AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 414 H0 B* m+ {1 }6 s. b! H7 {! p( Y% V
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南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范" C7 |2 ]5 u1 o3 z0 I0 x; s
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛( A( R8 A( B! `1 T1 ^8 j$ T
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获* [$ E. [5 w: S% ]# {# o
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
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
- r B% r; y1 o) a% k3 F, d$ V9 UEstimated time to target is 7 minutes- x2 O3 g7 P! A/ }! j& Z6 _
1 ]) m9 ?: y" f: sAllied aircraft
, D: F" P6 a( T, s4 s5 s Blenheim I x 3
" b# t) ~) Z: `0 ]4 d 139WH-3 x 2
, P: q2 _: m& N Hudson I x 3; @/ r- U* |8 `% |7 F6 J+ X
6 g1 t! t1 C5 d" cAllied aircraft losses
- K2 T$ }% }0 g8 {% L0 ?- F Blenheim I: 1 damaged
1 ?2 a& O$ p# q( B7 @ Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak a9 B7 A9 F& N o5 _ l5 c
$ y% l' _6 B5 h! i& lJapanese Ships& E# r3 }3 d# u$ J; w
xAK Arima Maru
3 r- K( G+ f/ a7 G# j8 a xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
4 M; [- h1 s; d2 G8 @ xAK Teiyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:4 w( U3 q- \7 j& E9 Y
128 casualties reported
5 X. q+ `" I: L5 Y5 ^$ p Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Y* m# a$ ^: M, U7 K" Q1 N" r4 z Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
- E7 M) R, q0 ~4 Q2 [ Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled+ W( C% T' O8 z$ N" p3 r8 a/ A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.8 m. R- D7 B9 K `
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes2 t8 S5 {3 k# I5 e' T5 Y& A5 w
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Allied aircraft
- x& p( b! ~% T/ q& X% Y; W Blenheim IV x 4
; l( ]( Y Z; i& e/ ? Hudson I x 9
' O( `8 ?3 X3 s. S6 r5 }+ ]% Q/ q Wirraway x 4 I) n9 }# G3 t( h
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Allied aircraft losses
: J) b) \8 ]$ G$ _) D Blenheim IV: 1 damaged' D' p1 S- d4 U
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
0 M* V8 c7 d, N6 M* l. w Hudson I: 1 damaged& I S: F2 A8 e* J' \2 |
l" |$ @, k1 b6 b& g' nJapanese Ships5 l% V7 O: Z* ^- X( V+ c
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires& [/ d4 V* a0 g$ {" f6 p) k
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" J- @" j- }: |4 G- b6 N xAK Mogamigawa Maru
+ m( O" P% U" E* K9 F4 p xAK Arima Maru
! S% r; ^- g! T xAK Kogyo Maru$ ~$ e( m+ |4 E; e( M
, v& H; _; R& E; LJapanese ground losses:
* b/ m( c3 E/ V( C( Q( Y4 i# E 269 casualties reported( g/ c, s$ ~, H, w, _5 P; r
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 i7 M( Y% O% u/ [* |4 @% } Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled& y3 B) I$ D: D1 M/ r4 b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
( \7 J4 a+ R( ` Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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4 g" Y- o+ T0 i; w+ h" ~% [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82- `( e: \- K4 z) f- K( i
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- i% i2 A4 U3 k9 ~; BRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
( w& y6 Y4 m6 ?( TEstimated time to target is 7 minutes( y+ X* y, w: M
# ?: i/ U5 ^* a' T7 H. { mAllied aircraft
- l2 M: i& ~0 |' m o0 e Vildebeest III x 9
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Allied aircraft losses
* [7 b9 V. X% u9 m& C Vildebeest III: 1 damaged' s/ |) f1 H3 r
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Japanese Ships
7 \# q% b, [% w/ a8 D3 k, W xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
* a6 h' G, L0 _ xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; I" ]0 W* t+ h# y/ W) D! R! T8 H3 F xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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Japanese ground losses:5 I. N* j1 o/ c; K' {& M
527 casualties reported
" h# x; i* m5 m! n Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled/ X+ `. N& t- E* h. r% w
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled$ X8 u. l9 `$ X! X
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled' X6 D* s% B# j5 B/ }; e8 |3 ^
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,824 L9 a1 a' U3 F# K/ k
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 I3 n8 E2 b4 l+ t; U: \$ `Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Swordfish I x 7
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Allied aircraft losses" |4 {4 p. Y y) G
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak$ u+ M, b5 \% n( t
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Japanese Ships
/ O {) Q. s+ N: |- w) A" D V xAK Koryu Maru
+ A# A! n0 t1 E; j+ ^& j' V xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ T6 A4 R, h- L) {8 e( s xAK Kokai Maru0 H- R! J: V" h+ F( t9 J
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
2 `, r* d& Y2 j+ r xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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! J: b% t0 w8 g: D" N. G" o0 b+ D 1669 casualties reported! R7 L( B3 X' \. Y0 v
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled0 t* w! N) ?1 I' b9 n5 Y: j. }
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
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Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)7 l1 P# ^$ b6 x7 N# g5 n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,829 e# ?) ^/ p0 `* w. t$ U
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
2 t" u. c G4 R7 @! b$ \Estimated time to target is 4 minutes, `& U6 D" h3 c" s; b* H
$ f1 C( M4 D# d; n" f. ~Allied aircraft
) Q/ M+ F, ~, r1 |3 n0 |( H, C Blenheim I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
x% i& h; W) ~3 l& x& G Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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, o5 n5 T4 C: Z: E+ W! G2 oJapanese Ships
+ E+ r+ O( u) z: d/ Q3 U. Q xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" K+ X6 {0 @- J# ^- H# M& v
9 w1 v4 ^2 E: ~# u b: i- f. oJapanese ground losses: }/ `, z! ~* i* q* U
149 casualties reported
5 P1 B* P5 g$ ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled% r$ J5 f$ K4 p. _6 F+ J- e
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled0 j" L9 ]* H& }, f8 g
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled$ N7 d) I! R2 J+ a7 D
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& P: q: X) l4 r, A6 E6 D, QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,828 W: o% U/ ^* l7 [& r6 [: W
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 c% L0 k6 g2 [, e0 H: ]9 v4 {Estimated time to target is 7 minutes3 |8 y9 W% ]- \: W" j" z
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Allied aircraft
/ L3 y) _) F# d7 A( L r! l( j Vildebeest III x 109 _4 c+ _# q. }2 S3 m9 p$ L
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No Allied losses4 c' L$ x* M$ y" M5 b1 W
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xAK Yahiko Maru
. E: k [; x7 y/ a" q. e xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk x2 {! y: d2 X) ^
xAK Noto Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
4 b' b; _! |' I- ]" M 1401 casualties reported+ K5 D" O' U" B$ @) y! C
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
/ `" [9 z& A4 V- Z6 S3 K Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
; P3 y0 K/ C0 ~/ a7 L1 h" Q+ T Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
& a% e9 M/ L; Y% V0 a, G2 N Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
% S4 Q3 r- _1 ]. Z9 ] Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |