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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 22, 41. D" j, o; y7 ?
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TF 30 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160) f4 @9 U2 G* }! _9 w/ |, i5 n2 w
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Japanese Ships4 {. `8 S6 l% h' x% ?2 v7 k6 Q
SS I-15, Mine hits 1
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TF 74 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)( o: p7 _# V0 j' T7 ?5 i" d' {: a
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SS I-168, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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2 k6 s( i/ U* T$ r: V! ZTF 68 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)
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SS RO-65, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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) L3 T! J1 V' I0 j- g2 w. @TF 75 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)( w3 N7 Q C z+ L: N
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SS I-169, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 G; K) V6 n U5 c
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7 Q7 J% X9 h% n# w- P STF 74 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)
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TF 75 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)
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Japanese Ships
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4 v) D* b5 E8 f% XTF 74 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160): ^/ P9 ]" D$ ^3 _' X
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SS I-168, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 e/ V. \& R6 n' T" ]- I
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Afternoon Air attack on 1st Marine Defense Battalion, at 136,98 (Wake Island)
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: B, J/ V# H7 q& H) m% zWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ k5 [* z8 B0 C
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 69
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" {" C3 s, Y2 U: U7 e D3A1 Val x 125
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B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged/ U( r" ^/ M3 M/ [* p- z( \# G' O
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak. \7 Q1 } c( ]
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
0 P1 n! Z/ W2 X, S4 g) n) T; g Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled* s% H& H- s) ~+ O6 o: e8 Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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# M9 c' S Z& W/ b- z: {" eGround combat at Wake Island (136,98)
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Attacking force 3199 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1124 ]( e ]: Y6 y0 o n4 r" c3 k3 n
0 Q- T' `3 V) N: UDefending force 897 troops, 25 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 18
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1) / x9 ^6 C7 ^) @/ E ^) ]
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Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-)/ Y$ X, n3 {' p
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)
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229 casualties reported' n% u4 E" ]! g8 Y5 K
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
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1 U! t* o d7 u j- b Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 E" A% Z0 i9 {& x Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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68 casualties reported
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Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled" G6 {9 S' ~9 f) q- I! b. |
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
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144th Infantry Regiment
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34th JNAF AF Unit
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