AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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. l3 f0 C. T" \" V1 H2 l% ~南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范% h- c- q x7 I" v& Q+ b0 f# h
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
2 k9 U9 R; c* w) ?. L- d% e马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获9 A4 O3 d" |. O" `" H
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级' g, y# u4 p5 W0 j
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- l* j7 j6 I3 T' `) j; g: wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain; I, q$ u1 h$ D" k- q+ [) N
5 g+ V; M- y/ R( N) r# p* WRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.9 C3 G. r% p; j3 @" i
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes: f% Q$ }- y/ n/ f$ q% `+ Z* T
1 {% N$ s& ]8 }* T5 Y9 jAllied aircraft
& f# X/ J& w9 d2 P& f; C2 G Blenheim I x 32 t. q2 M; N6 }8 a9 {
139WH-3 x 2
: ]# E6 h$ ~5 a1 i$ W Hudson I x 3
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, v2 h3 V {* v$ mAllied aircraft losses
! Q' V; R! z) I3 K8 C Blenheim I: 1 damaged: g ^( O) W! P. \8 z0 j F4 t
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak4 U5 F/ _: l7 ]! x7 D3 |
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Japanese Ships
2 |/ [/ N8 i, A" p6 V( a/ j: G$ O/ M xAK Arima Maru
( ]% f8 g1 J" D8 O% Y xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires. H% s) T1 ~, ~, l
xAK Teiyo Maru
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: Y0 E/ x2 F6 O7 y+ P6 ]1 RJapanese ground losses:
6 r3 P% ] p, `6 Q. K9 F* H 128 casualties reported8 Y! g! H/ `2 d& t' ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 T9 ^6 i# l4 @( \3 n! T/ {0 P4 L
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
. F+ u1 i& a1 I1 C, S9 S; T Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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; J3 q n; z6 \) K! c" G' |2 BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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) W6 c- a- N1 X/ [+ R! |2 _& N b) uWeather in hex: Moderate rain! {# l7 w6 H. ^
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 L& N4 w* @- ]3 U g! i
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes4 H9 ^/ ?2 J) ~
' C, e% W6 ~: G& L$ \8 qAllied aircraft9 @ g: j( }- M, w6 E* ]- o! h
Blenheim IV x 4
' v3 P# q( g4 J, ~ Hudson I x 91 S5 I* Q1 f( y
Wirraway x 47 `3 J0 \; A* N& B
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Allied aircraft losses9 r) O# Z4 N! |
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
) I$ I( k5 y8 L+ e0 t Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak2 |. t1 \# Z: I! Z3 v! d2 b
Hudson I: 1 damaged+ N. W& ~0 ~4 j. P! k( o
9 \& c6 Y0 t6 ^7 XJapanese Ships5 \" i3 |5 e v9 S3 Y
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ P% N6 K" {3 [ xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
; W: f0 D9 k3 \- @6 e xAK Mogamigawa Maru0 C3 n) G: @ j8 K
xAK Arima Maru
. l' ]2 b! F! u, @7 ?7 p xAK Kogyo Maru2 E+ W3 T1 r6 ~, F5 p
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Japanese ground losses:$ }% S* \& m5 l$ D. H! a
269 casualties reported
9 L$ r) u5 R0 j, K y( c Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled' O9 S1 ^% e) D F0 ^& F
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
$ I. `. y4 l: c1 ~9 s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
& c4 |6 Z% u% R9 w8 ^% G Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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' l& m ~; Q. R8 ]6 p1 L+ RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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, x" o$ g3 F& _; HRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
, c2 @" D a# ]Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft" u0 Y/ _0 ^9 D3 |) z
Vildebeest III x 9& W0 S* J& f( Z6 @) _! b* Q
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Allied aircraft losses6 D0 x. Q( N! u ?- {2 l' @
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships5 a$ O$ y: u1 i3 J+ d% Q
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage1 M0 d K' B% \/ h* B
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# U. v. b# X: B0 h, U$ L9 ]3 g xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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Japanese ground losses:1 i6 ?, j% Q* a4 O
527 casualties reported( b: P4 P# Z6 l4 w" G* `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled |( e3 b/ u" P, K( I h# a& J
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled5 t4 {( U @1 Y+ z# b# N' A
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
3 m; [+ ~; e) Z! s8 J+ |' W Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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* q$ K' Q8 L7 P: _6 I; WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82# W5 y# ^- N; L- Z) t$ |
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain! Z# o8 t9 C5 X* ? C- B' q
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ e2 r/ E% ^ e+ T8 MEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft* v0 v8 i' _# V: V
Swordfish I x 7
4 z% I9 x3 x3 ]; r Vildebeest III x 8
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Allied aircraft losses/ V9 ~) H( D$ x0 u s& Y3 x7 k; h3 t
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak# d4 y/ a+ O# v
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Japanese Ships
+ M- o' b5 O2 d; n7 ]5 A) U xAK Koryu Maru! v6 G8 R% A$ ?9 d& u
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
- ^$ W1 Y1 d" [) E0 [6 E xAK Kokai Maru5 {2 q8 R6 T# S. \/ u1 v4 T
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
: ^7 m9 V' }/ N$ H; o& l xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
8 o; w/ G2 }2 ]0 b- e* j 1669 casualties reported
0 q3 C# p& J3 }* h0 _ ?( ] Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
5 v( e) [6 O7 s$ C5 j8 N0 c2 J$ n Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled% f8 L0 ?% ?* r! e* c0 u
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
3 T5 _1 f9 g) l; g1 z: z Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)3 j( x* A0 i5 |& m9 Q4 I' r
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82( c5 A0 D! e) z# Q; q
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+ H; Q$ Q. ?) c% O2 e0 L" C* jRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.( }: S, L7 r! d+ c, }
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft
/ _% g T; H, I" _- h Blenheim I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
# ~( {* r7 n9 g) f% Z Blenheim I: 1 damaged9 m- x0 F. G" b* |6 ^0 G. D
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Japanese Ships- X. B! _1 Y6 Q U: q
xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires: C$ j% Z/ M$ n9 o5 Z0 S& c' B# B; t
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4 d# J6 b5 h2 \& ]; G 149 casualties reported" z( t) a, T0 ^8 W% b8 q6 L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
. k7 y+ T# R2 o# c! i+ a' ` Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
: F" ^# p% q5 X$ X9 S Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled5 ?" \1 J5 @4 |+ [$ t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain8 _. Z) b% I* O6 u2 ^
- k. ^( D$ |( O# q2 i- _$ v& QRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 N" S5 v' v- t3 y# q9 L" PEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 p3 n- b$ W# r Vildebeest III x 10! s; I0 C9 r' u7 t( x9 d9 o$ W. b$ M6 ?
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No Allied losses1 t* _0 |) g/ |# h& D8 X( u) z
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Japanese Ships6 s- {/ [; V0 H# ~$ F8 ` E
xAK Yahiko Maru
$ U h3 y! @; T! ^8 w xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
2 @: _) E9 P- P9 Q xAK Noto Maru
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+ \( E; p2 [, u" U- p9 A6 i0 |8 ]; h2 XJapanese ground losses:3 R1 F% M* C5 B+ u
1401 casualties reported8 O; J4 Z& j4 [. d
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled8 n4 Q6 O2 x$ f/ j
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled1 P' n0 m) i; x# e7 ?
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 m# h+ S+ b8 r Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
8 \5 w" ]: n& m N Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |