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 - c% [9 @ o# l3 v3 I) p% {
Night Time Surface Combat, near Norfolk Island at 60,119
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Japanese Ships
8 s; z$ w" c4 G4 Y* PCA Chikuma% N4 p6 l# L% T; V6 X, @
CL Kuma
3 V1 a; U& Q, O8 m4 d0 M8 f9 C" aCL Tama t' o$ y& d7 e, N3 N6 W- C9 v
CL Kiso
5 c) R z& T" ~DD Ikazuchi! ~: C& H* _7 b4 J0 g
DD Akebono: N8 I* {- F" Q) f: O* Y
DD Kikuzuki9 J" M( @- c7 W# L: g
DD Yuzuki
5 W/ L F- t- c Q B4 B! z; IDD Matsukaze, R% o- p: S; W; ~! ]
DD Okikaze
0 Y Q& f4 T1 P( B: cDD Shiokaze/ O. _4 M# w. h _" g
DD Nokaze: t2 A; T& g! [) s `1 B
DD Namikaze, a$ _8 B5 t6 P$ g9 [# f3 |8 l
DD Numakaze" W* T C, Q0 r9 }. H- c9 x$ ?
DD Chidori1 T/ B& p6 [1 x7 [( z1 b3 B, J
DD Manazuru
' ~) d- i+ P+ ]# _8 T" L: U& UDD Hatsukari
1 x9 f+ b& `7 }2 h8 W& V. _" x6 dDD Tomozuru
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Allied Ships" u+ _2 W# E2 ~0 X8 H
PG Moa
8 U" s- e, Z& o9 N) W- X' k7 pPG Tui, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' _: d# X) y, wAK Murada, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage \" v( s: L2 c
AK Asphalion, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 I+ x. M' X0 F
AK Neleus5 \, x v. ]; j( { T: {
AK Antares
, P1 |* r! ^& V: D% b. nAK Castor, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: a" A3 b3 H# c7 s4 o& b' uAK Anakan, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 `9 v' ~: ]/ o+ z: E/ k
AK Bisayas1 }: I% x4 _. q: F) l" C
AK Capillo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. _( j1 U9 u3 h& q6 O8 v
AK Coast Trader" h9 a) s% [% [; ^ `' }
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8 b V7 ~# L% ~+ s$ [正在向奥北集结的日军运输船队被人道灭绝; o$ T9 T% n8 z$ e+ F5 d: Z+ W
Day Air attack on TF at 39,840 L" k( l2 e2 L) f
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Wellington III x 12
- U+ L- H$ L1 U: C4 ~, S3 ^Beaufort I x 9, h8 m' b) \# j% w5 \/ n
Beaufort V-IX x 6
7 c. D8 n. E! K5 F4 z; x+ q* r$ aB-25C Mitchell x 15 e; J2 c8 W* c% y. [
- f. P! F2 g* }2 Q4 _# mNo Allied losses- U7 H- c7 z) X6 X8 D4 R) ^
" ]. `+ {0 C- g& \ XJapanese Ships
3 K2 \/ H! `2 S& E) mAP Kyokusei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire- t6 }( a" u0 @$ C; A
AP Konzan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! I* ~5 C* ]: ^' H
AP Kurohime Maru/ c* f6 `% }8 g! A3 z2 t
AP Manzyu Maru
+ V \; V9 V/ M4 `6 q1 I- jAP Manila Maru
1 W" C; R& C' S; ]& K0 V4 i, xAP Konan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire; a2 Y8 S: w/ r' Z5 H9 }$ b
AP Koyo Maru
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. K+ u8 g" ^4 YDay Air attack on TF at 39,84. Z$ G( T% d! }, u# ~ G& }8 J
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Allied aircraft/ {# D* R. S9 d0 ], Y! n% X
CW-21B Demon x 9
% p2 n7 {# @' t% u1 d: _, pWellington III x 9
. {. S" h8 g; d- O3 v$ xBeaufort I x 9
3 I- l+ ]; O4 P9 \Beaufort V-IX x 6
" f) H) c- b& E# p% FP-40E Warhawk x 11
+ I+ c8 ]( |% m& `7 BB-25C Mitchell x 8 K& H! C; V/ g
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Allied aircraft losses2 b5 d. ~9 n. H( S1 n1 l" ^0 g
Beaufort I: 1 damaged) l8 j* F) \% G: \6 R/ A* c
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( H* C& e d2 e8 hAP Manzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2
+ \1 _8 E: `6 q% F5 D6 g8 S8 YAP Manila Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
8 m, o( {6 f3 ?+ S% f' h8 p- E6 E1 QAP Koyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 c7 ~+ s/ b9 {- Q/ I) ?8 P
AP Kurohime Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire5 a2 H0 x" l, J5 z4 Y0 u
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诺福克的日军全碎了! V* F' m2 r g% v, b
Ground combat at Norfolk Island* D A m; \) B I4 m$ \; ?$ F
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6 v% F+ m. H! {, h, H7 k7 Y/ }Attacking force 18314 troops, 174 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 403
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' u( Z- I$ `7 |% UDefending force 2721 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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8 Z( \& z" @1 K7 m4 FAllied max assault: 378 - adjusted assault: 154
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: O5 h9 e3 M; k% z6 ?3 yJapanese max defense: 7 - adjusted defense: 5 $ T. O6 w! c0 f! J
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Allied assault odds: 30 to 1
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+ @9 v2 Z/ }7 [( M+ G% q2925 casualties reported
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66th Naval Guard Unit Wiped Out at Norfolk Island by attrition!!!( u5 P+ p; n. n' I) O1 o
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* E4 z: a& a$ u) ~& g: L2 |# I139th IJN Base Force Wiped Out at Norfolk Island by attrition!!!2 N# n3 F/ i5 i$ R. [8 w
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