AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41- l. S! A; Z( ^
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南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
* u- L8 z* V8 b' ~. V7 H! B$ r南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
/ X+ O+ W. T8 w0 p4 B马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获8 A; D: p# u5 k6 Q) T
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级: P: z/ W: g/ S" z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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9 [* ^6 h+ w+ w; S0 sWeather in hex: Moderate rain8 k G+ y$ q$ i. w& m. n& u
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
& T( S! n$ g5 A. {2 F0 yEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 f) s4 h6 U3 j ^+ }" `8 J4 s' R0 X
Blenheim I x 3
1 m0 m# q3 W! J$ b 139WH-3 x 2
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5 f k- P" P. u: M" wAllied aircraft losses. L3 u" i8 Q& ?$ T9 i* p9 N
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
) z& n7 m: j! @) L- q+ r( W8 o Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
Q& u9 k7 u6 G; C$ ?) C xAK Arima Maru
" O$ A- l) M1 M6 u xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
; u( i% O7 z- O! _: \* f# K% m( b xAK Teiyo Maru1 T" u+ W. }# `/ {: O) Q1 G
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Japanese ground losses:; S/ c2 M, M8 c
128 casualties reported
9 F9 F5 @& G) z8 K& d Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled }" N" U9 R1 R `$ m% ~
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled- u0 u9 Z% N2 `
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled& l: Z- [/ v- j3 s% A! i4 f
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, r4 w$ V2 Q6 p2 K* E2 Y) HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain1 H2 ]) N4 O$ L- u( z9 P6 C3 U+ y
2 [& x5 V. J: z& {* iRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# W9 s- W" [! V4 l- ~8 p5 MEstimated time to target is 6 minutes( U3 u; S; l0 W
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Allied aircraft
+ G/ a- m6 W9 z- w Blenheim IV x 40 o5 P0 u; T8 G! ]6 H, _
Hudson I x 91 B7 k+ T7 h" M" n* G8 {. N* c
Wirraway x 48 W! A7 O/ {$ Y/ j8 [
8 I/ G6 J8 q- Q, D" NAllied aircraft losses
1 H, ]& W3 S2 z2 J6 ] Blenheim IV: 1 damaged7 w( ~4 \& U; z5 |! l* B
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak$ L& N/ @6 _1 @& [" \+ f! G
Hudson I: 1 damaged# z' E3 [. D! b) `- z% @* p3 g
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Japanese Ships
2 j4 r# y/ ~+ R xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires9 w! b) r/ a: I* v0 C; `* \9 ]# _; @
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- Q0 @. @0 m6 C" ~' g
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
& y' m8 x5 q0 C2 N W! Z xAK Arima Maru
! F# b% a! d- G xAK Kogyo Maru8 |) S1 X* z) A; q2 P! p
* e1 n( R/ [$ t8 ]3 z: u+ YJapanese ground losses: W7 l# W- I+ e0 K+ l+ B# Z3 f
269 casualties reported
% s' T4 ]/ c+ Z7 |9 a1 a4 [' D Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled$ z: J, L( `5 o1 t( u! R& m' r- w
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled: T* N" z. d- x& R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled; \4 p8 q0 r3 U* ~( R
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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3 O! f# n# c/ r' v) GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,821 {* M; }. J$ X' s
6 X5 y# R$ f& J ]% Z1 HWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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2 \$ g8 }: t$ \. kRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.5 c1 a9 ]: ^/ {' L" a3 Q3 [
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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% X3 N) ]# x9 ]' z+ W2 X' k% nAllied aircraft
. U1 L* o3 g/ A" w; a5 D6 I Vildebeest III x 9
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3 B, W, ?& a! |. M) S; k0 M9 VAllied aircraft losses
3 Z- n$ |" A4 x1 l$ F6 \5 Z Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
) \, o# P _& G4 _ xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
; z% ]# F9 M7 I; k2 Z9 G9 I xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 a: K8 Z4 F- {3 q2 |$ ]! O5 r xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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, J, H5 b* \# s; L* ~$ N4 ?Japanese ground losses:: w/ M. i/ s i4 F+ w
527 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled Z: [; K9 j: P; i
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled" m8 z! I+ {9 w! m
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)9 z& _: Z, A) [9 H4 O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,827 n( f) V _' x+ \' _; w
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) X5 M$ F3 F1 [& ^) XRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* ]; m0 e) R9 m% VEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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8 X: d9 I& f6 V$ R3 G; DAllied aircraft, P/ i. l1 P% L/ \
Swordfish I x 78 }' g, T3 C( }2 \* X ~
Vildebeest III x 8 p/ q: E: P9 o) o" E
! @& T$ D6 n& p: x/ CAllied aircraft losses
) l6 L4 n* L. e! x# \ Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak- P" x! R: O$ Z
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Japanese Ships! F) M/ A% S6 G. A+ r
xAK Koryu Maru
7 D5 s) @) p; q xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
; g3 l3 g+ s# A5 T2 [; X- k; Z% B% C xAK Kokai Maru( H. ~8 X; {; l6 V
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
! {: S/ e1 u; C. b; e% x xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk H) j0 Q: `6 h6 t2 g. h% O9 V
" _4 k! X: r, Y% wJapanese ground losses:
2 r7 s: B3 m) z! w 1669 casualties reported, c8 t1 a8 z7 E8 J3 M
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled* I( ]1 V6 q C/ J
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled# f6 t4 ?$ V' T$ a% o
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled5 F4 h% i' Q3 _& u0 V
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)) W; ~$ w" A' S; c+ d
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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+ u+ z; G( _' s- dRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
" A+ z' s9 v* Q X UEstimated time to target is 4 minutes; ], i0 ~) G; I- T- ?! J
4 S2 d2 q; }& nAllied aircraft
! v' _7 m4 r x# }# {9 V Blenheim I x 3! b6 r8 d$ F5 ^
$ A$ F4 y$ p7 \! D0 eAllied aircraft losses" E& A* D7 O5 J8 B
Blenheim I: 1 damaged" N* b+ n- I' y" Z
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xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Japanese ground losses:
3 r, e" Z. V: _; s7 Q1 N0 ~! B* Q' Z 149 casualties reported
' p8 l, H1 Q& g% u u2 ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
! v* u0 ^5 ^1 A" D' M, U Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
% B% X9 G# X( }0 W5 ` Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82" V+ ]; f1 _ w9 b N5 P
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain. |" h4 V0 P- y6 o0 a3 [
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% l Z9 b4 x" IEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
2 z2 J1 } E# k Vildebeest III x 10! ^/ [4 u1 i1 \6 T8 f }, c% b
3 A( k( ^& g6 a# mNo Allied losses0 e P- i) E i5 S
6 S" F! g- E/ J, D1 [Japanese Ships
) K" h' a) L q4 F4 i8 Y xAK Yahiko Maru% T& Q* f6 z" N$ O) S/ A
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
( ?& J8 p' W) p* x- [ xAK Noto Maru) r b' _9 ~9 L+ \5 {) b* ?/ O
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Japanese ground losses:
3 D: q3 l9 R) W/ j2 }+ q8 k 1401 casualties reported
3 z, D# Y' l) E) d' ^! _" n% I Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
# ^4 w' \ s; z; m# ^! H. U5 ?3 } Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
( p) X) U; S! n5 V2 ` Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled. C: F* S! h4 I( |$ v* J# D
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)! g5 @% A4 c; N- `: Z0 B" M9 S T( \
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |