AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41# f& x8 m+ {4 F& M
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南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范; ]% C) o0 n5 c8 \8 _
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛; ~ j* l' t" {# t, Y
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获7 s p0 f! s; x! ]' M- i# a
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82& x# J3 S! M+ I4 a1 ~
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.5 |" Q8 |% N# P& C3 Q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Q1 @; ~; X) [8 n0 P* v. V
' `* x' x# u4 m- X5 NAllied aircraft' B) m G2 K k; i' \1 V
Blenheim I x 3
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' o, m4 s M; N3 ^! m4 B Hudson I x 35 S8 \2 Q7 q4 `3 s& w6 O6 A
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Allied aircraft losses
7 \8 s) T: M+ z. Q- Z Blenheim I: 1 damaged; Q9 C* G4 \; Y/ S" |8 `
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak: Q1 U4 S c' p$ p4 l+ }5 O& E( V
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Japanese Ships$ i& o% g7 t# p( r0 u$ p8 t, C
xAK Arima Maru
8 k. x; V0 C6 b- |3 c. q- z xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
5 T+ R+ s# E' T0 U" m. z5 a& A- E( ? xAK Teiyo Maru2 D6 A# Q7 q! G/ g) X7 r- n
; t2 B9 k( \; _1 o/ {Japanese ground losses:
* C9 Q4 I1 y9 ~1 o( n2 K 128 casualties reported
0 U8 Z4 k. V# h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ `" }$ \4 v8 S$ i- v k9 O
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled7 L/ p! R) Q; a/ x$ q# C0 j
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,828 C& |/ @, z$ y8 s p
0 [# _5 A2 i$ G. n _Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.( Z2 `# R4 M: T3 I% c, `( ~, D, {
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Blenheim IV x 4' R. ^7 c4 ?0 ]: c, J
Hudson I x 9
% ?6 c9 W+ T5 z8 I6 B3 n3 R! o1 m Wirraway x 4
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) r% R8 v$ y% K6 ^) qAllied aircraft losses( r$ D, \$ l2 C4 s9 X/ o R9 q
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged$ I' D: q& ?& S2 ]
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak7 A" X, ~+ F" Z) i
Hudson I: 1 damaged; G1 w; u7 I# Y/ e3 ]
, C- r" K2 Y% X, c" YJapanese Ships' X( A% a5 [' V& W2 o( f7 m" V
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ T# C1 b' ^4 @) F; x6 t
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" [! }9 N! v$ x6 X xAK Mogamigawa Maru
( B( }2 d2 S$ C+ Y) {/ D xAK Arima Maru
% |2 U/ d a+ P- V xAK Kogyo Maru2 ? @# R, q1 J/ Y/ n3 J
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Japanese ground losses:( E& a- s' z# t7 f9 Y( ^7 v
269 casualties reported# m/ e3 F" M0 P3 b9 l0 n
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled9 W, f( ]6 X% o
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
8 u: a* h3 F. `; v% F: t Y; h, M4 B f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled1 @. n! r: G! B& m f3 x
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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+ B/ E7 q/ E4 k% M8 J2 u7 K* WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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3 S8 s6 q' F6 Z* J% d. h! FRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
$ e' `9 G0 u+ `# L- c- T7 W; IEstimated time to target is 7 minutes. H! u: L3 p y
8 v, E6 c" a% z; U" a. DAllied aircraft
$ R5 i$ }& P; e1 @- z' m Vildebeest III x 9
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3 a. h2 Y, T! {3 V, @8 EAllied aircraft losses
. f/ C" a( O$ L: h7 ^ Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 _' V/ w: _" z6 s% ?9 e xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage& \* C) _) u3 y0 r9 E
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" r( O, y8 V* y xAK Mogamigawa Maru7 e8 W8 C K5 G9 ?9 b- c# f' ^* t
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Japanese ground losses:0 o8 y8 g L# i
527 casualties reported
9 e L4 K. C, M$ T K Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ U" D2 z" M1 x5 R2 n; E
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled. p* v: d7 C3 {+ ` k# P+ J t
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled, z* H& ]/ M) ], F2 m. Y" O
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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7 M0 A, E6 `8 YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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; R4 m/ K0 P* [9 z' ORaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* H3 r. R4 x8 e) J7 F. L" O! \# ]+ S
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes- r% M- `9 z: p! J
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Swordfish I x 71 q9 g2 H4 l0 |: f* M6 }
Vildebeest III x 8) C, e7 T7 s5 i% I. X0 |6 n) d
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Allied aircraft losses( x$ [8 ]- ]) J+ y$ e8 h4 a
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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xAK Koryu Maru
1 d1 x+ ~ \; z. \ xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
. G7 U) i9 f- M% P/ u: L0 C$ Q9 N xAK Kokai Maru
8 y: E! D* C) M" V& H4 J/ M xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
/ M/ Q* s T: B+ s" A: M4 N" w xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- o$ z$ f2 b. _% r" g% R& M' s4 N
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Japanese ground losses:: t( S9 n" V( M* S" E4 r
1669 casualties reported- |* z, c- m" x% r
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
6 ?* w2 ^# c w Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
" }# p# k2 z) z# Y Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
: i0 w1 S0 i5 B N% w; D. _, Q Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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% h$ w& U$ W: N* D5 cAfternoon 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.
% ]. E2 T, J9 E4 p0 T" x% z# N: pEstimated time to target is 4 minutes9 N9 _8 M% k, ^- ~
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Blenheim I x 3
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/ i. P' e( C4 |% J+ J Blenheim I: 1 damaged( @5 A. }/ Y# [" }* k5 I
& Y3 v9 u. j* w3 r @Japanese Ships
7 Z/ C0 w$ Q' a- @2 |8 e _8 f u xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires7 O: P) k" H% U2 Q. J
* @+ o1 A9 o8 _7 {6 wJapanese ground losses:% p b0 z9 {% ~' S
149 casualties reported' F3 D( V% h. i( d; X" C' p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
% [! d* `5 K0 u8 r7 J) f Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
4 t' J1 Y+ M, @ Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 a( }, V- W* x& EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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) a. d3 b! z, q0 `; M/ YRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( L% h( B' V4 F* x# ?: P2 R; _Estimated time to target is 7 minutes# k( I5 O' }$ o- n" Q
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Allied aircraft0 A2 ~ d% ?! ]. } E
Vildebeest III x 10
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No Allied losses) q- @$ W' L! j
1 F. W3 b9 S5 H6 t, ~Japanese Ships
/ ~4 h7 O S0 J5 _' _+ | xAK Yahiko Maru) a1 ] y$ @# z2 {0 q- A
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk9 S! f: r' S6 Q7 r8 S5 l
xAK Noto Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
0 g1 l! P4 I7 t1 p+ T 1401 casualties reported
% e" {5 g4 v. Z Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
3 F( o6 v; Y- a Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled9 X6 @7 f' f( j9 i
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled# a1 r' ^" d9 { N
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
+ I5 W: E/ l6 `. } Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |