AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41" D" f( C% |% j' o& S/ \3 @
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南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范5 M3 @% I/ x( L; f. m4 J! e
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛$ y( e0 [. m: t' i' W# d
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获" G; G+ U; l+ X4 ]1 o
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级0 g, j7 V2 r* G' t- d
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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$ D+ r8 d8 I/ M9 U4 }Weather in hex: Moderate rain$ b8 P A. m( [ Y, x* @
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
, R3 d; c# t* ?& C& X* ?& mEstimated time to target is 7 minutes3 K. |/ t; P$ M6 g# g
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Allied aircraft
& Y3 c( ?* C2 o# w Blenheim I x 3
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Hudson I x 36 p0 ]# B7 J1 l* T7 p }
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Allied aircraft losses& y* }0 B5 x3 y3 n4 N
Blenheim I: 1 damaged0 t, l% A( l0 c
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships4 Q5 H. `3 @$ ~( u
xAK Arima Maru" D5 `) F( w5 T
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
: n9 |& P4 X0 c) [: p4 B, t6 z xAK Teiyo Maru+ D* T4 \, G, U- W9 A+ o) f
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Japanese ground losses:; a) P; `% Z \1 A. o
128 casualties reported
) G/ K7 K8 g* v- A Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 I# z6 H; J* v% M+ X3 l
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled& L2 e4 L4 x4 W* r' U! ~$ d
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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! c6 S- R. ~$ K: `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 _2 C) M* j8 t! F
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes! w3 ^' \) p u' W
- [5 I. g- j" w$ T @9 sAllied aircraft
0 ]% b' ^! o7 o7 m Blenheim IV x 4
T6 M" O9 B- v$ n/ m1 E* |0 g Hudson I x 9
( ] m6 d8 I; w9 L- y0 r+ A Wirraway x 47 e! ^! J5 }5 d% \
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Allied aircraft losses9 m9 a8 y; b0 B9 n9 k- k* Y
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
% Y {; F" h V! c8 i* y* _% L3 ] Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak" c( u1 r& Z! ^2 | z, T) T
Hudson I: 1 damaged' x2 J2 `' k2 L
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! }+ l, N1 S+ U' [' h$ F# _ x$ ^ xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires2 C( m7 G/ }7 R' t& u
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 j' B# x6 l0 j- P# f w: M: c$ m+ M
xAK Mogamigawa Maru" N$ x% M# ^, y" i9 U
xAK Arima Maru
) K' ^- T, l/ Q$ J xAK Kogyo Maru- h# U) }+ ?+ ?; ]& n4 v0 C
: A8 A8 ^+ V2 x% i2 `! S2 VJapanese ground losses:7 @& v7 h" I% ~8 v+ f$ B3 R
269 casualties reported+ i, y9 N) c8 y, M5 K! {& }
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled. V. p% N' v# Y% L5 V0 R
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled: l1 o2 c+ r) g" r, \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled- r- N; v- `8 i& [
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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+ `4 H/ ~% {0 g1 T0 Y! m: QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.$ W5 o* C6 \! I- N' n( _; q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ V7 _9 R, a8 F8 I4 x3 S0 r
1 i3 o8 }2 t: M" j! z1 oAllied aircraft5 i% |& A2 M. w2 P
Vildebeest III x 9
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Allied aircraft losses$ ?" T5 t; g0 L1 T! Q
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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" K2 d4 d' R3 `+ q; ]Japanese Ships8 ?5 u+ x( {5 S
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
% X0 m- b# _6 E/ T' s! Q xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ i# {; J6 R' [, Z9 [4 r
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
v8 h" R& G% a- E: Y0 O 527 casualties reported
! P. m6 ^6 i; j Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) W m- W. p5 ]/ n7 i/ i" d
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled5 ?1 c1 y, T3 R9 \" `7 {; F9 [9 h
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled$ Z) Q1 `3 D9 \
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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2 V# d- I5 h$ Y o9 W/ K2 F) }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82: O8 [( S I5 V
$ P& G+ z: R0 ?8 y) n2 BWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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$ P* W! O8 c4 n: `& j. x; Z' [: oRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) d4 u& V8 h. Y ^ e3 J8 bEstimated time to target is 10 minutes8 J+ E3 }: s7 ^; Y7 a
4 D6 t, j! w0 o4 C8 Z( o+ U; cAllied aircraft
' u- \/ \0 [; F Swordfish I x 7$ D" ^2 G; H% c- o! V* ]- |' f
Vildebeest III x 8 N0 N1 F: t( U% \# S" a- c. P
0 y6 P; g1 m6 v: D8 H) K( V$ mAllied aircraft losses4 Q5 P# A6 I: n! T
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships! Z+ {) x9 u9 |# Z/ P, k
xAK Koryu Maru
/ N9 {; E1 X3 e2 Q' s& y: k9 ~ xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage. w3 n+ L- C- y0 E6 r; y
xAK Kokai Maru
% S" _7 @, S8 X# j3 S1 n. o$ |- q xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
9 f/ V" S6 E9 Y: c xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 F, K: k4 ]6 J: P: v$ C# |" |0 R1 k, _
5 t. F1 r1 X; A* B' n+ |" lJapanese ground losses:
( s4 C9 H1 d! Z8 q m 1669 casualties reported
+ o% K/ J' W) b8 f# A5 m. L5 t Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
; G9 g0 p" ?8 ?$ G Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
2 \/ n8 {+ l. X3 Y$ s Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled2 u5 D' ]1 l2 z) @: L- n
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled). Q" o' |' O y4 O9 X: M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82, h+ \' M4 z) r$ y! j8 b
% K) @$ l( n$ X* TWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.1 P* l6 t. H# E; ^* _( v
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes+ f8 A! h! u& X" i$ h
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Blenheim I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses+ i2 _4 z7 i+ D" Z5 c! |0 c% d
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires/ R3 ], l( W. H4 n9 w* [, B" m6 y K
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Japanese ground losses:4 {# Y6 p( `& R% k% n0 H9 f
149 casualties reported; [+ G2 E* A4 D3 ?+ j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
. C( ]( w$ q& P Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
* |. x! b: ^1 m; o4 x! {! A Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,828 L0 J" k) ?. ^% q
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain% J1 @5 j4 u, y2 L7 @1 a7 a
; F" z1 U1 s/ h I, s6 c- b4 ?Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) y4 `: {8 {( F5 j6 [% H8 J* {Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- C$ [) c0 n. W
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Allied aircraft
9 k$ t' E8 X5 F7 i8 C* X6 k) d5 Q Vildebeest III x 10
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No Allied losses8 K& N* }, ]1 _; v7 {
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Japanese Ships
; l- [& b& V. d' @: d& s( j. h xAK Yahiko Maru
$ ^" [ f6 B0 [4 l6 V$ M0 C xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
' l8 ^- O- U+ }9 L' a2 X" Z xAK Noto Maru: g2 E# j3 ?) s4 t4 I' x7 F
& j. Q" v8 f2 {0 j7 YJapanese ground losses:7 B# k' D( i7 A% x6 ]9 V R& D
1401 casualties reported
3 j0 v6 b [+ N( P( r/ _, w Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
/ d7 x+ ^# X$ F3 c" @6 b Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled1 s. {0 A: E. C3 S- @, F- k# A
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 m* N8 d5 _" m- h% e$ y Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)6 v( @0 w, m2 b" b# i+ p( Y
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |