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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 22, 41
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& r4 B. e& M: m. |9 DTF 30 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)
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TF 74 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)
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TF 68 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)) q; G# y6 ?% |! P0 a$ `# y8 v9 J, l
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SS RO-65, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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TF 75 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)
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TF 74 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)% G0 ]7 N. k) ?
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SS I-168, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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TF 74 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)
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2 q$ Q' U! D, S" D5 f, aAfternoon Air attack on 1st Marine Defense Battalion, at 136,98 (Wake Island); T2 d& r% L7 _3 r, ~& z5 O
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain, z( M/ @) v3 q! x7 w1 W# ?8 F
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 Q3 q/ |( |: @
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- D% D N. U3 q5 _9 q B5N2 Kate x 134( k4 k0 {; j, ]' }% |; r( o
D3A1 Val x 125& F5 y, O" Y! {
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B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
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Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled( ]$ m0 l/ e3 |2 ]5 V4 u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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; l) P# L( q0 AGround combat at Wake Island (136,98)
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Attacking force 3199 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 112- _& m9 I+ P" _4 J( y$ R* x# z" r$ K
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Defending force 897 troops, 25 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 18
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Japanese adjusted assault: 2
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Allied adjusted defense: 4 $ I# a6 T! A- b) {2 V
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)
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Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-)* s" m9 p' S8 w& h7 p0 Y9 ?
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)
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Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
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Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)8 u+ y- C: v0 A9 n5 u' m
Vehicles lost 8 (5 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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