AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41 o- A/ F8 H! g5 A9 N) j
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5 p. G, x* B6 C S3 K南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛* ]5 n5 `) G5 V V* O, `2 M7 F
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获$ g }% W$ C! M' P. F# m7 r3 y# q
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级
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. x4 G: _$ G) XAfternoon 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 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 {- V$ O! I% n) Z. Z1 u
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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# G2 a5 u- C7 B9 A% w- t4 eAllied aircraft
' c7 d" f l5 J* K Blenheim I x 39 K. }- t5 ], M4 b
139WH-3 x 2) V( n0 E$ A/ F6 e8 H ?7 P7 i, _
Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses) X- |4 ~5 N2 `. }' ~, g
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
9 M: F" Y2 e8 z. F d/ `4 s Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak: v" @- g% B+ X/ p: H1 n
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Japanese Ships
4 @. Y8 w& `( Q4 V xAK Arima Maru7 ~0 V/ [ x1 ?8 u
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires) N2 n: D6 U/ j! p9 e9 h
xAK Teiyo Maru A; ]' F/ y- C( p0 c" I: G5 E
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Japanese ground losses:
6 V+ a& ?0 C9 e5 `; w 128 casualties reported; v2 @) Q0 E$ d& o6 j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. @& e; i! h$ @5 q5 f Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled2 S: J& \& g. z3 |
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled" M# m! ^! `+ }2 h; j4 \
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$ \1 J1 x) d" D+ J/ @+ x) q( [, iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,824 U# u5 H* D+ c
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain0 A. u% y" l: x T! \/ `
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
! i- p5 H( j8 _4 h0 vEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft. y* X5 }) A T9 W' J& K
Blenheim IV x 47 M C0 O6 v$ F' a5 G
Hudson I x 9; d5 f+ y6 I; k4 f8 K
Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses( }/ B5 H T' G, b2 q( m
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
: d& n Q# C+ F* G1 \# c: T0 m2 B Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak) L, ]& @. ?0 D% w- B
Hudson I: 1 damaged! L1 y4 r9 Y9 V) e, P4 I
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Japanese Ships2 [0 D0 T- e" Q* e, W- Q5 h; q
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
! s% v9 g) U) }: K6 ?. H" O xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# u9 ?9 D* b0 F7 ]/ ?0 Q
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
5 R% T# o3 U# h, V) Y5 K xAK Arima Maru+ V! x# e2 M3 G; C) a
xAK Kogyo Maru
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; _! t, j @* |( Q- _Japanese ground losses:6 e- o; o( {! s3 ~7 T: ?
269 casualties reported V% d! P# ^. {0 R% X- E
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
. j1 A" y7 z1 O) @" Q Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
8 Q! e0 d1 I4 A! y. Z, w2 \9 F, D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
8 }! J- Q" k/ U" l; G( W# m Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)# B" s/ w$ d3 g# z# |1 o6 K
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- G, X' j- o4 v* PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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, `" W$ e! v; n$ ]- Q7 j# [1 z. m! SWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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[8 G& ?- l3 q: WRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.5 J1 n2 K9 T: K- m9 X) j) y* |: y9 S1 K
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- {5 P! n9 V, b, @1 E R" `
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Allied aircraft
1 }( n$ ?7 \: P# f/ Y; x Vildebeest III x 9
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Allied aircraft losses3 \* b; X/ }! N4 F8 G+ Z
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged" L: Z3 ^& G$ ^% ~; X) l1 F0 u U
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Japanese Ships+ r* }$ ]7 X$ D8 Q
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
- l3 ?2 C5 ^/ o3 w1 m7 f xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 Q) M9 @( \) F" K& l xAK Mogamigawa Maru+ X* s! e$ s# `( {: ^
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Japanese ground losses:
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- Q! \0 H' b7 ?& A Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 _& b- ]" P8 D w& U Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled. ]3 \0 j. \3 j0 B6 N& i
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
, X& g: |, m1 ^* p' ` Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82$ i+ \) X& L$ b* J% E% r7 w9 Y% e2 V
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain1 f j- X$ `6 U8 W/ d; @: ^1 B
: M: R1 Z8 r2 H" X# _ sRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ G9 V5 X2 J% B- I ], U0 C) h$ D
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft
( C) B* w3 d! y! o+ Y2 q Swordfish I x 7
' ~) [* O+ S& S) J Vildebeest III x 87 O+ ^& }! v6 r6 |& X; m& O
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Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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xAK Koryu Maru
) [. _5 o# C& D. | xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage4 o4 z' Z4 E% E- U E
xAK Kokai Maru
; K( s. v* s% J" h xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, W! c e/ B; R9 X; K+ Q3 x! `
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
: M7 i7 ?7 }: ]4 \ 1669 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled2 @7 V0 q, G9 I: x
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
. v/ j* @% r7 a. d Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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, S; Q* K7 g* l) W, cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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. H3 `. Y& [. o' W$ B6 {Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
1 w" c- i* @& h9 v4 {) xEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft
! F. ?1 [- k& |& ?% }! c; Z Blenheim I x 3) `0 s+ A9 o* W: @: D- Q& w" i
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Blenheim I: 1 damaged- X" m: [1 {1 @) R/ v
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Japanese Ships) l3 ]* \% T% r9 s N, ^
xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Japanese ground losses:& f/ @( v) M! j* f6 \
149 casualties reported
' u. B2 l4 C$ h% _2 o+ y) O! O3 J Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled$ v7 X# k$ `8 K
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
* V* e# K( A* w9 x: D2 o# F Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled% T. ` V' Q$ B1 V7 q
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Afternoon 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 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 ` Y$ i1 ]! ]4 ^/ N! b+ {Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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~# }1 x* O: _6 [: OAllied aircraft
# H* v U/ W% O5 `! v/ } Y, T, B' T' j Vildebeest III x 10
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7 E3 L! |( Y$ P) G& nNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships9 G9 |1 d2 f, B# {" R
xAK Yahiko Maru$ b/ e% I6 q& z
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk3 J) K& E" Q- e/ }4 F n* n ?& U c
xAK Noto Maru- l; `1 u3 l- P- W% L4 ]+ o
5 L# ]+ X- f' \% v9 ~9 {4 FJapanese ground losses:3 n% r- K/ I: U0 T3 G
1401 casualties reported
4 P" T9 d% I# Q: W' y( A. F Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled! {: K" F E# p, n
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled; I1 C" j( z7 M% ^ b; v- E7 \
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled3 G5 n7 I9 P3 ^' a. G0 b- \
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)+ w' o5 \) p( e1 X& G
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |