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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 22, 41
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9 v- V V; S* W4 J) Z- E5 ]TF 30 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160): h( A4 A; u: E2 `$ `
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SS I-15, Mine hits 1
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- Y5 Z5 d: i7 K. H2 ?TF 74 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)/ H; z* X/ u! f7 C8 R% c
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SS I-168, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ h0 z# H5 f L; X# [- c
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& q+ p9 Z2 T4 m, S2 p9 BTF 68 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)8 D0 ~0 j" d& J: W
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( k5 z% r* y0 T- QTF 75 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)
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6 _! h# _6 j% g) c" bTF 75 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)* D* [1 [) e& }, G! J* F, n1 P
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SS I-169, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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TF 74 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)) Q( W7 f4 Q3 ~5 b- l3 `
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4 D7 i# h* D0 g( n% L2 CAfternoon Air attack on 1st Marine Defense Battalion, at 136,98 (Wake Island)0 Q' ^* s' ?3 k5 S4 }: [# F" S
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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# V( v" S! Y2 \+ HRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 f3 d- ^+ E/ W$ {Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 692 N/ f* N2 T# S& }( T# m5 ^ ~
B5N2 Kate x 134
8 A! D8 R! Z+ X, ? D3A1 Val x 125
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B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged b/ j+ I* U) G% M( n2 B P" k
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
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225 casualties reported
; [/ T) r" C. p# ?! Y# x1 [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
( q7 v) c6 U. R Y$ u6 X Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
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' f7 a: T W* `* y# VGround combat at Wake Island (136,98)
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0 j3 X' w3 r( }8 E3 s) yAttacking force 3199 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 112
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- w8 `/ `1 U% K* y# a& wDefending force 897 troops, 25 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 18- ~( t, j) {6 y1 Z1 ?
. Z) ]: B* c+ E& w& r) I1 lJapanese adjusted assault: 2
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Allied adjusted defense: 4
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7 D& j2 r) Q$ yJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)
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. y- @& d! u3 H/ J) ~5 c# ODefender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-)' _$ q& S0 _" A5 J
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)
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Japanese ground losses:; |5 V: S" o$ P' m! f7 G4 q
229 casualties reported# S$ _2 Z8 R# ~$ H r
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled7 v- L" Q: f1 D7 H; I( ^
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 y( s' Y3 m! w, A Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Allied ground losses:3 k i) E P3 T: W. x2 q
68 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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3 v9 o; H( q# h Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)+ g8 q, D" V; S$ a8 n* P
Vehicles lost 8 (5 destroyed, 3 disabled)3 z* p" B3 Y) ?+ ]
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Assaulting units:
3 V! V- ^- _* Q& A+ Y/ x 144th Infantry Regiment6 ?5 j& [5 X! s4 ]. [) [
15th Base Force% H: @9 e/ G2 L+ C
34th JNAF AF Unit
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