AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/16/42
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. ]5 }# n4 N) \0 g& T4 i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 $ l/ D3 P y3 n0 {2 |, \$ y5 n( V
Night Time Surface Combat, near Norfolk Island at 60,119
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CA Chikuma
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CL Tama' P3 u2 \! M" L6 y+ P7 a
CL Kiso
% o5 C3 D' I1 [* l: _DD Ikazuchi2 _ |* V8 o4 n) J
DD Akebono
! ~3 d) y" b, n1 B$ QDD Kikuzuki
5 V& L, j$ h# u2 y nDD Yuzuki8 r5 X4 m; i6 D+ s1 X' M( @
DD Matsukaze
f! a: P l/ GDD Okikaze
$ B* Y& @# z3 U, D5 M) g9 F) `4 bDD Shiokaze
' O3 o* e* e: H( e. ]! s2 u( CDD Nokaze# h6 M. O) ], R1 `/ |8 i. j
DD Namikaze+ z" z8 A' ] s$ K' V- k
DD Numakaze9 y8 ?% Y7 J6 R/ k$ ~" V7 _9 ]3 O5 C
DD Chidori0 X/ U9 i6 Z+ ^0 U
DD Manazuru
; P4 S5 `! `, Z1 \& L% pDD Hatsukari
* g( F' d b1 ~7 f4 g& nDD Tomozuru/ @- x- L# _; y% R2 W+ ~+ j* I9 B0 }
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Allied Ships
3 b _; a7 L, X* ~PG Moa
2 ^9 l! p9 S( L, H. V1 |PG Tui, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 A: ^2 u1 f2 S2 S. j2 m
AK Murada, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 E8 {5 r5 O7 u& SAK Asphalion, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 K8 A/ w1 m+ P- B$ n3 {8 Q
AK Neleus
" j D; p$ M1 }' v8 \% j* iAK Antares. \: w( C6 O* |1 J1 z' }, b2 L" J! g
AK Castor, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: C! f8 u. \- w" p8 b$ FAK Anakan, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" z3 b7 \! ?* l% rAK Bisayas
$ f, K8 Y7 p$ iAK Capillo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, @7 Q( y5 @! b: _6 A; P$ G' e- EAK Coast Trader
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" f8 @( C7 b! g8 J" b正在向奥北集结的日军运输船队被人道灭绝
5 }2 w* X o4 J6 U. `- YDay Air attack on TF at 39,843 ^: N0 d0 l0 k# R5 ?- U8 P% S
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Wellington III x 127 {1 @: [3 c/ _8 K
Beaufort I x 9# w8 q. |5 p+ O& r4 p9 r
Beaufort V-IX x 67 ~9 X. a* x7 e. d
B-25C Mitchell x 150 p; X: P0 x Y. N
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Japanese Ships
3 c( ~* i, R5 O lAP Kyokusei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! f% c- w4 J7 Z% F$ {AP Konzan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 q k9 e5 B3 G$ E2 y. `; r) p
AP Kurohime Maru
% K9 j. c( `3 X( jAP Manzyu Maru" \* V( M# q; t4 G) q! h
AP Manila Maru
" D6 @; v/ Q* N9 n4 ?; V/ x" \, KAP Konan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 q2 x8 z t4 R9 v4 b( [AP Koyo Maru
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Day Air attack on TF at 39,84
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( G, F- {; P! O, q. D2 [CW-21B Demon x 98 R3 O* Z7 B! w$ h7 X, ~4 y) E
Wellington III x 9
1 |1 C* r5 {* V, a- d" G MBeaufort I x 9
* `, n. N1 W, A9 F: s' _* X- sBeaufort V-IX x 6
( Q* a q3 u. ~- x: gP-40E Warhawk x 11
+ c' ]1 J3 J: T, IB-25C Mitchell x 8
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Beaufort I: 1 damaged
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2 s7 Y- A8 E% P- ~AP Manzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2
" D7 G4 K( \) }: V$ s, v! b7 L* AAP Manila Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
6 J5 D& M# g' e7 jAP Koyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
^( U" O' ^2 t' l5 fAP Kurohime Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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) }+ Q$ h9 `2 k2 u8 W. y; B诺福克的日军全碎了
2 s4 z; I0 F4 `) L! ^Ground combat at Norfolk Island0 u; b' h6 F' p6 U, H0 a* _
4 K6 z6 I7 b: _+ b! u* u# K: @Allied Deliberate attack
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) c9 T) D c7 Z; G( G7 O( XAttacking force 18314 troops, 174 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 403
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) i) S) I+ t7 z. G4 E4 p) ZDefending force 2721 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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Allied max assault: 378 - adjusted assault: 154 . g- ?+ P" C8 O- q( l9 G: c
4 v1 }% n6 o8 H6 v: f$ kJapanese max defense: 7 - adjusted defense: 5 ' ~. V* A1 S1 R6 \/ K5 g6 D
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Allied assault odds: 30 to 1 ( M1 Q4 B' d; X2 O+ H& s1 L; o! L
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Japanese ground losses:2 j* c* Y8 R7 L' R$ d/ `
2925 casualties reported
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66th Naval Guard Unit Wiped Out at Norfolk Island by attrition!!!
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139th IJN Base Force Wiped Out at Norfolk Island by attrition!!!
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