AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/16/42
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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 # j5 i ~4 j H* _4 s& D
Night Time Surface Combat, near Norfolk Island at 60,119
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Japanese Ships
2 u6 x8 V6 V/ @" C0 P* BCA Chikuma
+ v0 c2 i/ V5 S& O+ P6 U2 l3 NCL Kuma
1 U/ _% @! Y) E% f2 KCL Tama
" j- w4 o* i! }, |8 rCL Kiso
- `6 Z" Q0 X( _7 Z+ M& v5 P$ WDD Ikazuchi# A7 Y4 ~$ @2 M: h ~, w8 J2 Y
DD Akebono+ w8 _- ~; H# b+ J7 i+ c+ z8 k c
DD Kikuzuki5 ~! V( l$ m1 y$ E
DD Yuzuki
7 Q7 g h7 p3 J0 ?4 s' EDD Matsukaze% p4 `& ~' \ E" r' S
DD Okikaze
- x+ ?! A5 U# m# pDD Shiokaze+ I! H3 ~8 N; n5 u/ F
DD Nokaze4 i2 b N0 e/ ?1 {
DD Namikaze8 ?0 Z' p# c: e; ^
DD Numakaze! X( G& i W4 L* ]' N( {
DD Chidori+ D4 ]. I2 \% C. y/ E& C# u! a
DD Manazuru
4 h* e% Z: B7 j/ C9 }* f/ kDD Hatsukari% E) }- R8 t4 f8 z3 F
DD Tomozuru
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9 f, W& K( _" Y( l$ j7 E& l. KPG Moa
" w0 g2 G3 b4 d |2 v) J# s `PG Tui, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! b0 m% {% t, E% e# G5 ^2 s
AK Murada, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' q. t3 t Z% W& PAK Asphalion, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 }3 Z$ N5 N: c8 P* u
AK Neleus
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AK Castor, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 h- T/ \* {3 z" y1 ^AK Anakan, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 ^" f% F9 Y4 q8 Z' R/ L
AK Bisayas
\% p+ |2 a8 c A4 i& ZAK Capillo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 \2 V. a/ p& _. l) HAK Coast Trader8 r, X2 r# D2 C+ m) p5 @) M
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& [7 n; ~, A/ Q6 n5 _正在向奥北集结的日军运输船队被人道灭绝
3 I' T9 r, ~/ Y2 J; {/ T2 U* Z6 vDay Air attack on TF at 39,84
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/ U! |0 Q( B2 w. U$ n1 o5 FWellington III x 12
. [9 w: B; U+ cBeaufort I x 9
! U1 E, u8 F/ D' E2 C! ~) ~Beaufort V-IX x 6+ }0 n% Y. B, |3 r9 Q% m
B-25C Mitchell x 15 v8 C P7 p; M3 n. N7 ~, g1 N M
8 i" L0 u$ h& h# ONo Allied losses/ W7 U6 o3 }$ B! a3 e2 R
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Japanese Ships9 \6 M) n1 K. t5 F9 x8 O
AP Kyokusei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 u& g! E: l; Z5 j! }8 X- MAP Konzan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 O: _9 @- n, K) DAP Kurohime Maru3 C) i4 K4 I, C# g c' q
AP Manzyu Maru. d, `: L# O0 h3 j5 b7 U
AP Manila Maru) p& O: ?! _0 n) h( x; P$ _
AP Konan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 W! g, \3 B8 VAP Koyo Maru
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. H, G$ M! y! K; D7 _Day Air attack on TF at 39,84
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% M+ {6 X$ J/ JAllied aircraft
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Wellington III x 9
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# o( G& t5 b* x. Z6 J! mBeaufort V-IX x 6# K0 F; @1 m1 a I4 a- P6 a/ l
P-40E Warhawk x 11
" t6 i9 M" J5 k2 i$ H9 d9 f7 P2 r0 \B-25C Mitchell x 8( y/ k) s3 L# e7 B/ l' {* C7 x
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Allied aircraft losses
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9 C2 Z7 k1 H$ _, n: b* Z0 DJapanese Ships7 d+ _! W4 a: o/ Z" Y
AP Manzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2
, f U1 ^5 R" p# x3 N2 eAP Manila Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
2 K) j9 m( K: K3 j% b; ]AP Koyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 I4 ]5 ]) F. g; [) O2 h# r
AP Kurohime Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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. K1 L% ~: n1 ]; O2 i诺福克的日军全碎了
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Allied Deliberate attack
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( ?; J$ P" Q. ^ m5 y" pAttacking force 18314 troops, 174 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 403
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Defending force 2721 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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Allied max assault: 378 - adjusted assault: 154 3 g6 L! Q2 I+ c: }) W4 t4 k
# b; C) P* H4 W( T( z2 kJapanese max defense: 7 - adjusted defense: 5
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Allied assault odds: 30 to 1 / L3 V& |, v& f) n q" O9 V% F$ y
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Japanese ground losses:. W6 m3 {1 H$ w
2925 casualties reported- E# j O! m7 C6 q- I
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66th Naval Guard Unit Wiped Out at Norfolk Island by attrition!!!
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f0 \' h5 N% i3 G* A3 J4 `9 p, m4 G139th IJN Base Force Wiped Out at Norfolk Island by attrition!!!4 _2 r6 \- c# e( w' j0 w* A
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