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
1 z' p6 K% v1 C南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
2 q9 p( u) _+ H4 H# y$ b8 ~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 t; o- S: m" B3 m7 e- ^大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级 ]# d: H* ~& X# W( \
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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/ l2 r! q2 Q; fWeather in hex: Moderate rain5 a( k1 g9 S6 v/ T
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.& X" g8 f7 C& D! i7 v. d& b. K- g9 I( P
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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2 Y4 x( ?# p0 g5 iAllied aircraft
! q1 S0 Y0 g5 {" s9 ?0 D Blenheim I x 3: j3 F/ m7 I5 o. A: c. |
139WH-3 x 2+ w/ J5 Y2 {- J9 _
Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
. z9 v* e3 n' B1 k- n Blenheim I: 1 damaged
" G" O8 Y: P$ Q* w7 q Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
`2 ?% m- R3 p9 U0 W5 ?& m) Y xAK Arima Maru
% ^' O( P: f5 F$ x; H& ]7 O4 i6 Q xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires$ T4 p8 S u# y" |: y9 }. e
xAK Teiyo Maru0 F8 a$ k. n4 a; T
5 F* }! f$ A7 Q) C% BJapanese ground losses:: D Z' [4 I1 |9 D* T1 M
128 casualties reported. f7 k f: \- k* z9 r5 M. J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& V# _. Z+ i0 Z: {8 D3 ^ Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled @$ V3 C4 j! Q
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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+ g, E3 _! I4 Q; [# C* X' bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82. T* @9 L, ~1 e, t+ v! s
* \( J% d d; q6 x4 TWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
, V6 n' u/ F6 F( XEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Blenheim IV x 4
?; H: d* \* c" j4 T4 e! ~5 T Hudson I x 9, s: y# G8 C# ]
Wirraway x 4
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Blenheim IV: 1 damaged" u8 M1 V9 e0 m: W
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
6 L4 g& }: ]1 A/ s& f/ S xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
, V, R% l+ T( `$ W' R xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! Z* w, u0 A0 z/ b xAK Mogamigawa Maru+ ^" X0 Q. L* L3 @8 B* J3 f
xAK Arima Maru' c* Y( v9 @' ~* i0 w% q) S
xAK Kogyo Maru
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$ p5 s0 q6 U* H+ oJapanese ground losses:* L4 F9 n- V% g/ c% b
269 casualties reported
; {# n w0 x0 e1 Y( B# ? Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled( y4 m/ D: |* |0 R: O/ j
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled& r; T# {1 i3 f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled7 ~7 ^- g& W5 [$ s% z: i' y( w
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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: j6 T' f+ u. y- d' K4 E- l, }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain2 T, h" V) u; L4 y9 N6 e
$ W1 C# b- N4 \3 ]Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
' q+ w0 i* I& J3 P6 f E4 `Estimated time to target is 7 minutes: o% B" x7 a/ [* T8 [
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Vildebeest III x 9% ^% Q, G5 P& D& J
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Allied aircraft losses
9 ^- P" g: q+ j6 ~/ ~ Vildebeest III: 1 damaged( M: W9 j+ f$ `' Q1 _
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Japanese Ships7 }& N- i, A6 [4 I
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage ~8 y+ r, @+ p8 k/ i7 c1 a
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) s3 H! g1 }% ]+ k
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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0 ^- @. ?' K; EJapanese ground losses:
9 T w7 b& v b 527 casualties reported# c" I' q$ ]3 L; U, f% I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 Y4 }& m9 U' B4 a- T; ] Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled7 \8 g3 I/ t1 ]
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,820 ?9 ~/ s5 A$ r
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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$ l$ J% g% `9 E' @" N+ L2 ?Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 B8 n, ^* u/ l- |( U# c; \
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Swordfish I x 70 r" l7 C' t( W6 G
Vildebeest III x 8" |6 D- h$ q e: h' C8 A
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Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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xAK Koryu Maru
2 F0 K8 c# }/ j& p xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage7 j6 ` [) a8 u0 G/ E" s
xAK Kokai Maru5 r, w. n8 |- [& J% r" H* o
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires# l6 | N) q9 V2 _
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: X' Y' s; K8 @2 r& l
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled4 D, t+ i, _* o3 c
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled3 G4 G C0 t, z7 M& R3 {
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled/ }- H( y) D9 @
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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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.* a. {$ D1 B, [
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes) O* b" y% C* k3 D& d
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Allied aircraft
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Blenheim I: 1 damaged2 }9 p. m1 `% S4 j% c
1 l! n( W3 S( ?+ U. r' S# fJapanese Ships
3 h+ x- R3 a% ^9 ^ xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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, D J$ P, I$ C: H- FJapanese ground losses:
4 W: o2 l( v* D1 D0 y 149 casualties reported
7 l; H) ~8 s; Z) `" D/ P4 |0 y- u Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
( F: B; y, K3 U$ v; T8 C Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled* o {& Y5 j$ K8 I4 h
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 Y+ ~7 X& P l8 A4 T0 m8 _3 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,828 d' [, v+ p4 H& t" ~7 O
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 r2 o8 q$ p, ^! E, d9 f: J# t
X0 R0 W1 N0 pRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% s$ v/ G A+ x7 CEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese Ships* n0 [! ?& _) Y. @2 l! A
xAK Yahiko Maru
' v# h+ d5 Y* L% l xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
+ e9 ^% Y& u4 ^! n6 u3 ? xAK Noto Maru) a$ W. `/ C# ~- d" A
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1401 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
9 Y" L- D. W2 i3 q! V% \ Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
* P, ], p% K: e) r Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)' W3 G9 i2 q2 V4 ~
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |