ ~ f Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled" t9 H) X& ?% L8 Z) ^2 d
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)% p) j6 ]5 w5 w' r
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |