AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/16/42. p( f- H6 U1 T& T, j# }4 d
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 n5 @2 k, X' B# ]8 P# @1 A; I/ t日军水雷战队突袭诺福克海域,正在卸载补给的一支运输船队遭到攻击,奇怪的是昨天巡逻机并未发现该舰队
' e% r' p) R1 F) A5 U2 j m# d M' t2 `Night Time Surface Combat, near Norfolk Island at 60,119" C: P" j" q) d6 v" t. b1 V ]7 I
2 O0 U5 R3 D5 L b) Q7 U
Japanese Ships, \3 f) q7 t1 n* p: u9 I4 ]
CA Chikuma$ P5 F, J) H) U4 V2 d1 \ x
CL Kuma
: i! n" o$ l! sCL Tama" L, [) S- r) E. x' z
CL Kiso
; w+ Q8 I F" z0 cDD Ikazuchi
1 m3 n6 `8 U7 VDD Akebono
7 U' G- y# ~0 e" s8 q9 v3 \5 [DD Kikuzuki
- v' x) u- ?$ a- K( r/ M9 ^: fDD Yuzuki
- J2 G; r0 d' V! A3 mDD Matsukaze
2 D4 _% \/ K7 R( e7 sDD Okikaze
+ A/ f3 X' I' l$ l* [: ADD Shiokaze
( s& P: [5 w1 z: J1 f) l) IDD Nokaze" D" l. H2 W' b) Q8 U0 g
DD Namikaze
# Y" s* v {" G) QDD Numakaze
3 |+ @- y/ J, \DD Chidori
6 K! @7 J3 M* P- U5 }( w1 `DD Manazuru
+ M, d# Y4 H H* z( U: r ODD Hatsukari& [' _- F! w+ o! t+ n: x& V
DD Tomozuru, ~3 n& k% o5 T( G
& w- W( \0 K6 ]& \6 U1 i% tAllied Ships
v. B. H* ]% K, z% {- f; kPG Moa
+ g" q# }4 M, Z- U; `5 |PG Tui, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 C* l' T7 K# x a
AK Murada, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: U/ K" _, e9 O' `7 z: Z8 J2 L% w% E
AK Asphalion, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# Q; w) L- H( q) s8 g6 Z$ dAK Neleus. Y7 g2 r9 X" _, m: M) }
AK Antares
& N" _* W7 h* ?! ~' ?% KAK Castor, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( L9 [9 L6 V' a8 p: A9 A; M( aAK Anakan, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- ]) ~+ `* c$ F& \0 ~) \AK Bisayas
4 y; A3 A$ ]& y! B+ W3 {' nAK Capillo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* N* O; }) R' [! f \# yAK Coast Trader6 L6 z" ^. f+ l0 Y8 W0 f2 F
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 D% I) M4 P' n- I7 I正在向奥北集结的日军运输船队被人道灭绝
0 m3 ~* E. m1 K. Q- n, K$ C- r% g3 jDay Air attack on TF at 39,84
3 e1 Q6 G& p8 o3 P+ P- i
# _( i; d# D, G; j& [7 \% P8 qAllied aircraft
. ~: }7 }: K, p2 a$ t. e* zWellington III x 12+ t, t% S0 n4 Y% o7 T3 J8 z
Beaufort I x 98 s9 ?0 @- @! q. \6 s
Beaufort V-IX x 6
! V; i i. V- o0 [( \3 BB-25C Mitchell x 15; o+ R* a- _5 N& B; x+ t7 i9 |
2 p, q7 e7 ?$ `$ c* ]) {2 VNo Allied losses& N6 X c5 U* H5 O$ @6 f, L% a
$ l+ m8 M7 f+ ]
Japanese Ships
1 a( K; ?' M8 C6 d+ l+ _) lAP Kyokusei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire% O6 i$ M! ?6 o( a' K+ z5 o
AP Konzan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. M) K4 W, h, }
AP Kurohime Maru
. E1 \! i$ [1 V8 RAP Manzyu Maru7 Y* d6 N6 v: a7 o+ v) n
AP Manila Maru$ H0 b( F! G2 _
AP Konan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 \) A, @7 w& L: q
AP Koyo Maru" |+ [; z b7 U2 k4 p6 Z' N
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* ~8 X4 u% d2 `; d9 eDay Air attack on TF at 39,84
4 i3 b2 B5 w$ j- }
$ z7 i& W! G5 K- W" B- _7 X
+ [2 ]6 c# H4 ?$ bAllied aircraft
8 P4 [2 B: X' [/ k5 zCW-21B Demon x 9
" D1 V, H5 Z) UWellington III x 9
0 ^4 \! a# m! d7 M" T; I4 [% QBeaufort I x 9# Q' ]# G! m) Z9 M
Beaufort V-IX x 6
1 n. n4 D z) s. @! w6 Y' D2 g+ AP-40E Warhawk x 115 I& e! [8 m1 B9 t8 I' ?. f9 K# T ]
B-25C Mitchell x 8% o2 z& K; {! S9 X3 g6 i9 \
8 O: a* G U2 G' L( L
# R8 L6 A) G8 m9 x! WAllied aircraft losses4 {& o) F! \9 O3 {5 u4 J/ H
Beaufort I: 1 damaged4 M: m V4 _ E. A, u: u6 N
, W# H; w& H% w0 a$ n6 `
Japanese Ships
+ I1 S. j, q0 D( nAP Manzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2/ y' x1 j% B& G- E
AP Manila Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage/ q* \. \8 f* X) k7 X5 j% v9 j7 L ^
AP Koyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& d+ R: h+ V6 ^& A( y8 e. t
AP Kurohime Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
6 _- {: }% [) W--------------------------------------------------------------------------------$ K# ?( J' V: E+ z& N
诺福克的日军全碎了5 A. G2 w& M) Q( S
Ground combat at Norfolk Island
4 v( j- Q( E4 X. j 9 E( ]* _; |, @0 O% w6 M
Allied Deliberate attack
, |- W# G+ N: s) } 2 p, V3 i) E6 ]2 w O. x' C
Attacking force 18314 troops, 174 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 403# v: l) J9 [9 `
9 O' g! u0 T& r# U0 K& xDefending force 2721 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
3 {1 b, _8 c" [# A: \8 V5 c
6 F3 M' I! t3 @( H' t) A* F4 ~1 zAllied max assault: 378 - adjusted assault: 154
. ]; K4 R) z( c$ b5 F* p
) i A2 A! t1 p# ]Japanese max defense: 7 - adjusted defense: 5 + A9 Y9 `8 S" S( D- u" q" j
& K! m0 E" k G( y/ h6 B7 jAllied assault odds: 30 to 1 ! G4 R' h; h5 N' T5 ?5 S
' j. a/ H+ U+ ~0 q& K, w$ P9 C
Japanese ground losses:
/ X2 z$ J* M& A+ |& R& Q2 R2925 casualties reported+ b( c! d/ P8 a$ p
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 @2 e: {+ E# P7 k% h2 U _( t66th Naval Guard Unit Wiped Out at Norfolk Island by attrition!!!
( S) h0 L( G7 W- h+ H Z--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
. }; s5 D+ D6 S% ^5 ^4 p9 F% Y; _139th IJN Base Force Wiped Out at Norfolk Island by attrition!!!
, W( e- Z3 q5 u" \ m. t |