AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/16/420 Z5 r- T0 b7 \3 {1 {: g
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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 0 ^$ _* C& W8 r. X9 c- M
Night Time Surface Combat, near Norfolk Island at 60,1199 d6 W$ ^& t+ d0 I, b8 e j, o
+ m1 `; Z& u, L2 ~) eJapanese Ships
' f1 i! |1 Q) d7 C$ C% [: J8 _CA Chikuma8 `' P8 h0 b+ ~" E
CL Kuma3 C; T& p; \5 R- ^! ^
CL Tama
! K. j6 e2 `1 }/ q, bCL Kiso S! m7 L- F+ C4 C7 p. q% I8 g6 F
DD Ikazuchi
+ G$ s5 m0 c# e; uDD Akebono
' G: S! }; L0 T; Y; f# G' oDD Kikuzuki
' W- [' M7 S7 o# F% wDD Yuzuki7 k3 h7 e7 i/ s7 I n& l
DD Matsukaze
. j/ Z8 N3 j# [- ?$ YDD Okikaze
/ S; W9 K7 s# q( g, ODD Shiokaze
1 s$ Z8 t# w, f4 ?9 ?8 KDD Nokaze7 \( l4 x; u1 G. P' p/ D
DD Namikaze
' z6 u, J3 f* |; c" C' y: ^0 }DD Numakaze
# v9 V' D c+ }- D( lDD Chidori
' u* F' F! f: h7 ~1 ?* E4 {) rDD Manazuru
8 `' c# }7 P8 MDD Hatsukari: k1 D1 T* _$ f9 `0 V0 S& K
DD Tomozuru
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3 s; O. ~; c; y1 c4 LAllied Ships
+ f+ C* [ ?5 g: R& J6 y: \1 k2 SPG Moa
& _$ L8 M# X! G8 _5 G0 }) UPG Tui, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( u8 X9 @! d4 W: V7 HAK Murada, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 [8 y0 p5 O! m7 }" J' {3 QAK Asphalion, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ x9 S" r6 a0 [6 AAK Neleus# p3 U& W+ R! L7 R6 [
AK Antares
6 z5 m, `( a' f5 c/ L VAK Castor, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Z% [* o9 G) M1 H
AK Anakan, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* R: Y& Y/ U7 AAK Bisayas" P8 n+ H" F# X9 n2 d# e
AK Capillo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) W$ y* x0 W/ Z+ s/ Y( Z/ \AK Coast Trader- y. C8 r+ W! |+ O
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正在向奥北集结的日军运输船队被人道灭绝3 S, W% F: K6 K) \
Day Air attack on TF at 39,84
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Allied aircraft! }* p2 B8 B! R- T0 J0 y9 M
Wellington III x 12% I" ]3 D& M6 G. q
Beaufort I x 9
0 e B! ` W" S: H6 t. |# IBeaufort V-IX x 6
9 y* J. R- F) K. J2 @/ d' aB-25C Mitchell x 15
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4 F6 z$ b6 _8 [ }. I# ]No Allied losses7 |. E) _. K, r0 l
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Japanese Ships- y) l* C% t7 r* K! b+ c% c' r5 `; y
AP Kyokusei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 o& q( e9 O( ~
AP Konzan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( h7 s* l' g3 x+ ~" G9 tAP Kurohime Maru6 W; p# T! m& m% V, C
AP Manzyu Maru. x5 c1 o p8 u# _8 u b4 ~2 P
AP Manila Maru
% q$ p( k. a5 G/ {) _AP Konan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire! I2 E) K j, n2 s3 z) P q
AP Koyo Maru9 \& X# L4 d8 C" C& w9 P$ E# J
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/ K \0 M4 D" X" o/ D7 q: T8 H, zDay Air attack on TF at 39,845 C; ~4 o+ j" `5 k7 S
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9 V' v, W' X/ K$ |8 s' U3 s3 LAllied aircraft
" D' x$ A8 O8 fCW-21B Demon x 96 C& x0 Z+ b, c9 g$ D9 D# N
Wellington III x 9
9 n( n% G' T4 @) D8 r1 C; |, RBeaufort I x 9: N( K6 {# R% S1 e! R9 H
Beaufort V-IX x 6
# c1 g% g- }8 V6 E# hP-40E Warhawk x 11
0 s/ s1 J0 P$ p% |B-25C Mitchell x 8
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Allied aircraft losses
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, x/ ^; ?- s; }2 D4 @* BAP Manzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2
7 _7 C2 s2 b. S- PAP Manila Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
1 h1 k* `7 u. d2 o$ kAP Koyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, m& `/ G& S, e* l+ G$ r6 fAP Kurohime Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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诺福克的日军全碎了; G i( _' G) X# T
Ground combat at Norfolk Island9 ?; Y: K% ]7 G( {2 w
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Allied Deliberate attack* c2 J* P8 Q: x% |* A. g
, B$ |; g/ H! \3 z% h( B) ZAttacking force 18314 troops, 174 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 403
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. q% L- N9 [. z) Y9 M0 W0 tDefending force 2721 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10! @$ t6 r+ K) y
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Allied max assault: 378 - adjusted assault: 154
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6 J2 F6 ~# ^! q5 w- l" ?Japanese max defense: 7 - adjusted defense: 5 4 \( Z9 y4 c3 U# A5 U) I+ d& a- {: N) p
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Allied assault odds: 30 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:& d; M6 }, c& b$ z5 C( V J
2925 casualties reported' `$ s' }* d# N0 ]! x+ o' t, a4 v
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+ f9 O- M5 K) K, r66th Naval Guard Unit Wiped Out at Norfolk Island by attrition!!!
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& W7 t M# M+ L+ _! d139th IJN Base Force Wiped Out at Norfolk Island by attrition!!!9 O5 g5 _; j2 j$ @0 {7 B- _, F
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