AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 419 j c2 \1 k) c
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% Z6 W0 c9 H* v南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
3 S& D* `8 X) o5 V8 q6 f5 O" S2 H1 k南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛' A9 V9 s, L+ f# W
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获# p& f. Z5 F% d L
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级
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p+ E# ?' F% M' aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82/ O) `9 l* X% K) U5 \
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain2 q; Q& x# |! d* M& i. e; e) K2 k4 m2 c( M
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.: X: e+ w: u: j
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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- A2 T, `% R4 g! A: y' H) pAllied aircraft% t ]* j* e' U; k4 _4 L
Blenheim I x 3* b- k8 t9 E( a4 w& X9 V
139WH-3 x 2
- s: y+ u) @0 @7 D. k7 v! R Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
! u+ S, D; d- ^/ b6 r9 } Blenheim I: 1 damaged6 _/ O, f" Z p0 a0 ?! |1 t
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships! `( T( [+ |- [( f- q& K( r2 e% |
xAK Arima Maru: D, C6 o5 p# I( X/ W- R: Z
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
1 k9 @# R. Q+ \9 N/ y xAK Teiyo Maru W5 p( ?9 |) L
1 Q# ^1 T- x, Q }. J- n3 M0 y& {Japanese ground losses:
8 |% C: `# C: s+ f 128 casualties reported& ?0 y! }2 o3 T& J) r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 d0 I& b$ C/ K8 E3 O0 x" Z
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled: Z# C( P7 u* P, M! ]9 t
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled+ [' ~8 Y+ k9 H. S N
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain) ]! g D' Z$ Q5 v: E7 Q4 a
" q/ x2 }$ d k% b# `Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.; W' I* g% J; ^ n
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes) u' }# e' W" \6 U; y9 Y! T6 S! r
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Allied aircraft
# r; N7 t, \& Q. \& b Blenheim IV x 4- x* i7 c5 a5 t, B7 B% T, r
Hudson I x 9; r& C- _! i9 Z, i
Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses
: [8 O' A7 C3 O0 ?1 G" t0 |1 @2 ? Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
/ x) K- n3 D0 l: R$ @) C+ ? Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
8 [( a4 ~% P$ R3 u Hudson I: 1 damaged
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) ?9 K, I' A$ p3 u" S: C8 ZJapanese Ships s. d) a1 \" }) ^# `: r5 t
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; d. s5 y8 o2 v; A xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! h# I+ _! P" b) {, k4 O
xAK Mogamigawa Maru2 H; `( @& f- Y" [8 h0 a
xAK Arima Maru
r* S5 ]. ^) x) c xAK Kogyo Maru( D( [& f9 ]9 ~, }- x- w$ D8 R
+ V: I0 r; W: t6 T; UJapanese ground losses:+ w% b4 V' P* Q4 p3 V
269 casualties reported
, L2 j7 j4 |! o) `6 x Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled! |% p. z9 F5 J% X- ]% E1 q6 W
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
" {1 D5 q2 |8 t% D3 s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled g5 d3 n% S2 ]2 k
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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. s k( i/ h9 l" Y+ cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82 p4 n2 q' y9 q% {% N
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
- e, k7 ?! y F! f" q& y! ]Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 @7 c! I% J- @8 [& ^# b6 s Vildebeest III x 9
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Allied aircraft losses" o; H, N' V3 s: V9 S7 f. w
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged0 ]- M1 H8 K7 W" g% M
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Japanese Ships# z2 U! H# q* y8 o
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
: e, q2 B4 M( P& z$ Y. e xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. j$ H0 \4 ~3 w& C
xAK Mogamigawa Maru7 P7 c( J, _* d; N
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Japanese ground losses:& w/ {- ^, h" V+ S
527 casualties reported
0 x. q( X* h* g2 ]9 P7 P Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* T J" a7 B3 I3 D" {
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled) d' Q* s% _/ `, q
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled" [+ d: f% p) S% x
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)/ g: u. \! h6 {! Z0 ?: p2 C' A
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3 D' h! b* L3 K9 _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,821 L+ h# m8 p0 s! n( ?
6 S0 t; y$ c: c8 `, e1 p7 L6 b2 dWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* I I* O9 t% E8 J5 D
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft
6 E0 A2 ]" l. P/ s$ n; ~ Swordfish I x 7
% B/ Y3 }% ]6 A+ a: X Vildebeest III x 8' A: q; h, E5 i) \$ \2 x' k, f- t/ N
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Allied aircraft losses1 a, C- U& P$ W5 H0 p# i; x
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 ?& X! J, ]) Q/ D+ Y: b+ a, KJapanese Ships' t) @, B8 F) e7 K
xAK Koryu Maru3 ?6 i% U! f' W
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
) e1 }* R4 g H; I# t ?/ @ xAK Kokai Maru
7 H/ K( _' i; a. E8 f7 l; N d xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires H: z! b8 [' W$ q' G5 h
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:" @. K% Q. S) l( y0 ^/ k- {# E8 G$ D
1669 casualties reported1 r+ g8 {4 o5 W: s, ?/ F0 n! x
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
8 c& l* g8 K! Q+ o& x Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
' q/ \. ?7 d6 _. l; i* v: | Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
: w1 u5 @9 N; x+ e1 h7 Z0 _ Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)" Z, A9 Z! H+ B3 M! Z& Z* o
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0 B6 _& t) B# cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain) M5 @, [- |* i8 Q
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
: G+ l2 c w8 H9 k: S, ]1 d* d1 gEstimated time to target is 4 minutes' N. p5 E I6 t
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4 J# k) ^) n! i1 U; T: T Blenheim I x 3
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Blenheim I: 1 damaged6 F# v7 F+ w/ F! D5 G* W8 q9 Z
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Japanese Ships8 W1 w. S0 j5 y8 ?5 L
xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 w+ A6 ~, X$ m3 O' A; t2 K" k
+ n! ?( L1 o* v, y: |Japanese ground losses:8 }6 e) i- i# ^5 s/ x
149 casualties reported$ x, w$ v7 J( p% f6 g4 R W7 x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
* v/ j$ v7 u, |8 O9 z Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled- {* a* e" U. v" K9 ~9 \0 s+ j
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled, r' V) M* w4 o% j# g
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8 k6 ~ S+ s: I) nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; \+ F$ E2 b* g; \
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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9 v! C5 F. E8 y* U) kAllied aircraft
|; }3 k2 X. N# r: B Vildebeest III x 109 [6 c/ }/ O3 ^1 \( V% c6 \
+ o$ D- e& A. a4 e& J' V. z" W: ^No Allied losses& T3 ~6 N& v' O) h, j
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Japanese Ships- ^! n+ @/ n! e3 g
xAK Yahiko Maru
8 [0 `/ e4 m5 K xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk, O( b. b6 [) U$ i
xAK Noto Maru/ c& m0 B. ^6 G* g& K/ U! y( @. _
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Japanese ground losses: }7 x* m5 s( B4 J! l
1401 casualties reported. q% g3 J5 p3 u/ L8 k4 I
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
+ P1 m6 \" x* p% I Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
# b3 e% l0 a- n: i$ u' O Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled8 _! }3 U" B' V; A
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)3 ~' N8 F2 s* e: k9 _, v2 q1 W
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |