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
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马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获
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9 h! b+ H" l4 _) Q _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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- C5 G0 E1 v7 JWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.! G1 z% w* L- r4 i( g
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes: A2 M; R" J% A
4 Z( O+ W6 \! OAllied aircraft" n& M' D: E2 ?" L, a9 k! }; [
Blenheim I x 3, M, r5 [! g) V" J5 F
139WH-3 x 2' h& P7 K ]4 X; e2 i G4 A
Hudson I x 3' ^0 e. w. S. W0 L# {8 r
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Allied aircraft losses
, c1 T# e- U6 G b' w1 E Blenheim I: 1 damaged
: d. A I5 o6 j9 E: d Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak- g" p- M, Q' O4 i. @. t0 ~) d1 [
+ O# E' E$ U% s" L1 IJapanese Ships
/ f5 M; M3 D, q( }! s+ x. o xAK Arima Maru4 [6 u2 x8 R) [0 R- y- N5 ~4 D9 H
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
# b6 `7 m* e. @# N& [ xAK Teiyo Maru1 }$ D! ^* |6 }& u
/ R4 C& g2 l$ s- r/ dJapanese ground losses:7 I8 k' C: x; e# V
128 casualties reported5 Z/ E' Q8 r1 j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 A+ P, {2 t% ?5 y0 h' x
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
( B8 F% B# { ?$ H2 L Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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5 U F6 @2 A+ xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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* b, f# Y' L. b) @7 {7 KWeather in hex: Moderate rain, s# U; n" \3 P" ^
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
9 p/ G0 v# X" Z: cEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Blenheim IV x 4
6 x- R; U0 I: p8 b. [+ u( c Hudson I x 9. w1 J; L( Z9 m' x: _: c2 Y
Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses
( _' n# x1 W0 o# p l Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
0 l3 ~ q+ b# m Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
7 K$ r. [2 N4 p, [ G: Y, A Hudson I: 1 damaged( |: ?4 T; ^) x8 w* ~
4 C0 N/ }% N! o' B# VJapanese Ships
. H+ S1 ^4 L% ]$ U xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ j- w$ g! a3 A: \. d0 k) M
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 j0 s+ i: o! r1 [; v' F xAK Mogamigawa Maru
' L$ M5 J: n; ~) w* M% l! P xAK Arima Maru
5 L! B" {6 o4 B3 K xAK Kogyo Maru0 F7 M. l& ]* u" }3 P& B% x4 Y
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Japanese ground losses:
6 o1 r V' Y6 X 269 casualties reported
6 a: H% B# O; L/ X7 ~" r! C9 v Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled, c5 h1 v* _5 z5 P8 f- H
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 i7 S* _; @$ k h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
P! l8 Q1 k k6 F+ @ Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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& X- V6 B5 e! D; w3 p* y; Q1 gAfternoon 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.% }* e+ E2 j8 r( Z2 H/ W, z% q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes% j6 [5 u, J6 ?) E, ~3 Q0 e# F% e
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Allied aircraft+ }5 |$ p) u4 m$ g# e; G: R9 Q
Vildebeest III x 9
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Allied aircraft losses: Z( C. q+ D6 C" b
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage4 p0 R3 g6 ~$ d2 n" r' l
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 [- Z( A" C* `3 L$ F xAK Mogamigawa Maru, t+ E E( j/ [5 q2 i
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Japanese ground losses:* U/ T5 D$ {; U) L' \) O: ]
527 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled- G! f) Q @5 r
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
L4 u% q) m) A" q; k1 ]% a Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,825 f5 I7 W1 _( y& B5 T
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. T/ M4 N: v# H( g$ M5 N
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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+ M) p& \3 J6 ?5 S0 L. @' I' b4 BAllied aircraft
$ E3 T! x8 H) |0 V- i Swordfish I x 7
9 {$ G) A! Q( g- q2 e/ r$ U Vildebeest III x 88 k1 _" I/ R5 g
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Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak" W: F) b# n, V8 x9 V0 C
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Japanese Ships
1 l1 I1 ~) [2 s/ D1 G5 n ? xAK Koryu Maru
1 ]1 z0 c, |# |- T, l: \9 _ xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage) h8 D3 P0 G" g+ ` S
xAK Kokai Maru w4 T Q" A; U+ Y' C9 y
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires! d7 Q$ `! Q7 O0 Q3 m' v3 p
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" w4 u1 G3 }4 d e7 c) [5 Q! }; `
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Japanese ground losses:
. F( J' M$ I0 m5 H 1669 casualties reported
8 l& h3 ~) A' V+ Z Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
/ H% V4 \( I5 R/ S Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled/ ?7 H2 H, u" R
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled& G# w4 n6 f' b3 L
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) M% P- J, _4 H, y3 s5 r9 M
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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 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; Y" A9 X% A5 e+ \
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes6 F( T9 T- J& y
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Blenheim I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
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xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires8 a% ~- b' B# o2 J) p) \
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Japanese ground losses:
& Y, b( |8 E$ ]/ K1 s, j o0 } 149 casualties reported
" x B& U9 @: D8 M. b; x Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled- G+ B4 V h2 g- f+ ?4 X7 i
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
% b0 G( T$ H! k8 }% D2 ]# q Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82- G9 x9 H. c; X' s3 N. |
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8 A8 b& R1 C$ ^# E; t ^Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 @; ?& T' l4 @# F( h
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes: _! ^" e! \ u$ K+ ~# i$ ^
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Vildebeest III x 10% v# j0 p6 d1 K! r9 i$ e
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
6 x# ?& h1 x4 I4 ]0 z xAK Yahiko Maru
3 v T+ S2 m3 N xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
) |7 a# p$ Q4 c) a$ M# ?; z0 L xAK Noto Maru# G9 N, t0 l$ ?2 k* R
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Japanese ground losses:
: V0 b- Y- z0 o* A) J9 p 1401 casualties reported
. L- s- l( m. I! z5 i Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled) i* e- s5 H% l5 O5 p) S
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled) w; F x5 c' g V
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 o8 r- ~ E8 J' @6 G& K Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
% r. z- G/ t! G% ^1 v Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |