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4 p% L; D8 D Z4 D
南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛1 y( J- T' S% N- b% 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
6 T, [ }5 X8 {# q+ y) ^大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级6 t0 m% O) H% m
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,820 ^ g v& [# M! s( R5 X9 O" p
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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0 b# x _; Z q& M; m, uRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# a' g# A$ X" p0 P; f* D# J
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Blenheim I x 30 w& s; l" F/ h; v$ Z4 j
139WH-3 x 2* U* o6 o N4 [
Hudson I x 3' E8 Z* K; m' T5 @
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Allied aircraft losses
5 E% g3 J- Z4 g7 a1 Q Blenheim I: 1 damaged$ }, i5 N5 H) e& c* L% |' ?
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak: B2 u; l6 j2 T T6 [ L" Y
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Japanese Ships
& i6 x" J% X8 D* \ xAK Arima Maru
3 T( E2 G0 H3 [0 G2 c& l! [6 \, P xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires- p" S2 Z# W- \2 L! Q# h
xAK Teiyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:% K8 N3 J8 M; k# [4 [; u7 C- u
128 casualties reported
# q- Q+ \5 E7 m/ L3 G Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& u0 T2 B F; G8 j8 a* a/ d Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled2 n. A# m, x# j( R/ X# p
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
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
7 O, p! h) e) }+ ?0 J7 b: [Estimated time to target is 6 minutes M% b7 ^; w2 c% B
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Allied aircraft( G2 m2 b, t% m4 M/ G6 U' e5 X4 p
Blenheim IV x 4) S8 b* V" Y0 `1 Y& G% s. Y
Hudson I x 9: K4 Y, ?& U4 ~- b" }
Wirraway x 4
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Allied aircraft losses
6 m9 W+ E1 |3 ^" F Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
& e; e6 a* Y8 ]# B4 Y Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
1 i3 _5 a- Z v |0 t% L/ [ Hudson I: 1 damaged. O& o4 K( C( M
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Japanese Ships" ^% {4 r$ o, U' Y2 ]2 h
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires/ Y$ y- q* ?% O3 G
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) s( s! A/ _$ P1 V p C: \ xAK Mogamigawa Maru* Q1 ]; d1 A" K3 N
xAK Arima Maru/ \8 O/ R! q& U1 e+ A$ y
xAK Kogyo Maru. V; q, E) Y( H2 S Q1 S/ _
. E" q; N& L: R. aJapanese ground losses:
9 s6 k# E7 P; `. m 269 casualties reported
" E) }$ z& D8 e) j Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 q4 k7 @ S6 d' L4 Y1 Z Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled9 a4 H: b, j2 c, L$ t l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
# ]1 x6 f6 C: R7 x E) c Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)- n- [4 G& J' w7 g$ E
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, z4 X( v8 I# d8 S- F2 Z7 |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,829 i3 l" ~7 z" l" u$ _
' r6 f& _' Z' |- v j& RWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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) {$ q& |7 R4 |2 YRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet./ b' B4 s: C& {4 v) n; _- k- P$ `
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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8 I i7 d9 y5 B2 |+ u& f9 O Vildebeest III x 94 g0 v, [/ S6 ~8 K
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Vildebeest III: 1 damaged4 Y! h+ o: |. C! o7 [* r' X
' U2 y/ r: _$ U7 j5 T3 EJapanese Ships
" M, c6 l9 W0 M! v O9 x xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
* K# o+ p, {3 \$ z V ^8 v7 P xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. Y6 {2 }0 s% B) c/ D, m( t5 ~% i
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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: V: q! P, Y7 P3 z# c1 n/ G' K Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
; e; ^0 ?; U, `% _9 E b Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled6 z S/ W T+ C/ B1 C
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
2 V9 i* L G2 Y3 w6 J Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)$ R5 a! d4 V* K1 X- z+ i0 G
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82# |: g, S# L( H0 ^+ B$ Q
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain' y8 h- h# k1 I, n& }8 E
5 L' C5 `/ p! G) p2 O' MRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% `+ f$ V* C# w% nEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Vildebeest III x 83 I: j6 r' ]$ n" L1 C& G
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Allied aircraft losses
5 N1 b* c& r: }0 K/ ~ W, r Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak) n( u4 e2 L( J# O6 [
" ^8 x6 E0 b! \" I9 [& nJapanese Ships
8 x9 [/ }: {4 D# F xAK Koryu Maru( Y- N& \% i- v" P$ a6 x
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
' ~6 R% O) T" { xAK Kokai Maru
9 u/ r* N2 R; Y" I9 R' u' M xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires& N/ l7 c2 T( `
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:- U" D7 ]9 A, [8 t2 g
1669 casualties reported
F2 f" ]2 [4 l; G Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled* N9 \+ `% Q6 s' v9 T: I) l6 L8 z
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled- |$ p5 b j+ T! u) N0 n/ h, e
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
7 U' C( w8 H7 R7 W4 f/ d6 A Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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4 X. M" x9 q6 R8 k3 G0 q. X: TAfternoon 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 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.) X) l. u$ F9 d9 d, C+ \ w6 M2 _: l
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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0 I+ `4 i3 V2 w6 s: ^$ ?: ? Blenheim I x 38 d8 w7 Y* l( `' c ]3 I) O0 `
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% z3 Y* ]$ {+ P Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ Y4 @6 D( I# n
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149 casualties reported% E9 D' \$ w& G3 ]3 [! f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled) ]: L m$ G2 S' |' B7 W8 E* J7 B
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
) P3 ? Z3 ^$ t" S' D2 j Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; w6 R. ?8 K2 x6 v/ wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain$ t3 c# c, y4 ?1 n$ b' ^1 h" B; I
! b/ \: G) C2 n, cRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& R1 Y7 z1 L+ g' `0 M" u) X$ V& }
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Vildebeest III x 10 @/ F! c$ Z, ^: f! P
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Japanese Ships
2 s" I+ C' a1 _1 S4 N) K7 t1 _ xAK Yahiko Maru* } ~7 r* O7 T+ j' l7 c# K
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk9 z6 Q. s7 K3 m. ^
xAK Noto Maru
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Japanese ground losses:2 e$ A# t) \+ n6 j" X
1401 casualties reported
0 Z: }( R8 v8 u& \& z. D. L Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
! d) z6 T, M" {: h f& t5 N" [2 [ Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
# Z7 ?, X) m( q1 ^0 \( a* F% G8 ? Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled Y7 {! t* \8 f# X; }" M7 h# d
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)7 L9 P4 j5 d& k, Y% O% U
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |