AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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^; ^' c( P6 W2 f# [/ a, ~南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范$ G) b4 ^" u4 O8 H
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
/ k0 P5 ?" ]' S% p X* P" w) |) 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
' t* U+ A! K$ k" T% V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+ W3 S' L5 y6 I+ S( I/ b
" h5 p! T( z8 W& e% K1 P, T% hWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
0 H( K$ z; p7 @; ~6 Z3 W- Z! `4 M" Y0 vEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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7 K! g+ @+ l/ r" x. \Allied aircraft
* I& {) \ L. O! h5 U8 {0 q. ~* B Blenheim I x 3# u N8 T' [4 y; U* V
139WH-3 x 2* ]9 H5 O1 E! l/ g- G5 f7 m
Hudson I x 31 a! }, T0 q, A. T
' H6 E) q7 x8 C* e2 qAllied aircraft losses* \1 ]6 w0 R ^! \5 a0 f2 j
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
7 r6 S6 W* B# l Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
! U3 N6 S9 r b& Q! E xAK Arima Maru
3 g k# W7 T' Q; ~3 _ xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
7 o$ W( z Z6 b k4 N xAK Teiyo Maru2 n9 G# c4 Z7 h" L: h
5 _+ x9 p0 ^9 u- m" @: t' DJapanese ground losses:
+ h/ Z7 F4 a0 Q. Q 128 casualties reported: U K1 s; m- a: Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- m* r. ?) S+ o- t: L, _9 f
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled4 ?% k+ n% i; A1 _
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled8 ?0 Y) k! e# I! N1 x8 b
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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.
1 T: W" t, d, G1 pEstimated time to target is 6 minutes, t- A- }' W5 ^2 M, J) s7 X2 g) C- B
" c |% x# g0 I, @+ bAllied aircraft3 T$ p: A# S% ~! f: K" Z# E) X4 g
Blenheim IV x 45 E2 I4 ^( W \- P
Hudson I x 94 k9 h# _" V1 G8 F ^! l' P
Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses; r1 U( W: w p/ ]
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged9 L5 `6 R$ F2 t0 O% W$ S8 S
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
5 v0 v; R5 H# _) c1 | Hudson I: 1 damaged
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9 d* h% U" j( ^5 S9 q4 [$ nJapanese Ships9 z, Z8 \/ l3 D! C8 C) s F( x
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires R) ]$ X' B) e4 c! _
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ [2 G8 z# X7 H
xAK Mogamigawa Maru' y1 g B0 p( f5 a' \7 m( C
xAK Arima Maru
) w9 y6 k* L6 q4 h xAK Kogyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:2 j# k8 h5 J* F
269 casualties reported& x0 B$ M/ |2 {3 r6 [
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
# a% g, I' Y- \: A! u, n Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled4 Z4 Q7 \ q4 p/ f/ m: P9 \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
! g3 B: b& o1 q# `6 i0 H Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled). e/ S) N( M. u8 z+ q
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: |' G7 Y( A+ ^2 i$ KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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! W+ a) k( {& s2 D# bRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
$ W2 i9 b+ M2 ]Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft5 \; y) A6 t" R. t; n
Vildebeest III x 9
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Allied aircraft losses
4 b% g/ x( d2 f' S Vildebeest III: 1 damaged: Q& ^- g2 }! G' D
$ C, t" ]' B7 }6 `! n3 z6 RJapanese Ships' V' C6 K: s6 u0 b+ D4 s$ A
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
; f/ a! T( Z; q' a! _6 D xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 v5 B! o. E- d. O6 D4 } xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
2 ?7 \6 v: t3 ?2 s 527 casualties reported
8 `+ }/ D0 W& h' S a Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( C- o; N3 Y( W Q
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled! B5 H" D L0 G. D
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
$ g& W. ~, E; n& ^9 ]( x Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)1 q' `+ P2 t* }7 d" H0 p
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6 i' \: o q, c4 V# hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82% E5 K) i/ `% t: F; ]8 @+ d
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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; m9 N' i9 y# v* }: aRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- t2 R5 F1 n% k4 l% I& l
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes) W3 ]2 \+ r5 {9 w$ n) d1 b8 d6 \
1 i- O6 I3 n0 a# \3 gAllied aircraft
8 w1 I0 b. r. i Swordfish I x 7
1 h+ m" P( @( t: H9 w Vildebeest III x 8+ `+ w3 L G) m7 g
! }- {8 u6 A- |6 v% o+ N0 ]! N9 yAllied aircraft losses
1 G1 |0 O: l' ?$ h5 \! k/ \ Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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C# z" ]0 F4 g8 B9 S/ n1 T$ Z xAK Koryu Maru- n! i* e q4 ?: N0 O4 t4 k* ~3 `
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
' k+ K( k$ o+ Y; C7 K5 g8 Q xAK Kokai Maru! E) U; N% t% i! A
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
+ p+ k6 o' J/ H1 g1 D* n xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( X C' |2 T. D4 R7 H* l9 H+ G
! F1 E3 ]' @' {' G; jJapanese ground losses:( P2 i, c2 j- n6 p: h
1669 casualties reported
- a Y9 q3 _. R, w/ ^ Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled! v( S% E/ C& W" T# F" R
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled2 {- H6 ~; Q( N, C1 _ }- z; f
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
3 ~( j' ?! {+ R g5 o; P& f Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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) T0 W& l8 y& bRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.+ D4 h( Q6 H$ J% }' `8 p+ E
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes: w; E* S! C% g5 s8 {1 j- s
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2 r3 T" }' ?! X; q; v1 m5 O Blenheim I x 3- q) A4 [# `/ W) Y& i1 R) k
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Blenheim I: 1 damaged# H+ H+ x! K$ \+ J
- S% z" E, z9 D, NJapanese Ships
+ S$ L* S4 A; W: v# ^1 \ xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Japanese ground losses:
7 `" ~+ q" m& }. O 149 casualties reported
) L* H0 v' H- D4 P7 D( u E Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
/ M4 c* Z5 S2 o' z( s I Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
0 f7 C) _) ~, y( ] Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82- G9 x* x+ N$ U: ^4 J' e- |
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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* z- U; G% k X0 B- ]Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 g' B: f4 U0 w$ O, Y; JEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft: C! I. k F4 |
Vildebeest III x 10
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No Allied losses
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xAK Yahiko Maru+ l- r& T+ s) N2 X# ^0 Y
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk4 I& Z6 i; T' k! ~7 ?7 k
xAK Noto Maru
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B5 w: J0 U3 A" R q+ lJapanese ground losses:
7 b2 }% ^9 n, v! l4 O' | 1401 casualties reported
5 r3 ~+ B p6 r7 i* p1 v/ _5 u Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
7 I+ R5 X3 ~! Q Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
8 d7 F2 M9 g2 x1 }- }( M" c/ k9 w Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled/ H) g5 V: T# }3 U; U ^; A
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
/ o. {9 j7 ~, k; j- M+ v# G Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |