AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41* q6 d: \4 C6 L! p! w
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南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范7 N7 {: H& i4 k
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛0 l- Q% }. ?9 R7 q& L7 d N1 m
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获" W+ |8 m1 R' V( a9 ?8 L
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级# f! k0 p: v: t) x3 h1 G" } R
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,827 G! T( H: M& j b9 D1 @: {5 V
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.& q! C4 J y* v2 s
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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% u- ~% R6 w# m6 EAllied aircraft
- }+ q$ r6 t* s# m Blenheim I x 3
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" ?. o# b/ t: n# s$ \ Hudson I x 30 r- ]; F3 e6 N8 L
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Allied aircraft losses
, S. c$ B8 j4 ?6 C! R/ s G9 r9 ? Blenheim I: 1 damaged
9 Z4 K1 k; v' F! A) v Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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6 L7 w/ }, Z5 ]Japanese Ships
0 J( }2 ~4 R- }" W) v5 |8 X xAK Arima Maru, P" w" ~& T+ H, q, j% }
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
3 m5 Y6 R$ {- w: B+ R3 v: w xAK Teiyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:+ A+ H. F8 ~) M% y, u) W% A5 X
128 casualties reported
- ~- t- ?( S1 s3 V Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& E7 H/ x# F5 U) O/ M( U2 I Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled0 m8 N0 m& h) F5 F' V
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled! _( l0 A- S, j
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0 W6 N- w, X& I8 \) |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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& s# ~8 G; R9 u2 \( G: QRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& r( X& W$ R8 r- \8 Q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. z4 q* O6 y/ T2 ~7 h
2 T# C8 Y% J" S/ J0 jAllied aircraft
) a' r0 \4 F2 H6 [* o8 [4 ^6 z3 V Blenheim IV x 47 e; d7 t& t7 H+ F" u! w! y3 N
Hudson I x 9
" X% A0 M/ F$ W* n" S Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses
) B1 E% p+ M: P* a6 t9 {4 G0 Y Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
5 m! m8 X& O. f( u Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
( {6 t( h: b2 p2 k9 _. W Hudson I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
# F8 D3 f$ _7 P' z- \% { xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ \& x: z% d P* `# n0 \: x
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 Z M$ K- ~' e) p5 w xAK Mogamigawa Maru% | s3 \8 `$ i
xAK Arima Maru; R2 m4 G8 M) w ~9 G; C1 @. d
xAK Kogyo Maru: G- Q4 {7 L! p( S6 o3 P
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Japanese ground losses:# M. O- ~+ |* |* q$ t$ `
269 casualties reported" v, z/ ?+ ~5 k
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled8 h- e. s/ L" [7 g& m9 V' v2 N
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled- f+ w% Y5 r- H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
9 t2 W) Z2 ~9 F8 O. i5 g) M Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled): r8 L2 K$ l; _+ ~
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8 V- e2 U+ z/ FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,820 _ X, n% \) Q5 |: H0 \; C
' j' J; M4 w8 G5 f: t& ^Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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{) i' K( t6 W5 Z# rRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. @# s- U) _6 ^5 T
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
' a0 K2 l$ \- E, f6 P. a# G* m Vildebeest III x 92 ^3 x6 U5 [+ s0 l2 t, ~- b
7 X% `# v6 e" r+ GAllied aircraft losses: ~) I; g. X5 S
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
; E. R0 f* y) w+ y- i3 y xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage' u6 b- @" W0 Q5 v! D( z
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! B* Y6 ^" \0 G& n$ B5 |. z* R4 F% O* H
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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/ A- w! h& J* i; _0 r1 v4 V: lJapanese ground losses:
+ m- ~ Q b: ^- L$ r- { 527 casualties reported( F( Z- i4 A& C! \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" u" N" R: F0 [* A# g, p, l, z- l' H Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
: ]+ a9 q* q- y1 }/ N3 l Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled' P. P. T- O2 M+ b$ i& X
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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' N2 I% f0 R! u( A* ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,820 x V I. [3 i4 k8 Z2 f% P7 T
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain3 \8 Q% y4 @8 Z. p
1 h5 _" k) r) j" Z6 HRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; U' |) B4 ?$ k4 p$ g$ p( R1 r; @Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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% {0 @3 C) {* D2 J+ r) g% NAllied aircraft: X F" P: O+ }3 v' H/ W: J ]
Swordfish I x 7# {7 m* T/ r( Q7 U5 M3 V
Vildebeest III x 8+ ^" {) w7 v* n6 {- A/ _
1 N3 ?$ Q9 |! l5 QAllied aircraft losses
% F. P. s) o( |' @# x# A | Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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: f3 u7 z; d# X/ ^3 rJapanese Ships
4 x% B z5 c. X \ xAK Koryu Maru3 N0 J& p$ ]" a
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 c" c" {8 F9 _ xAK Kokai Maru
* C& w) p% B" |9 M xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
- D( f2 H" |( |* P2 T7 w# p9 H xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:" y& n' x4 k+ A$ Q: U2 N
1669 casualties reported$ Y" g; u7 u' _: |( w
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
' W+ x6 L1 B7 f) H9 k3 s8 A Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled/ V( a5 F) ]8 t" F1 n( [ `; ^" U
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
, P8 B4 }5 j6 y8 M; T Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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5 V% i9 z/ I( j* kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,826 v6 t8 _* }9 G |/ @0 Z& ~
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain$ G3 ^& f t$ _; K
. o; P4 A8 |; w# m2 |6 V5 {) SRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. K+ i7 l3 J$ }2 p' ?' B9 D! D1 b
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 M' @7 u1 ^& _8 R" f' F Blenheim I x 37 t! _" ], d6 Y6 f( _9 k+ [1 W6 h i% [
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Allied aircraft losses
" Q1 Q. ?$ y0 n5 ]5 j# ?9 X Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships! i0 c/ |$ r) D8 F
xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" [) T X1 K, b, H8 ^! X# k
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Japanese ground losses:* z" g+ D/ L% D. t2 P+ [. Y: S+ R
149 casualties reported
$ ^6 I, \1 @' ^' j D! T Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
3 w$ H5 k" I$ n* ?! E5 T Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
( o# ?3 X3 A3 a Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled% f' v+ w7 B/ L1 h; t j
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% y/ T1 h6 [2 S4 X8 g LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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1 h6 [* |* ], C( ~- A' ? w3 }Weather in hex: Moderate rain3 O( ~ A4 h* ^" n
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ n: M9 Z* ?7 I# c
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft: Q$ A/ o* B$ c0 G( G% p
Vildebeest III x 10! l6 ~! H$ Y4 I
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Japanese Ships! u k- V% ]; q/ c
xAK Yahiko Maru
3 d- q$ u! L q xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk* u8 G, y, [" D9 x
xAK Noto Maru
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5 M* o. O5 T4 Q& QJapanese ground losses:3 I" L. X- ] Z( L+ {' B
1401 casualties reported, ^2 T |. G$ t6 G4 u) [& S' A
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
8 |1 p( K+ k& i& U! E) R Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled; U! G" ^0 o% r8 a. F/ [; X8 ]
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
. g$ B, q* R9 v3 z Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
" y; F, `/ f, p/ V: W) Z Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |