AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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' R! c6 O( w1 M% }# F南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
! z' J6 W- R$ \# O南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
4 z" S; X* b: m9 P) j+ {马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获
. J& v& R9 T3 ^ a2 y, j3 A5 e) A, N( J/ s大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级# g$ J X' k0 j6 ]+ X( Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,820 K! G6 }3 A7 H8 Y4 W- S O# T
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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* J/ W+ Z ]/ F& G( U, r( TRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
5 @. k% Q+ e# P9 FEstimated time to target is 7 minutes" a1 X% i7 Z8 |5 U
$ V! t5 w2 m' ?% a. ~Allied aircraft
$ O* Q9 V; H |- u! a1 r# ] B ] Blenheim I x 3
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( s+ o/ y! n: ?5 ]- _# p; C) W3 u Hudson I x 3
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Allied aircraft losses9 w2 T* D6 f) J8 F4 F$ X
Blenheim I: 1 damaged2 {* M/ k: J5 e2 {
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships8 u& @1 {" T- M# M$ ]8 b6 a0 R
xAK Arima Maru/ X, g# z4 \2 E: x% X8 m8 |
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
' D1 s5 d) o" e* r7 h" | xAK Teiyo Maru E( I: h9 |! I$ S! S+ M
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Japanese ground losses:
& `/ }5 {# t( d$ X% M 128 casualties reported
0 L# O7 z8 k2 n2 Z9 B% P3 D9 z2 E2 ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: Q( e/ W+ B) @+ {" H
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled. D: \; d7 b( E2 h; t( W& W
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain/ M5 k/ M. j7 u+ ~; E
1 w8 g+ x) l) N9 C3 F, XRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet., v7 S6 H/ ]& I1 ?4 ~0 P0 w
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes7 M3 _% ?7 z: [ d1 t% q: Z
2 U% f# ?* v: I$ f+ J1 LAllied aircraft3 J. m1 Z Q* G) J1 H8 k
Blenheim IV x 4( C: l ?) }+ l" F, d# H5 ]5 U
Hudson I x 9/ f3 M/ |$ _- }
Wirraway x 4
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Blenheim IV: 1 damaged3 u% L- w2 V3 B+ |, [2 h. s! H! A
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
5 ^' q3 v0 }# m) F+ j4 ] Hudson I: 1 damaged+ K2 G7 W; T9 Q! J$ Q, V
3 }3 N2 M1 f. T+ wJapanese Ships$ h m7 z$ ^7 l$ z- ^6 q( u
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- o7 L7 b8 ~6 B* s" R4 U xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" N( g5 g/ M, s, u- n xAK Mogamigawa Maru8 {, l( q/ ?5 w, J' ~ z4 S# N+ J F
xAK Arima Maru
2 _- ]/ C4 e- K1 k xAK Kogyo Maru
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& |% R: I7 \9 H3 ZJapanese ground losses:
$ Z" R- _. o0 t" h$ d- W% d 269 casualties reported3 N1 A1 {5 C( Z g% n, }) ~
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled$ o j" {$ l4 ?7 T& N" k
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
0 J# z% F+ ?2 { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
& m: F6 t- t G Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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7 Z7 t- o# Q/ ^% ~5 `8 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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' i$ P2 x$ X/ o# O: r6 aWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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2 A5 C% a: l4 N& \- y% J/ ~! }Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.: S5 ~9 n! p+ r( a ^& K% W
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes7 @+ m/ E% u! }2 ]
: |; i1 \: e3 [' Y4 y; W/ u# GAllied aircraft2 V# m% Q5 L) p/ b' f
Vildebeest III x 9( p- ^ b3 |5 l9 b
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Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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8 W! u" @+ h7 }% I; hJapanese Ships) b+ X# K: d, o- @/ E7 I1 J7 }
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 k) ?. E' h* m0 l/ L, E. ^2 l xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, r+ J: B. J8 E! O9 R
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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7 E& y3 A5 o- Y$ O* g3 yJapanese ground losses:
) Y' G# J# B: ~1 J4 c: B, ` 527 casualties reported
1 a, ]$ U% m0 ^2 l6 y Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
P) {1 _4 x. W/ @ Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled: w- x& ^% @+ A) ?: `' }
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
# O) r; d% X' K0 R$ g: s Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)3 }% y; E( t/ [8 d5 T- Z
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2 ]/ U3 B p8 Y3 Q# dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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, [; b( y" j8 P8 Y! |( V/ AWeather in hex: Moderate rain- r" [% P4 p+ ^5 Q4 I2 \
; \# g. K9 ^5 r5 zRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% T' H% U# u# f( dEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Swordfish I x 7( R% f. E% g! l, z! Z/ i
Vildebeest III x 8* y, S) R2 v9 T7 N& y$ `* M6 J+ s* g& s
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Allied aircraft losses
( R& i& Q! Q5 [( i Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak1 }. {2 V# i$ M3 V) i
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Japanese Ships8 c8 B8 Q9 A4 ?# k2 A9 q3 ^
xAK Koryu Maru) R0 Q3 S; }% K$ ` ^( w" j7 n2 w
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ S" h0 P( ]# L W4 L xAK Kokai Maru
* }* v9 n, d2 R% U) Q xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires1 H. D; E; l, f* f8 A
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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" [) w% w2 M/ xJapanese ground losses:5 t' Q$ v" U4 B. _6 N
1669 casualties reported0 @: z+ q/ Y3 p9 Y$ _9 B" H
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
+ p3 c: H w% D4 A- { Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled+ W( c! R/ Y7 N1 O
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled6 n3 d( e* a# {; S& s8 I4 V
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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4 F8 s s2 A! Z. @! X$ @7 _6 [/ ^' l2 ]Weather in hex: Moderate rain, T. i2 Q# w) z0 `+ O
1 n5 e5 n: G' D! C+ iRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
3 ?* @/ O% f. t) t/ I0 `! Z% t! PEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft: _2 j: w( `# ~
Blenheim I x 3/ F- d4 B X" @/ V7 I+ h+ m
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Allied aircraft losses
* W. L6 E) {% G9 @7 }9 e Blenheim I: 1 damaged; ?8 S1 T$ P$ I. ]9 n
; V% r2 l' r0 x3 E2 s% z# f/ {/ H' EJapanese Ships9 O7 z1 N, s- T
xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
% X$ Y, q# q4 i" v Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled! }+ G4 J+ K, s% o
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled" O% f! s1 @9 s+ c, V1 w8 o
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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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. F& D! u3 Y1 M- s1 d; gRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 j& r' ^0 U0 E6 M6 O# v9 o% J
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes8 [3 O5 L0 x- D& Y6 p8 c) u- L
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Allied aircraft
! M1 b0 z3 W3 R ~ n1 g Vildebeest III x 10
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! P% B- O8 N' nNo Allied losses1 v2 t' [( f& | r1 O+ Q& x4 [- I: h" }4 |
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4 V: Z5 b" O/ J, w& U/ C: w xAK Yahiko Maru
- G$ j8 e f" u1 t g% q xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
; c, j. @3 P; R1 c G% W0 j0 n3 j xAK Noto Maru
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Japanese ground losses:" `* d% O, j9 K6 l: r6 o6 C0 d
1401 casualties reported$ M7 v6 V) m/ S! f
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
0 p3 K; K6 P. U$ M* A& B Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled* C, L3 q3 M4 v# @# g
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 |: m# [7 f* Q" `, s2 n Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
0 D* V" @8 N& Z$ _' E* [) F Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |