AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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% A1 c0 B, Z. E8 j3 ~南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
) [. W/ q( L/ q- M南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛: r7 }. l9 X! y% e
马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获
# f9 L8 T4 s H" R4 P* j& ?* t大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级
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) L" m! m+ A d) H! HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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C; }% t4 }, l5 Q2 W7 r4 j* ?( \1 uRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# E# \ r4 q* ?: a: B; a F! D
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 r+ g. S& l9 T4 g+ r
Blenheim I x 34 h1 U/ B* ^3 I2 M" a- g
139WH-3 x 2
1 |9 o( A+ u) G& i Hudson I x 3' N, `. R' e) [. E4 ~4 U6 b
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Allied aircraft losses
8 ~$ }0 g6 e2 A r7 y* c; \3 o o Blenheim I: 1 damaged
: Y+ R! w- M, V- u Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 o4 A2 _/ n5 Q7 x+ b0 AJapanese Ships2 E2 a$ z4 c" q
xAK Arima Maru( }, O3 g T5 a3 }' M
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
$ R1 K1 j) p+ J( I, ^) z' M- X xAK Teiyo Maru
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: `0 R6 `, v; P# S3 FJapanese ground losses:- c; {/ r V9 x% R9 e/ F
128 casualties reported
8 p: T* p8 ?4 i$ x& s. i( M Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 p0 \) g' ]6 C1 t& V( b2 ~ Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled* L1 R) @# _ a1 n5 |; O4 l/ m- u
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled+ x% Q- E% i; }$ \# i @1 v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain' D/ o3 ?2 u/ L' E
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ [7 v) _8 h8 [+ t- [
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. v" m S' B( _; L% `- P% Q
8 ~3 Q$ ^7 i3 q3 f: P7 h ~Allied aircraft5 E( t/ W6 Y1 Z5 `
Blenheim IV x 4+ }" W/ J. E! N
Hudson I x 9, ?' }: r; @* f+ R+ |
Wirraway x 4
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1 a6 @! B: ~- N1 ~+ CAllied aircraft losses
& W2 T/ i. a0 Z6 k, q9 L9 ^) w5 K Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
. L u) s: T& T5 _ Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
; `5 X! T% P- D8 r; W6 T/ O Hudson I: 1 damaged- `7 y, ^( l H( @ [8 j m
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Japanese Ships7 }4 P! @; ?4 J3 E4 k2 @
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires) y8 X6 W% o3 r* S& T _# c
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# M0 o" x3 I5 r* H( K$ U$ F
xAK Mogamigawa Maru m! O ~: ], L3 l9 ^% @0 y
xAK Arima Maru( q( }! I8 K% y ?
xAK Kogyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:/ I8 f" B* |$ ?8 H0 I+ i# x, Q
269 casualties reported" M& l! E5 [! n4 M
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
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5 i) Q: N6 H+ f2 `# } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
1 h# y, v4 Y% l Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
4 ?& @7 L8 y/ FEstimated time to target is 7 minutes2 ?3 V% O2 @1 m
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Vildebeest III x 9$ D7 }' _6 o# n" X+ Y
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Allied aircraft losses. I/ I' F v9 G& X
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
: O! ^( L/ Y5 N/ p* S! O I; H! N4 l& b xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
. S0 c, f3 A8 K xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 [+ l+ \, Z4 G, c: v7 R
xAK Mogamigawa Maru& x) I% ^: V I# e8 x6 r* _
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* D" [& \) B1 l7 }- Z Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
& n/ |4 v q3 a4 K+ `3 T5 V' ? Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
2 u4 i& h! N. d3 C# y0 F" g3 b Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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6 }" }% |0 b9 b6 [9 O. qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,825 W, Y/ ?! P( i7 z0 P
6 ?4 Y6 T. g+ x' LWeather in hex: Moderate rain1 {8 M/ v' a/ g7 {+ H! h6 h
$ k2 m5 b0 x% Z( y3 \Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., j6 U! w: p5 \' Z7 z% n$ [
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft$ D. K+ d% {: |6 P& |
Swordfish I x 7
/ g% t& g6 @2 ^* h# P Vildebeest III x 8
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( F3 B2 B$ ~% @* wAllied aircraft losses
. B# @& t) K. O! M# i9 X Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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) B% Z; Z( y# b% X4 p8 W7 CJapanese Ships" K+ h" n6 \. }. X
xAK Koryu Maru* i5 T1 ?( K8 @
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
, C: q3 A" F& s0 o: @ xAK Kokai Maru
8 [$ k7 W, E) z P' T1 j xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires$ i% w2 p8 r% _" c2 _+ ^
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' s+ j$ k& n+ B/ f
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Japanese ground losses:
7 q' ]. n/ C* c; T: O 1669 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled! V# i$ U( y( q% R2 N& H9 c C7 o! J5 X
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
5 V( `2 P& z, s6 ] Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)+ ~+ ` b7 I( g, a( l
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( a7 V; `* u5 Z9 Z1 tWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
9 j1 ?" A; _, n+ Z3 ?Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Blenheim I x 3
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8 [3 r; n' }3 u Blenheim I: 1 damaged. ^) b6 R* z8 ^
* v( ?4 g- a. B8 l. LJapanese Ships
! U% X8 E8 T8 \* ^$ l: H& h/ U. |+ N xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires8 d! r$ l8 e8 s: ^( u
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Japanese ground losses:
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5 F# W3 G. Y' {# C4 [6 O5 H3 J Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
# h( B4 p; [6 L, K2 ]% H* r' L Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
. b' q% M; ^ |1 K1 i1 e X Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- f; L0 {% X+ e8 p9 ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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1 ?: L3 ?5 d6 x0 QRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. q/ E) }' E4 ~! i/ [4 M
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships8 P" o l. j/ _' `+ j0 H3 Z3 b
xAK Yahiko Maru! `5 v" X8 X6 V) b; N! V6 h" B
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
- Z: T& e0 s) L/ t5 Y& b+ c xAK Noto Maru
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1 N9 D/ l/ o- i9 P3 k# N" Z. eJapanese ground losses:
4 c! `9 R, R/ }, J7 S 1401 casualties reported" i9 t1 h5 m7 s$ _, G0 L
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
' C: E: f, P& f$ X; a Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled5 r! J& g4 Q7 l$ r
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled& u) i3 }0 K1 L0 Y: b0 X
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)9 K+ l9 }/ A6 v, b" O! \
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |