AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41* y# K: ^7 ?: J& ^+ F4 u& `# D* B7 p
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南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范" h2 G( r: O* h3 K6 |
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛# a* C, q, W4 N0 A) X4 `3 z
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获# q8 r: D M& E' ]7 G
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级' i7 n% M% x0 c2 u+ Q
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+ Z/ S4 x5 S! D% T# OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,828 b* n. M( X& b, v h! m0 ]
# a: Z3 M0 o) L E" T2 E; e* iWeather in hex: Moderate rain2 b( z7 `! J) J/ q# N0 D
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.0 X; \1 b' g. t* f9 T& @# Y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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" Q5 N' P1 f+ v7 YAllied aircraft
& ~. G1 Y7 I5 }- t4 @ Blenheim I x 3" Y# [1 \$ V5 E5 i% U7 Q' q' t
139WH-3 x 20 Q) j9 Y6 q+ ^" {
Hudson I x 35 o7 c& i6 {. f
3 {: r+ b! q! p. j* C% T+ B- P: v; vAllied aircraft losses
! ?& x7 A" H3 C4 F% | Blenheim I: 1 damaged
8 y0 {5 e0 s: l2 |% {+ V Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak+ n4 X; m! v' E1 s
& J8 ]8 K' G6 ~2 YJapanese Ships
' w' ~3 t+ u7 `6 R7 O9 ]8 P& n$ d xAK Arima Maru& D8 ^' [. S! V9 S; e( v. j. M
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires: m% S) p' b* L8 q a9 M; E7 F
xAK Teiyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:" a) d4 u3 w& J7 H5 O2 H
128 casualties reported) E% N; N- w9 B' l7 K" |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' y5 x4 N/ w7 s8 _, O2 t Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
$ b5 g% R& I! | Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain y! W' \) B# I, x" u
& x' l {1 `1 ^Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
2 y' i3 ?/ t p- f8 }Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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/ Z0 _2 x- S) {# ]; eAllied aircraft6 D" \2 f; [' B
Blenheim IV x 4, V; K- J- T7 o, y, F: k5 n
Hudson I x 9" [/ s* m# w; D! q* D- j+ W7 v
Wirraway x 4" u1 N2 m# L% r7 @8 i A7 s4 q
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Allied aircraft losses5 o; d' L* V8 a1 \
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged' @" O+ v# j2 q- N3 ~1 P
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
2 i+ ?* r D* Q: e Hudson I: 1 damaged
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) k" L ? t& r9 X, `& uJapanese Ships
# U) ?1 e* r T7 v5 O1 p xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
. M9 ?1 |1 K' T# G: V3 c" f xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ N+ g" ?, z4 D' w: M" ^
xAK Mogamigawa Maru1 R* }& w# m6 Q1 D) L
xAK Arima Maru
5 `( M0 C: i7 [1 i$ Z- N6 b xAK Kogyo Maru: y, ~# k0 I. |& H' ?' f& Q( a
! e+ [7 `4 h; aJapanese ground losses:0 I, f: s5 A/ W, V h* {! [
269 casualties reported
' z) J9 C0 Y6 Q3 y2 y+ b( H$ f' k Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 q, Q6 U; ^% B1 n5 u+ } Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled: J+ g7 S8 I# T. K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled9 n1 y9 ]1 K) S. V" G$ Y
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain0 A9 i; D2 b" m5 w: W
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
( x' `+ c2 R7 M t) t# Y# [Estimated time to target is 7 minutes+ m1 J! O( S3 Q! h" C
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Allied aircraft# e( [% n- d, }9 K" S8 y" J
Vildebeest III x 9
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Allied aircraft losses
4 f: P0 [" q, p3 F" S2 c7 B0 R Vildebeest III: 1 damaged- _* v: H* f. e6 ~: e
& [$ n7 }6 @7 r. d5 T+ e! e+ `Japanese Ships
! M3 m2 _. s4 }- R6 g; M xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 P. I# A" A' \" Y0 T xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 ^1 P f/ t- H2 B X3 s, s$ f
xAK Mogamigawa Maru- I2 |% i! b# s8 ?" \
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Japanese ground losses:
9 R! b4 M8 J9 P) m% v 527 casualties reported
8 C( V$ T6 u( Q6 @: M Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# O) [; I. o# d( V
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled5 w9 u4 Y- {" f
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
2 _6 q" |: b; A: g6 l* u7 W! a# n Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)1 L$ H) L$ x, B$ `* Y p& X
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& a0 R) w& h" [ M! J' ?0 BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82& ? [0 k1 V( m( t
" b( q- ?( V M! ^Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 g' V& w& W% ~7 m$ Q5 ~
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft
( L: a. m4 R4 Z( G% @# k Swordfish I x 7
1 T \+ A. ~* D; Q/ d8 x$ H; h% y Vildebeest III x 8
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Allied aircraft losses- @. [1 I* p6 P( S6 l4 }! L
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
, E# ~9 p# }+ ^ d4 X5 p0 Y, J xAK Koryu Maru
' g4 F" v7 m7 R8 d+ t* M! ^ xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ ^2 v' H9 O; C# J" P$ {* l xAK Kokai Maru) B( w% n1 W. \
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
% p7 Q: e: j, e/ W: s5 c* Y xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
5 h" @7 h- f) v1 `# l I 1669 casualties reported
' {/ H& D1 }2 J4 A2 P9 p1 ^. U9 F Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled, }& f/ B# R- F& }# _
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
2 ?) r' ` C( Q. E- x W# q Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled3 l5 b, U! U$ G! y4 T% v$ Q
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)! k" x* b- e! q7 ^
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/ J1 p4 {# H, k0 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82/ c6 |6 W8 c, m* D
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.- g( W& A' f8 [0 c/ }
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft
+ y' G* `% h7 c Blenheim I x 3
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/ X' l: _5 V. R+ M0 \, eAllied aircraft losses9 B! E4 ]% ]; v& ^& {. c9 x: ^# W6 C
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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/ h7 P3 U4 Q/ _1 p1 a* R* zJapanese Ships
% U# ?! M1 i4 V, ` xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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. i7 u/ R) ^+ J: h3 u$ NJapanese ground losses:
/ b: M$ ~! P7 q% T8 V' e# C$ v 149 casualties reported
" I& d; [# c4 U9 W9 y Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
* Y1 B! D8 |' F7 K# U$ o, ] Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
+ w, f$ ~5 H% P( g+ S1 P$ ^ Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled1 ?5 _' O0 k; d" B g1 L$ {5 O2 G
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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7 F- w7 W# x# Q$ p& qWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, N, a' |! k t/ Q' U' D% S( ZEstimated time to target is 7 minutes7 S" R7 ]2 O) U0 n$ } u
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Allied aircraft
( a6 _$ |- ^" m" y& F9 R4 z; e Vildebeest III x 10
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2 H" g& y1 z7 a! P }8 PNo Allied losses
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7 E& l- K' \" Y4 NJapanese Ships6 g f* r5 Y6 l( m' [
xAK Yahiko Maru
H/ M; I- w' D4 n L! \7 g xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk* y+ Y- G1 U; q- g" O
xAK Noto Maru
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Japanese ground losses:9 K8 A$ r6 e6 H5 K7 Y
1401 casualties reported2 A) }* [4 u6 M/ O8 R' ]1 c
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled% P/ H8 F* S5 G
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled$ \0 |& G! G0 x5 f) \) q( l
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled) R- A8 @" V' k7 I8 j
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
$ Q0 I5 n% i$ l1 C0 I' b- J Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |