AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 27, 42
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( F8 V1 F- O, m" y% t. R日军登陆努美阿,西蒙大将终于迈出了跨过历史线的第一步。5 ~) S1 C- C$ z5 h
KB则在埃法特岛附近海面巡逻。9 C2 l* }5 H2 \% e$ C7 t1 d
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Night Naval bombardment of Noumea at 115,1605 R( P y+ F# ?; g7 s
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+ Z3 S* _7 V; q" Q8 o BB Kirishima
2 d6 w% l( A* r: s BB Hiei
9 V4 q7 \5 l4 V5 u4 \) g% N BB Haruna
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CA Tone
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Airbase hits 9, l0 x8 X" P+ g' g1 c, F2 `
Airbase supply hits 4) |5 T% h; ^+ C. r* ]% i3 W9 _
Runway hits 15. c) |, m3 G5 I: u g/ j
Port hits 12
9 h2 K- `6 L$ {) n6 U0 }+ q1 vPort supply hits 2
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6 K5 n" S( P, Q, o Y3 w- NAmphibious Assault at Noumea (115,160)
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/ v6 \+ n1 _4 ~$ ^1 OTF 91 troops unloading over beach at Noumea, 115,160
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Japanese ground losses:
1 Q* M/ C9 U) e. a 65 casualties reported
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6 ^4 d+ [. V. ]0 r' \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
* d1 o* j: w8 G0 w# |6 y- J, M4 @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% b6 ]- ], T" p3 _ Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
3 l( m+ {/ X" A' N# c# \ Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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* M: ]) N. g. ^/ c8 H) z( ^Amphibious Assault at Noumea (115,160)
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TF 169 troops unloading over beach at Noumea, 115,160- r8 i& \" q% X( H- Y
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Japanese ground losses:9 q9 t" U L: b+ ^/ H% w! v
546 casualties reported
0 M" b- ~5 y( R! {6 ` Squads: 2 destroyed, 43 disabled
% H: u3 V, h7 N/ y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ Y! Q) v1 V; ^; d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* G3 l1 `7 r3 i* f' OAmphibious Assault at Noumea (115,160)' }" s) j+ A4 W1 \) H
0 R8 h, p( [3 M' _TF 195 troops unloading over beach at Noumea, 115,160
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Japanese ground losses:4 t9 }. k3 \! }2 Z( k E
130 casualties reported* R$ u: T/ q2 |/ Y
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled0 l) K1 C8 {7 O7 c
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 O. f* s& S% K- C3 m$ e) ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% b' f0 H& o' l: \" w; r. wGround combat at Noumea (115,160)" E7 U. D5 j# W [! y4 _
0 h; e7 ?3 d1 G3 R2 J: |, mAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 766 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28
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Defending force 2657 troops, 8 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 69
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Japanese ground losses:
, r5 y4 b6 s9 ^7 u. M+ m 13 casualties reported' A7 {- r- I% A2 G) M# k8 s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ b1 Q; u5 B. ^' K {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" r/ f0 M5 q5 @* Q6 t5 m3 S0 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# `+ [. x0 k8 g% g* aAssaulting units:; f9 E9 U: o6 B4 B
New Caledonia Det
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Defending units:4 [# p9 m: H+ u6 s: N
11th Div /10
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