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
$ U& d5 `& Q9 M6 _) M0 \Night Time Surface Combat, near Norfolk Island at 60,119- v. z' a) ?7 F
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Japanese Ships
' f( [/ O q7 D; |3 o D3 ~CA Chikuma
& ^- m; j& k$ j3 s9 D r0 z3 DCL Kuma
9 y0 e& _" B, [: p( xCL Tama
4 v/ N# ~! l. ]5 ^7 l3 PCL Kiso
4 M% p4 y' U4 u; O' L# CDD Ikazuchi
. |0 u& x! L' C7 u% z# F* Y5 ^DD Akebono
- X, B! ?8 k( v& L# [DD Kikuzuki( Q% Z9 k# X, {
DD Yuzuki9 y! s0 o p4 c; q5 f4 V
DD Matsukaze" g: y( E2 |, X4 b
DD Okikaze
% W3 |1 t3 y# H9 [) O- tDD Shiokaze+ ?; M8 g4 G7 d' y: V" C
DD Nokaze
+ y4 v, b( a. H7 v2 eDD Namikaze
, Z$ V2 U/ A- T Q$ T! nDD Numakaze, W7 O4 Y4 K, k' x E& B
DD Chidori
( M0 L9 X6 B0 ]# V7 x: B" j, tDD Manazuru, j; }0 S' V; ~* ~. N) V2 T
DD Hatsukari; _4 T) R) `# t
DD Tomozuru
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7 H# v5 {/ h8 ~0 AAllied Ships
6 g/ g. B2 b8 l' Q1 iPG Moa% Y+ ?& G4 s+ S
PG Tui, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- g2 I0 V; j, f( \5 g( H# k0 jAK Murada, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% l% G# S5 U2 OAK Asphalion, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 [3 c+ I# u! rAK Neleus3 R2 V) @9 `+ ]$ |+ F, b
AK Antares4 B: ?% Z7 h, v- n* M
AK Castor, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 L) i+ j7 r' o' M& _
AK Anakan, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 P. E1 e3 |& T9 o, r- e+ `
AK Bisayas9 c; |9 T$ H! J, m
AK Capillo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 J! U% y- C, O3 f
AK Coast Trader0 r! L$ u' x8 G) K- h2 ~* L
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' f* G8 s5 |* K* e5 s6 s正在向奥北集结的日军运输船队被人道灭绝: G+ I# t6 J* R/ A1 a3 m
Day Air attack on TF at 39,84
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Allied aircraft! s O( k7 M# u8 Y& W4 l ]" O/ E
Wellington III x 12
+ Q& {% G5 ?" qBeaufort I x 9
) K$ ^# O2 V# C% ^Beaufort V-IX x 6# t( x- V4 G+ k; t. q: Q9 y) _
B-25C Mitchell x 15, }( [$ |3 M5 V8 X" Y( c8 M
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No Allied losses$ f: R' }' D. p4 u( K, l; c
3 p, Y4 b0 h* z/ JJapanese Ships4 I5 @, L: R# j
AP Kyokusei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ L2 x: p( o; P t+ h6 ^AP Konzan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ j1 M# U" z/ p; e' v/ b
AP Kurohime Maru& C, z) a; V, O# O
AP Manzyu Maru; w8 N% S/ h* m
AP Manila Maru
) ^* W7 T0 K( D) V, g! @1 YAP Konan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 39,84; o* J3 D$ T( x @/ }
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Allied aircraft
! o: o4 x8 V5 w3 n' hCW-21B Demon x 99 J! L+ `' E. k& J( s4 S
Wellington III x 9
4 d9 a: ]6 o- x8 K, eBeaufort I x 9
: V( N% p6 Z; N& _+ t, s) m7 D% fBeaufort V-IX x 6
, d# k1 y, p+ zP-40E Warhawk x 11# ]5 }" s, H' m" [6 Z+ [4 D
B-25C Mitchell x 8
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% |8 A" H3 l( nAllied aircraft losses! q8 G* H* R# E2 C
Beaufort I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships9 N$ z! y0 s2 x3 C- }; Z/ t& G9 E
AP Manzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2
. @1 ]& N i. p* M+ O- TAP Manila Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
& {) w$ E* \- f5 C+ k( J+ R- W5 S/ yAP Koyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" t1 w; D0 Y, {# tAP Kurohime Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire% j' t! ~ u n& y
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; @6 {6 k) a( ~, T9 i诺福克的日军全碎了; F: O8 ?; i7 ~9 K9 H1 P* I6 N/ F
Ground combat at Norfolk Island" a" o8 G: t$ @- ~ ~9 P
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Allied Deliberate attack4 P$ |/ v; P6 g
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Attacking force 18314 troops, 174 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 403' p2 a: b# d3 o5 h# r! L
- O! P' I3 R: Q2 N7 iDefending force 2721 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10' I7 O) R# |& }" h, V; K1 [
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Allied max assault: 378 - adjusted assault: 154
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Japanese max defense: 7 - adjusted defense: 5 " v; C; Q4 X. F+ u7 Q/ q3 a
" \0 `( t, Q1 T) G% o7 YAllied assault odds: 30 to 1
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2925 casualties reported
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( L) { M6 l4 d, O! R& I. }66th Naval Guard Unit Wiped Out at Norfolk Island by attrition!!! h) q9 v. m0 `: c3 Q7 c- t/ n
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* u* A8 x) E% l2 v- Z139th IJN Base Force Wiped Out at Norfolk Island by attrition!!!
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