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 & o- c" \" ?& V1 b0 o- z( k, Z6 M' a' U
Night Time Surface Combat, near Norfolk Island at 60,119
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Japanese Ships
1 B* o& \0 H& W5 X1 P$ L, ACA Chikuma: M' y" @1 [5 A3 _0 k
CL Kuma
- S9 V" ?3 s; C) o" @2 V2 K) \CL Tama
, Q2 a; B8 {, \: `" cCL Kiso
% J4 `" e/ g" J! d. KDD Ikazuchi
+ X9 v8 U5 }: C4 s6 VDD Akebono
! e: M4 ?" E7 K, tDD Kikuzuki
5 F6 A' r4 Q* p" vDD Yuzuki9 H8 [5 [' r+ y$ r+ r
DD Matsukaze
1 ]8 o" N9 E. M, ^DD Okikaze5 x( k- W+ W9 ^6 {
DD Shiokaze/ [4 G! |' E% l' V- ]- m
DD Nokaze' Y1 s3 r8 F% R- z0 l
DD Namikaze/ o6 J4 H# o7 N/ `. j
DD Numakaze Y6 M7 N8 P. ]
DD Chidori8 ]" e- X; ]; Q; O1 E5 ^. d
DD Manazuru
Y% _8 T5 D; P$ K* m% J( tDD Hatsukari9 ~- l0 _" H: ^! i$ r# ?
DD Tomozuru
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Allied Ships: g% L7 @: R8 I
PG Moa
9 b7 B. _# v9 S# pPG Tui, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 j L% [* K6 \- Q) I1 \' m
AK Murada, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 X; t( y7 h6 Q qAK Asphalion, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( v4 R+ q* l6 AAK Neleus" K9 d" H" @+ @! E w* ^
AK Antares+ ] l+ D' X1 v( @# ~
AK Castor, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ b: |; v/ I3 `# y: ?& z; q! R& sAK Anakan, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 w9 M5 g; F T- dAK Bisayas5 y& A$ w' q4 c8 c- R
AK Capillo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
W1 W$ Z* v( ^7 [% kAK Coast Trader
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正在向奥北集结的日军运输船队被人道灭绝
: v2 Q5 I7 d- m% ~& W- uDay Air attack on TF at 39,84# @# e; e" r; c J) F% h4 H2 X
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Wellington III x 12; J# F1 h4 M, A
Beaufort I x 9
. D; Z6 \2 l- I& fBeaufort V-IX x 63 @: l% A" w8 o Z! F
B-25C Mitchell x 15
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No Allied losses7 R: z! g3 ]" |5 B9 B6 N8 W
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Japanese Ships
* A" T% U7 F) S. t7 p1 tAP Kyokusei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 [: ~$ R" {: E0 _# N- S, H; VAP Konzan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 o D4 L j. {( z8 m8 V- mAP Kurohime Maru+ I1 k) x, P a, G
AP Manzyu Maru
% o8 [4 u F" n# i, A# qAP Manila Maru
) T* ^4 O/ K: _$ JAP Konan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ J2 ^. F9 \( Q) S2 f( zAP Koyo Maru
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Day Air attack on TF at 39,840 W0 t/ B- V" [" @ W6 c; V
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CW-21B Demon x 9
0 v& R% t; z; `" JWellington III x 9' q _0 r% l! \8 Q) _$ H& A
Beaufort I x 9" U/ l! e/ `) N `: ~. }4 j
Beaufort V-IX x 6
7 E- F- @, e! k; S4 z( NP-40E Warhawk x 11
. C/ d4 q+ U* H, {# [B-25C Mitchell x 88 V# n! F c; l. e C( \" a& R
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/ E. H" \9 A; q( w! J1 aAllied aircraft losses
( R. `+ D+ w( p8 HBeaufort I: 1 damaged
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0 z7 l! L- \2 z4 vJapanese Ships" F/ x2 J! M, d7 y2 F
AP Manzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2
& ^8 I7 H* Z1 p1 pAP Manila Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage4 Q2 v& t6 S* D
AP Koyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 A9 D+ X" h% [' N/ ]
AP Kurohime Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire5 s x) P& `- j$ t
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诺福克的日军全碎了, x0 b) B4 I# t) G9 w
Ground combat at Norfolk Island
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Allied Deliberate attack/ @' U" K4 V( b/ n$ I+ H
1 L' r. \7 I k8 U$ xAttacking force 18314 troops, 174 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 403
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% M! O! c3 s5 l) H9 EDefending force 2721 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
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Allied max assault: 378 - adjusted assault: 154
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Japanese max defense: 7 - adjusted defense: 5 9 C1 p, ~" D4 ^7 n# q% r
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Allied assault odds: 30 to 1 $ A' }3 e7 n+ E( |, Q
! ~! h. A, `, p3 m) b( sJapanese ground losses:
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( t4 ~- w4 e& a5 c' Z; g66th Naval Guard Unit Wiped Out at Norfolk Island by attrition!!!1 ~# s _( u, b( \+ D+ G# V
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. A) ]3 ]& ^ c+ K) N( I' D3 v139th IJN Base Force Wiped Out at Norfolk Island by attrition!!!
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