AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
, [- ? ~* I) K南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛% P9 ]0 V- M, d8 p0 a
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获5 ^! H1 v. n8 A9 W
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级/ u j9 _; J* V" o- Y# b; |
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82) H# U, T* W$ V+ y( ~
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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8 f: v s& c$ \; x9 RRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.' d4 s9 D' ~2 ?+ T- S1 n# ^' P
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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R. m& ^/ p+ {, J Z0 IAllied aircraft
- A9 z" F9 C3 E0 E( e$ H1 k2 M Blenheim I x 36 C I' U" a3 {' I# r
139WH-3 x 2" `3 L; f3 Y+ Q& g2 V" b
Hudson I x 3: [9 x6 A2 t U) e
/ \5 K; r, l' E& K' R% K5 xAllied aircraft losses
8 W* \- w) y( y3 r5 ^" F Blenheim I: 1 damaged
& f3 M1 {3 ?) }( b" J Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak9 y( S n- d3 |( _" y* ~8 I: t+ H4 ?
: w: `- B7 a( }4 `Japanese Ships+ S8 \7 L2 ~7 R( j/ o
xAK Arima Maru
% }9 R+ B* [/ l xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
* }. v- G6 D; D/ k$ T& t xAK Teiyo Maru3 ~: k D6 Q" c4 {
3 f' x! O. n! r/ o6 {; cJapanese ground losses:0 K3 r* r- w0 T7 f
128 casualties reported* q* k' W$ d! e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( }3 Q0 R2 y, q- d: ~
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
4 b* F! I! `7 B& `2 X Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain! R' t h+ _5 I7 i, y/ @( B
' q4 Z1 O' R! b; B: q ~7 D7 dRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.' h$ y7 U# f5 i$ d6 @2 F" O" ]# g
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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6 ^6 }5 c* ~; t3 o2 d n Blenheim IV x 42 e* f3 S; _9 |1 o& e
Hudson I x 9
6 p! A) Z1 G, Y* i, J2 D: p Wirraway x 4
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6 u& w3 j8 H% v- x/ m Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
' r( V9 L+ K! r/ x Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak* t" [- P+ d$ f' q
Hudson I: 1 damaged1 p! s0 q3 ?5 M: n/ N
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; ^) i# m" O& B' t( k xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
+ h4 ~8 n A# N5 i0 P; c xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage' @# u- x6 Q( T. t, M# V
xAK Mogamigawa Maru- m% T1 H k' @- i
xAK Arima Maru- Y) Z( c+ x9 B
xAK Kogyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
3 L! A2 n! q! U! p5 s( h 269 casualties reported) h/ m h5 a: W8 I3 o
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
" A8 _5 w- o( A/ @$ [% d Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled* B, x; |/ ]* [& ^* ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
) _6 w, G8 [- |, C Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)% [' L5 M$ a% a
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/ i w3 j- |! {0 t/ x! gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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" {% _' k% j; T. d3 g% V1 @Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 L2 r- Q* {7 {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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; f+ o! P# i3 W+ i9 s( g6 mAllied aircraft
) ^+ I. Q1 _! z+ V% y0 @6 I Vildebeest III x 9
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1 e7 r$ m8 w. n7 m9 l# m) U4 lAllied aircraft losses j0 j; m7 k" D, R9 z
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships# y. L1 w) W8 R% n- W
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage' m5 K o; h1 S1 u7 [
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: f4 T5 o' r. i$ J
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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$ t% x4 D) }) r! k9 I1 fJapanese ground losses:9 Y8 V- c* f( u \, t, T* a
527 casualties reported( g' H H2 @6 F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, D, n, Q3 i- H2 _1 G$ [: j Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
; w/ ?+ u1 k% ]/ l Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled) l4 i% S- O1 f( P7 B+ L
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)8 x9 D2 n% L3 ? l" M3 P& v, M5 C! `" `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82: n* R: m4 Q0 c" h4 ]) w+ \
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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4 f8 x! R) }1 v' J' b5 KRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 c( I! A1 I3 Q/ _+ S9 eEstimated time to target is 10 minutes5 p! h( k4 M3 V1 e3 r! f9 m
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Allied aircraft
" R4 E( d: k" f9 `9 j& L Swordfish I x 7
6 S2 y2 a, d6 E& \/ F! _ Vildebeest III x 8) Y, C2 x8 q( V! h8 u) I' J7 R
# ^( O! e# s% u8 wAllied aircraft losses
6 K" r" N6 f4 l, z+ ~! T4 z* a" [ Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
% t1 w' X6 b" s* r3 y xAK Koryu Maru
3 B f9 T$ y# e8 L* L: C2 \ xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
; I# k& @- X% r0 n {7 I8 S, g9 r xAK Kokai Maru
* q: s; m% }" s7 i8 f! ]/ p5 o xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
7 P2 s) o, f* y5 G2 T( J) b6 r" n xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
- s+ r5 T" r2 @ Y! R 1669 casualties reported
7 B2 t' _% m O! j+ G0 g( e7 ?9 [- M Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled: W- A* u5 R# L. g) y! X# y3 T6 @
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
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Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled): ~5 v X& W6 `% w: f# z
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3 R$ ]) k0 Q5 g$ b1 PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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8 X( C. e! d. p: e5 ?Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.& \6 l, B! M6 _3 m T# g
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Blenheim I x 3
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Blenheim I: 1 damaged( E+ u6 D }" R& H/ a" @0 Q
, {3 f( I4 f# k& EJapanese Ships
4 I& B! o. |3 U* r5 K! M! a7 E& F xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires9 B- n/ I9 [0 ^, Z, {" c
9 T* M5 V2 E* B+ o; SJapanese ground losses:' O, r+ P: s) V( k1 q! h; l
149 casualties reported' `, z+ _8 e- C$ O( C4 a3 ]9 T4 S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled2 I5 x* C) R3 e/ x* p
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
6 z, r @4 K4 h Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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8 e( p0 ~% G# F; n8 ?9 {0 S( f$ tRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) v- D& L( m4 C; l
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses' C3 l/ T8 l) M4 r
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) q: ~* v. J: ^% N7 `6 D1 h7 U U xAK Yahiko Maru- x" @# w6 X) Y) i9 I1 T9 ^
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk6 v3 {6 C+ Q# X4 Q' l4 Y% r+ X
xAK Noto Maru6 P# p$ {$ p+ R0 W
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Japanese ground losses:
& Q! f, p( o' ` 1401 casualties reported
; q8 T8 t& m' b: U- O- R Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
9 k/ E! I/ H3 B4 } Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
" v/ @" I4 i3 g5 W- `, Y Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled6 u. d6 j( V* z! U& w
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)$ U( Y. d G! K, ]$ c
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |