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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 22, 418 L8 Z; ]3 p$ b- L
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鬼子在努美阿狠狠的爽了一把水雷阵0 l9 y; l& r g! p. _4 }0 D
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TF 30 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)
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Japanese Ships
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TF 74 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)/ V0 [. g) e4 | t0 P
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! M, \ b) c+ v8 q SS I-168, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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TF 68 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)- O& Z& S. u* p) ~
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Japanese Ships
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4 h( z+ E: f3 g% D5 H7 c* MTF 75 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)2 N- r% J( u1 J+ M# |) ?
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SS I-169, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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TF 74 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160), }# t# t" o+ J7 K1 w/ q5 h
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TF 75 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160), x! X% X9 u% s- U
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TF 74 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)
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SS I-168, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- [2 S: L& M# [
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Afternoon Air attack on 1st Marine Defense Battalion, at 136,98 (Wake Island)" S" ]7 g8 b' B
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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6 {) B1 A- F6 F3 JRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# I2 H! a" h: u
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes1 s5 B8 Q* M( Y
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% C9 M6 j5 p \: F! D; M A6M2 Zero x 69
$ T# n: J- B$ Y% X- b B5N2 Kate x 134( ]3 e$ \. _7 }2 G+ n
D3A1 Val x 125
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B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
. d F, j$ s6 O8 n& C B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak: S) R( O5 _' I) p- N
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Allied ground losses:; Y1 _2 J9 g3 d$ |6 P& u2 f2 J
225 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled" l# {* S" ?, }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' S& s/ K: @, d9 g7 @
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Japanese Shock attack+ i8 Q, f+ e5 I) r/ l" l
' @ [1 Q0 F6 ~2 ?; DAttacking force 3199 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 112# T w* i3 P; l* r. h5 b8 O
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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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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1) : |( E3 U5 [5 G# ?5 |$ ~
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Combat modifiers# M! a) D& p2 L
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-), f/ D9 j" ^# F6 L: S
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
% o% [! M& y: z* m. T% N 229 casualties reported" P9 Z5 k7 P- K3 ^
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
4 \# y& g7 x+ [ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled$ i! p$ S: ~3 A6 w' u
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled$ A$ t& Y* b& g. [+ q8 J* E/ H) e$ Z
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
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Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Vehicles lost 8 (5 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
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