AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
8 |" V* j! n. e1 Q+ S, h2 J0 _7 u; M: V南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
: G. z5 v0 s+ C/ O马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获' \2 h* H: C8 k6 x/ k9 K! S G! a
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级$ k& V. {4 f) f) |9 t" ?6 I/ |0 g0 f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain+ l! @& ?0 E% }1 K0 G5 \; i
, r3 o' H, [4 @7 XRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet./ {# Q. p6 f; q) _6 ]" ]- w
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
# K9 @& l4 U% a# @ k* i Blenheim I x 3
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Hudson I x 3! d+ v* z. M" |
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Allied aircraft losses
+ f" R, p& h6 q7 V# Y8 ` Blenheim I: 1 damaged5 E$ l/ u7 N' `5 C4 [9 M' }9 f
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak0 r" A9 Y6 j- C6 H* B; @ Y
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Japanese Ships- M3 F0 V ?! t7 B" o, n
xAK Arima Maru+ G$ [2 e- s/ r, b& e
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires. }: i* `% X% e5 s! C" e2 q# [
xAK Teiyo Maru# V6 h$ M& o0 j7 [ p% P# h
# r- h( C4 W3 r( g7 QJapanese ground losses:
2 C9 E0 g9 N" e, S+ ?# T7 R& d 128 casualties reported
7 I$ [7 ^& F) d# m. O Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" j+ A/ G C( t3 b) T& r Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
( p$ M/ v% g9 h3 Y4 Z& | Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled% p' V8 F' r2 {% i
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82. }. H5 ]3 w3 G' ], T3 C' H+ m5 U
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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) d, d2 N2 e ^( mRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
E- N/ h7 h! R4 V: B2 IEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 \% b* m" Q3 M Blenheim IV x 4. {( J" r! B8 U
Hudson I x 9( S' A5 [- ]% e) m; H
Wirraway x 4
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Blenheim IV: 1 damaged1 k$ p6 u* K' A; t" u
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak4 K4 }' M: u! [$ q/ }5 F" K
Hudson I: 1 damaged- I: ^8 c7 ]* W- @: r. s5 H
4 ~8 B' L3 [$ n8 OJapanese Ships
; [. ~; D+ o* P6 K8 e7 a( {. h xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
! x: D4 R0 \& z" l5 n8 \6 q8 M xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& v% t/ u. g1 E
xAK Mogamigawa Maru3 ^4 ], k9 S0 ~% `' D
xAK Arima Maru7 J; X2 x8 p, u4 q7 i
xAK Kogyo Maru
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9 m" ]1 U1 x- GJapanese ground losses:4 L+ h$ I ]+ e+ e( E5 q: Z% V
269 casualties reported
8 b0 H7 k2 b8 z5 r Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
# `4 U& u. T+ t% I Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
! h3 L# W1 X$ V+ y# N3 ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
. C* Q1 a4 J4 H% R9 A; i' A Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)# r# q* c' d) w6 C- G
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) K# p1 G) z4 f4 z) w& X2 nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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- |4 t4 A1 O; A( k bRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
; ~1 G; I$ Q( r' D' T7 qEstimated time to target is 7 minutes% F% @+ G7 t+ G2 ~ ]2 W
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Vildebeest III x 9
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Vildebeest III: 1 damaged0 F1 {4 b2 C# Y9 d4 R# X
* b# r, U% }- L. iJapanese Ships
+ f6 ?4 W1 _( Q' F2 h) I xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
: b* o3 ?) A3 F* e2 m1 n' K- T/ L xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% W& e1 s% w% o4 T, @! J0 P, P xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
5 G* ]" u2 U5 V9 [' U- f 527 casualties reported: E1 [$ ?' d7 K$ g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 S( G# N9 s' O8 B1 |) m
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled, X: }" Y6 S( a' {
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
4 a6 u9 h( s: D% n Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)* F% r2 o. ^ g S7 s' ^6 ^( X
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5 C+ {4 v+ W( G/ ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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) l: c0 h: c7 r/ |* eWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 j0 {9 H, o E! Y, I
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes! \) l! I: U2 b9 w
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Allied aircraft# D6 |$ }; n% k- w S
Swordfish I x 7
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Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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[5 l4 {% ~! R( U. I6 q xAK Koryu Maru0 C) r9 Z/ d T3 a Y3 V
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
& I. D$ B, Y, M! l4 `4 P( T, E xAK Kokai Maru
8 \- P2 @: n, f: u xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
3 ^( t0 e# U* i" e4 l9 \5 p. H8 M xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. ~, {5 c) Q2 y L6 H
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Japanese ground losses:, G. x0 {1 ]$ ^
1669 casualties reported
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/ h% Q$ Y. C+ w/ }- y$ m Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled q) M8 y) l9 V3 X- D! \4 i
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled& `7 t, y6 p3 V/ F( H1 c) e
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)) s! h/ T H6 V6 ?% Q, O) Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82 U3 f, v2 q. J/ N, F" i
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.+ ?$ u# C9 B. H8 A0 D7 j9 D
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes/ y" U0 I) Z: r# P+ N: ^
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Allied aircraft
: `- K# J% N5 y, `4 ?% }$ O Blenheim I x 3" J) R8 a4 Q3 P; l. S3 y
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Allied aircraft losses6 j; `, Q) N( z U' N( t
Blenheim I: 1 damaged; D1 ~" h" O8 G2 G, t
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Japanese Ships
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149 casualties reported
" G+ y+ h' N/ _- {; t# t Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
% ~# ~7 n2 H# d3 l2 T: R: m Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled7 h B8 k0 T) \% x' V* |5 T
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,829 ]4 `+ s @5 d1 D0 U
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 w) C4 w8 _5 j4 w; L. s/ H5 j
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes% t8 M3 x" M& c2 K6 a2 F- Q
: U5 y9 b3 E% v8 @* @6 v7 lAllied aircraft
# J i; |& g& D0 {- A1 C Vildebeest III x 10
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: d" _* [9 \2 E; D' R9 h y' wNo Allied losses0 F/ q- O$ c. Y# ]/ z
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Japanese Ships
1 q* f% F/ x+ c0 b$ ~3 d xAK Yahiko Maru
4 W/ I, L' {: J/ Q1 H8 A xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
% ^2 r, r, x# z& c xAK Noto Maru; W, n6 v* ^# ?& a/ g6 K
0 D3 [& f4 y' B$ Q8 j2 DJapanese ground losses:
; _! m# _' J+ b! @9 ` 1401 casualties reported
6 T2 ^- `: f W+ x: R; L4 j Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled, x. T" e+ O, p. Z
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled+ \9 u! x& n0 E/ d2 J( Q
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 L! u! n8 ^# x4 a- |* E! l Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
+ H# @" Q2 @; M0 b# d6 D6 | Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |