AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41/ b/ v, R3 a, Z3 @" P( y" j- Y. t+ `
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$ F4 O( e4 j* T |南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范! P% O; m3 Z$ b5 G5 x
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
3 F1 p& q" }" Q0 k2 Q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" s% j( s5 w$ b5 ]大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级
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|! V* S9 I1 b8 t8 S& \. t% eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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2 X) M- f/ E. pWeather in hex: Moderate rain G" p) D3 \6 |$ T) G& _
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.; G. G* L2 M/ W
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
/ `8 i4 t- m3 g5 ^4 W Blenheim I x 35 d. N1 w @; q
139WH-3 x 2
% Z2 e; A2 ?( l y0 U Hudson I x 3/ U' @4 ]+ O2 m* L1 M
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Allied aircraft losses- p; j5 f4 t" i
Blenheim I: 1 damaged8 z, i4 j' I5 ~/ J' U
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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4 }# e1 D8 a; m9 H/ A+ t) F, V) MJapanese Ships6 H. e# V; y7 T5 a0 M
xAK Arima Maru
: `7 ]' L& H7 U R xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
B' i3 E- v& U: W) M xAK Teiyo Maru o7 y$ l% E+ N3 k
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Japanese ground losses:
0 z0 O0 d8 c/ _3 u 128 casualties reported
7 q2 V7 k: ?4 N Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 R s- S% w z n- g Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled1 u8 h4 D. o7 K! _; s8 L* r2 |
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled# T! N: e* a! ~+ R2 h
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82/ \* E, {2 t+ z+ Z# V i3 J9 j6 n
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain& T/ p- @5 j. z. N/ ]
+ F4 n1 r% B& O0 ?0 y* QRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* h! V4 c0 o3 ^0 V% K$ dEstimated time to target is 6 minutes% j/ K7 _+ ]' u6 f
% x. A& r* \$ E, c% I1 R. k+ w/ |Allied aircraft
% U9 P& k. K: @" S/ r( r3 g Blenheim IV x 4
4 [+ E6 P) ?( Z5 _ Hudson I x 98 v1 N5 g7 }; L4 ?
Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses
3 d2 W R, x. M0 I Blenheim IV: 1 damaged7 i7 B6 h9 z9 }9 e6 f6 ^- G
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak3 K3 J4 w; {% M! p7 r( Q/ s' {
Hudson I: 1 damaged$ b; `) v( C/ l0 n+ O+ u8 x! f- T
- y4 E( V. }- yJapanese Ships- z/ r5 ^$ n; B- b/ h# x
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires2 }! I6 g6 |, G. U
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 ~3 x; j/ S+ @! ^. U0 {4 a xAK Mogamigawa Maru
# f; [% N P9 R9 r: ^ xAK Arima Maru
" i* n1 b( i8 l& g! ~8 f xAK Kogyo Maru/ |$ B! ^! T: E! Q6 s$ G! }- K7 }( `1 g) O
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Japanese ground losses:8 t2 H+ U: \' [ g% Q, @# g
269 casualties reported
" |4 r4 l& d8 n0 f+ m Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 N D3 Q! }7 V: W+ o Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 t7 {) g7 E2 C# t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled+ s, ?/ g1 k: |* _, ?1 C# P
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,826 p# b0 j. Y! E& k4 M/ t
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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( v0 e0 h7 x& gRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
) P7 Z5 L( V( W* ^ d0 |Estimated time to target is 7 minutes8 Q! {3 W( u* n4 [; a6 \' K+ k) d
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Allied aircraft
( M; R& a* @% a% k3 q Vildebeest III x 92 i* K, n0 \3 _% E; n! T
S, E& H; u; R) e* J( l5 wAllied aircraft losses0 S" ?& x( k+ S4 J( R; \7 q' u
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged9 |, J% h* j+ {* D8 N
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xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 a4 u! r. C8 d xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 W1 ]( i* h! M/ P) J% j xAK Mogamigawa Maru0 x3 I! z& i0 {/ a! j* O
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Japanese ground losses:. ?! G* x i6 ?* K" B
527 casualties reported
5 |( I6 L- h; Z9 \3 Y d Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
; @; b9 L/ @8 c$ p Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled4 R& @# n* a, |9 D) V' h
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled2 {( d# c q7 N1 w5 n
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)* j7 X' U' a8 \, p$ ?
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( O2 Q0 }; E4 OEstimated time to target is 10 minutes2 M2 x2 N# d$ m
$ b% d9 [2 E9 ~1 I0 fAllied aircraft
% w6 T$ J U& x# c$ a) \: ^5 f Swordfish I x 7
d- N" Y0 k" N d; K: @: }/ j3 p Vildebeest III x 8
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Allied aircraft losses& a+ a* J4 L4 k. L: [
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak6 D% @, b) B) n8 j! R7 ?
) `, p7 |1 E, \5 U1 g& ]Japanese Ships( z( K6 M, H0 b( k! L v* S/ u6 |# g
xAK Koryu Maru" i" [! A! T* U- h" C/ j2 Y
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage7 c' [4 p" g$ D% |
xAK Kokai Maru
. b3 Z" ^3 L7 R: ?6 {7 D2 C xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
, h h' o. }( r( M, o6 R$ i xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 [( [( W' A; f6 H6 i
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Japanese ground losses:4 Z2 X: _( D0 n6 g8 D$ c) y
1669 casualties reported
/ i5 ]) w& N J( w Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled" a7 a! L) ?+ i: ]
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
, H$ X! m3 D6 Z$ P7 r# ~ Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled& g/ r+ I# |, C7 a# n
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)' j6 P4 w/ [; [0 g
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( C' X" `4 e& K! G2 ^2 oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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0 K5 [6 h) _5 \6 C& p6 o2 [' V2 lWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.7 { r. b* v9 j0 r* M0 x0 y6 P
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 O V* e2 h! { Blenheim I x 3
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Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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% n$ \& B* Q2 R1 T6 xJapanese Ships
P8 f5 |/ H8 \; K" b- P xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires! ^5 T3 m' w" x/ B- a% |5 c
$ K: a1 Y6 H! e/ z) uJapanese ground losses:, I. E- {- s a9 u! Y5 f1 @
149 casualties reported
- B( s* O) k' `) j7 D( o Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
; s* V% B. \& C! g( H- E6 {( k Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
: u. P% [! P9 n9 _ Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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: t4 l: W* q8 S" N3 z0 D& uRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 m7 G* ` v2 x
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes/ r+ v! W' r0 p0 l
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Allied aircraft
% ~8 s: H( A, t$ W6 }+ K Vildebeest III x 10
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
5 ?) {0 U' L. s. C' F9 G( Y xAK Yahiko Maru) a. Z! k6 h% H* }* [( Z4 J
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
6 N' g6 f5 F8 ?8 d5 h) ^9 d2 f xAK Noto Maru& w& B2 u( E3 I3 Q8 d( M$ i7 @9 K8 D
. K4 J5 H$ ~( b$ z* wJapanese ground losses:' q% ]( a: v' b+ F7 C# A/ R7 X& H
1401 casualties reported
0 I! s5 h) o& i Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled# m% S3 k1 w1 B! I4 d
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
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Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)/ g; z; V! }" B* L3 v% z% L D) `
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |