AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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! b8 L: H8 ?! \7 N3 Y9 Y6 T南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范8 i1 ]4 p$ O+ T6 F) n
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
6 [$ Z M; a, B" S0 x. 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" g4 D! J. X! g
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级7 X+ p3 P$ O: H+ _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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* c+ W% @% P% C; Y! n) q: sWeather in hex: Moderate rain( j& U/ M7 m+ r3 F
: x+ M |. V s! ^! N, cRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
- B) m! {' L! l1 ?Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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: _- u3 M$ ~6 g. {) ]1 GAllied aircraft( q8 x2 h1 v% O/ e
Blenheim I x 3
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Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
: E1 n/ f! Z1 { Blenheim I: 1 damaged
{ H# C1 N1 i" _5 X: a Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak9 E. p& b1 ]8 n: l8 C# W
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Japanese Ships
" G+ | f; l* ]$ { xAK Arima Maru
" f, S$ W( ]& [; h7 S) d( l _, A xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires w" y/ h' N/ K, O7 k; U5 |
xAK Teiyo Maru3 |, n z" S3 N" p; l
+ K: w/ }6 C$ J" ]6 wJapanese ground losses:
8 ]- T( k, J3 S; w- r/ { 128 casualties reported
5 {! r+ X4 M% s+ A* {1 m$ Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" m- z3 `2 ^" `3 f' i, ]) J
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
# {9 L6 B; @9 ?% U( l Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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: Z2 g, W0 ^! HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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/ L ^/ u$ `8 o% lWeather in hex: Moderate rain' [! ?: p, t* j: l$ M
7 J9 D% y% b( LRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
! k* z; F6 u5 G( _' B' ?Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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. }2 e6 [% K3 K$ zAllied aircraft
; f* C9 R* ^' q8 \4 p: t Blenheim IV x 4
0 p6 C9 b+ s+ c* E1 w; [ Hudson I x 9
4 ~# Y9 a0 c6 y) R# W( V" f" | Wirraway x 45 N- Z; T, }! Y/ H4 ?
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Allied aircraft losses
1 G8 ]1 ]. I& _ Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
- P# M' T' u4 M! x! m# z1 w Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak' Q+ V7 k) c9 C/ w1 F$ U: v; J
Hudson I: 1 damaged
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% }! y: ~8 I' ] N7 e+ B4 z% \Japanese Ships& O: P u! n; G v; F. J, P4 ?
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
6 D! | f( `# q xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 W- [' y8 G; { xAK Mogamigawa Maru
# {" r* n$ v% o. j# q xAK Arima Maru7 k( A4 m" A: X& s" v+ I
xAK Kogyo Maru
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, j+ Q$ d9 w; M; k5 x& s) YJapanese ground losses:! x8 B% }' E" m; J: W1 i' |$ M- c
269 casualties reported5 w7 W7 k$ B. \+ x1 m7 |
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
- `( l! z% X8 ~- _ Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled, A" ?# u* E1 ?; C( M- f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled% q1 O( v" q z% L7 R C
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 z1 j K& u% w$ d
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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% j1 b. ~) e2 a, D& X: p* FWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
% _; {* X8 \% N! Q4 iEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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- s! _6 R8 `" r6 E; z: qAllied aircraft' L# S0 I8 N) B# D9 |- V0 m
Vildebeest III x 91 ?( ^& b( C/ U+ j( N
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Allied aircraft losses
) o# B @3 k$ L1 m2 { Vildebeest III: 1 damaged6 \9 Z% S7 m9 k; ]
$ G3 l9 a/ f9 R% V. BJapanese Ships
+ Y/ C) m, i/ V R# s* z8 \# C0 x* ^ xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage* P g. ?+ H- W$ Z' c& ~
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" f/ v, i3 p2 e" N3 s! U: |3 I xAK Mogamigawa Maru4 C7 e% K3 a# p
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Japanese ground losses:
# |/ g3 G& U0 \9 J9 w 527 casualties reported) B- ?- v- A* O: N/ K- Q/ q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* D& L# ~ H* C/ n9 Y6 }
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
; m$ O/ T" G. D, F1 z, X$ T Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
9 @; m6 n! {' n/ r& K4 ~ Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)! P& u, Q; c+ }
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82' y* o5 ~4 A8 b& L, }4 t& M
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 L! v4 G# q( f# i$ s
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes, I; l/ |0 b$ l
8 \7 U- `" \5 OAllied aircraft( u( z" B7 ~/ t6 I% Q/ Q% U; ]6 u
Swordfish I x 7
" y* M2 V8 K" B8 I Vildebeest III x 8
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' {$ S2 g+ L0 K. b, WAllied aircraft losses* K# d8 |1 R( X# Z% x1 y$ A) Z4 F
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships; J; u; t/ n% H/ R3 {
xAK Koryu Maru' h' Z4 P( A9 \
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage0 O1 G2 p4 R& i4 S: e
xAK Kokai Maru
- F/ A/ h$ n$ ]( Q, n# L6 V1 y xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires- \( |0 ~7 N% D; D: d
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" j% Q- h7 z8 A- Z* r
4 x8 `. V, A) [( |Japanese ground losses:8 o) X& C9 M& z* G, J9 T2 n; e
1669 casualties reported; R) ?( T& X+ z* u- j
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
8 X/ Z P& x0 H# W Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled$ a" c& j+ A* S
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled$ Z+ p+ k% _5 W$ L$ `
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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F1 ^9 r& C' ]. }3 a! b/ RWeather in hex: Moderate rain: ]+ ^: N& A* g1 {$ L8 _
+ C+ D6 A# z8 S; BRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
+ \ D3 G/ H. F, H Y% OEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Blenheim I x 3# p* K2 N- ]! D2 k
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Blenheim I: 1 damaged' U% v$ s& k7 r( R! ^
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Japanese Ships
! J- ]$ n% W5 a/ V$ m xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires# q. N. ^4 W' m3 W' y
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Japanese ground losses:
6 A/ c6 [ E( I$ V2 a; g, x 149 casualties reported
* K1 L, a( u/ I D |" q Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
1 `4 S: s" Q* e/ r( x/ U! p; w Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
% J7 F3 H. h7 c8 G' R- d Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82" ]5 o8 H2 V- r) x+ q. [1 G0 j
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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9 O# N2 h' l9 @( p3 ARaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ F2 _1 K* P5 I. c
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft4 W1 S7 s5 d j
Vildebeest III x 10. }( u- T2 B8 J4 K9 u g6 n9 K
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No Allied losses/ O! G- Y: q, O1 P5 {
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Japanese Ships1 z7 B; e6 [3 Z& a z. C, |
xAK Yahiko Maru( r& X7 S9 R+ n
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
, Q0 ]+ Z! _! n/ x" a. T xAK Noto Maru) J. n& Z. J: w/ B
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Japanese ground losses:
& y/ Z% l" d" i& Q, y% U 1401 casualties reported
: I1 W6 t2 N0 U Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled8 _9 t1 b$ Q( T4 L* @, j
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
- f2 u' h0 S$ Y Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled0 A: K/ x$ s( N' c+ I* Z/ k8 X5 g" E/ c
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)2 X5 ~! Q/ B; ]$ `" ?
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |